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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

charm of infinite variety. There was
a little of everything from the
learning Of refractory lessons to the
eating of piece of beefsteak. But
whether it was a r al victory or a
mental one, or a housekeeping one
or the mending of ones grammar,
the task" was in every case a very
hard one for the Junior concerned,
and the victory brought much COM
fort and peace of mind.
frankie Chiffon and Minnie
Chapman will please notify the edi-
prizes. ,...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
LRTIN LESSONS
Conjugdtions That Uere De-
cided MIXTURES.
(Prize.)
(Prize.)

Up and down, up and down we
-, d walked. "Amo, Amas, Amat.
Say, Belle, wasn't Marg'ret's COM
position excellent? Am-Am-oh
dear, what is that; I'll have to look.
There-Amo, Amas, Amat, Amo,
Ames, Amet. Amoa, Amoas,
Amoast. Have you read Ivanhoe'
yet? I think it's fine. 1 like Re-
becca. Amoa amoas amoat. See if
know my conjugat1on now. Amoa.
amoas, amOat. What? All wrong
Oh, dear! I'm tired. Did you get
an invitation to Georgia's party?
Are you going? Amo, Amas, Amat.
Written your comp. yet? I haven't.
think I know my present tense
now. I've studied half an hour. Oh,
dear, at that rate it will take three
hours. Amoa, Amoas, Amoat,
Amoes, Amamurus, Ama-wrong
again? Eheu! I'm not going to
speak until I know that"
Up and down, up and down we
walked again. "Now," and I said
the whole tense thru. Then "Ama-
ban, Amabas," etc. Il wonder if ]
know the other still-Ama, Amos
Amot, Am-ar, Am-oh, dear,
can't learn that" and I sat dowr
on the porch in despair.
Suddenly T started up. "I'm going
to try another way. Stem, anna
add m or o, S, TN or o, 8, TN or o
8. t. Now Am-o, Ama-s. Ama-t
Amo, Amas, Amat. Bravo, I've
found the key. I know it. o Ga
B Tenth Grade,
South Side High School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
The LUeek's Roll of Honor
MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS

MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.
Tillie Will, 10th Grade, South Side High School,
1917 Chicago Avenue.
frankie Chiffon, A 7th Grade Bremen School, 90S
Twentieth Avenue N
Minnie NJ Chapman, 9Th Grade, Emerson School,
2115 Blaisden Avenue.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Bertha E. Howard A 9Th Grade, Logan School, 1910
Crystal Lake Avenue.
Elm Allen Grade, Seward School, 2511 Thirtieth
Avenue N.
Alvylda De Haven. A 9Th Grade, Bremen School, 3343
Sixth Street N.
NORTHWESTERN PRIZE WINNERS.
Marguerite Foran, A 9Th Grade, Mandan, N. D.
Alfred Schroeder, Twelfth Grade, Wheaton, MINI.
Loren H. owen, 9Th Grade, Dodge Center, Mimi
HONORABLE MENTION.
Bessie Marvin, 18th Grade, Prairie du Chen Wis.
Gladys Jones, 7th Grade Central School, Grafton N. D.
Donald Meenach 9Th Grade Pequot MINI.
Edward Benson 10th Grade, Prairie du Chen, Wis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Days and Hours LUhen Painters Hopes Ritter.
n0teky Rose and Fell.
(Prize.l

(PrZe.) -.
ANA, will promise to stay out when
~ Iva door is cosed? morning several
the wedding anniversary Mama
quite handy with the brush decided to paint
anniversary present So went to and set to
work My plan to the Youths Companion calen
paint it myself with exception fig
within the circle In place Of these had selected
the fourth the thirteenth of
which Marriage is honorable ALL
in the circle Around the circle it
be the calendar. This big undertaking
letters from the headings newspapers
traced them in the order of the Bible When
printing done tired and of
discouraged. The printing did suit
it But finally decided to finish it
I worked hard the printing
The next morning I felt encouraged, got out
Junior prize water coors set work the
which the painting of the chrysanthemus
shared the secret looked full
said, 'You do it, wait and see'
reply Then how did work AS the painting progressed
changed opinion and began praising
The next day finished it. My parents were both
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
IN SM4LL TYPE
The Large and Derry Unexpected Returns for
Small Investment.
(PriZe,)

(Prize)
IN small at the cheap magazine this
advertisements "Tair dyed brown black at appi
cation Now that would have little bearing
unless it is known that when read the notice
hair that PALE lemoncoloed article that the
sobrquet of whitehead And the next mail bore letter
the enclosing the five two-cent
stamps"
It arrived promised in 'plain cover" and when went
sleep that night hair ne glossy black. slept
and dreat of the pleased establishment that would greet
the morning had forgotten all about it
foot of the stairs sister screamed
loudly "a black boy is in the house And when mother
me, laughed! The looking glass showed plainly
congratuatng In the lamplight it had
put very unevenly and the back of head
Of all that
dried and in tossing about the pillow
had become neat black. Guaranteed to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
HARD TASKS ALL
The Various Difficult Problems Over
Which Minneapolis Juniors Enjoy
ed Final Triumph. =
TOPIC-A HARD TASK ACCOMPLISHED.

HAT long signs Of relief must have been drawn
at various times thruout Juniordom. If peced
together with the momentum added of the
lief felt at the accomplishing Of divers and
sundry. hard tasks, there would have been
enough breath to have furnished Reliance and
Shamrock Ill with something more than half
breeze. Generally speaking the papers were
explicit as to the why's and wherefores, but
one Junior girl has left housewives who read
her paper very much in the dark. She says
that her hardest task was to keep the kitchen
table secured white but that at last she found
the golden key. And she stops right there.
st of the housekeeping people want to know is,
,r is-this same key?
the tasks themselves, there certainly was the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

cOncOctlOnS come to favorable
turn under her hands, bread and
pies are an unknown field. Just
what the trials and tribulations
might be in mixing flour and lard
and water into PIE crust, were
forcefully brought home to her in
one of the papers, and a second re-
solve was taken to NEEDLE not with
untried things culinary. Many a
10y who tried his hand at grown-up
work will agree with the Junior
who said he started out light-heart-
eddy and with good intentions of
doing a mans work to help his
father, because "a boy gets tired
of moving the lawn, wedding the
garden and running errands." Big
and little, old and young, everybody
in this world wants to feel that he
is necessary to the worlds work.
but the best results are certainly
obtained if each one tries to do the
work he can do, rather than at;
tempting that which is very plainly
beyond his strength, even tho he;
may not realize that it is beyond
his ability.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

II Long Years LUork That LUas Finally Crowned
LUith success
(Fifth and Sixth Prze.)
HE hardest task accomplished
catechism There hundred Ques-
tons and had learn them
nearly to learn them all it
if would get thru.
Mama kept telling Of the good reward I would
at the end and this encouraged keep the
wa over all and wasp
indeed. got beautiful Bible for reward
bit sorry studied hard
catechism Minnie Chapman,
A Sixth Grade, Emerson School 2115 Blaisdel Avenue
PRIDE THAT HAS A L.
(Honorable Mention.)
o often had heard people, who well enough edu
- to a
haven't that
Continued Sixth Page)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

prised pleased the unexpected gift pro-
nounced it complete frankie Chiffon,
A Seventh N.
Bremen School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

what was-or is-this same key?
AS for the tasks themselves, there Ger
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

found the key I know it, o Gaudium -Tllie Will,
B Tenth Grade, 1917 Chicago Avenue.
South Side High School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

proved At first wished that hadn't them
later that had banana Presently laid
head on arms and desired nothing much speedy
and comparatively DEATH This feeling did
very long, but while it did, life mistake and
wondered why 1 born They say that time
all but still wondering whether
like bananas in the old Marguerite
A Eighth Grade Mandan N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
rs TO BANANAS
= Fruit NoW Firmly Re.
jected by One.
(P1'ize.)

! HAVE always preferred bananas
to any other fruit and it seemed
as if it were not possible to have all
I wanted of them. I was told often
enough that they were not good for
me, but I cannot candidly say that
it made them any less desira BILE. In
fact, it seemed to enhance their
original attra ctions. always
wanted them and I never got
enough Of them. But this year,
early in the season, papa came in
triumphantly one day with a pack
age. brought up some bananas"
said he, prime ones, too, so I took
three dozen They certainly were
prime.
II think perhaps you can have
all you want of these bananas,
Peggy" mama said, ''but you will
have to take them now, for they
won't keep
And did. I had all I wanted.
More than that, had good deal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
NO MORE ASKED
observation-disclosures in Favorite Things
Brings Decided Punishment to
Northwestern Juniors. = =
TOPIC-ENOUGH OF ANYTHING.

-OODS, bananas candy, merry go rounds,
school, work, cucumbers and deep water
the extremes of things, sufficency Of
which made Juniors cry Enough" And be-
tween the lines of the papers telling these vari-
tales of woe, there many a smile for
the editor. 1t was topic which seemed to ap-
peal to Junior pens, and the papers showed that
they wrote with enjoyment even tho the maxi
ing of good story meant just that much of
story at their expense There is thing the
editor is not going to try to do, however since
reading one of the papers. A German apple
Die' Is the one thing in the line of eatableS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05

especially after the first
determined to time home
vegetables meats and certain other
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
MARKERS FOR FUTURES
UNsE-zLED wEArAER IN SOUTH
 A FACTOR.
Evidence of Renewed Support from the Bull Clique That Has Re-
 gently Been Dealing in the May Option.


 NEW YORK, Feb. l6-The cotton market opened hrm atsan advance of b&sS points ana Ioiiowins the call showed still further streDstn as result of the firmer cables and unsettled weather throughout the South which led 70 predictions of retarded movement. There were also evidences of renewed support by the pull clique that has recently become prominent m connection with the May position. Tradine vas particularly active, but after May reached s.6o. or about points above the opening ngures. there was considerable liquidation which was encourased by reports that the clique, while openly supporting the market. were In reality letting go of their May at me highest level. The estimates for tomorrow receipts at leading points compared favorabiy with the figures of last year. but for time had little effect. Commission houses were selling the latter options more or less freely and several prominent floor brokers had orders on the selling side supported to originate with prominent Philadelphia spot interest The New Orleans market held frmer than New York and the spot markets showed no indication of weak ening The exports also were a very bullish factor. footing up 45.54s bales. bringing the amount for the season to date up to within Il,SI3 bales of last years heavy movement. In addition to this the liquidation has been considerable and trading began to lag so that fresh supporting orders met little opposition and the market closed steady, net 2q9 points higher. Total sales estimated at 25o GOO bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
A. B. Baxter & Co.'S Cotton Letter.

NEW YORK, Feb. l6.-The early cotton market today showed fair recovery from Saturdays break Cables were quite satisfac- tory. considering the determined efforts to force prices down In the local market Saturday when the air was filled with all varieties of bear talk and bulls were quite nervous. However, Liverpool failed to avail herself of nervous feeling here. and when opened. her quotations were but a shade below Saturday. This was in measure owing to the continued wet weather in the South and especially in the Memphis Little Rock and Fort Smith dis tricts, where heavy rain fell Sunday and to- day. and furthermore the temperature was Is G2o degrees above the freezing point wh oh cannot keep receipts down to a low level Shorts were covering and sellers were for time being rather scarce. The advance has exceeded all expectations, still there is de- market although a good break would enable many belated buyers to enter the market Port receipts were estimated at 24. 900, against 26. 900 last year. The market was dull all the early session and changes narrow, official closing cables were steady. 243 points net de- cline. New York at noon was "a 10 points out-of-town business. Trade. however, was comparatively small, and the market a whole must be cassed dull The raising Of the blockade was a nominal reason for a stronger tone throughout the list, the more i'm portant influences were termination of the uncertainty with regard to antitrust legsla- tion and the prospect of favorable action by Congress on some parts of the currency ques tion. The general tone of railway list was strong. The feature was renewed activity in Wabash preferred The pressure in Fries was somewhat relaxed. Steel became the leader of the industrials In the afternoon and some of the Specialties were strong features. Sugar advanced on activity and strength in trade circles due to reports that Cuban reciprocity fractions were strong. The market closed &C., tive and strong Government bonds were un- changed railroad bonds generally higher. To- tai sales of stock were 43o, % shares bonds. SI,6I3,0 GOO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
New York Cotton Futures.
Local Cotton Mn-kat.
|. M. Scale & Co.'S Cotton Letter.


 NEW YORK. Feb. Ie.-The market today was even more fryerish than on Saturday on bad weather and fairly good Liverpool prices. opened higher with a further advance during the morning. May sold at $50 with July at 9.36. One feature of the morning was the buying in March which helped hold prices all along the line. New Orleans ruled very firm all day with more buying there than here. It was strong market in many ways. In fact, as ts quite apt to be the case, the price holds better at sh than it did at 8A. The very best trade opinion is against the market. Men whose judgment is as good as any going are against the market. The fact that prices are not allowed to react is q bad sign. We doubt whether there ever has been such piunging in cotton. The concentration long interest must be nothing short of enormous. It's high price cotton, too. Of course. 1t will take a bad smash to shake out this interest. But you never can tell when the selling Is going to be- the price to .9h cents, just as might have been expected. This same buying may con- tinue and carry the level to 9&. But this Is not to be played for by those who want to make money. This Is not the place to buy cot ton. Anything but that. It may be dangerous to adjust itself to new conditions and we are entitled to a setback fin the market if noth ng more. If the big holders started to liquidate May cotton. there would be something like a panic. No one knows how much cotton is back in the country. There never was so much in two years is still falling. Roads are prac- tically impossible. No wonder the various markets are way up in the air. But even if prices are going higher later in the season an advance of E is enough to halt the movement. This is big price for cotton, We would not of 10 points is nothing. We want to see a general spfIlinR out first,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
Treasury Statement.
 WASHINGTON. Feb. Ie.-Treasury balance s222. 3e2.e e6i; gold. Sio2,ei7, 7eo.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. Feb Is. -rhere was quite gen srai liquidation in the grain pits today but Q session and wheat closed strong with May he higher May corn was up Aahc, but oats were Aqatc lower. Provisions were strong and higher. -,
 There vas little outside buying fin wheat, the trade being mostly local. and even that was of among longs to sell out and the selling fur short account was quite pronounced. Cables were barely steady. which caused the mn ket 2 open at about unchanged prices May being shade lower to shade higher at 77as977% The weather conditions were bearish, snnws w wSe aa m per o p bushels in the visible supply also added to the selling pressure and with little support prices declined, May selling off to TITS. The weakness continued the greater part of the day. but toward tho end of tho serson therc vas fair buying for Eastern account and shorts covered freely, which brought about a rally. the close being strong with May Mc higher at 77&G77Mc after selling up to 77% Cieerances of wheat and flour were equal to o0o bushels. against e33.ooo a year ago Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts of one contract made total receipts for the three points 473 cars. against 736 last week an1 555 year ago.
 Corn held fairly steady for time, but even tually eased off in sympathy with the weak ness in other grains. There was but tile feature to trading, which was rather dull. As 
 out by commission houses and there also free selling for the short account. A better feeling was manifested later in the day. on good cash and export demand. while the late strength in wheat also aided the upturn The close was strong with May hQkc higher at 45k@45A. after selling between 44%@44% and ASA. Local receipts. 4oS cars
 Oats suffered sharp decline oarly in the session as result Of general selling by dis coaraged holders and on lack of support. Lib- eral receipts and the increasing tendency of stocks tended to induce free selling Shorts covered on the breaks and rally occurred late In the day in sympathy with wheat, the close being about steady. with May off h9Ac at 36h. after ranging between 3e and 36%G36%. Local receipts. 339 cars.
 Provisions were remarkably strong especially the July deliveries. Scarcity of hogs and the small stocks of provisions were the principal bull factors. Shorts were active buyers throughout the day and there was also a fair demand from local operators, including pack ing interests. The close was strong with May pork 22h@25c higher at Sl7. .3s@ l7.37h. May lard was up l04 2h at s9.e6. with ribs oc better at So. 57h.
 The leading futures ranged as foiiowst
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
CALVERT ESTATE TO BE SOLD.
Granted to Family in 1632 by King
 Charles, of England.
Washington Stai

Charles, of England.
 Washington Star.
 By order of Court Mount Airy, the old Colonial estate of the Calvert family, about six miles from Upper Marlboro, Is to be sold February 16. The reason for the sale Is that since the death of Miss } Eit anora Calvert, which occurred last Summer, there are about seven heirs to the property, and the Court has ordered t to be sold that 1t can be divided.
 Mount Airy was granted to the Calvert family In 1892 by King Charles l., of England. The tract of land contained about 10000 acres when first granted to the Calvert family, but since that time about 5000 acres have passed into stranger hands.
 The old Colonial mansion, which was commenced in 1751, is still standing, and is in good state of preservation, and was used by Miss Eleanora Calvert and her brother, Dr. Charles Baltimore Cal vert, who died about three years ago. The house Is of brick, and, 1t Is stated, every brick was paid for in tobacco. In those days tobacco was the currency used for all imported goods.
 The house consists of a library, morn- ing room, dining room, kitchen and sev- eraf pantries on the lower floor of the right wing. A large and spacious hall connects these with the drawing rooms fin the left wing. s
 At each end of the hall is a flight of stairs leading to the sleeping rooms on the second floor. The bricks of the old house are covered with green ivy, and fhe surroundings are beautiful and pic- turesque.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
HOME OF THE CORPORATIONS.
One Jersey City Building Which
 Houses 5000 of Them.

New York Sun.
 It Is only eight stories tall, the build ing at 15 Exchange Place, Jersey City, but an the number of its tenents it has the big Eest building in New York beaten mile and a half at least.
 It is estimated that the largest sky scraper in Manhattan accommodates 5000 persons daily under its roof. Of these about 1,2O0 are tenants and the rest are employed in their offices. But the Jersey City building has 5000 tenants. About 9s per cent of them are corporations, and if principals and employees were all as- sembled they would form an army of magnificent dimensions.
 But they are legal tenants merely, and only just so often as the law requires do their directors visit the building to hold stated meeting and thereby preserve their charters. A representative of each company is on hand daily. however.
 Most of the other tenants are lawyers, who make a speciality of doing business : for these corporations. A lawyer with suite of one medium-sized room and an anteroom may represent a hundred cor. porations and assure you that he can make room for a hundred more.
 On the top floor is big corporation which incorporates companies. It Is the legal representative of more than 16oo : corporate bodies which pay tribute into ! the State coffers. It is not we'll here to speak slightingly or carelessly to a petty clerk, because he may represent score of corporations and stand for millions of dollars
 k His salary? Well. it's all in the day's work, and for what his employers receive for the accommodation he may be wiser, : but not richer. The annual fees are not large, however. and $50 a year, or even more. Is not large sum to pay when it is absolutely necessary to have in New Jersey an office and representative up- on whom papers may be served if legal complications arise. But one hundred of these fees will keep Jersey lawyer from actual starvation, and there Is always hope that the number will increase. Ten meetings a day, on an average, are held in this building by the directors of the various corporations. Sometimes real business is transacted at these meetings, to- but usually the directors come from Manhattan on the same boat, remain in the meeting room for half an hour or less and hurry back to the working of- Aces, where the actual business is trans acted. .s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
H. 6 B. Beers Cotton Letter.
Special to Tho Advertiscr.l


 NEW ORLEANS. Feb. I6.-Liverpool ad- vices were better than looked for and our mar ket in sympathy opened points higher and advanced 394 points additional shortly after on fresh buying. Predicated the unfavor- able weather prevalent throughout the belt. Knowing this however outside speculation did not come in. therefore realizing caused e de- cline of 406 points from the top. making the net gain 6G7 points on the day. Snow, rain and sleet were generally reported in the in- terior today and 1t is predicted that very cold weather will follow tonight It Is expected that with such conditions following the recent heavy rains that the movement will be re- strtcted towards the latter part of this week and curtailed to moderate proportions next week. While spots locally remain steady there is no disposition shown to follow the advance. In Liverpool the spot sales have been on a smaller scale for several days past, and it looks as if spnners there being well supplied with the raw article. are awaiting new devel- opments Manchester cables that during the past week there was a diminution in the amount of business done in cloths The In- dian market was 4nactlve and the inquiry from China was small. The demand for spots and receipts will regulate the future course of values