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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01
The Little Pig

There was once little pig who
lived with his mother. One day this
little pig found that he had four little
feet, and he cried out, Wee, wee, big
mamma pig, what shall l do with my
four little feet?" And big mamma pig
said, "Oof, oof, you funny little pig,
you run with your four little feet"
And the little pig ran round and round
the barnyard
One day the little pig found that he
had two little eyes, and he said, "Wee,
wee, big mamma pig, what shall l do
with my two little eyes?" And big
mamma pig said, "Oof, oof, you funny
little pig, you look with your two lit
tie eyes" And the little pig looked and
saw many, many things.
Then the little pig found that he
had two little ears, and he said, Wee,
wee, big mamma pig, what shall l do
mamma pig said, "Oof oof, you funny
little pig, you hear with your two lit
tie ears And the little zig listened
and heard many, many ti.-Ags.
By and by, piggie found his one lit
tie mouth, and he said, 'sWee, wee, big
mamma pig, what shall I do with my
one little mouth?" And big mamma pig
said, "Oof oof, you funny little pig,
you eat with your one little mouth
{ At last the little pig found his one
little nose, and said, Wee, wee, big
mamma pig, what shall 1 do with my
one little nose?" And big mamma pig
said, "Oof, oof, you funny little pig,
you smell with your one little nose"
Just then little girl in pink dress
and white sunbonnet came down the
lane carrying pail in her hand. The
little piggie listened with his two lit
tie ears, and heard her feet coming
along the path. Then, with his two
little eyes, he saw her pour something
out of the pail into trough. He ran
very fast with his four little feet, and
sniff, Sniff went his one little nose.
"My, but it smells goods" thought
piggie; and, with his one little mouth
he ate it all up.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01
Marie Writes Her First
Letter to The Junior
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to your page.
I 70 to the Irving school. Ny teachers
name Is Miss Ward. 7 have lived In Of
tumwa six years. We moved here from
Abba.
Ky grandparents live there. We were
there to spend Christmas and had a
folly good time.
MY grandpa is an old soldier. love
to hear him tell stories about the war.
He belonged to Co. I goth regiment
Wis. volunteers. My grandpa is sixty
eight years old and grandma is sixty
four years old. They will be married
fifty years year from next November.
II they live until then we are going to
celebrate their golden anniversary.
Ny grandpa takes the Courier and
would like for them to see my letter in
print, also my Grandma Cook She lives
on q farm near Abba. She is seventy
two years old and gets around fine for
such an old person
Marie Cook, age 10,
BIS Hancock ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
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t(x,
The Lost Little Julia
Mary Armstrong

Dear Junior: AS l have never writ
ten to the Junior | thought "oulo
write true story. 1t happened
when my Grandpa Clayton was a
boy and they lived in Illinois. There
was a family whose names was James.
who lived on a small farm not far
from Hopedale. This family consisted
of q man and his wife. MS. James mao
sister that lived in Ohio by the
name of Muldoon. She had nttle
girl named Julia she was four years
old. They came to see Mrs. James the
late days of June. In the evening Of
the same day they arrived, they
thought they would go to the garden
some distance from the house and get
some vegetables for dinner the next
day.
In going to this garden they had to
90 down the road About half way
down this road there was another
road which turned north. They
gathered their vegetables and started
back. The little girl playing along
behind was forgotten and they were
so busy talking, on reaching the
house they missed her. On going BACK
she could not be found. They looked
until dark but no little girl. the
whole neighborhood was aroused. men
on horseback going in all directions.
She had wondered up the wrong road
had climbed fences and got into pas.
lures and they finely found her about
seven miles from home among mock
of sheep almost dead, from fright and
her long journey. She was bare-footeo
and her feet were torn and bleeding.
They carried her homo to her
mother and aunt who were almost be-
side themselves with grief. They re-
stored her to life, and there was
great rejoicing among ALL
Mary Armstrong,
Agency, Iowa, R. R. No. 2.
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An Afternoon in the Woods
By Zaida White

Dear Editor:
7 will write you one Of my school
compositions. Tho title Of it is an aft
ernoOn in the woods.
One afternoon on Saturday In the
month Of May three girls Mcy Scott,
ElIna Gray and Beatrice Burton went
to the woods to spend the afternoon
Before they let Marys mother said
Girls, you have my consent if you will
only watch out for tramps, for there
has been several proving around in the
neighborhood.
The girls said that they would watch
ont for tramps and went off in high
glee. They walked into the forest and
soon forgot everything but themselves
and the beautiful flowers which liter
allv covered the ground, They chatted
away not noticing that it was growing
late.
Mary suddenly jumped up and said
90 girls it IS almost dark, we must
hurry to get home They jumped up
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01
Writes Nice Story About
Beavers
Dear Editor and Juniors:

Dear Editor and Juniors:
have not written for some time.
will write a composition about beavers
The beavers are very small animals
about two feet long.
The front feet arc very small and
their hind feet are webbed like DUCK
SO that they can push themselves along
in the water.
Their tails are very large and they
have large scales on them. There are not
very many beavers In North America
for they have been driven up north In
Canada in the forest and great many
killed.
There was once great many beavers
here and their hides we're not as expen-
sive as now.
They made hats, coats, mittens and
other things out Of their hides.
They begin building their dams by
finding stream in the woods and the
direction In which way it flows. Then
they cut down the trees with their
sharp teeth.
They float the logs down the stream
to the place where they want to build
their dam. They sink them with rocks
Then they go to the bottom of the
stream and get mud on their tails. They
use this to plaster the logs together
Their dams are about four, feet thick
at the bottom and about two feet thick
at the top.
The beavers never live alone for
logs, sticks and mud. They build their
houses so they can go in under the wa
ter. They build the floor about two
feet above the water and they sleep on
that The houses are built so thick that
they can't get cold.
The beavers never re alone for
there is not anything better than hav'
ing companions. They sometimes have
as many as thirteen companions.
The beavers don't think of living in
houses in summer. Each beaver has to
keep his part Of the house clean.
The beavers eat bark, roots leaves
and little branches.
They nearly always build their viii
lage ir. a woods 80 they can have plenty
to eat. | will close for this time.
Gerald Warner.
Chillicothe, Iowa.
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A n Exciting Race

1t was the most exciting raca +bo+
ieddy ever had! And you guess that
1t was bicycle race? Oh. no indeed
IT wasn't! 1t was race with q hean
OF big, black, growing thunder.clondsI
Grandma heard them rolling and
rumbllng just as she was going IN az
down to dinner
Deary me!' she exclaimed nc che
hurried to the window. IF thera ISM
thunder-shower coming as fact az
ever 1t can! And there's that hav, r.
VIII all be spoiled, every bit Of II, And
your grandpa not at home "a baln,
Deary, deary mel"
Ieddy jumped up from the table
Let's race EN-, grandma," he ~
claimed eagerly. "You an me an, PAT
an Bridget! Let's all 20 an, holm
right now! We can get erandnas hav
In, you see if We can't" 10y
Grandma laughed, "wo miub+ -
IT,, she said, giving Teddy a kiss
Many hands make light worL
AnOW. ana sure enough they did,
Driuget raked and grandma raked.
ana ieddy-well, he did everything!
ne tried to pitch just as Pat did, but
the nay always tumbled en- top of him
instead or on top of the hay-load! AL
ways! And then he climbed un into
/ the cart and stamped the hay down
while Pat pitched and he drove old
! Dobbin up to the barn and then back
again to the bayfield,; and, oh dear
me! | can't begin to tell you what
he didn't do. -
All this time the great black clouds
mad been coming nearer and nearer: /
and, Just as Pat got the last load Of
nay safely into the barn, the big rain.
| arops commenced to splash against
the windows. The shower had come
at last! But they were ready Tor it.
Ieddy sighed happy little sigh as
ne peeped out of the window. I've
beat you, old Mr.. Thunder this time"
ne said with smile. you cam Wet
speck OF my grandpa's hay this
year! No Street
He started to clap his hands. he
was SO delighted; but he quickly step,
PED. And what do you think was tie
reason? There were five little puiiy
olisters on each of his chubby hands,
Teddy looked at them woefully. II
guess don't mind" he said braycly.
Course | don't, as long as we beat!
But I'm tired as-as anything"
When grandma came to tell him
mat dinner was ready, where do you
suppose she found him? Under hay.
cock, fast asleep, just like Little Boy
Blue! =
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Grayce Tells About the
Dragons

Once upon a time in the old coun-
try, there lived a dragon. All of the
people were afraid of it. There was a
great stone wall about the city. They
took in all Of their cattle, horses and
sheep After they were all inside, they
shut the big gate that was In the wall.
Every day a sheep was sent out for the
dragon to eat. After a while. all OF the
sheep were sent out. The people did
afraid of the dragon II it would come
about the city. its breath would poison
all the air, and then all the people that
breathed the air, would die. They did
not know what else to do, so they be-
gan sending out their children.
Every day they sent out two. But
soon the time came when the king s
only daughter was to be sent out. The
king begged the people to spare her,
thing. Soon she had to go. The people
opened the gate for her, and babe her
good by. She covered up her eyes with
her dress as she walked from the city.
She was startled to hear noise a dis
lance from ner. She looked up, and
WIS surprised to see young King
George riding up on his cream white
horse, with long J. c in his hand.
She told him of her trouble. They were
talking when they saw the dragon
coming. King George told the girl to
run toward the city. The dragon tried
to bite him, but with the help Of his
long lance, the king pinned him to the
ground. After the dragon was dead the
king and girl went back to the city
gate. The people didn't know what to
say. when they heard the story They
all went together with drums beating
Grayce Frye, age IA,
Eddyville. Ia, r. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01
A SnowstOrm and What We
Did-By Fay Davis

Dear Juniors:
This is one Of my school compost
ton, Mine was as good as the rest so
l thought l would send it in.
1t was Friday evening. ! had just
came home from school. The wind had
been blowing at pretty gooG, speed al
afternoon It had began raining ABOUT
o'clock. 1t hailed once. The hail was
about as large as a hazle nut. Ihen
it began raining again. 1t GA no. IT,
very long. 1t soon began showing. II
was about o'clock when it began
showing.
There was about 6 inches on when
went to bed. did not wake up in the
morning very early. l was sleeping next
to the northwest porch. There was also
a window close to my bed When
woke up and looked out the snow was
ND to the window heard grandma tell
the folks she was about to wake up
the folks once in the night, the WIND
was blowing so hard. Then did not
wonder at it being up to the window. I
got up and put my clothes on ana
started out. Mamma told me to be
careful 1t was kind Of hard to be care
full when l was having so mUch run.
Papa and Aunt Anna had gone to milk
7 was coasting when they came back.
could just GO a, skiting down the SIDE
of drift because crust wac frozen
on 1t that would not pTcill. fliiiooSi'
Papa came out where | was Just ready
to start the drift. Ho caught hold OF
the rope and ran quite ways with me
and then let me go. / was going 50 1ast
1 could not have stoppc1 myself If ! had
of wanted to. In fact did want to be-
cause l was headed at big tree. !
guided myself so just missed it. was
SO scared 1 did not see anything, 50 my
sled stopped real suddenly when 1t nit
the fence with my head. 1t gave me a
headache so l went into the house.
Papa then went after the fodder. l
was ready to go out again when ne
came back. So put my wraps on again
and went out am thought would coast
again. This was In the afternoon. Papa
had gone over the big drift with the
hic sled. got my sled and started out
again. I got start ID somehow SO 1t hit
tn, place where the big sled had been
and turned so suddenly that it threw
me off. The snow was so slick that l
slid about five feet. 1t was then about
night.
The next day my urclc came up and
his boy Barden and I had q fine time
wading in the snow.
Fay Davis, age II
Hedrick, Ia, r. No. 2.
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instantly followed by dusky face
peering in.
Not now, Whey said he. I'm busy
now
Its su'thin' as cahnt wait nohow,
Massa john" said Aunt Whey, I'M
pressively.
"A little later, Whey" said Mr.. Mer-
ribrook yes, the difficulty about
that section is
"Massa John. dis am no waitin' mat
tab, please, suh.'
IF you'll excuse me- father said
laughingly to his friends. Now,
Whey" (out in the halD, be quick"
The black face grew radiant. Aunt
Whey clasped her hands, and in
solemn whisper came her news: The
baby's smiled, subj
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01
The History of a Cent
Anna Palfreyman

The first thing I remember was
In the mint press in Pennsylvania. |
was thrown out in box with hundreds
of other pennies
! was there about a week and then
was given to man who gave me to
newsboy for paper The boy was
real poor and so was taken home and
put in an old pocket book with a few
other cents. The mother was lame and
so Harold had to earn the money for
them both.
His mother told him to go to the res
taurant and get a loaf of bread which
he did. Then was given to Mr.. Rog-
ers the owner of the store. l was put
in his pocket and then very poor old
man came in and wanted some bread.
l was given to him for some change
His little girl Helen wanted penny
for Sunday school so he gave me to
was given to the hardware store for
stove for the church.
The hardware man gave me to the
postmaster for stamp. l was then
given to the store keeper for some gro
ceries. One day an old miser came In
to the store for some matches. | was
given to him. l was then taken to
miserable hut on the outskirts off the
town, where there was only one room.
He put me in an iron box with lots
of gold and silver. He then buried The
box in the ground One day he be-
came very sick and died but would not
tell anybody where the box was,
One day man was blowing in The
garden and he saw the box and took
it and opened it and put 1t in the bank
where am still.
This is my school composition. I
viii close wishing the Coulter Juniors
success. I remain
ANNA l.. Palfreyman,
Lucas, Iowa. Age IA.
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Agency, Iowa, R. R. No. 2.

and started for home. When they came
TO the path leading to the road they
suddenly spied 9. tramp coming toward
them. Mary screamed and they all
started to run.
The tramp grabbed Elma anu began ga,
IN choke her. Just then Mr.. Gray. Ell
mas father came around the corner IN
his automobile. The girls sore" med for
him to stop, and Of course he did when
nc saw them Tie tramp seeing the
automobile let loose of Elma and disap-
peared into the woods. Mr.. Gray took
the girls home and needless to say they
have never gone to spend the afternoon
in the woods since. The next day
thew heard that the man whom they
thought to be tramp was man that
had es,raned from he asylum.
Zaida White, age A. Bloomfield, r. s.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01
These Letters Won
Chautauqua Prizes

What we children get out of chautau.
qua, seems very hard to tell,
For all those big long speeches we all
know very well
We could not cram thcm down at all.
And in music we would not know when
they had an awful fall:
And Shakespeare is so far beyond us
we could never follow that.
But the one rail- car and flying machine
and moving pictures,
We can follow In that track.
And we all love good band music,
Which you have most every day: .
But when it is all summed up, I guess
the most we get Is play.
Elizabeth Webb.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

ervEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.
Use one side Of the paper only.
?. Write neatly and legibly, using
Ink ar sharp lead pencil. 49,,
a Always sign your name IN 1uli
and state your age.
L Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own WORK.
<. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice OF prize
on a separate piece of paper WIN
name and address In full.
7. Address envelope to The Courier
Iunio9.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01

The seven days in which the chau-
tauoua is in Ottumwa will be of more
benefit to the children than anything
else in their whole vacation.
They will enjoy the morning spent in
games and also the interesting morning
lectures but the last day is the biggest
and best day of all for the Junior chau-
tauqua The Tin Pail Brigade will be
fine and the days spent in studying ma
ture will be more than interesting.
Although the smaller children can
not understand the other lectures, the
older children may gain many inter
esting points. They will enjoy DR..
Poole's lecture about the Panama
canal.
Bertha Sheafe.
$40 N. Benton ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01
Richard Riley Tells of
Sponges
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS this is my first letter will write
about the sponge. The sponge grows in
the bottom Of the sea on rocks and
other substances and men go out in
boats and take long rakes and tear
them loose and take and wash them
and take them in and sell them to the
people. Some a.,e coarse and hard and
some are fine and soft and the sponge
is used for many things: for Washing
your face and hands and for washing
the children's states at school,
Richard Riley. age 6,
Allerton, Ia, r. No. l.
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ecuooL COMPOSITIONS AND
ETTERS.

We hope that many more OF tne
1,,,;ors will write letters. We VIII
offer surprise prize for tho best
letter and all the Juniors may work
we want more of the Juniors 10
sand in some of the school compost
tons. nr,ze
this week. -, ,-,;so
VIZ will give a beautiful doll, knlfe'
book. roller skates. letter paper -
heads for the best composltlon'
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,cARDiNAE-F1OWER.
Nv E1yzaheth West Parker.

Nv EEZdDcIu VOoI "a -oN
When summer comes,
often wish the poet-sage
Had spared some lines his DEAFNESS
~ rather mat one raw May day
some magic might have brought MS
way
The cardinal-fower.
IT'S heresy
perhaps. but who that loves has seen
sta glory in pool of green,
AnS has not known that, rivalllng
And paling bird, pure beauty CLOVIS
The cardinal-fower.
The land grows tame;
Vanished the fire from signal nil;
long gone the wigwam for the mill;
But tall and proud beside the rill
An indian princess fingers STILL
The cardinal-fower.
TOO close thou hidst thy brave heart
true,
Thy regal robes Of royal hue;
Shy violet and genitan blue,
Even the daisy has its due,
And why not you?
Bright beauteous bloom!
Whose glimpse beside the dusty way
Has frightened all my sordid day,
No words will ever paint your fame,
Another has your wreath of fame,
O cardinalfower!
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ELIZABETH WEBB Is WINNER OF
TICKETS.

IN the contest for chautauqua tickets
IN mich the 8Redpath-Vawter people
offered prizes for the best essays on
seWhat We Get Out of the Chautau-
cua !" Elizaheth Webb, aged 10 years
Won first prize and Bertha Sheate
tooL second place. You will find their
comnositions in another part OF this
page.
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ABOUT PRIZES.

II the Courier Juniors have ever
f,ilad tn receive prizes when the win.
nars, names we're published we want
- ha told about 1t right away. we
Cleo want all of our prizes acknoWl-
edged. We send out prizes "1'nm '"o
weeks.
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And. now you're getting to be such
big boy, you can easily make some
gifts" added his mother, but Tommy
still felt the new baby to be an inter-
loper.
One of those most pleased to hear or
the baby's birth was Aunt Whey, the
bie-hearted old colored woman who
had nursed baby's father when he was
little. Aunt Whey chuckled all day
over the letter she felt so proud to
get, in her boy Johns own writing.
ST 'clar ter gracious!" said she to
~rself "Massa Johnll spoil dat chile.
He ain ole huff ter raise III girl.
Aunt Whey III show 'em!' said she'
flashing all her teeth.
1t was not long before she appeared
at Bayberry cottage, ready 10 start
Alice Merribrook's education, nor
were her lessons unwelcome, Tor Aunt
Whey had good sense in plenty, ana
understood babies. &
4 raised him." she said proudly,
black finger pointed at father II any
one even mildly objected to any OF her
rules.
Baby's first smile was for Aunt
Viney don't mean the little pucker
that often passes on an INFANTS lace
for a smile, but is really nothing OF
the sort. This one was sure nun
smile" as Aunt Whey said.
Father had brought home two gentle
men to dinner. They were friends
from London.-one of them man OF
MARYLAND the three had business OF
an important nature to discuss. So that
father was bit annoyed, in the midst
of their talk. to hear tap at the door,
Arizona republican., 1914-08-27
IF HAIR Is TURNING
 GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Here's Crandmother's Recipe to Darksn
 and Beautify Faded Hair.

That beautiful, even shade of dark, glossy hair can only be had by brewing a mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur. Your hair is your charm. It makes or mars the face. When it fades, turns gray, streaked and looks dry, wispy and scraggly, just an application or two of Sage and Sulphur enhances it's appear aQce a hundredfold.
 Don't bother to prepare the tonic;
 you can get from any drug store 50 i, cent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sul- phur Hair Remedy" ready to use. This can always be depended upon to bring back the natural color, thickness and lustre of your hair and remove dand-
 ruff, stop scalp itching and falling hair.
 Everybody uses "Wyeth's" Sage and Sulphur because it darkens so natur-
 ally and evenly that nobody can tell it
 has been applied. You simply dampen sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through the hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair has disappeared, and after another application it becomes
 beautifully dark and appears glossy. lustrous and abundant-Advertise ment,