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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-04
MAY SELL THE SCORPION
Naval Ship Of constantlnople Said
not to be Worth Needed Repairs

Washington. Jan lin consonance
with It's policy of not expanding for
the repairs OF naval vessels large
sums of money wholly out of proper
ton with the value of the ships, the
Navy Department it is said is debat-
ing whether II will be better to sell
in a foreign port the United States
ship Scorpion, the station ship at
Constantlnople, or give her thorough
overhauling. Lieut.. Commander
eros ey, the commanding officer Of
the vessel has reported the need OF
extensive alterations if the vessel is
to be kept in Turkish waters.
- 1t has been intimated that the ship
is in no condition to be brought home
or even taken to a British dock yard,
as was at, one time contemplated. The
estimate for the cost OF repairs which
was made by an Austrian firm at Tr-
este is understood TO call for the ex-
penditure of a large amount Of mon
ey. 1t is possible that the Navy De
partment will decide that it is cheap
er 70 Sell the Scorpion abroad and
send another and better vessel for
service at Cnstantinople.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-04
sTARKs' ANNUAL BANQUET
Enjoyable Gathering Last Evening al
the Putnam House

The Stark Hose Company held
their annual election OF officers and
banquet In the Putnam House last
evening.
The following were elected officers
for the coming year: Foreman, Arthur
Rickert LIST assistant. Laurln Davis;
2ud assistant, Albert Schwartz; presl-
dent, William Myers; secretary and
treasurer, Fremont Barnes; stewards,
Ralph Remington and John Sloat.
The banquet was success and was
largely attended. John Hayes was
toastmaster and many toasts were
given appropriate for the occasion. Az
ter the banquet the party adjourned
to the stark hose rooms for n smoke
talk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-04
Mr. cARNEele's 100000
Gen. Booth Of the Salvation Army
Tells How He Would Spend It

When it was announced TO Gen.
Booth that Andrew Carnegie had
transferred to a board of trustees $780,
100000 in five per cent first mort
gage bonds. the revenue OF which was
to be- used ito hasten the abolition
of the International war and to es-
tablish lasting world peace" the
head of the Salvation Army said:
There are so many many ways Of
spending money In the direction Of
peace and yet making that money
reproductive, that / cannot possibly
recount them all only wish Mr..
Carnegie would give me the chance.
There are many universities scat
tered about the world, universities
where are taught theology, literature,
languages, medicine and all the other
great branches OF learning But the
University that / would see establish
cd won d, for the beginning, have two
centers, in London and New York. II
would be an institution to which the
lowest, the humblest the most degrad.
ed would be brought that they might
be taught the greatest and only abid-
ing lesson in the world. That les
son is forgetfulness of self.
In these universities | would give
men healthy bodies by means OF heal
thy work. | would have them trained
mentally. morally and physically. But
/ would see, too, that my two f2.O0O.-
600 were not spent on the few alone.
Round each OF my universities
would have a thousand halls, places,
which by their brightness would at
tract each their thousands"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-04
cARMAck AMENDMENT UPHELD
Initial Carrier Liable for Loss In ship
ments During Transportation

washington, Jan. i-The so called
Carmaok amendment TO the Hepburn
rate law making the initial carrier
liable for loss OF Interstate ship.
ments during transportation, not only
on It's lines. but also on those Of con.
meeting lines. was declared to be con-
stiutional yesterday by the supreme
court Of the United States. A stub.
born llght was made against the
amendment as a radical departure In
rate legislation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-04
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight, colder In east
portion. Thursday increasing cloud.
ness followed by snow IN west and
north portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-04
COOPER TEAM WON

Beat Postoffice Five in All Three
Strings
The Cooper Manufacturing com
panys ten pin team won all three
strings in the tournament match az
the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys last evening
| The scores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-04
SOUTH sHAFTssuRY

Born, daughter Wednesday morn.
ing. January 3. 10 Mr. and Mrs Wal
ter stockwen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-04

Continued on 4th page)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
MARY'S PARTY.

Once upon a time there was little
girl named Margaret Margaret had
light, hair and blue eyes. Margaret
lived on farm In the country. Mar
garet feed the chickens, geese and
ducks and she likes to hunt the eggs
Mrs. Brown, Margaret's mother, and
father were going to town to sell their
butter and eggs.
They were just getting ready to get
in the carriage when Margaret's little
friend came to ask Margaret II she
would come to her sisters party. Mrs.
Brown said her little girl could go.
1t was on Saturday.
While Margaret and her father and
mother were up town her mother says,
Margaret, let's get Mary something
for her birthday" .'All right" said
Margaret" They went into the Lead
er and bought her very pretty celllu.
old bracelet which was red and large
string of beads.
On Saturday the next day which
they were to have the party. They
were not to let Mary know 1t. Mary
mother said Mary won't go up town
for me. "All right" said Mary. And
when she got home there were eleven
children all sitting in row. Mary
was greatly surprised. Games were
played, refreshments were SERVED of
ice cream, bananas. cakes and nuts.
Mary received many presents.
Opal Anderson. Age 8,
Hedrick, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
STORIES and:LETTERS
AN ENTERTAINING LETTER FROM
FRANCES.
Miss Lois Griffin,
A1l1s0 T0rr,o

Miss Lois Griffin,
Abba, Iowa. E..a l
Dear friend. AS the big letter CON
test Is continued, thought would
write you letter and send 1T to the
Junior. s5ts
suppose you have been picking
flowers. We went to the woods twice
since we came here, to gather flowers.
We got quite a nice bouquet each
time.
Twill tell you about some of the nice
parks here that have seen.
We were out at Ellis Park one after
noon. We went on the street car as it
is long way out there and it would
take such a long time to walk. 1t is a
very pretty park. We walked along a
gravel path by the river bank and
watched the boats and launches and
the people fishing. We went to the
largest pavilion first. It is built on the
bank of the river and you can sit there
and watch the boats, or fish. We
walked up the road looking for flowers
but we did not find many. guess they
had all been picked before we got there.
The park extends back from the river
over large hill. There are many nice
walks and drives around in the park
and several small pavilions. In one
there is a we'll and in another a stove
and table and benches for picnickers
to use. I wish you could come up this
summer and we would go out there
and have picnic.
On another afternoon we went out to
Bever park. It is a nice park, too. 1t is
larger than Ellis Park, but not as nice.
There are many different kinds Of AMI.
mails and fowls there. Some Of the ami.
mails we saw there were coons, bears,
wolves, lynx, mountain lions, deer,
rabbits, goats, .fawns and boa con-
strictor. Some of the fowls were owls,
white headed eagle, some pheasants,
pigeons ducks and chickens. There
are pavilions in this park, too. There
are some very high hills in the park
and little streams in the valleys that
are crossed by bridges made Of the
branches of trees and some concrete
bridges. There Is greenhouse in the
park. The flowers there were very
pretty. The geraniums were in bloom
and all the foliage looked so pretty.
Last Wednesday one of our neigh.
bors, my sister Josephine and myself
were out by the country club to gather
flowers. It is nice out there. There Is a
creek runs near there called Indian
creek. The banks along the creek are
very steep. The steepest place Ia
called the eagles Nest It Is almost
like mountain.
We would like to have you come up
this summer and we would take you
to some OF these places. ..-
AS ever your friend,
Frances Norton, age 10.
ITO First Ave. West. Cedar Rapids.
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WANTS TO HEAR ALSO FROM
4 NORMA AND AMY.
Miss Ruth Byrum,
Chiliicothe, Iowa.

Miss Ruth Byrum,
Chiliicothe, Iowa.
Dear Junior:
was very glad to see the nice letter
you wrote to me in the Junior, and as
you wanted to answer it will now do
so. PHI
How many Juniors have you written
to? have written to Hannah Clark,
Henrietta Plaster, Elizabeth Anderson,
Fern Hooker, Eva and Lille Hail. Ed
Larson, Walter Trout Hedveg Carl
son. Maude and Mabel Skirvin, Mar
garet Sunley. Maggie Bray, Lois Grif-
fin, Josephine and Frances Norton,
JEliette and Desdemona Eisenbeis,
Vida Wahle, Lille Myer, Mable Rot..
Squire, Mary Sutherland, Blanche Sui
livan, Hazel Oliver, Bertha stansber-
ry, Edna Shrimp, Ruth Foster, Leona
Vest, Jean holland, Vida Cougar,
Ruth Goodrich. Eunice Gibbs and
some others.
/ go, to the Elm Grove school. NY
teachers name Is Mrs. Pauline Cot
trell. From the Courier Junior 1 have
received beautiful signet ring, a
dandy story book. several nice paper
dolls, an halloween trinket, beauti-
full Easter booklet and about twenty
five postals.
We have some little chickens, also
some small geese and ducks.
We have our oats sowed, and have
radises. lettuce, onions, peas. potatoes
and other things planted. Who are
your school mates? Some of mine are
Jennie Brown, Olive and Florence
Crabb, Jeanette Coyne and Anna
Putting. Ny birthday is October 6.
I would like to hear from Norma
Daniels and Amy Lucas.
Elva Huffman, age IA,
Chillicothe. Ia, r. No. 1.
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went on. Il was about ten O'Clock when
we got there. s
Our friends got their dinners and we
all started out for the woods when we
came to shady place we left our
dinners. Then we crossed the creek
for there were not many flowers where
we left our dinners and when we got
across we found many pretty flowers.
We found violets, daisies, blue bells,
and easter lilies and many other kinds.
When 1t came noon we went where
we left our dinners and spread out
the table cloth and put our dinner on
it. We had lots OF things to eat We had
pies, cakes, pickles and salad and
many other things.
There were twelve of us altogether
and maybe you think we had time
which we did. After we got through
eating our dinners there were four OF
us girls put the things back IN the
baskets and took them to the house,
and while we were gone the other chill.
dren picked flowers and played IN the
sand on the creek banks.
Then we girls started to go back
where they were and met them com
ing to the house so we went back to
the house with them and then we got
a drink and then we went IN the
house and had our friends play on
the organ.
Your Cousin,
Grace Billings,
Alba. Iowa. r. r. NO. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
MAX WRITES TO DWIGHT.
Dwight Lewis.
Dear Friend:

Dwight Lewis.
Dear Friend:
I just thought would write you
letter and congratulate you over the
Letter contest of which you stand at the
head. Good for you Dwight. do love
boys that are boosters and just get
right after things.
I really enjoyed residing about your
duck hunt, but get out. q duck hunt
isn't in it with rabbit hunt. Say
Dwight, did you ever hunt rabbits?
have Scotch Collie and little rat
dog and we make 1t not for Mr.. Hare,
but what enjoy the best with the
rabbit Is when mamma gets them
fried brown and nice bowl Of gravy.
It's better than peaches and cream. /
mean on the photograph. Well Dwight
come and see me. I have some fine
bantams and think the finest pony In
southern Iowa and we have an auto
and sure will show you a good time.
You said in your letter that It was
funny sensation to look down in a
hole and see the fish swimming. The
funniest sensation for me is to see
them Hopping out on the bank fasten-
ed on my hook. tell you long about
that time there Is something doing.
Well my letter is getting long 50 will
quit, Any time you will come up
will meet you at the train.
Max Mccoy, age 10,
Blakesburg, Ia.
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and hope to receive more. ! would
like to become Junior.
l go to church every Sunday. We
have q nice class of about Is girls and
boys. Our teachers name is Mrs.
Gremell. She has taught our Sun.
day school class for two years. We
all like her fine.
We live one mile from the church
SO I can walk only when It is muddy.
am glad we have nice churc-. where
we can worship God. am trying to
be 4 Christian and find it the right
way. I hope all the Juniors are
Christians. We will be glad to have
any OF the Junior friends to come and
visit our Sunday school.
Tho name of our Sunday school is
Miller chapel. 1t Is about 2 miles
from the Clinland bridge.
Well as my letter is getting long l
will close hoping much success to the
Juniors. remain as ever your little
friend.
Ruth Marchand,
Ottumwa, Iowa, r. r. No. 7.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
NINETY CHICKENS AT HAzEL's
HOME.

Dear Cousin Addie Sample:
1 thought would write to you and
send it to the Junior page and If you
see this in print answer my letter and
send it to the Junior page. have never
written before so thought l would try
this time. How many little chickens
have you? We have ninety. How is
little Eva? Minnie is well and I have
q bad cold and did not get to go to
school today. I wish you were here TO
play with me- have not seen Oracle
and Willie Schwartz since you was
here. I wish Oracle would write to me.
expect they were real tired when they
got home that day. thought we had
a fine time playing. Have you seen EN-
lily Perry and Harry? have been go
ing to school with Alice, Earl and Ray.
set with Beulah. Are you and Roy go
ing to school now?
l hope you will answer soon.
Hazel Ballard, age 10,
OttumWx, Ia, r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
AHoME SWEET HOME" FoF
DAINTY DOLLlES.

we went down to find out what was
the matter with the paper doll man the
other day, and instead Of our paper
dolls we found six Home Sweet
Homes" for dainty do1lies. However,
the paper dolls are coming. We are go
ing to give away one Of these Home
Sweet Homes" each week for six
weeks for the best letters. These dear
little houses are folders. Each folder
constitutes the floor, front and roof.
There is also a two room section. d.
rections tell how to build the cottage.
The furniture is on a separate sheet
ready to be cut out and placed in the
rooms. Besides these Home Sweet
Homes" we have ten Nursery Rock
ers." The second and third best letters
each week will get Nursery
Rocker"
Frances Norton is the prize winner
this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13

Ottumwa, Ia, May 2, 1911:
Dear Cousin:
AS I have never written to you l
thought would write.
Do YOU want to hear what did last
winter? MY brother, uncle and I
made snow bank. We had 1t Tor
fort.
When the boys were going to school
we threw snow balls at them. They
tried to slip up on US but when they
got pretty close we threw as hard as
we could. We had lots of fun play
ing in our fort.
Well, as my letter is getting long
will close for now.
Your Cousin,
Harvey Downing, age 8,
600 Ellis Ave-, Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
MY DAY IN THE WOODS.

Dear Cousin Mabel: haven't
heard from you for some time so
thought I would write you a few lines
to let you know that am fine and
dandy and hope you are the same.
I am also going to. tell you about
nv day in the woods. Ny sister and
brother Eva and Neal and some Of
our friends and took our dinners and
went to the woods. It was about nine
o'clock when my father and mother
and Eva and Neal and my two little
sisters and I left home but my father
and mother and two sisters did not go
to our friends house they stopped to
my grandma's and Eva, Neal and |
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
NICE WEATHER in TEXAS.

Dear Editor:
thought would write and thank
you for the card you sent ME- We have
nice weather now and the farmers are
planting their crops and making gar
den.
Our school is out for two or three
weeks vacation.
so far from us that we have Sunday
school at the school house and preach
ing twice a month and we go every
Sunday. For pets I have "a little pigs
and four little kittens. will be ten
years old the 28th Of July.
Theodore Sauer,
Stratford, Texas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13

When / was little had little NAL
tese kitten. had it about month and
she ran away. was very sad when
could not find her. About six months
later found somebody that would
give me another maltese kitty, SO I
took her. had her about eight months
when we bought q little dog and my
little kitten was so afraid Of him that
she ran away. We didn't keep the dog
very long because he grew SO large.
We gave him to my sunt and she has
him vet. His name was Mack. About
Q month after we gave him away my
aunt gave me another kitten which
was also a maltese. But we only had
her about two weeks when she ran
away and shall never get any more
pets, as least not for while.
Lorene Pixley,
229 N. Sheridan Ave, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
COY IRENE HELPS GATHER THE.
EGGS.

Dear Junior:
AS have never written to the Cour-
Ter Junior I thought would l am 9
years old. My birthday is. the oath Of
June I have two sisters and one
brother. Their names are Gladys,
Alma and Holly, help mamma gather
tie chickens away. Our school was out
the 14th of April. Our teachers name
was Reina A. Carbin. My studies were
reading. arithmetic, language, geog-
raphy and spelling. I would like to
receive a set of paper dolls My papa.
takes the Courier and read the jun
ior page. I would like to receive a few
post cards from the Juniors. have
100 post cards.
Coy Irene Hursey, age 9,
Allerton. Ia. r No 9
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with specimens of various minerals
and soil ana rocks. And books
have them piled under my bed. nave
a library there"
| Ellis stood in wonderment, looking
at his long lost great uncle whom
he had never seen before ana OF
whom he had heard so many strange
stories.
"Now," went on the old man. I'll
make compact with you. like
your face. You seem a fine Fellow.
| If you can keep my, secret I'll allow
you to come to see me once each
month. I'll meet yout at noon beside
the spring down the mountainside,
and conduct you here-blindfolded.
Then I'll lead you back to the spring
the same way. You couldn't FIND
your way down this mountain again
to save your life. The way Is full OF
pitfalls. You came blindly, following
me-
Ellis had to admit that he did not
fix the way in his mind. And he also
agreed to keep the aged kinsmans
secret with this understanding; that
he should take his mother into the
secret. At first the old man objected
but Ellis pleaded, saying: You'd not
ask me to keep anything from both
my parents, would you, uncle"
You're right, son. cried the old
man. "And-yes, you may tell your
mother. And some day-after have
quite finished my studies up here
may become one of the family again
Lately 1 have felt lonely at times, and
longed to see my favorite nephew =
your father But all In it's time, son;
all in it's time
Then Ellis returned to his COM
rades; his great uncle led him down
the mountain side to within fifty feet
of the camp fire. And he did not
blindfold him, for he knew he could
rely upon Ellis word never, to betray
his whereabouts.
Before reaching the camp, however,
Ellis and the old man heard the calls
of Walter and Lincoln echoing on the
mountain side. Ellis! Ellis! Where
And Ellis replied, calling
down the mountain side: Pm COM
ing, pals!" And when at last he
reached the camp and explained that
he'd gone in quest of a fleeting form,
he left the subject to say: Its a
wild goose hunt, boys. Let's go
home. I'm hungry and tired. Ghosts
and old men of the mountain are for
old miners stories. We're up:to-date
boys, and don't believe such yarns"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
ALETHA HAS a PET LAMB.

Dear Editor:
am a little girl years old. live
in the country. have two brothers
and one sister. My brothers names
are Lester and Archie. Archie is 4
years old and Lester is II. Ny baby
sisters name Is Marjorie Evelyn. She
is two years old.
have a pet lamb and a pet pig. I
call the pig Clara and the lamb Jack.
We have ninety-six little chickens.
MY school was out last Friday.
Aletha Black, age 9.
r. F. D. No. 2, Floris, Ia,
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A NEW JUNIOR.

Dear Editor:-As have never writ
ten to the Courier Junior before, /
thought would write.
am IL years old and go to school.
l started to school last Monday. My
teachers name is Miss Hanna Rey-
nolds. like her fine. There are ten
scholars going to our school. l study
history, arithmetic, grammar, physi-
ology, georgraph and spelling.
1 have three brothers and two sis
ters', their names are John, Marie,
Frances, Michael AMI Joseph. We
have q little Shetland pony and his
name is Sparkle.
I go to Melrose to church.
I have one hundred post cards
would like to exchange post cards
with some OF the Juniors.
AS my letter is getting long / will
close.
Annie Coleman, Age II,
R. r. No. 4. MelrOse, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

/. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
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.
7. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Dear Cousin.-As I have not heard
from you for long time thought
would write and see what Is the cause.
What are you doing nowadays?
I am not doing much of anything.
Just got over the measles and have not
been going to school for some time.
When will your school be out?
There will be five more weeks OF
school after this week. am going to
start back to school next Monday.
Do you take the Courier? We take 1t
and I am always anxious to see the
Courier Junior. l like to read the stor-
les in it.
Are you coming to see me in vaca-
ton? think can come out few days.
l hope so.
Did you have any fun Easter? did
not because / had the measles.
How many letters have you written
to the Courier Junior? have written
three.
1 had lots of fun last winter. went
skating on Peck's pond. Two other
boys and l made large snow bank
and had it for fort. We would get be-
hind it and throw snowballs at the
boys when they were going to school.
Sometimes they would try to run us
out, but we would throw snowballs
and they could not get close enough to
do anything.
!. What did you do last winter?
Did you have any fun at school?
They would not let us play In the
snow at our school.
Well, as my letter is getting long
will close hoping to hear from you soon.
Your cousin,
Iva Downing.
GOO Ellis avenue. OttumWa, Iowa.