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The Courier Junior
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THE COURIER PRINTING CO*
OTTUMWA, iOWA.
,n^ MATILDA DEVEREAUX. -v
vU EDITOR-
THE PRESENT CONTEST.
1ear Juniors: The March coq£est le
gating along famvnly. We arc re
ceiving such nice letters describing
the little folks and telling their many
cu,te and wise remarks. We want all
the Juniors to-be In this contest. We
will consider every Junior as workin
in- the contest who sends In his or her
work before April 1. In fact we will
allow the home post mark to deter
mine whether the Juniors are working
in the' contest or not. However, the
last day of the contest will be April
1, and the home post mark must be
March 31, otherwise these late Juniors
cannot compete for the prizes. We
do not want any "tardy Juniors" this
time.
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RULE-S FOR CONTEST
No doubt each of you know
*, some, funny remark and wise say
Infi of a little child, perhaps your
•f brother, sister or little friend.
Well,' If you do, why write a nice
description of this little child, tell
•Ming all about him or her. Give the
age, t(ie color of eyes and hair and
», height.Whether he or she goes
to church or schpol and where
*.born. In fact, write anything you
want to. Your story must not
contain more, than 300 words. The
contest Is open at once and will
corrtlnue throughout Marcht Be
dsides giving a prize for the wisest
saying or the cutest remark, we
will giv$ a prize for the .best de
scriptlon.
%'We are receiving many excellent
papers for the contest, a few of
which we are publishing today.
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Write On One Side of Paper
'Remember, dear Juniors, when writ'
ihg to use one side of the paper only,
sljfn your name in full, give your age
aid correct address. In fact, yen must
putyour name and address oil every
thing you send In. The editor has a
separate box for the str(»s, recipes
and letters. 'We would never get
through our work If w» had to sign
the Juniors' names to their work.
Many of the out of town Juniors
have not acknowledged their prizes^.
We want to hear from those Jun
iors. One should always acknow
ledge a gift or prize.
THE SOUVENIR POSTALS
'We will send a souvenir album to
the first Junior who has twenty-five
olirds sent by'the Courier Junior. Even
If you are working, in the grand con
test. you can work in the souvenir
postal card. We are publishing many
"f the old letters today and each of
the' writers will receive a souvenir
rard. We are ais.o publishing the re
cipes and theso little contributors will
get postals. We want more recipes,
but you must send only one recipe at
a time Each recipe hereafter must
be accompanied by a little story or
letter. If a Junior fails to receive a
postal when his or. her letter is pub
lished, it is the Junior's fault because
the correct address wbb not given.
The' Cutest Thing
The Baby Ever Said
i§Ws$0,
MY LITTLE NIECE
My, little niece whose name la
Millie Wohrman was born in South
Omaha, Nebraska, December 23, 1903.
She has golden hair, and light blue
eyes and is three feet high.
She now lives In Thief River Falls
Minnesota. She and her mama came
to v8it us lau'. fall. We had not see*
her for two years. She was so glad
when she came to see us.
'One day she went to school with
me which is about a mile from our
house. She soon got tired of walking
and my brother and I had to carry her
to school- -After we got to the sohool
house the gjrls were jumping rope
and Millie tried to jump too, but could
not. She told the girls to stop Jump
ing rope, because the was tired of it,
and to come over on the grass and
she would show them some cricks
(tricks). She turned a somersault or
two, which made all the girls laugh.
When school was out she was glad
to get homeland see her mama and
grandma. Her mama asked her if
she was going to school tomorrow,
but she said, "ir le too far for a little
girl like me to go another day."
We nad a great deal of fun with her
when she was here. She went to her
own home January 8, 1907. We have
missed her so much since she has
gone.
I long for the time when she will
come again, bin I expect she will not
be so little as she was this time.
The last letter I got from her sho
said she wished she was here and
could feed grandma's chickens again.
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I remain, your true friend,
Margurite R. Smith, age 13,
Route No. 1, Chariton, Iowa.
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OF MY LITTLE
SISTER
I thought I would enter In the con
test. I don't know of anybody any
sweeter than my little sister to write
about. Her name Is Helen Irene
Morrison. She is sixteen months old.
fche Is fiar compiexloned and two and
one half feet tall. She was born in
Iowa, Nov. 6. She knows everything
we say to her but can not say very
many wordjs. We can undenstand her
little wants by her guestures. When
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the wants a r:ecs, she will come and
push us and make us go to the cub
bard and get her something to eat,
and when she wants a drink she will
lead us to the bucket to gqt her a
drink of water. When ever she gets
her playthings fast she will lead us
to where they are and have us get
them loose for her. She has not been
attending Sunday Bchool but is going
to go as poon as spring opens tip. I
will close hoping that this will not
reach the waste basket.
Your junior friend,
Hazel Morrison,
R. D. No. 1, Eldon, Iowa,
Box 86.
"HOWDY DO."
My second cousin is two years old.
She has blue eyes, her hair is light,
and is twj feet high. She goes" to
churchm, but not to school. She was
born In Douds.
When anybody comes in the house
and she is here she says, "howdy do"
and makep a low bow.
Alden Doud, age 9,
Douds Leando, Iowa
FIRST WORD WAS "PIE."
Dear Editor:—I have a little cousin,
her name Is Mary. She lives at Cres
ton, Iowa and is three years old. Of
course she does not go to school. Her
first wprd was pie. She would get
up to the table and say she wanted
pie. She has light colored curls. She
wears Buster Brown's clothes and a
big ribbon that ties two of her side
curls.
She' has blue eyes, rosy cheeks.
Her mama keeps her very nice.
I will close fp rthis time.
Nellie Huyck, age 13,
109 N. Iowa Ave.
Ottumwa
"WHY EDDCASE BROWN, BE
SHAME ON YOU."
My little brother Roy Brown is
15 inches high, black eyes, rather light
hair. He was born in Iowa the 20 of
April on Wednesday. Weight, 36
pounds. Light compiexloned. I think
he will be a carpenter, because he
loves to pound nails.
When his brother was tormenting
htm he said, "why Eddcase Brown, be
shame on you." He is two years old
and does not go to school. He goes
to church sometimes. We are going
to try to take him, to church every
Stmday this summer.
Yours truly,
Lizzie Brown, age 11.
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"GOD HAD NOT BLOWED OUT HIS
LAMP."
I have a little brother Fred, five
years olcL Brown eyes, black hair,
three feet and three Inches hiffl^ He
went to school this term. He 'goes
to church, from route number one. »He
is a corker, always saying something
funny.
One morning we told him to bio*
out the lamp. He happened to look wit
of the window and saw the moon. He
said, "God had not blowed ont his lamp
for he saw it."
I told him I was going to write
about him to the Courier Junior and
he said he did not want to be publish
ed In the paper.
He never kisses anybody but when
he goes to bed at night, he always
smacks his lips and turns his cheek
so mama can kiss him.
Helen Johnson, age 12,
R. F. D. No. 1, Floris, Iowa
A CALIFORNIA BOY.
Editor Courier Junior.—I will write
a story about my little brother, Fred
dy Hall. He was born in Batavin,
Iowa, Nov. 6, 1899 and Is 7 years old.
He has light hair and blue eyes and is
three feet and ten inches in height.
Freddy goes to school and also to
Sunday school. The other Sunday
evening we were all seated around the
fireside at home and mama made the
remark to papa- that Freddy was get
ting to be a better boy and improv
ing so much in his manners and Fred
dy said, "mama do you know why?
It Is because I am learning more
about Jesus." There may be cuter
sayings but I am sure there are no
wiser ones.
Mary Hall, age 9 years,
Cahuenga, P. O. Box 34,
Los Angeles, Calf.
JUNIOR STORIES. 9
BIRTHDAYS OF GREAT MEN
An essay on some of the men whose
birthdays are In February.
Horace Greeley.
Horace Greeley was born at Ambert
N. H. Feb. 3, 1811.
At two years of age he began to
stndy the newspapers given to him
for amusement, and at four he cguld
read anything placed before him. At
six he was somewhat versed in
geography and arithmetic and had.
read the whole Bible. His passion for!
books Increased with his years, rnd
early In his youth he became a printer
learning the trade East Poultney,
Vt. In 1831 he went to New York and
like Franklin walked the streets in
search of work. When he secured
work he showed marked diligence.
Ten years later he founded the New
York Tribune and as editor of the
paper he exerted a wide, influence
the rest of his life. He also servod
in congress during 1848 and 1849.
At the close of the war he pleaded
for Immediate conciliation and was a
signer Df the bail-bond which restor
ed Jefferson Davis to liberty after
being imprisoned in Fort Monroe tor
two years. Just before the president
ial canvass his wife died and with Jhis
and desertion of friends and the
excitement of. the contest unsettled
his mind. He was sent to a private
asylum where he died a few \frecks
after the election. During his years
he was very kind to the poor and he
sent many carloads of provisions to
Ireland during the famine.
General Sherman
General W. T. Sherman was born
in Ohio, Feb. 8, 1820. He was a
West Point graduate but before the
war he had retired to clval life. He
was commissioned colonel in May,
1861 and commanded a brigade at Bull
Run. He was then transfered to the
West and fought many battles under
General Grant. As a general he was
conspicious for good judgment,
dash, and energy. He died in 1891
at the age of 71 years.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born in Ken
tucky, Feb. 12,, 1809. His father was
unable to write or read and his own
education consisted of one year's
schooling. His tablets were wooden
padels and when written on he would
eut off.
Hoping to better his fortune, the
father moved to Indiana, the family
floating down the river on a raft.
When nineteen years of age the future
president hired out at $10 a month
as a hand on a flat-boat and made a
trip to New Orleans. On his return
he accompanied the family to Illinois,
driving cattle on the Journey. Hav
ing reached their destination he help
ed them build a cabin and split rails
tor the enclosier of the farm. He
now In succession was a flatboat hand,
clerk, captain of a company of volen
teers in th eBlack Hawk War, coun
try stojre keeper, post master, and
surveyor yet he managed to get
some knowlege of law by borrowing
the bboks at the office before closing
and bought them back when it opened
in the morning. On being admitted
to the bar he rapidly rose to distinc
tion. At 25 he was sent to the legis
lature and was thrice reelected. In
1846 he was elected to congress and
served one term as representative.
After his accession to the presidenc-e
his history like Washington is identi
fied with that of his country. He was
tall, little versed In the. refinements
of society, but gifted by nature with
common sense, and was known as
Honest Abe,"
In the midst of the universal rejoic
ing over the advent of peace, on the
evening of April 14, Lincoln was as
sassinated. Lincoln w*s in his private
box In Ford's Theater with his wife
and some friends, he was shot by
John Wilks Booth. Lincoln was car
ried to a private house. Next morn
ing he died. The whole nation mourn
ned. Most everyone wore a badge of
morning and the engines, cars and
wagons and carriages were drapped
with black.
Georcf Washington
George Wamington was born in
Virginia, Feb. 122, 1732.
He was left fatherless at eleven
and his mother directed his education.
Of her Washington learned his first
lessons in self-ocmmand. He was
a very bashful child. He Inherited
some property and aqulrred more
through marriage and fortunate in
vestments. On his Potomac farms
he had hundreds of slaves and at his
Mt. Vernon home he was like the
prince of a wide domain, free from de
pendence or restraint. He was very
found of high life. He always rode
horse back but his family had a
"chariot" and "four black pos tell oris
in carlet and white livery." The way
they lived always made people think
they were aristocratic.
At home he spent much of his time
in riding and hunting Washington
was over six feet height, robust, grace
ful and very dignified. He had a
dread for public life and did not care
for books. He was calm In defeat
and sober in victory. His last illness
was brief and his closing hour was
marked with calmness and dignity.
He died at Mt. Vernon, Dec. 14, 1799.
Others born In February are:
Ansel Briggs was born Feb. 17. He
was the first governor of Iowa. His
term running from 1846 to 1850.
Thomas A. Edison was born Feb.
11, 1847. He is a great American in
ventor.
William Henry Harrison was born
in Charles City, Feb, 9, 1873. He was
made president on ftarch 4 and was
president just one month, the shortest
of any president's term of the United
States.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was
born at Portland, Maine, Feb. 27, 1807
He was considered the children's
poet. He died at Cambridge, Mass.,
March 24, 1882.
General w. S Hancock was born
Feb 14, 1824. He was a great gener
al He died on Governors Island New
York, Feb 9, 1886.
Sidney Lanier was born in Georgia,
Feb 3, 1842- He was a poet and died
in N- C. Sept.. 7, 1881.
Edgar Allen Poe was born in Bos
ton, Feb 19, 1809. He was famous
with his pen. He died at Baltimore,
Oct. 1.849.
John Witherspoon was born in
Scotland, Feb. 5, 1722. He was a
noted educator. He died In 1794.
Ellen Terry was born in London
Feb 27, 1848." Her real name is Mrs,
E A Wardell. but she isknown to the
world as "Ellen Terry." She is a
famous actress *md has for fifty years
been plavlng in Shakespear's dramas
John Ruskin was born in London
Feb 8, 1819- He died a£ Braadwocd
and was buried without pomp or cere
mony at Coniston churchyard, not
wanting to be burled at Westminster
Abbey.
Lowell was born at Cam­
bridge, Mass, Feb. 22, 1819 and died
there August 1891. He was a great
American poet.
W- W. Story was born at Salem,
Mass., Feb. 19, 1819. He was a
famous sculptor. He died, in 1895.
John Alexander Logan was born,
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OTTUMWA IOWA MAECH 26, 1907.
Feb. 9, 1826. He was a great general.
He was on the Union side.
Dwlght Moody was born Feb. 3
1837, in MasB. He was a minister
and died Dec. 1899.
F- Mendelssohn was born Feb. 3,
1809 in Germany. He was a great
musician and composer.
Charles Darwin was born Feb. 12,
1809. Hp was an English naturalist
and was born on the' same day as
Lincoln.
Charles Lamb was born In a temple
in England, Feb. 10, 1775. He was an
essayist and in later years he went
blind. He died in 1834.
Charles Dickens was born In Eng
land, Feb. 7, 1812. His parents were
poor and he was weakly so it was
hard for him to work. He soon show
ed his talent for writing and is now
considered one of the best writters.
Cyrus McCormick was born Feb. 15
1809.
Victor Hugo was a French novelist,
he was born Feb. 26, 1802. His most
famous novel was "Les Miserables."
Beryl Daniels, age 13,
Descanso, California,
San Diego County.
BLUE BEARD
Once upon a time there was a maii
whose name was Blue Beard. He
lived in a beautiful castle .at the top
of a very high hill. This name was
given him beckuse he had a long
beard and its color was blue. He had
been married many times, hut no
body knew what had become of his
wives. There was two beautiful girls
who lived at the bottom of the great
hill. He grew very found of them.
He asked them to come and stay a
week with him. So1 they started to
climb the hill. They had not gone
but a short distance when they meet
a carriage, and the driver said, "could
you show me where two girls live at
the bottom of thip great Ijill Then
they said, "We are them." Then he
said: "Well get in the carriage." They
were soon In the carriage and at the
top of the hill. After they had stay
ed there a week, one of the girls mar
ried Blue Beard.
One day he was going away and he
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told her she might invite everybody
she wished while he was away. She
invited her two soldier brothers and
her sister. When he was ready to start
he gave her all the keys to the Bluo
Closet. But told her not. to put that
key to the lock. She disobeyed him
and found his wives hanging there.
She was so frightened that she drop
ped the key on the floor which had
blood on it. The stain would not come
out when she washed it. Blue Beard
returned. home and-he asked her for
the keys. She -gave him all but the
key to the Blue Closet. He looked
them over and then he said. "Where
is the key to the Blue Closet?" She
said, "1 must have left it in my room."
Then he answered. "Go and bring it to
me at once." She went, up to her room
and was gone a good while, trying
to get the stain off. Her brothers had
not come that she invited. Blue
Beard got tired of waiting and went
up to her room. She was washing the
key trying to get the stain off. He
caught her by her head and was
ready to cut her head off, when her
brothers rushed in and killed Blue
Beard.
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Bonnie Sayles, age 10,
"411 Church St.
Ottumwa
JUNIOR LETTERS.
Dear Editor:
I would like to get a letter from
Norma Daniels, because she ir a nice
girl to write to the Junior family.
Well, good bye,
Ruth Morrison,
Eldon, Iowa.
Dear Editor:
As I have never written to the Jun
ior, I will write a story. My name is
Helen Roberts. I go to school every
day.
I study arithmetic, language, read
ing and spelling.
My teacher's name was Neva Parks.
As my letter is getting long, I will
close for this time.
Helen Roberts, age 8,
Bat a via, Iowa.
Dear Editor:
I will now write to you, because I
have not written before. I am a pupil
of the sixth grade. My teacher's name
Is Miss Rose. My geatmate is Wendell
Phillips. We have a large school house
here with seven rooms In It.
I study reading, geography, arith
metic, physiology and grammar. Our
room is the second grammar room. We
also have drawing and writing. It
snowed here, but It has all melted
away. I have four sisters and three
brothers, but 1 am the youngest.. My
Junior
brothers are 11 married and I have
one sister married. I will close, for
my letter Is getting long.
V"-. "Voiars truly,
ft •Ellsworth Harrison.
Hlteman, Iowa.
Age 14. •. ,-:p
Dear Editor:—
I am going to write a little letter. I
thought I would write to you. My
teacher's name is M|ss Walker. I
didn't go to school last week. We take
the Courier. I like to read the Junior
page. It Is very nice. Norma Daniels
Is away in California. 1 would be
afraid to stay there because there are
earthqukes happen there. We have a
oow and calf. We think lots of our
cow and -calf. They are real pets of
mine. This winter the men are put
ting up awful poor ice. I wrote a let
ter to Ruth Hudgens, but haven't got
any answer. I have been sick with
lung fever ,seven days,, but I am gain
ing. I am not very® well this winter.
There Is some ice frozen in front of
our house. The ice is not very thick.
Mamma is in very poor health
this winter. I am Inl the fourth
grade and will be in the fifth next
year if I pass. Well, good-bye.
Esther Garrison,
Eldon, Iowa.
Dear Editor':-—
As I have not written for a long
time, I thought I would write again. I
thank you very much for my postal
cards. I have received five. My school
will be out In three weeks. My teach
er's name Is Miss Mae Ransom. As my
letter is getting long, I will close,
wishing the Courier Junior Success.
Mabel Lasley, age 8,
•Selma, Iowa.
Dear Editor:— .''.v:
As I have not written any letter be
fore, I will try and write one now, for
the. Courier Junior. I ^o to school
every day. Our teacher's name is Miss
Haddock. I go to school at Clarksdale,
at the Grieely school. There are about
fifty-five scholars go to our school.
Well, I will close for this time.
Yours truly,
'i-A: -v Leona Clark, age 13,
Clarksdale, Iowa.
Dear Editor: I thought I would
write you a few lines. I have a little
sister. Her name is Elma. She is
four years old. She is a good little
sister. I go to Bchool. My teacher's
name is Mary E. Carter. I like her
fine. My studied are reading, spell
ing, and arithmetic. I go to No. 4
school. There are sixteen scholars
in our school.
Your truly,
Miss Eva Copeland, age 10.
Dear Editor: I will write about my
trip to California. We started the
7 of August for South California. I
was pn the train, and I had my cap
on. I stuck my head out of the win
dow, and the wind blew it off. We
stopped at Port Oregon. Papa, mama
and I were so tired that we stopped
there about two days, then we went
to the train and we started for Los
Angles. When we got there we had
to wait for an other train, and when
the train come we started for Red
lands, California. We got there in
the night. We had an uncle and
aunt living there. We staid there about
3 months. Then we started for home.
When we was on the train there was
a wreck and we was. laid up about 15
hours. Then we took a train aiid went
to the wreck. And then we walked
around the wreck. There was another
train so as we could get home. Well
as my letter is getting long, I will
close for this time, hoping to see my
letter in print.
Your truly,
Le Roy Copeland age 8.
Dear Editor:— As I have never
written to the Junior before I thought
I would try it. and if I see my letter
in print I will try again. I like lo
read the stories very 'much, and I will
try to write a story the next time.
Your truly,
Elery Hughes,
Selma, Iowa.
Dear Editor:—I will write a letter.
I received my post card, many thanks
fo it. I go to Vernon school. My
teacher's name is Susie Mams.
I am in the second weeks work in
the contest. I had the scarlet fever
and could not write a story about the
picture. I wish I could have written.
My aunt Hattie is down to grandpa
McEvwen and my uncle N. C. McEwen
are coming to Oklahoma to live. They
were coming this month. I will
close and write my receipt.
Nora Purdy, age 11,'
R. R. No. 1, Peckham, Okla.
Dear Editor:—I will write a lettor
to the courier. This Is the second
time I have ever written to the
Junior. I thought I would write ss
my sister was wrltting. I go to the
Vernon school. My playmates ar-i
Lullian Trenary and Anna Wathor. 1
love my playmates. I will close.
Pear Purdy, age 8,
R. R. No. 1, Peckham, Okla.
Dear Editor:—I am a little girl, S
years old. I have never written oe
fore. I go to Brush college school.
My teachers name is Bertha William
son. I like her very well. I have two
sisters and one brother. My grandpa
takes the' Courier.. I will close.
Your little Junior,
-. Gladys Lomey,
R. F. D. No. 5, Charlton la.
Courior Junior:— I am a little boy,
five years old. 1 live with my grandma
Wohhipple. I go to school. I am in
the first room. My teachers names a^o
Miss Fay and Miss Slater. I go to
the Agassiz school. I have a dog and
her name is Queen. This is the first
time 1 have ever written so I guess
I will say goodbye.
Your little friend
Charlie H. Smith,
415 S. Davis St.
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Ottumwa
There Is no knowing how old a wom
an is until the crowfeet can be count
ed.
JUNIOR RECIPES.
BREAKFAST CAKE
1 egg, 1-2 cup of sugar, 1 cup swent
milk, butter sizf of an egg, 2 tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Bq.ke iq
loaf or gem pans. Lemon flavor.
8tuffed Beefstea..
Spread dressing, as for duck, on a
thick beefsteak, season, rool It up, tie
and roast in pot cover tight. Serve
with gravy.
Maggie McCoy, age 13it»
R. R. No. 4, Ottumwa, la.
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HONEY CANDY
One pint of white sugar, water
enough to dissolve It, and four table
spoonfuls of honey. Boll until it be
comes brittle on being dropped in
cold water. Pull when cooling.
Lillian Isaacson,
Agency, Iowa
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE.
1 cup of sugar creamed together
witn a lump of butter the size of im
egg, the yolk of one egg, teaspoonful
of soda, 1-2 cup cup of chocolate wet
with boiling water, fill the cup on up
with milk. Add a teaspoonful of va
nlla.
I V: Pearl West, age 12.
R. F. D. No. 1. Blakesburg, Iowa
FRUIT COOKIES -.
1 cup of sugar, 2 cups of Orleans or
sorghum molasses, 1 heaping teaspoon
of cinnamon. Boil ten minutes, pour
In a buttered pan. When cold cut in
squares.
Your friend,
.V' Ethel Meier,
107 Iowa Ave.
DAFFYDOWNDILLY AND MR. TQYL
Little Daffydowndilly had never
been known to tell a lie in all his life.
Nor did he tell one now. He hesi
tated a moment or two, but finally con
fessed that he had run away from
school, on account of his great dis
like for Mr. Toil. He was resolved
to And some place in the world where
he should never see or hear of the
old schoolmaster again.
"Oh, very well, my little friend!"
answered the stranger. "Then we will
go together for I, likewise, have had
a good deal to do with Mr. Toil, and
should be glad to find some place
where he was never heard of."
Our friend Daffydowndilly would
have been better pleased with some
one of his own age, with whom he
might have gathered flowers along
the roadside, ,or have chased butter
flies, or have done many other things
to make the journey pleasant. But
he accepted the stranger's offer, and
they walked on together.
They had not gone far, when the
road passed by a field where some
haymakers were at work, mowing
down the tall grass, and spreading
it but In the sun to dry. Daffydown
dilly. was delighted with the sweet
smell of the new-mown grass. He
thought how much pleasanter It must
be to make nay in the sunshine- under
the bleu sky, than to be shut up in a
dismal schoolroom, learning lessons
all day long. But, while he was stop
ping to peep over the stone wall, he
started back and caught nold of his
compan'on's hand.
"Quick, quick! cried he. "Let us
run away, or he will catch us."
Who will catch us?" asked the
stranger.
"Mr. Toil, the old schoolmaster,"
answered Daffydowndilly. "Don't you
see him among the haymakers.
And Daffydowndilly pointed to an el
derly man, who seemed to be the own
er of the field. He had stripped off
his coat, and was busily at work in
hi3 shirt sleeves. The drops of
sweat stood upon his brow but he
gave himself not a moment's rest, and
kept crying out to the haymakers to
make hay while the sun shone.
Now, strange to say, the face of the
this old farmer was the same as that
of old Mr Toil.
"Don't be afraid," said the stranger.
"This is not Mr. Toil, the school-mas
ter, but a brother ot his who Is a farm
er. People say he is the more dis
agreeable man of the two. He won't
trouble you unless you become a labor
er on his farm." Little Daffydowndill'"
believed what his companion said, but
was very glad when they were out of
sight of the old farmer who bore such
a singular resemblance to Mr. Toll.
The two travelers had gone but a lit
tle farther, when they came to a spot
where some carpenters were building
a house. Daffydowndilly begged his
companion to stop for a moment for
it was a pretty sight to see how neat
ly the carpenters did their work, with
their broad axes, and saws, and planes
and hammers, shaping out the doors,
and putting in tne window sashes
and he could not help thinking that
he should like to take a broad-ax, a
.saw, a plane, and a hammer, and build
NOTICE.
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1 cup of butter creamed with 1 1-2
cups of sugar, 1-2 cup of sweet milk,
2 teaspoonfUiC of baking powder, a
teaspoonful of grated nutmeg. cup
of currants or raisins, chopped fine,
and as little flour as possible to roll.
Bake in a quick oven.
Effie Pyle, age 14,
R. F. D. No. 4, Albia, Iowa
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE.
Two cups of sugar. 1 cup butter, 3
eggs, 1 cun of sour milk, 1 teaspoonful
soda, 2 1-2 cups of flour, 1-2 cake of
chocolate, 1 teaspoonful of vanilla, use
cooked frosting for filling.
Opal Clark,
Unionvllle, la.,
R. R. No. 2.
BUTTER SCOTCH.
All letters for this department must
be addressed: 4"
"Courier Junior," ».'•
"Ottumwa,"
"Iowa." '-w*'
"OB"mv""
FOR THE CIIlLDlJElSr,
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a little house of nls own, old Mr. Tofi
would never dare to molest him.
But, just while he was delighting
himself with this idea, little. DaffyS
downdilly beheld something that mam
him catch hold of his companion^
hand, In fright.
"Make haste. Quick, quick!" Bala
he. "There he is again."
"Who?" asked the stranger,--very
quietly.
"Old Mr. Toil," said Daffydowndilly,
trembling. "There! he is" overseeing
the carpenters. It is my old school
master."
The stranwr cast his eye.: where
Daffydowndilly pointed his finger anfl
he saw an elderly man with a carpetf
ter's rule. This person went about
the hojise, marking out the work' that
was to be done, and continually urging
the other carpenters to be diligent.
"Oh, no! this is not Mr. Toil, the
schoolmaster," said the stranger. "It
is another brother of his, "who follows
the trade of carpenter."
"I am very glad to hear it," quoth
Daffydowndilly. "But if you please,
sir, I should like to get out of his way
as soon as possible."
Then they went on a little further
and soon heard the sound of a dp:um
and fife. Daffydowndilly begged,' his
companion to hurry forward, that they
might ndt miss seeing the soldlerfe.
They made what haste they could,
and soon met a company of soldiers,
gayly dressed, with beautiful muskets
on their shoulders. In front marcSed
two drummers and two lifers, beating,
on their drums and playing on thelfc
fifes with might and main, and makr
lng auch lively music, that little Daffy
downdilly would gladly have followed
them to the end of the world. And
if he were only a soldier, then, he
said to himself, old Mr. Toll would
never dare to look him In the face.
"Quick step! Forward march!"
shouted a gruff voice. ^'.
Little Daffydowndilly
started
in
great dismay for this voice which
had spoken to the soldiers, sounded
precisely the same as that which he
had heard every day in Mr. Toil's
schoolroom. And turning his eyes to
the captain of the company, what
should he see but the very image of
old Mr. Toil himself, with a "long
sworil in his hand.
"This Is certainiy old Mr. Toll," said
Daffydowndilly, in a trembling voice.
"Let us run away.".
"You are mistaken again, my little
friend," replied the stranger. "This
Is not Mr. Toll, the schoolmaster, but
a brother of his, who has served In.the
army all his life. People say he Is a
very severe fellow but we need not
be afraid of him."
"Well, well," said little Daffydown
dilly "but, If you please, sir, I,don't
want to see the soldiers any more."
So the child and the stranger went
on their journey. By and by,: they
came to a house by the roadside
where a number of people were making
merry. Young men and rosy-cheeked
girls, with smiles on their faces, were
dancing to the sound of a fiddle.' It'
was the pleasantest sight that .Daffys
downdilly had yet met with.
"Dh, let us stop here," he cried to
his companion, "for Mr. Toll will nev
er show his face where there is a fid*
dler, and where people are dancing' and
making merry. I am sure we yrill .l)e.
quite safe here!" 0
i-
But these last word's "died aw&y^on
Daffydowndllly's tongue for, happen
ing to cast his eyes on the fiddler,
whom should he behold again but tte
likeness of Mr. Toil, holding a' fiddle
bow instead of a birch rod.
"Oh, dear me," whispered he, turn
ing pale. "It seems as if there w'aa
nobody but Mr. Toil in the worlds Who
would have thought of his playing on
a fiddle?"
"This is not your old schoolmaster,"J
observed the stranger, "but another
brother of his who Is a fiddler. He gen
erally calls himself Mr. Pleasure.' But*^
his real name Is Toll, and those ,who
have known him be'st, think him more
disagreeable than, his brothers."
"Pray,.let us go a little ifarjher,'*
said Daffydowndilly to the stranger,
"I don't like the looks of this fiddler at
all."
Well, thus the stranger and.littles:
Daffydowndilly went wandering alohg
the highway, and in shady lanes.and
through pleasant villages.- But wher?
ever they went, behold there was "the
Image of old Mr. Toll.'
"Oh.take me back!—take me back!"
cried little Daffydowndilly bursting
into tears. "If there is nothing but
Toil all the world over, I may just as
well go back to the schoolhouse!"
"Yonder It is—there Is the'school
house!" said the stranger for thpiigh
he and little DaffdowndIlly had taken
a great manw steps, they had travel
ed in a circle, instead of a straight
line. "Come we will go back to school
together."
There was something in his compan
ion's voice that little Daffydowndilly
now remembered: and it Is strange
that he had not remembered It sooner.
looking up Into his face, behold!
there again was the likeness of old
Mr. Toll. The poor child had been In.
company with Toll all day, even while
he was doing his best to run away
from him.
Some people who have heard little
Daffvdowndilly's story believe that old
Mr. Toil was a magician and that he
could change himself Into as many
shapes as he saw fit.
Be that as It may, little Daffydown
dilly had learned a good leson, and.
from that time forward he Was always
diligent at his task, because he had
found out that diligence Is no more
toilsome than sport or Idleness.
And when he became better ac
quainted with Mr. Toil, he began to
think that his ways were not so dis
agreeable, and that the old schoolmas
ter's smile of approval made his face
almost as pleasant as that of Daffy,
downdllly's mother.
—Nathaniel Hawthorne.