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THE HORSE.

Dear Juniors: once knew horse
who was very clever. Her name was
Juliette. AS colt she took the lead
in mischief. She could unite a bow
knot even when the end of the strap
was put through the bow and drawn
up tightly. But she was not SO foolish
as to do this when there was no &C.
casion. She had three associates whom
she led into mischief in the night. She
would open the barn door, which was
fasten with hook and staple, open
the barn yard gate by drawing out the
pin. She would let down the bars with
her teeth and lead her three com
panions into the grain field. One night
q noise was heard at the barn and On
going down you can imagine the own
er's establishment when he saw Juliette
standing with the raised pump handle
in her mouth trying to pump water for
her three companions.
Yours truly,
Mary Boggs.
Selma Ia
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another animal or man to pieces.
Savage and dangerous as they are, the
Esquimaux of the Arctic regions hunt
and capture them with dogs and sharp
spears. The flesh Of these animals IS
used for food. but their chief value lies
In the long white furs. Perhaps some
Of you have seen such skins or robes
In sleighs. The common black bear of
North America and the brown bear Of
Europe are very much alike. They pre-
fer the mountain districts. They are
not SO large nor so fierce as some 9TH
er bears, but when attacked. they rise
upon their hind legs and, IL not
promptly dispatched with the long
knife or the bullet, the assailant is at
once Rugged to death, with their sharp
claws. Their food consists of flesh,
wheat, corn, roots and vegetables.
They are very fond OF honey, often
climbing high trees in search Of 1t.
The cinnamon bear Of Colorado and
the region west Of it is named Oh &C.
count of it's color, which Is yellowish
read.
Well that is all know about bears.
Yours truly,
Elger Gustason, age 9.
Dudley, Ia, r. R. No. 1, Box 70.
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THE KANGAROO.

The kangaroo lives mostly In Aus.
tralia where the natives live mostly
On Its flesh. 1t was discovered In 1870
by Captain Cook.
Their fore legs are very short and
their hind legs and tail are both long
and strong
They vary in size, the smallest being
no larger than rabbit, while the
great kangaroo sometimes attains the
length of eight feet, counting It's long
tail.
BY means of their hind legs and long
tall they make long leaps and can
move over the ground both swiftly and
gracefully. Most kangaroos can jump
fence eight or nine feet high.
The kangaroo is naturally very
timid creature, and is easily tanned.
They use their tail and hind legs with
great power in fighting.
The skin of the kangaroo Is yal1.
able. both for shoes and gloves and
its flesh is priced as de1icacy by the
natives of Australia.
Well, as my story Is getting long.
| will close for this time and write
receipt for caramel cake. 1 baked
caramel cake the day I was thirteen
years old.
Cora Scholl, age Is.
a. e. .
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A few weeks ago as 1 was crossing
a railroad track just outside of the
city a little goat stepped before me
with a sad cry. She seemed to ask me
to stop. | turned aside to pass on, but
she kept brushing against me until
finally decided to find out what she
wanted. The goat had wandered from
her usual browsing place. In crossing
the railroad track she had caught her
chain on rail and could not get
away. stopped down and let her
loose. Then she pressed against me as
If to thank me and bounded off quick
ly to her old pasture. If we would al.
ways listen to the cries of animals in
distress we might do a great deal of
good. Just after I had released the
goat a train of cars came rushing
along and she would certainly have
been killed if had not attended to
her Yours truly,
Reeva Garrett, age 12
Eldon, la.
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The flag of the United States is
looked upon by every one as true
symbol of liberty and union, and it is
honored as such by all the universe.
Tho first flag was designed by
George Washington and made by Mrs.
Betsy Ross, whose home was over
grocery shop in Boston.
Washington designed the flag as fol-
lows: The thirteen united states be
thirteen stripes alternate red and
white, and that the union be thirteen
stars in blue field, making a new
constellation.
On June 10, 1777, congress enacted
that the new flag be as Washington
designed it, but that every time
new state was added to the union q
new star would be added to the blue
field, leaving the thirteen red and
white stripes to represent the original
thirteen united states. There are now
forty -fve stars in the blue field.
John Paul Jones was the first man
to raise the stars and stripes. Some
Of the girls of his native town made
large flag for him to fly from the
mast of his ship
There is a story that the first red,
white and blue flag ever made was
by woman whose husband was a
soldier. She had three little girls; one
had red dress, one white dress and
one blue dress. These she tore Up
into stripes and sewed them together,
and after battle her husband raised
it over the captured land.
When the president or great man
dies in the United States the flag is
run up on the flag staff only half way
to signify mourning Of his death.
Every school house should have a
flag, as it inspires the boys and girls
of the United States more than any
thing else can ever do.
There is flag that flies over our
school house that Is ten feet long and
| sixteen feet wide.
| When town or fort is captured in
the United States the stars and stripes
are raised over the conquered spot.
In the civil war the states that Sc
ceded had flag with stars and bars.
Your loving Junior,
Letha j. SchOll.
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a BROKEN LINK.

A fear sprank up suddenly, clamor'
Gus and insistent, and tugged at her
heartstrings. but which she hesitated
to put into words. Joe would never
leave home! 1t would not be home
without Joe. lie was interviewer with
all her plans. But what of Joes
plans? Perhaps he, too. mad plans
She had never troubled herself to as
certain, and Joe was always reticent
He never talked of himself. The clock
il the sitting-room struck twelve, then
one and still she sat there with those
new fears which filled her soul with
strange questionings. Finally, as the
bell chimed the hour Of two she arose
II was true then! He had gone,
There was no need 70 listen. to peer
out in the darkness. She crept away
to bed, chilled and dazed. but not
to sleep. Regret buffeted 'her hithel
and thither; accusing voices haunted
her with whispered words of reproach
You have driven your boy from you,
they tainted her During ninetaer
yaars Of companionship You have
psTer sought any deeper bond IF sym
pathy than that Of mistress and ser
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same to hobo, for he was a hobo
now. His face crimsoned in the dark
ness and he gave an involuntary shud-
der. The mon talked together In low
| tones, but their conversation had
ceased to interest him. They lay down.
presently. and dozed off to sleep. The
train Numbered on and on 1t was q
through train and did not stop at any
of the small stations through which
they passed. Joe did not go to sleep.
He sat hour after hour watching and
listening. Every mile that took him
farther from the little farm with its
homely duties rendered him more mis-
cradle. His grievances were forgotten.
He was conscious Of only one intense
longing now, and that was to go back,
to begin over. Why, what would the
boys do without him? He had prom
ised Charlie only that morning to
make water-wheel for the little saw
mill they were building down the
creek. The door was open now, and
he looked anxiously out. If he only
dared to jump!
They struck an upgrade presently.
The engine labored heavily with
wheeling breath, and the train slowed
perceptibly. Joe's heart beat tumult,l-
ously as he rose slowly to his feet
and stepped cautiously over the two
PROSTATE forms; then he paused a
moment to get his bearings, and
Sprang out.
The train had disappeared in tho
murky shadows when he climbed Up
the embankment, bruised and dazed.
and set his face toward home. Tho
world held a new meaning for Joe now
"a meaning which grew with every
weary mile he traversed. He did not
feel the stinglng dashes Of rain that
came with the gray dawn; they were
/ impotent to cool the feyered longing
which urged him forward.
! 1t was setting in for night OF rain
when, drenched and muddy, he opened
the gate an, went up the walk. The
| light shone with welcoming brightness
as he turned the knob, but there was
no one in the room.
He crossed 1t softly, and, on going
upstairs, opened the door OF his own
room; then he paused.
Mother" he said again, and she
She turned with TRANSPORTED face
and held out her arms. "Oh, joel she
whispered, as his arms closed about
her. Her voice trembled with a ten
derness Joe had never heard in 1t be-
fore, and which he would never forget.
Mother" he sal. again, and she
felt that he understood.
Love had cemented the broken link.
MARY Morrison in Mothers Maya
zine.
THE Emu.
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And over in the woods farther she
saw something; she thought it was i
man. So she went over to it, but Il
was nothing but fence post.
ooh, where am l." she thought. 81
don't know which way it is to Auntie's
home. What shall do" she thought.
Il will go out this way and see If i
can see any house."
She went to the end Of the woods
and she saw house. She thought
she would so to it. When she got
there she saw it was not her auntie's
house. She went up to the door and
knocked and the door was opened by !
lady.
II am lost" said Annie.
What is your name said the lady.
Annie Brown"
"Oh, / know your father and moth.
er. will take you home"
So the lady took her home. a
Bessie Grant,
Floris, Iowa, r. F. d. No 1.
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flag of some light cloth attached
to one end of staff used as local or
corporate emblem by nation or city
for military or naval purposes, to ex-
press joy, mourning and the like or
to make known some facts to specta-
tors.
Flags are supposed to have had their
origin from the Romans One of the
early known flags was the gonfalon
borne by the commander-in-chie in a
battle There are three uses besides
this Pennon, used by the knight who
has followers to defend it. Banner is
used by prince, king or duke, the en-
tire coat of arms covering it. The
standard was used in the fourteenth,
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
In most countries, except republics,
the sovereign has Its own flag. The
stars and stripes Of the United States
was adopted after the declaration of
independence, consisting of thirteen
stripes, alternately red and white, with
thirteen white stars on background
of blue in the upper corner next to
the staff. This flag was made by the
hands of a noble woman named Betsy
Ross. Considering the length of time
| 1t took to make the first wonderful
flag, I suppose in the present time a
thousand could be made by our won.
derful inventions.
The number Of stars and stripes,
agrees with the number of states. In
1908 1t was decided to keep the thir-
teen stripes and I. star should be add.
ed whenever state was admitted to
the union. In 1896 the number of stars
had increased to forty-five. The naval
flag "Union Jack" has blue ground
with the crosses of st. George, st. An
d. ew and ST. Patrick. There are nine
different flags used in the United
States. These are the '.Union Jack
United States yacht, United States
United States pennant, United States
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING CO..
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
rHE FOURTH OF JULY CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: We have received
many excellent stories for the Fourth
Of July contest We will commence to
give out the flags Saturday to the Jun
lors living In Ottumwa. The Ottumwa
Juniors who have sent in their stories
can call at the office any time after
Saturday morning and receive their
days. The out-of-town Juniors will get
their flags Monday.
There is yet time for the 'tardy'
Juniors to work in the contest, because
It will not close until Wednesday, July
}. The Courier Junior will be glad to
have the Juniors bring their stories to
the Office so that we can give the flags
put at once. Out-oftown Juniors will
receive theirs by mail
We will reprint the rules and sub
lects again:
The subjects for the Fourth of July
contest will not deal altogether with
the Fourth because we want a variety
Of stories. For prizes we will give
away 100 flags, 10x14. for the first 100
stories written on one Of the following
subjects
THE FIRST FOURTH OF JULY.
HOW THE FOURTH is CELE
DRAFTED NOW.
HOW YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE
THE FOURTH.
THE AMERICAN EAGLE, IT'S ORR
GIN AND MEANING.
Or. you all can write some stories
about chickens, turkeys or ducka, til:
SUCCESS your papas and mames ui
yourselves have in raising them.
The stories must not contain more
Than 300 words. less II possible, and
the Juniors must tell whether they are
headers Of the Daily Junior or the Tri
Weekly Junio:
Recently many of the Juniors have
written stories exceeding 300 words
We published them because we omit
ted to state the number of words re-
quired, hut from now on the Juniors
must keep within the limit.
Write on one side of the paper only,
sign your name in full as we'll as Civ
ing your correct address and age
These 100 flags will be divided equal
~, fifty to the Daily Juniors and fifty
to the Tri-Weekly Juniors. This con
test closes July 8. 80 the Juniors viii
have their flags to use the Fourth.
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THE AMERICAN FLAG.

The first flag of the United States
of America was made by Betsy Ross
vt was made of an old blue Jacket,
some stripes of white shirt and soma
scraps Of old. red flannel Between the
years 1775 and 1777 the continental
soldiers used flags of different colors
and patterns. August 3, 1777 was tho
first time our flag was flung to the
breeze. All the people of the u. s,
should have the flag and look to the
flag as their protector.
Our flag has thirteen horizontal
stripes, seven red and six white. There
is a square Of bright blue in the upper
right hand corner. There are forty.
five white stars in this blue. The first
flag of the U. S. may be seen at the
old state house in Philadelphia, where
the first continental congress was held.
Each time a new state is admitted
to the union there is star added to
the flag.
Lucy Belle Miller,
Age 9 wears ROnanarta Ia
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THE SOUVENIR PosTALs.

We will send souvenir album to
the first Junior who has twenty-five
cards sent by the Courier Junior. Even
IL you're working In the other contest
you can work in the postal contest.
While we have a great many receipts
In the Junior box, we only publish a
few each week, but all the contributors
will receive souvenir card. We have
some beautiful souvenir albums to give
away.
We want more receipts but the Jun
Tors must send only one receipt at a
time. Each receipt must be accom-
panied by a little story and must be
written on separate piece of paper.
We are sending out some McCutcheon
postal cards and they are beauties, too.
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AT GRANDPA's.

I'd rather be to grandpa's house.
/ Than any place know,
For grandpa says l am his boy,
And grandpa loves me so,
When get down to grandpa's house
You bet I'll make things hum;
There won't be no one then to say,
"Now, sonny, stop that drum"
I'll go barefooted in the grass
And do just as please;
I'll paddle in mud puddles and
I'll climb the biggest trees;
I'll slide down on the banisters;
I'll shin up every door;
I won't be scolded when track
Up grandma's kitchen floor.
When l get down to grandpa's house
I'll be boy again.
Folks amt afraid of freckles there,
Nor bother bout the rain.
I'll ride the horses bareback and
I'll walk on ev'ry fence;
No one'll scold me when | tear
My pants-gee, that's immense!
I'd rather be to grandpa's house
Because have such fun,
And I'll be awfully sorry when
Vacation time is done.
I'll soon be down to grandpa's house
And be boy once more,
Where | won't get no scolding when
track up grandmas floor.
New York Sun.
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Douds-L eando. Ia.
FLAG DAY.

On June IA. 1877, the continental
congress passed the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the flag of the thir-
teen United States be thirteen stripes
alternate red and white; that the I'M
ion be thirteen tars on blue field,
representing new constellation"
Mrs. Elizabeth Ross of Philadelphia
probably made the first American flag
and this served as pattern for the
others. Upon the admission of two
new states the flag was changed in
1895 to fifteen stars and fifteen stripes
The flag continued In this form for
more than twenty years. In 1918, con-
gress passed law reducing the num-
Der of stripes to thirteen representing
the original thirteen states and pro-
viding that each state should be desig-
mated by star. 1t will thus be seen
that our flag today is in all its essen
tial features the same as the flag
adopted in 1777
The Grand Army of the Republic,
the Woman's Relief corps, the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution and
other patriotic bodies have designated
June ID as flag day It's observance
is becoming more general every year.
Last year the governors Of Colorado,
Iowa, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Michi-
gan, Minnesota. South Dakota, West
Virginia and Wisconsin issued procla-
nations calling upon the people to OBJ
serve June ID as flag day.
o, flag that never knew defeat.
Nor led conquest war.
That waved DER many fort and fleet
And never lost star
Ruth Anderson
Frederic, Ia, Route 1.
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A HORSE, LILY"

Lily is a gray horse my papa bought
of man in Ottumwa. We drove her
to meeting one night and after two of
my sisters and myself were in the
wagon Lily got frightened as the peo-
pie started home with their lanterns
and she threw herself two or three
times and just snorted and we got out
and papa and some of the boys that
were helping him, unhitched her and
wouldn't get back in the wagon until
they hitched up another horse that one
of the boys let papa drive home, and
then I didn't want to then. l was
scared so bad after got home I said
I'm scared 50 bad I hurt yet"
Maymie Swain, age 6.
Unionville, Ia, R. F. D. No. /.
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OUR PET DOG,

Our dogs name Is Sleepy. He is 10
months old. He likes to haul the little
wagon and play with the baby.
He goes and drives up the turkeys
when he thinks they are going off too
far lie keeps the crows and hawks
away.
He likes to run the chickens and to
play with our pet pig and the baby. He
likes to drive the horses and cows,
and he is so mischievous that when
we go to see one old lady that we have
to take him in the house, for he runs
her chickens.
l hope my letter will get there IN
time to get Teddy bear.
I remain your friend,
Addie Bradbury,
Pulaski, Ia, R. r. No. 1.
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sANcHo.

Sancho is faithful dog. He is -
years old. When he was a pup we
traded a pig to Mr. Lemons, Salt
Creek township, for him. He surely has
been worth pig. If the pig has done
the man we got him of as much good
as the dog has done us. he has done
lots.
He used to go after the COWS, but
now he is getting old and cannot hear
very good.
He is afraid of thunder One day
when he was lying on the porch it
began to thunder. He jumped up and
ran around the house.
Thanking you for my post card. cup
and saucer l will close.
Helen Johnson. age IL.
F'loris, Ia, r. F. D. No. 1.
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THE GAM Ell.

The camel is of great Importance,
for it can travel long distances over
the dry and barren deserts without
food or drink.
1t is often called "the ship of the
desert"
Trains of camels sometimes carry
loads of merchandise several thousand
miles,
The Arabian camel has one hump
on its back and another kind Of camel
has two humps on its back.
Your junior friend,
Maggie Mccoy, age 13.
Ottumwa, Ia, r. r. No. 4.
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Age 8 years.
THE LION.

am going to writs story about
lion. The lion is a very strong and
fierce animal. Once man who lived
in the west went to the forest to chou
load Of wood and he heard lior
roaring in the distance and he told his
hired hand that they we're liable to be
torn to pieces. So the ilired man took
the team and rode home with his load
of wood and the other man stayed in
the woods and he kept his wagon boz
to sleep under and about midnight the
hon came and tried to tear the wagon
box to pieces but the man shot ths
lion with his rifle.
Plum A. Rims, ago IL.
Floris. Iowa.
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JUNIOR STORIES.
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

June IA was flag day. l think every
body ought to keep flag day. On that
day American citizens are invited to
join in recognition of the birthday of
our nation. On June Is, 1777, congress
enacted the flag should be thirteen
stripes, red and white, and the union
be thirteen stars, white in a blue field
When state is admitted to the union
one star is added to the flag. on the
following fourth Of July. ! think the
American flag is the prettiest Of all
the flags. Everybody should have the
American flag in their home.
Your friend,
Mae Shaffer age 10.
Douds-Leando. Ia.
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Ia 4.
revenue pennant, United States COM
modore pennant, and United States
admiral The flag with thirteen stripes
of red and white and the thirteen
white stars on the ground Of blue, first
waved June Is, TIT. just two cen
turtles ago, and is still waving with
forty.eight stars in 1t now, which
shows the growth and prosperity OF
our great nation. A flag of white de-
notes truce, striking the flag denotes
surrender, the flag of one country over
another denotes victory, flag at half
mast means mourning, the red flag
mutiny; the black flag is pirate, and
the yellow flag is q quarantine. Long
may the stars and stripes wave over
the land of the free and the home Of
the brave.
Your junior friend,
Ruth Springer.
Eofr Ooh, Col pNv
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During the summer of 1777 the con-
tinental congress adopted the stars
and stripes as our national flag. The
first flag of this kind was made by
Betsy Ross at her home on Arch
street, Philadelphia The building still
stands and is carefully preserved as
the birthplace of old glory. l think
the American flag is the prettiest flag
of all. On most every holiday you can
see flags floating in the breezes: The
forty-five stars represent the forty-tive
states and the thirteen stripes repre-
sent the thirteen colonies.
I will close, thanking you for the
postal card.
Elenora Molgard, age IL.
Bonaparte. Ia, Box 148.
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JUNIOR RECEIPTS.
TuTTI-FRUTTI cREA is.

Three cupfuls of white sugar, one
half cupful of water one tablespoon
full vinegar Boil ten minutes, then add
one cupful grated fresh cocoanut. Boil
ten minutes longer. remove from fire
and stir in one pound of fresh chopped
figs or nuts half and half with the figs.
Drop by spoonfuls on buttered paper or
in fancy molds, or pour in shallow
pans and cut in squares while cooling.
Raisins may be mixed with figs.
Helen Deacon.
522 East Second ST., City.