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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-07
For Saturday, Nou. 20:
"A TRUE ANIMAL sToRY..,,

What cute, intelligent or unusual thing have
you seen any animal do? This gives oppor-
tunity to the Juniors who have watched the
habits of birds wild animals as we'll as those
who have had unusually intelligent. pets The
stories must be absolutely true, and must tell of
some incident accident in animal
land Stories that merely tell about
a pet, how it looked, how long you
had it, ETC., will not fill the requirements. The
stories must tell of something that the animals
did. The papers must be mailed so as to reach
the office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning, Nov. 49,
They must be strictly original, written in
ink on one 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.
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Attempting the Impossible

Successful men have always learned
early to Danish the word impossible
ity'' from their minds and vocabulary
At some time OF other you win have
to attempt what seems the impos-
sible," but try it just the same.
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THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
Sixth Grade.

THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED
standing the sea shore day, watching
fishermen who were about to draw in their net,
when party of young up and made a bar
with them for whatever might be in the net The
fishermen pulled the net and found to their
of the young also. little metal box OF
ancient style. The fishermen claimed it. ard SO did
the young and called to decide to whom
it belonged decided in favor of the young for
these reasons: The boys barganed for whatever was
in the and paid for it, IT unexpectedly to both par
ties something valuable than fish out, 1t
their good luck not their fault. The fishermen
very foolisly sold all that in the net and so had
claim whatever the contents II Napoleon mad
known the resources of Louisiana, he might not
sold it to cheapiy, but is that reason
to claim it now !? Certainly not No did
this little box belong to the fishermen The young men
bought the draft regardless of a value Therefore
would decide that the fishermen had claim what
the box. Jessie Warning
Sixth Grade, Beardsley, MINI.
Hiio School 5se5
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GOLD AND COAL. !.

(HonOrabIe- Mentlon.1
The young who paid the sum of money to
the fishermen should the metal box, because the
draft dictionary thing drawn. So
the young to get whatever there in the
net. 1t is just the when man buys a coal
mine gold is accidentally discovered in it. The
who sold the mine cannot have the gold found in
it, because the other has bought it, Perhaps if the
fishermen drawn up worthless things, they
would have given them to the young whether they
wanted them --Evin A. Gruhlke,
Seventh Grade Jackson, MINI.
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ACCORDING 10 THE PARABLE.
(High School Credit.)

(figh School Credit)
The ownership of the box depends upon the word
ing of the contract AS the agreement that the
Should receive the draft everything
taken with that draft would Of belong
1t is fair to presume however, that intention
contracting parties next draft of fish was
meant but as the wording Of the contract did say
hsh" the young men had the right to claim the
tents of the draft matter it centained-ish,
box or frogs. Again presumng gold found in
mouth OF a fsh Gas is mentioned in parable in the
Bble), that would, OF belong young men
II the fish We're caught in this draft is it
actIy the same with this box? Imagine hiring
a dog with Which to hunt BIRDS gets BIRDS but
IN pursuit of them the dog leads him piece of
liable ore. 70 whom does the treasure belong? There
is surely no question of ownership. make
the application Compare the dog with the
net as the instrument in procuring the find, the
the box in the net, the of the dog
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Northwestern Topics.
For Saturday, NoO. ri:
please Note Change to Thursday Morning.)
JUNGLE JACKS STORY"

There ought to be many surprises In the papers,
on this topic. In fact, the collection ought to be
sort of grabbag in which two things are
alike. The stories must be original, first of all.
But they may be true not. In case any mem
Der of the family friend has had an inter
esting experience that may be used as if told by
Uncle. Jack. In such cases, it is best to mark it
true story. All sorts of stories, you see can be
included in this topic The papers must be mailed
to reach the office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning, Nov. ~.
They must be strictly original, written in ink
side only of the paper, not more than 800
words in length, less than l00, marked with
the number of words and each signed with the
grade, school, and address of the writer.
The papers must not be rolled
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HARDER THAN LA

Boston Mass.-Dear Marion: must tell YOU how
diligently studied my Latin yesterday. took my book
and started for the seashore at four and
irving selected place under tree which thought
would grand place study without Interruption.
T had studied but few minutes when heard splash
OF water and three men lowering net into the
water and approaching these fishermen two
fishermen about. to draw in the net when
of the young shouted, Say, Mr. Fisherman will
give you this (holding up piece of money! for that
draft Agreed" replied the fisherman. "Monuisti.
Monu--" (studying). .WheW. what is this - heard
very tones. Really, the fishermans dilemma
was becoming more interesting than my Latin. My
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J, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER :, 1903

the draft. They calculated the value of average
catch and then accepted the offer of the young
So here have good contract; whose terms are
understood in the sense by both parties. If the
boys could that they did limit the meaning
of draft to fishes this would not make the box
theirs. It would only nul1ify the contract. Neither
party to the agreement asks that it be annued so 1t
must stand. The boys have claim the box; the
fishermen have the right OF discovery and the right OF
possession Therefore the box belongs to the fisher
Raymond f. Barron
Tenth Grade. SIT I'd Az. NE, Brainerd Mimi
q .5.
WHILE THEY DISPUTE
One morning two were strollng along the
beach and they to where fisherman fishing.
He about to draw in the of the young
men said, Wait minute, Mr.. Blake if will give
the draft for two dollars will that bargain? 2"
Certainly, certainly, said MFR. his
and To- instead of draft of fish. metal
box of ancient STYLE The at claimed the box
but did Mr.. Blake SO let them dispute while tell
what think The men paid for the draft and did
draft of fishes The fisherman consented and
pulled in the and instead of fishes there
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ought to laugh and be good natured about and
Well you certainly lucky and hope
will be as lucky another tne.'
--NIabei sheHbach,
Sixth Grade. Granite Falls Mimi.
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/ THE DRAFT MEANs-DRAFT.

If were to decide party the
little think should favor giving it to the
men. a fisherman young make
bargain and young doing the buying and
pay money down, they should have what they
this neither party what it dealing
in. young paid the fishermen before the net
taken out of the water and whatever was in the
belong to the young If the bargain
made for fish and fish in the etthe young
get the fish. If fish and the metal box both
in the net the young men should have both. When
the alone in the they should have it.
They paid their money and the box should belong
them. Esraa Miller
Seventh Grade. Devils Lake, N. D.
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triumphantly. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary had
the day. Theodore Gronert,
Twelfth Grade. Prairie du Chen, Wis.
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BINDING A BARGAIN.

I think that the boys who had bought the draft
whether they mentioned what to be in the net
not ought to have it because they paid their sum OF
money the fishermen before the net was drawn They
money in to- bind the bargain.
Therefore the boys entitled to it, for their money
was just precious to them the draft was to the
fishermen think that the fishermen not hon
est they they would have let the boys have
the draft without any trouble.
Lillian Collins
A Seventh Grade. Ada MINI.
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WHEN A MAN GOES HUNTING

often that box is found in draft but as
long the fisherman agreed a certain sum of
money whatever up 1T should belong the
young men. If went hunting, and someone
else gave what he killed and if he hap
pened to kill some fur, animal
rghtfully belong to the who paid the
money. And SO it the here the paid for
the draft and think that the box should them.
Eighth Grade, Frances Seelye.
Washington School East Pierre S. ID.
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promise Of living for five more years.
Mrs. Day has been a member of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
ever since it was organized, and still
takes much interest in church mat
ters and has her church paper read
to her each week by her daughter.
Since she has been in New Mexico
she has taken great interest in the
products of the country and asks
many questions about the system of
irrigation and how it is done. 1t is
something new to her and she has
often said she has always lived in
a country where plenty of rain fell
and irrigation was unknown. She is
always ready to meet her friends
and converse with them and never
tires or loses interest in the current
events happening daily. She loves to
have the news read to her from the
papers and takes much interest in il.
This year, as before, she says this
will be the last birthday she will live
to see, but her friends disagree with
her and believe she will live to see
and enjoy many more birthdays as
bright and happy as this one.
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cine Hat, Canada, and her youngest
daughter Mrs. j. F. Bryson are the
only ones of her children who still
live.
Mrs Days husband was drowned
while crossing the Brazos river with
bunch of cattle during the first
year of the war, and this made it
doubly hard on her who had to look
after and provide for the family that
was with her then, all her boys hav-
ing enlisted with the south as soon
as the war was declared
! Today if you go to see her and
talk to her she will tell you of some
of the hardships and difficulties she
experienced while at home alone
with nothing but servants and the
women folks during that long and
bitter struggle. She still has letters
written to her by her sons from the
scene of action, while she was hour
ly expecting news of one of their
deaths.
Mrs. Days mind is now as bright
and active as it ever was and she
can recall incidents that occurred
during her early life that one would
think she had forgotten. She delights
to meet some old friend whom she
has not seen for some years and
talk over the times and about the
people they used to know and where
they are and what they are doing
now. Up to the last two years she
could read and spent most of her
time in that manner. but her eye
sight failed her two years ago and
she has never been able to procure
glasses strong enough to enable her
to read since that time. She is heal
thy and eats heartily and sleeps like
baby, but has not walked since
last spring when she recovered from
an attack of pneumonia.
Each year for the past five she
has said that one would be the last
birthday she would celebrate, but
she is still alive and well and gives
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the hands of spectators and live
stock concerns; as Governor Morri-
son of Idaho stated. this law has
succeeded in tying up a great deal
of Idaho's best land
Under the Communication clause of
the Homestead Act much the same
result has been obtained. 4 man is
able to commute and get title to his
$50 acres after building shack cost
ing a few dollars and residing upon
his claim few times during a pc
riod of fourteen months, besides pos
sibly making few cheap improve
ments in case he thinks it is neces
sary. The name .homested" is mis-
nomer, when the communication clause
is applied to the law.
Under the Timber and Stone Act
the most notorious frauds are being
daily consummatad. In the great
timber regions of Washington and
Oregon, by far the best timber re-
being purchased from the govern.
ment by dummies and spectators at
$3.50 an acre. "Save the forests and
store the floods" is huge joke to
the timbers peculators.
Repeal These Laws.
Now the proposition is to repeal
~. IT, =
ry to have some additional legisla-
tion regarding the sale of timber. A
strong point made by the opponents
of the repeal of these laws is that
such action would cut off the contri-
buttons to the irrigation fund, which
is derived from the sale of public
lands. Under a proper timber law
the government income from timber
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Frauds Being Perpetrated.

Under the Desert Land Act. which
is supposed to contemplate the re-
clamation Of the land. immense areas
states and territories have been pat
ented which are now lying idle In
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-10-06
NINETY-FivE YEARS OLD.
Grandma Day Celebrated Her Ninety
Fifth Birthday To-Day.


Fifth Birthday To-Day.
At the home of her youngest daugh
ter, Mrs. J. F. Bryson who resides
about one and a half miles north of
town, Mrs. Sarah Day celebrated her
ninety-fifth birthday today by giving
dinner for all of her friends and
relatives who were with her. For the
past ten years she has each year on
her birthday given a dinner and on
each occasion up to the present year
all of her children have been with
her This time only two were pres
ent, j. M. Day of Penasco and Mrs.
F.. Bryson of Roswell.
Mrs Sarah Day. affectionately
called Grandma Day by all who
know her, was born in southeastern
Missouri October 6, 1908. She spent
| her girlhood and young womanhood
there, and was married there in
1925 In 1848 she with her family
moved to Texas and located on a
| lived until after the civil war, when
she moved to Austin which place
| continued to be her home until she
! came with her daughter to New Mex
leo one year ago last spring. She
raised family of eleven children to
| be grown, only five of whom are now
alive. She had six sons in the Con-
| federate army during the civil war
all of whom returned to her. Her old
est child, Mrs: j. l.. Driskill. resid-
| ing in Austin, Texas, Mrs. E. D. Eng
| lish of Haskell, Texas, ]. M. Day of
Penasco, A. J. (Tony) Day of Medi-
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THE TERRITORIAL FAIR.
Albuquerque is making Arrangements
to Entertain a Big Crowd.

W 6uhCt Idbt a 0IS SiO"O'
Special Correspondence.
Albuquerque, October 5.-After
seeing the big Roswell fair and en-
joying every minute of it your cor
respondent has come over to Albu-
querque to take look at the prepa-
rations for the great Territorial fair
which opens in this city Monday to
TO be a great fair. There is no ques-
ton of that In the first place the
association has spent more money
this year than ever before, and after
all, money talks. There are some $12-
600 offered in purses and few state
fairs in the east are able to offer
more Moreover the entire territory
is interested in this fair. Every sec
ton, however remote, is sending it's
quota of exhibits and is going to
send it's delegation of citizens. This
may be because the fair is better ad-
vertised than ever before, but it
seems more likely that as the terri
tory is developed and new railroads
are opened up, the relations between
the several sections become more
cordial. Certain it is that the people
are coming to Albuquerque this year.
Your correspondent has been pretty
much over the territory of late and
everywhere the fair is the chief top
ic of interest.
1t is well worth the interest. Sec
retary P E. McCanna showed me
some of the entry lists today They
are very long and include horsemen
and cowboys from half dozen states
though of course the great bulk is
from the two territories most inter
ested in the fair. The cowboy touna-
ment will include about all of the
stars who were in Roswell a few
days ago, together with experts from
Wyoming and Colorado and even a
few from Missouri and Kansas. The
horses for the race meeting are here
in such numbers that the fair ground
stables are crowded to the end and
it may be necessary to build new
stalls. The Southern Carnival COM
pany with it's eighteen shows and
three hundred showmen and women
will be here Sunday to set up shop
in three whole city blocks which
have been reserved for them and
fenced off from the vulgar gaze. For
this attraction alone the fair asso-
citation paid $1,000.
Just one word about the irrigation
convention called by Governor Otero
at the suggestion of President Rich
ardson of the Irrigation Commission.
The Secretary of Agriculture has de-
tailed Prof Fortier of his department
and chief of the bureau of irrigation
to address this convention. Mr.. For
tier is the first expert in the country
and has made a careful study of New
Mexico through his assistants. His
remarks will be sure to be of great
advantage to the work of the con-
vention. Every section of the ter
convention by one who is qualified
to speak of the needs OF irrigation
in his particular county and the re-
suit is bound to be a general broad
ening of ideas with consequent good
to the territory. This convention will
be held on Tuesday next. October
18th. 1t will be open to all.
It will be worth while to be in
Albuquerque during the fair. There
will be something doing every min
ute and one win have to hurry to
find time to slfgalI
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Western Theatrical Company.

Opening piece, Ghost in a Pawn
Shop"
Ny Girl from Dixie-R L. Luther.
Pete and Jake-Voyles and Chance
MrG c. Chance in his daring Jug
Cling act He holds the worlds rec
ord. This act alone is worth the price
of admission. Don't fail to see him.
He will also give you an exhibition
of his paper tearing.
Song, Good Old Summer Time
Voyles, Chance and Smith.
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Song, Please Mr.. Conductor-wil-

Song, Please Mr.. Conductor-Wil-
SON.
Buck and Wing Dancing Contest
Voyles and Chance
Song, A Lazy Coon-Chance.
Animal Fair Trio,-Smith Voyles
and Chance.
There will be other numbers that
cannot be mentioned at present.
Afterpiece. The Long Distance Tel
ephone Office.
October 7th. 1903. at opera house.
Doors open at 1880 o'clock and the
curtain viii rise at S:2O.
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sales would be far greater than at
present and in any event the above
is a preposterous reason to advance,
because if these laws are left intact,
and the absorption of the public do
main under them continues as at pre-
sent, there will soon be no public
land left for reclamation under the
irrigation act.
Looking to the East
The strength to repeal these laws
must come from the east. The fight
in the irrigation congress shows the
opposition which can be expected in
certain sections of the west. and in
order to secure the public domain
from speculation and to keep it in
tact against the time when it shall
be needed by the settler. eastern
sentiment must be aroused to the
situation. Western opposition and
eastern apathy are the stumbling
blocks.
The western men who look for the
true development of their country
along home making lines ask the
east to come to their support on this
question-to save the land for the
actual settler.
GUY E. MITCHELL.
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''You little knew when first we met
That some day you would be
The luck fellow I'd choose to let
Build an house for me.
Kemp Lumber Co.
Shingles, cheap chingles, good
shingles, best shingles, Cypress shin
giles. Cedar shingles. Shingles fol
any kind Of roof-Kemp Lumber Co
Silver Plating Outfit for sale. In
quire at this Office wt1dt2.
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Bucks are Here.

The A. G. Anderson bucks are
here and are held in lot one-half
square north of the court house
JOHN TRENT
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-11

propose to invest i'm
Washington City 8
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-11

for Philadelphia, when We can talk mat
tiers over on the train
On seating myself in the parlor car, Mr.,
Childs said to me: Il presume you did
not recognize the two ladies with whom
was conversing this morning. The elder
was Mrs. Ulysses Grant and the younger
her daughter, Mrs. SartOris. | have been
an intimate friend of General Grant and
his family ever since the close of the war
and since the death Of the general have
frequently been consulted by Mrs. Grant
about her financial affairs.
Before the general started on his tour
around the world, myself, Mr.. Anthony
Drexel and a few more OF his admirers
bought him the residence in New York City,
which he occupied after he retired from
the presidency. After his DEAN in 1885"
continued Mr.. Childs, II advised Mrs. Grant
to sell the house. as 1t was altogether too
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-11

large for her and, in my judgment, not an
income-producing property, but Mrs. Grant
declared she would not part with the house
unless she could get at least 100000, which
was the purchase price.
hat period real estate was very dull
in New York and nobody was willing to
invest $50, 900 in the Grant residence. When
l arrived in New York this morning and
met Mrs. Grant at the Fifth Avenue She
said: We have finally sold the house for
$3.50, 900 and / would like to have you in
vest the money for me in such securities
as you think best. | also TaCe we'd $4,000
royalty on the generals memoirs a few
days ago, which ! want to add TO the
$3.50, OOO,' and then Mr.. Childs exhibited to
me a check for S195, 900 signed by Mrs.
Grant and payable to his order.
This money" continued Mr.. Childs, II
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-11

the gates a cheer
went up. The sin
gularity of this in
cident was that
Kirkwood, a mem
Der of the Garfield
cabinet and a former
United States sena-
tor, was not recog-
nized and was re-
fused the right of
way by the crowd,
but the track was
cleared for the re-
tired old general
, without a word or
even the waving of
his hand.
While my aC-
with MIS-.
Grant was merely
perfunctOTy, be-
came, more deeply
interested in her
after the death of
ths general than be-
IRE he passed away
at Mount McGTegCr.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-11
George w. ChiIdS
and Mrs. Grant

Ten years ago this winter l received a
telegraphic summons from George w.
Childs TO meet him at Philadelphia on
Associated Press business. On my arrival
at the Ledger Office l was informed that
Mr.. Childs had been suddenly called to
New York, leaving a message for me to
meet him at the Fifth Avenue hotel the
following day.
I sent up my card and was presently
into a private parlor, whore |
found Mr.. Childs in intimate conversation
with two ladies dressed in deep mourning.
81 cannot possibly confer with you this
morning, but will be very much pleased to
have you join me on the 2:30 p. m. Qimitedl