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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-29
MOST INQUIsITIvE MICE

They Went Hurried Tour of Investigation and the
Kittens Went Too.
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.)
MT OTHER and I went away morning leaving tho
AsA house in good order As It cold we left tho
kittens indoors When went home found that whife
we had been gone the mice had thought they would
what had in the kitchen to eat, and the kittens
thought they would find what business the mice
kitchen So The cats began to chase the mice Some
up the work basket and the after them
They upset the basket they knocked the clock
broke the glass They into the bookcase and pulled
out Of the papers we had in there They pulled
IS sewing down and scattered it from the front room
to the kitchen
Then they went into the kitchen again The mics
up the table, the cats after them They is
the butter and the cats after them They jumped ins
the milk the cats after them still They left traels
all the kitchen and every place elsa They went ns
the parlor and the piano They caught OF Ito
scarf and pulled it down and with H. They
tore everything they could ihe whole house
turvy. -Warrem Guy 8oofyn.
Fifth Grade, 1614 ceutzzi Avenue HR
Van Gleve School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-29
TOPIC-*sA BRIGHT IDEA. -

EVERAL Juniors did not ssknow as they ever
a 4 had bright idea in their lives, - and others
thought that bright ideas do arrive
every day in the week. Perhaps it is just
kaszEzzsz as well that everybody is not gifted, or
AGAAH afflicted with bright ideas AS it is, Juniors
HAR2s with idea factory somewhere in their
h6IfAH heads go around with the rosy light of an
E@|1&E tcipation before them and wide path of
ESASH desolation behind; for be it known to those
\ N@A interested that Junior experience testifes
B V2y 4 that all Junior ideas do not pan out wei,
kszkx as all that gtters is not gold" But that
never disconrages the ideas any, not at al.
They just keep on popping into active noddes and
result the Juniors themselves work overtime to carry out
schemes and everybody else is in continual stew.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-29
IN PLAIN VIEW
Things Flew Right and Left Just
$50. :. Because. 81
. . p 5{.-zt Drive - -
@S~SN
CPrize.)
ct Ill be ready in a moment,

ct Ill be ready in a moment,
l. May, if you can wait that
long, With these words I made
a mad rush to the dresser where
my collars were supposed to- be
laid away. [ pulled out the first
drawer but no collars were to be
found. Out came the second with
the same result I tried the third
but still the same result. Then
leaving everything upside down
upon the floor I ran to the trunk.
Dresses, collars (but not the
right ones), skirts, waists, shoes,
slippers and ribbons went in
every direction. I said to myself
"What shall I do? An hour has
passed already.' I went to the
clothes closet m which scores of
boxes were piled. I took down
the first but no collars were to
be found. I took down the Sec
ond; there was nothing in it. I
caught the bottom box and 10, as
I pulled it out every single box
came tumbling down on top of
me- I arose as best I could and
went again to the dresser. There,
in full sight, was the collar I had
been hunting for an hour and a
half.
The room was topsy-turvy wi
B Eighth Grade, K
Washington School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-29
TIE CALVES GLAD
Cabbages Make the Best Of
Browsing.
Prize.) 49,: ~

w e have two little calves at
W homo which I have to
put into the pasture every morn
ing. Now they object very much
to going into this pasture and I
have great deal Of trouble get
ting them in. One morning I
thought of a fine place in which
to put them The garden eate
Is near the trough to which tho
calves 60 to drink. Why not
open the gate and let them 20 in
theres They would go in with
out any trouble. 'tBHght boy.
I said to myself, and before I
let them out I opened the gar
den gate. I drove them up b
the trough and when they were
thru drinking they went int
tho garden without driving.
They began to eat right away
anu I went to school highly
pleased with my idea I think
the calves were, too. When I
reached home they were not il
tho garden and I asked paps
where they were tsso yea pnA
them in there, did youi" he
asked. And then he took mo into
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-29

y when I left it. x.
Gertrude OBrien,
806 Fifteenth Az. s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-29
so VERY BRIGHT

Many Brilliant Ideas Worked Out to the Great
Credit or Direct Confusion of the Northwest
ern Juniors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-29

made the house look II several WhrWnds had played
tag thru it, but somehow all the sputtering didn mend
There other too, for topsyturvy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-29
AROUND TO TIE wooDPn1
The Auto Only Made One Trip and That Was Anything
but triumphant

The Auto Only Made One Trip and That Was Anything
but Triumphant
(Tifth and Sixth Grade Prixa,
ct ARL 4 y let make automobile tomorrow
The following day Ms Saturday and 50 We mad.
everythng ready Friday n1g, In the morning we went
70 work and by noon had et>-ythng made except the
levers which were to make the Hwheels 20 round -
After dinner we put these In. Then came the trial
Would everything 60 all right I stepped in, took my
seat and set the thing going by means of the levers
which came up from the axle thru the platform They
fell down when started them and the auto would not
60 We-that thing IS failure, " said my friend. tsI
think it is too said We wheeled it around to thu
woodpie and did not waste any time in demolishing i
before anybody It. Harlan Upham
Sixth Grade, Grafton n n
Central School
WIDE AWAKE, THANK YOU
High School Cre1it.)
a one unfortunate time obliged to get up at
y o'clock for the space Of month So tried
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-29

sno "UousHeu Preferred to
stand up tor supper that night and for breakfast na1t
morning When went into the garden to find the
OF papas wrath, found the calves had found 49,
eabbages and had feast So that the result Of my
bright idea Roy Wheeler ~
Eighth Grade. Iitch6eld M;nr
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28
ELECTRICITY A PANAcEA.
according to n French Medical An
thority VIII he Medicine of
the Future.

Electricity will be the sole medicine Of
the future, according to NJ. D'Arsonval
a well-known savant OF the Psycholog-
ical institute Of Paris, says a report
from that city.
AT a recent netting Of the institute
NJ DArsonval made an exhaustive ad-
dress on The Action of Electricity
Upon Human Beings" He spoke of the
effect of sudden shocks Of electricity. as
well as Of the slow method by which n
peryades the system without the ma
TENTS consciousness. He showed that
electric treatment is excellent for Ger.
tain maladies Of the skin and that II has
a powerful effect on microbes and ae-
celebrated circulation and respiration
without fatigue to the person operated
on. Moreover, what is most important.
he said that it acts strangely on cellular
vitality. Electricity, added the speak.
er, will bring about a therapeutic rev.
olution.
The Psychological institute. which
has been In existence about three wears
counts among its members some of the
most conscientious and brilliant men
OF letters and science in France. amone
them Ribot. sully-Prudhomme. seafles
Trades, Duchaux and Brouardei.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28
AN ECLIPSE IN CHINA.
" was a Great Commotion
When the Black spot Appeared
ON the Moon.

In China an eclipse of the moon IL
regarded as an evil augury Tor tins
emperor, intended to warn him to ex.
anime himself and correct his faults
Hence an eclipse is always looked ON
as an AFFAIR Of state, and the greatest
care is taken to calculate the Lime
when 1t will happen. M Fdmund
P~lauehut in his book. China and the
Chinese describes a scene he Wit
messed when the moon played the as
tronomers of Picking a mean trick The
imperial astronomers tb,.
on February 7, at eight O'Clock in ,se
evening, the dragon which wanders 10
and fro in the regions OF the air wouId
endeavor TO swallow the moon. The
eclipse was to be total, so the astrono-
mers had warned the people that the
attack OF the onster would be terri
Bile, and that the moon would very
likely suecumb If the shouts and noise
OF the gongs did not put the dragon TO
flight Long before the appointed time
millions OF Chinese issued from the
towns 10 the open country, there, nose
In air, to watch the wonderful phe-
Those who had been unable
TO get gongs had provided themselves
with saucepans, %rattles, pieces of bam-
DOC stems and immense quantities of
little red firecrackers. But what a
disappointment At eight O'Clock the
gazing multitudes saw the moon rise. a
full, unspotted disc, without a sign of
anything unusual. At nine she was
still shining pure. Just as all hope
was disappearing a tremendous noise
began on every side, for the watchers
saw a black spot advancing slowly
across the face of the moon. II is i'm
possible to describe the rage with
the Chinese beat their pans and
gongs, whirled their rattles and let of
the crackers. The dragon was evil
IDENTIFY frightened away by the row. for
looking up at the full moon for
an hour and seeing nothing more of
black spot, he crowds, jubilant
over their victory. began to dispcrse /
was learned later that the emperor
word TO the astronomers thar TIE
next time they made such a miscalcu-
he would relieve them of their
appointments and send them into ex-
lie.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28
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We would ike to ask, through the col
umns OF your paper, il there is anv nerson
VINO has used Green's August Flower for
q cure OF Indigestion, Dyspepsia ana
Liver Troubles that has not been cured
and We also mean their results, such as
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oItusl costiveness, nervous dyspepsia.
headacbes, respondent feelings, sIeepiess1
ness-in fact, any trouble connected with
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You and send you one Of our books free ~
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Try a 2-cent bottle first. We have never
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zo-eent size has just been introduced this
year; Regular size IS cents. Drew q Leon
afd1Druggists. G.G.Green. Woodbury.NI
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28
Doan's
Kidney Pills

cure every symptom of Kidney Ills. from
common backache to complicated urinary
disorders.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28
~sELF-RELIANT BIRDS.
Formidable Bills for Good and
Ill Purposes.

The literary history of the raven be
gins with Noah and Elijah. Natural
lists call him the most wary, the cleV-
crest, the most amusing of birds" A
writer in the Nineteenth Century and
After, X. b. Smith, describes him as
grave, dignihed and sedate, and tells
some of the peeuliarities Of this histor-
zeal bird.
The bill of the raven is a formidable
weapon, strong, stout, sharp at the
edges. curved toward the tip. 1t is his
one weapon of o~ffense, but 1t answers
the purpose of two or three. Like the
dirk Of the Highlanders, it is equally
available as a dagger or as a carving
knife. 1t can also be used as a pair
of pincers. 1t can kill a rat at one
blow. The raven can drive its beak
right through the spines of a hedge
hog. II is said that the raven will
never attack a man. If this be true,
it is, | think. not so much from any
defect of courage as from the birds
keen intellectual perception of what
will pay and what will not.
Like most of his tribe, the raven is.
in the strictest sense of the word.
omnivorous. His dietary ranges from
a worm to a whale. During certain
months of the year he feeds largely on
grubs and insects, and then he does
unmixed good. Sometimes he takes to
berries, fruits and grains. Snakes and
frogs and moles never come amiss to
him. Although the word "%ravenous" is
not derived from raven" Il might
well be, for II exactly expresses what
the raven ever has been, ever Is, and
ever will be; and when, in addition to
his own %voTacity, he has TO supply that
OF the five or six young ravens that
he is bound TO fly at higher game,
and will lift without scruple a nest
partridge eggs, a rabbit or a leveret.
When his nest is built, as II generally
Is, beneath some ov~erhanging rock
which quite conceals it from view from
above, its position may sometimes be
discovered by the remains of rabbits
neatly laid in the short grass on the
Top OF the elf in what I was going TO
all his Harder" But a larder implies
IN amount Of economy and s%elf-re-
itraint which IL is not in the raven to
practice.
As the season gets on. the raven
aries the diet Of his nurslings by Civ
ng them the eggs of the cormorant or
sea gull. which are laid on the ad-
dining lodges. He will spike them
With his bin and carry them of in tri-
.mph. He will even at times enter the
urrow OF the putin. and a battle royal
lill take place beneath the surface of
ne earth for the possession of the
uffin's eggs. The putin is a small
lrd' but it is armed with a huge razor
Ike bill which. il it does not beat the
Intruder off. will at least give him a
lueeze which he will remember for a
ing time TO come.
In moorland districts. where food is
caree, the ravens will attack without
cripple a newly born lamb or even a
neep that has been cast.
me raven has a passion for solitude
e VIII tolerate nc rival. not even his
Nn OFFSPRING, in the neighborhood OF
IS throne. He drives them ruthlesslv
way as o as they are able 10 shin
IT themselves.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28

When is a joke not a joke?
When a thiek-headed. d~yspeptic. fun
hating. gloom-provoking editor throws
1t in the waste paper basket
p s-This is no joke-Chicsgo
Tribune.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28

Vanished wood should be washed
with cold tea and afterward wiped dry
q polished with soft cloths.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-28

Pawtucket, II. L.. says: ',Doan's Kidney
Pills have been used by both my husband
and two daughters, and the relief obtained
In every case was very satisfactory. My
husband was bothered of and on for a long
time with pains across his back, which at
times became very severe. | saw Doan's
Kidney Pills advertised, and procured a
box from W. l.. Woods drug store. He
used them, and In a very short time was rid
of the backache. / always keep Doan's
Kidney PILLS on haRd, and would not be
without them"
For sale by all druggists; so cents. Eos.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
WEST END NOTES.

Miss Florence May Green and Mr. Marian
st. Clair jackson were married Friday evening
at 8 o'clock In tie rarlors OF the Rev. i. H.
Meuschke, No. 500 North Sixth Street. Miss
Aggle BlIley was maid OF honor and wore q
beautiful gown OF white silk null over pink
taffeta. and carried large bunch OF yellow
chrysanthemun,s. Mr. Ollie Blley was best
man The bride wore n handsome gown Of
brown broedcloth with hat and gloves 70
match. Miss May Blliey presided AZ the
After The ceremony they repaired 70 the
home # the groom's parents, MI ana Mrs.
peter Jackson no. 10 Lombardy street wh 1s,e
,abls was laden with an enormous Wedding
cake. tile Gift Of the grooms prot her-in im .'t
The happy young couple were the reclp ents
of many handsome md valuable presents.
The bride wore beautiful diamond brooch.
the slit OF the groom. Among those present'
were Mr. and Mrs Roy ,a 9, Ferry le earlton
Hins F tsSS dim, IL v. Moesta. S..
Wis jackson, Ned Duke. Chas, Jackson.
Rudolph, Mo7sta and Roy. and Mrs. Meuschiei
Mrs I'D Duke. II. H. Ellington, g. p; \ or.
man. w. z. Chaikiey. NJ. ! smool. R ,G,Iti,
be ssa Rosa G.ussberger. Myrtle Norman
Eva Grafton, Ada Fraysler. Louise Trays 81, sT.
Leonia Frayser. Lillian Wilhelm Minnie VII
helm. Annie Ferguson Lily Allen Oracle
, Chslkley. Mamie Chalkley, Annie FERGUSON ra,
mar, Emmett Norman. Ross Duke. Eddie
Clarke Clio Miller, Adolph Miller, Jpe Me,
.iowan, r. II. powden. j. f.. Burns Joseph
Grassbsrser, Gus Harvey, Oils Bllley. Ben
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
PARAMOUNT NEWS.

The condition Of Mrs. Mary Mcdowell. who
Thursday morning. Is somewhat improved.
has been quite sick, is improving slowly.
x Mrs. Harris. OF Henrlco county who was
Fl the guest OF Mrs. Huel Walker last week. has
returned.
Mrs. William Heckler VIII leave tomorrow
for New York to visit relatives.
MIR. Rufus ]. johnson has returned from
a visit to friends In North Carolina. &,
b Mrs j. w. Rainey and Mrs. w G. Smtther
and Miss Ethel and Muster Rowland 6mithcr
have returned after pleasant Visit to their
sister. Mrs. Willie Nuckols. IN IIenrico county.
Master Frank Rainey will return to-day
from Hanover county. where he has been
with friends for the past three months.
y Mr.. Logan and family will leave today
for Iowa, where they Will make their future
MI. T. willis Evans, Of New York. was the
, guest OF his father, Mr.. Willie Evans. on
Twenty. first Street.. recently. 4
Rev Hugh Sublett who has been quite sick
for The past week. Is improving,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Selph have returned from,
o. lengthy visit to relatives In Caroline county.
Mr.. Ernest Shelton and sister. Miss Mamie
Shelton, have returned from North Carolit a..
after spending several weeks with relatives.
Mr., and Mrs. George larry md little son
are visiting relatives in Lunenburg county.
Mr.. w. Il. Huff has left for Durham. NJ G..
where he has accepted a position. ~ He will
move his family there IN the near future. f
Mr.. Fl. l.. johnson. Of King William county,
Is tho guest Of his sister, Mrs. WI. Crouch,
on Twenty-third Street.
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THE NEWS OF
THE SUBURBS.
FULTON NEWS.

! This chrysanthemum ten TO be given At
M u and n T Dsts 81 Misses
be most brilliant affair. The proceeds Of
The OCCASION C sn vii be added to the
for The S'slr "a, Among a.s WIZ VIII pa5tIs1
hand work; and Mr.. : deo Gorge. " Crawford,
There viii also be vocal VOC seleetions by the
Fulton quartette. composed of Messrs. Albert
ad Fosd W neas e Msses
81 VII VII ' T. sssSssa Yea .ssr Offering Viii
When Rsssss cone, + sSs SI ::
aeef rre Hall wednesday, night Noverber s.
Those who viii psrticipate n The play VIII
and Messrs Willie Sweet Moore Rubln H.
Iiord. Claud Curtis. Albert .wllds. wilton
sAafsi Ss ua naa
of Mr.. Albert wilds
Roll Of Honor I.eIdsye schcnl, tsnri 6
i,son. psrlena Randolph. Tuy walker. Lee
susie Morton, Walter whiting :1asa irunaley
JOE Barrier, Lewis nraytoa An!hony l nan,
Winston. Willie Harris, and Nellie Jones.
from M pe sta va Where il has been at
tending tho Southern Bnptst conysnt'on.
MI Joseph sorg ,s e the osI,n h'fsr y nsF
to the ST. Louis Exposition.
DR.. George willnmK. Of Penrishurg. Va. Is
visiting his brother Or. James p Williams
on Graham Street. 3t
An entertainment Will be given Wednesday
night at the residence OF Miss Mayne Mich
olson, In ,Hcnrico county. 5i
John b.. continues quite sick Mt his home
on Graham Street.
Mr.. George Drlnl;er has returned from
delightful trip In New Kent county.
Mrs Charles II. Smith, who has been quite
III for several weeks, is able to be. UP.
Mr.. Ernest Moore, OF Montrose, has been
indisposed for several days. 5
A literary and musical entertainment will be
given at the Fulton Baptist church Thanks.
giving night under the auspices OF the Lad es'
Aid Society. The talent money which the
society has been accommodating for some time
wifi be handed over to the treasurer OF the
church at this meeting.
"a Cards are out announcing tho wedding OF
Mss Grace Arhart and Mr.. James Edward
Robinson Wednesday night at o'clock at
No. 3eo1 East Broad Street
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/. BARTON HEIGHTS.

MIR. A. T.. Seay and children. who have
been visiting his sHter-in-law. Mrs. c. Rady
have returned to lFluvnnna.
Miss Ida Lee. who has bean visiting her
pa rents Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Lee, has re-
turned to Glendale Academy.
Mr.. j. p. lIaupt has returned from C,n-
Mr.. $. P. Jone. has left for Lynchburg on
business.
Mrs M G.. shafcr has lett for Now York
to visit hor friend Mrs. ". p. Smith
Mr.. J.. 4. Jones has left FOR Hanover on
Miss Lille Carter is visiting friends In
Louisa
Mr., Pat Brown and daughter. Miss Julia,
OF Frostburg. are the guests OF Mr. and Mrs,
p. F. Duggan. Their VISIT was TO attend the
marriage of his cousin. Mr.. O.. =. Duggan.
Mr. Hatcher Iiallaway and wife and child,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
CHESTNUT HILL
AND HIGHLAND PARK

{ f e Z + =.
Miss Gretchen Lewis has returned after
spending the pas. several months with rela-
tives In Missouri.
Little Miss Margaret Enslow is still quite
sick at her home on !lI!Ehland Park.
Rev. y. *. Walthall. who has been Visiting
In Burkeviile. Va. for the past week, has
returned to his home on Fourth Avenue
Miss Barbara Kahn, OF doochand county.
Is tho guest of Miss Gretchen Lewis, of
Highland Park. 5t5
This annual entertainment OF the Northside
Citizens Association took place Tuesday night
at the hall. quite u large crowd beng pres
ent. Several members Of tho association az,
ornamental music was rendered.
+ Miss Lucia Wills. OF Powhatan5 county, vis-
tied friends. sa5!
Master Russel satterwhite. who has been
quite sick, IL improving. u
Mrs. CorteZ Jones entertained quite num-
Der Of friends Wednesday, evening at her
homo on Fourth Avenue
Mr.. md Mrs William Lockctt have re-
turned from their bridal tour and are at homo
to their friends on Fourth Avenue.