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dhpped and way stairs. We down
would it, two fell almost all
There deal of slipping around the
evening and when lunch was ready and
showed them into the dningroon, girl slipped
sliding feet and tripping two chairs
deal of fun and laugh
incident do not to into detail
myself, polish floors
I a time keep feet the floor myself.
B Eighth Grade, Frances McLain,
Horace Mann School S205 Avenue.
Et r
CINDERELLA WITHOUT THE PRINCE
One day when in the country, thought would
eggs. When 1 reached barn went everywhere,
hunting After I had found as could
put them in heap some hay Then decided to
haystacks where crows, who stole good
many Of the eggs, generally kept them.
thought would take short cut through the pig pen
in hurry fear the pigs would me
did notice that the whole yard fun OF mud In
a I sprawng in it. as could
covered to toe and with two three
pigs slippers in the mud and it was
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RICH OIL REGIONS.

oil regions discovered in Borneo furnished during
than 100 900 tons Of petroleum for export
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FOR A POUND OF HONEY

The busy visit 100000 blossoms in order
to gather pound honey, not themselves at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-08
AN APPREcIATIvE AUDIENCE.

One day while was down town saw curious
spectacle on principal streets There
ashes had been placed but the side
wet and when stepped on them
they slid down incline where the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-08
ONE APRIL FOOLISH DAY.

The last thing I thought of ON
the night before April Fools day
was tomorrow is the first of
April, and I am going to be on my
guard for jokes, so that no one
will have a chance to laugh at
me-" Nevertheless, I decided that
when April first, 1900, was over, it
had been a slippery day, more Slip
perry than any other slippery day.
My troubles began before I was
we'll out of bed in the morning
in the aNanino Tho fret thino I
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the board walk. good people along, and
seeing sidewalk ashes
This resulted in their falling down and sliding to the stone
sidewalk below. A large crowd Of those who had fallen
(among whom myself) watched who
each fell they roared with laughter After
policeman dispersed the crowd of onlookers 1t
udicous people from the safe path and
unsafe went home after awhile but did
forget suffered spared.
Seventh Grade Jack Shoemaker,
School 609 Dupont Avenue N
THE FALL OF POOR HUMPTY D.
day about sent to the store, and
asked girls if would go with Her mother
consented and 1t was slip
chung to each other All at dropped
my money obliged get and look for it,
stopped friend slipped, and We went scrambing
money tried to get but could not for this
a pavement and the water standing
tried to get but the effort in vain till
at caught hold Of telegraph pole and by
means herself her feet; then she helped
me up reached the store without further acct
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EVERY KIND OF SLIDING MACHINE.

EVERY KIND OF SLIDING MACHINE.
One day last winter Of the party which was
Lowry Hill with sleds skis, toboggans, bobs and
even, with barrel-saves. There about fifty
boys girls, of whom had kind of a sliding
chine. about three-fourths of the the hill
only a ahead of We just coming
up grand race, Of boys front of
let his Sled 1t down and sat down
shooting right into the crowd that coming
reached bottom there many funny
looking human beings If there had been doctor there
believe would had all he could do for little while
B Fifth Grade, Robert E. George,
School 1873 Laurel Avenue.
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THE POWER OF EXAMPLE.

One afternoon sat gazing out Of the window
a gentleman walking along the sidewalk
ing n umbrella it raining hard. The streets
very muddy which 1t quite hard to keep foothod
the FELL and when he rose he all
with mud. Many people walked past and everyone
first mans example. much aston
but determined to out and how
well could walk on this slippery mud But soon as
sprawing. glad to get this
quickly possible and did not try walking
slippery mud again. Selma Swanson,
Sixth Grade, Nineteenth
School.
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A NEW RACE OF RED MEN.

Of most intimate friends and decided
go swimming hole. We received mothers
PERMISSION but they told it going to storm The
place Minnehaha a mile
We lived couple of blocks from the outlet Of
did not have far to walk. We arrived and
were into the water when heard loud
rumbling. Sure enough. it going to rain. as
mothers said but bound to have SWIM The
water very cold did not stay in than few
minutes
Soon began and made bee line for home
could It did not take long to
Forty eighth street. which is road 1t il
nothing the rain had made muddy.
We tamped this and the clay spatered all
The wagon had deep ditch at each side and
there high ridge in the middle We tried to walk
this ridge slipped all around Once rolled right
into pool of thoroughly soaked. When
we reached home mothers said that like
new took couple of hours get washed
and dried, happy
b Seventh Robert Hanson,
Rosedale School, 1884 Colfax Avenue S.
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thought my mun animal on his back! We had
laugh and then went to another hill
that not SO slippery Nellie Wheelock,
A Seventh Grade, 1900 Dupont Avenue
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NOT A SOFT SOFA PILLOW.

One morning it slippery outdoors 1t had rained
little the night before and then Frozen which
slippery. went to call for schoolnate, did
morning and When had block from school
down I went and schoomate fell head cried
"Ouch!" and she rolled off head and that
to get We went to school, talking about
ciden We had but six steps the school when
down I fell again. my feet in the air. When again
upon feet walked upstairs into schoooom and
When reached home at looked
at my and it black and blue and green too
mother and she said You big enough to walk
without falling" I always walked
those steps. Marie Klungnes,
1923 Twenty-second Street S.
Greeley School.
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BENNY IN REGULAR "BOWL"
day and seeted, leaving hard
crust could scarcely break through in
places My cousin Ben, thinking it would be fine
coasng started his anticipating fine time
He slid down but down he could not get He
could not 20 hill because there hills all
sides which formed bowl and he IN It He finally
managed to get up and to catch hold Of tree
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day when getting dinner she sent
down apples. It rainy, muddy day.
beat drearly around the house. When had
apples happened to glance out Of the
window. There person going by and suddenly he
mud and came down fiat. I could only
his face and coat but could see that he the
cross policeman After had
passed window several pairs Of feet went by,
tell to whom they belonged Then friend
of passed. she also fell fiat. Her coat all
muddy. into house to clean it off. I
that ended the """~"'" Of feet
for that day. Ruth Martin,
b Sixth Grade, - b21 Fourth Street Sc
Holmes School.
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and lasted till bed time in the evening" The thing
heard on that memorable day seemingly
voice OF my brother who yelled Quick,
on your bedqult!' And my astonished queries
What? Where? and how many?" answered,
April Fool" One joke already, to
pe prepared Tor the next Emerging from the kitchen with
platter full of toast and dishes for the breakfast
suddenly lost all decorum and skating
floor at breakneck speed leaving a&6
behind me- did not call that joke, though. Later
in the day an argument between father
when certain bill passed left ounderng
of dates and denying everything had said. why
keep stil?" thought II keep slippery
dates in head anyway" But my memory played
greater trick that day. Expecting visitors who
strangers in the city, had
the depot forgot PROMISE but they fortunately
house. and the rest of the explaining
that it was not April Fools joke had played, but
of carelessness.
Finally, lodging pillow directed by brother,
and humping head against old enemy the piano,
pushed down jardinere.
testimony fate to break things I lay n
with aching head, thought the past day,
"reminiscences were anything but pleasant
A Eighth Grade Mabel Linder
Adams School, 1413 Franklin Avenue.
LIVELY LINGERING MEMORIES.
One day last winter it real cold and water had
frozen, but slippery
to me because fell down many times This happened
About all the boys in the neighborhood
voted to play run, sheep, rum We chose sides
and started the game We enjoying ourselves very
much when the other SIZE discovered hiding place
boy side, a plot
of ice and down went hard if shot had hit
not whether I broke the ice not but
with it for the of
and missed the goal too Eddie Rogness,
A Seventh Grade 2514 Second Avenue s.
Clinton School,
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all he could do for little while
B Fifth Grade Robert E. George,
Emerson School 1873 Laurel Avenue
WILD CLUTCHES AT THE AIR.
day when looked out of the window saw Icy
falling The sidewalks slippery frozen
lake. After awhile I a by. He was going
take the because he began to Just
window his feet shot under him.
then fell. could not help laugh
ing; screamed with laughter. Mama in to see
laughing said not kind to laugh
people a little bit ashamed. The not
away mutterng to himself. Two three
fell there but when they fell only smiled Tor
I did not to hear
go to the store. Out ran, never
thinking reached the store in safety and
had been sent for. The clerk
eggs them he said "You ought to
you fall and break them" laughed and
replied, "Oh, sure footed a burro. But alas!
pride fall Just reached the place
had fallen, fell. suppose made some
queer movements. when girls laughed
what sight covered with eggs! And the
sympathy told had been laughed at
"Now you know how other people feel"
Seventh Grace Bourke,
Sheridan School.
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the teacherous slippery We did not
skates fun consisted in a a long slide,
dangerous and less graceful but fully enjoyable
skating. When reached the center whred to
back and what picture met eyes Some Of
schoomates sprawed the ice while others
struggling franticay their
fello" sitting the ice getting His lit
wrinked such comical picture distress
that had to laugh I lost balance and down
with whole weight hands. Oh, there such
pain in wrist when position I
could hold it in it all
promised to be such noon hour for
1t happy recreation for any very few
pond without bump of kind.
B Tenth Grade, Loretta Russell,
South Side High School, 2110 Sixteenth Avenue S.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20
Sensational Suicide
In Her Lovers Presence

Ti.SCOIA. H.. May 20.--Miss
Fay Grant. of this city, aged 16 years
took her life here yesterday in trag-
ic manner. While in the presence of
her lover, Oscar Jacobs, In her parlor
at home. she laughed and ehatted with
him as IL in the best of spirits. Final
ly she excused herslf To step into an
other room. Returning. she exhibited
small vial, which she placed to her
lips and drunk, saying as she did so:
Here goes, sweetheart" An instant
later Jacobs saw the vial was labeled
carholic acid, and stood dumbfounded
A physician was summoned hastily.
but the young woman was dead In
twenty minutes. She gave no excuse
or reason for taking her life. but IL is
known that she and Jacobs had had
little difference over her receiving at
tention from another young man, as
they were TO be married I'm a short
time. He is Frustrated over the TRACE
AFFAIR.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20

KANSAS CITTYY, Mo, May 90
James II. Eckels. who was Comptroller
of the Currency under Presidnet Cleve-
land, and now President of the Com
mercial Bank, of Chicago. is visiting
here. He is one of the most prominent
of the "Old School Democrats, and
saws he Is still interested in politics,
although he is too busy attending 10
the duties of bank President to take
an active part in political affairs.
II am interested in the future or the
Democratic party said Mr. Eckeis to-
day. -.
Il believe the Democrats can eject
their Presidential candidate, and the
majority of the members of Congress
in 1904 If the leaders of the party for
mulate a new plan of campaign. 10
win the next election, the Democrats
should, in my opinion, place the tarln
issue as the leading plank of the plat
form. The tariff question Is more I'M
nortant than it was when President
Cleveland was candidate. The DEM
ocrats should again cry: 'Tarin 1or
revenue only ..
"What about the financial Ques-
tion?" was asked.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20
VIEWS OF OLD LINE DEMOCRAT
Former Controller ECk6IS Secs LIOht Ahead
For the Democrats

"The silver question must be forgot
ten. No more financial legislation is
needed at this time"
will the next Democratic platform
favor expansion"
Il think it should. If the party
hopes to win. The Democrats should
take the position that the PHILIPPINES
have come into the possession of the
United States, whether permanently
or not, we cannot say. However, we
do know that the islands will be ours
for a long time. so We should enact
legislation that will result In the wise
and Just exercise of governmental au-
thority in our new possessions. Care
must be taken to prevent greedy mer-
chants and business men from oppress-
ing those living in the islands.
''The Republican party has been In
such complete control of national leg
islation that it should be curbed.' said
Mr.. Eckels. Il see an excellent chance
for the election OF a Democratic
President and Democratic Congress
in 1904 IL the leaders of the party will
outline a sensible plan of campaign.
think the next Democratic candidate
for President will be dark horse"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20
|RRIGATION BILL LOOKS WELL
Canvass Of the House Shows a Majority But
Leaders Oppose

non. plainly do not favor the reclaim
alton of the arid lands OF the West
through government aid. President
Roosevelt has declared himself In IA
yor OF the measure. and there is
plank In the Rpublican platform which
demands it. The latter features may
eventually win the leaders over, but
their support Is not counted on at this
time. =,
There Ia a peculiar element OF poll
tics in the irrigation proposition which
IL bound to rebound to the betterment
of the bills chances. The rank ana
flie of both parties in the house realize
that the credit OF having secured ma
tional aid for irrigation would mean
much of advantage In the coming cam
paign In many of the Eastern states.
Most of the Republicans, with
keen realization of this state OF an
airs, believe that the leaders are max
ing a mistake In not pushing the irri-
CATION bill as purely republican
measure and thus keep the Democrats
from claiming their share of the glory
when the bill passes. which 1t now
seems it will do in spite OF the leaders
Very few of the Democrats are oppos-
ing the bill, and 1t is quite evident tha'
they stand ready to seize Whatever
credit Is to acrue.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20

WASHINGTON, ". c.. May 20.-The
western members OF the House.
who have been quietly conducting
a canvass for the purpose OF determir-
ing what are the chances for the
passage of the irrigation bill. which
comes up next week. exhibit lists.
comprising the entire membership oil
the house. on which are marked pref
ty positive proofs that the bill is NOT
going to be defeated. Opposite the
names OF 1870 members is written the
word Favorable"
These 1870 men have made the I'M
equigocal statement that they are GO
ing to vote for the irrigation bill, SAID
representative Shafroth to-day. "and
the canvass is not yet completed II
such figures count for anything. the
6lll Is going to pass"
The little irrigation contingent OF
'he house meets each day at noon 10
compare notes. The reports grow
more encouraging right along. 1t Is
now certain that the rank and hie OF
'he house will rally to the support OF
tnf measure when 1t comes up. Inc
eadeIs of the house, unless something
Unforeseen occurs, will probably array
themselves for it's defeat, Such men
as )alzell Grosvenor, Payne, and Can
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20
CONVICT CONFESSED
TO JURY BRIBING
His Wife Who Was Getting an
allowance From Bribers Gut
OF

MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 20.-Beuiah
Richardson. wife of w. s. Richardson,
now an inmate of the penitentiary,
and formerly famous detective In
this vicinity. has filed suit against +.
g. Jones, Vice President and General
Manager Of the Memphis Stret Railway
company, President of the Memphis
Trotting Association, and local repre-
sentative of C. X. G. Billings. the Chi
cago niagnate. The suit is for less dian
$500. and according to the service is
for debt on account. Richardson
was held on a charge OF jury bribing
in the Circuit Court. 1t was alleged
that hihed juror in some street car
litigation. Richardson appealed the case
and the sentence was affirmed. Mrs.
Richardson stated that she had been
receiving $50 month up to January
when payment was stopped bcause her
husband had made n confession which
was printed in circular form. and since
that time she had received no money.
This. she alleges. is the cause of the
stoppage o. the payment of the morey.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20
CANAL INTERESTSCONSIDERED
Both Nicaragua and Panama Subject to EI6-
m6ntdl Disturbance

WASHINGTON. May 20.-Efforts
have been made within the last two
days by leading members of tn Sem
ate TO have the subject of Cuban recip-
rocity considered Immediately after
the vote on the PHILIPPINE government
bill Senator Margan, having In charge
the Nicaragua Canal bill. which is
scheduled Immediately after the Phil
ipine bill, said to-day that he would
not allow the canal bill to be supplant-
ed Should this be done. Mr.. Morgan
takes the ground that the Senate lead
ers would be acting in bad faith. In
view of this attitude of Mr.. Morgan.
the canal bill will be taken up after the
Philippine bill is disposed of.
Senator Morgan has taken great in
terest in the discussion OF the connec-
ton between earthquakes. volcanoes
and the canal routes. and takes the
ground that the record of disturbances
In the isthmus ls altogether in favor of
the Nicaragua route.
'One has only briefly to consider
the facts of history" said Mr. Morgan.
ito become convinced that so far as
earthquake disturbances are concerned
the Nicaragua route is altogether the
best The Isthmian Canal Commission
went into this question very thorough
ly and has made up the record of
earthquakes by the Panama and Me
aragua lines, which goes to show that
there have been twice as many earth
quake disturbances along the Panama
line as along the Nicaragua. This fact
speaks for itself"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20
THE NEW NHTIOk FORMALLY IN
HUGURHTED TODAY IN PRESENCE
OF A DISTINGUISHED COMPANY
The american Commander and Troops 6VdCu
dt6d the Island TOddu

the American cavalry which had been
In garrison there.
The actual transfer of the control Of
the Island was scheduled to occur ex-
actly at noon. Havana time, but those
invited to witness the ceremony were
requested to be at the palace at II; 80.
These included. besides the American
officers and the members of President
elect Palmas cabinet. members OF
congress. supreme court judges, gov
ernors of provinces, officers of visiting
warships. foreign consults, William
Jennings Bryan. other visiting Amer
lean statesmen. several of Senior Pal
mas Central Valley New York;
neighbors. Horatio Reubens. counsel
for the former Cuban junta. Colonel
William Astor Chanler and few other
specially invited guests.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20
M5hT RIOTS S77oTFD
BY GHET q WOMEN
Butcher Shops in New YORK + aided
bu Crowds 7nGGr51 hy hiOh
Prices

NEW YORK, Mas 20 i revoked to
fury by the came submission Of the
Kosher meat maihetner to the packers
represented In the beef trust, and
backing up their words by actual
blows. several thousand women of the
Ghetto raided the meat markets today
and started riot which has spread all
over the densely populated Hebrew
district east of the Bowery
The trouble follows the meeting of
the women at Nc SIS Monroe street
last night, at which they decided unan-
imously to stop buying or eating meat
1t WIS the visits OF the committees to
the butcher shops to see that no meat
was sold that brought things to q
crisis.
The angry invaders tore the car
CO sses from the pins ana threw every
pifce OF meat they could lay their
his .ds on into the street. parading
TIL district in wagons, they punctuated
thar progress by stopping every now
arc hen 10 swoop down on some shop.
4 re OF women were arrested.
i'r'are Magistrata Cornell the
women declared bey were baiats
charged twenty-five cents a pound for
meat by the Kosher men. whereas they
could buy meat from Christians at a
much less figure. They were told by
the magistrate that they did not un-
de~gtsnd the existing conditions, aad
through their ignorance had been
moved to fanaticism. Fines ranging
from So 10 $40 were imposed on all the
prisoners,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20
HIS WIFE MARRIED
Everything at the Old Home Had
Changed and No One
Knew iln--PeCu-
liar Case

CARLINVILLE, ILL.,, May20.--A story
ryaling that - Enoeh Arden came to
light today at Hettick, a village in
Macoupin county, when William Cole,
mourned for forty-seven years as dead,
returned to his old home. to find that
his wife had married again and that
his children, whom he had left as
youngsters. were grown to manhood
and womanhood and themselves mar
ried.
Torty-seyen years ago William Cole
then a wealthy farmer, residing in The
vicinity of Hettick, harnessed his
team iade his fe and family good
bse and started for Tennessee tS col-
leet s1.700 from his estate and close
up his affairs in that State. from which
he had come few years previous.
From that time to this he had not been
heard from. and had been given up by
his wife and children as dead.
For years his wife lived single,
though she believed him dead. but
finally remarked, and the children
grew to maturity, married and scattered
about the country. In time the Sec
ond husband died and finally the wife,
and INQUIRED what had become of the
family of William Cole. He was di-
rected to the home of Mrs. Baliow.
ai,d asked for few days board He
5sked the woman her past history, and
she related the story OF her fathers
disappearance as told to her years ago
by her mother.
When the daughter had finished the
narrative the old man said simply. Il
am he of whom you speak. am your
father"
The faged wanderer has decided to
make his home in Hettick. where he
will spend the remainder of his days
among his old acquaintances. He de-
clared that he had resided In Califor-
mia. Arizona and New Mexico for forty
years He has accumulated about
SIS, 900.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-20

HAVANA, May 20.-Thomas Estrada
Palma today attached his first sigma
ture to document as president of the
Republic Of Cuba.
General Wood personally lowered the
American colors, which were saiuted,
and with his own hands hosted tho
Cuban flag as an act OF the United
States, General Maxine Gomez assist
ing.
General Wood and staff and the
American troops embarked immedi-
ately after hosting the Cuban flag.
and the American ships steamed out
of the harbor.
AT the time the transfer took place
In Havana. General Whitside. at SAM
tiago turned over the authority to his
Cuban successor and sailed away with