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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
JUNIOR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA

get-me-nots. Whole beds Of pansies found scat
here and there. bushes bearing Of
every kind color placed in available spot.
There is bed periwinke, nook for the fragrant
and another close by the street for ribbon
grass that the children may pull the blades and
whistle thru them their way to school. There is
whole square given to sweet peas which gladden.
the heart all long There is also wild flower
bed full of the sweet shy visitors from the woods.
But of this garden for the present. Suf-
fee it say that while it does not contain every
rare plant distant lands it all the
Bier sweeter flowers in abundance and is only "a
thing of beauty" but "a joy forever
Eleventh Grade. Clara Willard,
103 Clark Street. Mankato, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04

stream with rocks here and there would add to it's
natural beauty. Between the rocks should have the
delicate little ferns and the forget-me-nots. In
other cool and shady place the lilyofthe-vaey would
make its home. Other flowers would be roses,
TONS acs and nasturtunls. The beds for the flowers
would be. in various shapes, such heart star
crescent. beneath the shade cluster
I should have arbor where I could senjoy
myself my little howery home.
Eighth Grade, Ada Marks,
East School Granite Fails Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04

the garden and gracefully
circle among the trees,
which would leave some
large and small green
spaces wherein my favor
tie flowers would grow.
Near the center of my
park a spring would bub-5
BILE, it's crystal, sparkling
water trickling along in
several directions. A few
small trees and shrubbery
along the banks of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
Northwestern Topics.
For Saturday, June 1S:
"a NEW ROBINSON cRusoE.' .

ROBINSON CRUSOE''-
Suppose to be cast desert isle and left
exerons food shelter,
that too you precautions against possible at
tacks wild animals,
The editor suggests should be
too improbable otherwise, choice is left wholly to
the writer's Waste words the
causes your being after
that happened. he
reach office of The Journal Junior
NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 9.
They strictly original written in ink
only not than 300 words in length
paper signed with school, and address Of
preferred from the list
he publis later. The must not be rolled
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
A PLOT OF THOUGHTS.
Honorable Mention.)

To have an ideal flower garden must have
ideal site. Would I put garden in some secluded
spot where no would be benefited by its presence,
or where passersby made to put selfish
thoughts and only of the and beautiful? I
should choose Another important
question to would be the shape of the garden
Mine would the form of a star the border of which
would he of green moss inches width,
set in such as to slope toward the center
This finished should plant flowers Except in the
the garden put ilies-of- valley
while in the middle peonies would give dignity and
height Could wish for prettier bed of flowers
with the sweet little lilies seeming the air. and the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
FOR SHY WOOD FOLK.
(High School Credit.)

~
NV ideal flower garden roo1ny. The walks are
erayeed and of various shapes A gay ana yet
harmonious border edges EACH W1thn ere the snaller
and vet no flowers. A low fence COM
petey covered with woodbine, surrounds TINS garden
The entrance by wicket gate, standing lnv1ungiy
ajar. - -
One giant bed completely filled with lilies OF the
valley those all spring flowers Borders OF
t71ins of all colors rainbow edge several beds
o+bers are surrounded by wide borders of the dainty
little flower pink. Still otheT porders
are composed gay-colored stocks or OF June pnks
hidden from view, is hlled with plle
violets which by proper are induced TO blossom
nearly all summer round bed is filed with tor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04

colors. Flower beds everywhere in which
grow flowers filing the air with sweet
fume Two beautiful, swimming in
clear pond on whose banks grow ferns and willows.
Around covered with beautiful green
and a boat fastened the shore invites to pleas
ant the smooth and CLASSY water Here and
among lilies and fountains in which fish
are swimming. Imagine this and you will have pic
my ideal garden. --Hega Christensen,
A Fifth Grade Red Wing, Mimi.
East School,
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NO END OF ROSES.
(High School Credit }.

My ideal flower garden! Roses roses, roses II
has been ruthfuy the is the queen of flow
ers" For my garden I should require only roses:
flowers, crimson flowers, pink flowers,
red flowers, yellow flowers; tea roses everbloomlng
roses nosette roses, hybrid perpetual roses;
creenng roses climbing roses, roses, single
double roses, semi-double ;,
Across front of my ideal flower garden L should
have snow white roses. side, extending from
the white to the other end, would be bright
cherycrimson 1oses the other large fiery scarlet
roses Across the back would extend grand climbing
rosesdeep rich red Scattered thruout should
have rose bushes producing every known color OF
flowers, white to black, from yellow to red.
should nant every size roses creeping
to TALL climbing should require roses bearing
every shape of flowers small, single, dwarf flow
ers to large full, double five inches across.
Some may say "Give a variety, but say,
"cya me- roses and roses only-the queen of flowers
want no subjects in garden
Ninth Grade. George Cutthg'
MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04

Fair is the garden of the Lord
my garden, which rises head and shoulders
my highest ideals, there clustered spires
This is a real garden it there no apple and
peach fruited Deep, but it certainly is fair as
garden the Lord" for it is just as he made It.
A old bed thru it. Oaks tower aloft
grandeur. Hills rise steepy away from it on
three SIDES grow in great clustering thlckets
wild grape fantascally Grapes itself in swinging
folds upon trees. The garden is delightfully."- cool.
glazing brightness. Thru the open side the
sunshine floods during the long summer afternoons,
nursing this Minnesota Eden to strength
and beauty. Columbines faunt proud pennants above
modest volets Blue bells, anemones and Woodb1nes
scattered about with natures fine discrimination
open the finest Of natures works is seen,-a
broad meadow bright with margolds Beyond the
is the browning glory the river Our own dear
river, Father of Waters flowing gently, silently,
caressing with his soft wave lips.
AS the sinks low the trees and flowers grow
richer They to reach out and grasp all
the light and of the departing The river
seems to lag as if beautiful spot AS
falls him he is TRANSPORTED and becomes
a river molten gold, the best the most beautiful
thing in this ideal garden. Ct j. Baumgart
A Ninth Grade, 1867 Bradley ST. ST. Paul. MIMI
Cleveland High School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04

side the. yard. First going to plant long
Of sweet peas they climb the fence Next
going to plant Of panses around the edge Of
afoWer shaped like star and in the middle there
are going be lilies the-valley. Next
going to a flower the shape of moon. In
it there going to white verbenas and few
Then I shall plant mignonette near the
sweet peas Z have number of geraniums in the
house. also ferns shall put ferns all around
the edge and geraniums in the middle.
Fifth Grade. lola Durham,
GAINESVILLE, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
For Saturday, June rs:
"a BEAUTIFUL SUMMER sCENE.n

of the may be
one of past may description of
a scene home it be in foreign
may that s interchangeable after
may be that possible for the only
writer it, but whenever and wherever it describe
the Office OF The Journal Junior
NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING., JUNE 16.
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00 marked with the number of words and each
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
A GATHERING SPRING.
Honorable Mention.

can imagine beautiful flower garden
would be if had way about arranging it. First
should want to piece of land, about the size
large lawn planted with and scattered here
and there with large, spreading trees. A fence
tirey covered with creeping vines would incose
garden thereby surrounding it with green wall. Nu
merous- paths would be made by removing the grass
and leaving blank space about two feet wide
and several inches Deep These walks would around
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
THE BANANA CORNER.

MY flower garden should be pleasant possible.
L should like wall three feet and nine inches high,
o the incest stones and red tile could afford,
rounding my garden In the center should have
diamond shaped flower bed of all kinds and of
peoples Then around the peoples would be twelve
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
SOME GAGGED MELODY.
lIIonorable Mention.)

Honorable Menton.)
My ideal flower garden looks something like thA-
First large, green plain slope with trees all around
it and large ilacs there between flower beds
of different shapes and The would look like
mat of velvet and entered the first thing
he would would flower bed in the shape of
horse shoe with kinds of flowers in it. Then he
went farther in there would be bushes of all kinds
and colors and large shade trees here and there
Then farther in would flower bed in the shape of
star. This would be made with large square frame
placed the ground first, then filled up with earth;
then another little smaller but the shape placed
cornerwise top making star. After this was
filled with earth another would be placed of that
until four frames top of each other, the top
very small. The lower I should have planted
with dark colored flowers, such black pansies; the
next, little lighter flowers; and on till the
upper frame covered with white flowers. should
beds between the trees should also have
many birds in cages the they could shares
he beauty and sweet per-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04

large, bright peony blossoms giving tone and color7
The too, has its place. in making the bed
soft fresh restful the Don't too, think
this would ideal? Herbert MacCormack
Fifth Grade. Hanover, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
THE MINNESOTA VERSION.

(High School Credit.)
"Round about them orchards sweep,
Apple and peach tree fruited deep;
Fair is the garden of the Lord.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04

fume of the flower garden.
-Hilma Sands,
Warren, MINI.
Sixth Grade.
A BORDER OF FERNS.
I am planning a very
pretty flower garden this
summer. There is a
fence around the yard
and my flower garden is
to be by the fence at the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-16

tha Japanese infantry his own pow
ars Of resistance have been naturally
le .oped tnl aaaptet no 100 special
requirements created a. the ~Jalanese
character aal genius fpf war
IL II not almpiy that The japanese
iAage failed 70 reach Mukaen At the
en4g af their first Manohurian cam
paisn the most serious aspect II tho
situation SIS that at the end of zen
moptha the Russian M%anehuria0 army
III more formidable than eyer, THAT
he japanese miiltarg experts wa0
Worked out tho war prob 9m b ad
saace III hosdliiles, anticipated such
\ situation in the middle Of December
cannot be believed, Tho War was he.
Kun ii d way 10 Indicate that japan
ese strategy contemplated the crush
ms oF the Russian forces IN Man
ehuria or The driving Of them far
north. by quick ana decisive opera.
lions in the first campaign. That
this plan has virtually failed, all can
see We have all been admlring the
dash of the Japanese. and thee ore
worthy o. abundant admiration, yet
they did not have dash enough, after
all They have accomplished no such
rrsai feat of war "a the Germtus did
n 1870. although they have had an
antagonist whose home base Ii 5000
niles distant from the theater Of war
and who Is wholly dependent for his
communications upon one singletrack
railroad.
The causes OF this breakdown OF the
Japanese plan of campaign in the first
| year Of hostilities are now becoming
fairly clear Most potent has been
the defense OF Port Arthur. which still
continues. The cause next potent has
been General ~Kuropatkin's ability In
conducting defensive operations. Ad.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-16
DEMOCRATS AND SINGLE STATE
HOOD.

The single statehood lobbyists for
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
| who have just gone 10 Washington
place great reliance on the demo.
crats In congress for aid, Just why
tho democrats should aid them In this
movement. unless they looked for
party advantage by that policy, ~
not clear. In fact. this IL the very
reason why the democrats all along
have been In favor OF letting In all
four or the territories separately.
! They think that IN that way they can
get ~ least six senators, and have
a chance 10 get eight Under this
state Of things the workers for single
statehood for oklahoma and It's neigh.
Dor on the east took for a great deal
OF help from German, Tillman aud
The rest Of the democratic senator's.
But this sort u an argument works
two ways. Tho consideration OF par
tIsan advantage which would induce
the democrats 10 vote for separate
statehood for an the territories ~ chi
culated 90 make the republicans work
against It. aud the republicans are me
majority party IL congress. So far
aa we ara aware Tho republicans
have not been s~aycd much by this
dread OF ain increased democratic vote
through the admission Of the territor'
ies al single states The chief rea.
son why the republicans opposed sep,
arate admission ii that the population
aud prospects Of Arizona and New
| Mexico are Againet that idea, while
The area Of Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory ~ NOT great enough to war.
rant thcir erection into two states
The single statehood boomers are
wasting their time Tho bin IS y
passed the house provided FOR the
consolidation Of th6 four tofrito s
into two states ft wIli pass n that
form ID The sera Il Il passes ~ ~.
ana the chances arc mat II VIII pass
HuQuestionahly & large majority oK
the people of 0klahoma and the IN.
dian Territory @ent union, although
tie politicians. III order to make me
offices more numerous, are WORKING
for separate statehood The favor Of
the democrats for separate statehood
Il not likely % make any votes FOR y
among republicans n viii ta iainf
statehood d nothing this winter
Glold Democrat
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-16

mlral Alexieff seems correct In his
recent statement that the heroic and
skllful defense OF Port Arthur has pre-
vented the japanese from proceeding
north with sufficient speed and with
sufficient numbers. and, at the same
time, has allowed the Russians time
10 complete their concentration. win
winter here and with Kuropatkin IN
command OF n great army below Mnk'
den, General stoessel has already vim
dlcated the military judgment OF the
Russian military authorities In hold
ing that stronghold at all costs. As
Captain Mahan sagaciously showed
months ago, the Japanese have had to
divide their strength between TWO
detectives, ~Kuropatldn's army and the
fortress, and It has followed that the
stubbornncss Of the defense of the
fortress has been directly felt all
! over The theater Of war. Nor does
the immediate release OF General
Nogi's army seem probable. The re.
cont general assault a a failure on
both the eastern and western sides
Or the fortress. except at Two Hun
dred and Three.Met Hill, whose cap.
tire. Il now appears, aid not involve
the fall OF the fortress as a whole al
though il was the most important
step toward making the harbor an i'm
possible refuge for Russian war ships.
" the recent dispatches from Toxic
arc Trustworthy, no more genera as
saults upon the interior line OF forts
are probable within a month. Look.
ing back. indeed, TO August, Il mp.
pears that these great assaults by the
Japanese have com at intervals OF
four or five weeks,
What may be expected under these
circumstances? Port Arthur may
hold ont, at least in some part OF It's
%defeuses. until the arrival Of the Bal.
tic fleet; Il may fall before then The
Battle fleet could end The wal by an.
Initiating the japanese g power,
but such an outcome is far from prob.
able, IN actual battle the superiority
Of the japanese fleet is likely 70 be
demonstrated, according 20 Tho views
Of naval students Port Arthur
final capture Is. then, only a question
Of line. But what makes for q long
war ct least extending yer another
year is the great army of Kuropat-
Ion. which VIII be able 70 fight for
Aanchuria eve though Port Arthur
fall and the Battle fleet be destroyed.
IN case The conditions ar@ reduced To
that basis. the Issue Of the struggle
would seem TO depend upon the ma
terial resources 81 the beiligcrents
aud their disposition 20 fight to what
Count Cassini calls the bitter end
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-16
Rates to Students

The Santa Fe will sell tickets to
students and teachers, Dec. 10th to
25th. on presentation Of proper GER
tificate from the principal Of the in
~stitution with which the applicant Is
connected certifying that applicant is
a regular student or teacher connect
ed with that institution and Is going
home for vacation, at rate OF one
fare for the round trip, to points in
New Mexico and Colorado; and tie
fare and one-third to points east Of
Colorado.
Final limit January 9Th, 1905. For
further particulars inquire at ticket
office. w. j. LUCAS, Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-16

There never we're general arbfifa
ton treaties simpler In form and mar
rover In scope than those Secretary
Hay has lately been negotiating. after
the AngloFrench model. with several
foreign powers. All that they con
template IL the reference to The
Hague tribunal OF differences Of i
strictly legal nature, or such as arts,
from the Interpretation Of other
treaties. Both France and England
have already ratified the convention
affecting them, the French parliament
finding nothing Objectionable In IT,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-16
HEAD SOLID SORE
Awful Suffering Of Baby and
SIeepless Nights Of
Mother.
CURED BY cu1IcuRA
h Fair as a Lily with no Scar
10 Recall Awful Sore
Writes Mother.

81 herewith write out IN full tho be.
ginning and end Of that terrible disease,
cezema, which caused my babe untold
suffering and myself many sleepless
nights.
my babe was born seemingly a fair,
healthy child, but when she was three
weeks old u swelling appeared On the
back OF her head. and In course OF limo
broke. IL did not heal but grew worse.
and the sore spread from the size OF n
dime 10 that OF u dollar. | used all
kinds OF remedies that | could think Of,
but nothing seemed to help; I'm fnct. IL
grew worse. Her hair fell ont where
the sore was, and | feared IL would never
grow again. Itcontlnued until my aged
father came on n visit, aud when he
saw tho baby he told INC TO get Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment right away.
"To please him | did on, and to my
surprise by their use the sore began to
heal over, the hair grew over It, and
to-day she has a Dicc head OF hair, her
skin ~ as fair as q lily, and she has no
scar left 10 recall that awful sore, and
II Is over eight months and no sign Of
SIS returning"
Mrs. WM, HYER, Elk River, MINI.
"Curc permanent" SO writes Mrs.
Ryer, Feb. %, 1908, dix years later;
Your letter ofthe 10Th inst. received,
asking 10 regard 10 tho cure Of my baby
sone six years oRo. Well, the disease
has never returned "a her head which OF
that time was n solid sore on top and
down the bHck. Once or twice since
then d pptch has come On her hand near
The wrist, bat II finally disappeared
after proper ireatmenG with Cuticura."
sotd hepshrg, fhe vdai, caiicpra Resolyeps. Se.
lin form ~ Ihue0iaa Ctsted tals, 250 FER vtsi Of ~.
pntaflt, mi, Ngsp ~ ,lbspos London ~ Charter.
hgnse n. ia4s. p ttne ae u pRtS bminn, f8 CGlunlaa
ASS, futfr Drag Chem com sole ffuBfittora.
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Lieu
Notice Of Forest Reserve Lieu
Selection.-(2569.)

United States Land Office,
Santa Fa, n. NJ, Dec. 10, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the san
ia Fe Pacific Railroad Company, by
Howell Jones, It's Land Commissioner,
whose Post Office address Is Topeka,
Kansas, applied at the U. S. Land
Office, at Santa Fe. New Mexico, on
November %, 1904, under the provis-
ions of the Act Of Congress of June
4th, 1897. to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, in lieu Of lands sur
rendered by said company in the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve,
Arizona, 70 the United States, for the
following described tracts of surveyed
public lands, to-wit:
The w. IL of the N. E. Ia Of Sec
ton No. Is, Township 16, North,
Range 13 East of the New Mexico
Meridian.
Within the Thirty t30)' days
period of publication OF the notice Of
such application, protests, against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described. or
any part thereof, are more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur-
poses. should be filed In said land a.
flee at Santa Fe, New Mexico.
MANUEL r. OTERO, Register.
First Publication. Dec. Is, 1904.
1923
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Notice of Forest Reserve Lieu
Selection.-(2S56.)

United States Land Office,
Santa Fee. N. NJ, Dec. 10, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the san
Ia Fe Pacific Railroad Company, by
Howell Jones, it's Land Commissioner,
whose Post Office address Is Topeka,
Kansas, applied at the u. S. Land
Office, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on
November rs, 1904. under the provis-
ions of the Act of Congress of June
4th, 1897, to make Forest Reserve
Lieu Selection, in lieu of lands sur
! rendered by said company in the San
Francisco Mountains Forest Reserve.
Arizona, to the United States, for the
following described tracts Of s%urveyea
public lands. to-wit:
The N. w. Ia of the s. E. IA Of
Section No. Is. Township IG North.
Range 13 East of the New Mexico
Meridian
Within the Thirty 1901 days
period Of publication of the notice of
such application. protests against
said application and selection on the
ground that the lands described. or
any part thereof, are more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural pur-
poses, should be filed In said land Of
flee at Santa Fe, New Mexico.
MANUEL r. OTERO. Register.
First Publication, Dec, l5,ls0t 1924
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-16

1t has been the custom to Invite
the governors Of all the states TO the
insugurations OF presidents, This
time the inaugural committee is con.
tIonied with the problem of how "a
deal with the chief magistrate of
Mississippi. to whom the president oi
the United States is persona non
grats The only decent thing TO do,
OF course. is to invite Governor Ward
aman with all the res He cannot be
ignored without affronting the state
Of Mississippi. and Mississippi. while
responsible for him. should not, as
a sovereign state be punished for one
mans bad manners.-sprinrfield Re.
publican.