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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

got two big red spota on your back
near your shoulder blade" The col
onel took him up Quickly. The money
was put in the hands of a brother Off.
GER. The lieutenant said that the
colonel should strip to prove that he
was the winner, SO of came the uni
form, ven to the shirt. There was
nothing on the colonel's back, and SO
the bet vas lost by the lieutenant, who
remarked wen, T. lost that some
how" The colonel was tickleds not a
little, and the same night wrote his
eastern colonel friend Of the circum-
stance. Much raj his surprise with
in the week to receive a brief letter
somewhat as follows Dear Colonel:
That ~ scamp of a lieutenant bet me
$3.50 the day he left that he would
have the shirt off your back before he
was at the fort "a hours"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
Homemade Underwear.

Take the bottom part Of . mans
.undershirt, cut out desired size, using
bottom for bottom. Slit in front the
desired length, face buttonhole side
with muslin, sew muslin flap on other
side for buttons, fasten at end by
sewing across. cut out armhole, not
much; also neck, hardly any at the
back and only enough In front to
shape and fit properly.
Cut sleeves the sane way, using cum
for Gun, slant upward to desired length
and to fit armhole. Finish seams by
laying fiat and stitching down. Flan-
mel, being already shrunk, 1t makes
ideal shirts for children, such as can
not be bought. The same can be done
with drawers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
Make presses AIterabIe.

When making your small daughters
dresses, remember that she is apt to
grow considerably before their shabbi-
ness would cause you to discard them.
AS 1t is not easy to devise a way to
lengthen the waists, content yourself
with the thought that empire waists
r pretty for little maids Of four to
six, and the skirts r easily length
ened II, when making them. you will
allow for an extra wide hem and On
the under side of 1t make a tuck,
which, II stitched with a long stitch,
ID easily taken out.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
Made Him

What in the world is the matter,
Harold?' anxiously inquired the pretty
girl. Why, you cen too Y to
sit down a minute
You'll have to pardon me-" re.
spcnded Harold Hatband, with an eye
on the window. "~but-er--I just saw
your father providing around with a
bird gun" -gss
"Oh, nonsense! Why, father likes
you. Didn't l hear him say that you
we're good enough to eat?'
HIN! That's just the reason why
he might try to pepper me.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

with a somewhat cruel exactness the
slowness of certain railway lines. Ike
the Western. As n whole, France APP
pears to have shrunk little by little
to the limits Of the Department OF
Seine-et-oise. A chart of the same kind
representing decrease In the cost Of
gives somewhat the SAINT re-
suit, but the shrinking is very much
less, the "diminutlon being on the Nv
erage only half between 1914 and
1900 for travellers by f~irst.class; that
Is 20 francs instead Of 60 to Brest and
43 instead OF SO for Marseilles."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

The operation has Just been sue
cessfully observed by NJ. Anthony Of
the marine laboratory at st. yaast.la.
Hougue. England. The ova, which float
in a globule. were kept In a tank Of
running yea water. On the seventh
day the egg broke. and the young
larya appeared clothed In the nourish-
ing envelope, OF yitellus. That van.
ished the tenth day; but M. Anthony
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

trunks OF trees
seems a difficult
thing to believe,
yet a hypothesis
Of this kind has
been seriously put
forward. The rota-
ton Of storms has
already been con
nected with that
OF the earth by
meteoro logists .,
and various French
physicists have
maintained that
the same law
holds for whirls
OF all sorts in
bodies Of water,
large or small. AS
long 9 as 1904
the question re.
garding twisted
trees was raised
by Van den
Brock, the Bel.
gian g~eologist. in
q letter to Jean
nrunhaa w n n
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

did not wait 80 long TO begin the arti.
fetal nourishment Of tho infant fish,
The artificial rearing OF turbot on the
analogy offered is considered, and II II
should succeed, 1t could not fail to be
profitable, for every adult female bears
many millions OF oya. II Is interest
ing to note that during the experiment
an accidental atoppage Of tie flow 81
water killed tho greater number Of
the ova.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

that have little relation to geographic
truth. because of the inequality Of the
improvement In rapidly Of travel tn
the various directions. For ~instance.
the time from Paris B Marseilles was
lie hours In 1914, so in 1884. ass in
1856, 16.2 In 1867. l3.6 In 1881, and
ia In 1900.
THE way In which the curve, which
ought to shrink symmetrically. length
ems out along certain lines, like q
splash Of mud on q marble floor. shows
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
Novelties In Thinning.

Among the novelties in trimmings
for the season are the ~quaintest Of
em~broideries and braidings, whose
patterns date back to the time when
art was in its infancy. years and
years ago.
They are designs borrowed from the
mummy cloths Of the ancient Egypr
tians. byzantine embroideries, Alger
ian and Syrian hammered trimmings,
handmade Italian nets and laces and
the decorative arts Of old Japan.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

quotes him in an article contributed to
La Nature.
Said Mr.. Van den Brock. after do.
scribing his observations on twisted
trees:
III the twist Of q tree trunk may be
explained BY physical and natural
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

dark and indefinite; 1t runs to iron
gray, mole. slate, etc. Other coIors
are warm and dazzling, such as cop
per, purple and old gold. Some of the
experts affirm that among these
shades purple and dark blue will pre-.
dominate.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
II doors Only Were N~ourlshIno.

M Nk
IF one could live on odors alone
said Mr.. Flatdweller, 1T wouldn't cost
much to live In a fat.
For there's no odor OF cooking
known that You can't smell here. The
dumbwaiter shafts and the various
holes through floors and ceilings for
steam and water pipes seem to make
the whole building a sort Of universal
smell conductor In which no cooking
odor Is lost, in which all doors come
to all.
"And 10 II anybody In the building
has roast turkey we know that, but
70. alas! do We know It full well II
anybody has corned beef and cabbage
or onions or iish. There II. indeed, /
surfeit Of odors. and q l said, IL one
could live on doors what 4 place this
would BE- to board-such : variety and
low cheap
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
Immune.

"Do you think the man you have ap-
pointed Is fit for the job? More than
n has had his reputation damaged
there
THAT'S Just the point. His reputa,
ton is SO bad that nothing could hurt
it,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

80 you approve Of your European
son-in-law?"
TO some extent" answered Mr..
Cumrox. ITS a certain relief to have
some Of III family quarrels conducted
in q language that | don't understand"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

Guest tat boarding house)-These
pillows seem very hard. They must
be stuffed with chicken feathers.
Maid--Well, yes, ma'am. Most like.
" they wuz from Plymouth Rocks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
The Dear Child.

Teacher-A proyerb says: "All is
not gold that glitters." Give an ex-
ample.
Fritz-Please, sir, your nose!-
Translated for Transatlantic Tales
from Meggendorfer Batter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
THIS Is a POPULAR GARMENT.
Golf Cape q Favorite with the Smaller
Members Of Society.

Most girls like a golf cape that they
a slip on easily without spelling the
sleeves and trimming Of the blouse be-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
EFFECT or EARrH's ROTATION.
Causes the Twists In Trees, In Air,
and In Water.

That the rotation OF the earth
should have the effect OF twisting the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

meath. The n we show here is Just
a simple circular, fitted on the shout
ders by darts; it has a collar, but no
hood. A thick cloth that is plain on
n side and plaided on the other is
used for 1t; the collar has a plaid
showing outside, and is strapped at
the edge with the plain. Material re.
quired. two yards 50 inches wide.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27

warliiie and encroached on the Pomos,
who had no warriors, but titled the
soil and made baskets.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-27
Tee nd.

Too Dad.
Little Edgar had been reading about
the beautiful paintings on the ceilinss
and the walls Of some OF the great
cAthedfals Of Italy. Looking UP from
his bcok, he sAid:
III ~ TOO bad, wasn't II fathsr7v,
What d0 you meant"
About Raphael and Michelangelo
and thoss other painters not having
money enough 70 buy cAuvaSes to
Under tbs Stan.
sDon't - serious, Jack. Let's change
a. subject. WhAk y that brfsht
That's Sirius. TOO. dear
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-09
PRIZE WINNERS NEXT WEEK.

Dear Juniors: The judges have de-
cided that they cannot tell the names
of the prize winners in the contest
which closed April 1 until they read
today's stories. You know the prizes
In this contest are for the cutest say
ing and the best description, not for
the neatest paper and the best writing,
consequently the judges will not make
their decision until they have today's
paper. We will announce the prize
winners next week. IN the meantime
read carefully the rules for the new
contest.
Write On One Side Of Paper.
Remember, dear Juniors, when writ
Ing to use one side Of the paper only,
sign your name in full, give your age
and correct address. In fact you must
put your name and address on every
thing you send in. The editor has a
separate box for the stories, recipes
and letters. We would never get
through Cur work if we had to sigl
the Juniors names to their work.
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THE SOUVENIR PosTALs.

We will send a souvenir album n
the first Junior who has twenty-a 9
cards sent by the Courier Junior. Even
If you're working in the bear contest
you can work in the souvenir postal
contest. We are also publishing many Of
the old letters today and each of the
writer's will receive souvenir card.
We are also publishing the recipes and
these little contributors will get postals.
We want more recipes, but you must
send only one recipe at time. Each
recipe hereafter must be accompanied
by little story or letter. If a Junior
fails to receive postal when his or
her letter is published, it is the Jun
TORS fault because the correst address
was not given
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BRUNO

Bruno was a fine large dog that be-
longed to hunter who lived in a
cottage among the Alps.
Tne upper portions of these noun
. tains are very rocky and wild, and the
paths are steep and dangerous. On
the lower slopes are woods and green
pastures, and in the valleys far below
are beautiful little villages. In sum
mer the mountains are delightful! but
in winter the roads and paths are
buried in snow and travellers are of
ten oyertaken by storms and perish
in the bitter cold.
One winter night when the hunter
reached his home, he found that his
youngest child was very i'll. There
was no medicine in the house, and the
nearest doctor lived in the village at
the foot of the mountain. The child
must have help without delay.
The hunter called his dog, Bruno, and
together they started down the noun
tain. The snow was falling fast, but
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How Dot Started to Travel.

Once upon a time there lived a lit
tie girl who was called Dot You will
all guess that this was not her real
name. When she was a tiny baby and
her papa and mamma had to choose a
real name for her they agreed to call
the little one "Mary Ellanora." Dots
grandma, who had the LONE name Civ
en- to the baby. said it was too grand
a name for such mite to remember,
and SO she called the baby Dot. Very
soon everybody in the house-papa,
mamma, sister, Bertha; old nurse,
Janey, and even the hired man, Tom,
called the baby Dot. The little pet
scarcely knew that she had another
name.
Dots papa had a large and beauti-
full house in the country and when the
long, hot summer days came, he would
shut up the city house and go to this
pretty place so that the little girls
might play in the green grass and
grow strong in the pure, soft air.
went on the travels about which I
am going to tell you 1t was a very
warm day, and mamma was afraid that
the sun would be too hot for the little
girls to play out doors so she sent
them to the nursery for few hours.
Bertha, who was seven years old.
found a puzzle game. Dot soon got
tired. Dot could not walk. She crawl
ed down stairs and went to the front
porch and crawled down and went out
Of the gate into the road, which was
very dusty and hot
We will bid you goodbye.
Emma Copeland, age 10,
Libertyville, Iowa.
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TURNED OVER SEPARATOR.

Dear Editor:-As you ask each of
us Juniors to write about some little
one. will write about my little bro
Their. He is Just years old. He IS
33 inches high He is not old enough
to go to school and 1t is too far for
him to walk to Sunday school. go
to Sunday school. Arnold was born
in Pennington, Iowa, October 25, 1904
When he was 2 years old he tipped
the separator over on the floor when
there was gallons of milk in it. It
was In the cellar when he tipped u.
over. He climbed up on box and
turned it over. He tried to run and
he fell down in the milk and he was
just as wet as a rat
Mamma heard the racket and run
down to see what was the matter.
There was all the milk spilled Arnold
was crying and calling mama He
was so scared he told mamma he
didnot mean to, so mamma told him
that was all right but he must not
do it any more.
Yours truly,
Leona Vest, age 10,
R. r. No 6, Ottumwa, La
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WHAT RUTH SAID

My little sister Ruth is years old.
She was born on farm in Perry
township near Benton school. She Is
8 feet and 8 inches tall. She has
light curly hair. is fair complexioned
and has light blue eyes. Ruth, goes to
school almost every day. She lives
a quarter of mile from school. She
lives about three quarters of a mile
from the Locus Grove church. She at
tends Sunday school. Ruth Is my
oldest sister. She likes to go to
school. One day mamma said she
was afraid Ruth would get the
measles. Ruth looked up and said, IF
the old measles come around me, Til
take club and knock their old heals
Off"
Ruth had new bonnet year ago
last summer. One day she took her
bonnet and put it in the oven. She
went and got 1t and 1t was on fire
Mamma asked her what she had done
that for. She said. she wanted to
bSke It, another time Ruth fell In
the pound She had on a striped
dress. She never wanted to wear that
dress again for she said, it threw her
in the pond.
Well I will close.
Your Junior fried,
Freda Grant age Is,
Floris Iowa,
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81 THINK YOU ARE UNDRESSING
1T INSTEAD OF DRESSING IT."

Dear Editor:-I have never written
to the Courier Junior so I thought
l would write today l like to go to
school I go every day when am
we'll. Our school is out now, but
will begin Monday My teachers
name is Miss Alice Redmon. will tell
you some funny sayings Of my bro
Their and sister when they were little.
My brother Lafay was four years old
He had yellow hair and blue eyes. He
is IA years old now, and he has black
hair and blue eyes. One day mamma
said she must dress chicken. My
brother heard mamma say she was
going to dress chicken. When nam
ma went to pick the chicken my bro.
Their said: II think you are undress.
ing it instead of dressing it."
I will tell about my little sister
Dorena. She was four years old. On
her fifth birthday she ran in the
kitchen and said. Mamma do look
any bidder 1 am five years DID,
we'll as my letter is getting long
will close.
Yours truely,
Lena Lowe, age II,
R. R. No. 1,
Hedrick, Ia
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The Cutest Thing
The Baby Ever Said
~ WISH RUFF DIDN'T HAVE NC
GRANDMA"

Courier Junior:-I am nine years
old, l have black eyes. My sister
Bertha is seven years and has blue
eyes. Willie is four years old and
has black eyes, and Albert Is two
years old and has blue eyes. | Will
take Willie as the subject of my
sketch. not because he is any sweeter
or cutter than Albert but because he
is older.
Sister and / have little friend, her
name is Ruth Gray. Willie thinks as
much of her as we do. She was go
ing to town to visit her grandma for
a week. She was over the day before
and told us she was going. WINE
was at the window and watched her
mass SO he turned around and said
81 wish Rufe didn't nave no Grandma, .
When sister and I were small papa
nick-named us and called us Tudy and
Tidy. so our little brother calls us ny
that. One evening Willie said he was
going to sleep with Tudy, so after we
got in bed asked him if he had been
a GOOD boy today. He said: "No Tudy
nc ! berry
I said, why what did you do that
was wrong"
81 told you story
said why what about. He said:
'I told you l knew where Tiddles
side comb was and didn't"
Tidy had lost her sidecomb out Of
doors and he mad told that so he could
get to go out.
Now 1 will give you a description.
Willie Ruark was born four miles
west of Pennington, Iowa, Van Buren,
county, on the June 4, 1903. weight
BIZ pounds, black eyes light mar
high. measures 9 inches across should
ers, wears No. Z shoes and No. IL
hat. high forehead, round face, small
mouth, will be 4 years old June 4.
Wears blue oqeralls and light shirt.
Retta Ruark, age 8,
R. F. D. No. 8,
Pennington, Iowa.
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JOHN LYNN HARNESS

John Lynn Harness was born in
Wapello county, Iowa. He is eleven
months of age. Has blue eyes and
light hair and very light complexion.
Most evey one thinks he is a pretty
baby When he wants anything to
drink he will say, cup and If he
wants coffee he will say, "tum cup
His mamma gives it to him and ne
passes it around to the rest before
he drinks any. When he wants any
thing he can't have he will rub his ear
like he has the earache. He will take
a pencil or most anything and act
like he is smoking cigar.
He cries for grandpa's pipe. He calls
grandpa granny" and his mamma
ina
When they give him mix or any.
thing in cup he will say, "Tll dab
ble," and play in it with his hands.
i will close.
Coodg-bye, from,
s Otto Wray Rupe, age 10,
r. r. D. No. Z, Box As,
Ottumwa, Ia.
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A LITTLE NEPHEW

Dear .Editor:-I am little girl IL
years old l nave little nephew just
three years old He has dark brown
hair and black eyes and dark COM
plexion. He is very cute. He is So
inches high. He has a little baby SIS
ter He did not IKE her at first ne
would give her away to every body.
Then when they would go to take her,
he would cry and tell me to get her
away from them and give her back to
his mamma.
Ada Singleton,
Route No. 2.
Richland, Ia.
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A CHILD

will write story about a little
child
His name is Raymond Ellsworth
Bradbury.
He is just 1s months old. He has
light curly hair and blue eyes. He
has little wagon in which he likes
to ride. He has two pets, dog and
a kitten.
He likes to listen at telephone, and
say hello. He does not go 70
school. He goes to the Barker
church.
He was born august 26, 1905.
He is two feet eight inches tall and
can walk everyplace
He can say a few words. He likes
to feed the chickens and call his KIT.
ty. His dogs name is Sheppy and
his kitty's name is Spot. He likes TO
drive the horses end to play out-of-
doors.
He got horse, doll and a bucket
of candy for Christmas.
He has several nice postal cards
which came from friends.
Your junior,
Addie Bradbury, age ID,
R. R. No. 1,
Pulaski, Ia
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they reached the village in safety.
When the medicine was ready, the
hunter and his dog went out again in
to the storm. The night was dark,
and the snow mad drifted over the
road, so that it was hard to find the
way.
But with the help Of his faithful
dog the weary man struggled on I'M
til he was almost home. Then his
strength began to fail, and he sank
down into the snow. Bruno barked
and rubbed nis masters cheek, trying
to make him rise and go forward.
Eyes, Bruno" said his master. 81
will try once more" And he waded
through the soft snow until he was
within few steps of his cottage door.
The drifts grew deeper, and the hun
ter thought that he had lost mis- way.
Bruno" he said, "I must lie down
here and rest little before can go
any father"
Bruno knew that they were nearly
home, and he was greatly distressed.
He Jumped about and parked, and
tried in every way he knew to urge
his master to go on, but without sue
cess.
1t is very dangerous to lie down 10
sleep in the cold and storm. People
that do so seldom wake again. They
think that they only wish to rest a
few moments, and then they will be
ready to proceed on their journey
But it is the cold which causes the
great desire to rest and sleep.
When Bruno found that he could
not rouse his master, he turned his
head toward the house and barked
long and loud. The hunters wife heard
the barking and knew the voice of the
dog.
"My husband needs help" she
cried; and she ran out of the cottage
Guided by the barking of the faithful
animal, she soon found her way to
the man that lay in the snow.
After much effort she reused him
from his sleep, and by her help he
reached his home, with the medicine
for his sick child safe in his pocket.
And thus it was that the hunters
dog, Bruno, saved the life, not only
of his master, but also of the little
babe that lay in the cradle.
Jacob Abbott.
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Description Of Grac,e Ellen Rupe.

Description OF Gracie Ellen huPe.
NV little sisters name is Oracle
Ellen Rupc. She is four years old;
has long, light hair, blue eyes and falr
complexion. Size is 8 feet ~ inches
high. She ias gone to school, Sunday
school and church several tiEles. she
knows all or the letters wheE she sees
them: can spell several words and can
count as far as twelve. She can make
all of the letters and some NUMBERS.
She likes to draw pictures.
She says she is going to school this
summer and will make the children
laugh.
She can speak four pieces.
One day when Oracle and her broth
ers were out Of doors playing she got
some dirt on her dress. and she said,
"Haw gee, kids, I am getting my dress
all dirty" She can start to play two
pieces on the organ and she sings
when any of the rest of us are singing.
She likes to gather flowers, and has
gathered few this spring. She don't
like to have her hair combed; she says
it pulls too much. She has pup,
which she calls Teddy" who will
come when she calls him and they will
chase each other. She can ride a
horse. which she likes to do very
much
When she was about eighteen
months old her grandma was sick and
she would say. 81 want to see how
o.