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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-11
ST. VALENTINE,

st. Valentine was 81 martyr. He was
one of the great saints and that.is the
reason why they called ST. Falentaine's
day after him. l do not know very
Valentine day. Valentine day il q day
when the people all give cards or VAL
entines. have seen some very pretty
ones. also expensive ones. have quite
a number of valentines. think Valen :
tine day is almost as happy day as
Christmas. One time we had school on
that day and we all made Valentines
and put them In box, and Just before
school was out, we drew them out.
got or 9, the first ever got. Part Of
them were printed ones and the others
We're hand made.
Bula s.. Elswick, age II,
Abba, Ia, r. No. 5.
P S. / would like to exchange post
cards with any of the Juniors.
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The Courier Junior +
Published BY
THE coURIET. PRINTING eS-
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEvEREAux.
EDITOR.
LITTLE Bo-PEEP.

Dear Juniors.-How would you al
like to use Little Bo-Peep" for SUP
5ect? We will imagine that the ,, ansW y
from each one is, Il would IKE IL.
Here ia the way we want you to use
apo.peep." write parody on the orig
,nal verse. You know parody" means
to mimic the original wri.el
sentiments. For instance, TINS ~ 1ns
way the Kansas City Journal has VIII
ten one:
Little Bo-Peep
Has lost her sheep
And don't know where to find II,
Her dad, they say,
Threw It away
Becauss he couldn't wind 1t.
We only want short verses. because
this il to be short contest, closln ny
"wednesday, Feb. Is. The author Oh
the hest verse will get q souvenir
spoon ana all the others valentine post
ais.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-11

The first martyred president was
Abraham Lincoln. He was born in
Kentucky Feb. ~, 1909. Lincoln was
a great reader. He was also lawyer
and a great orator. He was elected
president in 1851 and was elected
again in 1855. Abraham Lincoln was
shot by Wilkes Booth and lived only
a few hours after. "
The second martyred president was
James A. Garfield. He was born in
the year, 1881. When he was but two
years old a fire broke out in the woods
near his home. His father tried hard
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-11
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

/. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or q sharp lead pencil. !.
3. 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
q separate piece Of paper, with mama
and address In full.
Z. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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VALENTINE DAY.

: One valentine day at school we had
a valentine box. We made our own
valentines mostly. There were several
valentines in the box. got several
pretty ones.
got them from my friends. gave
the teacher three. My teachers name
was Miss Truitt. Valentine day
comes on the fourteenth OF February
My Grandpa's birthday was on valen.
tine day.
Will close, your Friend,
Della Bailey, age
Pulaski, Iowa, r. r. No. 2.
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to save his crop and at last succeeded
but he became sick soon after and died.
James A. Garfield, died Sept. 10, 1881.
The third martyred president was
William Mckinley. He was bern Jan.
20, 1S43 at Niles, Ohio. He was
elected president March 4, 1898. He
was elected president again on March
4, 1901. Sept. 5, 1901 President and
Mrs. Mckinley went to t.,e Pan-Amer-
lean exposition at Buffalo. where he
was shot. His last words we're good
bye, all, goodbye. 1t is Gods way.
His will be done, not ours. He died
Sept. Ia, 1901.
Sybil Wheaton, age 10,
r. F. D. No. l, OttumWa, Ia
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A REPRIMAND.

!, Do YOU know that 1t is absolutely
,nacessary for us to reprimand some OF
tha juniors to whom we have sent
prizes the past three months! we can !.
not understand why they have no'
Thanked us for them. We always 1eei
that We must even acknowledge pos,
ital card. much less books, spoons ana
|sofs pillow tops. We sent out q great
many paper dolls. We hope the Jun
them.
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AN IMAGINARY TRIP IN AN AIR
SHIP.

While l was living in London my
friend Pearl and started for United
States in, my airship. :. When we were
about 200 miles from the shore some
thing went wrong with the ship. Pearl
and I became worried. Pearl said:
Blanche. | wish some one was with
us. am rather worried" I said ::
Never fear my dear, we are all right. -
In short time our ship began to sink.
Pearl and l were scared worse than
ever. 1t kept lowering and lowering
until We lighted on the top of large
sea vessel OF course it mashed the
other ship, which was the John Moore.
Life boats came and Pearl and were
soon safe on shore.
Zue Pottorff, age IL.
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Valentine day. is on February. IA. We
give each other valentines to remem-
Der people valentaine day is on Tues
day this year. We celebrate ST. Valen-
tines day because on certain days he
go around tosthe houses and
gave little booklets and other kinds Q!
things. st. Valentine was a very, good
man He always helped the poor.1
Florence Newell, age II,
Garfield, Kans.
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VALENTINO pAY.

on one Valentine day at school we
had, valentine box. We all got valen-
tines from our teacher and from some
Of our, friends at school. That a1tel-
noon teacher read them of and a1ter
that we went home. When got nome
there were lots of valentines awaiting
my coming. That was happy DAY.
~, Ruth Arganbright, age IN.
Box IA, Butler, Iowa.
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SELECT PAPER DOLLS OR POS.
TAILS.

All Juniors writing either letters or
short stories will receive set OF pa
per dolls or q souvenir postal. we
want the Juniors to select their own
subjects for the short stories.
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THE PRIZE WINNERS.

Hsdveg Carlson and Thomas Hess
are awarded prizes In the contest
which closed last week.
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DEEDS OF GREAT PRESIDENTS.

1915 Locust ST., Ottumwa, Ia.
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SyDlI wheaton,, age 10,
r. F. D. No. l, Ottumwa, la.
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VALENTINE DAY..

P. S. would like to exchange r
cards with any of the Juniors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

Health Is the second blessing that
we mortals are capable Of, a blessing
that money cannot buy.-Walto=.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
Daddy's Bedtime
NfnTu How the Giant
Lost His Life

happened a long, long time ao when there wereg giants and
fairies aud such folk all over the world" said daddy a evening to
Jack and Evelyn The giant In this story was a wicked old fellow,
about twelve feet high, who lived on n island all By himself OF
eoursen o could live On the island with him, for he had the bad habit of
catching people and eating them So you see, no n could live near him even
whenever be happened to feel hungry he used to get into hts boat, %
over to the mainland and catch some M u eat The folks did not like this at
all, but al they were 10 much smaller than the giant they did moi know what
and bows and arrows. for there were n guns in those days, but it did no
good. The giant was too strong for them. Once when they kne that the bad
big mn was not 4 home they sent ONE men over o his island to Dor a hole
In the bottom of his boat so that when he should try to row over to the main
land the boat should fill with watera and he should be drowned But that did
not do any good, for when the boat sank the giant simply swan to the land
"Then the folks asked the king to help them against the giant But the
king said, I should Hike to help you, but II men are only small and the giant
is too big for u.s., One bright lady of the court. however, had an idea and said:
81 think / can trap that wicked old fellow
" Howf they all asked.
"@This way, said the clever lady. You know I "a considered a good
singer, the best In this country. The next time the giant comes over to the
mainland I shall hide myself In the bushes ear the shore AS SOC 10 he
lands I shall begin to sing without showing myself OF course he will want
to know where the singing comes from, and be will go % the bushes Then
1 shall lead him on and on, farther and farther, until shall lead him W. a
pit which you shall dig for him. OF course he will be so busy listening to my
pit with earth so that I shall not fan into it myself
every one thought it was a clever idea, and they all set to work digging
a great pit neal the seashore. They covered the hole we lightly with
branches and earth 81 that IT locked like solid ground. 1t would bear erM-
nary person, but not a great big fellow Hike the giant.
We'll the next time the giant came over all the people hid themselves I'm
the bushes The singer hid herself behind a great rock, and when the giant
landed from his boat she began to sing. With her beautiful voice she led the
giant OF and o until he fell into the pit and was killed"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

ial beneath is cut away.
The garment consists Of front and
back portions. 1t is fitted by means
OF darts to be perfectly snug, yet the
drawers are sufficiently wide at the
lower edge for perfect freedom.
The quantity of material required
for the medium sic will be 2 5-s yards
80 or . Ia yards "A, with 5 yards
Of insertion, 8 yards Of edging and
2 IL yards Of beading to trina as IL
Illustrated.
The patter nof the combination gar
ment, No. 6s73, is cut in sizes for a
81, SO, 3s, 40 and A inch bust meas
ure. The design for the bow knots
No. 551 in one size only. Either pat
tern will be mailed to any address by
the Fashion Department of this paper
send an saaat1onal swosesns scamp FOR
letter postage, which insures more
prompt delivery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
BY RUTH CAMERON

: = Y daughter has the circulating library habit" said q man to ne
~ the other day, and struck by the newness Of the phrase, / cooked
- M ears n waited eagerly for more.
sAs 10 - q book is OUT my friend went o n with a mans patron
izngly tolerant smile for The foiblas OF the weaker SCI my daughter
makes frantic appeals Il the librarians to say a copy for her 1t
Doesn't matter a the east who tn author u.s., or what h theme "a
be, but she must have a copy as soo IS possible.
THE nam Of tho author, / find, is often forgotten g soo ~ the
last page has been read, and very often she has confessed to m q ht she
reads the nw books only because everyone is taking them, u
It's so nice to be able o sy she's read them
Isn't 1t fortunate for the circulating Libraries that there re heaps
and heaps OF people just like this mans daughter?
day many people come to her asking for reviews Of the new novels,
which reviews they ready merely that they may be able to talk about the
books as ii they had read them.
In the sam way ] know people who seem to take pleasure In going
to the theatre merely that when a play is mentioned they may say, Eyes.
Eve seen that"
Isn't this all chfldishf
Just think, in O of these cases arr the individuals doing the
things they do for their W enjoyment or edihcauon, but merely be-
cause they want to be able ITO appear to Others to have done them.
Don't We w ourselves better motives or the use OF time "a
that?
And yet which of us is quite free from the faint of this motivef
YOU are?
Walt a bit, my friend.
Here's IN more example.
Did you NEvER-not hardly ever' but up and down NEVER
when y1 weret travelling. go to some famous spot some picture gallery,
som historical landmark, not SO much because you actively wanted to
se 1T a. becaus you wanted o be able to sy you had en Tito be
able to speak up when that place was mentioned and say, Yes. I was
there last summer"
And now do you still think you are qualified to plead a full mot
Gultyf"
~c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

pain, my nerves are stronger and / can
do my own work. Lydia E. Pinkhamsss
Vegetable Compound cured me after
everything else had failed, and I rec.
ommend 1t to other suffering women
-MBs. VIM. SEALS, 605 w, Howard st,
Creston, Iowa.
Thousands Of unsolicited and genu-
Inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia r. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound, which Is made
exclusively from roots and herbs
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing Ills should not lose sight Of
these facts or doubt the ability Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to.
restore their health.
If you want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
She will treat your letter Is
strictly confidential. For 30 years
she has been helping sick women
In this way, free Of charge. Don't
h6sitate-write at nee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
A tairi's New YEARS. Resolution.

A tiri's New YEARS. Resolution.
I'm going to be glad. Who knows
what nice things may be Just around
the corner7
I'm going TO be all dressed before /
leave my own room and then forget 1t.
l won't sit bias In a street car.
I won't gossip so 1t hurts any one;
just nice interesting, harmless little
talks.
/ won't always tell all / know.
7 won't tell my friends of holes In
their clothes when they are far from
home.
L won't fuss over things I cannot
help.
/ won't hurry more than half Of the
time.
III try to be pleasant and not lie. bu.
I won't lie to be pleasant. A good n a
tured liar makes every one mad in the
slcsaEsrvn.
I Won't lend money. I'll Just give II
and get the credit
When .in company" I'll talk, wheth.
er l have anything to say 5r-not.
I'll try to keep all my old friends and
make rs many new ones as possible,
for some of the old viii surely drop
ont II is better TO be on witt. the reyv
before you are of with the old.
Last, I'll try to keep some Of these
resolutions, all the easy ones anyway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

Let the NEWS tel your wants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
FASHIONS -EANCIES -HOUSEHOLD
THEY'LL BLOOM ALL WINTER.
Plant Hysolnth Huibs Noe to 5esutIfy
tho Lisinn Room,

Plant Hysolnth Huibs nc~ to BssutIfy
tho Living Room,
Now IL the time to plant hyaeiuth
bulbs II you wish them to brighten
your home This winter. Bulbs a be
had from any good dealer, who will
give directions as to their culture.
The chief thing In raising these flow
srs Is to give them a good root growth.
This can only be had in the dark. 20
the bulbs must be kept in u cold cell
lar or buried In ashes outdoors for
from eight to ten weeks after planting.
1t is with the use Of hyacinths as
decorations that this IS most concern
ed. So much more q be done with
them than just to plant n or two
bulbs in a pot and set it in a window.
There are quaint wall vases, ON
of china or crockery, others Of reed or
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

Of gay e~arthenware covered with RAT.
fla, that can be had to hang In vari-
Gus positions where they get the light.
They look well in a bay window or
hanging from a bracket in front Of a
common window, but are newer when
stood as vases on wall rests.
In putting hyacinth bulbs In glasses
see that base Of bulb merely touches
the water: then set In a cool, dark
closet or In the cellar until the glasses
are full Of roots. At this time set
Into the light in a cool room until the
spikes are well developed, when they
can be given more heat for Towering.
Retarded bulbs Of the Lilium langi-
forum, the handsome white lily seen
In the illustration. are now brought
into bloom almost all the year round.
a blossom Of this knd is especially
pretty at Easter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27


Mrs. Edward d. White. wife OF thu
new chief justice Of the supreme court.
Is, like her husband. a Catholic. She
b a woman Of retiring disposition. In
girihood In New Orleans she fell In
love with White. but he had his for
tune to make. and her family objected
to the match. They married her to a
more prosperous sutton. though her
friends say she was heartbroken. The
husband. uncle OF Preston Gibson, play
wright, lived only Z few years. After
a seaso OF mourning tho widow was
married to White. The couple possess
fortune. and their home In Rhode Is
land avenue Washington, Is filed with
artistic treasures They r more con-
spicuous in church affairs than In pure
liz social circles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
The Evening News
ailyFashio Hints
COMBINATION CORSET CovEE
AND CLOSED DRAWEK9. 6373.
. By MAY MANToN
In ordering these psttsrns b s~ss
- mention the name
"Nay MantoA.o

551 DESIGN FOR BOW KNOTS. !.
Combination under garments are
much in demand just now for they do
way with all bulk at the waist line
and over the hips. This one is shapely
andndainty and altogether attractive
as veil as practical. It can be closed
at either the front or the back All
materials that are used for underwear
are appropriate, but this one is made
Of batists with trimming Of Valencien-
mes lace, the bow knots being arranged
over a stamped design while the mater
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
Gave Her Away.

did the father give the bride
Away7"
Il should say he did. He rot rxt-
tied. and what do you think he said
as he handed her over to the bride
groom? 1T is more blessed to give
than to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
eoeosnut Trees.

A coeoanut tree In the Islands Of
Trinidad and Tobago begins to produce
nuts In foul or five years after plant
ing and reaches maturity in twelve 0
fourteen years. The average life Of a
healthy trea is fifty years, often very
much longer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
An Ironing Board In Disguise.

An Ironing Board In Disguise.
When you have read about the won
ders of the ironing board seen in the
cut ron will think it is the most prac-
tical, economical and handiest conven-
ience you have seen in a long time.
When not in use as an Ironing board
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

In my side. sick
headaches and ner.
vousness. had t.
ken so a N medi-
cines that I wao
disc ouraged and
thought I would
never get we'll A
friend told me Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Conn
pound and it NJ
stored me to health.
I have no mora
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

Nix suooalss-Eood 2-fternoon. Miss
Annkx. Going for q walkf I hope /
may accompany you.
Miss Annex-Yes. DR.. Sergeant says
we must always walk with some OBJ
ject, and / suppose you viii answer
the purpose.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

WHEN THE IRONING BOARD rs A ETH
Il forms the most practical settee that
could be imagined. The hamper under
the ironing board forms the seat part
Of the setree and the ironing board the
back. For use as an ironing board the
wooden knobs are thrust through the
holes in the board proper and the
stand. and there you are. The under
pert forms d convenient hamper either
for clothes to be ironed or for those
thai haya nndaraana tha treatment.
Bronze Casting
The art Of bronze casting was intro
duced into Siam by the Chinese in the
eleventh century.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27
INFLAM-
NATION
AND PAIN
Cared by Lydia E Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Creston, Iowa.-"I was troubled for
a long time with Inflammation, Mains
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Fiction or History.

After all, SETON is not always the
worst place in which to look for his
tory. There is a story of Mr.. Disraeli
at the time Of his extremely bumptu-
Gus youth when he had just returned
from his travels in the east. AS a
young man. much under thirty, he
met Lord Melbourne. who was then
prime minister. at dinner. Lord Mel
bourne proceeded to discourse on the
eastern question. but instead Of listen
ing to the prime minister with the re-
spect which he ought young Disrael1
said, "It seems to me that your lord
ship has taken your knowledge of the
east from The Arabian Nights"
Some prime ministers | have known
would have srubbed the young man
severely. Lord Melbourne was not OF
that kind. He rubbed his hands with
great cbeerfulness and said to the
young man. "And a devilish good place
TO take it from!'-Lord Rosebery in an
Edinburgh Address.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
a Sixth Sense.

An interesting discussion arose at a
recent college lecture concerning the
instinct of direction" possessed SO
marvelously by savage races and by
animals. Undoubtedly animals are
aided largely by scent. N the case OF
humans it is different, and some of
the pupils argued that the primitive
man is able to find his way in the
densest forest without taking note of
the sun, the wind, the lay of the land
or the course of the streams. There
fore it was said he must be guided by
q sixth sense because none of the reg
ular five senses could aid him. Other
pupils, however. argued that the In
dian found his way in places where
there were no apparent guides be-
cause he knew how. because he had
learned all his life how to do it, just
as the writer. for instance. will write
page after page Of copy. spelling all
the words correctly. but yet cannot If
asked to spell a simple word. This is
because he learned the words long
ago and MS spelling is purely me.
chanical. 1t is so with the Indian
finding his way through the woods
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
Tt-s-TFlEx-s
a Joke on the Artists,

Some years ago there was a colony of
artists painting IN a Maine village
some twenty miles from Prout's Neck.
All were enthusiastic admirers Of
Winslow Homer, and all, having had a
60 at the painting of rocks and sea and
realizing how difficult was the task.
oethought them Of Homer. only twenty
miles away. How refreshing 1t would
be to have a glimpse Of the mans
work in his studio, Fully aware that
1t was not his custom to admit stran-
gers, they ventured upon the pilgrim
age to that shrine. They counted on
his waving the rule where 1t con-
cerned a group that contained at least
one full hedged national academician
and several associates of that august
body. They all went to Scarborough
Prout's Neck. put up at the hotel and
sent him q Joint note, signing their
names and begging that he would re-
ceive them. When the messenger re-
turned they read with dismay that
Winslow Homer presented his compli-
ments and begged TO be excused from
receiving art students" The joke was
so good that the story was given out
In artistic circles.-Arthur Hoeber In
Worlds Work. ss>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-07
The Crow That Wears q Fools Cap.


The Crow That Wears. q FooI's Cap.
The following clever way Of keeping
crows away from grainfeld Is used
by the farmer Of Holland: He makes
some small caps of stout paper and
smears around the inner side of the
mouth Of each some birdlime or other
sticky sttff. In these he puts some
grains Of corn and stands them about
his fields by pressing their points into
soft earth. When the crow finds one
of these paper caps he thinks himself
in great luck until he attempts to peck
at the tempting grain, when, to his
establishment, he finds the cap attach
ed to his head-a regular FOOLS cap
which will not even allow him to see
what course to take if he flies up.
However, he succeeds in reaching
some coarse grass or bushes and after
much bewildered scrambling and flop
ping about gets his head out of this
undesirable cap and ever afterward
avoids the field where there are more
Of them.