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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-12

And here are the balances in the
same bank after the bond had been
increased by the old administration to
S125,00o:
Balance Feb. 1, 1913 SIS, o99.2o
Balance March /, 1913 =. 159,2S1.10
Balance April L, 1913 =. 169, 727.17
Balance May !, 1913 173, 447.54
Balance June /, 1918 166, 761 05
Now had l not withdrawn funds
from the First National and protect
ed what remained by surety company
bonds instead of having individual sur
ETY. the city would have lost heavily,
and another great saving was made by
drawing $4,000 out OF the state bank
and applying it to interest on bonds
before it came due. This amount was
saved. Furthermore, with the excep-
ton of the cost of litigation the city,
am informed will get $125,000 from
the surety companies on the bond of
the state bank.
Il disliked to mention these matters
but am detailing them IN order that
the people may know just how l. as
commissioner of finance and revenue,
have endeavored to safeguard the
money OF the city"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-12
EVEN CURES ULCERS
Remarkable Results from Skin Remedy
That Costs Almost Nothing.

No matter how bad a sore or ulcer
afflicts you. it is believed that Hokara,
the pure skin healer. will cure 1t, but
If 1t doesn't cure, the purchase price
will be refunded.
The Crystal Pharmacy, our local
agents for Hokara, who have sold
hundreds Of packages, say they have
Yet to find any form Of wound or
disease affecting the skin that Hokara
does not heal, and its relief comes so
quiskly that those who try II are SIM
ply delighted with II.
Pimples. eczema, blackheads, acne,
BARRIERS itch, and all skin troubles are
quickly relieved by applying this Sim
pie skin healer and tissue builder 1t
contains no grease or acids, and Is
clearly to use.
The Crystal Pharmacy is selling a
large package OF Hokara for Csc
(Adv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-12

lnvigoratlng To the Pale and SIckiy.
The Old Standard general strengthening
tonic. GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC, drives out Malaria, enriches the
blood. and builds up the system. A true
Tonic. For adults and children. soc
du \
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-12
BAYMAN VICTIM
OF BAD ACCIDENT

Fred Brown. colored. residing on
Cervantes street, between @ and II
is at home suffering from a broken
leg, the accident occurring aboard a
steamer on which Brown was working,
couple of days ago. He was con-
veyed to his home in the ambulance
and given attention.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-12

There is more of human
interest in The Journals
WANT AID Way" page than
in any other part of the pa
per.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Villa Brownlee's Papa's
Horse Took Prize Here;
Got Gold Medal in
France

Dear Uncle Ira: I will write you a
letter.
We are in school now, Elizabeth,
Hollis and l are going here at Dahlon-
ega, and Hayes in Ottumwa.
My teachers name is Mr.. Mink. l
hope he will teach until I pass the
eighth grade.
My papa is still buying and selling
land. He traded our residence last
week and Moline car for some horses.
The horses names are DR.. Roy, Prin-
cess and Teddy.
Our big horse, Canon Des Bolin,,
took the first prize at Ottumwa stock
show. We have a medal that he won
in France. I am glad he is not IN
France now.
He might be in the great war that
is now going on.
We ought to be thankful that we live
in country where all is peace and
prosperity like this.
How is Gail? and Aunt Frances
When will you get your vacation?
hope you can visit us? We want 10
20 and see grandma soon.
Write and tell me all the news.
Goodbye, from your niece,
Villa Bell Brownlee, age II
To Ira Bartholomew,
Fairview, S. D.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
The Choice of Hercules :
By Mary Alice Rhoades

There was little boy named Hercu-
les. He was twelve years old. He was a
fair faced lad. He was trying to go on
an errand.
He was complaining because others
had so many nice things and he did not
have anything but labor and pain.
He came to cross roads. He did not
know which way to go.
One road was rocky and billy and
rough and the other was smooth.
While the lad stood thinking which
road to go he saw two ladies coming
from each way The one who came
down the flowery road reached him
first. Her name was Pleasure. Her
cheeks were red: her eyes sparkled;
her voice was like the music Of the
morning. She told him to go her road
for he would find pleasure and his ears
would be delighted with sweet sounds.
The other lady said her road was
rough and rocky and hilly. She said she
reached the blue mountains.
Hercules said what can you prom
Use me at the end if ! go with your
Labor said II promise nothing. All
that I give give at the beginning"
Hercules said II will follow your
road I want to be strong, manly and
worthy of the love of my fellows. |
don't no whether I will ever reach the
blue mountain or not
| want to have a reward of knowing
that my journey has not been without
some worthy aim"
Mary Alice Rose, age II,
Ottumwa, Iowa, R. No. 2. Box "A.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Madeline Writes of Her Visit
to st. Joseph's Academy

Dear Junior:
AS have not written for some time
will tell you of my trip to ST. JOS
eph's academy. We started from home
about 9 o'clock in the afternoon. My
father hired an auto to take us to the
Shaul cemetery, only it was too muddy
for us to GO so we went to the acad-
envy and got there about 8: 80 where we
enjoyed ourselves for the rest OF the
day. About o'clock we went out to
the grape vines and had all the grapes
that we wanted. We stayed there until
o'clock then went to the woods and
sat down and talked Then the bell
rang for supper so we went in and took
our supper and played outside after
ward. That was all we did The next
day was Monday. We did not have
school because all the girls had not
come, but the next day school took up.
We have breakfast at 1880, dinner at
~ and supper at 6 o'clock. There are
about sixty eight girls here. AS my let
ter is getting long l viii close.
Madeline Madegan, age II,
SIT w Mill ST, Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
George Westinghouse School
Composition BY Grace
Billings

George Washington was born tina
22d of February, 1892 at Bridges Creek
Virginia 4. .'.I>.een ne ~dLted to
a sailc,, It gave it up and t'ecame
surveyor He lived the life OF from
tiersman, slept in tents, in log CABINS
and IN the open .,e:dS. Thus he did o.s
work so vel That he was ma1c public
surveyor.
When he vas 10 he became adjutant
general with rank as mayor. In 1888 ne
was sent by Gov. Dinwiddie to attack
the French at Fort Duquesne. tie
taught Braddock how to fight Indians
On his way home he put on an indian
walking suit and took the nearest cut
through the woods.
He met some Indians who shot at
him but he escaped unframed. He was
commander in chief of the American
army in the revolution. He endured all
the hardships of the war with his SOL
diers. spending a terrible winter at
Valley Forge. The British general,
Cornawallis surrendered his sword to
him at Yorktown, which closed the
war.
Washington then went home to Mt.
Vernon but he was soon recalled to be
our first president. He. served Two
terms declining the third. He returned
to his mansion at Mt. Vernon where he
, died December IA, 1899. He is called the
father of our country. He was
First in war.
Firs tin peace and
First in the hears of his countrymen.
Grace Billings,
Abba, Iowa, r. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Artie Parker's School Com
position - A Shiftless
Farmer

Dear Juniors:
AS l. have never written to the
Courier Junior before, thought l
would write about "A Shiftless Far.
mer,'' school composition.
One day my mother and 1 were out
walking along country road. We
noticed farm place which was very
dirty. The house was a very large
one and had no paint on it. The yard
was covered with weeds and paper
and sticks were scattered all over the
yard. The front gate was off it's
hinges and the fence was all broken
down. The chicken house house was
half broken down and the wire on the
chicken pen was all torn. The chick
ems were running all over the yard.
The barn door was off and was prop
ped up against the barn. The horses
and COWS We're running in the yard
and making large holes in it with
their feet The top of muddy bug
gy was off and lying beside it on the
ground. The horses and COWS looked
as though they had never had any.
thing to eat. In the back yard was
the lazy farmer asleep, and he was
just as dirty looking as the yard. It
would have been beautiful yard and
house if it had been kept up. Some
of the windows we're broken and STUFF
fed with rags.
Half Of the boards on the pront
porch were loose and some were out
and the steps were falling to pieces.
Across the road was the farmers
field. It was in the spring and the
farmer had planted his field about two
weeks before The corn was very
small and between the rows were
large weeds growing. His other
grains were just as bad as the corn.
We went on where we could see his
orchard. All the trees were in bloom
and his cherries were ripe. He had
not hired anyone to pick them for
him and this was the condition of this
shiftless mans farm.
Artie Parker, Age -.
SOL Queen Ave. Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Zelma GlassbOurner's School
Composition on the
Indians

Dear Juniors:-We came over to
the new world among the first settlers
from England, and of course, knew
nothing of the hardships or the In
dams of this world, but now will tell
you of my adventures.
There were lots of Indians. They
would burn our huts or capture any
of us they could.
They had never made any attacks
on us. There were my father, mother,
a little sister and brother. We lived
in little log hut about three miles
from any one else. One day a man
came to our door and told my father
something about the Indians, but
was so, young did not understand
the danger of them, but it was long
in the afternoon when my father was
standing at the window looking out
for the Indians. He saw three COM
ing toward the house and he told me
to run out in the garden and tell my
mother about it. So l started and just
as I got about half way one Indian
jumped out from behind bush and
grabbed me and was hurrying away
among the bushes when he met our
nearest neighbor, Mr.. Smith, and be.
fore the Indian had time to shoot his
arrow, the man shot and frightened
the Indian, so he dropped me and ran.
Mr.. Smith picked me up, put on the
horse and carried me home.
1 found the house had never been
attacked by these bad Indians and my
father, mother, sister and brother
were not harmed. And one other time
l was left at the house with the chill.
dren when some Indians came, my
father and mother being in a field
close by heard me screaming and the
Indians shout and started to the house
but before they got there the In
dams were gone. They took all ouI
money we had but we have lived
happy ever since.
This is one of my school compost
lions.
Zelma Glassbourner, Age 10.
Bunch Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Nearly Ten

When body comes to be nearly ten
All! all sorts of troubles oeset ner
then.
At least. if the body happens to be
The eldest of all in the family,
whose mothers at work the whole OF
the day;
And I'm that body, may as well say. :.
There isn't baby in ali our street
Who's nearly as pretty or nall as
sweet
AS our little Sally; but oh, dear me!
It's strange how heavy that BABY can
& be.
And Tommy's wonderful boy, know
But sometimes that child does bother
10
TIA "I[ush-a-bye, baby and off she
goes;
But. if | put her down, that baby
knows.
And as soon as she's really fast asleep
Thea down on the floor our Tommy
VIII creep.
Ard it's-"Don't wake baby, be quiet,
do;
Or-"Tommy, you'll pull that cats tail
in two
But. perhaps, when a body's worn out
quite,
Ter dear little mother will come in
sight.
Then it's-"Polly my pet, what should
do
r. T hadn't a good little girl like you?'
And somehow, a body feels glad just
then
She's a grown-up girl OF nearly ten!
-Cassells Little Folks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Elephants - A School Com
position By Eva Feagins

The elephant is the largest land AMI
NAL now existing. The size OF the aV-
erage adult is from nine to ten feet
high. They are very bulky in shape
weighing from four to ten thousand
pounds with large limbs which are
nearly straight The head is large
and broad with very large ears put
with small brain. The neck OF thls
animal is short and thick" The SKIN
is thick and coarse with only rev
scattered hairs here and there II
has tusks which sometimes weigh
about two hundred pounds.
The trunk which is really long
nose. is very sensitive and can pc
turned in all directions. With this
it feeds itself, when the elephant
wants a drink it fills it's trunk with
water then pours it into its mouth.
There are strong muscles in this trunk
so a full grown man can easily be 10
it's back. ;
The intelligence of this beast is
wonderful. 1t can be taught almost
anything, tricks and many xmas OF
things, They have good memory,
and can remember long afterwards.
We would think that an animal SO
large would be bold, but it is tmld IL
is also obedient and is more patient
than other animals.
They are found mostly in India ana
Africa, and run wild in large heros.
Thev are sometimes savage to the ma
tiyes or caught by pits that are dug
or run into large pen by tlre, or a
loud noise They are fierce al hrs'
but get over it.
They love the water and are great
swimm ers. The food of these ANIMALS
when wild consists of plants, put IN
captivity are fed corn, oats and nay
In the old country they are used as
beasts of burden, and in the lumber
camps they are used to carry heaVy
logs Elephants are not used IN war
as much as they used to be.
MANY are also used for pleasure. :
In India great saddles are MADE OF
gold and silver, and the rich class rlue
them. Another thing which is useiul
is the tusks from which ivory is MADE.
Ivory is very costly
In all large cities they have men
ageries in which elephants are kept
for show. g..
Elephants are easy to train ana LOT
that reason are useful for show
This is my school composition.
Eva Feagins, Age IL!
Bloomfield, Iowa, Route t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
LAUREL Brough Sends in
Three School Compositions

The Boston tea party, school COM
position.
Before the revolutionary war King
George saw that the Americans We're
getting richer every day. So King
George put a tax on everything that
the Americans got from England. The
English people sent three ships of tea
over to America. The Americans said
that they would not pay the tax on it.
So one night the people had a meeting
and decided to have some men dress
like Indians and throw it in the ocean.
They did, so that was called the Bos-
ton tea party.
Clean hands, school compositions
Lista was a good little fairy. She
loved little children and loved to teach
them to be clean.
One day the queen of the fairies let
LiSta have a little gold star to give to
some little child that was clean
One day Lista went for to find some
sweet child to give the star to. She
found untidy children.
One day Lista found a clean little
boy gathering flowers for his teacher
She gave him the star for he was sweet
and clean and good to everyone.
What the beggar found in his shoe
a school composition:
In the far far away country there
was an old beggar. He had white hair
The people were not always good to
him.
One hot day the beggar was out to
get something to eat. He went to every
house But they would not let him
have anything to eat.
He lay down under a tree and went
to sleep. And the king came by and
saw the beggar. He put some money
in his shoe. What surprise to the
beggar. He was very, very happy.
LAUREL Brough, age IL,
521 Lillian ST., OttumWa, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Nora Newman's School Com
position is on Red
Riding Hood

Dear Juniors:
received your postal card ana
thought it was very nice. am gong W
send you one of my school COMPOST
lions. The name of it is little Red Rid
ing Hood.
There was a little girl whose name
was little Red Riding Hood. She lived
with her mother. She had been to her
grandmothers house many time with
her mother.
One day mother asked her II she
thought she could find the way through
the woods and over the river to her
grandmothers house. She SAID yes she
could for she had been there many
time. Her mother said, then put TINS
basket on your arm and go to your
grandmother and tell her you have
brought her nice cake for her SUNDAY
dinner. Do not stop on the road TO tax
to any one She asked If she might
stay little while and her mother SAID
long enough to rest a little Whlle ana
then YOU must come home. Her mother
told her to get her little red hood and
put it on for it was said that 1T Would
keep her from danger. Soon Little Red
Riding Hood was on her way. she was
not afraid for she thought there was
nothing in the woods that would marin
a little girl.
She had gone quite piece when she
met a wolf The wolf said, good morn
ing Little Red Riding Hood. She SAID,
good morning, but I do not know your
name. My name is Sir Wolf. The wolf
asked her where she was going. she
said, | am going to my grandmother
house to take her a Sunday cake. Inc
wolf asked, where does your grand
mother live She told him just to go q
little bit farther through the woods and
he could see her little red house across
the river. The wolf said that sometime
he would go to her grandmother Win
her but he couldn't go today. The Won
would have taken her to his den then
but there was some wood cutters near
by.
The wolf went another way and got
to the grandmother's house first. he
knocked at the door but no one came,
so he lifted the latch and walked In.
He went to the bedroom. There was no
one at home. The grandmother had
gone away early in the morning Tor
the bed was not made and her night
cap was left on the chair.
Sir Wolf got into the bed and put the
night cap on. oOOIl SOIAo IoOIoICpo WV
heard, Sir Wolf knew it was Little Red
Riding. Hood. She knocked. Sir Wolf
asked who is there. Oh, it is me, Little
Red Riding Hood Lift up the latch
and walk in, Little Red Riding Hood
walked in and said, Oh, what iszthe
matter? have brought you nice cake
for your Sunday dinner. She said, what
makes your ears SO large; the better
to hear you, my lamb; what makes
your arms so long, the better to love
you my lamb; what makes your teeth
so long, they. look like Sir VOLTS; the
better to eat you up my child, and Sir
Wolf sprang from the bed and cried,
take off that hood. But she did not.
Just at that time the grandmother
came in and the wood cutters were
along The wolf tried to get out but the
wood cutters were too quick for him.
They killed the wolf and Little Red
Riding Hood gave her grandmother her
cake and took a cup Of milk and when
she had rested while her grandmoth-
er took her home.
Nora Newman, age 10,
Hedrick, Ia, r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Jude e Not

% mammal cried Jack, running in
to the sitting room where his mother
was sewing, Sidney is breaking a COM
mandment; he is-"Thou shall not
steal,'-and should think he'd be
ashamed of himself"
Why, Jack" said his mother, in sur
prise, what can you mean?"
He is truly, mamma said Jack,
hopping about on one foot, and seem
ing rather to enjoy the fact 81 saw
him getting sugar out of the sugar.
bowl and you know you told us not to.
OH said mamma, in a tone of re-
lief: that's it, is it? Come here, Jack
And, taking her little boys hand. she
drew him to her side. do you think il
it such dreadful thing to break
commandment, dear?"
why, yes, mamma, of course" an.
swered Jack, astonished that his moth,
er should ask such question.
"You would not do it?''
mo, indeed, mamma"
'"Then you think you are very much
better than Sidney?"
Jack hung his head at that question
but did not say no.
Now, Jack, I want you to see how
iAAACSuAOA yOu al 2. 1Ou luluh you WOulu
not break a commandment; but, be-
cause you are so able to believe evil
of your brother you are really break.
ing the command which says, Thou
shalt not bear false Witness Do you
know what that means, Jack?"
Eyes, mamma. You said it meant
saying what was not true about any
one; but Sidney was stealing, for I
saw him."
He was taking sugar, Jack; but you
are sure he was stealing?'
Yes" answered Jack; otebut now I
spose he's going away to eat it.
At that moment the door opened and
Sidney came into the room, his bright
manly little face not looking at all as
though he was ashamed of himself.
Here is the sugar for Dicky, mama,
he said, slipping the lump between the
wires of the cage, land here is a let
ter for you. saw the postman coming
and waited minute for him..
THANK you, DEAR" said mamma,
smiling at him; and then she turned
and looked at Jack.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Bertha Smith Tells OF Her
Trip to Maple Grove


ASH have never written to the JUNIOR
T will write a, story about a trip 10 the
woods,
MY friend Lydia Traul and Rena
Moswroth and | went down py AsenIs
~ a grove. The name Of it was Maple
Grove We arrived there about III
O'Clock. We saw thirty-one head OF cat
tie and fifteen head Of horse.
Lydia took Mrs. Wise's camera and
took our picture, though we could not
take our three pictures together.
About u O'Clock we spread out our
lunch and ate it. After lunch we played
games and swung in a big swing.
About |: 80 a man came along and we
knew him and we had him take our
three pictures together. Then we went
for a walk and came back about
O'clock and started home We enjoyed
our trip to the woods.
Bertha Smith, age y,
Ottumwa. Ia, r. No. ., Box 5S.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Two Goats, a Dog and Ban.
tam, Bessie Killen's Pets

Dear Juniors: AS have never writ
ten before, thought l would write. l
like to read the Junior page.
For pets I have dog and two goats
and two bantam and six chickens.
l go to school every day. | like my
teacher her name is Ruth tanning.
I am working for credit.
l dressed doll for the school fair
Our school fair was October Is.
Hoping to see my letter in print,
will close for this time.
Bessie Killen, age 8,
Charlton, Ia, R. 5
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
EDITOR
A GAME FOR HALLOW L -: 70

Dear Juniors: Saturday night, oclo.
her 81 is Halloween and we kno" tna'
YOU all will want to play nice salhe'
Here is good one: . j.,
Hang sheet in doorway anu III ~.
the sheet cut small holes at propI.
spaces apart for persons 10 eN ooa
through and at different nelsn'S Sa 1,E,
~ curtain and four of the players at
. time stand behind the curtain whlle
The others write down on slips OF pa,
ner the names of the persons w ,a
thew the think are looking through these ,ha;r
Mace until all have had the chance lance
T T1aee the the others change places with tn
them hem SO that the guessers become become the u
guessed. The holes are numbered =, i, - y
:, 4 in groups so that the answers n"'
he written opposite the NUMBERS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

/ Use one side of the paper only
. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil. ;,
3. Always sign your name In tull
and state your age.
a DO not COPY stories or poetry and
send us as your own work.
s. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice OF a prize on
a separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
7. Address envelope to The Courier
Junior.