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The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
Russian efnks in u. S,

Petrograd--7 Ministry of Fi- nance is plannjhg to establish a num- Der of Russiae savings banks in the United State4 to receive deposits from RussiaY nationals thero
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
U. S. to Buy Eastland

Chicago.-The steamship EastIand which tipped over in the Chicago river July "A with loss of SIP lives, may be used as a government naval train. ing ship.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
Placing Him.

"Pop?"
 "Well?"
 "Is the weather man the man who predicts what kind of weather we are going to have?"
 No, the weather man predicts the kind of weather we are rot going to have"
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
Big Order For Russia.

BostOn.-Contracts have been sign. ed by the American Woolen Company for the delivery of 5,000.000 yards of uniform cloth to the Russian gov ernment
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
Eoutvocai.

Are you in favor of this anti.kiss- Ing crusader"
 T certainly would set my face against the practice"
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
And Now They Don't Speak.

Annie-It was awfully dark where we met under the trees, and the first thing I knew, he'd kissed me
 Fannie-I wouldn't be angry about it, dear I don't think he'd have done 1t had it been in the daylight-Judge.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
The Household Boss,

He-Ann, I intend to put my foot down on the next purchase for this house.
 She-All right, William; you'll put it down on new carpet.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

s- Always sure to please, Red Cross Ball
 Blue. All grocers sell it. Adv.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

The candidate elected by large ma jority is apt to become chesty off, cial.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

If you intend to do a mean thing, wait until tomorrow; but if you are going to do good, do it now.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

ery time two women go to a matAee together they call it theater parr.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

You can't reason man out of any thing he hasn't been reasoned into.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
How Is Your Liver '

4 Jour liver is inactive you will be
 sAus, dizzy, have headaches, bad
 eISi pimples, etc. One BONDS rblan K PILL at bed time will cure s4-4 Troubles promptly. They are I,e mild, safe and inexpensive. If Eieo' iealer will not supply you, send Q Bonds Pharmacy Co.,. Little f'Yes Ark. Adv.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

50 on first symptoms use "Renovine" and be cured. Delay and pay the awful penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts remedy. Price $1.00 and 60c.-Adv.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

~ girl who smacks of freshness gets sood many smacks, horrid hing?
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co.,. Chicago for illustrated Book of the Eye Free.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
Nov. 5. 1914.

Germans repuIsed at Arras and \ Armentieres. Germans made further gains in Arsonne region and the vosges. Russians captured MIava, north | of Warsaw. British mine sweeper Mary sunk in North sea.
 England and France declared war on Turkey. England annexed island of cy- prus. Turks won in kara-Killissa and Tehan districts. Nov. 6, 1914. Allies retook Soupir and cap tured German trenches on the Mouse and east of verdun. Battle ragged around Ypres. French trapped Germans In Ar ras. Russians reoccupied Jarosia~, Austrians retreatina along entire Gaiician front.
 British ships shelIed Belgian coast. Turks bombarded Batum. Austrian alrmen dropped bombs on Antivari.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes gla1 10 us look older than we are. Keep your Gye1s young and you will look young. After ssef Movies always Murine Your Eyes It tell your age.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
TIE taHARM
 OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi-
 cal Health.

The experience of Motherhood is a try ang one to most women and marks dis tnetiy an epoch in their lives. Not one woman in hundred is prepared or un- fiefstand how to properly care for her. selt. Of course nearly every woman poWadays haI medical treatment at such firnes, bue many approach the experi- 9nee With an organism unftted for the triai of strength, and when it is over her system has received shock from which 1t is hard to recover. Following right upon this comes the nervous strain of caring for the child, and distinct change in tic mother results.
 There is nothing more charming than happy and healthy mother of children, and indeed childbirth under the right conditions need be no hazard to health or beauty. The unexplainable thing is that, with all the evidence of shattered nerves 'and broken health resulting from an unpNepared condition, and with am- pie time in which to prepare, women will persist in going blindly to the trial.
 Every ToInan at this time should rely uIes Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable CempoiFnd, most valuable tonic and tnvisorator of the female organism.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
Nov. ?, 1914.

Germans captured Messines. Allies took RamscapeIle with bayonet.
 Russians advanced on East Prus- sia, Germans retreating on three llnee.
 Austrians and Serbians in battle near Rovrye.
 Austro-German forces In Poland made another stand.
 Russians and Turks fought near Trebizond.
 Turks began advance on Egypt. AneIo-French fleet began bom- bardment of the Dardanelles.
 Germans mined coast of Asiatic Turkey.
 Martial law proclaimed in Egypt. British admiralty closed North sea to commerce.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

5 of youth are drafts on old , payments of which are im-
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

wedlock is truly combination lock.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
 YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Nov. 1, 1914.

Allies took Mariakerke.
 Allies crossed the Yperlee and occupied Bixschoote.
 Montenegrins bombarded Catta- TO and advanced in Herzegovina.
 Austrian movement checked at Nadworna.
 Desperate fighting at Tsingtau; the city in flames.
 German squadron under Admi- ral von Spec defeated British squadron under Admiral Craddock off Chile coast; British cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth sunk.
 Turks bombarded Sebastopol.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-04

How the fact that town dogs are bathed fegularly must make the coun- try dogs snicker.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
Ulysses S. Grant By Har'
old Helmick, a Broken
Bow Junior

AS like to read the Junior page l
thought I would write about the loth
president. Ulysses S. Grant was born
at Point Pleasant, Ohio on April -
1922. Grant was unwilling to follow MS
fathers trade that of "a tanner, ana, az
the age of seventeen, secured an APP
pointment at West Point.
Grants first name was hiram
Ulysses Grant and his name was regis
tered wrong so he decided to settle TINS
matter and changed his name TO
Ulysses Simpson Grant
Two years after his four year term
as cadet the Mexican war broke out
in which Grant conducted himself 70
help the country. He then retired TO
private life where he remained until
the opening Of the civil war, having
been appointed leader of a company or
soldiers.
He afterward became major genera
of the army General Lee surrendered
to General Grant. Grant very soon art
er the civil war was elected president
and served two terms from 1859 10
1877.
After his presidential terms he
made tour around the world. He was
received with a warm welcome every
where. He died at Mount McGeorger,
New York on July %, 1885. The people
from all parts of the country united Tor
his loss.
Harold Helmick,
Broken Bow, Nebr.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottun1Wa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
EDITOR
MORE ABOUT THE BIRDS.

Dear Juniors: We are very glad 10
hear that many of the Juniors are De-
eoming interested in birds. Last week
re announced contest to run all
through this month. The prizes are 10
he cute little Courier Junior Bungalo"
bird houses.
These little houses are built like gun
galows with porches on the front OF
them. They are painted in bright col
prs, some have green roofs, some have
red. All of them have little windows
and nice little doors where the BIRDS
may 70 in and out whenever they want
10. Inside there is lots Of room 10Y
building nests where the feathery tribe
may make their homes.
To win these Courier Junior pro
houses the Juniors must write some
real bird stories. That is, tell us about
The different birds, habits and why they
are blessing to this earth. The con.
test will run all through the month OF
March, but the stories will be publish,
ed In the Junior each week during the
month.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
Helen Criswell Sends i
Composition, "The
Daring Rescue"

Dear Juniors:
am sending in a composition. The
name Of it is THE Daring Rescue one
day large house got on fire. 1t was on
the corner of Keota and Willard streets
and in it lived man, his wife and little
girl The little girl was only four years
old Her name was Mary The tiremen
came and saved the man and woman
and they thought the child was out.
AS they came down the ladder they
said Il hope every one is saved
After a while the little child ap-
peared in the attic window. She ran
up to the play room crying Il want to
save my doll babies.' The child then
ran to the window and looked out. 1t
saw it's mother and cried 'Oh, mamma,
come get me. Oh, mamma.
Everyone looked up, crying to all the
men "Oh save Mary. Oh, save her"
Many of the brave tfremen put the
ladder up by the house and hurried up
it, When they had nearly reached the
top where the child was they were
driven back by the great clouds OF
smoke and great streams of fire. They
came on down very sorry for the wo-
man because they couldn't get the child.
When the mother saw them coming
she rushed in the burning house and
cried Il will try to save my child if no
one else will" The people tried to keep
her back but she went on After few
minutes the woman staggered out. The
child was with her They were both
saved
Helen Criswell, age 10,
313 S. Willard ST.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
A Little Bird - A Compost
ton = BY Manner
Robinson

Dear Juniors: -
| win tell you story about bird
and a girl Once a girl named jessie
had a little canary. She had had tnls
little bird long time. She took good
care of it, and fed it good. And one
spring she let the little canary fly
around in the house and then she let
it out doors to fly around IN the cooi
air. And at night it would come to the
door and she would let it In. So one
morning she let it out to fly around,
and at night it went to the door to get
in and no one came to the door TO let
il in and it flew down to the creek. 1t
was rainy and bad that night Inc
next morning we got up and l opened
the door and looked up and there was
= little bird 1t was cold and its little
feathers were all wet. 1t was singing
q little song. ! told mother there was a
little bird in the tree and it was yellow.
She came out and looked at it and she
said ii was a louise bird. We left the
door stand open for while and it flew
in. I told mother about Jessie letting
her little bird out and she said 1T must
he .Jessie's then. So ! went over to
Jessie's house and asked her If she
had a bird cage she would sell. She
said no. Then I told her about the lit
tie bird. She said that her little bird
flew away and she said that she knew
If was hers Then told her to go home
with me and see if it was. so she did.
She took it in her hands and thanked
us for bringing it in from the cold.
This story is true.
tMauer Grace Robinson, age IA,
Dudley. Iowa. +. L.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
FOR THE CHILDREN
Sir John Lubbock

Charles Darwins village Of Down
was likewise Sir John Lubbock's
home, where we had the privilege OF
knowing them both quite we'll.
The latter was ESQ to speak, pupil
Of the great man. He met him while
still boy hunting insects on the
banks of little Kentish stream. He
gave him useful information which
was an encouragement to him to con-
tinue his scientific Investigations. He
persuaded his parents to give him q
microscope, and got him to make
drawings for some of his own books.
Sir John kept up his scientific work,
keeping colonies of ants, and then
! bees on his study table.
At the age of four he had pleased
and perhaps puzzled his father with
the question: Where do burnt things
go tor At the age Of fourteen, circum-
stances obliged him to give up his
higher education and commenced to
help his father at his bank He had
plenty of holidays, which he spent on
his favorite studies. 1t may have been
these happy holidays which gave him
fellow feeling for the many hard
worked men who had none.
According to a note in his OF II
handwriting, one Of his main objec'
in desiring a seat in parliament was
to secure some additional national
holidays for the people, and it was tho
Bank Holiday bill in 1871 which Wa
his first great success. To prove how,
this blessing was appreciated, the
grateful people have named these holi-
days THE st. Lubbock Days
Among the other objects to which
he applied himself was to promote the
study of science in the schools. to
i shorten the hours of labor In stores
and shops His biography, lately pub
lished makes one see that he loved
knowledge for it's own sake, but also
for the sage of his fellow creatures.
What he had learned or acquired he
wished to distribute. He combined
the patience of the quiet investigator
with the art of the popular preacher.
He had great tenderness OF charac-
ter which was reciprocated by his
! children. They loved, while still
I quite young, to continue his insect OBJ,
/ seryations during his absence at BUSH
ness.
| Lovers of science, such as Lyell,
Huxley, Tyndall, were welcome guests
in his home. where we had the plea
sure of meeting them He believed IN
athletics and played the English game
of cricket with success. He lived
long life of public service and domes-
tic happiness, leaving it at the age OF
seventy nine He was truly an Eng
lishman of the best type, but also
citizen of the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
How They EARNED in Days
of Edith's Grandm0ther's
Time

Dear Juniors:
We had a composition on FARMING
so I thought l would write to the Jun
Tor.
NV grandma tells me how they used
to farm in her younger days. she Is
now seventy five years old.
In her younger days men never
thought Of having riding plows, riding
cultivators or a horse planter But each
child Gin planting time) had a little
sack and took it filled with them 70
the field. There they would drop IT niii
by hill all day long. Following them
came men to cover up the hills.
Then when the corn was up ana
large enough to pillow the men took the
cultivator and went to cultivating the
corn. Then the children took hoes, FOL
lowing them, Strengthening up each nil
and hoeing it.
Now how many fields of corn would
be planted and cultivated If they would
depend upon children of our day TO 90
IT.? We would think it terrible thing
to do.
But as it is they have everything
handy. Children do not need to go TO
the field to work as they did in those
days.
Well as my letter is getting long !
will close. This is a true story.
Edith Smith,
Gen DEL Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
lila Eakins Eells of Her Trip
to South Omaha

Dear Juniors: l thought would write
YOU another letter. have not written
for a long time, so | will write about
nv trip to my Uncle Eds, who lives in
South Omaha. -..%
We went on the c. B. & @. R. r. We
left Ottumwa at 1887 o'clock Thursday
morning and reached Omaha little at.
ter 8 o'clock in the afternoon. We
passed through Abba, Charlton, Ores.
ton, Red Oak and on to Omaha. We
took a cab at the depot and drove to
my uncle's. His house stands, on a
small hill. We visited there about a
week and I had lots of fun and saw
many interesting sights.
We next started for Mt. Iowa. My
uncle who lives there met us at the
depot and we rode out to his farms.
We visited there few days and while
we were there my uncle took us riding
in his auto. We saw many interesting
sights there too.
We then started for Des Moines. At
Des Moines we saw the capitol. 1t is
very pretty place. 1t is quite large
also. We only stayed at Des Moines
one night. We then came down to Al
bia. We stopped there and Uncle Ike
was there to meet us. We rode out to
his farm which is four miles from Al.
bia. We stayed there three days. papa
and Uncle Ike went out hunting one
day and when they came home they
had six squirrels. We then came home.
We had been gone about two weeks on
our trip but we were very glad to get
home once again.
Your friend.
LA Eakins, age 10,
818 Wabash Avenue,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
My Trip to Chicago = Com
position By Elena
StOeSSel
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
| thought would send you one of
my compositions Of my trip to Chicago.
My mother, brother and sister -ln-laW
and all went. We left here at l p. m.
and arrived ir Chicago at p. m.
Friends met US at the depot. We went
directly to their home.
There l made friends with little
neighbor girl whom played with all of
the time when / was not in the main
part Of the city.
The first place we went was to Lake
Michigan and from there on to Lincoln
park where / saw lions, tigers sea
lions, monkeys, snakes, coons, foxes,
wolves, deers, peacocks and the largest
herd of Buffalos in the world.
The keeper of the bird house gave me
the feather of stork which I still have.
It is black and about foot long. While
we were in this park we also saw rub
Der, coffee, banana. palm and other
kinds Of trees. After we left Lincoln
park we went down town and went into
the largest stores. In few Of them
they had stairs which would keep NOV
ing as long as there was anybody to
move.
We made several trip down town and
went into the large stores. In one
store I saw an American flag which
measured fifty by sixty feet. In one
building 1 went up to the eleventh
floor on the elevator.
Elena Stoessel,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
Birds BY a Keosauqua
Junior, Leila Davis
Dear Juniors /:

Dear juniors: ~H
| thought I would write a letter
about birds.
Birds are very nice. They sing all
summer long. I have seen robin
and blue bird. The blue bird is d
very nice singer. They build their
nests of straw, hairs, sticks and mud.
When they hatch their young ones
they teach them to fly. The mother
goes and gets worms for the young
ones When she takes the worms
home, the brides open their mouths
as wide as they can.
The robins eat the bugs off the
cherry trees. They ought to have
some of the cherries for helping us.
The little birds are very ugly when
they first come out of the shells.
The Baltimore oriole is one of our
beautiful birds. They weave their
nests like swing. They are out on
a small branch of a tree. There the
bad boys cannot rob their nests. They
20 to the south in the winter.
We should throw crumbs on the
ground in the winter for the birds.
l think the birds are the best
friends we have.
One day last winter found a little
sparrow which had it's leg broken. I
put some medicine on it. The next
time saw it it was all right.
Leila Davis, aged 10.
Keosauqua, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
Audrey Rowland, a New
Junior, Writes First
2 Letter

Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to the Counter
Junior. am in 9Th grade. My teachers
name is Meta Rouke. She is a good
teacher. There are twenty-nine in my
room.
7 am going to write a short story
about a rich boy and a poor boy.
One sunshiny day a poor boy was
wandering along the street when he
met a rich boy named viii. He asked
the poor boy what his name was. He
said my name is Henry. What are you
crying about? said Will. haven't sold
any papers today, And if do not sell
them all I will get a beating when l get
home.
I viii buy your papers said Will.
He paid him dollar and Henry
went home happy. The next day he
saw Will in q runaway and got there
inst in time TO save him. VIII said am
going to have you come and live with
me. Henry and Will were very soon
good friends.
Audrey Rowland, age II,
Agency, Iowa, Box ga.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-06
Alice Herman, a New Junior
Likes and Loves
Everybody

Dear Juniors:
have never written to the junior
before so / thought / would try 1t.
NV father takes the Daily courier
and like to read it. +
am little girl years old. am IN
the third grade B class and my teach
er's name is Miss Gladys Frescoln. /
like her fine.
have two brothers and one sister.
Their names are Alfred, NARROW and
Anna MY father and mother are both
deaf and dumb. / just love them. Iney
are so good We all can talk on our
hands in the deaf language. You all
ought to see how cute my little sister
can talk on her hands. go to Sunday
school at the Christian church and my
teacher is Georgia Trent. There are
only six little girls in my class. MISS
Trent is so good and has a big heart
for her class have pony, puppy, an
angora goat and two cats for my pets.
Nv playmates at school are Lois
Copel and Elva Rowieson, Albert Cor
man. Edith McBird A few boys and
girls Of Dudley Ia, write to the Jun
Tor. used to live in Dudley, but moved
10 Batavia four years ago. I like here
the best Ny grandma and Uncle Ed
Anderson live there and we visit with
them every summer 1 like to nave run
on the farm.
| hope to see my letter printed on
the Junior page.
Alice V. Herman, age 9,
Batavia Iowa
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Hazel Helmick, New Junior
Lives in Broken Bow, Neb.

Dear Juniors This is my first let
ter to the Courier Junior. l IKE tne
Courier Junior. very we'll l IKE 70
read the letters in it.
I 20 to the Round Hill school. MY
teachers name is Oliver SteacDy.
like him very well. IA, a,.,
| have three sisters and and, two Srotn.
ers NV sisters names are Laura
Genevieye and Mary. My brothers
names are Harold and Willie.
read lots of stories in the Courier
Junior about ST. Valentine.
They were very good ones ana tne
best paper about George Washington
They were very interesting ones. :,
am in the sixth grade at schooi
My brother is in the eighth craze.
AS my Letter is getting long VIII
Hazel Helmick, Age 10
Broken Bow, Neb