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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
FRIENDSHIP IN THE ZOO
Amusing Instances Of Chumship Between Animals Of
Widely Different Natures.

Among the strange features of life in a large
the unexpected, and times, amusing friendships
that spring up between animals of altogether dissimar
habits and natures. Out at the national two Rhesus
monkeys have formed friendship for large Bel
gan hare, but this is not surprising Of the
patonic loves that have been noted elsewhere Some
years the botanical gardens at Rio de Janeiro the
capital of Brazil, kept large manatee in pond on
grounds. It immense creature, and, time, be-
came tame that it would to the waters edge and
grass the hands the visitors This huge
animal formed attachment for European swan
kept on the lake, and followed it about tho the
were its guardian that wherever the happened
to be had only to look the clear water by side
to see the lazy manatee floating about and feeding
the water plants at the bottom Visitors found this
OUT and by coang the to the edge of the lake they
were always Of the manatees following. When the
left the water the manatee discontinued and
restless until it returned AS for the swan, grew
customed the big animal that had fear when the
manaee by its side to take air. and the two got
along famously.A
Mr.. AGao his description of the private menager
les OF England, that such attachments about
often in the big animal parks Of Great Britain. At
of them, Leonardslee he Sambur deer and Welsh
pony that great chums At present of the pair
of hppopotami in the London has grown very fond
Of ordinary black house that enters and leaves the
menagerie in England Mr.. Afalo saw two gray wolves
that ''hand in glove'' with European bear
Sometimes the bear would get tired of the ncessant
boisterous play of the wolves in which event he would
climb tree and lie down to sleep in the forks of
branches leaving his companions to howl his alb
sence below. ..- -.-~ - .-.s. ia ~
Sir Harry Johnston the d1scoverer of the okap in
his recent work ganda deserves how for time he
undertook the tanning and domestication of number of
Wild animals Of that country experiment in which he
partly successful Among the animals which he had
at his geological experiment station was baby ee-
plant and young zebra that became great cronies The
little elephant had way of twinng its trunk in loving
embrace around the neck Of ZEBRA and atho the latter
usually very aectonate toward the little elephant
there other times when it became bored and tired
of constant attentions and of love- and
npped the little elephant with its sharp teeth right
sptefuy causing the little fellow to squeal under the
pinch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
THE SOUVENIR BUTTONS

Junior button given contributor his first
j. is s ans button 97s sa
September TO- 1904 Ae" seAi '@sAA
and Honor } for honorable mention
papers ed WHICH m neh p ~
Of publication must Dc O' the giving
Button is awarded accepted contribution
to the stoyteller column sent without application
gether with an order t for book
prize
sa
the
within the week following publication.
THE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT CONTESTS.
These contests for writer's in and above the ninth
schools awarded three months the two high
The first prize of SIS be but during the
winners prize winning
in Minneapolis northwest viii
be seD than one .n r At as
the contest, there twelve papers
Junior Prize Button is for the high
school s Of se%petGI Ne
THE PRIZE PICTURES
as Of I s
hs he @
pher o to home are to be " an
Express charges all prize pictures prepaid by The
HOW TO PREPARE THE PAPERS.
Write in ink and only side Of the Leave
~
end at the right the grade school
THE sToRYTELLER
an v Rsp Of or ass s a p o @ Ua
the storyeer These stories be fiction
f aer not
TOPICS FOR oUToF-TowN WRITERS
Of e ns Of s
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use the topics as given above
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
THE CHAMPION OF CLIMBERS.

travelling at night and would reach my
destination about midnight did take berth in the
sleeper fell asleep and dreamed. thought that was
climbing up the side of building. kept climbing up
but somehow my feet remained the ground all the
time At last I could not find handhod and
clutched at the wall, but kept Siding sliding Owl
awoke with start to find that it dream. In my
sleep had slid off the seat, retaining my hold the
edge of the window until my weight began to draw
hand away, when cutched at the wall awakened
by lurch Of the tran when head struck the window
have forgotten that dream because of its SINH
larity to my position j. Marvin Nickerson,
Tenth Grade r.. Brookston, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10

The City Boy-Then where do you get the butter
milk? Judge. Copyright 1904
naked-into the hood of it's mothers oterskin cloak
There cradle for the Eskimo baby, and there
baby clothes. The BARNS allowed to be quite
naked until they walk and then they rugged out
full suit Of parky, brooches and boots exactly sim
liar those of its father mother according to
With the North American Indians, the contrary,
the cradle is quite important institution
the European nursery and assumes different forms
board to which the child may be dashed fat its
back The board padded with nice soft skins and dry
and sweet grasses and the comfort Of it to
highly appreciated by the Indian papoose Such the
habit and of inherited custom that the BARNS of
the backwoods said to sleep satisfactorily
less they strapped down in their cradles Some of the
tribes have form of cradle which to be specially
designed for hanging baby up perpendiculary on the
branches of trees An anonymous writer, telling the
story of his travels twenty thirty years ago.
that when among the Sioux Indians he paused to kneel
down clear little forest stream when sud-
denly his attention arrested by little cooling
snung up among the trees He peered thru the
boughs and just above him found five little papooses
slung from the branches all alone in their glory and
amusing themselves by staring and wnkng at each other
apparently all happy clans at high water, until
they caught sight Of the white face looking at them.
Then with accord they set up such dismal and ter
howl brought squaws crashing thru
the underwood to the rescue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
AN UNEXPECTED LECTURE.

It had been very exciting day and that night
dreamed strange dream It the first day Of school,
thought and was late started into the library and
then into the assembly room, but behed of the
teachers and fled fast possible When at last
screwed up enough courage to 60 into the behed
of the former eighth grade teachers sitting the
rostru with the others But stranger STILL all the pupils
sitting two seat in the front of the
sat down with my chum, Winnie Soon she stood in
front of and after long lecture gave oral
animation in physical geography. Then I awoke. It
seemed very strange for Winnie to have the part she did
High School Margaret Shelton,
Rhinelander, Wis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,

raised threateningly and he hurled boomer
ang of bone directly at my head My teeth chartered
and my knees trembled beneath yet stood trans
fixed, held by strange fascination which could not
overcome. heard the missile whir it sped its
deadly Grand felt the sting Of its broad edge as it
hand my head and my found that the boom
erang had removed every trace Of hair from my scalp
At this moment my fiery visitor vanished in burst of
fame, and in my fright I awoke
Ninth Grade --Verle Delos Johnson,
Hancock MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
WANT TO KNOW.

The Farmer-Goats? We amt got goats
The City Boy-Then where do you get the butter
milk? Judge. Copyright 1904.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
The Giant of Appleton.

At recent carnival at Peoria, Mo-, there were
exhibition apple of the pippin variety and
and about the size of average watermelon while the
latter measured fourteen inches in length contained 94
grains by actual count two inches in diameter six
inches circumference and picked from its stalk
nine feet from the ground
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
Sad Bird Singers.
Irish Times.


According to superstition which holds sway in
parts of Ireland the sedge warblers the of
unbaptzed babes and sing their at the midnight
hour, while the linnet yellowhammer and finch sing
their plantive and tender songs to remind they
souls of departed friends yet relieved from purgato
rial pains. The bittern is their herald at night
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
A FLOATING saWnaill..

On Lake Champlain builders have constructed
floating sasmii They operate the huge affair on the
mill goes to the logs Such modern business methods
employed upon old trade producing satisfactory
results The mill is a two-story affair." built upon
heavy float AS batch of logs is finished the
craft is towed to the next and set to work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
In Memory of Grant.

Mt McGregor cottage at Saratoga, N z. where
General Grant died. is forgotten by the veterans
Beautiful floral pieces and flags borne to the spot
reverent hands, and memories of the who said
little and accomplished much brought in review
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10

uODieHldH, Dut LII
variably are shut
at the approach
Of a person of
higher rank, and
inside the kraton
no umbrella may
be carried open,
except that of the
emperor himself.
The umbrella is
the crown, the
wand Of Office,
the outward sign
OF rank ana d1S-
tinction. There
are umbrellas Of
gold inside and
out for the en-
peror; of gold
outside only for
the empress; with
a stripe of yellow
satin for the en-
nnror's brothers:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
Nobody to Govern.

Lieutenant Commander Rodman Of the United States
navy has been appointed the first American of
Midway Island the middle Of the Pacific One of the
most peculiar things about the governorshp is that up
to date there no inhabitants to govern However,
the population expected to arrive there by steamer
and will consist Of the who to erect necessary
building for the cable station.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10

and so on ad infnitum. Every official every military of
cer exhibits his rank in his umbrella which is invaria
bly, held from behind by attendant he leaves
his house. sunshine in cloudy weather. There is
official guidebook the umbrella labyrinth of Surakara
which contains not less than three hundred various de-
sigma in all imaginable eolors and Communication
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
The Paradise of Umbrellas.
September Century.

Surakarta is the paradise Of umbrellas They
carried proudly the heads of every official and every
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
What Gould He Do?
Philadelphia Bulletin.


Tommy-Mama, my feet hurt in these shoes
Mama--My dear, you have them on the wrong feet!
Tommy-But mama, i have no other feet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28
QUARANTINE
Broken BY Belle Dodd and Albert Shin
gleton and Officers of Law Are
After Them Red Hot.

AAbcl,t Shhlgleton and Belle Dodd
must mot break quarantine, but TO the
contrary must. hereafter stay in the
Dell house, ut Point Comfort, whore
there is SuaH pox, however, distnsteftl
&c apas he 10 them They have been
ds,cre some time artl crrcluded they
did not want 10 say indoors any longer.
81. accoriing to the complaint Of Luther
johnson before the magistr'tte, they took
occasion to have their liberty. The
l,yaf4aar4 against them followed ut the
instance Of the board Of health Of the
comfy
Constable U. G. Edgell TOOK the war
rant ami went out to investigate. He
learned that both were at the Cook coal
mine at s.oldcNbrook and had been out
since Monday. They win likely be
qlranintined.at at chat place md later will
be held for the gralhl jury.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28
PRODUCER
ON KIRK
Farm in the Salem District as a Test is
in at as Barrels a Day-0ther
Oil Notes

In the Salem district this county, the
South Penn Company's test ou the Ellen
Kirk farm has been completed in th,
iur,lun sand and is producing 25 barrels
! day.
West Of Weston, ON Polk creek, in the
ame county. the South Penn Company
: down 1000 feet with it, second test
vell on the Snyder Bros. farm In the
Salem district, this county, the Soutl,
Penn Oil Company is drilling tcst wells
IN lhe G. c. Glbbard, u. N. Griffin and
IosAua Smith farms. In ttre same dis
.rict. the Star Oil & Gas Company has
The rig completed for tesa on the j.
+. RandOlph farm. Near West Uni~n,
Doo.iridge county, the caiiber Oil Com
pauy j. down 100 feet with a test well
~ the w. o. Duclowcrth farm and
Trainer Bros. are drilling at 1900 feet
1t their test on the c. Burton farm.
Northeast Of the Salem district. in this
county. the South Penn il due in the
sani at its test on the Crognn johnson
arm. The same company j. drilling
test wells ON the S. II. Ianhadn and G.
Z. Mcintyre farm. The same company
has completed the rig for test on the
J. II. Rifree farm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28

james B,s Fowler. a pnusniinsnt attor.
ney OF Marion county, was in the city
"Wednesday night on business. Mr..
Fowler was candidate in 1894 for thc
Democratic nomination for Cone-ass in
this district and hasl a substantial fol-
lowing He lived in Braxtou county
eye,al ycarsand was high up in the
councils oil his panty, as he i to-day.
He = an avOwed candidate for the elec.
tion az delegate from this congression.
al district to fire natioqral Democratic
cogiyention. and seems much nure in
line Than some OF tae Continent" Demo.
crafts of his own county, who oppose
him. lie voted for Bryan both times.
while those who are lighting him fought
The Dcfnonatic national ticket the last
two times, or at least, it is claimed they
ycted the other ticket. He has assur.
aiices from all the counties in the dis.
iaict of the heartiest support.
Mr.. Fowler Is confident Ehat Stuart
Walker, of ATartinsburg, will be The
next Democratic nominee for governor
and bases his opinion on mdat he has
les.Ttied from the leaders OF his party.
as well as the rank and file. Mr.. Fow-
Ter thinks he is an ideal candidate, being
superior in intellect. m5ge r -
always strictly regular, t..ll 5d.e other
aspiNnts, Whose business interests fore
ed them, as they Thought, to desert their
party. He is quite open in his decllra-
tions against the latter and speaks
plainly of their presumption in, trying t.
dictate party policies, even in his own
county.
There IS evidently lot of trouble
brewing in the Democratic camp. but
Mr. Fowler is not the one responsible
Tor a. To the contrary >he source OF
the "m,tssn can properly be nscribed to
few fellows, VINO have taken it into
their heads to run things To suit them
selves. but, as Mr.. Fowler, with others,
says, 1--WE. shall see
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28
FOREIGNER ARRESTED BY CON.
STABLE MERRITT AT THE PIN
NIcKINNICK COAL MINES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SUSPECTED OF BEING IMPLICATED
IN THE MURDER OF MINE BOSS
FRANK FLAHERTY.
Information Obtained By Officers Indi
Gated That the Man Was Present at
the Christening Dance When
= Flahcrty Was Asssssinated.

Felix Gcwal,lo, one of the foreign
miner working at the PinniekinnicG
coal mines. wns alre4ted "Wednesday
evening BY Constable W. Guy. Merritt
npon suspicion Of being implicated in
he aaalssinl.ian of Mine Boss Frank
Flaherty la4t Saturday night. The
orst,ble fo,ml -.e man over near the
mining camp and brouy9it him to jail
where he was imprisoned awaiting fur.
.her Investigation in tae case.
1t seems thai the constable obtained
'ufIiciert information to indicate that
Scwaldo was present at the christening
lance waen E!aherty was shot. Hi
arrest followed.
Gmcers are stiIl working on several
,lues in the case and important develop
nents are expected shortly. 1Aree OF
four officers were out after certain
miner Thursday but at this writing they
had not been heard from.
The coroners jury will not resume it.
session until the investigation in tn,
ace has been fully completed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28
HOUSE
BURNER
ARRESTED
For Setting Fire to Miners Cottages
But Now it May Be For Murder of
Mine Boss Flaherty.

An lUalian whose name is unknown
was arrested some time hast night in
Ghiefton and early this morning was
turned over 10 Constable i. c. Jones
and Officer Wild Golp,d, who brought
him TO TINS place and p,rt him in tine
county Jail, says tire Fairmont Times.
The Italian is Thought to he one Of
those concerned in the murder of Frank
FlaleTty, mine boss at Pinnickinniek
mine, near ClarSsbmg, saturday night
Tie appeared in Chiefton yester,lay
md acted strangely all day, and last
aislIi he set several shau.ies on fire near
Chiefton, almost causing serious fire
The shausics We're all unoccupied but
they were valued ut several dollars each.
lie burned six OF them before he WIS
arrested.
Tic police received a call from Charlie
Anderson, at Chicfton, little before
six O'Clock this morning and Officer Wi
Gonld and Constable Jones went up a.
jar as NTonongah on car and walked
The rest of the way
The man had bad look on his face
and his actions are queer. Some think
ne is insane, Nliile Others say he had
spite on some countrymen at Chiefton
and Thought lie was burning their houses.
The people in ChieftUn who arrested
him say they are positive that he had
something 10 do with the murder as he
has . sneaking look and seemed to avoid
people there all day.
For the time being ne will be kept in
sle county Jail. but probably to-morraw
Or next day he will be brought out for a
hearing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28
DAMAGE SUIT LIKELY
AGAINST The CITY
On Account of the Arrest and I'M
prisonment of Night Watchman.
City Policemen Evidently Mistake Him for a Burg
lar and Lock Him UP for Day and Half
In the Employ of Several nerchants he Thinks he
has the Right to Perform his Duties.

The city may shortly have large
dlmage SUIT on its hands. il win Dc.
If brought, the result Of the indisrees.
ness Of some of the city policemen. or
rather their hck of knowledge of the
situation.
Several weeks ago a lot of merchants
and other business men signed a CON.
tract to pay George Han as special night
watchman, in the business portion of the
city, or rathcr Main and Pike streets
and Third and Fourth in the centrul part
OF the city. Others signed petition 70
the CITY council TO have him sworn in.
but the matter, in that particular, ended
3-eEe, However, in good faith, in refer.
ence TO the contract between ann and the
business men he has been dischareing his
duty \ night or so ago one Of the fisms
mat had signed the contract rcSue<ted
him 70 keep an eye on their oiiire. which
is IN the relr of the blrilt!iny He mo-
ceeeed to comply with the request and
at 2 O'Clock in the morning he came
iron behind tae builiing. The police.
men spied him, coming from behind the
building, and being iguorslnt, perhaps.
iof ahe TACT that he was in the employ of
qhe firm, they arrcsted him and placed
him in THE lookup, acconling to informa.
ticn given this paper. and he was kept
there day and a half and then released.
It may be that the officers have be.
come aware OF the fact that ne is a
night wtltchman uud ii may be he will
not sue the city, but there is every in.
dication that he win not submit to such
treatment again. 1t is also apparent
that his employers will resent all sucll
interference IN the future of the dis.
-harse Of the Duties, for which they have
agreed TO pay him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28
RIOTERS
COMMIT
MURDER
Burning Down Gates and Cutting Heads
OF Sentries on Account of Cheap
Money. Circulation

TNngier, Jan 2s-Because the govern
ment attempted to force the circulation
If copper coins at an artifcialcyalue, but
refused TO take them for taxes. mob
burned down the gates of the christian
quarters and cut Off The heads u the
'entrics aud paraded through the streets
# the city with tlhe heals on poles The
mob also attempted TO kill the Jews
but we're prevented by closed gates. The
riot ended by the promise Of the gov
ernmeut to Withdrew the objeotionabl,
currency.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28
PROMISED
To Come TO Magistrates Court and Pay
Penalty For His 0ffense and Ocean
Mines Man Kept His Word.

J. II, Sheets, of Ocean Mines. one OF
the five men against whom B. & O. OF.
fictr 7. f. Powell had warrants issncd
charging them with riotious and disor,
derry conduct on passenger train M. u
lasr Saturday evening, came in to Mag
istf-pte s. w Gor1on's office Welnes-
day evening, plead guilty to the Slargc
and paid fine of ten dollars and costs.
The other four men we're arrested We'd
nesday by Constable Edgell, brought 10
this city, tried. convicted and fined ten
dollars and costs each. Sheets had
promised the officer TO come in to court
and pay his fine, and he kept his prom
ise,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28
DECISION
HANDED DOWN BY JUDGE MASON
IN THE McKINLEY-LYNcH
LITIGATION.
Bill Dismissed at Plaintiffs Costs and
an Appeal VIII Be Taken-othcr
Court Matters.

In the circuit court Thursday morn.
ing Judge Mason handed down his opin.
ion in the litigation between Georre q
Mckinley against Peter /. Lynch snJ
others, dismissing the bill, at trie plain.
this costs. An appeal to the Supreme
Court Will be taken. The suit was for
the PURPOSE of setting aside 4 contract
for the sale OF coal lands and between
$1,000 and 5000 was involved. The
court decided the plaintiff was not en-.
titled TO the relief prayed for.
The suit Of Williams and wilson
against Joseph Kerr was dismissed.
"A similar order mns entered IN the
case of J. w. Dodge against ]. F. Jones.
Decree confirming sale was entered IN
the cause of Sarah J. Tetrick against
Worthy Tetrick and Others.
The cause Of Zachariari offtt asainst
Henderson and Parker was remarsled to
rules TO make other parties defendants.
An order was entered approving the final
report IN Ehe cause of Washington w.
Webster against the West virginia Re-
timing Company and Others.
Flora V. Griffith Mus granted n di-
vorce from William Griffith.
Decree Of division of Iand was entered
in the cause Of WHY b. Louther against
Abraham -Louther and others.
The iurv in the caAn no,a;ns. ro,..i
Duff, tried for a misleneanor, failed 10
agree on verdict and was finally dis
charged and the case continued to the
next term.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-28
FOUR PLAIN DRUNKs.

Four plain ruumies were lined up in
front ct Mayor Grille THURSDAY morning
in police court to explain why they over.
exerted their drinking prociivities The
eay before. No reasonable explanation
could be extracted from their mnddlrd
heads aud the usual fines were assessed.
The whole bunch was broke and had 10
% 20 jail, two for a period Of three das-
and Two for five days.