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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
Chocolate FUDGE.

Three cups of sugar. one-half cup of
sweet milk, butter the size of hens
egg, one-half cake of chocolate, grated.
Stir all the time while it is boiling. Try
in sold water and when it hardens re-
move from the stove and pour into a
dish. Set out to cool. When it is hard
cut into squares.
Your friend,
Frances Norton,
Melrose, Ia.
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Benjamin Franklin was born at Bos.
ton, Jan. II, 1706, and was the son Of
a candle maker
old his mother gave him a few peu-
MES and he went to buy a whistle and
paid to much for it and he always re-
membered about the whistle and pay
ing too much for 1t. When he was ten
years old his school days we're over.
He cut wicks, moulded candles. tend
ed the shop, went on errands and
talked of going to sea.
But his father opposed this and ne
learned to print news papers and after
that he did his part in printing the
second newspaper in Aemerica.
At the age of seventeen he left his
brother and went to New York in
search of work. Finding none he
crossed the Jersey river and after that
he opened printing house of his own
and published one Of the best news
papers of the colonies He published
the paper known as the Poor Richards
Almanac. Always took part in ever
thing that helped his fellow citizens.
He founded library and an academy,
which has since grown to be a great
university. He proved that lightning
in the clouds and electricity by which
we ring bells are both the same and
invented a lightning rod to store still
known by his name. He was elected
to the legislature and tried very hard
to keep the Stamp Act from passing
but failed. He became to the Ameri-
can cause in the old world what Wash
| ington was in the new.
| At the age Of 80 he was member
Of the Constitutional convention.
At his death in 1890 twenty thou.
sand persons assembled to do honor
his memory.
Below are the words and their
meaning selected from the story pub.
1ished in Jan. %, Junior. Ben Frank.
lin and the Wharf.
Companions-associat
Amusing-to entertain.
Famous-excellent.
neutrality-suspicious..
Benefit-favor.
Mounted-to ascend or go up
Foundation-basis, or support.
Wharf, pier to land goods on.
Planned-form or method
Finished-completed.
Mabel Hollenbeck, age 13 years,
Eldon, Iowa
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their graphophone and some of the
neighbors came in and we had nice
time. I close hoping to see my letter
in print. If see 1t in print will
write again. I remain
Yours truly,
Retta Ruark, age 8.
Pennington.
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Spiced Fiqs.

Soak over night pound of black
California figs; stew until tender in
a syrup of half a pint of vinegar and
one pint of sugar. dozen whole cloves
and stick of cinnamon.
Blanche Miller. age II.
Gil West Main ST.,
OttumWa Ia
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Benjamin Franklin was born on the
Jan. II, 1706, in Boston, Mass.
He was a bright boy in all his books
and games. Benjamin was always
friends, his friends were always ready
to listen to Benjimin whatever he
wanted to do. When ten years of age
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Dear Editor:
l am a little boy 9 years old. go
to school and study third reader. spell
ing. writing, arithmetic and language.
l have gone three months this term.
My teachers name is Miss Ethelbibler.
There are nine scholars coming
They are building Il new Methodist
church in Burns. We so to church in
Burns. We went out to western Kan
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Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
thought l would write you few
lines. l go to Ben Butler school. There
are 20 scholars in our school, Our
teachers name is Miss Carrie Burgess.
like to go to school There are lots
of girls my size in our school, like
to read the Junior. I saw Florence
Hosler's letter in the Junior. She is
one of my schoolmates. think she
is good girl. l will close.
Yours truly,
Maria Davies, age 10.
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Hedrick
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor: >
I thought would write you few
lines. l have a brother years old and
a sister 10 years old My brother is
drying the dishes. l like to read the
Junior. My sister is writing a letter
to you. My brothers name is Leroy
Davis and my sisters name is Maria.
l guess I will close for this time.
Yours truly.
Lawrence Davis, age Z.
Hedrick
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14p$E;
JUNIOR LETTERS.

Dear Courier Junior:
will write a little letter to tell you
about my pretty doll. She came all
the way from Denison Texas. MY
auntie Mrs. Lou Sisson sent her to
me. The has blue eyes and golden
curls an. has such pretty clothes. I
don't think she likes this cold weather
as she came from such warm place.
But | like her so we'll she will want
to stay with me-
Your little friend.
Myrtle Nadine Miller,
Abba, Iowa.
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spoonful of vinegar. Boil until it will
form ball in cold water When cold
pull until white. Flavor with vanilla or.
lemon. Helen Rowe.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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he was taken from school, His father
was a candle and soap maker with
small lmeans. Benjamin was the
1892 he commenced to publish Poor
Richards Almanac, which for about
twenty years was quite popular in
Europe as in America
He helped to draft the Declaration
of dependence and was of the
signers.
He became to the American cause
in the old world what Washington was
in the new. On his return he was.
elected President. He was elected
president three times in Pennsylvania.
He gave his whole salary, $4,000 to
benevolent objects. At his death
twenty thousand persons assembled
to do honor to his memory. In his
eighty-second year he was member
of the Constitutional convention. He
acted in London as agent for several
of the colonies and was largely in
strumental in the repeal of the Stamp
Act.
He died in the year 1890 at the age
of "a years
Pond-a body of water.
streets-a way or road in a city or
town.
Comrade-a mate.
Story a tale; history.
Bargain agreement; to make a
contract
Fishing-the practice of catching
fish.
Lesson-a portion of a look to be
read or learned.
Margin an edge. to form a border.
Clay kind Of earth.
Helen johnson, age ~,
F!oris Iowa
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MoIasses Candy.

One cup of sorghum. cup of sugar,
tablespoonful of vinegar. Boil till
when dropped in cold water can be
formed into soft balls.
Orville Morgan,
Richland. Iowa.
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Benjamin Franklin was born In Bos.
ton on the 18th of January 1706. His
parents were poor people who lived
in a humble home on Milk street and
he was the youngest son in the
family of seventeen children. Little
Bejamin learned to read almost AS
soon as he could hardly talk. He was
so bright and studious that his
parents wished to educate him fer
the ministry When he was years
old therefore they sent him to the
Latin school where boys were prepared
for Harvard He was always at the
head af his class but his father had
little money and the cost Of keep
ing in school would be very great. His
parents talked the matter over again
am the plan of educating him for
for a preacher was given up. Bejamin
was taken out of the Latin school and
sent to a cheaper place where he
learned to write and to calculate, two
things very necessary to one who was
to follow trade. When he was taken
out of school he was so young there
were many things ne could do and
his father needed his help.
Mr.. Franklin was a candle maker
and for two years kept Benjamin
busy cutting wicks, molding candles
and waiting on customers, but he did
not like the business. When he saw
! the ships come into the harbor with
their cargoes of goods from strange
lands beyond the sea, he though that
he would like above al things to be
a sailor. But his father objected to
| this and kept him in the shop more
closely than ever. Than he turned his
attention to books.
Yours truly,
Pearl Chapman, age IA,
| Russell, Iowa
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Dear Editor:
! have never writer as yet to the
Courier Junior and | enjoy reading
the letters and stories very much.
go to the Adams school. Ny teachers
name is Miss Estergren and like her
very much. live very close to the
school. I am in the fourth grade and
am nine years old
For pets | have three Dummies, one
white and one gray, and one is black.
The white one stays in the cellar by
the furnace most Of tine time. Well,
Yours truly,
Edith Shepherd.
III South College ST.
Dear Editor:
received the picture of Teddy G
and Teddy B. Thank you very much.
Mr.. Chapman brought it down town to
the store where papa works and papa
brought it home. had very nice
Christmas and hope you did too "A
Happy New Year to you. would like
to have been in your Stocking Club.
hope the people at the mission and
the hospital will like CHER presents
nope Inc juniors nad Merry CHTlSl-
mas and wish thea Happy New
Year.
Your friend,
Alice E. Lea.
P. 0. Box $50. Abba.
Dear Editor:
have never written to the Courier
Junior. / was over TO my grandpa's
and saw the Junior page and
thought I would write I am in the
Fourth grade at school l study his,
tory, reading. arithmetic, grammar
physiology, geography and spelling
have two sisters and two brothers
My sisters name; are Rebecca. Eliza
beth and Josephine Nay, and my broth
ers' names are ernest. Albert AMI Der
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Cream TaHy.

Two cups of sugar, one cup of water,
butter the size of a walnut, one table,
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Benjamin Franklin was born in
Boston, Mass. January II. 1706. When
he was ten years old he was taken
from school and1 for a time was put
to work in his fathers soap and can
die shop. He was learned to print
in his bsesher's printing Office. The
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R. F. D. No. 8
OttlImWa.

Dear Editor:
AS l have never written to the
Courier Junior before, l will write and
hope to see my letter in print. My
papa takes the Ottumwa Tri-Weekly
Courier and l read the Junior. + love
to read the stories and letters.
live four miles west of Pennington
in Flat Rock district No. 3. My
school closed on Friday between
Christmas and New Years.
My teachers name was Alice John
son and we all dearly loved her. She
treated us scholars to candy and or
anges Christmas. received the most
votes tor having the neatest copy book
in school. My grades at school were
as follows: Conduct 95, reading SO,
writing So, arithmetic 90, spelling IS,
geography 80 grammar 81. have
one sister, Bertha, age Z years; two
brothers, Willie and Albert, age and
2 years. have two little cousins liv-
ing in Ottumwa. Their names are
Ollie and Carl Mathies. They live at
I'll Church street. South Ottumwa.
Last evening Aunt Sissy and Uncle AL
bert Bowles came down and brought
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05

Dear Editor:-I saw in one of the
Junior pages that if we would write
letter, we would get post card
So | thought would write letter I
have not much to say, so I had better
call it note. Mama is playing the
music and can not think hardly any
thing but the music My brother has
two of his boy friends are here, and
they are going to make candy. l was
out sliding after school and it was just
fine. The boys are through making
the candy. l thought it would take
them long time, but it only took them
about ten minutes. AS you were ask.
ing for recipes, will send you one
for candy.
Your loving friend,
Helen Rowe, age 8,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Hickory Nut Kisses.

siSNS'y iN0s S<iSSSS.
Whites of three eggs beaten stiff
one-half cup of pulverized sugar; on
teaspoonful flour; one-half pound O
chopped nuts. Prepare same as wal
nut kisses.
Oracle Thomas.
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Dear Courier Junior:
1t has been quite while since |
wrote to you. We have been out of
school since before Christmas, as my
sister has had diphtheria and we were
quarantined and we just got out last
week.
Santa Claus brought me a pair OF
skates but the ice mas been SO
rough on the creek that | have not
learned to skate yet. I did not get
any postals for the last letter / wrote
but hope do now
Freddie Edward Miller,
Abba, Iowa.
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Dear Editor:
1 thought would write to the Cour-
Ter Junior. live on farm and have
five sisters and three brothers. l go
to school. My teachers name is Frida
Benson. My studies are reading, arith-
metic. language, geography and spell.
ing. Well, as my letter is getting long
will close. Good bye.
From your little friend.
Lester Brain, age 10.
Dear Editor:
will write to letter to the Junior.
have written once before. l go to
school. am IL years old.
My studies are reading. arithmetic
language history, geography and spell
ing. like geography best. My teach.
er's name is Nora Dickerson.
We are going to move to South Da.
kota in February. l have two sisters
and two brothers. Ny oldest sister
and brother are married. Well, | will
close, hoping to see my letter in print
Yours truly,
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pruning once. lie was INDUSTRIOUS
and in time was very successful in
his business. He published the best
newspaper in America and established
Poor Richards Almanac. He was post
master for the English colonies. By
means Of a kite he proved that light
ming is electricity. In London ne
acted as agent for several of the
colonies. He was in England when the
Revolution broke out but returned to
America. He was chosen member
of congress. He was one of the con-
gressmen who with fame made peace
with Great Britain. He was three
times governor of Pennsylvania. He
died at the age of eighty-four, 1890.
Freda Grant, age IA,
Floris, Iowa.
On the day that Benjamin Franklin
was seven years old, his mother and
brothers gave him few pennies.
What shan DO with these coppers,
mother he said, shall keep them in
my pocket.
You may spend them for something
that you like said his mother and
may | have more when these are gone
he asked. His mother shook her head
no, cannot give you any more SO you
must take care how you spend these.
The little boy ran out into the street
the yellow pennies jingled in his
pocket as he ran, and made pleasant
music for him. Should he buy candy
or toys, he liked them both He had not
tasted candy for long time and he
could not remember that he had
ever played with toy OF his own.
He thought that the pennies in his
pocket kept saying candy or toys and
he spent them for whistle.
Mischief-harm
Rascals-a rogue
Of1cer-a magistrate.
Mercilul-grace.
Property-estate.
Disapproval-censu blame
Public-people.
Workman-one who tolls,
Observation-Disclosures.
Leila Shafer, age 9.
Benjamin Franklin was born in Bos-
ton, January II, 1706 and died April
II, 1890
His parents were very poor and he
was the youngest seventeen child
rem. He lived in Boston until seven
teen years of age, when he went to
Philadelphia which became his home.
Many years Of his life was spent in
Europe and many other foreign lands
Mr.. Franklin once said that he would
be willing to live his life over again
even If he were not permitted to
correct any of it. l wonder how many
of us could say this. This shows that
ne was one Of the greatest and best
men Of his day. He was the best
statesman our country ever had.
Companions-associa
| able-not comfortable.
| Wharf-a dock
Laborers-men who toll
| Masons-stone workers.
Famous-noted.
Notwithstanding.
Steeples-spires.
| Hardship-trials.
Beaten, tramped SOIL
Your friend,
May Shaffer,
Donds-Leando, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-05
Grandma's Pumpkin Pie,

FS'
Take small pumpkin of the sugar
variety, cut it open, scrape out the
soft portion, place 1T in your baking
pan in the oven, and bake until tender.
Scrape it out Of the shell and rub
through your colander. To every pint
of pumpkin add quart Of scalded
milk one or two beaten eggs, half a
cupful of sugar. three tablespoonfuls of
molasses. a half teaspoonful of salt
and a teaspoonful of ginger and Gin
namon. Line plates with nice crust
pinched up at the edge to make deep
pie and pour in the mixture. always
bake the crust slightly to stiffen 1t be-
fore putting in the filing. This recipe
makes two or three pies.
Oracle Shewry, age 10,
577 Summit Street.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Soft Ginoerbread.

SSt| SauSSt VI 0d0s
One cup of molasses, one-half cup
each of sugar and butter, all beaten
we'll together; one teaspoonful each of
ginger, cinnamon and elves: two tea
spoonfuls of soda, dissolved in one cup
boiling water; two and one-half cups
of flour and two wei beaten eggs, stir
red in the last thing before baking.
Make simple icing for the top. have
used this time and again, always with
success.
Your Junior friend.
Mildren Shewry, age II,
SIT Summit Street,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Cream Candy.

Cream Candy.
Two cups sugar. one cup water, two
tablespoonfuls cream; flavor to taste;
boil until it thickens.
Lois Thomas.
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Yours truly,
Lillian Consodine,
Ottumwa, Iowa

Benjamin Franklin was born in
Boston on the 18th of January, 1905.
He learned to read almost as soon
as he could talk. He was so bright
and studious that his parent wished
to educate him for minister. When
he was eight years old, therefore
they sent him to Latin school. He
learned very fast and soon made his
way toethe head Of his Glass;, but his
father had little money, and the cost
Of keeping him in school would be
very great. BENJAMIN was taken ,ur
of Latin school and sent to a cheaper
place where he learned to write and
to calculate. When he was ten years
old he was taken out of school alto.
gether. Although so young, there
were many things he could do, and
his father needed his help.
His parents were poor people who
lived in humble home on the milk
streets, and he was the youngest son
in the family of seventeen children
Your friend,
Leora Lewis, age IL,
Russell, Iowa
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-03-29
Death Through n Tarantu1a.

One of the quickest and most COM
plete and justifiable killings that ever
l saw came about through tarantula.
1t was at q mine camp, and the camp
bully had q tarantula impaled Oh a
stick. A man newly arrived from the
east stood gazing, fascinated with hor-
ror, at the squirmlng reptile, working
Its black faugs in the effort to reach
something that it could fasten them
into. Suddenly, without warning, the
bully thrust the tarantula straight into
the tenderfoot's face. His whiskers
saved him from the fangs, but he let
out a yell as If he had actually been
bitten and jumped back, 1 fully be-
lieve, ten feet. Then, as the fellow
came poking the tarantula toward him
again, the tenderfoot drew his revolver
and turned loose on his tormentor. His
first shot would have been enough, as
it went straight through the fellows
body, but the tenderfoot had his ex-
element to work off, and he never
stopped shooting until his revolver had
been emptied and the man with the
tarantula was sieve. Served him
right" was the verdict of the coroner's
jury, and the case never went to court
for trlal.-San Francisco Examiner.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-03-29
In London CIubland.

In some of the ultra exclusive clubs
says the London Chronicle, it is seri,
Gus breach of etiquette for one mem
Der to speak to another without obtain,
ing a ceremonious introduction before
hand. A painful case has just oc'
Cured In a certain old established and
extremely respectable Pail Mall cara,
vansare. 1t appears that newly join
ed member in callous defiance Of Gus
tom ventured the other afternoon to
make remark about the weather to a
gentleman with whom he was not per.
sonally acquainted. The recipient of
this outrage glared stonily at its per,
petrator.
Ibid you presume to address me.
sir?' he demanded, with an awful
frown.
"Yes, l did" was the defiant reply,
Il said it was fine day" The other
digested the observation thoughtfully.
Then, after an impressive pause, he
turned to its bold exponent. "Well,
pray don't let it occur again." he re-
marked as he buried himself once more
in his paper,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-03-29
THE FIRST MARLBOROUGH.
His Was a Curious Combination Of
Contradictory Traits.

His Was a Curious Combination Of
Contradictory Traits.
Herbert Paul in his book on Queen
Anne of England paints queer pic
ture of the great Duke of Marlborough.
He was not truthful. He was not
straightforward. He was not honest.
In his love Of money and his capacity
lor boarding it he rivaled those wretch
ed misers who have done no more
than contemplate their gains. And yet,
such are the strange freaks in which
nature INDUCES, this mean and selfish
lntriguer was endowed with perfect
courage, with an irresistible charm of
manner, with temper which even his
wife failed to disturb, with a brain
that no sophistry could obscure and
with military genius before which
criticism Is humbly silent.
He was treacherous even in a treach-
erouS age. Wholly devoid of cruelty
and by nature humane, he is said nev-
er to have sacrificed an unnecessary
life. He used his fellow creatures for
his own purposes, and when he had no
further use for them he forgot their
existence. He made his plans and
carried them out with the absolute eff
cheney of sheer intelligence and the
serene implacability of impersonal
fa te
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-03-29
A RHETORICAL TRIUMPH.
Sheridan's Speech In Connection With
the Hastings Trial.

Sheridan's Speech In Connection With
the Hastings Trial.
Answering Il correspondent who ask
ed about the speech of Sheridan in con-
nection with the Warren Hastings
trial, the London News says:
THAT immense oratorical triumph
was certainly not reported in the notes
in question, for the Dude speech was
not delivered during the trial. Sheri-
dan pronounced 1t in the house of COM
mons in the year before the trial in
moving that the Dude charge should
be one of the articles of the impeach-
ment.
mo speech recorded in our history
ever had such a reception. The entire
house and all in the galleries violated
the traditions of parliament and set Il
precedent that remains unfollowed by
clapping furiously and continuously.
Pitt, fully conscious of the eXtraor
binary state of excitement disclosed by
this breach of decorum, moved the ad
journment ON the unparalleled ground
that the minds of members were too
agitated to discuss the question with
GOODNESS and judicially.' Sheridan had
spoken for five hours and forty min
utes. No full report of the speech
exists. The best appeared in the Lon
don Chronicle for Feb. 8, 1877.
1.-The fame of the speech was such
that when the trial came on ESQ was
gladly paid for a seat in the hall on
the day of Sheridan's speech as
manager of the impeachment. Macau-
lays account of that speech, which Is
both misleading and inaccurate In sew
eral respects, at least permits us to
know the fact that the speaker was
publicly embraced by Burke Oh resum-
ing his seat At later stage in the
trial-six years later, In fact-Sheridan
delivered another speech which was
described by one of the auditors as an
extraordinary rhetorical triumph"