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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
The DanodiIs.

I wandered lonely as cloud
That floats on high DER wales and hills.
When all at once saw crowd,
A host of golden dafodils,
Beside the lake beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin Of the bay;
Ten thousand saw at a glance
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee-
A poet could not but be gay
In such iocund company; d
I gazed and gazed, but little thought
What wealth the show to had brought.
oft when my couch lie
In vacant in pensve mood,
They. flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss Of solitude,
And then my heart with pleasure fills
And dances with the dafodils.
William Wordsworth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
ANTIQUE VIKING SHIPS.

ship has been found Embedded in the mud
4anse of WHISKY the Swedish
The vessel exceedingly we'll preserved
spite its It found unaera built In
centurs is Of remarkable construction
showing fixing boards unknown
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
VAL JUNIOR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA SATURDAY, 10 oa

the sacrifice would be equally hard for the making it.
Therefore, choose for the honored Mrs Motto; who
though knowing the most she could do for country
would great victories for it bring her fame
honor liberty country that she did
sacrifice of all she had much for the
little Honor her unselfsh spirit!
Ninth Grade Loretta RUSSELL
South Side High School, clio Sixteenth Avenue S.
American in History.
choosing of Pocahontas to adorn
stamp the earliest
America in American history She native
of Virginia. daughter Of Indian chief and rsked her life
to the of colonists all
through life she probably saved them from destruc
ton. Hers would be suitable face to place
American stamp it would be honor she de-
serves, Miles Underwood,
b Seventh Grade zoos Sheridan Avenue S.
Kenwood School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19

slavery for the Lbrator the request Of the senators
and house Of Washington giving
the proceeds 00 Society,"
She spoke and hospitals, did the
tienal On termination of the spoke
reconstruction and wonan's But will
always be best known lecturer whose oratory
velous and whom the country delighted
Just such deserves the question: of
the good work she did for the and support Of
this union. Esther JONES'
A Eighth Grade, 900 Sixteenth Avenue S.
Adams School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
Heroine of Jamestown.

The most celebrated woman of
America to my mind was real
Observation-Disclosures What would
have become of the early settlers of
Virginia had it not been for her? It.
happened in this way: The Indians
were very kind to the white settlers
in Virginia at first, but as time wore
on they became less SO, and at last
had to be forced to trade with them.
Captain John Smith was one of the
foremost men in the colony. One day
he was taken prisoner by the Indians
and was taken to their king, Powh
to be killed. His head was ON the bio
just going to kill him when Pocahont
who was eight or nine years old, ru
arms around Captain Smiths neck al
had been killed the colony would ha
afterwards their leader and had al
them alive. =
3 Seventh Grade, 90.
~ Lowell School. /.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
a. siIverJFongued Orator.

like henored by printing
Dickenson- She saved the
Hampshire Connecticut the republican
party the election OF abraham Linz
through the emancipation proeama-
ton than any
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
A Daring Weman Speaker.

Years ago women not allowed to speak in public
People said the do and
that her voice too weak for people to hear it. About
the signing the Declarations great
people before the public arguing about slavery
Suddenly young stepped the at first
hesitaed somebody should try to stop her.
The people but said word Just then
president spoke: Speak ready hear what
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19

have to say She then began to tell
what she: thought Of slavery This
daring young lady was Lucretia
Mott. I honor and choose this lady
because she ventured upon the stage
where few women had ventured be-
fore. -Rena Larson, ;.
2210 Twenty second. Avenue S.
B Sixth Grade,
Monroe School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
"Grand,nother, of Her Country.

We all love and honor George Washington, the father OF
country; yet doubt if Of US have given
thought raised him and made him what he
His mother Mary Washington, was woman who had
great both herself Others She raisel
George deal of honor to her for doing
his of truthulness from
her. they might not have been effective had she not been
strictly truthful herself She his example and he
very like nheriting forcible
traits governing spirit and order In Mary
Washington the honor Of having her face printed
upon postage of the United States such an
Of the beautiful example set
by this one woman. Esther Homgren,
B Eighth Grade, 1412 Twenty seventh Avenue N
School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19

Hart Georgia settled Broad
in what is Ebert She nearly six
feet tall and very strong When the wings and patriots
moved the country because Of the tories she refused
go with them.
One day Aunt Nancy met going along the road She
diverted his attention by talking with him. then
denly seized his compelled him fort
commanded by Elijah Clark which a little distance off
This is Of the instances of her After
her husband died she Edgefeld South Carolina
I like her picture put
stamp because liberty
Seventh Grade Harold M. Jaeger
$500 Clinton School, 29l8 Park Avenue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
Brave, Loyal Lydia.

One Of the noted in American history is
Lydia Darrah. She loyal her country
The British selected in Lyda,s house to talk
something over, not She; suspected
something the British had in and locked
the softly to the door and heard that at
tack was to he After while she
bed, but she could not sleep she
dering countrymen She had her
family eight o'clock the house still.
Very signal let the British OUT and
she
she said she had to to Frankfort for
-four She her horse left bag the MILL rode
to camp and told officer to tell Washing
British surprise them they found
Americans ready That brave thing to do
A Sixth Grade Florence Craig,
Everett School. Al University Avenue NE.
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The Sunshine of Many Lives

If were of the postohce officials with authority to
bestoW this honor would choose that beautiful and noble
character Louisa NJ Alcott the writer of Little Women"
1t she who nursed frightened lives brought
to her in the hospitals the SOUTH she it who
wrote the helpful loving stories for the girls and boys of
America Perhaps do enough appreciate the
unsesh loving denial hidden in these stories of felton, for
cannot to characters such unseh traits unless
has them in himself If tried harder live to the
standard Of the heroes and herones Miss Aco
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
Beautiful "old Glory"

honored by the posofce authorities in
my opinion Betsey Ross maker of that beautiful
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
FOUR-LEGGED BIRDS
From St. Nicholas.

symbol stripes She did much
generals making the flag live and die for She
ought be honored because she made that which gave our
fathers courage the dark hour OF trial
the doing his utmost to destroy rights
his unjust Of For that
flag and overthrow this monster whose mpious
hand driving fair land to Therefore let Besey
Ross honcred James Howdeshel,
( B Seventh Grade ALAS Thirty eighth Avenue S: ~
Minnehaha School. :
..NInry, Mother Of Washington.''s
All honor. has been bestowed upon father Of
George Washington but who deserves honor
Influenced his whole fehs mother, Mary
Washington? If it in my power would choose Mary
Washngton's picture all other women to
place United States postage stamp She left with
children the that needed firm hand to guide them
But equal the task Of raising Them and
consciously brought Of the greatest heroes OF our
country the of purity and truth She did not wish
George become great king and rule but wished him to
himself all to be truthful On her tombstone
placed words Mary the mother of Washington
No other words could honor her
sixth Grade -Leonora E. Hanahan,
Lincoln School, 4*r..g,g S11 Third Street NJ
of Mice.
The who think should be honored is Elizabeth
Zane. She strong, brave and afraid OF
Philadelphia When she reached home she found that
trouble between the Indians and the white people All
the people called little fort the Indians could
not kill them.
had powder left They told the captain whose
Hanlock. He said to his '0ur powder is gone
Who'll volunteer and get some Just then girl came
forth said, You need all the men; let co. At first
let her but at last she went AS
outside the Indians began to fire at her. but in
vain powder She
took powder the When the In
began shooting again. But she
reached safely and tainted. The out
B Fifth Grade Hannah Hedenland
Seward School, 800 Twenty eighth Avenue 8. r.
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Another t.Widow's Mite.''

During Greenes southern campaign Of the revolution
Light Horse Harry Lee laid siege to house which the
using fort. He found however, that
British it he must burn it, The house
1onged Mrs Motto and the only property had
helped
him it. Soon the house in flames, and the Brit
seeing that remain in be burned that
leave meant death by the Americans bullets promptly
surrendered.
ones house be burned for love Of countrys lib
erty little that such sacrifice might the
cause great sacrifice at alt but il multi
millionaire should sacrifice all his money the beautiful
everything he possessed for
himself penness and without home, the sacrifice
the spirit that prompted the
honor Yet it not easier for Mrs
Motto sacrifice all her worldly goods than it would
man.. either would give
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
Always a Cheerful Home.

Gh Always a Cheerful Home.
Martha Washington ought be honored by having her
picture put the stamps For thing she brave
in the time Of then she comfort to George
Washington after he had working hard all day; and
she always had cheerful for him. again, she de-
MED herself things which almost become
Then there great other things which she
did that good Martha Washington
having been kind tender hearted low
ing lady, and that is what she
B Fifth Grade, Mary Ely,
Lake Harriet School. 1912 W Forty-fourth Street
Flag
Betsey Ross should most honored 1t she who made
the fag-the flag that love-
stripes remember how interested in the that
tells how Washington asked her to make it, and how he
wanted the points she said they ought
only five have often wished that could have done
that country the greatest thing that she
could helped make country free and in
dependent Betsey should be most honored
B Fifth Grade, Marguerite Grimm,
Nicollet School, George Street, Nicolle Island.
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Strenuous, Hot-Tempered Wing


There lived in Georgia during the
revolutionary war very remarkable
woman named Nancy Hart. The In
dianss called her the war woman"
and the liberty boys called her
Aunt Nancy. Nobody was more de-
voted to freedom than Nancy Hart.
She was uncouth, rough, unmanage-
able, uneducated and ugly. 1t was
said of her that she was cruel, but
when we think Of the times she lived
in and the horrible atrocities COM
mitted by the tories in that region
we may as well put that charge out
CT sight. Her maiden name was
Morgan, and she was born in North
Carolina. She and her husband, whose
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
AS High as Could Be.


Mrs. James deserves the honor; she ought to be
considered notable because she did so much
country Although she did not she did
good deeds. She rich, and as high in
anybody could be- but knew how best to
money When the civil began she did not keep
social m but palmer and spent her time
helping soldiers by sending them supplies and clothes
could be walking the fields with
which either food clothing for
soldiers. After while the soldiers knew her
pretty WE'LL and went out of their when they
going home from to her.
A Sixth Grade, 3 George German,
Bryant School. 3400 Second Avenue s.
Whirring Spinning-Wheels. -.
r. head should be put the stamp is
Martha Washington She did anything great
the wife Of the first president OF the United
States While the at Valley Forge she
suffered many hardships with General Washington and
home she had the spinning wheels of the house
weaving clothes for the army, which half the time
half naked barefoot. She always tried to cheer
much could, she always good
natured-- Merrill Blaylock,
A Sixth Grade, "a st. Mary Avenue Sc.
Motley School, go
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
Reduce School Attendance.

Editor OF The Times:
Sir.-old people are very much like
children, and then when they want
something that they have not got VIII
sometimes console themselves by sup
positions, which mes-parucuiarly
about Christmas timcs-becomc realiza-
lions Now. ! am very anxious about the
public school question. The present
system is 4; farce. 1t seems that we
ARC spending 100000 yearly and IT Is
being wasted.
Tho system is wrong and something
ought to DO done 20 correct 1t.
The Constitutional Convention has
The power IL do this and ] am going 10
Try them with Il little hypothesis, in hope
that they may fo;Tsalle the error OF their
ways and adopt my plan, when they see
what happy results il may lead 10. Now,
suppose We had a State Superintendent
elected by The people. District 'SupcrIn-
1cn,ient for each judicial district ana
for each city of the required populate
and then trustees for each maJlsterlai
district The State Superintendent
would have general supervision and would
he one of the State Board OF Educa-
lion. which would appoint the District
Superintendent. They would examine
teachers and oversee their districts. Tic
trustees would be elected by the voters
OF their district and would appoint teach
ers Suppose they decided that the
1llrco RS, with some moral training and
elementary instruction in the coltStltu-
lion OF our government aud III the duties
of citizenship was all that WAS ncceS-
SarY to lie taught 10 the sons and dauSll-
1crs of citizens by the state, and That
ii they wanted to make their livlnSS GE
their wits, as doctors, lawyers. pollu-
clans, etc. they must rise by their own
efforts; and not on the shoulders of the
toiIing producers. Suppose they SAID
that children under eleven years should
he under parental protection ana We're
TOO young, III know the worth OF an eau
cation and that The sons and daughters
Of working parents were old enough at
gftecn years to commence to repay them
for their support during infancy ana
then. as To the negro we know that lie
IS citizen and is gong TO stay "lIh
us: and while lie is a very poor one ana
is getting worse every day and Is I'M
grateful for the help we have given nm
we cannot let him alone. Tor IL lie Is ietL
10 take care Of himself he Will soon de-
generate and will necessarily draw the
whites next to him down with him. III
stead OF paying him to teach himself, sup
pose we give him the same chance as the
whites in separate schools, with white
teachers, who Will instruct him Ill the
morals and Independence of III" white
man. Suppose the above plan Was
adopted, Ink what SAVING oil money IL
would be-t,so-tilirds reduction in eN-
pc,lse, by 4 corresponding reduction IN
The number. of scholars, teachers ana
officers; two-thirds reduction in the
moraIizing influences OF the present sys-
1cm. politically; and a more eitectual ac-
conplishment OF the object in view What
do you think of 1t!
R1fr1lcRs GLEN. Va. Jan. 29d.
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Views on The Suffrage.
Springwood. Va, Jan. y, L

-
EDITOR of The Times:
Sir.--.is the people Of this state arc
row greatly interested III the actions OF
the convention. IL may not 2e OUT VI
place for one In an humble position "
give expression 10 lis views concerning
tho suffrage plank. ] believe all VINO
cctc should pay tx. This ot itself shogI%
make the voter fccl that he is doing 'he
mar; Of a coed citizen, and that taN
:,l,ould bc such as 10 admit Of the NEST
Humble asserting his right TO vote, II So
I'll clincd Lets say place the tax at
st5o. TO be paid sixty days before any
election and each voter present receipt
,or the same at the polls 10 the judges
before his ticket is issued TO him; ana
in addition. the voter shall be requircd
10 write his name and fix up his ticket
without assistance This tax. however
shcuid not be Il separate tax, but should
be- the amount TO be paid by all. th2
same as If they owned property. TAX,
8. this way: one has no property ana
Wishes 10 vote; he pays the tax, sou;
another pays 500. he votes without i'm
posing upon him any moro This, You
see all who vote will contribute 20 the
laws that protect him OH an equal basis.
Tie educational qualification, however.
should not apply 20 any white man Tor
Il period OF ten years. e after that lapse
or time it should prove that iiliteracy
was not diminishing among the whites,
then the qualification clause should ap-
ply to them as we'll as the blacks.
Yours most truly,
CEDAR LANE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
Compulsory Education.
Editor Times:

Editor Times:
Sir greatly enjoy The Times edl-
torials generally. but / beg to express
my special admiration for the one III
your issue of the 18th, suggested by the
letter of Air. George W. Walker, with
reference 10 compulsory education.
Your views were concise, comprehensive,
fcrceful and sound. You know me too
well not TO know that ] am always and
everywhere the steadfast friend and ad-
vocate of popular education. So doni-
mated am | by this sentiment that, al
though believing with Ar. Ihom tlat
matter OF appropriation has no proper
mace in the organic law of the State,
Vet If a member of the convention
would have been willing 10 so far waive
strict proprietjeS as 10 place ana 10 vote
for a provision in the Constitution. which
would have removed our great University
from the reach of the political chafialah
and timeservcr: but when 1t comes 70
making education compulsory thlnh II
is time 30 call Il halt
Cersorships i'll matters Of education
are as Objectionable not TO say odious,
as in matters of manners and 1norals.
T'bev might have been tolerated IN III
oerial Rome gIieVous as they often Were
in n,aciicn but they could never be III
free America True, an educated GU
zepcy is the hope of the State brt Is II
to be had al so great Il cost as inc SaS-
rifice of domestic discipline ami authoflty
in such matters. and their ua'isi ei en-
IN Governmental surveillance and con-
trol2 surely the influences at WORK
tl,,nugbout the State Will prove adequate
10 impress upon parents the supreme I'M
,,n,tance of educational training lpf theh
children. 1t has been said that one $
..ro,,ee is his castle and should tie
sacred from all invasion. IL so, il Is equaii.
truc that the jewellers within, MS own
children. should be his special charge ana
be exempt from all compulsory lii'tnsioi.
in their training ana enucalioll' 80
-, ,,,;clt work well in some eXcep-
tioral cases. but as u rule l THINK It
viii be found that whatever encroaches
upon the domestic economy will IN setlesa
nroye vicious and unwisc. The training
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

cous impression that has gone out over
our land. that the Charleston EXPOSITION
is a failure Somehow. some people. seem
TO delight III criticising unfavcraely Let
us be reasonable in cur CRITICISMS astd
always try TO give justice. j can ! I'M
5ors+ard how any one after visiting the
Charleston Exposition could throw cotes
water, as ii were, on this magnificent
show
4 wear or so ago ,lc good people OF
Charleston mude up their minds TO h'He
the best exposition ever given IN inc
South, and in my judgment they nave
succeeded. Captain f. W. WAGNER
president Of the Exposition Association,
is an elegant gentleman, filed 70 me
1:sim with pluck aud energy; anu " ~. W
much praise cannot be given MN LOT h I
untirine energy and determination to
make il n success. lie deserves the
highest admiration OF lis fellow-.1an and
his associates.
His associates in this great exposition
are the entire business population OIL
Charleston and they hold the thfottie Oh
their exposition in their hands ana thcy
mean nothing more nor less than sue
cess. The high standing of the business
men of Charleston ought to be a. sufficient
guarantee to the public tlrat their expo
si,ion is not !, fake nor a failure. Nheh
an entire business community make up
their minds TO accomplish anything they
generally get there in good shape; ana
can assure you, according TO my luuS-
merlt they have got there, with the pest
exposition ever given in the South.
i visited Charleston few days and
was delighted to see their Exposition far
better in every respect than I expected
20 find IL The grounds on which 1t IS
located ere beautiful and are laid out with
splendid walls and drives. The buildings
are beautifully designed and make a
magnificent appearance, which proves the
architect knew what the people OF Char
lestcn wanted, and the mon who erected
shese buildings understood their bust
ness.
These buildings are rapidly filling with
exhibits. and in few moro days will
be filled to their utmost capacity. There
arc quite a number of very fine exhibits,
as fine as saw at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago, and the people of Charleston
deserve the highest praise for their Ell
forts.
Charleston has several first-class hotels.
equipped with modern improvements.
found tho hotel proprctors doing all in
thcir power to accommodate and please
their guest. They seem as anxious to
please their guest as thew are anxious for
their guest 10 be pleased with their EN-
position and if visitors on such occa-
sions will use good judgment and pa
ticncc they will sing praises for the good
people of Charleston, for her grand En-
position and for her good hotels.
Respectfully.
". ]. ORR.
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DEATH CLAIM COMPROMISED.
Type Smaller Than tie Law Ailowsd-A Tele-
grspil Suit.
Especial Dispatc. to The Times.)

NORFOLK, VA, Jan. 25.-United States
Judge WaddiI was asked to-day by coun-
sci to dismiss the suit of Mrs. Henrietta
Spandom against the Royal Tribe of
Joseph Plaintiff stted for a $1,000 policy
on the life other deceased husband The
company refused TO pay the policy, al
1eging that certain statements made by
the insured were Incorrect. Plaintiff
showed that the type used in printing
the policy was mailer than the law pro-
vides and compromised for $lG00.
John alexander has in the United
States Court sued the Western Union
Telegraph Company, asking $4,000 dam
ages, alleging that d message announc-
ing the, death of his father was unde-
livcred.
Mr.. John r. Anderson, q constable Of
Norfolk county. died at Portsmouth to-
day. aged 81 years.
William Mason (colorcD, thirteen years
old, was run over and killed at Taylors-
Vile, Portsmouth. yesterday by a Nor
folk Belt Line train.