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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
AN AFTERNOON RONlP.
(Honorable Mention.)

lHonorable Mention.)
It was not unusually bright day, but had
been given permission to take outing set out
with hearts light feathers caring little the
clouds overhead. Our destination was a small farm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
MARY ANNE'S NURSERY.
(HonOrable Mention.)


dolls and When her mother called her into the house
she left her na1nesake Mary Anne lying the grass
where she had fallen.
favorite child, became anxious about
left the same in the hot which made two hor-
rid marks her which still remained to tell
the tale Suddenly she remembered to her horror
where she had left her and out under the maple
trees expecting to find dolly almost without face
. the quite high by that time She happily
Disappointed however, for there Mary Anne lying
the soft looking better than usual after
her refreshing Sleep with the stout branches of the
maple stretched lovingly to protect her from
the
; Now when Marys parental grow too heavy
she feels perfectly safe in leaving Mary Anne to the
care the naples. Nellie Kerr.
Seventh Grade. 3540 Tenth Avenue S.
Horace Mann School,
POOR DOILYS PRECIOUS NOSE
(Honorabe Mention.)
It very old house, white stone, with tall pill
lars supporting the roof of the porch which
cred with vines. There large front yard and
still larger back yard in which beautiful flowers.
There swing dangling from the branches Of one
Of the trees These trees naples tall and stately
In the summer they were covered with large leaves,
very green and beautiful and in the winter they
very brown and bare, for the good mother would not
suffer her children to remain late and put them
to bed at half past summer o'clock. Tho they were
they very old-and wse-and they could
tell good interesting stories dere is told
J by maple tree:
TT beautiful summer morning and every
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
SOME EXTRA DECORATION.

One day last spring little friend came to see me
and to stay all day. Down in the lane by
home grew a large maple tree. My friend had very
pretty white dress and thought it very
pretty to pin some Of the maple tassels it.
We did so and when were done went up
house. Mama said, ooh, take those quickly for
they will spoil her dress and to her distress
covered with stains. little girl had to go
home in the let her wear my best
dress which felt sure she would spoil.
A Sixth Grade, -Bernice Armstrong,
Holmes School,. 625 Second Avenue Sc.
THE WOOD FOLK TALK.
$3.50 One day I wandered into shady wood. I threw
myself the carpet and idly played with
flower wondered how the wood folk feel, never being
able to talk. Suddenly heard someone say, Eyes,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
For Saturday, April 2:
WHEN JULIUS CAESAR CANE TO TOWN."

All the Juniors those who
high school students Of Latin, Julius
and when and he lived. Now. just suppose
Julius his ghosshoud drop into the city Of Mn
neapolis what suppose would happen7
he sy What kind Of impression would he have and
give? The stories ought rieh racy
topic certainly gives the chance for that
papers must be In the hands OF editor
Junior -
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH &C.
at i've o'clock They strictly original written
ink side only Of the
IN length less than 400 marked
and each signed with the grade, school, address
Of the writer. The papers must not be rolled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10
New Automobile Records.

New York, Nov. 10.-Frank Croker.
driving a 75-horse power racing car,
has made new track records at the
Empire City track from one mile to -
in a 20-mile trial against time On
his 18th mile one of the tires exploded
and he had to withdraw The first
mile was covered in 81 3-5, four-fifths
of a second better than the previous
amateur record of :5S %, made by
Frank G. Garbutt last month in Los
Angeles. Croker's time for the IL
miles was 1872 Is. His best mile
was the 18th, made in Sc 3-5, which
is the worlds amateur record for a
mile. Next to Cookers drive the most
interesting event of the day was the
tive-mile cup race. in which Frank Ku-
lick sent the 2O-horse power car
against Alfred Vanderbilt's 30-hOrse
power car and w. Gould Brokaw's Co
horse power racer. Kulick won and
made new records for two and three
miles, "a and PSI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10
CONFERENCE ON
STATE CHARITY
Illinois Convention to be Held at
Rockford Next
Week.
PROMINENT PEOPLE THERE
Many Different Organizations Inciud-
ed in Member
ship.

The ninth annual meeting of the
Illinois State Conference of Charitiez
will meet in Rockford next week.
Nov. Is and 1G. The state meeting
IS held under the auspices of the state
commissioner of public charities. The
program which has been arranged
this year is very interesting one
and several of the prominent men
from over the state have been invited
to address the meeting. The CONVEX
ton is one that attracts considerable
interest from all over the state.
The Membership.
The membership includes all chart
table institutions or associations. pub
lie or private. associations engaged
in the work of caring for dependent
delinquent and neglected children
and organizations or associations Of
any kind whatsoever dealing wholly
or in part with charitable problems.
irrespective of creeds. are earnestl;
requested to send delegates. All per
sons interested in charitable work in
any of it's varied phases are cordially
invited to attend the conference AMI
participate in the discussions. Count
judges. supervisors, superintendent or
county almshOuses and members or
women's clubs are urged to be pres
ent. All in attendance who enroll their
names will become members Of tie
conference and are entitled to copy
OF the proceedings. There are No
dues.
The following interesting program
has been arranged and will be carried
out as nearly as possible:
Tuesday. Nov. I5-2 u. Ia.
Prayer
Address of Welcome-Hon. Charles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10

not postpone his show so as to give
the other organization a clear field.
TO which the doctor agreed.
With two attractions on the same
night. and both miles out of town.
neither could make it pay, and al
though the Blue Islanders had a prior
claim TO the date and also to the
Ryan-Mellody match, rather than
cause friction it withdrew from the
field
The managers of Buddy" and Billy
attached their signatures to set of
articles agreeing TO fight for the Blue
Island club on Nov. IA, but for reasons
best known to themselves they Topped
to the Harlem club. and Message
showed true craftsmanship when he
threw his winning hand in the dis
card. The principals in the windup
and Sieloff and Green. the semi-fin
al contestants. are training hard for
their encounters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10
SPORTING NOTES

Chicago. Nov. 1O.-The Blue Island
Athletic club. the first suburban fistic
organization in the field. will not pull
of the John Wille-Mille Schreck ten
round contest next Monday night. ac-
cording to the original announcement
This is at the request of the mOneyed
men behind the Harlem club. which
has Buddy" Ryan and Billy Melody
booked TO fight on the same night.
DR.. Message. who owns the controlling
interest in the Blue Island club. was
approached by the Harlem manage
ment yesterday and asked If he would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10

E. Jackson. mayor Of Rockford.
Response-Hon. Ensley Moore, Jack
sonville. member OF board OF state
commissioners of public charities.
Presidents annual address-Hon.
John A Brown, Decatur.
Hon. Charles S. Deneen, governor.
eject, has been invited to address the
conference.
Visiting institutions in the city of
Rockford.
O'clock y. m.
Report of committee on county
charitable and correctional work by
the chairman. Rev F. Emory Lyon,
Chicago Discussion.
Report of committee on juvenile
court work. by the chairman. Hon. J.
J. McManaman. Chicago. Discussion
Report of committee on work being
done for children. by the chairman
Dr. Hastings II. Hart. Chicago. Dis
cussiol.
Wednesday, Nov. I6--9:3O u. ~.
Report of committee on woman re-
feeble-minded females. by the chair
man, Mrs. George NJ. Moulton. Chi
cago. Discussion.
Report of representatives of Illinois
Federation of Woman's clubs. on the
relation OF woman's clubs to pubic
Institutions. Discussion
O'clock p. IN.
The education of the Blind"-Prof.
J. II. Freeman. superintendent of Hi
noiS institutions for the education of
the blind. Jacksonville. Discussion.
Report of committee on care of
epileptics, by the chairman, DR.. V. II.
Podstata. Dunning. Discussion.
. O'clock u. Al.
Report of the committee on the care
of tuberculosis poor. by the chair
man. DR.. George W. Webster, presi-
dent Illinois state board of health,
Chicago. Discussion.
Final adjournment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10
Santry May Meet Rafael.

San Francisco. Cal. Nov. 10
Young Corbetts ankle was much bet
ter yesterday. and he was on the road
early. Battling Nelson was on the
road yesterday. going as fast as San
Rafael This afternoon he tried out
with Murphy Barry, and Santry
There was a rumor around town last
night that Jack Corder was not going
to meet Eddie Santry. 1t was stated
Billy Roche had asked Frank Rafae,
if he would meet Santry in the pre-
liminary. Rafael said he would if he
did not have to make less than 1876
pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10
Willie Has Shade on o,erien.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 10.-By rea-
son of his superior ruggedness and
harder hitting ability, John Willie OF
Chicago had a shade on Philadelphia
Jack OBrien in the windup at the
National Athletic club last night. It
was one of the hardest bouts in which
O'Brien has ever figured. and that he
staid the mint was due solely to his
consummate generalship in the last
round when he came within an ace of
turning defeat into victory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10
A YOUNG GIRL DISAPPEARS
Bessie Thompson, Aged "a, Believed
to Have Left City.

Bessie Thompson. II years old, re-
siding at III Sixth avenue, has not
been seen since yesterday noon, when
she started for school The police
have been notified and are making q
search for her. 1t is thought she Went
to Clinton on the afternoon boat She
is about feet tall is heavy set. and
wore dark skirt. red waist, and red
cap when she started for school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10
RESIGNS as Administrator.

c. p. Skinner has resigned as ad-
ministrato- of the Skinner estate. and
Judge Parmenter this morning ap-
pointed the Moline Trust < Savings
hank in MS place. NJ SINNERS poor
heath made +; necessary for him 10
resign as administrator. He Ieavet
tonight for Arizona 10 spend the win
ter. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-10
Jimmy Ryan at Evansville.

Evansville, Ind, Nov. Johnny
Ryan. manager last season of the Col
orado Springs team of the Western
league, yesterday signed as manager
OF the Evansville Central league team.
The new owners of the team are Ry-
an, president. G. w. Bement and John
Walker
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21
Willie's Sympathy.

The new clergyman was invited o
dine with the family the other Sun.
day. and eight-year-old Willie 4
course. made homself conspicuous DIR
ing his stay. He seemed TO be de.,-
ly impressed with the minister. a,d
never let his eyes stray from hin
He manifested as much interest asibs
elders in what was said. but regar5. a
the minister with a somewhat sorb,,.
fui expression. which was altogetb.r
uncalled for, as he was of a iotbI
disposition and greatly amused be
hearers. AS the minister was atblt
to leave Willie meekly approached II,
and sadly asked
"why-why-how does it feel IDLE
poor?"
What do you mean willie?" Iat !.
insly asked the minister. turnind %
the parents with an amused sroII
Why. I heard papa say to nh,
that you was mighty poor preacltr-
was Willie's startling declaration
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

The Sultan of Morocco stammers
fearfully, IL is said.
Senator Fairbanks is in that long
line Of Americans who have worked
their own way through college.
Governor and Mrs. OdeIl returned
to Albany. New York, from st. Louis.
where they have been visiting the
Fair.
Jane Adams. of Hull House fame,
has been selected by the Uni Tersity
of Wisconsin for the honorary degree
Of LII. ID.
The Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale
Is now an LII. II. of Williams College.
from which his father graduated just
100 years ago.
Prince Eitel Frederick. the Emperor
Williams second son. has accomplish
ed the feat of swimming across the
Rhine just above Bonn.
Secretary Cortelyou is already seek
Ing advice on the scope and methods
OF the Thirteenth Census OF the United
States. to be taken in 1910.
The Prince of Wales, through the
death Of the Duke OF Cambridge. comes
into possession of many leases belong
Ing TO the Ducby Of Cornwall.
President Roosevelt received fifty.
six boys. members OF the Young Cru
saders, OF Akron, Ohio, who have
gone into camp at Washington. ID. G.
Arthur Wing 2inero, the dramatIst.
passed his forty mint: birthday last
month. He keeps himself in play
writing form by means of outdoor
sports.
DIT. Mary Pierson Eddy. OF Beyroot,
Syria. who Is now I'm Washington, ID.
G.. is the only woman ever licensed
to practice medicine In the Turkish
domfnions.
Colonel John 8. Mosby, Of Confed-
crate guerrilla fame. who was recently
appointed an Assistant Attorney In
the Department Of Justice. at Wash.
ington, 10 seventy one years old.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21
NEwSY GLEANINGS.

Servian railroads are being extended.
Boston newsboys are petitioning for
more free public baths.
A statue to Johns Hopkins has been
projected at Baltimore.
Mexico is making a serious effort to
stamp out yellow fever.
The Car has sanctioned q reduc.
ton in the excessive number OF holi.
days observed in Russia.
German morse butchers are about IN
open restaurant in Berlin to educate
the upper class in the use Of Lorse-
flesh.
One Of the results of the recent An.
glo-French agreement is a renewal of
the scheme for tunneling the channel
between France and England.
The will Of Elisha s. Converse. of
Maiden. Mass. rubber shoe manu-.
facturer. directs that 100000 be given
10 the Maiden Public Hospital in trust.
They are talking at Chicago of rails.
ing the price of ice-cream soda from
cents to 10. as most OF the ice-cream
FURNISHED at the cheaper rate is frozen
cornstarch.
The War Department recently placed
a2 aldez with , boat company of Bay
onne, N. j., for 12O large wooden
launches which are to be used for
laying mines.
An anonymous donor has sent $1,000
to President Butler. of Columbia Uni.
versity, New York. to be used in assist
ing deserving and needy students in
visiting the st. Louis Fair.
The automobile is hurting the bust.
ness OF fashionable tailors in Europe.
1t Is found that people do not care
what they wear under their loose over.
all when they 90 motoring.
a Supreme Court decision at Con-
cord. n. H.. 1t was believed. estab-
lished the legality of pool-rooms op-
Grated solely for receiving money TO
be wagered outside of the State.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21
A Corner on lee

An extra piece OF ice was wa ted
An ice wagon was at neighbour
out there was no small coin j,kbe
house wherewith to pay for the deked
article.
We'll. never mind" said ma,ba.
you run out. Blanche. and a
nickers worth. the man will tru, non
until tomorrow"
Now Blanche was not accustcnS 10
dealing on credit. and did no,taks
kindly to the idea, but was uvine
very slowly to do her mother bid.
ding when some words in Iarys ters
on the top Of the wagon attrac,f her
attention, and suggested an xker-
able objection.
But he won't do II, mamma, Look
there on the wagon! II SAYS yot in
the Trust Margaret oulIivarfurke.
in Lippincott's.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21
Joseph's Well.

At Dothan. in Upper Palestine. is
a pool which has refreshed the travel.
er for centuries. II Is the well of 10
seph. Its environs form a dreary
enough prospect. Above IL Is a low.
Insignificant hill upon whose summit
cluster few miserable mud huts.
and at the base is the sordid anachro
nism OF a putting steam mill. while
away from IL stretches In all direc
lions the fainttoned. almost hueless
expanse Of the Syrian landscape. long
reaches of palet blue and gray and
yellow. with only an occasional bIotcb
Of brilliant color in the foreground
Dreary and waste and sad indeed Is
the scene to the eyes OF the flesh:
TO the eyes OF the spirit that squat.
bald hill becomes a veritabIe Mount
Of visions-visions a thousand times
more real and vivid than the specta
Gle Of mud huts and steam mill and
rocky wastes.-Metropolita Maya
zine.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES.

The New England Telephone and
Telegraph Co., which controls the To-
cal pay stations in Casco Bay have
been interviewed on the subject of
local exchanges by a representative OF
The Breeze and the following informa.
ton was given: An exchange can he
established. where the system has been
wired. on the application OF IL SUBJ
scribers at the rate Of SIS per year for
limited residence service. This in.
cludes 500 calls within the limits of
the exchange with privilege of con-
nection with the tell line for long dis
tance service. For $40 a telephone
can be put in for the summer season
OF three months and retained at The
rate OF $3.50 per month as long az
wanted. The company is ready to in
stall the exchange at any of the
islands where the telephone as a pub
TIC pay station now exists. bur Curl
ously enough. when they have been
approached on the matter the summer
residents have hung back, seeming un.
willing to pay the small price charged
for this inestimable service. Al
Harpswell. for instance. the company
sent out solicitor and he was una
bic to get IL subscribers at this rate.
The Breeze believes that there is moth
Ing more necessary to the Bay at pres
ent than individual telephone service.
which facilitates business, saves wor-
ry and is time and money saver. We
believe that a canvass of the islands
now would find more than enough sub
scribers to support the exchanges most
needed. Once installed they will De
found indispensable.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21
DEGENERATE MANcHU WAR.
Hardy Courage Of the Past Has se.
come Lazy ParasitIsm.

Hardy Courage Of the Past Has Re.
come Lazy ParasitIsm.
Three or four centuries ago the
southern part Of what Is now known
a. Manchuria was occupied By Core.
ans and was a portion Of their terri.
tory. 1t Is not known how far north
tneir rule extended. but there are
traces OF Corean architecture as far al
Liaoyang. which Is 120 miles from the
present Korean boundaries. At this
early -eriod the Manchu element CON.
sisted OF few powerful tribes. who.
though Of the same general Monaghan
stock, possessed many ethnolosic.,
points sufiicient TO distinguish them
from the great Chinese race which oc.
cupied China proper. The rowing life
In wild country where young braves
thought 1t no extraordinary achieve.
ment to kill with bow and arrow. sin.
gle handed. the fierce northern tiger.
developed the Manchu into a hardy.
fearless warrior, with a love for cour.
ageous deeds.
OF continued and rapid growth. From
small tribe their influence spread
over the great plains Of western Man.
churia until they became a force
which even great China deemed II ad.
visable to conciliate. Their ambi.
lions knew no limit. and early in the
sixteenth century, they began an in.
Vasion OF China. A century later. bv
methods which at times gave evidence
OF the most CRAFTY and skilful diplom.
acy, and again were those of a cruel
tyrant, the greatest empire that the
world has known was acquired nv a
race Of half savage nomads.
AS the home Of the Manchu dynastv
Manchuria. In the eyes of tho EN-.
peror. deserved honored treatment.
and the followers Of the standard
there was scarcely a Manchu who had
not seen service-were specially cared
1or. 1t was declared by special decree
that all Manchus for time unendinp
should belong to one OF the eight ban.
ner corps and receive a small month.
y stipend. The great home country
should remain the exclusive property
OF all Manchus, and Chinese were for.
oldden to hold land in it. The Kor.
cans had now been driven to the south
and Manchuria extended virtually tn
the banks of the Yalu on the south
and TO the sea on the east.
The Manchu policy. which. in its
conception. provided for the confirm.
ance and development of a great race
OF pure Manchus. who would ALWAYS
De at the beck and call of the Manchu
dynasty, and would be a safeguard
against the restoration of Chin.
csc rule. brought on results quite III
reverse Of those desired. The an.
Gnu found his small wage.s.ko .ent at
hrst to provide food. cad there was mn
longer the NECESSITY to live the ardu.
GUS lie 20, u hunter or herdsman. In
a separation or two the race had de.
gsSnesated into a lazy band of para.
sites VINO In the absence of a strenu.
Gus life had lost all the cunning and
warlike skill which had BROUGHT 10
them a great empire. They main.
tanned a reputation for fierceneSs
however. and at the time of the late
war with japan ii was predicted that
the japanese would find a match in
the Manchu cavalry. The first On.
gagement between the two dispera5
forever this illusion.-The Century
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21
An Expensive Meal

There was once a wester miner
who, after many years, mad, ID pile.
and going to San Francisco BOXED
about for the most splendid r.taurant
he could find. He wanted 20 ske I'D
to himself In one glorious sht for
all the privations and har,,lps of
many years. When he founI11s res.
taurant and the waiter hars1 him
the bill OF fare. he found II = In a
language that Is not common epoken
in mining camps. and that . co I'D
not make out anything but prices,
which were extremely high 20 he
turned to the waiter and i,''Brins
me 800 worth Of ham an tss."-
Chicago News.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21
An AntLsessiek Vessel.

Lieut.. Turc Of the French navy has
after much study devised a plan for
a ship. the passengers on which will. "A
he imagines. be proof against seasIck.
ness. He has caught the idea from the
motion OF swing. As general rule.
vessels are only set rolling from 10 &c
15 seconds at time. and a. his would
have a regular swing of p seconds. he
calculates that the effect of the waves
would thus be counteracted. NJ. lures
model ship would be Of about 5000 tons
burden. and would sail at a speed Of
10 knots. All the cabins would be wei,
out OF the water. a. they would be con.
structed on deck more than 30 fee
above the sea level.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-07-21

A COW put TO pasture in West Han
over, Mass. could not be found by her
owner. Charles Knot. last September.
and IL was supposed she had strayed
away. Her dead body was found re-
Gently. The animal had pushed her
head through the rungs Of q ladder, and
being unable to extricate Il had starv-
ed to death. +,