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HERE is THE WAY TO FILL A
STOCKINGS:

Into one stocking put some candy
and nuts, also toy, an orange, pair
of mittens, an apple and the other
stocking. Many of the Juniors fill both
stockings. On the card with the don
ors name put the age of the child for
whom the stockings are intended.
We will publish the names of the
members of the club every day until
Christmas. We do not want the stock
ings until the Monday before Christ
mas but we will be glad to have the
names of the children and grownups,
who care to belong to the club right
away. Juniors and grownups living at
a distance can send pair of stockings
also a sum of money sufficient to buy
the candy. fruit, toys and mittens.
We are 80 glad to have the grown
ups interested in the club. These gifts
may seem small but they bring untold
pleasure to many needy little children.
The stockings will be left just as the
donors bring them in, and will be dis.
tributed Christmas eve direct from
this Office, among little children whose
parents are unable to provide any
Christmas cheer and to little ones pc
Teft Of their parents.
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LUclNDA's TRIP.

Dear Editorials have never writ
ten to the Junior before, thought I
would write.
l am a girl ten years old. I will try
and tell you of the trip to my grand
mothers.
We took the morning train. We first
went through Rutledge where we saw
many beautiful flowers, fields of grain,
ponds, woods and rivers. Cattle and
sheep were grazing in the fields and
pastures When we were near Linby
we went out on the back of the car.
From there we saw many more beau
tiful scenes. Laborers were building
fences, farmers were blowing corn and
tending the grains. Children were
playing about their homes.
We soon reached our destination.
We arrived safely at grandmother's.
We went horseback riding, fishing and
boat riding. We had fine time and
had lots of fun
Well as my story is getting long,
will close. With best wishes to the
Junior.
A friend,
Lucinda Carruthers, Age 10.
315 Tisdale ST., Ottumwa, Iowa
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Agnes Katherine Paff's
Thanksgiving Story

| First I think everybody ought to
be thankful that Thanksgiving feast
day is only two days away, and that
/ you can feast and think about the
time when the Indians Toasted with
their paint and feathers. The pa
pooses and small children, the squaws
and the warriors; how they smoked
the pipe and hunted and Toasted and
enjoyed the First Thanksgiving Day."
Now l shall begin my story about
the Browns and their "Thanksgiv-
ing Day"
Tommie and Harry were two little
brown boys, and they were very poor.
Their mother and father were dead
and they boarded with kind lady
who ran boarding house and they
weren't charged much because they
had to buy their own clothes and
shoes.
But, oh, Thanksgiving day was only
two days away and what were they
going to get and where were they to
get anything. Now the landlady had
a nice little surprise for the two little
boys, Tommie Brown and Harry
people called the little boys.
ludJ hight Luey IOSScu ABOUT III Dcu
and were SO worried about If they
would get anything, in the morning.
But when they woke in the morning
their eyes seemed to pop out Of their
heads when they saw on the little
stand in their room everything you
could think of for two little boys just
the size of the little boys that were
looking on with admiration at the
pies, cakes, candy, nuts and other
playthings set before them.
But they could only keep thinking,
who could have spent SO much
money on them?" Who though so
much of them?
But they soon forgot about it in
their happiness. 1t occurred to Mrs.
Harper, the landlady that something
unusual was happening up in the little
Brown boys room. She went up and
she was surprised to see them sitting
up in bed eating pumpkin pie and
their faces were smeared, but they
were very happy nevertheless and
they put their arms around the kind
womans neck and the next day she
called them her boys.
Agnes Katherine Plaff,
211 N. Ash St., Ottumwa, Iowa
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Apple Day in Rochester, N
Y. BY Marion Corrigan

Apple day was observed in Rochester
on Oct. 10. The windows Of the stores
were decorated with apples and a
demonstration Of apples as cooked
food was given in one of the store win
dows. Apples were given out in stores
and other places so that people might
appreciate and know this wholesome
and beautiful fruit. AS I go to cooking
school once a week and we learn to
cook different things every week we
cooked apples on this day in many diff
ferent ways. We made apple compete,
apple sauce, apples with rice and raisin
centers and other things. Apples were
brought before the people on this day
so that they would be used more and
be appreciated more. We get many Of
our apples from the towns surround
ing Rochester and some from Niagara
Falls. An exhibition was given of the
apples grown in Monore county Cor
near Rochester) and there were many
beautiful exhibitions Of the apple. like
apples raw the best and I think a
good book and an apple go together
nicely. Next year we are going to have
a better display Of apples and more
abundant supply.
Marion Corrigan,
239 Andrews ST., Rochester, N. Y.
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Mary Gertrude Lambs
School Composition - A
Christmas Story
Dear Juniors.

Dear Juniors:
| This Is the first time have written
to the Courier Junior enjoy reading
the Junior page. am eleven years old.
positions. The name IL christmas
! Story"
| Once upon a time 1t was a very cold
! day. 1t made you shivsr and shake Ia
| step out Of doors.
And Marion said Il am glad its win.
ter, and cold. because Christmas will
come before long. am sure"
And there were more cold days. and
more cold days. And then there came
day that was a very little warmer,
and it began to snow.
And Marion clapped her little hands
and laughed and said "Oh, am glad
that its showing, for now Christnaaa
Will soon be here. am sure"
And every morning when she awoks
Marion would say us 1t Christmas to-
day, mammal
And her mamma would say mot yet,
you must wait for a few days more"
And the days went by, till one day
her mamma said. Tonight, Marion, IL
christmas eve, and tomorrow 10
Christmas"
And Marion clapped her hands and
said, "Oh, goody, goody!"
And Marion said "Shall we hang up
wi NllAC 5SOChluSS, 81 odHId Will cas-
lily find them?" And her mamma said,
Yes, my dear" So they did.
Marion hung up her dear two stock
ings on both sides of the fireplace. And
then she went to bed and slept. But
while Marion was sleeping dear Santa
was awake.
1t was the next day. And Marion
said, Merry Christmas, mamma" And
Marion jumped out Of her little bed,
and ran down stairs. And there by the
fireplace the two little stockings were
full. And Marion said "Oh, Santa has
been here. Just see, see my stockings
All day long Marion played with her
Christmas presents.
Mary Gertrude Lamb, age IL,
415 N. Market ST., Ottumwa, la.
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THE WEARY ExILEs.

Exiles, they tread their narrow bounds
Behind the iron bars.
Where'er they turn the hand of man
Their straining vision mars,
Save only when at night they gaze
Upon the friendly stars.
See There golden eagle broods
With glazed, unseeing eyes
That nevermore will sweep the SHOWS
Where blue Sierras rise;
And there, sick for hts native hills,
A sullen panther lies.
What dreams of silent polar nights
Disturb the white bears sleep?
Roams he once more unfettered where
Eternal ice-foes sweep?
What memories of the pungle's ways
Does that gaunt tiger keep?
Such wistful eyes the hartbeests turn
Beyond their cramped domain;
They seem to see the yellow leagues
OF wind-swept veldt again.
And look, springbok lifts his head
AS though he smelled the plain.
Exiles. they tread their narrow bounds
Behind the iron bars,
For thus the ruthless hand of man
Each God-made creature mars.
But oh, what hungry eyes they raise
Up to the friendly stars!
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Margaret Watts Names
Many Kinds of Apples

Dear Editor:
AS have not written for long
time / thought would write. am IL
years old. I go to the Buchanan school.
My studies are reading, history. arith-
metic, grammar. physiology, spelling
and writing. 4 thought I would enter
the apple contest. do not know what
l would do without my apples to take
to school each day. A few that I know
are the following: Missouri pippin, Ben
Davis. Black Ben Davis, Jonathan,
Grimes Golden, Sweet apple, Maiden
Blush, Snow apple, Sheep Nose, Straw
berry, Early Duchess. Summer Queen,
Delicious, Russell, Iowa Blush Rasp-
berry, Genetians, Roman Stem,
Wealthy, Red Astrakan, Box apple,
Whitney, Crab, Rahbo, Banana, North
western Greetings, Willow Twig,
Northern Spy. Yellow Transparent,
Fall Pippin, Bell flower, Wolf River,
Man apple, Early Harvest. Shearswood
Favorite, Rustic Coat, Michigan, Red
June, Domino, Winsap, Baldwin. Some
Of the uses Of apples are for Vinegar.
cider, apple butter. apple preserves and
for making apple pies, apple tarts, ap-
pie dumplings and for eating raw.
Margaret Watts, age u,
OttumWa Ia r. Z Box 49,
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ElinOr Parsons Likes Apples
for Her School Lunch

Dear Junior:
l have written before but thought
I would like to enter in the apple
contest.
The following are those l know:
Ben Davis, Winesap, Pippin, Rambo.
Yellow Transparent, Pear Sweets.
Early Harvests, Duchess, Russet,
Willow Twig, Whitney Crab, Straw
berry, Roman Stem, Red June,
Wealthy, Wolf River, Snow, iona
than, Sheep Nose, Dominee, Summer
Queens, Northern Spies, Bellflower.
Maiden Blush, Astrikan, Delicious,
May Apple, Baldwin and Famous.
This has been good year for
apples and there were lots of them.
think apples are healthy and think
everyone should eat at least one apple
a day. We can keep apples from go
ing to waste by shipping them into
large cities and into other states. l
think apples are nice for school lunch.
Elinor Parsons, Age H.
R. 4, Box 70. Douds-Leando, la.
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A Boy on a Farm
Lester GOnterman

Dear Juniors:
/ am boy of 10 years and will
write few lines to you. help husk
corn. help build fence, help to cut
down trees and help in planting corn.
When the corn is ripe help cut it then
l go to school through the week days
and husk corn on Saturdays when I
can help my father. l like to help my
father and my mother all the spare
time have l go to school at No. 8
at County Line. 1 am in the sixth
grade. My studies are arithmetic,
geography reading, physiology, history,
spelling, grammar. l like my teacher
very much. Her name is Mary Watts.
Lester Gonterman, age 10,
Eldon Ia, Box %.
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ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We send out prizes within two
weeks after the names of the winners
are published
We do wish the Juniors would &C
knowledge their prizes
If any Junior has ever failed to re-
ceive prize after his or her name ap.
peared in this paper, it is because the
wrong address has been given us.
When we say wrong address we e.
pecially 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 falling to have box send in their
parents names.
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Kansas City Girl Joins the
Junior Circle
Dear .Il1niOrS.

Dear Juniors:
AS have never written to the Cour-
Ter Junior thought 1 would write I
live at Kansas City, Mo-. and am Wis
iting at the home of my uncle. We have
few chickens and some pigs. We take
the Tri-Weekly Courier and like to
read the Courier Junior on Thursday
evenings. I am thirteen years old and
go to Center school, Polk township, dis
trict No. S. I go to school every day
and am in the 9Th grade We have
quite few apples this year. There are
about thirty pupils in our school. AZ
my letter Is getting long I will close.
Hazel Hickerson, age 13,
Ottumwa, Ia, r.. No. 4, Box SO.
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cHRIsTMAs STORIES.

This year we want all the Juniors
who have passed their fourteenth
birthday to write Christmas story.
We will give special prize to these
Jlder Juniors.
We want all the Juniors who have
not passed their fourteenth birthday
to write on one Of the following sub
5ects:
THE PLEASURE OF GIVING.
THE MISSION OF THE CHRISTI
MAS STOCKING CLUB.
/ WHY THE CHRISTIAN WORLD
cELEBRATEs CHRISTMAS.
, THE FIRST CHRISTMAS.
THE MAGl.
The prize will be either doll, pair
/ of skates, book, beautiful picture,
box Of candy or Christmas tree
The contest closes Monday, Dec 20.
We will not have room to publish all
the letters, compositions and stories
recently received until after Christ
mas. However, we want all the
Juniors to work in the Christmas con-
test.
We want all the Juniors to belong
to the 1915 Christmas Stocking club
and we hope all the Juniors to whom
prizes were awarded the past year will
join also.
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MEMBERSHIP 225.

One year ago today the membership
was 55; today it Is 225.'
TNe...315 Christmas Stocking club
has very large number of members
living In distant cities. We are very
Happy to know that people outside Of
lOttumwa and Iowa, too, are interested
in The Courier Juniors Christmas
work. Oftentimes the grown up men,
bers ask us whether we want money
or filed stockings We always answer:
"Suit your own convenience and pleas
ure.''
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ANCESTOR STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write about
some of their ancestors (Which means
your parents, grandparents, great
grandparents, etc.) We will ask the
Juniors to write nice short stories tell
ing something remarkable or unusual
about their ancestors.
We want the Juniors who write in
contest to tell us the names Of their
remarkable ancestors.
The writer's can select their prizes
from among the following: A box Of
candy. skates, book. friendship link,
pin or knife.
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SANTA CLAUS LETTERS.

We will again publish all the Santa
Claus letters. The children know that
The Courier Junior has been doing
this for many years. Santa Claus is
always very glad to know what the
little children want. Santa has care
fully read their letters in past years
and he will do 1t this year.
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The village blacksmith has his shop
under chestnut tree. He is a mighty
man. His hands are very large and
strong. His hair is straight and long
and black. His forehead is always wet
with sweat, for he isn't afraid of work
This man is also very honest and he
can look every one in the face for he
doesn't owe any one.
This sYnithy is always at his shop
from week to week and year to year. AS
the children come past his shop going
home from school they always stop for
awhile and watch him work They know
he is good natured and will not growl
at them. They all love him.
He always goes to church with his
children on Sunday morning, as his
daughter sings in the choir. She always
reminds him of her dead mother and
it makes him feel sad, but still he goes
on through life, toiling, rejoicing and
sorrowing.
Pearl Holden, age II, 5th grade,
Frederic, Iowa.
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DOROTHY MAY MAC MANOS.
ELEANOR PATRICIA MAC MANus
JOHN N. cANNY.
MARGARET MARY cANNY.
MARY ELEANOR cANNY.
EDWARD eREAKEY cANNY.
ROBERT EMMETT cANNY.
ROBERT J. POWELL.
JACK POWELL.
BILLY POWELL
WILLIAM J. POWELL.
Minneapolis, Mimi
HOLMAN FAUST
DUDLEY FAUST
ELBERT FAUST
JEAN FAUST
CAROLINE FAUST
(Evanston, liI.)
TEkLA Won ScHRADER
GRETCHEN Won scHRADER
(Eau claire, Wis.)
MARSHALL kEsTER
w. T. KEsTER, JR.
Evanston, IIl.)
DONALD PICKETT
TRENTON HARRY MYERS.
RUTH GlLLEN
CHAUNCEY FAY
BOBBY FAY
LOIS sAPP (AIedo, Ill.)
RICHARD RAUscHER
MYRoN LOWELL BAKER
GERALDINE DELLA cRAM6LiT
WILLIAM NORRIS cRAM6LIT
MARY CECILIA M'ALooN
MARGARET M'ALooN
elizabeth M'ALooN
ROSWELL DoRR JOHNSON
RosAMoND DoRR
miles City, Mont.)
HAROLD WESLEY CURRY
CHESTER BENSON CURRY
WILLIAM JAMES KING, JR.
EvERTA CECIL KING
CLIFFORD GUY DAVIS
ALICE MARIE GooDFoRD
RONALD HOWARD DlckERsoN
elizabeth ROSE McNICHoLAs
MARY THERESA. McNIcHoLAs
DOROTHY FRANCES HALL
JEAN LUCILLE HALL
(chicago)
WAYNE EDWARD SONGER
MARY POUNDSTONE
BERNARD HUSTON
MARY CATHERINE HUSTON
RUTH ELIZABETH WALL
JACK KIRBY
(Fairfield)
FRANK MCINTYRE POLLARD
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1915 Christmas Stocking CLUB.

IN MEMORY OF AGNES MARY
WININGER
MARJORIE LOUISE WININGER
MARGUERITE ELIZABETH WIN.
NIGER
LOUISE EDWARD WlNINoER
ODESSA EvANGELlNE REID
(st. LOUSY
ANNA MARcELlNE DURR
Bonaparte)
GERALDINE ELkINs
MARY MARGARET o'BRIEN
THOMAS DANIEL o'8RiEN
(SterIlng, coIo.)
GEORGE FENWlck SWANSON
GRETCHEN GRoTZ
CHARLES ROBERT CROFT
MARY VIRGINIA GRoTZ
STRATTON RAINY ELLER
LUCILLE MURIEL ELLER
IN MEMORY OF HELEN JANE
RAMsELL
RICHARD RoEMER RAMsELL,
JR.
WILLIAM HENRY RAMsELL
MARY GLEW
(creston)
FULTON A. NIMockS
FLORENCE e. 'McMIcHAEL
ROBERT w. MoMICHAEL
PAUL C. McMlcHAEL
WILLIAM FRED CARTER
LOUIS RUTH GIBSON
GEORGE HAMILTON GIBSON
ESTHER FERN GIBSON
ROBERT THEODORE GIBSON
MAXINE ELEANOR HARRYMAN
MARY KATHERINE WALSH
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PAUL CLIFFORD PICKETT
MARY ELIZABETH WILLARD

PAUL CLIFFORD PICKETT
MARY ELIZABETH WILLARD
HELEN ROSE SCHMIDT
MARJoRY MAE SCHMIDT
DOROTHY SCHMIDT
NANCY LUCILLE GENTRY
PHOEBE LORENE GENTRY
lELOlSE VALERA EDMONDS
DOROTHY FRANCES WAYLAND
MELVIN 8LIxT JOHNSON
EDMUND THOMAS HADNEs
MARY LYNN GILBERT
LUCILLE Earl GILBERT
MARSHALL GEORGE BlssELL
VIRGINIA ELLIOTT
MARJORIE JOY
(saIt Lake City, Utah)
MAXINE JONES
DONALD MAXWELL FERN
HARRY SHELBY CARSON
(Chariton)
GORDON CARLSON RosEN
LESLIE MELRE mccoy
HELEN BLANCHE Mccoy
WILLIAM McNETT
GARNER McNETT
WILLIAM JOSEPH WHEATON
MAXINE YOUNG
JOSEPH p. TRAY
LESTER ALVIN DoWELL
ARTHUR EATON
ANN ELIZABETH EATON
LAMONT EATON
MILDRED LINTON
VIRGINIA FULLMER
MAXINE FULLMER
MARY MARGARET 1ONWILL
SARAH AGNES BoNWiLL
NATALIE HARROW SMITH
STEPHEN HARROW SMITH
Little Rock, Ark.)
JAMES LEROY HANSON
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SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

SEVEN RULES FOR The JUNIORS.
1. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry and
send us as your own work.
5. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of prize
on separate piece of paper, with
name and address in full.
7. Address nevelope to The Courier
Junior.
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One Thousand Pear Trees al
Glenn's Home; Sells
500 Bushels

Dear Juniors:
I am a boy years old. I live on a
fruit farm We have one thousand pear
trees and three hundred and fifty
peach trees. We sold FIVE hundred
bushels Of pears this year.
We have five head Of horses and four
head Of cows and twelve hogs.
Glenn Loomis
Douds -Leando, Ia, r. /.
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Frederic School Pupils,
Fifth Grade, Write on
LOngfellOw's Poem,
1.-THE Village
Blacksmith"

Dear Junior:
l am sending you three letters writ
ten by my fifth grade pupils. The sub
ject they have taken is THE Village
Blacksmith" by Longfellow. I had the
class first learn the poem and then re-
write it in their own words.
Their Teacher-F'rederic, Ia.1
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REGINA CECILIA ROBERTSON
RosALIE GERTRUDE ROBERT
SON
LORETTA AGNES ROBERTSON
THELMA ESTHER BROOKS
(SnoWbeIt, MONTY
MRS. w. A. HARPER
WILLIAM w. HARPER
MARY GERTRUDE LAMB
FLORENCE HERBERT MATHEW
SON
ELLEN MARIE LONG
ELEANOR ELIZABETH cAPPs
MAE NEWQulST
CECILIA IRENE NEWouIsT
IN MEMORY OF MAMIE e. LEE
BESSIE A. LEE
CLEO LEE
Enrol LEE PALMER
MARTHA PAULINE PROCTOR
DONALD IRWIN WALKER
SAMUEL n. HARPER
JAMES RAYNER HARPER
WALLACE RUSSELL HARPER
JACOB WILLIAM oNsTorT
LAURA BLYTHE WHITE
OLIVE HOPE WHITE
ELLEN GRACE WHITE
THEODORE GREENLEAF WHITE
JR. (HumboIdt)
PAUL ARTHUR MooREHoUsE
WILLIAM O'BRIEN
JAMES LLOYD STEWART
MARY MADALINE STEWART
KATHERINE elizabeth TRACY
VERONICA LUCILLE FLAcTIF
Z MARGARET LOUISE HIGGINS
(6raddock, N. Dak.)
ELLEN DOROTHY BRoUHARD
CLINT HARRY BRouHARD
FRANCIS JOHN RUMP
MORRIS JOSEPH RUMP
DONALD ROY WILSON
IN MEMORY OF MARJORIE
FRANCES WILSON
WOODROW WILSON
DOROTHY IRENE WILSON
HAZEL PAULINE M'cUNE
MARY elizabeth M'cUNE
JOHN CHARLES MOSES
DOROTHY ELAINE MOSES
CHARLES FRANCIS ANDERSON
BEULAH MAY BINks
THOMAS o'FARRELL WHELAN.
LEWIS REARDoN WHELAN.
MICHAEL FRANCIS WHELAN, JR.
JERALD CALLAHAN WHELAN.
DOROTHY DELL LEWIS.
CLYDE ERNEST PARK.
NELLIE elizabeth POLLING.
GERALD cooksToN CORNELL.
DELPHINE OPAL CORNELL.
GWENDoLYN REATHA e. COR
NELL.
CLIFFORD LEO SWANSON.
BERT JOHN SLUPIANEK.
DORIS BRIGGS TOWER.
FREDERICK KIDD.
PAULINE KIDD.
ELEANOR SANDSTROM.
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COMPOSITION PRIZES

~ SOmTO0TIION PRIZES.
MAJ Mary Gertrude Lamb is awarded the
The 14s3hks~ /
%onassis awarded the letter
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p
| Their Teacher-F'rederic, la.]
The village Smithy has his shop un-
der chestnut tree. He is very large
man with strong muscles. Any time OF
the day one passes his shop one will al
ways hear him working and swinging
his heavy sledge. This smithy is very
honest and trustworthy and can look
the whole world in the face for he does
not owe any man.
AS the school children come home
from school they like to stop in the
door and watch the burning red sparks
fly as he pounds the red hot IRON
On Sunday he goes to church with
his boys and his daughter. The daugh-
ter sings in the choir and as she sings
she reminds him so much of her dead
mother that he wipes tear away from
his eye.
life earning whatever he can and TAX
ing the bitter with the sweet. At night
as he goes to bed he feels as If he had
earned his nights rest.
Elsie Mccoy, age 10, 9Th grade,
Frederic, Iowa.
The blacksmith has his shop under
a large chestnut tree He has very
large hands and very strnog muscles in
his arms His hair is long and black
and his brow is always wet with sweat
for he is not afraid to work. He is also
very honest and can look every man
squarely in the face for he owes no
one.
AS the children come home from
school they always stop at the door of
mis- shop and watch the sparks fly here
and there
This man always goes to church on
Sunday with his boys and his daughter
His wife is dead but as his daughter
sings in the choir she always reminds
him Of his wife in heaven.
On Monday, however, he is always
back at his shop again for he never
misses day Of work. So, onward
through life he goes working from
week to week, waiting patiently for the
line when he shall join his wife in
heaven.
Florence Sandeen, age IA,
Dudley, Ia, R. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04

The 1915 Christmas Stocking club
is growing very fast, several new
being telephoned IN today.
Every day from now until Christmas
we will publish the list of names.
The list up to 10 o'clock this morn
ing follows:
ROBERT DANIEL BURNS, I'D.
dyviIle).
JORDAN NARROW WORK.
MILDRED RILEY.
DONNA CARMEN LEACH.
PAUL RAY LEACH.
WlNiFRED ELIZABETH BRYNEs
(Des Molnes.)
CASH $40.
RUSSELL EDWIN WRIGHT.
T. ARTHUR REIFsNYDER.