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We'll, l won't" said Helen, "be
! cause grandmother said / could take
1t home and she will never know
Jeanette Stein, Age II.
326 North Washington st. Ottumwa..
Dear Juniors:
1t was in the year 1915 when the
snow was on the ground. while the
little Green family was sitting around
the fire place and talking about
Thanksgiving
AS little Jimmie Green was sitting
there. thinking Of how the Pilgrims
had a big Thanksgiving feast and of
a big turkey it made him hungry and
he spoke up and said, Father, may
we have turkey for Thanksgiving"
Mr.. Green sighed and said, I'm
afraid not, my son."
Jimmie was disappointed. why,
father. why not? Mr.. Wilson had
great big crate full up town yester.
day and We always have turkey for
Thanksgiving, and it wouldn't be
Thanksgiving if we didn't have tur.
key"
They were all silent for while and
then Mr.. Green said, my son, I'm
sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid
we can't have a turkey for this
Thanksgiving"
Mrs. Green spoke and said, Father,
maybe we can have chicken and pump
kin pies in the place of turkey
Jimmie thought while and then
said, "Oh, that will be just as good
father And then Mr. Green's face
up
And then finally Thanksgiving rolled
around and Mrs. Green prepared the.
chicken and pumpkin pies which were
very nice and all were very thankful
for their Thanksgiving dinner.
Helen Linabury. Age 10.
Box 5. Milton. Iowa.
Dear Juniors: | am going to write
a Thanksgiving story.
Once there was poor farmer who
lived with his little girl, Lucinda, in
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Where WAS Helen2

Where was Helen?
! Tom called and called but received
no answer 81 suppose she was cold
and went In the house, thought Tom
and went on playing.
When it began to grow dark Tom
went into the house.
Where is sis?" asked Tom.
"Out doors playing with you, !
thought said grandmother.
Cant find her" said Tom, becoming
excited.
Maybe she's out in the kitchen
suggested grandfather.
They looked, but no Helen and they
also noticed that their 15-pound turkey
was gone. Where were Helen and the
turkey?
Tom" said grandmother, look
down by the pond. / am afraid
She got no farther for Tom was gone
He looked but, no Helen.
Il will go home and get father to
help look for her." said Tom, almost
in tears.
AS he was going toward his home
he noticed a queer light in an old. de-
serted hut What could it be? Tom
was bound TO find out
AS he neared the hut he heard queer
sounds as if some one were talking
and he became more mystified. What
did it mean?
He went to the window Of the hut
and looked in. There on an old table
sat Helen with crowd of hungry
looking children around her and she
was feeding them turkey. Tom rush
ed in
''Oh, Helen. why didn't you tell US
where you were going. People are out
looking for you
But, Tom. promised them a
Thanksgiving dinner and this was the
best could do and you know must
keep my promise"
Hurry, now, or you will be late
for supper
As they were riding home that even
ing Tom said. You will have to pay
for the turkey"
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1916 Thanksgiving
4 Stories

MQear Courier Junior:
IsI thought would write on Why We
NCelebrate Thanksgiving.
N The first Thanksgiving was kept
ng ago. At that time there were no
10xns; schools nor churches. They
hid not five in houses as we do but
they lived in wigwams.
Then some white people came here
ITO live. These people were Pilgrims
THE English king was not kind to them
EDQ they left and went to the kind
Dutch. Then after they were there a
WhiFs they came to this country. They
Fame in ships. One ship was called
sthe Mayflower.
At first the people had no houses to
live in and they had to live in their
sShips quite while. They had no
skArdens or farms, so they had little to
FeAt. Some Of them became i'll and
died.
In the spring the Indians showed
Them how to plant corn and other
athings.
When fall came the Pilgrims had
good harvest
II They said, Let us have Thanks.
giving feast. We will give thanks to
10d for our good harvest"
MI So the men went ont to hunt deer
md rabbits. They also found wild
1ucks and turkeys. The women made
5read, cakes and pies.
MI The Pilgrims said, Some Indians
nave been kind to us. They shall
lone to our harvest feast"
A They came and stayed three DAYS
ind three nights. They sang, danced
ind played games. This was over
'hree hundred years ago. Now we
celebrate every year.
Gladys Carter, Age II.
rs East Second st. Ottumwa. Iowa.
Dear Juniors
M have written to you before We
lave been writing about the Pilgrims
md Thanksgiving day at school. J.
I'm sending copy of what wrote in
{ ny composition book
The celebration of this day has been
landed down to us as custom of the
'iigrims, the early settlers of Ameri-
( a.
After the colonists had spent nearly
wo years in their new home. many
more Pilgrims came over from Eng
and and joined them. They worked
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THE COURIER JUNIOR
4 DEPARTMENT
Published by
COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAUx

Dear Juniors Last week we tolf
you tfat--on November 16 two LITTLE
axOttumWa Juniors, jeanette and Rose
mary Daggett had started the Courier
h Junior 1915 Christmas Stocking club;
and the following day two Dudley Jun
iors Mae and Cecilia Irene Newquls'
asked to be enrolled, while on Novem
Der 20 three more Ottumwa juniors
4 Chauncey and Robert Fay and Wayne
u Songer signified their desire to be
come members. You also know that
+ we called these seven Juniors the
y ..boosters." Well today we have over
100 members. And the credit is all
due to the seven booster members.
I'VE are always so happy when some
dear little children start the Christ
i mas Stocking club, before The Courier
Junior reminds the kind readers that
4 the time has come to remember the
needy little children. Now we will
tell our friends about the Christmas
stocking club:
The Courier Junior was the first
s5Christmas Stocking club in Iowa, or
1.-THE nearby states and was planned
right here in this Office, December,
1906. Its purpose is to make needy
children happy at Christmas time.
All All one has to do to become a mem
I Der Of the club is to give nice pair
81 well filled stockings or small
amount of cash.
Into one stocking put some CANDY
land nuts. also toy, an orange, pair
Nof mittens, an apple and the other
ssstockings. Many of the Juniors fill
I both stockings. On the card with
.sflie donors name put the age of the
Schild for whom the stockings are in
tended.
II We will publish the names of the
smembers of the club every day until
Christmas. 1t is not necessary to
bring the stockings until the week
before Christmas but We will be glad
Ito have the names right away of the
schildren and grownups. who care to
belong to the club. Juniors and grown
ups living at distance can send
pair of stockings also little money
and we will fix them up.
The stockings will be left just as
the donors bring them in. and will be
distributed Christmas eve direct from
this Office among little children whose
parents are unable to provide any
christmas cheer and to little ones be-
sreft of their parents
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ton they sought home in Holland.
But wishing to preserve the principles
and customs of their own people they
decided to seek still another home
where they could worship God as they
wanted to.
The little company of Pilgrims then
set sail for Plymouth, England. From
Plymouth they sailed in the Mayflow.
er Tor the distant and unknown Amer.
lea. In the company were 101 men,
women and children.
In November they reached Cape Cod
and anchored off Princeton. After en-
ploring the coast they made a perman-
ent settlement at Plymouth not far
from the present city of Boston. Near
the place of landing was large stone
which was called Plymouth rock.
After landing the men set to work
building new homes and planting corn
and raising food
In the autumn of 1921 the Pilgrims
set apart day for thanking God for
his goodness to them There had been
good harvest and with the grain, corn
and fruit stored away. the Goldfish, lob.
sters and clans of the sea, they were
going to have an abundant feast. Men
were sent into the woods for game and
with glad hearts the people prepared
for the first Thanksgiving dinner.
Nellie Steele, aged IL.
Batavia, Iowa.
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SArrENTloN! PRIZE WINNERS.

Il During the past year many or Inc
Courier Juniors have been awarded
SIoyely prizes. Now We are sure that
FALL these Juniors appreciate their
\ prizes. although many do not acknowl
edge them. A very nice way to show
ones appreciation is to become a
smember of The Courier JUNIOR 1916
&Christmas Stocking club. We were
amade9 very happy again today when
i've opened letter from Florence Lee
iona Owings and found slip on which
kxas written her desire to become a
member Of the Courier Junior 1916
Sphristmas Stocking club. We hope
MIXERS will follow her example 1t
swtlI give US all much pleasure to have
sall the big Junior members of the
Courier Junior 1916 Christmas Stock
3ng club.
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ter both set sail again and had cross
ed three hundred miles of water when
the Speedwell leaked so badly that
they were forced to put back. A few
OF them now gave up all the idea of
going and remained in England. The
rest crowded on the Mayhower and
again started for America.
The weather was SO bad and the
wind so high that it was nine weeks
before they came in sight of land.
The Mayflower therefore was turned
southwark. The Pilgrims we're forced
to seek shelter. The country was so
poor for settlement that they were
forced to find better one. Five weeks
were spent in exploring the shores
At last one party under Captain
Miles Standish found one.
A few days before Christmas, 1920.
the Pilgrims went on shore to begin
the building of town, which was nam.
ed Plymouth.
Massoaoit taught the Pilgrims how
to plant and cultivate corn. He laugh.
them how to fish and how to catch
cells.
That fall they had such good crops
they thought they would set a day in
which to praise and pray and have a
feasting.
Every one of them was happy in
1922
Florence Leona Owings, aged II.
r. Z, Box "a, Ottumwa.
Dear Juniors: This is the first time
/ have ever written to The Courier
Junior. | enjoy reading The Courier
very much. ! will write about WIZ
we celebrate Thanksgiving day.
In 1920 little band of Pilgrims
landed in America. They had come
from England. Not being in sympath,
with the English church and believ.
ing in their right 10 worship God &C.
cording to the dictates of their own
they withdrew from the
church of England and became sep
arate religious body.
In order to avoid religious persecu-i
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the woods One day the father went
hunting. 1t was on Thanksgiving and
ne LETT Lucinda at home.
Not very long after he went away
Lucinda saw some Indians coming
| over the hill towards the house. She
ran into the barn and hid in the hay
NOW until the Indians were gone. Soon
after her father came home. The In
dians had taken all the money and
everything valuable from the house
and had stolen the horses and cows
Lucinda said, Il will have to kill the
turkey because that is all we have
left for dinner"
She took the AK and went into the
barn yard. Her father came out and
said. DO not kill the turkey Lucinda
because he is the only one we have
left l will 60 farther into the woods
and shoot rabbit"
He came back soon and Lucinda
made the dinner. They had pumpkin
pie. chicken (they ate their last
chicken) and rabbit.
And that is more than some people
will have this Thanksgiving day.
Clara West, age II.
925 w. Fourth, Ottumwa.
Dear Juniors: l thought | would
write about the Pilgrims first Thanks.
giving.
Some men and women in England.
who had begun to worship God In a
manner not allowed by the laws of
that time. and had been harshly treat
ed came to Holland where they might
worship as they pleased.
They were glad to find such place.
But if they and their children after
them were to remain in Holland they
would forget their native land. forget
their language, lay aside the manners
and customs of Englishmen and be.
come Dutchmen. There was only
one land and that was America
Then they started for America. The
Pilgrims went In two ships. the Speed.
we'll and Mayflower. But they had not
gone far when the Speedwell sprung
a leak. Some repairs were made, af- 4
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TIE PRIZE WINNER.

The prize in the Thanksgiving con-
fest Il awarded to jeanette Stein. We
will let the Juniors tell all about
Next week we will an
a6Cunce a new contest.
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Dear Juniors: AS ! have not written
about why we observe Thanksgiving
day.
Thanksgiving day is day that we
should offer thanks to God for the
blessings that are bestowed upon us
Some have many more than others.
but vet we all have so much to be
thankful for.
And on this great day Of feast we
must not forget the stricken war zone.
AS my letter is getting long, | will
close wishing all the Juniors and the
editor a happy Thanksgiving day.
| will write about my Thanksgiving
day in the country. I was at my aunt's
near Hedrick for Thanksgiving din
ner We had a fine dinner and fine
time.
There was quite crowd there We
had nice music. Ny aunt has piano
and victrola. We have lots of things
to be thankful for to know we can
run and play when lots of little chill
dren can't. Well soon have to be
thinking about our stocking club. |
enjoy fixing them. | hope there will
be lots more join the club as this war
makes hard times for poor people
will close hoping all the Juniors
a happy Thanksgiving.
Martha Marie WEIGH age 9.
r. r. No. 8, Ottumwa.
II was q o'clock by the little kitch-
en- clock when the door of the kitchen
opened and there were Helen and Tom.
who had come to spend Thanksgiving
day with their grandmother.
Mother thought it too cold for us
to come but we leased and she said
yes. said Helen. taking off her coat
After dinner they went out in the
yard to play, Suddenly Tom turned
around, attracted by slight noise.
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BERNARD HUSTON.

BERNARD HUSTON.
MARY CATHERINE HUSTON.
DOROTHY MAY MAcMANUS.
ELEANOR PATRICIA MAcMANUS
THOMAS ARTHUR REIFsNYDER.
ROSWELL DoRR JOHNSON.
RosAMoND DoRR.
(MiIes City, MONTY
MAXINE ELEANOR HARRYMAN.
VIRGINIA MAXINE sIzEMoRE.
MARY ELLEN DEHART.
LEONA MAY DEHART.
MARTIN BOHE HARDSOCG.
MURRAY ALFRED HARDsOcG.
MARCEL 3. WILKINSON.
EvERTA CECIL KING.
WILLIAM JAMES KING.
DOROTHY ALTA HOWARD.
RUTH ELIZABETH WALL.
CLARA ALICE KERNs.
HARRY AlvA MEIER.
GLENN SETcHELL MEIER.
BILLY eERNHARDT MEIER.
elizabeth MARGARET MEIER.
HELEN ELIZABETH CITIZENS.
VIRGINIA LOUISE RHUE.
GERALDINE cRAMBLiTT.
WILLIAM NORRIS cRAMBLITr.
GERALD cOOkSTON CORNELL.
DELPhiNE OPAL CORNELL.
GWENDoLYN REA1HA CORNELL
RoLLA SENECA CORNELL.
GEORGE ROBERT KENDALL, JR.
RUTH elizabeth KENDALL.
JACK ALLOTT.
DOROTHY FRANCES HALL (chi.)
JEAN LUCILLE HALL (chicaao)
ROBERT JAMES M'BURNEY.
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1916


JEANETTE DAGGETr.
ROSEMARY DAGGETT.
MAE NEWQUIST Dudley.
CECILIA IRENE NEWQUiST (Oud)
cHAUNcEY FAY.
ROBERT EMMETT FAY.
WAYNE EDWARD SoNGER.
JoRDoN MARROW WORK.
JOHN NJ. cANNY.
MARGARET M. cANNY.
MARY e. CANNY.
EDWARD 3. cANNY.
ROBERT e. cANNY.
JERROLD EUGENE LEE
DONALD PICKETT.
RICHARD RAUScHER.
MARY CATHERINE WELSH.
MARY M'ALOON.
BESSIE M'ALOON.
MARGARET M'ALoON.
DONNA CARMEN LEACH.
PAUL RAY LEACH.
VERONICA LUCILLE FLAcTIFF.
MARGARET LOUISE HIGGINS.
(Braddock, N, d.
MARY ELEANOR LOGAN.
JOHN A. LOGAN.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-08-31

The Boston Sunday Herald of Aug.
9th had an lnteres ting account of a
visit to Harriet Prescott Spofford at her
home on Deer Island in the Merrimac
river; but in writing of her literary work
no mention is made of her first contribu-
ton to The Atlantic Monthly, when a
High school girl in Newburypcrt. 1t was
a story entitled "In Cels:," and while
its merits were at once recognized it was
only after investigation that the editor
was assured that the author was school
girl and the manuscript was accepted.
This story won Miss Prescott instant
recognition as a writer, and her many
successful books, of which we believe
''Sir Rohan's Ghost" to have been the
first, followed. In the early days New
buryport built ships that sailed the Seven
Seas and their commanders br ought
home from China and Japan, from India
and Africa, from the South Sea islands,
rich fabrics, heather gods, carvings of
wood and ivory, wonderful inlaid work,
costly rugs and many other things, with
which Miss Prescott was familiar in her
girlhood and whose influence is manifest
ed In the imagery and vocabulary of her
writings in prose and verse Mrs. Spot
ford at 81 years of age. is still busy with
her pen; has one book IN press and is
writing another.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-08-31
WIN THE KIDNEYS FAIL
Belfast People Have Found That Ill
Health Follows.

Do you ever feel that you simply can't 60
any further--that you must have rest from
that lame and aching back-relef from the
constant dead tired feeling-freedom from
those stabbing, darting pains? Likely your
kidneys are worn and tired and need help. The
kidneys work night and day, removing uric
acid from the blood and other waste created by
expenditure of strength and energy. Natural
ly life of unusual activity doubles the duties
of the kidneys and in time the strain generally
tells. Doan's Kidney Pills have brought new
strength TO thousands of bad backs and quick
relief to weakened kidneys. SO users say. Let
them do the same for you.
Hiram W. Hamilton. Hill Street. Ellsworth
Falls. Me-, says: Il was troubled by kidney
complaint for quite awhile. A friend recon-
mended Doan's Kidney Pills, and began using
them. They benefited me greatly"
Price Soc at all dealers. Don't simply ask
for kidney rem edy-get Doan's Kidney Pills
the same that Mr.. Hamilton had. Foster
Milburn Co.. Props Buffalo. N. Y.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-08-31
What do the Farmers of Maine think

What do the Farmers of Maine think
of this? Potatoes were on the Free List
in the Underwood ia iff bill when it was
presented to the Senate. Gronna of
North Dakota moved to amend by fixing
the duty at Is cents per pushel Senator
johnson of Maine voted against the
amendment and in favor of putting po-
tatoes on the Free list. See Congress
sional Record, page BAIT, August Is.
A decided feature of the Republican
Rally in Westbrook last Friday evening
was the address of Arthur Gray. known
as one of Westbrook s strongest Demo-
Gratis for years, Mr.. Gray addressed the
members of the club as one of the young
est Republicans present. He stated that
he vas not Republican as result of
being a sorehead, but that he had been
onvinced that the Republican cause was
the right one. He not only enrolled as u
member of the club but is included in the
list of honorary vice presidents. There
are many Democrats who are not making
public professions who will record their
protests against free trade and "watch
full waiting" at the polls Sept. 18th.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-08-31
FREEDOM ACADEMY CELEBRATES
8Orh ANNIVERSARY.

Friday. August 25th. hundreds of the sons
and daughters of Old Freedom Academy gath
cred on the hill to help celebrate the sOth year
SO many of the Alumni been together at one
time. The day started in with an Anniversary
parade led by the Albion band and followed by
nearly forty decorated floats and automobiles
carrying the numerous classes
From an artistic standpoint the parade was
the finest ever seen in these parts and we'll up
to the limit of parades in larger cities. Miss
Doris Bartlett as the Queen of the Carnival,
perched high a large float surrounded by
Uncle Sam, Columbia and numerous attend
ants, was thing of beauty to look upon, and
the auto of Miss Winitred Dodge, decorated in
true Japanese effect with lanterns, umbrella,
and carrying six japanese maids, was
also received with applause. And this fine
parade was all done without the outlay of
money, all giving of their time and talent to
make it the success that it was.
The parade was followed by literary exer-
cises in the church, where Rev. Claude Nutter,
Rev. Harry Daniels, and Rev. VIM. Holt all
spoke words of praise for the old academy.
The local village orchestra furnished fine
music for the exercises. Dinner was served
to large crowd at the Grange hall
Att p. m. the school base ball team crossed
bats with the Alumni team and were defeated
by the Alumni by score of to 4.
The anniversary closed with grand ball
in the Grange hall at night when the hall was
thronged and Tozier's fine orchestra kept the
feet moving until early morning.
The school buildings, church and grange
hall were finely decorated, las were many houses
on the line of march and Freedom Academy
starts on its s1st year with as good prospects
as at any time in its history
with good corps Of teachers and large en-
tering class is scheduled for this year.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-08-31
SWANVILLE.

Miss Ruth Nickerson visited relatives in
Waloo last week.
Miss Doris Nickerson returned last Satur-
day from North Haven.
Miss Hazel E. Nickerson went to Hampden
Saturday to visit her aunt, Mrs. S. D. Greeley
Rev. A. A. Blair will occupy the pulpit next
Sunday afternoon at the usual hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauriston Nichols and children
of Belfast were guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. o. Cunningham, Sunday.
Mrs. c. R. Nckerson and son Milton return
ed from Enfield last Saturday, accompanied by
her cousin. Miss Emily Shorey. Miss Shorey
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. D. Moody.
The schools in town began Monday. Aug.
18th. with the following teachers: Mrs. Mabel
Averill Dist Nos. and 2; Miss Mabel Turner
of Palermo. Dist. No. 5; Mrs. Henry Thomp-
son Dist and 9. Miss Turner is boarding
with Mrs. L. b, Nickerson.
Wendall Marden and daughter Ruth of
Massachusetts. Miss Hattie Marden and Miss
Lima Colson of Prospect. we're guests of Mrs.
A. E. Cunningham Aug. 23d. Mrs. Henry
Cunningham and two sons of Brooks were also
guests that day and on account of the
storm remained all night.
Mrs. J. W. Nickerson observed her birthday
last Sunday by dining with her children ard
grandchildren at Hillside Cottage. Those
present were MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Nickerson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wilson and daughter
Helena, Mrs. H. G. Applin and daughter
Phyllis, Miss Augusta Nickerson, Miss Bea-
trice and Master Wiburt LufkiD.
Last Thursday morning Mr.. James wallace
was on his way to Belfast. ard when near the
residence of A. I. Nickerscn his horse became
frightened at the branches of trees which had
blown down and ran away. throwing Mr. Wal
lace out. He received cut on the head and
DR.. E. D. Tapley was called and took him
home in his car He is now able to be out.
A terrific electrical storm, accompanied by
wind and hail, struck this town Aug. 23d about
5 pm. The hail did much damage to crops and
broke glass in the residence of A. T. Nicker-
son. The cyclone passed down through the
valley by his home, breaking off branches of
the willow trees, scattering them over the road
and fields, and blew down the board fence of
the pasture of 7. D. Nickerson at Maple Ter
race Farm. The storm lasted for more than
four hours but was severe here only about half
hour.