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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-09
LION.

A lion was awakened from sleep by
mouse running over his face. Ris-
Ing UP in anger, he caught him and
was about to kill him, when the
mouse piteously entreated, saying:
IF you would only spare my life,
would be sure to repay your kind
ness" The lion laughed and let him
go. 1t happened shortly after this that
the Hon was caught by some hunters,
who bound him by strong ropes to the
ground. The mouse, recognizing his
roar, came up and gnawed the rope
with his teeth, and, setting him free,
exclaimed: you ridiculed the idea
of my ever being able to help you,
not expecting to receive from me any
repayment of your favor: but now you
know that it is possible for even a
mouse to confer benefit on a lion"
Belle Smith, age 10,
r. F. D. No. 2,
FlOriS, Iowa
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q 0hi1d's Rrayer

Drowsy night is creeping down
Soft the twilight through;
Soon the mother-moon will glide
Down the deepened blue;
Soon the golden daisy eyes
Slow will droop and sway,
Resting in their dewy beds
Till another day.
when the night is still and sweet,
And my prayers are said,
am sure an angel fair
Watches DER my bed;
Sometimes can hear him sing,
Soft and faint and far,
In the land where dreamers go
And the angels are.
Holy angel of the night,
Care for me Away;
Guard my little anxious soul
All the sunlit day;
Hold my fingers close and warm
In thy holy hand,
Guide my little feet across
All this lonely land! Amen.
Lila B. N. Weston in Children's Mag
azine.
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A LETTER FROM OREGON.

Dear Editor
We receive the paper with the Cour-
Ter Junior in every Tuesday In the
last paper my first letter was in This
is the fourth letter have written
this month.
We have dried about two bushels
of prunes and about bushel Of ap-
pies.
The rainy season has commenced
now SO it will be muddy and wet all
winter. In the winter there are many
kinds of wild animals that come
down from the mountains. The panth-
ers are just commencing to come
down from the mountains now. The
bears will commence to come down In
December. They will not hurt people
unless they are leased. There Is also
o bird called the Chinese pheasant
which Is here the whole year round.
It is very good to eat but it Is against
the law to shoot one, so there are
getting to be great many of them.
It was imported from China.
Elsie Dahlstrom,
Cotton, Ore.
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MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

Dear EDITOR
This is my first letter, SO will see
what can do. Our school began Sept.
IS. There are twenty-six pupils in our
school.
I have one little sister that goes to
school with me. Her name is Opal.
She is six years old. This is her first
year of school We have one-half mile
to go to school. Ny studies are arith-
netic, reading, spelling, physiology,
writing and grammar.
We were somewhat disappointed
the first day Of school, as we were
to have the same teacher we had last
year, but she was sick and could not
come, SO she sent another teacher In
her place. Her name is Miss Rice.
Our former teachers name was Miss
Moore. We expect her back soon.
Yours truly,
Mabel Godloye, age 9,
Box is,
Haskins, Iowa.
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sToRlEs-LETTEns
NoRMA's LAST LETTER.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
have been going to school all
week and there hasn't been anything
much of interest going on.
Saturday morning | helped pick
peaches with a friend of mine and 1t
was certainly fun as there was only a
few and they were large. We played
little while and then l came home
to help mamma SO we could go nut.
ting in the afternoon. After dinner
papa hitched up our horse and we
went nutting in our timber about one
half mile northeast of Eldon. / climb
ed the trees and threw or shook off
the nuts and papa picked them up.
Whenever the nuts were low enough
to club them off we would do so, but
usually they were too high to do that
way:
We gathered nuts until after
o'clock and then ate splendid sup
per prepared by mamma, over camp
fire. Ny! but 1t was good. The day
was perfect and the many colored
leaves, together with the new growth
of grass made the woods beautiful We
came home by moonlight and | hope
to go nutting several times more this
fall as I like to go to the woods.
One evening my sister and invited
three friends who live next door to
come over and spend the evening. We
made candy and while 1t was cooking
we sang and played and had good
time. We made white fondant and
chocolate fudge and afterwards crack
ed nuts and promptly at nine o'clock
our guests went home.
Yesterday we received a Los
Angeles paper stating that my cousin
William R. Ruess, had won In the
great automobile race to old Mt.
Badly. 1t is considered the toughest
race course in the world. The distance
is 93.s miles from Los Angeles to the
end of the course at Mt. Badly. He
made the run in 3 hours and A sec
onds. The machine he drove was a
Pope-Hartford, and he carried a
mechanician with him, 80 gallons of
gasoline and Is gallons of cylinder OIL
and two rear tires. The average rate
was more than 81 miles an hour, but
in some places he drove over 60 miles
and hour. The Southern Pacific
trains were held to allow the cars in
the race to pass. At Palmdale a
heavy freight train was held to allow
my cousin to pass. If 1t had not wait
ed 1t would have caused him to have
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of game and utter different sounds, ac-
cording to the kind of game which they
have reached. while others are silent in
their quest. While hunting the Spaniel
sweeps Its feathery tail rapidly from
side to side and is a very pretty object
TO any one who has an eye for beauty
or movement. They never raise their
tails above the level of their back.
The Spaniel has thick coat because
1t is subject to continual wetting
from the dripping coverts through
which 1t has to force Its way. The
Cocker Is an active and lively animal,
dashing about it's work with an air OK
gay enjoyment which assists in liven-
ing the spirits of It's master
Muriel Reniker,
Moulton. Iowa
Are n
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DONOVAN HAS is CHICKENS.

Dear Juniors
1t will soon be time for frost.
haven't seen any frost yet, but it is
very cold in the mornings. I have a
patch of popcorn that will have to be
gathered pretty soon. have some
watermelons. but the most Of them
have been gathered. We have 10 little
chickens just a few days old and ex-
pect they will need stockings. l have
to feed the chickens every morning
before I go to school. In the evening
/ have to feed the chickens, gather
the eggs, bring the cows from the pas
ture, get in wood and kindling, pump
water, take the horses to the pasture
and many other little things
Donovan Hoy, age 9,
r. F. D. No. 8,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Chrysanthemums are about the last
flowers to bloom in the fall. There are
two kinds of cannas that l know Of.
They are red and yellow. There are
several different colors of asters. We
have had pink. white and purple ones.
There are two colors of cosmos, pink
and white. We have cream colored
and dark red snap dragons. Saliva is
also a fall flower 1t is red. Dahlias
are very pretty fall flowers. There are
lots of colors of these There are red,
yellow, pink, purple and white.
Leila Shaffer, age IL.
DOudS-T eando Iowa
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE couRlEE. PRINTING CO..
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
PRIZE WINNERS IN SEPTEMBER
CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: The judges, after
carefully going over all Of the Juniors.
work in the September Big Letter
Contest" have decided that Lydla
Hoed and Norma Daniels are enutled
to prizes because Of their excellent
work. 49,
Roxie A. Wood Of Granada, Mimi,
was also awarded prize by the
judges for her nice letter. You know
we are going to give a prize each
month for letter writing Independent
Of other prizes, and Roxie was the
winner in this contest.
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Dear Editor
l have not written to the Courier
Junior for long time. ! am back in
Eldon, Iowa, again. I like to live In the
west, because you can ride horses.
They rode horses at the ball park.
The horses were broncos and one horse
run into the fence and threw the man
off and he got up and rode 1t again.
The Fourth of July three were many
kinds of races. There We're horse races.
potato races, umbrella races and many
other races. They also had a nice
parade and the incest buggies were
decorated in red. white and blue. One
buggy had colors on the wheels and
was decorated verv nice.
Irene Sutherland,
Eldon, Iowa
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sPANIELs.

There are six kinds of Spaniels, the
Field Spaniel. Blenheim, King Charles,
Sussex, Norfolk and Water Spaniels.
The Field Spaniel loves to hunt game
and to carry out the wishes of his
master. There are two kins Of Field
Spaniels. the Springer, used for heavy
work among thick thorny coverts. The
Cocker is used prlcinpally on woodcock
shooting. The Blenheim and King
Charles Spaniels derive their origin
from the Cocker.
Some of the Sussex and Norfolk
Spaniels give tongue while in pursuit
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1905 East Main st.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
FROM A WICHITA JUNIOR BUT 4
FORMER OTTUMWAN.

Dear Editor
AS i have never before written to
the Juniors, thought would write.
Our school began the 14th of this
month. l am in the seventh grade.
My teachers name is Miss Iona
Smith, like to go to school very
well.
We used to live in Ottumwa, Iowa,
and like to read the Junior page, and
| would like to be one of the Juniors
Well, as my letter is getting long,
| will close, hoping to see it in print.
l remain,
Marie Loomis, age 10,
R. F. D. No, 1, Box 8,
Wichita, Kansas.
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q Dal1 IN the aim

Heidi is little girl who has come
from the town to live with her grand
father in the country. Their home Is
among German mountains. We are
to read amout Heidi's first day in her
new heme).
PART I.-MoRNlNG.
Heidi was awakened early in the
morning by a loud whistle; she jump
ed quickly out of bed and ran out in
front Of the hut. There already stood
the goatherd Peter with his flock, and
the grandfather was bringing Schwan-
Ii and Barli out of the shed to join
the other goats.
would you like to go to the pasture
tool" asked the grandfather. Heidi
was pleased with the idea, and jump
, ed for Joy. The grandfather went In
to the hut and called for Peter
Come here, general OF the goats,
and bring your haversack with you. !"
Z. Peter obeyed the call, and brought
along the little bag In which he car
ried his meager dinner.
open it," said the old man; and he
put in large piece of bread and an
equally large piece Of cheese. Peter
opened his round eyes wide. Both
pieces were half as large again as
what he had brough for his own din
ner. Now in goes the little bowl"
continued the grandfather; for the
child cannot drink the way you do,
right from the goat; she doesn't know
how. Milk two bowlfuls at noon for
her. Take care that she doesn't fall
over the rocks; do you hear? And
now you can march along"
So they went merrily up the Aim
Heidi ran far ahead. Wherever she
went she plucked quantities of flowers
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GOES TO BuMsLE BEE SCHOOL.

Dear Editor
| haven't written TO the Junior for
a long time.
Our school began the second Mon
day in September. had a fine time.
It rained all day. go to the Bundle
Bee school. My teachers name is Miss
Katie Wilson.
| have four brothers and three sis
tiers. Their names are Rosetta, Lizzie
and Clara. y
MY chums at school are Martha,
Lizzie and Ethel. My seatmate Is
Ethel Dedman. Yours truly.
Helen Roberts, age II.
Batavia, Iowa.
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sat In the wagon and ate it. We gath
cred lot of golden rod and other
wild flowers, then we took a picture
OF the large rocks just after we
crossed the Rock Island tracks, and
that was the last stop we made. So
we started for home and got there a
little after six, but it was nearly dark.
We were all pretty tired and got a
good shaking UP, but we certainly had
a good time and I have been eating
nuts every day.
Forest Weber, age 8.
1905 East Main st.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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him soundly. Distelhnck timidly
drew back, for he saw what was going
tn hanDan Put Haidi cried.

him soundly. Distelflnck timidly
drew back, for he saw what was going
to happen. But Heidi cried
mo, Peter! no, you must not beat
him! See how frightened he isl"
He deserves it," snarled Peter,
and was going to strike the goat. But
Heidi seized his arm and cried indig-
nantly, you shall not do it; it will
hurt him! Let him alone!"
Peter dropped his rod and said, "He
can go If you will give me some of
your cheese tomorrow"
you may have it all-the whole
piece-tomorrow and every day; do
not want it. and ! will give you a
good part Of my bread, too, as l did
today. But then you must never,
never beat Distelfinck, nor Schnee-
hopli nor any of the goats
ITS all the same to me- remark
ed Peter. Then he let the offender
go, and the happy Distelinck leaped
high in the air and then bounded back
into the flock
And now the sun was just ready to
go down behind the mountains. All
the grass seemed tinted with gold,
and the cliffs above began to CLEAN
and sparkle. Suddenly Heidi cried
out:
Peter! Peter! It's on fire! it's on
fire! All the mountains are burning,
and the big snow field over there is
on fire and the sky! Oh, see! see!
The high cliff Is all burning! Oh, the
beautiful fiery snow! Peter, get up!"
tits Away So" said Peter; but 1t
is no fire."
What is it? What is it, Peter?"
cried Heidi again.
ut comes so of ITSELF"
"Oh, see! see!" cried Heidi, "sud-
denly it grows rosy red! Look at the
snow and the high, pointed rocks!
What are their names, Peter?''
Mountains don't have Names" he
replied.
"Oh, how lovely! See the snow all
rosy red! And, oh, on the rocks above
there are ever and ever so many
roses! Oh, now they are turning
gray! Oh! Oh! Now it is all gone! 1t
is all gone, Peter!" And Heidi sat
sadly down on the ground.
1T will be just the same again to,
morrow" said Peter. Get up! We
insult go home now"
Peter whistled and called the goats
together and they started on the
homeward journey. Heidi was per.
fectly silent until they reached the
hut and saw her grandfather sitting
under the fir trees
Heidi ran straight up to him, fol
lowed by Schwanli and Barli; the
goats knew their master and their
shed. Peter called to Heidi, Come
again tomorrow! Good night"
Heidi darted back and gave Peter
her hand Then she sprang into the
midst of the flock, threw her arms
once more around Schneehoplis
neck and said, Sleep well, Schnee-
hopli, and remember that I will GO
with you again tomorrow and that you
must never bleat SO mournfully
again.
Schneehopli looked into Heidi's
face and then leaped after the other
goats.
Heidi came back under the FIR
trees.
ooh, grandfather, it was SO beau.
tiful!" she exclaimed, even before she
reached him; "the fire and the roses
on the cliffs and the blue and yellow
flowers"
johanna Spyri
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CONFINEMENT.
OCTOBER.
GRAPES.
SEVEN RULES ron THE JUNIORS

i. Use one side of paper only.
3. Write neatly and legibly, using
Ink or sharp 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. Also state choice of prize on a
separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
I. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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JEANETTE VISITS JESSE.

Dear Editor:
My little cousin Jeanette Grammar
from Ottumwa was to visit us short
time ago. and we went fishing. down
on the creek. Mamma and papa and
my two little brothers went with us.
We only got one fish, but we had q
nice time wading in the creek. went
six fish, all my self, j like to 60 fish
Ing. am going to school now. go
to the Hawkeye school. My teachers
name is Alma Plowman. like her very
much. | like to go to school. / have a
cousin In South Dakota that takes the
Daily Courier. AS my letter is getting
long will close.
Jesse Williamson
Douds-L eando, Ia
Age g.
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Dear Editor.
will tell you about my first day
Of school
Earl Harrington is my teacher. I
like him very well.
The first day when we got to school
the teacher assigned us our lessons.
Then we studied our lessons and re-
cited them. At noon we all played
black man and drop the handkerchief
and we had a fine time. like to go to
school. History is my favorite study.
My chum is Julia Patterson.
remain,
Mae Shaffer, age 16.
Douds-Leando, Iowa.
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THE HARVEST MOON.

We think the Harvest Moon" and
.Ynd,an Summer" would be two SPLEEN
did subjects for contest. we 90 not not
want long stories. not more tnan 3oo
words. Remember, the supJects:
THE HARVEST MOON.
INDIAN SUMMER.
The Juniors can select their own
prizes for this contest, which, as an
nounced last week, closes Monday, DC
7 Der IL.
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Dear Editor
! have never written to the Junior
before.
go to school now. My teachers
name Is Miss Katie Wilson.
have four brothers and three sis
tiers. My brothers names are Charlie,
Joseph and Hugh. My sisters names
are Lizzie, Helen and Clara.
Yours truly,
Rosaette Roberts, age 8.
Batavia, Iowa.
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Dear Editor
This week l want to write to you
about birthday party that l went TO.
1t was Frances Walkers birthday, 1t
was Saturday afternoon, Sept. %,
1909. She was IL years old. She re-
ceived many presents. There were
quite number there. We had a
guessing game and one of the older
girls told us four stories and we play
ed hide and seek. and poison, and
croquet, old witch and ghost, and
drop the handkerchief, and fruit bas-
ket.
For refreshments we had ice cream
and cake. We had fine time.
Your friend,
Mildred Adams.
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NELLIE HAS A LONG WALK
EVERY DAY.

Dear Junior
l started to school two weeks ago.
| like to go. walk a mile and quar-
ter every morning and evening. NY
teachers name is Mrs. Simpson. My
playmates are Halle Kramer, Margaret
Rasmussen and Luella Peterson. |
have a pet dog; his fur is very long,
and his name Is Shep.
I am a Tri-Weekly Junior.
From your Junior friend,
Nellie Harper, age IL,
Barnum, MINI.
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Dear Editor
| have written to the Junior once
before. l go to school every day. My
teachers name is Katie Wilson. My
studies are reading, history, arithme-
tic, language, physiology, geography
and spelling.
l have six brothers and two sisters.
My seatmate is Helen Robert.
Your friend,
Ethel Redman, age Is.
Batavia, Iowa.
r. r. No l..
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ROBERT LIVES IN THE FOOT.
HILLS OF THE OZARkS.

Dear Juniors
I thought / would write about my
new home. live in the foothills OF the
Ozark mountains. 1t is very pretty
down here The timber is very pretty
now. One can hardly go a mile with
out crossing creek of nice clear wa
ter. There are a good many nuts here.
] started to school September 20 and I
like 1t very well. The farm l live on Is
Of fifteen hundred acres 1t is sheep
ranch. There are some Pawpaws down
here and there are a good man Per-
simmons too. There are also 1args
hickory nuts and walnuts. hazel nuts,
butter nuts and pecans.
Robert T. McMinn,
Boylers Mill, Mo-.
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Dear Junior Friends
I have written to the Junior twice
before and received two postals.
| am going to school now. 20 to
Bundle Bee school My teachers
name is Miss Katie Wilson and my
seatmate is Lizzie Roberts.
have two brothers and one sister
One sister comes to school,
There are twenty-eight scholars In
our school.
Your Junior friend,
Martha Williams, age IL.
Batavia. Iowa.
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BUENA'S TEACHERS NAME
KATIE WILSON,.

Dear Editor
I have written to the Courier Jun.
ior twice before and have received
one postal.
/ go to Bundle Bee school. My
teachers name is Miss Katie Wilson.
My studies are reading, arithmetic.
language and spelling. My seatmate
Is Rosa Roberts.
/ have four brothers and two sis
ters
There are % scholars in this school
Rena Williams, age 8,
Batavia, Iowa.
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LIZZIE ATTENDS SCHOOL.

Dear Editor
AS have written to the Junior be-
fore / thought would write again,
go to school every day. My teachers
name is Miss Katie Wilson. go to the
Bundle Bee school. My studies are
reading. history, arithmetic, language,
georrraphy and spelling. My seatmate
Is Martha Williams.
have three sisters and four broth
ers.
Yours truly,
Lizzie Roberts, age ID.
Batavia. Iowa.
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LYDIA TELLS ABOUT HER TRIP.

Dear EDITOR
l will write more about my trip.
We saw the fat lady who weighed 608
pounds. She was nearly as wide as
she was tall We saw Determination,
a man who had no hands nor feet, but
could write, dress himself and put his
coat and hat on, and he could also eat.
He had hook fastened to each arm.
He had imitation feet and legs. He
could walk as good as any person.
He had knife and fork with which
he eats. He would screw the knife Oh
one arm and the fork on the other.
He showed us his writing. 1t was the
best writing ever saw in my life. We
watched some Indians. They played
on drum which was made of a small
sized barrel with a skin stretched over
it. 1t had sticks crossed all around 1t.
They beat that. First the men got in
a circle around the drum and then
when 1t was time they commenced to
beat and holler till 1t nearly deafened
me. One Of the little boys danced for
us. He had feather stuck In his
hair so it couldn't be pulled out. They
wanted the smallest one to dance, too,
but it was bashful. We were on the
merry-go-round. The little papoose
was also on 1t. The men gave him
an egg and some salt. 1t liked the salt.
We listened to the ladies play In the
band. 1t was as good as the Ottum.
wa bands. We went Into hall where
they were acting. That was fine.
will close for this time.
Lydia Hoed, age IL,
63S w. Mechanic ST.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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LOUIS GOES no SCHOOL.

Dear Editor:
! thought | would write a few lines
to the Junior.
am going to school.
Ny teachers name is Rena Watts.
I like her very much.
/ like to go to school.
study reading. writing. spelling,
language and arithmetic. My papa
takes the Tri-Weekly Courier.
Louis Gallup
Birmingham. Ia.