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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
The Courier Junior
Published by
THE coURiEI. PRINTING Cos
oTTUMNA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEVEREAUx.
EDITOR.
George Washington
Contest

Dear Juniors.-We have not had
George Washington contest for some
years. One Junior has already written
a Washington story, consequently we
ask the Juniors to write short essays
(about 800 words) about the first pres
ident. This contest will open at once
and close Monday, Feb 81. To have
little more variety In the stories. we
suggest that the juniors use one OF
the following subjects for their es-
WASHINGTON, THE FIRST PRES
ipENT.
WASHINGTON AND HIS AKcEs-
TORS.
WASHINGTON AND ms FAMILY.
WHY GEORGE WASHINGTON
CHOPPED TIE CHERRY TREE.
A WASHINGTON PROGRAM AT
SCHOOL.
The prize WILL be a beautiful solid
silver Washington souvenir spoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
The Lion Tanners S
Little Boy

The Lion Tanners Little Boy
He knows no fear at all,
Chasing the King of Beasts with JOY
AS kittens chase ball.
He knows the tricks of Daddy's trade,
He scares the tiger lean,
Or makes the elephant afraid
(And that is rather mean!)
And often when the show is done.
When animals should rest,
The Lion Tanners Little Son
Will act as if possessed.
He tries them out with silly stunts
Until it seems a sin.
But while the timid beasts he hunts
His Daddy happens in
And says: Nov I'll give you chance
To do the self-same thing
That you have asked of them. Now
dance
And leap and twist and swing!
Five minutes now I'll cage you fast
Your teasing tricks must cease
These beasts of mine shall have at last
A little rest and peace"
And when he's locked in by Papa,
The animals grow gay,
And could they speak would say,
'fia Ha!
It's now our turn to play"
r. F. Bunner In February st. Nicholas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
FOR THE CHILDREN.

then took up with another hen and
chickens, which grandma gave us.
She saw the mother hen pick up some
thing for them to eat, and call them.
She thought she ought to do it, too.
She would pick up a grain of corn,
hold her head up high and call all the
chickens just like the old hen. When
they were all there she would lay It
down. They roasted in a barrel. In
October, when she was only four
months old, possum which belonged
to neighbor, got into the barrel and
grabbed one of the chickens She tool,
more care of them than the mother
hen did at this time. So she took the
rest down in the garden. When NAM
ma and papa went out to find them.
she brought part of them I'D and the
Old hen the rest. She will fly on your
mead, hand or back if you go out where
she is. She is very tame. :
would like to see the other I'm.
lots pantams. Yours truly,
Leslie Dunning, age 8.
LILO West Second ST.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
KINDNESS TO THE SICK.
Lana Yeager.
Rural Route No. 2.
Agency, Iowa.

Once there was little boy whose
mother died and he was an orphan;
besides he was sick. His name was
Jay. He was carried to the hospital
for children in the city and he soon
won many friends by his kind disposi-
ton and pleasant ways One day as
he lay in his little bed the nurse
brought him some medicine and said,
drink it dear, and | hope it will make
you well. He swallowed it bravely
and whispered thank you. He would
say thank you for everything that
was done for him.
One day lady who had visited the
hospital and had pitied him much dur
ing his sickness, gave him a party.
She sent three large bouquets for the
table and also plenty of cakes and
candy. Her little boy and girl en-
ptied their banks to buy flowers for
the children to wear on that oc-
casion. The brother and sister IN a
happy home came to see the party at
the hospital A piano gave the signal
and the children all marched in and
stood around a long table in the dining
room. At the head of the table was a
chair trimmed in flowers and cushions.
The door opened and there stood nurse
with little Jay in her arms.
Jay sat in the great chair crowned
with roses with his cheeks like them
The children sang and then slipped in
to the chairs ready to be helped tC
oyster stew
So you see dear Juniors the people
were kind to little Jay, so may we not
be kind to the sick?
La Rue Downing, age TO-,
Selma Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
KINDNESS TO THE SICK.

There was once little girl whose
name was Louise Smith. She was
very poor. Her father was dead and so
her mother had to sell the house in
the country to get some money, She
had bought little cottage in town.
Louise was out playing one day on the
Ice. She fell and hurt her knee and
could not walk for ten years. She
was hurt badly and had to sit at the
window in their house She could see
the children going to school. One boy
whose name was James, was going
along with handful of flowers for
MS teacher. Louise said. ooh. what
pretty flowers" He stopped at the
door and Louise said, Come in" He
came in and gave the flowers to her.
She thanked him and he said goodbye
and hurried off to school, After he had
gone Louise called her mother and
SAID, Mother, see what James Brown
gave me- Mrs. Smith got vase and
put the flowers in it. When James
went home he saw the flowers in the
window. After he got home he told
ms mother all about it. The next morn.
ing he got basket of grapes and a
lot of flowers and told his mother that
ne was going to give them to Louise.
His mother said that she would 60
with him. When he gave them to
Louise she was very much pleased
with them. James stayed there all
| day. Your Junior friend
Anna Palfreyman, age 10.
Il. X. No l., Lucas, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
KINDNESS TO THE SICK.

Once there was an old lady whose
name was Mrs. Brown. She was a
widow and had two children whose
names were Helen and Harry Brown.
Mrs. Brown was wash woman and
one day while hanging out the clothes
she took such a bad cold that it went
into lung fever and she was so bad
that she could not work, but had to go
to bed.
The children did not have enough
clothes to keep them warm, so some
Of the Junior children of that town
gave them some of their clothes they
had outgrown.
They did not have money to get
them anything to eat and SO the neigh
bors gave them something to eat and
paid the sick womans doctor bills and
she got we'll and thanked them for
helping her.
Irma Fleener, age II.
Rural Route No. Z.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
KINDNESS TO THE SICK.

IL seems too bad that we have to IIa
IN ped When we are sick. 1t is such a
lonesome place, 1 think, and when
there Is no one around and there is al.
ways SO much more work to do to take
care OF the sick. had a real sick smell
TWO years ago. | had pneumonia and
pleurlsy and | didn't get to 90 ont for
month. l was in bed for over two
weeks and | used to watch for morn.
ing to come, as some of the boys
play with would come almost every
morning and see me. l was so glad tn
see them. One of the boys had a birth.
day and his mamma baked him q littla
birthday cake and he brought it over
10 me instead of eating it himself. or
course, | couldn't eat it because Tho
doctor wouldn't allow me anythino To
eat, but mamma put it I'D for me Until
could eat it. She had 1t fixed with
candy on top, but when was able tn
eat 1t 1t had gotten SO hard | couldn't
eau IL, SO | kept it for while, but
wanted to see it real often when was
iylng IN bed l think 1t would be
real nice of the Juniors would all send
Lois Grlfhn card; for she can look
at them while she is lying in bed and
lhev VIII be something she can keep.
II VIII be pleasing thought to
her to think the Juniors are thinking
OF her while they are able to be ont
at play while she has to stay In the
mouse. have sent her card and hone
she received nice assortment to
look at while she is not able to be
around.
Forest Weber, age 9.
1905 East Main ST.,
| OttumWa, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
Coasting on a
Double : Runner
'B-r-r-r.I-r-rI'

"B-r-r-r-r-r-r!"
Yet there is no winter sport like it
this swift rush through the air. this
apparently hazardous turning of corn
ers in a cloud of stinging crystals, this
gladness of motion and outdoors ana
snow and red-blooded life. Yet who
hasn't coasted on double has
missed its purest joy.
Oh. those double-runners! And
those glorious days and still more glor-
ious night, when the snow "crunches"
underfoot with the squeaky, comfort
ing sound that says it's much too cold
to melt, and the lightest breeze makes
your ears and your nose tingle, and
the sweet, clean clear air is being
breathed in great quantities! And then
the swift exhllaration of the swoop
down, some clean-cut, nervy boy fiat
on his face, strong arms holding the
leader sled, and a merry, happy pile
of boys and girls crowded helter-skel-
ter on the long, hard board-for the
more the merrier, and the more the
| faster!
You have heard what the Chinese
! gentleman said Of tobogganing: "Fline
| fun-f1ine fun! F-s-s-s-s-s-t! Walkee
back tlee mile!'
And SO it is. and the quicker the
"F-s-s-s-s-s-t" the more fun it is to
walk back again up the hill.
There are about forty different ways
to do everything in the world one
wants to do, but only one right way.
Making a double-runner is no eXcep-
| ti6n to the rule. Have you never Won
dered why some double-runners go so
much faster and farther than others
! The fastest one is the model to copy,
Of course, but you want to know some,
thing about what to use in making
yours when you have nothing with
which to compare 1t.
In the first place, according to a
natural law, the less bouncing up and
down your double-runner does, the
! faster and the farther it will go. Now
on the smoothest are some humps and
hollows If the sleds are connected to
the board properly, they will ride
these humps and hollows with the
minimum of jar to the board and the
passengers; if improperly connected
riding down will remind you of spring
| less farm wagons and mountain roads
The rear sled should not be fastened
! stiffly to the running board-a mis-
take some amateur builders frequent
ly make. A heavy triangular shaped
block OF oak should be made, its
length the width of the long board
you use for the body Of the double
runner, it's height six inches and its
base nine inches. It's apex or edge
should be rounded and should be al
J H-r=-A .~-~h thrAa,ah Thraa inehas
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
Age 9.
COASTING DOWN HILL.

One day we had company and after
we had had our dinner we children
took our sleds and went to the hill.
The children's names that were riding
We're Bertha and Ellsworth Bailey
Christina Swain and my sister Ivah
and myself. We had a good tine until
one of the sleds broke and then we
didn't have as good time as we had
before. 1t was pretty cold that day and
we had to go into the house and warm.
Sometimes when we were coasting
down the hill we would run into the
fence. In the evening we children took
our sleds to the house and went by the
barn and played fox and geese. We
quit and went to the house and the
rest of the children got ready and
went to meeting at Pleasant Valley
that night.
Maymie Swain,
Age 9.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
KINDNESS TO THE SICK.

There was once a little girl in our
who fell and injured her
spine The doctor-said-if she could go to
a hospital for some months she might
be cured, otherwise she would be
cripple for life. Her parents were very
poor and could not think of sending
her. Some of our neighbors, feeling
sorry for the little one, started a sub
scription paper to raise money to as
sist her Some of us girls were talk
ing about 1t one day, and we thought
we ought to try and do something.
Some months before some of US had
taken part in a little entertainment in
which we had appeared as wander
ing italian family, and we decided to
reproduce it for little Maggie's bene-
fit. Lula, the oldest, was the father,
and in an old suit of her brothers,
looked quite manly. BESSIE dressed in
an old blue wrapper, with shawl over
her head, and held doll for a baby.
She made a good mother. Dot, in a
long Jacket and a dress taken from the
rag bag and Ransie in some more old
things, looked quite comical. Lulu's
brother put the handle of a coffee mill
on box and it answered for an Or
gan. We had an old rag doll for a
monkey. After dressing in our back
yard, we started off. We stopped in
front of every house, and after we
sang, Ransie would go around with
her little tin cup for, the pennies.
Everyone laughed to see us and when
we would tell them what we were
working for, they would pay us quite
well. And everybody was well pleased
with the way we had helped and they
said we looked like real italian fam
! lily.
Georgia Fullmer, age IL.
ZIG Lillian St,
| South OttumWa, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
lNEz JUST HOME FROM SCHOOL.

Dear Editor:-
l thought would white you let
ter. just got home from school an
hour ago. am going to school every
day. | am in the third reader.
haven't been to town since before
Christmas AS it Is after Christmas
will tell you what l got. I got doll,
two handkerchiefs. My Uncle George
moved and took our dog along, and we
just got one now and his name is
Juddy. 1t is not very cold here. We
have an organ and my two sisters
take music lessons but I don't My
teachers name is Miss Keller. can't
think of any more, so goodbye.
Inez McNebb, age 9,
Cantril, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

1. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legib1y, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
g. Number your pages
A. At the bottom of the last page
write your name, age and address.
a S. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send to us as your own work.
6. Always state choice of prize on
a separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
EVA A NEW JUNIOR.

Dear Editor
This is my first letter to the Courier
Junior. My papa takes the Courier
and I enjoy reading the stories. l go
to school in Brazil. My teachers name
is LIE Roy McIntire. l like him very
much l have two sisters and two
brothers, Dora and Lille and Nelson
and Ernest. We have horse. Her
name is Maud. l would like to try to
win prize l will close for this time
From Evah Palmer, age 8,
Brazil, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
"BLAzE" is EARL's CAT.

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to the Junior
| am eight years old. like to read the
letters very much. My grandpa takes
the Courier. I have been sick with
cold and have not been to school for
some time. My teachers name is
Meree Jack. have a colt. He name is
blaze. I have for pets two cats and a
Plymouth Rock hen that sings for me
when she is on the nest. Il go to
church at Lebanon. I got a new sled
for Christmas and | have fine time
coasting.
Earl Coffman,
-Leando, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
oTTUMwA IOWA FEBRUARY

able one, he felt very badly about it.
AS he stood looking sadly at the bro
ken pieces, another boy came along
and inquired what was the matter.
James told him, and he said: well, go
home and tell your mother that boy
threw a stone at you and broke the
pitcher"
No, shall go home and tell mother
that l dropped it and broke it,"
But you will surely get whipped If
you do. She will think that you were
careless
81 don't care if l do get whipped;
shall tell the truth. would rather take
a thousand whippings than tell lie to
mother"
That was the right spirit, boys. No
matter what wrong thing you have
done, confess it, even if you are sure
of being punished. AS James said, it
s better to be punished thousand
times than to tell a lie. Never tell a
lie; never even part of a lie. Our
Heavenly Father is grieved when we
do wrong, but if we repent and con-
fess, he will freely forgive u.s. We can
never be happy as long as we try to
cover UP our sins.
Lana Yeager
Rural Route No. g.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
A LITTLE FARMER GIRL.

Dear Junior
AS l have never written before to
the Junior, | thought I would write.
I got for Christmas doll and album,
and nuts and candy l have been sick
for a month and have had to quit
school. My papa takes the Tri-Week.
ly Courier.
Pearl Dixon, age 9,
r. F. D. No. 2,
Lancaster, Nc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
Unionville, Iowa.
WANTS JUNIORS TO SEND VAL
ENTINES.

| think if all the Juniors would send
a valentine post card to Lois st. Val
entines Day, it would help to cheer
her up. l am going to send her one
and will give her address SO those
who wish may send one Also Her adj
dress is Lois Griffin, Abba, Iowa, R.
R. No. 8.
Yours truly,
Roberta e. Dunning, age IL.
1710 West Second St,
Ottumwa Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
WILL CLOSE VALENTINE DAY.

We are very mnch pleased with our
Think-a-bit column today and hope
that other Juniors will be interested
In it this week. We really want some
Juniors to decide what Jim did. We
will run this column up to ST. Valen-
tines day. All the writer's will receive
q beautifula valentine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
TENY's TOWN.

Dear Junors:
| will tell you about the town that
l live in and about my school, go in
tne sixth grade and live in Abba My
teachers name is Miss Lynch and T 90
to the Abba high school.
Christmas | got dress and some
games and box of bon bons and 9TH
era things. l have two sisters. They go
school too. | like to read the letters
and some of my friends are going to
write too.
Teny Trensol, aged 13,
Abba Ia,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
LESLIE WAS SICK.
Dear Editor

Dear Editor
l saw where some of the Juniors
wrote about their pet ban->lms some
time ago. l was sick at the time and
so l could not write about my bantam.
| thought l would write now. The baby
bantam is the cutest of all three, l
think. They are very small. She came
out of the shell last June. Her mother
weaned her when quite young. She
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

do not know much about railroads.
as live in the country, but if l had
been Jim's place think l would have
saved the baby, as the dog did not
have many more years to live.
Hildred Warder
R. f. D. No. 8,
OttumWa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If I were in Jim Gordon's place l
would have gone to the sidetrack and
would have walked the dear deaf old
dog, Snip, because Jim's mother told
him that he should take care Of Snip,
and she told Snip to take care Of Jim.
A true friend,
Mary Sauer, age 10,
R. F. D. No 5,
Hedrick, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
EMPEROR OF cHINAI |
Latest picture of the Emperor o
China as he looks today.

Pekin, China, Feb 3-Carefully
guarded from the gaze of the public,
the diminutive ruler of all China, en-
bracing its 456 100000 people, lives the
life of seclusion. But few people have
ever seen the emperor, but those who
have been so fortunate, say he is a
very serious boy. so dignified one
would think he realized the weight of
his responsibilities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If I were in Jim Gordon's place
would have taken the switchmans
baby off the track without delaying
the railroad traffic l would have
saved both the baby's and the dogs
life. Lessie Bennett, age IL.
R. F. D. No. 7, Fairfield, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

would have turned the switch and
got the baby off the track and then
got dear old deaf Snip off Of the
switch and let the freight pass.
Virginia Caryl, age 8,
R. F. D. No. /,
Floris, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
WANT GOOD LETTERS.

We especially want to have good
letters. We will give surprise prize
at the end of February to the Junior
who writes the best letter, as we'll as
send souvenir cards whenever their
letters or stories appear.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

! will try to tell you what I done
If I had been jim. I'd wake up old
Snip and have him to get the baby, or
would run out and get it myself.
Flrma Boyd, age 9,
Boone Ave,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
jim AND SNIP.

If had been Jim I would have got
ten the baby off the track. and If the
train was not too near, l would run
down the track and try to stop 1t to
save poor old Snip.
Grace Andrews,
R. F. D. No. 5,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If were in Jim Gordon's place be-
lieve I would save the baby and see If
the deaf dog wouldn't rouse UP and see
the train in time to get off the track.
Goldie Hull, age II.
R. F. D. No. 2,
Douds- Leando, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
WINNERS
ANNOUNCE PRIZE WIN
NEXT WEEK

We are publishing few of the stor-
les in the contest Just closed today,
but we will not announce the prize
winners names until next week. Then
we will also announce the name of the
winner in the January letter contest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
LOIS rs GETTING BETTER.

Lots Griffin is getting along very
we'll now She was operated on last
Friday You know Lois had append1-
citis. We hope that all the Juniors
will send her valentine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

Jim saw the train coming and the
baby on the track and Snip by the
switch Jim prayed he might save the
baby. He ran, caught 1t UP in his
arms and jumped Snip, train and all
was saved. Daniel Griffin, age II,
R. F. D. No. /, Abba Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If had been Jim would have gone
out and got the baby off the railroad
tracks and took him in the house.
Mamie Hobbs, age 9,
512 Clinton Ave,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

] read the story about Jim and Snip
and have decided that Jim saved the
baby. That is what would have done
in his place. Leila Shaffer age 12,
Douds-Leando, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If had been in Jim's place would
have thrown the switch and then run
and dragged the dog off the track.
Van Mefford, age 12,
r. r. No. l.
Hedrick, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
DELBERT GLAD TO BE CALLED A
"BOOSTER"

Dear Courier Junior
Ny first letter the editor called me
a booster am glad to have her
call me SO, for it encourages me.
When come to OttumWa ] would like
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

l am going to tell you what I would
do If l were in Jim's place: l would
determine to save the baby if possible.
Then l would sidetrack the train. A
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

He thought only moment. In an
instant Jim was at Ships side, awak-
ened him and showed him the child.
Snip ran Immediately, for he knew the
danger, and had dragged the baby off
the track. All danger was over. Both
were saved.
Ruth McCumber, age 10,
Moravia, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If were in Jim's place would have
tried to awaken the poor deaf dog and
have gotten the baby off the track be-
fore it was too late.
Frances Jenness, age s,
600 West Mechanic ST.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

baby and Snip, as his mother had told
him to take care Of Snip.
Aura Dale Mahoney,
1906 East Second ST.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If were In Jim's place would
have thrown the switch and let the
dog take the chance Of getting off,
and saved the baby.
Evelyn Harwood, age 8,
r. F. D. No. /,
Hedrick, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If l were in Jims place I would turn
the train onto the sidetrack and get
the baby and maybe the dog would
wake up and save them both.
Zula Hull,
Douds-Leando, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If had been Jim would have tried
to get the baby off the track, and
then the train would not have killed
either. Louis L. Wilson, age IL,
R. F. D. No. 9, Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

If I were In Jim's place I would
run and try to save the baby if I got
killed in trying it. II Jim got killed in
saving the baby he would go to heav-
en-, and still save the old dog.
Bell Rail, age 9,
Birmingham, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05

I would have turned the switch and
run over to dear old deaf Snip and
wake him up and kept the baby off the
track till the train was gone.
Grant Carlyl Jr., age II,
R. E. D. No. 1,
Floris, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
RExS FIRST LETTER.

Dear Editor:
This is the first Letter l have written
to the Courier Junior. l will tell you
what I got for Christmas. l got harp
and a drum and some candy. l 70 to
school. My teachers name is Miss
Rena Smith.
Rex Brown,
Abba, Iowa.