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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-06
THE LAND OF. THE MIDNIGHT
~ SUN.

Dear Editor.-In Scandinavia, or
the Land Of the Midnight Sum-, the
night is so light that one can easily
read at midnight without a lamp.
Travellers who have been in many
lands say that never before had they
seen such glorious nights as those
of winter in the Land of the Mid
night Sun"
The cities in winter have a quiet
appearance, even when the court Is
present. The numerous coasting
& Gamers, with the loads Of passengers
ale missing, the travelling season
in. over. The hotels are deserted and
the amusements are few; now and
then a concert takes place, or a the
atrical company makes it's appear
ance, and then the theater IS
crowded every night. The skating
places in fair weather are filled with
youn. people. while children amuse
themselves, as in America, by coast
ing down the hills.
The sleighs used at the stations IN
Norway are peculiar and very uncom-
Portable. They can seat only one per-
son, and the seat resembles that of q
carry-all, except that 1t IS placed upon
runners. There is no place for the lug
gage, SO that, even with small valise,
the travellers legs must extend beyond
the edge, and generally nearly touch
the runners These. sleighs are easily
managed in the mountains and mar
row roads, and very seldom upset.
Fishing is the chief occupation OF
the inhabitants in Norway, and many
of the farms are owned by fishermen
Whenever there is a good harbor
there is sure to be some houses, or Q
fishing village. consisting of several
families who have settled together.
When the people Of Norway expect
any visitors, they make a general
sweeping of the house, and the guest
room is thoroughly cleaned, and the
storeroom has an extra supply of pro
visions. They are very kind to strang
ers and share their food and shelter
with them.
Your Junior friend,
Juliette Eisenbeis, age Is.
4O1 West Park Ave-,
OttumWa Iowa.
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Vacation Time

Here are some things I'd like to know
Tha. books don't IN ~ and maps N ' don't don't
And have asked Our teacher, too. .
But she cant aus wer them. Can ,l.' you?
Is the spRUcEtrree always neat at. and and
Does tie DoGwood ever barr?
Will the PEACH-tree ever tell on him
who keeps his misdeeds dark?
Does the LOCUST chirp, or does it
hum?
Does the WILLOW pay its debts?
Does the PALM possess wrist or
thumb?
Do PNAR,t-ees come in sets
Do BNECHES grow down by the sea?
II the CHESTNUT worm-out joke?
Must the PLANE-trees limbs quite
level be
Oak"7
DoHoGnsh eat from the trough Of the
sea?
Who makes up the rivers BED?
DO sHA-DOGs sail over bays in barks
Are MAROONERs always red?
Are thfrty-six inches LUMBER
YARD?
! Can mile ''tie" q sailors KNOT?
Do they measure fish by POLE Of
PERCH7
are WEB-feet the spiders lot
u 10 ever weighed on a SLIDING
| ScAle7
Arc canes swung by WALKING
BEAMS?
Does postman wear coat Of MAIL?
Are clippers used by SPANKING
TEAMS?
| knd:last ,ofsall, this bothers me:
whist Kind OF blossom. nut or fruit
| Tor kind Of Nursery Blocks" maybe)
Would growstrom planting SQUARE
ROOT?
,-0eorge B. King in August st.
Nicholas.
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farm and spent her vacation. So Mon
day she took the train for Melville.
When the train stopped at Melville
her Aunt Mary and her cousin Helen
were to meet her. Her aunt lived three
miles from Melville. They had a nice
ride home When they got home the
two girls went after the cows. After
supper they went to bed early so they
could get up early in the morning.
Tuesday morning they were up at .
o'clock. They helped with the work.
and Patricia wanted to churn so her
aunt let her do it. After the churning
was done they went down to the creek
to wade in the water. And after dinner
they went horseback riding. Helen's
papa put up a swing and they had
hammock. When 1t was too hot to play
they sat in the hammock and read
stories. One day the two girls drove to
Melville to sell the cream. Another day
they had q picnic in the woods And
thus two weeks passed quickly. And
Patricia had such a pleasant summer
vacation on the farm.
Josephine L. Norton, age II,
Melrose, Iowa,
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JOSEPHINE TO BEATRICE.
Miss Beatrice Hickey

Miss Beatrice Hickey, r. Z; SO 2,
TX Lucas, Ia, r. No. r I. z,
Dear Junior friend.-I read the nice
letter you wrote to me, ins the Junior
page. So thought would answer 1t
through the Junior. .ss 50
{, 1 am sorry you were sick, but / hope
you are better now. know what 1t is
to be sick, because have been. sick
so much. aat:
1 hope I will see, you when you
come down here to visit your Granpa
and Grandma Smith. You and Louise
must come up and visit Frances and
some afternoon while you are here.
I think you will surely get to see
Irene Duggan If you see me, because
we are nearly always together.
Yes, did send Anna Palfryman a
post card She sent me one first.
wish she would write to me again. l
guess am not going to take any long
trip this summer. am just going to
visit in Abba week, and a few days
in Ottumwa. MY Aunt Mary Is visiting
us now. She wanted me to- go ~ home
with her, but guess cannot go until
next summer. She lives. at Malvern,
Iowa, just thirty miles from 4 Council
Bluffs was out to visit her two years
ago and we went to Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs while we were there. Z
I would like to exchange cards or
letters with the Juniors. ~
Your Junior friend,
Josephine Norton, age Il.
Melrose Iowa
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A SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.

It was July ~ when all the Sunday
school classes of the Moravia M. r.
Sunday school Joined together in
front Of the church. They were going
out in the woods. They had two large
wagons with hay racks to haul the
party on. They started about 9 o'clock.
They went on and on until they finally
turned into a beautiful place in the
woods The children played and the
older ones visited until dinner time
They had a large table which they
spread their dinner out on. After din
ner they played and visited until time
to 20 home When they reached the
church they departed saying they had
had good time.
Bula Elswick, age 10
r. No. Abba Iowa.
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THE MOST INTERESTING EVENT
OF NY VACATION.
Ottumwa, Iowa.

l. think that the most interesting
event of my vacation was the seeing
of my cousin viii. You needn't laugh
but he is seventy-three years Of age
and is my third cousin.
He came to see us Friday but just
got to see mother SO we went over to
my aunt's and uncle's on Hamilton
street where he was staying during
his visit Sunday to see him. had
never seen him before except when J
was little tiny baby so of course ]
couldn't remember him. It was
rather embarrassing to address him as
"Cousin WHIP | would rather address
that wouldn't be right as he was
really my cousin. His name Is Mr..
VIII WoodrocK. He was raised in.
Monroe county for over fifty years,
He was greatly surprised to hear Of
lady whom he had known for fifty years
and supposed she was dead, lived
near door to uncle's. When we first
went over to uncle's, Cousin Will was
arguing a point about an open com,
munion with close neighbor. He
asked each Of US our opinion and. I.
said that believed in an open CONF
munion. After supper the girls went
over to neighbours but stayed on
the porch talking to Cousin Will. He
was asking me questions about the.
bible and when he asked me who
crucified Christ the Jews? said Eyes
it was the Je-no it was the Romans"
didn't happen to have my thinking
cap on when started to say the Jews.
had very nice time Sunday, Cousin
Will also has two daughters. But I
think that the seeing Of Cousin Will
was the most important and interest
ing event Of my vacation.
Vida Wahle, age IL.
IN E. Court street Ottumwa, Iowa.
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THE MOST INTERESTING EVENT
OF. my VACATION.

The most interesting event of my
vacation Is Threshing time for have
lots of fun. I count the days on the
calendar when 1t comes, but when 1t
does come I have a dandy time, for
lot Of the neighbors come in and
help mamma cook. We almost al
ways have them two days and lot
of the girls come up and we put up
a swing and have fine time. Then we
go out to the threshing machine and
get in the wagon of oats or wheat and
ride home.
Sometimes the girls stay all night.
am always sorry when threshing
time is over, but 1 guess mamma is
glad.
Well I must close
I remain as ever your Junior.
Mary Palfreyman, age 13
Lucas, Iowa, r. r. No. 1.
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THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT
SUN.

Hammerfast is the most northern
city in Europe.
The voyage ,to4the north cape is a
charming one occupying about days
for the round trip.
It is never to be forgotten moment
when one stands upon the deck Of the
steamer as the hands Of his watch
point IL o'clock and gazes northward
over the curving shoulder Of the globe,
and sees the midnight sun.
This wonderful phenomenon Of an
endless day with q brilliant sunset at
midnight, is visible from May 18th to
July goth. a5 as%
would like to receive post cards
from Forest Weber, Heneritta Plaster,
Caroline Tout, Eunice Gibbs. I will
answer them all.
Mary Palfreyman. age 13
Lucas, Iowa, r. r. No. 1. $3.50. ;.
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SOME BIRDS | KNOW.

will take the washington eagle for
my first bird. Not because he Is so
beautiful but because he is the en-
blem of our country. He was first
noticed in the year, 1914.
He is three feet and seven inches
long. The extent Of his wings Is ten
feet and two inches He lives in the
neighborhood of the sea shore and
lives chiefly on fish.
The maybe is found in the western
parts of America and is very num-
erous to the west of the Rocky mount
aims. His nest is built with great la
Dor, the body being composed of Haw-
thorn branches, the thorns sticking up
ward. I. is lined with fibrous roots,
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Dear Junior.-I am girl 10 years
old. My birthday Is March IL ".
am up to my sisters visiting. !
came up the Fourth Of July and have
been up here ever since.
l go to East Union school, No. Z.
go to Sunday school every Sunday,
1, 60 to Blakesburg.
I am in the seventh grade at school.
Our school is out now but it will
commence in September again. /.
My. sister has a little baby about six
months old. His name is Clyde, Ray
mond. t.4 ye ,7
1 have four sisters and fives broth
ers. have one brother marrfeds !
i have several post cards.s1 haven't
very many from the Courier Junior.
Eva Violet Carter. age. -. Z.
Rural Route No. /. So sl.. .,s,ss..3.
Hedrfck; Iowa. ~ NJ.
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The Courier junior
Published BY
THE couRlEE PRINTING Co.
oTTUMWA, IOWA. ~.
MATILDA pEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
4 REAL SHORT STORY CONTEST.

Dear. juniors: We are very anxious
to have the Juniors write snort stollss'
stories that contain only 200 WORDS.
n the July contest only one junior
followed the rules Of the Junior care
f,lly.. therefore Is awarded the prize.
MARY Palfreyman Is the prize winner.
TIE subjects for the short stories
are: ,.u-u
WHAT A JUNIOR CAN DO WITH
A PAIR OF SCISSORS. ,,.
THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING
WTTft PAPER DOLLS.
MY FIRST. AUTOMOBILE RIDE:
rHR PLEASURE OF HORSE BACK
sslec4 your own prize this time.
Tha contest closes Monday, Aug. 10.
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wool, and long grass and then nicely
plastered with mud and clay. A
canopy Of sharp thorns is then built
over the nest and so woven together
as to deny all entrance except at the
door. Here the male and female bring
up their young brood in perfect Sc
'curity.
The house wren throughout the
states is we'll, known and familiar
bird who builds his nest somtimes
under the caves, but most commonly
in small boxes fixed on a pole for his
accommodation. s
A man once hung, up his coat under
a shed near barn and after two or
three days elapsed he had occasion to
put 1t on. In thrusting his arm up the
sleeve he found it filled with some
rubbish and on extracting 1t found 1t
to be the nest Of wren.
Retta Ruark, age Is,
R. F. d. No. 3, Harrington, la.
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HOW 1sAMUsE Myself ON RAINY
Il DAYS

Dear Editor. s.
+ One morning it began to rain. It.
was about $780, i had to go out hunt
the chickens up. !,
When we got the chickens up and
went in the house played with my
doll for almost an hour and then I
hunted pictures for my scrap book and
pasted them in 1t. BY that time it.
was noon .ai4a
Afternoon it was still raining and
went to the barn and played all after
noon. ! had to play by myself for +
haven't any brothers and sisters my
size. II have two sisters but they are
II and Is years old.
About 5 o'clock it quit raining and
l went to the house.
l don't like for it to rain all day for
it is very hard for me to find any thing
to do, as my letter is getting long
will close.
Your Junior friend.
Isol Henderickson, age II.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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THE MOST INTERESTING EVENT
OF MY VACATION.

Dear Editor: 80
# About two weeks ago, my aunt,
cousin, sister, brother and went.
camping at Rock Bluffs. We stayed
five days. The first morning we were
there we built fire and made some
coffee. We had good breakfast OF
coffee, cornlakes, buns and bananas.
After that we Strengthened things
I'D a bit, in our tent. Then we went
rowing and wading until noon, and
after dinner we lay in the hammock
and read and embroidered. After sup
per we went rowing again,
We got up at o'clock the next.
morning, and flshed BY o'clock we
had four, large and two small carp,
which we fried for breakfast. Then
my aunt and cousin gave us a lesson
in swimming In the afternoon We
went rowing again. After supper my
brother and cousin went swimming
and we read.
The next morning we fished again
and caught five large carp for break
fast After dinner we went hunting
with my brother and cousin, but be-
fore we had gotten very far it began
to rain little, so we ran for our tent.
We didn't get very wet. We read.
told stories, and then (as the ground
did not get very weD we built fire
and cooked some sausages in pot.
The next morning we went fishing
and caught two catfish and three carp.
About 10 o'clock we noticed that some
other people had a camp about
block from us. They must have came
that morning. Among them were
three little girls and we made some
candy. 1t was pretty good. In the
evening we went rowing.
The last morning we went fishing
and swimming with our neighbcr
campers. That afternoon the three lit
tie girls. my sister, brother and had
boat race. My brother beat.
The next morning we ate the rest
of our provisions, then packed up our
things and went home. We certainly
had a fine time.
Juliette Eisenbeis, age 13,
4O1 w. Park Ave-, Ottumwa, Ia.
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ANNA WRITES TO JOSEPHINE.

Miss Josephine Norton, Melrose, Ia.
Dear Friend received your nice
postal and will write letter and have
it printed in the Courier Junior. I am
10 years old. like to read the Courier
Junior letters. don't you? My school
was out May % and I am in the fifth
grade. What grade are you in? We
have about 800 little chickens. For pets
I have six cats and two chickens and n
dog. l live eight miles from Charlton
and two miles from Lucas, but l see
teams pass every day. I have 81 postal
cards Two Of them are from the
Courier Junior. How many cards have
you got? When is your birthday? Mine
is January 3. I saw your letter in the
Junior My teachers name last year
was Mrs. Welch. What is your school
mates names? Mine are Louise Hickey
and Jessie Vannote. I would like to ex-
change postals with the Juniors. !
would like for you to answer this let
ter in the JuI Tor.
Lucas. Ia, r. No. 1.
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aEyEweRULEs FoR THE JUNIORS

Use ono side Of the paper only
aswrite neat1y and legibly, using
fuksof . sharp lead pencil. :,
Z. Always dgn your name IN 1ull
and state your age.
4. Number your pages.
s.. Do not copy stories or poetry
sndssend us rs your own work.
n, g.. Always state. choice OF q prize
on Z separate piece Of paper with
name. and address In full.
4. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior. Otfumwa, Iowa.
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\ SUMMER VACATION ON THE
FARM. ~

School was ont the 13 Of May so we
helped mamma to take care of the
chickens till June, then helped to
cultivate corn and ride the horse for
the. hay fork and help cook for harvest
hands.
Then invited some of the town
girls to come out and stay week in
the country.
The evening they came mamma
bought some ice and made cake
and we ate ice cream and cake till ten
o'clock res the next morning we got
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on horse and rode horse back till
dinner time.
Then we went to church in the
afternoon. We came home in the
evening and MIXED 13 cows, separated
the milk and fed the calves.
The next day we planned to have a
grand time In the hay shed by putting
up a large swing and to swing and
then jump In the hay. In the evening
we played ball and made fudge and
had a fine time. On Saturday I took
her home on the horse.
Mary Palfreyman
Lucar, Iowa, r. r. NO. 1.
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do not know many birds when I
see them, but l know some. There is
the jay bird or blue jay, which are
sometimes called blue. It is
large bird. It stays here all summer
and goes south to spend the winter.
IL follows the summers around. They
build their nests in trees and some
times In our orchard. 1t makes sew
eral sounds. One of them is "th-net-
ic." They like to steal and eat cher
ries and grapes but don't think they
will get many cherries this year.
The little wren is my favorite bird.
1t Is small and does lots of work. 1t
builds holes in trees and posts, in old
cans and in bird houses. Papa bull.
them house, and they built in it.
They used to build in the barn, ard
smoke house and when we went in
they would >pickus nsthe head: Their
coat Is brown with specks on it.
The brown thrush is a pretty tird.
at is3light brown and sings awful.
pretty. It sings so many ways. 1t
builds in trees and is large in size.
Robin red breast Is dull brown
bird with a red breast. Hris a com
mon bird land stays here IN the SUM
mer. and winters z IN the south. 1T
builds III trees and is large bird. = Z
The turtle dove is Of lead color.
It's body is large with a small head
1t is quick and makes a buzzing sound
when it flies. It's eggs are white and
it only lays two in each nest. It builds
in trees. ~ ,. s. &.
Hattie Allen, age l3, z.
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TIVE SOUVENIR CARDS.

.w>.vaut the Juniors to continue TO
,iAa nane letters. The Juniors show
! srsat Improvement in their letter
writing. *
We vi1sEfvee a surprise pr1Ee AZ tne
and Of. August to the Junior VINO
Wits the best letter, as well as seno
souvenir cards whenever their stories
or lskter1 appear.
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Dear Juniors:
! l went to picnic at a grove and had
a very nice time. After we ate our DIM
ner we went out in the trees and
played. We had a very nice time. There
were about twenty of u.s. We had
special car to go in. We had our pic
lures taken as we were getting ready
to come home There was a. swing
there and 1 had a good time swinging.
Irene Goudy, age II,
926 w. .35th ST., Los Angeles, Calf.
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Anna Palfreyman, age 10,
4 SUMMER VACATION ON THE
IT, .G FARM.

When school was out Patricia Will
son went to be a clerk in downtown
store Although she was only Ia she
always worked a while in vacation so
she could earn her own spending
money.
She had been working for six weeks
when the manager told her she could
have two weeks vacation. She said
she would go out to her aunt's On the
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CLAUDDENE' SUNDAY, SCHOOL
PICNIC.

Dear Juniors:
1 am going to write about my Sun
day school picnic. We went to Verdigo
park. There were lots Of mountains.
We went up the mountains and had
good time after we ate our dinner. We
walked along the water. The park IS
about eight miles from Los Angeles.
IN, Clauddene Cloudy
= 926 w. 35th ST.. Los Angeles, Calf.
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ELIAS SUMNER VACATION.

Dear Editor: Z.
will write about a summer vaca :
ton on the farm. We generally. have
two weeks 1. helped wash the dishes
and wipe them and sweep the floor
and make the beds and tend to the
chickens and go fishing and play and
many other things.
Ella Grow, age II,
r.. No. 4, Unionville, Iowa,
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A SUMNER VACATION ON THE
FARM.

Dear Juniors:
Live on farm and think it is very.
nice for one can always have lots Of
fun.
!. When vacation comes one can hoe in
the garden and feed the little chickens
which think is very nice and one can
60 horseback riding and help clean
house which like to do.
And then when harvest times comes
one can watch the men stack hay and
carry water for them and sometimes
lead the stacker horse. In May l like
to go flower hunting and get lots OF
pretty flowers. I like very much to go
on plcn1cs on the Fourth of July and
have ice cream and many good things
to eat. - Z :
When the cherries are ripe I like to
pick them and / like also to pick
grapes and apples. will close for this
time.
Grace Billings, age II,
r. No 2 Alhio In
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HAZEL LIVES IN THE COUNTRY.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
l have $40 post cards.
I live in the country and my school
is one and one-quarter miles from our
house. like to go to school. will
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in. the eighth grade next winter or

be In, the eighth grade next winter or
spring.
For pets have two ponies, a pug
dog and some cats. I go up and see my
grandpa and grandma about once .
year. have not been there this year.
most generally go in the fall. We
have about 600 chickens this year,
sixty-eight turkeys and twelve COS
nngs have about twenty-five
chickens and thirteen ducks.
Hazel Hatfield, age IL,
r. f. D. No. 8, Box 81, Charlton, Ia.
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EVA VISITING HER SISTER.

r. F. D. No. 3.
Blakesburg, Iowa.
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IRENE SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.

926 w. s5th ST., Los Angeles, Cali
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SOME BIRDS ! KNOW.

Grace Billings, age II,
r. No. 8, Abba, la.
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Belknap, Iowa.