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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29
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STREET COMMISSION
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29

The total number sI' ~
to Che eoentyy since lsS
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foreign birth lising Il
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29

committing bis sin and take
We are all doing it together,
do these things, and then pre-
will be made to change it all
sacrifice with the rest Of Us.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-05-29


1aH into temptations incident to my
profession. 4 commit only TIE crimes that
are required n my profession; but / eon-
nit them. i tlink that the cIerev
would be doing big service should they
take their congregations and know them
and the temptations Of the men, and the
professions that are represented there; and
when they find banker does this thing,
know enough about banking to know wheth-
er it 8 real banking Or whether it il sfnan-
cing,8 and then when they know that ind.
out how this thing compares with what oth-
er men do. Let the man % on
his burden Of il, but help him to Zee that.
hat i il asystem that it is true lie must
his mind for the time when an attempt
and then tell him to Be ready to make the
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
THE MOST INTERESTING THING

Last week l write and told you
about my trip. l told you about the
cave in Dubuque of which I am going
to write about.
That cave was over a mile long and
about 27 feet high. In the summer it
was as cold as 1t could be. 1t was
July when l was there and the peo-
pie that came to the park and IN
tended to go through the cave
brought wraps to wear.
In some parts of the cave you had
to go down 5 or 6 steps. This cave
is covered with something that looks
like ice to me.
Near the top there is sort of a
thing that looks like "a small 1c1cle
about 3 inches long. This cave Is a
natural cave, that means mother earth
made it.
On the ground it was so damp that
thew put cinders to walk on. the
rock of which this cave is made is SO
hard you cant even pick the least lit
tie piece off. In some places water $
dripping. 1t is well lighted. up with
electric lights. When you go into II
YOU go down about eight steps and
Won come on the level. MY uncte
said that in the winter time 1t was Us
warm as it could be.
Laura Names, age 10.
| 1923 N. Wapello St, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
Age. IL.
MAE GOES TO SCHOOL.

Dear Juniors:
I will write a few lines to the Cour-
Ter Junior. My papa takes the Tri-
Weekly Courier and I like to read the
letters of the boys and girls. l go to
Bluff Creek school. live about mile
from school. My teachers name is
Marion Watson. He is a good teacher.
My schoolmates are Edna and Amy
I sit with Edna Stewart There are 16
and calf, II bantams, two cats and
some pigeons. one dog and one bird.
1t is tame canary SO you see don't
get very lonesome. My mamma has
over 80 little chickens and she has
some garden made. The birds are
coming back now. The blackbirds,
robins, bluebirds, meadow larks, cat
birds, thrushes and many more kinds.
I don't know all their names. The
blackbird's eggs are black with blue
specks over them. The robins are
greenish blue The bluebird's are blue.
| The thrush brown with white specks
and the catbird's is blue. The wrens
will soon be here. Their eggs are
white with brown spots over the white.
The sparrows are white with black
specks over them. The chimney swal-
lows are white and the barn swallows
are white with black spots over them
| All the colors / have been naming are
the color of their eggs. The pigeon is
white too.
Mae Gardner,
Abba, Ia
r. F. D. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
THE MOST INTERESTING.

I think the most interesting thing
ever seen Is the Iowa State cipatol
and the history building at Des Moines
Iowa. 1t is the largest building | have
ever seen and the best kept place with
it's lovely lawn and pretty flowers AND
nice walks. One can stay all day ana
always find plenty Of strange things
to see. When l was there the last time
I went up on the fourth floor. We
went UP a small narrow stairs and
mamma got dizzy headed and we
couldn't go any farther. When one is
down on the ground and some one up
in the dome, the one on the ground
looks no larger than a ball. The dome
is covered with real gold leaf. You
can see as many old flags of the olden
wars and they look like they might
fall to pieces with age, and over at
the history building one can see nearly
everything down in the basement.
There is all kinds of fish in large glass
cases swimming around and so many
different kinds Of animals and old war
relics, the old stage coach, and some OF
the first guns used, and SO many old
things that were used years ago. On
the next floor are statutes and all kinds
of stuffed birds and shells of every
kind and bead work that the Indians
made, all different kinds of bugs and
butterflies and too many other things
to mention. I have been there twice
The first time l was only about two
years old but the last time I was
about I. l expect we will go this sum
mer and I shall go and see the same
| things again. One of my grandma S
live in Des Moines on Walnut street
and not very far from the capitol.
Forest Webb,
1905 East Main ST.,
Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIEr. PRINTING CO.,
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAux.
EDITOR.
AN OBSERVATION CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: For May we will
have an Conservation Contest" We
hear you all ask. What Is an 'Oeser'
walton Contest?" Well observation
means taking notice; the act Of seeing
or Of fixing the mind upon anything
Therefore the Juniors working in the
Conservation Contest" must write on
some interesting thing or person each
week. For instance, in going to and
from school you will observe many
things. It may be person, either a
child or grown-up. an automobile, a
flower, an animal, (horse, COW, dog or
cat. 1t does not matter what 1t Is
Each Of the writer's must select his
or her own subjects. We want the
Juniors working in the contest to
write a story each week during May
and we want the first stories at once
so that we can publish the names III
the Daily Junior next week, Thurs
day. May 6. 80,
In the last long contest many of the
Juniors who wrote the first week
failed to write any more. consequent
Nv lost out on the prizes. We do not
want any Of the Juniors to fall ou'
this time, because we are going &c
give such splendid prizes But the
splendor of the prizes Will depend on
the number of Juniors who write the
first week, the week ending May +
and the day on which we will tell you
all about the prizes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
THE LITTLE RED HEN.

A little red hen was in the barnyard
with her chickens, when she found a
grain of wheat.
who will plant this wheat?' she
said.
1--WE won't" said the goose and the
duck.
81 will Them said the little red hen,
and she planted the grain of wheat.
When the wheat was ripe she SAID,
"Who will take this wheat to the
mill?"
I'VE won't" said the goose and the
duck.
II will then" said the little red men,
and she took the wheat to the mill.
When she brought the flour nome she
said who will make some bread with
this f1our?" 49,.
I'VE won't" said the goose and the
duck
II will then" said the little red hen.
When the bread was baked she salo'
''who will eat this bread?"
I'VE WILL" said the goose ana the
duck.
"No you WON'T said the little red
hen Il shall eat it myself. Cluch! .
Cluck!" and she called her chickens u
Lacey Canny.
Agency, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

A good example is to mind the gold
en- rule, ''Do unto others as you would
have others do unto YOU" If you
should go to school one morning and
play with ell the boys and girls but
one and be mad at that one, just stop
and think If it was you, you wouldn't
want to be treated like it was.
And it is the same with animals
and insects. If you find grasshop'
per, and catch it and pull one of Its
legs off, just think If it was you and
some one was pulling your leg Off.
There is one thing we do so much
that is running our horses and whip,
ping them. What If they would treat
you that way?
The golden rule is the best example
I can find.
Hattie Mae Allen, age II.
Belknap, L., R. F. D. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
HENRY BLAKE's FATHER.

Henry Blake's father goes fishing with
him,
And goes in the creek SOS to teach
him to swim;
He talks just like they're awful close
chums
And sometimes at night he helps Hen
ry do sums;
And once he showed Henry how he
used to make
A basket by whiting peach stone,
and take
The bark off of willows for whistles
although
He hadn't MADE one since a long time
ago.
Henry Blake's father is just like his
chum,
And when he goes fishing he lets
Henry come;
He fixes two seats on the bank OF the
brook
And shows Henry how to put frogs
on the hook;
And sometimes he laughs in the jol
AT some little thing that he hears
oeyS
And dips up drink in his hat like
you do
When only just boys go a-fishing witt
sou.
Henry Blake's father will take hin
and stay
Somewhere in the woods for hal
holiday,
And wear his old clothes and brine
home a big sack
OF hick'ries and walnuts to hell
Henry crack;
And sit on dead log somewhere II
the shade
To eat big sandwiches his mother ha
made;
And Henry Blake's father, he don
seem as. though
He's more than his uncle, he like
Henry SO!
III. w. Foley in Golfers May Fiction
Number. ~
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well wrapped and brought to the
party, too, for Petro had confessed
that he and his sister were watching
the festivities through the hedge. And
Meta was brought, blushing and hap
Ply, to the party and given seat at
one of the tables, and Petro was pre-
vailed upon to sit beside her, and
dainty refreshment was brought them.
And after they had eaten and drank,
Mrs. Baker declared that they should
be the real king and queen Of the
May, and Robert and Pauline removed
their crowns to place them on Petro's
and Metals heads. And then Pauline,
not much harmed by the fire, went to
the house with her mother to change
her frock and to have her wrist
bound up in some oiled cotton, after
which she rejoined her guests and the
play went on as before, with the two
additional guests, Petro, the hero OF
the party, and his beautiful little sis
ter, Meta.
And when half an hour later the
mother of Petro came to the alley tc
call her children into the house she
saw them being honored at the party
on the rich side of the hedge, and
when Mrs. Baker told her of the he
roic act of little Petro tears OF JOY
came into her eyes, and she SAID
proudly: "There may be richer chill
dren than mine, but none Drawer OF
| better" And Mrs. Baker took hel
worn hands and declared she had
son she might well be proud of. Ant
more was said between these two
mothers, and there was big reward
given to Petro for his act of heroism
and besides that. he and Meta became
great friends of Pauline and Robert
and the rich family and the poor fam
lily learned hof to cross through tho
hedge which was no longer barrier
| between them.
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20 %e%%e 80 w. ~ p " .
THE MOST INTERESTING THING
A JUNIOR KNOWS OR HAS
EVER SEEN.

The most interesting thing | know
of or have ever seen is my baby sis
ter. First, because in all the books
we can read we find that there Is
nothing comes into the world so help
less as human baby. We must an
ticipate it's wants and at times this Is
interesting to all the family.
In about the third month the baby
begins o take notice and COO. When
they get so that they can hold their
heads up we begin to think about
them sitting alone. In few months
YOU begin to look for little pearls in
their mouths.
You think 1t fun at first to let them
bite your finger, but when they have
five or six teeth you do not think 1t go
much fun. The next thing to think
about is tie first few steps alone.
Sometimes they walk before they can
get up in the middle Of the floor alone.
They first walk around the wall and
chairs and when you are not looking
for them to walk, they start out and
walk across the room. When they
are about a year and half old, they
begin to say such words as mamma
papa, bye-bye, and hold out their
hands to go out of doors. At about
two years of age they begin to talk
and ask for something they want. All
through their life we try to dress
them cute and becoming and notice
their little actions. Unless one Is
brought up beside a baby sister CT
brother, they do not now anything
about them. My baby sisters name
is Esther Alberta Rush. She was
born February 8, 1908.
Bell Rush, age IL.
1916 N. Wapello street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

Once there were two girls whose
names were Madge and Ethel. Now
Madge lived in a fine home and mad
lots Of nice things, while Ethel LIVED
in log house and did not have much
because her father was dead. One
day Madge took a nice book to scnool
and was showing it to her Elay1 ates
and Ethel said, "Madee may l look at
your book?' mo man,, replied
Madge. 81 do not let poor girls like
you look at It,"
One day as Madge was going home
she fell down and got hurt very bad.
She had to stay in bed for several
days. Ethel carried er flowers and
spent what few GEMS she had Tor
something for the sick girl. Ethel
was setting an example for Madge II
follow.
Leila Saum age II.
Blakesburg, Ia. II r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
THE PRIZE WINNER.

No doubt the Juniors who wrote III
the contest, "The Most Interesting
Thing Junior Knows or Sees S
wondering what happened to the prize
stories. Well, the first part OF the
prize story, which was written by
Belle Rush, blew out Of the window
with several old pieces of scratch pa
per. We rushed down to get 1t bit
II could not be found. OF course, the
Judges who were reading all the sto-
ries. and who made the wise selection,
were a little careless or Bellies story
would not have blown out the window
Fortunately the last page on which
was written Bellies name did not gel
lost Bellies nice story appears today
and she gets the prize.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
Aged Z
JEALOUSY.
Lacey Canny.
Agency, Ia,

One day a little girl named Mabel
went over to see her friend elsie.
When she got there her friend met
her and asked what she supposed
they had. Mabel said she could not
guess. They went in the house and dld
not think any more about It, After
while Elsies mamma came IN with
her wraps and told the girls TO put
theirs on and follow her.
They went out doors and there was
a pony and cart Elsie's mamma told
them to jump in and she would take
them ride
Next Sunday at Sunday school the
teacher asked if any Of them had ever
been Jealous. Mabel said she had. The
teacher asked her what of. ELSIE
has a pony and cart and i haven't
she said. Her teacher told her IT was
very naughtey to be pealous. Maps
promised never to be Jealous again
We Juniors must not be like Mabel.
Mary Matlick, age IL.
MoultOn, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
INTERESTING THINGS.

Dear Junior:
I will write as I have nothing to do
/ go to school every day. My teach
cr's name is Miss Lara Balm and J
Ike her very much She has given
ne some post cards. The junior has
sent me fluffy ruffie. a Santa Claus
pillow and four post cards l thank
YOU very much. call my fluffy ruffle
Leona after 10y frlerd who went to
the Agassiz school. She will be 10
years. old On June and 1 will be l3
years old May 8, 1909. And my con,
sins birthday is June 8, 1909. She is
10 years old too. She lives in Mon
tana. Her name is Lena Strickland.
Leona Vest sent me two postcards,
and l thank her very much. | have
149 postcards. Had it not been for
the Courier Junior ! would have not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

i. Use one side of the paper only.
Q. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Number your pages.
4. At the bottom of the last page
write your name, age and address.
S. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work
6. Always tell whether you are
Daily Junior or a Tri-Weekly Junior.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01

America found it out too. Silk is II
Der that the silkworm spins. 1t IS
kind of caterpillar. When the cater,
pillar is grown it wraps itself around
cover called cocoon.
The sillworm has no eyes, but II
has ears. 1t breathes through holes
that look like black spots. nine in Il
row, down its body. When the silk
worm is first Matched 1t is one-'eighth
of an inch long. 1t grows gradually TIL
it is three inches long, then 1T
shrinks When the shrinking is done
it spins its cocoon. The moth lays
from 200 to 400 eggs.
Your Junior,
Edith Barmash, age IL.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01

cup sugar,
3 eggs,
8 tabiespoonfuls water,
III cups flour,
teaspoonfuls baking powder, j
Beat the eggs and sugar until light
and creamy. Then add the water lastly.
the flour mixed with the baking pow
der. Bake in two cakes. When cool
split and put the following cream
between: Heat one pint Of milk. Then
add one cup Of sugar, two well beaten
eggs two tablespoonful of corn starch
and cook until quite thick. Remove
from the fire and add one half cup Of
melted butter and one tablespoonful
of vanilla. This makes delicious cake
eaten while fresh.
Millicent Malone,
Delta Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01

Dear Editor:
This is my second time have writ
ten to the Junior.
I will tell you what I do to help
mamma. l get in the eggs and wood
and carry in water for her, and
sometimes set the table and dry the
dishes. Our school will commence in
the spring. don't know who is gong
to teach. I have four dolls. Their
names are Edith, Fanny, Bessie and
Ida
For pets have two kittens.
AS my letter is getting long l will
close. 1 am a Tri-Weekly Juionr.
Blanche Lasey, age 8,
R Ed. No. /, Bloomfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
oRIN GOT FOOLED FIVE TIMES.

Dear Juniors:
I wonder how many Of you Juniors
got fooled the first of April. got
fooled five times.
hid several Easter eggs this year.
eral eggs.
My cousin and my sister started to
school the 18th Of April and / would
have started also If my mama would
have let me.
have little pet lamb. I think It
is very cute.
Grin Rex Epperly,
Aged 5. Ottumwa, Ia,
r. F. d. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
Aged 10.
A DAY IN THE WOODS.

Once upon time there was little
Ill. He name was Helen. One spring
day she went out in the woods to
gather flowers. She took her basket
along so she might put the flowers in
it. She had not gone very far when
she found some beautiful flowers. She
ran home and told her mamma that
she had found some flowers. Her ma
ma told her she could go out in the
woods some other day and take her
dinner She was very glad when she
heard her mamma say she could go.
Minnie Canny,
Agency. Iowa.
Age IL.
Age Z
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
sERNIcE GOES TO SCHOOL.

Dear Editor:
have never written to the junior
before. My papa takes the Daily Cour-
Ter and has for ten years
| go to the Union school. My teach.
ers name is Miss Edna Adcock.
l have two little sisters, Ruth who
Is four years old and Elizabeth is one
year old.
l live on a farm and enjoy riding a
horse. live some distance from school
and sometimes when it is rainy my
papa takes me to school or comes for
me on a horse.
Bernice Baum,
Ottumwa, Ia.
r. F. D. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
SOUVENIR PosTALs.

We will send out postals to all the
Juniors the week following the day
on which their letters, stories or re-
ceipts appear. We do not want the
Juniors to acknowledge them by sim
ply thanking us or writing a receipt.
hut we do want them to write nice
little letter telling us of their pets,
their home or else write on one OF the
following subjects:
Sunkist Oranges.
Helping Papa Clean the Back Yard
Little May.
The Game Of TIy Spy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
Age Z.
JUNIOR RECEIPTS
GINGER BREAD.

Y cup butter,
cup brown sugar or molasses.
eggs,
1 teaspoonful each Of ginger, cinna-
man, and alspice or cloves,
l cup sour milk or sweet.
If sour milk is used, use one tea
spoonful of soda, If not use two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder.
Add enough flour to stiffen as you
would any other cake.
Bake in square pan in a moderate
hot oven.
Ragetta Dowell,
Corner Of Ash and blackberry.
Aged II