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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
The Hero BY VeoA
Allen

In western country little boy liv-
ed. named John McClary and he was
very good and helped his mother; and
he went to school, too.
One evening after school crowd of
boys said: John, will you go coast
ing with us by the track?'
John said. "All right" so they went
out coasting and they all went home
and left John asleep in the middle Of
the track.
His mother told Towser to go and
see why John didn't come home. Tow
ser started out to look for John and
he came to the track and saw the boy
lying in the middle of the track. A
train was coming as fast as 1t could
and Towser saw that his master was
going to be killed and he ran and drag
ged John off the track and woke him
up. Towser showed him the way home
and Johns mother told him not to play
on the way coming home
Veola Allen,
421 North A st. Abba, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
Mary Keefe - A Penny and
q Nickel

Dear Juniors.
thought l would write tn the Jun
~, Iagc. have WI cn b"'
am ft.Ls to wri I, about Penn!
and Nickel. 1t is jus: fairy stor,
which I made up myself.
Once there were penny and nick
ell. They were laying in a box in The
bank. The nickel was new but the
penny was an old one. This new nick
lei was very proud of itself, but one
day man came into the bank -anG
the banker reached into the box FOL
some change and got the nickel The
penny said: WI. goodbye, Nickel
and hope you So the world like you
said you would"
The nickel said: We'll. Penny, you
see il you see the world any better
than I do Good-by"
The man went home with the nickel
in his pocket. When he got home he
took the nickel and some other money
he had received at the bank and count
ed it. Then he dug a hole and buried
the nickel and lot of other money.
One day the man was going down
town and got run over by an automo-
OllC. ne Idu oil HIS llOIlSy UuIlcu
and no one knew where it was.
The penny was given to poor little
girl VINO took it to the bakery and got
a slice OF bread with it. The baker
gave it to the prince. One day war
was declared and the prince was or.
dered to go. He happened to have
the penny in his pocket. The prince
felt as though he was going to be shot
and wondered what to do to be saved.
1t seemed as though some one said:
Take the penny you have in your
pocket and put it on your heart" In
minute he had the penny on his
heart. A few minutes later he felt
bullet. He looked and found piece
of the bullet and said: This little
penny has saved my life"
The prince was Spaniard and the
Spaniards won the battle. The prince
took the little penny every place he
went and showed it to every king,
queen, prince and princess he met.
The nickel saw only the rusty box
he was in and some other money. but
the penny saw queens. kings, princes
and princesses and TIE world. So,
which. the penny or the nickel, saw
the world?
Mary Keefe, Age 10.
425 East Fourth st. Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
Mary Louise BrOwn-James
WhitcOmb Riley

Dear juniors:
Z Am sending in a story of James
Whitcomb Riley.
James Whitcomb Riley was born in
"a log cabin in 1853. The cabin stood
in Hancock county. Greenfield, Ind.
1t was surrounded by woods, green
meadows and creeks.
He had a freckled face and his hair
was almost white His father could
not wait until he was old enough to
wear trousers. One day he bought
him a piece of goods and cut suit
out and made them himself. His
father, who was a Quaker and a
lawyer, took him to court and an old
judge nicknamed him Judge Wick
When James Whitcomb Riley was
fifteen years old he attended the
public schools in his home toYn. He
studied to be an author as it was his
fathers wish At school he was a
reciter and star actor, but in the
other studies he Jagged behind. After
he left school he learned the trade of
sign painting from an old man named
Keifer. While he was still lad his
health broke down and the doctor said
that he would have to travel. A pat
ent medicine man came around and as
he needed man to paint signs, Mr..
Riley went with him. After while he
travelled with a graphic company. He
wrote poems as he went along. to
speak. When winter came around he
had no money to go home on, so he
took brush and a pail of paint and
painted signs as he went.
mi. e,,.o \ 10
as an editor in democratic news
paper office. Mr. Riley wrote THAT
Old Sweetheart Of Mine" He had an
old sweetheart, musician who mar
ried a professor. Mr.. Riley lived with
his sister then He loved children.
The family home had to be sold on
account of his fathers bad health.
While Mr.. Riley's parents were away
he and his sister bought back the
home place. 1t took them three
weeks to get it arranged as it was.
When they returned home he took
them out to the farm and tears Of joy
rolled down the old mans face and he
said, James, thou art the most re-
markable boy
James Riley died July %, 1916. at
the age OF sixty-two. He left millions
of friends behind to mourn.
This is one of his poems.
After while we have in view
The old home to journey to:
Where the mother is, and where
Her sweet welcome waits us there.
How well click the latch that locks
In the pinks and hollyhocks,
And leap up the path once more.
Where she waits us at the door;
How we'll greet the dear old smile
And the warm tears, after while
Mary Louise Brown. aged II.
Otfu1nXa Iowa Route 8.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
ASKING A QUESTION:.

A teacher was trying to impress her
pupils with the rising infection in
reading. She wrote this sentence,
Where are you going?" on the board
and asked Tommy to read it. Tommy
read. Where are you going'-no in
Election. She had him do it again
There was no change. Now. Tommy"
she said. look carefully at that senx
tence and see if you don't notice som
difference betweerk it and the others
we've had. Be sharp now and read It
again"
Tommy wriggled back and forth in
an effort to be sharp" nd then the
light Of knowledge shone forth from
his eyes, and he read, Where are You
going, little buttonhook?"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
Villa Stevens - James
WhitcOmb Riley

Dear Juniors:
As l have not written for some
time I thought l would write about
James Whitcomb Riley.
James Whitcomb Riley was born in
Greenfield, Indiana, in October, 1855.
James had. white hair and he was
freckled. He was near sighted. He
could learn poems and pieces at
school with ease, but when he got
upon the platform in front of all the
people he was bashful and STAN
mered. James left school at the age
of sixteen.
One thing young Riley was delighted
in was to make up poems himself and
learn them.
James Whitcomb Riley was very in
telligent. Riley's parents wished him
TO be lawyer but James thought
this too dry and stiff for him because
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
OTHER SUBJECTS.

" We all want the juniors to send IN
school compositions and other stories
besides the ones on the subjects we
suggest. Sometimes children can
write better compositions when choos'
Ing their own subjects. We especially
want letters and ancestor stories
n To encourage originality and variety
lin the juniors work the following list
is given:
School compositions.
Ancestor stories.
Interesting letters.
I, Book reviews.
Unusual stories.
Current events.
SIdier stories related by veterans
$and retoid by juniors.
Select prizes from among the follow
ing: Bluebird pin, friendship link,
book, box of letter paper, doll, box OF
school supplies, box of candy, knife,
football, etc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
he liked Shakespeare and Keats.

he liked Shakespeare and Keats
Riley painted signs for a while and
afterwards he found he could play a
violin with ease, and so he Joined a
band OF strolling players.
Mr. Riley had gray eyes and his face
was always smoothly shaven like that
of an actor.
After while Riley secured posi-.
ton on the editorial staff of the
Indianapolis Journal When he was
about twenty years old he began pub
fishing poems in the Indianapolis
papers. From the use Of the dialect
he soon won the name of The Hoosier
Poet which 'he always held.
Mr.. Riley was sixty years, nine
months and twenty-one days old when
he died
Villa Stevens, aged ID.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
the THANKSGIVING CONTEST.

Il al ] -
Do you realize that THANKSGIVING
4 November 80 will be here In three
weeks? And do you know that this
week a president of the United States
was elected and that many women
voted for president for the first
pstime? However Iowa women did not
vote this year. The principal thought
.9uppermost in our minds just now is
& Thanksgiving contest and that is
why we are talking about-a new
1 president and the great national holl:
day Whichever candidate is elected
YOU know will be new president
4 Well we want all the Juniors to work
In this contest and to white on one or
all of the following subjects:
THANKSGIVING DAY IN 1915.
81 THANKSGIVING DAY IN THE
CITY.
Il THANkselvINe DAY IN THE
+ WHY va CELEBRATE THANKS.
| GIVING DAY.
THE NEW PRESIDENT AND HIS
FAMILY.
This contest will close Monday, NO
vember q. However, we want the
Juniors to send in their, stories just as
soon as possible. The writer's can
select prizes from among the follow
ing: Scents-a-bal, Thanksgiving cake.
box OF school supplies, book, box OF
candy. knife or a record for talking
machine
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
.Barnaby and Gray
coat

Once there was a donkey named
Graycoat. He, was good donkey,
when he wanted to be-, but he never
wanted to be good more than once or
twice year. He belonged to man
named Barnaby. One morning Barn
ably awoke and went to harness Gray
coat. Graycoat was very amiable in
deed, and trotted out with the wagon
as gently as lamb. This is fine"
thought Barnaby, 81 will be early to
market" but just as he finished think.
! ing it. Graycoat stopped.
What is the matter?" asked Barn
ably.
Il want two OF those roses" said
Graycoat, zone on each side of my
head"
| NONSENSE" said Barnaby. Go on"
Il won't 60 on" said Graycoat, "un-
less you give me the roses.'
So Barnaby got down and gave him
the roses.
and he was so pleased that he went
on again quite fast.
II shall get to market in time yet"
thought Barnaby to himself This is
pretty good isn't it?" But just as his
; thoughts got to the question mark and
before he had time to answer himself,
they came to the cross roads and
Graycoat stopped What's the matter
now?" asked Barnaby.
I'm hungry" said Graycoat. and
I'll take the wrong road if you don't
give me some blackberries."
So Barnaby had to get down and
waste ten minutes picking black.
berries. When Graycoat had eaten
the blackberries. he went on again.
This is all right" said Barnaby.
after they had gone another mile, I'll
get to market before it Closes" but at
that instant Graycoat stopped. I'm
hungry again. he said Give me some
straw"
81 haven't any" said Barnaby. I'm
going to buy some at the market"
Then give me your hat said Gray
coat. It'll eat that
Indeed | won't give you my hat"
cried Barnaby.
Then l won't go on" said Gray
coat.
So Barnaby gave Graycoat his hat
and Graycoat ate it up-every bit 90
it. Then he went on again. but no,
very quickly and he joggel into v>e
market place just as every one wo-
leaving.
Now. you see,'' said Barnaby. ~.
are too late"
II don't care" said Graycoat.
s. Nov We must go home again." sar,z
Barianby, and he turned Graycoar
around Graycoat was good for about
fifteen minutes, and then he saw some
lovely red apples hanging on tree.
Unless you get me some of those
apples,'' he said. II won't go on
Il don't care said Barnaby, II am
in no hurry"
So Graycoat waited about half an
hour and Barnaby took comfortable
nap. Then Graycoat went on again.
Never mind.' he said 81 know
what I'll do So he went on till he
came to the cross roads. and then he
said, IF you don't get me some of
those peaches up there. I'll take the
wrong road"
Il don't care said Barnaby. only
you won't have any place to sleep to-
night If you get lost.
So Graycoat changed his mind and
went on. He was pretty good the rest
of the way home and he really felt
very hungry when he came to the
stable again. He was Just thinking
of his nice bin Of straw when Barn
ably said: I'm sorry l haven't any
straw for you. We were at the mar
ket too late to buy any, and he left
Graycoat by himself
Graycoat thought good deal that
evening and the next morning there
wasn't in all the country nicer,
gentler, sweeter, kinder, or more obed-
lent donkey than Graycoat.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
ANOTHER CONTEST.

We also want the Juniors who
think the other subjects are too hard
TO write on one of the following sub.
jects.
The. Story Of a Nickel.
Ny Best Friend.
A Pet Dog.
81 Corn and Apples.
sweet Potatoes and Cotton.
A letter.
Select prizes from among the fol-
lowing: Box Of candy, football, roller
a]ates, doll, knife or book.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
fHE COURIER PRINTING co.
0ttumwa, Iowa
EDITOR
\ MATILDA OEVEREAUx
THE PRIZE WINNERS.

Dear Juniors: The Junior Judges
after reading very carefully all the
stories in the James Whitcomb Riley
contest. have awarded the prize to
Mary Louise Brown. We are sure you
all will agree with the judges after
reading Mary Louise's composition.
Mary Keefe Is also awarded prize
for writing in the short contest.
As the Thanksgiving contest does
not end until November we VIII run
the rules of the contest each week
until the closing day, November II.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
aALL ABOUT PRIZES.

We DO wish the juniors would ac'
knowledge their prizes.
& II any Junior has ever failed to re.
eaaye q prize after his or her name ap-
scared In this paper, it is because the
wrong address has been given us.
When we say wrong address we es.
,pecially refer to incomplete addresses.
All city Juniors should put their
street number and all Juniors living
in the country should put their box
number or failing to have box send
In their parents names.
We send our prizes within one week
after the names Of the winners are
published.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

8EVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS.
1. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
u 4. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
s. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of prize on
separate piece of paper, with name
and address in full.
Z. Address envelope to The Cour
Ter Junior.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-15

! know she has got the same horn,
she had last summer. New horns
indeed"
You are quite right, Peter, quite
right about B0Ssy the Cow. She
never has new horns. but that isn't
any reason why | shouldn't. Is it,
replied LiShtfoot patiently. Her
horns are quite different from nine
have a new pair every year You
haven't seen me all summer. have
you. Peter
NO, don't remember that /
have" replied Peter trying very
hard 10 remember when he had last
seen l.ightfoct
81 know YOU haven't" retorted
Iightfoot Il know 1t because |
have been hiding in a place YOU nev.
or visit"
What have you been hiding for ."
demanded Peter
For my new horns to grow" re.
piled l.irhtfoot when my new
horns are growing want to he
away by myself don't like TO be
seen without horns or with half.
grown ones Besides. am very
uncomfortable while the new horns
are growing and want TO BE- alone"
Lightfoot spoke a II he really
meant every word he said, but still
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-15

ly and Is Obliged 10 reach for his
handkerchief That's what Billy
Sunday does to them.
The tittering, smirking young lady
with the drug store complexion"
as Billy Sunday might say. Is in
clined TO giggle now and then as
the athletic evangelist starts his
talk. Rut soon she forgets To giggle.
Flirting little fools of girls
Billy is talking about, and us he
or is he not looking straight at
me-" Is the question that IL takes
no mind reader to tell is passing
thru her mind
Many women's faces wear a
thoughtful expression after their
ears are bombarded with II have
no faith in the woman who will talk
about heaven and make hell out
OF her home" as Sunday leaps from
the platform 10 the table and
shakes forceful looking hst in
their faces.
ITS a hellinspired sentence.
children should be seen and not
heard Don't wait on them all the
time and don't make them wait on
you all the time. you crazy loot -
He says things the crowd likes
TO hear such as. The only political
Job i ever aspired 10 IN my life
was a position as member Of a
school board I'd make EN- raise
the pay OF the teachers who take
care OF our children's education
The next minute he hits EN-
with a crushing avalanche OF barbed
words that takes the corners OF the
listeners mouth from smile 10 an
angle that indicates serious thought.
And as the crowd surges ont thru
the many exits there is no longer
heard discussion OF the circus"
phase OF the revival--in fact, there
is very little discussion OF any kind,
for. most OF the home going Sunday
audience is thinking.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-15
He Gets EN-, Does Billy; EUen
The Scoffers Go Home Thinking,
After Hearing His Sermons

He gets 'em, Billy Sunday does,
and he gets 'em II he has to go
from hell TO breakfast" TO do II.
"a he would say himself Many
come To his meetings TO scoff and
20 home doing a lot OF thinking II
il even more interesting than liz.
tening to him tn watch the effect of
his smashing vocal broadsides
against the sinking saloons, the
dirty politician and the careless par.
emit" upon the individuals in the
vast throngs that he sways emo.
tionally from tears TO laughter and
from tense silence TO uproarious ap-
plause.
The youth with the checkered suit
and the loud" tie enters the taber.
nacle with a swagger and leer in
his eye "a he gazes over the thou
sands OF churchgoers and curiosity.
seekers who compose the Sunday
audiences.
Just like a circus is his con.
temptuous and quite audible remark
10 a companion.
A few minutes later his face
wears a far different expression.
Billy Sunday Is standing, almost
towering over him. one foot on the
table. the other on chair and is
pointing an energetically shaking
index Anger.
THE young sport with the green
vest looks about az good 10 the bus
mess man as three deuces calling a
Jack pot in poker game"
The "noisily" dressed youth wrig-
giles quite uncomfortably and makes
furtive movement with his hand
as II TO cover up his gaudy cravat.
Turnout the remainder OF the even
ing he follows the speaker very at.
tentively and forgets 10 leer, and
when the evangelist makes a senti.
mental reference 10 mother or
"the home" the ex-scoffer begins TO
perspire beneath the eyes very free.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-15

Peter couldn't. he just couldn't be
lieve that those wonderful great
horns had grown out Of Llghtfoots
head in "A single summer Where
did you leave your old hons, and
when did they come on ." he asked.
and there was doubt In the very
tone of his voice.
+ They ropped of very early last
spring. but don't remember Just
where" replied LiRhtfoot IL was too
glad 10 he rid OF them TO notice
where they dropped You see they
were loose and uncomfortable, ana
hadn any more use for them be
cause | knew that my new ones
would be bigger and better. I've got
one more point on each than | had
last year" LiGh5foot began once
more 10 rub his horns against the
tree 10 get off the queer rags hang.
Ing To them and 10 polish the points.
Peter watched in silence for a few
minutes Then. all his suspicious re-
turning. he said
But you haven't told me any
thing about those rags hanging TO
your horns
And you haven't believed what !
have already told you. ietorted
Lightfoot al don't like telling
things to people who went believe. -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-15
LITTLE STORIES. FOR BEDTIME
az THORNTON w. BURGESS.
LightfOot's New Horns.

6N fHONN ON w. bONOGoo'
Peter Rabbit was puzzled lie
stared al Lighttoot the Deer wee
bit suspiciously. l.ightfoot had just
shown Peter how very fierce he
could appear when h. wanted TO,
and now Peto- had discovered what
looked like hits OF old fur hanging
10 Lghtfoots horns Have you
been tearing som, body's coat he
asked lie didn't like 10 think ii u
IAghtfoot. OF whpm he always had
thought as being quite as gentle,
harmless, and timid as himself. But
what else could nc blink
Lightfoot slowly shock his head.
mo" said he, Il haven't torn any.
body's coat"
Then what are those rags hang
ing on your horns?" demanded
Peter
Llghtfoot chpckied They are
what Is left OF the coverings of my
new horns" he explained
Whats that what do you mean
by new horns >" Peter was sitting
up very straight with his eyes fixed
on Lightfoot's horns as II he never
had seen horns before.
Just what said" retorted Light
foot. What do you think Of them
| think they are the finest horns I've
ever had When get the rest Of
those rags OF they will be as hand
some set OF horns "A ever was
grown in the Green Forest"
Lightfoot rubbed his horns against
the trunk OF a tree till some of the
rags hanging 10 them dropped on.
Peter blinked very hard. lie was
trying 10 understand and he couldn't.
Finally he said 80. What kind Of =
story are you trying TO Oil me up
With" he demanded Indignantly.
do you mean 10 tell me that those
are not the horns that you have had
as long as I've known YOU How
can anything hard like those horns
grow. And II these are new ones,
where are the old ones" Show me
the old ones and perhaps I'll believe
that these ara new ones. The idea
uf trying TO make ne believe that
horns grow just like plants I've
seen Bossy the Cow all summer AMI
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-15
AGED SEAMAN
SUCCUMDS
Capt. Nicholas Stark Dies At
so, After Active Career of
80 Years

A career OF 80 years as sailor
and ship officer on The great Lakes
was ended whep Capt Nicholas
stark. resident 81 Detroit for &c
years and one of the best.known
navigators on the inland seas, died
"wednesday in the home OF relatives
al owen Sound, Ont Death wa.
due TO general debility.
Capt. Stark VAS SO years old and
was born In the north OF Ireland
He came 10 this country al an early
age and for a time lived al Port
Stanley. Ont He moved 10 Detroit
about 20 years ago. He sailed on
lake craft out OF both ports and war
advanced early In his career To the
position OF captain, He retired IL
years ago
Surviving Capt Stark are i've
sons, two Of whom are welt known
in Detroit as newspaper men
George w and G. Nicholas Stark
both have been employed AS report
ors on The Times and other Detroit
papers George ". stark now Is IN
the advertising department OF the
Maxwell Motor company, and {.
Nicholas is member OF the cast
IN tho dramatic production Texas.
which is touring the east. and last
year was with Guy Bates Post in
Omar" The other brothers are
Claude VI. william r. and Harry s.
all Of Detroit
The funeral OF the deceased nav.
igator will be held Saturday after
noon. with services in the under
taking chapel OF Charles Geist &
Company. No 300 Randolph-st,. at
O'Clock. Interment will be in Wood
mere cemetery
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-15

d, Next Story --Lightfoot Tells How
His Horns Grew
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-16

Entsrea ss second class matter Eek 26. 1907, at the postofacs at Nome. Alaska, under the Act of conSreas ef March 1s71
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-16

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