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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27

Hospital Managers Must Change Plans.
Members of the board of managers of
the Babies Hospital regret to announce
that the engagement Of the Newark
Theatre for Monday night. January II,
for a theatre party for the benefit of
the hospital, has been Cancelled, as Miss
Elsie Ferguson, who was to have APP
peared in "Such a Little Queen on that
date. is not coming to this city.
Plans for another neutrality-suspicious. a
theatre party on another night-will be
considered Immediately. Mrs. Freder-
ick F. Guild and her committee have
expressed great disappointment at hav-
ing to alter their plans.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
n. Rarnabas Fair COMMITTED.

st, Barnabas Fair Committee.
The exact proceeds of the two-day
fair for the benefit of the Hospital Of
st. Barnabas, held in the Orange street
auditorium last week, will be deter
mined at a business meeting of the
chairmen of committees next Tuesday,
when all reports will be presented.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27

Friends n members of the Hebrew
Women's Orphan Aid Society will have
an opportunity TO help that or
ganization sunday. December 8.
when there viii be placed on
sale at the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum. 5se Clinton avenue. fancy, ar
ticIes, homemade cake and candy and
refreshments. all prepared by the chill
dren of the institution. The ofncers and
directors of the home win be in charge
OF the AFFAIR. assisted BY the women
Of the Aid Soodsty.
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Engagement Reception.

EmE HBcnncMt ccR'V
Many Newarkers will attend the re-
ception to be given tomorrow by MI.
and Mrs. ]. II. Silberman at their home
SO East Ninetieth street, New York.
in honor of the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Martha SHERMAN, to
DR.. Maurice Fried, Of this city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27

Educational Association.
A special meeting of the Educational
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Saturday Club.

Saturday Club.
The Saturday Club members omitted
their usual program at the meeting to-
day at the home of Mrs. Seth X.
Abrams, 6O7 Summer avenue, ana
listened to a lecture on Public Baths,
given by Mrs. Frederick c. Jacobson,
who forcefully told OF present condi-
tions and explained how the club
women could help to better them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
Mr.. van ripper to give whist.

MRS. Van Ripper to Give Whist.
Mrs. Matthew O'Neill, of East Or
ange, will be the guest of honor at a
whist to be given by Mrs. Edwin K.
Van Ripper. at her home, AZ North Sew
enteenth street, Thursday, December 2.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27

A Bridge Party.
Mrs. Frederick Fraentzel. jr., enter
tanned at bridge today at her home,
1888 washington avenue. Twenty tables
were In play and the games were fol-
lowed by an informal tea.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27
ME'Mg@Sm1EsTEKM
'1 IRE QLHBoc

tus Begerow and A. S. Webb.
Miss Dubois will entertain at cards
next week, before Mics Osborn re-
turns TO her home.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27

star cLAssIFIrD ADS ARE BEST.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27

Curtomis Club.
Mrs. Arthur MeAinsh, of 81 Third
will entertain the Curtomis
Club next Friday, when, the 4eading OF
Shakespearian plays viii be continued.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-27

The Travellers Club of Roseville will
meet next Friday, with Mrs. e. S. C.
May and Mrs. j. G. Whitelaw as
hostesses. Papers on Grecian life will
be read by Mrs. Arthur p. Dickinson,
Mrs. F. C. Runyon, Mrs. A. b. john
son and Mrs. John A. Thurman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
Russell, Iowa,
R. F. D, No. 4.
"WHY JANE WAS JEALOUS"

There was once two little girls nam.
ed Jane and Nellie. The little girls
were sisters. One day their father
gave them some money to buy them a
new dress with. Nellie bought a
pretty pink dress and Jane bought
red one. When they got home they
showed their father and mother their
dresses. Jane saw that Nellie's dress
was the prettiest and she was Jealous
about it.
The girls parents gave them
enough money to buy them some.
thing with, and Nellie saved enough Of
her money to buy locket and chain
with, but Jane spent her money for
candy and oranges. On James birth.
day, which was on the second day OF
June, James mother gave her ring
and her father gave her bracelet,
Jane was very proud of her presents
and was glad because Nellie did not
have any; but when Nellie's birthday
came she got the same as Jane did.
Jane was jealous when Nellie got her
bracelet and ring.
Mabel Skirvin, age II,
R. F. D. No. 7, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Harry Strunk,
Unionville, Iowa.
GLADYS is QUITE A LITTLE
HouSEkEEPER.

Dear Editor:
This is the second time have writ
ten TO the Courier Junior. am going to
write about my school.
I was in the sixth room before school
was out Miss Criswell was my teach
err. One morning the teacher brought
in a basket of bananas and after we
had eaten them she gave us some
oranges. That afternoon we made a
little booklet with little Dutch children
on the back. That was in honor of
the last day Of school.
Each morning l get up about half
past six Then l dress and eat my
breakfast. Then l go and help pile
up the dishes and help my sister wash
them.
After that we get ready for school
and at noon when we come home to
eat dinner we wash the dishes again
before we go back. When we come
home in the evening we all play
and one of us girls set the table for
supper. After supper we do the dishes,
get the milk and read awhile and then
go to bed.
My address is 326 Sheridan ave-
nue.. The other time I wrote forgot
to send the address and didn't get any
postal card.
GLADYS Kendall age
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Once upon time there was very
small dog whose name was Buster.
He was a dark brown dog and very
useful and playful His master was
very kind to him and always took good
care Of him. But one day there hap
pened to be lare circus in the city
and all of the family went. They did
not know the little dog was going but
he did and that evening when the
master came home they could not find
him anywhere. The master became
very worried over his little lost dog.
Some children at the circus took the
little dog to the river to see if he could
swim. But there was one of the mast
er's friends standing on the bank He
did not like the way these cruel child
rem were treating the dog so he took 1t
to it's master, who was very pleased to
see his little lost dog once more. The
dog was very glad to get home once
more. This little dog got all it wanted
of that circus and did not go to anoth-
er one. The man who returned the
dog received a very good reward.
Lulu Maye Hughes,
Bonaparte, Iowa
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A WOUNDED EAGLE.
Dear Junior

Dear Junior
thought l would write story
about the wounded eagle. A pair of
eagles had built their nest in a white
oak tree. 1t was the place where they
had their nest before. They thought
their nest was safe.
One day two hunters passed the
tree They saw an eagle circling over
the tree. They thought they would
shoot it. AS quick as possible gun
was raised and, bang! The shot hurt
the birds wing. The eagle fell to
the ground. They thought they would
capture it. The eagle tapped its
wing. The hunters could not catch it.
They left it to die.
A young man passed by in a wagon.
He saw the bird in a ditch. He tried
to capture the eagle. The eagle took
hold of the mans leg and would not
let go. A friend passed by and saw
the danger. Both Of the men captured
the bird with rope. They set its
wing and got it a large airy house.
They gave 1t fish and such small anil
mails as they could shoot.
The eagle had white head and
very strong wings and claws. 1t had
brown feathers. 1t is strong enough to
carry off lamb.
When its wing got we'll they carried
it homes
Yours truly,
Marion Mincks, age 10.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
r. F. D. No. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
FLAX, HEMP AND JUTE.

Flax was grown in the United
States as early as 1926. Flax Is cut by
scythe or reaping machine, or is
pulled up by the roots. This is done
when the stalk turns yellow at the
to pale brown. In removing the seeds
it is combed with iron combs. Retting
is separating the useful fiber from the
woody part of the stem. Scratching is
separating the woody matter from the
fiber.
Hemp is a class of plants having
the male and female flowers on diff
ferent plants. Hemp varies in height
from to 20 feet The female plant is
the larger and stronger The stem is
filled with pith and this is surrounded
by tender tissue with some woody
fiber Over this is the thin fibrous
bark from which it is grown. The seed
Of the hemp is used as Il food for
Gagged birds. The seed, also, by press
ing, gives a acknowledgement oil, which
in Russia is used for paints and var
nish and soap. The fiber of hemp is
used for making ropes.
Jute is the fiber taken from the bark
or TWO planCS- ne larger plant is IRON
to IA feet high and is grown in East
Bengal The fiber is separated from
the stem by sleeping in water, which
takes from days to 3 weeks. Jute is
used in making ropes, carpets, table
covers, curtains and gunny sacks.
Jute is not so lasting as fax. Material
made of jute is easily rotted if damp,
and cannot be washed like linen or
cotton goods. Yours truly,
Clara Crowley, age 10.
419 South Mclean St.,
| 0ft,1rpua Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
OPAL VISITS in OREGON.

I went to r Y uncle's on the 21st Of
August and stayed until the 21st OF
September. My uncle lived in Oregon
had a fine time. First we went to the
mountains. l saw many beautiful
things there, so many pretty moses
and ferns and then we went to the
coast. We spent day and night along
the coast and there we picked up many
beautiful shells, rocks. starf1sh and
sea MOSES. We visited park there.
We saw many different kinds of wild
animals and birds, and then we went
to the springs. 1t was a beautiful sight.
We drank some of the water. 1t was
the best water / ever drank. We spent
a day there. The next day was so clear
that we could see the fish. We caught
twenty-five trout. Some. of them were
very large and others were small and
seen some cells and large snakes too,
and some little ones. 1 saw some deer
and antelope and wild cat. 1t was as
biz as five tame cats. The deer and an
telope We're verv pretty and l saw lots
of flowers and animals on, the way
home.
: Opan M. Small,
Route No Bloomfield, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
FRITZ AND THE WOLF.

Fritz was the son of a farmer who
lived In a lonely part Of Russia. The
cabin which was his home stood In a
dark forest a few miles from any vii
lage. One day his father sent him to
the village with a letter. 1t was in the
ground. After doing his errands he
spent the evening visiting his friends.
Il was late in the night and the
moon was up before he set out for
home. When he was short distance
from his fathers house Fritz saw a
dark object before him in the path. At
first he thought it was dog. AS he
came nearer he saw it was fierce
wolf that stood in his way. Fritz knew
that 1t would be useless to try to run
away. He must think of some other
means of escape. He had heard that
hunters had escaped from bears by
lying down fiat on the ground as If
dead and he thought he would try this
plan with the wolf. He threw himself
down on the ground and lay fiat. The
wolf came slowly toward him. He
and then began to sniff about him.
Fritz did not dare to move. BY and by
the wolf reached his neck and rested
one foot on his body and looked at him
closely. Fritz felt the water from the
laws Of the wolf drawing on his face
1t was death or life now. He seized the
jaws that rested on the sides Of his
neck and drew them tightly ever his
shoulders. sprung up and walked of
with the wolf hanging on his back. He
drew the wolf so tightly to his should
ers that it could hardly breathe. Soon
he reached home. "Father. father he
cried, but there was no reply. Fritz
| was nearly tired out. He could moi
knock on the door. All he could do was
to turn around and dash the vol
against the door. The noise awoke his
father and everyone in the cabin. He
cried to his father that he had live
wolf. The father took his gun to fire
and Fritz told him not to shoot as the
wolf was on his back. The dogs seeing
/ the danger of their young master flew
on the wolf and soon had him in theil
| power Fritz did not wish the wolf tt
] be killed by the dogs for then he could
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
A Childs Thought of God

They say that God lives very high!
But if you look above the pines.
You cannot see our God. And why?
And If you dig down in the mines,
You never see Him In the gold,
Though from Him all that glory
shines.
God is SO good, He wears fold
Of heaven and earth across His face
Like secrets kept for love untold.
But still 1 feel that His embrace
Slides down by thrills, through all
things made,
Through sight and sound of every
place:
AS If my tender mother laid
On my shut lids her kisses pressure
Half waking me at night; and said,
who kissed you through the dark
dear guesser?'
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
r1gemednh5 7ituhtsfe TIL HIM HIM N
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26

A boy that is not very careful is one
who is always getting into mischief.
One there was boy who was not very
careful of what he said. He got so he
would swear and not know it. Once
he was driving along the road when
he met a man. His horse would not
turn out unless he pulled on the lines,
so he did not pull on the lines. The
horse came near running into the man
and upsetting him.
Then the boy began to swear. Then
the man stopped him and said What
did you swear at the horses for when
it was the drivers FAULT" The boy
said he did not swear at the horses
but the man never asked him any more
but gave him whipping and TOLD
him that was not half as bad as
swearing at the horse.
After this he was careful not tc
swear where any one could hear him.
Nora Purdy,
Route No. 6, Newkirk, Okla.
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THE FARM Err.

First the farmer plows the garden
and plants early potatoes, and the
garden must be planted too. Then he
Flows and harrows his ground and
sows his oats. wheat, barley and corn.
Then he plants his late potatoes and
cultivate the early potatoes and corn.
Then he cuts his grain and cuts and
stacks his hay. Then it is time to have
his grain threshed. He then wants to
sell his grain and he hauls it off to
town. Then it is time to dig his pota-
toes. Then the fall apples must be
gathered If he has any. Then he gath
ers his corn and puts 1t In the crib.
Some farmers then SOW their fall
wheat and others do their fall plow-
ing. The farmers nearly all raise
horses, cattle, hogs and poultry. There
are also many other things the farmer
raises. A good farmer is a busy man
Teresa r. Engle,
Route No. s, Ottumwa, L.
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MY HON E..

Dear Editor:
AS have never written to the Jun
Tor before thought I would write. My
home is very pretty. We have such
large house and a big yard. There are
about ten rooms In the house, five up
stairs and five down stairs. l GO ) the
Morris school. My teachers name Is
Ethel Helterbrand. 1 like her fine. My
studies are arithmetic, history, geog-
raphy. physiology. grammar and spell.
ing. like to go to school. For pets |
have two goats, a cat, goose and a
chicken. The goats names are Fancy
and Daisy. The chickens name is
Crow and the goose's name is Lucy.
I have six brothers and three sisters.
My brothers names are Chalmie Lee
Calhoun. Oslo Ray, Calhoun. Orval
Chesterf age 16, William George age s,
Donald Lewis age 4 and Thomas JEFF
ferson, age one and a half. Chalmie,
age 20, Oslo 81
Ny sisters names are Bang Viola.
age 10: Margaret Elizabeth, age and
Cora Ellen, age Is.
Gladys Calhoun,
Stockport. Iowa.
hoo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
q Miuht IN the
Des Dloiues River
Tan Incident Of the Flood Of 1sos.)

"The river rises fast, wife," said
Jack Martin. ut is almost up to the
Top e the bank now
do you think there is any DANGER"
asked Mrs. Martin
mo; the river will go down as it
came up, when it is ready. Come I'M"
A boy of thirteen appeared at the
BB9r.
Smother is sick, Mrs. Martin" he
sajd, land she sent me to ask you to
some over"
swell, I expected it, said Mrs. Mar
Ia. What shall l do .
"Go, of course" said her husband.
7 will put Dolly into The wagon and
ne will go by the upper road and take
he doctor in
But the children, father"
Now, don't worry, Molly. Sally
ian take care of the baby, and l shall
aot be gone more than an hour. You
Fan get along, can't you, Sally?"
81 think so,' was the smiling reply
pf hright-eyed girl Of thirteen e
After her parents had gone, Sally
proceeded to wash up the tea things.
Will, a boy Of nine, got out his slate
Ind arithmetic and began to cipher.
Thus an hour passed. The baby
awoke and was fed Then the older
children prepared for bed.
Usually they slept in the loft, but
tonight. they had been told to SLEEP
below with the baby. They rolled a
large log on the fire and put candle
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26

Dear Editor:
I received two pretty postal cards
from the Courier Junior. De is the
picture of Valley Forge, December,
1777. The winter at Valley Forge was
the darkest period of the Revolution
airy war. The American officers
were so discouraged that thye plotted
to discharge Washington and put Cen
eral Gage in command, but thye didn't
do this. The American farmers sold
their food to the British because they
received gold for it and the colonists
had no gold to give them. Things went
a little better when Baron Steubon
came over from Germany and drilled
the soldiers.
The other postal card is the Christ
Church Gate, in Canterbury. Thls
gate is the main entrance of the
Cathedral precincts. 1t is beautiful
specimen of work and was erected IN
the year 1917 by Gladstone. | have
twenty post cards from the Courier
Junior,
Juliette Eisenbeis, age l,
401 West Park, Ave, Ottumwa, la.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE couRIET. PRINTING co.
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAUH.
:. EDITOR.
THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CON-
TEST.

Tear Juniors. - We will extend the
rlosine time of the Independence Day
eontest until Wednesday, June ~, SO
that the "tardy" Juniors can nave an
opportunity. We have some splendid
.says for this contest. We Will again
,ell Won all about the contest:
In about ten days we will be cele
hrating the Fourth of July, so we nave
decided to honor this day, the 1880
birthday of the independence of these
limited States, in a fitting manner.
You all have heard, no doubt, about
the grand men, Sc in all, who signed
that great document, the Declarauon
of Independence, but how few kno"
ANYTHING about their lives. Well now
we will give the Juniors an opportun-
ity to write a little historical sketch
about these men.
The subject for the contest which
closes Wednesday, June 3d. is:
"THE sTGNERS OF THE DECLAR-
ALTON OF INDEPENDENCE"
The writer's can select their own
prizes. but we want each one to state
his or her choice of a prize on sep
arate piece of paper, signing name
and address in full, and send 1t with
the essays.
The Juniors who do not care to
write on the above subject can select
one of the following subjects for a
Fourth of July contest which closes
June 80:
WHY / LIKE THE FOURTH OF
JULY"
"A FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC"
"A DRUM MAJOR"
"THE SOLDIER"
We will also permit the Juniors
working in this contest to select their
nu,,, y,ri1eS
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Age 10.
RUTH LIVES IN MISSOURI.

Dear Editor:
I received my Easter card and think
it is lovely. We live near Mexico now.
Mexico Is the county seat of Audratn
country, Missouri We have only lived
here about a month. For the last five
years we lived in Linn county, near
Brookf1eld. Before that we lived Iowa
near Eldon. We visited in Iowa during
the holidays. We stayed ell night In
Ottumwa with my uncle John. We
went to Grandma Marings near Cour-
ty Line, and Grandma Perry's near
Selma. We have beautiful home
here. We hay, 1877 acres OF land and
20 acres Of frui, trees. The peach
trees are coming into bloom. My
school will oegin in August. 1t will last
eight months. study reading, spelling.
arithmetic, physiology, history and
geography. Grandma Perry sent us
some Couriers with Rev. W. A. Sun
days sermons in them, and we liked
the Courier so well that we subscribed
for it.
Ruth Maring,
Route No. A. Mexico, Mo.
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She said he was in the yard. SO
went out and called but Curly waa
gone.
Then we went out to look for him.
We walked about five miles that night
but couldn't find him. The next day
a friend said that he had seen him
at a certain place, SO mamma went
there and got him.
But he was sick and wouldn't recoa
nize us at all. We thought he was 60
ing to die but mamma gave him sub
phur and milk and doctored him until
he got better and today he is as foxy
as ever. Sincerely,
Ida Platz, age Is.
206S Fort st W., Detroit, Mich.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26

rot saw he had caught a live wolf AS
quick as thought he took rope and
tied 1t around the VOLTS neck at the
same time telling his father to pull
away the aogs. Then Fritz put the
frightened animal in a box, where he
kept him until a short time afterwards,
when a man came along and bought 1t
to send to menagerie. suppose the
wolf is still looking out of the bars of
its cage and showing it's white teeth to
the crowds of boys and girls who go to
see the wild animals.
Bessie Robertson, Agency, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-26
HAS PLENTY OF PLAY
MATES.

Dear Editor
I have written to the Junior once be-
fore and received one postal. 1t has
the picture Of Abraham Lincoln on it
and below the picture is verse.
have "a postals.
/ have two sisters and four brothers
at home.
am IL years old. My birthday was
the oath of February.
Your friend,
Martha Williams, age IL.
Batavia, Iowa.
R. R. No. 1.
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THE SOUVENIR PosTALs.

+, We will send beautiful souvenir pos
tails to the Juniors who write nice let
ters telling of their home, pets,
flowers or anything else they love, or
else stories written on the following
subjects:
"MY MOTHER"
"MY FATHER"
"TORPEDOES."
"FlRE CRACKERS"
"WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHN
WHEN HIS GUN WENT. OFF,"
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MINNIE HAS TWO KITTENS.

Dear Editor:
l thought I would write ABOUT my
pets. have two little kittens and two
dogs. My kittens names are Neg and
Spot My dogs names are Fanny and
Jumbo, and have eleven little chick
ems and four ducks. 1t keeps me busy
watching the ducks to keep them
away from my garden and flowers.
live one half mile from Chillicothe ]
like my home very much. The yard Is
full of pretty flowers and we have
maple trees in the yard. They make
pretty shade.
Minnie Adcock,
Chillicothe, Iowa.