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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
THE BOY OR THE CAT.

Dear Frend-I received your letter telling me
OF the mistake made in sending letter without
the and address. It reminded me of a mistake
made few: days ago. was visiting friend Of mine
who has brother and cat named Teddie. was sit
dining-room reading, when my friend
in and asked me if had Teddie. said, He
here minute ago, but guess he il under the table
now Under the table,! What is he doing there?'
she asked in surprise. Why, suppose he is sleep
ing I said We'll isn't he old enough to and
the sofa, instead of lying under the table
like a dog? Mama wants him to go to the store for
her." she said. Why, Grace" said j, what is the
matter with sending the cat to the store! Oh!
she said were talking about the cat? talk
ing about my brother. Did you him 2? But did not
have time answer, because her brother heard as
laughing and in and he was sent to the store
Good-by, from friend, s--Haze1 Knight,
Sixth Grade, 1912 Jefferson Street Ne
Sheridan School. s#sssas
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
Z a LETTER FROM HERSELF.


Dear Mary-Doubtless you still wondering why
have not written and asking yourself what excuse
shall be able to give for what appears to be plain
neglect of duty. When hear tho, maybe
you can forgive Just two weeks ago yesterday I
down and wrote long delightful but perhaps un-
readable letter YOU told you all school
and the good times have daily in classes and
the old story, which know SO We'll OF failure and
funk. had just sealed the enveop when called
hurredy addressing it, sent Carl to mail it, be-
then 1t might be too late for the carrying
of certain suggestion which i made. but which
matters not waited patiently for reply but re-
letter until the third day. Then papa handed
sat down to study. Woman fashion puz-
address. From whom could it be? I did
recognize the writing at ALL and to show that
was not the worst of penmen called his attention
to miserable chifography. open it he said, and
so, turning Immediately to the final page to see
whose signature there surprisei
Papa leases me STILL and tells me that that was the
worst mistake made. THE idea, he says. OF
addressing letter yourself and then not recognizing
your Handwriting And must grin and bear it
Your humbled friend, s<ss----Till1e Will, sa5
Tenth Grade, l5I1 CHlcago avenue
South Side High School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
SHE WASHED THEM CLEAN.

Dear Friend-I thought would write and tell
what funny mistake made while cooking sup
Mama went o'clock IN the afternoon,
and told should peel some potatoes and fry some
meat and to wash the potatoes clean. After came
played while and then went to peel the pofa-
toes. After peeled them put them in pan and
got water and soap and washed them till they
clean. Then put them In a Kettle with some
water boil. When they were nearly done put the
meat frying pan fry. The potatoes and meat
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
A PECULIAR DISEASE.

Dear Agnes-The little incident you speak Of
minds me forclbly Of a mistake I
still wore aprons and 1isped. ! never could 81
and, in avoiding words in which it occurred often
fell deep into trouble with the synonyms English.
One time, in particular remember went home from
school and found company. felt proud,
/ had new ribbons and wanted people to notice
them and sat small chair and srnoothed
white pnafore, thinking what might say to
attract attention Oh, knew. All people lkedssen-
sational there "gauT' (girl) in very
who sick. Her mother left her alone, too So
waited for good opportunity, planning meanwhile
get rid all those The lulled
and piped oh, mama, they's gaul
in school who the valise and haw
go to every day." wondered where my mistake
was when company smiled audibly looked puz-
zled, but I shook head, more puzzled than they,
when mama said, Girl, grip and work.
Eleventh Grade, Macy Will,
South Side High School. 1917 Chicago Az.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28

.wereout at the lake having fine time We knew the
who owned a large, steamer used to let
tie roWboat to the steamer ride middle
Of the lake and then back One day tied the
boat to the steamer. Ny cousin threw in the and
went out on the lake further than had been
before. We united the and started to fish, We had
good luck, fished until tired, and before
we knew 1T, 1t was growing dark SO took the
anchor and made ready to start for homeI went to
take the and there two poles instead Of
What We're We to do? The poles were not long
enough to reach the bottom might have pushed
the boat along We waited and waited pretty
the steamer came back and we Whstled for it
and help At first it did coe, the captain
thought there must be something the matter SO ne
came and towed us home. Your friend
Sixth Grade, Edward Schafer
Bryant School. $40 r Thrty-eighth ST.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
Home of Peppermint Oil.

More than nineteenth 100000 pounds of pep
Dermint oil annually by the world is
duced within ninety miles of Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
IN TOO MUCH OF A HURRY.

My Dear Friend-It was cold
winter day and I arose very late.
I dressed myself quickly and
washed and ate breakfast. Then it
was five minutes to nine o'clock,
and ! was in such great haste that
] put on both of my coats wrong
side out. ran up the steps Of
the school as fast as my legs could
carry me, and rushed into the ro
and my, two coats turned inside G
girl in the room began to laugh q
know what was the matter until I
hat on my head and my overcoa
Then ! took my overcoat off and,
under coat turned wrong, too. T
heartily Yours truly, -
B Sixth Grade, jackson School.
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THE WRONG SCHOOL.

80 Dear Friend-I had to change school this
nm used to go to the Bremen school, but now go
to- the Hawthorne. One day girl friend and were
going school and talking and laughing so
much that instead of going to the Hawthorne
to the Bremen school, and when we arrived we met
some of the girls who were in room when my girl
friend left. When they us they asked us II
We had to transfer to the Bremen school again.
Then we stopped talking and looked up and saw that
we were at the Bremen instead of at the Hawthorne
school We went home very quickly, but it was too
go. the Hawthorne; had to stay home
that morning. Lille Loahr,
B Fifth Grade, 2725 Bryant Avenue N.
- Hawthorne School s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
THE WRONG BOX.

Dear Friend will write you letter and tell
you OF the funny mistake made about week ago,
when was to go to party that lot of boys had
planned 1t was very cold. but i did not mind that,
and started out When about halfway the
remembered the candy that had bought to take to
the party, and back home fast I could go.
Now my mother had boughtssome soap, and it was lin
box beside the one which contained the candy. When
reached home I thinking about something else
and forgot that the soap there in hurry
and snatched one of the boxes off again.
When reached the house where the party
/ laid the box of what I thought candy on the
table and went into the other I enjoying
myself with the other boys when suddenly of them
came in laughing and saying that brought soap
instead of the candy. amazed at and
them it was mistake. remain your loving friend,
A Sixth Grade, ss5ze John Seek
Holland School. 1920 Sixth Street NE.
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Professions in the senate.

OF the eighty eigh United States senator's, all told,
sixy-one are lawyers OF the rest is civil engi-
neer DOCTORS three are. journalists, and the
others business and
politicians. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28

lce--I must tell you the mistake
made last Sunday. AS soon as was
out a bed dressed for Sunday
school and then went down to help
mama cook breakfast. put an
old dish towel over my dress to
keep it clean. When we were
thru with breakfast I washed the
dishes and not thinking about the,
towel I put on nay coat and hat and
started off. When reached Sun
day school I took my coat off and
there hung that dirty lowell The
girl next to me poked me and
said, What did you wear that
towel for ?'' What toWel?'' said
L. That towel you have on she
said, and there I was sitting
with that dirty towel on.
pulled il. off in hurry. Everybody
was looking at me and laughing
and felt SO badly did not know
which way to turn. After Sunday
school was over T ran home as
fast as ] could. Perhaps you will
make the same mistake some day.
Lizzie Nelson,
1921 Quincy Street NE.
"A Fifth Grade,
Van Cleve School.
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a. ali rro,, 1,,oh received last Wednesday,,
= W : t most welcome. Your account of
the funny blunder made at your
party, reminds of mistake made the other day.
was taking dinner at uncle's attempted to tell
joke. It briefly follows: The lady Of the
house said: Bridget, do you know anything of my
husbands whereabouts" Bridget replied, Sure num-
know, butt they're in he
the way told it, The lady of the house said, Bridget
do you know where my husbands whereabouts are?
And my listeners this 50 much joke could
will close for tonight Yours lovingly,
Twelfth Grade Lucinda A. Parker,
South Side High School. 1904 Lake Street
THE WRONG DUCK.
Dear Cousin--The other day went hunting AS
walking along had several Shots, but the game
not worth taking home At last grew desperate
and thought I would go home, md
house saw duck, nice little duck, and went
my gun to my shoulder and fired. The duck gave
quack and fell dead I ran to pick him and
10 and behold! it was pet duck. At first felt
very badly, but T duck thought
funny thing it I knew that if took the duck
home should get laughed at and leased, SO dug a
hole in the ground and buried it Yours truly,
b Seventh Ridgway,
go Lake Harriet School. 1856 Harriet
HABIT CENTRAL HAS.
Dear Miss Al will write you about the funny
morning she sat down to the telephone to order
articles. As she got the number she said,
Hello, this x's?" the reply zig
something I 10 for you 2" would like to give
you an order much is tea noW?' Fifty sixty
cents a pound. well, I would like pound and
half Hold the line please, a moment. But central
switched her off else and they said Hello
II would like bushel of potatoes,
was I'VE have no potatoes this is the county Inorgue
MY friend certainly ashamed but laughed until
she cried. Well I will have to close. Good-by. Your
friend, Rowe
b Seventh Grade, 1929 Aldrich Avenue.
Whittier School. 80 $780, 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
A NEW FLAVOR FOR CANDY.

MY Dear Friend going to tell you what a
funny mistake my sister and made. One day when
alone thought that we would make
some candy and Of because there
would be nobody to prevent My sister was about
twelve years old and was about nine but we couId
make candy. 1t was the stove cooking in large
pan when thought that ought to have
some favoring The first thing we found was "a bottle
it. but put about four five spoonfuls After the
candy put it large plate and set it
out to COOL We could hardly wait for it
when we came to eat it We were not in such a hurry
had put arnica in instead OF vanilla It was
not very good. but we OF 1t could,
so that mama would thought
about throwing it away. II long time befere9we
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
A cool RECEPTION.


Ny Dear Frfend-I made the most Ridiculous mis-
take other day when was gone was sitting
the big chair reading when suddenly heard
door bell ring furiousy. OF course was much
startled because absorbed in book went
to the window and looked out and the corner of
grip and my first thought Of peddler. AT first
not going to the door, but at last did Il heard
cold, I said
II don't think to buy anything to-day
thenI heard him say "W1lat!' repeated my state
1nent and to my surprise heard the hearty laugh OF
papa returned from visit. We all lis
tened that night to who telling how he had
been taken for a peddler by who was very
well acquainted with him. Hoping hear from you
soon remain as ever Your loving friend.
- Eighth Grade, Elisa Sanborn,
Bryant School a422 Columbus Avenue
49, ~
ADRIFT WITHOUT OARS. sHsa#
and tell You about
very odd msta AXE vacation week cousin and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS,


afraid might make mistake and put arnica
in instead. ours truly, Fred w. Gowan, ss.r
A Sixth Grade, sol w Thirty -frst Street
Lyndale School sEf
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
A DIAGRAMED JOKE.

Dear Mary little note,
received last Wednesday, was
rnosf we}oan7p. YOrr account OF
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
COFFEE HEART
Barred Life Insurance Cos.

Coffee directly affects the heart and many life insurance companies.n now rec- ognize "Coffee Heart as a well defined disease and refuse insurance to those suffering from this trouble.
 Leaving off coffee and drinking Post um Food Coffee regularly in it's place quickly remedies this and puts the heart normal, healthy and steady again.
 T was examined for membership in the .Woodmen of the World about a year ago and the examining physician told me that I had Coffee Heart due Ito coffee drinking, and told me that I would have to stop or he could not an swer for results. He said I would no doubt find it difficult to quit the use of coffee unless I drank well-boiled Post um Food Coffee in it's place, and rec commended Postum to me, which he said would not only aid me to give up the coffee habit, but would greatly help my health. My pulse registered over a hundred beats minute, and I was not admitted to membership in the order, but my application was held open for three weeks. s-ss. s&@ su
 T began the use of Postum accord ing to the doctors directions, and was highly pleased with it and liked it bet ter than the best of coffee. After three or four days the beating of my pulse began to diminish. and at the end of three weeks It was normal, and my ap- pllcation examination papers were again sent to the sovereign physician of the Woodrnen, at Omaha, with the result that received my policy.
 @ Hundreds of people have heard re- mark. "0h, there's no harm in coffee.' Now. I never dreamed the use of it was affecting me in the least, and con- slider myself lucky that underwent this examination just when did and found out the truth about coffee from this physician. I believe that even when coffee is not suspected, 1t is al- ways doing i'll, and will in time hurt the strongest constitution" Name given by Postum Co.,. Battle Creek, Mich.
 Look in each package for copy of the famous little book. "The Road to Melville"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
MALLINGToN NEWS.

An alarm of fire was sent in about 3 o'clock yesterday morning from box 16, cor ner of Center and Colony streets The fire was in the small house on William street, owned by Mrs. Jane Bidwell and occupied by Otto Larson. The fire department re sponded quickly and did good work The inside of the kitchen was badly charred and the furniture ruined; The house was in silred for $500 in the Germania Of New York in J. A. Martins agency.
 Band concert on the plains this evening.
 Reserved seats for "The Fatal Wedding are on sale at Pixley's.
 The seventh anniversary of the declara- tion of the Masonic home will be held to. dayI Dinner will be served to the Invited guests at F o'clock. The Sphinx band of Hartford will furnish music.
 Miss Ethel Bartholomew is visiting in
 Miss Pearl V. Rowland left here yesterday to attend the Moody school in East North
 Now that there has been three fires inside of four days 1t is hoped that the fire business will end. For many years when one fire starts there are always two more.
 The Thursday evening series at the Con- gregational church beginning tonight will be held at 7:30. :. ts.
 Chapiain Mclean and overseer Wizard will have charge of the programme at the grange this evening.
 Mrs. Seth Leavenworth and children have returned to Cincinnati.
 2s.
 The furniture in the house of Otto Larson was insured for $500 in H. l.. Davis agency in the Security of New Haven.
 Quite a number of dogs about the Dor. oush have been poisoned by strychnine, and some have not died because the dose was too large.
 Thomas Firing brough in quite number of ripe strawberries picked from his garden yesterday He has already picked several quarts from his second crop. +s
 Miss Alice Curran has returned from the Adirondacks. Es,-
 Robert and Floyd Wallace left yesterday for Boston.
 The fire alarm that sounded at o'clock yesterday morning was plainly heard in all parts of the town as well as in YalesVille. and some parts of Meriden.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
MIR. PHIPPs VERY ILL.
Well-Known Prominent Citizen suffe

Well-Known Prominent Citizen Suffer
 ing from Heart Failure.
 D. Goffe Phipps, formerly president of the West Haven Water company, is critically ill at his residence at the cor -l ner of Chapel and Olive streets He was taken ill about a week ago, but it was not thought that any serious com plications would result till about four days ago, when he suffered an attack of heart failure. Since then he has not rallied
 Dr. J. F. c. Foster has been in attend- ance. In speaking of the case yester- day afternoon Dr. Foster referred to MT. Phipps' condition as mot without hope, but very critical"
 When he was taken ill his daughter, Miss Phipps, was in Canada. She was telegraphed for and has just arrived at her home. Her brother, who is in Brooklyn, has also been summoned.
 MT. Phipps was one of the pioneers of the West Haven Water company, and he has been prominent in local financial and business circles for half a century.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
PoIi's Theaser.

Emmett Devoy and his company have with remarkable success this week. Any one at all familiar knows how dif- ficult 1t is for an actor from the legiti- mate stage to secure the right kind of a sketch in vaudeville. Devoy, however, has the, right kind, the sort that suits his style and the kind patrons of Polls like to witness. With his assisting company he is entirely fortunate, for they are all capable artists.
 A good acrobatic comedy act is all ways pleasing diversion on a vaude- vile bill, and this week it is the sensa- tional Mareenos in a series of feats somewhat remarkable. The act is kept on the move by the antics of the coni- cal member.
 Antrim and Peters open the show with sketch in which Antrim intro- duces some good whistling work, as well as vocal limitations. % r.
 Hoey and Lee with their stories and parodies delight all.
 Agoust and Weston have "After the Ball." comedy sketch in which hand some Mile. Agoust does some fine jug gling. Cantwell and Ford are full of ginger and do not have a dull moment in their act.
 Holden and Florence in "The Fairy of Killarney" display pleasing voices, unique stage setting and a bit of cont edy.
 Louise Montrose, dinty singer, has a splendid single turn.
 The electrograph, the new motion pie ture machine, introduces itself with Mandy and Ruben" at Coney Island. Their trip is one of the treats of the show this week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
TREsPAsSED ON THE RAILROAD
 TRACKS.

Laurence Flannigan, who resides at the corner of Grand avenue and East street, seems to be an unfortunate in- dividual.
 Day before yesterday he was arrested for breach of the peace and judgment was suspended in the city court yester- day morning. Last evening he started to walk along the railroad tracks to his home and was arrested for trespass on railroad tracks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
MAsoNs' BIG DAY.

Five Thousand People to Visit Walling-
 ford-Specia1 Accommodations
 A basket picnic will be held at the Masonic home in Wallingford to-day. All Masons and their families are cor dially invited to attend and participate in the days exercises. It is expected that the attendance will reach the i've thousand mark.
 Of special interest to the New Haven Masons and their friends is the an- .nouncement that the 1o:O3 express train from this city will stop at Wallingford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
DAUGHTERS OF ERIN.

Large Meeting of Auxiliary No. 12 Last
 Night.
 An exceptionally large number of members of Ladies auxiliary No. 12 Daughters of Erin, attended the meet ing in the Insurance building last night. Ten candidates were inducted into the mysteries of. the order. Twenty appli- cations for membership were received At the conclusion of the business meet ing social session was held, at which refreshments, consisting of ice cream and cake. were served. It was an- nounced that the general committee of arrangements for the annual fair and bazaar had been appointed and that the fair would be held in Music hall dur ing the first week in November. These fairs have in the past been very largely attended and generously patronized and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
NEW HAVEN YACHT CLUB,
Semi-Annual Meeting Held Last Nigh

Semi-Annual Meeting Held Last Night
 at Tontine.
 The semi-annual meeting of the New Haven Yacht club was held at the Ton tine hotel last night. There was a fair attendance but no business of import ance was transacted beside the reading of semi-annual reports by the secretary and treasurer.
 The annual meeting will be held in March, at which time officers for the ensuing year will be elected.
 This season has been quite success sul one. d..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
LADY MAccABEEs, MEETING.

A special meeting of the Jennie B. Cotton hive, Lady Maccabees. to re-. ceive the last propositions before the new rate becomes effective, vii be held in St. Georges hall in the Insurance building this evening. It is expected that there will be very large number avail themselves of this opportunity.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
OBITUARY NOTES.
Henry sanford.

The funeral of the late Henry San ford, who died at his home in Bridge port on Monday will take place at the Sanford home on Washington avenue that city, this afternoon at o'clock, and only intimate friends of the family will be present. Rev. Dr. Sylvester Clarke, an old friend of the deceased will officiate, assisted by Rev. Dr. Tim othy Dwight, of New Haven. The in. terlnent' will be iii Mountain Grove cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
FUNERAL OF PHILIP DUNN

X The funeral of Philip, the seven-year- old son of MT, and Mrs. Jeremiah H. Dunn, who was drowned on Monday, took place yesterday morning from the house to St. Francis church, Nauga- tuck, where funeral services were held by Rev. Father Tanning. There were many beautiful floral tributes.
 Among the out-of- town friends pres ent were Colonel, Healy and MT. and Mrs. Kennedy and daughter, all of this city. The interment was in St. James cemetery. l.S
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
VISITING IN THIS CITY.

Samuel Adams Of Willimantic came to this city in his automobile to visit his brother, William Adams, who runs the popular dairy lunch on Chapel street. He will stay at his brothers $ home at 40 Temple street for a few days. He came here by way of Hart ford and Meriden and reports the roads as excellent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-10
PETER ASIoRAE.,

Peter Andrae, aged seventy-nine years, died Tuesday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M c. Schwaner, 62 Lafayette street. He had been i'll about a year.
 Funeral services will be held this af- ternoon at the late residence. Rev. MT. Timm will officiate. The interment will be in Mapledale, cemetery