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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27
ROD AND REASON

he. eff knew how it made feel to looking
your book to-day would have done it. Do
you done? Some greatest criminals
cheating Perhaps done in school, do not
know little thing like that lead to-
You would get into the habit of cheating. and in
time you would lose all selfrespect pride hope
this lesson you; that look at
the with frank honest
Will you promise this thing that
what you have done to-day as long you
live?" He promised and let him home. think this
talk did good than punishment of other kind
would done. Ina Lyon.
A Eighth Grade, 422 Twentieth Avenue N.
Logan School
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WHEN JUSTICE REiGNED.
Honorable MentiOn.)

(TionOrable Mention)
"iay JONES' you stop your whispering. shall not
stand another it, Justice warm day in
September. Ever since have been in it has
been great annoyance to me- Il wasn't Whispering said
Ray in low tone.
EXCUSE me- I both heard and you" said Miss
"a boy with Of honor would not deny
the tr- tn: Ray =. - ,-t+-ss I'll. . ra-
wasn't Whispering you didn't hear Miss JUS
said Ray Il that it is of for to rely
susson must do something else. Remain this
will decide what is to be done with you said
Miss Justice That Rays teacher said to him. Ray
I nterd to have tried before school. You may
for attorney and will have jury and
judge. will the judge and you must abide by
decision"
The following day the trial off and the defendant
sat with shamed countenance to await the verdict eve,
Jury. after hearing the evidence in the of
after delbeation find the defendant guilty
whispering and dishonesty in the fret degree and do
sentence him position of
days. Miss Justice adopted the
lan the jury Ray had his punishment Some
people wonder at the discipline Miss Justices scho
but they do not know about the trial and the lesson it
the tried we'll other culprs of that
you know why Miss Justices scholars behave
well. -Effe Ebert,
Il Eighth Grade, 1875 Adams Street NE.
Sheridan School.
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minneapolis Topics.
For Saturday, Jan. 3:
IA DREAM"

Here is a topic that will be easy for vacation
writer's. Everybody has had dream sometime in his
life which made great impression upon him. What
was your dream? Why does this special come to
your mind? Is it because it real, or so alb
surd? So pleasant So distressing? The papers
m hands of the editor 49,
Not Later Than SATURDAY Evening, December ~,
at five o'clock They must be strictly original written
in ink side only of the paper, not more than
800 words in length nor less than 100, marked with
the number of words and each signed with the grade
school. name and address Of the writer. The papers
must not be rolled. 80 ,2~,.- : 4
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For Saturday, Jan. TO-:


'E3OW TO BR1NG UP JACK AND JILIA' : =
Even with the very best of children there come
times when they feel that they have misunder-
Stood and that they will treat their children very
differently. What the broad lines along which
would try to work perverse human clay into
young men and women who would be honor to- you
and trusted and looked up to by the large?
Look around bit, get outside Of yourselves and
away from the purely personal side and see If you
cannot write something that will make grownups take
you more seriously. Avoid all personalities. Papers
containing these will not be considered in the
The papers must be in the hands of the editor
Not Later Than Saturday Evening, January g.
at five o'clock. They must be strictly original written
in ink side only Of the paper, not more than
300 words In length nor less than 100, marked with
the number of words and each signed with the
grade school, name and address of the writer. The
papers must not be rolled.
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JUST PLAIN, EVERYDAY SPITE.
Honorable Mention.) III


but from
decidedly the better OF the
Any intelligent Of boys and girls will re-
spect obey willingly teacher who not continually
lay small misdemeanors INDUCED in
by and girls. They will listen and take
to
other hand teacher who tries to punish in
stead persuade is not likely to gain the respect Of her
pupils Of they obey Of her orders for
circumstances is
going good; out Of of her
teacher has said
the what they think
Eighth Grade Oscar N. Burgeson,
Adams School S.
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HAPPINESS FOREVER AFTER.

CEiOnOrab1e MentiOn.) =
About when I teaching fifth grade
interesting incident happened
the hail and cold mornings all the children
schoo}room before o'clock. thought could trust
alone for a few moments usually into hall
without saying anything But returning found
half dozen running around the great
Geal of talking laughing and whispering going "top
just where are, said M the rest who talking
in disorderly standAbout
said mo- mind telling other. those who
not standing not honest enough them
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T1LL RESTING BECAME HARp WORK.

teacher sitting at her desk correcting pa
pers she heard "ohs!" and ahs!
up. seeing nothing unusual resumed
after about five minutes she noise as Of
somebody In pain She stood and asked who
noise. to her question dog
Of ases, acting if 1t asked
him She looked at the children rather Grossly
"The child hurt this dog please stand, said but
nobody would tell
II had been the teacher, should have made them
their work put all their books and then rest
would not be allowed to continue their work until
were told. II 1t took month They would home
dinner back, their soon
began they would have to rest think
tired that at last the
thing EDNA Fasselberg.
IS "A Fifth Grade 2101 Twenty seventh Avenue s.
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1oR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA SATURDAY DECEMBER e. 1904

called him to desk and why went home
without permission He looked much ashamed and
hung his head because he did not tell but
said he must he said, Because it, three
weeks had him follow whenever of
and made him sit in the in where
could watch him. He large boy felt very much
ashamed but the lesson learned him
but by the other pupils also. Mary Diesen,
A Sixth Grade, 1920 Ninth Street S.
Monroe SCHOOL,
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LIKE POURING WATER ON A GOOSE.

The year teaching in the old country
very trying, indeed. Whenever
pupils habit looking their thought
better be silent till OF
cason I test to seventh grade, and
the aisle girl copying
they in the book. spoke it
but did I turn my back than
flying around. William Skinner.
Sixth Grade, 504 Marshall Street NE
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AN EYE ON ROBERT.
(HOnOrable Mention.)


Robert! can't understand what is the matter with
whispering many dsorder1y
things this week that will have to punish YOU you may
remain in when the others pass"
the other children out back to only to find
there, for Robert had The next morning
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. A FRAGMENT FOB MOTHER GEORGE.

George, hand the note have there" This
mark addressed to culprt who had been
ing trouble the note glanced
it, and expected, found that it contained the
to that days problems My face assumed that serious
which the hair Of
boy either to conceal himself
under his desk become unusually studious. George
not know that this is cheating?" ooh,
that, it James" James accused john and John
other boy until I stopped the performance.
Boys said l. II know you expect become
honest upright do not realize the
each other when allow such things
this You destroy your confidence
ambition, and when to manhood instead
being Of those who blessing world. you
those who hindrance its progress
time problems
all obstacles and lay strong foundation
future you cannot solve problem in arithmetic
surely will not be able to the knOtty
life Abraham Lincoln, the martyr Of freedom toed
by the dim light of the fire. He asked help Of
working his mathematical problems in
cabin fireplace he laid the foundation OF strong
reliance solving problems
a mighty admiration
Remember boys transfer the blame your
anothers shoulders George Washington.
every American boy, would allow boy
what he had done when down his fathers
cherry tree This lecture well It
situation and after
there further trouble. Bonnie Kramer.
A Eighth Grade, 1908 Emerson Avenue N
Logan School
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study the with whom dealt would what talk .
in general would that pupil Should he
attention and continue his cheating talk when he
alone might eficacious; if that naming
the cuprit before his would be shaned
of the practice would that suasion failed
entirely would resort I
pupils that the first who did the forbidden thing
would be severely punshed-made example. would
keep promise. would discover if what punish
lnent most dreaded humliating would infce
that Then would another lecture appeal to
Of honor. Having all would start
'art cheating league" that would finish the work,
think. - Will
b Ninth Grade, Chicago Avenue
South Side High School.
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PICTURE PUZZLE.
Convrinhfod

The jaguars about wild hogs, Can
hen?
f-l- - 49,.
selves you do them" go time,
but the next day it the found must punish
them SO day after returning and finding the in
When the bell everybody commenced putting his
books usual But sad Just leave books out and
with work. They all looked surprised but they
knew their punishment One after the other said
'To-ngh is lesson night down town
to- night" and three different But
to all turned marched their
Every then a head bobbed and looked
body had left the in few minutes. This proved good
punishment
A Sixth Grade GRACE Thorn,
Whittier School
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JOHNNY WITH "FlDGETTY-WIGGL

Who threw uttered
you, John?" mo, SIR said nothing but
o'clock sad How would you like game, boys?" Zine"
they "An right said "All up
chew spibal." This they did. Now each try
hit that piece of cardboard have surprise boy
who hits it, Each boy threw and all but two missed it,
These John and Frank IT wish
after school," III ~
were John said, You
threw the ball. mo, SIR, he said he dgeted about
you, Frank? Frank perfectly still answered
SIR. You co., said, and John jumped St down,
john After Frank had left went to the desk found
tin badge which pinned Johns coat "Oh,
he said 81 did it and I'm sorry you must that
omen one
Seward School
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~ one to the blackboard and gave him example
+ to L. not know step to take,
/ found he had been cheating and made him
change his seat to a little table and chair where
\ no one could show him how to do his work. He
I received zeros almost every day, but he became
used to it in little while.
n Fifth Grade, >'~@-Clara Ortler, -
Lake Harriet School. 1920 W Forty fourth st.
AFEw SHARP TRUTHS.
i "A teacher surely has good many dilemmas
i confronting her, but if were teacher and was
I troubled by pupils whispering, should ask him
to stand in front of the and tell the schol-
u what he said. BY this I could what they
were talking about, and it would make them very
careful not to do it again. If found that they
talking of lessons, should not say much
but if it about girls silk waist Christ
! mar shopping Charles "cute Stock would
] show them by few sharp and suitable truths
l what wanted done and not done in the future.
/ would not be too strict, but firm. In this way
think could win the confidence and good viii Of
the children, and teach them to rely them
\ selves. ----.- Mary A. Cone
A Ninth Grade, 7o1 Sixth Street Sc. I
East Side High School.
i A ROD FOR EMERGENCIES.
Many pupils have tendency to deny whis-
pering when they have been caught in the act. II
should become teacher I would certainly not
spare the rod, although that has been the rule
for many years, and has resulted in the spelling
=. of the child do not think would the rod
freely but I would give my pupils to under
stand that it would be close at hand ready for
emergencies. should try to have great control
nerves. get too easily and exercise patience
the pupils who persist in whispering should probably
hard time keeping track of the cheating in
rty fifty pupils but by continually watching
could in time find out the critical Laying
on others could be easily found out the who
the most talking about the disagreeabe is almost
8 the guilty In all would explain the result
equest offenders to be careful Of their behavior il
would not help, should the rod and apply it Wig
ly, too. = Sadie Thompson,
1905 Tvventy-Second Street $.
Adams School.
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FOR TOMMY NEvER-kNow.

One day as sitting at desk correcting some
arithmetic noticed that two alike and
each had the mistake in it, suspected that child
had copied
dishonesty So thought they must have
another scheme Of helping each other In the afternoon
sent boy the blackboard Dr.
recty. Then it one the other
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one to the blackboard and CAV
to do. He did not know the fir
I found he had been cheatin
change his seat to a little tabl,
no one could show him how tc
received zeros almost every da
used to it in a little while.
A Fifth Grade, - g x
Lake Harriet School. 1920 y
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jaguars to pounce on the wild hogs Can
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

Judge Peabody who is presiding at the
supreme court term in Saco has declined
to conduct naturalization proceedings in
behalf of a man who admitted he is en-
gagged in the liquor business.
Herbert s. Keene who has been general
|yardmaster in the Maine Central stations
in Auburn and Lewiston Is years. has re-
signed. a. E. vigue of Waterville, has
been promoted to the position.
Elliot Jordan. one of Hancock county's
elderly, well-known and respected citi-
zens, died, Thursday at the home of his
nephew Herman Jordan, in WalthanI
where he resided. He was in the 9th
year of his age. Death was due to Drop
sy and heart failure. ss
The Lincoln Club banquet. an annual
occurrence toward which politicians OF
tracted, will be held this year In City
hall, Portland. a week from next We'd
nesday. Congressman John j. Esch Of
Wisconsin, will be the orator OF the oc-
casion. 4 80
The new four-masted steel ship Atlas
built by Arthur Sewall q Co. at Bath for
the Standard Oil Co., will be completed
tons of ballast to New York on her NAL
den trip The sand is dug at Pejepscot
a few miles from Bath, and Is brought
on special trains pss R
c. w. Prescott, resident of North
Dixmont. died at his home, Jan. 30. OF
pneumonia. His age was about 72 years
He was born in Troy and settled In Dix
mont when d young man. Three sons.
Stephen of st. Adams, Herbert J. Of Ply
his parents. and one daughter, Emma,
who married G. A. Kimball Of North Dix
mont, also one brother, Noah NJ, OF Clin-
ton, survive him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-03
SNOW FOLLOWS GALES.
British Isles and Europe Suffering Ter.
ribly from Storm.

London, Feb. 3.-The recent gales
have been succeeded by heavy snow
storms in western Europe and the ship
ping along the coast of Spain has suf-
Tered considerable damage. Forty lives
are reported to have been lost in ship
wrecks on the Italian coasts. Several
persons were killed by avalanches in
Italy, rivers there have overlooked
their banks a score of bridges have
been broken and man towns are block
ed by the snow. A village near VirOna
has been wrecked by the storm and GER
tain districts adjacent to Rome have
been flooded. There is three feet of
snow at Milan.
A German bark stranded on St. Mar
tin rock of the Scilly Islands, this
evening, and was broken up before the
life savers reached her. The crew of
the bark was drowned. Much North
sea wreckage is washing ashore at
Sherness.
The mail steamer Marie Henriette
smashed a wheel on her way from
Dover to Ostend and became unman-
ageable after the accident. Her pas
sengers had terrible experience. The
vessel was short of fuel and provisions,
but managed, Saturday and Sunday,
with difficulty to re-prOvisiOn from
other boats. It was impossible for her
to take more coal. The tugs attempt
ing to tow here were also short of coal
A steam packet will leave Ostend, this
morning, to tow the Marie Henriette to
that port.
The Dover-Ostend service is again
suspended, today.
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Dairy nsnnsbse journal
BATH SHIPPING.
Every Yard but One on River
Front Busy.
New Contracts in View--6754 Ions
Launched in January.
Some Very Handsome Vessels Now on
the Stocks.

Bath, Me-, Feb. 2.-Ship building
prospects in this vicinity were never
brighter than at present, and during
the first month of the present year
wonderful record has been made in the
amount of tonnage launched. With one
exception, every yard along the river
| 'front.' is busy, and new contracts are
being figured upon constantly.
The Kelley, Spear Co. has the Keel
stretched for the new steamer for the
Maine Central Railroad, and has two
barCes for the Staples Coal co. OF
Taunton. Mass, well under way.
The New England Co. completed all
work upon the giant hve-masted
schooner Prescott Palmer, built for
William F. Palmer of Boston, and she
sailed, Saturday, for Baltimore to load
coal for Boston. She is a mammoth
craft and one of the prettiest ever built
in this city. Her design Is somewhat
peculiar, but this arises from the fact
that her designer, Mr.. Palmer himself,
has introduced many ideas not usually
carried out by ship builders. This firm
| dIoo DC6ui putting Noh0
frames for the new steamer for the
kennebec & Boston Line, to succeed the
old Sagadahoc.
Percy & Small have the five-masted
schooner Cora Cressey, which they are
building for themselves, about planked,
and the launching will take place early
in the spring. The six-masted schooner
which they are to build for j. S. Wins
low & co. of Portland, is about ready
for framing, the keel having been
stretched some time.
Gardiner G.. Deering is getting out the
| frame for large schooner, work upon
which will be commenced early in the
spring.
| Capt. Fremont Kimball, formerly OF
the schooner Annie F. Kimball, has
placed a contract with Capt. James w
Hawley for building a four-masted
schooner of these dimensions: Length
$50 feet; breadth, SO feet; depth, 1;
| feet: gross tonnage, 700.
| Within a few weeks the Bath Iron
| Works will launch the beautiful stee
yacht Pantooset from the ship shed
ard Immediately following that event
work will be commenced upon the
/
| for the j. NJ Guffey Coal Co. of Pitts
lburg, Pa. Work upon THE battleshil
| Georgia is in only primitive state al
present. The monitor Nevada is fast
nearing completion and will be ready
for her speed trial early in the spring
| Arthur Sewall & Co. are putting the
finishing touches on the Atlas. built fol
the Standard Oil Co. of New York, ant
she will be ready for sea in about three
weeks. The Sewalls also have on hant
Ia large oil-carrying barge for the
Standard Oil Co., but work is not very
far advanced. 1t is stated that this
craft will cost her owners about $4,000
more than the ship Atlas, most o.
which will be expended for labor.
Three vessels were launched in Jan.
uary, with aggregate gross tonnage o.
l6154
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WILD AT HALIFAX.
High Wind, Tremendous Sea and Snow
Makes Bad Night.

Halifax. N. s., Feb. 2.-The wrost
storm of the season is in progress here.
tonight. A heavy gale blowing south
east blew over this city all day and a
tremendous sea is now running in the
harbor. Towards evening the wind in
creased and snow commenced to fall.
A regular blizzard now prevails, and it
is wild on the water front.
The British steamer Partisan from
st. John made her way into port early
in the evening and anchored in the
stream, the storm being too severe for
her to attempt to come to her dock.
The new big steel ferry steamer
Scotia, which is being overhauled here,
broke from her mornings in the deep
water terminus and crashed against one
of the piers at the Marine and Fisher
les. carrying it away. The steamer did
not have steam up. but she was Sc
cured by steel hawsers and held until
the ocean tug Roebling arrived and
towed her to a place of safety.
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were consumed, the men were exhaust

were consumed, the men were exhaust
ed rapidly. dropping on the way.
Maj. Waller. separated from Capt.
Porter, Liept II. p. Williams and part
of the men, proceeded toward Basey.
where ne arrived, Jan. .. with two Of
fccrs, Is men and also Lieut.. Lyles. He
returned to the mountains next day.
with relief, but returned to Bacey about
10 days later unsuccessful.
Porter was to build RATS, but the
timber would not float. The second
day after separating from Waller. Por-
ter moved toward Lanang. arriving
Jan. II, with two men and all exhaust
ed physically and mentally.
Lieut. r. p williams and over 30
men were left in the mountains in sim
liar conditions with native bearers.
Relief expeditions under Lieut.. Ken
meth p. Williams, LIST Infantry, were
delayed in starting two days by a
storm raging and torrent in a river.
They started on the 18th, and
reached the marines on the 18th, saw
ing Lieut.. Williams and all except 10
men. who were not found, but who are
no doubt dead from starvation, name
ly: Privates Fangule. +. Foster. G. M.
Britt. T. Wards, Brown, +. +. Murray.
I. Buffet, Bailey. Baroni, Connell. p.
Kettle died in the hospital at Taclo-
ban, Jan. %.
Capt. Porter, Lieut.. Williams and
Is men are in the hospital at Tacloban.
not very clear in mind regarding much
of the time covered by their period of
suffering. All will probably recover.
Maj. Waller at present is disordered in
his recollections.
THE suffering Of this command in 20
days cannot be described. The efforts
of Lieut.. Williams, LIST Infantry. and
his relief party are unequalled for
courage and labor
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EARLY CLOSING PURSES
Which Will Be Run Of at Brighton
Beach in August.

New York. Feb 2.-Secretary McCul-
ly announced, today, the early closing
purses which will be contended for at
the trotting meeting of the New York
Trotting association at the brighton
Beach race track. Aug. IL to 16. He
names five events for which no prizes
aggregating 100000 will be given.
The first is the Bonner memorial, 2.12
class, trotting. for "A purse of $4,000
horses to be named, Aug. 1, that were
eligible March !.
Tile Hiram Woodruff, 220 class, trot-
ting, $4,000.
The John III. Shuts for 4-year- old
2.15 class, trottine, $1,000.
The Metropolitan, 2.20 class, pacing
$4,000.
The Brighton, 2.10 class, pacing, $4,000
horses to be named Aug. l that were
eligible March I.
The entries will close. March 1, and
the Brighton system of retiring a
horse to the stable which fails to win
one out of three heats viii be ad-
hered to.