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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
FOR THE CHILDREN
Raining Upside
DOUn

The little tin basin Of water wal
empty. lust as sure as the world! And
Peggy had left water In 1t the last time
she made mud pies In the back YARD. 80
to be sure and have 1t ready to mia
with next time. Peggy always made ar
rangements beforehand for things
even mud pies And of course she had
not thought Of going out to grandpaa
and staying so long when she made
this arrangement.
Nov. where's that water gomez" she
unused. IF it had been at graHdpa's the
chickens would have drunk 1t up, but
here
"Poh! know where It's gone to-
Dickey cried loftily. Dickey went to q
big school, not kindergarten, and 50 he
knew a great deal.
1T rained up-that's where It went"
he explained.
1T what Dickey Plummer7"
"Rained up into the sky-it always
does. and then by'mby it'll rain down
again. Where'd you s'pose all the rain
comes from?
well, didn't spose it come out O. my
mixin' pan-so there!' cried Peggy's
clear, indignant little voice. scornful-
ly. Then she ran to mother to see what
it all meant, for mother always knew.
"Dickey says 1t rains upside down.
mother!" she cried. II guess he'd laugh
to see it," Mother. laughed to see
Pegsy's face.
He can't see 1t, dear-nobody can,
unless the air Is so cold that 1t runs to.
gether In tiny drops and makes mist
or fog Dickey was right-the water in
your little tin pan was taken up into
the air again, to rain down some day
with the other water the air had drawn
up from the surface Of ponds and riv-
ers. II 1t should be very cold when 1t
gets ready to come to US, it will be-
what Dickey?"
"A snow storm" said Dickey prompt,
".
Yes. dear. And so 1t goes back and
forth between the sky and earth. It's
one Of the wonderful things tho Won
derful world Is full Of, little Peg
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We send out prizes within two
weeks after the names of the winners
are published.
II 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 es-
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 failing to have q box send in their
parents names.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
China School Composition
BY Harold Berry, Abba
Junior

Dear Editor:
AS 1t has been some time since
have written to the Courier Junior, I
will write on one Of my school com.
positions.
China Is very queer republic, yet
very interesting. The Chinese are
yellow. They are one Of the oldest
nations. They say they knew the art
of printing and making of gunpowder
before Europe ever heard of It, The
Chinese are a very slow nation. They
have little or no machinery. A few
years ago the people Of China were
not allowed to leave home. II they
did they could not 60 back again.
The women of China used to bind
their feet. because the poor people
there feet because the poor people
had to work. The average Chinamany
only had two baths in his life, one
at his birth and one at his death.
They are very superstitious. They be-
lieve If they do not have an odd num-
Der of doors on their temples that
they will have hard luck. They be-
lieve that there is a large, green back
ed dragon which holds up the world
and If they dig down too far they will
hurt the dragon, which will let the
world fall down.
A few years before China was a re-,
public nobody was allowed to plant
seed in the, ground until the emperog
came to a certain temple and prayed
to their ancestor that they would have
good crops that year. Then the en-
peror would come out and take little
golden pillow and plow little furrow
and then any man could 60 ahead with
his farming.
There are ruts in the roads Of China
that have been there for thousands OF
years. The Chinese wear loose cloth.
ing. They are also very polite. They
are backward in their ways II you
were to stop at Chinese house all
night or take supper there they would
bring candy and fruits first, then they
would bring in a large basin which
would probably hold a peck full OF
rice; they would pass 1t to you time
and time again.
The chief occupation Of China ID
farming. The farms are very small,
Some Just have little gardens along
the Yellow or Hoangho river.
Many of the wretched people live
in caves along the Hoangho river The
Hoangho gets its rich yellow color
by bringing down from the land count.
less tons of yellow SOIL The effect OF
this may be seen many miles out in
; the sea.
The chief products Of China are
tea, rice and silk, the last being II,
largest product. Peking is the calS
tai. Hong Kong is on an island and
Is the principal port of China.
| Harold Berry, Age 49,
Abba, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
A ROBIN IN A HOSPITAL.

robin has built It's nest IN SOL
dier's overcoat The coat was hanging
at the head of it's owners bed in the
Red Cross hospital provide dby Messrs.
Chivers, the well-known East Anglican
Jam manufacturers at Histon. The ward
is an open one; and the robin went
about It's work Of building very coolly,
showing no fear Of the soldiers. The
bird frequently sits on the head Of the
bed when the soldier is in 1t. The belt
forms a kind Of recess for the support
Of the nest which | shattered by a
hanging sleeve.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.

SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.
/. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
3. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
:. Number your pages.
8. Always state choice of prize
on Z separate piece of paper, with
name and address In full.
Z. Address envelope to The Cour-
ier Junior.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
Overtones

Over the ground Is mat Of green,
Over the grass is dew;
Over the dew are the arching trees,
Over the trees the blue.
Dotting the blue are the scudding
clouds,
Over the clouds the sun:
Over the sun is the love of God.
BroodinE us, every one.
-Abbie Farwell Brown
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
The Sick Doll Had 'Nu
Money" By Bessie
MuldOOn

There once was little girl and her
doll got sick. .
She called the doctor.
She said: Come quick or she will die
before you get here
So he FASTENED and came quick. The
little girl said What is the natter :.
The doctor said it was "numoney,
and she would soon be better.
He went home and the doll got bet
ter.
Bessie Muldoon, age H.,
it Chillicothe, Ia, r. !, Box Al.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS.

We invite all the Juniors to send in
school compositions each week. The
writers can select prizes from among
the following articles: roller skates,
book. souvenir spoon, beautiful
doll, knife, work basket, box of candy,
letter paper or baseball.
. Harold Berry Is awarded the prize.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
WANT LETTERS.

We want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters, "newsy" let
ters. Some OF the Juniors can write
to their parents. Other Juniors might
write as though they were visiting
some city. The reward for the best
letter will be box of letter paper and
envelopes, book, or knife.
Waunita Smith gets the letter prize.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.

One pleasant morning a tub of water
was outside and little wren flew on
the tub and it was singing and drink
ing. A cat came along and was going
to catch the wren and 1T flew away.
The cat fell in the water and it could
not hardly get out.
Martha Muldoon, age 8.
Chillicothe, Ia. r. l. Box Al.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-29
SEND OUT POST CARDS.

all the Juniors after their letters or
stories are published.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12
Heritage of Civilization
In Danger of ObHDiOn1

the greater portion of the chain lies
in Switzerland; but the Eastern Alps
to the South. as well as North are
Austrian.
OF beautiful, romantic Austrian
Tyrol, at present a warpawn, the
writer says:
occupied at the dawn of its his
tory of wild Celtic tribe-the
Rhaetians-tamed by a1l-conquering
Rome into the tributary province OF
Rhaetia, the northern part of TyroI
was Germanized as early as the hfth
century. On the other hand, the
southern part remained Roman, even
to the extent of Remaining the Teu-
tonic Landgobardi, VINO swept up into
nit from the plains OF the Pc. The
southern part, like Italy itself, con-
quered its Teutonic conquerors, i'm
posfng upon them it's language, its
customs, its life and though, even
while submitting to their laws. IN
part at least this much disputed,
Italian-speaking. Italian-looking dis
trict was long ruled by Verona and
by Venice; a hundred years OF Aus
trfan rule have not made of Trent,
the most prosperous little city of
south TyroI. or Riva, the picturesque
port upon Lake Garda. anything but
Italian towns. Natural sympathies
and geographical boundaries combine
to make the Trentino most desirable
to Italy; yet no one may wonder that
Austria is reluctant to yield It,
Milan Modern Metropolis.
Milan, the rich, modern, metropolis
of the North, where industry is con-
tfnually throbbfng and where the
life of steadily strengthening com
merce pulsates, not many mil<s re-
moved from the Austrian frontier.
is thus described by Mrs. Albrecht:
..Milan is today such halfway
house for people rushing up and
down the earth, from the Mediter-
ranean to the Alps, from Venice to
Como: it is so very well known, so
very crowded, SO busy, so busting,
one feels there is nothing more to
he told of her. Perhaps because
she seems so entirely modern, be
cause she bears so few traces OF her
earlier years, one feels she does not
appreciate her past This. hoW1ver,
is not so. She has been literally
trampled into the dust so ctten she
would have nothing but scars 10 snow
but for the invincible courage which
made her instantly build on her
ruins the foundations of yet greater
things"
And Milan, the last restoration,
the monumental modern city of bust
ness. has again been brought upon
the battle front, and the struggle, as
it has been through the centuries for
Milan, is again between the Teuton
and the Latin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12
STING
of Rubber Good by the Gov
eminent to Be Explained
in a Circular
aseselAL % rnE relseaAA,

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July IL
The Bureau OF Standards, Department
of Commerce, is about to issue the
third edition IL circular on the test
ing OF rubber goods. This publication
which has been very much enlarged
Is fully illustrated and describes IN
detail the method Of procedure in con-
Quoting physical and chemical tests
OF rubber. The testing machines and
apparatus developed at the bureau OF
standards greatly facilitate the test
ing of rubber and the object OF thia
circular is to assist manufacturers
and consumers In establishing stand
ard specifications and standard meth
DDS of test. The subject matter proper
is introduced by brief outline of the
processes through which rubber passes
before reaching the factory, followed
by a short description of the usual
processes of manufacture, which in
clude washing, drying, compromising,
making up" various articles, and yul-
canning. The physical tests most
commonly employed are explained
very thoroughly. These :nclude tests
for tensile strength, ultimate elonga-
ton and elasticity. Conditions affect
ing the results Of tests are discussed
at some length and experimental data
are given to show the necessity OF a
standard procedure in testing.
A general discussion OF the chem
istry OF rubber is followed by brief
explanation of the object of each of
the analytical determinations that are
commonly made After this there are
given N detail the methods in use at
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12
DARKEN GRAY
HANDBOOK YOUNG
Apply o-Ban-Not a Dye.
Harmless-C Changes Gray
Hair to a Soft, Beautiful
Dark Shade.

+ Don't look old-look young-so II
your hair is wIspy. thin. falling. gray.
streaked with gray. faded. dry. pre-
maturely gray, simply shampoo hair
and scalp a few times with Q-Ban
Hair color Restorer. Your gray hair
will then be beautifully darkened, lus-
trous:: soft, fresh, wayy. with that
dark. lustrous gloss which makes
the hair so fascinating and attractive.
Also stops itching scalp. dandruff and
falling hair and promotes its growth.
o-Ban is not dye. but acts on the
roots, making hair healthy, so the
gray hair is so evenlyd beautifully
darkened that no one san, tell it has
been used. Q-Ban is not sticky or
messy; harmless and is guaranteed to
darken gray hair or no charge. Try
1t. Big T-oz. bottle only soc at Wells
Haymaker Drug Store, 316 Main
ST., Clarksburg, W. Va. Out of town
folks supplied by parcel post. Call or
write, asking for Q-Ban Hair Color
Restorer- Advertisement
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12

the bureau for each of these determi-
nations. They are not entirely original,
but have been compiled from the var
ious publications on rubber analysis,
from the information gained through
the routine testing of rubber goods
for delivery on government contracts,
and from cooperative research with
various scientific organizations.
The tentative method of analysis
and specifications for thirty per cent
Hevea insulation compounds, adopted
by the Joint rubber insulation commit
tee. are next given:
A photography, listing the more i'm
portant books and journals devoted to
rubber, and the bureaus regulations
regarding the testing of rubber goods
conclude the circular.
Copies OF the publication, Circular
No. 90, may be obtained by interested
persons upon application to the Bureau
of Standards, Washington, d. c.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12

Germs of our endless life are infinitely
more important than the digging and
Fdelyfng. the buying and selling, the
losing and gaining OF this instant on
earth and is it not the height Of folly
to educate men deliberately for the
last and not at all for the nrst!
"Yet in general, even now. the
average Christian is not doing any
definite and systematic work for
Christ: and the Christians that are
working definitely and systematicaliy,
stumbled, the most of them. upon
t..str work. and blunder along blindly
for lack of training.
ar the average Christian were
trained in giving, the mission boards
woul dneed to advertise that tney
had more money than they could use.
.If the average Christian were
trained in temperance work, a saloon
would soon be as rare as the Kettle
of cannibal.
..If the average Christian were
trained in lookout committee work,
all the carpenters and masons IN the
land would be kept busy enlarglNg
the churches and building new ones.
1.-THE world puts US Christians to
shame. All occupations are crowdets
but the highest of all occupations.
Professional schools are lengthen1ng
their courses and stiffening their re-
squirements, but Christians rebel at
the simple, elementary requirements
of the Christian Endeavor pledge.
In continuing his address, DR..
wells set forth how the Christian
Endeayor Society was prepared to
meet the needs of training school
for the church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12
WORK
Efficiency is Urged by the Edi-
toriai Secretary of Chris
tan EndeaVor Society.

CHICAGO, July 12.-At the world
convention of Christian Endeavor
workers, now meeting mere, Ut.
Amos r. Wells. editorial secretary of
the United Society of Christian En-
deayor. spoke with zest on the need
of efficfency in church work.
"If a man must be trained to run
locomotive; why not to run a praye~
meeting?" he asked. rs the way
to Heaven less important than the
way to New York;
IA man must[ee trained to teach
Roman history, why not to teach a
mission study class? Are not mis-
sions Transforming the world more
than the Romans ever did
1--WE insist on efficiency on the
worlds work: why not In church
work. lis It not plain that the con-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12

preached. Stand -backE" be
her husband. ne gave the man an
Indignant look. Then it happened
A boom" was heard and tie bride
and bridegroom actually went up In
the air. two feet. alighting in couple
of sitting postures. a. blast In the
subway had done It.
They scrambled to their. fee. and
moved away hurrledly.
This is the derndest town was
ever in," said the bridegroom angrt-
ly. Anarchists everywhere"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12
stick.

]. w. Foster. who is marooned out
in Cleveland writing feature stories
for the Press, discovered that one OF
his old companions in crime in tbs
days when he worked in st. Joseph
and Kansas City, was writing a the
Rtrical column for New York news
paper. So he sat down and wrote
the following letter in rhyme to Bide
Dudley:
Il read your name in the Evening
And / wonder if you recall, 8
When you did police in old st Joe.
While did the city hall;
And 1 wonder IL you have forgotten
when we
Used to meet at the depot in old Kay
When we'd dodge a hack or clang-
And cross the street to the Blossom
And Dudley embarrassed by the
of the Blossom bar. re-
TT all comes back to my mind to-
But nix on that Blossom bar.
For of actor folks these days write,
And you know how strict they
are"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12

A newly welded couple were peris-
coping some of the high buildings
around Forty-second street and
Broadway the other afternoon when
they suddenly heard someone say
oscar Hamerstein aud his high trick
hat were in the ofing and approach
ing them.
They stopped suddenly and just
then a man with a red flag APP
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12

NEW YORK, July l2-The- Cod
dess of Liberty no doubt smiled down
upon the touch of immigration tnat
cheers and not hyphenates in Cetl-
am the other day. Ten ladies', pretty
and coy, arrived on single liner
from Sweden and they were met by
ten Swedish bridegrooms which per
haps set new record atsthe natloli
open gate.
of the free some time ago and have
already established thrifty homes. the
happy couples showed their thrift oy
walking up Broadway, followed by
pack of news hounds, and Stopping
in q little inexpensive table de note
restaurant where they celebrated the
reunion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12

New York had a sane Fourth Win
a vengeance. Not sputtering hre
cracker was heard on the streets ana
most of the celebrations settled down
to oratory and waving flags. The po-
lice. it seemed, had the city coweo
about noise and demonstration anu
: n1fet sunday in Hoboken.
IN the suburbs the same spirit OF
peace and tranquility reigned. So
much so that a facetious friend OF
Boardman Robinson, mindful of the
restrictions upon celebrating. called
nm police Headquarters at night from
4 point on mosquitoish Long Island
and requested permit to light joss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-12

The volttest man in the world rode
down on the same elevator with an
editorial writer on the Evening Mai
the other day. He was a shirt
sleeved Office worker in the ouilolns,
and he took off his green eye-shade
when a woman entered the car.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20
LOCAL BRIEFS

The Peterson came in on her reg ular Saturlly run between Ft. w. II. Seward and Skagway this morn ing. There were quite a number of enlisted men from the post on board.
 On account of the Firemen's ball on the night of Monday, Feb. 22d, there will be no performance at date. On tomorrow night, however, tLe Popular Picture Palace on that an exceptionally good program will be rendered.
 Word announcing the death of his aged mother at Boston, Mass, on Jan. 18th, has been received from <. s. CEinnery of Whitehorse, who psased through Skagway Q few weeks ago enrout9 East in answer to an urgent message summoning him home.
 The election of members of the Yukon territorial council is adver- tised to take place on the 4th of March. In electoral district No. 3, which comprises the southern end of the territory, there are three candidates, E. A. Dixon, Patrick Mar tin and w. L. Phelrs, all of White horse.
 Father P. H. Turnell went to Ft. W. H. Seward on the Peterson this afternoon and will hold services there in the morning. He will be back in time tomorrow to hold his announced evening services in Skag- way.
 We regret to learn from Mir. H. o Banta of Haines that Mrs. Banta is still a sufferer from a severe at- tack of lagrippe she experience ed several months ago, which se- cured such a hold upon her system she mas been unable to entirely overcome it up to the present time.
 Robert Bryant, fireman on the government boat Peterson, resign ed his position last Monday and 1t is now being filled by Ernest Tut tie, whose term of enlistment in the army expired a short time ago. On Wednesday MT. and Mrs. Bryant changed their residence from Haines to Skagway and are now located on Sixth street.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20
DEFEND YOUR HOME!

Use every power at your con- mand to retain the good health of every one in your home. When the enemy comes and you need outside help, try "PUROLA" Household Remedies, all druggists guarantee them.
 They will also guarantee the fa- nous "PUROLA" Toilet Prepara- tione, such as Creams, Cosmetics, Powders and other toilet articles, Specify "PUROLA!" Sold by Kel- Ter Bros. Drug Go.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

The pastor will preach sunday morning on the theme THE DE SETTER" In The eyeuing at s on the theme RESISTING GOD" Sunday school following the morn ing service.
 A chorus choir has been organiz- ed to lead tha singing at the ev- ening services, and will give a special selection Sunday evening. The public is cordially invited to attend.
 l.. II. PeGersCn, Pastor,
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20
CHORUS CHOIR ORGANIZED

A number of those interested in vocal music met last Friday evening and organized a chorus choir, to aid in the Sunday evening services at the Methodist church. They will sing a special selection tomorrow evening,
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20
CRAB MEAT COCK TAILS
 al The Pack Train Restaurant Service a Ia carte.

LOST-Presumably between Pull len House and school, ladies gold watch. Monogram on back, dia- mond star on front. Admiral S. S. Co. fob. Return to Miss Moffat, Pullen House for reward. 2-1S-9t.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20
Interior Weather

Skagway, clear, n. ". 35 above. Whitehorse, clear, n. ". 10 above. Lower LeBarge, clear, calm, zero. Hootalinqua, clear, calm,-. Big Salmon, clear, calm, 2 below, Carmacks clear, calm, 10 below. Yukon Crossing, clear, calm, 19 below.
 Selkfrk, clear, calm, 24 below. Coffee Creek, clear, s. ". 25 below below.
 Stewart River, clear, calm, A below.
 Ogilvie, clear, calm, 26 below. Dawson clear, 8 ". 20 below. Read Kellers' display ad, If you are interested in candy.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20

MT. and Mrs. Lorne A. McAllis.er and little son Ward, returned home on the Jefferson after q visit with friends and relatives in cities of the Sound
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20
DANCE TONIGHT!

You will enjoy dancing tonight and every night if 'PURoLA" Floor Wax is used. It is granular, sits and produces no dust, A good floor doubles the pleasure of dancing and makes the feet light. Try 1t today, 25c and soc cans. Specify "PUR- OLA!" Sold by Keller Bros. Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20

Mir. Robert A. Carroll, a Skagway favorite is filling MT. F. ]. Shaw's place in the Alaska s. s. office whi @ the latter is on a vacationin the south.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-20

Mrs. P. H. McClelland who has been visiting with her mother, Mrs. c. w. Scarff, of Seattle, returned home on the Jefferson