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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28
SOME BLusH1NG RADIsHEs.
(HonorabIe Mention.)

(Honorable Mention.)
One day going to plant radish seed and morn
ing glores. emped each package into and went
spade the ground. After doing this went for
the seed but could not tell them apart so planted
kind in the yard in the back In two
weeks had some big, red radshes growing in the
middle Of the front yard and pretty purple morning
glories creeping along the ground in the Every
body who went past laughed at the newly discovered
rnss lories and All the
dener. Harry A. Simpson,
B Sixth Grade, 1886 Park Avenues
Horace Mann School,
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seeds too the surface the rain will wash them
away well, think that's planted deep enough,
said after had the seeds but think bad
another layer of seeds top Of it mama
fixes her dill pickles. think these turnip seeds will add
greatly to the of the bed" kept put
ting layers of flower seeds another kind and then
vegetable seeds until had four OF flowers
and three Of vegetables went into the house. told
that my seeds would be to grow because
planted them thickly.
Soon the top ones up, and all the time seeds
Of another kind kept coming up Mama found
out what had done and laughs at still, but then
only three. Alice Berry,
"A Sixth Grade 3112 sColfax Avenue S. .z
- Lyndale School.
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HoP-o'-MY-THUMB's FARM.

Highs Credit.1
I practical I always practical and / hope
to be and therefore when determined to have
a garden vegetable garden was choice. At thit
time had only SMALL gravel back yard which
stout-hearted weeds had scarcely invaded. This
promising spot not to be thought of, so had
garden in zone bytwo-f foot box which placed
the back porch. planted and beans in this Hcs
o'-mythumb garden. found the corn near the door
of feed store and the beans taken from bag in
pantry kept the soil excessively wet all the time,
which not the most prudent considering the
contents of the garden.
At last the and beans up, the beans
fleet first bringing their heads behind them. The
not unlike ordinary at first but in time
it developed distinguishing traits My delight in this
garden increased daily. tended it faithfully but sud-
denly realized that the vegetables not
ing very rapidly The and beans sickly
green and they stopped growing before they
inches high Still faithful and waited for the
fruits of my labor. waited waited but my
patience did not benefit my garden. had dsregarded
Mother Natures simple rules and not
mine. In time my garden ceased to interest and
since then have sought in other lines than in
raising beans and Wanda Fraiken,
A Eleventh Grade, 1904 Sixteenth Avenue S.
South Side High School
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28
Minneapolis Topics.
For Saturday, June II.
"a RACE"

There all kinds of races from the zone two three
go! the against time to to school before the
under the topic,
but the story OF how 1t happened and now 1t ended must
that 1t happened.
papers the editor Of The
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING JUNE
o'clock They strictly original, written in
only of the than 800 wosds in
length, marked with the number of
paper signed with the grade,
dress of the writer The must not be rolled.
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IN THE GARDEN
Continued from First Page.)

snall Why wore laced-up shoes and was in B First
grade all thru my kindergarten! Very likely she had
been thinking the baby and had not meant at all!
So off troed to the side of the house (to own
particular where buried all the dead chicks,
birds bugs and bees) and set to work. I dug a deep
hole. Then stopped and mopped my brow as much
after the fashion of the laborng could What
to plant? Mama had planted seeds, but If wanted
get flowers out of the earth must put them in Of
So went into the house and returned with
bedraggled carnations. they went. Next
bit of broken tea Then two radishes fol-
lowed. What next? Why, rag doll Isabelle Mary
t1on) Then I carefully scooped the dirt and stamped
it, and my gardening was finished. And often
grass. -Lenora Brooke,
A Tenth Grade 1882 Chicago Avenue.
North Side High School.
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DILL PICKLE LAYERS.
Honorable Mention.)

-.
Nine years ago making a garden, SO
had to make one. too. She piece Of land,
toy spade hoe and rake, and told to go to work.
4cautioning plant my seeds too the
face the rain would wash them away. My ground
rich. I dug until I had hole dug that
reached nearly to China then dumped in seeds
saying and again to myself, Don't plant the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28
For Saturday, June ID:
"a DAY m CAMP"

Nearly everybody been camping at least Wis
tied somebody camping # you have had neither Of these
tell of fe II all three of these fail
imagine day in but be to label 1t fiction
editor of Journal
Junior
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING JUNE II,
strictly original written
only of paper, 300 in
length, than 100 marked with the number Of
paper signed with the grade, school,,
the list to be published later The must not be
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mother to admire it as had done. For
days I watered my garden regularly, but
soon it stopped growing altogether and
looked very sforlorn. why don't the
plants grow ?aI asked myself this ques-
ton over and over again but to no sstt-
isfaction. It was too great a puzzle for
me. The next day I pulled all my flowers
up and went back to my old pastime Of
building towns and cities in which was
sure of being successful
-Dorothea Brinley,
40 e Fourteenth Street.
A Seventh Grade,
Madison School.
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Battlefield AND BoNEYARD.
Honorable Ment

(Honorable Mention.)
Two years ago seized with strong desire
make garden. had small plot given and I
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SOMETHING OF a CRASH.
Honorable Mention.)

(Eonorab1e Mention.)
It of those deceitful days in early March
which clustering winter dresses in the robes of
spring sunshine was
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28
BALL GAMES SOMEWHERE.

have never done much gardening. But I gener-
ally think in the spring, Nov, this year will surely
hay good garden So p1a1 "a of
let them Then mother has to take them under
her care water them and work around them and when
they i think that fine gardener. But
then do not think shall try to be After
they out Of the ground mother that
take of them. ooh, yes will answer, but T
have blossom all that planted.
They never blossom because there is always BALI
game going somewhere. Harold Chaplin,
A Sixth Grade. 1924 Queen Avenue
Lake Harriet School.
GLORY IN TURNIP PATCH. ss
When went out to Uncle Sans last summer I
thought I would make garden. The next morning
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28
WHERE CITIES FLOURISH.

"Isnt garden pretty
My garden" consisted of few grass blades and
weeds which I had found in lot by house. One
corner of the back yard full of sand and black
dirt in which / could do liked. Sometimes built
city country town. at other times I tried Dig
ging to China, but just at this moment had up
mind to have a garden
thing that done to hoe the
ground. Then with rake place ready to put
the imaginary seeds Having finished this I looked
around to where could get the flowers. AS the
lot seemed to have great quantity of yell
low thought that should have some. Soon my gar
den finished to my satisfaction, called
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28
PICTURE PUZZLE.
(COpyrighted.)


How old is this young lady? You may find her age
by taking two letters out Of each of the posters
fence. Arranged correctly, the number of years VIII
appear.
Solution last weeks puzz1e--After hundred
steps,
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A Seventh Grade,
Madison School.
ONE BUNCH OF COTTON.

Five years ago my father brought
home with him number of cot
ton seeds which he gave US children,
and we were very anxious to plant them.
At last the time came when we three
were each given a piece of ground to
plant our seeds. We planted several
different kinds, but the first planted was
the cotton seeds. One by one we planted
the velvety little seeds until at last a
whole border was made around the bed.
Next we planted the other seeds and
then left them to the care of Mother
Nature.
The warm rain came down and whis-
pered to the little seeds and encouraged
them; then the sun warmed the earth
around the little seeds and smiled down
upon them. The cotton seeds soon be-
gan to push their way thru the earth.
The other seeds followed First wa
saw two small leaves, soon three more
appeared, and so on until the other
flowers looked like little bushes sur.
rounded by trees. Very soon we saw
whatseemed* to US round balls form on
our cotton plants. We found that these
balls were buds from which burst forth
beautiful creamy white blossoms. The
blossoms, altho much larger resemhIad
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28
A RETRoGRADE MOTION.

It was early in spring and just the time to begin
planting i took my wheel barrow and filled it with
rich soil and dropped it where garden patch was
to be- After had spent a long time at getting my
patch ready at last succeeded, coming back
with the seeds when Looked up; there the center
lay my large greyhound stretched out had just fin
ished Strengthening it second time when perceived
the cat coming. She did not go far before she began
retrograde movement with close behind her
After these experiences have decided leave
garden patch until high fence is it.
"A Eighth Grade, Hiram Brugger
Greeley School 2732 Elliot Avenue
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moss rose After two days the blossoms died. leav-
IN their places other balls or bulbs which
and sWelled but they opened killed the
plants. The next again planted cotton seeds,
but as the bulb about to open children came
into the yard and picked it. The last year
that raised cotton plants the good fortune of
having bulb burst and display its cotton when
Mother Nature opened the door for the plant
A Eighth Grade as--Winifred Bleecher
Adams School. 937 Minnehaha Avenua
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-03-31
A Coal Mine Discovered.

1t has been supposed for some time
that coal existed in Clarke county
and recent discoveries in the land
owned by Warren Crosby, about four
miles north Of Quitman, have devel-
oped the fact that a rich vein Of coal
runs through his land. After making
this discovery, a few specimens were
analyzed and proved to be the genuine
article. Messrs. c. F. Hahn and C..J.
Schlevoight, Of this place, have leased
the land where the coal was discov-
cred and we are informed that pre-
parations will begin at once to learn
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sational gossip her courage failed
and black despair clutched her heart.
Whispering tongues had poisoned the
very air she breathed and death be-
came preferable. What infamies
have been heaped on the innocent
and defenseless! What misery has
invested the frail and sensitive be-
cause Of the vile ISLANDERS and unjust
reports that have been put in circu-
lation by those who are mean enough
not to care! The blood of this poor
girl is on the head of the man who
started the slander that drove her to
the grave, and the ghosts of a mil
lion such crimes are ever stalking
abroad denouncing the punishment Of
those who are guilty. Democrat
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do not know the meaning of the Ian
guage of the average national politi-
clan and my work here has been in
vain. 1 have maintained all along
that this is exactly what the people
of the country might expect from
this administration. It has been en-
deavoring with might and main to
get the people to believe it was "agin"
the trusts, but the decision of the
Supreme Court, by bare majority
vote against the merger, was as much
a surprise to the Attorney General as
it was to the criminal combine in
vowed in the decision, hence he made
haste to get to the trusts Of the
country with a disclaimer that they
Intended to pursue the matter further.
The interest here in the next demo-
| cratic presidential candidate does not
abate in the least. The strides being
made by the Hon. William Randolph
Hearst is almost the sole topic of
conversation wherever politicians do
congregate. Almost every day brings
news of his capture Of some more
delegates or Of some man of promi-
nence in the party councils coming
out for him. The Parker men are
thoroughly demoralized and his band
wagon here is nearly ready to hang
out a sign. standing room only
The old politicians Of the party are
dazed and do not know what to make
Of it. Hitherto they have always had
things their own way in fixing up
conventions and sending delegates.
They have just begun to realize
that the people of the country are
taking hand in this affair and that
they are not in it. They must either
get out of the way or get run over.
In their despair they are beginning
to talk of taking a candidate from
the South and the names Of Senator
Joseph W. Bailey of Texas, and the
Hon. John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi, the brilliant floor leader Of the
democracy in the House, are men,
toned. In speaking of this matter
to me the other day prominent
member Of the House said: "John
Sharp Williams would make an ideal
and an ideal President of
the United States, if it were not for
the fact that he would not be running
two weeks before the Mississippi con-
Ptitution would be the sole issue in
the campaign" And there you are.
Charles A. Edwards.
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the large task that is before them.

the large task that is before them.
Despite the fact that the legisla.
ture overlooked the matter of making
an appropriation for 'the paying Of
these commissioners and failed to pro,
vide for any expense money, a stem
ographer, stationery, or for the print
ing of four hundred copies of the
code authorized by the lawmakers
to be distributed among the members,
the commissioners will proceed to
their task.
A better commission for the state
could not have been selected, abler
lawyers and jurists could not have
been secured, and the new code will
be perfect work in every respect.
Jackson News.
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Driven to Suicide.

Miss Ellen Mcmillan, a defenseless
girl at Walnut Ridge, hanged herself
at that place few days ago because
Of the shame and humiliation she felt
at being mentioned as the cause Of
the separation Of married couple.
1t was asserted after her death that
she was entirely innocent Of the
charge. The man who started that
false and slanderous report is himself
guilty Of crime that should condemn
him to a life Of remorse. This poor
girl valued her good name above all
else, and when she realized that il
was being made the subject Of sell.
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Mississippi Press Association.

4 Secretary J. G. Mcclure, of Yazoo
kty, has sent the following circular
ktter to all members Of the Mlssis-
1ppi press:
.'To members Of the press-The
lirty-ninth annual session OF the
ississippi Press Association will be
lid at McComb City, Monday and
uesday, May 16 and II, 1904.
he headquarters Of the association
McComb City will be the Nc
oughlin Hotel, at which a rate of
per day has been secured. The
eetings Of the association will be
the opera house, which has been
ndered by the citizens OF McComb
fty.
"The first session will be called to
der promptly at 10 a. m. Monday,
ay 16, by President r. B. May.
ther sessions will be held that
ternoon and night, and the follow
2 merning and afternoon.
"Monday night, after the exer-
ses at the opera house, the associa-
on will attend q banquet. Tues
" afternoon carriage drive over
9 city and other entertainments
i've been provided.
TUESDAY night al 1910 O'Clock
lose who have secured transporta-
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Washington, March 25.-The final
report of the census report upon
cotton ginning showing the total cot
ton production for 1903, gives the
following:
Number of commercial bales, in
cluding linters, 10,399,55S against
II, ,275,l los for 1902.
The following table distributes the
crop, exclusive Of linters:
In the United States 1,2O5,O73
commercial bales; 9,359,472 square
bales; 770,20S round bales; 75,999
sea island bales.
The total crop reduced to com.
mon basis as to size Of bales, is ar
equivalent of 1851, ,129 five hundred
pound bales, as against 10,630.94E
five hundred pound bales in 1892.
The number of bales, counting
round as half bales, including linters
was l0,Ol4,454 against lO,784,47
The equivalent bales Of five hundred
pound standard. including linters,
were l0,045,6l4 against lO,827, ,l6s
in 1902.
The square bales upland crop, re-
ported from ginners which aggre-
gated 9,359,474 shows a decrease Of
633, 1913 from 1902.
Round bales upland crop reported
from ginners were 770,2O8. a de-
crease Of 2ll,056.
The bales Of sea island cotton re-
ported from ginneries were 1888, q
decrease Of 29,56O and the bales Of
sinters reported from cotton seed oil
mills we're l93,485, a decrease Of
1,73S.
These statistics were collected
through a canvass Of the individual
ginners Of the cotton states by 63l
local special agents who found that
3O,2l8 ginneries had been operated
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Come to Us for
High Grade Buggies,
Love Wagons.

tion through the secretary will leave
in sleepers for the Worlds Fair in
St. Louis, where every courtesy has
been extended by the management.
"The program for the meeting in
McComb City is now being prepared.
A number Of practical subjects by
practical newspaper people will be
presented. In addition to this ad-
dresses will be delivered by Gov.
James X. Vardaman, Congressman
John S. Williams, Chancellor R. B.
Fulton OF the State University, and
Prof. J. c. Hardy, president of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College" I"
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Washington, D. G., Mar. %, 1904.

Washington, D. G., Mar. 20, 1904
There is a disposition here on the
part of many democratic senators to
fight the appropriation asked for by
Secretary Cortelyou, of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. They
say that he does not hesitate to ask
for money galore, but that he does
nothing and so far has apparently
made no attempt to do anything to
obtain facts concerning the opera
tlons of the trusts in this country
with the view to the widest publicity
and the passage of legislation to curb
them when found to be in the crimi-
nal class and out of the reach of the
legislation now on the statute books.
For that very reason there may be a
spirited debate in the Senate on fur
ther large appropriations for Mr..
Cortelyou's department. There is
also talk of the resignation of Mr..
Cortelyou.
In this connection there is much
talk here anent the interview with
the Acknowledgement of the United
States Immediately following the
Northern Securities merger decisicn
by the Supreme Court. There is an
unwritten law here that the president
and the cabinet officials cannot be
interviewed, and no matter what they
might say to any newspaper man
here they would not be quoted in the
papers without their full and free
consent. So, the conclusion is ire
sistible that the Attorney-General
sent for the representative of the AS
sociated Press in order to say what
he was quoted as saying the very next |
morning after the merger decision
was rendered. That interview was
clearly a sop" to the trusts. In
order to allay the ranking feelings
of the trusts over the merger deci-
sion, he gave it out in clear and un-
mistakable terms that this was to be
the last fight of the administration
against the trusts and they might
rest easy the balance of the year, or,
for that matter, the remainder Of the
time that Roosevelt occupies the
the White House or that Knox is the
Attorney-General. In the language
of the Attorney-G General, the admins
tration docs not intend to run amuck"
with the business interests of the
country. If that does not mean in
substance what | said above then |
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-03-31
Appointment Of Code Commissioners

The members Of the code commits
sion, Chief Justice Albert H. Whit
field, Of the state supreme court, Hon.
I. G. Catchings Of Vicksburg, and
Hon. W. H. Hardy Of Hattiesburg,
have signifed to Governor Vardaman
their acceptance Of the appointment
made by him, and they will meet
within the next few days to organize
and lay out plans for their work,
mapping out what each is to do and
the best means for proceeding with
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-03-31
Peonage Charges in Kemper County.

Peonage Charges in Kemper County.
Word reached here from Kemper
county that the citizens Of that Sec
ton are highly indignant over the
arrest and indictment of five citizens
OF that county by United States Mar
shal Edgar 5. Wilson and deputies
on the charge Of peonage.
| Neighbors Of the men placed un-
der arrest, and who are now at lib
erty under bond in the sum OF 81, 800
each, state that the charges are abso-
lutely groundless, and that the in
dictments are the result -of a piece
OF spite work Of man living in that
neighborhood. TIE parties indicted
are among the most prominent cit,.
zens Of the county, and have hereto-
fore enjoyed very high standing.
Clarion-Ledger.
II the parties indicted are inno-
cent as their neighbors claim, the
courtwill not sustain the indictments.
But should their guilt be proven, a
reform movement will be instituted
in their several cases, as was done
In Alabama. Being prominent is all
tho worse II guilty, as they set bad
example to the mediocre in their
several communities.
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We are sorry the Board Of Super
visors didn't see its way clear and
purchase the book-type writer for
the Chancery Clerk. Its cost in our
opinion is largely overbalanced for
the work it does and the book space
it saves. Any one having occasion
to frequently use the county records
will bear us out in the advantages we
claim for this machine. 1t will save
its cost in books in two years.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-03-31

$lo0 Timothy hay, bran, oats, corn
and Purina. T. w. Smith & Sons Co.
White Lady peas.
J. A. Stansbury.
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the size Of the bed. 1t has long been
supposed that hidden under the fer
tile soil of Clarke county there exist
ed untold wealth of minerals which
were only waiting to be discovered to
make the owner immensely wealthy.
Oil also has been discovered at Enter
prise and while the attempt to open
up we'll proved failure, another
trial might meet with the most graft
flying results. Oil has also been dis
covered at the Crosby place where
the recent coal discovery was made.
The business men Of Quitman should
organize stock company and develop
some OF these rich mineral fields in
which Clarke county abounds. Moth
ing ventured, nothing gained"
Quitman Globe.
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Special Correspondence

20 The Lexington Adbenser By our Washington Cores
pondent.
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Red cherries at

Red cherries at
]. A. Stansbury's.
New Madrid, ST. Charles seed corn
at I. W. Smith 4 Sons Co. II
Pure maple syrup st GWin Bros.