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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

WILLH'S BIRTHDAY.
ssMJ GUILD you like to go to the Zoo todayi" asked
wv mother smiling st know you have always

o\M GUILD you like to go to the Zoo todayf" asked
w mother smiling. st know you have always
wanted to go''
Willie clapped his little hands. ttoh how lovelyi
Thank you, mummy! Shall run and tell Alfei'
emo, dear, because little Allie can't go this time,
said mother rather sorrowfuy 81 can't afford to take
two, and it is your birthday, will take you, and
Allie shall 60 next time''
Oh how lovely it at the Fool The polar bears
romping about in the water, coming out and
they had just out Of the lion house, whom did they
meet but Willie IS big kind Uncle Jack.
t'Why, hallo!'' he cried. ''I didn't know that you
were here. Come with and see the monkeys.'
Willie rather afraid of the monkeys, they
close to the bars and held out their hands for the
pieces of sugar Uncle Jack gave them
'Here's piece for you, Willie; let this little one
have it, he said, but the little boy drew back.
emo, he III bite, I'm fraid, - he said
"Oh, rubbish! Be brave boy!'' cried Uncle Jack.
ELook here, if you give it to this little monkey, you
shall have this gold piece of ten whole shillin
and then at mother who smiled then he went close the
cage and held the piece Of sugar and the little
key took it gently. - ILL., 5...-
When Uncle Jack gave him the gold money Willie
to mother. 1~o ~rs
CHOW Allie come can It he, mummy''' he cried
excitedly; "can 60 and fetch hims''
Mother kissed him and explained it to Uncle Jack.
'You good little chap he said looking pleased
'Look here you and mother stay here and III back
and fetch him. He going off without the money,
but Willie after him, and it not long before he
back with Allie, beaming with delight.
Then of course they had to 60 all round again, and
Uncle Jack took them both the elephant and they
what besides. :. +. -, II,
Then they had lovely tea and went home, and Will
lie declared it quite the Fbeaufuest birthday he
had ever spent. M. r. in Cassels Little Folks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
You anything like those naughty puppies.

You anything like those naughty puppies
belonged to him. Being only little dogs and SO
knowing nothing of unselfshness trying to please each
Other they both seized the bone at AS neither
could get it. they let go and fell snarng and swapping
and rolling together in the dirt in great rage They
not hurting each other very much but they thought
they were and yelped loudly and regret to say that
Sammy and Billy only stood there watching to see which
one would beat,' and not trying to stop them at all
just then, down the hill came old Major grand
fathers beautiful horse the way to the creek for
water. Major knew much that they used to let him.
out of the barn to 60 down all alone to drink When
Major to where Blanco and Jet fighting ands
kicking up great deal Of DUST he stopped short. He
gave look of surprise and disgust Of his beauti
full eyes, and then turning his head regarded the boys in
wonder plainly asking evil you really allow thiss'
But the boys too much interested to notice.
Major waited longer He walked straight to the
little dogs, and putting his head between them, gave
tremendous snort of wrath, if to say Stop this at
oncel'' You anything like those naughty
puppies. Blanco flew like scared SNOWFALL his tail be-
tween his legs and stopped till he scrambled under
the barn. Jet frightened he jumped into the eel
lar window, and found that night hiding under
washtub AS for Sammy and Billy they felt almost
much ashamed as the dogs
ttYou ought to have old Major, mother!" ex-
claimed Sammy. Gle looked just he had done
right tell you, made think that that old
horse knew there something wrong about quarreln
it must be pretty bad.'
'That's 500 said Billy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
OLD MAJORS WISDOM

WHEN Sammy six years old, his uncle gave him
w "a beautiful little white dog with fluffy hair and
tail like an ostrich plume sammy named him Blanca,
son, next door, given little black puppy, whose
glossy hair shone like silk This dog was called Jet
Blanco and Jet good friends their mas
ters They raced up the roads together chased the birds
which they caught, and dug diligently for SPUR
rels under all the stone fences.
But sad day trouble came. Sammy had thrown
to bones for them to CATCH and bone fell into
deep hole and lost each puppy thought the second
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
BABYLAND,
How many miles to Babyland?

BABYLAND.
How many miles to Babyland?
Anyone can tell;
Up one flight,
To the right;
Please to ring the bell.
What can you see in Babyland9
Little folks in white,
Downy heads,
Cradle beds,
Faces pure and bright.
What do they do in Babyland9
Dream and wake and play,
Laugh and crow,
Shout and grow;
jolly times have they. 40 Il.
What do they say in Babylandi
Why, the oldest things;
Might as well
Try to tell
What a birdie sings.
Who is the queen of Babylandi
Mother, kind and sweet,
And her love,
Born above,
Guides the little feet.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
KIN,

Our Johnny says, with shrug and grin,
Flowers and animals must be kin:
Just see how the Tiger-lilies grow,
To match the tawny Tiger, you know.
And in wild forests the Lions roam,
But we have Dandelions at home;
And where old Brindle feeds on the green
A beautiful Cowslip often is seen.
And Fido follows me to look
For Dogwood blossoms along the brook.
And frolicsome Kitty will lay her head
Among the leaves Of the catnip bed.
In spring come the the Pussy willows tall,
And Cat-tails always come in the fall;
And Foxes never wear gloves, It's true,
Yet Foxgloves blossom in red and blue;
And Colt-foot candy, SO sweet and pure,
Some people say is a sovereign cure.
And, so to say it, is not sin,
That plants and animals must be KIM
-Zitella Cooke in ''The Grasshopper s Hol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

- In Picnic Days.
eco to the ant" may be advice
That very good, tits true
But simply have picnic, and
The ants will come to you.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

"Please spend me well!'' little Minute cried
ct want to make
My busy friend, the Hour, quite satisfied
That IN awake,
And quite as ready in my place to shine
AS all my tiny brothers ffty-nine"
"Don't pass me BY" little Minute said;
''Won't you please see
If just the little light that may shed
Might prove to be
Just light enough to help some one to find
The world is not all evil and unkind9'
Frank Walcott HUT
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
A TOY MADE By THE czAR OF RUSSIA.

Fououng mpeet by 1 han atg sfa bby the
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
THE FARY11AND BELLMAN.

The bee goes home when the shadows creep
Across from the slope Of the western hill;
The cricket is quiet; the field is still;
The flushed little daisies are longing for sleep.
Lookl Thru the grass comes a FREELY light:
IT'S the fairy Waterman with his bell,
Crying, Eight o clock and all IS well;
1t is time that the daisies were shut up tight.
Harkl Thru the field goes sleepy sighl
Slowly the little white petals close;
Wee pointed nightcaps, rows upon rows,
Nod as the wind goes whispering by.
Margaret Ely Webb in st. Nicholas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
The Difference.

Observation-Disclosures gracious! This is the noisi
est neighborhood got into. Just listen to those
children screening!
servant-They're your children, sir.
Householder-Are theyf How the young vagabonds
enjoying themselvesl
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
HUGo'S QUEER INKSTAND
Relic of French Authors Busy Life
SlId Recently

Many valuable relics that of late
years have found their way into the
houses of the wealthy and adorn the
shop windows of the antique dealers
are not only interesting from their
rarity or association but also in the
manner in which they come into the
hands of the dealer. The following
story told by dealer may illustrate
this fact and tell how a priceless relic
came near to being thrown away.
Some years ago when staying in the
little island of Guernsey, in the English
channel, which for so many years was
the residence Of Victor Hugo during
his exile from France, I was going
through one of the old streets and
strayed into second hand furniture
store on the chance of finding some-
thing that might be interesting. Among
several odd pieces 1 found the bottom
Of an old Chippendale dressing mirror.
the center of which had been followed
cut to form an inkstand.
The oddness of the piece attracted NV
attention, and upon questioning the
dealer he informed me that it was a
part of lot OF rubbish that had been
thrown out of Hauteville house. where
Victor Hugo had lived and which ia
still preserved intact by his family lust
as he left it upon his return to France.
This old house is full of costly ANTIQUE
treasures with which the author loved
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

to surround himself, and the visitor on
application to the caretaker is today
shown over the house and sees the table
and bed used by him in his old study
at the top of the house in which he
wrote so many of his works and
watched the shores of his beloved
country, from which he thought himself
forever an exile.
This house and its treasures being
so carefully guarded by the descen-
dants of Victor Hugo, 1 wondered how
piece like the inkstand could have
been thrown away and hesitated to
believe that it really had come from
where the dealer said 1T did, the price
asked for 1t being but a few francs.
1 decided to think it over before pur-
chasing, and in a few days called
around again. Upon inquiring for the
inkstand the dealer said, with many
apologies, that 1 was too late, and
explained matters as best he could.
During the summer months the Hugo
family pay visit to the island for a
few weeks, and prior to their arrival
the house is thoroughly cleaned, etc.,
new maid, seeing an old box, as she
thought, threw it away with the rub
bish and 1t was sold by junk man
to the dealer. A few days after my
visit to him, M. Georges and Mile
Jeanne Hugo, grandchildren of the
author, strolled into the same store
and looking around espied the ink
stand. They Immediately inquired as
to how it came into his possession,
and after telling them the particulars
they informed him that it was an i'm
provised inkstand that Victor Hugo
had used for many years when writ
ing his works.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
PIGEON POST OF FRANCE
Service Employs 100000 Birds on Nu-
merous Iona Routes


Rat and roach catching at the steamer
Tour du Monde of Paris says that ire
Gently a census was taken of the flying
pigeons which in time of war would
be employed in the aerial postal SER
vice. The progress which has been ac-
complished in the training of flying
pigeons in the last forty years has
been very great and today the number
in use in France amounts to 600, 900.
The military pigeons include the pig
cons of Paris, where experiments are
made and the birds are instructed, and
the pigeons installed in the different
posts designated by the ministry. The
routes have been so arranged that the
birds never have to go further than 100
miles between two points directly con-
nected Paris, the central station,
which is connected with posts in ten
directions, communicates directly with
the different fortresses of the northern
frontier, the most distant of which is
only $50 miles. The latter posts are
also connected with each other
I'm the birdhouses the most careful
system is followed. The soil is covered
with a bed of sand two or three cent?
meters in thickness, which is cleaned
every day, and the walls of the houses
are constantly whitewashed. The
rooms are about seven feet high, lat
ticed, with openings two to three cent?
meters wide. Fifty couples, each with
box and nest marked with number,
may be installed in each room, and
the pigeons themselves are marked
with number which in turn shows a
page on a register where the record of
the bird is kept. In addition, colored
mark, which varies in shade, allows ev-
cry pigeon to be quickly singled out"
The pigeon is trained at three years
of age, and is used until it is sixteen
years of age. The cost of each bird
is about ten cents per month. During
the periods of training the pigeons are
first transported in baskets, where they
have been placed the evening before,
first to distance of 6A miles. They
are released between 5 and S in the
morning and are given food and drink
an hour before the start. The distance
is then increased progressively to 121a,
IS, 81, 80, 50, 142 and 100 miles for the
first year. The fight is always in the
same direction, but after the first year
the distance is increased to more than
100 miles. The dispatches which the
pigeons carry are written on thin paper
and enclosed in a small quill.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
Nolan ( GeOrQe
Shoe Go.
A Progressive
Wholesale
House,.

In the past few years the wholesale
business of Los Angeles has increased in
volume commensurate with the rapid
growth of the city and the wonderful de-
velopment of the Southwest. There are
large wholesale houses dealing in grocer
les, drugs, hardware, furnishing goods,
dry goods, hats, millinery, etc. The only
| exception in the line OF wholesale mer-
| chandise is shoes, there being as yet no
exclusive Jobber or manufacturer of shoes
In this city. The Nolan & George Co.
of San Francisco, however. has had for
nearly ten years a branch office and
salesroom in Los Angeles at 513 Bryson
Block, where full line of samples Is
carried. the office being open daily. They
do in Southern California by far the
largest wholesale shoe business of any
house on the Pacific coast. The factory
in which they manufacture special line
OF mems heavy goods is situated at Peta-
luna. The Nolan C George CO. carries
in stock, in addition 10 their factory
goods, full line of shoes of every de-
The business was founded by A. L.
Bryan. formerly of the Bryan-Brown
Shoe Co. Of st. Louis (now the Brown
doing wholesale shoe business on q
net cash basis. The idea proved a good
one and the old method Of selling shoes on
long time, has prac actically become obsolete,
all the leading wholesale shoe houses
having adopted this method of selling
goods--net cash and one price. Mr. Bryan
died about four years age, and the Nolan
Shoe Co. The concern has seven repre-
sentatiyes covering the Pacific coast.
The Los Angeles office, is under the
cupied the position for over seven years.
He is also editor Of the Western Shoe
Retailer, a trade Journal that has the
largest circulation Of any shoe paper west
Of Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
Pointed Paragraphs

Don't cry over spilled milk. Call the
cat.
There are also number of fugitives
from injustice.
All men are born equal but the
equality doesn't hold out.
Necessity knows no law, but many
a young lawyer knows necessity.
The man who has more than he needs
never had more than he wants.
No, Cordelia, marriage and happi-
ness are not necessarily synonymous.
A soft-headed nail and hard-headed
man are both difficult to drive.
Some politicians are self-made, but
most of the candidates are machine
made.
A sour mash drives some men to
the saloon and some others to the di-
vorce court.
Though the wisdom of the ancients
may have been superior to ours, we are
still alive.
There is a vast difference between
getting ahead in the world and getting
head in a saloon.
It's the twenty-fifth anniversary of
her debut into the world that is often
est celebrated by a woman.
Good men are seldom heard of, but
the rascals are always getting their
names in the police reports.
A mans laziness has certainly reach
ed the limit when he feels that 1t is
too much trouble to try to avoid trouble.
Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

The influence OF Evanston culture
upon child life in that splendid suburb
was again illustrated the other day
when little boy entered drug store
and said that his mother had sent him
to purchase a bottle of medicine.
What kind of medicine is 1t that YOU
want?" asked the druggist.
LET me see," replied the child. II
have forgotten the name of it. Yet I
remember that it made me think of
Shakespeare and Longfellow. All, it
comes back to me now. She desires a
bottle Of Romeo Excelsior for the head
ache.Y-Chicago Record Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

| ID. S. Wilson
A most important industry in
Los Angeles is the manufacture
Of saddles and the leader in this
line Is D. S. Wilson, whose Of
flee, factory and salesrooms are
located at 221 North Main
street. Mr.. Wilson is a manufac-
turer of and dealer in sad
dies Of all kinds, making a
leading specially of stockmen's
saddles. He manufactures fine
hand-carved saddles, military,
pack saddles, ladies' stride sad
dies, ladies' sidesaddles, boys
saddles, aparejos, etc. Only the
best materials are used in the
manufacture of all his goods
and f1rst-class workmanship is
guaranteed, while all his sad
dies are we'll proportioned,
neatly made and durable. Sad
dies are also neatly and prompt
ly repaired and mail orders re-
ceive careful attention. He also
carries complete stock of
handmade bits and spurs, plain
and silver, solid silver conchas,
riatas, quirts, stock or cattle
whips, hair ropes, brides,
heads and reins, hacamorel can
tinas, hobbies, saddle pockets,
and, in fact, everything usually
used by saddle horseman.
Mr.. Wilson has built up a large
business on merit.
All of his saddles listed at
$50 and upward are guaranteed
not to break or hurt the horses
back, which means absolute
protection to customers, as Mr..
Wilson is known to be a man
of his word. An elegant cata-
logue will be mailed free on ap-
plication. If you cannot find
q saddle in the catalogue that
suits, describe the changes you
wish and instructions will be
followed in every detail.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20

The spectacle of man who wants
to give back &c. 800 won in a damage
suit by a member of his family, be-
cause he does not believe a genuine
cause of action exists, is the unpar-
alleled feature given the litigation
of Johnetta Owens, against the
Louisville Railway Company. John
r. Owens, the girls gather, filed an
offidavit supporting a motion for a
new trial, saying his daughter, a
school girl, was not injured in a
street car accident, but was Grip
pied by rheumatism, and that the
suit was brought by the girls sister
without his knowledge or consent.
1t is a case whereyou must know the
man before forming an opinion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
PENSION FOR PRISONER
Life Convict Being Examined
For an Increase.

Eddyville, KY, April 10. Alexan-
der Messer, lifetime convict at
the branch penitentiary; and one of
the leaders in the Hatfeld-McCoy
feud, was today taken to Russellville,
KY, by one of the prison guards,
where the old man will undergo an
examination for increase of pension.
Messer, it is charged, was primarily
responsible for the killing of two of
the Mccoy boys after they were I'M
der arrest, remarking at the time,
dead men tell no tales" He is a
typical mountaineer, and has been so
long in prison that he is practically
dead to the outside world.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
81 Children in ~ Years.

Down in the Platte river bottom is
three room cottage, where lives
the parents of twenty-one children,
and to-day, with ten of these
around them and three grandchild-
rem, they celebrate their twenty
seventh wedding anniversary. They
are Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Nc
Spratton. The family comprises
fourteen boys and seven girls. The
last baby is thirty-three days Old
New York Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
Beware of Ointments for Ca
tarrh that Contains
Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
such articles should never be used
on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will
do is ten fold to the good you can
possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f.
J. Cheney g. Co., Toledo, O., con-
tains no mercury, and is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous asurfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine.
II is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by f. j. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free. Sold by drug
Qists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-20
Incendiary's Torch Applied
To Stock Barn of ]. G.
Childress.
LOSS AMOUNTS TO $1,000
Six Head of Stock, Vehicles,
Provender and Farm I'm
plements Burned.

Mr.. Jno. G. Childress' large stock
barn, on his farm near the city, was
burned Monday night, by an incen
diary. Mr.. Childress was aroused
between ii and IL o'clock to find the
building in an advanced stage of de-
struction, with its contents. Moth.
ing was saved Of the live stock, pro.
vender and vehicles in the barn.
Four mules, one horse, one mare,
two vehicles, harness, gearing, plows
and the years supply of provender
all went up in smoke. The work
mules were especially valuable ami
mails and the six head of horses and
mules were worth about 81 900.
The barn or stable was a large
shielded one and was well-flled
with corn and hay. 1t was securely
fastened up for the night and there
was no chance for the animals to es-
cape. Mr.. Childress can account for
the fire upon no other theory than
as a case of arson. There had been
no fire about the building and every
thing was in good condition when
the stock were fed and the stable
closed for the night.
There was 5000 insurance on the
building and 500 on the contents,
while the loss is at least $1,000. The
insurance was with Higgins & Son,
and the loss was settled within fif-
teen hours after the fire.
Mr.. Childress has the sympathies
If many friends in his misfortune.
He is prominent and highly es-
,eemed citizen, a member of the
Democratic County Committee, and
or the past month or two has been
by many Democrats to be-
.ome a candidate for the office of
ailer.