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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-11
PRIZE WINNER.
20 &c
AN ESSAY ON FLAGS.

All flags are a piece Of cloth-either
wool, cotton or silk-attached to a staff.
They are used as an emblem of coun-
try. city or for military or naval pur-
poses to express an unknown fact TO
spectators or mourning, rejoicing and
the like. The flags are supposed to have
their origin in the fixed standard of the
Romans. The earliest flag was the
(gonfalon) borne near the person of the
commander-in- chief in battle. There
We're three others-the (penon), carrier
by a knight; the (banner). carried by
king or other noble with the coat of
arms in the center, and the (standard),
used by the people of the 14th and 18th
centuries.
The flag of Denmark is the Oldest.
dating from the 18th century, and is
red with a white cross. After the rev.
olutionary war General Washington
needed a flag, SO he arranged with a
dear friends of his, Elizabeth Rose, to
make flag. The result was our ma
tional emblem. which we prize so high
ly today. The original flag was COM
posed of white and blue silk. In the
blue field in the upper left hand cor
ner were thirteen white stars to repre-
sent the thirteen colonies.
For John Paul Joness flag, which
was made by the New Hampshire
girls. They came down to his ship on
July 4th, and presented him red,
white and blue flag, made from their
petticoats.
The imperial flag of Japan is bright
red sun with white background
Finland's flag is red and yellow, but
the Gear of Russia forbids them to fly
their flag unless the Russian flag is
above theirs.
BY consent of all nations. the flag Of
truce is white; striking it means sur
render; placing ones flag over anoth-
,er country means victory; and the flag
at half-mast means mourning; the red
flag, mutiny; black flag, pirate, and the
yellow flag, quarantine.
Following are the names of the
flags:
United States flag.
Papal flag.
AdmiraIs flag
Nicaragua and Salvador flag
Turkey National flag.
New Zealand's flag.
Flag of Switzerland.
Flag of Liberia.
Flag of Arabia.
Flag of the secretary of the navy
Greek flag.
British flag.
Royal flag.
Siam flag.
Union flag.
Morocco flag.
Mexico flag.
Brazil flag.
Portuguese flag.
Finland flag.
Finland flag.
Italian flag.
Ecuador flag.
Ireland flag
Vice Admiraps flag
Commodores flag.
Costa RIGA flag.
Society Islands flag
Guatemala flag.
Danish Royal flag.
Egypt flag.
Tunis flag.
Holland flag.
Persian flag.
Russian flag.
Chinese flag
Norwegian flag.
Ionian flag.
Honduras flag.
Dominica flag.
Birmah flag.
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A MESSAGE FOR SANTA CLAUS.

Dear Santa Claus:
/ thought would write and tell you
what | want for Christmas. l would
like an air gun and pair of skates
and some candy and a sled. will go
to bed at o'clock and shut my eyes
tight. Please don't forget me.
Most sincerely yours,
Ernest MulleniX, age 9.
Route 8. Ottumwa.
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Almond Cream,

Three cups of sugar, one and one
half cups water, one-half teaspoon
cream tartar, flavor with vanilla. Boil
until drops will almost keep their
shape in water, add cup of blanch-
ed almonds chopped fine pour into a
bowl and stir until it is cool enough
to handle, put into large dish and
knead until the texture is fine. This
may be favored with chocolate if de-
sired. Form into desired shapes.
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Paraguay flag.
Bolivia flag.

Paraguay flag.
Bolivia flag.
Hayti flag.
Belgium flag.
Spain flag.
Argentina flag.
Austrian flag.
Great Britain naval flag.
Portuguese naval flag.
Russian naval flag.
Sweden naval flag.
Spain naval flag.
Turkey merchant flag.
Greece naval flag.
Great Britain merchant hai
Persian naval flag.
Germany merchant flag.
French flag.
Italian naval flag.
Netherlands flag.
Denmark naval flag.
Japanese flag.
Russian merchant flag.
Confederate battle flag.
Venezuela flag.
Pine tree flag.
u. S. flag Of 1777.
Peru flag.
Uruguay flag.
Confederate flag of 1864.
Liberty and union flag Of 1774.
Sandwich Island flag.
Swedish royal flag.
u. S. of Columbia flag.
German naval flag.
Chilli flag.
Bolivian flag.
Revenue flag.
Ratio snake flag.
Grand Union flag of 177e.
John Paul Jones' flag.
White alag Of truce.)
Black alag of pirate.)
Red, alag Of mutiny.)
Yellow, Gag of quarantine.)
Your friend,
Beryl Daniels, age ID,
Eldon, Iowa.
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A CHRISTMAS STOCKING CLUB.

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Batavia
FLAG.

Flags are used as a symbol of rank
and command, and the officers using
them are called flag officers Some
flags are square, to tell them from 9TH
err banners.
The white flag is the sign of peace
and is called "A Flag of Truce" After
a battle parties from both sides often
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Hickory Nut Candy.

Two cups sugar one-ha1f cup water,
teaspoon Of any desired favoring; boil
witout stirring until thick enough I'D
spin thread; set dish into cold water
ind stir until white, then add one cup
Of hickory nut meats, turn into fiat
tin, and when partly cold cut into
squares.
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Pauline,

Two cups brown sugar, one-half cup
sweet milk, butter size of walnut;
boil till like icing, stirring all the time.
When done stir in one and one-nalf
quarts shelled peanuts chopped fine.
Take off the fire and beat till cold
Spread on a platter and cut into
squares.
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Panochin.

One pound brown sugar. one quart
peanuts, one tablespoon vinegar, but
ter size of a hickory nut. Wet sugar
with water and boil until it hairs, take
off fire and stir in peanuts. Stir over
the fire again until It sugars and then
dip out and drop on a buttered platter,
with a tablespoon. 1t hardens very
rapidly.
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Black Chocolate Cake,

Two squares grated chocolate, yolks
of two eggs, one-half cup of sweet
milk. Cook in saucepan till rather
thick custard, stirring meanwhile. Add
while hot three tablespoons of butter
and one Cup of sugar. Beat and add
one-half cup more sweet milk and two
cups of flour before sitting. Sift with
a teaspoon of soda, beat well, add one
teaspoon of vanilla and bake in three
layers and put together with white
boiled icing.
Anna Carnes,
r. F. D. No. 3. Eddyyille
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Age IL.
SNOW BIRDS

l will write story on snow birds.
They are little bird and their color
is white. They arc cunning little
bird. One day when the snow began
4 to thaW, hung a bird cage in the
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cocoanut Cream Candy.

One grated cocoanut, one and one
half pound confectioner's sugar, three
fourths cup water; boil sugar and wa
ter for five minutes, add grated cocoa
nut and boil five minutes, then take
off and beat to cream.
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ter and add one teaspoonful of vanilla.
Let cool and pull until it whitens.
White TafN,

Two pounds Of granulated sugar,
one-half pint of water, one teaspoon
full of cream of tartar, flavor with va
nilla or rose extract Cook until it
hardens in water Stir until it cools
and form into balls with the fingers.
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Coffee Creams.

Two and half cups powdered SUI
g..r, one-half cup strong coffee. Boil
together four minutes, then cool, beat
ing all the time. Roll paste into balls
and harden. Big sisters Christmas
candies.
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NV Dear Editor

My Dear Editor
am little girl ten years old I ann
only writing letter this time, but will
write story next time. I have dog
and cat, and canary bird We have
big yard and good many trees. got
to school and am in the fifth grade.
Ny teachers name is Miss Lindquist.
Adams school. have sister ~ years
old. I live with my grandma My sis
ter is writing story about the eagle.
Mignon Baker asked me to write.
Your loving friend,
Lucille Briggs, age 10,
419 Center avenue.
Ottun1wa, Iowa.
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Dear Editor
l have written to the Courier Junior
before, but did not get any card last
week, although wrote a letter. hopf
my sister gets an album to keep her
cards in, as she has good many. /
don't know where we will spend our
Thanksgiving home, I guess, forNI
have one grandma in Ottumwa and she
is going away and my other one lives
in Springfield, Mo-, and it would take
a long while to get there. Papa and
took a walk the other day and went
out and saw the reservoir for the new
Abba waterworks. They are now put
ting up the tank near the c., B. & @.
depot, and it will be $50 feet high. 1t
will be a big help to Abba for we have
so many bad fires. My letter is getting
long, so must close.
Freddie Edward Miller,
Lock Box P, a
Abba, IowM
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Orville Morgan, age ~.
FudqeA-candy.

One cupful or grA nulated sugar one
fourth cup of milk. better the size of
walnut. one square of sweet choco-
late. ,ne teaspoonfuA vanilla. Stir all
well together before placing on the
stove. Boil for fifteen minutes or I'M
til 1t becomes hard In water When
done take to cool p ACE and stir I'M
til 1t cracks, then pour on buttered
dish. When hard cut in squares.
Edith Mier, aged r.
R. F. d. No. S, Ottulnwa
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Two cups New Orleans molasses,
two cups granulated sugar, one-half
cup butter; boil until it hardens in wa
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Gold Cake.

Two cups of flour, one-half cup Of
milk, one-half cup Of butter, one cup of
sugar, yokes of three eggs, one tea
spoonful of soda and two teaspoonfuls
of cream tartar.
Lille Galland, age II.
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CHRISTMAS SWEETS.
Fudqes.

FudgeS.
Crate one square of chocolate fine
and to 1t add pne-half cup of milk or
cream, one cup of sugar and butter the
size of an egg. Boil about twenty
minutes and butter plate. Pour the
Judges on; let cool and cut into
squares.
Orville Morgan, age 12
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One Thanksgiving day with the
ground all covered with snow, papa
said, let us all take merry sled ride
down to grandma's house. And such
dinner followed as no one else can
cook but a good old grandma. l only
wish that Thanksgiving came every
week. AS my story is getting long,
will close.
Yours sincerely,
Nellie B. Rodgers
Age 20 Pulaski Ia r R. No. g
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go out to the field to save the wounded
and bury the dead.
The red flag is the sign OF defiance.
and is used by revolutionists.
The black flag Is the sign of rob-
berry: the yellow ia the sign Of catch
ing disease, and flag at half mast
means mourning.
The United States flag is red, white
and blue and is used on the Fourth Of
July in honor Of the Declaration Of In
dependence.
Our national flag was made Of a
piece of white shirt and some
scraps of red flannel.
Anna Herber, age ~.
South Ottumwa Iowa.
(This little girl had four flags.)
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Chocolate GRAINS,

Bake one potato the size of an egg.
Let 1t get cold, then peel it and mix
1t with one box Of powdered sugar un
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Dear Courier Junior

Dear Courier Junior:-
1 am little boy six years old I go
to the Turner school. Miss Carolyns
Elder Is my teacher. I like to go TOT
school very much I have big dog for
fun with him. Blanche Miller asked
me to Join the Courier Junior family.
Kenneth Dixon, age 6,
R. F. D. No. 1.
Abba, Iowa.
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Dear Editor:-
Dear Courier Juniors: I have read
many of your letters and now / am go-
Ing to write one I live in the country.
seven miles from Ottumwa L go to
High Point school. I live two and d
half miles from school. My teachers
name IS Anna Peterson. I like her
very much. have one sister and twa
brothers. They are all younger than
! am. We are going to move to South
Ottumwa soon and then will go to the
star school. will close for this time
and will try to do better in my nexts
ietter With love to you all and all my
friends, =
Dorothea scannell. age 10,
r. F. D. No. ..
aOttumwa, Iowa
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JUNIOR STORIES.

's'.a..as:ss~ s"-s*ss,'.a s'sss'.ss.s
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OF THE UNITED STATES
FLAG.

The stripes in the United States flag
are to represent the first thirteen states
of the union.
The stars represent the states that
have been added to them since.
Lucille White, age IL.
Box 256,
Kicksville, Mo.
(This little girl had A flags.
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My Dear Editor:-
have never written to the courier
Junior. so I will write now. I have
three pets, dog cat, and a canary
bird. have written about eagles. I go
to the Adams school, / am in the sixth
grade. like to read the Courier Jun
Tor very much. Well, I must close,
hoping will get a souvenir post card
Your friend.
Louise Briggs,
419 Center Ave.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Dear Editor:-
This is the second time have writ
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Dedr CUuIIer Ju1l1Or.--
am II years old I live in the coun-
try about two miles from Abba. / have
two pets-a dog and cat. Their names
are Watch and Tom. go to the Tur-
ner school and Miss Carolyn Elder Is
my teacher Blanche Miller asked me
to join the Courier Junior family. ~
Clair M. Dixon, age II.
r. F. D. No. /.
Abba, Iowa
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Dear Courier Junior
I am 10 years old and I live in the
country about two and one-half miles
from Abba. In the evening after school
help with chores and always milk two
cows. 1 only have two pets and they
are both cats. I go to the Turner
school and Miss Carolyn Elder is my
teacher Blanche Miller asked me to
join the Courier Junior family. a
Irwin Robson,
r. F. D. No. 1,
Abba, Iowa.
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MoIasses Candy.

r. F. o. No. 4.
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Dear Courier Junior:-I live in the
country. not very far from Abba. I am
nearly nine years old. have two dolls.
Their names are Ethel and Fanny Il
go to the Turner school and my teacher
is Miss Carolyn Elder. Blanche Miller
asked me to join the Courier Junior
family.
Doris Dixon, age 8,
r. F. D. No. ],
Abba, Iowa
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Abba.
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beautiful nd n
what
happy al children n
Christmas-tide the open
And non left to grieve alone
For loyei andc soWn'
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Age 8.
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Dear Editor:-
AS have never written before i W.
now write few lines. read the let
ters every Friday and like to read the
Junior page. I am 9 years old and in
the fourth grade Miss Howe is my
teacher like her very well. We have
seven studies in school and have read
ing twice day. 8.
AS my letter is getting long, 1 will
close, hoping to see my letter in the
Junior page. /,
Henrietta Whimpey, b
Abba, Iowa.
Dear Editor: This is the first time I
nave written. am little boy 9 years
have three brothers and one sister.
MY brothers names are Willie, Trance
and John. My sisters name is Flor
ence.
have black dog. It is a pet dog.
My dogs name Is Mig.
have pet cat. I have black horse
and a gray horse. Their names are
Bessie and Nellie. I drive them all
about the farm.
AS my letter is getting long, guess
will close.
Your little friend
Bernard McInerny, age 9,
Agency, Iowa,
r. F. d.
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eRANDMA's THANKSGIVING.

Age -.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-26
CRACKSMEN AT WORK.
Bank at Elwood, ILL.,. Robbed of SO, 900
Safe in Post Office at Dun
ming, ILL.,, Rified.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Two safe robberies
in which thousands of dollars were
stolen, both within a few miles of Chi
cago, were reported to. the police Fri
day. They are laid to an organized
band of bank robbers believed to be
hiding in this city. The boldest of the
robberies was at Elwood, ILL.,, where
the safe of ]. C. Beattie's private bank
was shattered with dynamite and the
robbers, carrying away sum given
officially as $4,000, fed northward on a
handcar over the Chicago & Alton rail-
road. This robbery was reported on
the heels of news from Dunning, just
outside of the city limits, that three
burglars had entered the branch post
office there and blown open the safe,
getting stamps and money the value
of which is unknown.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-26
FUNERAL OF MARSHALL FIELD
Remains of the Great Merchant In
TERED in Chicago-City Pays
Remarka BILE Tribute.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-In a silent memo
rial hour between II and l o'clock,
Friday, during which the wheels of
industry ceased to turn and business
was largely suspended in Chicago, the
last rites were said over the body of
Marshall Field. State street stores
were closed. Business houses through
out the city ceased operations. The
telephone company, as far as possible.
suspended service. Flags on public
and private buildings foated at half
mast The closing of business places
was a spontaneous movement volun-
tary on the part of the business men
and accomplished without any organ
lied procedure. In the wholesale dis
trict of New York, according to long
distance telephone message, the same
honor was accorded the great Chicago
merchant.
After a brief service by DR.. John
Archibald Morrison at the Field resi-
dence. No. 1905 Prairie avenue, at
which only members of Mr.. Fields
family were present, public service
for family and friends was held at IL
O'Clock at the First Presbyterian
church, Indiana avenue and Twenty
first street The burial at Graceland
cemetery was private. The cemetery
gates were closed to others than the
members of the Field funeral party in
carriages at the time of the funeral.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-26
BOILER EXPLODES.
Six Men Are Instantly Killed-Vic-
Tins Horribly Mangled-Three
Severely Injured.

St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. ga special
to the Pioneer Press from Chippewa
Falls, Wis, says: Six men killed,
three severely injured and several less
seriously hurt are the casualties re-
sulting from the explosion of boiler
at the sawmill of John Lagermaier,
seven miles southeast of Holcom, Mon
day afternoon. The dead are: Eugene
Ellenson, Cadott, head blown off;
Bert Lamb, Estella, head and arm
blown off; Lee Scott, head and chest
crushed; Eddie Sepch, struck by flying
timber and killed; Alex Foley, Flam-
beau, crushed to death; Harry Hicks,
body torn into shreds. Seriously in
jured: Arthur Behncke, face blown
off, fatally hurt; Jerry Beck, arm
broken and internally injured Joe
Johnson, leg broken and internally in
jured
The mill was entirely demolished by
the explosion. the cause of which is
not Known. Bert Lamb was the only
married man among those killed. He
was large proprty holder near Es
tella and last winter ran sawmill of
his own.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-26
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
Luke Wright. Governor General of the
Philippines, to Be First American
Ambassador to Japan.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Luke E.
Wright, of Tennessee, governor gen.
eral of the Philippines, is to be the
first ambassador to Japan, if the SEN
ate approves the nomination which
President Roosevelt will next Monday
submit to it. The announcement was
made Friday by Secretary Root. Gov.
Gen. Wright will be succeeded in Of
flee at Manila first by Henry c. Ide,
the senior member of the commission
and vice governor and at present act
ing governor general while Gen.
Wright is on leave of absence in this
country. When he retires on June 1.
James F. Smith, of California. a men,
Der of the Philippine commission, will
succeed to the Office of governor gen.
eral
1t was further announced that David
E. Thompson, former ambassador to
Brazil. will be sent to Mexico. and
Lloyd Griscom, former minister to ia
pan, will be sent to Brazil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-26
JURY GIVES DAMAGES.
Verdict of $3.50 Is Returned Against
Sanitary District of
Chicago.

Peoria, H., Jan. 19.-The jury in the
case of w. r. Curran and Congress
man Joseph W. Graft, vs. the sanitary
district of Chicago, Thursday brought
in verdict giving the compliments
damages in the sum of $3.50. The
amount sued for was $4,000. This is
the first of series Of suits against
the drainage district, the total of
which aggregate $4,5O0,O00. The plain
tiffs claim that by reason of the i'm
mense volume of water turned into the
Illinois river from the drainage dis
trict, their lands have been submerged,
and great damage resulted. The case
was stubbornly contested on account
of the effect it would have on the other
cases. The hearing lasted seven weeks
and four days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-01-26
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
Flames Destroy City Hall and Other
Buildings at Quincy, ILL.,, Caus-
ing Loss of 100000.

Quincy, Ill.,, Jan. 19.-Fire which
started in the livery stable of Fred E.
Harnst destroyed the huge plant of the
]. B. Schoo Saddler!- company, con-
sisting of five brick buildings, ranging
from three to five stories in height
FLAMES spread across the street and
almost completely destroyed the city
hall, handsome building four stories
in height. The wholesale house Of
the Aldo Sommer Drug company was
badly damaged by fire and water. Sew
eral persons were slightly injured by
the falling walls of the Schoo building
Eight horses were burned in the
Harnst stables. The total loss ex-
ceeds 100000. Insurance is nearly
equal The city records were in the
vaults and are believed to be pre-
served in reasonable condition.