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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
George Washington = B
Doris Gray of Abba
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
George Washington was born Feb
uary 20. 1892, in Virginia. He died at
Mount Vernon December H., 1899.
George Washington was u first
president.
His grandfather, Lawrence Washing
ton. came from England to Virginia
in 1857. He settled at Bridge Creek on
the Potomac river. where George
Washington's father, Augustine, died
in 1743.
George was of a studious DISPOSE
ion. He was a surveyor and sur
veyed Lord Fairfax's land.
In 1881 he was appointed adjutant
general. He was sent by Lieutenant
ness to the French army in the Ohio
valley.
Washington was made lieutenant col
onel when the wal broke out. Many
of the officers were killed and others
wounded. Two horses were shot un'
der Washington.
He left the army at the close Of the
war and on January II, 1853, was
rnited in marriage with Martha Cur
tbs.
Shortly after this he moved to
Mount Vernon which had been given
him by his brother, Lawrence.
On March 4, 1897, he retired to pri-
vate life, having declined the third
election to the presidency.
Washington had no children of his
own SO he adopted two grandchildren
Of his wife's.
He was a man Of remarkable self
control. He was six feet, two inches
in height.
When a boy his father bought him
a Ratchet. George went to the orchard
and cut down a cherry tree. He told his
father he did it with his little Ratchet,
George Washington never told a lie.
Doris Gray, Age II.
els A Ave. E. Abba, Ia,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03

We want the Courier Juniors to in
tercst themselves in protecting and
saving the birds. The little birds are
working for you all the time. If you
live in town they are working for you
by catching the ants and bugs that des'
troy your lawns and trees, and If you
live on the farm they are working Tor
you by eating weed seed in the winter
time and eating bugs that destroy the
crops and trees and fruit. Now, we
know that the cat bird and the robin
and the Red Headed WoOdpecker eats
a few cherries and occasionally a few
grapes and a few real ripe apples. but
they pay many times over for the
small amount of fruit that they take.
If all CT the birds were destroyed, there
would be no fruit raised at all, because
the insects would destroy the trees II
blight the crop. The United States
department of agriculture makes the
statement that farming and gardening
and fruit raising would be practically
impossible if it were not for the birds.
The little birds that stay here IN
the winter, like the little sapsuckers
and woodpeckers and creepers.v live
mainly on the eggs that insects lay
on the bark of trees and shrubs. Z
little grass birds that stay along the
hollows in the grass during the winter
live altogether on weed seed. Inc
Flicker, or Yellow Hammer, lives
mainly on ants and insect lifel You
will often see him on the ground in
your yard or in the pasture. He luts
his heak in the hole that the ants have
made in the ground and then runs his
tongue further on down. It is covered
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
California pcp,i-s

How got o those faces like mo;ni g,
0 poppies of satin-like sheer,
The dustiest road sides adcrrilg
With brillance of yellow and greeao
Though exiled to neat garden border.
'Mongst neighbors of scarlet AID
blue,
Where the shrubs look like dignifed
warders
In tunics of emerald hue.
You never are sulky or peevish,
Or hide in a corner or pout;
And the gold need make nobody thiev-
ish,
You slavishly scatter about.
I fancy the Sun, from his treasure.
Has lent you his very best rays,
And that may account in a measure
For most of your sunshiny ways.
Annie Margaret Pike.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
WHEN TO CRY.

There are millions of children in the
world who want to do just the right
thing and the very best thing; but they
do rot always know what just the right
thing is, and sometimes they cannot
tell the very best thing from the very
worst thing.
Now / have often thought that there
are children who cry, now and then,
at the wrong time; and ! have asked
many of the older people. but none of
them could tell me the best time to
cry.
But the other day I me a man older
and wiser than any of the rest. He
was very old and very wise, and he
told me:
1T is bad luck to cry on Monday.
ITO cry on Tuesday makes the eyes
red.
Crying on Wednesday is bad for
/ children's heads, and for the heads of
older people.
1T is said that, II a child. begins to
cry on Thursday, he will find it hard
to stop.
1T is not best for children to cry on
Friday-it makes them unhappy.
Never cry on Saturday-it Is too
busy a day.
Tears shed on the Sabbath are salt
, and bitter.
Children should on no account cry
.at night: the nights are for sleep.
'They may cry whenever else they
please, but not at any of these times,
unless it Is for something serious"
/ wrote down the rules just as the
old man gave them to me. OF course
they will be of nc use to the older
boys and girls.-St. Nicholas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
Mary Aline Bates Writes OF
Her Trip to St. Augustine

Dear Editor and Juniors:-As it has
been a long time since / have written
to the Junior page, 1 thought l would
write.
I am a little girl ten years old. My
birthday was the 3rd of June.
l like to go to school. | am in the
sixth grade. l like spelling, arith'
metic, and grammar best of my studies
There are twenty-eight scholars in
my room. My school commenced the
14th Of September.
have no brothers or sisters.
I do not like to live in town as well
as l did in the country.
l go to Sunday School every Sunday
I like to go. I have gotten one prize
from the Junior page.
It was a post card album. 1t was
very nice. l have also received sew
|eral post cards.
will tell you about the day mamma
and I spent in Saint Augustine, Fla.
last year. While we were spending
the winter in the south. There was an
rautomobile that took us all around the
lefty.
I, The first place we stopped at was
at the oldest in the United States. II
was built of coquina and it was first
occupied by the monks Of st. Francis
1t has the coat of arms of Spain on
the door.
Inside we saw many old things
Among them was a bed Napoleon Bon
aparte had slept in. Also some OF
iMartha SWashington's chinaware.
There was an old chair and table
which the keeper said had come over
from England in the Mayfower.
Out in the yard was an old well.
They said that if you looked down into
this we'll and saw your face and made
q wish that the wish would come true,
II made a wish but it has not come true
yet.
While there we went into a museum.
The only thing l a remember see
ing very well was a complete suit OF
armour of the fifteenth century. We
went on a street car over to Anastasia
ss--sIahd, where we saw the ocean.
got some shells off the coast. l still
have them. There is a very large
light house on the island. / saw also
the old fountain Of youth.
There is a sea wall all around the
city. l saw the old city gates.
There is a sort of a dungeon in each
Of the tall posts where centuries age
sentries stood on guard of nights.
Mamma and l went all through old
Fort Marion. I saw the dungeons
where they used to keep the prisoners
Of war. 1t took n hundred and nine
ty-one years to build it. 1t is built Of
%coquina. 1t vas finished in 1856.
saw also Treasury street which is
} only seven feet wide.
l saw the slave market. It is not
, very old. 1t was built in 1910 for {
! public market.
I have been in twelve different
states and l think Iowa is the best O.
all.
AS my letter is very long | viii
close.
Mary Aline Bates, Age 10.
Bloomfield, Ia, Care L. H. Bates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
Harold Had a Hard Time
With His Injured Foot

Dear Editor:
l am writing a true story about my
foot.
One Monday morning I went to
school. l WAS there about a half hour
when some boys and I began to play
tag. The boy that was "it' was after
me and l stepped on an old piece OF
glass, cutting a cash in my foot about
two inches long M a little over a
quarter of an inch deep.
My teacher wrapped it up in a rag
till I got home. Her name is Emma
Bales.
Silbert Nupp and Clarence Las!ey
carried me home. Then m un-
wrapped it and then dressed it again.
She dressed it three times a day.
I had to miss school one whole week
but maybe l can go next Monday.
Harold Turk, Age 10.
r. 2. Eldon, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03

with a saliva that the ants stick to and
then Air. Flicker pulls in his tcASue
and swallows the ants. Sometimes he
can catch a dozen or more ants at
once
It has been proven by experiments
that a great many birds that leave this
climate in the winter and go south, 40
so because they cannot get anything
to eat in the winter time. If 'hey
were furnished food during the winter
months, many of them would stay mere
all the year. Now, we want the Courle:
Juniors to read this story and then
have your mothers and fathers read IT.
Then we want you to get them to heip
you make a little basket out of wire
and put some suet and bread in 1t and
hang it up five or six feet above the
ground so the birds can get 1T. II you
Law 1t on the shelf or put it loose in the
fork of the tree. old Mr.. Blue Jay will
steal it all and take it away. For
that reason the best plan Is to tie 1t
in some way so that he can only get
what he ian pick out with his bill and
that all other birds will have an equal
show with him. You can figure out
different ways in which o can put
ont food for your little feathered
friends. You can take a piece of wire
netting from a chicken yard fence n
nut a few more pieces of wire across 1t
to make the mesh smaller, put some
bread and suet in it and tie it up In a
| tree as high as you want to. and see
that it is replenished every few days.
Then next spring build some little
bird houses for wrens and blue birds.
II YOU will make the hole in the box
about an inch and a quarter in diam
eter, the wren can get in but the Eng
| lish sparrow can't. Then put up a box
with a hole big enough for the Blue
Bird. 1t will be a good idea for you
to put these boxes up this fall n then
when the Blue Bird first comes next
spring, he will find them. If you don
put your Blue Bird box up until next
| spring the chances are that the Blue
| birds will come before you have it and
! will not find any boxes at your place
and will go on. If you put it up this
| fail it will be ready for Mr.. and Mrs.
| Blue Bird when they arrive next spring
The Blue Bird is one Of the best birds
| that the farmer can raise. He lives
almost entirely on harmful insects and
weed seed.
The little Owls in the course of a
wear destroy many times their weight
in mice and big bugs. The Sparrow
| hawk and all the smaller hawks are
friends Of the farmer. because they
help him to raise his crop. Therefore,
they are friends of the people who buy
the farmers produce. The smaller
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
SCHOOL WORK.

Now shat school is opened once
more we want to invite all the Juniors
to send ip school compositions each
week. sha writer's can select prizes
from among the following articles:
Roller SKATES, book, souvenir spoon, a
beautiful doll, knife, work basket, box
of candy, letter paper, or string OF
beads.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
BIG LETTER CONTEST.

We will continue the big letter con
test for sometime. The rules follow:
We want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters, "newsy' let
tiers. Some of the Juniors can write
to their parents, as if they (the par
ents) are away from home. other
Juniors might write as though they
were visiting some big city.
The writer's can select their prizes
from the following articles: box OF let
ter pape"; box of school supplies; roll
Ter skates, football, gnife, doll, book,
box OF candy. souvenir spoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
Dorothy Dickers0n Likes
Her Teacher Very Much

Dear Juniors:
I read the Junior page every week
and I think the letters are very nice
/ go to the Hedrick school. My
teachers name is Miss Mary Whalen
l like her very well because she is good
to me.
Twas thirteen years old last Monday
Dorothy Dfckerson,
1O40 West Sherman st. Ottumwa, la,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

1. Use one side of the paper only.
2 Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
3. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry and
send us as your work.
5. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of a prize or
a.Jseparate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Courier
Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
ABOUT PRIZES.

II the Courier Juniors have ever fail
ed to receive prizes when the winners
names were published we want to be
told about it right away. We also
want all of our prizes acknowledged.
We send out prizes within two weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
MOURNS FOR CAT,

A little girl, mourning for her fav.
orite cat, Bathsheba, asked a poet to
commemorate it's memory in verse,
which he did off hand in this classical
bit
"~Bathsheba! to whom none ever said
scat
No worthier cat
Ever sat on a mat 4
Or caught a rat. 2&Mr%l +:
Req%uiescat!" p
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03

as protectors of fruit bearing trees. An
old, neglected orchard was selected
and during the winter months special
effort was made to attract the birds
by means of suet and other food. By
this Chickadees, Nuthatches,
Woodpeckers and Creepers were at
tracted to the orchard, remaining dur
ing the winter months. Observations
Of the feeding habits>an examinations
of the stomach contents of a few Chick
ADDE'S showed that they were eating
large numbers Of eggs of the gall can.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
MANI SHORT STORIES TOO.

/ We hope that many of the Juniors
will write short stories, selecting their
own subjects. We will give a beauti-
full doll, knife, book, roller skates, let
for naper or beads for the best story.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03

ker worm moth, and the larvae and
papae Of other injurious insects.
In the spring, when the female can.
ker worm moths appeared in the or.
chard, the Chickadee fed on these.
While the trees in the neighboring or
.chards were badly infested with. the
worms, comparatively few were found
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
THE COURIER JUNIOR
. Published by
: THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEvEREAUH
EDITOR
TWO PRIZE

Dear Juniors: We have so many in
teresting letters that the three Courier
Junior judges selected two prize WIN
ners: Hazel Altman and Mary Aline
Bates.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-07-24
Special Rug Sale

We are prepared to show you
any quality in rugs and all sizes
aud at prices you haven't seen
elsewhere. We are making a
special discount of 10 per cent from
our already very low price on all
size rugs, We have very large
assortment to select from and if
you don't see our assortment and
get our prices before buying you
will certainly be the loser,
Yours to please,
/ D P,r,r,rc-rv
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-07-24
Mrs. c. c. Haight Passes Away


Emma Jane Bosworth was born
in Newport, Ohio, April 9, 1857,
where she grew to womanhood.
When she was about IA years Of
age she was converted and united
with the Methodist church, in
which she has ever been a consis-
tent and faithful member.
On the 4th day Of October, 1887,
she was united in the holy bonds
.of matrimony with G, G. Haight of
Laclede, where they have since ee-
sided. To this union were given
two children, George E. and Miss
Louise NJ. Haight of Laclede and
both at their mothers side in her
last days. Sister Haight has not
enjoyed her usual health since last
November, and she has been con
fined to her bed for past fourteen
weeks. She has been great, but
"a very patient sufferer, until Fri
day evening, July II, when sur
rounded by her family and friends
She quietly passed away, at the age
of 81 years, 8 months and s days.
She was a dntifuf and kind com
panion, a loving mother and .
neighbor and friend beloved by all.
In her death she leaves to miss her
kindly ministrations in the home,
church and community, besides the
bereft husband, son and daughter
already mentioned, two step-sons,
John and Harvey Haight of La
clede, two sisters and one brother.
Ellen, Mary and William Bosworth
Of Newport, Ohio, other relatives
and a large circle of friends.
She was good woman and was
most tenderly cared for in her last
illness, besides the constant care OF
her own family and of her sister
Mary of Newport, Ohio, the rela.
tivas and neiphhors have hpan nm.
firing in their efforts to minister
to her every want.
A good woman rests in peace to
awake with all the souls of God.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church Sunday after
noon, conducted by Rev. Menden-
hall, the remains being laid to rest
in the Laclede cemetery.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-07-24
Corn For Sale

Have a car of No. 2 yellow corn
for sale at 76 cents per bushel at
the car. If you have wheat to be
ground bring it in now.
L. b. JONES.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-07-24

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends for their help
and sympathy during the sickness
of our wife and mother.
G. C.. HAGHT AND CHILDREN.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-07-24
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters If Interest

NICHOLS mas sOHn6tulnS " soy "
you III regard to furniture on an
other page today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Balloon Of
route one are entertaining 9 girl
baby born to them last week.
AT the special election held last
Tuesday j w Moberly was elect
ga alderman for the east ward.
Miss Lottie Aber came over from
Brookfeld Wednesday for q visit
with friends, guest Of Mrs. T. +.
Weaver.
Victor Lomax was over from
Brookfeld yesterday visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Lomax.
a boy baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. IA. Cutler at their home
in the southwest part Of town last
Saturday.
Miss Merlene Mendenhall of
Olatha, Kansas, is visiting reld=
tives here. guest Of Rev. Menden-
hall and family.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reid does hair
work of the highest quality
Switches made from your own hair
All hand work.
Mrs. Nellie Thomas Of New
Cambria is visiting her cousins,
Mrs. L. F. Moore and Mrs. Harry
Bundren in Laclede.
Regular services at the Metho-
dist church next Sunday with
special music at the morning ser
vice. All are cordially invited.
Why pay more when you can
buy guaranteed house paint for
$l.6O a gallon and barn paint for
rs cents from J.-B. Patrick.
j. w. Hunt, machinist at the
Power garage, has rented the
Wigle residence and will moved
here from Brooktield this week.
Mrs. B. E. Bigger came up from
Hannibal Wednesday evening for
a visit with relatives guest of
Attorney and Mrs. c. G. Bigger.
Miss Beulah Kerr Of Forker
called last week and paid for The
BLADE a. year to be sent to her
uncle, "A. 81. Kerr, Lincoln. Nebr:
The school catalog is about half
printed now and those who have
not yet furnished copy to cover the
advertising space they contracted
for are reminded to do SO at once.
Since the ball game between
the Boneheads' and Nuts was
such a success another game is
being worked up this time between
the fats and learns, to be pulled
off next week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph w. Gates at their home
in Lordsburg, CAL. last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gates are well known
in Laclede both having resided
here and attended the Laclede
schools.
Curtis MendenhalI is here from
Nebraska visiting his father, Rev
MendenhaIl and family. Mr.
Mendenhall is a linotyps machinist
and has held positions in some Of
the largest printing establishments
including those Of New York
Harold, the four year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Balloon Of
route one fell from a tree last
Friday and fractured the bone Of
one arm near the elbow. Dr. F.
W. Burke attended him and while
the fracture is in rather 3 danger
ous place it is thought that no
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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-07-24
Here and There

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forty-fye settlement cases on
docket.
Wm. B. Evans Of Meadville, a
former teacher in tle Laclede
schools, is a candidate for the
democratic nomination for judge
of the western district.
Mrs. E. E. Kennedy underwent
an operation for appendicitis at
their home d mile east Of Linneus
the first Of last week and is re-
ported BY her physician as con-
yaIesciDg nicely. Drs. Morris and
Evans had charge Of the operation,
assisted by Drs. Pound, Hanning
and Brown6eld. Bulletin.
The laying Of the cornerstone of
the new city hall and public library
building at Bevier took place Mon
day under the auspices Of. the
Bloomington lodge No. 102. A. r.
and a. M. Van f. Boor, grand
master Of Missouri, led in the
exercises, assisted by local and
visiting lodge members. The
building will cost SIS, 900.
Missouri dairymen have import
ed dairy cattle estimated to be
worth $500, 900, since last October,
according to E. G.. Bennett Of
Carthage, state dairy commissioner,
He asserts that there is a great
revival Of interest in this particular
branch Of business and predicts
that Missouri will rank well up
among the states of the union as a
dairy center soon.
The crop report for Linn county
for last year has just been made
public, and it shows that land
values have risen with the food
products. The largest crop in
acreage is corn. There was 4, 528
acres in wheat with an average Of
nineteen bushels to the acre or a
total Of "a, ,975 bushels. The oats
crop is shown to have averaged the
highest. The report also shows
that there was 1000 more acres of
timothy than in 1912.
The first annual sociability road
boosting tour Of Linn county will
leave Brookfeld next Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock. All auto
mobile owners in Linn and adjoin
ing counties are invited to join on
the tour. It is thought there will
be at least one hundred cars in the
tour as the rules are simple and
sane and if observed will be safe
for any car. The route selected
covers III miles and the speed
limit is 15 miles per hour. Start
ing at Brookfeld the route touches
Laelede, Meadville, Shafter,
Browning, Purdin, Linneus,. Shell
by, New Boston, Bucklin, st.
Gatharine, Marceline, ending at
Brookfeld at 7:3O in the evening.
The tenth annual chautauqua
assembly at Meadville begins
August %. A splendid program
has been arranged, providing for
lectures by men of national reputa-
ton as we'll as scores of sparkling
entertainment features. The mus
ic alone will make the occasion
Worthwhile. A band and orchestra
viii furnish many concerts and
among the entertainments will be
several people who have given de-
light to audiences in every section
Of the country BY their singing The
this year viii be-wOnder-
fully alive with opportunities for
educafion, inspiration, and fun
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