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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25

A ROYAL DOLL SHOW
All the National Types and His
tOricaI Characters There.
Little Chronicle.


The most wonderful doll show in the
world is on its way to Chicago. Just now
it is being exhibited in Brooklyn by
George T. B. Davis, of Chicago, who in
tends to take it on a tour through the
United States, as it has already been
taken through Europe. Two years ago,
Queen Elizabeth of Roumania, known to
the world by her pet name of Carmen
sylvia, wanted to raise a large sum or
money to help on the charities of her
mother, the Dowager Princess OF lived.
Her way Of doing this was to write to
members of royal families all over Eu-
rope, asking them to dress dolls and send
them to her for an exhibition, and the
success Of her way was proved when 1,3O0
dolls, dressed to represent all the ma
tional types and historical characters i'm
aginable, came pouring into Roumania
within six months. Russia, Turkey, ia
pan, China, Greece, East India, Portugal,
Spain and France are all there. ''Na-
poleon's Last Grenadier' finds new sort
Of neighbor in a Roman contadina, and
a Venetian gondolier finds himself in
company with the little Shah of Persia,
whose blue velvet coat is properly en-
broidered with four large rubies and who
wears his tiny white satin slippers with
true shah-like majesty.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
THE SOUVENIR BUTTONS

A Junior button is given to every con-
tributor for his first paper printed, pro-
vided it is not a prize winner nor an
honorable MENTION Only one Junior
Button a year is given, and this is sent
without application. The new year began
Sept 8, 1900.
An Honor Button is awarded for an
honorable mention" and is sent without
application.
An Honor Button is awarded to every
Junior who has three papers printed.
which are neither prize winners nor hon.
orable mentions. These must be claimed
by the winner, giving dates of publication
An Honor Button is awarded for an
accepted contribution to the Storytelier
column, and is sent without application.
together with an order for a book,
Any number Of Honor Buttons may be
won.
A Prize Button is awarded for every
prize paper, without application. Two
prizes only in one year may be won.
All of these, except the Honor Buttons
awarded for three papers printed, are sent
out the Monday following publication. and
all notices of failure to receive them must
be sent to the editor on the Saturday fol.
lowing the publication.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
BUY THEIR OLD DESKS
representative Prevent Theirs
From Being Sold.

OF the 360 desks that formerly occupied
the hall of the house of representatives
since 1878, and which are to be sold at
auction when the new desks arrive, 300
of them have been reserved by the mem
bers who occupied them during the last
congress.
Before theadjournment of congress last
March. the house ordered that the old
desks be sold at auction, but that the
members could have the privilege of buy
ing their desks by paying the average
price paid for those sold at auction. The
mebers are taking advantage Of this priv
ilege, and up to the present time the
clerk of the house has received about 900
letters from as many members asking that
their desk be put aside. If the letters
continue at the present rate, the clerk
will have but few desks to sell at auc-
ton.
1t has been announced that the re-
naming desks willa not be sold until the
new ones arrive, which will be some time
during the summer.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
The High school Credit Contests.

These contests are for writer's in and
above the Ninth Grade.
Two prizes of SIS and $3.50 for pictures
or books for the school are awarded every
three months to the two high Schools
winning the highest number of credits
The first prize of SIS may be won bu4
once during the school year.
Winners of the second prize of 81 6n
are not barred from winning the frst
prize.
No school in Minneapolis and no town
in the northwest will be given more thar
one High School Credit week. -
Journal Junior Prize Button is sent
for the first High School Credit paper of
The second quarter begins March 2. 1901.
and ends June s, 1901.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
The Prize Pictures.

The pictures which are given as prize.
during the school year become the excIu-
sive property Of the sehoolrooms unor
whose walls they are hung. They remain
permanently in the room which the vim
ner attended when he or she won the
prize. and under no circumstances ara to
be removed to another room in the sans
school, to another school or to a private
house.
Harrington Beard, the well-known arr
dealer and collector Of Minneapolis. is in
charge of the framing and distribution
Of the prize pictures for The Journal.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.

The first industrial and manual train
ing school in the Philippine has just
begun in the city of Dumanguette, on the
Island of Negros. The school, which is
of two stories. the first of stone and the
second of wood, though not of bamboo,
is due to the generosity of H. B. Sillman,
of New York, who gave $4,000 The
young Filipinos are to be taught carpen-
tering, iron work, etc., and 100 acres
of land have been bought, on which to
teach them agriculture.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
TOYS USED BY AMERICANS.

The total value of the worlds output Of
toys has grown to tremendous proper
tons. Accurate figures are not attain
able. but exports estimate that the Ameri-
can people buy between SIS, 600, 600 and
$40, 900, coo worth. OF this sum, about one
third goes to foreign manufacturers. To
Offset this importation, the domestic
manufacturers of toys have begun to in
wade European markets.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
BEST DIPLOMAT IN Et1RoPE.

Praises are now beginning to shower
upon the new English monarch, such as
were never known before. Edward VII.
is said to be the best diplomat in Europe.
He has the tact, his admirers say, which
enables him to handle men, and the
knowledge of affairs which leads to sat
isfactory settlement
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
BINDERS

You cannot keep your copies Of The
Journal Junior in good shape without
binder. There are a few substantial
binders now at the Office of The Journal
Junior, at the very reasonable rate OF
50 cents each.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
A YANKEE sUCGEsTION.

A private letter from China says that
the soldiers at Tientsin are using the can
non balls in the arsenal to pave the roads.
They have found an enormous quantity
of iron shot and shell of different sizes,
which some ingenious Yankee suggested
would be good substitute for paving
stones.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
THE ROMAN ROADS

The Roman roads were built on the Tel
ford plan, with substratum of heavy
blocks of the stone most abundant in the
neighborhood, covered with a layer of
smaller stones or gravel. They were
highest in the middle, with a trench on
each side to carry off the water, and no
trees or shrubs were allowed to grow
within 10e PAGES Of either hand.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
The StoryteIIer.

Any pupil Of a public school, in any
part of the United States who is in or
above Fifth Grade, may contribute to the
Storyteller These stories NAV be trua
or fiction, and upon any subject preferred
by the writer. They must not be less than
500 words in length, and should not be
over 1000.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
GOOD FOR ONE SEASON ONLY.

1t is said that hornets never use the
same nest for a second season. The
hornet is about as vicious an insect as
natural laws allow, and he probably gets
in all the work he desires upon humanity
in the course of one season. certain as he
Is that wherever he locates himself some
one will make an effort to !dispossess
him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
How to Prepare the Papers.

Write in ink, on one side only of tn.
paper. Leave space of three inches at
the top of the first page. Use no head
lines. Put the number of words in tha
upper left-hand corner of the first page.
Sign the name and residence at the END
at the right the grade and school at the
end at the left.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
A PLAGUE OF MOSQUITOES.

Some deliver into ancient history has
discovered that when Hannibal's army
descended from the Alps into the Valley
of Lombardy the whole force was we'll
nigh routed by a plague of mosquitoes,
which drove men and animals almost wild
with pain.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
SNOW IN UNUSUAL PLACES.

Snow has visited unusual places this
season. 1t has fallen in Mexico City the
first cime for fifty years, and in Madrid,
where it had not been seen for eight
years. In Jerusalem snow fell to the
depth of twelve inches.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
A BOOK FOR EyERY YEAR

Jules Verne, who is 70 years old has
written novel for every year he has
lived, although his first book did not ap-
pear until less thana forty years ago.
1t was Five Weeks in a Balloon and
scored an Instant success.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
PENS OF ANCIENT EGYPTIANS.

The Egyptian reed, which was used for
making pens found in Egyptian tombs,
is a hard variety growing to about the
diameter of an ordinary goose quill. Pens
made from it are said to last for a day
or two and do excellent work.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
! DISCREPANcY oF ID

A DISCREPANCY OF 12 CENTS.
1t took a force of auditors week to
locate a discrepancy of u cents between
the accounts of the city comptroller and
the city treasurer of Philadelphia in a
sum total of $50, 900, 0OO
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25

MUST KNIT, SEW, WASH AND COOK.
Norwegian legislators propose that girls
who do not know how to knit, sew, wash
and cook shall be refused permission to
marry. Daughters Of wealthy men are
not to be excepted.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25

THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.
The bottom of the ocean shines with
Dhosphorescent light, every fish that
Bwims in the sea contributing TO the illu-
ninating process.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
ENGLISH RANKS FIRST.

French, which used to be the world Ian
guage, now ranks fifth, being spoken by
only 45, 900, 900, while English is spoken
by 115, 900, 900, Russia by $4,000 900, Ger
man by 100000 and Spanish by 5OOOO.-
900.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
A RIVER OF INK IN AL,GERIA

In Algeria, river of ink is formed by
the conjunction Of two streams, one of
which is impregnated with iron and the
other, which drains beat bog, with gallic
acid The mixing of the irsn and the
acid results in ink.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
THE RIcHr m WAY

Cinnamon always show great respect
for the dead In all parts of the empire,
funeral professions have the right Of way
10 the streets, and all traffic must give
way to them.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25
LIFE on AN ELEPHANT.

An elephant, in good health, does not
live very many years longer than man
IN arst-class physical conditions. The av-
srage life of the giant beast is only about
100 years.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09
People and
~ E,1,enfs
wa y.,cessd , AiIen,

William H. Hunt. who viii succeed
Charles H. Allan ~ sovernor Of Porto
Rico Sept 1. has been sscretary Of the
island under Governor Allen and 10
thoroughly familiar with It's Affairs.
He was born IN New Orleans forty
-four years ago and is the fourth son
Of the late william Henry Hunt, who
was Secretary Of the Nary in the cab
inets Of Presidents Garfield and Ar
thur. and minister to Russia. The
greater part OF his life. however, has
been passed in Montana. where he has
held prominent political positions ever
since he was a years old. Mr.. Hunt
was educated at Yale. but III health
prevented the completion of his
course. Az recompense for this loss
Of degree and as . tribute to his
later successes. Yale University made
him an honorary master of arts In
1895. In 1884 he was elected attorney
general Of Montana. and he was q
member Of the constitutional conven-
ton when the State was admitted to
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09
Ousfsd from Russia.

When q newspaper man accepts OF
the hospitality of the Russian govern
ment and Is given every chance to
Judge Russian life and character. and
then. as soon as he gets out of range
Of Russian influence denounces the
Russians and their form of govern
ment he is not likely to retain the
good opinion Of men in general and
those he has wronged in particular.
The Russian government claims that
George Kepnan, who has Just been ex-
PEELED from Russian territory. has
basely betrayed the condolences here
tofore reposed in him because he was
an American, by publishing falsehoods
about Russia's penal system-false-
hoods that have been repeatedly dis
proved by reputable American writer's
such as John w. Bookwalter, DR.. T.
Dewitt Talmage, William 3. Curtis
and others. Kennan went to Russia,
lately. knowing full well that he would
be expelled. His visit is supposed to
have some connection with an intrigue
which has for It's object the creation OF
ill-feeling between Russia and the
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09
the Union. Four years later he served
in the Legislature. and since then he
has held important judicial positions
In the State.
t,arsbipr on fhs Lakes.

By the Rush-Bagot treaty. or
agreement" of 1917, neither Great
Britain nor the United States can
maintain on the great lakes more
than four small armed vessels, includ-
ing one on Lake Ontario and one on
Lake Champlain. No such vessel may
exceed 100 tons burden, nor may its
armament exceed one eighteenspound
cannon "And NO other vessels OF
war shall be there built or armed"
It Is stipulated that either party
may terminate this agreement by CIV
ing six months notice, and there 10 a
demand in certain quarters that our
government give this notice and re-
sumo the right to build wer vessels
on the lakes without restrictions of
any kind. FAts
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09
QUESTION OF EXTRA SESSION
OF COLORADO LEGISLATURE

Denver, Aug 6y-The question Of an
extra session is brought to the front by
Judge Dixon's decision adverse to the
revenue law. The News advocates
and the Republican apposes such a
measure. The Republican says:
"The people have already suffered at
the hands Of the Fusion Legislature n
most more than they can endure, and
to bring upon them the calamity Of
special session would be an unpardon.
able violation Of public rights and In
terests."
The News discusses the question as
follows:
1t is the opinion Of those who have
studied the matter that the governor
should not hesitate to call an extra SEES
sion Of the Legislature to pass the rev.
enue law over again, and cure the sup
posed defects pointed out by Judge
Dixon. While Auditor Crouter and
some others are Of the opinion that the
sfhte will have enough revenue, even
hder the old law, provided the county
assessments remain at the high figures
at which they have been placed, yet in
that event the fat tax on corporations,
the tax on liquor dealers and various
OlucI uSW aAc8 iupOctu ny tUc new
kSevenue law would not be collected.
high assessments and under the old
law, would be to increase the taxes Of
those who have been paying taxes
right along and permit the escape of
corporations and other interests spe-
cially designed to be reached by the
new law.
The Supreme Court will not consider
the appeal from Judge Dixon's decision
until Judge Campbell has returned
from Europe and in all probability will
not be able to reach it for several
months. Unless an extra session is
held and the new law placed beyond
attack, the tax collecting under this
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09
THE DENVER-ELDORA
RAILROAD RESUMED

Eldora, Colo, Aug. 6.-Denver Re-
publican Special.)-A contract was let
yesterday for the grading Of the new
railroad to run from Superior to Eldora,
about twenty-five miles. The contract
was given to j. r. DeReemer Of Dem
yer. 3
Trains will run from Denver to Su-
peri9r over the Colorado & Southern. a
distance Of nineteen miles. From Su-
perior the road will run up South BoM-
der canon for nineteen miles, thence
the range to Eldora is crossed below
Tennessee mountain.
IA line Is projected from here to Carl
o6ou, one Of the oldest silver mining
camps In the state, seven miles north
Of Eldora. Eldora will be the terminal
point until next spring, at which time
the line, the promoters say, will be ex-
tended to Steamboat Springs.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09

years assessment will be involved In
all sorts OF complications and the bur
dens Of taxation are likely to be mis-
placed.
The sentiment Of the county asses
sors Is strongly against holding up
their assessment to the high figures at
which they have been placed unless
they also may assess the property Of
railways, ETC., on the same basis a.
tney are empowered to do under the
terms Of the new law. They are not
willing to let the assessment Of other
forms Of property stand at q high fig-
ure with the chance of the State
Board Of Equalization, acting under the
old law, placing railway and telegraph
property, ETC., at a figure proportion
atelyl much lower.
Even should the State Board Of
Equalization bind itself to adopt and
make Its own the assessment Of rail
ways fixed by the State Board Of As
SCISSORS, something the State Board Of
Assessors don't seem at all disposed to
do, the death of the new law would re
lieve the corporations Of the nat tax
and would abolish the new fees In law
courts and other sources OF revenue.
Unless an extra session Is agreed up
on 1t is highly probable that the asses.
sors will go home and procure heavy
reduction in their county assessments
and the optimistic notions Of big
enough revenue for the state, even un-
der the old law, will 60 glimmering.
The fifty-seven assessors of the state
are classed as twenty-ninc Democrats
and twenty EIGHT Republicans. The
new Board of Assessors probably will
consist of s. II. Alexander of Arapa.
hoe, who elects himself; Layden Of III
Paso and Lysight of Teller, from the
counties. of the second class: Callen OF
Lake, Hogan of Pitkin and Stevens OF
Weld, from the counties of the third
class. and seven others to be chosen by
the counties of lower class.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09
REVENUE LAW is DECLARED
TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 6.-Judge N. Wal
ter Dixon yesterday in the District
Court declared the revenue law passed
by the Thirteenth General Assembly
CT Colorado unconstitutional, and
granted the prayer of the railroad
corporations of the state for a writ
Of mandamus compelling the old state
Yard of equalization to perform its
zAuties.
The text of Judge Dixon's decision
which is very voluminous, covering
more than page of the large daily
papers, is in part as follows:
The case involves no question of
conflict between the substance of any
<pf the provisions of the bill and the
Constitution. but presents an attack
upon 1t as an entirety, on the ground
that 1t was not enacted in accordance
with the mandate of the constitution.
"The specific objections urged
against Its validity are:
"First-That the bill was passed af-
ter the legislative session had termin-
ated by constitutional limitation, in
violation OF section G. article v.
''Second-That the ,bill,' as authenti-
Gated by the presiding officers Of the
two houses and signed by the gov
ernor, was never in fact passed by
the senate.
"Third-That II the bill passed the
General Assembly 1t carried with 1t
substantial amendments which had
not been printed, in violation Of Sec
ton %, article v.
Bearing In mind that the purpose
of the printing provision is as stated
by our Supreme Court, to prevent
hasty and ill-considered legislation,
think it Is proper, in order to accent
uate the s0undness of the conclusion,
to advert to the circumstances under
which 1t was attempted to enact this
measure. sf
ION the night of the last day of the
.11Ssion bill was referred to- confer
<ence committee upon question of the
Il first magnitude. upon which the House
rad stubbornly differed. Within a
Dort time prior to final adjournment
BAT committee presented long, COM
S4Jiicated report proposing legislation
Aradically different from anything
which had been considered by either
of the houses, and on motion its report
was Adopted. That the members
could have had any accurate concep-
tIon OF the exact effect of the amend
ment proposed it Is impossible to be-
lieve. They may have had, and prob.
ably did have conception Of their
general purpose and effect. II they
did. they must have derived 1t from
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09

Mrs. William J. Bryan has erected Z
handsome monument to the memory
OF her father. John Baird, who died
recently. The stone is Of graAits from
Massachusetts and has bssn ret up In
the family lot in Wyuka semstsry,
near Encoln, Nsb.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09

United States. In Russia Kennan is
regarded As TN Englishman In pay Of
the British foreign ONCE; otherwise
he would not have been deported.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09

'VYVNVyVNVYVVVNV VNVVVvWfVfWEWYV
For the Twenty-First Century.
Colorado Springs, Aug. 5.-The GEN.
tury chest, containing written mes
sages to be read by residents of Colo
RADIO Springs hundred years hence,
was formally dedicated with impress
sive ceremony yesterday afternoon in
Perkins Fine Arts hall. The principal
feature of the exercises was a magnii-
cent address by Louis r. Enrich, who.
originated the idea Of the chest. Mr..
Ehrich's subject was "Posterity."
Among the letters sealed and placed in.
the chest was one from Vice President
Roosevelt. Hamlin Garland also con-
trlbuted an article on the mysteries OF
the mountains. Histories of all local
institutions OF the present day were
also included In the chest.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09

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Sheep shearing Machine.
East Las Vegas, N. NJ, Aug 8-Men
handling the new sheep shearing ma
chimes, which were introduced into
this country recently, are making rec
ords for themselves. J..
B. Ashley, who is showing the ma
tives how to use the machines, one day
last week sheared 232 sheep in ten
hours. He made an average OF 1S1
sheep day for seventeen days. The
work was done on the ranch belonging
to H. l.. Goldenburg, near Bado de
Juan Pals, about thirty five miles from
Las Vegas. The natives who use the
machine can shear about 100 sheep
day.
The introduction Of the machine is
revolutionizing the clipping process.
The Newtown bee., 1901-05-24
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


Rev Otis w. Barker and w. A. Garfield rep
resented the church at the meeting OF the
Fairfield East Consolation in the First Con-
gregational church Of Danbury on Wednesday
afternoon to consider the question OF install
ing Rev George E. Soper. Mr. Soper has been
doing excellent work in the church since Feb
ruary 1, 1900. His examination was most sat
isfactory to the council, and their 'recommen-
dalton to proceed with the installation service
singularly enthusiastic.
The pastors from the neighboring churches
will meet at the parsonage on TUESDAY, May
%, to arrange the next Christian Endeavor
Fellowship meeting, which VII! probably be
held in Monroe the latter part OF June.
The rehearsals of the children for their parts
in the Children's Day program will be at the
church on Saturday afternoon, May %, ano
Saturday afternoon June l. at O'Clock.
The tonic cards for the next six months III
the Christian Endeavor society have been ar
ranged by the prayer meeting COMMITTEES,
Two TOPICS. s'What is Your FavOrite Hymn!
and what is Your Favorite hible Character
are inserted in the list instead OF two suggest
ed by the United Society, which hardly seen
suited to the young people.