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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

The noblest motive is the public
Eood.-Virgil.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
His T alent

His Talent.
as he great artist?"
NO
But he gets good prices for his
stuff
yes. He's a great salesman"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

Worth Its Weight in Gold.
PETTIT'S EYE SALVE strengthens old
eyes, tonic for eye strain, week and watery
eyes. Druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo,
N V
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31

I have had a breaking out on my
neck every summer with something
like Eczema, and nothing ever cured
1t until l used Resino1
Barbara Carpenter, Ogden, s. G.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-31
The Way of Life.
Chips,

1t Is being said of an elderly man in
business in Atchison: He can't stand
punishment as he formerly could"
And there is punishment to be en-
dured in making a living; don't forget
1t. Look over your own experience,
and you Will detect punishment every
hour of the day. If it isn't at home, 1t
is on the street car or on the road.
How many ways there are to punish
man who tries his best to get along
and behave himself. And after man
gets old it is more evident every year
that the poor fellow can't stand pun
ishment as he could when he was
younger.-Atchison Globe
Resinoi Ointment Cured When Nothing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-29

Helen, Lucille, Wilma and Celia, and
with herself It would make six at the
party. 1t was to last from half past six
until half past nine At half past six
the girls came. They played quite 9
few games such as slide the ring and
sending kilograms. and then lunch was
served. They served pumpkin pie. pop
corn balls, candy and lemonade. After
lunch was over Marie's mother
brought In six big pumpkin faces with
candle in each one. She gave all OF
the girls one and told them to light
them and go to all Of their houses and
hold them up to the windows and up
to the neighbours windows II they
wished to, SO the girls went out and
stood in row and It was very beau
tiful sight because It was such q
dark night. Marie called for her moth
er to come and see them. Her mother
came out and said that 1t was very
beautiful. Then away they went to
brighten the people. They had very
good time for quite while and then
they went back to Marie's house and 1t
was only q quarter Of nine and 30 they
told stories and riddles the rest OF the
time. The time slipped BY until It was
soon time for them to leave for their
homes. They all hated to go but they
knew that they had to 20 they all
went away seying they had all had
very happy time. .
would like to exchange post cards
with some Of the Juniors.
Keo Marie Riegel, age II.
Eldon. Ia.
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MABEL WRITES 70 MARY.

Miss Mary e. Tweedy, Fairfield, Ia.
Dear Junior Friend read your
nice letter which you wrote me in the
Courier Junior q long time ago but
have never yet answered it.
My school commenced the fifth Of
September. My teachers name is Miss.
Evelyn Fricke.
When did your school begin and
what is, your teachers name?
/ am writing this with my fountain
pen which won as prize from the
Courier Junior. Well Mary, how are
you? am fine and dandy. Do. you ex- n
change cards or letters with Lois
Griffin? .s &. ss42 Il.
There are twenty scholars going to
the school that l do. Ny studies are
history, arithmetic, grammar, physiol-
ogy, geography, spelling and we also
have writing. Arithmetic and spelling
are my favorite studies.
Well Mary I will close as can't
think of anything else to say.
Mabel Skirvin, age IL,
Floris, Ia, r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-29

Coal is mineral which is dug out
Of the ground.
It Is composed Of plants, which. ages
ago grew In swampy regions. AS these
plants fell year by year they gradually
formed thick layers of vegetable mat
ter and were covered deep with mud
and sand which was washed over
them.
In time the buried layers Of veg
|etable matter changed to coal, and the
mud and sand over them hardened to
rock. They were pushed high above
the sea. and now they are coal beds.
remember a story once read,
about a tree that grew In the forest.
and one day 1t was blown down by a
storm and 1t was soon covered up
with sand and mud. It was left In the
ground for many years, until one day
man that was prospecting for coal
found 1t, but it wasn't tree AMI longer.
but hard lump OF coal.
This story made plain to me how
coal is formed.
Coal Is very useful mineral.
There are three great coal fields in
the United States, but over half the
coal mined in the whole United States
comes from Pennsylvania.
Coal Is also mined In England, Ire-.
land and Wales.
Ignite, or brow coal, makes the
best fuel but bituminous or soft coal
is still better fuel. f
Coal is used for heating dwelling
houses, but a great deal Is used in
heating furnaces and steam engines
and In making iron and steel.
Josephine Norton, age Is,
MelrOse, Ia.
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PRECIOUS THINGS THAT ARE
FOUND.

think roai is al, u, the most >. &c
ious thing tina. Is taken out of the
ground for IL 1t was not for the fire
don't know what we would do in the
cold weather. Coal is mineral dug
out Of the ground. Over half Of the
coal mined in the United States comes
from, Pennsylvania.
Rock containing iron is dug ont OF
the ground and is called iron ore. This.
is what goes through process and is
called. pig iron and some Of 1t is
changed to steel and this is what rails
are made Of. Some OF 1t Is used for
railway tracks and bridges, and tools
and machinery.
Silver is. dug out Of the ground. Col-
orado IL the great silver and gold field
now. Knives and spoons and forks are
made out Of silver and our jewelry Is
made out Of the gold. !.
Montana contains the largest cop.
per mines IN the world and some sill
yer. Boise is the great copper mining
center. G.. IIey IL used for lits OF DIFF
svrent things. The bo-toa1s OF boilers.
coffee pots and lots Of it Is used for
machinery
Forest Weber, age 10,
1905 b. Main St, Ottumwa, Ia
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James Baker lived on a very large
farm with his parents. In the spring Of
1905 his father took sick and died.
James was not very strong. James
plowed the fields and planted the corn.
potaties and other things. He tend
ed them all summer but when harvest
came his mother was not able to help
him SO she told him to go over to Mr..
Carson's and ask him il John could
help him harvest his crops. Mr.. Car
son told him that John had been
looking for work all day and that John
would be glad to help him. So the
next morning John came over and the
two boys worked hard until dinner
time and Mrs. Baker told them that
dinner was ready. John started for
home but James called him back and
told him that if he was going to
work for him he was to eat at his
home. They gathered all of the things
In from the fields and put them in
their places. When they had put them
away they found that they had more
than they had for two or three years.
When halloween night came the two
boys gave Halloween party at Johns
home. All that were there said they
had fine time. I will close: my story
is finished, would like to receive post
cards and letters from the Juniors.
Hannah Clark, age L..
Lucas. Iowa.
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ground to plant the potatoes and corn
and other things Then when time
came for the potatoes and corn to be
planted he helped all he could
One year his father told him that he
was 80 good to help him and such a
good farmer that he would give him a
piece OF ground, (Which amounted to
IL acres) and let him farm II himself
and let him plant anything he wanted
to on it. Jack was very glad of It and
went to work right away breaking
the ground. He did more things to
1t before he planted his seed. He; first
planted about one-fourth OF an acre in
potatoes and some pop corn and toma-
toes. besides other things and made
him a little garden. e5
When the time came for him to
gather his potatoes and things he
found that he had made as much
money accordingly as his father had
made on the big farm.
He has q pony, calf, two sheep, be-
sides his dog Carlo.
His father gave him the ground that
he farmed that year and Jack grew to
be good farmer
Frank Skirvin. age s,
FlOriS, Ia, r. No. 2.
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Once upon a time my friend who
lived next door to us had party. It
was on Halloween night and my
brother and l and many other chill
dren were invited to the party. When
the time came to go we dressed up and
went over. When we were all there
my friend took us up to the attic Of
their house and there we had lots OF
fun as we could do anything we
wanted to. There were apples hanging
up and we all tried to bite them with
out touching them with our hands.
After we were through we played
many games. When we were tired, we
all sat down and had our refreshments.
We had apples, peanuts, doughnuts,
candy, pop corn balls and other things.
After we were through the boys got
the magic lantern and we had q pic
ture show. BY that time we were get
ting tired and again sat down and
told ghost stories and adventures. Aft
er we were rested we got ready to go
home. We left for our homes feeling
that we had had very nice time.
Mabel Root. age Is,
s12 North Court ST., Ottumwa, Ia.
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ToMMY's ESKIMO DOG.

Bernie Kneedler, Bloomfield, la.
Dear Junior Friend I though
would write you q letter and have it
printed in the Courier Junior. have q
very cute little Eskimo dog. 1t Is about
two months old. Have you any pets?
Papa bought me an express wagon
last week and have lots Of fun rid
ing In It. My sister and brother pull
me In It. also have a tricycle.. have
lots Of fun ON that too.
My brother has a pigeon and rab-
bit for pets. He has bicycle. Some
times we run races together, he on
his bicycle and on my tricycle.. OF
course always win. We play cowboys
and Indians, too. The cowboys always
beat the Indians. My brother and some
other boys built forts for US little chill
dren to run into when the Indians are
attacking us. Well, Wal close for this
time Hoping to hear from you soon
through the Junior.
Tommy Plaster. age 5.
Abba, Ia. South D st.
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The JUNIORS, SUBJECTS.

A few days remain before the
contest announced last week closes, we
viii reprint the rules and subjects
again: .,,
Tho Junior writing the best story
an my Of the Juniors subjects Will re-
\ ceive In return beautiful picture or
Z silver spoon. The subjects follow:
HThe History Of Primary
paifrsyman.
sAutumn pays."-Maude skirvin.
@ "HaIloween Experiences" Pearl
lsmIsy.
sHailowsenn-Mary Sutherland.
sJack-o-Lanterns." - Irene Suther-
sThs Town In Which ] Live" ~
Bonnie Saylss, j..
.Authors Of Books ! Read."-Fran-
eee Norton.
.sehool outies."-Lillie Hall.
"how the Juniors Can Improve Their
Time After School Hours.'-Lou'se
Hickey.
Clark. .
Grow Up."-Josephine Norton.
aWhat i Am ooins to DO When
Grow Up."-Josephine Norton.
"Autumn Leaves"-Beatrice Michall.
~ Description Of Ny School Room"
-(TelI how many windows there are;
vyhat part OF the building it 10 in; how
many rows Of seats In each room;
how heated; how many doors; how
many pictures and drawings; what
noof the room 10 on, etc. mabel Root.
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SILVER.

am going to pretend that all the
Juniors are going to visit silver mine
+ and the editor Is going with us. We
shall go to the famous Ontario mine-tn
the Wasatch mountains near Park
City, Utah.
First we ride through the muddy
streets of Park City up the narrow
gulch past the great works which are
crushing the ore to extract the silver,
and on up the big barn-like building
which contains the machinery for get
ting the ore out Of the mine. We go
to the mine first. We are let down
by shaft. The manager tells us to
look out as hand or head may be
taken of by timber so we all cling
to the iron rail and watch to see that
we are all out OF danger. The shaft
goes down very quick. When we got
to the first stop one of the miners put
in box of dynamite. It looked like
a little soap box but the engineer told
us it had enough dynamite in 1t to
blow up the capitol at Washington.
Once all over lights went out but
Forest Weber had some matches. At
the fourth stop Lois Griffin said let
us get of here. SO we all got out.
The miners looked wierd and
ghostly. We found that we could walk
without STOPPING. Soon we came to
miner he was very kind to US. He
told us that there were five different
kinds Of silver, the native silver the
red, the black, the horn and the Wit
rous silver.
He said that the mines OF north and
south America are the most famous
silver mines and that the principal
silver mines are California, Colorado,
Utah, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico,
Nevada, Idaho. All Of them together
produced $6OOOO,OoO Of silver annually
and the worlds total production in
1891 was $142 ,266,000.
Suddenly we heard great noise
and the miners told us it was the
dynamite exploding. After we had
gone back in the mine for awhile,
Henhietta Plaster said, it must be
nearly evening we had better 60 back
Soon we were at the shaft again and
as we went up, Leona Vest said silver
is very useful for our money as well as
many other things.
Louise Hickey, age IL
Lucas, Iowa, r. F. D. No. 1.
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COAL.

Coal was discovered by Nicho AL
len, Coal, coal oil and natural gas,
with respect to one another. might be
called cousins. There are two kinds OF
coal, soft coal and hard coal. Soft
coal Is very easy broken but hard
coal Is very hard. Soft coal can be
lighted with match. Anthracite coal
forms large part Of the fuel Of the
United States. Hard coal is found in
Pennsylvania. More than fifty million
tons Of hard coal are taken out Of
these mines every year. Coal is also
found in the western states. My papa
is foreman of q mine near Abba.
Hannah Clark, age IA.
Lucas, Iowa.
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about q half hour before, and that she
thought they went where the rest OF
them were. He then went out doors
again and said, Lets go and hunt
them" and soon they all started In
search for them. They first went up
and down the road thinking that they
were there doing some mischief. But
they couldn't find them anywhere, and
then Kathleen and Ellen said, 1--WE
bet we know where they're at" and
when they asked them where, they
said over. in the meadow. They then
started for the meadow and soon they
went past Henry, but they didn't see
him and when they got past him he
started to groaning and they stood
still for awhile, not knowing what to
do. When they were all standing still
he groaned again, worse than before
and so they started at last and found
him and asked him how he came to be
there and he said that fairy carried
him there and then they asked him
what his name was, and he said that
he had no name. OF course he was
changing his voice all this time and
the children said that it was surely
none Of them that they were hunting.
Just then he pulled out a jack-o-lan-
tern and put it down behind him. But
still they couldn't imagine who 1t was
and finally he said, don't you know
me?' and the children said, mo we
don't believe we do,'' and then he says
II am only one of your schoolmates
Henry Monroe" And then they all
laughted and said that that was joke
on them all right. They didn't have
such a hard time with the others as
they did with Henry.
After they had all got together
again they thought they would do
some mischief and they put poles
across the road and at one house they
took one wheel off of wagon and al
SO turned buggy over. They went
on little farther and tied the gates
SO that they couldn't get out unless
they worked awful hard to do 1t.
Soon they couldn't think Of much
more mischief and so they went to
Jackson's and there found many more
people. The young folks played
games while the old folks talked.
Pretty soon Mrs. Jackson and few
Of the other women went and got
large table full OF good Things ana
called the children in to eat, which
they W ere glad to do as they were get
ting hungry.
The children ate and afterwards
they went on wagon, Ernest's uncle
Harvey driving. They did not DO
much mischief then, but put JACKIE
lantern lighted at every house and
some places they put two on each
gate post.
They soon finished their ride and
then went back to Jackson's again
and about 1890 or / O'clock they all
departed, all saying they had a good
time, especially the children. They
said that they all hoped to have as
happy a Halloween the next year.
Mabel Skirvin, age IL,
r. F. D. No. 2, Floris, la.
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STORIES AND LETTERS.
"A HALLOWEEN PARTY"

Ernest, Kathleen and Ellen were
three little children all going to
school. They had never had Hal
lowe'en party or had never been to
one
So this year their mother was going
to have Halloween party for them
and was going to surprise them.
The children's aunt Harriet was
there and while the children we're at
school their aunt and mother fixed up
lot of good things for them for Hal
lowe'en That evening the children
made them a few jack-o-lanterns, not
expecting anybody that night. They
thought they would have little bit
Of fun for themselves.
That night they were all in the
house talking when they heard a
knock on the door and Ernest said
Mamma was that some one knocking
on the door?" and his mother said, Il
don't know. Hadn't you better go and
open the door and see?"
So Ernest obeyed his mother and
went straight to the door and opened
it and to his great surprise lot of the
children's schoolmates and friends
came in. The children were all glad
as it was moon light out doors.
Pretty soon some of the children
slipped in the house and asked Mrs.
Jackson, Ernest's, Kathleen's and
Ellen's mother If she had three or
four sheets to spare and she said yes.
and gave them to the children.
They told her what they were going
to do and told her not to tell.
They slipped out of the house with
their sheets, and also some false faces
which they had made. They went
across the meadow which was at the
side Of Jackson's house. The other
children didn't see them. Pretty soon
one Of them decided to stop and dress
in one Of the sheets and put his false
face on and look like q ghost, and then
another put his sheet and mask on,
and after they had gone little ways
the other two put on their sheets and
false faces. After a while the other
children missed them and they begun
to count and see who they were that
were gone and they found them to he
Gertrude Dean, Henry Monroe, Martha
Dow, and Lewis Brown. Then they
began hunting for them everywhere,
and Ernest says, 'I'll go in and ask
mamma where they're at" She told
them shsa they went out doors just
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-29
WYOMING JUNIOR WANTS &c
EXCHANGE CARDS

Dear Juniors:
Az have not written for a long time
] thought I would write.
ust. We have had two months of
school already and 1t does not seem
like we have had q month vet Ny
teachers name is Mrs. Clark. My
studies are music. arithmetic. history,
spelling, grammar, physiology and
geography. am in the seventh grade.
/ live a mile and half from town
and they have a wagon that takes us
to school and brings US home. Nine Of
us go in the wagon. have received
cards from Maude and Mabel Skin
vim and Vida Wahle and would Ike to
get some from some other Juniors. I
will answer all get.
I think Halloween would be good
subject to write on.
Mary Sutherland, age IL.
Gillette, Wyo.
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Dear Editor: The chief diamond
mines of the world are found in Africa,
at Kimberley, north of the Orange
river and farther northeast are ex.
tensive gold mines. And at Cape
Town (the capital of Cape Colony, in
the southern part of Africa) many
precious stones are mined there.
Gold is mined here in Lead, South
Dakota. 1t is the Homestake mine
(but it caved in few days ago.. 1t is
the largest gold mine in the world
will send you picture of my brother
pushing out car of ore. 1t is 1,10C
feet under ground.
South Australia has rich copper
mines but gold is the most valuable
export here are some precious stones
carbuncle, diamond, amethyst, jasper
onyx, pearl, opal, topaz, smerald
beryl, sapphire,
Your Junior Friend,
Ella Clay. age Is
Powell, s. Dakota, Stanley Co.
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The Courier Junior
Published BY
THE coURIEE PRINTING &C.
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
A CAT CONTEST.

Dear Juniors.-We saw pretty
woolly cat the other day and ", we
wished it belonged to Junior. Inc
thought came to us that 1t could be inc
property Of q Junior II we mad a ca.
rnrfast This ia the reason for the
~Cat contest we are announcing to-
day. Il you want to win cat prize
either woolly cat or picture OF a
cat write not more than 200 words on
one Of the following subjects:
AN AN0oRA CAT.
a MALTESE CAT.
u MANx CAT.
y WHITE CAT.
n YELLOW. CAT.
y BLACK CAT.
= WILD CAT.
= FiREsiDE CAT.
AMY cAT."u
This contest will close Monday NO
Vember 4.
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Dear Junior:
This is the third time have written
to the Junior. like to read the boys
and girls. letters and stories SO I will
tell you about my school.
20 to the Martinsburg, public
school, am in the second room, In the
fourth grade. In my room there are
thirty-seyen pupils. Ny teachers
name Is Miss Pollock and like her
me. attend the NJ e. Sunday school.
have missed three Sundays since De-
cen1ber.
Martinsburg, II.
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Who Owned 1t?

Ho, come, brother" cried little Mel:
one brought Saturday morning. Its
!, JUS lovely today, an we can go to
our slidin' place an have such lots
Of fun. Come, hurry up, brother"
/ .Brother,'' whose real name was
/, paul, ran to the front yard to join his
sister. He found her in Jacket aud
hat, ready for a mornings sport down
At their sliding place." which was
aituated on the steep incline of a little
embankmeat that lay close to the be.
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Little Boy Ben

Little Boy Ben Is fine little man;
He does everything for his ma that he
y can.
He carries in coal, he chops the kind
ling wood.
indeed. he does everything just as he
should.
I He has lots Of toys, and many friends,
too,
/ And he treats them all well, for he's
good through and through.
He knows when to play, he knows
when to work;
And no one has ever known Boy Ben
to shirk.
II every boy in this great world, wide,
was as good as Boy Ben, and like Ben
tried
TO do the right thing when at work or
at play.
Their life would be just like long
GUNNER day.
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4pUpE" AND "PET. NELLlE,s
PETS.
Dear Editor;

Dear Editor:
As I have never written before to
tho Courier Junior ! thought I would
write like to read the letters. am
little girl IA years old. go to school.
For pets have dog and q pony. The
pony's name is Pet and the dogs name
1s Dude. 81
live on q farm three miles north OF
Blakesburg. have four brothers.
Their names are Sammie, Clarence,
Albert and Jesse. My brother has 81
postals with some Of the Juniors.
Nellie Williams.
Blakesburg, Ia, R. No: 8.