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years he said himself: My parents
were born in Virginia. Ny mother died
when 1 was in my 14th year. When
became of age ] did not know much. l
could read. write and cipher to the
rule of three The little advance /
have now | picked up under the pres
sure of necessity He studied law
and was successful. He was opposed
to the Mexican war. He supported
Taylor for president and advocated the
Wilmot Proviso, which excluded slav-
cry from the territories. He had a
debate with Douglass and defeated
him. After that he was the most prom
inent man in the Republican party. He
ran twice for senator but failed to be
elected: He was nominated for the
presidency in 1850 and was elected He
was reelected at the expiration of his
first term but forty days later he was
shot by crazy actor. l could write
more about him but will not tire you
this time.
Ellen Owen,
Eldon. Ia.
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NUTS.
Dear Editor.

Lear tOltOT.
My father has belonged to the Tri-
Weekly Courier for about seven years.
am going to write for the contest in
the last Courier Junior. ] am going to
write about nuts. There are many
different kinds of nuts, hazle-nuts,
hickory nuts, butternuts, walnuts.
and many other kinds of nuts. Hazel
nuts grow on bushes from two to five
feet high. Another boy and l went
hazelnutting about three weeks ago
There were not very many but we got
a sack full apiece. The most we got
on bushes. but some we got in little
mice nests on the bushes and trees,
and some in the mice holes in the
ground. The nests are made of twigs,
mud and leaves. They have about a
double hand full Of nuts in each nest
The holes and sometimes larger than
other. There are little holes just big
enough for the mice to get in at
them. They get bigger sometimes
Sometimes there a half gallon in them
and some times not more than hand
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along came his daughter and Mr.. Grey
Birds son, young sweethearts and as
they approached the box in which their
parents sat they looked knowingly at
each other and the youthful gallant
said: "Fll speak to our fathers now
about our love"
'Ah, yes, there they are together,
and in that lovely place we had decid-
ed to move into as soon as we were
married." said the daughter Of Speck-
led Bird.
Then Gray Birds son, Quick Wing
by name, flew into the box and said in
most respectful way to his father
and his flancee's father: my dear sirs,
| wish to announce to you the betroth-
al of myself and Miss Soft Feather.
We're going to wed commonwealth
our parents permission"
All that's the right thing" said
Mr.. Wise Owl not giving either Grey
Bird or Specified Bird a chance to
speak till he had given them to UNI
derstand how to act in the matter.
And here are your two fathers" he
said,' addressing the young Birds,
ready to give you their consent and
their blessing. And, moreover, here is
the most beautiful house-the one
your parents are sitting in. And your
fathers shall this day begin fixing it UP
in readiness for you. All. this is a
hdppy moment Tor the families, Grey
Bird and Speckled Bird! Fathers,
bless your children
And what could the stubborn Spec
led Bird do but obey the old Wise Owl,
and he consented to the match agree
ing to give his share of the box to the
young pair. "And I most willingly
present them my half of this beau
tiful and curiously built CASTLE, said
Mr. Grey Bird. And we must all
thank our friend, Mr.. Wise Owl, for so
wisely adjusting the misunderstanding
between my friend Spelled Bird and
myself Hadn't it been for his clear
Judgment there might have been g
bloody fued started in Bird Town. But
now. only sweet peace and friendship
shall exist between the families,
Speckled and Grey
And not to be outdone. Mr.. Speckled
Bird declared himself glad to have
the misunderstanding between himself
and an old friend settled, and to help
to make his daughter and her near
future husband as nappy as they
could be. And so ended the day which
had been SO disagreeahly, all going
home on the friendliest terms
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= y Ot1tl1fN UNI VII, dSO
Agency, Ia, R. R. No. 1.
LEoNA's LETTER TO LENA.

Miss Lena Davis:
Dear Friend Lena: I will write you
letter today. ! am at school at pres
ent. received your pictures and card
Many thanks for it. l am going to
get my picture taken and will send
you one of them. We are all well and
hope you folks are the same.
My teachers name is Miss Lilly
Fitzgerald. I like her some times
very much | am in the seventh read
er. In the sixth history, in the eighth
grammar, in the fourth arithmetic. in
the seventh spelling, ii the eighth
writing. in the eighth physiology, in
the eighth music, in the seventh geo.
graphy. Write and tell me what stud
les you are in.
Tell Ina hello. | would like to see
you all. If you send me a pretty pos
tai card I will send you one. will re-
main as ever your loving friend and
Junior friend,
Leona Vest. age 49,
0tt,1p1u-o 70 M &
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Hello John, how is the Jack getting
along? Is he done yet? Not quite.
He'll be dandy when he is done and
bobbing up to old Daddy Hills win
dow l don't think lie ever saw such
looking face in all his life. Have the
other boys got their eggs and turnpits
yet? Yes, and Earl said he could get
lots of old cabbases from his fathers
garden. That frost the other night
nipped them so they aren't any good.
Goodbye, will meet You and all inc
boys tomorrow back of the old red
barn. Now old Daddy Hill is queer
old fellow and everybody in the town
knows him. Daddy was also planning
for the boys. He knew all kinds OF
tricks boys like to do. At seven O'Clock
the boys met back of the old red barn,
Earl said, when | give signal let
every thing falls. T he boys gathered
around the houses. Earl said, wait
till | count three then pelt it. One. two,
three, bang. and up to the window
went the Jack-o- lantern. In a second
the door flew open. Hold kings, eX-
cuse no fair. Come boys. you don't
have to stay if you don't want to.
Slowly the boys came and in there
they saw a long table filled with all
sorts of things good. They stayed until
midnight, feeling sorry because they
were so naughty.
Laura Names
1928 \. Wapello.
A q
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

A man named Abraham Lincoln
came to Kentucky about 1880. His
ancestors were among the colonists
who settled near Plymouth. Massa
chusetts.
Lincoln and his family had long
been friends of the Boones. They
lived in stockade, like other settlers
as the Indians were still to be feared
One day while Abraham and his three
sons were working In a clearing. the
father was shot and killed by and In
dian. Lincoln was born Feb. II
1909 His mother died when Abra
ham was nine years old. and her loss
was a great one to the little boy.
Mayme Swain. age s,
KNOXVILLE. Iowa.
Oct 20. 1908
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Dear Editor:-I have never written
to the Junior before.
My grandpa takes the Tri-Weekly
Courier and I like to read the Junior
letters.
go tothe Center school. My teach
er's name is Miss Velma Woodruff.
like her very much. My studies are
reading, writing, arithmetic. spelling,
history, physiology, language, and
geography.
I am in the fifth grade Our school
house is painted white. There are "a
scholars in the school.
Yours truly,
Brice Funkhouser, age u.
r. f. D. No. 2. Blakesburg, Ia.
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There are different kinds of nuts:
hazle nuts. walnuts. hickory nuts and
butter nuts. They are ripe in autumn.
There arc many of them. There was
not Very many this fall, SO we didn't
get any. 1t is fun to get d lot of
girls ana boys and go and gather nuts.
Ike to knock off walnuts with a long
pole.
There are kernels in nuts. They have
to be cracked before eating. They are
good to put on cake. or in fudge. But
ter nuts have a kind of butter taste
The shell is sticky like a pin.
Hickory nuts and hazelnuts are
smooth. Walnuts are kind of rough. I
think you very much for the postal
cards you sent me- l got three postal:
from the Courier Junior. | will close,
hoping to receive q DOH.
Rose Kerkore.
Sigourney, Ia. r. r. No 6.
Aged H.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

One cold day in February a baby
came to live in a log house in Ken
lucky. There were great cracks be-
tween the logs. The snow blew in.
A place was cut for the window They
hung the skins of wild animals over
the door to keep out the cold. There
was no floor in the log house. The
little. baby lay on bear skins on the
ground. There was no stove only
big fireplace to keep the baby warm.
The little baby laughed and crowed.
The baby's name was Abraham Lin
coin. After a while this little baby
grew to be boy. He ran out Of
doors without any shoes. For winter
his mother made him a coat and cap
of fur. BY and by Abraham went to
school. He studied hard and learned
all his lessons. He had no slate and
pencil. He made words on board
with black coal. Abraham Lincoln
was truthful boy. He was kind to
his playmates. BY and by they put
their furniture on raft and sailed
down the river to another place. In
this new place he saw many black peo-
pie. The black people had to work
very hard. Little Abraham felt very
sorry for them. He grew to be a
man. Then he made speeches to the
black people. Then they made him
president of the United States. When
he was president the people quarreled.
They had long war. Many brave
men were killed Then Abraham Lin
coin said that the black people should
be made free. No one can sell little
black babies now. Every one loved
Abraham Lincoln for this. Abraham
Lincoln's birthday is February II.
Lille Myers, age u,
HyneS Iowa
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN,

Abraham Lincoln was born in Ken
lucky February y, 1909, and died in
Washington April IS, 1866. When
Abraham was seven years old his
father, Thomas Lincoln moved with
his family to Indiana. There the boy
and his mother worked in the woods
and helped build new home. Abra-
hams mother was not strong and be-
fore they had lived in their new home
a year she fell sick and died. She
was buried on the farm. 1t was the
first great sorrow that had ever touch
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SOUVENIR PosTALs.

We are still sending out beautiful
ipostals, so we will want the Juniors
to write stories about the subjects
represented on them. We do not want
the Juniors to acknowledge them by
simply thanking us or writing re-
lceipt. Either write on the subjects
E1hey represent or else write nice lit,
tile letters telling us of you pets,
your home, the beautiful flowers OF
something else of interest.
We will still give souvenir albums
to the Juniors when they have %
postals from the Courier Junior
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for he wanted to borrow another one
Of the farmers sheep that night. So
the wolf trotted away and the little
bears and the squirrel went on down
to the creek to wash their faces
That wolf had a. nice bushy TALL
said Pete, 81 wish 1 had tail like
that" They soon reached the creek
and washed their faces, then they ali
went home promising 10 meet again
soon.
Your friend,
Neoma O'Daniel, age 13
RF D No Box 10 Cabot, Ark.
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REINHARDsRRUNN ca PostaI)

Reinhardsbrunn is situated in the
Thuringian forest, 1900 feet above sea
level. 1t is now ducal chateau, but
was formerly benedictine monastery
and converted to its present form i'll
1926. 1t stands in delightful park,
typical of the beautiful scenery CT
province Astounding in fine old pine
trees and dainty woodland scenery. In
the neighborhood are the beautiful
lakes of Reinhardsbunn
Fay Lawson.
Bloomfield, Iowa.
81 .heh,.. sious thriving EFT SH CM
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Noru gmu Mirds
CLAIM Same Hn1ne

Curing the summer months family
hade come from town to camp on
the banks of the river, right in the
very midst Of Bird Town. And dur
ing their stay there the boys of the
camp had put up a box in tree In
which to keep certain things away
from the dirt and dampness Of the
ground. And on moving from the
camp the box had remained. And
that very box-in the tree branches
brought about quite disturbance in
Bird Town between two of the Oldest
and most respected inhabitants there
But the trouble alluded to did not
take place till the chill winds of Octo-
Der began to blow. Then the bird
Z families began to seek sheltering
hooks in tree trunks and boughs, pre-
paratory for the long winter just be-
ginning.
The box, roomy and comfortable,
with It's open side to the south, thus
admitting sun and air, while protect
Ing against northern cold, caught the
eye of two male birds at the same mo-
straight to it, both entering the box at
the very same instant.
= well, here's fine home for my
wife and little Ones" said Mr..
Specified Bird. ''I'll take possession
of It,"
"Ah, / guess I have something to
say about this CASTLE declared Mr..
Grey Bird, perking up and looking de-
termined.
Nov, look here, friend Grey Bird,
said Mr. Speckled Bird, in a tactful
way, 1--WE had my eye on this place
for some weeks, and only waited till
the weather turned cold before NOV
ing in. If you think, however, that
owe you something to vacate in my
flavor, I'm willing to do what is right
in the matter. III give you two days
of work, helping you to build your
winters nest in any nook you choose.
/ Then I shall have plenty of time to
build by nests in here"
Don't plan SO rapidly, my dear
friend" said Mr.. Grey Bird, his voice
calm, but full of determination. 81
like this place very much, and have
a mind to move into it,. If, however,
you think l owe you anything to va
casy III my favor, wn=~, say the word
I'm willing to give you a couple OF
days work this fall as payment"
Now, look here. sir spoke up Mr.
Speckled Biard, losing his temper
81 tell you l have had my eye on this
place ever since those two giants came
here in the hot weather and put it in
4 this tree And l don't intend to have
any bird in the woods come in here
and dispute the right to it with me
It's mine, and | give you notice to gel
out, the sooner the better.''
'And what if l declare that the
place is as much mine as yours?' ask
ed Mr.. Grey Bird. And furthermore
that l mean to begin building oul
nest-beds in here this very day."
you impudent knave!" shrieket
Il Mr.. Speckled Bird 'How dare you tt
make such threats to me, the rightfu
owner Of this castle? Get out of here
quickly or | may foget that l am ;
gentleman of the first feather, ant
/ soil my beal1 by giving you a goot
I chastisement!"
"Try your chastisement, sir" dare'
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WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.

William Henry Harrison was born
at Berkeley, Va, on F'erbury 8, 1913
He was the son of Benjamin Harrison,
governor of Virginia. He was edu-
Gated at Hampden and Sidney college
He was governor OF Indiana territory
1906 to 1918. On November T. 1911 he
defeated the Indians at Tippecanoe. He
was a member of congress in 1917 and
senator in 1920 He was elected pres
ident in 1870, but only stayed in office
one month when he died He was the
ninth president and the first to die in
office.
Fay Laurson,
Bloomfield, Ia.
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LINCOLN.

Dear Editor:
I though would write about Lin
coin.
He was very poor. He lived in an
old log house and was very fond of
books. One day he walked a mile TO
borrow a book and when he got it he
took it home and read it, and one
night he took it to bed with him and
it rained that night and the book was
all wet. Abraham took the book back
to the man ne borrowed it from and
told him that he was very sorry that
the book got wet and said he would
do couple of days work for the dam
age to the book.
Irene Schafer, age II,
923 Plum street, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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WHAT DID HALLOWEEN.
Hickory, Ia.

HlckOfy, Ia.
Dear Editor:
I will write and tell you what / did
halloween. l made a jack-o'-lantern
and bought me candle and put in it.
then I lit it and l and some other
girls went around to peoples houses
and showed it at the windows.
Some of the bad boys took an old
buggy and put it on the store porch
and then some of them went to got it
and put the shaves around tree and
left it there all night. So the next
morning the fellow that owned the
buggy had to go and get it. We tick
tackled peoples windows.
l will tell you what classes l am
in at school. I am in the fifth reader,
the G arithmetic. physiology, C
geography, C spelling and c language.
We have an upstairs in our school and
am in the upper room. Well as this
is the first time l have ever written l
will close because my letter might not
be welcome if 1 write too much.
Uta White, Hickory, Ia.
Aged 10.
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A PRETENDED VISIT TO NE
BRASkA.

Dear Juniors and Editor:
| was sitting in the sitting room one
day and wished that | could go to
Kearney, Neb., for two weeks visit,
and | went Cut doors where mamma
was and asked her when could go to
visit in Kearney, Neb. She said you
may so next week if you help me very
good with work this week. And so
said, yes, indeed l will help you
with the work real WE'LL And so
set to work, and sure enough l went.
This was in vacation, July 10, 1908
July 16, 1908 at 6 a. M, l started to
Kearney, Neb | arrived there on
July IS, 1908. When mamma told me
should go l wrote to my cousin and
asked him if he would please meet me
at the station, and sure enough he
was there when l arrived, about p.
NJ, and arrived at uncle James about
8 p. M. They were all watching for
my cousin and l. They had not seen
me for about 10 years They were
very glad to see me, and l was very
glad to see them. l stayed at Uncle
James two days and then we went to
Kearney, and stayed all day in town
there, and got great many presents,
and souvenirs, and the next day l
went to my cousin Wills and that
night we went to a party. There were
6S Of us at the party The games we
played were as follows:
Hop Scotch, drop the handkerchief,
blind fold, poor pussey, soldiers, one,
two three four, hide and go seek, the
prairie dog, our dear friends. there
we are, there friends are very happy,
our dear teacher, our dear sister and
brother, two tramps, the rare chase.
we are happy, the happy party, good
night, and also the twilight night. For
refreshments we HAD candy, ice
cream, peaches, pears, plums, apples.
pineapples, bananas, cakes and
cookies. For music we had a grapha-
phon and piano and sang songs. We
had our pictures taken and looked at
pictures. We all visited each other,
and about midnight we went home
We also had a great many nuts.
got a few keep-sakes.
| hope l will be winner in the prize
letter prize.
Leona Vest, age II
r F D No box As, Ottumwa, Ia
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sToRIEs-LETTERs.
TWO kITTIEs.

Dear Editor:
received post card from the Coz
rier Junior and think it is very pretty.
1t is picture of two kitties playing
with a turtle. The kittens are gray
and spotted. The spotted one has a
pink ribbon around his neck and the
little gray one has a red one around
its neck. They are very cute. The
little gray one is climbing on the tur-
tie and the little spotted one is by the
side Of it. I will close for this time.
Goodbye, from
Johnny Skirvin, age 4.
Agency, Ia, R. r. No 1.
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CAN CORN.

To seven quarts of corn, cut am
scrape from the cobs. add sufficienl
water to cook without burning. boi
one half hour, add one half ounce tar
taric acid dissolved in a little waite,
and cook fifteen minutes. This mSkes
Fights quarts when canned. Their
should be enough water to cover tbs
corn in the cans after 1t settles. Who,
preparing it for table use add on
half teaspoonful or more of soda, az.
cording to amount of corn and secs
on as usual with salt, pepper and BIZ
ter. adding milk last.
Your friend, Leora Lewis.
Russell. Ia. r. E. 4.
Aged IS.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE couRIEr. PRINTING CO.,
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
THANKSGIVING CONTEST NEXT
WEEK

Dear Juniors: We will not an
nounce the Thanksgiving contest I'M
til next week. In the meantime you
all can write on one of the following
subjects and receive some beautiful
paper dolls:
apples"
Nuts
"Why My Dolly Ran Away
"Tige and His Friends"
If any of the Juniors who worked
In the Presidents contest failed to
receive their Fluffy Ruffles paper
dolls we will be glad to send them if
they will write us line or so. Many
of the Juniors have never acknowl-
edged their dolls. 1t is alway polite
ITO write and thank the Junior for
the prizes it gives.
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SIX RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

l. Use one side of the paper
only.
g Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp pencil.
3. Number your pages.
A. At the bottom of the last page
write your name, age and address.
5. Always tell whether you are a
Daily Junior or a Tri-Weekly Junior.
6. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa Iowa.
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PAULiNE's FIRST LETTER.

Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to the Courier
Junior. l go to school every day. I
am in the fifth room and sixth grade.
My teachers name is Miss Langford. l
go to the Douglas school.
Well, as my letter is getting long
l will close.
Pauline Graham
256 \. Mclean. ST., OttumWa
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Six tablespoonful grated chocolate.
Two breakfast cups OF cream, one of
fresh milk, one-half lib. of sugar Stir
the chocolate into milk, mixing Well
Add remaining ingredients and freeze.
Bessie G. Costello,
Melrose, Ia.
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ed the boys heart After Abraham
had grown to be a man he said with
his eyes full of tears, God bless my
mother, all l ever am or ever hope to
be owe to her. Abraham went to
log school house in the woods for a
short time and there he learned to
read and write a little. He had about
a half dozen favorite books which ne
read. Some were as follows:
Robinson Crusoe, Pilgrims Pro,
gress, Aesop's Fables, the Bible, and
Life of Washington.
BY the time Lincoln was seventeen
he could write a good hand and do
hard examples in division and spell
better than anyone else in the country.
Lincoln fought in the Black Hawk
war After he had returned from the
war, he was made postmaster of New
Salem. He also found time in sur
veying and he began studying law.
The Lincoln family had moved to Hi
nois and Abraham was elected to the
state legislature. He was elected four
times to the legislature. Later he
moved to Springfield, ILL.,, and made
that place mis- home for the rest of his
life. The next time the people elected
him to office they sent him to make
laws in congress for the whole cour.
try. In 1861 Lincoln was chosen pres
ident of the United States and he hal
now reached the top. The great war
now broke out. Before the end of the
war of the north and south Lincoln
had freed the slaves but the saddest
thing at the close of the war was the
murder Of President Lincoln by mad
man named Booth. He loved both the
north and south.
Well, / will close.
Minnie Canny, age II.
r. R. No. 1, Box No. 26. Agency. Ia.
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One cup powdered sugar. One half
cup butter. One half cup grapenuts.
Whites of four eggs. Beat sugar and
eggs and butter together, then add
the grapenuts. Flour with lemon juice
and bake in spoonfuls on buttered
pasteboard for twenty minutes.
Catherine Costello,
Merose, Ia.