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THREE BOYS AND A DOG.

One day while l was at the sea-
shore l found my cousin Walter and
his friend Dan playing on the beach
With them was Trixey, Walters dog
who seemed quite tired out, as he
had been swimming in the surf and
going after sticks that Dave threw in
to the water.
Walter was afraid to let him go
again, but Dave kept him going until
bling with cold and fatigue. AS he
came dragging his stick up the sand
and laid 1t at Walters feet the little
master Rugged him and said. "There
now. that's enough. You shan't go
any more"
ooh, bother! What a silly boy you
are. 1t won't hurt him any What
Don't send him again. It's cruel
to urge him when he doesn't want to
go" said Phil. another boy that now
came running up.
ooh, go on. Don't you be so wise"
sneered Dave There, Trixey, Just
once more. Good dog! Go on now"
and he flung the stick far out into
the surf. Quick as thought the little
spaniel PANEL was as p piunging after It. IT, 49,,
and Tam afraid the surf is too strong
for him" pleaded Walter.
"Oh, Trfxey, come back" he called,
and the faithful little creature, ODE
dent to his master, turned and started
for he shore.
Gle shan't come back. I am going
to make him get that stick. Go on,
there" shouted Dave, throwing a
stone after the dog.
His. aim was too true. The stone
hit the struggling creature on the
head. and he disappeared under the
water, and the strong current from
the shore carried him out to sea.
Yours truly,
Age IL years. ReYa Collins.
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is a pretty sight on Christmas when
the canals are all frozen over and the
gaily dressed people skate to their
aunts' and cousins to spend the holt
days. There Is one room that we chill
dren are never allowed to be in till we
hear the signal. Last Christmas papa
called us and said, come children, St.
Nicholas has come and trimmed the
tree and laft an arm load of toys.
Then we rush in and there stood the
tree all trimmed with colored paper
and tinsel and gilded apples. Then we
all gather round the fire and sing.
Welcome friends,
Welcome to st. Nicholas"
l have no doubt but what he likes
1t. This is the end of m. story.
Dena Heather, age 10.
BIT West Park avenue.
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FLoYD's CHRISTMAS PARTY.

"The Court of Rhymes" was the
name mother proposed for Floyd's
Christmas party.
"All right" 'Let's!" "How do you
play it?" came from different Threats.
"Who will you have for the juds,e?"
inquired mother, smiling.
1--WE ought to have Floyd; it's his
party" cried they in concert
mo, because it is my party, wish
one of the others to be judge Let us
choose Jennie; she can make rhymes .
We'll, Jennie, you sit here in this
large chair and look as judge-like as
possible, and Walter, you be the sheriff
and stand by my side. When l count
three, and say, Co. the rest must all
run, and the sheriff will run after you.
The one caught will be the prisoner"
In few moments in came the sher-
iff leading Helen by the arm.
The sheriff said to the Judge, 81
caught this prisoner stealing a mouse
(shrieks of laughter, in which Mrs. An
derson joined). Then she explained
that the accused must answer in such
way as to make rhyme
'The charge is false; l was in the
house." Laughter again.
Defend your first statement with a
short sentence" suggested Mrs. An
derson.
"Why, judge, indeed, saw her do
it,"
HE told a falsehood, and he knew
it, was the quick retort.
Look in her hand; you'll find it
there"
well, look in it, 1 do not care"
"She intends to make some mouse
tail SOUP" yelled the sheriff.
But the prisoner failing to think of
"a rhyme to free herself, was seized
and cast into a clark, deep dungeon y
under the table.
The next one caught was Floyd. He
was able to answer in rhyme for six
times; then the judge-previously
introduced-called out, Discharge the
sheriff, for being wrong"
Ethel was first with her rhyme.
Give the Office to me and I'll sing you
a song The judge can use any for
mula Of dismissal he chooses, but the
answer must be in rhyme. Floyd,
having run the gauntlet of the six
questions, was made assistant judge.
And thus the game continued until all
we're in prison or promoted to the
bench a. assistant judges.
Helen Clark, age 10.
EGdyville. :
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and three smaller ones For the first
week which will end January 10, we
want the Juniors to write nice letters
to each other telling all about Christ
mas, the Stocking club. New Years,
how you spent your vacation, ETC., etc.
Remember this contest Will run for
four weeks. but the winners must COM
ply with all the rules of the contest.
Write on one side Of the paper
only. Sign your name, give your age
and correct address. You must not
write more than 800 words, less if
possible.
Several of the Juniors who have re-
ceived prizes durinp the past six
weeks have not acknowledged them.
Many weeks ago we sent picture by
express to a little boy but we have
never heard from him. We feel sure
that the Juniors appreciate their
prizes. but 1t is always polite to &C
knowledge a gift. Do not be careless
about these things, dear children.
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CHRISTMAS AT our HOUSE.

One Christmas night l went to a
Christmas tree.
Santa Claus was there
He had his sleigh bells on his back.
He told how mad he was because there
was no snow on the ground and he
could not bring his sleigh. His mule
baked and SO he had to walk.
He threw his sleigh bells on the
floor. 1t scared all the babies and they
began to scream.
Santa Claus gave us sack of sandy
apiece. Most of the girls and boys
spoke pieces and sang songs.
We had real good time. Santa
Claus gave me new book.
Leila Howard, age 10.
Douds-Leando.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
oTTUMwA. IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING CLUB.

Dear Juniors: Do you all know that
the Christmas Stocking club was a
wonderful success, and Santa Claus
well he could hardly find words to
.axpress his appreciation Of your Of
tesrings. And the children that you
helned make happy Just smiled and
smiled when they went down into
these wonderful stockings and found
SO manv good things.
The Christmas Stocking club more
than fulfilled the Courier Juniors ex-
pectations. The Juniors were ably as
sisted by old bachelors. young bachee-
lors, grandpas, and many other chari-
tably inclined people. When Santa
Claus arrived at the Courier office
Christmas eve he had four baskets
full Of stockings and toys to distri-
butte.
We have one story to tell YOU about
some Of the members of the Christmas
Stocking clnb,members who are too
odd and too bash1nl 10 allow us to use
their names Well. here is how these
hsshful ones hannened to become mem
bers of the club Monday morning
while the real bachelor" of the Cour-
Ter office and the editor of the Cour-
Ter Junior We're arranging the stock
ings so that Santa Claus would see
came to the Office. the 'real bachelor"
said he missed the stocking of a mar
ticular bachelor friend of his. Well
this particular bachelor" was located
and the advantages Of the Christmas
Stocking club exnlained to him. He
at once cheerfully gave a sum of
1s ane o tiff en to Tbs him naacssr
bachelor" friend of the real bache-
lor" has great many frineds among
the verv, very young bachelors Of the
city and he at once started to initiate
all these friends into the club. How
we'll he succeeded is told in the fol-
lowing sentence: Before Santa Claus
arrived at the Office Christmas eve,
to what the Juniors had sent were
ready for him So you see. dear
children. how many good people there
are in this world.
Among ,, the many many, toys were
two kind friends who once had dear
little daughter, but whom the angels
are sure that these saddened parents
felt happier Christmas day knowing
that they had been the means Of CIV
ing many little children a gift.
The primary room OF the Irving
school sent in two we'll filled stock
Many Of the merchants made dona-
TINS also. We. are sure that all these
ind people know how thankful the
little children. Just as we are clos
ing up this little story we remember
beautiful little verse written by Mrs.
Luke and one which we think parti-
cularlv appropriate to the Juniors
"-1 I'll the members of the Christmas
Stocking club. Countless thousands of
he-rts have been touched and many
eyes have been filled with ears be-
oe'-se of the beauty and pathos of the
following lines:
81 think when read that sweet story
of old,
When Jesus was here among men,
How he called little children as lambs
to his fold
would like to have been with him
then"
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THE
JUNIORS.
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Selma.
JUNIOR STORIES.
'PEAcocks.


The peacock is large bird and has
very beautiful feathers. They have
kind of eyes in their tails, and as they
go towards the body they get smaller.
The eyes are almond shaped. The
Japanese peacock's wings are a deep
blue. The hen is grayish white,
tinged with yellowish-brown near the
neck and shoulders. The ordinary
peacock is not often seen. They are
very vain of their tails, which are a
bluish-green. The hen has not aslarge
tail like its mate. The male is valued
very much. You often see the tails on
some of the ladies' hats. The peacocks
strut about and make noise and want
you to look at them.
Your friend,
Lucille Briggs, age 10.
419 Center Avenue.
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JUNIOR LETTERS.

Louise Briggs:
Dear Friend: read in the Courier
Junior your lovely letter to me. l saw
where You won a prize. I won cross
as a prize for the flag contest.
We are going to start for California
in about week and I expect to write
from there of the fun am having in
the lovely weather and the people here
in Iowa having it so cold. 1 am glad
the Christmas Stocking club has done
so well and did so much good to the
dear little children who had no Christ
mas.
We had a Christmas tree at our
Sunday school Monday evening Every
child who went to Sunday school re-
ceived a sack of candy.
How did you spend Christmas?. I
spent it at home and we had a lovely
turkey and dinner. Well. as little
friend has lust come to play
will close.
Your friend.
Beryl Daniels,
Eldon, Iowa.
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Dear Editor:- IA
AS Christmas is just past, thinking
that some Of the little Juniors would
like to hear where l spent my last,
Christmas day. 1 left Ottumwa Sept
10, 1905, going by way of the c., B. 81
Q. to Omaha and Denver: then overt
the Midland to Grande Junction, by the
Rio Grande to Ogden; over the South-.y
ern Pacific to Sacramento and down (
through the San Joaquin valley through
Fresno and then into Los Angeles. The
scenery between Denver and Grande
junction was very beautiful. Part of
the time we We're travelling upon high4
mountains and in valleys. We crossed
Great Salt Lake, which took an hour
and twenty minutes. At Truckee we
went through tunnel four miles long
which was the longest one.
Christmas morning we drove to
Boyle Heights, a suburb of Los Angs-
les put our rig in livery stable, took
an electric ear to Los Angeles, chang
ing, taking car for East Lake Park.
This is a very beautiful park with Jap
anese tea gardens, lakes and all kinds
of flowers and animals We ate our
dinner under palm trees out doors.
After dinner we fed the swans and took z
a ride on the merry go-round. In the
evening we went back to Boyle
Heights, getting our rig and starting
for home, which was ten miles away.
Christmas Eve we attended the Meth
odist church, which had tree and rep
resentation of Jacobs ladder Well, as
my letter is getting long, I will close,
Wishing the Juniors success, I remain
Yours truly,
Lucille Guthrie, age TO-
Ottumwa, Iowa 4s
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Chocolate Pie

Line deep pie plate with rich crust
and bake in quick oven. After it is
done crate one-half cupful of choco-
late and put it into pan with one
cupfu] of hot water, butter the size
of an egg one-half cup of sugar, the
beaten yolKs of two eggs and two tea
spoonsful of corn starch dissolved in a
little hot water. Add this last after
the mixture boils ana cook until thick,
stirring constantly, or cook in double
boiler. Flavor with vanilla and pour
In pie shell.
Cleo Carroll, age 8.
Selma.
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CHRISTMAS

On Christmas eve Santa Claus
brought me horn, peanuts, candy,
figs, a candy dog, and butchered him.
He often brings little children guns,
so carts, grow trains and other things
Maybe he will bring me a bob sled.
l hope there will be snow because
like to coast. I like to skate too we'll
guess that all for this time.
Your friend.
Joe Hegen
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baking powder, milk enough to make
a rather stiff dough, knead we'll, roll
about one inch thick, bake till a nice
brown. Take sharp knife and split
the cake. Cover the lower and upper
crust with berries
Yours truly,
Elsie Littlef1eld.
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him very we'll I am little orphan
child: I live with my uncle and aunt.
have seven studies. There are TWEEN
ty scholars in school. / have six
school mates My uncle got me lots OF
nice toys for Christmas 1 have two
pets, dog and colt. My dogs name
is Cato. My calf's name is Bessie.
Wisl. the Courier Junior Happy New
Year.
Goodbye,
From Leland Cade,
r. f. D. No. 2,
Cantril, Iowa,
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A KIND ACT.

AS I was coming through the Allie
gheny parks one day l noticed large
Newfoundland dog standing near a
pump, looking longingly at it. A little
stopped beside the dog and pumped
him cool drink of water. When the
dog had enough he licked her hand
and, looking up into her face, he seem
ed to try his best to thank her. After
patting his head she went on her
way.
Your Junior,
Age IL. Edith Drake.
P. S. thank you very much for
the card you sent me.
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CHRISTMAS.

On Christmas Eve Santa Claus
brings nice things for Christmas. He
brings candy, wooden horses, little
trains and lots of nice things. I like
candy very much. l like to coast on
the sleds that he brings. They go so
fast that you can just see them CO.
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ANGEL Food.

White Of eleven eggs, one cup flour,
one and one-half cup of sugar, one tea
spoonful cream tartar and one of va
nilla. Beat the eggs to stiff froth,
sift sugar and mix with the eggs, then
sift the flour and cream of tartar to-
gether five times and mix carefully
with the eggs. Bake in clean, dry pan
in moderate oven forty-five minutes.
Edith Carr, age 9.
r. F. D. No. 8, Ottumwa.
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To Paul Lindley.

To Paul Lindley.
this morning before l go to school i :
spent Thanksgiving at Grandpa's. Papa
went to the shooting match, but didn't i
get anything. live about seven miles
southeast of Blakesburg. I am in thes
sixth grade. go to the Hindoo4
school. 1 have one brother four years \
old. l went to the show Thanksgiving 4
night. 1t was very funny. The name
of it was Crob Doggett and His Wife.
He had the show at the school houseM
He took in $3.50. There is pondY
about quarter of mile from the s.
schoolhouse. When it freezes we go
over and Skate
l will close for this time I
I rem. in, OK
Winifred Hunter, age 8,
Blakesburg, Iowa
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CHRISTMAS.

One Christmas had Christmas tree
and invited my cousins, but they took
sick with the scarlet fever. One of
them came and two Of my friends. We
had a nice time playing with our pres
ents
Bertha Heger, age 8.
DoudS-Leando
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CHRISTMAS IN HOLLAND.

am little Hans. live in brave
Holland where our grandfathers saved
our lands by their strong bikes and
st. Nicholas comesthree weeks
before Christmas on his birthday. Iii
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And be brings lots of nice books and
dolls for the little girls and trumpets
and drums and horns and lots of nice
things for the little boys. He some
times brings little guns for Christmas.
Isn't he kind old fellow?
Hollis Brown. age 10.
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Cream Pies.

For two pies take two cups of milk,
two eggs less the whites, two table.
spoons of -four. sugar one-half cup.
Cook all together. Have crust already
baked. Whip whites of eggsNwith sugar
and spread on top like lemon pie.
Catherine L. Holmes, age s.
R. F. D. No. 5, Charlton.
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Dear Editor
am going to write letter. have
received my souvenir card Ruth has
received her card, too. My teachers
name Is Miss Walker. She Is nice
teacher There are fifteen plants IN,
our window. There are five windows in
the room. There are two doors in the
room. There are 80 pupils in my room.
My playmates are Zetta Stauffer, Wan
da Lutz, Callie Green, Fern Truner,
Alice Passwater, Lottie Passwater,
Fern Noel, Marie Mulvaney, Mabel
Myers, Jennie Hauker, Icle Sconce, and,
my cousin, Ada Long, Delta Harding.
Reva Campbell, Maud Whitman and
my sister, Ruth. Well, this is all can,
think Of now, so goodbye, ~
Your Junior.
Esther Garrison, age II, &c
Eldon. Iowa. i
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JUNIOR RECIPES.

Nugat.
Three and one-half pints granulated
sugar, pint glucose, whites of Z eggs,
teaspoonsful vanilla, pound English
walnuts. Dissolve / pint sugar
in little water and boil until it
hardens in water, beat this swift
ly into the beaten whites of eggs, dis
solve 21s pints sugar and the glucose
in little water, then remove and beat
into the eggs adding the nuts and
favorins; beat it hard until nearly
ready to set, then pour into moulds.
Edith Mier.
r. L. d. No. 5, Ottumwa.
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Dear Courier Junior:-

Lear courier JUNIOR
Well. I thought would write, as II
have not written for a long time. will
tell a little Of our trip out west. We
started from Bloomfield and went
to Kansas City, and we took in the
sights there; then we went on to Pitts
burg, Kansas, and we stayed there a
week and visited my great grandma.
She is a very old lady; she is about SO
years old. She was glad to see us. as
she had never seen US.
We had a nice time with my cousins.
Our cousins took us all over the city
and we saw a great many sights there.
1t is mostl-- coal mining place; it Is
very large city. We had pleasant
visit. then we came on to Denver, to
my Lncles and we visited him for a
short time. My cousins and went all
over the city for sightseeing, then we
took the street car and went to the city
park and we saw all kinds of wild ami
mails and it was a sight to see them.
We saw the largest bear they had
there. We saw some Of the prettiest
birds and we saw eagles. They were
white and black. We saw some nice
flowers. oh, yes, we saw some buffa-
loes and an elk. He had very large
horns. We also saw mountain lion.
We came home and we had fine visit
in Denver and there was so much to be
where we now live. My aunt and uncle
lives here. too. We all had a fine time
on Thanksgiving. My aunt and my
mamma roasted two turkeys. Six
cousins ate at one table and the grown
people ate at another table. and we ate
plenty of the turkey. 1t was a pretty
day here Thanksgiving; it was dry and
dusty. l like to go to school here. We
can see the mountains from where we
1f1yn 6 ic fft,o
will close for this time. for it is bed
time, so goodbye.
Yours truly,
Mae Virgins.
My address is POP 18th Ave-, Atwood
street, Longmont, Colo.
Dear Editor
I have never written before. live in
mining town., but 1t is not dirty like
every day and am in the Sth grade.
am 10 years of age. 1 have a good
mamma and papa, two brothers nam
ed Phillip, age, S; and Tommy, age, 2,
and one sister named Henrietta, age 7.
We own the Hiteman bakery and res
taurant. go to school ev Try day. We
We had very nice Chri5tmas exercises
at our church Monday. Dec. "a. spoke
piece and was in dialogue
had nice program at school, My
teachers name is Miss KERN and our
principals name Is Mr. Fiske. I am
getting up a collection of post cards
and already have 36 33 of them are
views and comic and three of them are
burnt leather, and / would be very
much obliged II the Juniors would send
and will return the favor. 1 have q
card of the Ottumwa high school. Well,
will close. as my letter is getting
long. Wishing the Junior success, II
would like to become member if the
Junior will accept me.
Yours ever,
Miss Lizzie Plaster,
Hiteman. Iowa,
Monroe County, Box 229.
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A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THU
JUNIORS.
NAMES OF THE JUNIOR DONORS.

Many of the Juniors failed to give
their names when leaving their offer
ing to the Christmas Stocking Club
We would like to have the names 81
these Juniors SO we hope to hear
from them next week The following
are the names of the Juniors known
to the editor of the Courier Juniori
Helen Rowe.
Gerald Hunter.
Winifred Hunter.
Melissa Schaeffer.
Mary Mcmillan.
Ethel Mcmillan.
Margaret Callahan.
Ruth Callahan.
Meryl Chenoweth.
Kenneth Cox.
George Donald Pickett
D. A. Farrell.
Natalie Harrow Smith.
Laura Lee
Holman Faust.
Katie Goater
Charlotte Cushing.
Thurlow Sanford.
Vernle Robertson
Edna Robertson.
Bonnie Sayles.
Donald Sayles
Roswell Eckley.
Edith Grips
Helen Deacon.
Elsie Munnell.
Harry Munneu.
Genevieve Orvis.
Aaron Smith.
Beryl Daniels.
Ida loops.
Edward Gushing.
Elizabeth Anderson.
Loretto Stoessel.
Beatrice Stoessel.
Marian Caughlin.
Helen Caughlin
lillian Myrick Harper.
Loar.
Nelson.
Phillips.
ane.
re.
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Dear Editor Il
AS have never written to you be-
fore, I will write now. I like to read
the stories and the letters. Our schools
was out in October. My teachers name
was Miss Jennie Dalzel. I have three
brothers. Their names are Bernard,
Clinton and Charley Evans My letter
is getting long now, so 1 will close.
Your friend,
Duynwen Evans, age 10, s
Eveland, Iowa.
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Short Cake.

? quart flour, v cup sweet but
lard mixed l egg, 3 teaspoons
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Dear Editor:-I thought 1 would
write again. am a little boy 10 years
old. / go to the country school. My
teachers name is Mr.. Petit. I like
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Household Hints.

a dish upon which fish has been served
promptly removes the disagreeable
Sodor. Edith Carr, age 9.
SR. F. D. No. 8, Ottumwa.
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zemula Pope. age 9,
Ottumwa, Iowa.

Dear EDITOR
I have never written to the Junior
only once. So / thought I would try
it again.
l like to read the Junior letters. 1
think they are nice to read.
We live on a farm east of Abba
I have two brothers and one sister.
My sisters name is Eva and my
brothers names are Orval and Francis
AS my liter is getting long, I will
close, hoping to see my letter in print.
Yours truly,
Fife Pyle, age IA.
R. F. D. No. 4,
Abba, Iowa.