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A COURIER JUNIOR GARDEN.

Would the Juniors like to have a
Courier Junior Garden? In a few
weeks we all can make our gardens.
Would 1t not be nice to beautify the
school grounds? We want the Juniors
to make their home yards beautiful;
then help to make the school. yards
beautiful. The Junior editor has de-
cided to have a flower seed contest,
and for the, five best compositions on
wild spring flowers, making flower
beds or identifying the school yards
we will send package of seeds to
each contestant. from the Courier Jul
nior Garden This contest will close
Tuesday, March ~, and is open to all
Juniors. Perhaps some Of the Juniors
would like to exchange flower seeds
with one another. Why not write to
one another through the Junior?
We hope the Junior boys will be in
terested in this contest and show the
lAd9lior girls what nice gardens they
can have.
Write on one side of the paper only;
sign your name, give your correct adj
dress and state your age.
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THE SEASONS.

There are four seasons, spring, sum.
mer. fall and winter
First comes spring when the flow
ers begin TO bloom and the birds are
singing in the trees
Then comes summer. I like sum.
mer the best of all the seasons You
can go to the woods; gather flowers,
and pick berries of all kinds You
can go to the park, to the country,
ride the horses to the pasture and
get the cows.
| would like to visit In California,
Washington and the sea ports on the
Pacific ocean and see the beautiful
scenery.
Next comes Fall when the leaves
fall from the trees and the pretty
flowers hide their faces in the ground.
When the little snow birds begin to
come.
Then comes winter. when the wind
whistles through the trees and the
snowflakes come down which looks
like little fairies flying about. The
children go coasting down the hill
and their mothers and fathers look
out Of the window watching them.
Now, think that is all Iehave to say
about the seasons.
Miss Frances Martin, age IL.
~ Mystic, la. Z
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reading, when he, could spare time, and
this, good natured man taught Dick
his letters, and by tho degrees poor
Dick was enabled to read little. Miss
Alice. the merchants daughter, was
going out one morning for a walk,
When the footman happened to be
out of the way. Then Dick was sent
for, and was desired to put on suit
of clothes which Mr.. Fitzwarren had
given him to wear on Sundays when
he went to church. When he was
cleaned, Miss Alice sent to him to
walk behind her. AS they went along,
Miss Alice saw poor woman who was
carrying a poor child in her arms, and
one on her back. She took out her
purse and gave the poor woman some
money. AS, she was returning her
purse to her pocket 1t fell to the
ground unperceived by the young
lady who walked on. Dick saw it and
restored it to Miss Alice. For proof
of his attention and courage, Miss
Alice ever after liked him, and was
always pleased when she appeared
happy. She heard poor Richard read
and spell.
Bertha Rice aged 12.
South Ottumwa, r. F. d. No. 6.
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WILKES COMPOSITION.

A COW is an animal with four legs
on the underside. The tall is longer
than the legs, but it is not used to
stand on The COW kills flies with her
tail. The COW has big ears that wiggle
on hinges; so does the tail. A COW is
bigger than calf, but not SO big as
an elephant. She is made small SO
she can go into barn when no one is
looking. Some COWS are black and
some hook. A dog was hooked once.
She tossed the dog that worried the
cat that ate the rat that lived in the
house that Jack built. Black COWS
give white milk; SO do other cows.
Milkmen sell milk to buy their little
girls dresses, which they put water
and chalk in. Cows chew cuds, and
each COW finds her own chew. This
is all there is about cows.
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THE WISH or THE SMALL BOY.

l wish my clothes we're pasted on my
back, jes' like a dogs,
Or like the bark that's fastened on a
pile of hemlock logs;
Then every time I trimmed my kite,
or jigged my boat
An started out, wouldn't hear: ooh,
Johnny, where's your coat?"
The fellers Of my gang come up an
boiler at our gate:
If.Come on, we're goin' fishing, jack"
4. But, gee, | got to wait
Till ma has sewed button on, an
stitched rippin' hem
Fore can get my fshin' pole an fol-
Ter after EN-.
One day when me an Nell was huntin'
berries down tn lane
Tn hired man ratified by--he had a
3. load Of grain5: ~. ~
An, he'd taken me along, If Nell jes'
hadn't said: ~
"He can't go into town without hat
upon his head.
In winter when tn skatin' an the sled
din's comm in,
Ienever leave tn house but what I'm
ordered back again
To bundle up in 'tsomethin' warm" an
SO I've got to tote
A pair of skates, an overshoes, an
gloves, an overcoat!
An after supper. when the spooks of
night begin to creep,
/ get to lookin' in TIL fire, an sudden
falls asleep;
Then pa, he has to lift me up, an
while nod an doze,
Ma turns tn covers on my bed while
he slips off my clothes.
An in the mornin when the birds is
singin' in tn trees,
LIN later gittin' out than all tn chip
hunks an the bees.
Jes' because have to sit around a
pullin' at a shoe
That won't go on fer knotted strings,
or cause it's wet with dew.
That's why i wish my coat was pasted
on me, like dogs,
Or like the bark is fastened on a pile
Of hemlock logs
Then every time wished to swim or
take doze,
wouldn't have to wait until I'd shed
my Sunday clothes.
-Aloysius Coll.
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JUNIOR STORIES.
ANDRocLEs AND THE LION.

In the old Roman days slave
named Androcles was SO ill treated by
his master that he ran away to the for
est and. hid in a large cave. Tired out
and hungry he lay down to sleep. Sud-
denly he was awakened by a great
noise. Starting to his feet he saw a
huge lion in the mouth of the cave.
Androcles trembled with fear. He
thought he had escaped the blows of
his master only to be eaten up by the
lion. To his surprise the lion came
towards him holding up his paw, which
Androcles saw was badly swollen. He
grew bold and took hold of the lions
paw to see what was the matter. The
lion stood quite still and rubbed his
head against the mans shoulder, seem
ing to say, II know that you will help
me-" Androcles took the paw in his
hand and saw in the ball of the foot a
long. sharp thorn. He took the end Of
the thorn in his fingers, gave a strong
pull and out it came. The lion showed
his gratitude by every means in his
power He wagged his great tail and
licked the hands and feet of his new
friend. From this time on Androcles
was never without food. He lived In
the cave Of the lion for some months
and was very happy. One day when he
was wandering in the forest he was
captured by some soldiers who took
him back to his master. He was SEN
fenced to be thrown to lion in the
public arena When the day came
thousands of people crowded to see
the sport. Androcles stood calmly in
the middle of the arena He could
hear the lion roar outside the gate.
Presently the door was opened and a
hungry lion bounded in with a roar
that made the spectators tremble. An
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DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.

~ Z .
About two hundred years before Co
lumbus sailed there arrived at Venice
three men, roughly dressed. They
gave their names as Polo. Marco
Polo wrote book of his travels tell
ing of the riches In the eastern coun-
tries.
Columbus read this book and deter
mined to be the next to discover new
land. He had great trouble in getting
ready to travel as most Of the men
were afraid of the ocean. but at last
he was ready, and he babe his friends
good bye" They started ont, on
three small vessels, only one had q
deck over it. r 2
Columbus went to the Canary is
land first. His crew was afraid they
never would reach land again. He
cheered them by telling them they
were nearer to Spain than they really
were.
The crew were greatly alarmed to
find while going west the needle on
the compass did not point direct to
the north star While they were sail
ing along great JOY came to them
when some one cried "land!" Then
they all hurried to the rigging to see
lii it was true or false, but 1t proved to
be only cloud. The unfaithful crew
went to grumbling again.
Columbus had pointed to things that
he supposed to be signs Of land until
the men would believe. him no more.
When they saw birds that did not
comfort them one bit. After all when
they found piece Of carved stick and
they then believed that they were near
inhabited land.
Not one Of the men slept that
night. At 10 o'clock Columbus saw a
light appear and reappear as if some
one was. carrying torch. On Friday
morning, October IL, 1892, the Span
iards saw beautiful island. Column
bus threw himself on the earth and
thanked God. The Indians ran up to
them and kissed their hands. Column
bus called the island San Salvador
Katie Calvin, age Is.
Eddyville, Ia, r. F. D. No. 5. !.
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then, as Aunt Hannah had often told
him, she and Uncle John had taken
him right home with them, SO that 1t
had not ever mattered much.
But II this little lame baby hadn't
ody-why that was very differ
ent matter and very bad thing!
There wasn't single uncle or
auntie in the world to care anything
about that little boy?" asked Toddie.
mo, Toddie; that little lame boy
hadn't any uncle or auntie," Aunt
Hannah declared. "And so your Uncle
John and took him north with us,
and went to great surgeon who
Strengthened his feet, and made them
just like any other little boys feet"
And then what did you do with the
poor baby?" asked Toddie.
1--WE brought him home and dressed
him up NICE" answered Aunt Hannah,
"and kept him for our own little boy;
and we have loved him dearly ever
since
Toddie looked very much puzzled,
and he also looked little suspicious.
Where is that little boy now?" he
demanded in q sharp tone. What
have you done with him? I'd like to
see him and play iwth him. Can't you
show bin to me, Aunt Hannah"
EYES," Aunt Hannah said, with a
curiously tender smile: and taking
Toddie gently by tho hand. she led
him into the drawing room, where, in
the large mirror between the front
windows, she showed him his own
little self in the glass.
In silence, Toddie gazed at himself
in the mirror for some moments. He
was only seven years old, but the little
fellow turned all shades of red and
white as he stood there holding his
Aunt Hannah's hand.
"Aunt Hannah" he said, at last,
truly, was ever that poor little lame
rainy day baby?"
Aunt Hannah turned and gathered
him in her arms. Eyes, Toddie. you
were," she said. "And had it not rained
and rained and rained until it was too
mean for anything we would never
have known anything at all Of our
blessed little boy! We would have
driven away, and never should have
gone into the kitchen and seen the
poor baby! Now, isn't this the incest
story you ever heard, Toddie, as said
1t would he?"
Eyes, yes, oh, yes, Aunt Hannah, 1t
isl" cried Toddie, bursting into sobs.
Elizabeth G.. Buckham. in Little
Folks"
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DICK AND WHlTriNaToN.

Dick wilmington was q country lad
without parents who lived in England
during the reign Of King Edward the
Third. He was very poor, and he had
a great wish to go to London to make
his fortune because he had heard that
the streets there were paved with
gold. At last one day he set out with
his stick and bundle over his Shout
der to walk to the great city. But he
soon grew tired and a kind hearted
waggoner helped him on his way.
After some time, for the roads were
bad in those days and the horses did
not hurry themselves, Dick managed
to get to London. But he did not in6
the golden pavements. And, afk
suffering hunger and getting very tir-
ed looking for work he was lucky
enough to be taken in to a rich mer-
chant named Fitzwarren, to run err
rands and make himself generally
useful. The cook in this big house,
for whom he had to do an odd job now
and then, was cross and ill natured
and always finding fault with him, and
dark loft which was full of rats and
MICE and put. up with many hard
ships So one morning he ran away.
But when he got to Highgate hill, he
rested for while And as he sat
here he, heard the bell of the Bow
church, which is in Cheapside, ringing
in the still air, and fancied they said.
Turn away. Wilmington, Lord Mayor
Of London!" When Dick heard the
chimes, as he thought. thus speaking
to him, 1t gave him fresh hope and he
once more turned back AS it was
still early he managed to steal into the
house without being noticed and re-
sun1eA his duties, determining to make
the best of it and not be SO weak and
foolish as to lose patience again. He
tried to be better friends with the
cook and never idled or played when
he should be at work. And one day
he bought a cat from an old woman
for penny. The cat soon killed the
rats and mice, which disturbed him
while he slept. This cat and Dick be-
came great friends. The lad would
even take pussy W tn him on his err
rands, Tho footmaa was vary fond af
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Il N
drocles gave. a. great. cry, but not OF
fear, for he saw that 1t. was his old
friend. the lion of the thorn The
spectators were amazed They saw
Androcles put his arm around the
lions neck. They could not under.
stand what 1t meant. The governor
OF the city ordered Androcles to ex
plain why the savage lion had be-
come as harmless as lamb. andre
cles stood up, with his hand on the
lions neck, and told Of their life to
gether in the cave This pleased the
spectators and they shouted to the
governor: "let the poor slave and the
lion go free!" Androcles and the
lion were set free, and they lived to
gether for many years.
Jay Dennis, Age IL.
r. r. No. Q, box So.
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PRIZE WINNERS.

The contest announced Friday,
March 2, has been most successful
one, Juniors to the number of 1S9
responding. Out of this number we
have found four papers that are abso-
lutely correct and followed the rules
of the contest in every particular.
All the Juniors had the counties right
The winners, all of whom are entitled
to first prizes, are: Blanche Miller,
age II years, 1884 West Second street,
Ottumwa; Helen Deacon, age 10, 522
East Second street, Ottumwa; Lloyd
Kephart, age 10 years, 215 Keith ave-
nue., Ottumwa, and Annie Vincent, age
10 years, Blakesburg, r. No. l.. :. Y
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AUNT HANNAH's LITTLE BOY.

'sThis old rain is too mean for any
thingn' grumbled Toddie, his face
pressed to the window-pane; the cold
outside glass was wet and bury with
tiny streams that had been rows of
hretty crystal raindrops before they
Tpetuously dashed themselves
.gainst the window and broke into
loisy FLASHES.
This was the third day of the long
Fahruary rain-stnrna- For two days
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Batavia, Ia. R. D. No.

Dear Editor will try and write to
the Junior. am a girl 10 years old.
go to Christian Corner school. / am
in the Fifth reader, language. geogra-
ply, spelling, arithmetic and several
other studies. ! live on the farm /
like to go to school. like my teacher
Her name is Josephine Murray. MY
school begins in April. got a neck
lace for Christmas and a doll. It's
name is Gladness, and some candy
and too many other things to mention.
Well, as my letter is getting long I
will close. Yours truly,
Myrtle OLoughlin.
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ottumwa, Iowa.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Geo. Washington was born in West
moreland county, Virginia, Feb. 20.
1882 Washington grew to be a great
Tan, six feet and two inches tall. And
was a member Of the Episcopal
church. George Washington passed
away December IA, 1893, and his
death was mourned by the whole
country.
am a little girl years old. | 90
to the Agassiz school. l said piece
about Martha Washington, and wore
a long dress like she did. will close.
Bessie McFadden,
604 Ellis Avenue.
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forty miles from no place. / 60 to
school every day. MY teachers name
is Miss Faye Kinney. l am lover
of music and fond OF reading good
love stories. think | must close.
Good, happy dreams. AS ever,
Your friend, Edyth Abbott
Edyth Abbott.
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The !. Courier Junior
saS puh,i.haa 80
The COURIER PRINTING CO.,
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
ROLL OF HONOR.


MARY ELIZABETH WELLMAN
MILRE SCOTT,
BERYL DANIELS.
JENNIE PREvO.
MAE CHAMP.
ZULU M. TAYLOR.
GEORGE ROLAND.
FLORENCE PATTERSON.
EMMA DAVIS.
JESSIE SCOTT.
RHODA DAVIS.
AGNES ASKLOF.
ADDIE CHENEY
EDlTH EVAWTER.
AhI1cR SWANSON.
Ida CAlNH.
DEN = DANIELS.
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Eldon.I Ia

ElQOn, Ia.
lear Editor: AS have never writ.
ten before tonight thought would
write as know the cousins want to
hear from Turkey Scratch girl.
am Is years old, 5 feet inches
tall weigh LOG pounds. live on farm
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C1ariton. !

Charlton, Iowa.
Dear Editor: have not written to
the Courier Junior for quite while,
so thought that would write. ii
was raining go bad this morning that
wa did not 10 to school. The rain has
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Yours truly,
Edmond Swenson.
ottumwa. Iowa.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
This is the first time have written
to the Courier Junior. For pets I have
pig, three dogs and a colt whose name
is Captain. go to Nasty school. MY
teachers name is Miss Grace Miller
and I think she is a good teacher.
am in the fifth reader. MY school
was out the End of March have two
sisters and one brother. MY letter is
getting long so will close.
Your friend,
Homer Long.
Age 13 years.
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turned to snow, and it IL getting
colder now. My studies are reading,
arithmetic, language, physiology, his
tory. history, geography and spelling.
read the Courier Junior ev-
cry time we get 1t, and think 1t Is
very nice page. Well / will close.
SO sood-ble. Your friend
Bessie Duckworth.
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Your little friend,
Earl Mullenix. aged 6.

Dear Editor: As have never writ
ten to the Courier Junior before 1
thought would write. go to school.
My teachers name is Miss Mabel A..
James. I live about one mile from
school. My studies are reading, SPELL
ing. arithmetic. writing, language,
physiology. and history have three
sisters and two brothers.
Minnie b. Smith, aged II.
r. F. D. No. 3.
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R. R. No. 5.
Fairfield, Iowa.

Dear Editor:
! thought as had never written a
letter to the Junior before, will do
so. | am a girl IL years old. NY
birthday is. March 18th. go to school
every day I can ~. 49,.
Ny teachers name is Bessie sappen,
field. ! study reading, arithmetic,
writing. history, physiology, grammar
and spelling. lam in the fifth grade.
Well as have never written q let.
ter before, I will close.
Ruth Ireland.
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Yours truly,
Medium Morrison, age 8.
Blakesburg. Iowa

Blakesburg, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I thought would
write to the Courier Junior as have
never written before. / wrote a story
about Tommy the Seal" I will close
for this time. Yours truly.
Edna Overturf, aged 10.
r. r. D. No. /. box 81.
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JUNIOR LETTERS.
Hedrick. Iowa.
r. F. D. No. s.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
I will try and write to the Junior.
! would like to join this happy circle.
am boy of 13 years of age. go to
Mt. Tabor school No. and my teach
er's name is Miss Charlotte McCor-
mick. | think she Is a good teacher
and like. her. have two sisters and
three brothers, and have a horse and
calf and a dog, and the horses name
Is Boley, and the Calls name is Betsy,
and the dogs name is Curley.
Well as my letter is getting long l
will close.
Yours truly,
Edmond Swensnn
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Selma, Iowa.
Dear Editor: am a little boy 9
years old. / enjoy reading your paper
SO ] thought would write. go to
school. like to go to school, My
teachers name Is Fred Christy like
MIN very much. / have one little sis
Yer and her name Is Viva Ellen
nave three pets, horse, calf and pig.
Levi Simpson.
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Agency, Iowa.

Dear Editor:
| am little girl eleven years old
and go to school every day. walk
two miles and a half to the Agency
school. My studies are: Arithmetic,
geography, reading, physiology. lang
uage and spelling Ny teachers name
is Miss Pearl Fair. l have a little
sister and her name is Hazel, and we
stay with our grandma. like my
teacher very much have a school
mate, her name Is Mabel Isaacson. We
go to school together every morning
and like her very much.
Mary Alice Poncy.
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Ottumwa Towa-

[, ~ OttumWa, Iowa.
Dear Editor: This is my first let
ter to the Junior Courier. My grand
ma is sick and help take care Of her
My cousin Harold Is coming to play
with me tomorrow. / have a cart with
a horse hitched to it. My mamma is
writing for me, because / can't write
very good. / am telling her what to
write. was six years old the 10Th Of
January. get in the coal for my
mamma
Your little friend
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Fairfield, Iowa.

Dear Editor:
| have been silent reader Of "The
Courier Junior" for long time, but
have never written to it, SO will do SO
now
am boy fifteen years old and
live on a farm of $50 acres.
] am going to school now. l go to
school at Brookville.
Ny teachers name is Bessie Sap.
penfield. Our school Is out Friday.
We are going to have program the
last day. am in the sixth grade at
school.
Charlie ireland.
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Las Animas, Col,

Dear Editor: am IL years old and
IN the seventh grade. Last summer
Kenneth Davidson and went out to
Fort Lyon which is seven or eight
miles from town and is now abandoned
by the government. We killed q
snake. We went in all the officers'
quarters but two which were occupied
by families
The Fort consists OF barracks, pro-
vision houses, saloon, hospital, a
bakery and parade grounds.
Kit Carson died at this fort and was
buried at Toas, New Mexico.
Seeing Sage's letter in the Junior
Courier put me in the notion of writ
ing as Sage was an old friend OF mine
in Agency. Clell Newell.
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LOS Angeles, Cal.
Dear Editor: I will take pleasure
IN writing a few lines to the Courier
Junior. l am little girl IL years old.
l i've near Hedrick, la. ] am In Los
with my brother. The weather is so
hne here It seems like summer to
use The flowers and palms are SO
lovely l have visited several beach
towns and gathered several shells.
20 to school. My teachers name is
MISS Beatty. I go to Sunday school
ana church every Sunday. will close
for this time
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Fern Eckley.

Floris, Iowa.
Dear Editor: AS have written to
the junior before thought / would
write again. This is a nice day and
like to play out Of doors. We were
out skating this morning. My brother
and | milk two cows every night and
morning. gather up the eggs for
mamma AS my letter is getting long
VIII close. Yours truly,
Bertha Hale.