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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
For Saturday. June ia:
"a GOOD TIME. WHAT MAKES 1r?.. .

All OF us know what things go to make up good
time. though this same ''good time is not
frequent event. Human nature is very different in
its points Of view that hardly any people will be
likely to choose the things in working out his
good time. Supposing you were to have just
good time to last you all life what things would
you choose7 The papers must be the hands of the
editor z5
Not Later Than Monday Evening, Jnne 23,
At o'clock They must be strictly original, written
In ink. side only Of the paper, not than
300 words in length less than 1o marked with the
number OF words and each signed with the grade,
school. name and address Of the writer. The
must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
JOURNAL JUNIOR SATURDAY JUNE - 1909

esy left the cork out of the masses Jug which accident
ally tipped and spilled of the osses the table,
It side of the table drpped head OF
the kitten who appeared to be interested in what
doing. She did like it running her face she
away. j
At last had my cookies rolled them into
the and then into the in doing burned my
finger L waited patiently until they baked When had
taken them out OF the they did look good We
tasted them and found they solid board a
terward learned that forgotten the baking powder
decided that would be employed gstclass pastry
cook until could remember everything necessary My
grandmother put them the pantry wndows and the win
dow left She had horse named Charlie who used
to the pantry often found bit of
salt, apple, piece of bread When again
cookies there and deyoured them. really think
they did not with him. but glad get them out
of my sight. IS Edna w. Dunn,
B Sixth Grade, 1000 Upton Avenue S.
Lake Harriet School.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
A Cake Without an End.

ehat dreadful day! I had been teasing mother Tor
several days to let me make cake. Never before
had.I done any but: mud pie baking. First I made
mistake by taking salt instead OF sugar. and then
when measured the baking powder the can slipped
from my fingers and before could rescue it about
one-third of the contents fell into the -four Not
needing this went on with the baking process It
about four inches above the top of the pan and
ran all over the oven making great NESS When
it was set On the supper table, the first bite
taken and then-I never heard the end of that cake
The cake baking not the last of my days
experience, for began to help my brother make
good chair for the playhouse AS 1 running
to get some boards stepped rusty nail that
went deep into my foot I ran home crying, but
found mama gone SO grandma bathed my foot for
me. Since then have had better luck in cooking,
but never have done any carpentry. -, =
B Eighth Grade, Fl. Rosebud Segelbaun es
Madison School. 80 e Fifteenth Street.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
Caught In a Trap.

My first experience In carpentry when I made
first pair OF knee ss These just like the others only
the handles are they
climbed wheel strapped them and
tried to walk Everything went we'll till had left the WALL
then everything first began to topple then
fell could not get again, because there two
feet OF board strapped feet could them
the buckles under legs tried again and
again get but could not shouted for brother
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

sorry had to laugh, no use and everybody
laughed who itI but had this
excuse WELL it is the first cake have made"
my nnger severely when was we'll I forgot
ABOUT my hrst cake: but whenever I baking
cannot but think of it and have to laugh -. @i<~
- B Seventh Grade, Emma Jedrc
seward School. =, 240e Twenty third Avenue S.
, ,.. e. -. y : - .. ....,
-. Several lad No :,s- .-.,
One day cousin very getting dinner she
told nae to mix the flour for the the pantry
ana hiied bowl about threefourths full
about half of water with
about cooking thought perfectly right quite
proud OF what had done To my great astonshment
stead OF praisng it loud peal of
laughter then tried to make biscuit that also
was failure for both forgot they were left
in the oven long, -Josephine 3Biixfnn aShE
Asixth Grade, z~. lit Twelfth Street N.
Jefferson School. e5-~ -! - -" =
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
A Mo1asses Bath for Kitty.

My first experience in baking my grandmethers
who lived farm in Ontario collected the materials
which consisted OF -four butter salt milk sugar
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
A Hollow for a Purpose.
(Honorable Mention.)

--S.r> (Ionorable Mention)
One fine afternoon sitting the lawn thinking
of something eat that could thought
to Il know, said half aloud. "I'I make cake"
feet and into the house Up to the pantry
shelf scrambled for the receipt book. took it down and
looked for the receipt of lemon cake found and
stirring the contents in large bowl Last of all came
the havoring. bottle of extract down and
poured some into cake batter.
How anxious for the cake to be DONE and how
slowly it bake! and when
took out of the found that had sunk down in
the middle What that meant knew not, but thought it
all for good The thing it,
which evidently not much work to do took slice and
eagerly began to eat it, TO surprise found that it had
peculiar after tests found that
taken the sewing machine oil for lemon favoring. -
B Sixth Grade, ':'- - ~ ,'.~ Jay Viets,
~t@&Horace Main School, 3247 Chicago
-~,-H:.. Terrible Mud-pie Revenge 4
One day in midsummer when about five old.
chum and decided to make batch of mud pies This
to be kept profound secret, went to
chum's backyard, where would disturb
laden with the cooking UTENSILS old
stick four broken flower and two rusty These
pies going to be Sold usual
for private My chum had taken stray cat ye
low in color which had home in particular and old
gentleman her neighbo had cruelty it's
life. We very indignant. This neghbors
pride OF his life and knew better than Therefore
we formed this Plan We would make some pies bake
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
AS Hard as Rock,

:"Oh. what beautiful cake!" exclaimed as {
was stirring away at my first cake. sIt looks very
nice" said my aunt. "Now if you do not let it
burn you will have good cake She would
never have said that if she had seen me when I
made it. For took the eggs butter salt and sugar,
vanilla, flour and water and stirred all together.
The look deceived me. for it looked very good when
was making it, but not after put it in the oven
and looked at it every minute until BURNED my
finger ESf:s'7 60 .--'-EE -, 'HS't =. =,
But at last the cake was taken out and by ac-
cldent it fell to the floor. 1 said, 'Oh dear! now
suppose 1t is all broken and it was such a nice
cake. But to my dismay found it cbuld not
break for it WAS as hard as a rock AIthnpf. uas
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
TINY TRADES SMEN
Continued From, the First page.


closely with youthful superstition decided that
built the dugout pan style of archtec
popular in the Nebraskan neighborhood
vated with capacity cubic foot Then
hunted clawhammer number of short aths sharp
ened These drove into the ground closely
possible, leaving small for the entrance of
decided that this wall thin and drove another
about inches farther The filled with dirt,
and then laid few ahs the roof and nailed
them to the perpendicular sticks layer hay next
and then dressing of wet clay applied After
filling the interior with putting curtain before the
called doo the dwelling finished
The ungratefu evidently aesthetic tastes
A Eighth Grade -Elta Lenart,
North Side High School, 724 Thirtieth Avenue N.
> a Crash
(Honorable Mention) -.,.-+-.-,. -.
One day when cleaning out noticed that
my books getting soiled by lying tables So
finished sweeping dusting found hatohet hammer
nails and thin boards. -
Then began work, and about hour took
shelf into the house. The thing did rub vaselne
bruises hammered fingers took
my shelf and nailed itrto the wall. then
arranged it admirng it and thinking what
good carpenter getting to be. felt proud of it
and loaded with and other trfes In the night
awakened by loud crash jumped out of bed and
found that shelf had fallen down. Besides waking
the had broken backs of books
large piece of off the wall have tried
skill at shelfmaking since and shall
again. ~.z--Afay Lillian Preston,
Seventh Grade. 2537 Blasdell Avenue.
ooI1.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
PICTURE PUZZLE.
, symbol of peace

brought the material and to work. had fastened
side but when about the other discovered
that had put the first upside down. brother in
just then and fun of oh, ashamed felt!
After good half hours hard had to take down
again. dsgusted that brother it for
and I have since preferred cooking to carpentry
Seventh Grade -Antoinette LeBlond,
Horace Mann School 1921 Twelfth Avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

N Neighbor's .
remember that when little girl my favorite
cupation making mud pies. @z.s: :,
One afternoon went down town, leaving In
the of the girl She cleaning kitchen
and could get of her sight went to little
boys house by and both covering next
neghbors porch walk with mud pies We had
not been busy long when heard voice calling
tServia!" Il it Anna's in the
opposite direction but caught disgust
the house, washed did not
receive scoldng till home but that ended
my pie making for that day. - .19-t .a~e
B Fifth Grade, -Seryia McKusck,
Garfield School. 24D1 Clinton Avenue.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

An Elevator to NOyvhere.. 4.|..,.3 % ).
- It not than ago, when Saturday
afternoon trying to think OF something to do could
not fishing because mother would not permit it.
be1feye TIL have elevator thought. So getting
from my comfortable seat the ground the
kitchen for the and nails then started for the barn.
found enough boards tenake platform about three
feet each then found four tied
These met at the and tied to large
After this completed threw the
pole which fastened the ceiling of the
stood platform pulled myself up down.
spent two three days enjoying myself in this way.
B Fifth Grade, Glare F. Overholt
Seward School. 1924 e Franklin Avenue.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
When a Woman Wills,

One day when little girl my mother had
gone some place. thought myself pair OF
st1fts as the boys had and walking
them had to have and brother did
60 make them because he busy walking
the said they were not for girls hen
SO I found the hammer nails and
mering my fingers few times the done but
SO trail! thought they fine. however leaning up
against the barn mounted them They into pieces and
down came. scratching face, tearing my dress and
humping my head hard it long time
after never tried my skill carpentry.
D. Eighth Grade. s-i, Pearl Cassidy. 80
~ = LongfelIoW School. 1904 Thrtfeth Avehue g -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

Renl Peppery Pastry. H.. .A..
About year L had my experience cook. Mama
very busy the time. teasing
could try my hand at making cake a.s )
going to be fruit cake and needed
spices Mama said to put spoonful every spice
there forgetting that the tin containing pepper
there also. L hesitated little before put
the Others but thought that spice in 1T
After mixing cake put it into the it
right. Thought, the folk would praise making
such fine cake. Alas! How it burned my tongue when
tasted it! I piece to to taste. She told
that had put pepper into my asked
her not to tell the others, but 'the
OF the bag and they have stepped teasing
about my red pepper cake. Ethel Tunnell,
A Seventh Grade. 273 A1drch Avenue N.
Sumner School.
The National tribune., 1902-05-22
THIS Is LOCUST YEAR.
Seventeen-Year Variety Due About June
Lots Expected Here

There may be no such thing as an ento-
biological probability, but there is one en-
Genealogical certainty, and that is that the
1T-year locust is due this year. Once each
II years. with as much regularity as the
sea serpent or the failure of the Delaware
peach crop, what is known to science as
the periodical cicada, or 17-year locust, ap-
pears.
1t descended upon many parts of the
United States in 1868, devastating the
fields. devouring the crops and leaving the
sections visited quite bare of vegetation,
many thousands of persons suffering for
want OF food and much live stock being
lost for want of sustenance. After that
not again until 1885 did the locusts make
their appearance, with the same disastrous
results.
The appearance of the cicada has been
regularly recorded since 11I5 every 18th
year, and it is due again this Summer
about June 1. The locusts do great dam
age to forest trees, especially oaks and
hickories, to fruit trees, to berry and other
bushes and to wheat and corn.
1t is predicted for the Summer of 1902
that myriads of these insects will swarm
over southern New York. New Jersey. and
Pennsylvania, part of Ohio and the whole
The National tribune., 1902-05-22
FIELD SHOOTING IN CHICAGO.
Splendid Grounds for Jacksnipe in Chicago

SDleuulu
Chicago is not only great city in pOpu-
lati0n wealth, hogs. beevcs and culture,
but probably it is the only metropolis in
the world which furnishes excellent Spring
jncbsnipe shooting.
Along its busy lake front people have
been shooting mallards and teal for years,
but not many Of its citizens know that
within its limits is as fine bit of Snipe
ground as any man, professional or anna
terr would wish to see. The Illinois law
permits snipe shooting until April 20. and
up to that dag- of this year guns were
cracking merrily in Riverside. a southern
part of the city which has a swell golf
club as we'll rs good wing sport.
The suipe began coming in about April
10. and members forsook their eaddies and
caddy bags. A lot of the populace showed
mp. and rs the shooting was outside of the
club grounds the club members could say
nothing. Trains which run every FIVE min
utes in the rush hours took gunners down
and guns, and the war was worth look
ing at.
That part of the city contains a good
deal of lowland which in a wet season is a
promising marsh, and there is plenty of
grass and weeds for cover. There is a
long shallow pond also, and birds were
plentiful near its edges.
There is a law against discharging fire.
arms within the city limits unless a po-
liceman is called on to shoot somebody in
the leg while trying to destroy mad dog.
but nobody paid any attention to the law,
and the patrolmen said nothing. Some
wounded birds were lost by flying half
mile and dropping upon a business street,
where they were picked mp by the hurry
ing throngs. but in the main the snipe were
retrieved without trouble.
The shooting lasted for more than two
weeks and got better as it got older. There
were many birds left when the law closed
down.
To give an idea of the character Of the
sport, it may be said that scores of from
II to 80 snipe were often made in a day,
and one man bagged three dozen. This
means that under the most favorable cir
cumstances at least 30 shells We're eI-
pended. which is a good enough day f0s
anybody.
The birds reached Riverside from the
South in fine condition, and were made
fatter by the rich pickings they found
there.
The National tribune., 1902-05-22

of Indiana and make trouble for all the
owners of young trees. The locusts make
their FIRST attack on young trees. The ten
der shoots are split and the cavities filed
with eggs. The insects that are expected
have been developing from these eggs for
Il years. 1t is not reaSSuring to know
that the cicada of this year will have
wings and will be well equipped for the
work of destruction.
According 20 the bulletins OF the De-
partment of Agriculture. Richmond Coun-
ty Staten Island is TO have its swarm of
locUsts. but Westminster County is not.
Brooklyn will have, so 10 speak, locusts to
burn. but the Bronx will have none. The
Indian reservation in Sawyer County,
Wis, is 20 have its cicadas, but the whole
rest of that State and Minnesota Is to Ne
exempt. The District of Columbia will
have plenty. but so far as Kansas is con-
cerned there will be this Summer nothing
doing in locuStS
The National tribune., 1902-05-22
TUNNEL IN THE SIERRAS.
The Longest Tunnel in the Country to Be
Built by the Southern Pacific.

The surveyors and engineers of the
Southern Pacific Railroad have just com
pleted the survey for the new tunnel
through the Sierras. The tunnel is TO be
five miles and 800 feet in length Not
counting our subway, it will be the long
est tunnel yet eXcavated in this country,
surprising the Hoosac Tunnel in Massa-
chusetts, which is four and threc-quarter
miles long. The advantages of the tunnel
VIII be chiefly that it will shorten the
route through the mountains, will eimi-
nate about 1000 feet of grade, and will re-
duce the length OF the snow sheds % miles {;
IN other words, the aggregate length of the
snow sheds required TO protect the track
in Winter will be reduced from 40 to II
miles
Conspicuous as the tunnel will be
among our mountains. it will be inferior
m length to all the great Alpine tunnels
the Slmplon Tunnel now building will be
IL IL miles long, the longest tunnel in the
world. The Arlberg Tunnel, which joins
the Austrian with the Swiss railroads, is
SIX and half miles long. Mont Cents,
which connects Italy with France, is seven
and a quarter, and st. Gothard, which
unltes the Italian with the Swiss and Ger
man railroads, is nine and n quarter miles
long.
As our work on the subway has dem
onstrated to all New Workers, tunneling
has been reduced to science, for the ex-
perience gained in the earlier works has
resulted III better methods and greatly i'm
proved machinery. SO that much time and
money are now saved. 1t took 10 years to
dig the Mont Cents Tunnel. nine years and
three months the st. Gothard. six years
ana half for the Arberg and the Sim
pion Tunnel, it is expected. will be finished
m IN much shorter time, in proportion to
ITS length, than any of the others.
The National tribune., 1902-05-22

Kate was startled at the look that crossed
his face, so full of misery and despair.
She Strengthened in her saddle, and with
out another moments delay piled the
whip. crossed the trembling bridge over
the waste-weir, and disappeared up the
grade into the woods. Silas stared blank
~ one moment, then turned once more to
his duties.
Wick Hawser and his son were at din
ner, the early dinner of the backwoods,
when a horse clattered into the yard and
halted before the open door of the loggers
home. Old man Hawser looked up from
his plate to catch view of a flushed
young face framed in masses of midnight
hair, as Kate Standish put her head in at
the door.
MIR. Hawser, rout ont your men and
teams at once and come to the aid of your
neighbor. His dam is in danger, and a lit
tie help now will save him from ruin"
The girl spoke rapidly. ike one who felt
that haste was of the utmost Importance.
She took no note of the presence of young
Kenneth. so full was she with the inSpira-
ton of her mission.
My neighbor," drawled the big logger,
rising slowly from his chair and combing
his massive beard with his knOtty fingers.
Dye mean Sile Goodwin, misS?' The
speaker limped perceptbly as he crossed
the floor to her side.
Yes"
Ter Jericho with old Sile Goodwin
INTERCEPTED the old man furiOusly. II
wouldn't lift a finger ter help him eff
knew by not doin' it would land him Ii all
his kin from Their pOre-houSe."
Father exclaimed Kenneth. But the
furious old man brushed aside the hand
The National tribune., 1902-05-22
END OF A COLONIAL HOME.
It Was Burgoyne's Headquarters IN 1777.
Factories Now Surround It.

4 court order has been made at Roches-
ter. n. Y, which will mean the destruction
OF one of the landmarks of Washington
County, the stately mansion at Sandy Hill,
which was the headquarters of Gen. Bur
zoyne in the Saratoga campaign of HI.
The homestead has remained in the same
family for many years, and now the march
Of time has made it necessary that it
should be RACED to make way for factories.
Nearly half a century ago Nelson A.
Wait. who had lived in the old homestead
for years, died. In his will he provided
that his daughter, Mary A. Dalton, should
have the use of 1t for life. AT her death
the property was to pass to an unmarried
son of Mrs. Dalton.
Since Mr.. Watts death a metamorphO-
sis has taken place in Sandy Hill. Its near
ness to Saratoga and advantages from
a commercial point of view have enhanced
the values of property. Factories have
sprung up. and the old colonial structure is
now sadly out Of place among the tower
ing workshop buildings.
Mrs. Dalton moved to Bath, Steuben
County. DESTROYS of realizing something
from the homestead. she consulted a law
yer, but after searching the law books he
decided that there was nothing in them
by which Mrs. Dalton could break the ex-
press will of her father, which was so
drawn that the property would remain in
the family for generations.
1t was in vain that she argued how it
was clearly the intention of her father to
provide them with suitable income. and
that his intention had been thwarted by
the erection Of factory buildings, which
had reduced the income from the home
stead to nothing. The Legislature, how
ever, was appealed to and a special act
was passed permitting her to begin pro-
ceedings to dispose of the house and the
three acres of land about it The prob
ability is that a large sum will be paid
for it.
In the early part of the century the old
mansion was the scene of many festivities
1t is in the old Colonial style, and many,
especially the older residents of that Coun-
landmark.
The National tribune., 1902-05-22
william Brown, Co. B, ssth Ind; increase.

Peter Buckley, Co f, nth N Y; $40.
Henry p Hudson. formerly Henry p. Dow,
Co. G.. 18th n. H; increase. $40.
Elias A. Calkins. Northumberland, 81
Wis. Cav: increase. $50
Otis r. Freeman. Surgeon. 10th \. j.: in
crease. S24
Harriet r MIburn, widow of John T. MIL
burn. Captain. 60. b, 10th Ky; SIC.
H.; Increase. $40.
Eleanor Emerson widow OF Warren c.
Emerson, Major and Additional Paymastef,
L. :. Vols; increase, SIS.
Edwin Beckwith, Co. X, Sd Iowa Cav; IN
crease S12.
John g Helser. Co. a. 7th Pa. Res: In
John Miller. Co. C. 55th N Y; increase.
$40
Samantha Il. Van Brocklln. widow Of
George ). Van Brocklin, TO. c, j0th y. Y
Engs.: IS
Mary {. Bickcrstafr. widow Of william ].
BickerStan. 60. +. 12th Tenn. Cav; 81.
George II. Yoang, Co. II, 153d Pa; in
crease. $50.
William F. Horn. Co. A, 9TH y. H.; in
crease. $50. Senate Bid
Henry W. Edens. 60. ID, 3Jth Ohio; IN
crease, S2f. Senate BELL
Alfred VI. wheeler. Co. c. 9Th Mo. Cav,
and Go. u. nth Mo- Cav; Increase. so
Haglowcri Goddard, 90 A, sth Iowa; in
crease. $50. Senate Bill)
Samuts :. Beaver. Go. G., Sd Tenn. M'td
Paul Fuchs. Second Lieutenant. Co. A. sd
y. Y; Increase. $50. Senate BILL
Mary f. Zoilinger. widow OF Charles A.
Iolinger. Colonel, l29rh Ind; $50. tSen-
ate RiLJ
Thomas Finncgan. Sfennd-class Fireman,
I. y. :. HouSatOnic: increase. $50.
George &. Sabin. Co. u, 9Th Ohio. and Co.
II. 9Th y. II. II. A.; increase. S24.
HoTgti0 y. Whitbeck. Colonel, Goth Ohio;
increase. $50.
Elizabeth G. Vincent. widow Of Strong Win
cent, Colonel SD Pa, and Brisadier-Gen-
oral L. 5. Vols; Increase, 500 tSenate
BILL
De Witt G. Bennett, Co. f, 10Th Mich. !;
increase. 800. Senate BID
Ruth II. Ferguson. helpless and dependent
daughter Of William p. Ferguson, Captain.
60. ID. I'd Nd; So. Senate BILL
Joseph ID. Hazard. First Lieutenant. Co.
d. 18th Pa: increase so. SENATE BILL
Maria ]. Wilson, widow OF Julius A. VIII
sOa. co. G. 124th Ind; increase, Sl2. Sen
ate BILL