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ment came tearing along, and soon
the flames died down in sulen smoke,
which in it's turn was conquered by
jets of water. Rejecting the offers OF
neighbors to provide for the girls,
Miss Prince led the way to the main
body of the house, and makeshift
cots were hastily prepared.
There was no commencement, OF
course. The girls left the next day,
minus many of their possessions.
Gladys clug to Miss Prince when her
time to 20 was at hand.
Isn't it lovely to hear every one
TALK" she cried. And how they're
loving Miss Kent and Miss Dunbar!
Why, she saved Hopes life at the
risk of her own"
yes" said Miss Prince to Miss
Ward, as they thankfully sat down to
quiet supper, alone, that night. But
I'll try to manage next year SO that
we don't have to have fire to- make
people love each other"
THE END
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The Blue Grass Road - By
Elizabeth BrOwnlee

We live about three miles from the
Blue Grass road, which is kept in good
condition. We can go to Burlington
or Des Moines in our automobile in
a few hours. When we 60 to Keosau-
qua we come to the Blue Grass road
near Agency and leave it at Birming-
ham. The poles are painted blue and
white. The men along the road drag
and take care of it.
My brother and Leslie Dennd drag
ged the road from our home to Ot-
tumwa, but it is not the Blue Grass
road.
Elizabeth e. SBrownlee, Age 10.
r. r. /. Ottumwa, la.
Misses Minnie and Mile huffman,
Floris, Iowa.
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Oliver Wendell HOlmes-B!
LeOnis Eleda Moore

II was IN q pleasant home near Cam.
bridge, not far from the great univer-
sity, In which he was to serve ably
for 30 many years, that Holmes was
born. His mother was bright, So
ciable little woman, we'll liked for
her quick sympathy and lively ways;
and his father, though grave man,
was of kindly nature. The old house
where he spent his boyhood days had
q fine library.
The truth was that, being lively
and cheerful boy, he hated the church
sermons preached by his father. Most
of the time Holmes was as CHEEKY
and light-hearted boy as was to be
found in New England. He liked best
of all to go hunting, carrying on each
trip an old gun such as was used in
the Revolutionary war.
In his fifteenth year Holmes left the
school at Cambridgeport to attend the
Philips academy at Andover, and in
the following year, 1925, entered Har.
ward college.
During the four years at this col
lege he took quite as much pleasure in
the social life in the college as in his
classes. He joined a society known as
the knights of the Square Table, and
at the lively meetings of this club
where wine and wit were passed
around freely, he was having very
strange and happy life, undreamed OF
In his home.
In 1910 the young doctor had mar
ried Amelia Lee Jackson, daughter OF
q highly respected family in Boston
Holmes died October Z, 1894.
Leonis Eleda Moore, Age u
022 West Fourth St
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Patience, a Little Pilgrim
Maid-By Katharine
Pierce
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
l am going to write story about
Patience. 1t is school composition.
Patience was little Pilgrim maid.
She was ten years Old and helped her
mother in many ways. She sat at the
end of the cradle and rocked the baby
to sleep.
She spun and wove the cloth and
made warm mittens and stockings.
When her work was done she had
her catechism to learn and then it
was time to go to bed.
Katharine Peirce, Age 8.
217 East Woodland,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Vera Miller, a New Junior,
Is Five Feet and Two
Inches Tall

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to the Courier.
1 am a girl thirteen years old, with
brown eyes and hair, and am five feet
and two inches tall.
My sister, Lola, is fifteen years old
and my brother, Robert, is nine.
Our school was out in March. Mary
Parker was our teacher.
We live six miles from Selma, where
my sister and I attended the Easter
services. The program was nice and
we had an enjoyable time.
/ would like to receive cards from
the Juniors and will answer them.
Veva Miller, Age Ii.
Douds Leando, la.
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Addie. Clarkson Marie's
Seatmate
Dear :JnniOr:,

Dear Junior:
Since have not written to the Cour.
Ter Junior for some time, will do so.
NV birth day is Halloween. will be
thirteen years old my next birthday
Our school was out March II. My
teachers name was Miss Irene Flynn.
Addie Clarkson was my seat-mate.
| have five brothers and no sisters.
Their names are Telly, Roscoe, Arnold,
Irva and Harry. One brother Is in Can
ada and two in Siour City. My mother
is one of five generations.
Marie Stephenson,
r. r. 2. Floris. 10.
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Helen's Brother and Sister
Had to Be Vaccinated

Dear Editor:
I received the book the other day.
It and think it is fine.
go to school every day. My teach.
er's name is Miss Wiltsey. Our school
will be out April "a. ! will be glad
when vacation comes.
I was past some woods Saturday
and found some wild flowers.
My brother and sister go to the
Charlton high school. They had to
be vaccinated Friday because of few
cases of smallpox.
A Junior Friend,
Helen Larkin, Age IL.
r. R. 6. Charlton, la.
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Allie Has Three Hundred
and Seventy-Five Head
of Sheep

Dear Junior:
l was glad to see my letter In print
and thought | would write again.
received the postal and thank you very
much for it.
live on farm about fifteen miles
from Ottumwa.
At Easter time visited one of my
school mates, who lives about mile
from here. Before dinner we played
in the barn. After dinner we ate eggs.
We have about three hundred and
seventy-five head of sheep, six head of
horses, thirteen head Of cattle and
eighteen head Of hogs.
Allie Eakins, Ave 49,
n. R. 6. Ottumwa, la.
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

b 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 as your own work.
6. Always state choice of prize on
a separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
I. Address the envelope to Editor
Courier Junior.
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schooL COMPOSITIONS AND
LETTERS.

We hope that many more OF the
Juniors win write letters. We will offer
q surprise prize for the best letter and
all the Juniors can work for It,
Blanche Philips Is awarded the com
position prize and Vera Miller the let
ter prize.
We want more Juniors to send In
some of their school compositions.
We WIN give beautiful doll, knife,
book, skates (roler) letter paper or
beads for the best composition.
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Forty-Five Little Chicks al
HaZeFs Home

Dear Juniors:
This is my second letter to the
Junior page. l am little girl ten
years old. I have brown hair and blue
eyes.
l have three sisters and one brother
My sisters names are Florence, Mil
dred and Nellie, and my brother
name is Rex.
We have found few flowers. They
were Easter lilies, daisies and white
bells.
We have forty-fve little chicks and
several hens are setting.
Hazel Brown, Age TO-
r. 2. Abba, Ia
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ABOUT PRIZES.

n the Courier Juniors have ever
failed to receive prizes when the win
nerS names were published wen want
to be told about it right away. We
mo want all of our prizes acknoWl-
eAeed. We send out prizes within two
vesks after the winners names arc
announced.
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THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottunwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
EDITOR
THE GOOD ROADS.

Dear Juniors: AS the Good Roads
contest does not close until Tuesday
we will reprint part of the rules again:
The Juniors can write about the Blue
Grass road, the Lincoln highway, the
Canada, Kansas City-Gulf highway, or
any road near which the writer lives.
The contest closes Tuesday April %.
The writers can select their prizes
from among the following: A fern,
beads, book, doll, roller skates, sow
enir spoon, music roll, box of letter
paper, ETC., or box of candy.
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Mildred Received Seven
"Excellents" on Report
Card

Dear Editor:
This is the first letter | nave ever
written.
I am ten years old. | like to go to
school and am in the third grade. MY
teachers name is Annie l.. Miller.
received seven eXcellents on my re-
mort card each time. | am IN the A
class at school.
Mildred Falvey, Age 10.
Abba, Iowa.
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Thelma, a New Junior, Has
Brown Eyes and Hair

Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to the Courier
Junior.
| am little girl ten years old and
have brown eyes and brown hair |
have one sister who is three years old.
She has blue eyes and brown hair.
Thelma Osbor, Age 10.
Foster, Iowa.
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WILL SEND POST CARDS.

Eheoevor he Juniors write short
stories OF nice letters they will receive
post cards, the latter being sent out
whom tho letters and stories are pub
ushod.
The day book., 1914-11-06

school are very poor also. They
need shoes and clothing, especially
shoes, in this school The same con-
dition obtains in the Hayes school. A
description of the remaining schools
would be a repetition of the condi-
tions already described"
The schools tried first will be:
Jackson, Montefore, Washington,
Kosciuszko, Hayes, Talcott, Jenner,
Froebel, Seward, Keith and Langland.
The day book., 1914-11-06

ALL ILLINOIS STOCKYARDS ARE
UNDER QUARANTINE
All stockyards in Illinois are under
a quarantine and can neither receive
nor ship cattle. This order came
from the state health authorities fol-
lowing on the heels of the closing Of
the Chicago stockyards.
Starting tonight at midnight the
railroads have orders not to take cat
tie to or from any Illinois point for
slaughter.
The plague has jumped across the
Mississippi and is spreading through
Iowa. Several badly-infected herds
were found near Muscatine.
It is feared that foot and mouth
disease" will spread to the great cat
tie ranges of the West, where it will
be more difficult to stop it's ravages.
Wisconsin and Ohio were added to
the list of states under quarantine by
the Department of Agriculture. They
swell the list to seven, with at least
one more to be added today.
The shipment of milk has not been
interrupted. Although the disease
is most readily carried by infected
milk, no steps have been taken to
stop sending it across the state lines.
Big business is said to be sending
the milk to be fed to human beings
when it is a known fact that humans
can be infected with the disease as
well as can cattle.
The foot and mouth disease"
when contracted by person causes a
high fever and the mouth breaks out
in blisters and sores. Children are es-
pecially hard hit by the disease.
The milk dealers cry that if they
did not ship to Chicago milk famine
The day book., 1914-11-06

NCGD TSOO-
PENNY LUNCHES PLANNED.
Finding that many of the city's
school kids are going to study when
they are hungry and are working
through the day when their little
stomachs need. food more than the
brain wants learning, the school
board has been stirred to action on
the penny lunch plan.
So far the movement has been linn
tied to a recommendation that the
penny lunches be installed in eleven
schools. These are in the most
thickly populated districts and
seemed, to the investigators, to be
where the kiddies were most hard hit
by hunger.
Their report follows:
'The schools visited were all in ex-
ceedingly poor districts and the lunch
system may be the means of bring
ing children to the schools.
I'VE found that lack of food was
the cause of many absences In the
Keith school go per cent of the chill
dren are colored and the principal
reports that many or them are amaze
mic.
"Of the 43O pupils. 136 have no
fathers. Most of the mothers work
out during the day. The principal
finds that man yof the children do
not go home for lunch
con many occasions she was
obliged to buy sandwiches for them
to enable them. to do their work in
the afternoons.
SAT the Seward school. the princi-
pal believes that the penny lunch
system would improve the work and
attendance
'The principal of the Mark Sheri-
dan school reports that the children
are underfed and anaemlc Most of
the fathers are out of work and the
mothers, consequently must leave
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among. other things shall elect Board
OF Directors. The Board OF Directors
so elected shall hmm diately after the
annual meeting Of the stockholders
of Directors, and at that meeting elect
as officers Of said company a President,
Vice president, Secretary and Treasurer
The Board Of Directors may also APP
tary and Treasurer may be held by the
same person. g&T
The members Of the Board Of Direct
Eors and the officers shall hold their
Isoffice for the period of one year and
until their successors are elected. In
case the Board of Directors and officers
are not elected as herein provided, spe-
cial meetings Of the stockholders or
Board of Directors, as the case may be-
may be called for that purpose.
The following named persons shall
compose q the first Board Of Directors:
olds, e. NJ. Satire "a. and j. Is. Iunn n.y. -
The following shall be the first Off
GERS of this company:
oWen saey 'gsteg aiSr president Tfea IS
ARTICLE v
| The amount of the capital stock Of
Dollars SsSo. ooo.9e5, i. divided into One
| of Fifty Dollars each, which shall be
fully paid for at the time it is issued
subscribed for unless otherwise pro-
tvided by the Board Of Directors.
1870 SsiSssa. ARTICLE VI
The highest amount of Indebtedness
| time be subject shall be Fifty Thousand
iEDollars.aaszf.ss
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
hereto have hereunto subscribed their
.c6RANNA. ToIuFPiN.
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GERMANS APTUR
FIRST PRISONERS

e
Berlin, Aug. 4. G ermans made their
first capture Of war prisoners near
IIohenzaza. IS
+ Fifty Cossacks we're surprised and
overwhelmed by q detachment of Ger
man frontier guards.
The force of which they were the
outposts was driven back near Alien.
stein, a town of East Prussia, situat.
ed on the River Alteb.
Three German armies, which In.
clude twenty-three army corps or
nearly 100000 men, are advancing
in three armies on France.
z One is moving through Belgium,
whose territory has been violated;
the second from Metz and the third
from a point close to the Swiss Dor,
der. @.r~ ~
The Germans are reported to have
taken Basic and to have seized the
railway from that Swiss point to the
French boundary. as.s .
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FRENCH AND GERMANS
IN SHARP ENCOUNTER

Paris, Aug. 4.-French arms have
secured a victory in sharp and
bloody encounter at Petit Croix.
A force of Uhlans encountered the
French force entrenched just beyond
the town. The defenders replied with
machine guns and moved down the
advance guard of the Germans.
The Uhlans charged several times,
but were unable to withstand the
whitening fire of the defenders and
finally retired in disorder, leaving
many dead and wounded on the field.
Among the wounded were a mum.
Der of officers. The French also took
number of prisoners.
The Uhlans participating in the at
tack comprised the advance guard OF
the German army that was advancing
from Metz, with Nancy as the objec-
tive. 90
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PROVISIONS SCARCE ].
l. IN LONDON SHOPS

London, Aug. 4.-The Daily Tele
graph says many of the provision
shops of London already have beer
cleared and little is left for the poor
to buy. The people are stocking their
cellars. Returning tourists report
French and German officials are seiz
ing automobiles belonging to Ameri
can and other travellers. 80. i.
Travel between Germany and Hol
land is suspended. There is no route
of exit out of Germany for foreign
ers except by way of Denmark, and
possibly Switzerland. -. &@l1&
The Bank of England G5 sterling
notes were exhausted Saturday and
banks asking for notes got G50l
notes, useless for most transactions
The printers worked busily over Sun
day replenishing the supply An is
sue of 10 shilling notes has been dis
cussed and an extension of the bank
holiday two days. Is
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GREAT BRITAIN MAY
Be FORCED TO ACT

London, Aug. 4.-Violation of neu-
t.dl territory by Germany during
frontier raids by German, Russian
and French troops, clashes between
outposts, the bombardment Of a Rus
sian Baltic port by a German war
ship, the seizure of merchant ships
by Russia and Germany and Italy rs
proclamation of her neutrality consti-
tuted the striking features of the war
on which virtually the whole CONT
nent of Europe has started.
The position to be taken by the
British empire remains still to be de-
fined, but it is feared that Germany's
seizure, of Belgian territory will be a
deciding factor which will lead Brit
ons to take the sword in hand, as
under the treaty Of London of. 1889
Great Britain stands pledged to main
tain Belgium's neutrality.
Evidences are not lacking of the
grave; views of the situation taken by
all classes in the United Kingdom.
The leaders of the opposition parties
were called into council by the cabi-
net It is reported that the cancella.
ton of Field Marshal Earl Kitchen
er's return to Egypt as prelude to
his appointment as minister of war.
1t is asserted In authoritative quar-
tiers that due warning was given to
Germany of the intention of the Brit
ish navy to take instant action in
case a German soldier should set
foot on Belgian soil.
In spite of this, and of the prompt
refusal by the Belgian government to
accept the agreement offered by Ger.
many as the price of the violation of
Belgian neutrality, German forces
penetrated the little buffer state at
two points on their way to the French
frOntior
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ALL FACTIONS FACE &
SITUATION UNITED
Opposition and Irish National.
lists Support Governments
Position.

London, Aug. 4.-Sir Edward Grey
told the house of commons that he
had given France the assurance that
If the German feet came into the Eng
lish channel or through the North sea
to undertake hostile operations against
the French coast or shipping, the
British feet would give all the protec-
ton in its power" Sir Edward Grey
also announced that a telegram from
the king of the Belgians made a. su.
preme appeal to Great Britain to safe
guard the integrity of Belgium.
Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the
opposition, warmly supported the gov
eminent and referred amid cheers
to the pledge Of support received
from the British dominions.
Wild cheering from all parts of the
house greeted John e. Redmond, the
Nationalist leader, when he assured
the government every soldier in Ire
land might be withdrawn tomorrow
and the coasts Of Ireland would be
defended against invasion by her
armed sons, the Catholics of the
South and the Professionals of Ulster.
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war WITH FRANCE.
GERMAN PREDICTION

Berlin, Aug. Am official comnu'
nication published here concerning
the beginning Of the war says:
"In consequence of Russian attack
on German territory Germany is in a
state of war with Russia. VI
"The French reply to. Germany's
note has been received in the mean
time and is of an unsatisfactory char
acter. In addition France has order
ed the .mobil 'n:tion of her army sc
that the outbreak of war. between
Germany and France must be awaited
at any moment" g.. 49,
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PARIS IS CUT OFF
BY Rail AND WIRE

+ d
London, Aug. "A Paris dispatch
to the Daily Telegraph says all COM
munication with Germany either by
telegraph or railway has ceased, as
we'll as all railway communication
with Belgium. No French train pro-
ceeds further than the frontier to-
wards Belgium and Holland. The
Germans have blown up the lines at
all frontier stations. No trains are
running in Belgium and more than
100000 Germans in Paris are wonder
ing how they are to return home.
Most of the French diplomats UNI
der forty years of age have received
marching orders. $ss;
The spirit of the French army
says the correspondent, Undoubtedly
is excellent; there are no drawing
room officers. The Italian residents
of Paris are forming a volunteer corps
to help the French: =
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GERMANS RE:PUL.SE
RUSSIAN SQUADRON

Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. "A bat
tie was fought between the German
and Russian fleets off the Aland is
lands and resulted in the Russians
being driven back The Russian yes
sells took refuge in the Gulf of Fin
land, where they remain.
The Aland islands form an archi
pelago in the Gulf of Bothnia They
have belonged to Russia since 1909
when they were taken from Sweden
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Good Reason for His Enthusiasm.

When a man has suffered for sew
eral days with collie, diarrhoea or
other form of bowel complaint and is
then cured sound and we'll by one
or two doses of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, as
is often the case, it is but natural
that he should be enthusiastic in his
praise Of the remedy, and especially
in this the case Of severe attack
when life is threatened. Try it
when in need of some remedy. 1t
never fails. Sold by All Dealers.
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Doing Good Business.

Dong Good Business.
=. q. Schadegg. formerly Of the
Battles Hardware company, who re
Gently este blished 4 stin-ship on Bel
trami avenue, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, has been 50 rushed that
he has found 1t necessary to add an
other timer to his force. Why
said Mr.. sohadegg, since I opened
my shop six weeks ago, / have not
even had time to arrange for adver-
Using, but from now on ! intend to
let residents Of the city know that
Il am here for business. -
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In an aviation school in Berlin the
machines are suspended from cir
cular track until the students learn
enough to be trusted to operate them
free from control. :: ~
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Ross of ST..
Charles, Minnesota, parents of Mrs.
E.. A. Barker, will arrive in Bemidji
this evening for an extended visit at
the Barker summer home at the head
OF Lake Bemidji. Mr.. and Mrs Ross
visited here last summer.
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"A new pocket electric fash light
can be used to display light OF
three colors, singly or IN combina
ton.