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refused to pay any attention to tn
complaints of the other tenants in he
| apartment house and they carried thu
matter to a Magistrates Court"
"Sure I know" Birsky said. ''There'.
many Teller has sit through one o.
| these here benefit concerts thinking
| of them poor wounded soldiers laying
| comfortably in hospitals somewhere
| in France and has said to himself
| after all what is it so terrible thai
Teller should lose a leg or an arm
| Am 1 right or wrong?"
'Listen, Birsky, you are talking
now from concerts" Zapp said "aber
the time when you really begin to
figure that maybe if you'd stayed in
the old country you'd of been whole
lot better off even reckoning Zeppelins
and liquid fire and everything, Birsky,
is when you go once on a war benefit
bazaar. What some kind hearted
ladies will do in the way of making
change for the sake of them poor
wounded soldiers would be consid-
cred already rough work by a COney
Island waiter"
Don't know it?" Birsky said. eff
der lieber Colt would of took my
wife's sister a cousin by the name
Mrs. Gvornik seriously, understand
they would of been obliged to call the
police reserves, on account she stands
in the middle of Madison Square Gar
den the day before the war bazaar
closed and says she should never stir
from that spot if it was five dollar
bill I gave her. So what could I do?
took the cigars she sold me and
change for two. dollar bill, and I
assure you, Zapp, | would as lieve
have smoked the change. Some of
them rough stogies which they sell by
fit bazaars acts like they were fuses
for the Canadian Shell
Committee and timed to light in thir-.
ty, sixty and ninety days"
"Them cigars was probably donated
by the Makers" Zapp said. eff a
Teller donates merchandise to war
relief bazaar, Birsky. he don't take it
sa particular that it's good. up-to-date
stuff. When I was on the donation
committee of the Fifth Grand Annual
Fair of the l. O. M. A., Birsky,
thought I done wonders to get a hun |
lred decks of cards out of Lurie the
stationery jobber. l even bought them
from the sporting goods booth myself |
1t five dollars for the lot, Birsky, and |
Every deck was perfect excepting for
| couple of missing high spades and
he joker. So you could take it from
ne, Birsky, if some one donates
.igars to a Charity bazaar if they
int exactly fireproof they're anyhow
# slow burning construction, and in
rying to smoke boxful you could
AXE off a couple pounds in weight
around the cheeks"
"Even So" Birsky said, "a Teller
lands a better show 10 get his
loney's worth by buying articles at
azaars as by taking chances on
hings. I bet in my time I've took
hanees at bazaars on everything from
itermobiles down to pianos, and it's
~ opinion, Zapp, that before the ;
termobile company allows the car to
g put on exhibition at the bazaar the
onation committee has got to execute
surety company bond in twice the
mount Of the list price Of the car
lat the winning number 31416 will
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bert's name figures twice, whereas
she only mentions the wounded sol
diers once in the letter and once later
when Mr.. Van Rensselaer-Zwiebel
kicks that he has got to pay bill for
five hundred newspapers and she says
amt he got no heart on account she
is doing it all for them poor wounded
soldiers, Birsky."
"Don't say a word,1 Birsky said,
tapping the fingers of his right hand.
''Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bublick, which
is kin to my wife'S brother Julius, has
got a daughter Miss Bertha Bublick.
Zapp, which she has been taking voice
production for years already, and
every time she opens her mouth, Zapp,
it goes through you like knife.
Three times already on account of
that woman my wife drags me to bene-
soldiers. I tell you, Zapp, it brings
the war pretty close home to you. l
amt suffered so much with my ears
since I got mastoiditis that time with
a private room in Doctor Eichendor-
fer'S Sanitarium."
"And people has the nerve to say
she's kind hearted too, Birsky," Zapp
said. II don't suppose that woman
wishes them poor wounded soldiers
any harm, Birsky, but bet she hopes
the war would last anyhow through
the concert seasons of 1867 and
1918. Yes, Birsky, before these
here war sufferers concerts was
pulled off the only chance such sing
er would got to figure in the newspa-
pers is in case the Board of Health
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7 Goes Inrou0h you Like Nni1e.
sr and if he gives to war charity, he
expects to get an Order from the
Eaiser."
''For my part Birsky said, 81 would
whole lot sooner get an order from
a customer as from the Kaiser, be-
cause if you should get Black or a
White Eagle of the Second Glass,
what are you going to do with tt?'
"Wear it on the outside of your
overcoat, suppose" Zapp replied.
'.And get arrested for impersonat-
ing an officer!' Birsky said. Il would
as lieve go to the German bazaar and
buy them vulcanized cigars"
THAT amt so foolish neither"
Zapp concluded, eff you carry along
the exact change"
Copyright, New York Tribune)
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ADVERTISING
corns Loosen,
Lift Right of
Nothing But "GETS-IT' Will Do
This to Corns and Calluses.

If you've ever had corns. you've
tried lots of things to get rid of them
-salveS that eat your toe and leave
the corn remaining, cotton rings that
make your corns bulge out like pop
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BE pasted to the bottom of the hat and
the car returned to the company upon
The presentation of such number with
In twenty-four hours after the close
Of the bazaar and that this agreement
shall apply to and bind the parties
hereto, their heirs, executors, admin
lstrators, successors and assigns. Yes,
Zapp, five thousand people may be
taking chances on that oitermobile,
Zapp, but the oitermobile company
amt, you can bet your sweet life"
"Well if the common people was
more charitably inclined" Zapp said,
'there wouldn't be no necessity for
bazaars. Former times people used
to was charitable just for the sake of
being charitable. The way they fig
ured was that if they wouldn't be
charitable, understand, maybe they
would be Jonahed with a little bad
business or they would break leg
oder something, but nowadays when |
everybody knows about cost book |
keeping and reckons the overhead and |
loading, understand, you couldn't +
fool business men that way no long,
er. Either they want merchandise for
their charity like rotten cigars and
other stuff, or you must give 'em pub
licity."
"Say" Birsky exclaimed, at don't
harm business man that his custom
ers should see his name down for ten
dollars or so in the annual report OF
an orphan asylum or hospital"
"Sure, know" Zapp agreed eff
business man gives to charity he ex-
poets to get an order from a custom
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AuCtiOneer

SELLS ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, FARM
sales speciality. Have had over 80 years Ell
periencc, terms reasonable, and satisfaction
guaranteed. Have me draw your bill up foI
you free of charge Phone 260-J. Moscow, Ids
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eyes, scissors and knives that make
corns bleed and sore. harnesses and
bandages that fill up your shoe, press
on the corn and make your foot feel
like a paving block. What's the use?
Why not do what millions are doing,
take 3 seconds off and apply GETS
1T" 1t dries, you put your stocking
on right away, and wear your regu-
lar shoes. Your corn loosens from
the toe, it lifts right off It's pain
less. It's the common sense way, the
simplest, easiest, most effective way
in the world. It's the national corn
cure. Never fails
"GETS-IT' is sold and recommend
ed by druggists everywhere, Csc a
bottle, or sent on receipt of price. by
n Lawrence & Co.. Chicago. Ill.
Sold in Moscow and recommend
ed as the worlds best corn remedy
by Economical Pharmacy.
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Third Glass or even Eagles in pastel
shades if the Kaiser amt got any
other colorS in stock. AT the same
time them fellers is just as kind heart
ed as the lady who makes big
Geschrei about collecting subscrip.
tions for the Duchess de Camembert's
hospital for wounded soldiers at Port
de Salut and writes every couple of
days to the papers telling how she got
letter from the Duchess in which
the Duchess says: Mrs. Maria Van
Rensselaer-Zwiebel, My Dear Mrs.
Van Rensselaer-Zwiebel,' and asked
her to raise money for the hospital,
Birsky. Mrs. Zwiebel then goes on to
say that any one desiring to give
money to the Duchess de Camembert's
hospital can send it to Maria Van
Rensselaer, in care of j. G.
Morgan e Co., and remain truly yours
u > Van sselaer-Zwiebel. In
this uIar sha gets her name over four
ling .8ad t,ic Duchess de Camem |
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Rose Larkin's Papa Takes
Milk to Town in His
Overland

Dear Juniors:
AS I have not written for long time
I thought I would write. / am four feet
and six inches tall and am ten years
old. My hair is light brown. My eyes
are also brown. weigh about seventy
four pounds. am light complectioned.
I live on a farm of 106 acres about
three miles from Charlton My father
Is a dairyman and milks about twenty
cows. We have about half dozen small
calves. Our cows are Holsteins.
MY father has an Overland automo-
bile. He takes milk to town in it. l
went to school every day this term. My
teachers name was Miss Gae Millen. I
was promoted to the six grade. l have
not missed day of school. My teacher
gave me a book for not missing. Our
school was out the 21st Of April. My
birthday was the 22d.
Rose Larkin. age 10,
Charlton, Ia. r. No. 6.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Erma Kellogg Sends Dime
to Marjorie Sterrett's
Battleship Fund

The Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Ia,
Dear Juniors: This was our last day
of school. We had planned picnic in
the woods, but 1t was so cold that we
held it in the school house. .....- T..
Our school boys have organized a
fife and drum band and In the after
noon We formed in marching order and
marched through the streets Of Abing-
don. It was fun for us to march to
the drum beat.
We did not mind the cold wind.
Some of my schoolmates wished that
we were marching to Mexico to hunt
for Villa It is hard for US to learn
to turn military corners. r.
We have six flies, three snare drums
and one bass drum. Some of the visi'
tors at school marched with us.
We were to have basket ball game
this evening but the ball was punctur'
ed and We could not repair it in time to
play.
We had lunch, oranges, bananas and
apples. My classmates and l were pro-
noted to the fifth grade.
think we had very good time on
bad day. 80.
am sending dime to Marjorie
Sterrett's battleship fund.
Erma Kellogg, age s.
Abingdon, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
The Mission of a Little White
Apron - BY Alice M.
Adair "
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
I have never written to the Junior
page before, so / will write clean up
story At certain school the little girls
took domestic science. One day they
washed starched and ironed each
a little white apron and there was one
little girl among them who looked very
sad so when she got home her mother
saw that she was sad. Then she looked
at her and saw that she did not fit the
apron because she was not very clean.
SO she Immediately set to work and
cleaned up the little girl, and on look
ing into the mirror she saw that she
did not fit the little girl, so she soon
had herself cleaned up. Then she look
ed out of the window, and saw her
husband coming up the path so she
soon had him clean himself up. Then
on looking out Of the window he saw
that the fence was lying down on
the ground and board had blown off
the barn so before the next evening he
had the whole place fixed up. With
in month they had elected a new
mayor and new officers of the small
city which was not far from them
which all came from the little white
apron.
Alice M. Ada1r, age II,
Frederic. Ia, Box 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Dottie Hunters Grandpas
and Grandmas Are
All Living
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
How are you all? I am fine and
dandy. l thought I would write and
tell you about my ancestors.
l have two grandpas and two grand
mas. Ny Grandpa and Grandma Hunt
or have celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary. Grandma's name is
Sarah E. and grandpa's is John.
Grandma is rs and grandpa is 70 years
Of agt.
Grandma was born in Indiana. The
family moved to Kentucky but when
the civil war broke out they came to
Iowa.
Grandpa was a native Of Virginia.
His parents then came to Iowa where
grandpa and grandma were married.
Eight children were born to them,
of whom four survive as follows:
Johnny, Will. Lille and Laris.
Dottie Hunter age 10.
r. 1. Blakesburg, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Evelyn Lundberg Tells
Thrilling Story About
an Ancestor

In a pretty pasture in Sweden my
great grandmother was sitting on a
rock knitting and at the same time
watching the cattle. She was very
busy at her work, when she looked
up and saw bear coming toward her
and it was limping. It was so close
to her that she could not run.
The bear put his paw in her lap
and she saw large thorn in it. AS
she always carried pocket knife with
her, she took it out and got the thorn
out very easily. He gave her kind
look and walked away. ......
Later in the evening the bear came
back to my grandmother with ham.
He laid it by her feet and watched
her. The ham was very dirty because
he had had 1t buried in the ground.
She took 1t home just to please him.
He then walked away. ..-.-
This Is true story. S.- ,
Evelyn Lundberg, Age IL.
1870 South Iowa Ave-, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Elda Roberts of Frederic
Writes to Her Friend Mary

Dear Juniors: ...-.
AS have been reading the Courier
Junior page I thought I would write
letter. -.".
Fredric, Iowa,
April go, 1916.
Dear Friend Mary: .a..
received your letter some time ago
and was glad to hear from you.
How are you. this rainy day? We
are all we'll We did not get to go to
church today for 1t Is raining so hard.
What have you been doing these
days? have been going to school.
It was out Friday. I am in the sew
enth grade. My teachers name Is
Daily Thompson. I like her very
much.
Have you any little chickens? We
have 100 and the eggs haven't all
Matched yet. We are going to set some
more hens.
Have you got your house cleaning
done yet? We. have.
Your friend
Elda Roberts, Age H.
1 Ilox,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Effie Rill Knows How to
Clean Up Properly

Dear Courier Junior: When cleaning
np time is here we first clean the out
building and nail on the loose boards,
repairing the buildings and walks
where they need it.
We take the brush and every piece
OF rubbish and burn 1t.
We then rake the dead leaves and
grass and burn It too.
After we have done this little
paint would do some good.
II we have no. place for plants and
flowers in the garden we spade up
some ground and set out plants and
SOW some seed.
II we have no garden at all we might
SOW some lettuce, radishes, onions, and
different kinds of vegetable seeds.
Ef1e Rill, age 10,
Agency, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Atlanta, Mo-, Junior Seems
to Like All The Courier
- Feature Stories

Dear Juniors: This is the first time I
have written to the Juniors. .ay
I thought would write. My papa
takes The Ottumwa Daily Courier.
like to read the stories and letters on
the Junior page. like to read Bring
ing Up Father" "Petey Dink," Little
Benny's Note Book" and "The Chill.
dren's Evening Story ..g,.- s.. s
l have three brothers, older than I
am. l have a little sister, younger
than 1. She is nine years old.
Ralph Parrett, age II.
III. Atlanta, Mo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Edith Lindquist Would Like
to Be a Railroad Man;
But She Cannot

Courier Junior:
My name is Edith Lundquist and
l have a twin sister named Edna.
have just quit school but l am not
too old to write to the Courier Junior.
have two little pigs and pet bull
dog named Esther.
live on South Cass street.
would be pleased to hear from
any of the Courier Junior boys and
girls.
My papa is railroad man and if l
we're boy, when l grow up would
work on the railroad, too.
Well, this is about all. hope to
hear from some Of the Courier Junior
boys and girls.
Edith Lindquist.
lis South Cass st. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
ANCESTOR STORIES.

We want the Juniors to write about
some Of their ancestors (Which
means your parents, grandparents
great grandparents. etc.. We Will ask
tho Juniors to write nice short stories
telling something remarkable or I'M
usual about their ancestors. :
The Courier Junior is always glad
when the Juniors send in unusual
stories. The usual features of the an
.cestor stories Is what appeals to The
Courier and prompts it 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, friendship
link, pin or knife.
10 Evelyn Lundberg is awarded the
prize this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Irene Traul Says All the
Children Like Mrs.
Keyhoe's Stories
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
I wish to thank the editor for my
splendid prize. I had not written for
long time when Mrs. Harry Keyhoe
gave US talk on Indians. Then was
when decided to write a story. think
that Mrs. Keyhoe's stories are very IN
teresting. also know that others think
they are too am now in the eighth
grade. have for studies English, gram
mar, history. mathematics, drawing
composition, spelling, music, writing,
physiology and current events. We
lust have current events on Fridays,
and physiology. read the Courier
through and like it very much, especial
ly the Junior.
n Irene Traul, age II,
North St, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Mabel Waggoner Says She
Likes to Crochet and
Do Tatting, Too

Dear Editor:
l want to thank you for the book
received T have read it and liked 1T
very much. 1t was the first prize l ever
received except just a souvenir.
I love to read and have read many
good books.
1 like to crochet and do tatting: re-
ceived prize on my tattlng last fall at
the fair.
T also take music lessons. | have
taken two terms. The first term l took
I received the prize for learning the
most pieces of any Of the teachers pu-
pills.
Mabel Waggoner, age IA.
Bloomfield, Ia, r. No. 5.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Estella's Grandfather Was
a Shepherd in Scotland,
His Birthplace

Dear Juniors:
NV grandfather was born in Scot
land then came to America and FOR
while lived near Ames afterwards NOV
ing here. He died when my father was
~ about 20 wears ago. We live near the
home place. Grandfather was snep-
herd in Scotland. There were tnree
girls and five boys In the FANNY. Ihey
&c oil living but one girl. My father
fakes the ottumwa Courier. We girls
Iilxe to read the Junior page and can
hardly wait until it comes.
NV birthday is June 6. l will be IL
wears old. The Juniors whose birthdays
are in June will you please write to
me? =.
Bonaparte, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
James Glotfelty Writes
About His Home Place
and School

Dear Juniors:-I am writing you
story about our farm and school. |
We have four cows, two calves. We
have six horses, two colts. We have
sixty acres Of land. We live near
county line school. We have twenty
eight scholars at, our school.
I'm in the fourth reader. will soon
be in the fifth reader. I have four
class mates. There are only seven
bovs and twenty-one girls. Our teach
er's name is Helen Goehring.
James Glotfelty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
ALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We send out prizes within TWO
sWeeks after the names Of the winners
are published.
We ido wish the Juniors would &C.
knowledge their prizes.
II any Junior has ever failed to re-
sceiye prize after his or her name
appeared In this paper, it is because
Tho wrong address has been given us.
When We say wrong address we es-
snecially refer to incomplete addresses.
An city Juniors should put their
street number and all Juniors living
M 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, 1916-05-13
A Mis- Mated Team

When I was little girl we spent tn,
summer in the Michigan woods. Ou
camp was not far from Lake Michigan
in an old apple orchard. We had three
tents beside the roomy shanty Of clean
sweet smelling pine boards and !
seemed good to be away from hot
dirty Chicago for vacation.
had carried my beloved white kit
ten from the city, in my arms all thu
way. We had not been in the country
week before my brother, two year!
older than I, became the proud owner
Of black and white rabbit. nance
1t Cuddledown to which he agreed To-
want of something better, though he
said 1t was sissy name.
The kitten and the rabbit became
good friends, both going where they
pleased, as the rabbit did not try tt
leave the grassy orchard.
One day my brother suggested thu
plan of making race track and racing
his rabbit against my kitten. Harvey
was eight years old and natural,
saw no reason to think we could mo-
have fine race.
He made circular race course.
was to furnish the harnesses. made
collar for each out Of tape and fas
tened two long lines to it. We decid
ed that they fitted well and so begar
the race.
l took Kitty. He took Cuddledown
We lined them up and counted-"One
-two-three - Co." .a..
But they did not 60 at all. &.
At last got the cat started, ant
away We went, afying. =.
When I looked back, exultant,
found my brothers patience had giver
out and he had started to run, drag
ging his poor stead after him.
forgot about the race and the kit
ten and few back to my brother
snatching the reins from his hands II
a perfect whirlwind of indignation.
But in a minute saw how funny II
was and sat down on the ground will
the rabbit in my arms and laughed un
til Harvey laughed, too.
We decided that the race would new
err succeed, but we thought we NIGH
hitch them together to the little wag
on my brother had made for my kitten
The harnesses we're not SO simple this
time, but finally we had the tugs fas
tened and I flourished little switch
We both shouted, "Giddap!"
Cuddledown hoped, Kitty ran. Botf
became frightened at the wagon a.
their heels and tore over the ground II
great haste. dropped this reins.
In a minute kitten and rabbit were
out Of our sight, but Of bits Of harness
and broken pieces fthe wagon W.
had plenty.
"Pooh! OF course = girl can't drive!'
I tossed my head and said Grossly
That's all you know about 1t. Mel
have runaways."
Our father came up just then. HI
heard my scornful answer and saw
enough of the wreck to guess what hat
happened. He chuckled softly ane
said: Eyes, JUNE, they do. But don,
forget that it Is better to lose contro
of your team than OF your temper.
Invent to find my pets. Cuddledow1
was nibbling clover. Kitty was lyint
In the sunshine close by, and Harve,
was already hard at work making
better wagon for sister.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-13
Aaron Fellows Has Nineteen
Chickens; Likes Petey
Dink and the Jiggs

Dear Juniors:
MY papa takes The Daily Courier. I
like the evening story, Petey Dink and
the Jiggs.
Our school was out Friday. My
teachers name is Helen Lindsay. My
playmates were William Fellows, En-
NETT Fellows, Hazen Biggs, Hallise
Biggs and Orville Pool
have pet lamb. His name Is
Jim. I have nineteen white chickens.
Aaron L. Fellows, Age 8.
$685.. Keosauqua, Iowa.