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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16

Dear Juniors:
AS 1 have written once before I
thought would write again. go to
Round Top school. My studies are
arithmetic, reading, spelling, geog-
raphy, music or drawing, writing. My
teachers name is Miss Anna YEN
ney I like her very much. My seat
mate is Mary Baker. My playnlates
are Hazel Moore. Clara Moore, Alice
Baker, Alice May Ward, Iva Briggs
Helen Givin Florence Pomeroy. There
are % scholars in this school. For pets
we have two little calves.
Ethel Shaw age 10.
Cedar, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16

Dear Editor
have found lots Of spring flowers.
have garden up. 1t has been up
for about week.
We like to jump rope at school. My
school will be out the 10Th of this
month. My playmates at school are
Catherine Barrett, Ella Lancey, Goldie
Harris, Minnie Harris, Mary Kruger
and Alta Wittenmyer. like to go TO
school. am in the fifth grade.
Yours truly,
Catherine Cecil Potter.
r. F. D. No. 8,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

/. Use one side of the paper only
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp pencil.
4. Number your pages.
s. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send 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.
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MABEL BACK IN IOWA.

Dear Editor:
AS I have not written to the Junior
for long time will write now. do
not live in Nebraska now. live on a
farm three and one-half miles from
Russell. like to live on farm bet
ter than in town. | like to go to
church go to Center church. am
not going to school now. but when
went to school this winter my teach
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16
EDNA's FINE TIME At SCHOOL.

Dear Editor:
will tell you about the fine times
we have at school. We always have
q fine time at noon and recess play.
ing games. There are twenty-ons
boys and girls who go to our school,
l have seven studies: reading, arith.
metic, history, physiology, grammar.
geography and spelling.
Edna Asher, age 10,
r. F. D. No. s. Abba. Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16
MARIE LIKES 70 GO TO SCHOOL

Dear Editor:
AS have never written to the jun
ior I thought I would write now.
have about one hundred post cards
now. like to 20 to school. There will
not be any spring school at Stuben
this year. My studies are reading, his
tory. arithmetic, writing, grammar
physiology, geography, spelling.
have two brothers and two listers.
like to 20 to Sunday school. I have a
few Sunday school papers. had a
good time Easter. / received some post
al cards, There are some rose bushes
right beside the window. l like to
read the Junior letters. have one doll.
have had It six years. It's name is
Verna.
Marie Knedler. age II.
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MYRoN's SCHOOL STARTS.
Dear Editor

Dear Editor:
have been going barefooted these
spring days. My school will start on
Monday. like to 20 to school. am in
the seventh reader at school. have
Their names are Floyd and
Mildred Coder.
Myron Van Fossan, age 8,
Ottumwa, r. No. T.
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Dear Editor:
This is the first time have written
to the Courier Junior so I will Just
write 81 few lines. go to South PHO:
school. am in the fourth reader. My
studies are reading, arithmetic, writing
grammar. spelling. My teachers name
is Lulu Vermyrea. l have four broth
ers and two sisters. Their names are
Modena and Glenna. My brothers
names are Byron, Claude, Glare and
Floyd.
Flora Faes age 9,
Williamsburg, Ia.
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ROY A NEW JUNIOR.
Dear Editor

Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to the Junior,
For pets have dog and rabbit and
lamb. The dogs name is Rover. The,
rabbits name is Bunny and l have a
pet lamb named Roosevelt. am lit
tie boy 9 years old. go to Newman
school. Our school began again on
April 8.
Roy Fox, age 9,
. n n No pl0omfie1d IA
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AVIS HAS 70 CHICKENS.

Dear Editor
My papa takes the Courier.
enjoy reading the children's page
very much.
I go to school every day. My teach.
er's name is Mrs. Sylvia Inbody / like
her Just fine. My schoolmates are
Estelle Cowan, Susan Lancaster, Lula
Tickle.
Mamma has 20 little chickens.
Avis Heron, age 10
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FOR THE CHILDREN.

er was Miss Blanche Loynachan.
liked her fine. There were q in my
room. ! was In the NTH grade and
SO was my brother Fred and my sin
ter Myrtle. sit with Myrtle.
Mabel Price, age IL, .
r. F. D. No. 4, Russell, la. Y
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and arrange things for the party, and
she wouldn't know anything about 1t
until the party was all there. Mamma
and | went home with my cousin and
the party was there. My cousin was
greatly surprised and very glad to see
the happy faces Of her dear friends.
1t was then 1:3O p. M, and we began
to play games and have good time.
Mamma and | presented her with a
nice new white dress, and She receiy-
ed the following other presents:
A gold signet ring with D. V. on the
ring; six nice linen handkerchiefs and
nice handkerchief box; box of linen
writing paper Her papa and mamma
gave her nice organ for her fifteenth
birthday. For refreshments we had
candy, oranges, bananas, peaches,
cakes and other nice Things. We de-
parted for home about 4:30 p. m. We
served supper about 8 p. M, and we
had nice time We all enjoyed the
party very much.
March, 1901 remember that
March. We moved on farm u miles
south of Pennington, Ia. was the only
child of our family at that time.
March, 19O1.-My sister Hazel was
II months old that March. She and |
had a good time that March. | play
ed with her while mamma did the
work. l was years old that March.
That March was a nice March. We
had some little Brahma chickens that
March They were very pretty. They
were white with some black on them,
here and there. thought they We're
very nice little pets to play with. The
, month was pleasant.
March, 1907 had some little
guineas | had seven old guineas. My
cousin gave them to me. That year our
fruit was frozen but it was warm and
nice sometimes.
Leona Vest, aged Is,
r. F. D. No. 6, Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16
LEoNA GETS THE PRIZE.

Leona Vest, whose picture, together
with her brother and sisters, adorns
the Junior today is the prize winner
in the March Weather contest. we
feel sure that the Juniors will all de-
eide the same as the Junior judges
did after they read Leona's story.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16
Richland, Iowa.
HELEN HAS TWO SISTERS.

Dear Editor:
AS | have never written. I thought
/ would write. | have two sisters.
Their names are Edith and Alice.
Edith goes to high school in Ottumwa..
l go to Center school Ny teacher is
Miss Romola Chisman, like her
very much. Ny chum is Emma Watts.
Helen Perry, age s,
Bidwell, Iowa.
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Dear Juniors:
thought would write as this Is
the first time. My papa takes the Tri-
Weekly Courier. I have about forty
four cards. have a doll. Its name is
Mary. / like to read the letters that
are in the paper. have for pets a
pigeon. cat and dog. My DOGS name is
Shep. We have large barn and like
to play in 1t. We have q large yard.
Maude Kneedler.
Age 10, Bloomfield, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16

An old gentleman dressed in suit
of dark grey flannel was sitting IN
the park enjoying the nice spring
weather.
whats the matter, sonny?" he
asked the small urchin who was lying
on the grass nearby staring intensely
at him.
.'Why don't you go and play?"
Don't want to- replied the boy.
"But it is not natural for a boy to
be so quiet insisted the old man. man
"Why don't you want to-"
"Oh! I'm just waiting the little
fellow replied, I'm just waiting until
you get up. A man painted that
bench about fifteen minutes ago" q
would like to exchange postals with
some Of you Juniors.D
Your friend,
Hedveg Carlson, age y.
1915 Locust Street,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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(Original.)

One day mamma was asking my
little brother, Lawrence, what he was
going to do when he got to be man
and he said he was either going to
work at the playhouse Che meant the
packing house,, or he would keep a
horse grocery and mamma asked him
what horse grocery was. He meant
a feed store.
Another time mamma was showing
my picture to him and it was when /
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MAuDE,s DOLL IS NAMED MARY

Marie Knedler. age IL,
r. No. I, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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(Not Originally

"A woman with baby was visiting
at Kenneth's home. Kenneth heard
his mamma say: "Your baby has lost
his hair since the last time saw
him" Kenenth went upstairs and
looked all around, then he said: did
the baby lose its hair here mammal
(This is Originally
Olive Lemley, age 10,
Melrose, Iowa.
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ROUND TOP, ETHEL's SCHOOL.

n" -|-T IdI1d I Cd6CI, q" ~ -I|7I-
Route No. 2. Agency, Ia.
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CECIL CATHERINE HAS GARDEN

South Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16
PLAYING RED RIDING HOOD.

R. F D. No. Z, Bloomfield, Ia.
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MADeE WANTS POSTAL SHOWER

Flora Faes. age 9,
Williamsburg, la.
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Bidwell, Iowa
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FLORA FAEs, FIRST LETTER.

Lacona, Iowa.
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One day little boy was told by his
mother he could go up to his friend s
house to play. When he came home
his mother asked him why he did not
stay longer. why said the little
/ how. g they have the chicken coops. y
| (Chicken-pox.)
Pearl Lemley, age IL,
Melrose, Iowa.
! Little Mary was very fieshy and
she got tired easily One day she was
playing hide and go seek with some
girls and she got tired. Then she
said. Lets play sit down" This is
true.)
Helen Paschal, age II,
/ Melrose, Iowa.
Doxie's mother used peroxide for
sores. cuts, etc., and Doxie had good
deal of faith in it, One day he was
nlaying on porch that was up ways
from the ground and some one asked
him If he wasn't afraid he would fall
iand break his neck. He answered.;
,"No: mamma just got new bottle OF
peroxide." (This is true.)
Helen Paschal, age II.
Melrose, Iowa.
&,
Elbow old are you, Tommy" asked
q visitor. "Well, when I'm home I'm
five; when I'm at school I'm six. and
when I'm on the car I'm four Il
would like to exchange postals with
some of you Junior boys.)
Yours truly,
Ivar Carlson, age s,
1915 Locust Street,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
(Qrieinall
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March, 1901 remember that
March. We moved on farm II miles
south of Pennington, Ia. l was the only
child of our family at that time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-14
ATTRACTED BY THE GOSPEL
Koreans Have Shown Themselves
Willing and Anxious to Hear
the Word.

Rev. c. T. Collyer writes as follows
In the London Christian:
1T is more than twenty-one years
since l first left home for the mission
field. Never have l known of people
being SO ready to hear the Gospel as
are the Koreans just now. / have had
the privilege of doing a good deal OF
personal work during the past few
weeks. Without stretching the point,
! can say l have had personal con-
v~ersation with several hundreds Of
heather. Not one to whom / have
spoken but has acknowledged that he
must become a Christian. The young
empress of Korean has not been ma.
king good progress with her studies,
so it was felt she ought to have some
young lady companions who are used
to study. A young lady from our
school was chosen for this position,
She has been in the palace less than a
month, but she has found many oppor-
tunities of witnessing for her Lord,
with the result that her majesty has
definitely set one hour each day for
the study of Christianity, and ordered
that a Bible and hymn-book should
be procured for her. 1t has been my
privilege to order a specially bound
copy Of the New Testament for her."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-14

grew deeper, she went more slowly.
1t was war; and pleasant in the Ia
goon. The slight difference of tenn
perature between the water and the
air ordinarily was only stimulating.
And yet the sea had never seemed SO
cold to her as it was in that hour.
By and by she stopped, the wa
ters now up to her breast. The
wind blew gently toward the land, and
the waves struck her softly and beat
her back. She stopped dead still and
thought and thought, wrestling with
her problem, full of passionate disap'
pointment, vain regret, despair. con-
scious that life held nothing for her,
and yet clinging to it, unknowing what
would be the outcome Of the Titanic
struggle raging in her breast between
primal passions, love of life and love
of man!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-14

but love, which Is the compelling mo
tive In this matter. And I won't take
you; / would not take an angel from
heaven unless he thought me in ev-
cry particular all that a woman
should be to a man, unless he loved
me with his whole heart and soul abb
solutely, unfeignedly, completely. You
don't. I don't even think that | love
you now. You have been tried and
tested, and you have failed. Gentle
men, will you take him away?"
Il stay here" said the man, blunt
ly, drawing apart from the others,
"and I will kill with my own hands
the man who lays a finger upon me.
Sir" said the captain, this land, !
take it, is the United States. AS the
ranking officer present, I represent its
law. 1t is under my rule. AS to
your choice, / have nothing to say,
but as far as regards other things, you
will have to obey me here as any
other citizen of our country"
"And l know nothing of the United
States or Its laws, answered the man,
proudly. Il am a law unto myself"
'"The first lesson that the world
will teach you, sir" returned the cap
tain, pointedly, lis that that position
cannot be maintained; that the whole
fabric of civilization depends upon
concession by individuals of natural
rights and upon the enforcement Of
these concessions by other individuals
to whom has been delegated that
power"
Il don't wish to learn it, and that is
why | will not leave this island" per-
sisted the man.
1t was the woman who interviewed.
she stepped close to the man and
laid her hand upon his arm.
You said that In some fashion you
loved me- she urged.
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l choose to stay here, l cannot think
you will endeavor to take me hence
by force"
by no means"
Nor have l any more fondness for
having my decisions discussed than
you would have for hearing your
orders argued or questioned"
ut is my island" cried the man,
roughly, 'and If you stay. l stay"
I'VE lose time," said the woman,
shortly. 81 am here to give my testi.
mony; you are prepared to take it?'
a" am" said the lieutenant-com.
mander. stepping forward. notebook in
hand.
Captain, will you conduct the neces-
sary inquiry"
Certainly" said the captain. "Mr,
Langford, do you identify this lady?'
81 do, sir" answered L~angford. "She
is Miss Katherine Brenton Of San
Francisco"
You say this of your own personal
knowledge"
yes, sir"
"You will make affidavit to that
fact?"
with pleasure"
Il wondered" said the woman, bit
terly, why you came back"
at was at my wish, madam" re
| turned Capt Ashby, formally.
He was not greatly ~prepossesset
with the imperative and de
meanor Of this young woman, but hi
did not see exactly how he could re
sent 1t, or force any improvement il
it. "Will you proceed now with you
story" he continued. "Will you speal
slowly so that Mr.. Whitaker, whc
does not write shorthand, can take l
DOWN."
Thereupon the woman told that por
ton of her tale which related to tn,
evidence which she exhibited, tn,
piece of the boat with the name Of thu
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-14
Foxy Hiram.

well, now, if that amt surprising!"
calculated Mrs, Ryetop, as she shaded
her eyes with her hand. There goes
old Hiram Skinflint, and rather than
step on a poor black ant he picked it
up, and l bet he is going to drop it
somewhere out of the reach of dan
ger"
Her husband laughed knowingly.
Not Hiram Skinflint, Mandy. He'll
go down to Jed Weatherby's general
store and order a pound of granulated
sugar. Then while Jed is looking an
other way he'll drop the ant among
the grains and tell Jed as long as his
sugar has ants in it he ought to sell 1t
at half price. Like as not he'll try to
get Jed to throw in two or three
raisins and a yeast cake. You don't
know Hiram Skinf1int."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-14
Well. Wasn't He RIuht?

The minister was addressing the
Sunday school. Children, l want to
talk to you for a few moments about
one of the most wonderful, one of the
most important organs in the whole
world" he said. What is that that
throbs away, beats away, never stop
ping, ceasing, whether you
wake or sleep, night or day, week in
and week out, month in and month
out, year in and year out, without any
volition on your part, hidden away in
the depths, as it were, unseen by you,
throbbing, %throbbing rhythmically all
your life long?" During this pause
for o~ratorical effect a small voice was
heard: 81 know. It's the gas meter"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-14
lis the Present charnock MarrIod9"

ship upon 1t, the dog collar, the silver
box, the Bible, the two rings. These
were marked, set down and sworn to.
The affidavit to which she subscribed
her name, and to which she took oath
on the very Bible of the island, was
brief, though comprehensive, and the
little ceremony vas soon over. Mr..
Whitaker assumed charge of all the
exhibits. The tale having been com
pleted and all the little formalities got
through with, the little party stood
around in awkward silence wondering
what was next to come.
Miss Brenton," said the captain at
last, breaking the pause, 1T seems a
shame. For Gods sake, reconsider
your decision and come off to the
ship!"
mo-" returned the woman, quietly;
my mind is made up"
"Katharine!" exclaimed Langford,
extending his hand in n final ap.
peal.
Not with you, either" said the
woman.
my dear young lady" began the
old chaplain, think what it is you do.
Has any human being with such pow
ers as you possess a right to bury her
self In this lonely island? Is there no
CALI"
Sir" the woman interposed, your
plea might move me If anything could,
but indeed it's useless as the rest"
Hear mine, them" said the man,
abruptly, even harshly.
The woman turned and faced him
as %unrelenting and as determined as
she had faced the others. What could
he say? There was but one plea that
could move her. Was he about to
make that?
I'VE have loved each other" he
went on, brokenly. 1T was my dear.
est wish, my most settled determine
ton, to make you my wife. That wish
l still entertain, that determination
has not departed from me. You have
refused to marry that man"
And would you have me do SOP
asked the woman.
mo, a thousand times, no. | am
sorrier every moment that I look at
him that | did not kill him. But hav'
ing refused him, there Is nothing now
that you can do but marry me. And
as you have refused him, 1t makes II
the more incumbent upon me to marry
you and to take you away. Your honor
demands 1t"
my honor!" famed out the woman,
Indignantly.
Il have said it." returned the man
doggedly.
"Gentlemen, you will forgive oul
trankness," said the woman, turning
to the little group who waited, all ex
cept L.angford, who had walked away
out Of earBhot and who resoluteIy KEEP
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-14
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Repentance That Came Too

The Repentance That Came Too Late.
For the first time in his life the man
of the island played the coward. He
was afraid to be alone. The others,
the officers of the ship, that is, not
Langford-he had gone back to his
W yacht, declining the captains in
vitation to dinner-would have re.
spected the islanders mood and have
left him to himself, but 1t was evi-
dent that he craved their society.
Whitaker and the old chaplain sus-
pected how it would be with him, but
they knew that sooner or later he
would have to retire to rest, and soon
er or later he would be alone.
And then his grief was so obvious,
that in accordance with a natural and
| commendable tendency they strove to
cheer him up. They encouraged him
to ask questions. They told him
many things in reply that the woman
| could not have told him; that he had
half dimly suspected, but had not
known. They cleared up to him many
things which had seemed mysterious
and strange to him. .
And on their part they marveled at
the things he did know, at the thor
oughness with which he had been
taught, and at the wonderful acute
ness of perception which he displayed.
The woman had marveled at it, too,
but she had become used to it in three
years of intimacy. They saw it i'm
mediately with greater surprise.
A spare cabin in the wardroom had
been arranged for the islander, and
there provided with the unwonted lux
ury of night wear after a hearty
Goodnight" from the lieutenant COM
mander and a fervent God bless you"
from the old chaplain, he was left
to his own devices. The strangeness
of his situation, the soft bed, the
snowy linen, the silk pajamas, the con-
ining area of the cabin, the sudden
! touch with Injuries Of civilization
would in itself have kept him awake
had he been as heart whole and as
care free as when the woman had
landed upon the island. But, indeed,
the strangeness of these things
aroused no emotions in his mind at
all, for the moment he was alone his
thoughts, which he had been fighting
desperately to keep upon other things,
reverted to her. What was she doing
for the first time alone upon that is
land? What was she thinking? He
realized that no more than he could
she be sleeping.
Unfinchingly he reviewed with
what calmness he could muster the
scene of the morning and the day,
He forced himself to consider in all
its lights and bearings the informa-
ton that had been given to him. He
tortured himself by the deliberate
slow recalling Of every detail, and
then, quivering as If under the stimu-
lls of some blow upon a raw wound,
he reviewed his own conduct. Enlight-
eminent came to him in that dark and
silent hour. He discovered first of all
that he loved her; that the check and
counter-check and variation and alter
alton in his emotions had been swept
away in a great development OF q
more transcending feeling. If she
should ask him that question on the
morrow as to whether he loved her
as he had on that never-to-be-forgot-
ten night, he would still answer no,
because he loved her more.
CTo BE CoNTINUED,)