davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
-Fliegende Blaetter.
A SLIM, SLIPPERY sAPLING.

One beautiful summer morning I was aroused from
slumber by shreks of laughter at the foot Of the
tree frightened at first that nearly fell out
of my nest but restrained myself in time. then
cred my babies, who still slept soundly and hoped out
branch to discover the meaning of the disturbance.
What saw enough to scare any one. -Four small
boys endeavoring to climb the tree Evidently
their intention to rob my nest and shvered with
fright as I foresaw what seemed terrible fate Ny
babies all too young to fly and intended to stay
by and protect them. ...,.
After good deal of arguing to who should have
my baby sparrow of the boys commenced to climb
the tree For time felt he would succeed in
reaching the branches but the next instant he lost his
hold on the slippery trunk and lay sprawling the
ground I somewhat relieved at this and when
they had all attempted to climb the tree without
of safety and retired to my nest to quiet
my babies who were awake and crying for food.
The boys then went away and went in search of food
I finally joined by my mate who had been
search food during the boys visit told my mate
the story of narrow escape and both very
glad that we had chosen the high birch tree for home
Seventh Grade, Pearl Wall1ng,
Seward School. 2401 81 Street S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
A GIANT WITH A POLE.

One day when I was flying along, upon some
of those giants that called 1boys climbing the
tree where my nest was became very much distressed
thought they had better CO. they hurried down the
tree and went running down the street. After while
grown-up giant out carrying pole in her
and thought I would see what going The big
giant went down the street to crowd of those little
giants. flew to house where could get good view
Of things. the big giant take hold of of the
little giants who fighting think and hit him with
that pole she had said See what you get for robbng
my nest" Then sang the prettiest song knew.
- Fifth Grade, Elmer Swanson,
Van Gleve School. 813 Twenty fifth Ave NE.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
MARTYRS AT THE STAKE

floor of my Office trembled SO
that I started home. I can
tell you I was startled, but
upon my word of honor it
was only hundreds of men
shouting, Wheat is up to
dollar-seventy!' Why do
men make such nuisances Of
themselvess If they only
knew enough they would go
to the granaries and help
themselves as we do, but they
don't know very much OF
they wouldn It kill us. Now,
last spring my sister and
some Of her friends were
nesting on a house and the
owner shot them.'' Here he
wiped away an imaginary
tear. 'Then the mistress of
the house was sorry for us,
sThe poor baby sparrows will
suffer- she said, but the
cruel man said it would be so
many pests out Of the world
I was surprised when the
lady answered, Il like. the
sparrows, they are so CHEEKY
thru the winter when other
birds leave us. - Every
sparrow jumped up. "You
don't mean she likes u.s.
they cried. IT do" he re-
Piled. "Then this. world is
not 80 bad after all,' they
announced, and all went home
to tell their wives the good
news. Alice Washburn,
.1112 Sixth Street Sc.
| A Seventh Grade,
] Holmes School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
OR, MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER a.

in freedom How much better the fresh bits of grass
and leaves than those hard, dry seeds!
Thus went on, thinking thinking, and as thought
the door opened and in the She my
plight and free. AS scared thru the air there
strange joy and peace in my heart that had
felt before. Marjorie McFadon,
Sixth Grade 3117 Oakland Avenue.
Horace Mann School. .-.-~.
A BATTLE THE PASTURE.
Oh my!'' cried little sparrow to her little ones.
"You ought to have seen what I saw in Mrs. Jones'
pasture. You know Mrs. Jones' big rooster. Well, he
jumped the fence into the pasture and walked
to the pond. Oh, myl" said she again catching her
breath. Then she went "a big bird, large the
rooster, flying down. The rooster looking be-
gan to and with all his might but the big
bird too fast for him and peeked him The rooster
showed fight but in few minutes you could Mr..
Rooster dead the ground. The bird picked up the
and flew away, and just then thought of you
and flew quickly home to if you safe and
sound.'' Olaf Peterson
Seventh Grade, 600 Twentieth Avenue N
Franklin School.
BOYS WITH CATAPULTS
I DONE if sparrows can't live well
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
Easily Recognized.

Superintendent Sackett has charge of large sys-
tenn Of schools in certain Minnesota city He is very
of children and his visits looked forward to by
them with keen pleasure. One week it raned almost
steadily for four days. The fifth day the superntend
emit took advantage of the fair weather to visit Of
ward buildings containing mostly primary children
just before dismissal of the teachers INDUCED
in little pleasantly and wishing to call attention to
the return of the sun, asked of the children
ttBoys and girls who is it that looks in on al
most every morning but for the past four days has
bright, smiling face Here she interrupted,
every child waving eager hand in ecstacy of de-
light, and the whole shouting
ssMr. Sackett, Mr.. Sackett!''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24

After many years there were many of us that the
people began to kill and not for I heard
boy they made his mother sick because they made
so much noise; they were all the time fighting But
thought "They say anything about other birds
because they only stay about three months and stay
all winter and summer, too Of like to build
and perch in peoples vines to get out Of the wind but
often chased by boys.
One year had hard time finding home, but after
a while found place that liked The people threw
out crumbs for and the next week made my nest l
worked very hard for long time but had it fin
ished Then had to stay the nest all day long, until
day there eggs but young ones crying for
something to eat 1t not long before they old
enough to fly. Every year since go back to the
place and the people are very glad to
3 Sixth Grade John Kormann
Greeley School. 1928 Fifteenth Avenue S.
NOT EXACTLY HANDSOME.
One day I sitting the window sill of
brick house heard two little girls chatting merrily
something which I knew nothing about. AS I lis
tened to them heard of them say 'Oh NJ, look at
the pretty bird.' I did not think they meant be-
considered myself very homely creature, but
before knew anything they had held fast in their
hands. struggled with all my might, but in vain;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24

those boys who go around with those catapuls shooting
at My brother and father killed the other day
by boy with big gun. He said he did not do it
purpose, but don what he said know he did.
This spring. little while after came out of the
shell, heard woman say to some boys II want you
to get after those sparrows and kill every in the
barn. The boys were kindhearted I suppose they
only threw few stones at just enough, however, to
kill my sister.
It only yesterday that whole flock of were
chased all the cornfed with shotgun. Five were
killed and two injured and heard shot pass
right by my But I can't complain SO very much
because is duck and the ducks getting hurt
pretty badly 1t is time for me to fly away as see
boy with a gun away down there Good-bye.'' ..
Eighth Grade Thomas Phillips
Bryant School 1925 Eleventh Avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
A MITE OF A GIRL.

suppose ought to hurry home to my brides, bua
just can t. feel uneasy, wondering all the TINA
she viii be there tomorrow. her every day, you
know, from branch Of great gnarled oak where she
sits by the window in the schoolroom in her little blue
frock. She just mite girl with the buest eyes
like bit of the zenith sky and hair golden like the
Every day look into her pale little face and sometimes
she sees me and smiles. After school, when all the
have gone home, she goes to the teacher puts
her about the teachers neck her pale little face
against hers and kisses her Then the teacher very
gentle and speaks to her soothingly and lovingly Yes
terdy she did not go to the teacher usual but
NAMED in her seat and looked wstfully toward the
teacher who to her and sat down beside her Then
the teacher took her by the hand and helped her home
She been in school today, and fear she will
again. But must hurry now for the brides
will be starved Edith Warnberg,
B Eleventh Grade 946 Twenty-second Av NE
East Side High School. ~
MARTYRS AT THE STAKE
sUm'- began portly sparrow at the club one
night & have few ideas about human ife at which
the other members settled themselves if they
martyrs at the stake The other day very thing
happened. going to my Office when l heard a
;1xo +hJ1n1 and fha
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24

Aunt I1ine Smelling peas. Johnnie watched her
for WHILE them picking up welllled pod from the
basket handed it to her with the request Auntie please
unbutton this one. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
THE JOY OF FREEDOM.

am little English sparrow, and my home is under
the caves of large stone house, the home of little
two-yearold. He is funny little chap. He has little
corkscrew eurls that bob and down every time he
runs little pug is the part of him that is
ally the highest in the air. He sometimes pokes his head
out of the attic window and with stick tries to push
our nest to the ground .-
Once he had a longer stick than usual, and was
pushed of the nest thru large crack into the attic
futtered about for while, trying to find some
discovered me, however. He caught and put
in an empty bird cage that happened to be up there.
"On'y 50 birdie touldn't fy way he said to his
nurse He carried down long fight Of stairs, on,
on till he reached pretty room and set the cage
look about me- In the windows hung two pretty cages
with of my yellow feathered friends enclosed
ely within the bars forgot my grief at seeing
them peck the seed in their cups and thought of
how just time ago, flying from tree to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24

They kill spiders in FIJI. The natives
ate them much the Dutchman does his stork and
perhaps with for they the enemies of the
huge cockroaches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
THE NEST OUT BALLooNING.

One night as my little brother and being
eudded up for the night heard my mother say 1T
looks quite stormy OUT took my head out from its
place under my wing to see for myself At the same
moment strong gust of wind that frightened
''Oh, ehdren' cried mama, "what shall we do!'' We
found ourselves whirng thru the air. We all few
from the nest possible all in different drec
tons too, tho very young sparrow and did not
like the thought of living alone lay the ground
tired and wet, for it stormy night. By and by
heard soft voices and plying cry, ooh, mama,
what have found opened my eyes and that
it was morning. carried into the house and cared
for until could fly. That long time ago and
I have mate who is setting three little eggs which
ought to hatch out tomorrow. Fl. Dorothy Rollins,
A Fifth Grade, zoos Park Avenue.
Garfield School. -..zae-.-a.-. . z....-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
MR.. SMITHS SAFE CELLAR.

l lived under the roof of Smiths barn and had
nest eggs the prettiest little eggs. One day when
gone into the barn to try to find something to eat
overheard Farmer Smith and his talking. Farmer
Smith said, 81 think rs going to be pretty bad
Turn the horses loose and close the DOORS then to
the cellar you finish. Just come out min
ute and these conds hurried to my nest to see if
nv eggs were right. Then followed Farmer Smith
He went straight the house for his wife and children
and they all went down hole and closed the door,
thought it time for me to 60 home. Just as
comfortably seated there terrible noise and the
roof of barn carried away and all my eggs lost
have never had a nest in a barn since
Sixth Grade, Josephine Murphy,
Madison School. 61o Tenth Street S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24

the He caught the cat and threw him down
from the tree, murmuring few words to him. l sup
pose he was warning him to touch my little
think the cat understood it. And since last
night have been unable to- furnish any food to the
little ones''
''Never mind, dear friend, I'll furnish some food
for your little ones don't worry that.' And
away he flew. elm coming back in minute - he said.
He soon returned with a mouthful Of ang leworms but
went again second and third time He had
enough to supply both the mother and the little
B Seventh Grade Mabel Lund,
Monroe School 242S Butler Place.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24

-ouio INV 6S0 """J' Aoh
rnd get cage" said M. So
pretty soon I was in a big
cage with a lock on, SO I
could not get away. In a
few days I was used to it. I
bad fresh water and food.
three times a day. When
the day came that I had to
60, I said to myself, 81 shall
pever get another place so
pice as that one.'
Raymond Leekley,
2719 Pillsbury Avenue.
B Seventh Grade,
Whittier School.
TWO GREAT GREEN EYES
"Good morning, Mrs. Tops,
how are you feeling this
morning? You look so sad
I heard this one morning as
I was studying my spelling on
ShC E1lhALe1'
"Oh, dear! I was just
about half killed last night.
! was awakened suddenly by
soft pitapat in my tree. [
gazed around in terror, seeing
two great eyes stealing
toward my nest. I did my
best, as all of the sparrows
do, to keep this cat away. I
soon found out what kind of
an animal it was. Every
minute I expected to see a
change. I was thinking of
the little ones all the time. I
was stunned as if I had been
struck by the lightning. A
boy of ten came climbing up
my tree, making his way
toward the cat. He caught tn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24

PROFESSOR CAPTURED RARE sPEcD1EN-AIAdo:
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27

has never been tested with sin
ceri,y in the high courts.
There are few lawyers who dC
not believe that on IA fair test the
courts of last resort would declare
the law unconstitutional, In which
event betting on horse races ia
New York would come to sud
den end.
New Orleans, May 2l.-There
is a possibility that there will be
no race meeting here next winter
that is IA far as the Crescent City
Jockey Club is concerned. This
will mean that New Orleans will
lose one of it's best advertising
mediums if the Crescent City
Jockey Club carries ont its inten-
tons. Thousands of visitors who
formerly spent the winter months
IN New Orleans will be conspic-
uous by their absence.
The cause of the Crescent City
Jockey Club considering the move
to discontinue the annual race
meeting held under its auspices,
is declared tn be the steps taken
by the Western Union Telegraph
Company. abolishing its racing
department.
Ii il an open secret that the
Crescent City Jockey Club cannot
exist on the gate receipts and the
fees that the book makers pay tn
do business in the betting ring.
The amounts secured from the
above sources. from all accounts. do
not pay the salaries of the officials,
and that of the help at the Fair
Grounds.
The Western Union WAS the
main dependence of the Crescent
City Jockey Club. The telegraph
company paid fee of so to the
local race course for every pool
room that accepted the local races
during the racing season. The
amount secured from the pool
rooms throughout the United
States and Canada, through the
Western Union, is what has kept
the racing game alive in New Or
leans for years. The revenue Sc
cured from this source has also
aided the Crescent City Jockey
Club to increase the pursue and
secure some of the best horses
that race in the winter months to
compete for the prizes offered.
The Crescent City Jockey Club
people can see only heavy loss
staring them in the face if they
attempt TO give a race meeting
next winter. Not one-half of the
revenue that they secured from the
Western Union was profit. The
expense of running the local race
course is enormous. 1t Is said
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27
Tn. worlds best tim-k4eper il

The worlds best tin-k@eper IL
said tn he the electric clock in The
basement III the Berlin Observa
tory, which vas Installed by Prof
Forester in $50 L. IL inclos@d Ia
An alright glass cyhud'r. and nas
frequently run for periods ut two
or three months with nm average
daily deviation If only fifteen one
thousandths Of second. Yet AS
tronomers are not satisfied even
with thi'. and efforts are contin-
ually made 10 secure ideal conhit-
ions for clock by keeping it not
only ia an alright cAse, but ia an
underground vault. where neither
changes of temperature nor . ba-
rometric pressure shall ever affect
Al. Now Orleans Times Democrst
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27
Failures Of Crops.

New York, May BE p. Rip
ley. president of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
who is in this city. is quoted as
expressing the opinion that crop
failures this year or in the near
future are not likely. He points
out that within he last few years
conditions have changed with re-
-pect 10 Western farming aud
says that the Western farmer
fully realizes the difference in
different sections and knows what
Kind of grain he can grow and
what he cannot grow. As re-
suit Mr.. Ripley believes that it is
altogether probable that crop
failures will be less numerous and
|. IS disastrous than they have
been in the past.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27

Cne other day Nom SEE TO Pop,
"A man I'm goiu' to civ
10 move that pHrior health stove,
| guess we're through with IL
Pop ser. You'll get no n al fer that.
I'll move that stove sigh, now.
ft'- such simple hit nv work.
Je-t watch: I'll show You how"
on comes his coat 40 Pop peTcured
A ladder from the shed.
Then up he went an grabbed the pipe,
IL come down on his head.
Pop got little wild an with
Both arms he made n wipe,
Tho ladder wabbled; Pop fell IN,
A-landin' on the pipe.
Now Pops pillar nv the church.
To meekliss he L. bonn,
But say, you nneh a hear niin rnss:
M, how te rnnted rorn',
The SCOT got iH his neck al eyes,
'Iwn. more than h@ cud stan;
Here. N,- smith," lac called Ia Mem.
g. git yer darn@i old man"
B,de Iudiev. in kan-ns City Star
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27
REORGANIZATION Of Horse Rae
ing.

New York. May u .-Reorg-
anization of the entire system OF
horse racing in the Cuited States
is imperative. Events of the last
two weeks have upset existing
conditions, for the closing of sew
ersl small tracks in the near flu
tnre would not astonish those who
know how these tracks have been
made TO pay. Predictions are
many that the time IL near when
these racing associations, which
are only gam bling institutions in
which race horses are nsed as i'm
plements of gambling. as a roulette
wheel is employed in n temple of
OF chance, will have To get out OF
the business.
Ominious news confirming this
view came from two important
racing centers to-day-New Or
leans and Chicago.
Following the decision of the
Western Union Telegraph Com
IJAUy I'D NtLudTuW HUH Luc IhCiuG
field, and the wholesale raids on
pool rooms in New York, which
were continued to-day, IA dispatch
came from New Orleans. officially
announcing that the Crescent
City Jockey Club will probably
abandon its annual winter race
meeting. That is due entirely to
the action taken by the Western
Union Company.
Concurrently came the news
from Chicago that President
Fitzgerald, of the Hawthorn Rae
ing Association, to-day had in
formed the Western Union Com
pauy that his association had de-
cided not to allow the telegraph
company to operate any wires
from its track.
On top of this looms what is re-
gaFded by many as the most
threatening aspect of all. The
Percy Gary law, under which bet
ting on horse races al the
tracks in New York is conducted.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27

that the daily expense averages in
the neighborhood of $1,000 Of
course this includes the purses,
racing officials. rental of the Fair
Grounds and general help. The
gate receipts have seldom ever
reached 81. 900. In fact, only on
the banner days. such as Derby
day and holidays has the amount
taken in ut the gate approached
the neighborhood of 81 800, and II
great many days the receipts have
fallen way below 500. The rev.
enue received from the book
makers on an rverage last winter
did not go over 81, 800 daily. 1t
was the Western Onion. through
the poolrooms OF the country. that
kept the local race course going.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27
Cured His Mother of Rheana
tiSm.

MY mother has been a sufferer for
many years with rheumstism,r says ". II
Harvard. OF husband, Pa. AT times she
was unable 70 move at all, while AT all
times walking was painful. 1 presented
her with bottle of Chamberlain Pain
Balm and after few applications she
decided il was the most wonderful pain
CLEVER she had ever tried. in fact, she IL
never without il now aud IL At ali times
able to walk. An occasional applicable
of Pain Balm keeps away the pain that
she was formerly troubled with" For
ale by all Dealers in Medicine.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27
RACE TRACK ADDITION.

This lies mile from the Town
Railroad the Race Track which
value within
sold Railroad will
Backed by bond
intend placing the
lot 100 lots sold thereafter There
24oo lots Race Track Addition An
One Hundred lots sold the last lots bring
The payments be follows cash per
month each lot with deferred
that the instlmer viii beyond doubt
Two years
don to Gntpou lot of which
to-day 100000 per lot These lots
make them valuable
Get while you cheap Buy your children; it may
be the of giving them good oppor-
tuniy again.
For maps and plats showing location address
PHIL A DOLAN Gulfport Miss
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27
MhOOping COugh.

I'm the spring of 1901 my children had
vhooping cough" says Mrs. d. w
Caps, of Caps, Ala. II used Chamber
iain's Cough Remedy with the most sat
isfactory results. think this is the best
comedy have ever see for Whooping
cough This remedy keeps the cough
loose, lesseus tbs severity and frequency
Of the coughing spells and counteract-
md tendency toward pneumonia. For
sale by all Dealers in Medicine.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27
An INVISIBLE ENEMY
TO HEALTH

Malaria Is . slow poison, burt the stubborn and
deeply rooted when it takes possession of the sys-
csm We breathe into the lungs the polluted. germ
fainted air. the little microbes then the
tem and feeding upon the red corpusces the blood
soon reduce this vital life sustaining fluid o such
weak, watery state that the patient becomes stless
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27

The Board of Supervisors will
at the June meeting let out TO the
lowest bidder the contract for
the building of an iron bridge
across the Tombigbee river here
This is an improvement that has
long been needed but on account
of the financial condition Of the
county, il has never been built.
1t will be great accommodation
to surrounding counties. as we'll
as great help to this, and the
board deserves much credit for
the undertaking. Fulton in
Amory Argus.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-05-27

Kuropatkin's plan of campaign
reminds US of that of Gen. Grants
i'm Virginia, which was to he
fought out on this line if il took
all summer. and was Immediately
followed with what WAS called Il
change of base" Mobile Reg
ieter.