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WHY WE SHOULD USE OUR OWN
DRINKING CUPS.

Why we should use our own drink
Ing Guns is a subject that many Jun
Tors will write about.
We should use our own drinking
sups because then we know there are
no germs only those that we have left
in the cup. Some people have dis
eases and these little germs. as tiny
as they are. carry diseases. In a res
taurant or any place like that no tell
ing what kind Of germs. there are in
the cups after so many people have
drunk out OF them.
At school we all drank out Of the
same dipper and Mrs. Burgess. the
county superintendent suggested that
we use our own drinking c'1ps. rather
one family Just use one. Our teacher.
Miss Fricke, said that in town schools
each scholar had to use their own
drinking up. but don't know any.
thing about it only what she said, as
] never went to town school in my
life
AS it is never went but one term OF
school through.
Johnny Skinner. age
Floris. Iowa. r. F. D. No. 2.
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batavia, Iowa, R. F. D. No. 8.
LOUISE WANTS 70 SEE CAROLINE

Miss Caroline Tout,
Dear Junior Friend:
II has been some time since have
written to the Courier Junior, so :
thought would write now.
Have you received many post caros
from the Junior?
Do YOU know any of the Juniors!
7 know quite few.
Hasn't It been warm this summer!
. What have you been doing since
school was out?
Have YOU ary brothers or sisters?
have two brothers and one sister.
Did YOU have a good time the
Fourth? I did.
I have been sick but am better now.
VIC need rain here awfully pad.
Did YOU ever live in the country? !.
I lived in town for a year but
would rather live in the country.
Fave you got any prizes from the
Editor? w., !,
we live very near to the creek but
It is low now. In some places 1t is en-
tirely dry. We have four cute kit
tens. They catch mice and they did
when they were about six weeks old.
Have you any pets? Are you glad
when vacation time comes?
am. but am generally glad when
school begins again.
I would like very much to see you
sometime. l remain,
Lour Junior Friend,
Louise Hickey. age II.
Lucas. Iowa. r. r. No. 1.
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TIP First Ave West, Cedar Rapids, Ia
BEATRICE OUT HORSEBACK RTE.
ING WITH HER FRIEND.
Miss Elva Thurman.

Miss Elva Huffman.
Dear Junior Friend: have read
many Of vonr stories in the Junior.
page. and SO will write to vor.
Is 1t hot up where Won live7 II is
here We have got our haryes.ing
all done now. Do you folks have
much hay this year?
This Is Sunday evening and as | an,
not busy have been writing story to
the Junior. The name IF it is, John.
his fathers helper" I have been ont
horseback riding this afternoon with
some OF nv best friends. Mary and !.
Anna Palfreyman. Olive, .Adrain and
Ida Holt. We had a splendid. time.
What have you been doing this va
cation have lust been helping
mamma. but after while am going 10
Melrose to visit, grandma and grandma
Smith. and to Russell to visit M
Grandma Hickey. will also visit a
good many OF my friends.
Where did you spend the Fourth:
We were TN at Charlton all day. We
took our dinners and ate in parF.
There was large crowd there. had
fine time.
You correspond with Mary Palfreye
man. do you not? live near to her
and we have fine times together We
sit together in school and are in the
same grade. Mamma gives her music,
lessons. Do you take music lessons:
Mamma gives lessons to my sister and
me.
My Grandma Smith has been visiting
us but she has gone home now.
I would like very much to receive
your picture. hope can meet you
some day.
How many cards have you from the
Courier Junior? think about twenty
FIVE think. have about that many
from Juniors too.
Well Elva time and space tell me to
stop. so. goodbye. Please answer
this through the Junior page.
Your Junior Friend,
Beatrice L. Hickey, age "a.
Lucas, Iowa, r. r. No. I.
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walked to Drakesville and got . na,.
fare ticket-to Fairfield When the IRAN
came in we got on nn6 went tnrousn
Belknap, Fioris, Laddsdale ana EIoon;
When we got to Eldon, we cnangeu
engines. Then we went on to County
Line. Libertyville and Fairfield: Tnsn
I rot off and went to grandmas !,
went to see my great grandma ana
grandpa. / saw lots Of my uncies ana
aunts and cousins. CO.. =,
saw some uncles and aunts tron
Douds- Leando. Their last names are
Brown and Waterhouse.
On Tuesday we went down 10 see
the parade. It was an automobile pa-
rade. i was down town all day. we
came up OF srandma's for dinner. Inat
night went down to see the nre-
works. They were just fine There was
a small fre caused from the NETWORKS.
wednesday I came home. Just as we
were leaving County line we ran over
q pig. The train did not stop but
guess tho pig did. =.
I crossed the Des Moines river. -. :!
was very low. There was little girl
and boy out In the river with their dog.
My cousin and my aunt came nome
with me. My aunt went home with
Marie feathers. got home" all right,
Alice Davidson, age IL.
Drakesville, Ia, z. No.l'
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month they were situated on Z fane
fsrm. And now John gets to help his
father all he wants TO- The frst thins
they did was to plow the ground and
prepare It for planting the crops. Then
they put in tho crops. cultivated the
corn, bound the grain, harvested the
nay, thrashed the grain. and by that
time the corn was ready to cut and
husk. But of course he kept going 60
school when It was, going In. So John
had plenty to do and was much more
happy than when he lived in the city
and could do nothing but play.
An earnest Junior,
Beatrice L. Hickey, age IA.
I Lucas, Iowa, r: r. No. I.
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HOW OLD Is iRENE9

Miss Irene Neal.
Bloomfield. Iowa.
Dear Junior Friend:
AS saw your letter in the paper
thought would write to you. How
many sisters and brothers nave you? |
have two sisters and two brothers.
Their names are Retta. Willie. Albert
and Martha. Retta is IA, Willie 8, Al
bert 6 and Martha 8.
How old are you? am IL. My BIRTH
day is the oath of May. When is your
birthday? Do You 20 to school? Ny
school was out Friday. We had pic
MIC There were about fiftv people
there. My teachers name was Frances
Marmion.
I received my paper dolls from the
editor a few days ago. They We're q
new kind but were awful nice. l will
close hoping to hear from you soon.
Bertha Ruark. age IL.
Harrington. Ia, r. No. 8.
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HAD THREE GALLONS OF ICE
CREAM. -

Dear Juniors: AS have never writ
ten to the Courier Junior, thought
I would write.
I have four brothers and one sister
My sister lives in South Ottumwa.
My papa has not taken this paper
very long. live on farm Of 147 acres.
l like to live on farm.
My schoolmate's name is Edith 'raw-
ler
I like to read the Courier Junior
I have one dog and one cat. The
cats name is wilson and the dogs
name is Burnie.
We made three gallons Of ice cream
the Fourth Of July.
Gladys Jones, (age III.
Blakesburg, Iowa, Route No. ,.
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WHY WE SHOULD USE OUR OWN
DRINKING CUPS.

=, ~
We should use our own drinking
cups, because you cannot tell who has
been drinking from public cup. 1t
might be someone who has consump.
ton or some other dangerous disease.
Then you would drink the germs and
have the disease that might cost your
life, yet IL you had an individual drink
ing cup such things would be avoided.
Many states are making laws, that
on the trains there should be no pub
lie cups. Kansas has q law similar to
that. It would be At and proper II
every state In the union and congress
would make law like Kansas has.
To hove drinking cup helps to keep
things sanitary.
Alden Doud. ago Is.
Douds.Leando. Ia, Box 90.
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GRANDMA GAVE EACH ONE A
SILVER DOLLAR.
Junior Courier.

Junior Courier.
Dear Juniors:,-As this is my flrst
letter, hope you will print 1t. June
23rd was my Grandmother Wilson's
seventy-flfth birthday. My papa and
mamma and all my uncles and aunts
took their dinner On Sunday, June rs
and al my cousins but one, Lilly Var
nell, we're there. She was in Racine,
Wis.,, on visit at the time Of dinner
and grandma had new kind Of desert
for dinner, large dish filled with
silver dollars and gave each Of us one.
My papa takes the Courier. We like
It very much.
Gale Murphy, Age TO.
Numa, Iowa.
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nTHEL a susy GIRL.

Dear Editor:
AS have only written to the Cour-
Ter once though I would try and write
again.
We have about $50 chickens, ana
sixty seven young turkeys.
! have ten little ducks and seven 1T
tie chickens.
Papa ana my brothers are puttine
up hay.
we have painter here painting our
house.
Mamma and l have Been seeding
cherries. We have 70 quarts up so far.
and we expect to put UP one hundred.
I think YOU have q very nice Junior
page and I am always glad when Sal
tlrday comes 30 I can read all the nice
stories and letters.
Our school does not commence ,n-
til September. went % Bloomfield the
Fourth ana we had nice time.
Ethel AShmead,
Bloomfield, Iowa.
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FRANK HAS THREE PONIES.

Dear Editor:
My papa takes the Courier and
thought would write few lines.
live on farm near Packwood.
I helped plow corn this summer
We have our corn ploWed nearly
three times.
/ have three ponies. Their names
are Rosie, Beauty and Bonnie.
NV brother sammie has pet SOUR
rel named Dick. will send my ponies
picture COR the Courier.
Johnnie Stockr1an. age IL,
packwood. iowa.
rive are glad to get Johnnie's pic
ture We are very sorry that we can
not show II to the other Juniors. John
MES face is too indistinct In 1t TO
make a cut.-Ed.]
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JOHN HIS FATHERS HELPER.

John works in the garden III the
spring. and helps his father
pillow and harrow the ground for the
grain. helps to SOW the oats and wheat
and drives the horses to the corn
planter md when ne corn comes up he
helps to pillow It, In the summer Re
mows and rakes the hay. helps shock
the oats and wheat and put the hay IN
the barn. In the fall he helps to gather
in the apples, corn and vegetables Tor
winter and In the winter he puts up
ice and goes to school and his chores
are to feed and water the hogs. horses
and cattle. carry in the wood and
water and get feed for the chickens.
ARA Irelan. age 10.
ORA kesNilIe. La e M -
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STORIES and LETTERS |
MARY WEDDING HER GARDEN.

It was one morning in May that
Mary had done all her work and con.
cluded she would 90 out and weed in
her garden.
She put on her bonnet and soon
was out in her garden wedding her
onions. She worked little while
and soon got tired. SO she said she
didn't like onions anyway and would
let the weeds take them.
She then went over to her radish
bed and began to weed it. She soon
got tired and thought she would go in
the house and help get dinner and
weed the radishes that afternoon.
When she got to the house her moth.
or asked her II she was done.
mo, mother. I got so tired and
thought would help you get dinner"
why, Mary. it isn't time to get din.
ner yet. 1t is only 10 o'clock. and
you had better go out and finish weed
ing your garden"
"Oh, no, mother. am so tired and
l will finish this afternoon"
Then Mary went in to her room, and
began to read her book. After she
had read while, she heard her moth
CT C01lAuS " uOI. EouS 4ulChly OIL
swered and her mother told her 1t was
time to get dinner.
After they had had their dinner and
Mary had her dishes washed the tele-
phone rang and her mother answered
1t and turned around and told Mary
she was invited to party.
Mary quickly said she was going.
But her mother said that she was not
going for she was not done wedding
her garden.
We'll. mother, I can weed my gar
den tomorrow
mo, Mary. told you to weed it
this morning and you wouldn't do It,.
Now, you must stay at home and weed
your garden"
Mary knew what her mother said
she would have to do.
As Mary went to the garden she
said to herself: "Oh, why didn't fin
Lsh wedding my garden this morning.
then could have gone to the party"
Ethel Hartwick, Age Is.
Moulton, Ia, Route /, Box 81.
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the ones with the suits be Indians and
have bows ana srrows, and the ones
without be Americans and have guns.
They all agreed to this and the Indians
went out first. They hid behind the
tent and behind trees.
The Americans then went out OF tho
tent and the Indians would shoot ct
them with their Arrows. Once In .
while they would touch one Of the
Americans and they would fall ~ II
dead or badly wounded. And then an
Indian would talke the American to
the tent. ....:
They stayed for two or three days
and would play In this way every
night. They never forgot 1t.
Mabel Skirvin, Age Is.
Flofis, Ia, Route NO, 3.
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",.v FUNNIEST EXPERIENCE"

A this contest docs not close until
ruesdey July Is we will again reprint
the rules, which appeared IN last
weeks paper.
we think that stories on the above
subject would mako IN interesting
oontast. You know all OF us have had
como funny experiences, or know OF
rensthfnr funny that has hapened to
lsosne member Of our family or to
frisnd. 49,
/, s9siee& yuus prize from among the
$o,lovfna articles: A fan. souvenir
spoon Or . book
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JOSEPHINE HApPlEST ExPERl.
ENcE.

Dear Editor: have chosen for my
subject: my Greatest Pleasure this
Summer" That day was on Wodnes-
day, when my brother and / and ia
Their went to Missouri. We started
from Mt. Zion at 4 o'clock In the even.
ing and got to Ottumwa at about s
o'clock.
There we spent three hours in walk
ing around and enjoying ourselves as
people generally do when In Ottumwa.
We went to the Orpheum picture
show. 1t was fine.
We started from Ottumwa at 3
o'clock. When we got to Moulton
we had to stay there an hour. Then
we went straight to Kirksville, Mis-
souri, There we were met by my
uncle, aunt and cousins. We got to
their house at 2:30 Wednesday night.
Friday we started home, and came
near missing our train.
We got to Ottumwa at noon. We
went down to Partlow's restaurant.
where we were served nice big din.
ner. After dinner we did some trad
ing. Then we went all over Mr.. Wal
ter T. Halls candy factory. 1t IL GER
tainly fine factory. While there !
was given $3.50 box of chocolates In
a beautiful style. My brother was
given some fire crackers.
Then we went to the train which
took us home safe and sound We
certainly thought we had very fine
time. We had as nice time as ever
had in year.
Well. will close, hoping to see my
letter in print.
remain as ever,
Josephine r.. Barker, age IL.
Mt. Zion, Iowa, Box 10.
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OUR FIRST PRESIDENT.

Our. first president of the United
States, who was George Washington
was born at Bridges Creek. Virginia.
February %, 1882, and died at Mt.
Vernon. December IA, 1893. He was
81 years old when he died. He was a
very brave and trustworthy lad. and
was loved by all who knew him.
When Washington was II years OF
age he was sent to the French COM
mander, asking the removal OF some
forts
His journey was full OF peril and on
his return the streams were swollen.
The horses gave out and he was
forced to proceed on foot. With only
one companion he struck boldly out
across the forest. One Indian lying in
wait fired at him. but missing was cap
tured When they were crossing the
Allegheny they were caught between
great sheets of ice. floating rapidly
down the river. Washington thrust out
his pole to check the speed and was
jerked into the river. Swimming to
an island he barely saved his life.
The next morning the river was
frozen over and he escaped on the Ice.
reaching his home safely
At another time General Washing
ton with the Virginia troops was
marching against Fort Duquesne. and
when within about ten miles of the
fort they came upon the Indians lying
in ambush. The soldiers rushed In the
forest and fought the Indians In true
Indian style. An Indian chief and his
followers escaped and singled Wash
ington ont. Four bullets passed
through his clothes, and two horses
were shot from under him. But Wash
ington was unframed.
Fifteen years later an Indian CHIEF
came a long way to see the Virginia
officer at whom he had fired rifle
fifteen times without hitting him.
George Washington was inaugur'
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Hero Ted and
Little Ma,.y's
Rescue

8hday Allen was twelve years OLD
vAan ha became a hero. And this Is
sov 4 all happened. But before we
al the story. let us make you better
acuuaintsd with Teddy. His mother, OF
scos,rsa. called him the greatest boy
N the world" and his father declared
10 was = regular brick" But the
b0Ys It school often laughed at Teddy
md called him "gurl.kid," just be-
canso he was not big and tough and
roush. His face was small and deli.
cata. - beautiful face like q marble
statue" his mother often said. And
his hair was soft and curly, and his
eyes % blue AZ baby's. And that is
Why the rough boys at school called
him "gurl.kid.' But Teddy did not
mind IN tho least. He only turned up
his nose at those tantalizing boys and
said he didn't give fig"
Then there was another reason why
the boys at school thought Teddy
"gurl.kid." He had never had fight!
And for the life of him, he could not
understand why he should 80 about
Fighting like q savage Indian or a
wild beast. He had few differences
10 settle with boys. and he managed
to settle these with the proverbial
scrap" Not that other boys did not
often try to force a fight on him. But
he would say 1T takes two to make
fight" and run along about his bust
ness. When some one would call out,
Coward" he would reply. II don't
agree with you. am not coward
mt am not savage, either"
But Teddy had many admirers
hong the grown-ups. A great many
lie boys mothers would say to their
iughty sons: "Why can't you be nice
shaved like Teddy Allan? He's al.
avs such little gentleman"
And that expressed the nature of
eddy to a r. He was a perfect lit
lie gentleman.
One evening. Just after dark. Ted
VS. mother asked him to 60 on an
rrand for her to the outskirts of
own. A friend of Mrs. Allan's was
u. and she wished to send her bas-
.et of nice dainties to eat. Teddy was
,nly too glad to oblige his dear mother
nd hurriedly got himself ready to
un the errand. 1t was a beautiful
evening, the moon was just rising be,
ond long hill. The pretty town
3 az so quiet the people sitting on
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His mother always spoke OF him a.
her 'lost lamb whenever he was
zone q bit longer than was his wont.
Then Mary ran of toward her own
home, meeting her father on the way.
And 1t was then that Teddy became
a hero for Mr.. King lost no time In
spreading the news Of how that little
youngster had pulled his daughter out
of q cellar of mud and water" And
the boys stopped calling Teddy that
gurlkid,' for now they knew he was
as brave and strong as a boy can be.
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FRANK HAS ELEVEN YOUNG
ouJNEAe.

Dear Editor:
This IL my second letter to the Jun :
Tor. / like to read the Courier Junior.
MY papa takes the Tr-Weekly
Courier.
have eleven young guineas just
Matched Sunday. They look ike
LeKhorn chicken. They Matched June
II.
NV papa's corn is about q foot high.
NY school was out the last Of April.
like to farm.
have three brothers ana three sis
ters Their names are Jessie, Marion,
Alvia. Minnie Martha and Cora. Sister
Minnie is married.
help do the farming and chores.
Frank Owings, age 8.
Ottumwa Iowa, r. No. I.
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aomE ALUMINIUM cuPa

W. hsve one dozen aluminium drink
M eups. Individual ones OF course.
We vfil rive away two each week TOT
~ x,eeks Tor tho best letter or story:
d. mi continue to send out post
rsras ~ usual. Tho Juniors can write
short stories on ons Of the follWins
subjects. -u,a
~iaY oRRATI4T PLEASURE
GUNNER ..,e !
.oUMMgR pAY9 At oRANpMHs.
!, saNtaN VIZ aAoULD USE Dun
Sov1N DRINKING cUPe."
| ANen Doud and Alice Davidson eacn
- ~ aluminium cup this week.
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Happiness

/ little child IN summer swing
Sang, oh, 90 merr1ly! .
!, l,ttM BIRD above her sat, ~
A.singing In . tree. !. -
',r va
vs.
little cricket in the grass
! Sent forth his cherry note:
And to the heavens blue above I;
. Their music sweet did doat.
And each was happy in his way,
The child, insect and bird;
And true It IL that God above
1hois happy voices heard.
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JOHN, HIS FATHERS HELPER.

John had always had the qualities
Of being very Industrious boy. for he
always wanted to help with everything
anyone else would do. But his
parents never LEVIED in children do.
ing anything more than sleep, eat. and
play.
Johns father, Mr.. Brown. lived in
the suburbs of big city. and they had
a small garden and a few chickens.
John would often ask to dig potatoes
for dinner, kill chicken. hoe the
garden, or some other such work. but
Mrs. Brown would always tell him It
would ruin his health.
One day, Johns mother went to the
city to do some shopping and John
went to the end Of the block with her
and then he was to go to spend the
Afternoon with his little friend.
But az he was on his way he saw a
little boy, no larger than he. who
was, moving the lawn. A thought
came to him instantly. Why should
he not 90 back home and NOW their
lawn. There would be no one to
hinder him. As soon as he got home
he went into the tool house got the
mower and then went to work. 1t was
rather hard work for him and as It
was very hot, he sweat considerably
but he kept at his task until 1t was
done. He then sat down to rest under
a big tree thinking how glad his
mother would be. Pretty soon he fell
asleep.
His mother came home and saw the
lawn and then saw him. She knew
what he had been doing and she
thought he was sick. She stopped to
nick him up. but he woke up and was
well as could be. But, ~ before he
was not allowed TO do anything about
the work.
Il was about . month before the
Fourth OF July and all Of the rest Of
the boys were working 1t whatever
they could to make money. John
begged his folks to let him earn his
money for one year, but they would
not consent. His father told him he
could have. MI 81 the money he wanted
to spend. but be said ''hs wanted to do
like the other fe11ers.
everything went about the same un-
til In February the next year. Mr..
brown had made some large invest
.ments ia which he failed. He lost
about half OF his money, and he did
not laow just what to do. John went
to him one day and asked him why
thew couldn't 20 10 the country and
make their home there. His father
said nothing 1t the time, but IN about