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Aileen Eckton's Story @'The
Real Thanksgiving
Of Bricks"

thought would write you q story
about "The Real Thanksgiving OF
Bricks" This little boy was very.
very poor and was only about seven
years Of age All he had in the world
to live upon was horse so he could
ride, a COW to give him milk to drink.
and a sheep to give him wool for
clothes. He lived on scraps that the
neighbors gave him and little bit
of milk.
One day as Bricks was playing in
the road bunch Of girls and boys
passed. going to a rich lady,s house
for Thanksgiving dinner. The girls
felt sorry for him. but the boys made
fun of him and tried to get him to
fight. He got mad and fought them
and they rolled around in the dirt
and got all muddy. When they got
to Mrs. Dee's. the rich lady's house,
they were ashamed to 20 in because
they were so dirty. Then the girls
went in and told all about it. They
said that all the boys pitched onto a
little boy who had no one to live with
and was almost starving. Then the
lady went out and asked the boys
about it and they said it was true.
Then Mrs. Dee exclaimed, Shame
upon thee who has no more control
over yourself than to fight a boy
twice as little as yourself
The boys felt very sorry and said
they wished that they had not done it.
Mrs. Dee sent for the little boy and
dressed him up in the finest clothes
and then he sat at the head of the
table and gave thanks to God for help
ing him.
Your loving
Aileen Ecton, age II yrs,
402 North Miner street.
Ottumwa, Iowa
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Vernice Scott-The Prize
Winner Today in Thanks
giving Contest.

Grandmother! Grandmother: ten
us a story" cried Carl, as the four
came trooping in.
"Tell lis story about Thanksgiv-
ing" added May with a wistful look
in her eyes, as the children seated
themselves on the floor, by the Gid
Ilady's side.
Grandmother laid her knitting aside
and began:
1T has been long time ago, dears,
since the Mayfower landed with tia
Pilgrims. It had been almost year
from then that the Pilgrims had their
Thanksgiving" The old lady paused
as she locked into the eager faces Of
her grandchildren.
why did they have Thanksgfv-
ing?" queried Fred.
THAT is just what / an going to
telk you," answered grandmother. "a
few streets had been marked OF In q
place which they called Plymouth.
and their houses were only los cab
ms. They worked hard in tho gard.
ems. but the harvests were good, and
they we're we'll paid for their labor.
Let us set aside q day for Thanks
giving, and invite the friendly Indians
to como ard feast with u.s." they said
$50 Thursday was the day set
aside"
To-day is Thursday, and it also is
Thanksgiving" remarked Ruth,
thoughtfu1ly.
eyes. all Thanksgiv1ngs are on
Thursday" agreed grandmother, But
to go on with the story, the next few
5,x,, ~r,o.o A,,1,~ ~,,,oe xh> ,},o,r ~<oo
high from many an oven. Even the
children helped. They gathered Der
ries, and the older boys went for
clans. Thursday morning the PHI
grims were awakened with whoops
and ye1ls, that told them Of the ar
rival of their guests. It was the last
of November and the sky was clear
and bright, some wild flowers were In
bloom.
When a bugie was sounded, the Pr.
grims went to a near fort where a
long sermon was preached. How
tired the little children must have
been, and how they l0nged for the
good dinner. which they knew was
prepared for them"
Rather gloomy for both old and
young" said Carl
Yes, my dear, Thanksgivings are
now different from those they had.
but the Pilgrims had the true spirit of
Thanksgiving" remarked gr1ndmoth-
er gravely.
For dinner they had pies, puddings
cakes, turkey, gravy, soup and fish,
and It is said that when the meal be-
gan, the Indians poured a large sack
Of popcorn on the table. And SO end
ed the first Thanksgiving feast"
THANK you! Thank you!" they *
claimed, one after another.
1T is now time to eat our Thanks
giving dinner" said grandmother as
she rose. sHave the true spirit of
Thanksgiving and remember how
many things You have 10 be thankful
for" So saying they an entered into
the dining room.
vernice Scott, Age II,
Packwood, Iowa.
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Ardath Meander- Thanks
giving Means Thank.
ing God"

Dear Juniors:
] thought l would write about the
first Thanksgiving.
One day long ago there were some
English people who wanted to vor-
ship in their own way. One day
these people built ship and named
it the "Mayflower." The good ship
was on the ocean many days and .
baby boy was born on the ship.
Let us thank God for his goodness. {"
said one, after they saw land They
soon made friends with the Indians,
who gave them corn to plant. Their
crops were good, SO they invited the
Indians and had feast. After that
they thanked God and called II
Thanksgiving" which means Thank
ing God" Ever after on the last
Thursday in November we haxo OBJ
served Thanksgiving
Ardafh Meader,
sos West Third street.,
ottumEa, Iowa.
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Mary Lorena Thompson
An Ancestor Story.

Dear Juniors:
AS I have never written to the
Junior>page, I thought would write
about my Ancestor"
NY grandfather on my fathers side
died when I was not very large and
cannot remember very much about
him. He died in the year 1907. He
was an old soldier, having fought in
the civil war. His given name was
Joseph. He was the father Of eleven
children. The name Of the eldest is
Lucinda, and the youngest, Charley,
who is my father.
Grandfather Thompson ffrst lived
in Indiana, then moved to Davis coun'
ty, Iowa, onto farm one mile and
half from the town of Fioris.
He had stroke of paralysis about
year before his death, and was very
i'll.
My grandfather on my mothers
side was an old soldier also, having
fought in the civil war. He was the
father Of FIVE children. the name OF
the eldest being Art, and the young,
est, Myrtle, who is my mother.
Grandfather McVey was born In In
diana in 1S4s and died in April, 1917.
He had a stroke of apoplexy about
a year before his death. The first
stroke he had came one morning
while he was building the fire In the
kitchen range, and after that he had
the strokes very often.
He was fond of telling his grand.
children stories about the war. and
told Of things he used to do. He had
thirty-three grandchildren and four
teen of them are boys and eight are
girls, but six Of them didn't get to
spend very much time with him. But
they had good time with him when
they did see him.
Mary Lorena Thompson, age IA,
Box S, Selma, Iowa.
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Vane Wiley's Composition
On Thanksgiving.

Dear Juniors:
AS have never written to the Jun
iors before I thought that l would
write composition for the Junior
page.
Willie's grandfather owned large
ancient brick house. They had planned
a large Thanksgiving dinner. Willie's
folks had planned to go and he was
overwhelmed with joy for he lived in
the city and he very seldom got to go
to his grandfather's farm.
When the day came to go Willie was
the first one to be seated in his fathers
large automobile and when the farm
was finally reached ne was the first one
out and also the first to kiss grandma
When dinner was ready he sat be-
tween his grandfather and his grand
mother. That evening he and his
cousins slept in bed in the southeast
bedroom In the morning they were up
bright and early and as Willie told his
cousin Harold they were up before the
sun, something both were unaccustom-
ed to.
At breakfast they ate very heartily
and after breakfast as the pond was
frozen over they had grand time
skating. About 10 o'clock Willie's folks
got ready to go home. His mother call
ed him but he was nowhere to be found.
Willie's father said that he must get
back to work by the next day and so
left his oldest son John to continue the
search for Willie. About half an hour
after his father departed Willie was
found with Harold making n nest for
Buster the dog, in the barn. Harold had
lived with his GRANDPA Their since early
childhood. and Willie had decided to
ask his mother if he too might stay a
few weeks with his grandfolks and go
to school with Harold in a little coun-
try school house that could be seen in
the distance His mother after much
cooking finally consented and after a
few days at school Willie found that he
could learn just as much there with
less study than he could at his home
school.
Vane Wiley,
Douds-Leando, Iowa
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THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
OttumWa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEvEREAUx

Dear Juniors: Today's Courier, Jr.,
is devoted to the Thanksgiving stories
written by the Juniors and to the 1917
Christmas Stocking club. For many
years The Courier, Jr., has announced
the plans for the Christmas Stocking
club on Thanksgiving Day. How
ever, this year dear little girl,
Veronica Flactiff, who was imbued with
the sweet spirit of Christmas Gas early
as October 26, 1870, telephoned in
her name, and thereby became the
official organizer of the Courier
Junior 1917 Christmas Stocking club.
Veronica also gave the name of her
little cousin, Louise Higgins of North
Dakota. The = third member was
Thomas Arthur Reifsnyder. T. A.
came in person to The Courier, 'Jr.,
office and his registration" day was
November 3, followed by Ardery Jay
Hughes on November 5. Within the
next three weeks the membership
jumped to thirteen. Today twenty
three names are enrolled, and one. the
Happy Hour club, promises five pairs
of stockings We hope all the other
clubs will join right away.
Beginning Monday, December 3, the
names of the members will appear
each day. Every name is considered
solemn pledge to give one pair OF
well-filled stockings, and The Courier
Jr., in turn promises faithfully to see
that only needy children are the
recipients.
The membership to date follows:
Veronica Flactiff.
Margaret Louise Higgins.
Thomas Arthur Reifsnyder.
Ardery Jay Hughes.
Juanita McCarty. !.
vertia Cecil King.
Billie King, Jr. f.
Mildred Riley.
Sarah Jane Martin.
Pauline McReynolds-
Virginia Louise Ruhe.
Helen Elizabeth Citizens. -
Rosemary Citizens.
Happy Hour club Is pairs.)
Edward Winfield Musgrove.
Dorothy Evelyn Hansrann.
Lois Wilhelmina Hansmanp
Rose Lee POLLING. I.
Joseph Patrick Tray.
Mary Agnes Tray.
Mildred Lorenzo vansyoek.
Chauncey Fay.
-Bobbie Fay.
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How Rachael Pool Wonh
First Prize.

Inc 7B geogEaphy c1As0 OF No Gor-
field school had st1djed m tho como
library books and Illustrated Wsfh
slides and stereographs Of these eom-
tries. Then Miss Lambert, pemcapaA
took them to the MahonS tDltx op@ee
house where the class Jaw the fnAa
process Of preparing tho es1Deo for IA
consumer. Paul Sto,tx offesed -
pounds Of coffee for tho best compu1l-
ton on Coffee LG4er mese compoa3
tons were written In cfass without as
They were then graded by SuperAn-
tendent Blaclnar. Prtnc4pA Rice and
Miss Sheehan On tho 9oNuUonG pu1utH:
composition 70, spelling Is and peo.
mAnship Is. Rachel Pod, ago n pUu
the first Prize and rscSe1sd tk1oo
pounds Of Stimuli coffee. H0 papee
contained no misspeIled woeda. Dor
othy Gallagher earned second paAeo and
she received the other two pounda Hae
paper contained only one mcuG1ea
word RacheFs paper in fun fulloOK
coftss-ey Rsehsi Pod.
Coffee IL a small brown be4rywa11rh
is made into a beverage aDd-1S used by
many American people.
Coffee was first grown In Ahyaa9uh.
The goats of Abyssinta were- <he dh-
coverers Of coffee.
The coffee trees grow from stE 30
thirty feet They are pruned 70 ok and
eight feet so it WIN not cost 50 much to
pick the coffee. Tho -co4nee blossoms 4A1o
small and white and resemble The
orange blossoms very much The coffee
berries are dark green AS they mature
they become yellow and finally a deep
crimson.
The coffee is gathered in the winter
time which is from May to September
1t Is done by hand by men, women and
children. The coffee is then put on a
cement or tile floor to dry. It takes tho
conee about two weeks to dry. In the
day time It is stirred but at night II IL
racked up tn a pile and covered with
canvas: The coffee is then exported to
all parts OF The world to be made ready
for market Much Is sent to the United
States.
Tuesday. November sfxth, aaccompan-
led by our principal M1Rs Lambert,
the seventh grade pupils Of the Gar
deld school were ahoWn through the
coffee house OF Mahon 9tuatx company.
The first room ve vh1fed was tl,e
warehouse. In this room were sAsA1 Of
coffee from Brazil, South America and
Mexico, ready to b made, ready for llDe.
me next room was where they vere
roasting coffee First the coffee was put
ehirty-five minutes to roast three hun
dred pounds Of coffee The coffee in the
roaster is not all the Same hnd,S but
different kinds. When the cofee Is
roasting It has very fragrant smell.
When the time is almost up they dash
a bucket of water in to cool II. It IS
then put in a car to cool The men
then push the car to . pipe. The good
brown coffee goes UP the pipe and the
A11CkQ RSnnAA a MI ~ tv.nn SA -
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SUNSHINE ENOUGH.

"Oh, look, Robbed" Bertha cried.
THE suns coming out. Isn't that
loyely?"
HUH" said Rob, with disapprov
ing glance at the sky. There are q
whole lot OF clouds yet. I don't call
that much sunshine"
Bertha looked at the golden patch
on the door where a struggling sum-
beam had found its way through the
window, and for moment her face
was sober. Then her eyes Frightened,
and she exclaimed. well, at any rate
Robbie. it's a good deal OF sunshine II
you sit in 1.-THE Messenger for
the Children.
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Little Jennie was spending holt
day with her mothers people on a
farm and everybody made a. great
fuss about the pretty little four-year'
old. and demanded kiss.
Finally Uncle Fred picekd her up in
his strong arms. :.
"Now, little lass" he said I'll take
YOU to see the cow"
Jennie waited till they were out OF
the house, and then she said firmly:
Uncle Fwed, ! sail not kiss the
cow,"-The Continent
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MAMA said Mildred, do you
think you can finish my gloves to-
night. so I CAM ear them to school
tomorrow"
II am afraid not" said the mother
I'll have to get some more yarn,
think"
"Oh, hurry up and knit fast, and
maybe you can finish before the yarn
gives out."-Youth's Companion.
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HERE is THE WAY TO FILL
STOCKINGS:

Into one stocking put some candy
and nuts, also toy, an orange, a pair
Of mittens, an apple and the other
stocking. Many of the Juniors fill
both stockings. On the card with
the donors name put the age of the
child for whom the stockings are in
tended.
We do not want the stockings until
the week before Christmas, but we
will be glad to have the names of the
children and grownups who care to
belong to the club right away. Ju-
niors and grownups living at dis
lance, can send pair of stockings
also sum Of money sufficient to buy
the candy, fruit, toys and mittens.
We are so glad to have the grown
ups interested in the club. These
gifts may seem small but they bring
untold pleasure to many needy little
children.
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
bereft of their parents.
The growth of The Courier Junior
Stocking club since its start is shown
in the following figures taken from
the files:
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1o15 100
NEW CONTEST NEXT WEEK.
The Courier Junior will announce
a big Christmas contest next week.
The prize winner in the Thanksg1v-
ing contest is Vernice Scott.
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The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23

Little Alfred Beall of R. 3 Jackson
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 Miss Lucy Malachowski and Eugene Bernard Knight were married at St. Marys Church on Tuesday, Novem- Der 20.
 Levi Franks died Wednesday, No vember 14 at his home near Marche and was buried at Palestine Gene tery. He is survived by his wife and six children to whom is extended the sympathy of the community in their bereavement
 Mrs. DeCaulp was called to Pinnacle on account of the illness of a grand child, Hazel May Wilder.
 John Brewczynski was a guest of Charles Berkau Sunday.
 MT. Burger has an agency for rat tlesnake oil It will cure anything.
 MT. and Mrs. J. W. Funk entertain ed Sunday Miss Mildred Berkau and MT. Theo. H. A. Berkau.
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23

I crossed Five Mile Creek about five miles from North Little Rock. Below where I crossed there was a pile Of foam three fet high on the water. As 1t is the sewerage from Camp Pike suppose the soldier boys use lots of soap, or else the Government is put ting a lot of soap in the water so the fish can wash and keep clean, but am informed the fish don't like it and
 are committing suicide rather than
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23

spent three days on the other side of the river below Scotts. I have con cluded that a sissy boy from town would not last long trying to manage one of the big plantations. First as passed along a public road I heard two negro men standing in their re speetiye yards fussing. The other darlzies appeared to be afraid to take @ hand in the matter The woman was trying to scare a child to go to the field and get man who pretend ed not to hear her calls, to come to her aid and the man was commanding his folks to bring him gun to shoot the woman with. At a gin run alto gether by eolored people, one darkey was after another with a double-bar- rel shot gun, telling him to give him his knife. They were both doing some running and it may be that I am mis- taken in thinking that the gun man was punching the other in the ribs with his gun. Another darkey came out of the engine room with a ham, mer, but the manager of the gin paid not the slightest attention to the oc- curence. At the third place on the last day, the white agent told me that he had used all his powers of persua- sion that morning to keep his men
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23
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 Little Mary Brown is on the sick list this week, also Perry Corder, but both are some better.
 Roy Cerder and Roy Lamb motored to Little Rock Tuesday
 Mrs. Skinner and daughter, Mrs Pauline Corder and Mrs. Jamie Lamb visited little Miss Mary Brown Tues day.
 Perry Corder and family of Argen- ta moved to this place Saturday.
 The party given at the residence of Ed Schmitt's Saturday night and was quite an enjoyable affair.
 J. c. Corder and wife also s. P. Cor der and wife motored to Cabot Sun day.
 Joe Adams and family are all down with measles this week.
 Houston Matthews has bought a new buggy and while he and Miss Jamie Lamb were out driving Satur day night his horse got frightened and ran into a ditch, but all got out in safety.
 Miss Meana Corder of Friendship visited in Mud Alley Sunday. Albert Garven and Miss Beula Matthews went to Little Rock Tues day.
 Roy Lamb bought Ford car lately and Harvey Lamb is still in the cat tie business.
 J. N. Hudiburgh made a business trip to Little Rock Tuesday,
 MT. Dodson of Argenta was out to see his farm in Mud Alley Tuesday. He will build some new additions to his residence.
 Most of the people are through picking cotton in Mud Alley. | Mrs. Lulu Corder visited MT. and Mrs. Williford at Jacksonville Satur- day. MT. Williford is very i'll. Bob.
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 c. J. G. Nelson went down to MT. Ackerson's Friday then went with MT. Ackerson in his car to Little Rock.
 Rev. Ira Holbrook has been spend ing several days with his family, but returned to Oklahoma Tuesday Sor- ry to see him go because he preached us a very nice sermon Sunday. 1 E. H. Chapman made business trip to Bigelow Tuesday.
 .. H. Underwood, Leo Underwood and Jas. Roy made business trip to Bigelow Wednesday after their nur- sery stock.
 c. F. Stockl went to Bigelow Sat urday.
 Mrs. Wollam and Mrs. Roy went to John Tippit's last Thursday and got some very nice turnips.
 Mrs. Mute Webb is spending several days with Mrs. Ralph Thorpe of Led widge.
 J. E. Aznoe is working down in Bige- low now selling the Aladdin Lamps. Leo and Ben Underwood and Eulice Melton went hunting Friday night and got one nice big coon. l Mrs. Rena Chi, Mrs. Tony Basetto and Mrs. Joe Scarbo of Little Italy were shopping at The Popular Store Tuesday.
 Whats the matter with The Pea Ridge Pod man? We never see him up in this vicinity any more.
 May Holbrook was a guest of Char lotte Underwood Tuesday night.
 Fred and Ted Daniels were guests of Leo and Ben Underwood Sunday.
 John Tippit butchered nice large hog last Thursday. lie seems to be
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23

Exemption boards should bear in mind the fact that the women of the South have for years been working on the farms and cannot do much more than they have been doing. Fur thermore the industries before the war commenced had taken most of the able bodied young men and last and greatest of all, men from the cities cannot farm without five to ten years experience. The cities are crowded with men working at callings that did not exist during the Civil war. These could all be dispensed with less in jury than to curtail farming opera tions.
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23

the only one that has had success raising turnips this year.
 Miss Josie Daniels was guest of Miss Paralee Tippit Saturday night and Sunday.
 Mary Wollam was guest of Miss Esther Hurst Sunday.
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY
 (Continued from Page 5.l

miseries by faulty imaginations and misdoings. Let's join hands with the President and his helpers, and say we are willing to forget our personal con .yeniences and pleasures and do what We can to help stop this awful mur- derous conflict as soon as possible
 Earl Brown.
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23

I heard of one case near Scotts where two young men, who were man aging a plantation of thousands of acres, were ordered to report for ser vice, notwithstanding they had no one to turn the management of their plan tation over to. If food is to win the war then these two men could do a hundred time sas much in their pres ent place as in the army.
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23

from going home and getting their guns for battle. was informed that the colored people behave better on this place than the average because the owner was a peace officer.
 talked with Dr. Garrison about the Camp Pike sewerage. He informed me that sprinkling system is being put in which would result in lessening the evil effects of the sewerage, also gravel bed is being prepared to fil- ter it. That before anything could be determined about cutting a ditch to Bayou Meto an engineer would have to be sent out and make an estimate on the cost. The Federal Government authorities say the present high price of iron piping makes the cost prohibi- tive so far as piping the sewerage to the Arkansas river is concerned. The Federal authorities are as considerate of suggestions made by the state as it is possible for them to be and will do all that possibly can be done to right this matter.
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-23

Gov. Brough is using his influence to secure the exemption of a sufficient number of farm hands to run the farms. He has already secured the promise of furloughs for the Arkansas farm boys until next February.