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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-01
A Cheerful Face Schoo
Composition By Fac
LittletOn
School

Dear Editor:
will send the Junior page one Of
my school compositions, as l would
like to win a prize. The name of it is
- Cheerful Face"
A cheerful face is next to the sun
light of heaven because heaven is full
of happiness and cheerfulness and
when anyone is full Of cheerfulness
they nearly always look happy and
they help to make others SO. There Is
no mistake in any one who is cheer
full, because they always have bright
eyes, cloudless brows, and always
have sunny smile and greeting for
every one whom they meet
This story means for every one to
be cheerful and happy and they help
to make others the same.
A cheerful face in the household
can help to brighten the home by max
ing others in the household enjoy
their home and tighten their burdens
of sadness and sorrow.
If we are always bright and cheer
full at school our schoolmates will al
ways like to be with us. We can
brighten their faces, and if we are
kind to our teachers they will be kind
to US.
A Junior,
Fac Littleton, aged A.
Charlton, Ia, 313 North 18th street.
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Dear Editor:

lear Editor:
Fred and Alice were going to make
a boat apiece and sail 1t in the pond
So they both made boat and went to
sail them.
They both tied long string on their
boats and then put them in the pond
to sail Fred's boat went under the
water and he pulled on the string and
it broke. Alices boat was sailing ID
the water when the string slipped out
Of her hand, and it went out IN the
middle of the pond and she could not
get it. Their mother went out to see
if she could get them, but they were
so far out that she could not get
them. So they thought they would go
and play with the cats.
This is story made up myself
Many thanks for the puzzle post
card you sent me.
Russell Smith, age IL
Dudley, Iowa, Route No. l, Box 81.
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Harriet Louise Dale's
Grandfather Has Taken
Courier for 80 Years

Dear Juniors:
l thought / would write you let
ter.
My school was out the twentysixth
day of March l have to walk mile
and quarter.
Since school was out have been
taking music lessons. My music
teachers name is Miss Logan.
like to read The Courier. Junior.
My grandpa has taken The Courier
for over thirty years. This is the sec
ond time have written to the Junior.
My studies in school are reading
arithmetic, language. history, physiol-
ogy, geography, spelling and writing.
We have twenty-eight little chick
ems and ten old hens.
Harriet Louise Dale, Age II.
Route 1. Russell, Iowa.
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Til, Wor..-Box people
BY Ella z. Mosby.

BY Ella z. Mosby.
Eve go through all our work"
The needles proudly cry.
But not until you're pushed
\ Is the thimble's apt reply.
"Ours is a strong attachment"
Whisper hook and eye together.
&"Yet you need us to secure you,"
Hum the threads, like windy
weather.
4 They all reproached the scissors,
But the scissors didn't care.
Twas his trade to cut acquaintance,
And he did it with an air!
Gayly jesting thus, and boasting,
Work-box people all at play!
Silence, all. 1t Is the mistress
Coming from across the way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-01
Birds of Paradise ~ Schoo
Composition By Leola
Snyder

Birds Of Paradise belong to family
Of birds found chiefly in New Guinea,
northern Australia, and adjacent is
lands.
The family Is somewhat related to
the crow. They are different in size
Some are no larger than a sparrow.
They have magnificent plumage, par
ttcularly that on the tail and wing.
Their shoulder tufts are somtlmes
several times the length of the BODY.
They are Of rich colors as crimson,
steel green, orange, scarlet and red
They live chiefly on berries, seeds and
insects. Their nests are built OF
sticks. and are made like the pigeons
nests.
This is one Of my school compost
lions.
Leola Snyder,
Ottumwa, a. Route No. Z
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THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published BY
THE COURIER PRINTING CO.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA pEvEREAUx
EDITOR
CLEAN UP THE YARD.

Dear Juniors: We hope the Juniors
everywhere are doing what the Ottum-
wa Juniors are doing-cleaning up the
back yards. We are Interested in this
"Clean Up" movement and we want
everybody else to be. We wish all
the Juniors would write some compo-
sitions about the Spring Clean Up
We will not announce any particular
time for closing but the workers can
select their prizes from the following:
A fancy basket, plate, ball, knife or
book
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-01

has ever been able fully to explore.
Let us glance at some Of the great
departments and select one or two ex-
hibits from each that Hal or any other
New England boy might, in the course
OF many visits to good library, be
able to enjoy and profit by.
There might be chosen his favorite
book of pastimes; in the department
of biography he would come to love
such an exhibit as that of Abraham
Rihbany; in history, the books OF
President Woodrow Wilson, in poetry,
the verses Of Eugene Field and Robert
Louis Stevenson: field blossoms, How
to Know the Wild Flowers; animal
life, Our Four handed Folks: geo
logy. "Stories Of Rocks and Miner
ais; Trees Every Child Should
Know: OF treasures under the earth's
surface, 1.-THE Story Of the Mine;
in travel, Little People of Every
where; in exploration, THE First
Across the Continent" or "The Heart
Of the Antarctic: in the realm of the
sky "The Friendly Stars; in indus
try, "Silk and it's Manufacture; in
music, Songs Every Child Should
Know in aesthetics, "Stories of Art
for Young People,: in religion. The
Golden Book"
These are just sample exhibits Of
the great worlds fair OF information
open more than three hundred days
every year; and Halls card admits him,
free of charge, on any or all those
days. Every time he goes it is thanks
givino day, because he finds something
fascinating and SO gets better ac-
ouainted with his steadfast friends, the
books.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-01
Cecily's Express
Package

"Cecily." said her father, one May
afternoon, there's an express package
for you out front on the lawn"
For me?" cried Cecily, beginning
to smile; for all afternoon she had
been wishing for something to amuss
her
She bounded away, almost treadins
on Kitty Clover, who was enjoying
dust bath on the drive.
why, where Is it?" she asked, after
searching lawn and porch, parlor and
hall.
She ran to the gate, thinking that
perhaps her father had left it there to
be brought to the house in a wheel
barrow.
But no, there was no box at the gate.
II can't find 1t, father" she an
nounced, appearing In the garden
where Mr.. Carter was at work on the
Strawberries. 1--WE hunted every
where. You're just fooling me-"
Her father laughed, twinkle IN bio
eye.
Mother" he called, come and help
Cecily find her package"
BY and by both Cecily and her
mother returned to the garden.
Really, Henry said Mrs. Carter.
there IS no package.
Its plain that have the best eyes
of the family And he left his ber-
ries and led the way to the lawn. He
stopped just under a great maple
shading the lawn. 'There!" he SAID,
and pointed upward.
From the limb above them hung
birds nest, shaped like . long pouch,
and fastened tight to the limb with
stout horsehairs.
The wind was swaying 1t to and FRO,
and above it fluttered two birds, one
glossy black on the head, throat, ana
upper part Of the back, its wings edged
with white. and all under the breast
and about the tail orange color shad
ing to flame; the other, yelloWis9
olive, with dark brown wings and
quills margined with white.
20 father!" cried Cecily, and %
Henry!" cried her mother.
For dangling by string which was
woven into the nest was an express
tag labelled Miss Cecily Carter,
Pewee Valley. KY"
II remember dropping that tag when
1 opened Cecily's present from Aunt
Mabel" explained Mrs. Carter. we
looked at the things on the porch, you
remember
and those darling orioles have just
put 1t on that nest, and now It's my
very own!" And Cecily jumped up ana
down in her glee. e
Nobody ever had such an express
package before in all their lives, old
they, father?"
Il think not Cecily Keep your
eve on it now, and see what will come
ont Of it, And she did.
From an upper window she coulo
look directly down upon the nest, ana
by the help of her mothers opera
glasses she discovered that the PACK
age was far from empty. The mouth
OF the nest. however, was partly closed
fo- fear of hawks, and she could nov
count the eggs. They were wniusn
and marked with scrawls OF aark
brown. Day after day she watched,
until at last the nest was filled WIN
white orioles.
"Father," she said one day, "a father
bird has to work az hard as reA
father-harder, too; for those DaDy
birds Just swallow from morning uii
night. They eat grubs and worms
flies and caterpillars; and today
saw mother oriole give one OF them
cocoon. The moment she touches the
edge Of the nest, their mouths 80 open
like traps"
"Mother, that was the very nnes
express package I ever saw-mors
things came out of it,
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AL ABOUT PRIZES.

W. send out prizes within two
Voc Ks cft,r the names Of the winners
are published
# anv Trnior has ever failed to re-
ceive a nsiza after his or her name ap-
peared IA tEi~ paper it is because the
wrcng address has been given US.
'Wher we say wrong address we es-
zpeeially refer to incomplete addresses.
All city Juniors should put their street
number and all Juniors living in the
country, should put their box number
or failing to hsve box send in their
parents names.
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4 Brave Girl - BY Myrtle
Clark of Hedrick

Once upon time there was girl
whose name was Mary Mckinley. She
was is years old and she had come
fifty miles from home to spend few
weeks with her cousins, Raymond,
agel 9, and Roy, aged -, and her
Aunt Nancy and Uncle Ned Hart. Ray
mond and Roy Hart were great teas
ers. They called Mary coward be-
cause she was afraid of the dark.
The day before that which am
telling about Uncle Ned had received
a large of money in banknotes. The
day after he received it he was going
to take it to town, but that morning a
neighbor, Mr.. Brown, came over and
said, 'Mr. Hart, can your wife come
over to my house? My wife has sud
denly taken sick"
Certainly, Mr.. Brown, she can
come, but will have to take her."
said Mr.. Hart, after he had spoken to
his wife.
So Uncle Ned and Aunt Nancy went
away and left Raymond, Roy and
Mary alone IN the mouse.
After the folks had been gone awhile
Raymond and Roy coaxed Mary to
read a story to them. She got an in
teresting story and began to read. She
had read awhile when she heard some
thing that sounded like somebody
walking. She stopped and was con.
WINGED. The boys heard it also, for
their faces were pale. She motioned
them to be quiet and began reading
again.
She had long, wavy dark hair. She
took this down and reached back and
got the banknotes and did them up in
her hair. All this time she had been
reading to Raymond and Roy She
Scarcely had it pinned up again when
the door opened and two big men
walked into the room and demanded
the money which they knew her uncle
had received the day before. She
gave the boys a warning glance as she
said bravely, Uncle Ned said he was
going to take it to the bank today, and
he and Aunt Nancy have gone.
maybe you think am going to let
you fool me, but that is easier said
than DONE" one of the men replied.
- gu Gall ScdlCu IL yOu WuAI W,
said Mary.
"Of course we can" replied the
other one.
They began to search, but of course
found nothing. Then they apologized
for their rudeness and went away. tell
ing her to be careful, that they had a
partner outside to protect them. Mary
shook a warning finger at the boys.
"They might not be gone yet she
whispered, '.they may only be trying
to get us to say something about it."
When Mr.. and Mrs. Hart came home
they were full Of praise for Mary.
ooh, I'll never say you are coward
again. Raymond told her. Never
again. added Roy.
Mary declared she had done only
her duty After this she was the pet
of Uncle Ned, Aunt Nancy, Raymond
and Roy.
would like to exchange postcards
with some of the juniors.
Myrtle Clark, aged II.
Hedrick, Iowa.
P. ST. once read story something
like this, but though would write 1T
anyway l never could write stories
about birds
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COMPOSITIONS AND BOOK
REVIEWS.

We invite all the Juniors to send in
school compositions and book reviews
each week. The writer's can select
prizes from among the following ar
5ticles 10 packages of flower or gar
den seeds. roller skates, book. SOU
ivenir spoon. beautiful doll, knife,
work basket. hox of candy, letter pa
per marbles or string of beads.
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gardening
Of education, thinks that
produce
garden vegetables the home.
education show that with
child
produce $50 $500 worth Of vegetables
children tho schools might easily
produce $3oO0OOOO0 year"
Of school authorities he has organized
q interested work It
the help the cities hp the home and
The pobers Of the
board Of the country gather data
which base out the Of hns for
"a
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waN- LETTERS.

We want the Juniors to write some
Every interesting letters, "newsy' let
tiers Some of the Juniors can write
to t!,eir parents Other Juniors might
write rs though they were visiting
sclnes i,.g city The reward for the
beet letter viii be hox Of letter paper
Iar7 e,,-e-~oes 4 hook or knife.
Hrr~'>+ ouire Dale is awarded the
letter prize
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

i. Use one side of the paper only
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
fink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Always. SIGN your name in full
and state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send as as your own work.
S. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of prize
ION a separate piece Of paper with
name and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Cour.
Ter Junior
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ROSCOE A NEW JUNloR.

Dear Juniors: This is my first letter
to the Courier Junior | am ten years
old. l have two big brothers at home
and four sisters. | go to school. am
in the third grade. My teachers name
is Miss Ethel Rouke. l like her fine.
l hope to see my letter in print. |
will close
Roscoe McCarroll,
Agency, Iowa.
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SGD OUT POST CARDS.

4 We arc eandinr out post cards to
al the r-.ricrs ~sto~ their letters or
stories r"e published
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SAIL BOAT IN POND.

Care Of L. H. Bates.
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D. J. Melton Dead

Mr.. D. ]. Melton died at his
home in Buford township Mon
day morning at 5 o'clock, after a
lingering illness with consump-
ton. He was SO years old, was
member of Mt. Zion Baptist
church and a good citizen. He
is survived by his second wife
and four children. The funeral
was conducted by Revs. Postell
and Haigler.
Mr.. Melton moved his family
to Pageland in the fall of 1911
and engaged in the livery busi
ness for 2 years and then moved
back to his farm. His friends in
and near Pageland will be pleas.
ed to know that he gave assu-
RANGES before his death that he
was prepared to die.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-04-28
Route / Items

Excuse my long absence from
your columns, as the news on
this end has been kindly scarce
since the hard times came.
Farmers in this section have
somewhat reduced their cotton
acreage and fertilizer supply this
year.
Preaching at Mt. Moriah next
Sunday morning. Also preach.
ing at Salem Sunday night if
nothing happens.
We are not entitled to vote at
present, but the election in Ches
terfield county on May 4, for
Road Bonds has our best wishes
for the bonds. and here's hoping
that the issue may be carried.
Mrs. ]. D. Smith has been on
the sick list, : 80 H.' G
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-04-28
Attack o. Dardanelles Begun
By Land And Sea.

London, April 26.-Thc all
miralty and the war office
declared This afternoon that a
general attack on the Dardanel.
les had begun. An army, it was
said, has been disembarked suc-
cessfully.
This official announcement
was given out:
The general attack on the
Dardanclles by the fleet and the
army was resumed Yesterday.
The Decentralization of the
army, covered by the fleet, be-
gan before sunrise at various
points on the Gallipoli peninsula
and in pite of serious opposition
from the enemy in strong en-
trenchments protected by barb
ed wire was completely success
full.
Before nlghtfall large forces
were established on shore.
The landing of the army and
the advance continue"
The last concerted effort by
the allies against the Dardanelles
was over a month ago, March l9
and 20. This attack, entirely
from the sea. failed and the allies
lost the British battleships Ir-
resistible and Ocean and the
French battleship Bouvet.
The last five weeks have seen
naval activity of only minor i'm.
portance in the straits.
A new feature of the renewed
fighting is the participation of
land forces. British troops have
been brought from Egypt and
French soldiers are believed to
have come from the southern
shores of the Mediterranean.
There have been dispatches
recently relating to movements
of British and French transports
in the direction of the Aegean
sea.
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BAPTIST, ]. M. Sullivan. Pastor.

The speaker of last Sunda
morning appreciates your saying'
that you enjoyed the effort, on
the Life of Adaniram Judson, !"
the first American Foreign
Missionary.
We would be delighted if we
could only know that all our
decisions in the future would
please us we'll as the decision to
give the ladies our time in tho
evening hour last Sunday. The
services were a success in every
way. This was the closing SER
vice OF their week of Prayer
Their offering for this week isl
some where about $40. Appor-|
tionment more than met. The
Lord has crowned their. every
effort with success.
The B. Y. P. U. of White
Plains rendered a splendid prot
gram at Providence last SundaN
afternoon. Large and attentive
audience greeted them, and
proved by their close attention.
that they enjoyed it. The ProviI
dence Union extended them a
cordial invitation to be with
them again.
Mothers Day" will be obsery-
ed the Fourth Sunday in Max
Instead of the Second. All tha
congregations of the town ard
cordially invited to worship with
us on this occasion. Especially
are we anxious to have every
mother in the services. Because
1t is "your" day.
Next Saturday. White PlainA
$3.50 p. m. Sunday at IL a. mn.
Center school house $50 p. m.
We are pleased to say that u,k
are nearer out on apportionmenh
at this time than we were a veal
ago.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-04-28
Mr.. j. c. Evans in Hospital

MIR. Julius G. Evans, son of
Mr.. r. A. Evans, is in a hospital
in Charlotte where he is under
treatment for a disease which
the doctors have not been able
to diagnose. 1t seems to be some
kind of kidney trouble and he
suffers intensely at times. lie
has been subject to this trouble
at times for about , years but it
has grown much worse.
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Was on the Merrimac

Monroe Enquirer
Mr.. Jacob Brown, a harness
maker in Warlick's shop here,
was on the Confederate battle.
ship. Merrimac, in the engage.
ment between that vessel and
the Federal battleship, Monitor,
in Hampton Roads March Sand
9, 1862 Mr.. Brown says that he
was at gun throughout the en-.
gagement between the ironclads,
the first of their kind in the
worlds history, and that he
sponged out the cannon after
every fire and took part in blow
ing up the Merrimac when she
stuck fast in the Richmond
channel when an attempt was
made to make a run to Rich.
mond, the capital of the Con.
federacy. Mr.. Brown saws that
rather than let the enemy cap
ture their vessel they put a fuse
to the magazine, touched it off.
let down the small boats, put off
and from a good safe distance
saw the first ironclad vessel
blown up. Mr.. Brown is a ma.
tive of Salisbury. 49,
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CHURCH NOTES
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
J. G. Blackwell Supt. - 4

Bro. McGraw preached tai
very large and attentive atI :
ence Sunday morning at Zi6 S
The Sunday school az iH
church is taking on new
Eighty persons were in Su1dS
school Sunday morning. W
is not bad; however, by alit
effort on our part we could
crease that number a great dE
Who will put forth a little Ell
A beautiful missionary pro2x
was rendered at the close
Sunday school and the collee
was $500, which was very Ef7f 4
flying indeed. Zion is forgQs| r
to the front.
Our Sunday school at Pa}(
land is very good. Let us strive
for an enrolment of $50 by July,
Will you try, will you come?
know of no other way in which
you can spend an hour more
profitably or pleasantly than in
Sunday school. We also render
a missionary program every
fourth Sunday in this school,
Help make it interesting
your presence.
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Card of Thanks

We take this method of ed
pressing our thanks to thosl
who aided us during the fif
"Wednesday night and those whk
have helped by gifts or otl>
wise: We appreciate it all v1
much. II
Mr.. and Mrs, S. A, SellerR
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-04-28

I'm sorrv, but advertised for
Scandinavian cook" Said Mrs.
White. "Lawd sake" replied
Paralysia Pearl Waddles. "What
diffunce do it make what a lady's
'ligion am, dess SOS she kin
cook"--Judge.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-04-28

The Market is under fresh
management. but the meats
we are serving are much
fresher.
| am glad to be back in
charge of your fresh meat
supply again, and ask the
patronage of all my old Gus
toners and all the new ones
in reach.
Charlie will still be on
hand to cut the meat to suit
you.
r, E. Richardson
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-04-28

Sound travels at the rate of
400 yards per second.
Exceptions to this rule:
Scandal: 1000 yards.
Flattery: 500 yards.
Truth: One inch, and doing
we'll at that.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-04-28

Read the schedule of good
roads speaking in this issue and
get ready to attend at least one
of the meetings. If you are for
bond issue you should go and
enjoy the hour. If you are
against the bonds go and ask for
an opportunity to put your ideas
before the audience.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-04-28

Under the bond issue plan we
will have good roads and the
man who owns the property,
including the big farmers, banks,
corporations, etc, will pay the
bill. Otherwise legislation in all
probability will be passed before
a great while increasing the
communication tax from two dol
lars to possibly five. Who then
will pay?
Next Tuesday is the poor man
and small property owners
xchance to make the big property
i'eif paTrfn bun H.. a
system of good roads throughout
the county. How will you
vote? y,
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April Is. 1915

LaCoste Evans, of Cheraw is
the most enthusiastic good roads
man in the world, we believe.