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or the lowest places IN
the Company's service. Again, - the
young man who came to this country
over thirty years ago, penniless and
friendless, and who, during the first two
years, earned only $500, working beside
tank foul with the smell of oil but
to-day, there is scarcely drop Of oil
consumed in this country which has not
been purchased from his stupendous
organization, the Standard Oil Company.
In another walk of life, we see at the
head of a great college, man who
chopped wood to pay his way through
school. g n
The great captains of industry OF to-
day were the poor boys of thirty years
ago. 1t was not a wealthy parent nor an
influential friend who started these men
on the road to fortune; they made their
own opportunities they fought their own
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What is the secret of their success
What is that irresistible force which has
enabled them to overcome all obstacles,
to surpass their fellow-nen? Every am
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briefly, perseverance, and determination
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" OulAo a SLSCCSSlu1 anu yet he
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! Those who have studied the lives OF
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Consumption Threatened.

c. Unger, 211 Maple ST. Champaign
writes: ST was troubled with a
hacking cough for a year and |
thought I had consumption. | tried
great many remedies and was un-
der care of physicions for several
months. I used one bottle of Foley
Honey and Tar. 1t cured me, and |
have not been troubled since "
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-20
KEYS TO SUCCESS.
Mr.. Edward Box, Editor of the Ladies' Home
Journal, Tells Young Men How
Success is Won.

Every young man wants to succeed.
There is nothing so self-satisfying as the
bountifu1 rewards which await the man
who struggles and conquers. Fame,
honor, wealth and power are the laurels
which Success bestows.
Ike present century is replete with
examples of young men, who, alone and
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ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services everys Sunday evening, at 1880
Sunday school at 4 D. N.
REV. .. M. HITCHCOCK, Pastor.
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Save the Children.

Ninetv-nine OF every one hundred
diseases that children have are due
to disorders of the Stomach, and
those disorders are all coused by
indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is just as good for children as it is
for adults. Children thrive on it..
TT keeps their little stomaches sweet
aud encourages their growth and
development, Mrs. Henry Carter,
7O5, Central ST., Nathvill, Ten, say>
MY little boy is, now three years
yld and has been suffering from in
digestion, ever since he was born. |
have had the best doctors in Nash
vile, but failed to do him any good.
After using one bottle of Kodol he is
well baby. recommend it to all
sufferers Kodol digests what you
eat and makes the stomach sweet.
Sold by Fox Bros.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
d. NJ. SINCLAIR

West Fifth street. Services every Sunday
at 1045 a. M. and 1880 D. m. Sabbath School,
At R:00 m. Epworth League at $3.50 D. M
All are invited.
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ROMAN CATHOLIC

ROMAN CATHOLIC
Rev. FATHER Uric PETRI
First Mass IL. M; High Mass, 10:30 a. N
Baptism, Up. M; Instructions, 2:30 D. m.
Vespors. r. m.
Friday 730 p. M. Stations and benediction.
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CHURCHES.
SWEDISH LUTHERAN.

Services every other Sunday. Past or's
residence Cor. Pine Street and Seventh Ave.
West. CD. BECKURMAN.
Pastor.
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Omaha Notice.

DIsCoNTINUENCE CT UNION PACIFIC
The tourist car via ire Omaha and
Union Pacific to Los Angeles Cali
farnia has been discontinued.
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What happy world this would be if
very man spoke as well of his live
leighbors as he does of his dead ones!
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GERMAN EV.--I LUTHERAN.
Services will be held at l0:t0 a. M. except
LAST Sunday of the month Sunday School
every. Sunday at HOO, G. GUTEKUNsT,
Pastor.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
THOMAS BARKER, PASTOR
Services every.Sunday at 1915 q. m. and
1890 p. M. Sabbath School at II M Christ
ian Endeavor:service at $50 D. N. All are
cor daily nyited.
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the very highest PIN
nacle of success in their
chosen calling @Here
we have the striking
example of the presi-
dent of the largest
manufacturing corpora
ton in the world, rising
to this position from one
of the lowest places in
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Washburn Public Library Board.
ATTORNEYS.

A. w. MCLEOD.
Attorney at Law
City Attorney of Washburn. Ofice:-Ovei
Bayfield, County Bank.
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School Boards,

School Boards,
L. A. Simonson, president: J, Sheridan
secretary; A. p. Melstrand ice-president
Washburn Public Library Board.
w. II. Irish, president; Nels M. Oscar
I. G. McWilliams. Mrs. D. W. Corning. o.
A. Lamoreaux. Mrs. VIM. O'NeiI, D. E, Cam
eron. Chas. O. Sowder Chris Peterson.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
WHEN THE TRAIN CAME IN.

When was five years old mama went to Fer
Falls to spend the stayed at NV
grandmother's place two months then went to my
aunts, five miles away. Oh, homesick when
was there, because could the train three times
day. Every time train due would run to
bank the railroad track and watch the go
by as much could thru tears. So every day at
just such time would have crying spell One day
the train did not come on time, SO wandered
the track about three miles before the train
coming When saw it I to the nearest bank and
sat down, waved my hand while all the people were
laughing. AS soon the train went started on my
way home and on the way met mama coming to meet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
AN OUTGROWN SADNESS.

When the worlds fair in Chicago in 1893
experienced first of inconsistencies. MY mother
and father went to the fair, and left in
aunt thought it would be lovely to her,
play with cousins but when bedtime changed
my mind very rapidly My cousin, with whom was
sleeping fell asleep first and there lay in the
trying hard to keep closed, but thinking
of mother could not. To my surprise the
flowing faster and faster down my T had
not cried long before the whole family They
tried everything to console but to avail till my
aunt brought me my mothers picture and slept the
rest of the night with that in hand The next
night my sister and stayed with
was all right. When my mother returned from
trip the happiest boy in Minneapolis. Time GER
tainly brings changes for now leave home and
stay away for weeks without inconsistencies to
terfere with my pleasure Otto Huxmann,
A Eighth Grade Pill Bryant Avenue N
Logan School
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But became homesick after father would
have given anything for half hour of nv brother
Charles teasings and Harrys romps with Prince
dog. But OH DEAR they were hundreds of miles away
and auntie could not take later,
were all so good to me- if cousins had me,
pulled my hair, called me pugnose and cry baby; if
auntie had made me get to practice before
breakfast and set the table, ETC., it. would not
been so bad, for should not have think
about dear mother and home. >. ~ r.
A Sixth Grade, Katherine Holmberg
Garfield School. Eleventh Avenue s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
NONSENSE AND SENSE

"Homesickness is all nonsense. If I couldn't go
away not be homesick believe I'd stay at
home," said to girl friend, told me that
would homesick.
started for my aunt's at noon the next day and
but would not admit it to myself I-weE-
fe1t-knd of-funny, when the good-bys being
waved. We arrived at aunt's in due time and Z
had quite forgotten thefunny feeling. week
later wandering about the house, to find some
thing to interest I tired of reading, sewing
riding and eating, went to look at the album. I
turned the pages absently for thinking home
but glanced down at the page my eyes rested upon
mamas face, looking at me; the page opposite
papas picture, and till dropped the book
and hurried the Upstairs went and OH
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THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS,
, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1908.

dear! there on the wall hung mama's picture. fled
from her room into and locked the door for
Il Was-homesick. I thought of the words had said
to Grace, Inconsistencies is all nonsense truth
fully never felt so in twelve years. Everywhere
went I was sure to find something to make think
of home and oh! how wished I there.
word did I utter about being homes1ck.
B Seventh Grade -Hazelre
Horace Mann School, 2911 Columbus Avenue
"A TEASERS.
Mama took me. to visit my aunt in the country. I
thought would have the loveliest time with my
sins Maud and Robert they my age.
first days were grand. We took in everything the
farm from the canaries the front porch
pink pigs in the back yard, which
ningest little things that ever did They would
play hide and seek in the straw leaving their little
curly tails out. The big mother pig had the incest
straw bed in where she would sleep content
edly while her little roted her. pulling her
and TAIL thought would get tired watch
ing them and all the wonderful things the farm. But
did. We would run alongside the brook listening
to it's sweet rippled messy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10
A SPEEDY RELIEF.

One day went out "trip about hundred
and ten miles away from here. AS everything was
to all went well for about four days. played
with cousin and had very good time One night
dreamed about my father and mother, this gave
me longing for home but the railroads washed
out by high water and could not get walked
about and tried to content myself by playing
sheep but that was dull amusement for my
condition went into the house and got cold
milk, and after I had drank it felt dizzy my head
ached and was the sickest had been my life.
continued to feel this way for about until the
trains running again. know of nv
coming but kept 1t secret from my mother When
the train started for Minneapolis relief to
right away. Robert Travis
Sixth Grade, 1901 Lyndale Avenue S.
Rosedale School.
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UNTIL THE TRAIN STARTED.

1 kept courage we'll enough until the train
started and left alone alone, with strangers
I had very interesting book with me, which I began
to read, and try to forget home thoughts would
slip back to it. had been a
visit before and altho I was going to my dearest
friends and relations felt sad lonesome honesick
Tears started to carried further
and further from home. 1t had grown dark and snow
was coming down rapidly when the train stopped. My
chum and her father met welcomed heartily
and kissed me. After dinner, at chun and
went to a concert Oh, how homesick felt
woman with clear, musical voice sang Home, Sweet
Home could not help it, cried silently. My chum,
wondering looked at me, and said kindly, Are
homesick?" YES answered. "Why?" she asked.
Because that was the last song mother to
before went This a very long, lonesome day
to me. But the inconsistencies gradually away.
stayed a week. and when the week up I al
most sorry to leave my chum.
Seventb Grade, Ruth Nordbergh,
Monroe School. 1928 e Twenty-second st.
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some years ago visited TRENDS IN the country
and had such good times with another girl visiting
there. We waded in river climbed trees and then
swung off to the ground Best Of all ate choke
cherries until we were choked. All these good times
came to an end however, when little friend went
home. I wandered around playing horse with the
baby and caring for sick little turkeys and ducks but
sad to say, quickly my friend had gone, had
my spirits tried to read book, but the pages
before eyes. In utter despair I sought my room,
where for many many minutes walled and moaned
ing down swollen cheeks, I wrote home to my
mother, Aren't you coming down here for me?
Airline is gone and can't live without you papa any
longer Write and tell when will come.From your
fearful Mary
Scrubbed in a pool tears at the bottom was
tears and cries me-" which afterwards became a
permanent tease" word with all my friends and
tves A.. Cone.
A Tenth Grade, 701 Sixth Street Sc.
East Side High School.
TT WORKED BOTH WAYS.
When I lived in st. Paul always heard the hun
of business and the street went past
so had no idea of what country life is like I
I also large buildings each day and there were
plenty of boys to play with At last when about
five years old, mother went to the country and had
to go with her was happy at first but when got
there felt little different I heard whistles,
noises and saw large buildings It seemed if the
whistles had changed into the chirps crickets
the large buildings into fields of wheat and forests of
pine. began to feel very lonesome and wished for
home At night heard the chirp of the crickets which
made me feel lonesome. One night mother said
she going back to the city in a week. felt very
glad at the thought of being home again. But when
got back had longing for the country again. I
glad that I was now six years old and could go to
school. I could go one, but in the
country they went log
A Fifth Grade, Carl Hanson.
Mckinley School,
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don't think I ever so homesick before,
tho everything was done to make happy. But I
not contented until I the train coming
home. Hazel M.
A Sixth Grade, 5115-Portland Avenue.
Bryant School,
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High Filters.

n, High Filters.
Eagles have been noticed flying a
buzzards at 1000 lark rise to
height and will rule, however, birds
fly at greater height than 1000 feet
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vacation? In this rav1ng condition I found by
friends but after coaxng and consoling joined
in their sports lacking however the usual vgor
gaiety that then characteristic few days
found me, result this incident, home happily
reunited with my kindred Henrietta Lund,
Tenth Grade, COS Seventeenth Avenue S,
South Side High School,
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pretty lonely Tired of reading and not wanting to look
sat thinking Not of anything in particular but
just thinking aroused from my stupor by the
news agent who handing book of poems, asked
me to look it CHANGING hurredy up and down
the pages eyes were caught by the words, "How
sadly sweet the dream of home, which appealed to
in such just at that time, that read and
read the poem Never before had any words
into my heart those did, Each word, skilfully
selected made home the sweeter and dearer. How
longed to be there just then! know there is not
person in this world who has not heart enough to be
touched by such memories of home and who will not
say with that home is the best place after ALL.
3 Eleventh Grade -Portia c. Deming,
East Side High School. 1900 Central Avenue.
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THE END OF IOWA.

1t was about four that went to Iowa to
spend some weeks with grandparents. I started
from the depot in high spirits, but gone many
miles began to feel that there place like home.
After reached destination, grand
did everything in their power to give a good
time. They took out riding and to entertainments
went to parties, and yet longed for home I
describe my feelings 1onged for home my par
ents for relatives and friends in native city,
course it wholly my fault that enjoy my
SELF but how could I? The last Sunday night however
capped the climax. have cousin who a beautiful
singer, and it is her custom sing the songs
aged grandparents Sunday night On this par
ticular evening she sang among others Home,
Sweet Home" That the last straw declared then
and there that my vacation ended in Iowa. The
home. Oh, how glad to get home. declared
that would go away again. I must confess,
however, that have not lived up to my promise.
A Seventh Grade, .-Mabel1e Simpson,
Lake Harriet School. Alb Sheridan Av. S.
WHEN THE FROGS BEGIN TO SING.
When was ten old to visit my
thought would be the pleasantes of my life to
go back to the town where first went to school
schoolmates It all very well day.
time when the shining the trees and every
thing bright But when night and the
frogs began to sing it were thou
five. longed to see my father and mother two
brothers when fell asleep, but next morning
got up everything bright and thought foolish
was to be homesck But when it began to get dark
it was the thing again. The morning was
to take the train home I was SO excited for fear I
happy when went And the happiness
lasted longer. Bird
A Fifth Grade, 5127 Thirty-fourth Av. Sc
Minnehaha School.
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THE CANDY CURE.

have only been homesck once in my life that I
remember and never want to be homesick again. It
happened about four years ago when out camping
at Lake Minnetonka with lot of boys Some of the
boys fathers and mothers had been out them
mat day, but mine were unable to come. 1t the
hrst time had been away from home without
mama, so was very lonely. I began to cry when T
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10

went TO DeQ, ana when some OF
the neighbors came down to COM
fort me they found me with the
sheet over my head crying as if
my heart would break. Oh, the
misery Of it! Why had I come
out there? Would the end of the
week ever come when I could go
home to my mother? These were
the thoughts that passed thru my
brain. Our friends said they
would take me home in the NOR
ming, but I insisted upon going
home that very minute. But the
last train had left and I could
not. In the morning felt lit
tie better and I decided I would
not go home, and when mama
sent me a nice box of candy I
felt all right again.
Theodore Freeman,
Washburn Park.
A Seventh Grade,
"a Rosedale School.
MUSIC ON THE BREEZE.
Twilight was family creeping
over the woods. Shadows were
falling on the waters of the lone,
quiet river, upon whose bank I
lay-brief1y, the time and solitude
OF the place were perfectly
adapted to my mood, that of mus
ing and meditation. 1 was wrapt
In a reverie, my train of thought
ever headed toward the future,
when I should again be face to
face with Minneapolitans. Sud-
denly was aroused from my day
dream by peal of music. Nearer
and yet nearer the musicians ap-
proached until - I could discern
the tune of the song. To my sur
prise, the melody was my favorite
song, -. Home, Sweet Home"
Gradually queer feeling crept
over me-a longing for that one
little, spot, home, which, by every
human creature, is regarded as
the most precious and is most
highly esteemed of any in the
world. I could restrain myself no
longer, and when they pathetical-
ly touched upon the words,
there is no place like home" T
burst into tears. Why could I
not have been spared the pain
of being severed from the dear
ones, even if it were only during
vacation? In this raving condit
friends, but after some coaxing al
in their sports, lacking, however,
gaiety that was then characteristic
found me, as a result of this incid,
r6rnitad will 7, INV Tin
B Tenth Grade, COS SIEVE