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Evening star., 1915-06-16

The Evening star. with the Sunday
morning edition. is delivered by carriers
within the city at As cents per month:
daily only e5 cents per month Sunday
only 20 cents per month. Orders may be
sent by mail. or telephone Main 244o
of each month.
Evening star., 1915-06-16
War for Humanity's Sake.

Oh. he who loves his fellow man
Must learn to hear the cynic's scof
If such affection prompts a plan
To kill his fellow mortals off.
Evening star., 1915-06-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JOHNSON.
One Drawback.

my boy Josh knows all about agri
culture" said Farmer Corntossel.
Then he's a great help
He might be, if he didn't take up
all the time of the hired help in
structin' EN-"
Evening star., 1915-06-16

Germany is interested in peace
talk, but only as it is imported from
the United States.
Evening star., 1915-06-16

Col. House has managed TO spend
a great deal of time in Europe with
out creating anything like the agita-
ton that DR.. Dernburg aroused in
this country.
Evening star., 1915-06-16
The Fading Day.

Morning comes glimmering
Over the hill,
Noontide is simmering
Sultry and still.
Twilight comes singing low,
Breathing a sigh,
When the sun, swinging low,
Bids US goodbye.
Fluttering warily,
Painting at noon,
Birds that sang mefrily
Silence the tune.
When, bringing fear to US,
Deep shadows fall,
The night bird draws near to US,
Sweetest of all.
Evening star., 1915-06-16

Preparedness to meet the ultimate
cost OF war is question that the
contending nations have no time to
consider.
Evening star., 1915-06-16

In considering a safe and sane
Fourth of July it will be remem-
bered that oratorical fireworks have
their perils.
Evening star., 1915-06-16

In addition to the Panama exposi-
ton, California is raising an excep-
tionally big fruit crop. Some states
have all the luck.
Evening star., 1915-06-16
The Evening Star Newspaper Comp any

Business ONCE. 11th st. and Pennsylvania
Avenue.
New York ONCE: Tribune Building
Chicago ONCE: First National Bank
Building.
European Office: Regent ST., London.
England.
Evening star., 1915-06-16

The industrious efforts of society
% amuse itself should operate toward
he efacement of the epithet, idle
.ich."
Evening star., 1915-06-16

Flag day produced interesting and
impressive utterances, free from the
taint of jingoism.
Evening star., 1915-06-16

Popular imagination still has diff
Guilty in grasping the idea of SO much
war and Col. Roosevelt not in any
of il.
Evening star., 1915-06-16

Nafiy. Sunday Included one month 60 cents.
Daily. Sunday excepted, one month. ~ cents
Saturday Star, 81 year; Sunday Star. 81 40 year
Evening star., 1915-06-16
Good Fortune.

81 found a four-leaf clover on my
lawn today" said Mr.. Crosslots.
Il suppose you think that's lucky"
81 do. I'm lucky to find anything
in that lawn except dandelions and
ragweed."
"Ingratitude," said Uncle Eben, "is
what a man complains of when he
wants to draw big dividends on
small favor"
Evening star., 1915-06-16

The German diplomat is now. as
busily engaged as the German war
Evening star., 1915-06-16

China has yielded to Japan, but
not in a manner which promises any
guarantee Of permanent peace.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Ina VandOrfy Writes on the
Frontier West - Story
Told to Her BY Her
Grandmother

Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to the Courier
Junior.
/ want to tell you something about
the frontier west which my grandma
told me.
She went with her parents from MIS-
souri, to Oregon in the year 1864. That
country was wild thinly settled
country. There was great many Ind
dams in that new country. And after
grandma was grown up and married
and had one little baby boy In her log
cabin home, the Modock Indians broke
out and the Modocl1 war was very
bloody one That was in 1874. The Ind
ians would ride by their log cabin
which was two miles from any other
house, and sometimes they would circle
around the cabin and give their war
whoop.
One day when grandma was alone
she saw two men coming riding very
fast She took them to be Indians. 1t
frightened her and she gathered her
baby in her arms, ran up a bluff black
Of the house. When she got about half
mile away she stopped to see what
they We're doing and it proved to be
two neighbors that bad come to see II
they were all right. So they took her
back home and stayed till grandpa
came.
Grandma takes The Courier and l
enjoy reading the Junior stories
Ina Vandorfy,
Seymour, Ia, r. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
School Composition
Tiger - By Coy
Gilland

The tiger is native of Asia. 1t is
almost as large as lion, its height be-
ing from three to four feet and it's
length obout eight feet. 1t is desti-
tute of the name. 1t has reddish
yellow fur with black stripes and it
becomes almost white on the under
parts.
Chasing tigers is favorite sport
in India. A number of hunters come
up on elephants and come up to the
place where the tiger has been seen
in the grass. The tiger starts away
but the leaves rattle. He sees he can
not get away without being seen so ne
turns around and springs at one of the
elephants and tries to get to the men.
Lots of elephants will run away and
the driver cannot stop them. If the
elephants would stand still shot
would stop him and lot of shots
would kill him.
Tigers are taken in pitfalls. At the
bottom there is stake on which the
tiger falls and is killed.
Coy Gilland, Age g.
Keosauqua. Iowa, r. F. d. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
The Badger and Wolf Hunt
Near Unionville - By
Beatrice RaisOn

Dear Juniors:
AS l have never written to you |
thought I would write.
l am going to tell you about the
badger and wolf hunt which happened
here some time ago.
A whole lot Of men came from Udell
to help hunt the badger. There were
several in the hunt, and they dug
back in the side Of hill about
ninety feet. When they caught it they
had it in the barber shop and I went
up and saw it. 1t had three stripes
on it's head and great big feet. 1t
weighed seventeen pounds. They sent
It away to be mounted or stuffed, and
are going to set it up in the bank win
dow
For about week before that sew
eral men went out wolf hunting. They
mistock the wolf for fox and the fox
ran past one of the men and kicked
his eyes full of snow and dirt.
Tom Underwood had been down in
the timber at work and was going
home and the wolf came within thirty
feet of him and he had his gun along
so he shot it and killed it.
I will close for this time.
Beatrice Raison. age IL.
P.O. Box 1872, KNOXVILLE, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
David Hammond, an Abba
Junior, Comes Back"
Writes Composition

Dear Juniors: l am nine years old
and live in Abba. have not written
for some time. am in the sixth
grade, A class. My father is a music
dealer and plano man. l am SO inches
tall. am writing composition. The
name of it is:
The Cliff DwelIers.
Once upon a time before the white
men camo to this country, there lived
a tribe Of Indians called Cliff Dwellers.
They wore weaker than the other
tribes so they built their homes in the
rocks high up from the ground, so they
could be safe from attacks. They wore
long hair and whiskers and looked very
fierce. Their homes were In the Rocky
mountains
Morse Vikings.
In the year of 1000 nearly five hun
dred years before Columbus thirty-fve
Vikings set out from Greenland. Their
leader was Lief Ericsson, son OF Eric
the Red, who discovered Greenland
He wore coat of mail and had he'll
met of steel shaped like VOLTS head
His men sat on the rowing benches.
,rhey wore thick wooden shirts. They
wore helmets on their heads and beside
them were spears and swords. They
were ready to do any deed they were
called on to do.
David Hammond, age 9. :
Abba, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Mildred Jones Writes First
Letter to Junior - Tells
of Her Trip to
Chicago

Dear Courier Junior:
| thought l would write letter |
have never written before. l will tell
you of my trip to Chicago. We ar
rived there late at night. There are
many beautiful sights there in the
summer time. My aunt, cousin and
spent the day at Lincoln park watch
ing the animals, looking at the flowers
and went out to the lake. While there
we went in bathing. My little cousin.
years old, thought she would like to
go in too, so my aunt put little
bathing suit on her and she went in
little ways. She was SO busy playing
in the sand that she didn't notice the
tide coming in and when she looked
up she was surprised to see the water
up to her waist. We all had a good
laugh at her She looked so cute.
The next day we went through some
Of the big stores. 1t was quite sight
to me to see the moving stairway In
the Boston store.
As my letter is getting long | will
close Hoping to see my letter IN
print. Mildred Jones, age IL.
145 South Elm street, OttumWa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
The Great Box - School
Composition = BY
Lola Funk

Dear Juniors:
AS I have never written to the junior
7 will send YOU my school composition
about 1.-THE Great Box"
A long time ago there was chilo
named Epimetheus who had no father
nor mother.
The children needed no father nor
mother because when they wanted
something to eat it was always on t"e
tree waiting for them.
There was no trouble at that time
for the world was new and good, one
dav little girl came to, live win
Epimethues.
Her name was Pandora. She did not
have any father nor mother either.
There was big box in the house
where Epimethues lived. No one knew
anything about what was in it and NO.
body cared.
But Pandora always was ASKING
What is in it ?" She would not play at
ANYTHING with the other children but
talked about that pox. Epimethues told
Pandora that it was left there by man
who said one was not to look in It. But
Pandora ketp saying "Who brought 1t
Where did it come from? ! Wonder
what is in it. One day Epimethues went
out of doors to pick berries for dinner.
He asked Pandora to go and play with
the children but she sat in the mousse
wishing to know what was in the box.
At last she went to the box ana
found golden cord tied around 1t. she
kept trying to get the knot united. AZ
last she pulled it so that 1t came united
and could not be fastened again.
She was afraid at first but after a
while she peeped in. Then she opened
it up wide and Immediately the room
was black with clouds like smoke.
Epimethues came In just then and
said Naughty Pandora, you have
opened the box" BY that time the
room was full Of all kinds Of trouble
bee which buzzed around and stung the
children. Some Of the bees were called
Mischief and Disease and there were
all kinds Of trouble. That was the very
beginning Of trouble in the world.
Lola Funk, age 10.
1902 E. Main ST., OttumWa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Aline Bates Says an Indiana
Woman Had a Cabinet
in Her Kitchen

Dear Editor:
The last time I wrote to the Junior
page I wrote about my TRIP to Saint
Augustine Fla. This time I will write
about my trip to Oklahoma and the
Indians.
Two years ago mamma and went to
Bartlesville to spend a few months.
While there we visited an Indian home.
There were only two rooms in this lit
tie cabin for a cyclone had blown
down their other home and the people
were living in this little cabin.
The man (Elkhart was his name)
was not in the house just then but he
came in presently. He could not speak
English but his wife could. Mr.. Elkhart
and his wife jabbered away in the
Indian tongue all about US (for the Ind
ians speak their own language in their
homes) and we could not understand a
word
The man had an enormous pipe in
his mouth and when ever he blew a
cloud of smoke out, it reminded me of
the pictures Of the old colonial Indians
and their pipes.
While mamma and the woman talked
looked around me. On the floor there
was a bright home made rag carpet.
In one corner there was bedstead.
There was a sewing machine and very
good heating stove. In the kitchen
there was a modern stove range and a
kitchen cabinet. The sitting room and
kitchen were both very well furnished.
Out doors the farm and other build
ings and the land itself was very
much run down.
I also visited another Indian home
but do not remember much about it..
The Indians as a rule have long
black hair and dark eyes and dark skin
although there are a few light colored
Indians.
II you make an Indian mad at you he
always will be made. but they are gen
orally tender heatred race of people
saw many Indians on my trip.
AS my letter is getting long l will
close.
Mary Aline Bates, age 10,
Rn1
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
DOG PHILOSOPHY.

The following paragraphs are from
Eleanor Atkinson's story OF the nttle
Skye terrier, "Greyfriars Bobby.
And it was a new gospel at that time
that dog or horse might have It's
mission in this world of making peo-
pie kinder and happier.
A sensitive little dog learns to read
the human barometer with a degree or
accuracy rarely attained by fellow
men and in times Of low pressure.
wisely effaces himself
1t is not the least Of little dog1
missions in life to communicate nh
own irresponsible gaiety to men.
1t cannot but be pleasant thing to
be a wee young dog, full OF lie and
good intentions.
But dog, no more than man, can
not live on bread alone. His heart
hungers for love.
Very, very early dog learns that
life is not as simple matter to his
master as it is to himself. There are
times when he reads trouble, that he
cannot help or understand, in the
mans eye and voice. Then he can
ONLY look his love and loyalty, wisttul-
Nv. as if he felt his own short-coming
in the matter of speech.
There cannot well be more love in
this world than there is room for in
Gods heaven.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Marvel's Papa Takes the
Tri-Weekly and the
Daily Courier

Dear Courier Junior: will write a
few lines as have not written for a
long time.
I read the letters on the Junior page
and Little Benny's note book and also
the funny pictures.
My father takes the TriWeekly and
the Daily Courier.
My school was out the twenty-second
of this month My studies were read
ing, history. arithmetic, language,
music, penmanship, geography and
spelling.
l was twelve years old the second
day of this month.
We live five miles south of Charlton,
on a farm of one hundred and sixty
acres.
| have one sister and one brother
Their names are Ardis and Donald. My
sisters age is nine and my brothers
age is three years.
Well l will close for this time and
write some other time.
Your friend,
Marvel Gookin, age IL
R. r. 8 Charlton, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
The Horse and the Oysters
- By Frank Haiss

Benjamin Franklin was journeying
all day on horseback and was half
dead with cold and fatigue. It was in
the depth of winter, the wind was very
cold and the snow was falling fast
It was beginning to grow dark and
Benjamin realized that is was impos-
sible to reach his destination for it was
still many miles away. The wind and
snow was binding him and he was
liable to perish in a snowdrift.
Soon he came upon humble little
wayside inn. He dismounted and gave
his horse in charge of the stable boy
and told him to take good care of 1t.
He hurried into the inn which did
duty as parlor, dining room and kitch-
en-. There was but one fireplace in
the houce and the landlord and all the
guests previously arrived had seated
themselves around it so closely that
there was not an inch of space for him
to squeeze through to get to 1T.
In vain he spoke Of the bitter cold
and the storm he had been beating his
way through. He told of the intense
fatigue and chafed his benumbed
hands. The occupants only Rugged the
fire all the closer. Franklin kept his
temper as usual.
When the stable boy came in he turn
ed to him and asked him if he had Civ
en- his horse a good rub down. The
boy said that the horse was good and
dry. And did you give him the warm
mash l ordered for him." said Benja-
min. The boy said he was enjoying it.
Then Benjamin asked him If he had
given him his oysters. "You shouldn't
forget to give him oysters this cold
day"
The boy said that no horse ever eat
oysters. Benjamin told him to take a
dozen on a plate out to the horse and
they would see what would happen.
The boy went out with plateful and
few minutes later everyone had rush
ed after him to see the wonderful
horse that ate oysters.
Franklin was the sole occupant of
the room and he seized one Of the
chairs and settled himself before the
fire and comfortably warmed himself.
A few minutes later they all rushed
in and the stable boy exclaimed indig.
nantly, Didn't | tell you that no
horses ever eats oysters and your
horse didn't as much as look at them
Franklin said: wouldn't he? The
funny fellow. Well then just give them
to me and I'll eat them for him."
Frank Haiss, age II
r. r. 6, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
EOOlSCAP.

Every one knows what foolscap
paper Is, but not every one knows why
it was SO called. An exchange VEN
lures to remark that not one in hun
dred that daily use it can ans we- the
question. The following will tell you
how the term originated:
When Oliver Cromwell became pro-
tector, after the execution Of Cherries
l., he caused the stamp Of the cap Of
liberty to be placed upon the paper
used by the English government. Soon
after the restoration of Charles H.,
having occasion to use some paper for
dispatches, some Of this government
paper was brought to him.
"On looking at it and discovering
the stamp, he inquired the meaning of
it; and, on being told, he said:
"'Take it away; | have nothing to
do with FOOLS CAPT.
1.-The term 'foolscap' has since been
applied to a certain size Of glazed
writing paper"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Housecleaning in Our
Grandfather's Time -
BY Helen Albright

When a young couple are first mar
ried the wife always has chance to
clean house. The man locks up his pa
pers and clothes and walks off. They
did not have paper on the walls as we
do. They whitewashed all the walls.
The old fence is all bent down from the
heavy load Of clothes rugs and other
things. Everything the wife sees which
is in the way she throws out or burns
up. The maid from the upstairs window
soaks the lower windows with water.
If there happens to be anyone passing
below they get soaked with water also.
When the husband gets home the floors
are all wet and they are all sick for
quite time.
This is a school composition.
Helen Albright.
220 East Attn ST., Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Villa Stevens Has Never
Been Late for School
Quite a Record

Dear Juniors:
I like to go to scnool very much.
am in the eighth room, A class and fifth
grade My regular teachers name Is
Miss Cramer, but her sister was sick
with the smallpox, so she was quaran-
tined in with the family and Mrs.
Swanson taught in her place.
My studies are geography, music,
langudage, arithmetic. reading and
writing. l go to school every day. l
have not missed day since l was in
the fifth room. never have been late
for school in my life.
Villa Stevens, age IL,
7ls Gladstone ST. Ottumwa. Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Little Clara McAllister's
Mamma Is Getting Well

Dear Juniors:
This is my second letter to the Cour
Ter Juniors:
1t has been nearly two months since
/ wrote before.
My mamma is getting we'll now and
DR.. Terrence hasn't been here for so
long that he has forgotten the way.
l go to school every day that I can
l have been tardy once and missed
three days. have mile and half to
walk to school. This is my second year
in school. I am just starting in the
fourth reader.
How many Of the Juniors know that
the publisher Of The Courier has twin
babies at his home?
This is all for this time. ...
Clara McAlister. age s,
Blakesburg Ia r. No. g
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
PRESIDENTS CONTEST.

We will continue to run the fresi,
dents contest for some time ana VIII
renrint last weeks notice:
Before many days have passed we
will honor the birthdays OF two Tor,
mer pres dents of the United States
abraham Lincoln and George Washing
ton We have already celebrated the
birthday Of one, William Mckinley.
We want all the Juniors to write ABOUT
these three great men, either in separ'
ate composition or combine the three
stories in one composition. The clos
ing day will be announced later. Inc
writer's can select their own prizes or
else we will give three surprise prizes
Next week we will announce the
names OF two of the prize winners.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06

up. and such a merry time as they
had that evening telling father about
the day and how they had seen the
parade after all When bedtime came,
father lai6 his hand on Richards head
Goodnight. my real soldier" he
said, and mother whispered as she
kissed him, He's been such help to
mother today" Richard Rugged them
both as he answered. This was the
incest Decoration Day ever had'-
Harriet B. Jones, in Kindergarten Re.
view
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06

The Kaiser likes to see his little
grandsons step from long dresses
into military regalia. This is what
happened to little Prince Alexander
Ferdinand of Prussia, Prince August
Wilhelm's son, who is now two and
one-haf years old.
He is seen in the picture wearing
the uniform of German officer.
He is also wearing a medal present
ed by the Kaiser. The medal is
highly priced by German soldiers
who risk their lives in most reckless
manner to win it. ,..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
BIG BOY BLUE

Little Boy Blue
Is the little Boy Scout,
He puts the Red Man
Easily to rout. ..
Pussyfoot Johnson
He's the Big Scout!
He and tho Red Man
Turn things about.
Seventeen White Scouts
Reach Black Duck!
POstoffice, open!
Otherwise, stuck"
Nothing to poisons! .
Everything dry!
This the reservation"
My, 0, My!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
WANT LETTERS.

We went the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters. 'neWsy' let
tiers. Some of the Juniors can write
to heir parents, as if they (the par
ents> ere away from home. Other
Juniors might write as though they
wee vsi some big city. The re-
ward fer TIC Test letter will be a foun-
tain aen or a box Of letter paper ana
enve'orcG.
Mel Gooken is awarded the let
ter prize
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Miss Reba E. Smither Is
Alberta Eakins' Teacher

Dear Juniors:
Since 7 have not written for long
time I thought 1 would write few
lines
II will write about my school.
NV teachers name is Reba r.. smith
s er. She is very nice teacher. She lives
on E,uclad avenue. / am in the fourth
grade.
NV lessons are arithmetic reading
language, geography and spelling.
Alberta iIakins, age 9,
100 w. 4th ST., Pittsburg, Kans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
ABOUT PRIZES.

We send out prizes within two
weeks after the names of the winners
are published
If any Junior has ever failed to re-
ceive prize after his or her name ap-
pears in this paper, it is because the
wrong address has been given us.
When we say wrong addresses we
espec. ally refer to incomnlete ad-
dresses. All city Juniors should put
their street number and all Juniors
living in the country should put their
box number or failing to have box
send in their parents names.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Twenty Pupils Go to Villa
Latta's School = Villa
Has Two Pets

Dear Juniors:
This is my second letter to the Cour-
Ter Junior.
go to school at Eagle. My teachers
name is Miss Sherman.
For pets I have a dog and a cat. The
dogs name is Sport and the cats name
Is Tom.
There are twenty-five pupils in my
school.
Villa Latta, age 8,
Birmingham, Ia, r. No. g.