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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS.

We hope the Juniors are getting the
beautiful post cards we are sending
out now. We will send out post cards
to all Juniors who write either letters
or stories and who are not numbered
among the prize winners.
We would like the Juniors who are
waiting for the paper dolls to write
us a short story on Patience" For
the best story on this subject we will
give beautiful signet ring.
By the way, several Of the Juniors
who have been ranked among the prize
winners have forgotten to acknowledge
their prizes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
INA VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN
LETTERS.

Dear Editor:-I will write to the
Courier Juniors. I am very much in
terested in their letters. have a
garden. 1t has spinach, lettuce, sweet
peas, carrots, beans, radishes, china
pinks, partulaca, bachelors button,
etc.
We have two rabbits. One is black
and white and the other pure white
with pink eyes. We did have four on
ly that two died. One was Jet black
the other was black and white. We
called them Quizer and Negro. We
call the other two Graybeard and
White Neck. I should like set OF
paper dolls.
Ina Hampshire,
$40 Allen ST., Des Moines.
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Bernie Kneedler,
r. F. D. Pulaski, Ia.
"WHY I LIKE THE COUNTRY"

Dear Editor:
As 1 never wrote will try and
write to the Junior.
I like the country because in the
spring I can go fishing or swimming.
I also take care Of chickens, ducks
and pigs, when visit my uncle DAN
lei. I play ball, marbles, and other
games.
Like my home and like our loca-
ton In the edge of Ottumwa two
blocks west Of the Ward street car
line. As am not doing anything but
chores I have plenty OF time to play.
Andy Mough1er, age II,
313 s.. Webster st., Ottumwa, Ia.
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229 N. Sheridan Ave,
BEATRICE GOES TO THE TIMBER
AND. PICKS FLOWERS.
Miss Hannah Clark,
Lucas, Iowa.
nao~ T,,r(NH INLAND

Miss Hannah Clark,
Lucas, Iowa.
Dear Junior Friend:
AS have never written to you be-
fore, will write TO you through the
Courier Junior I am staying all night
with my chum, Mary Palfreyman. We
have been having fine time. We went
with five other girls to a timber and
picked flowers. The timber Is near our
house and we get SO many flowers. We
go Towering quite often. We live
close to White Breast creek. In the
summer we go wading,, and get shells.
] am in the eighth grade at school. MY
teachers name is Rosa Plows. We are
going to have a program the last day
of school which is on Friday of this
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13

week. We live quarter Of mile from
school, three and one-half miles from
Lucas and seven miles from Charlton.
Mary Palfreyman sits with me at
school. She il writing to Vida Wahle
tonight Have you any brothers and
sisters? have ono sister Louise and
two brothers, Ralph and Robert 7
like to read your stories in the Cour-
Ter Junior. What grade are you in? T
would like to hear from you.
Beatrice Hickey, age II,
Lucas, Ia. r. No. 1.
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CECILIA ANSWERS HER LETTER.

Miss Ruth Knedler.
Dear Junior Friend:
I was glad to, read the nice letter
you wrote to me through the Junior.
My birthday is May 50. will then be
10 years old. Have you received any
paper dolls from the Junior? I have.
They are SO pretty. Who are your
school mates? Mine are Nettie and
Chrina Wagner, Mary Coyne, Loretta
Larkin and Florence Crabb. Hoping
to hear from you soon. remain.
Cecilia Huffman, age 3,
Chilicothe, Ia, r. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
BERNIE HAS AN AUTOMOBILE.

Tommy Plaster.
Dear Junior:-I will answer your
letter that you wrote to me In the
Junior page. have got little wag-
on; it is painted red. have got q
toy Automobile and when It is wound
up 1t will go across the floor. have
got little black lamb, 1t Is black.
l have got little black dog, his name
is Nigro. This will be all for this
time.
Bernie Kneedler.
r. F. D. Pulaski, Ia.
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Gave him such delight.

John-to make his name much shorter
Got one day scare;
Up and up his kite went sailing
Up into the air.
With hoist it lifted Johnny
Off his feet, alas!
And next moment it was trailing
Johnny Ger the grass!
Very much disguised, Johnny
Cried, Look here-boo-hoo!-
When you fly kite, it's horrid
If the kite flies you!"
, Little Folks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
Tables Turned

John Augustus Angus Browning
Loved to fly his kite;
Not ano..sc- Soy or pastime
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
RUTH IS NOW A JUNIOR.

Dear Editor: / received the card
that you sent me and / think it Is Just
fine. thank you very much for it
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W0 WANT SOOO OATO SVoIA0S.
Here Is nice story about a wood
pecker, which is about the style OF
stories we want:
OF all the bird tradesmen, none IL
more skillful than the woodpecker
the carpenter Of the bird world. He
builds his home of solid wood, not OF
twixs. as most birds do, and he builds
It IN such way that it Is a difficult
matter for q boy to rob It. OF course
no boy who really loves birds would
rob q nest, but there are boys who do
and We have known such boys to get
into trouble trying to rob woodpeck'
er's nest.
The woodpecker is such skillful
voodworker that the Mexicans OF
lower California have named one KIND
OF woodpecker 1.-THE Carpenter" He
has no saw. no plane, no square =
only q sort of chisel-but with that
one tool he can make as clean hole
in a dead tree as you could with
two.inch augur. He simply pecks and
pecks with his bill, and that bill Is so
hard and so sharp that it cuts right
into the wood.
Sometimes a woodpecker will
pound on dead snag a tattoo that
sounds like a steam riveter. That's
when he is prospecting for something
to eat. For he lives on the grubs and
other insects that live in dead wood,
and by beating tattoo and then list
ening, he can tell whether or not
there are any insects in the wood. The
tattoo Is to stir 'em up. When he Is
actually at work, cutting a nest IN
dead tree or boring into a snag for
food, he doesn't make much noise.
All woodpeckers are somewhat red
headed. One Of them, the "red-headed
woodpecker," has head that Is all
red. Then there is the flicker with his
yellow lined wings and speckled
breast, the black and white downy
woodpecker, the hairy woodpecker,
like an overgrown downy, and, rarest
OF all, the great ivory-billed wood
pecker OF the southern cypress
swamps.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
IVA HAD THE MEASLES.

Abba, Iowa, r. r.. NO. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
The Courier Junior
Published BY
THE cOURiEE PRINTING &C.
oTTUMWA, IOWA. 81
MATILDA pEvEREAUx
EDITOR.
SOME BIRD STORIES.

Dear Juniors.-We saw beautl1'
bird book the other day and we
once wanted to give it to some Junior
SO the best way to dispose OF this 81
Ia to have some bird stories, cons
quently the big contest opens toda
and closes Monday, May ~.
Select your subjects from anon
the following: Il.
THE klNGFisHER. ..
eIsklN. ~.
THE GOLDEN oRIoLE.
BULLFINcH.
THE GREEN wooDPEcKER.
THE HooPoE.
REpBAckED sHRIkE.
0REENFlNcH.
CANARIES.
JAcKDAWs.
LoNoEARED OWLS.
MAGPIEs.
cUcKoos.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
WHAT HARVEY DID LAST WINTER

Ottumwa, Iowa. r. R. No. 7.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
NY PETS.

Ina Hampshire,
$40 Allen ST., Des Moines
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Annie Coleman, Age -,
R. r. No. 4, Melrose, Ia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02

is not in the Easton hospital or at any
Of the hotels or farm houses in the
vicinity of the wreck, it is assumed
she persisted in the disaster
Counting Miss Jones dead, the total
dead is l2, eight Utieans and four
railroad men
All the injured at The Easton hos
pital are recovering, those most seri-
onsly hurt showing marked improve
nent
The only victim of the wreck who
has been positively identified Il ,diss
Visa LindamaH of Utica She was
identified BY the buttons Of her cuffs
There is no way to identify the
others and al, the bodies were shipped
to Utica this morning in special
train over the Pennsylvania and Lack
awanna railroads Pullmans will be
attached 20 this train and the injured
who are able to travel with Others
who were in the wreck who remained
here looking after friends and relatives.
who came down to look after the
bodies will start for home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
100000 RIOT IN
PARIS MAY DAY
Shots Fired and Cavalry Repeatedly
Charges Place de la Concorde
Throng.

Paris, May with 10000 troops
under arms and all squares and open
places throughout the city occupied to
prevent May day outbreaks. a crowd
estimated at 100000 gathered in the
Place de la Concorde and the adjacent
streets late yesterday afternoon The
great number were sightseers, but in
the throng were many thousands ap-
parently to a demonstration Rough
characters soon pressed into the square.
resisting the police and breaking
through the line
She disturbers becoming more aggTes-
sive. the cavalry charged into the
r~owd repeatedly An officer was
stabbed in the leg and a policeman
struck over the head with a club and
rendered senseless
In the excitement several revolver
shots we're fred from the crowd. but
no one was hit so far as known. In
the great assemblage were many Amer
lean tourists.
So large a body Of troops had beeu
posted because il had been insisted that
the general confederation Of labor would
make a monster demonstration in de-
dance Of the governments refusal to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
REGARDS HIS CURE
AS A MIRACLE
This Illinois Man Had Stomach
Trouble and Was Becoming
Paralyzed.

Mr.. J. f. Bennington, OF Dallas City,
H., regards his cure by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills as a miracle. He is well
known both at Stronghurst, ILL.,, where
he formerly resided and at La Harpe.
For years he has been recommending
the pills that cured him. He says:
My stomach trouble, which afflicted
me for about two years, began with q
general weakness. [ didn't have
strength enough to hold up my head
and could eat nothing but lactated food
for over six months, while it was more
than year before could eat any solid
food. / had palpitation of the heart
and my breath was short. My left leg
and hand gradually became numb and
/ could not use either for long time.
At first my hand felt full Of needles
when closed it; afterwards there was
no feeling in it at all. ! had many
sleepless nights and suffered intensely.
II doctored at Stronghurst and La
Harpe and had two specialists from
Chicago, but there wasn't one among
the doctors who could tell what my
trouble was and their treatments did
not help me. Ny brothers moved me
to La Harpe from Stronghurst during
my sickness but had no hopes Of ever
getting well. | took electric treatment
without any help and many medicines
with no better result. My home doctor
came TO see me one morning after he
had been treating me for three months
and told me that he couldn't do any
more for me and that | ought to go to
the Springs. But as | couldn't sit up
or walk / kept on trying different doc
tors for eighteen months. When one
is sick some one always suggests REM
edy and in my case an old lady friend
recommended Dr.. Williams Pink Pills
and / decided to try them. / took
them for two weeks, carefully following
the directions and at the end OF that
time began to crave a good meal. My
hand and leg got SO that ! could use
them again / gradually regained my
health and weight and have worked as
ever from that time. haven't missed
work on account of sickness but two or
three days in the last nine or ten years.
My cure was certainly miracle as all
my friends and relatives expected to
hear OF my death. =
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt of price, 80 cents per box six
boxes for 81 so, by the Dr. Williams
Medicine Company Schenectady, N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
PoNGEEs HARD TO MATCH.
Because Each Piece Is Made From
One Lot of Raw Silk.

OnS Lot OF 1aW SILK.
Pongee silk is the undyed silk of
sllkworms fed on the leaves Of scrub
oak chiefly. though other trees are
used In some portions of the pongee
district. The silk is produced almost
exclusively In Shnntung province and
portions Of north China Immediately
adjacent.
The real pongee cloth, made of this
uncolored specially produced silk. is
distinct from the pongees Of com
merce made in all colors from other
silk. Each piece of cloth is made
from a particular lot Of silk. and
therefore each piece varies from all
other pieces In exact quality. weight
and flneness and in a slight degree In
color and other qualities
There are certain general grades Of
cloth. certain varieties of weave, GER
tain popular weights. etc. but women
shopping In Chinese pongees find 1t
very difficult to match pieces. and on
the face of things it is practically i'm
possible to furnish any great number
of pieces OF certain weight, grade
and quality such as modern clothing
manufacturing establishment would
require TO standardize certain line of
garments from that particular cloth
New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
Located His Station.

There was an absentminded bishop
In western Ontario. who was constant
~ finding himself in awkward situa-
tons. on account of his extreme alb
straction. On a certain occasion he
was travelling from London In north
erly direction and found when the
conductor approached him that he had
forgotten where he was to go. The
conductor suggested that he telegraph
from the next station and find out his
destination. 1t was before the days Of
long distance telephones, and the
bishop telegraphed TO his wife from
the first station. Where was go
ingy' to be answered at the following
station. The answer came, Exeter:
be sure to get off there" The bishop
then beamed at the anxious conductor
and remarked placidly. These little
difficulties always turn out satisfac-
torily. h-Argonaut.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
II Depends on the Dog.

Two Broadway business men me-
before bar They were good friends
I'm worried little" said one
"My chauffeur ran over dog today
and killed It,"
't0h. wouldn't worry about a little
thing like that" said the other. 1.-THE
dog probably got in the way. These
dogs are pest"
''But II was your dog"
what" came from the second.
my dog? I'm sorry. but that will
cost you 500. That chauffeur of
yours is too careless. insist on the
hundred. understand. York Tel
egrnph.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02

tered the navy, and as they did not
relinquish their life of crime after join
ing the service, the naval prison here
received them two years ago.
The officials at the prison were in
formed by w Lee Kane, another pris-
oner, last December that there was a
plot to murder the corporal in charge
nights and escape
As the result Of that information,
Montgomery, Harris, 0'Brien and Me-
Garyey were confined in solitary cells
and search OF their former cells dis
closed collection Of knives made from
files
Kane's sentence of two years was
reduced TO nine months and yesterday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
Anoiant Architsoturs.

Herr Knauth. the architect in charge
Of the Cathedral Of strassburg, has
shown that the principles Of eonstruc-
ton followed by the great cathedral
builders of former times are identical
with those used by the builders Of the
Egyptian pyramids and are based on
triangulation. The same simple geo
metrical figure underlies all these con-
struetions. More than this. Her
Knauth traces the architectural prin
ciple in the formation Of crystals and
lays down this formula: The laws of
proportion IN medieval architecture
are the geometrieai laws Of erystalit-
cation"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
AN ADDITION OF TEN YEARS.
Sentences of Four Naval Prisoners
Greatly Extended

Portsmouth, n. H., May 2 Instead
OF walking out of the naval prison in
1916, four prisoners, Montgomery,
Harris, 0'Brien and McGarvey, who
sought to esape by numbering Corporal
Christensen here last December, will
not obtain their freedom until 1926
passing the rest of their time in the
state prison at Concord, 10 which they
were transferred yesterday
All four prisoners had served in
vaious state prisons beioe they en-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
DEAD NOW NUMBER TWELVE.
Eight of the Victims From Utica,
Others Railroad Employees.

Easton. Pa. May 2 One teacher,
Miss Margaret Jones of 81 Eagle street,
Utica, is reported among the missing
ing the wreck at Martins Creek Word
was received here yesterday afternoon
that she Is not at home and as she
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
The Fountain Head of Life
Is The StonaacbAl

who has weak and impaired stomach and who does
properly digest his food will find that his blood
impoverished that his whole body improperly
insufhcenty nourished
PEERCE'S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY
makes fine stomach strong. promotes fhe flow
digestive juices, restores the T0st appetite,
assimilation perfeer. faYf9orsfes the liver and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02


HeshsbHider and restorative tonic.
strong I'm body active in mind cool
This Discovery" syeie of American roos
absolutely free from alcohol and all injurious habtforme All It's
ingredients printed its IL has
nostn is every en endorsed by the leaders in al the schools of
medicine. Doat
ASK of
made
Worlds Dspenay Medical RV Pierce Rukao N Y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
Character.

Should one tell You that n mountain
had changed its plaee you are at lib
erty to doubt 1t, but If any one tells
you that a man has changed bis char
aeter do not believe it.-Mohammed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02

sanction it, Mr. Lepine, the project
OF Paris, was given complete control of
the city Less than half the working
men Of the city observed the holiday,
however.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02

Major Leonard of the prison read the
decision in the cases
The four men left for Concord on
the afternoon train
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-06
A thorough Investigation.

Atlanta. Ga-A resolution provid-
ing for searching investigation OF
the State Department Of Agriculture,
by a committee of three practical
farmers from the Senate and five from
the House, was introduced in the
House of Representatives. Represen-
tative Ault of Polk county, the author
OF the resolution, declared that 1t was
aimed at no particular person, but
was intended to give to the farmers
of the state some much-desired in
formation about the operation OF the
department and where certain propos-
ed improvements can be made.
The inauguration Of Governor-elect
Smith will be marked by the simplest
ceremonies. After the joint session
OF the House and Senate, where he
will be sworn in, Governor Smith will
&c to the executive Offices where he
will hold and informal reception.
Governor Brown, the retiring execu-
tive, following the inaugural ceremony,
will 20 to his old home at Marietta,
where the citizens of Cobb and ad-
joining counties have planned a big
reception for him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-06
LIGHTNING STRIKES
ST. MIcHAElS SToR /
CHURCH is SET ON FIRE BY
LEVIN BOLT.
THE DAMAGE WAS NOMINAL
Flames Break Out In Flooring OF Choir
Loft Just In Front Of organ-Sex'
toms Prompt Action AVerts a very
Serious Blaze.

Charleston.-Th most widely known
building in South Carolina and one OF
the most famous in the entire south
had narrow escape from destruction
when st. Michael's Church, at the cor
ner of Broad and Meeting streets, was
struck by lightning and set on fre.
But for the fact that the sexton, Mr..
c. n. Beesley, was in the church at
the time and detected the flames within
, few seconds after they had broken
out in the organ loft, 1t is probable
that the church would have been de-
stroyed or at the least badly damaged.
Had the thunder storm, in the course
Of which the church was struck. taken
place at night, the chances are that
the fire would have gained too great
headway to be successfully fought. AS
it was, the prompt action OF Mr.. Bees
ley in turning in an alarm and the
quick work of the firemen after they
had arrived on the scene, confined the
blaze to the flooring beneath the choir
loft. Mr.. Beesley stated that the dam
age was nominal.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-06
Endorses Railway Franchise.

RoLk hlll.-As stated several weeks
ago the Carolina Traction Company
has had in preparation a franchise to
be submitted to the Chamber OF Com
merce of Rock Hill in the matter OF
an electric street railway. This has
been done and the franchise submit
ted. A meeting of the executive
committee of the Chamber Of Com
merce was held to consider the mat
ter and after full discussion the fol
lowing resolution prposed by Mr.. C..
K. Schwrar was adopted: Resolved,
That the executive committee OF the
Chamber of Commerce of Rock Hill
endorse the granting Of the franchise
to the Carolina Traction Company;
provided, that the above changes be
written into said franchise" The
changes referred to in the resolution
are in substance as follows:
No steam or animal power can be
used in operating the line. The city
council shall have power 10 regulate
the hauling of freight on the streets
of the city. Work shall begin within
one year and at least two and one
half miles be completed and in opera
ton on regular schedule within two
years and daily schedule maintained
except when relieved by the city coun
Gil A provision for regulating the
number of tracks with regard TO width
and streets Fifty years, instead Of
sixty. to be life of franchise, and moth
ING TO be construed as an exclusive
franchise The large majority ~ ROCK
Hilrs citizens are willing and eager
to vote for any reasonable franchise
which will give us electric cars in the
city and a connection with the Sea
board Air Line. and it is hoped that
the Carolina Traction Company will
accept the above changes as suggest
ed by the Chamber of Commerce.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-06
Mill Men Visit Chester.

Chester.-Lewis w. Parker, T. F.
Parker and David Jennings OF Green
vile and T. X. Elliott OF Winnsboro,
president Of the Wylie mill of this
city, spent two hours here on their
way to Abbeville. They came up from
Winnsboro. These gentlemen are all
we'll known mill men, Lewis Parker
being probably the largest mill owner
In the south. He is the originator and
head OF the great Parker mill merger,
capitalized at several millions dollars
and controlling a chain OF mills
throughout the Piedmont section.
While here the party looked over the
mills and expressed themselves as de-
lighted with the city. Whether their
visit means that the local mills are
going into the merger is not known.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-06
CAPTAIN Bunch is complimented.

Capt. j. W. Bunch, secretary-treas-
urer of the State Hospital for the In
sane, is receiving many compliments
upon the corn crop he has on the
Asylum farm in Northeast Columbia.
OF which he is manager. During the
Firemen's Convention numbers of
planters visiting in the city have
made opportunities 10 inspect the
crop. Gen. B. II. league. of Aiken
who saw the farm recently, has writ
ten to the Aiken Sentinel and Review
from Saluda. n. c.. saying: lon the
Asylum farm | noticed the finest field
of corn ever saw. In rows less than
three feet apart and six inches in the
row the corn would average over six
feet high. II is said that Capt. Bunch,
the manager, is corn-grower.