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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-22
MEDICAL.
DIR. Shade

Lung, Throat and Catarrh Specialist; also Stomach
Nervous. Blood and all Chronic Diseases. Consul
tation free.
Cor. 18th and G. oc13- I'm 6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-22
SOUTHERN RAILWAY,

General Passenger Agent
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

The beginning and ending of
the introduction and the conclusion.
trod on the heels Of the why
though many found the conclusion
easier than the introduction. To
begin smoothly seemed to be a gem
eral aim This cannot be exactly
what the writer's meant, for usual
ly the smoothest Introductory SEN.
fences are the most commonplace.
Other Juniors expressed the right
idea in a desire to have the first
sentence original, unusual, catchy
and exciting AS for the con-
clusions, they must be nicely
rounded off, neither too long nor too
short; yet sudden conclusions are
sometimes very effective. Then
followed whole host Of little both
ers covering all the ground between
the two: good expression, original
ity of thought, arrangement of sem
fences and paragraphs, writing,
spelling, counting words, punctua-
ton. sticking to the topic; and
perhaps more bothersome than all
of these, thinking of anything at all
to write or worrying ones hair gray
because there was too much.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
GREAT BILIOUS OF FLy4ME
n Crowd Of Curious Spectators LDho Did
Nothing but Bother.
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Price

(Ffth and Sixth Grade Prizeo
witnessed but fire that did much harm
One night in the first part of November large store
caught fire. Nobody knows exactly how it started but it
supposed knocked down the
which in small boxes This building stood in
the part the block there store either
the people heard the alarm they began to
all parts of town. The fire whistle awakened
if it the house where stayed
was looked of the window and
beautiful but terrible sight The red flames lit the streets
part then rolled into the sky in
pillows department the tnrne-
dately but it did ten minutes until the streets
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

tureSque features. The principal
characters were of course the fire.
men, and here and there bit Of
comedy was introduced showing
what ridiculous things people will
do when they lose their heads.
Schools and dwelling houses,
stores; factories, mills, Oil tanks.
great hotels, churches. theaters,
whole blocks and once whole town
furnished material. for these con-
fagra tons. Prairie fires were
common, and miles of green wood
were converted into a desolate
stretch of dead trees by fire. Many
fires were caused by children play
ing with matches and starting bon
fires. Fire crackers, defective
chimneys and accidents caused
many more.
Before writing on topic it might
be well to look twice at the date. A
set Of papers from the seventh
grade, st. Cloud, was a whole week
late; a paper from Hancock could
not be used as it was on a Minne-
apolis topic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
A GREAT MONTH.
sl o~ Ls-k AIn
The Ueek's Roll Of Honor
MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.

MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.
Addison Lewis, A 7th Grade, Emerson School, 1910
First Avenue S.
! Cora Johnson, A 5th Grade Monroe School. 2211
Twenty two and half Avenue S.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Efe Ebert. 9Th Grade, East Side High School 1885
Adams Street NE
Sadie Boasberg,- A 18th Grade, Sumner School, 72S
- Emerson Avenue N
Gertrude Murphy B 9Th Grade, Horace Mann School,
1887 Eleventh Avenue S.
Ida couilard A 9Th Grade. Sheridan School 3os
Seventeenth Avenue NE.
NORTHWESTERN PRIZE WINNERS.
John Nordquist, 9Th Grade, Bismarck N. 2.
Nellie Amundsen 9Th Grade, Twin Valley. Mimi
HONORABLE MENTION.
May Ildstad 9Th Grade Central School, Grafton, N D
Ida NJ. Broten, 9Th Grade Tennyson School, Luverne
MINI.
Ralph Ray vinson, A 9TH Grade Two Harbors Mimi.
Maggie Petersen, 9Th Grade, Washington School
Anoka, Mimi.
HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST.
Ruth Lowe, 9th Grade, Two Harbors, Mimi
Theadore Gronert, 11th Grade, Prairie Chen, Wis
s Ella Kennedy, 9Th Grade Sayton, MINI. st
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
THE PRAIRIE FOE
n Furious Battle LDith a
Raging Fire.
(Prize,)

n NE summer afternoon the sun
" was obscured by hazy vapor
and the air was very oppressive.
A strong breeze was blowing and it
soon became evident that a Prairie
fire was raging to the westward.
Night drew near and the signs
of the fire became more evident.
The air became so filed with smoke
that one could scarcely breathe.
The wind bore other signs, such as
bits of burnt grass and cinderS
which floated through the air. AS
it became darker the blaze of the
fire could be seen on the distant
hills Everybody was soon running
about, carrying things to places of
safety Horses were harnessed and
plows brought forth, and the men
and boys were soon busy blowing
and burning fire guards around the
fields and buildings.
The fire had already swept across
the neighboring fields and some
farm buildings were blazing, light
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
ON HIGH Sc a S.
Literary Snags which Imperil Mime
apolis Juniors While Making the
Port Success. z y
;nags Witch Imperi1 Minne-
T0PIC-THE HARDEST PART OF WRITING "A
JUNIOR PAPER. WHY?
Port SUCCESS. Y

~? Why? Why? OF all the troubles and tribu-
lations, numerous and vexa tious, lowering over
the luckless heads of Juniors, buzzing in their
ears, and pursuing them in their dreams,
this word surely the greatest Other
troubles there were, but none honored with
such various array of adjectives why Z
It was "horrid,' miserable 'an eyer-ready
opponent and it made young heads swim
and gave young nerves shivers. With all this,
Juniors justly considered that the why part was
ever the most interesting and necessary, and
that they seldom had opinions without reasons;
the why part was all right only-What a dread
was to q Vswer! One might well try to sail q
land as to answer it,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

the prairie for long distance around The flames soon
reached the guards little effect them The
the to do what they could to keep
it remaining reguard but their work was
the fields to-
large of grain They abaze in moment
from the ground to the tops bucket brigade was
formed from buildings. and it only by
saturang the structures with water that the flames were
cheated of their
a feeling the threw themselves
ground after their hard task They had saved
buildings, but the fire burning everything in
its path John Nordqulst,
Eighth Bismarck n. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

wood and this I ready to begin
counting ring then the baby will be-
that time disguised feel like throw
But when do started the
easy the chores all
the baby attended
A Seventh Grade Sadie Boasberg,
u1nner Avenue N
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
THE CRY OF A RESTLESS SPIRIT.

CIonOrable Mention.)
IA ANA good at conundrums?' asked
Iva ming. guessed in my life answered
But what is it now, Efie? "Can you tell me how
to make composition containing 400 words into
300? oh the pruning knife and boil
down good and hard advised mama 80
But have been pruning and boiling and that is the
of my despair in such dilemma L protested.
The next time you write composition said mama.
motto maximum of thought
in the minimum of7wofds.''
Taking mamas advice commenced again. but the max
imum the of what they should
be. Sometimes writing feel that some
thing weighing heavily after
the cobwebs from it become of little spirit buried
deeply saving. within the limit keep within
limit" All! heartily wish that the Jour
Continued Page Sx.)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

multiplied exasperating tresome!
of cutting slieing story until it is
within the 300 limit exactly 298 Every time IS read
Journal Junior topic to myself oh how confinng
Why couldn't the editor give than
300 write readable story in?" But still, if
could than 1000 words would Why does
editor his stories lengthy that
. he to stretch to dragging dulness to make
4 them long enough Addison Lewis,
A Seventh Grade, 1910 First Avenue s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
CUT IND PATCHED
Trials That Dex the Souls
of 4ufhors.
(Prize.l

ssTHE winter morning was very
cold-no, it was a very cold
winter morning; no, that won't do.
Now, let's see. It was an extreme
~ cold morning in mid winter. Yes,
there I've got it; that sounds all
right" Thus I Wrangled over a
suitable beginning for my story.
Y on ask me why it is SO hard? Try
it yourself. It is always the most
difficult part of a story for me to
begin smoothly.
After this obstacle is overcome
the rest is easy. I rescue my most
valuable, belongings from the fam
ing house and barely escape being
burned. The fire department, how
ever, arrives too late and the house
is reduced to ashes. now count my
words, 1OO-150-250-2S0 why, can
it be possible? Only twenty words
left with which to finish my story!
After this the finishing touches are
{ added, and again counting my
words I encounter my second OBJ
stacle in finding that their number
hoe. nol1ltinlia1 to 21O# How aaxaSner
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
SOME BIG BLAZFS
Northwestern Juniors Describe the
tend Destructive Fires. =
ToPIc-A FIRE. WHAT HAppENED7

,SCRIPT1ONS of fires strongly emphasized
fact which the majority of Juniors could not
have noted: Fires afford an excellent oppor-
tun1ty for literary asprants to do good vivid
work All things necessary present-ac-
ton, color, characters. AS rule the Juniors
made the most of the action, especially the
first throb of excitement, the dashing up of the
fire engines, the raising of ladders and play Of
water. the heroic rescues. One would natural
ly suppose the picture would first-the
volumes OF heavy smoke myriad sparks
rled aioft by the wind, flying cinders, sheets
Of red and gold flames triunnnhan tlx bursting
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
THE. ONE PRECIOUS FAIRY GIFT

-. THE ON. PREC7OUJ FJ47KF GIFT -.
n Good Beginning Is Most Soothing Balm for
"a Troubled Mind
fFifth Sixth Grade Prize. as#
yTI I sit Journal Junior
w difficulty presents ITSELF How to begin is the diff
suitable clause enters
do nothing. Many time have / racked
beginning and it did not puzzled
puzzled and still it did Then all
thought the rest followed
lily If good fairy should come along and ask what
wanted with regard to the Junior stories should
doubtedlys answer "A good beginning.
A Fifth Grade, . s4asz.4=--Cora Johnson
Monroe School poll @22k Avenue s.
AT COUNTING TIME.
(FIonorable Menton.)
He hardest part Of writing is the
6 the words. just everything
Is to First, the and then bring
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

burning buildings the glare reflected on sky
and finally the desoate ruins;
that Juniors observe the pic
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

full thing to aVsWer as Wen 70 san
dry land answer it.
beginning and ending of story in technical terms
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
YOU ARE TOO Thin!

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YOU FEEL BETTER
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lhe building up Of my physical system by the
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Norwood Avenue, Cleveland, q.
Dr. Whitney's preparations ere for sale in Omaha
by the Sherman a Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
Devices to Catch Trade

and farmers make special trips of many
miles TO see the wonderful light effects.
Plaster casts of angels, the Madonna and
Holy Land scenes, common around Christ
mas and Easter, are displaced during the
rest of the year by statues in gold and sill
yer of well known actresses, which were
made for expositions, and, after having
served their original purposes, have fallen
into the hands of the commercially inclined,
who derive good incomes exhibiting them.
GUY T. VISKN!SKI.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
An Arab Tea Party

lady travelling in Morocco gives the fol-
lowing account of an Arab tea party: our
host dispensed sherrub de minat, the wine
of the country, made from grapes; the little
dome-shaped pewter teapot was there with
its fond associations of Morocco, together
with the copper tray and circle of dlminu-
tive painted glasses; gorgeous indolent
sun poured down beyond the patch of
shade; the hum and hover of insects vi
brated I'm the air; and presently musicians
were summoned-girls wearing pale green
jellabs and silver ornaments, with yellow
handkerchiefs twisted around their heads.
men in bright colors. Sitting down between
us. each was given a glass of sherrub de
minat and by-and-by they began to play
Weird and wild music it was, that of the
tareegea, the gimbi and the tahr, quaint ma
tive Instruments of the toughest construc-
tion and yet as music, possessing fascinn-
ton not a little"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
Americas Greatness

Colonel Abraham Gruber Is the master CT
more Irish jokes, IL is said, than any other
man in town. In making a speech at
recent public dinner he told this one:
Mickey Finnigan, who had been an
American citizen for about a year and had
Travelled about this continent considerably
returned home to Hibernia for a visit. This
Is the way he described his new country
to one of his relatives:
PhWy' Amer-r-rica is SO big, begorra,
thot II you wor to dr-rag England Through
the shtates you wouldn't lave a mark in
the dir-rt; an you could lose Oirland in
one o. thin gr-reat inland oceans we hov.
phwat we call lakes; an II you had Scot
land to get rid of, there are a thousand
corners you could hide her in. an nobody
could tell where You had put ner except,
begorra, for the bad smell o. the whisky"
New York Mail and Express
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
May II, 1908

1Ew YORK, May 15.-T saw
IN vaudeville show for nothing
the other day." announced a
nE4N4 dialogue artist.
S8 "where?" queried his friend.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-28
rIIE CHICAGO EAGLE.

really make so bad business Of herself
rs to marry Will IIackett. Something
was to have turned up to prevent so
egregious a sacrifice. some outbreak on
the part of the intended bridegroom. or
discovery on the side of his victim. His
wife could be nothing less than u victim.
to the unlucky rivals fancy. and he
found people enough to agree with him
and confirm him in his opinion.
Ned had quite resolved to see nothing
Of the wedding ceremony. for to what
good end should he vex himself by that?
And yet here he was. mile nearer the
parish church than he had n right to be.
and hankcring after pain with that I'M
reasoning instinct which prompts children
to irritate sore places. When Mr.. Hora-
ito Iowther had got some two or three
hundred yards away Ned lounged after
him slowly and irresolutely.
There were no faces at the cottage
windows and no oilers or wayfarers In
the road. The bells were silent now.
for the wedding procession had entered
the church. He must needs enter the
porch. and there. In company with two or
three pecping children, whom his pres
cnce awed into supernatural gravity and
silence. listen to the murmurins and
cchoing voice Of the minister as it rolled
indstinctly about the hollow building.
which was more than fve-sixths empty.
lie heard the groom's voice more clear.
~. for Hackett's loud swngger was but
little tempered by the place and the oc.
casion. The listener turned away and
stood ut the entrance to the porch. look
ing out upon the graveyard for little
while: and then. stepping lightly by In.
stinct. walked down the path and into
the village street.
II was all bare and empty as he had
left it. but a sudden unreasonable fear of
being observed set him walking rapidly,
and he felt as IL any one who should
chance to see him must know how raw
and desolnte and heartbrokcn he was.
Behind him and somewhat gaining
| upon him. though not rapidly. was man
OH horseback. The horse was fat and
unwicldy. by dint of hard kicking and
tight holding the rider puickened his pace
and kept his seat until he came on n
level with the foot passenger and gasped
his name.
"Mr. Edward"
Ned Blame looked up and recognized
the I'ard.
whats the mntter!" lie asked. for
Shadrachs face was wild.
"1he Blazer: the Old Blazcr.' said
Shadrach. breathing hard.
what! Not on fire again."
"No; drowned out this time. Seven
nnd.forty down. You'm wanted. ] seen
you by the church an I've been tryin' to
holler liver sencc. but I've had all the
breath shook out o. me-"
The first feeling in the wounded lovers
heart was so terribly like thankfulncss
that some absorbing duty called him
from himself that he stood stock still
for n moment. more Mortified at himself
than ut the news. In the next instant
he turned back upon the way he had
Travelled. running like n deer.
(TO he continucd)
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-28
No iiOrscwhiDs Used.

There IL II notable law in effect IN
most OF the large Russian towns con-
corning horses that deserves special
mention. Among the curious things
that arrest the attention on arriving
In Moscow Is the entire absence of
whips among the drivers of cabs, car
inquiry, says Il traveller, | was inform
al that there was II law prohibiting
their use. don't believe there Is a
single whip In use in Moscow. The
excellent condition of the horses at
Nothing can exceed the beauty of the
sleek and well groomel horses used In
the carriages Of Moscow.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-28
True Gallnatry.

Sir Walter Raleigh's chivalrous ac'
ton of throwing his cloak Oh the
ground for his queen to step on IL re.
called by the story of II small boys
generosity, which il described In V. @.
A little girl was standing one very
cold morning In one Of the poorer dis.
tricts Of Edinburgh. waiting among q
crowd Of other poor children to gain
Abundance into hall where meal
was to be given them. 1t was bitterly
cold, ana the little girl shlvered vic.
lently. and tried In vain to keep her
bare feet warm.
4 ragged little urchin who was
standing near observed her. ana taking
of his cap ana laying it ut her feet,
said. Here, lassie, stand on my cap
till the door opens"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-28
A Poets Mother.

Robert buchanan had one deep en-
thusiasin. his mother. She was al.
ways young in her appearance. but he
regarded her. to the end of her life, as
Astounding even In glrlish charms. He
could never realize that she was grow.
Ing old. In looking ut her. even when
she was close upon SO, he saw the
soft blue eyes and golden hair which
he had loved long ago.
II cannot imagine my mother as
old,' he said again and again, the day
after she died. Il do not feel that she
Is dead. for l cannot imagine the world
without her"
When. a youth of eighteen. he went
up to London. ito take the world by
storm" he was II mlserably homesick
lad. lie sat In u corner of the railway
carriage his heart aching. his eyes dim
with tears.
II realized" he says, that | was for
the first time quite friendless and
alone. thought of my dear mother
praying for me at home. and longed
to turn back and ask her forgiveness
for any pain had caused her. Even
now, never take Il railway journey AT
night without recalling the dismal
heartachc Of that midnight journey to
London"
Almost daily, during this early
struggle, did he receive Il letter from
her, always full Of loving instruction
for his guidance. His answers were
Overnowing with heart and hope. Moth
or and son We're constant In this ten.
der service From first to last they
Were the best and most intimate Of
frienus
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-28
zMHEHHMMEa&E * * M s 81
Old Blazers Hero
BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY
El sI,

the Bacchanalian sort. and were sung
with less taste and refinement than might
have been asked for from so accom-
plishcd q vocalist.
All this was gall and NORWOOD to the
unfortunate lover. Ills thoughts ran be-
fore and he saw the girl he cared for sit
ting lonely and pale and sad at home.
and in the same fash of time saw her
husband MS he saw him now. staggering
and registering with boon companions
who were unworthy Of him. These fan
cies cut him TO the heart. and ut last.
taking IIackett by the arm, he whisper
cd In n tone which sounded triile fierce
from so ordinarily mild a man:
Come home. Hackett. IL you cant
see when you're Oh the way to make a
fool Of Yourself your friends must see
it for you"
II may I've allowed that. along with
his congeninI vices. Mr.. 1lackett had ut
least the congenital merit of being good
tempered. He laughed allowingly. and
suffered himself to he drawn away. but
In the keen fresh air of the streets he
began to reel and to talk thickly. and
his rival. with a heart growing moment
arily heavier and sorer. piloted him
home. and. bidding him good night ut the
door. turned away. feeling as blank. rs
desolate as the night itself
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-28
Uncle Heubeu's philosonbv.

hey had right smart lot OF people
cum to me fur advice at one time or
another. In de fust place, dey wanted
to save a lawyers fee an In de next
dey wanted ~ see IL | was as big q
fule as dey was. II didn't agree wild
'em l was bigger one, Of course
Detroit Free Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-28
Hard.

"rhe expedition endured the extrem-
est hardship"
Eyes. l understand they were locked
In the ice during two lecture seasons"
Detroit Free Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-11-28

A sensible woman seldom wastes her
time on Q handsome man,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-09-17
Minnie, Ark.
Oregon

Editor Independent: The writer
hereof was born on a farm in Jeffer-
sen county, Iowa, September Is, 1864.
Reared a democrat. Bottled Tilden in
1876. Straight greenbacker and ever
since with the under dog" Candi-
date for Oregon legislature on green
back ticket in 1878. Greenback candi-
date for congress in 1880. Cam
paigned my county as candidate on
union labor ticket, on prohibition
ticket and on populist ticket since that
party's organization. Within 43 votes
Of state senate in 1896. Candidate for
state treasurer in 1898, and for con-
gress in 1900. Attended populist ma
tional convention at Cincinnati in
100, also Oregon's member OF the ma
tional committee at Cincinnati. O.
Denver conference all right. Prodigals
return welcome. Now to bring to.
gether our scattered forces for the bat
tle with plutocracy. Organize, agitate
and educate and we will come to the
frcnt. JAMES K SEARS.
Mccoy, Oregon.