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Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
FIERCE BATTLE"
AT BULL run
"Blue" Army Unable to Break De-
tense of the Browns"
HALT CALLED IN FIGHTING

Gainesville. Va, Sept. Tine blue
- +ha Rrown armies were in herce
contest when halted by the chiei unl
n;re. Previous TO this the comllanue.S -.
- The two forces had spent the time
r,anoeuvring for position. The net re-
s,lt of the day is that General Grant
who IS charged with forcing oacA -
oraI pelvs brown army through IhoI-
o,,gbfare Gap. has not been apie "
-, the line of defense established
hv General Bell. This line eA'e'-..'
north and south, bisecting the Ilanoeu
vre zone about midway of its lengIh'
Tbo Northern half of General Ben
aofanee line is composed of infantry
80 ortillerv General Grant opposed
80 force in the extreme north early III
tbo ,l, dov but with no success. After hVe
ooronanies of the Blue army haa ueen
s,,io5 of the field for attackink IN the
omen a strong concealed delehse' lo'
+Iities ceased for nearly three noui9'
'--ISrr Dmring this time General Grant
4 -,,-,,,,,, the hulk of his infantry ana ar
t,uor,7 IN the south in an effort TO mann
General Bells line of infantry on tns
i ~;obt General Bell, however learleu
e of +be mo-tements of his adversary anu
J. D,,sbed nm his reserves to the threat
g - ,oin+ The two forces came IL
contact. artillery was brought nv Pc Pc
hv+be Brown army, and rapld-nre sun.
IL 1.ol-a on both sides, while yolley allei
s. roIIev of musket fire added to the souh,
80 hottle which could be heard throuei
II a. Trirginia hills for miles. The paul
'e - nroceeded only a short time whe
-, order from the umpires was give
e ~, - - oaosa firing. At this time the force
is were practically equal, ana Ine 80 ~.
- tion was such that decision from - y.
-, ,,r,nires seemed to be demanded II
y, e.aod * minutes was granted each SIC
80 +o rectifv its lines. Then, at slsn
90 t.o1, the chief umpire, the action WI
A., .c,,r,od The First Vermont po
4ior of the 18th New York, the Elen
,,e Nsossocbusetts and the Second MAJ
lat. made a charge on the Blue posi'.o
its moving over very open grounu @. q
rec under a very heavy fire from the p
, is Nth virginia. the First Maine anu
Ger 1Iirs+ Texas The Brown charging loi
m -,,oe ordered back after SUSTAIN
of Toovv %ST loss. The success Of the b
may arnv at this time was but tempora
p it as an enflading FIRE OF lhlanliS al y
con- artillery from the Brown uIoopS %
rled right and left made 1t lmpossioie
not the Blue to hold its position ana
that order to fall back was given Gen'
5 of Rel had ordered up reinforceme
ents consisting of the greater part OF bar
tree brigade. which had been holding
tury, line still farther to the south. Ihe
aring nation was critical for either sue
the egbting forces were approaching cI
n1d closer and the firing was grow
hotter. A decision from the uni
would have been imperative had
WORK not been called.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

collieries indicates a strong possibility |
If a battle there. Yentai is the only |
.olliery in northern Manchuria, and its
possession is of vital Importance to the
Russians in connection with the oper-
alton of the railroad.
Field Marshal Oyama reports that a
portion of the Russian troops hold
Yingshiuissu. south of Yentai, and that
General Kurokis right is in close touch
with the Russians. He announces also
that the left and centre Japanese ar
mics. under the command of Generals
Oku and Nodzu, have halted on the left
bank of the Taitse river, and that it is
his intention to dispatch them to oc-
cupy the heights north of Muchang
and along the railroad.
General Kuropatkin burned all the
railroad bridges over the Taitse river.
The report says that the exact num-
Der of Japanese losses since August 20
Is not known at present, but that the
casualty lists are being compiled. The
field marshal predicts that the losses
will prove heavy.
The report does not mention the
number of guns taken, but it is know
that 16 guns were captured at Anpin'
y and Anshanshan, and earlier report
e mentioned the capture and use agains
e the railroad station at Lao Yang O
certain 10 centimetre canet guns.
General KuroBi encountered despeI
ate opposition in the battle on tn
+ heights to the west of Heiyingtai, ,wheI
% he fought continuously and fercely fC
four days before he succeeded in di
lodging the Russians.
d 1t is manifest that the stubbornne
L L of the Russian defense at Heiyingt
u saved the Russian line of retreat al
% ayerted overwhelming disaster.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
parade and Sports at Pittsburs'

Pittsburg, Pa. Sept. u I"I . p
10 followed by speeches and attn
istics at Schenley Park were the lea- ca
tTrss tI of Labor Day here. The weather w.,
vas wa cool and pleasant, and 1t Is e@sli- @
w,ated that 10000 men marched over
'a' tba route to Schenley Park, where au-
st-o srosees were made by w. Fl. Leonard
of the Western Federation OF NINE MINE, ;
Of colorado. and a number OF proInl' p
Dsnt local leaders. An athletic program am,
With valuable prizes for the dlnere"'
events. closed the celebration
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
rhe Day at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Nd. Sept. 6'-Laoor Day -..o,
- celebrated here in more general
,'.a1, ~,T tban usual. The banks, exchanges
wa "" municipal buildings were closed
as were the leading business houses s',s
There was a grand parade OF labor I. un-
IONS 70 barley Park, where a numDe.
Of speakers delivered addresses, ,r,,nl.a anu
~ tboTsands attended a picnic. Ihere
.ro~@-y .,loro various excursions to the suburbs
oDd Wa down the bay and numerous out
door sports.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
To the Point.

Rev. leighton Parks who mas .,. Dc
40 rector of st. Bartholomew )
cbnrch in New York, coming from
emmanuel church, Boston, was widely
known in the latter place for tne lCte %
he had for children and for his tacSi'S
OF interesting them. 10
Since he has been in New YORK @ ne
has kept in communication with sew sew
oral of his little friends in Boston. Re.
centlv he wrote to one of his boy.
telling him how homesick he was ano
ended his letter by asking, do you
know Of any cure for homeslckness >, 4,
Only a day or two passed pelore "'
received an answer. 1t read:
"Yes: come home."-HaTper's Week
]
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
E,R,Ne HEART AT PORT ARTHUR
.,.s,sn Garrison Expect General Lana
"N70''' and Sea Attack.


cbefoo. Sept. Firing at For' r,o a.
4b,,r was heard here last night lwo W.
Chinese interpreters. belonging 70 con9 ere
0I ofoiai household Of Lieutenant ant %iii- GGn-
era, eraI stoesse, commander OF the the inlll baen
tary forces at Port Arthur, na,v and Ba-
oargbt CO.. spying at shushiyen ana pa pa
Iun@sban. They were executed OS '"'
Chinese who arrived here from 70, roi :
thur declare that the Russian saial aoa
con e., -, expects a general land anu ~
a'SS1 On september 2 and 8 the 5apangIs Iaparely.
,,oTabarded the fortifcations seveIe.y, '.a,
oDd two Russian guns on a Ior' n'@'
Piblungshan were dismountsd, .+bu,
The recent entrance into Port AI,nJ' 'd,,;'
% - ~ large steamship carrying prov W..
81 oioDs chiefly flour, has resulted I'm, IN 'sI q
Tednction of the price OF flour i'oH y
to 50 a bag.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
,f. esvers Rescue six.

Atlantic City. N. J., Sept 6.-Ine
Barnegat lite saving crew rescued zap, ,,
tain Tobn Adams, Mate John Erickson
I'd ,@' four other seamen, who were
shrowp az into the sea by the overturning
- 81 launch. The party was nshlns
OaoT ~ tbe bar off Barnegat. The names
neSi e tho other four men are not known
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
al, Dav at Boston.

Roston. Mass, Sept. 6.-Twenty-hye
+toTsand men, representing the vari-
ous local branches of the Central LaDoi ..-,,
Union. the Building Trades Oouncil l.,1
and the Knights of Labor joined IN one Que
Of the longest Labor Day paradeS esel @
% eaon in this city. The Knights OF LABOR
podies had not anticipated for seVeral
,'oors LOS Picnics and sporting events
marked the observance OF tne noiiua'
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
wiIlow Grove Hotel Keeper Robbed,

Philadelphia, Sept Z. = Cha,!gS ,.-7,i =
rbrenfort proprietor of the Mineral
Springs esr,r hotel, just outside of Willow
Grove Park, was robbed OF over s4ooO .,o
in cash. which included the receip's ,
of saturday and Sunday While t@he @
o. ouests of the hotel we're at dinner the I
thief crept stealthily upstairs oroSe
tha look on the door leading to the
urivate 1T auartments of the proprietor
and obtained the money from se'e' 90
boxes in the closet.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
n....O BUNS Hold Up Trolley Car.

T1vhridge. Mass, Sept. IAN army
of potato bugs stopped an u1Drl4se 19i. tso
ond blackstone trolley car 1t TOOK tne
cor, cor crew 10 minutes to spread enough
sand ON the rails so that the car . couio
oct nm headway. The bugs were elii, ,,
eating from a large potato nelo
toward Millville.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
OLDEST LIVING THING.
A Cypress Tree In Mexico over S'OoO
Years OF Age.

A Cypress Tree In Mexico over S'OOO
Years OF Age.
A statement recently made that there
are yews in England that are the Old
est living things on this earth is not
correct. says the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Theseyews are old, very, very old; there
is no doubt about that. Some Of them
were stalwart trees even before Caesar
landed on those shores. There Is one
now standing in the churchyard at
Fertiugal. in Perthshire, which Decah-
dole nearly century ago proved to the
satisfaction of botanists to DE o1eI
twenty-five centuries old, and announcer
at Hedsor, in Buclas, which Is 5,-4o
wears old. How Decandole arrived ~
on annarently correct estimate OF the
onormous age of these Ming trees Is
simnle thing. and the principle is DOUBT
less we'll known today to all INC
! vow like most other trees, adds one
line 0about one-tenth of an ineh) 10 ils
t circumference each year. He proven
This after an investigation eAteilulHe
l. over several years, and we know no"
d 100 years later. that his deductions
IS ,,.ere correct The old yew ut Heusol
o has trunk twenty-seven feet IN III
is ameter. proving it's great age ana 1t Il
l. i'm n fourishing. healthy condition no"
es like its brother at Fortingal.
IS. Their years are few, though, coInpai
lie od with those of the trees l had
al W ,,aa Inv first asSertiO
of that the statement printed ABOUT 'nei
nd in n scientific journal was lhcorrec
he In one chapter Of his writings hun
he boldt refers to a gigantic baooaO tr'
it. ", central Africa as the "oldest orga
TAR >, monument" in the world. rms lr'
fiji has a trunk twenty-nine feet IN uial
ere otor and Adanson, by a series OF car
f,,l measurements. demonstrated co
wn o1,,sivalv that it had lived for no le
rch than $3.50 years.
to still it is not the Oldest organic ~ nv
ted ument in the world, as HunlDoiuS =
ton cIared. for now Mexican scienusls Il"
, to nroved that a huge cypress tree slal
GUS iro in Chapultepec, with trunk
the eft and 10 inches in circumterehee'
ear oldar than it-older, too, by more tn"l
4. oh
thonsand years-for it has been sno
as conclusively as these things can
sbown that its age is about 6'26O ye'
was To become impressed with wonder o
nent +bis one has only to dwell on that
v in rotion for a little while in thought
d to Yet it is not so remarkable wileh
en- stops for a moment to remember u
ions. given favorable conditions Ior
d to Growth and substance, the average
two Tfn never die of old age-its deat
AIDED merely an accident Other your
hers and more vigorous trees may sprins
,aus- near it and perhaps rob its roou'
Is Of +beir proper nourishment; insects
I'm # foods or winds may swee
~ awsv or its roots may come IN
fact with rock and become SO sna
de in and twisted because they nave
S the room to expand in their grown
alton thev literally throttle the avenue
races its sustenance; but these are acclu
If such things do not happen d
nav live on for century after cen
s+iII robust. still fourishing, shei'
-y-fve Tvitb lis wide spreading branche
vari- ,,,an and women of age after age.
I ahor AhSA "''
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
nh. Engaging American Girl.


have lately returned from tweive
months' residence in America. l Wis
ted New York, Boston, Philadeipn,a'
chicago and many otheEeities oil tne
Irnited states. have had the pleasure
of meeting some Of the most charlllns c. ills'
women in these cities it has ever Deen
NV good fortune to be introduced 10
7 have found the American girI' pet pet
ter travelled, more ingenious iar less ,ess
strained-certainly not vulgar lii'n Ii
her English sister. o,,.,
/ am not speaking against my 't owl
sountrywomen, but let us De Just
surely we have in this country many
MANY undesirable persons OF Ihe ls
male sex who dress vulgarly' talk ioua,
" and are altogether what iauy
ebouId not be. This class OF person IL
to he met in every country.
Rut sir. 1 affirm that the aVeras'
educated American girl is most en-
Gazing and delightful quantity'-Let
fer in London Mail.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
- a, Port Arthur 25,Ooo.

london. Sept. 5.-The io,o Cheioo IN TV a
respohSeT, ,ton dated @ september 8 saps t%hat %
9iSpssJn paSiments will leave Toxic duFins a,,t,
the u week to replace the Isa men ,osses lUs. s at
side Port Arthur alone; =, Lne 9z tS ooO.
stJs tb,s noint are estimated at S0'OOO'
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
LYNcHERs CALLED TO CONFESS
rh.v Must Leave Methodist Churon
''' or EXPRESS Penitenee.

statesboro, Ga, Sept IL ne w.
odist Episcopal church has passed res
oIntions unanimously calling on every
Darticipant in the lynching OF Eeeu t,'
and cato last month to resign member member
shin s in the church unless "a public con
session sp,y of wrong be made with expires. res,
sioT'C sion Of penitence and contrition," Ths ne
,O'o,',+,ons sion " denounce the burning oil
en- .Ss negroes in very strong language,
.TI and state that the church wishes to oe pc
Hrt nmt on record as unalterably opposed ,.l
to p1Y nob violence, calling it "a shameless
violation of law" u,,o .,
The The Rev. Whitley Langston' who a, a.
the court of inquiry gave names Oh
several sew participants in the moooine
ond has been strongly censured by GU,
ZEN zens, is upheld and commended in 5i,tt th' {
-osoIutions for his christian conduct
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
,- mn In line In Buffalo.

prffaIo N. Y, Sept. "a parade IN
rt;cb a. 600 men took part was the
feature of the Labor Day ceieol''.ios 80
here The parade was followed by races
and other sports
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
nId Not escape.

g. Pstersburg, Sept. 6.-There Is no
.r, o., ~ the statement, printed IN Lon,
s, trueH tbat h sassoneff, the murderer Oh
DON InaS SS,nister Won Plehve, has sue
.oasded nas in escaping from prison
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
waterfalls and ELECTRICITY

San Francisco can do It's power '.
ohoaner with transmitted electricity
from tbe waterfalls and melting sia-
ciers of its mountain ranges tnan a
could do with coal if it were dep0siteu ps
1vitbout cost at the factory ana IuI-
mace doors. A few years ago the price
doIivared in San Francisco was 10
cents for one horsepower an hour oul
# has since been reduced to one-sex, ',',,
orth of that sum and IS sun sOlns
down Lord Kelvin's dictum that m tne
1raterfalls of a country could be luru-
cd into power to do all its heavy wo[n oia
;s thus Illustrated and verified on lne ',',
shores of the Pacific, as II proOooiy
viii he before long beyond its waters waters
IN Janan and the oriental countries.
The generation which sees all the eas' ,s'
lit mn with electricity produced Dy ~, lr1
own hill and mountain cascaues WI
witness Il display of fireworks TO sur m
mass anything ever told about IN ie
lard to oriental pyrotechnics. Ihal II
what things are coming to over tnere'
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
- NEWS FROM KuRoPATKlN
.,.,.. Anxiety Prevails Throughout
WIZ Russian Empire. -


Russian Empire
=. potorshurg. Sept. 7.-There mas
Nv Nv M news from General kuropaC
ssn .'Dco nv Monday afternoon. This IS
~ i-,sntod s,1tg to the interruption Of direct
nn,nn,cation '.l,u~,TG with the commander
.sIof owing to the transfer OF the
,.logranb Office to Mukden, WhiCnei
..sogea ',.s,rr have to be sent by courier
TSso9 wso utmost confidence prevails at
T nor office that the Russian army Is
y Il.u,lv but surely effecting the retreat
r,tbort serious risk Of being cut On,
,D.o 49, tbo less intense anxiety IS telI
tsrorgbout vnT the whole nation, and TINS
,.aling is shared by the emperor ms
r.isstv is unwilling at such JuneIure
d absent himself from Peterhoi anu
had countermanded all proposed jour
ravs He will not go to Warsaw OF
Iisu and remains closeted for hours
with his military advisers.
II is believed that the outcome OIL
these deliberations will be an orueI "
mohilize several more army corps
A Russian correspondent OF the AS
sociated Press sent a message run
Wutden Tuesday evening. more thal.
"a hours after the dispatch of Generai
Kuronatl1in's last published message
This correspondent gives no deJalls
Of the retreat, and the censor Is prop,
sbv not allowed to authorize the
transmission of this news unul the
oommander-in-chief sends his report
The correspondent points out IN nl'
dispatch that the Russian forces aI'
followed step by step by the japanese
and are greatly impeded by hea''
roads and foods. He adds;
at is impossible to say how long III
fighting will continue, as the inltauV
IS in the hands of the Japanese.
The correspondent does not concea
the fact that the Russians are undeI
going a severe ordeal, but he says tina
the courage of the troops remains III
diminished.
st. Petersburg is full of the wilde'
rumors. some claiming that Kuropa
kin's rear guard has been annihiiatec
that Kuropatkin has been taken pr
oner, and that Port Arthur mas Ialle
These alarmist reports were circuIal'
on the bourse and at one time tnre'
ened to cause a panic.
Kuropatkin has three roads oV
which he is marching towards Mu
den, besides the double-tracked ra
way. The latter is chiefly occupied
the transportation of guns and
equipment. of which there is a gre
quantity. The soldiers are marchl
in light order, and most OF the woul
ed have already been dispatched no
by rail.
General Kuropatkin, in telegram
the general staff. filed at p. m.' ,
tember 5, north of Yentai, says
Japanese on Sunday engaged his T
guard south of Yentai, the fight c
tinuing until Monday. The telegram
tails the precautions taken to ch'
mate the Japanese iankers.
Kuropatkin estimates his losses
to and including September a. at
900. This is considered to be a
conservative figure. The loss 10
Japanese probably will be double
number, owing to their position as
tcksrs.
Kuropatkin says nothing regar'
the loss Of guns, but it is proD
that some of the heavier empl'
guns at Liao Yang had to be a
dOned.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Won pLEHvE's SUCCESSOR
s....or Platonoff Appointed RusS'S"
Se''''' minister of Interior -

Ct Petersburg, Sept. 6. - -,',en31 senS'ot Of
tbs E,s'e empire. has been appointed I, Him tbe
tne !n.o, e If the interior and chief % oI the tRe
istel lss.,on o. nolice, in succession to 'ne
Io+e M Plehve.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
BATTLE LIKELY AT YENTA'
Dsspera.s ResI..anee Of Russlans Pra.

Desperate Resistance OF
vented Overwhelming Dlsaster'
Toxic, Sept. IAN extended repoI'
from Field Marshal Oyama, the JaPa-
nese commander-in-chief in the neiu' %
was received in Toxic and made puDl,o,
It is largely devoted to a review oil m the
fighting which took place between Au-
gust "a and September 4.
The announcement that the HusslanI Il,
still retain possession Of the 4enta
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
rnn Mlners FataIIy surned.

wnkesbarre, Pa, Sept o,-Josepn JOS Fa
cohr;sl and Joseph Wuishock were IA
toiiy HIT burned and two others seriously oIl y
'st,'red sa;,y bv an explosion of gas at NO =
noII,erv at Edwardsville, near mere
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

lDstiy. SDslly except sunday: rrg.,ua-
Nm NEm ,S1i1imtngton 7.S7, S38 am, 80li 9.99i
4 81 N n, week days. Leave New Castle 6SAi
=, 9'gs - n II 20 a m, 2,82, 64 pm. week days
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Apr l5-5nno'

Contractor . Builder'
M upderslrned is prepared 20 Civ, est; est;
mates or n1i iriua5 cfcis r,, ,,,i,d entire or
gSo,nodeI any dwelling, store, barn OF osnsr
0uiding seduired Ar experience Ts,eTenee Si ewgms
Gears al ares on East Front, south NllIofai
1r Box No. 84S.
JHS. I. SMITH.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
,,.i.nsd His Aged Mother to Deatn'

Wheeling W. Va, Sept 5.-AmDrose
len Young farmer living near
D,-rg IJ,,rr,cane. w. Va, whipped his ageu
Ilutt I.otbsr to death. He is now under ar
est and feeling runs high against niin'
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Mr. Mv. Branch.
Northread Up,
SoHth.

A. GEORGETOWN trains eonhees WIN
~ and from Franklin CITY .,s
Solhk Psrths
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Ain, Under Heavy PRESSURE
psireatlng p,,ccian co

..inu Under Heavy -.
'iISsr"ys aarssO. Sept. IA Russian n1oas cor,
luAaen, sut o Of the Associated Press
L.lis. lies the following; ,s ,,,t IN.
lps plls' ,streat st, is being carried out un-
'Vul JULY W. nressure and with the ,!ti Japa-
nsa's orr heels. The task is adaillon-
gacnlt az owing to the terrible .. con
olint' If tbe roads and the rivers
lraa ca 81 sebting has now been Almost nos,
lls i,l5,ors ns since August "a, and now
nlnIOor !. Ionger it will last it is impossl,
'n iOaS oav as the initiative is IN the
-. " Of the Japanese. nd
sTSo aTs number of lives sacrinceu anu
inS ioss Of supplies by burning prluses
.,.s blown up, etc, can only DC -
also5 w. when we once more nave con @
-uot l..otoS and this will occupy us loi
~ .,IE S of Russian Army at Tenta''
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
/ JAPANESE
| IlpF PURSUING
KUROPATKlN
pstrsat Impoded by Heavy
- Roads and Floods
.,.,D BRIDGES BEHIND THEM

Force. Are Following Step Step
H'' md Rear Fighting Is Con-
''F' General Attack On PORT
NOUS
..n, Expected.
obi9. ,Sst Sst' a portion Of the Russian an
S.Ital. ISl-'1,lY where the bulk OF the nus
,I,r .-ry is assembled. = tho dav
KulJs' ,lnnt however, that he is IN th'
.ssSorbood Sy of the place.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Delaware College
NEWARK, DELAWARE.
s.-... =, ,oo..s beg,ns September 18th, 1894.

Season Of I9Ol-s begins September 18th, 1884,
Entrance examinations will be @ heia az AZ sus ma
the following named places on J@pne @ fls;5-1t.
isth 1908. If notice is sent TO the IsSs;,eS
Newark, Middletown, SMYRNA, dover Aiii'''N'
Georgetown, Lewes, seatofd, LAY l;aSis' G ,.,a IN the
denominations for entrance VIII De iras nsi1 ' ''
iisa on e1terrber 18th and l4ti, lsOi.
Candidates should present the thsmsely 'e nave lV on on
ihlis,. -. ,,se t,p at the examination az the
eolieee il September any Deficiencies that may
be discovered. .-,.,.s from, delaware
80, irforrsation about the college WlltS
o., t,e 81 President. Catalogue sent upoh ap'
| plication. - uapTER President.
| ..- 15. .s.t,n-
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

JR. HUTUHINbUNi NoHi .
wooD. Gen. Passenger Agent
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
P.W.&B. RAILROAD
DELAWARE DIVISION.

On and after July. ,, 1894, trains VIII cave
Is follows; ~.
= IT. Exp. Mail Mail Pass TX. Pass
~ -. !. = !, m. nm. q. m. 8. N. AMI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07

THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,

basin Of water in front of me, for washing
the windows and into this fell After several minor
calamities reached my exhausted into
chair, thankful that cleaning house only
year. David A.
B Seventh Grade, Madison School
SOME PRECIOUS JEWELS.
@ "Oh dear! I'm SO hungry shall glad when
the housekeeping is over said looked hungrily
around for some nice thing to eat. That's nothing
unusual; you always hungry said mother just
then coming in That is true, admit, but then
it did make uncomfortable to think of the nice
little cakes and tarts little girls might feast
ing just at that moment. After enjoying 90
light lunch I was told that 7 must clean
this year, with heavy heart, an imaginary head
ache and an empty stomach began that wearisome
task.
OF all the disagreeabe tasks nothing, in my esti-
nation, is half SO bad cleaning ones
After sweeping busting and putting away things for
more than an hour suddenly upon OF my
favorte Jewel" boxes which had been hidden one
corner of my dolls trunk supposed it to be filled
with some of most precious belongings but lo when
opened it what surprise to find two buttons
sr0all brass nail. dolls head some play face
powder which had originally been flour. It then