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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
CHOKE WITH DUST
ON DIVISION

Out along Division street folks
are beginning to sneeze and
wheeze every time a street car
sails by. Accordingsto ancient GUS
tom the street car company can
make no effort to obey the sprink-
Hing regulation until summer is
we'll advanced and the city street
department has been driven into
several dozen polite requests the
company please sprinkle. Other
streets are suffering the penalty OF
rood weather. but Division ID prob.
ably the worst Just now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
THE WHRLIGIG OF LIFE.

was over, and said it wasn't over
nuthin'. Yes, sir, it occupies the
whole DANCED building"
Say, ST. that Council Bluffs
must be a blame big town."
How so?"
This time they're going to hunt
Capt Kids gold in Nova Scotia.
No matter where they find it. the
Wall street pirates expect to annex
it in the end.
She (quoting)-What is worth
winning, is worth working for.
He (serious)-Well, that's what
I'm wondering. If l win you, will l
have to keep on working, or will
your father do the right thing by
us?
The ways and means committee
was pretty smooth in giving up the
duty on coffee and putting it on
tea. Most of the tea drinkers can't
vote.
Next to going to ged, the hard
est thing for some people is to get
up.
There's talk of using white mice
on women's hats instead of birds.
'Twould doubtless please the kit
teniSh girls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
ONE OF THE WOES.

II want some kind of calico, 1
don't know exactly what-you'll
probably know" said a man to a
clerk in one of the downtown
stores.
III you will tell me what 1t is to
be used for, probably l can help
you," the clerk answered.
well. my wife wants to make
some Bingham aprons out of It,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26

II KNOW" said the bashful young
man, that / act like a bear some
times"
Il never notice it," she said.
Bears hug people"
Husband-You never kiss me ex-
cept when you want money.
Wife-Well, isn't that often
enough?
Did you ever hear a woman tell
a story where she fumbled the be-
ginning, got the middle of it all
mixed up, then owned up at the
end that she had forgotten the
point Of 1t, after all, but that it was
very funny?
"Why, l asked Teller there
'tother day what the opry house
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26

The Deaconess hospital training
school will graduate a class of
nurses tonight with appropriate
program at, the First M. q. church.
The graduates are Florence M. CO.
wan. Ella Storke. Ann A. Hitchcock,
Blanche Clough.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

SW JSO0 VICE.
9TH boy with
his fust pair O.
pants doesn't feel
near so impOr-
tant as tn man
with his fust or
tomobul."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26

Don't wait till the last that hat for
in tomorrow and look line while take plenty time
get just the and the which will be the becoming
to you You take chances buying hat here The
handle of merit You
Knapp the best hats to be had money
tomorrow one
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
MYRTLE's OBSERVATIONS

There are many varieties of flow
ers and many different colors. There
are the red, white and pink rose which
usually blooms about June. Each
state has flower name. Iowa is the
wild rose which is very pretty flow
er. The woods are now full of beauti-
full wild flowers. The blue bells, dats-
les, violets, COW slip and butter cups
are now in bloom.
The carnation is much admired for
its fragrance and beauty This flow
err usually blooms about four months,
after the seed is sown. The nastur-
tium, pansy and sweet peas are very
popular flowers. The poppy IS an old
fashioned flower. There are many diff
ferent kinds of asters and house
plants which are very beautiful.
The bachelors button and the
cockscomb are ever lasting flowGas
Some people use them for winter
bouquets as they do not wilt.
The cinnamon vine is a beautiful
tclimber. 1t produces delicate white
| flowers which are very fragrant. II
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
WoOLEN.

Most wool is gotten from the sheep
but the Alpaca, the Cashmere, the
Angora and the Rocky mountain goat
All sleeps wool is not alike. In some
kinds the threads are much longer
than in others and some are fine
while others coarse. Wool is usual
six to twelve inches long, but If shcr
is not sheared it will not grow nue.
longer and at the same time coars;
Most wool is brought from Australia
South Africa and South America, bu
a great deal is grown in Russia, Get,
many, France, Spain and Great Brlt
ain and in the United States chiefly in
California and other western states
and in Texas.
When wool is taken to the factory to
be made into cloth, it is first sorted
then 1t is secured in I've to gel
the grease out, then washed in clean
water and dried. 1t is then dyed. The
next process is willying, the picking,
then scrubbing, carding and stubbina
machines, by which it Is further
cleaned and is made into soft veal
thread. 1t next goes through tha
pulling machine, 1t is then made 70
shrink from half In width and q
fourth in length to become mucr
thicker. After pulling it is again
washed and then teasled. The nap IL
taken off by machines. The tinest
kind of cloth Is teaseled and, sheared
many times. The cloth is then clean.
ed, brushed and pressed and folded
and packed for sale. Among the chie1
kinds of wooden goods are broadclotha
| which includes meltons, beavers, Pill d
cloths cloakings and others; marrow
cloths which include cassimeres Of
lerseysmeres, doeskins and tWeeds
and upholstery cloths, carriage cloths,
fannels, blankets and some kinds Of
shawls.
Florence Mae sk,rvin, age IA.
Ottumwa, "a, R. R. NO. Z.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
. RlES-LETTERs :
q .
FIRST OBSERVATION

l have made nest for robin which
has been fluttertng around our house,
hunting for a good tree to build her
nest. If some Of the other Juniors
would like to make birds nest, here
is the direction: Take one-half of a
cocoanut shell and line it with cotton,
bits of silk thread, yarn, feathers and
other downy substance. This will
make it very soft and warm. Get
your brother to climb a tree (not too
near the house, and fasten it securely
in one CT the forks. You will have
great fun watching some bird who
takes liking for 1t and puts its eggs
there.
The robin which I mentioned at
first has decided to use my nest and
has laid five pretty eggs in 1t, and is
happy to sit and wait till she hears
the first peep of little bird. Next
week will tell what 1 have observed
about this bird.
Your Junior friend,
Juliette Eisenbeis, age II.
401 W. Park ave, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
LELA's OBSERVATION.

Observation has made many men
great. The boy or girl who is al.
ways trying to observe is the one who
is going to become great
Take Robert Fulton for an example
He was very restless boy and he
was always trying to make something
Boys in the days of Roberts youth did
not have the opportunities like the
boys of these days have. Robert took
much pleasure in sailing down the
river in an old paddle wheel boat. A
great many times when he was sail
ing down the river with his school
mates he thought very much about
trying to make boat that would moi
take so much work to make 1t float
across the water. And now he is
highly praised as the inventor of the
steam boat. That is what you car
make of yourself. if you will try &c
observe. You can observe a great
deal if you read books and try.
Leila Saum, age II.
R1akeShrre Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
TREEs-FoREsT's OBSERVATION

I think / observe that it is spring
and every morning l see that the
grass has grown longer and that the
trees are leaving out more every day
The blossoms have most all fallen off
the trees and now it won't be long be-
fore they will be pretty and green
with lots of leaves. All the flowers
are coming up, the boxelder are the
farthest leafeG out, they generally bud
out first. I love trees for their shade
and like to climb them. and also for
the fruit they bear. have two wal
nut trees in our yard that come up
from the nut. They are about five
feet tall now and are only two years
old. There are lots of different kinds
Of trees and all kinds are useful in
some way. The seeds fall from the
old trees and in the spring the young
ones come up. l think the cotton
wood is pretty tree and the leaves
are so pretty and shiny and look nice
when they bloom.
Forest Weber, age 8.
1906 Emma street, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
MARY's OBSERVATIONS.

Early in the spring, when the winds
began to get warmer, saw two rob
bins hopping about. For several days
they were hopping around the lawn,
and all at once they disappeared and
l did not notice them at all. But one
day soon I heard them making ter
ribe fuss. went out to see what was
the matter. / saw that the mother
and father birds were carrying sticks.
They would carry some sticks and fix
them around in the trees and then the
mother bird settled herself down to
see if the nest would fit her. But at
last they flew away and I found them
several days later in an old pear tree
in the back Of the orchard where they
built their nest the year before, and
the mother was already setting on
some little eggs. The father was sing
ing a song that sounded to me like
Home, Sweet Home"
Mary Randel,
Ottulnwa, Ia.
r. F. D., No. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
FUIIeSI CdI y, d5C o
Ottumwa, Iowa.
JUTE.

Jute is a fiber taken from the bark
of two plants, both Of the lime tree
order. with yellow flowers, The larg-
er plant is from to IA feet high and
is grown in central and eastern Ben
gal, the other slightly smaller, Is
grown around Calcutta. The fiber is
separated from the stem by sleeping
in water, which takes from two days
to three weeks. The best kinds are
pale yellow or buff, with silky lus,
ter, easily spun and strong. Jute Is
used in making ropes, gunny bags
carpets and curtains, table covers and
other fabrics. Jute can be raised and
manufactured cheaply, but Is not sc
strong or so lasting as fax. Fabrics
made of jute are easily rotted by damp
and cannot often be dried, and washed
like linen and cotton without injurine
them. The world uses about $4,000
tons Of iute year. The United
States imports yearly, some $4,000,
900 worth Of jute and jute goods
though the plant is being grown sue
cessfully in the southern states.
Yours truly,
Bernard McInerney, age IL.
Agency, Ia, R. r. No. 1.
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ers. 1t was very beautiful when going
up the walks. and there were MANI
flights of steps. One place which most
interested me was the kind of flower
house. There were in it, banana trees
alligators, rubber trees and many oth-
err large plants which We're very IN
teresting. also saw the house tins.
Lincoln lived in. saw the wolves ana
the caves which they had dug. Thea
were large black bears there They bod
pole UP in the center of their cage
and they would climb up it and per-
form some of their tricks which they
had been taught. They were so wild
that they had to feed them with long
prongs which ran through the bars OF
their cage. There We're large lakes
which were white with water lilies,
There We're no shows nor places fol-
enjoyment there. because they were
all out at Lake Contrary, which had
visited the day before.
Loretta Stoessel,
226 N Madison Ave.
Ottumwa, Ia
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Ma and Pa

Il wish l had lot O. cash."
SEE Pa one winter night;
sid go downssouth and stay while
Where days are warm and bright.
He sat an watched the fire die
(Seemed lost in thoughtful daze),
Till ma brought in some fresh pine
knots
An made a cheerful blaze.
u wish l had a million shares
O. stock in Standard Oil"
SEE Pa: 81 wouldn't dc thing
Ma made the kettle boil.
AN mixed hot biscuits, fried some
ham
An eggs (smelt, good, you bet)
Fetched cheese an doughnuts, made
the tea,
Tnen-Pa set down an ct!
Il wish I was millionaire"
SEE Pa: "I'd have snap
Next from the lounge we heard snore
Pa-at his ev'nin' nap.
Ma did the dishes, shook the cloth,
Brushed up, put things away
An fed TIL cat, then started UP
Her plans for bakin' day.
She washed and put some beans e
soak
An set some bread to rise;
Unstrung dried apples, soaked 'em too
All ready for her pies;
She brought more wood, put out the
cat,
Then darned four pair O. socks;
Pa woke up, an SEE, It's time fo1
bed;
Ma have you wound both clocks?'
Mary F. K. Hutchinson
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
LEATHER AND ITS USES.


Leather may be made in many diff
ferent ways. There are many kinds.
One is the alligator hide which is
tanned then made into leather, then
then taken to some factory in which
it is made into something of use. 1t
may be made into shoes which are
very fine also into handbags.
Another kind is that obtained
from the hides Of cattle, which
is tanned into leather and then
into shoes. l have heard 1t said
it is gotten from horse hides and
sheep, goats and dogs, but do not
know. Leather is a very common
material, but yet very useful. 1t may
be manufactured into many different
things such as saddles which are use,
full for women and especially men and
shoes which are of many colors and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
Age II.
WESSlE GOES TO SCHOOL.
Leila Saum,
Blakesburg, Ia

Dear Editor:
l have never written to the Courier
but once before. My name. is Wessie
Fulton. 1 live four miles northeast of
Derby. go to school. My teachers
name is Nellie Champlin. My studies
are reading, arithmetic, language,
geography and spelling. My playmates
are Golda Burger, Floy and blanche
Young, Eta Ryan and Ethel Smooth
ermon. My seatmate is Floy Young. 1
am in the fourth grade. l have two
brothers and one sister. Their names
are Clef, Jim and Claire. My brother
Jim has a greyhound. His name is
Ted. We have little shepherd pup.
Her name is Grace. My papa does not
take the Courier but my uncle Jim
does. 1 read all the letters in It, 1 think
thev are very good. l am nine years
old and will be ten the 25th of May.
Wessie NJ Fulton,
Charlton, La.
r. f. D.. No. 7.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
CHRISTMAS PETS.

Dear Editor:
I thought I would write as ! have
never written to the Courier Junior
before. / am a little girl ten ars'old,
For pets 1 have one white pig, yellow
calf. IA head of geese. guinies, and
one specified hen. l have one brothei,
and his name is Alto He is married
and has a very fine baby. I have one
sister, named Mabel. went to school
last fall and winter I am In the fifth
reader arithmetic. geography, history
physiology, grammar and spelling.
iikek my teacher fine. His name was
Isom A. Rankin
-.' Christina B. Swain,
Unionville, Ia.
r. F. D., No. 2.
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Age s.
CLEANING THE BACK YARD.

When you go to clean the back yard
the first thing to do is to get the rake
and the wheelbarrow, on which to
haul off the trash. Pape often has a
little helper when he cleans the back
yard. They begin to pick up tin cans,
sticks and pieces Of bricks, load them
on the wheelbarrow and wheel them
off. After this Is done they can rake
and not always be catching sticks in
their rakes.
After the yard has been raked papa
takes the little scythe and cuts down
the tall dead grass from around the
house and fence: Now the green grass
has chance to grow. Now they spade
up the flower beds, and trim up the
trees.
Leila Saum,
Blakesburg, Ia
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LETTER FROM SOUTH DAKOTA.

Dear Editor:
am a little girl years old. am
going to be a Tri-Weekly junior. For
pets have one big dog and one little
one. The big dogs name is Rowdy
and the little dogs name is Chris and
have Is hens and little chickens. We
have ranch in Wyoming. We came
from Ottumwa, Ia, when 1 was six
years old.
Grandma Bare takes the Tri-Week.
ly. Grandma lives one-fourth of a
mile from us. 1t is showing out here
and Is cold. l have five dolls and
have nice cupboard with glass doors
and nice little table and stove and
little iron bed and I have little
dresser and piano and little rocking
chair and stool and I have tinware
| I can cook and mamma let's me cook
| play dinners on my stove.
| l remain yours,
Blanche Byrum.
Belle Fouche, S. D.
| AlZada mail route
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seeds cling closely to the fiber. The
seeds must all be taken out of the
cotton before it can be sold. The
seeds are about the size of lemon
seeds.
AS soon as the balls on the lower
branches begin to ripen the laborers
begin picking It. When the blossom
first opens it is white. The next day
or two 1t is dark red. AS soon as the
field has been gone over once the
laborers begin again. The cotton seeds
are saved. They are mashed between
rollers and all the oil is squeezed out
of them 1t is used for mixing paints
and various other purposes. Cotton is
sent to the northern states to be made
into thread and cloth.
Pearl Lemley,
Melrose, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

Silk threads are. spun by the silk
worm. About three hundred yards OF
thread are generally gotten from each
cocoon The raw silk is made up in
China and Japan into bundles called
books. They are sent to foreign
countries to be spun into thread and
woven into cloth. But before it is fit
for cloth it has to be washed 1t is
woven into different kinds of silk
cloth, such as plain silk, Powered silk
velvet, etc. The threads are then
boiled in soap. Most of the raw silk
comes from Asia, but chiefly frou
China and India. Silk threads are
made in France, Italy, United States
and many other places. II
Maude Skirvin, age 10.
Ottumwa, Ia, R. R. No. Z.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
SOUVENIR PosrALs.

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
but 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 Hy Spy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

Photograph, Underwood & Under
wood, New York.
She certainly looks a darling, and
her father and mother were sure of it.
She came to them late in her fathers
life.
When she was only 10 years old her
father died: and as he had been king
of the Netherlands, the laws of the
country made her queen. Her mother
and council Of Dutch statesmen ac-
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tually ruled the country until she was
IS, SO she had the strange experience
of being monarch and yet having to
study lessons and obey orders like
any well bred little girl
She wears the crown herself now,
and when she goes out riding the peo-
pie of Holland hurrah for her as their
Queen Wilhelmina. She now has a
little daughter, and all Holland is
happy. The baby princess is one week
old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

leather the higher the price, the lower
quality the lower the price. Then
there is harness made out of leather.
What would people do without har-
ness If they have horses and vehicles
There are gloves also which are made
of feathers, both for men and women.
Some books are bound in leather and
also suit cases in both large and small
sizes. Belts are made from leather
for men and women. Then there are
belts which are used on threshing
machines; some whips are also made
of leather, some caps are made OF
leather, different kinds and different
colors.
Ina Rifle, age IL.
Agency, Ia, R. R. No. 2.
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sEvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

1. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. 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.
5. Do not copy stories or poetry
End send us as your own work.
6. Always tell whether you are 9
Daily Junior or Tri-Weekly Junior
Z. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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GET sEEDs:AT LIBRARY.

The members of the Federation of
,Women's clubs want us to tell the
juniors that they can get flower seeds
ut the Public Library at penny a
package. Perhaps you do not know
that these good ladies want to make
Ottumwa "a City Beautiful" but
they cannot do so unless all the chill
dren of Ottumwa help them. The
ladies at the Ottumwa Library will
tell the children all about the flowers
il they 60 UP there.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
Aged 10.
WOOL

Sheep are washed and sheared
some time in the month Of June. This
should be done quite early in the
month, before the hot days begin. 1t
is fine sport for those who look on
but not much fun for the sheep. 1t IS
best for the sheep to have the wool
taken off. Otherwise they would suf-
fer in the summer time. After the
wool is sheared it is dyed and spun
ard woven into cloth to make boys
pants out Of and mems clothes
Lambs wool is very soft and fine
This IS made into fine goods for WON
en-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
MARY WRITES FROM AGENCY.

Dear Editor:
AS have not written to the Courier
Junior for long time I will write now
am a little girl eight years old.
go to the Union Independent school
My teachers name is Henry Hollen.
like him very much. My studies are
reading, writing, arithmetic, geography
spelling and drawing. Our school vii
be out soon.
Mary Marie Steele,
Agency, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
Age 10.
THE LAND OF COTTON.

South is the land of cotton. Cotton
grows In warm states. The plant is
from three to four feet high. On these
stocks are the balls of cotton. The
balls on the lower part Of the plant
are full grown. The blossom of the
cotton is shaped something like a
hollvhock. On the middle branches OF
the plant are small balls that keep
growing all the time. The top branches
are covered with green leaves. The
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Dear Editor:
This is my first letter. I go to East
Highland schol. My teachers name is
Maud O'Brian. like her very much.
study reading, spelling, arithmetic,
language. 1 have one sister. She
is four years old. He name is Avis
Emma. / have one brother and his
name is Roy Adam. He is three years
old. NV mamma baked cake for his
birthday.
LEILA Osterfoss,
Hedrick, Ia.
r. =. n No. !
Age 7,
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THE "TARDY" PosTALs.

We will send out beautiful postals
this week to all the Juniors whose
stories have appeared in the Junior
during the past four weeks. We
have been "tardy" ourselves, but we
can truthfully say 1T was not our
fault
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Age s.
kRUG PARK.

Dear Editor:
When l visited ST. Joe, three years
ago, 1 visited many places but liked
Krug park best of all. There were
many interesting places and things
which We're nicer than the other places
which I visited. The walks were bor-
dered with green foliage and red flow