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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
AT TIE HEART OF THE WORLD
Indian Travellers Are Surprisingly Cheered by the Ap-
pearance Real Pie.

pearance Of Real Pie.
1t was the opinion of Henry Ward Beecher that pie
went with civilization. Miss Scidmore, author Of 'Win
ter India gives proof that Peshawar in northern Inda
is approaching civilization.
It bitterly cold that night in the government
house of rest for travellers and the opposite doors
of grand salon of opened directly upon gar
den and court had sweeps Of air thru it whenever
entered such currents the floor from
twonch below door that retreated
the high string BEDS and wrappedn rugs longed for
steam-heated and furnace-heat America.
The small pocket of fireplace sheltered hiss
ing green twigs that smoldered and filled the with
smoke which refused to escape by transom window
sixteen feet up in the absurdly high windward wall 1t
encourage further the icy drafts that encirced
The servant bearing the courses Of the dinner, was
swept in with small gale each time, but dned well
on the usual Indian The servant made final
entry the wings of the wind, bearing profoundly the
usual British tart.
sBut, missus-'' he pleaded in injured tones when T.
too, had said, ono, thanks!''
had too often, suffered in arguments with British
pastry hazard it in far places but relented to this
swing and force Of golfers clug when pou pou-s-shl
went fountain spray Of minute fakes Of true paste
up the air and down in showers all the table
We gathered them up fmsy fake and with praises
consumed the MASTERPIECES the apohosis
Of covered apple pie the most supremey perfect tart
the British flag foated over away off there in the
shadow Of the Hindu Kush the border land Of the
heart of the world close to the old Aryan home OF
the pie peoples first ancestors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
1ITTLE PITCHERS HAVE APPETITEs.
Monroe School.

Girls had filed the whole house " as full the rain
fills the pitcher plant cup YEA verify, the house
and quarreng girls. Three small boys easily
crowded into the background by six madens and
the shadow an administering angel waiting for the call
to duty standing ready to tie bows buttons play
French maid to young society BELLE blackened
fudgepans bandage burned fingers. No call her
unanswered burden too great for her shoulders
Mother had been brought in the Old strict school and
Of her youth had she ever aside ancient
prejudice against fresh bread To bake
large light loaf Of bread to have said loaf sawed into
night the honor of escorng Monsieur Castoro1 his
rounds this was the last straw The supper bell
the crowd focked in with beaming eyes and smacking
lips, for oders from the had brought
ons-but then the howl Mother looked meek she
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
sPARING THE MONEY! BUT NOT THE sATCHE1
dinner

SPARING THE MONEY, BUT NOT THE sATCHEL.
One great hole put into my aunt IS sachel thru
fooishness, when about years of age. Ny
aunt had come to stay at house awhile
day after she she sent to the depot after her
satche She had given carfare but thought would
walk to the depot and back and buy candy with the
money It all right walking there, but after had
the satche and started to found it pretty large
and heavy, but determined to carry it home and
few blocks when sat down it almost dead then be-
gan to think it not going to be very easy thing to
take it home. just going to start again, when
esped rope picked it up and tied it to the satche
then began to drag and found it much easier than
carrying it. reached home at last, but with hole
in the satchel large my head. Ny aunt laughed
outright and my mother scolded me, but bought my
candy and enjoyed eating it. Edwin Treat
Sixth Grade, Oil Cedar Avenue.
onroe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
A HIGHWAY WONDER.

Last June when moving to the country for
the vacation incident occurred which fits the topic
It fine, bright June day and everything full Of
life. AS the wagon rolled along monotonousy, grew
tired Of being perched up high spring-seat;
jumped down and walked for little way After awhile
looking over the load when yardstick. took it
up and houghessly struck the side of drygoods box
The instant the horses eaped to gaop and few
fore the driver could stop them and them looking around
he coming along limping and grumbing for when
the team started was thrown between the wagon box
and the wheel and forced to the ground with great
thud by the revolving Wheel The driver thought It al
miracle that the wheel did not 60 me- and If
should have been crushed to death by the weight
of the load. I> s~2 Joseph f. Russell,
B Eighth Grade, 901 Fourteenth Avenue s.
Adams School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
BY the Stems.

Philip had gone to bring in the kittens to show
them to visitor His mother, hearing shri mewing,
called out, ttDon It hurt the kittens, Philipl''
From the hall the reassuring answer "Oh,
I'm carrying them very carefully by the stems"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

to blew over, just missing back porch. little
later back window blew in and chimney taken
off. Our skyght also broken Our neghbor' 8 dogs
the hall howled much that with their bowling
and the of the storm it sounded the world
coming to end After the storm could
blocked with broken signs and telephone wires Not
far from fiat, brick fiat lifted up and set
lumber pile. Hundreds Of stately trees torn up,
but the people next door, who did find broken
window in their house the next morning very lucky
That the great storm have been in and
do not to be in another. Edgar Russell,
Sixth Grade, 3345 Fourth Street N.
Mckinley School. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
The Boston Way.

Auntie Wndham coming suddenly upon her young
nephew in the pantry Johnny, I am surprised!
Johnny Beanpod Visiting rom Boston)-You mean,
dear, that you astonished-it is who have been
surprised. Funk & Wagnall's Dictionary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
The Disappearing Lap.

Children notoriousy eager to acquire facts The
following question asked by lad of seven, after he
had ridden upon his uncle's knee: tSay, Uncle Will,
what becomes Of your lap when you stand upf''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
OUT OF ANGRY HEAVENS.

At the time Of the Minneapolis, was
living in the southern part Of the city, where the storm
the worst In the afternoon very sultry and
hot At five o'clock the sky became overcast with clouds
II the east The Lightning flashed but there was little
The wind blew the rain until it looked just like smoke
In little while the iron smokestack laundry next
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

only little left" That looked easy. We ate
and ate again, and that breadplate could have easily
convinced that it direct descendant from the
miraculous pitcher And when the last wee bit had
been downed and the bread was proffered we
discovered that we were Gas full as the rain fills the
pitcherplant's cup' and that mother zone great
diplomatic Title Will,
Twelfth Grade, 1909 Clinton Avenue
South High School,
CHANGING Els HABIT.
have great fault and that is what about
to tell When home school in from play,
generally take off my and coat or whatever hap
pen to have and lay it Cor rather throw i) the
table, chair bed whichever is nearest Mama
stantly reminds me to hang it up. Then, when awake
in the morning, rubbing sleepy eyes that have opened
with reluctance, meeky ask where my is and
that do not have it right off shall be late for school,
But stirs to help and papa says "Serves him
right. But not the only individual who has faults.
Little and big, old and young all have them But
really growing more into the habit of hanging my
wearing apparel in its proper place.
Whittier School. s5>W. Twenty-eighth Street
A CASTLE IN SPAIN.
Walk thru the brown country road the hills and
dales until you to little green knoll with small
square frame structure perched at it's top Cross the
neat path that neses among the green sward and up to
the little doorstep with its gay blossoms clingng round
Take peep thru the little windows with their snowy
Swiss curtains before you open the door and look within
Yes isn't it the you
How atentyey the thirty little forms sit before their
DESKS with their Deep innocent eyes wide open and rosy
lips apart. For they listening to fairy story of
birds flowers Of orange trees and sunny lands And
there in 'front.' with hand, stands
teacher dressed in shirwaist suit beaming
her book with much interest the scholars evnce at
the wonderful words This is, indeed the means to
end Wouldn It it be "great'' if she II
B Twelfth Grade, --.-. Edith Warnberg,
East High School e46 Twenty Ave. NE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
EACH Is WINGED AWAY.

clearly remember the nest of a woodpecker which
just outside the school used to attend I could
often the old motherbird come and give the little
something to eat. One day while she away,
cut down the tree before the baby birds had learned
to fly. When the mother and saw the
tree cut down. she flew toward the man,
peck him. He finally went away to see what the bird
would do. She flew to the place where the little ones
were and took bird by the wings in her beak and
few away She back again, took another and then
flew away and until there left. Then she
never came back again. the birds must have
always remembered that great moving day! --~%
Fifth Grade Annie Pieri
Margaret Fuller School. 1922 Wentworth Az. Sc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
CHOOSES THE UNKNOWN.

One day my mother going downtown and she said
that niece Gloria who only three old must
remain in the house with me- chilly outside She
also said she found had obeyed her she would
have something nice for when she returned We said
would, and everything went well until after mother
had been gone about half hour and beginning
wonder how Gloria could be good long. But in
few minutes knew something going happen for
she puckered up her face and looked at 81 wonder
if grandma would care If went outside just minute,
she said with her pressed against the window. Then
her which she would rather do outside have
what grandma was going to bring her. She thought
little while and then said 81 would rather have what
grandma is going to BRING just great tear down
the window. -. -~s.-: Gladys Sievers
A Seventh Grade, 919 Chicago Avenue.
Madison School. - ..-E.- .-s..~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-15
| BAkU P|TEOUsLY
| CALLS FOR AID
We Are Starving and Dy-
ing" Says tho
Message.
VILLAGES ARE WIPED OUT
Reports of Massacres Comes From
Isolated Villages = Whole of Tartar
Population Has Risen and Has Been
Joined BY 1000 Armed kurds.

Tifiis. Sept. 1.-THE governor o!
Baku reports that firing continued
Saturday night and yesterday. though
on smaller scale, and that few were
killed or wounded. The troops and
police he says, are still engaged in
preventing Incendiarism and pillaging.
The director OF the chronological in
stitute at Bakn telegraphs saving:
We are starving and dying" and
inploring the dispatch OF necessities.
The worst news yesterday came
from the Zaugezurski district. where
il is reported that many Armenian
villages were wiped out and hundreds
of persons killed. Help is slow in
reaching there, owing 10 the distance
from the military centers. The whole
Of the Tartar population has arisen
and has been joined by 1000 armed
Kurds from the Persian bank of the
Alas river The yiceroy has protested
10 the Persian authorities.
General Shirinkin has ordered the
governor OF Elizabethpol TO invest
gate the truth of the accusations
against some of the Tartar police
commissaries, tina, they are co-operat-
ing with the insurgents.
1t is reported that the Armenians
and Tartars in Shusha have become
reconciled, that the population has
been disarmed and that the foreign
residents have returned to their
homes. General Takaischwils tele-
graphs that the disorders are ceasing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-15
PAT GROVE WAS
IN LINCOLN, NER.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 13.-Pat Grove,
the noted outlaw who has been wanted
for several years for kidnapping the
little son of Edward Cudahy in
Omaha, was in Lincoln on Monday,
and talked for half an hour with
Richard Metcalfe, associate editor of
William J. Bryan's Commoner. Crow
was IN Lincoln but a short time and
then, as in I:s custom he disappeared
just before the police heara of his
presence here. Frank Gallagher,
local newspapr, man had been asked
by .he Lincoln police to inform them
ii Grove called him. The local police
received their Tip" from Omaha.
Grove entered the Commoner office
white several gentlemen who knew
him were there and asked to see Met
calfa alone. They were together for
some tine and then Grove disap-
Ieared. There is now no reward for
him and the police could only file a
charge ~ vag-anry ii they caught
nj h. Is. y .rsa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-15
BOTH BUSSE AND
SMITH WILL HANG

Des Moinss. Sept. fi.-Gnye-nor
Cummins yesterday denied the appli
cstiops for cIemency fled by murder.
ers Louis Bugse and Joseph Smith.
fixed the dates TO, their hanging and
Issued death warrants 10 the sherifs
Of the counties in which they were
convicted
In fixing the dates, however, the
governor put them over until after
the adjournment Of the legislature.
having decided that il is his duty to
treat the applications for clsmency
flied with him as applications for par
dons which should be referred 10 the
legislature for it's recommendations.
The record made in the Busse case
follows:
In the matter Of the application OF
Louis Bugss for Communication OF the
sentence Of death to imprisonment for
life.
After full hearing and careful
examination Of all Of the testimony
submitted upon the trial, am clear.
u OF the opinion that would not be
warranted in committing TO imprison.
Lnent for life the sentence pronoun.
ced against Louis Bnsse. / have to
day Issued z warrant for the execu.
tom OF the judgment On Friday, April
20, 1906. | have fixed the day for
exception in April Of next year because
have reached the conclusion that It
Ii my duty TO submit the application
TO the next general assembly, in &C.
coTdance with the provisions Of gee
ton 1925 Of the code.
Technically, the application is not
oas for pardon. but inasrnuch as the
reason assigned for Interference On
ny part, IL valid, would reduce the
crime 70 murder in the second degree.
! have given il liberal construction
and viii treat IL az an. application for
pardon / have refused the clemency
asked because can zee no reason for
changing the sentence, but inasnucil
az the statute provides that shall
submit TO the general assembly ali ap-
plicstions for pardon in cases of con-
vdction Of murder in the first degree,
/ shall give the defendant the chance
10 BE- heard by the legislature"
The record in the Smith case was
identical with that made in the Bugge
care except that the governor men,
TONED the fact that the representa-
sives Of Smith had claimed that Smith
felt himself deeply wronged by the
woman whose life he took, and was
30 overcome by passion and anger
that his reason was dethroned. The
governor found no support for this
view, but IL it should be accepted ii
would reduce the crime TO murder in
the second degree. This places It up.
on the same basis az the Bugse case,
and makes 1t imperative that the ap:
plicatjons for communication be con.
gidered az applications for pardon
and referred TO the legislature for
confederation. Hest
If the legislature does not intervene
in the cases. Brgge and Smith, there.
fore, will hang on the dates fixed
April 20 and IL respectively.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-15
STRONGER THAN MEAT.
judges Opinion of Grape-Nuts.

j judges Opinion Of Grape-kuts.
A gentleman who has acquired a
judicial turn of mind from experience
on the bench out in the SunfioweI
State, writes a carefully considered
opinion az to the value OF Grape Nuts
zs food. He says:
For the past 5 years Grape-Nuts
bas been prominent feature in our
bill of fare.
The crisp food with the delicious,
nztty favor has become an indispensa-
be necessity in my family's everyday
tie.
1T has proved to be most healthful
kEd beneficial, and has enabled US to
practically abolish pastry and pies
from our table, for the children prefer
Jrape-Entg and do not crave rich and
anwholegome food.
"GraDe-Nuts keeps us all in perfect
I'eys.cai condition condition a5 preventive Vi
aigease 1t Ia beyond value. have been
particularly impressed by the benef.
eial effects Of Grape-Nnts WHOM used
by ladies who are troubled with fa.s
nlemtsheg, skin eruptions, etc. II
clears up the complexion wonderfully
.'As to its nutritiye qualities, my ex
parience is that one small dish OF
GTape.Euts " superior 10 pound Of
meat for breakfast, which IL an i'm
portant consideration for anyone II
1atisfes the appetite and strengthens
zha power of resisting fatiSue. while
s.g use Involves non, Of tfs disagree
sbse consequences that sometimes fcl
I'M meat breakfast" Name given
~ Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mic
! There's Z Hsasos.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-15
-FOUR ARE VICTIMS
OF LIGHTNING
Tragedy Enacted on Warren
County Fair
Grounds.
BOLT STRIKES POULTRY TENT
Deadly Electric Current Pays Havoc
Along the Crowded Aisles - Fair
Association Holds Meeting and
Calls OF Exhibition.

IndianoIa, Sept Is.--Foar lives
we're lost and many persons we're In
tured, some fatally. in the poultry pa.
vilion upon the Warren county fair
grounds al $40 yesterday morning az
the result OF fierce bolt CT light
ring.
The dead are:
Ray Anderson of EDdisaola, aged
20, son Of Anton Anderson, grocer.
Carl Peterson, aged IL, Of Indian
ola
Theodore Young. aged IS, Of In
dfanola. retired farmer and former
member OF the county board O; super
yiSorE.
Blaine Wright, aged Is. son Of Ed
Wright, formerly cashier Of a bank
al PleaSaDtriGie and now resident
Of Fort Collins, Colo Leaves q wife.
The injured:
Joe Hickman OF indianola. seriously
burned
J. p. Lo1gh Of india nola. retired
farmer, aged So, quite badly injured
]. " NeGrsnahsn. aged s., o: Ind
tsaoia, e1-oourtr treasurer. and re-
tired farmer. severely burned
T. VI. F5eef OF Indianola. severely
burned
D. L %. Carpenter. dentist of Ind
izroia, slightly burned .-...
Guy Berger. aged g, Of Wick. Iowa,
slightly burned
l. d. Calhoun Of IndianoIs. slightly
burned
Marx Art Of Hartford, stunned and
not badly injured. ...
John FIaek Of Swan, slightly In
!1rsd
Frank Patterson Of Carlisle, slightly
injured
Earl Barker Of IndianoEa. son Of
4 ". Barker. grocer, slightly singed
and knocked down but IL 1ot very
BADLY hurt
II SCENE that when the Storm came
up the people who were Oh the
grounds In tie aeighborhood Of the
poultry pavilion rushed into The tsnt
witch had been erected 10 provide for
tae overfsow Of poultry exhibitors II
vas filed with fancy chickens The
lightning struck the center poles Of
tbs tent Tith z roar.
TIE 1eut Was not over forty feet
long and fourteen feet in width.
There were probably forty persons In
side sben tas accident occurred.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-15
JEALOUS YOUTH SHOOS
GIRL AND SUICIDES

IEsestiae. Sept 15l-Because she
refused to attend the Wilton fair with
him, Arthur Webb shot and killed
Ssttis Derby yesterday morning in
her school house, twelve miles north
Of Guscstfne. After killing the girl,
hs went behind the school house,
where he drank z bottle OF laudanun
and then ghot himself
For some tine be had been in lore
with the Derby girl. hst she refused
70 seceyt his attentions. On Wednes-
DAP be- wsg in Ggscatine al day and
purchased rsgolyer, claiming 70
friends that he was going TO square
few things"
He drove u the EolEe farm where
be worked and put up his team, hit
went 10 Ihe school house, Z shorT dig
tancs away, and Secreted himself IL
the attj1. He remained there until
school was out yesterday morning
and came down through the scuttle
hole, Miss DuxDy had Bat one pupil
with her. This pupil rushed from
the building and Webb held the door
shut
4 struggle ensned az the unfortun-
ste teacher fought for her life Webb
secured possession Of his revolrsr
and shot her three times, twice In the
head and once in the arm. He then
went tack of the school house and
over fence into potato patch and
there drank the iaUdanHn and shot
himself ID the head, The little girls
father rushed TO the scene and the
body was found Just inside the door,
the room being in 4 state of disorder
On account Of the desperate struggle
which took place. r."
Both parties were from good par
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-15

A member of Parliament, while
electioneering visited a working
mans house in which he saw a pic
ture of King William facing portrait
of the Pope. He inquired the reason
for this queer mixture, and found
from the wife that she was a Roman
catholic. while her husband was not
only Protestant, but an Orangeman
TO boot. How do you get on to-
gether?" asked the astonished poll
ticisn. Very well. indade, barring
the twelfth Of July, when my hus-
band goes ont with the Orange pro-
cession and comes home drunk. Then
he always takes the Pope down and
jumps ON him, and then goes straight
20 bed. The next morning get up
early, before he is awake, and take
down King William and pawn him
and buy a new Pope with the money.
Then / give the old man the ticket
to get King William out"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-15
FRUITFUL FURNACES
INTENSE HEAT PRODUCES
PRECIOUS STONES.
Scientists Have e0ecseded in Pick
ing Real Diamonds and Rubiss from
The crucible Of the Furnace.

Recent adyices from France state
that Prof. MoisSan. the eminent SCI
enlist and inventor. has actually sue
ceeded in making genuine diamonds
and rubies. He employs for this Eur.
pose the electric furnace, which has
been 20 improved that a degree Of
heat can be produced. approaching the
extreme Temperatures. which we're IN
coubtedIy factor in the formation OF
minerals and gems in the interior OF
the earth.
The rubies obtained are Of large
size, weighing 10 or Is carats, and IN
quality and color equal and even sur.
pass those found in the earth. The
natural forces attending the formation
Of diamonds seem to have been more
complicated, and SO far the diamonds
resulting from the efforts Of the sci
entists have been very small, bur still
they are positively identified as the
carbon crystalline diamond They
are remarkably clear and bright. AMI
natures oxn product.
The electric furnace has enriched
chemistry with q whole series Of
new COMPOUNDS Probably the Cne CT
most value 10 mankind Al large is Cal
cium Carbide. The simple sYplica-
ton Of water 10 Calcium Carbide ger
crates the gas AcetyleLe. which Is
now being eonnonl: used for light
Ing.
TIE peculiar merits Of Ace'ysene
light are its b-ilIisnce and high can
die power. ease Of installation. eco
Bomy and its sdspts5iliSy for ssh-ing
buildings OF every description, regard
less of their location.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-09-15
COOKER EXPLODEs.

Marshsll,own, Sept. ia steam
cooker Ia the canning plant of the
Gilman Canning company OF Gilman
exploded yesterday, iniuring four en-
pioyes One ~ the number may be
fatally burhet aud Injured. No
known "a lTe Is given and the cooker
showed steam pressure of 21z
pounds, mi III less than maximum.
TIE eooknf war flied with corn in
process Of eoozing for canning, and
the accidep' IL the wOrst in the
history Of The company.
The list Of injured follows:
Edward Davis, aged ~, leg D-sken
and seriously injured internally; may
die.
James Grow aged %, head and
shoulders cut.
Elmer Clark, aged 20, Of Gilman,
head cut
Andrew Baker, aged ~, of Gilman.
scaidels about the Ieggs feet and bark.
Davis and Grow are both transsents
and IL ~ not learned where they re-
eide