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Anostla s,uoot Elected.

Salt Lake. Utah.-In each branch OF
the Legislature Reed Smoot received a
majority of votes for the United States
Senate. In joint Assembly the nomin.
alton was ratified, and he received his
credentials. The ballot in the Senate
was: Smoot. 10; Wells, .; Rawlins. q.
In the House: Smoot, SO; Wells. 4;
3awlInS, 4. ~
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Is not many miles distant. has turned
out q number OF elk this fall. and one
%supposltion Is that this moose has come
In conflict with an elk. But a bull
moose Is quite capable Of driving n
Of his kind out OF his domain. New
York Mail and Express.
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MANY SENATORS ELECTED
Plat IN. " Again Chosen, Despite
Republican Opposition
A MORMON RETURNED IN UTAH
Apostle smoot Receives the Majority Vote
OF tho LeEisIaturo-Hs Succeeds sena-
tor Rawiins-stone VIII Take the Scat
OF Vest. OF missouri-Jo Defeated
In ADMINISTRATION In Othor States

~
Albany. ". Y.-Eoth houses OF the
Legislature reelected Thomas c. Piatt
to succeed himself as United States
Senator for the term beginning March
4. all the Republicans. with the excen.
ton Of the boiling Senators, Erackett.
Sf Saratoga County: Brown. OF Jeffer.
son County. and Elsberg. Of New York
County. casting votes for him. The
votes'of the Republicans in revolt were
given for Ellhu Root.
John B. Stanchieid received the
votes OF twenty-one Democratic Sena-
tors and fifty.ssven Democratic AS.
semblymen ut the joint session OF the
LEGISLATURE. Senator Thomas c. Platt
was declared elected for another term.
The insurgents. as the three indie.
pendent Senators have been called by
their colleagues. stated the reasons for
their opposition in speeches. which VIII
no doubt increase the bitter feeling Mt
present existing between them and the
Plat organization.
Senator Bracket. the first Of the
three Senators In revolt. when called
upon for his vote, spoke bitterly In on.
position to PIatt. saying New York had
better sors to offer.
Senator Brown declared that the Re-
publican party could select men worth.
Ter OF the honor than Senator Platt.
and that In voting for Mr.. Root he
merely expressed the sentiment In his
district against the senior Senator.
Senator Elsberg said the position
he took was not based on personal dis.
appointment or personal hostility.
Senator Green, whose district EN-.
braces Tioga County. the voting coun.
ty Of Senator Platt. replied to the at
tacks made on his constituent. Senator
Raines likewise defended the candidate
Of the Republican caucus.
The Republican Assemblymen voted
unanimously for Senator Platt. giving
him Ill votes: Stanchield. IS. and
Ellhu Root. 3 votes.
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Lattcrly the official records concern.
ing Joan OF Arc have been thoroughly
investigated and published for the first
time In the English language. Apropos
here Is 4 remarkable reproduction Of
the reputed portrait Of this remarkable
character. formerly In the Church %:
st. Maurice at Orleans.
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HAWAII POSTMASTER RESIGNS.
David OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
His Unpronounceabia Name.


His Unpronounceabie Name.
Washington. d. C.-Since David Kap-
hokohoak.: mohokeweonah resigned his
office as postmaster at Keokea. Island
Of Maui. Hawaii. the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General has been unable to
find any one to take the office. David
Of the unpronounceable name has been
holding down the office ever since Ha-
wall was made n Territory. but some
time ago he got more lucrative employ
ment on n sugar plantation Mt IS a
month and left the Government serv-
ice. where he received $2i n year.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures Is
said to be a lineal descendant OF the IA
nous King Observation-Disclosures.
who. tradition tells US. was very fond
of missionaries"
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sugrested He,me. For Army u otorists.

The new helmet as ordinarily worn
The same, as worn on motor duty.
Dircctions-Simply UNLOCK the lower
portion Of the helmet. thereby extend.
Ing the coHapsible weather and dust
proof mask. Admirable also as q dis.
gulse. -Lcndon Punch. -.y.,
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Nina Killed in n Col!isIon,

Nine men nre dead and ten injured
as n result Of 4 rear.and collision OH
the Great Northern at Happy Hollow.
Wash. The bridge gang train crashed
into an engine standing with a rotary
snow plow. The car. containing fifty
men OF the bridge crew. was thrown
from the track. The dead and injured
were all members of this gang.
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WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDER.
A Society Leader In . PittsburE Suburb
Charged With killing . Girl.


Pittsburg. Pa.-Mrs. Lctitia Eagle,
wife Of 8. 8. Eagle. a Superintendent
Of the Pressed Steel Car Company.
and prominent In social circles in Ava
lon, a suburb Of this city. was ar:
raigned In the criminal court charged
with the murder 6: E:c thirteenyeaH
old ward. Edna Warner. on May 0 last.s
When the girls death was reported
to the Coroner !! was announced that
she had committed suicide. hut on &C.
count Of her youth an inv estigation
was started by District Attorney Hay.
maker. and later information was made
against Mrs. Eagle. charging her with
the killing.
Mrs. Eagle swore that she was abso.
lutely innocent Of the crime.
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stons Succeed, Senator Vest.

Jefferson City. Mo.-Former Govern.
or William Joel Stone. candidate OF the
Democratic caucus. received q major.
ity OF the votes cast in both houses as
successor to United States Senator
Vest, whose term expires March 3.
1908. Rlchf-d G. Kerens was given
the solid vote Of the Republicans.
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JUDGE REAGAN RETIRES.
Has Held Public once For sixty.four
Years-wns In Confederate Cabinet.

Years-wns In Confederate Cabinet.
Austin. Texas.-Judge John II. Rea.
gan has retired TO private life. after
holding public Office continuously for
sixty-fOur years. For the last twelve
years lie has been Chairman OF the
Texas Railroad Commission. lie Is the
only surviving member Of the Confed.
crate Cabinet. He served many times
rs member Of Congress and United
States Senator.
He will spend his remaining years oil
his farm. He had one political ambi.
ton which was. never fulfilled. He as
piretl to be Governor Of Texas. He ls
writing his memoirs.
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ONE JUDGE MPaIsoNs ANOTHER.
Finds Ills Fellow Jurist Guilty Of Con-
tempt Of Court.

EEuuB 1EB ECtTOW 00sFky u WE
tempt Of Court.
Tampa. Fla.-Judge Isaac A. Stew
art, of the Criminal Court Of volusia
County. was sent to Jail for thirty
days by Judge Graham. Of the Grim
inal Court Of Hillsborough County. for
contempt Of court.
Judge Stewart was summoned to
testify In regard to the alleged pur-
chase from a Deputy Sheriff OF letters
which were found in the rooms Of a
physician who was accused Of causing
the death Of a young woman. He re-
fused to be sworn. but insisted on
reading n written statement. His i'm
prisonment for contempt followed.
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LITTLE CHILD HANGED At PLAY.
Rope Caught Around The Neck Is the
Victim Fell on q Bed.

Green Castle. Pa.-While Christian
Lesher ard his wife. living three miles
southwest Of this place. were ut church
their two children. left in the care Of
their grandfather. began playing with
q rope.
In rompinS over the bed on the Sec
ond floor. out OF sight of the grand
father. the children's rope became en-
tangled about the neck Of the smaller
child. who fell of the bed. and before
help could come the child was stran-
gled to death.
. The elder child played on. too young
to realize that q tragedy had occurred.
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the ducks are congregated the operator
sets an empty basket floating down
the river toward them. As 1t ap-
proaches the spot the first basket may
cause them to disperse a little. but
when they discover that no danger
turks therein they gather together as
before. A second basket is then set
afioat and the duck hunter proceeds
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Heavy snowstorn In Turkey.

Turkey has experienced an unusual
thing, n heavy snowstorm. All conf
m%unicatlOn between CCnstantinoplc n
It's e~nvlrons was interrupted and the
European train service was suspended.
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Fairb,sks re-. Elected.

Indianapolis. Ind. - Senator Fair,
banks was reelected to the United
States Senate by a joint meeting OF the
House and Senate. Booth Harrington.
the novelist. made the nominating
speech.
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SULTAN OF Jolo DEAD.

Eulor OF the Philippine Island a Victim
OF Cholera.
Manila.-Ncws reached here OF the
death Of the Sultan Of JOlo. who died
of cholera. His mother went to Joio
as n slave. Her career has been COM
parcl with the rise In power Of the
Dowager Empress Of China.
She once unblushingly asked the
Philippine Commission for poison. in
order TO enable her to protect her son
in the Sultanatc.
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In the makeup Of some people 1t Is
hard to distinguish between ambition
and greed.
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Bnl 70 Prohibit Football In Missouri.
A bill has been introduced In tho
Missouri Legislature prohibiting foot.
Eall In the State.
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Cailinror Re.Electoi.

Concord. n. HIN the Legislature
Jacob II. GallInger vas elected United
States Senator for the third consecu.
tive time.
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J. K. Jones Defeated.

Little Rock. Ark.-Both branches OF
the Legislature balloted for United
States Senator. Clarke received sew.
%enty.seyen votes. or nine more than
necessary to elect. Mr.. Clarke SUE.
ceeds James X. Jones.
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The fellow who Is always waiting
for something to u up gets used to
being turned down.
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Eartbouaks In Switzerland.

There was q sharp shock Of earth.
Quake at Davos. Switzerland. 1t came
In a vertical direction and lasted for
two seconds.
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srt,,n.. Broth.r.in.Lav Dies In Exile.

Mahmud Pasha. brothcr.in.law Of the
Sultan Of Turkey and leader OF the
Turkish Reform party. died at Brus-
sells, Belgium. in exile.
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Generosity PersouIhad.

The greatest generosity is to be =
mlser with advice.-New York Press.
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It Is useless to 90 to q foundry for
things that are lost.
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Wireless System For China Proposed.
Italy has proposed to establish the
Maroon. system Of wireless telesraphy
between Pekin and Taku. China.
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A Hinge Aeteorite Re-
cently Discovered.
n A. WARD. q

~ ROE. HENRY A. WARD. OF
- Rochester. N. Y. the veteran
neteorite hunter, recently
found q meteorite OF tremen'
dous size. It has a length Of thirteen
feet and n inch; width. six feet and
two inches; thickness. i've feet and
sour inches. and weight fifty tons
Professor Ward has named it Bacubir'
ito, after the mining town near which
Il was unearthed. and which 10 stu
ated on the Rio Sinaloa, Mexico. 1t
took twenty.elght able-bodied poems
one entire day to uncover Its upper
surface. making an excavation thirty
feet on q side. with the great meteorite
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Twenty Degrees Below Zero.
Zero weather has prevailed at Hoo
sick Falls. n. y. The lowest point
noted was twenty degrees below.
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QUAcK SPORT, TRULY
How Man, Proud 1sn. Cu:wits the
DistruStfuI Duck.

Duck catching by baskets Is the new
est form OF sport. Coming from China
1t has been tried with success In Eng
land.
Having approached near to where
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decided to buy a ribbon. I told
my mother I had found a quar-
ter but could not pick it up.
She told me to take knife
and she thought I could get it.
I went back and to my sur
prise found it was only piece
of tin cut out like a quarter
I was much disappointed be-
cause I could not spend it as
had planned. When I told my
mother about my disappoint-
ment she said, ST you were
more careful you would not
have so many disappoint-
ments."
Eta Burklund,
Red Wing, MINI.
A Fifth Grade,
East School.
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Az 2, 1903.
GEoReEous FLOWERS OF THE SEA


Dainty, Brilliant Anemones Which Eat Fish and Learn
Know Their Keeper.
The pets in a
of clear flashing round glass tanks floor
of large aquarium in London approach
behold glowing little artistic blending
and mngling of fantastic weeds shining
when into the tanks will
to just like particularly handsome
growing the little rockeries. Some of
like dainty pink white and yellow
dahas Others look almost like daisies
petals. Others look little starfowers,
perfect These flowers Of all Sizes from barely
large enough to to large enough
a
But if will watch these flowers" few minutes
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you Will jump suddenly, for
all at once you will see one
move it's petals. Slowly the
petals unfold or contract, with
little jerking movements, twin
ing in the water like snakes.
Tap smartly on the table on
which the tanks stand, and like
lightning all the petals will
have disappeared. These sea-
flowers are not really flowers
at all. They are living crea-
lures, known as sea anemones.
For many years Professor
Spencer has tended and fed
them, and the little animated
flowers have actually come to
know him. When he feeds
them he puts a little bit of
fish on the end Of a long
pointed stick, and puts it care
fully down into the water until
it is near the anemone. 1t did
not take long for the beautiful
things to understand it. and
withdraw their petals and shut
now they Irvine grace
" arms out as far as they can
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When had performed the duties required thought
Of the knew could have 1t because 1t always
lay around the until ate it, So asked
couple of friends to saying would have
party AS had done thsI went to the
kitchen popcorn. there had been
thinking of at the time fanced some I
knew friends would decided would have to
my Is had a good time but after that
always to straight. A1drich
Fairmont, Mimi.
CERTAINLY A WTcH'S BROOM.
I in the sitting reading the when
heard noise in the kitchen dropped the and
what the matter something dressed in
white and with head standing by the door, thought it
ghost and back to the stng-room franticany
calling mother. told her that something fghtul
In the kitchen and it had made strange She went
out and found the broom leaning against the door, with
white spread It. Then she looked under the stove and
the with her head covered with milk the table
broken jar and pool of milk. The had her
head into the could it She had pulled the
jar off the table and fallen with frightfu thing
had the broom had heard that
made by the falling
B Sixth Grade, MINI.
South Side School.
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Ninth Grade.
GALL THAT GLITTERS."

"ALLTHAT GLITTERS."
One day playing run sheep, rum when two OF
decided do likewise, intending to
daily arriving found that had not
with the sat down to repair my kite
it broken crosspece. torn
TAIL had just repaired the crosspiece when
in with the in his hands He handed 1t to
sad Here, Johnnie look this and what
looked it after time found the article
which he wanted to see "Oh, gracious said, al the
stockholders of the will thirtytwo thousand
dollars! Won't be rich" Why, Johnnie" said he 'he
will be distributed the stockholders, but We'll
only fifty dollars of it, the article and
mistake This that did
straight hope read things
fully John H. Styles,
Sixth Grade Wllmar, MINI.
Centr a5
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THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA SATURDAY,

from the chair to lock the door. tried
the but could knocked During this time
had not looked out But much frightened
so looked thru the window and much
prsed standing looking
he wondering where opened the door and told
him did not know him first The day found out
that the window exaggerated everything.
Martha
Seventh Grade. LIE Roy, MINI.
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THE CHINESE NATIONAL EMBLEM.

Prince Chen Exposed the Willy Composer Who Had Happily
Selected This Taking Title.
Prince Chen, the Chinese imperial visited
President Roosevelt at his Bay
recently extensively entertained in Brussels the
fathers But the of stay
the monotonous music which played in his honor
where he went whether visiting buildings
seums or dining and reviewing After awhile. is said
Jared his that he asked his interpreter
quire what the composition 1.-THE Chinese
them the reply of the somewhat surprised burgomas
ter OF Brussels, Mr. De Mot. But have none the
made by the royal to the Of
the host It that willy European years ago
composed sort Of tunn with accompaniment,
called it the Chinese National Anthem This guIble
city fathers used all when Chinese igni
taries being entertained 1t remained however for
Prince Chen to the who had already
of his composition-San Francisco
A Mysterious Secret.
The secret of making carbon and typewriter RIB
bOnS is
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A HUNTER HUNTING HOME.

One morning last winter when was the farm I
awoke early and looked the window something
the pasture which thought rabbit dressed intend
ing to go down to what it My grandmother sad
You must eat breakfast first did The rabbit still
there So put a gun. After
long walk that it rabbit, only So
went farther into the thicket. another
bit in the bushes But just about to shoot large
owl flew out past did not shoot but all the
home shall forget that rabbit hunt everybody
laughed at laughed
3 Fifth Grade. Arthur Apgar,
Adams School. 914 Armstrong Avenue.
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of the grove. She only laughed
at me and said no wolves had
been seen in that part of the
country for a long time.
My uncle was working in the
field and T had to take lunch
out to him about four o'clock.
I did not like the idea of going
out to the field after I had
seen those wolves. I had to
go whether I wanted to or not,
so it was no use wishing that
7 did not have to go.
caught up the lunch basket
and ran as though there were
ten bears after me. Soon !
reached the field and gave the
lunch to my uncle and then
hurried back. Right back Of
the grove of trees my uncle's
little dogs, Nero and Jip, were
playing.
Oh, how ashamed I felt I
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THOSE NAU~HTY PoRkERs.

One time brother had broken window pane and as
going to that day bought pane He
had just finished putting it n
the little pigs running the
old and anxious to the put
thru the window which had
did not hurt head any, told mama, heard
the crash and to what the matter
what had done she told play.
When home told him and the
day when he to town he bought
pane. Hansen
Sixth Grade, Grafton, N. D.
School
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VERY FIERCE ANIMALS.
Seventh Grade.

VERY FIERCE ANIMALS.
A number years ago quite sma my
sister and two left home whole
afternoon At that quite thought it
little thing be left with sisters small
too The least noise could but feel
unsafe.
My sister looking lounge for when
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TWO PLAYFUL LITTLE DOGS.
Central School,

One pleasant morning walking along the country
road gathering flowers thought
flowers and toward the house fast could.
told aunt that wolves
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BABY AS A STUMBLING BLOCK

BABY AS A STUMBLING BLOCK
One attempting to wash Dishes needed not
for rinsng them. did not obstacle in
the kettle in front of 1t happened that
the baby sitting his chair with his large bowl Of milk
before him. did not him in haste to get the
kettlefor washing dishes for fun There was
game played that afternoon and was
anxious off it. So did not the baby
fell the babys chair and to the floor with
whzzing thru the air and struck
nd the milk poured down back. I came
all right but the baby had small bump his head
is often that I wash dishes
Morris H. Olson,
Ninth Grade Harbors MINI.
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THE GOOD OF A COMPASS

II :
straight fence post toward another
corner post thinking posts question
straight with the section line But by trying
my eyesght had led out of the about
south. So I had to the post the
north After this
learned had not straight. shall
pend eyesght again making straight line,
would advise everybody else
to John Seethoff,
Fifth Grade. New Salem N. D.
STRANGER AT THE DOOR.
time straight when at
alone washing window. locked thru
it if it clear
path leading to the front door, thought he
before. frightened jumped
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JUST A LITTLE TIN TAG

JUST a LITTLE. TIN TAG.
going town evening my way I
thought quarter the walk atemptedto pick
but not successful for it fastened
went home to get something with which it.
home wondered how should spend finally
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o0NoO1A4S o1iC CI1SO, mere 5 d
rat" I had always been afraid
of rats, and considered them
fierce animals which would
harm us. But T had the cour-
age to go to the lounge and
look behind it, and I really
thought I saw the rat sitting
there motionless. 1t was quite
large and had long tail and
this sight frightened me very
much. My two smaller sisters
were put on the table while T
climbed on a big chair and
screamed. My elder sister
thought it her duty to chase
the rat out of the house, so she
pulled the lounge away, for
the rat would not move from
it's place. After she had sue
ceeded in moving the lounge a
little way and it became
lighter behind it we looked
~ once more to see what the rat
would do. What should we see
but a strip Of dark flannel viii
VTT L. L Ca -
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first they
tightly when the stick approached they
fully and stretch their dainty they
in order to reach it-Answers.
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Not a Good Fit.

One day little Henry allowed go bathing
his older brothers At first he going
only into the shallow water but grew
ventured farther finally stepped depression
brought the water up to his shoulders
"Take out! he shouted Justify, ..thi
water don't fit me.'-The Little Chronicle
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strip flannel which had resembed rat in the
darkness! much that could not
laugh That evening when parents home
had to Susan Walde
Eighth Grade. Mountain Lake, Mimi