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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17
LITTLE BROTHER OVERLOOKED.

'Deliah Deli1ah! When going O get
morning of before
was sleepy that
waken. dressed and went into the
After breakfast
stay OF the house while
OF knew why All that happened while
was one OF m tn
pounded thumb with the hammer while making
Christmas present .-.- s-'...s&- 49,.
Ny about eleven o'clock After dinner
nay brothers purchase Christmas
presents Oh there Eas And how cold it
was! did have. One of brothers
mixed up in the about hour before
nearly frozen We succeeded in buying
wished. On home broke beautiful cup
saucer purchased for sister. When
down and told tale Of but
time was trimmed the Christ
great pleasure All the rest of tho
evening delightful time
Seventh Grade -Delilah Mckay,
Greeley School 2311 Eleventh Avenue q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17
PoslTIvELN SET "oN EDGES"


Oh, day Of days! Is there anything to
shut In cold winter day? It happened Of
those raw days Christmas that in the
house Every book in the house reread
already received at
handled and there literally nothing to do
Would the wind stop blowng Everything to put
edges Every piece exhausted on the
piano. and played IN unheard sharps
flats! Suddenly the stepped
talked the events OF the day really
chased off the blues by vigorous presentation iced
to Death It really had wonderful changed the
mournful situation to very pleasant
A Ninth Grade s-EMary Aureia Cone.
East Side High School 7el Sixth Street Sc.
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early the hardest
ton day because made many b1unders.
Elghtn Grade Flora E. McNiyen,
Horace Mann School. 1914 Park Ayenua
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17

work. but not in cheerful thing
was to drop three or four plates they
best and did not do had Just picked
up broken bits when had
fallen OF course could not tell
cident dropped plates
the scoding but it not very up
stairs min much. By noon
/ was hungry, but not told to
stayed in my until supper was
called downstairs. After my supper
This ended the troublesome day. ",-
A Sixth - - bessie Hatch.
Whittier School Pilsbury Ave
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n
the day Christmas that met my Waterloo
should have emptied ashes Wednesday but
forgot it, therefore
going down the path with pail Of ashes in
when dog cat the fence He made rush for it,
but the path too pass me,
were banks each side Of the path tried go
between legs and in doing sprawljng the
clothes being covered with emerged
from the hardly knew myself empted rest of
them without -
Just after dinner had to go to the store
leaving the house when friends
seshng told them to wait minute that would be right
back started the store arrived
1t was crowded 1t seemed to waited nearly
hour before was waited When I reached home nv
friends had Then lost temper In the evening
my father brought ticket to the theater When was
getting ready friend from another to
spend few days with and had to give
sister know was not good evening
seemed to that 1t the hardest
everything was against me. Harry Brackett,
= Eighth Grade. 1928 Chicago Avenue
Horace Mann School. ~@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17
WHEN PUSSY CHASED HER TAIL.

"There, now what did, / have broken the lamp
chimney This the first thing did that morning had
cropping dark and had against the table
knocked the chimney off the lamp After this
stairs where found the OF chair
trying TAIL but she overbaaneed
tipped the chair picked
up placed front glass
into the barn window. noticed it but did think the
would catch her tail But she did
chair went again through the glass;
expected although go
down to Lake street for another and it is fun to
carry glass in winter. Fred Etken,
. B Seventh Grade, 1850 Lyndae Avenue s..
Lyndale School. - . -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17
EVERYTHING TURNED ToPsY-TuRvEY.

It last Saturday that felt badly think must
risen from the wrong side my had company
Friday evening who stayed night. Friday
I could be but Saturday rather We
rather late that morning but everything went well until after
breakfast, when another friend While I
stairs they upstairs all the pictures
things my upside till
everything topsy turyy. When went upstairs
quite provoked would hardly them but
began straighter things around They knew
tcular about they did it as joke After had
Strengthened things fairly well during the
remainder the remember this day It
temper that most unpleasant ~@.@a&-s -.-s
B Seventh Grade Grace e. Russell
Whittier School. 26oS Pleasant Avenue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17

SKATES feady OF them MY broken
could not slide. Papa supper but I did
not like anything but feeling glad the
Gay had come to an end. --Winfred Swift
B Sixth Grade, sS4l Tenth Avenue s.
School,
t
CROSS As TWO STICKS
One cold morning In December days Christ
mas heard mother calling, Alice you to take this
buster and dust the parlor very busy
morning oh. mother, i replied, I did
go coasting" But took the when was all
through busting went mother said Mother may
go eoasting now? and mother replied. mo, DEAR you may
not You must learn to be patient Remember
practice one hour music lesson then may
out walked into the parlor began
uce But 1t seemed as Il fingers go just the
notes did not want them to- said myself, "You
mean little fingers, just bad you be-.
scolded awhile and it did
to practicing again. pTacticed hour then
coasting but did not have good time.
and everything seemed to All the girls
must have gotten
that they right AS I going to bed that
night thought of what unpleasant time I had
had, but I think the hardest thing prac- +
ticing. Alice Ingraham, |
Fifth Grade, Adams Street NE.
Holland School.
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A 'tblue day. indeed, it was. I arose on the
wrong side Of the bed, which helped to a
blue day. After breakfast washed the Dishes
and the water hot I burned my finger. As
I was wiping the dishes of the saucers was so
slippery that dropped it, but luckily it did
break Next swept the floor, but did not get it
clean, so had to sweep over again. Even then
did not get it clean. The dust took legs and ran
away, and scrambled after it till at last caught
1t all Then swept the floor in the dining room
with the carpet sweeper. It squeaked so that L
tried to hurry along and then-what noise made!
I was soon through with that and then made the
beds, but my work not satisfactory, Oft
flew the quilts and all. Then / went slowly and I
thought to myself, Il going to make this bed
right and did it. Then Strengthened up the
rest of the house and through. Then de-
cided to pop corn put the pepper the stove and
there long while could not wait any longer we,
the dnng-room, opened the coal stove door and in
pepper The fire was too hot and all the popcorn
black Sorrowfully took the black popcorn tt
away By this time it afternoon and I thought I
out sliding. took my sled and trotted away to
boring hill. There lump the hill and when
over it I tunnbled and covered with snow.
went home and stayed. Time for bed, and this
went in on the right side. Mabel Anderson
Al Sixth. Grade,e.., >. 2119 Twenty second Ayenl
Monroe School. . .
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A CHAPTER OF MlsHAPs.

very hard day it was Everything went wrong.
WATERFALL and rolled down the stairs The dog
dress tore shoe and broke the sled upon
little sister going coastng. the plates
when washed the dishes. stay
plants but ran on the floor. cut finger
sisters paythings angry day. All
received was seedlings and trying a
day I have Tot had for long time
Seventh Grade, Edith
Sheridan School, 1882 Marshall Street NE.
The sun., 1903-07-05

trbuting 80, ,OO0 a year toward buying ne Y
books for the lawyers and Justices to Gse
in deciding knotty problems.
Every court house in the State has a large
room fitted up rs a library. the shelves Of
which are congested with the best text
books and most complete reports Of de-
cisions that money can buy, every book
having been paid for by the men who seIl
liquor in defiance of the law. In proportion
TO it's wealth and population. Maine contains
The largest number of excellent law libraries
of any State III the Union.
and the worst Of il all is, said an cid
liauor dealer, "thc more books we pay
for the more the lawyers learn how to pinch
I'm where it hurts, until now our fines are q :
sIIre as death or taxes and the cost of settir-
nlent has Increased four-fod since began
selling.
Lam saving no more than the truth when
| fell Won that no dealer in Maine can afford
10 pay more than 81 y gallon for whiskey,
whicl, he sells over the bar for 10 cents a
glass. So. while the lawyers are gaining
In wisdom from the books which we buy
for them. we are getting in our rcveng"
by selling them cheap whiskey, which -
eating the lining on, of their sto machs
and making them old men before tae'"
time. It is long lane which has no turn.
The sun., 1903-07-05

This Shows thai OF Inc WHO III" I'VT1.IV
Is "A seconds mile faster than the '"n-
stitution. ,..,. r,,,r
,,iIns close hauled. and on this point OF
sailing the Reliance did n little better 'han
,,han runninD The timns'
The sun., 1903-07-05
NAMES FINE Law LIBR iRiES.
They Have Been Established with the Fines
COlircte ed From Liquor Dealers.

AUGUSTA, Me. July4 The Maine liquor
law provides that every county may set
aside every year $500 from the fines col
lccted from liquor dealers and devote this
SUN to repeuishing and building up the
law libraries in the different court houses
In counties with two court houses, as in
Washington and ArooStook courties, the
sum may be increased to 81 eco n wear.
This feature was Incorporated In the
Maine law away back in 1882, and for forty
years the liquor dealers have been con-
The sun., 1903-07-05
RELIANCE'S GOOD SHOWING.
MANY SECONDS FASTER THAN
THE (ONSTITI TION.
In Races Where the Two Have Met the
Reliance Has Beaten the Constitution
by = Seconds "a Nlilc--Ilcr strongest
Point IL Turning 10 Windward.


The Reliance in the series of races that
have been sailed in these waters has shown
that in light weather she is wonder She
has won every race except one, which was
finished within the time limit, and in that
one race she lost her topmast soon after the
start Twice the Constitution has been
very close to her at the finish, but not near
enough to winthe race even with the allow
ance that the Reliance will have to give.
The three yachts have been officially
measured but the committee Of the New
York Yacht Club will not make the figures
public until later in the season and possibly
not until Just before the series of races fer
the Americas Cup is begun. II has been
learned, though that the Reliance measures
very near to los feet racing length, the Con-
stitution's length is sabout l04and the Column
bias 1902 275 The Reliance has to allow the
Const tuition about minute 80 seconds over
a thirty mile course and the Columbia about
3minutes
The Reliance, Constitution and Columbia
have sailed nine races in these waters, and,
although many of them We're very unsatis-
factory becau use of the flukiness Of the wind,
they showed that in smooth seas and light
winds the Reliance is several seco nds
mile faster than either of the others
study Of the figures off hese races is interest
was finished in "A fiat calm and the Columbia
was more than two hours astern of the
Relir nee, so that this event il omitted IN
figuring the averages.
The Reliance finished in seven of the races,
and she was ahead in each one. In the
eighth she lost her topmaSt soon after
starting. The Constitution was not ready
for the first race, and lost her tOpmast III
another. The total distance sailed by each
Yacht and the total time and average time
a mile is shown in the following
Reliance. Constitution. Columbia.
N.Y., ,sS:sS ;2''f% 's MI. '? ss;s .''sa
This shows that on the total distance
sailed the Reliance was 2G.8 seconds mile
faster than the Constitution, and 295 Sec
OnCs faster than the Columbia.
Taking the races in which all three yachts
sailed from start TO finish the figures are;
Reliance. Constitution COIU'rbid.
!,o.sa hs: :I''S% ;;, 7!s: ~! Hsos .s1s
THIS shows that when sailing together
In the same wind and water as nearly as
could be found the Reliance was seconds
n mile faster than the Constitution, and 24i
seconds n mile faster than the Columbia.
The best point Of sailing with the Reliance
is turning to windward. In the races in
which the three yachts started and finished
they had 37I3 miles of windward work.
The times made by each yacht were
EIapsrd T AreLGo" r,o
n1 %ecM, .,.........'ss s'@ n . Il d . is
Constitution .'.''''''''''''''''''' 70 a 10 80
Tbis shows chat in windward work the
Reliance II 1872 seconds nile raster thah
the Constitution, and 57i seconds mile
faster thau the Columbia. II,
Only % miles was sailed before lnc Wilu' '
and the Reliance proved to be faster than
~ nm
The sun., 1903-07-05

the Constitution was l20 seconds and over
the Columbia ?S,3 seconds,
With the wind nbeam they sailed fifteen
miles. and the figures on this point OF sail
ing are az follows
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
TWIN CITIES TO ATLANTIC
An Airline for Northwestern Traffic d

A reader Of the Commercial West sug-
gests to that paper, in view of the great
freight congestion of the last few weeks.
a theoretical railroad from the twin cities
TO the Atlantic coast. - ~ -
The matter of terminals, grades. noun
tains etc, he does not discuss but mere
~ lays down the general proposition that
the business of the northwest calls for
a railroad. under one management, as
direct as can be built, to the east. One
requisite IS that 1t avoid Chicago and
Pittsburs, as we'll as other Important
points. These would be reached by
branches. thus doing away with the pos
sibilities of through freight either way
getting tied up in the big commercial
cenfers. The great advantages to be
derived from such a road. the originator
argues. would be that cars from the west.
particularly of -four, would go through
without transfer: the same would be true
Of west-bound freight the road would
probably handle almost all the flour and
feed business for the cast and export.
except during the lake season; and, too,
At would undoubtedly have a heavy west
ern coal affic, as it would pass through
the soft-coal fields Of Illinois, near those
farther east. and could run branch into
the anthracite country. Furthermore
there would probably never be any grea t,
car shortage. as there is at present with
western roads, through it's cars getting
to the east. At the present time. the
Northern Pacific has some 1000 cars in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

He Leaves the Pacific Coast Com.
pany to Become James J. Hills
Assistant. > 4 @5f

-. .-FGt.
From San Francisco it is reported that
J. j. Farrell well known on the west
coast as the head official sof the Pacific
Coast Steamship companN,is to be given
one Of the Fading positions, in the United
States. 1t is known that in few DAYS
his appointmentSas, assistant to President
James ]. Hill Of the Northern Securities
company will be announced. His salary
it Is understood, is ito be $4,000 a year.
Mr. Farrell lately severed his connection
with the Pacific Coast company and the
Pacific Coast Steamship company. The
former is the owner of the latter company
and Mr.. Farrell will be succeeded in its
presidency by j. G. Ford, the. present vice
president and general manager.
The Pacific Coast company and the Fa-
ciic Coast Steamship company have nor
been merged into the Northern Securities
corporation: They are Hill properties. bnt
will continue under their present sepa-
rate management
The promotion for Mr.. Farrell will make
no change among the other officials of fbs
steamship company.
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IF. q. g. M. n chanoes Predjcted.

! y o. e.
Announcement is expected soon regard
ing the reorganization Of the official staff
of the Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri VAL
ley railway. which the North -eWstern has
made a part of its system. The operat-
ing department will probably be placed
under w a. Gardner, general manager of
the North Western. j. r.. Buchanan,
general passenger agent of the Dlkhorn,
may be retained. 1t is expected that the
jurisdiction, of passenger traffic manager,
W. 3. kniskern, of the North-Western,
will be Extended to include the EllShorn.
and that G. A. .Cairnes will be promoter
from the position Of assistant general pas
senger agent of the North Western to
that of general passenger agent, with
jurisdiction over both roads The juris-
diction OF Assistant" General Manager II.
IT, Ashton and of General Superintendent
W. D. Contillon will also be extended to
include the Ell1horn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
WINNIPEG AND THE c. p,
Negotiations by Which City vii! Get New
Station and Hotel.

Negotiations by Which, City vii! Get New
Station and Hotel.
Special to The Journal. r~.s.a-
Winnipeg. Man, Feb 21-,rhe CITY
council and Canadian Pacific railroad Of
hcials have. had several private meetings
TINS week and the, agreement between the
corporations in connection with the pro-
posed extensive improvements and add
tons to the company's property in Win
npeg is now practically settled. AS the
company requires eight tracks along
Point Douglas avenue, the city Will agree
to close up and dedicate to the company
certain portions, of the streets adjacent
to the track east and west of Main Street,
namely, Princess, King, Austin, Maple
and Mead streets; also to: give to the
company the present site Of the stone
yard.
The company, on the other hand, agrees
to erect suitable, freight sheds, a modern
station and a frst-class hotel. . Also to
bu1ld. at It's own expense, and forever
maintain free from any cost to the city
the proposed Main street subway 100 feet
wide; also to keep the same free from ex
cess Of water and in good condition for
sleighing during the winter months. Also
to construct a subway on Gladstone street
midway between Main street <and, the
Red river and to have and maintain the
50 me for all time. In addition the COM
pany agrees to maintain all emergency
crossing on King street in case the sub
way should be blocked by snow acct
dent: or by any other, cause. -. The cost
of the improvements proposed is not to
be less than s1.500.O00.
If this agreement is completed the work
on the station, offices, hotel and subway
must be begun within a month after the
Propagation Of the local legislature and the
subway must be completed before the
end of the current year All claims for
n
struction of subways or the closing of
streets are to be paid by the; Canadian
Pacific railway. The road agrees to-; pay
full taxes Oh the proposed new hotel.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
RAILROAD NOTES.


The Milwaukee local freight office at St. Paul
will be removed TO- morrow from the foot Of
Rosabel street to the Sibley street lend OF the
freight warehouses .f.*E - .ss
P. r. Shute, ticket agent a the Union pas.
senger: station, has been appointed assistant
the place of Harry 3. Smith. who Will March
enter upon the duties of northwestern pas
senger agent of the Erie. &
COMMITTEES representing the various passenger
associa lions OF the country met III Chicago yes
terday and effected the organization Of the
National Protective bureau the purpose Of wbici,
is to drive sca1pers out Of business. F. c.. Don
aid. the father Of the scheme, was made chair
man Of the meeting.
Ansel Oppeheim. vice president of the Chicago
said yesterday that western railroads were never
buster Than at present and that earnings should
continue to show substantial increases ever 1909.
Mr.. -Ornenheim characterized as absurd re-
make a bond issue. This is impossible under the
companEs charter. -~'ss. - 1850 ~ -
Another step was taken yesterday at Chicago
i'll the ATTEMPT to ofganize a pool on naval bust
hess. The Trunk Line, Passenger association
made proposition to the other passenger as
soclations to ,conhue the bids on bsiness origin.
ating in trunk line territory to three roads-tbs
PENNSYLVANIA the. Baltimore, & Ohio, and the
Shespeake 4 Ohio. The latter two belonged to
the Pennsy Iva pia. so: that the proposition is
practically. to give that company monopoly
Of the business: -
1t is expected that the questions at issue be-
tween the Omaha trainment and the management
Of the road will be. settled quickly. General
that the road had no desire to deal unfairly
with the men, so as To take advantage of them,
and the, men, on their, part had SHOWN dispo.
sition to be. very fair and Kerry reasonable in
belief that thc. matter could be satisfac tcrily
adjusted either to-day or Monday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
BETTER METHODS
Demand OF Minority Shareholders OF the
London and Northwestern,

Demand OF Minority Shareholders OF the
London and Northwestern,
London. Feb. 21.-The first pitched bat
tie in the campaign for English. railway
reform was fought yesterday in the board
room of the London & Northwestern Rail-
way company. This company has been
made the object of attack because 1t is
at once the leading railway and biggest
commercial undertaking in the Kingdom
Since the latter part Of 1901 efforts have
steadily been made to induce the North
Western board to adopt more business
like methods. the prime cause of the ac-
ton of the shareholders being. a serious
decline in dividends and the capital,valu
OF the company in spite of increased gross
receipts and general prosperity. The half
yearly meeting of the company was held
Yesterday and Lord Stalbridge. the chair
man, made light Of the agitation, Tie re-
formers took the verdict of the genera
body of shareholders. The directors. how
ever, Won easily. as they commanded
proxies representing s5o,oOo;0oo of stock
whRe the reform committee only repre-
sented 100000, 900, OO0.
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e shown to be the carrying of freight. Thus
cottage cheese and pink parasos could be
shipped from Minnesota to Louisiana ad
inhnitum While returning trains could be
laden withsinfantile alligators and souvenir
programs of the New Orleans Mardi Gras.
These disiderata have been called to the
attention of Mr.. Goodrich and will receive
due consideration, It was the original
Intention OF. the projectors of the scheme
to spring the first announcement appropri-
atcly on April l.
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~. New Station at la Crosse.
Special to The Journal. .-4 RI .

+ y. La Crosse, Wis, Feb. 21.--1'he Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railway company
has definitely decided to erect new shops
In this city, and plans have already been
completed. In addition to the shops al
ready here. another shop will be erected,
rectangular in shape. 400 feet long by so
feet wide. Tt. will be built entirely OF
brick and will have two sets of tracks,
ri'ning lengthWise through the building,
with doors a each end Work on the new
buildings will begin, as soon as the frost
leaves the ground. and when completed.
the La Crosse shops will be among the
largest on the entire line.