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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
THE ACME OF MORTAL COURAGE

No Man Could Dare Than Fire on Top Of
the Enemy's Breastworks.
acts he has at the battle
Georgia May e. 1864 Major John M Farquhar the
whose act Colonel Cody deems worthy be
side that history has recorded. =
At that time Major Farquhar marshal
third division of the Fourth the
Cumberland He detailed by General Thomas Wood
commanding the third division to order the colo
mel of the Thirty-second Indiana volunteer infantry
He started to execute the but found the
INSTRUCTED confederate
except by making wide detour To do this meant defeat
ing the plan of the commanding general
In his hands, he responsible for its safe delivery Failure
defeat Major Farquhar realized these things
soldier
In front of him stretched the wall Of the confederate
Without hesitation,
of ten thousand he the
he found place where he could continue his journey without
danger Of being again halted or hindered
Mental moral and physical bravery required to
conplish did
balance else he would not think
way out of the difficulty The knowledge OF the responsibility
placed his shoulders him morally AS for the
physical danger could dare more than riding
works-Washington Times.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
], MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1904
TIE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS, MINI

know where to find things and also to keep them
in 80
It happened one day that some Of my friends
and invited me to go to picnic had one hour to
get ready, and thinking had time was slow and
careless about getting ready. Mama said word
but the girls called to to hurry. There only
half hour left till train time. said would be
ready but added. Mama, / cannot find shoes
Mama answered calmly, did you not put them
where they belong?" But she did not help me. I
looked and looked could not find them so said the
old shoes good enough. I had hard work to
brush my hair, which all snarled but managed
to get it into shape.
I went to get my white Dress which was brought
from the laundry the day before, and was told to
hang it up it would be nice when wore it. left
it chair, but what worse, I*sat it. The
girls went and said had better when was ready
That time did not go because was so careless.
Sixth Grade. Charlotte Morlien,
GAINESVILLE MINI.
THE RUNAWAY FIRE.
One day last summer all Of our family but myself
went to fair held at neighboring town. was not
feeling well did not go with them After cleaning
the house prepared little lunch for myself. Then
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
THE WINNING WARRIOR.

2 When was careless ah, me! How very glad am
that it account Of such time that's wanted
for yrfa vvou to ALL
The zone tme' cold evening this winter, and
the chill winds bowling about the house, whist
ling werdy down the chimney and rafting the panes
sister and sitting In dleness before the
fire when she suggested that play The
droWsy warmth within conducive to pleasant
dreaming than to noisy merriment The dreary
winds seemed singing such lofty air that would much
indulge in my thoughts than
lar game Z a anne
Of checkers, hoping to do two things at
The game progressed well and was all interest,
but sister complained that not playing heartily
enough She suggested that the loser pledge herself
winners Of ribbons in order for
next week, hoping to rouse my energy, and indeed,
she did Z find it quite hard enough to keep my own
nery tidy had relish for the added burden Of
Us 4 showed my awakened interest by taking
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27

from her king forfeit for important move
she ought to have made crow my
own man a king. jubiant. The winds howled
on, tho and my thoughts far from the game
transferred to old German forest where just
winds were raging among the gloomy scenes Of
old fable had just finished reading. I care
less move and j. avenged herself with my weapon;
she took one of my (by this time I had none to
spare), and crowned her king She conquered
all my men with that valiant warrior, seven
days kept a vigiant her ribbons-the penalty
of half seconds carelessness
p "A EteYenth Grade. Loretta Russell,
428 Walnut Street,
49, Mankato, MINI
NOT SO MUCH FUN.
- One sunday last season brother and Iwent
hunting with a rifle We also had hunting dog. We
did not get much game only one red squirrel So we
my brother saw rabbit trying to get Of an old
stump He jumped and threw his hands the
stump and cried, Here is rabbit" to his help,
and so had the rabbit of the stump. told
him that he should hold the rabbit and would shoot
it, hit the rabbit in the head he held it by its
hind legs After that shot another red squirrel.
There was none so glad
When we came home the family asked how
shot the rabbit and told them all about JOY
MY father said that it was dangerous for
shoot a rabbit in such way and that should be
careful We had thought it fun till given
scoldlng The meat was fine, but never shot rab-
bit that way again. Leon seennan
Fifth Grade R. r. D. No. g.
DIST. NO. 3, Slbley Co. Arlington MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
A BUZZ UP THE CHIMNEY.

Once when was living the farm and my par
good chance to make little candy put about cup
and a half of molasses into the pan then I put
IN some sugar and spoonful of butter. Then I
into the WOOdshed for armful of into
the stove.
After while I heard funny sound in the CHM
ney, and soon the stovepipe red as red paint.
ran out and saw flame buzzing thru the chimney
ran into the house after sack of salt Luckily
ladder standing against 81 house,
climbed the ladder and sprnkled the salt around
in the chimney In little while the fire went out.
looked at my candy, which stood the stove
found 1T burned to black trou
happened because of little carelessness, which
sometimes means great deal.
Fifth Grade Carl Amenrud
.].f4.@e.:@ Dawson, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
Just because had been and put the glass top
too the edge of the shelf. -Afolle Gedney,
Seventh Grade Onalaska, Wis.
A MEMORABLE SPOT.


One day last summer I had to coal
stairs. Mother told not to drop the steps.
but in such hurry that big piece Of coal fell
out Of the scute. did not stop to pick it because
the boys calling outside. When had the coal
upstairs took some cookies and went out to play
hall When it began to grow dark thought would
go home SO put coat and started for home.
ate my supper and went to study lessons. Just
then heard noise the steps. We rushed to
what the matter We looked down and there
grandma lying the hard ground. asked her to for
give me. Every time carry coal it makes me think
of it and shall forget that
Fifth Grade. Charles Proshek
New Prague, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27

decided to go down town and about getting
vegetables. Before went looked at the kitchen
stove, where good fire burning. I thought the
friend rushing in crying, ooh, hurry Kate!
the band is playing down town." AS do not hear
band often, hastily seized large straw hat
planted it my head and set off with my friend.
After staying down town about half hour
went home. When went into the kitchen such sight
my eyes! The pipe fallen ceiling
was afre It was not burning very badly as yet tho
AS wondering what to do papa came, and seeing
me in this dire confusion, he placed step-adder
against the wall assembled to the ceiling with pail
of water. The fire out and the stovepipe put
up but had to wash the floor besides receiving scod
ing for my carelessness
Ever since that day have been very careful about
leaving house when I -
Eighth Grade. Kate MacLean.
NorthWood N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
A HALF DAY OF EXERCISE.

HALF DAY OF EXERCISE.
One Of horses is expert at halter breaking.
gate to keep him out of the feed
room, because If he went in there he would be
to help himself to the feed without permission
One night I went to the barn usual to do my
chores Then went into the house, forgetting to put
the bar back into place. The horse knew the bar
not put in he broke his halter went into the feed
and ate his fill Of oats. The next morning when
the door there stood the horse eating oats
He looked innocent baby who had not done any
HARM drove him into his stall and put the bar into
its place fed the of the horses their grain but
not the thief who had stolen his share After break
brother
out for exercise else he would die We put bride
him and hunted long whip with which to make
him move little Jesse and I led him about half
mile north Of town and going to ride him back
home, but had stopped than he started
home like the wind. We had use for whip and
switches, because could not keep up with him
how. We kept at this business all forenoon order
to give him enough exercise. think had plenty of
exercise too do to be careless again for
little while. Palmer Nygaard,
Eighth Grade. Halstad, Norman County.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27

me TO go hunting with him. asked my
mother if could go and she said yes"
So went. Finally we were out on the
lake chasing divers, because Roberts
mother was making a sofa pillow and
wanted the feathers to stuff it with.
The lake was still. Soon it began to
get dark SO we went home. When I
went into the house received good
whipping for staying SO long. The next
day when I went to school I did not
have my arithmetic done. So had to
stay after school and do the examples.
It was quite late when I reached home,
SO was given a dreadful Scolding, which
made me tremble. After that I was not
so careless I remembered that mother
did not mean for mesto stay out half the
night when she said could go hunting
for a little while. job Grant,
Fifth Grade, White Bear Lake MINI.
Washington School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
LITTLE MISS SIIOWPOKE.

My mama has always talked to about taking
sood care of things and being careful in
spect, but it that not keep from being
less. remember I had to- stand the
quences, which shall forget and it gave me
told 10 that was large enough to walt MYSELF,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
A WHOLE PECK OF TROUBLE.

You would not think that going hunting would
much trouble this. One day when Il went
home from school took in my wood and water and
ate supper. Then sat down to do arithmetic,
but / heard somebody calling for outside. 1 put
hat and went out There stood Robert He wanted
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
A BEAUTIFUL RUIN.

"Oh that wretched dog! Oh that wretched dog!'
These were the first words that came to my mind
beautiful doll Mabel, being carried
brothers dog. taking of the baby just them
but forgetting my charge, after the dog and
caught him at the gate But alas, for my beautiful
nIabe was entirely ruined
I ran to the house to tell Mrs. F., stay
ing with us while mother away When reached
the door her with the baby her lap washing
his head, and everything in state Of widest
fusion After all and the baby had stopped
crying learned that he had fallen out Of the buggy
and hit his head on the wheel But he was not hurt
seriously. received scolding, deserved
for my carelessness and told that they hoped
would learn to take of dolls well
brother. led another might
have proved much worse than the first.
A Sixth Grade Alice MCGOWAN,
South Side School. Benson, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
AN EXPENSIVE LESSON

AN EXPENSIVE LESSON.
It cold night in November My father and
had just returned from long drive of sixty miles. 1t
storning and dark could not see a
hand before We would have persisted the prairie
had it not been for dog, which, in spite of eff
him back had with On
home he in front Of the horses while one of US
followed with lantern, and arrived at home safely
In haste to get the horses into the barn and get to
the house to myself, I forgot the dog and he
left in the storm When recalled, to my shame,
that had forgotten him, FASTENED to find him. He
could not be found, decided to abandon search
until morning. In the morning hunted again, but did
find him until about and when did 7 found
him dead. Poor old fellow! He had crept under the
porch to keep warm but had died.
I shall forget that experience, for the dog
than any friend; but it was too late
the dearly bought. Still it did GOOD
for ever since have been careful.
Eighth Grade. Clarence D. Locklns
Rolla, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
THE END OF THE SONG.

anu IuStllIS OF the trees kept time 10 my
song. The cowbells, bees and lambs made good &C
compartment Mother Nature moaning as if in
sorrow. The grass waving in meadow near by.
broke the silence. <f
eo Soon stopped singing and began to think of the
future rather seeing greatness and bravery The
perfume Of flowers helped to make forget pres
ent situation. Suddenly slipped off the branch was
sitting and down I went stopping till, with
crash struck the ground. landed with such force
that my heart brought up higher than it ought to
be- 1t is also worth mentioning that was seen limp
ing leg and carrying in sling to re-
mind of my carelessness.
Sixth Grade. GUSTAV Holmlund;
MINI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-26
WHEN LITTLE ONES FIRST GO TO SCHOOL;
AN AUTUMN STUDY OF CHILD LIFE.

starting hl-he hill of
knowledge.
refractory tightly
polished smoothly
ks carefully undered but than
taken that this white
fit for little Js in the school room upon the opening
pnched
free of the
them unavaing
pair had to be purchased and these have stiffness about them that
There lives forgetting that he
wanes the Stiffness general prevailing atmosphere
of the day eye
way
dreadfuly
mothers that overweight imagination!
mustat he sat on che BENCH the class bench
the little bench
command that all boys the school were to shrink and be as little
in the possible The gs-w the girls might toss their and
VINO only from the roo as oe as tney were because OF the
little Jacks punched together
and his limitations may grasp meaning quickly
and The other
And there they all prim of
school advances,
morning but there found
ing day of school Like little soldiers awaiting the of
captain general they alert The teacher them wonder
All that she stands little Jack Jill
TOT reds or NINE you have grown be wise an DID, gay Jack
or JILL try tell of all that first teacher
then confess your failure for fail you will
The school the through which
forth going
Jack Jill leave the time mother
begin surprise wisdom
unfolding will her. and the of little Jack Jill Of the
why and two make four will her catch them excm
beahessly Now, have baby longer See how little
Jack And little Jill weav lamp mats of coored cevy and
know she will be scupess by the she models birds
And little Jill spell writer,
Oh it isn't kind show the least sign of Impotence
upon
to take him well Within him Do
Once well Within little Jill with
They places naturally
perhaps inherited that mystery
all keeps them calm and enduring and before this has all
St Louis Globe Democrat ~z.- 49, >sse.t 3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-26
Sad Blow at an OLD Joke

Here's description of my mother
iE-law," said ameek- looking man, as
be- stood before Lieutenant Kennedy
at police headquarters yesterday after
noon.
"a what??" asked the lieutenant in
surprise.
"A description Of my mother-in law,
please find her." said the man. 81
have looked everywhere for her, but 7
have been unable to find any trace of
her. l was directed to come to the
police"
For a minute Lieutenant Kennedy
looked at the man in surprise, then he
reached through the window and took
the description.
We'll try and find her." he said.
The man left the station and Ken
nedy stood for a moment in deep
thought. Then he laughed and said:
well, sir, the police force is a great
place for experiences. I've been here
long, long time myself, but this is
sure new one.> In all my experience
this is the first time 1 have known a
man to come in here and ask the po-
lice to find his mother-in-law. There's
been a few asked us to go out and set
tie One."-Kansas City Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-26
State News in Brief.


Mrs. John Watson died in Baraboo,
aged 65
A seven-legged calf is one of the curl
osities OH e. Vanderpools farm near
Prospect.
John Carlson was killed by the acct
dental discharge of a gun near st. Ger
main.
The 4-year-old son of George Laply
of the town of Sumpter was Instantly
killed while at play by post failing on
him.
The remains Of George Bohm, who was
accidentally shot at Howard Lake.
Mimi, were buried at his old home in
the town Of Pennington. He was out
hunting when the accident happened. He
leaves q family.
James Smooth and j. Kingsley, two of
the four alleged safe blowers who es-
capped from the Whitehall Jail few
nights ago, were captured by a farmer
mot far from that town. They had gone
about thirty-six hours without food and
upon seeking something to eat at the
farm house were captured.
Guy Wheeler, wealthy farmer in La
Prairie, and father of United States Dis
trict Attorney Wheeler, has received
from an Indiana sculptor large image
cut from solid stone of his faithful dog,
Turk" dead about two years. 1t is to
crown "a monument which he is erecting
to the memory of the canine.
Lewis Anderson, the engineer at the
Wisconsin Lakes Ice Company's plant
in Pewaukee, was found dead in the
shallow water at the icehoJlse pier. It
is supposed that he was seized with
fainting spell and fell into the water
and drowned without struggle. Amber
son was 30 years old and a widower.
w. A. Thompson of Sparta was
drowned in Oconomowoc lake. He was
a patient at Sanatorium Waldheim and
was brought there from Mendoza about
three weeks ago. William Stammen.
bathing instructor at the sanatorium.
found hat and coat on the pier, and
looking into the water saw the body.
He brought it to the shore Mr.. Thomp-
son was about 6S years old.
A clever swindler whose name is given
as Richard Ruther took check for So
to Carry & Montgomery's store at Ire
yor, and requested them to cash it. The
check was on the bank of Antioch and
bore the signature of ''Pierce Bros. per
McDanels." The check was cashed and
from there Ruther went over to Silver
Lake, where Charles Bernhoft. a bust
ness man of that place, cashed another
check for STA. The swindles have arous-
ed the ire of the merchants caught and
a fugitive warrant has been issued for
the man.
James Claffey, who pleaded guilty to
an attack on Mrs Thompson, 10 years
old, was sentenced to twenty years in
Waupun by Judge Belden of Elkhon.
The dropping of Rockford from the
ThreeEye League may result in the
formation of an interstate league with
GAINESVILLE, Beloit and Rockford as a
nucleus.
A. III. Cross, county coroner and a
well-known character in Oshkosh polit-
ical circles, committed suicide at his
home by shooting himself with shot
gun. Ill-health is assigned as the cause
of the deed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-26
The Sweet Razorback.

Some of our State exchanges are Ia
menting the survival of the genuine
razorback. But he carries a fortune
under that crnery hide of his-some
day when the quality becomes more
than the quantity the sweetness of
his meat will be appreciated at it's
proper value, and his hams with rival
those CT Smithfield in market value,
as they do in all the qualities appre-
ciated by the epicure.-Florida Times
Union.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-26
IcHARoN.

Alas, for the lofty draining,
The 1onged-for nigh emprise,
For the man whose outer seeming
His inner self belithl
looked on the life before me
With purpose high and true,
When the passions of youth surged
DER me
And the world was strange and new.
Where the hero-soul rejoices
l would play the hero's part;
My ears were attuned to the voices
That speak to the poets heart.
I would conquer place in story
With a soul unsmirched by sin:
My head should be crowned with
glory,
My heart be pure within.
But the hour that should have crown
ed me
Cast all high hope adown,
And the time of trial found me
A sinner, coward, clown.
All! which was the false or the real
Of the Powers above would speakD
The Saint with his high ideal,
The sinner whose flesh was weak,
The hero who yearned for Duty,
The coward whose sinews failed,
The poet who worshipped Beauty,
Or the clown whose utterances
failed?
William S. Walsh, in Harper's Mag
azine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-26
70 MAKE HOMEMADE FILTER.
Some Tricks III Domestic Art that
Housewives May Learn.


Housewives May Learn.
"In our business we come to acquire
a knowledge of how to do many little
things that the housekeeper would
gladly welcome as additions to her
store of information, but generally we
don't even know ourselves the value
of this miscellaneous knowledge until
something arises that puts it in prac
tice," said a man who is in the house
furnishing trade, to st. Louis Globe
Democrat writer
"As an instance Of this, at my house
last week, one of my wife's friends,
who is visiting us, found that the glass
stopper in her cologne bottle was fast
and she couldn't remove it. This is an
easy thing to overcome when one
knows how. l took bit of cloth,
soaked it in some hot water, and wrap
ped it around the neck of the bottle. In
moment the glass had expanded suf-
fciently to enable us to remove the
stopper with ease.
'There is another thing that occurs
to me which housekeepers might like
to know, and that is how to mend
china so that it will not be marred and
will stay mended. Take some quick
lime and powder it, then pour on this
the white Of an egg. A whey of vine
gar and milk in equal parts must then
be made and added to the lime and
egg after which the whole must be
beaten we'll and slightly warmed. The
broken edges Of whatever is to be
mended must then be exposed to heat
for few seconds, after which the &C.
ment may be2pplied, in only very
thin coat, theHbroken edges pressed
firmly together, and when the cement
has dried it will be more enduring
than the plate or cup itself. I have
seen broken f1ints so mended, and after
few days hammered with an ak. The
stone broke, of course, under the ham,
mering but in other places than where
the break had formerly been. That
shows the enduring qualities Of it.
Here is another piece Of informa-
ton that may be valuable, and that Is
how to make an inexpensive, but en-
tirely reliable, filter. For this purpose
one had better take a stone jar, though
for that matter almost any receptacle
will do. A hole sufficiently large for
the stream Of water one desires to
enter the filter should be bored in the
bottom and after this is accomplished
the receptacle must be filed, first with
layer Of bits Of sponge, and on this,
to level even with the top Of the jar,
plenty Of small gravel or pebbles.
when the receptacle has been so
filled a piece of wire screen is to be
fastened over the top, made secure
with bands of wire. The homemade
filter must then be inverted over an
other receptacle into which the filtered
water is to drop, the little orifice at
tached to the hydrant by means of a
small hose, and it is ready for bust
ness-ready to purify the water and
render 1t as clear as the proverbial
crystal. Except for the original cost
Of the jar and hose, which maU be
used indefinitely, the entire cost Of the
thing will not be more than q couple
of cents, and the filtering Ingredients
may be cleaned each day with hot wa
ter without very much Trouble, or new
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-26
Wasp Sting Killed.

A coachman named Fisher, employ
ed by Alr. Compton Rickett, M. P, has
died at Lewes as the result of wasp
sting.
Fisher was employed on Mr.. Rick
ett's estate at East Hoatly, Essex.
The wasp, unnoticed by the coach
man, had fallen into a jug of beer.
Fisher drank the beer al swallowed
the wasp.
He was severely stung internally,
and died from the stings and suffo-
caticn due to the wasp remaining in
his throat.-London Express.