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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-23

TO KNOW WHY FARMERS WILL
use the old tin pan. that makes So much
work. and lose 50 much cream. Also why
the Peerless Cream Separator that costs
from 500 to $500. Peerless Cream Scpa-
rator Co. Augusta. Maine. mchi6dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-23

FARMERs-lNsURE YOUR PROP.

erty in the Dirigo Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. Safety and economy is our motto.
sec'y. Gorham. J. i. Collins. Aet.. $sa
Water St. Augusta. mchlOdf1uos
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-23

CL-C HiS tHtNCH, z r ]. LONG,
> feet beam. 3-hnrse power. Palmer en-
CINE. awning Iron frame with can
vas covering. Sreed about { miles per
hour. All i'll very good condition. .ready
10 run and at low figure for cash. The
outfit can he seen at East Nass;i5o.o.
No. where the public will apply to w.
s bradley. mchl5ltf
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
AT SKIES AND sEVENs.
(HOnOrable Mention.)

(HonOrable Mention.)
Monday morning bright and early is the picture
presenting itself to view at present.
Esther!, Ugh! How do dislike that name,
peclay when called in loud voice that
sfeep1ng-room Grumbling crawl out of bed Con the
wrong side, Of course) and with tagging steps descend
to regions below I find every sleepy, every one
cross and everything at odds all around. After
scurrying hither thither last succeed in de-
parting for school. have forgotten my rubbers so
pack must rot to slip them on, lest contract
terrible disease. late to school consequence
My problems in arithmetic incorrect I
my paper with tears Of vexaion My head aches, my
brain refuses to act and I depressed in general
But the question ponder all the long, weary
day is Why do I feel, and all to feel
out of temper on Monday in particular ?" would
think that after quiet Sunday ought
to be, would feel unusually bright happy. The
explanation is that forget the early to bed, early.
rise maxim, and oversleep Saturday Sunday
mornings 50 Monday, of all days in the week. is
be dreaded most, because that day it my
fortune to and do many unpleasant things.
Eighth Grade Esther Bohannan
Washington School. Anoka, MINI.
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of the whole week boarded up for that day.
Well might 1T be called blue Monday The thing
hear when awake is the noise of wash on hand It
seems harder than to get up Monday morning,
and 1t takes two three of Birdie time
get up!" to bring downstairs partly dressed, not
Knowing where half my clothes are BY the time I
have collected my apparel from every corner of the
mousse and snatched bit of breakfast remember that
the lessons for the day not learned.
run for school, learning lesson run, hortus-
zhorti-hor'-When there goes the bell and arrive at
school Just minute after g. breathIess, cranky and
wholly unprepared for days study. The teacher
greets me with, Remain after school this evening"
and that means scolding, and nay department
month is lowered. Why can't the revised
and change Monday to Sunday?
Tenth Grade. Mary Meighen
Twin Valley, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
NO END OF STUDYING.
(High School Credit.)

(High School Credit.)
The sun is shining brightly and the air is brisk
keen. The pupils hurryng along the sidewalk,
while the great bell in the distance loud
clear the frosty air, singing the old tune that
1t is time for school. There the schoolroom,
scholars gathered in knots and groups, there
to be look of anxiety their "Oh,
dear!'' says one, Il haven't geometry. What
will do?' Have your German asks another.
II haven't translated but half Of mine. And the buzz
Of voices goes without any ones seeming any
better for the questions and until the
called to order by the tap of bell
Now the days lessons begin. A gloom and duness
have settled the whole school, atho the is
shining brightly It is felt in each recita
tion and the most historical in the history
class but half awake his surroundings Dear
met! signs the professor, of his task Of asking
questions without receiving any answers. This must
be blue Monday And blue Monday it is What pupil
is there who after two whole days of vacation, likes
to back to the monotonous lessons
again? "Oh," he thinks Friday night, "I have no
need to hurry. have plenty of time for study
off he with skates sled, for spin ice
coast down the hill, the may be. Lessons
course are forgotten until Monday. Then he
bers that he has end of studying to do, tries
to those lessons in hour, perhaps
less. Is it any wonder that it is blue Monday
both pupil and teacher? Bessie Marvin,
Twelfth Grade. Prairie CHEN, Wis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
For Saturday, Feb. ~:
WHEN YOU WE'RE CARELESS WHAT HAP

=
Everybody lets his wits go woolgathering
some time other and inanimate as we'll as
animate things always take that opportunity to
go wrong and make generally. Not even
a careful man escapes He may be more care
full than the average, but time he is not so
careful as usual and he finds things tangled.
Juniors notedly careless. Perhaps they do
not mean to be, but being Juniors, they do not
understand always the necessity of being care
full, and mother and father and older members Of
the family generally, have to take a hand to
straighten matters out. There is more than one
instance probably, when you were careless so
that if the consequences in case were such
that they still embarrassing, you can choose
another. The papers must be mailed so as to
reach the office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning, Feb. 1S.
They must be strictly original, written in ink
one side only of the paper, not more than
300 words in length, less than 100, marked
with the number of words and each signed with
the grade, school, namesand address of the
writer The papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
Northwestern Topics.
For Saturday, Feb. 20:
I'm CASE OF FIRE"

Everybody has a few cherished things which
he would like to save in of fire. Some
times they have intrinsic value, but are priced
wholly because of their associations. Suppose
you could save just one thing, what would it be
Why? In this the why is decidedly i'm
portant and no paper will be considered in the
contest which does not answer it carefully. Some
very good stories ought to come on this topic
and all ought to be interesting. The papers
must be mailed to reach the office Of The
Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursda. Morning, Feb. II.
They must be strictly original, written in ink
one side only of the paper, not more than 800
words in length, nor less than 100 marked with
the number Of words and each signed with the
grade, school, name and address of the writer.
The papers must not be rolled
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

am one Of those boys like plenty of fun the
more the better Friday nights I spend good deal of
my time in that way, consequently do not get to
peu until late am oversleep next morn
ing. the cause belng an alarm clock with endless
spring in it. This clock placed at the head
or my bed, and about o'clock I tempted o smash
IT, ana would, only it might cause trouble
1 then have the pleasure milking twelve cows
and by the time they MIXED, ready break
last Then 1 dread to hear the orders day. saw
and split wood for two hours; pump water for forty
head of cattle, grind mill which is about the
size OF coffee mill, and GRIND enough to last
untll next saturday also haul load of hay
AT the end of that work it is dark
pleasure 90 Of milking those again. When that
is done am ready for bed, glad that Saturday has
passed. .-Maitlands Little
# Ninth Grade Byron MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

coming out with their faces all flushed to find things
which have been mislaid Saturday and Sunday.
When certain little girl has been sliding the
hillside and received an invitation go for in
bob, it is wonder she throws her mttens up
air till they fall behind the picture! then
called away by hunt misaid article
and leaves her mittens behind that lonesome picture.
Then when Monday the house is ransacked from
cellar to attic searching for the lost mittens At any
rate that is misfortune.
Monday is the day I have the worst luck, because
always have to hunt for everything.
B Sixth Grade, Hazel Hystedt,
Jackson School. Maple Plain, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
AN ACTIVE CONSCIENCE.
(High School Credit. }


Of all the days in the week, Sunday is the
toerabe You must not get up early lest you
the slumbers of the family by accidentally falling
down stairs dropping the coal scutte in
tempt to feed the coal stove So you toss
and finally get with headache Then the thought
comes with of remorse, that you part
of your school work undone. put doing hour
after hour, finding delightful story a bit Of
news in some cherished paper, till closes
curtains of night. Then you hurry and work
finished tasks complete them church, go
to meeting with an extremely guilty conscience.
Ninth Grade. Mary Ildstad
Grafton, N D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
A BEWILDERING ARRAY.
(Honorable Mention.)

(Honorable Mention.)
The word Monday sounds terrible my ears
for 1t is the day of the week dread The
family as we'll myself, dread Monday, because as
soon as we rise Monday that the disorder
has been created during the latter Sunday
not been removed, nor the lunch dishes washed and
put away, little work of that kind on
One is beWildered to see about collection of
stray newspapers, books overshoes, mttens and al
most everything used by the family. Mama signs and
papa does not even know to whom that cigar
longs which is on the window sill.
When go to school it, is hard to settle down to
good studying. Perhaps the other such an
interesting recitation that listen but
had it been in the middle of the week should have
been so interested in my lessons that I would not
nave known another class was in existence.
home hungry and ready Wednesday dinner
but get only Monday dinner lunch / must
expect anything more as it is wash day. Then go
back to school and spend another restless half day.
Eighth Grade. Katie Mccormack
Rush City, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
AN ARITHMETICAL OGRE.
(Honorable Mentions

- The day of the week dread most is Friday. Every
Friday we have examination, and if there is any,
thing dread it is examination. history get the
dates all mixed, in geography do not know the
most important cities noted for, in arithmetic I
mix volume lateral and total area, and write
square inches when it should cubic inches, In
grammar 4 can expect almost anything to wrong,
and the only studies that don't tangled
reading and spelling. end OF the
month all right and also at the end the term, but
before examination oh dear! Thursday nights my
sleep by war and OF being lost IN
deep jungies; and Friday seems great ogre hurting
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

Blue Monday! That adjective is very appropriate.
for Monday is the worst and of the
week to me- and judging by rotations many 9TH
ers In the first place it is hard even
after two days vacation. Monday morning is the
morning sure to oversleep a hurry, with no
time to look at lessons have left next morn
ing, start to school of general This is
the state OF affairs Monday alwas finds me in and it
is truly blue day.
know reason for it, but somehow I always
leave lessons to be prepared Monday until Sunday
night or Monday morning, and it is usually with
sinking heart that turn footsteps toward on
that most dreaded day of the week. know nothing
but luck from getting my reci-
tatons. always glad when it over for the rest
of the week is nothing compared to that dreadful
Monday. Margaret /. Buchanan
Eleventh Grade, Shakopee MINI.
Union School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
prisms and rectangles saying GU have failel
In all state examinations Ruth Woodward,
seventh Grade. Two Harbors, Mimi
SUNNY BY NO MEANS.
(Honorable Mentions

(HonOrabIe MentiOn.)
l dislike Sunday the most, because
go to church, for like church. every
seems so idle. It makes feel very dreary to see
the farms and working places unoccupied The birds
seem to cease singing In the long-Sun afternoon
all of the sounds to be heard the chirping of the
crck cts and the loud ticking of the play
I don't seem to have fun as do other days. It's
name is Sunday, but to it does not seem to be
sunny. never have liked, and probably never
shall like the dreary, idle day.
Sixth Grade. Jacob Leonhardt
Henderson,, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
A Matter OF Will.

NO man can ask honestly or hopefully deliv-
cred from temptation, unless himself honestly
and firmly determined can to keep out
OF it.--Ruskin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
a DELUGE OF TROUBLES.

:"
Monday! dread the very of it. What
school girl is not reminded poor gloves
and caps and-well, it just tho the troubles
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

time. 20 Jump up ana go doWn.
When [ am eating my breakfast
mother says, Hurry, I want you to
help me-" Finishing breakfast I go
to the kitchen and find a painful Of
dishes, and mother says, Come, get
your box and wash and wipe those
dishes While I start the washing" I
don't like to wash dishes any way,
and would rather sleep. Monday
morning I know how to pity girls.
A Sixth Grade, Ross Mcdaniel.
South Side School. Benson, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
MOTHER IN A CLEAN GOWN.

Altho dread Saturday to great extent, I be-
lieve dread Monday the most. After having DAYS
to rest it seems terrible bounce up early Monday
morning and to school I always feel cross on
Monday, and have enough ambition to study The
saying is AS goes Monday goes the week" I do
not agree with the originator of that saying
the other days seem brighter to Perhaps be-
cause do not look on the bright side of Monday.
also dislike Monday its being
wash day. If we are not early enough in the
ing SO the washing is done before noon, dreadful.
1t IS dlsagreeable to come home at and
most everything but the chairs the kch-
en- table the floor all wet, and mama with an
old dress on. When get home from school at night
things are greatly changed. The floors scrubbed
and everything is cleaned and a
dress on. By this time Monday is almost gone and
Tuesday is much brighter. -Truma BrockWay
seventh Grade Luverne, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
FOR GOOD LITTLE GIRLS.


Oh, how do dislike Saturday, because there is SO
much extra work to do. I help I
can and find enough to d. too. always the morn
ing work. There things washing dishes,
cleaning the lamps hopping, bathing the
dren and cleaning the windows I the table,
for 1T is almost time for dinner
After dinner do the 2dishes and when have them
done mama says, telephone for Marion;
to play with Elizabeth and she been home for
dinner yet" So telephone Then mama tells
me to dress and to play until supper because
thinks little girls ought play for work
ing hard Agnes Allen
3 Sixth Grade. Fairmont Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
Mary Meighen,
Twin Valley, MINI.
AN ENDLESS ALARM.
(High School Credits

(Filgh School -Credit)
Saturday is a long day to me, I dread The name
OF It, for am never prepared to do justice to hard
days work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
THE MONDAY BREAKFAsT.

Monday is the most dsagreeabe day. After your
Saturday and Sunday vacation you like set
Ting down work Monday.
You get up Monday morning after being called
eight times, to find it is O'clock The sight
of the clock usually wakes little you
realize will have to to get in time
You downstairs to find your cold, together
with the other things You do enjoy your break
fast Monday morning By the time get for
school it is nearly o'clock. can't find your
geography. You hunt high and low and then remen1-
Der you left 1t upstairs. Where your arithmetic?
It can't be found any place. At last you find it, and
selling it and your geography start to school.
Then you find you have lost your hat
When you get school it is usually or after You
find then you have forgotten all you knew Friday and
you do not have very pleasant time of Monday.
Seventh Grade, Stacy A. Bowling,
Washington School, ST. Cloud MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
A CHAMPION OF GIRLS.
(Honorable Mention.l

The day dread most is Monday, because have
to get early The first thing hear is, Ross get
up When mother calls I have get up else
she will call again emphasize it the second
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
IN THE MIDST OF A WHIRI

rolled over in comfortable bed (the sun was
shining into eyes) and tried go sleep again,
but it not to be. learned from the
stairs that It Saturday "Oh," said, us this
dreaded day back again, and soon too dressed
p hurry and went downstairs with heavy heart
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-02-02
Ks For kvmden IS
e aer -F,eeras.Reh1n. al Ina d.rTal
Speeicl @GrSi al fprifiellise Spor'
Darer.

@lan6t Ssoeparcr, Der irbeboIoer
iPregre meoicinife 9citanooele far
nrpnes Spirot o. 9spetano. Cam
beIion) Der besar er oirefte inopirten.
De pna Npreue; gspargeS, DER Ell
bloercuienoe. oa Selleri. iom er ner'
.peitprfenoe 90 et soSt MiooeI MOI
8i8t oa Rerueinaamation. tomatoes
inoeboIoer oeaetabiIf aaIomeI oa
itimnIerer per.Giionorineerrc. "a
mebeus 2ettitce (Shlat) % aaurfer
affisIer Snitemet, er @snucr meaei
npreroe og itprfenoe. aIllagS 500
biGIper pao 6~orSeieIien beo al itimu.
Iere GirfuIotioueu. mpoers 9sa.
ipiIt raa, er ct bcISiat @ioScI MOB
SspnIssbeb. % roo $50 er urinori'
oenoe.
Gn Sltsmor Dor iGge al iGtte ia
iuo | De iorifieaiac 6socparerS Sno.
oirfniug paa Spitemet % enboerS
Craig % 9ebop, bpnS 9iTt onanar;
tbi berpeo bill Sc ioritieaige 6omiIie.
m%eoIemmer8 9eIp9re ior Ell Itor Del
ofbTnee.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-02-02
Sicrse. Suli. Eeitliabeoerne

frnoeSe Tom ieooaulig en- M9ngoe
Dire al MemreifeIio og menrsiteliae
9emmer. Sor life IRnge iioen bleo
Ger ofentliggiort en- Statiitit ! oenne
5~or6inSeIie, bporni iremgaar bI. 0.
~isl1enSe: 466 WenneIter iottc Sipet
til. 10 siorSes iuleItrnbis biinbe. 80
mtitese Oct ere gis. og mere emo 800
bIep paa anoen Nanoe lemIpiteoe Ell.
Ter uaniireoe for bele oeres 2ecetiS.
g2eo iooSdmre Gal Tor 2ie. ititloe oct
ipnes, iom ONT BET par pnatioe At ipsr.
ae os iefp. ON Der life funSe bites
paa en- mirore ~lipsinrIis Mnaoe at
ietlig5oIee gasen pnn emo ben iom
eneuu er siGnss. Gaer itaor M9na.
Den i6Ianoi os yaa oet llopiflinss.
trim. at Der nbiclut MAJ aribt o. 90.
namit iii ior at sioe pore 5sleiisr BET
rene llSirpt? SfaI Dor Batriciisme
iremoeIes maales efter Gem 9arm o.
set SurpeIepeu. oi er iiinno til at
bcISe?
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-02-02
Sporleoes tian paer I'm
6l6oe.

"8erSens Sang" m~eoSeler: fro
en- bero9renbe SRee, bpis Rapn ifte
snifes nGont, bar 8etra SanSs gsr,
nebiem meo en- 8engesaOe mOotnsci
isleenoe Sreu, bois Sanfegong man
tror 6sr tomme til oInen aubita6
Seq bar ibsit boDt TO itore @lRoer.
isrit ft min Ssn en- uon9rfet ar.
tinm o. ienere bar jeg baot Ell tor
@lGbe i min Brnris. "a M oil iee
gisre JON SdDeiterne, leg pil sse
min 8tRoe - Shpeiberne minoiter
osioa i'm Sorg - ueo al lnSe en- OF,
ientIig anitaIt iaa en- @lGoe. Sec
operienoer Serior inbIasie arour . !.
iom lea ter beoe Ssrnehiemmet an
penoe, Tom Oct ipnes beolt.@
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-02-02

On DtiiS GlcnelnuS, ser beitprer en-
employment Office" Tor aoiuoer |
Chicago 6eiuarer SpsrgSmnalet ON
"Soao Der ior6res al apiuSer / 5or.
retuingsIiuet." iaaIeoes: "SfoIeuO.
banneIie, anlGa % anitano. 9eo gn.
itano mener ieg life inOtageuSe gp.
len. iom iaa mango Bigger merer or
nsoUenSige getin9eIier FOR "Succeis",
men ct rent % pprteligt lloieenbe.
Seq ton lutte mig I'll en- aOirbes Ga.
ratter % grbei6sogstigbeo. ion mart
bum fonmer in6 40 7sreu. 9erlom
benSes al9Ser life err iGitet goSt lam.
men. oeriom beroe5 Hegler er ifioue
% beroes 6iugre forte al 9Ipt, oil
beuoe5 arbeibe ogina bIioe ~llifet. =
Gu SsiifoIe.uoOamelie forSres ito.
Big. Get er life blot Ell Wnifine,
man snifer iie til SirIp / i'm 6orret.
ming. men aaroangene. tGrfenSe
apinSer. Gisie opnanr oite bsie %
oigtige Stiainaer og fanr goo 2su."
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-02-02
Gr man orSentIia iurbereSt poo ST.

fonarenSe @aararbeiSe, iaa er Ger IN.
gen SpiorSrins iii at rioe % Hide ITO
fsrt al, Iom ON Oct gioIot at iaa a
Ting uSrettet paa en- 3aa. 9naee
for jim eger Sfplo % for Seitenes
buroe nan i 6sritninaen tase oct liot
"oUerIansS". Selp- bar man / Here
3aaneSer funnel tase set Uogeulim.
Be taali8t, OF SStei,e bar bel oiteit
belle Silrteeru igiennem bdut tibet at
bejtile. SfaI ser iaa meo en- 9au3
toees iat paa aRitrengeroe Arbeiee.
Tiger oct iig Sog ieIp, at BET MIA urse
oct iormiitigite at nnoe bauoe iig ielp
% Seitene auIeSninS I'll at iaa or.
bentlis Guiterum, Tor man tager /
pan Get beSite. Sono ser fan ic no
iom ct Cab, ON man ! 9egpuoeIien
iarer Itot iaste, bet oil / @PrgOen uiie
Jig iom en- Climbing.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-02-02


EpaIen hos 3prene. Gette bill meo
andre Orb iige, at @artueren, ionl
anpenoer oisie Dampe, fan ifaiie iaa.
oonue Slomiter iom Spren. ellie
fonpaIer, aSalener o, I. b. pad Ell
Sio al gaaren, Sa be er operoroentIig
p0roiirlbe os betaIes meo bsie Rri.
ier. San fan "opsie fine Blanter !
Ssun" % looe benz iamle arpiter
I'll meo uoiRopanIie @nergi at l1tte
8lomItertnopper. 9aaoe ira ct pt'
o~enifabeligt og ct 6orretningsipns'
punft er Or. SobannienS SpoageIie
al ltor n~teresie.