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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-26
DEVILS FOOD CAKE.

Two cups of sugar. cup butter, 8
eggs, l Gun of sour milk, teaspoonful
soda, IL cups of flour, 1-2 cake of
chocolate l teaspoonful Of vanilla, use
cooked frosting for filling.
Opal Clark,
Unionville, Ia,
r. r. No. 2.
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Dear Editor: thought would
write you few lines. have a little
sister. Her name Is Elma She is
four years old. She is a good little
sister. l go to school, Ny teachers
name is Mary E. Carter. like her
fine. My studies are reading, spell:
ing, and arithmetic. go to No. 4
school. There are sixteen scholars
in oilr school
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HONEY CANDY

One pint of white sugar, water
enough to >-issolve it, and four table
spoonfuls of honey. Boil until it be-
comes brittle on being dropped in
cold water. Pull when cooling.
Lillian Isaacson,
Agency, Iowa
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BUTTER SCOTCH.

1 cup Of sugar, cups Of Orleans or
sorghum molasses, heaping teaspoon
OF cinnamon. Boil ten minutes, pour
IN buttered pan. When cold cut in
squares.
Your friend,
Ethel Meier,
lot Iowa Ave.
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JUNIOR LETTERS.

Dear Editor
would like to get letter from
Norma Daniels, because she is: nice
girl to write to the Junior family.
Well, good bye,
Ruth Morrison,
Eldon, Iowa.
Dear EDITOR
AS have never written to the jun
Tor, l will write a story My name is
Helen Roberts. l go to school every
day.
l study arithmetic, language, read
ing and spelling.
My teachers name was Neva Parks.
AS my letter is getting long, will
close for this time.
Helen Roberts. age 8,
Batavia, Iowa.
Dear EDITOR
I will now write to you, because I
have not written before. am a pupil
of the sixth grade. My teachers name
is Miss Rose. My seatmate is Wendell
Phillips. We have large school house
here with seven rooms in It,.
study reading. geography, arith-
metic, physiology and grammar. Our
room is the second grammar room. We
also have drawing and writing. 1t
showed here, but it has all melted
away. I have four sisters and three
brothers. but am the youngest. My
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wrlte 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
think you send In. Tbs editor has a
separate box for the stories, recipes
and letters. We would never get
through our work II VS. had to sign
the Juniors names to their work.
Many of the out of town Juniors
have not acknowledged tneir prizes ]
We want to hear from these Jun
iors. One should always acknow-
ledge a gift or prize. *
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DEVILS FOOD CAKE.

] cup of sugar creamel together
with lump OF butter the size of an
egg, the yolk of one egg, teaspoonful
OF soda, IL cup cup of chocolate wet
with boiling water, fill the cup on up
with milk. Add teaspoonful of va
Mia.
Pearl West, age 10.
R. F. D. No. 1. Blakesburg, Iowa
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an is until the crowfeet can be count
ed.
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brothers are all married and l have
one sister married. I will close, for
my letter is getting long.
Yours truly
Ellsworth Harrison.
Hiteman, Iowa.
Aoa "A
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R. F. D. No. 5, Charlton la.

Courior Junior am a little boy,
five years old / live with my grandma
Wonhipple. go to school. l am in
the first room. My teachers names arc
Miss Fay and Miss Slater. go to
the Agassiz school. have a dog and
her name is Queen. This is the first
time have ever written so guess
will say goodbye.
Your little friend
Charlie H. Smith,
415 s. Davis ST.
Ottumwa
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Dear Editor:-I will write a letter.
l received my post card, many thanks
70 it. go to Vernon school. MY
teachers name is Susie Mans
am in the second weeks work IN
the contest. l had the scarlet fever
and could not write story about the
picture. wish could have written.
My aunt Hattie is down to grandpa
McEvwen and my uncle N. G. McEwen
are coming to Oklahoma to live They
were coming this month. l will
close and write my receipt
Nora Purdy, age II,
R. r. No. /. Peckham, Okla
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Your truly,
LIE Roy Copeland age s.

Dear Editor As 1 have never
written to the Junior before thought
l would try It, and if see my letter
in print 1 will try again. | like 10
read the stories very much, and l will
try to write story the next time.
Your truly.
Elery Hughes,
Selma, Iowa.
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Your truly,
Miss Eva Copeland, age 10.

Dear Editor: will write about my
trip to California We started the
z Of August for South California.
was on the train, and had my cap
on. stuck my head out of the win
dow, and the wind blew it off. We
stopped at Port Oregon Papa mama
and l were so tired that we stopped
there about two days, then we went
to the train and we started for Los
Angles. When we got there we had
to wait for an other train, and when
the train come we started for Red
lands, California. We got there In
the night We had an uncle and
aunt living there. We staid there about
8 months. Then we started for home.
When we was on the train there was
wreck and we was laid up about Is
hours. Then we took train and went
to the wreck And then we walked
around the wreck. There was another
train SO as we could get home Well
as my letter is getting long, will
close for this time, hoping to see my
letter in print.
Your truly,
y -
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Dear Editor:-I will write letter
to the courier. This is the second
time I have ever written to the
Junior. I thought would write rs
my sister was writing. | go to the
Vernon school My playmates mr.,
Lullian Trenary and Anna Wathor.
love my playmates. I will close
Pear Purdy, age s,
r. R. No. /, Peckham, Okla
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Age IA

Dear EDITOR
am going to write little letter.
thought would write to you. My
teachers name is Miss Walker.
didn't go to school last week. We take
the Courier. like to read the JUNO.
page. it is very nice Norma Daniels
is away in California. would be
earthquakes happen there. We have a
COW and calf. We think lots of our
COW and .calf. They are real pets of
mine. This winter the men are put
ting up awful poor ice. wrote a let
ter to Ruth Hudgens, but haven't got
any answer. I have been sick with
lung fever seven days.. but / am gain
ing. am not verys we'll this winter.
There is some ice frozen in front of
our house. The Ice is not very thick
Mamma is in very poor health
this winter. I am in the fourth
grade and will be In the fifth next
year If pass. Well, good-bye.
Esther Garrison,
Eldon, Iowa.
Dear EDITOR
time, thought would write again.
thank you very much for my postal
cards. have received five. My school
will be out in three weeks. My teach
er's name is Miss Mae Ransom. AS my
letter is getting long, l will close,
wishing the Courier Junior Success.
Mabel LasleY, age 8,
Selma, Iowa.
Dear Editor
AS I have not written any letter be-
fore, I will try and write one now, for
the Courier Junior. I 40 to school
every day. Our teachers name is Miss
HaddOck. I go to school at Clarksdale
fifty-five scholars go to our school,
Well, ! will close for this time
Yours truly,
Leona Clark, age 10,
Clarksda1e Iowa
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r. R. No. 1, Peckham, Okla.

Dear Editor:-I am a little girl, S
years old. 1 have never written be-
fore go to Brush college school
My teachers name is Bertha William
son. like her very we'll. / have two
sisters and one brother My grandpa
takes the Courier. will close
Your little Junior.
Gladys Lomey,
r. f. d. No. 5. Charlton la.
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R. r. No. 1. Peckham, Okla.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
WelleSleY'S First President.

Many of our readers who have met the
late Miss Howard either at St. Johns
bury or during her summer soourns in
Danville will be interested in this brief
tribute from the Boston Congregation
alist:
The work of the first president of
Wellesley College, Miss Ada L. Howard
was fittingly characterized at her funeral
service in the Memorial Chapel, March
6. Though it is &c years since she laid
down her office there because of ill health.
she, did much to give to the institution in
its beginnings the direction and charac-
ter through which her influence is felt to
this day: The funeral service, attended
by the faculty and students, was con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. w. F. Warren of
Boston University and Rev c. H.
Ohphant OF Methuen, for long time her
pastor. Mr.. Oliphant concluded his adj
dress with this fitting tribute:
Two lessons are left in my mind by
my knowledge of Miss Howard. The
hrst lesson is that she had meat to eat
that the world knew not of-that
supreme quality of the Christian ex-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27

by The Hammersmark Publishing Com
pany of Chicago. This book was dedi-
Gated to Emile Loubet, President of the
French Republic, foremost democrat of
these times" 1t is easy to see that he
has been greatly influenced by Swim
burne and much worn copy of Swim
burne's Songs Before Sunrise" travelled
about for many years in his pocket. At
one time he was the editor of a Chicago
paper and during that time, going back
and forth to the Office and at luncheon
hour, he read and studied Swinburne.
That one of his poems which he likes the
best is entitled "Adam's Sons" and the
last stanza is:
We have one goal together, you and l,
We hear one echo of a wailing cry
Incessant raised by sundered soul from soul,
Left lonely here as we.
And if land beyond the clouds that roll
Or only sleep and dreamless dust there be
We know not, o my brothers But the dark
Lightens little with this only spark
That with clasped hands and hearts we go
as one
When through the dusk we hear the dim
bell toll
The day is done.
Of the poems in his latest book Her
Highness" is the most beautiful, while
"The Wrestler" is the strongest Both
books are beautiful specimens of the art
and we consider ourselves
fortunate in having them, as the first
book was a limited edition and the
second has already run out of the first
EDITION, and both are out of the market.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27

perience. 1t was always to those who
saw Miss Howard an unanswerable
question how her face could wear such
benignity, tranquility cheerfulness and
courage. She knew a privacy of glorious
light above the earth. Her resources
were not in sight The light in her eyes
was not that of exuberant physical life,
but of soul awake and wildly cen
scious of spiritual relations. The second
lesson is that of the value to ones self of
a vocational calling not alone to one
who is able to fulfil it, but to one who is
no longer able to fulfil it, Miss Howard
chose her work early, she followed it
long, she delighted in it long. She never
forgot that she was to give account of it
as steward of God. She needed not to
look back upon drudgery, but upon con-
secrated powers, spent in the service of
God To this was due the after-glow of
her beautiful life. With the rest which
was enforced, there came into the face of
this woman at length, as light, what
could no longer be used as power, the
energy of a Christian faith, the after
glow of work that was done. And
think of no word likelier to bear fruit in
the lives of young women than this tes-
timony to the JOY of taking ones work,
whatever that may be, as calling, and
ones labor as labor in God.
Herself from God she could not free,
She wrought with sad sincerity
She builded better than she knew.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
Webster, ChOate and EdmundS.

Il once heard the distinguished Sena-
tor Edmunds from Vermont, when he
was leader in the Senate, tell this story
of his young days." writes Edward
Everett Hale in the April Woman's
Home Companion, Of which he is one of
the editors.
"He was student of law and was
making his first visit in the city of
Washington OF course, the Supreme
Court interested him greatly. The Law
Library was close at hand and was by
far the finest law library which the
young man had ever seen. When he was
not listening in the Court Room he was
apt to be reading in the Library.
Zone day he was sitting happy in an
alcove, reading in a Black Letter treatise
which he had never seen before. There
entered from the Court Room, without
observing him, two gentlemen in earnest
conversation. These were Daniel
Webster and Rufus Choate, eagerly dis
cussing some intricate point They had
come in from the Court Room to talk it
over. They paid no attention to the
young man who sat reading; but he
could not help but hear, and | think he
had right to listen. At critical mo-
ment in the discussion he turned over
the leaves of the quaint old book, put
his finger on an essential passage, and
handed it to Mr.. Choate. Choate read
it quickly, as he did everything, and
passed it to Webster, for it wholly con-
frmed his argument.
"I am very much obliged to you, young
man, he said.
Webster read it in his turn, and passed
it back to Edmunds. i am not obliged
to you at all!' he said, with his own
sweet smile"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
Thomas Bailey Aldrich Dead.

Thomas Bailey Aldrch, the author
died at his home in Boston, March 49,
He failed to rally from a serious opera
ton performed some time ago. He was
born at Portsmouth, N. H., November
II, 1880, and was graduate of Har-
ward University. He was employed for
several years after leaving college in a
banking house conducted by his uncle in
New York city. He held editorial posi-
lions on the New York Evening Mirror,
The Home Journal, and The Illustrated
News until 1865, and from that year
until 1874 conducted Every Saturday,
published in Boston He edited The
Atlantic Monthly of Boston from 1881
to 1890. He was the author of many
books OF fiction and poetry, among the
best known being THE Story of a Bad
Boy" Mercedes and Later LYRICS
THE Queen of Sheba," From Ponka-
pog to Pesth, Judith and Holofernes."
Mr. Aldrich was married in 1865 and is
survived by his wife and one son, Talbot
b: Aldrich. He was awarded the degree
OF A. M. by Harvard in 1888, and that
OF L. II. D. by Yale in 1901.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
Newspaper Notes.

The Brattleboro papers, the Phoenix
and Reformer, showed their usual news
paper enterprise by giving carefully
prepared articles, copiously Illustrated,
upon the new million dollar dam to be
erected this year just below that town.
When completed, Brattleboro will have
the fifth largest water power in New
England and the town is certainly to be
congratulated upon its future prospects.
The Barre Times has reached its tenth
birthday and this enterprising daily well
deserves the congratulations that are
Langley started the Times a five column
folio and the success that has come to
with a loyalty to the best interests of
the city in which it was published D.
H. Perry has been with the paper from
the start, first as reporter and now
editor, and has contributed in no small
measure to the papers success.
What Baedeker is to the traveller in
Europe the Baby Pathfinder is to the
New Highlander and the many patrons of
this useful monthly will be pleased to
know that it appears in new dress of
type, and gives besides the time of all
trains, the mileage between stations.
Our St. Johnsbury readers will be inter
ested to know that this is published by
Rand, Avery 6, Co., Of Boston, under the
personal supervision of Jesse Gage, for
SO many years the foreman of the GALE
DOMAIN office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
Easter.
"where Am, There Ye Shall Be-"

know not the place that is opening beyond
II seems to be far away;
! shrink from the path | must take when
l die
Which is nearing day by day.
long to know more and search for some
word
OF the world beyond the skies;
And Where is the place. and What will
be there;
Are questions that often arise.
will the soul 90 to God and live, when l
die?
Shall we all be gathered there,
Shall we know one another, and meet again !:
Shall we love again any where p
Yet when loved friends nearing deaths
dreaded approach,
Go forth trusting, without a iear,-
Hope brightens, heaven opens, hear the
Lord speak,
You. too, shall be with me here
I'm my Fathers house there are mansions
prepared
Rich blessings for you are in store;
For you / will come; where am you shall be-
Let your heart be troubled no more
And so / can rest in this comforting word,
There is surely a home on high;
My treasures are there, too shall be there,
With my Lord and where love cannot
die
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
"Cut 1t Out" in Both Places.


The Boston Herald dominates" that
former Vermonter, Col G. B. NJ. Harvey,
editor of Harper's Weekly and the North
American Review, as states rights"
candidate for president, and the town of
Peacham swells accordingly. A better
platform for Col. Harvey would be anti
Roosevelt, anti-Rooseyelt methods, anti
Roosevelt reforms and blast Roosevelt
anyway. Col Harvey has now supple
mented his printed attacks on the chief
executive by a speech Of fiery dimensions.
The reason for this antipathy finds its
origin, ostensibly, in the claim that
Roosevelt by advocating a more CEN
tralized power for the United States is
really aiming to deprive the states of
their sovereignty and to make the presi-
dent dictator pure and simple with
arbitrary powers vested in him and the
legislative arm of the government at
Washington. To other people this ac.u-
sation of Col. Harvey seems purely fan
ciful, and they are treating it as such.
-[Barre Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
Commissioners Notice.

WILLIAM LAPOINT'S ESTATE.
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive ex,
anime and adjust all claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate of William La
point, late of St Johnsbury, VT, in said dis
trict deceased and the term of six months
from the 21st day of February 1907, being.
allowed by said Court to the creditors OF
said deceased to exhibit and prove their
respective claims before us; Give notice that
we will attend to the duties of our appoint
ment at the office of Cady s. Braley in St.
Johnsbury, in said district, on the Goth dayot
March and the Goth day of August next, at
10 O'Clock, in the forenoon, on each of said
days.
CHARLES G. BRALEY,
EDWARD H. ROSS,
Commissioners.
st. Johnsbury, VT, March s. 1907.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
Probate of Will.
PHEBE A. CLARKE's ESTATE.

FhEBE A. CLARK ELS ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District SIS.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, within and for said Dis
trict, on the 9th day of March A. D. 1907
An instrument purporting to be the last
Will and testament of Phebe A. Clarke, late
st. Johnsbury in said district deceased,
being presented to court by Simon H.
Bartlett, the Executor therein named for Pro.
bate. 1t is ordered by said Court that all
persons concerned therein be notified to
appear at session of said court, to be held
at the Probate Office in St. Johnsbury on
the 3Oth day of March, A. d. 1907, and
show cause if any they may have, against
the probate of said will; for which purpose
it is further ordered that copy of the
record of this order be published three weeks
successfully in the CALIFORNIAN, printed at
ST. Johnsbury, previous to said time Sap
pointed for hearing,
By the Court, Attest:
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
true copy of Record Attest;
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27

One OF the most active women in New
England is Mrs. Betsey Coons, of Win
sted, Conn, who claims to be 80 years
Old She earns her living by doing
etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
PRESS COMMENT.
"For Humanity Moves Forward"

Once in while there is a really new
thing under the sun. The fact that a
telegram has been received by the repre-
sentatives of the Russian people in Par
lament assembled from the representa-
tives of the Persian people in Parliament
assembled is twentieth century occur
renee that nobody ever thought of as a
possibility in the nineteenth. The SEN
timents expressed are fine: "All fighters
for freedom are brothers. We, therefore,
the young Parliament of Persia, send
greetings to our older sister and wish
you success. Hurrah for popular liberty
Hurrah for justice!"-[ Hartford Times
"cut 1t Out" in Both Places.
The Boston & Maine railroad is said
to be making an effort to put stop to
liquor drinking on its trains, and when
ever passenger is seen putting bottle
to his lips he is quietly admonished by
the brakeman to cut it out 1t will
be difficult for the railroad management
to enforce regulations regarding the
smoking car passenger with a flask al
long as the parlor-car passenger is allow
ed to have beer served with his LUNCH
[Brattleboro Reformer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
w anted at Once
10 Machinists

Wanted. by large machine tool
builders in southern New End
land. 10 mdChiniStS. Good line
OF work. good opportunity to
learn. and good pay. Pleasant
City in which to live. Tools have
a good reputation the world over.
Address. stating age. experience,
wages received, etc.. Lock Box F.
St. JOhnSbury, Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27

Pray, what is syndicate
Intended to indicate?
Is questioned abroad and at home.
Say, is 1t a corner
Where Jay Cooke Horner
Can pull out very big plum?
In Congress the word was under exam
ination. Some of "Sunset" Cox's con-
stituents had written him, that member
declared to ask if it were in any way
related to the Ku-Klux "a scholar,
learned in philology," he continued amid
laughter, says it comes from the
original Chinese, and is pronounced All
Sindecat, from well-known player of
cards called the heather Chinee. A
revenue reformer writes me, that it is an
animal peculiar to Pennsylvania, with
head of iron, eyes of nickel, legs of
copper, and heart of stone. 1t con-
sumes every green thing outside its own
state" Cox went to Sir John Maunde-
villes Travels in Far Cathay," and
there found an account of Strange
animal of the lizard kind. He was
known in anciente books as achameleon.
When the sun did shine he took various
colors. Sometimes it wore golden hue
and sometimes had a green back.
caught him by means of steele mirror
which so bedazzled his eyne that he was
easily caught. bring him home as
strange beaste. 1t is called by the
natives a scindicat. y DR.. Oberholtzer
in the April Century.