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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-28

Bibea announced he made the con.
tribution in celebration OF his release
on bail from jail. where he was placed
following a charge Of carrying con-
ceaied weapons.
Police. however. argue that Bibea,
while conceaiing weapons, didn't con
ceal the contribution. They do say he
announced IT in church with enthusi-
asm and with exceedingly great tonaI
power.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-28

Henry Elienski claims that it is not
possible to drown a good swimmer.
and to prove the correctness of his
theory and to win q bet he swan the
icy waters of Hell Gate. New York.
handicapped only with the following:
Fifteen feet Of heavy iron chain
wound around his feet. steel shackles
binding his feet together. q straight
Jacket tightly buckled. heavy canvas
bag pulled up to his neck and fastened.
and swimming trunks. The illustra-
ton shows Eliensld standing in the
snow ready for the fastening on of his
handicaps.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-28
Same Game.

"A fake beauty doctor is pursuing
the same line OF business as a gar
dener."
What's thaty
Grating peaches"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-28
FATHER AND SON At COLLEGE
Son 10 Freedman 1t Albany College
While Pc 10 Taking Special

Albany. ore.-A father and son are
both attending Albany college this
year. They are Rev. d. n. Higbes
and his SON. v. Byron Higbss. both Of
Shields.
The latter IL enrolled ~ . membee
of the freshman class. His father y
taking special work IN English -
htsratureL
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-28

There are s.469 students now study.
ING at the University Of PennsyIvania.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-28
I'm THIS TALE |
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\ PERIENCE Is
USED WITH ALL 4
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SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van Weyden. critic and diet
tante. Is thrown into the water by the
sinking Of a ferryboat in fog in San
Francisco bay. and becomes unconscious
pefore help reaches him. On coming to
mis- senses he finds himself aboard the
sealing schooner Ghost, Captain Wolf
Larsen. bound to japan waters.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-28

ITO BE CONTINUED
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-28

firmly. for now had myself in control
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Johns Experiences in a City
BY Charles Bottorff

John Brown was the son OF George
Brown. He lived in the country close
to where two railroads crossed. Jonn
was a mischievous boy and would often
run off and go down to the cross tracks
and watch the trains stop and start up
again. AS Johns father knew John was
always running off he never let MIN
know there was such thing as city
because he was afraid John would run
off and go to Laddsdale which was only
three miles from the place.
One day when John was sitting on
the fence watching the train he saw
an open box car and though he would
take little ride. so he jumped IN just
In time to escape the brakeman's eye
The train soon stopped again at Ladds :
dale and John jumped out. The engine
uncoupled with six cars on 1T so John
Jumped back in. The car John was In
was on the end Of the six cars. he
heard lots of men talking foreign
language, so he peeped out crack IN
the car and saw that they were fixing
the track at the side Of the track he
was on. The train stood still quite a
while. then an engine hooked on the
other. end Of the car he was in and
started toward the farm. At the end OF
the car John was in there were some
bananas and John put some In ms
pockets. Just then man jumped In al
the door in the end Of the car and
started after John. so he jumped out
close to a pond. Being hot he got IN and
took swim, then went home, eating
his bananas.
Charles Bottorff,
Hedrick, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Almeda Henderson Uses All
Six First Letters of Alpha
bet for Her Com
position
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS this Is the first time have writ
ten will write on the alphabet contest.
Arkansas is a state and is at the
southern part Of the United States. 1t Is
surrounded by Missouri, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Louisiana. Texas and Ok
lahoma. The capital is Little Rock. Its
boundary line on the east side is the
Mississippi river.
Boston Is the name Of a city. It is in
Massachusetts,. 1t Is the capital Of
that state. It Is on the Atlantic ocean.
It is the fifth in size In the U. s.
Chicago Is a. city. 1t Is on Lake
Michigan It Is the second city in size
in the United States. 1t Is a manufac-
turing center 1t is the largest city in
Illinois.
Dorothy is my friends. She has gold
en- curly hair and pretty blue eyes. She
Is 10 years old She has pony and a
big doll ILL
Europe is country. It has seventeen
countries Europe is engaged in war.
Fanny Is our horse. She Is black and
is not very tall. She Is three years old
I got on her once and she threw me off.
She Is my sisters horse.
Almeda Henderson,
Drakesville, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Mildred R0llis0n Also Writes
in the A, B, G., D, E,
F, Etc. Contest

Dear Juniors:
This is my third letter to the Junior
Ave is the name of my second cousin.
She has blue eyes ana black hair. she
lives three miles from town. She did
go to school every day but her school is
out now.
Bernice is pretty little girl. She
has black hair and black eyes. She can
sit alone She Is my little niece. / think
lots of her. Bernice Is nine months DID,
Cat have two cats. One is blue and
the other is black and white. They are
sick now and I can't play with there
Dogs. We had pet dog. It was yell
low and white. We had to kill it because
it killed chickens and sucked eggs. 1t
was Shepherd dog.
Elephants. l read a story about an
elephant and IT'S big trunk. 1t was going
to eat a man up.
Fan. I've got a fan and it has a pic
ture on it of little boy and little girl.
She had curly hair. They were getting
groceries.
Mildred Robson, age 10.
Douds-Leando, Ia. r. l. Box SO.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Aleu- Insect Musians

Surely you have heard Of them, q
band Of insect musicians. 1t Is treat.
Who are they? Why. tho crickets and
their cousins, the grasshoppers. the To-
Gusts, and the katy dds. They all carry
fine musical instruments with them
wherever they go. SO concert or a
serenade can be given at moments
notice; and I fancy they never make
the excuse Il can't; I am out Of prac-
tice."
/ have been kept awake many a
night by the little glossy brown or
black house cricket which, we'll hidden
behind some article Of furniture. insist
ed on treating me to a musical pro-
gram. II wonder If he makes it with his
MOUTH" I have asked decided to
really find out. and was surprised to
know where all the noise came from.
You know a cricket Is not slender like a
grasshopper, but Is short and thick. and
looks as though he were carrying a
little bundle Of something under his
wings all the time. Well, near where
his left wing joins his body he has three
veins on his wing. The largest is rough.
like file, and this is his bow" for his
violin. He Il say "he" because Mrs.
Cricket cannot make music) draws this
rough vein across the right wing cover
which trembles and Quivers. and gives
out a sound-his music, in other words.
The f1eld cricket sings all days, while
the house cricket (my friend) takes the
night for his concerts.
In Spain crickets are so popular that
they have little cages for them. as We
do for our canaries; but they have only
one cricket in a cage, as they will fight
il put together.
1.-THE Murmurer." as Mr.. Grasshopper
is called-and I don't see why, as his
songs to Mrs. Grasshopper as so loud
and shrill-makes his music by rubbing
his wings together. He has little
piece Of skin like a tight drumhead set
in each wing. and as ne moves his
WINS these tiny drums vibrate.
Mrs. Grasshopper doesn't have
drum In her wings. but listens to her
lords music with her ears, which are
on her forelegs. Isn't that queer? Think
Of having ones ears in such an incon-
Venient place as knee. or. as the To-
Gusts have. on each side Of tho abdo-
men! At least they have a soundplate
there. which is supposed to be an ear,
on each side.
Mr.. Grasshopper sits perfectly still
while making his music. looking very
grave and quite correct in his long
tailed dress suit, which he always
wears.
MT. Locust. however. STANDS on his
forelegs to sing. and is really ludi-
crous sight as he lifts his hind legs and
draws one bv one and then both togeth-
er across his wings. The inner sides Of
his hind legs have rough, file-like
edges, and the wings thick veins, like
cords; and the files of his legs on the
cords Of the wings produce the sound.
He Is finished musician too: for he
can make two tones, and. as one or two
legs are used, can make the music loud
or soft
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Clarence Grafton Selects the
Subject of George
Washington
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS I have never written story be-
fore 1 will write about George Wash
ington. He was the first president or
the United States. He was born in Vir-
ginia in the year Of 1892 and died in
the year Of 1893. He was very brave
man and he loved his country. 1t was
him that led the armies all over the
country which gave us independence
and made US free people and there was
no one any drawer than he was. And it
is truly said Of him that he was first
in war, first in peace. and first in the
hearts Of his countrymen.
He was never too great to do kind
ness. He was never too high to stoop
to those who were lower than he and
in need Of help and there was one rule
which he always tried to do and that
was to do right.
Clarence Grafton,
Selma, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
In Trouble - BY Wallace
Walker
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
This is my first letter to the Juniors.
am going to write a school compost
ton about story called I'm Trouble"
. A woman wa scrossing pond with q
cage Of ducks and chickens in a wagon.
She was taking them to the market to
sell them for Thanksgiving. But on the
way she had some bad luck. The ducks
and chickens broke the cage and got out
into the water and the ducks began to
swim. The chickens drowned. The
woman was hurrying to the market and
did not notice them getting away.
When she got to market all the ducks
and chickens were gone. She couldn't
imagine where they went to. She went
back and found the ducks still swim
ming In the pond. She caught some Of
them and went back to the market and
sold them and went back feeling much
better.
Wallace Walker,
202 N. Sheridan Ave., Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
"A POUND OF HONEY.

When you eat a spoonful of honey
you have very little idea as to the
amount of work and travel necessary to
produce it. To make a pound Of clover
honey, bees must take the nectar from
sixty-two thousand clover blossoms, and
10 do this requires two million, seven
hundred and fifty thousand times. Then
when you think how far these bees
sometimes fly in search of these clover
fields. often one or two miles distant
from the hive, you will begin to get a
small idea Of the number of miles one
81 the industrious little creatures must
travel In order that you may have a
pound Of honey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Little EHzabeH c.

Little Elizabeth
Was led in disgrace from her tea,
Because Of a dark, grimy streak
Around on the edge Of each cheek.
sYou really aren't fit to be seen,'
Said mother while making her clean.
Look at the posies 80 sweet
Their faces are always most neat"
IT know that the posies are Clean
Elizabeth said. where they're seen:
But think Of their feet In the bed.
Pm sure they aren't clean as theil
head"
Then little Elizabeth
Went back with her mother to tea.
afS L. E. Chittenden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Chicago Is Subject of Gene
We've Ullric's Story in
Alphabet Contest

Dear Juniors:
Chicago has so many people that
there is hardly room for the street cars
They have elevated railroads and un-
derground railroads. There are lots OF
amusements there for both young and
old people.
Chicago is one of the largest cities
in the world Some Of the buildings
there are fifteen and twenty stories
high. Whenever you go there the
streets are always crowded. They have
big swings that you can swing out into
the river.
Chicago Is almost as big as New
York.
Genevieve Ullrich, age II,
Agency, Ia, r. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05

,n Ws.t' e ~nte We think it will be be
,,srv interesting provided neaps 1 v,u
heaps" Of Juniors work marc. ~ ~
rnow there are twenty-six letters s IL,
the alphabet. Well we used the Irst 80 81. -
Ear orr subjects the first week. 1our a. -,
week four this week and SO on "'''''
~. wbole twenty-six are used up. -
This week we want the Juniors ~
,rite about persons, cities: events AM
mails etc, beginning with X, L. NJ ~
For example, dearest
rr;end she has blue eyes and light mar
that curls all around her pretty iace'
Kate and her papa live with Grana ana,
mother White. While Kate is an oll!S
child. she is not spoiled or seihsh. ha'o
vnes to school every day. etc. =,
= I.ibertyville is pretty little town III
Jefferson county. etc. +ber etc
Mary is the name of my mother, 80
North Dakota is where my graho :
mother lives, etc r;,ss
The writer's may select their prizes
from among the following: A DOLL po1
~ candy, roller skates, knife, piue olio
hin. pretty plate, Victrola record oooA'
q box of letter paper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We do wish the Juniors would ao-
knowledge their prizes.
II any Junior has ever failed to re.
sceive prize after his or her name ap-
beared in this paper, 1t is because the
wrong address has been given us. When
we say wrong address we especially re-
FER to incomplete addresses. All city
Juniors should put their street number
g0nd all Juniors living in the country
should put their box number or falling
TO have box send in their parents
names
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Mary Keefe Writes In.
terestingly of George
Washington

Dear Juniors:
thought I would write about George
WASHINGTON. He was born in West
moreland county, Virginia February 22
1879. At his fathers death in 1743 he
had to provide for the family.
George Washington married MRS
Martha Curtis, a wealthy widow. After
his marriage he returned to Mount
Vernon. He died December IA, 1893. Be
fore his death he said Il feel myself
going. thank you for your attentions.
but | pray you to take no more trouble
about me-"
Mary Keefe,
425 E. 4th ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
ANCESTOR STORIES.

* We want the Juniors to write apout
acme of their ancestors (Which means
YOUR parents, grandparents, great
etc. We Will ask the n
Juniors to write nice short stories tell,
slnr something remarkable or unusuai
about their ancestors.
The Courier Junior Is always gao
when the Juniors send In unusual
stories. The unusual feature Of the an
scestor story is what appeals to The
Courier and prompts 1t to continue the
contest. The Juniors certainly SEND IN
splendid ancestor stories:
The writer's can select their prizes
from among the following: A box OF
candy, roller skates. book or knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Olah Bolivar Writes of the
First President

Dear Juniors:
am going to write about the first
president Of the United States. He was
born February %, 1892. He was presl.
dent eight years. He was the son OF
Augustine and Mary Ball washington.
In 1859 he was married to Marina
Parke Gusts. He was a member of the
congress Of 1774 and 1775. He received
little schooling but was very careful and
earnest In his work. He was major at
nineteen. He died Dec. IA, 1899 at Mt.
Vernon
Oolah Bolivar, age II,
F1oris, Ia, Box 115.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
MOTHERS BIRTHDAY PRESENT

Mrs. Morelock's birthday was nearly
due. and George. her young son, said:
Mother. will you give me dollar?
want to get you a birthday present.
THAT is very thoughtful of you,
dear" replied the mother, much pleas
ed. but what is it that you need dol
lar to buy?"
well you see. mother" explained the
boy. lone dollar is the price Of it. It's
the dandest catchers mask you ever
saw!"-Harper's Monthly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
TIMELY TOPICS.

we want the Juniors to write o"
sorae timely topics and we have select
"a the following ones as the most tlnie-
nh. improvements in My City.
The Bathing Beach.
The Play Grounds.
The Summer Schools.
The Girls and Boys Corn Clup.
1rhs I.addsdale Boys and Girls club
The Country Beautiful.
My Best Friend.
The writer's can select their prizes
from the following articles: Box OF
candy. roller skates. Victrola record,
Box OF letter paper, book or blue plro
min
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
A GULF.

Jimmy" said the teacher, whats
a cape?" "A cape is land extending into
the water" Correct. William, define
gulf "a gulf is water extending into
the land" Good. Christopher" to a
small eager looking boy. "can you tell
us what is mountain?' Christopher
shot ND from his seat so suddenly as to
startle the visitor and promptly re-
sponded, "A mountain is land extending
into the air"-Youth's Companion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Johns Visit to Wizards, a
Strenuous One
Dear .JuniOrS:

Dear Juniors:
I am little girl ten years old. 49,.
John went over to Wizards to stay
all night They played little while
and WIZARDS mamma called them In to
supper and then they went to bed.
They had a pillow fight and tried to
roll each other out of bed. They had
big time. 1t seemed like they could not
keep STILL At last they went to sleep.
Ardath Moore,
To
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
WANT LETTERS.

We want the Juniors to write some
vArv interesting letters "newsy" let
sfers. 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 let
Ter will be a box of letter paper and
envelopes, a book, friendship link or
a. knife.
We send our prizes within two weeks
after the names Of the winners are pub
slished "..-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
Abba Junior, Robert Rogers,
Acknowledges Prize the
Day He Receives It

Dear Editor: E.- !.
I got my prize today. am going ton
tell about the country In the summer
time. The fields are green with large
crops Of wheat, corn and other grain.
There are large orchards by the road
side covered with apples. There are
bushes Of blackberries and gooseber-
ries. Corn is about all tassled out.
Robert Rogers,
Abba. n. r. No. ., Box a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

l. Use one side Of the paper only.
g. Write neatly and leglbly, using ink
or sharp lead pencil. y
g. Always sign your name In full and
state your age.
l. Do not copy stories or poetry and
send US as your own work.
& 5. Number your pages.
ID 8. Always state choice Of a prize on
70 separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
4. Address envelope to The Courier
Junior
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
SAY STOUT, NOT FAT.

A small boy said, Mamma how TAT
Amelia has grown" Eyes," said his
mother: but don't say fat dear. Say
Stout" At dinner the next day the
child was asked if he would have some
lean meat NO, thank you" said he.
"Fll take some stout meat."-Little
Chronicle ,s>f
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05
THE COURIER JUNIOR
\ Published BY
fHE COURIER PRINTING Co'
ottumwa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEvEREAux
TIE THIRD WEEK.

Dear Juniors: ~ ,,,,aL of the
lee m alphabet contest We are
s,se s,vins you few splendid samples ne
a q tb s alphabet contest, publishing the the
y work rke Of the Juniors who used the = t'r 81
~ letters of the alphabet, A. b, 80, y, a. a.
= r. The description and the rules u
the contest follow:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05

as E. 4th ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-05

Charles Bottorff,
Hedrick, Iowa.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-26

curing the current fiscal year will be
made on the basis of applications
which must be filed with the District
Foresters on or before October /.
1916. Each application must contain
statement of the public needs to be
served by the proposed road and the
manner and extent to which it would
aid in the development of resources
upon which communities within or
adjacent to the National Forests are
dependent and must also show the
general location of the proposed road
and its estimated cost. As already
stated in general states and counties
must be prepared to furnish coopera.
ton equal 10 at least 80 per cent or
the estimated cost Of surveys and
construction. This cooperation may
be in the form of money, labor and
materials. or the construction OF
roads. Where other factors are equal
the approval OF project may be de.
termined upon the relative amount
Of cooperation offered. Many appli.
cations have, 1t is stated, already
been received for expenditures upon
specific projects.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-26
500 Reward, sloo

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Ii at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able TO cure IN all its stages. and that In
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being q constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treat
ternally acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system, there
by destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
nature In doing It's work. The proprietors
have so rluch faith In Its curative pow
eis that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that u falls to cure. Send
Tor Est Of testimonials
AddrsV; =. u CHENEY a co. Toledo. o.
fold by all DrurrifiH Tbc,
Take Hare Family Pills for constipation.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-26
EQUESTRIAN CLUB
OF PHILADELPHIA

In this day OF motors group OF
Philadelphia socially prominent men
and women retain interest enough In
the horse to put up 100000 to found
an exclusive riding club.
This club whose membership will
be limited to one hundred will be
known as the Equestrian Club of Phil
adelphia. Each member put up $1,000
to join.
The club was formerly organized
July 8, at a meeting in the Office OF
Charles Sumner Wesley, 1920 Chest
nut Street.
According to the plans when 100
has been reached. Each member Is
to buy $1,000 bond in the club. The
bonds are guaranteed per cent in
terest.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-26
BELTS CIRCLE CARS TIRES
AND PREVENT sKiDpING

To increase the traction OF a motor
cars driving wheels when sand or
rough roads are encountered, and
also to prevent skidding on the wet
pavements, Washington state man
has devised tire belt which is ap-
parently effective. 1t Is described in
the September Popular Mechanics
Magazine. II is made OF heavy
fabric and passed around tire and
over a small pulley mounted to the
under side Of the running board.
Belts are applied to each OF the rear
wheels and save the wear and tear
on tires. almost doubling It is said,
their mileage and materially decreas-
ing fuel consumption on heavy roads.