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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-28
Monday, March 3

Grocery Department.
Columbian Snow White Flour S1.45 Sack.
Fresh Graham Flour, ub bag, zoe val, lie bg
Fel's Naptha Soap bars 25c.
Fancy Toilet Soap, bars 25c.
Shell Brand Salmon, 15c val, 25c.
Creso Crackers, 2 packages 15c
Cream Corn Starch, Oc val. SC pkg.
Fancy California Oranges, 32c doz.
Uncolored Japan Mixed Tea, soc val, 4Oc lb.
Bulk Cocoanut, zoe value, &c lb.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-28
Second Floor Specials

Heavy printed lnoleum SOC val, 44c So. yd.
Clean up Sale Plaid Blankets, $1.75 val, $1.39 pr.
1Ox4 Cotton Blankets, CSC pr.
Table Oil Cloth, pattern, special lie yd
Imperial Granite Carpets, 35c val, 22c yd
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-28
Other Departments S--Main Floor.

Yard Wide all wool Batiste, 5yc val, 4Sc yd.
Irish Poplin, and soap proof 22c yd
Best Quality Outing, all colors, Ac yd
Galatea Cloth, good patterns, 16c VAL, 14c yd.
Mems Ribbed Fleeced Underwear soc val, 39c ca
Mems Work Shirts, best make, soc val, 4Sc ea
Children's Heavy School Hose, 15c val, lie pr
Silk Gloves Black and Colored SOC val, 44c pr
Mikado Crepe plain and fancy, 18c val, 16c yd
Gents Handkerchiefs, 10c val &c ca.
Cotton Challies, assortment, &c VAL, &c yd
Niagara Cotton Bait unroll in one sheet, &c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-06
TRIP TO VALLEY JUNCTION..

Dear Editor and Juniors:-I thought
! would write aud tell you Of my trip
to Valley Junction.
Ny sister and my friend went with
me. We left Elion at IL o'clock and
reached Des Moines at 1886 in the az
ternoon. Then We took the street car
for Valley Junction II took ~ forty
five minutes to get there.
In Des Moines we visited the cap
itol. We went all through 1t. When
we were at the top Of the capitol the
people looked like little dolls.
!, We went to the historical building
and saw many beautiful things there.
There was the little steam ship Iowa
and a little log cabin with z fence
around 1t. There were all kinds of
stuffed birds there. There were some
petrif1ed animals and there was the
black bear and the American reindeer
and many other animals. We went to
the Mercy hospital and went through
the operating rooms. Everything in
the operating room Is white. We also
went to Fort Des Moines. Well as my
letter 10 getting long will close,
thanking you for the post cards you
sent me.
Catherine O'Leary,
Eldon, Iowa
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Goldie Says She Wouldn't
Work in Mine

Dear friend Ethel: will answer your
letter l received some time ago.
was very glad to hear from You,
and that you had such pleasant trip
to Colorado. How I wish could have
been with you.
What fine time we would have
had.
When your letter was received was
staying with a friend in Hynes, but 1t
is such a small place with no amuse.
ments at all that / soon got tired and
went to my sisters house in Avery. A
few days later I came home.
We live in the country close to No.
8, mines operated by the Smoky Hol-
low Coal co. It is very pretty little
place, but there are so many accidents
happen at No. 8. There was little boy
named Collie Harper killed almost
instantly about two weeks ago, In No.
mine, and the day before that an
other trapper got his leg broken, and
the same day a driver got almost
killed.
If I were a man I would never go
into she mines to work at any price.
It Is to dangerous.
{ Well will have to close a. my let
ter Is getting long. Write to me soon.
Your friend,
Goldie Cottrell,
Abba, Iowa. R. B. No. 3.
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Frank Thinks the 101 Ranch
Best Show

Dear Editor and Juniors:-I thought
! would write again as have not
written for long time.
I went to circus on the 21st OF
August, which was the 101 Ranch real
wild west show.
It was the best show I ever saw.
The chiefs name was High Bear. He
was the first Indian I ever saw. His
head dress which he wore think was
about two or three feet long.
They had big steer on one Of the
wagons and he had the longest horns
I ever saw In my life They had three
other animals which never saw be-
fore.
The animals names were Bfsons.
They had long hair around their heads.
There were little Indian girl and .
little Indian boy. The little girl was
ahead of the boy. She rode upon q
little black and white spotted pony and
she wore moccasins.
4. The little boy was upon little spot
ted pony too. think the girl and
boy and their ponies we're the prettiest
Of all. This is all for have to thank
the editor for the pretty card you sent
me. On the card were two little boys
blacksmithing.
Frank Owings, Age 10.
Ottumwa, H., Route Z, Box "a.
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MoricEl
Wapello Co. Junior Lives
on Homestead.

Lear juniors:
! will try and tell you Of my trip to
Dakota this spring.
We lived in the southern part Of
Iowa and started Tuesday April Is for
North Dakota. As We lived u miles
from Eldon, Iowa my uncles, Gilbert
Padget and Uncle Jack took US to the
train They started about o'clock from
home. got to Eldon about / or Q o'clock,
had : nice trip to town. Our train did
not leave until 2 o'clock Wednesday
morning April Is.
ing at O'Clock. We got into st. Paul,
Mimi, and had to stay till 8 O'Clock
that night before we could get out.
Then We met my uncle John nv
mammals brother. He didn't know her
90 he had not seen her for three years.
he was on his way to sec us In Iowa
and a. his train left at o'clock we did
not set 9 very long visit with him.
AZ O'Clock We started to Plaza, N.
Plaza.
It was very pretty trip.
think there weTo some people in
NoEth Dakota that werS Just threshine.
teal you, 1t looked funny to see them
threshtng In the spring and some more
blowing right by the side Of the thresh-
ers.
We got to Plasa, North Dakota Fri
Gay evening at S O'clock. My uncle
Ollie Bales was there to meet US. He
lives az miles from Plaza out in the
reservation. We did not get to his
house until II o'clock that night. It was
a nice ride in the moonlight
We now live OH a homestead out here
and get our mail at Armand. Stanley's
Stage, North Dakota.
am little girl years old. My
name Is Ina Mary Redsch,
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Eugene Helped Get the Big
Show Ready

Dear Editor: I thought I would
write in the current events contest.
Wednesday Aug. 20, we had Sun
day school picnic In Denny's grove.
All the churches but one went to-
gether on hayracks to tho picnic. We
played baseball and then We had din
|ner. After dinner they played base
ball again. .......
They put up ono great big swing.
We would run and push and hang
on the sides to get to swing. had to
be in at Hedrick to take my music
lesson on the violin at 4:30, SO came
into town and had my lesson just fine
I have taken ewelve lessons. Now will
write about the show that was in He'd
rick Saturday Aug. %. The name Of
the show was the Mighty Haag shows.
l worked to help unload seats and
helped to carry seats and piled Jacks
MP and carried jacks. got my ticket
all right. There was twenty-one boys
by counting myself that helped work
I did not go to the afternoon show
but went to tho night show. It was
fine.
Last Friday went to my cousins
party. Her name was Ruth Beck: She
was six years old. They served Ice
cream and cake.
A Junior friend,
Y Eugene Beck, a9s 8.
Hedrick. Iowa
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GATHERING FLOWERS.

One day Thomas and Bessie asked
their mamma If they could go out to
gather flowers. yes, you may 80, but
you will have to take some lunch"
Bessie said all right, and ran and got
it ready.
The children got ready and started
for the woods. They had not gone far
when they saw some violets. They were
busy gathering them, when they heard
a noise and they looked up and saw a
little squirrel Bessie said she thought
the squirrel had come to amuse them
while they were gathering the flowers.
They gathered all the flowers and
went on and Thomas found blue
birds nest. This pleased Thomas very
much, but Bessie did not care for it, so
she went to find a place for them to eat
their lunch.
Every Saturday afternoon Bessie and
Thomas go out to gather flowers.
Keo Dotts,
&h Abba. Iowa.
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manners. The fame of his skill on
the harp, too, had spread among them.
do but aim as we'll as you play,
and you will win," they cried.
Allan did not disappoint his friends.
All three of his arrows fell nicely in
side those OF Geoffrey. Every one ap-
plauded .-
In the next contest, Will Stute1y
was declared vanquished by Eyln the
Welshman. In the fourth contest,
Tepus did excellent shooting for the
king, but the skill Of Little John was
too much for him. It was the best
shooting that had been done, and all
the people shouted Justify. The score
was a tie. Last came Gilbert and
Robin Hood. All the people held their
breath. Gilbert shot his three arrows,
and all fell in the bulls eye Only
the smallest spaces were left at the
center. i,
"Well DONE" cried the king. Can
you beat that, Sir Knave?" he went on,
turning to Robin.
IF he had placed one there, an
other there, and the third there,' said
Robin, letting his three arrows fly,
one after another, your majesty
might have declared Gilbert the best
archer in the Kingdom"
; Robins three arrows had packed
themselves into the very center, so
that they looked like one great arrow
s Gilbert Is not beaten yet" cried
the king, az he arose in great excite
ment. J. me better shot can be made
than three in the bulls eye"
CAS- your majesty likes" said Robin.
LET me set a target for the final
test"
Robin then cut a small willow wand
and set it up in place of the target.
II scarce can see It." said Gilbert
Gilbert's arrow flew harmlessly by
the wand. Then Robin took aim. His
arrow flew true to the mark, split
ting the wand in twain.
"These bold, outlaws have the
prizes," said King Henry, IN anger,
'but shall have them to fill my
dungeons" ,..-
He was about to give order for their
arrest; but the queen smiled sweetly
upon Robin and his men. Then she
turned to the king
''My good lord" she said, IT crave
the boon thou hast promised me. Let
these brave men depart in peace"
Thou hast my kingly word; It shall
be as thou sayest But let them take
heed hereafter" @
So Robin and his men went back In
safety to the merry greenwood.
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Bobby and the
Champion

In all his seven years Bobby hat
never been so excited; but then what
little boy wouldn't be, II his own big
cousin was the champion football play
or who was coming with the great col
lege team to play the next Saturday
The papers told about him and printed
bis pictures, and everybody talked
about him and felt sure his team
would win. To have the champion
stay at his house and be his very own
cousin made Bobby feel about as i'm
portant as champion himself.
In fact he acted great deal more
important than did the big, clear-eyed
good-natured cousin when he came
Bobby watched and admired every.
thing that he did, from the way he
walked to the way he tied his neck.
tie, and before the first day was over
they were the very best of friends.
After breakfast Bobby and Cousin
Ned went down to the hotel where the
other boys Of the team were staying,
and together they went out to the
place where the great game was to be
that afternoon. How proud and happy
Bobby was as he walked down the
street with the crowd Of fine, strong
young fellows! How nice it would be,
he thought, to be grown up like them
and to do just as he pleased mo
body's tell them how many waffles
they could eat,' he said resentfully to
himself There had been crisp brown
waffles for breakfast, and Bobby was
still indignant because his mother had
rot let him eat as many as he wished.
At dinner time, my! but they were
hungry. Bobby was too busy eating to
notice Cousin Ned for while; but
presently he heard him say, mo more,
thank you; it's ever 80 good, but we're
under orders to eat just 80 much and
no more when we're in training for
games like this afternoons"
Bobby was so surprised that he for
got to eat. To think that great, big,
strong football champion had to be
careful about what he ate!
1T was hard for all Of us at first, -
said Ned, but it has been good for US,
too" +~
1T is fine temperance training"
added Bobby's father; for, when a
boy can eat what is good for him and
give up the rest, I should imagine that
he could give up anything else that
was going to hurt him in any way"
The game was great one, and of
course Ned's side won, as Bobby had
been sure 1t would. Bobby remember
ed it all his life. And he remembered
something else, too. He remembered
that to be strong and useful and able
to do great things of any kind a boy
must have q strong body and clear
mind, and that meant doing without
many things that he liked. But what
did they matter when. they made such
q difference in the end?
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Stella Dale Returns From
Vacation Visit

Dear Editor:-I thought l must
write and tell you that received the
nice croquet set that you sent me as
prize and thank yous very much fol
it.
I certainly enjoy playing croquet and
I have my papa and mamma to play
with me almost every evening.
wasn't at home when tho croQuet
set came. I was out In the country
visiting my friend, Beatrice Workman
and was surprised when l came home
and found my nice prize.
had a fine time visiting in the coun-
try. They have forty young turkeys
besides several old ones and a great
many chickens, guineas and geese.
Beatrice and I drove the turkeys up
from the creek to the house one even
Ing. :,
they milk five cows and had all
the milk could drink while I was out
there, besides all the other good things
to eat.
Ted, the large Shepherd dog. helped
us to drive the cows.
Every morning we carried milk to
Beatrice's grandma, who only lives
a short distance from their house.
One morning we went over to Os-
waits to get some apples and while I
was there. 1, enjoyed a visit with
Frances, an old school mate Of mine,
and she gave me some peaches of Of
tehir trees.
One day while we we're out In the
country papa and Mr.. Workman went
out to help thresh.
A nv letter is getting long I will
bring it to close. g..
Stella Dale, Age II.
264 S. Davis st., Ottumwa, Iowa
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BESSIE THOMAS.

Bessie Thomas was q little girl II
years old and she lived In the country.
One fine Saturday morning she ask
ed her mother If she could go to the
woods to gather flowers.
Her mother told her she might 60.
So Bessie started about 10 o'clock with
her basket of lunch. She went to a
place In the woods where lots Of vio-
lets grew and she gathered violets I'M
til noon and ate her lunch under the
large trees.
In the afternoon she watched the
squirrels and tried to catch blue bird
she saw flying to it's nest.
Then she went home and thought
she had q nice time.
Isol Hendrickson, Age IA.
Ottumwa, Ia, Route No. 2.
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A GOOD DESCRIPTION.

Dear Juniors:
Last Thursday night saw the post
card contest and thought would write
about my post card. If studied out 1t ia
the most beautiful picture. &=
small girl. In her hands is beautiful
white Easter Lily which she Is looking
into. We have side view Of the girl
but as we'll as we can see she has
round face and rather high forehead,
She has golden curls and light blue
eyes with long dark eye lashes. She has
a fine complexion. ~
She has q we'll shaped nose which
looks similar to Roman nose and a
beautiful serene expression on her face.
She has a robe around her, the Same
color Of the lily and a gold necklace
around her neck.
Margerite Hill. age Is,
1926 Boone Ave-, Ottumwa, Ia
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Belva Tells of q Weeks
Interesting Events

Dear Editor:-The contest now Ia
Current Events" 20 I will write on
that subject.
On Monday my mother, sister and
I were all busy getting things ready
and packing suit cases for my mother
and little brother to go to Missouri.
Tuesday they started on the 9:45 ..
M, passenger train for Golden City,
Mo-, where my mothers father and
mother, two sisters and one brother
live. She rode on the train all day
Tuesday until about half past seven
Ia the evening. When she got into Kan
SOS City. There she met her sister
from Pullman, Wash. She didn't sur
prise her because they intended to
meet each other there.
Mammals sister Nellie got on the
train at MoraviA, the same train my
mamma was on, 90 they got to 60 to
Kansas City together.
Mamma and her two sisters left
Kansas City about 1885 that night and
got into Golden City at half past Ave
Wednesday morning. They were glad
to get there because 1t was long and
tiresome trip.
MY sister and one of her girl friends
went to Ottumwa Tuesday and stayed
an day and left my father and I at
home alone.
Tuesday afternoon went to take
my music lesson and after that went
to see one of my friends, Vera HUFF.
On Wednesday my friend Aurelia
Mccormick came over In the evening
and we sat out In the hammock and
visited and had q good time.
Thursday was show day In Ottum-
wa, so we got our work done and went
to the show. We started from home
about noon and got in Ottumwa at
twenty-five minutes to one. We went
In the automobile. My sister and I
went into the five and ten cent store
until papa went to get some bolts for
the car. After that we went to the
grounds. We went into the show and
it wasn't very long until they began
their performance. The show was just
fine. It was after o'clock that even
ing when we arrived home.
On Friday my sister and went out
in the country and visited our friends
Ruth and Eva Whiting. We had a
splendid time while out there We
got to ride out there but walked back
it is about q mile and a half.
We got home and ate our supper
and went out to Mr. Davis to get some
apples. It was dark when we returned
home.
Saturday morning We did our SatM.
days work and in the afternoon We got
ready and went to gale.
Well as my letter II getting long !
will close.
Delva Hedgecock,
rA1son, Iowa.
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Anna Palfreyman Writes
About Her Club, s'The
Crusader

Dear Editor and Juniors:-As have
written before quite few times will
write about club that we girls have.
The name Of it is "The Crusader y
We meet every two weeks on Thurs
day.
Fourteen belong to it. When we meet
we take our embroidery and fancy
work.
We have had our picture taken
three times with our fancy work.
About half past three we have lunch,
Next week we are going to camp
about two miles away and have q pic
mic.
We are going to start about 9 o'clock
and come back about 4.
After September we are going to
meet on Saturday afternoon.
In about month we are going to
send piece Of fancy work to the
bazaar and the three that are the best
will get prize. 1 am going to send
in q new embroidered towel.
We are going to have Sunday
school picnic on Saturday or after
school. We have not decided yet but
will later. Well will close.
Anna L. Pa1freyman, Age 13
Lucas, Iowa, Route No. 1.
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The Great Bo,o;r,g Match

Now this is tale that no one knows,
A truthful tale Of the Be-Ba-Boes
(Which don't confuse with the Bar
BADGES,
For that's another matter).
They live in a land which is all their
own,
Not far from the edge Of the Torrid
Zone;
These facts are true-likewise un-
Especially the latter.
IN words applied to the Japanese,
They're "a wonderful little people,,
these;
Their manners never. fail to please
When one knows all about 'em.
Your observation will disclose
That they have no feet and have no
toes.
But that doesn't matter, goodness
knows!
They do. quite we'll without 'em.
Among the charms that have won
their fame,
Politeness has superior claim;
A graceful bow is the laudable aim
OF every well-bred native.
And 80 they bow in the manner
grand,
The manner coy, the manner bland;
They bow in the manner naughty, and
The manner dep-re-ca-tive.
The signal struck! and they both
turned to;
They bowed till the face Of each was
blue
"a kind of dusky, indigo hue
Distinctly unbecoming).
The Mandarin bowed with q studied
grace, ..
Right up and down at terrible pace;
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OPAL AND PETE.

Once there was little girl named
Opal. On her birthday her papa got her
4 monkey named Pete. Her papa made
q cage for him.
Every day she would feed him
cocanuts or peanuts. She kept Pete In
the house all the time. One day Pete
rot out. But they got him and put him
back in the cage. Some times Opal
would let him out. One day she let him
out and could not and him. They look
ed every place. At last they found him
in the clothes basket. After that they
never let him out for two or three days.
Two or three weeks afterward they
moved away. Pete didn't like the new
house. So when they let him out again
he ran away and that was the last Opal
ever seen Of Pete.
-s. Bertha Bishop,
Eldon, Iowa.
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Frances Cut Her Finger
Helping With Work
Miss Cecilia Huffman,
Chillicothe, Iowa.

Miss Cecilia Huffman,
Chillicothe, Iowa.
Dear Friend II will try and an
swer your letter received a long time
ago. would have answered sooner
but got my finger on my right hand
cut very badly and could not use my
hand.
l was washing little glass tumbler
for my playhouse when 1t broke and
cut into the joint of my finger SO badly
that we had to call DR.. Bone and have
him dress It and splint 1t. 1T
I would have been In the grandpar-
ents' contest if had not cut my fin
ger. ...
We take the tri-weekly Courier. All
Of our family runs when the mail car
rier comes with the Courier.
My little sister Lily and see which
one of US can get the Junior page first.
Sister Goldie Is going to Ottumwa
Saturday to visit friends and relatives
few days.
Then we must all settle our brains
to study for school will commence.
Well, must close as this letter Is
getting long. Your friend in the same
old way. ..u
Frances e. Cottrell, Age II.
a.. Abba, Iowa, Route No. 3,
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EvA's RELATIVES.

Dear Editor:
Ny cousins name is nery Williams.
She is married. She has a baby>boy. His
name is Robert Williams.
My brother-in-l laws name is Norman
Nelson. He lives on Locust street.
I have an aunt whose name is May
Walker.
My cousins names are Mildred
Walker, Mabel Hobs, Melvin Carnes,
Minnie Morrison, Mile Woods and
Many others. I have many friends
whose names begin with M. and n.
Their names are Nellie Giniland and
Margaret Wood and Margaret McDon-
aid and Marvel
Eva Wood. age Is
Van Buren, Ave-, Ottumwa, In.
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FREpA's SECOND LETTER.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
This ia my second time to write to
the Junior page.
I saw in the Courier Junior that a
boy had sixty -six cousins and since
got to counting mine I found that
have one hundred and twenty three.
Some live in South Dakota, some in
Eldon, some in Ottunwa, and some in
other parts Of the state.
I will write about my little baby
brother. He has black eyes and light
hair and fair coplexion.
Freda Elizabeth Goodwin,
Floris, Ia, r. No. 3.
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Orrin's Uncles Are Named
Orrin, Too.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
My name begins with o and so does
my brother Orrin's.
Ny mamma has two uncle Orrins.
One was her fathers brother and one
was her mothers brother. Both wes.s
named by the same man, minister
and he named them for himself.
The two families were not acuuaint-
ed but each knew the minister and
finally after e. few years the two fan1i-
lies were united by two of the sons of
one family marrying two girls from the
other family.
So have two great uncles and
brother by the name Of Orrine.
Orville Smith, age 9,
r. Ltbertyville Ia, r, No. /.