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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06
IN AND OUT OF THE AGE
OF INVENTION.

Altho we live in the age of
invention and it seems as tho
we already had all the useful
Improvements that can be
thought Of and worked out by
man, yet there are few
things which it seems might
yet be invented to assist in
everyday work. If I could,
I would invent some kind of
glass which would not melt no
matter how hot it should be-
come. After inventing this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06

What would INVENT Ali It takes but seconds
thought. dsh-washing machine! In big letters The
majority of inventions hitherto have been for the bene
fit Of the elders Now, if to invent something
would be article of benefit to the Juniors What
blessing to able pile the beloved (9 dishes into
large receptacle similar to clothes washing machine
simply turn the crank, and out the Dishes spic
span cleani How exceedingly pleasant would be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06
"a CRUISE ON LAND.

would invent steamboat that could go land
and water. IL you wanted it TO go land, would
only have to push the wheels out and you wanted it
to 90 on you would have only to push the wheels
in. If you should with ship full of tea and
wanted it taken to certain place. would only have
to push the wheels out and then it could go land
You would have leave the ship in the water and
have wagons take the tea away.
Sixth Grade, Jack Friedman,
Adams School 2l15 Sixteenth Avenue 5.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06
LESSONS BY THE PRESSED BUTTON ROUTE.


do not like to study so in this would invent
a machine learn my lessons for There would be
several buttons to this machine each labeled say
history, spelling, arithmetic, geography, language
would read my lessons to this machine and would press
button and ray lesson would be learned Instead of
staying in for hours studying / could play with my
friends if could invent such machine
B Fifth Grade -Beatta Knutson,
Greeley School 1886 Fourteenth Avenue >.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06

glass have placed in the door side of
that could whatever in the clearly
and could, without opening the oven door, see whether
the cake bread, ETC.. done There cakes which
will fall if the door opened too and, the
other hand if looked at enough, they will be
found burned A glass door, such as would invent,
would do away with all this trouble
B Twelfth Grade Mary l. Robertson,
South Side High School. Bis Columbus Avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06
NOT WATTS TEA KETTLE.

Honorable Mention.)
When little I had read of Watts discovery Of
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
Noah yvaded In the Mud.

Bishop Warren \. Gambler of the
Southern Methodist church, whose
home Is In Atlanta. Ga. has a reputa-
ton for ready wit and epigrammatic
repartee rs well, though not as extern
sively established as his more serious
renown as profound and eloquent
preacher While at Wesley Grove
camp meeting the subject of eternal
damnation" was introduced by one of
n party OF ministers and laymen who
were lounging about In one of the re-
ception tents on. Preachers row. en-
1oying secular relaxation and social in
tercourse. rs Methodists are inclined
to do when occasion offers. especially
ut q camp meeting. One gentleman
addressed Bishop Gambler and said:
Bishop. surely you don't believe that
God would permit anybody to be
damned, do you? Don't you think God
Is too good for that?"
To this Methodist with Universalist
predictions the bishop replied:
Il don't know about that. Biblical
history would seem to be to the con-
trary. According TO the theory imnlie<i
In what you say, all the wicked people
who We're drowned in the food went
straight TO heaven and to eternal rest.
away from the cares OF this world.
while the only good man I'm the whole
world at that time was left wadinc
around In the mud"
Useless TO add that the gentlemen
with the Universalist notions saw TO il
that the subject was changed.
more sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
FRIENDLY SEA GULLS.
Army Transports Followed By q
Rfrs1~

Army Transports Followed by the
Birds to MnniIa.
Gulls are especially fond OF the Unit.
cd States army transports, for these
ships carry many men, who. denied the
taste for books which renders an ocean
Journey less tedious and having linn
tied facilities for deck sport. take To
feeding the gulls as a pastime. When
one of the big vessels leaves the Gold.
en- Gate and passes the Farallone IS.
lands hundred or more brown bodies
with long sweeping wings, leave their
resting place and take up the flight in
the wake Of the transport.
Then some soldier who has made the
trip before says: Here come the sea
gulls. We'd better feed them IL we
want quick passage this trip" And
many soldiers invade the stewards
premises and gather up the waste
bread and victuals.
The birds seem to know when thcy
are TO be fed. for they come dying I'm
ever narrowing circles until they are
within short distance OF the shin.
Then the food begins to fall OH the wa
tiers, and tie brown winged forms
swoop eagerly down upon the waves
and seize what has been thrown forth.
This is continued until the food is ex.
hausted, and then the soldiers 20 be-
low, leaving the gulls To get away
with their food rs they fly. They new.
er seem TO rest, these queer birds. Day
after day they follow the ship, cleav.
ing the air with swift wings, flying
easily and without apparent effort. In
deed, il seems as though they were not
made to rest.
On the last trip of the transport Lo-
gan one OF the gulls had its wing mus
Giles injured I'm some way and dropped
futtering upon the deck, its wide
gooselike bin open and strange squawks
coming from its throat A soldier
spied ii and took 1t to his bunk, where
he fed 1t daily until 1t became strong
again. Then he allowed it TO fly again.
But the bird had not forgotten its benz
efactor. Every day Il would alight on
the deck and allow none save this par
ticular man To feed IL.
1t followed the boat to Honolulu, 10
Guam and anally to Manila. Where it
rested during the two weeks the Lc-
gan lay in Manila Is not known, but
when the vessel turned on its home
ward course. bound for Nagasaki. the
first day out found this gull. easily dis
tinguishable by fieck OF white on It's
neck. resting on the stern. AS It's Ia
yorite soldier did not appear the gull
gr2ciously allowed others TO feed IL
and continued it's trip with the ship
until the Logan passed the Farallone
islands.-San Francisco Chronicle
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
winston churchIn Of nneland.

winston Churchill OF England is de-
scrlDed as mot so well dressed as Mr..
chamberlain once was, not so small as
LORD Rosebery, not so handsome as
sir Edward Grey, not SO intellectual
as Mr.. Morley" And it is added that
lie Is the mos compelling youthful
hgure In moderu politics. The blend
or the schoalboy, the prize fighter-his
lace speaks Of it-and the fanatic is a
strong one. ana that almost sums up
MT churchill. lie is the only man liv-
ing who VIII he able to compete with
Mr' chamberlain in appealing to the
sporting instincts and the ideals of the
working classes. lie is essentially a
democrat-a demagogue. III YOU like
us MS rather was before him. There is
no Parnellite aloOfness about him. He
Is never so happy as when down
among the crowd. He would have
made splendid president OF the
States. shaking hands with all and
sundry"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
Rough on Mark TMnIn

Mark Twain tells an Interesting story
In connection with the late Charles
Darwin. He was Informed by a friend.
who was visiting the eminent scientist.
that he had noticed copy of "The
lnnocents Abroad lying on the great
mans table. Darwin requested him
on no account to disturb the book, as II
was his practice to read 1t night and
morning. On the appearance OF Oar
wins biography, Mark Twain FASTENED
to purchase copy in order to ascertain
what reference 10 himself it might con-
tain. There was, however, no mention
whatever OF his name. the only posi-
bic allusion to him being the statement
that Darwin in his Old age suffered
from some kind of brain paralysis
which prevented him from following
his ordinary mental pursuits and com
PEELED him TO solace himself with
trashy novels and vacuous humor."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
n Novel KINGDOM.

London papers report that Sir Charles
n. J. Brooke, the Englishmau who en-
joys the unique distinction Of being the
ruler of half million Malays. Chinese
ana Dyaks Mt Sarawak. in the island OF
Borneo, has just appointed his son TO
assist him in his regal duties. The ra-
Jah of Sarawak has taken this sten I'm
consequence OF his growing iutirmities.
lie is in his seventy-tfth year.
The story of how the rulershin of
Sarawak came into the hands of the
BROOKE family is u romantic one. IL
was brought about by the adventures
or the uncle OF the present raJah. In
1888 James Brooke then thirty-fiye
years OF age. having retired wounded
from military service I'm India. chnr-
tered a small yacht and with n crew of
twenty men sailed away to the far east
In search OF adventures. II hnppenod
that he reached Sarawak while n biy
rebellion was on. Throwing I'm his lot
win the rcigning sultan, lie brought
order out OF chaos and was himsalr
appointed raiah OF the province he had
rescued from anarchy.
After successful rule his health
gave way. and forty years ago his
nephew succeeded him. The regent Is
thirty years of age and has resided I'm
sarawnk on and Off from boyhood.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
Mnuled by m Linn

n recent exploring expedition along
the boundaries of British East Africa
Killed thirty-nine lions and had some
thrilling adventures. Captain Maud.
VINO was i'm command, writes: Baird
mad few days before been mauled bv
Hon The brute charged out from n
patch Of bush, and Bairds shot failed
To stop him. The next moment the lion
had Knocked him down and was maui
ing him. BGird.s fox terrier, James.
which had hitherto had n well merited
reputation for discretion. performed
prodigies of valor and positively found
ms way into the lions mouth. But he
was not to his majesty's taste and was
elected, strangely enough. with little
hurt. Meanwhile Baird's two shikaris
Dehaved splendidly. One caught the
lion by the tail and pulled. while the
other very coolly shot him through the
heart. Baird had several wounds.
some or them deep, but the miracle OF
MS escape as well as that Of James
was explained when 1t was seen that
the lions jaw had been broken by
Baird's first shot"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
INDIANS AND THE ARMY.
The Old Time omcers Were the Red
skins Best Friends

Skins Hest Friends.
The best friend the Indian ever had
was the old time regular army officer"
said L. Il. Montgomery, n cattle raiser
OF Miles City, Mont, the other day.
and incidentally the best friend the
young cub officer just out of West
Point ever had was the old time In
dian. have lived in Montana. Nebras-
ka and Idaho practically all my life.
ana L saw and took part in many of
the Indian campaigns of twenty and
thirty years ago. During the Indian
wars l saw hundreds of things to prove
to me the bonds of friendship existing
beween the boy officer and the willy old
Indian even when the latter was on
the warpath.
I'm the summer of 1876. about the
tlne or Custer and the Little Big Horn
was In Montana. The Cheyenne Sioux
were giving the settlers trouble. and
two troops of cavalry had been sent
after them and were euca:nped on
what is now my own ranch. The old
officers ut that time had a habit of
sending out lieutenant with three or
four men on scouting expeditions.
THE young fellows Just out of the
Point would gallivant around the coun-
try, running down Indians and half
the time not succeeding very well.
During this Cheyenne outbreak this
plan was followed. and a merciful
Providence alone knows how near to
death some of these young army fell
lows came
"One old Indian told me afterward
that he and party Of his scouts were
i'm hiding one afternoon when n lieu
tenant and three privates rode by look
Ing for them and less than twenty
yards from where the Indians were
hidden. Did the Indians shoot? or
course not. They knew the young lieu
tenant. had probably snapped tobacco
with him, and they. allowed him to
pass by unframed.
You will find in the west today that
practically no prejudice exists against
the Indian on the part of the old army
ofhcer-the officer who fought Indians
on the plains in the sixties and seven
ties, when fighting was real fighting.
Many of the officers, strange rs il may
seem, We're adopted into the various
Indian tribes. against some of which
they were afterward compelled TO
Eight. "-WashinSton Post
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
A BEAUTY ON BEAUTY.
Winner OF Prize Advises Girl. q
Think of Other Things.

Winner OF Prize Advises Girl. to
Think of other Thinx.
So far as Mrs. Lcnhof-s telling Il f.
concerned no one would ever know
that she was May Stubensky, the prize
winner I'm the beauty contest ut the
worlds fair.
Fifteen years ago she was an ac-
knowledged belle in Jewish circles and
happier girl could not be found. Ru-
mors of her beauty penetrated beyond
Detroit, and with reluctance she ac-
cepted the invitation TO enter the pho-
tographic competition for the beauty
prize OF the world, and no one was SO
surprised as the young woman herself
when she carried Off first prize as the
most beautiful woman OF her race. One
OF the priced relics of that period is the
picture of herself that won the prize.
She has constantly refused to let it be
published.
'Oh, people would think I'm proud"
is her excuse. "And then see so many
ugly pictures In the papers they make
me laugh. Besides, l don't like people
10 see me as l was fifteen years ago.
They would notice SO much difference
now"
Ii is only after repeated efforts that
the visitor will be allowed even to gaze
upon the picture.
The passing of the years has left
many marks on this beautiful woman.
but has not entirely obllterated the
graceful lines of her youth. Yet. OF
all women, Mrs. Lenhoff has the least
to say In praise of beauty.
Better that girl be not so pretty"
she says, 'if she can be happy. Better
that she have not so many to praise
her IL she can find one honest word
said TO her. Beauty is not all; ii Is Of
ten the worst part of life"
Today she lives in little cottage Mt
III Division street. With her only
child. bright lad Of eleven years, and
her father and mother, she lives u
quiet. humble life. Her husband Is
somewhere in South Africa. The fever
for adventure induced him TO cross the
seas. and ii Is ten long years since the
girl he wooed and won has seen him.
He fought through the Boer war he
wrote home. and the last word was
that he had set up I'm business over
there and would come home soon, but
the promise is not much relied on,
The cares and worries OF those lonely
years have left Mrs. Lennon a broken
down constitution. and her anxious old
mother implores her to rest her mind
and body and cast Off the worries that
have afflicted her.
You must not say l am proud of
my beauty" was Mrs. Lenhofr's warn
ing. "Yeu must tell girls it is a vain
thing and not a blessing 1t is too Of
ten the source of great trouble."-De
troit News
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
Heindeep In Alaska.

Uncle Sam has found good way OF
sustaining life among the Alaskan Es-
KINDS. About S1.2J year per head
pays the bills. the value received" con-
sistinE OF reindeer imported from ST.
IBERIA, which furnish the natives with
food, clothing. means OF transportation
ana other necessaries of life. At the
present rate of increase. even If no
more are imported, there will be at
least 100000 reindeer in Alaska Mn
less than twenty-five years. 1t will
not be at all surprising, in the opinion
or some, if the reindeer industry should
grow to be one Of considerable com
mercial Importance to the United
States. 1t has even been estimated
That in thirty-five years Alaska may be
IN position to sell annually 800. 900 to
l,Ooo.O0O reindeer carcasses. besides
furnishing several thousand tons of
mans and tongues. Nor may it be
hgment OF the brain TO predict that Mt
no very distant day trains from arctic
ana subarctic Alaska will roll into
Seattle laden with cargoes of this very
palatable food.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
1t shook the Nerves of the Peapie ga
Well es the Ground.

Citizens Of Wellington. New Zealand,
had some interesting experiences on
the occasion OF their earthquake on the
morning OF Aug. o. \ Wellington pa
per describes the quake and ensuing
excitement as follows: There came a
little thrill that trickled up and down
ones spine, then another little thrill
and shiver and n shake that gradual
ly developed into a rattle. 1t was an
earthquake, but for few seconds no.
body was much alarmed. Suddenly
the tremor changed to convulsion
and vigorous rocking that ratified ey-
erybody's teeth I'm his head and urged
the inmates Of shops, offices, hotels
and houses generally to seek the open
air with great velocity. With almost
complete unanimity those indoors broke
for the staircases and exits, and sedate
seniors and stout citizens who never
ran before displayed wonderful dash
in whirling themselves into the streets
at pace that would have done credit
to professional sprinter.
I'm less than five seconds the foot
paths were crowded with startled cit
izens-clerks with pens behind their
ears, shopglrls hatless and disheveled,
portly citizens blown and painting with
the effort OF covering twenty yards In
q fifth Of second and nearly every
body who was able to move at ali.
Work was forgotten at the bidding of
the earthquake shock, hardened topers
left their glasses unfinished aud rushed
out OF the bars. and for some time the
streets were thick with barehea ded
people excitedly explaining to stran-
gers their sensations and their amaze
ment at the unsupported agility they
had displayed. 1t was some time be-
fore people made up their minds that
the shake was solo performance and
not merely the prelude to a subterrane-
an symphony. The girls from the fac
tories In particular could not be per-
suaded 10 return to their work.
'Wellington's tall buildings waved
considerably. A man high UP on the
face of one OF them cleaning windows
held on tight and received q cheer
from the crowd-after the panic was
over. Men working on telegraph poles
also stuck to their posts having no
alternative. The shock affected peo-
pie in different ways. In several or
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
TAs Informal Danish Kin.

The people of Copenhagen. writes n
correspondent of the London Chroni
Gle. setray no surprise when they see
their venerable monarch approaching
and they treat his appearance in the
streets as one Of the ordinary daily in
cidents.
King Christian takes his walks
abroad quite informally and without
ceremony. 4 year or two ago I was
walking IN Copenhagen with an Eng
lishman resident in that beautiful and
delightful city. and lac called my Mt.
tention TO a stately white haired gen.
ueman with n kindly face who came
toward us leaning on stout cane. As
we drew level with him he stopped
and extended his hand TO another pc.
deStrian who had saluted him respect
fully and unafTectcdly exchanged greet
ings.
Then he strobe on, and but for the
lifting OF hats and the genial acknowl-
edgment OF salutations there was no
sign that sovereign was making a
progress in his capital.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
Eats with GoIL Cbanstt.t.

So far as personal appearance goes
tho Chinese empress is picture OF
vigor, with piercing black eyes. hair
dyed jet black and pretty little hands.
whose nails, several Inches long. are
protected by golden shields like elon.
gated thimbles. Isl An is very vain of
these hands, which, according to Chi
nese notions, are extremely beautiful.
and she is equally proud OF her long
hair. which she parts I'm front and
brushes over her ears Mantchoo fash
ion. At the back it is held by long
jade pin, like paper cutter. tasseled
~ crimson and decorated with artif-
cial flowers and golden butterflies. At
dinner she eats with gold chopsticks.
talks much and smokes little For
her age she is remarkably well pre-
served, with nothing coarse I'm her
countenance and nothing TO indicate
the low origin alleged by her enemies.
She is fond of music and will appre-
ciate musical box when she cannot
have band
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30

the dry goods stores some of the girls
collapsed. their limbs refusing TO sun
port them; others fainted. and others
became hystericaL One leading bust.
ness man. who is not unknown I'm ship
ping circles, found his legs refuse to
support him, though he had a great de-
sire TO reach the open air. Keep cool,
Keep COOL! was the advice given by a
head clerk TO his stafr I'm one impor-
tant office. and all the while he was
trembling like one with the ague.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO.,
FALL SCHEDULE, 1904.
Sc Baltimore, Fred

S- Baltimore, Fred
EeSt,z=Tss 49, ericksburg, Nor
!s= .zzsssEii 4 ( s,ssSSssSS folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
On and after September 9Th steamers WIN
leave baltimore, Tuesday and Friday nj an
p, m, Tor Fredericksburg and all landings on
win leave Frederick sburg Monday and
thursday tide pernittingl at . y. IN. going as
iar as LeSdstown ON these evenings.
Leave Ieedstown 4:S1 a. M, Tuesday and
L rlHSy Tor baltimore. making all landings
p, VI" w 49, baitinoTe y, IN. Sunda '. S:0 p.
mock and intermediate points.
,, WIZ ieSys Isppahannock at a. IN. Monday,
iuoSuay, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Tor Baltimore and Intermediates points.
steamers from baltimore Tuesday and
Friday oniy, stop at BAY Port
Steamers from baltimore "Wednesday do NOR
stop M Weems. lrvington. Millenbeck. Nerry
roi OH VStlOlman's Moran's, Bowers, Wares
or Weliford's on their way 70 1appahannock
steamer from Baltimore, sunday does nor
stop At Miiienbeek. Moran's. Merry Point, OF
her way to 1appahanuock
Steamer from Baltimore Thursday dues NOT
STOP at lrvingtOn and Weems.
steamer from Baltimore Thursday only.
s'Sps at wharyes in Urbanna Creek.
., StS ,r 10 Baltimore Wednesday only stop
~ WhafNeS IN Jrbanua Creek
steamers 10 baltimore " ednesday does nor
S'Sp e Nv merry Poi3t, o;toman's. or Morans.
only, stop aJ Bay Port.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
VIII leave Tappahannock D. IN. Monday
anu fIlday. stopping at all landings In,vS.
NOt1oik at y. M Sunday and Tuesday for
Iappahannoek. calling at all landings.
FkEDERICKS AURA AND URBANNA.
Beginning Monday. March nth, the new
ana attractive steamer Caroline CARRYING the
~ w. .: mali leaves Crbsnna every Monday.
ericksburg and all int ermt d. Re wharyes TSn
PanannOck at lOa M. arriving at Frederick
DUurs ABOUT D. m. Returning, will Leave
5reoerleksourg at II n. m. Tuesday, Thurs
tons hrst-class.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30

i would enlist you one and all I'm this
glorious war No1r trials may be Sc
we're. your labor arduous. but i'm the
END victory is certain. II may be yours
10 share i'm the triumph. but IL you per-
ism In the struggle you will yet be able
to say: Il have fought n good fight.
Henceforth there is laid up for me q
crown OF righteousness"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30

AIT. rerguson-Whose character were
you and Mrs. Tarrup discussing when
I came In?
Mrs. Ferguson-What made VOL
mink we were discussing anybody's
character?
MT. Ferguson-I noticed yon were
busily talking-that'a aM-Exchrnpe.