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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, OUR J.UN1OR CITIZENS DtpartBltnt conducted In the Intermt of children and young folk by Mary Fletoher OUR JUNIOR CITIZINS' MOTTO Work with Your Whole Heart, Play with Your Whole Heart, wlbi Your Whole Heart, Good Citizens! WRITE A STORYt! WRITE A VERSE! WIN A PRIZE IN THE I CITIZEN CONTEST. 'SOMEONE WILL WIN IT: WHY NOT BE THAT SOMEONE? Hear Junior had a dreadful dream" last jnight-- l' dreamed that you nil were so busy making valentines, that you forgot to send in your "contributions, and I had to five the prize books to some quoei looking, green Wouldn't that have been terrible if it had been a dream? But of course pit won't happen; in the first place, I don't believe in dreams; the second place, if 1 did, I'd have to remember the excellent work that you did in the last contest, to be reassured. Please remember that "titles were, added to both the contests, so that you titles to choese from. The titles now rea3 as follows: STORY "A TALE OF MIDWINTER" or "FOR MY COUNTRY" or "THE STORY OF A VALEN TINE." VERSE TITLES "FUN '''SNOW TIME," "A POEM OF PATRIOTISM" or VERSE FOR A VALENTINE." And again, so there can be no mistakes, the general rules are "printed below. Remember, the closing date is drawing near.

Sat- "urday, February 9th, is only a week away. fc COAL Kentucky Lump $9.00 Franklin County Lump $9.00 Range Nut Coal $8.25 LENE BOTHELt Phone 139 RulM. 1. It mtut ortflntl. 2.

if It it muit BO longer than hundred and arc not counted.) 3. If it IB a the length may ba anything from tout tot twenty linei. 4. You mty eubmlt only oej erse and one (tojy, but you raayi both a rerie and a 6. At the top ci page one, title, and dtectly beneath it, your name, yoar age, your address and your town, thus: One.

i "A Tala of Mid-Winter' By John Andrew Wright Age 15 1325 North Dubufluo, Iowa City, Iowa 6. It must ce teatly vrittea, en side of the paper only. 1. Age limit is sixteen that is, you are eligible until your sixteenth birthday, Have your contribution by either your fatbjer, gyoui Irio.Jer, or your teacher, 9. Contest closes February 9.

may be mailed as ilate as midnight of February 9. 10. Address your work to The Jsaior Citizen Dept, Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa City, Iowa. Books now on display at the- University Book store. First Prize Fairy Tales Children Love--Edited by Charles Welsh.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn --Mark Twain. The Prince and the Pauper-1 Mark Twain. i Any book by Louisa M. Alcott. Theodore Roosevelt's-Letters td his Children.

Second Prize Books Little Women--L. M. Alcott. Pigs is Pigs--Ellis Parker Butler. Robinson Crusos---Daniel Defoe, Rab and His Friends.

The Bird's Christmas Carol- Kate Douglas Wiggin. The Pica ol Hamlin and Other Stories. READ THIS: IT TELLS YOU ABOUT THE WALLS OF BABLYON Second Oldest of Ancient Wonders of the World. All ancient cities of any im-' portance were walled, for protection against enemies. But none for their justice and mercy In the treatment of their subjects; however, chose to be remenfbered as a builder.

And through the ages, the name of that king has lived, as the name of the builder of the most wonderful city walls ever constructed. However, it was not because he wanted to be remembered by posterity that Nebu- chadnezzar had thoso walls built. His was a much weightier reason. Babylon was a mighty city, and in constant danger of a siege. There was no knowing when was ever surrounded by walls so 1 impenetrable as those of Bablyon, A the city of Nebuchadnezzar.

Even the of those times, who were accustomed to walled cities, marrelled at the strength ol the walls of Bablyon, That is why, no doubt, they were named by Antipater as the second of the greatest wonders of world. Some kings have been noted for their successful wars; others The Valentine In Which I Teach Way to Make a an Elf The Valentine. I first saw him sitting on the root of a big tree, crying as though his little elf heart would break. He didn't see me, and I was of "two minds whether to let him know that I had seen him. But he looked so sad and so desolate, that I decided to -speak.

Anyway, I had never before spoken to an elf, and wanted to see what would happen. "How do you do?" I sai3. (I hoped that that was the proper way to address an elf; but it did sound ridiculous to ask' one of those tiny elf-things "how he The little elf looked up at me with surprise. He was -dressed all in green, like the usual elf, and was quite as small as any that I have "ever seen in pictures. some successful army should cap- That is to say, he would prob- blade.

lure it, and, put an end to the glory of Babylonja. Therefore, Nebuchadnezzar p'arined walls that should defy the world. An3 so well el if! his plans succeed, ac counts to! 1 us. that never the city captuied, except by strategy. There were no massive in the country surrounding Bah ylon, so it was necessary to manufacture brick for.

use in the cily wall. So, after a moat had been dug at a great depth. aroun3 the city, the king caused the dirt that Bad been thrown up to be formed into and burnt in great kilns. And of those bricks he built' the outer wall, seventy five feet thick, and three hundred feet high. On each side ot too of the wall were turrets, between which, according to tie accounts' of one writer of ancient times, there was room for a four horse' chariot to turn around.

But Nebuchadnezzar was not willing to trust his city to a single wall, so he built also an inner wall, of less thickness, but of almost equal strength. Even that, though, was not 'enough. However, much he valued his city, Nebuchadnezzar valued even more his own palace. And so, around it, he caused to be built a series of six walls which would defy the most powerful that he could imagine. Of these, the outer, one was the smallest, reaching nezzar.

ably measure at least half the height of a very short grass And the tears that he cried! Why, if a baby cried like that, they'd never have had to be dried away. His tears looked like the. hundre-Jth part of a glistening dew drop. do very well, thank you." he said in answer to my question. "And how do you do?" Now that the answer to a height of only about sixty teet.

But each of the five successive walls inside this one was higher and each surmounted turrets, until the centr wall, taller than all the rest, rose in maghificance to height of some three hundred feet. We can imagine what a beautiful sight that palace with its surrounding walls must have been, when we know that they were built of glistening colored bricks. Some day, when you travel in the far east, you will doubtless lisit the Babylon. through piles of jagged ruins Heaps of ston'e will cr.oss your path. And far inside of what was cnce the city, you will see a.

mound of stones, about forty feet high. That is all that is left today of the grandeur of the inner castle wall of King Nebuchad' ruins of the city of Guides will lead you Closing Out As I have rented my farm I will sell at public auction on Feb. 5, 1924 12 miles West of Iowa City, 2 miles South of Cosgrove, 3 miles North oi Frank Pierce. Sale starts at 11 o'clock. Horses and Cattle 18 head horses; 6 head cattle, all giving milk now; 4 White Face calves.

Machinery 3 wagons; 1 extra wagon box; 3 sleds; 1 spring wagon with extra top on it; 1 top buggy; 1 gang plow; 2 riding plows; 1 walking plow; 1 disc; 2 corn cultivators; 1 four section harrow; 1 three section harrow; 1 tedder; 2 rribwers; 2 hay loaders; 1 hay rake; 2 churns; a lot of collars; sheep shearing machine; harnesses; Collars; straps; ropes; etc. Corn, oats, hay, straw. Many other articles also, not mentioned. LUNCH ON GROUNDS Will Rowland, Clerk W. J.

Fay, Auctioneer A. W. Ensminger Owner Uiat had expected at all. I had expected something elf- like; something, perhaps, like this "Oh, PERSON is to me!" aiul then, I had supposed, ho would disappear. But not at ail! He did not disappear, and in spite of his answer that he did very he went right on crying! That frightened me, for I had never heard of elves ing.

So I stood first on, one foot, snl then" on the other; and not having decided what to do, I tried standing on both. And then I knew just what to do! I would ask him was the trouble. "Why arp you crying?" I asked him. "Is there anything that 1 can help you about?" "Xo, you are a and PERSONS never know how to help elves." "But perhaps I could," I answered. "I am a very different sort of a PERSON, or I coul 1 never se'e you!" "That's so," replied the elf.

"I hadn't thought of that. Well, this is the trouble. Have you ever heard of a Valentine?" yes!" I answered, as I sat down on the root of the tree. given Valentines ever since I was knee high to a blade of grass!" "I don't think it's very nice of you to make fun of my IIP objected, and as flew up am' alighted on the palm of my han 1 "But if you'll help me, I'll for give you." I promised. I hadn't meant to be impolite, any wry.

"Yesterday," sml the green elf "the daffodil fairy, who is my best friend, fell sick. There didn't seem to be a thing the matter with her, but every minute she became sicker and sicker. No body could do a thing for her First the queen of the fairies trie! to cure her, then the king of the elves; then all the daffo oils tried, but they couldn't do a thing. She just kept getting sicker and sicker, for no reason at all. By and by she closed her eyes, and I thought that she would go to sleep to wake up well.

But instead, she started talking, and she kept saying over and over, 'I've seen a Valentine It beautiful. If I coull have a Valentine, I'd get But none of us had the least icJep. what a Valentine was, so how could we get one?" I felt sorry for the little elf He looked so sad. "Do you know what kind ot a Valentine she wanted?" I asked. "You know there are many kinds of Valen tines." "Oh, are there'" he wailed "Then she'll pronably For haven't the slightest idea of what the wanted!" "Probably," I sat 1' to the little green elf, as he sat on the palm ot my hand, fluttering his wings back and iorth, "She'd like the prettiest kind of Valentine that you could find." "Oh, yes," agreed the litlle elf, brightening.

"She lovea beautiful things." "Then," I said, "ou've but one thing to do. Come with me, and I'll help you select one. I know all about Valentines." We went through the woods the little elf riding on my shoulder as I walked. But when we i cache! the edgs of the woods the elf criCfl'out in terror. "Stop! Stop!" he cried.

"I'm a wood elf. and I can never out of the forest. Something terrible might happen If I did!" Now what were we to do? Here was the little elf wanting a Val -ntine for his daffodil fairy, and here was I wanting to help him But he couldn't go out of the woods, and 1 couldn't leave him (o go an! buy for fear thai I would never find him when 1 came back. 1 stood still am" pondered. Then I had a happy thought.

t'Why," said T. "WP don't have 1o buy a Valentine' We ran ma one! That will bp much betler, for a daffodil fairy." So then we sat on tho ptlge ot the woods, on the vr-ry tip-en 1 oC the root of the i (host tree. And I told him how to make a Valentine. "First," hr said, when I had finished, "for the lace, we'll use spider wpbs" And he flew down fo the grass, and came back with an armful of glistening spider webs. "Then next, for the heart, lot's use a rosp So ho flew to a rose bush nearby, and prfs- Oiitly camp back with a bcautiflu rose petal, just beginning to tuin to a deep red.

Then, very carefully, ho began to twist flip spi lei- webs around the rose petal, i he had the most lovely Valentine I have ever seen. It was daintier than th kind that one child give to p.nother; in fact, inst the kind a an elf would choose to give lo a daffodil fairy. Whpn it was finished, he smiled hanpily. "Slip'll lovp it. I know," he said.

take it to her." So away we went through woods, he flying Just, a litflp, a a of me, to lead the way. And at last We came to a plncc where there Was nothing hut no grass, no trees, no olhpr flowers; just fields and folds of ypllow daffodils. And in the on bed of daf- fo-lil petalf), lay thp daffodil fairy. Her eyea were closed, hut her i were moving a I i lipr saying. OVPT nul cvf-r, "I've seen a Valentino.

beautiful. If I could a a Valentine, 1 cou'j get well." All the fairies grouped about her bed, shaking-their heads sadly. They were afraid that nothing could be done for the daffodil fairy. For none ot i (hem had ever heard of Valen- So tho little green elf flnv ('own right beside the bed of the daffodil fairy, and laid his Valentine in her hands. "Open your eyes." I heard him say to her.

"I a bi ought your Valentine." Slowly, she opene 1 her then they sparkled, and she sat straight up in beil. For she had ber precious Valentine! And from that very minute, she commenced to get well. She hopped out of bed, and began dancing vtitli the other fairies. Little green elf looked as happy as a prince, and danced an 1 sang at he cry side. Then suddenly, the fairies stopped.

"Let's all have some Valentines," they said. "And let's give them to each other, so we'll never get sick." So with a whisk of their gniuy wings, they flitted a a through the tiees, to look for loso petals and spiderwebs. Only the little green elf stajed behind to thank uie. And then he, too, suJdenly disappeared, and was gone with the rest. That was many years ago, but every year since then, on Valentine day, I find a rose petal Valentine on my window sill.

Some- t'mos I wonder how it gets there, for I know that the little green elf cannot leave the forest. Hut I ask no questions; simple take the Valentine in, and keep it until the yoar, when I'll get another. I've never seen the littk 1 green elf since, nor hove I ever seen tho daffodil fairy. Rut I know they are happy, and Valentines each year. For every year, I have a new rose petal Valentine to tell me so.

The Enl. J.I.TDH University and city friends of Mr. Albert J. Redding will giieve to learn of his young wife's death following the coming their baby girl a few dnys ago. The babe did not live but the mother was expected to lally.

However, Mrs. Redding died suddenly after seemingly progressing finely from Saturday to Tliuis- day. The doctor was graduated at S. U. I.

in dentistry in 3918. He was married about tour years ago and he practiced at until he moved to Grundy Center. Burial was made yesterday at Farley. Mrs. Redding, who died at the home of her mother, Mrs.

Amelia Comer at Cedar Falls, was a Farley ghl also. She was a devoted Methodist chuiUi worker. CARD PARTY Card party at St. Wenceslaus church parlors Tuesday evening, February 5, under auspices St. Rita's court.

Coffee and ko- lachcs. BE univorsitv was granted the milt to "hitch on" I a Citv's, west si lo Kim stieot SCMM.I-, in the lhxt the state wishes to malvo inch connections hereaftci --con dugout upon thp univeisitv's payment to the- city of SO--one half of the actual cost of the sow- er. City nnginoer Young explained the unhersities voiced bv Supt 3 Pisk, 'to make such a a in iustico to tho city, although tlio state could not IIP assessed beiiip outsuln the ovor vthich tho vtould have control, if tho city granted the university connecting rights without such nn arrangement Incidentally, at same yieet- nK a few niimiips i Mr Young roporled intereitinglv ou tho State KnginppiiiiK KOfiotv's convention at Cedar a i e.irlt or in the week. lie touched ing, and tho like, v.hlcli i wore conspicuous on -state program Ho i i i i same lino hero, as suggested in the communication from Prof. TllgbPO elsewhere referred to hero in, ns before, the aldermen ore ivucli i i Kach town, i Engineer Young has its own pro'ileim lo solve, and the task of gotlng up uniform oidiuanco for all cities, or special ordinances for spc cinl cities--is no easy task.

Cedar Rapids has been working for several years to get a good ordinance, said Mr. Young, an 1 Alderman F. II. in chair affirmed this. All the conn- i expressed Hie belief a 70-.

nnig is big and city problem. As to Plumbing Ordinance Mr. Young likewise discussed nt length the plumbing i i Iowa City must have one, state law, he said, in response to questions by Alderman .1. Hayek an.l others. However, there is a question as to whether the state and city law do not conflict in parts, making enforcement of certain, phases of tbo ordinance, pioblematical.

Engineer Modest Mr. Young does not shirk tha 'lutics an inspector, he said, and ho is ivady to assume the icsiionsibititv of the work, if the i demands, but he modestly pxpicsspd a belief a a regular plumber ought to have a job. as against an engineer, who does not ns a i von if IIP loos i-cr'ain Know- Irdar ot th" gi'iiu' 1 '1 ho Ing thir.nr, ns Mr Young saw it. I i the unwis- dom 01 i or anv other ir.pmbpr ot thp i stntt pft a "big iob--sav SOWMM i ami i 'IKo to a i him (iff on up i Inspection fatul no all hurry up jobs) Such dol.ivs I Ind for thp con- a iurk, IIP show pd Air H.n Pn. w.is i a i in- 1 in MPtMnpr inoiipv to tho i i i plumliprs i l.iw--th.it mono- to liPlp cariv on i luiprovoniPiit- Mr pointed i i i i to' lip ioiii i ox-' pprlpiicrdl in g( i i i i srph col'en- t'oiis madp.

(hi- law is shaKy. VOTE ON WORLD COURT Tjoso i i in the AVor Court -will lie i a to note tlu- oC id- (ho mom- hoi 01! the a i a Kionomic 1( I I I as to i i tho 1 nitod States senate nt Ifcis session (OHK10--S "hnuld I its i i a consent to bv tho i i to the p.otocol the PT- manent. com ot i a i a just i as pioposed bj I'ics ulont II ding in Vein nary of I'iHo. i A i if a pamphlet published bv (no longno vote raa KiO! for the couit 15" iigainst ir In Iowa 19 members voted for tho rout I in comparison with ciRlii aijainsL it A Mrs. Emma U'right has written to stating a hoi brother Ur.

10. I. Hook, ,1 loimcr lowau, 1 ns been compelled to abandon his victim nervous breakdown, and hii.s lolt Chicago lor Mo- liilc, ho battling for health in a burnt 11 num. BROADWAY AT-STY-THIRD A fireproof structure containing every modern convenience, "Servidor' Service. Capacity 1.034 The locution is unique jubway, tlrviied, street curl, busies, all at door.

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