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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

anf-f6rEotten.
Eighth Grade, Hazel Cummings,
Washington School 7O6 Fifth Street IS
TWELVE BUSY MONTHS.
have lived twelve MONTHS have had good
and bad things happen to In January February and
March had to make the lakes and ponds into large
cake of ice to please the children. In April and May
began take away the ice could do something else.
In june July and August uncomfortable and
only in awhile did the clouds send down rain the
crops would die for lack Of water The third day OF
September gave the signal for the children to begin
their work Many little started in to grow in
the work The last day of October is the oest of all
days in that month. You all know that is Hallowe en.
November is given to hunters seeking turkeys and
December is here-the month of life I
must soon pack my trunk and go away forever.
Seventh Grade, Agnes Ericsson,
Bryant School. Z 1928 Chicago Avenue s.
HEARD IN PASSING.
AS the year passed in and the old year passed
out the latter heard say, The people
happy this year because Of what have done for them
and do hope New Year will treat them kindly for the
smiles that left upon their faces from what have
done for them have paid for my trouble. You can
go to any of the and the merchants all in high
spirits for their sales have put large the banks
for them and they laying in supply of goods,
for the holiday sales good that their stores looked
empty The farmer too feels happy he thinks how full
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
TIE SWEET AND THE BITTER.

81 have seen much in my days-scenes Of strife,
sorrow and joy. thing of which glad is that no
hard and lasting famine has occurred in any land
shall be remembered by it during my reign that
the northwest passage discovered.
tsOf sorrowfu tales, have more to tell than can
count The struggle in Russia dread to think about;
the explosion on the Bennington makes shudder Then
there are railroad collisions and wrecks that dis
like to recall as well the shipwreeks by which many
families have been bereaved and lost all Of support
"But + have seen many good things happen, too.
japan Is coming to the front civilization and Roose-
vet the president Of the United has turned out
be think of him, shout
with joy could tell many events but shall soon
leave my throne and then you will take my place. wish
you reign Of JOY and success =
This is what Old Year said to New Year 1906.
Eighth Grade, Carl Gunnarson,
Adams School 1907 Sixteenth Avenue S.
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RECORDS THAT WE'RE BROKEN.

sSuch great things have happened during my time
said Old Year New Year. president Roosevelt took
the longest trip that president known to
take He also sent the longest to and
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his barns and granaf1es are. new Year
considered this good advice and has
already resolved to try this method Of
making people happy.
Mabel E. Hinckley,
2818 Lyndale Avenue S.
B Eighth Grade,
49, Whittier School
q
- THE MERRY END.
It was Christmas eve, and the good
Old Year sat thinking Of his past
years work. cit was a pretty hard
task" he said, as he thought of 1906
taking his place. 81 never realized
what burden I was taking on my
shoulders when I let 1904 go and took
his place. stood by unseen and
listened. ttWhen 1906 comes, I shall
tell him to watch out for few OF
those naughty boys And yet, this year
has been a good one on the whole. We
have had lovely weather and altho the
summer was very hot, the people en-
dured it in the best possible way, and
did not lay the blame on me. The
time is very close at hand when must
be going for my last few weeks must be
made merry. Mamie King,
5000 Stevens Avenue.
B Seventh Grade,
Bryant School.
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GLAD TO LET GO.

ooh dear, but am glad am going to have rest
81 don experience such year again this
has been There have been wars fre sickness cyclones
and don It know what all has happened, and all these
have given gray hair. do certainly pity Mr.. New
Year. tho he thinks he is big because he is going to take
my place. But he will learn that it ism It as easy
he thinks it is have just looked in the glass, and
hardly recognize myself look old and careworn
Not at all did at rs for then big and robust
But you imagine how glad shall be when give up
my office to Mr. New Year." Florence Blake,
B Eighth Grade, 3015 Columbus Avenue.
Horace Mann School,
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BLACK SHEEP AND WHITE.

I am dying, dying, dying, and you young New Year.
coming to take my place. My time has brought
JOYS and sorrows to all and many happy because
am going, hoping New Year may bring to them better
things than did In my early days. people resolved
to do better thru the year than they had done
the past But, alas These well meant resolutions
melted away only memories in short time.
had hoped for something better and you, New Year,
must not be disappointed it. after you hear all Of these
resolutions you feel all win be well At least
hope you that may change their
Of ayariee and greed But do not mistake advice,
child, for there many, people who not as
describe some but good and kind and help this old
world to be better brighter place. fain would remain
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-04-28
Life Of tho Russian Poor.

As a rule a Russian village Is fol-.
lorn looking place, where the huts Il
the poor are made Of birch logs, With
upright oak or pine supports, ceiling
Of strips Of the same birch and walls
lined with the crude branches. In these
huts there are only two rooms. one sf
which is not for every day use, but y
kept. for best occasions. This room
houses those sacred images 30 dear 70
the heart Of every member Of the
Greek church, to which belong ths
great mass Of the Russian people.
The other room serves the purpose
of both kitchen and sleeping room, %
one of the principal ideas Of comfort
to these people, ice and snowbound fof
SO many months Of the year, u
warmth. In many Of the peasant buo
no beds are used and the top Of great
stove, reaching nearly to the reof, y
a much-sought sleeping place. AZ.
though the conditions make dirt anu
accompanying results inseparable Ii
the life Of these peasants, they fr'
devotedly fond Of bathing. The vapor
bath in crude form may be called :
national institution and a not UNUSUAL
picture Of a summer afternoon ID INC
village pond filled with women am
children bathers.-Social Service
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MEMORIES OF oREArNss.
What 1t Means to Be One of the to-.
est Talked About Peon,.

What 1t Means to Be One of the "c,
est Talked About PeonI.
The Great Man was Citing IN h.,
study enjoying a pipe with an ~.
friend and INDUCING In reminisce,o.s.
of his life.
For twenty years he had been .,
the public eye, and no man had tas,.s
more Of the sweets of notorietv ~
had seen his name work its wav ~
in the papers from the time when \.
was first mentioned as being "a,..
present at banquets to the culmino,.
Ing point where he was habituallv N.
guest Of the evening and saw bis ~
marks next morning under scare head.
Scarcely day passed but his pictur.
appeared in connection with some M.
litical triumph or patent medicine
He had posed for his picture ar oil
hours of the day and night, eat,n.
and drinking, speaking and thinkins
He had been snap-shotted and hod
both his actions and appearance "a.
corded by biographs, cinematogranb,
and in living pictures. His words n,
wisdom are being repeated all over tha
continent by gramophones and by nd.
mirers who had little more intelligence,
than the machines. In short, he wa,
the man of the hour, and publicity
could do nothing more with him:
Presently his friend remarked.
John, you are probably the most
talked-about man in the United States
and your name has appeared in more
different ways before the public than
that of almost any other man. Now
tell me what appearance of your name
in public gave you the most pleasure"
The Great Man ruminated over hin
pipe for few minutes and then r.
piled:
well, think that never got 40
much Of thrill out of seeing my name
in public as l did when for the first
time l stole piece of chalk from the
teachers desk in little, old, red
schoolhouse and wrote my name in full
on the railing of the bridge on the
way honest. Louis Republic Mag.
aZine
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effected, by an ascent on the north
eastern face of the rock, SO precipitous
are its other sides.
Yet, isolated as Rockall is, 1t forms,
nevertheless. the summit or peak Of an
extensive submarine plateau known as
.Rockall Bank" which extends In a
northeasterly and southwesterly direc-
ton for about $50 miles. which has q
breadth Of about forty miles and about
half of which is submerged to depth
of less than 100 fathoms. Probably
within comparatively recent times Gn
the geological sense, the greater part
of this bank" was exposed as dry
land, which disappeared partly
through gradual subsistence and partly
through the action of the sea waves.
Close to the main rock and with
deep water between them lies dan
gerous reef, exposed at low tide,
known as Hazelwood Rock; while a
mile and a half southeast lies another
similar rock, known as Helen's Reef.
from a vessel Of that name, whose
wreck upon 1t first made it known.
To the mariner Rockalf presents it.
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sandy beach around 1t, the depth Of
water close up. to it being twenty or
thirty fathoms. A "rock." therefore,
II must be called, rather than an is
land, or even an islet, and Of all the
rocks and islands. great and small.
surrounding the British shores it is at
once the most remote, the most desc
late, the least known and In many re-
spects the most remarkable.
Not only has 1t never boosted a hu-
man inhabitant. but no holiday ripper
or sportsman has ever desecrated its
shores, and only on one or two occa-
sions is 1t even known to have been
landed upon. Only In the finest wealth
er, when the almost ceaseless swell Of
the Atlantic has subsidized for an hour
OF two, is it possible to land, while in
winter the ocean waves fairly overtop
its summit. This summit can only be
reached. even when landing has been
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.hop in the village then, and there

shop In the village then, and there
was plenty Of work for two pairs OF
hands. When her mother was seized
with q shock, they moved into the
rooms upstairs, that Marcia might
care for her and attend the wants Of
the customers as well.
Ten years ago she died and Marcia
was left alone. For time she had
more than enough work to keep her
busy, and did not feel her loss SO
keenly. But with the years had come
changes. With the removal Of the
postoffice, the crowd which formerly
lounged in front ceased to congregate
there, and she missed their noisy
presence. When the public hitching
rail beneath the tree outlived its use
fulness and new one became neces-
sary, the town fathers decided upon
what they considered a more conven-
lent location for it, and the old one
was allowed to remain standing as If
to serge as a reminder of days passed
and gone.
Then came the milliner from the
city. At first Marcia had treated her
advent with lofty disdain, which
changed to resentment as she saw
those for whom she had made bonnets
since they were babies wearing the
creations of the rival establishment
and saw her trade falling off in conse-
quence. True, many still came to her,
but they were the older ones, and at
times she suspected that even their
patronage was due to friendship
charity.
Her thoughts reverted to her neigh.
Dor. Long ago when they swept the
walk together and fingered for a mo-
ments conversation afterward, she
had sometimes thought and some
times dreamed, for William was hand
some when he was young. Then Cos
sip linked their names together.
She sighed again. Together they
still swept the walk each morning,
and since her mothers death she had
gotten into the habit Of preparing to
close at night when she heard him
making similar preparations.
The appearance of smoke in the
room brought her reverie to an abrupt
conclusion, and sent her Fastening to
the stove. As she opened the door
the smoke burst forth in a cloud, and
quickly closing 1t she retreated to the
front and opened the shop door to per-
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self as serious danger. Neither the
main rock nor the surrounding reef
has ever been lighted, belled or
buoyed. and the officials of the Trim
ity House regard them as lying out
side their sphere Of operations. Yet,
though not in the main line Of cross
Atlantic traffic, there can be no
doubt that they have frequently
proved fatal to vessels. There are sew
eral actual records Of wrecks upon
and it is probable that they are partly
accountable for some Of the disappear
ance Of vessels which are reported an
nually upon the Atlantic. Even In
broad daylight the main rock is a men-
ace, for, with its steep, tall sides and
its pointed top, always whitened by the
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THE MAN WHO FEeIa

FAs man who feels II q happier wight
Than the man who Is callous ana COLO
For IL he weeps in that gloom OF nlgnt
He laughs in the sunbeam's gold;
And r. the tide of his life runs low,
r. reaches the submits of cheer;
IA Lno,vs the heights, as the depths be-
low,
And he smiles through q plying tear.
And after it all, when all Is done
The world has most OF Inc siaooen
Ing sun.
For the twilight fingers when DAY Is
done.
And the suns benediction is dear.
The man who feels is happier far
l say it again and again
Than ever can be, or ever are,
The pitiless sons OF men;
For if he signs for his own gray woes
He signs for another's too;
II the plant of pain in his bosom grows,
1t is covered by sympathy's dew.
And after it all, when all is said,
Still pity and love forever are wed;
That the heart unfeeling Is chill and
Is true, and forever is true.
The man who feels is dear Gods gift
To a sorrowful, Travelling world;
By the hands that the burdens OF life
uplift
Is the flag Of our peace urfurled.
We need not the souls that are callous as
Fate,
And selfish, and welded to greed.
But the plying tear for our fallen estate
We need-and we ever shall need.
And after it all, when all Is past,
IT'S the deed of love that alone may
last,
And the rest is chaff in the winnow-
ing blast,
In the garden of life, a weed.
ALFRED Waterhouse in Success.
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AN OCEAN PERIL.

Rocka1l Rock and Reefs May Have
Caused Many Wrecks.
The disaster to the Danish steamer
Norge, which struck rock and sank
near the west coast Of Scotland, with
the loss Of 646 lives, calls attention to
the great peril that threatens navi-
gators at that point, a description Of
which is Of interest.
Rockall is a lonely pyramidal rock,
some seventy feet in height and $50
feet in circumference, rising sheer out
of the wild Atlantic waves 290 miles
from the nearest point Of the Scottish
mainland and 26O miles northwest
from the nearest point on the Irish
coast. There Is neither soil upon it no..
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HAVE 70 aive LONG CREDIT.

Dressmakers Who Succeed Must Not
b Be Pressing About Their Bills.
A recent lawsuit in the courts be-.
tween the president and vice president
Of smart dressmaking establishment
has called attention to peculiar phase
Of the dressmaking trade-the system
Of long credits, entailing a large out
lay Of capital.
Successful concerns have found that
"long credit" is not only desirable, but
essential to the financial prosperity of
their business. While many In the
dressnaR king business have no hest
fancy in admitting their profit to be
100 per cent, they show conclusively
that their expenses are 30 enormous
that this 100 per cent ditnipishes to
30 per cent and sometimes Is per cent.
A woman at the head Of one Of the
smart establishments says:
1.-THE wives of our muiimillionaires
know absolutely nothing Of the value
Of money and never realize that the
modiste who gowns them may need
the money they owe to pay her own
bills with. Were she to present this
fact to them she would doubtless lose
their custom and that Of her set. The
fat would go forth: DO not go to So
and Sos. They can't be any good and
can't have much of a trade, for they
are always dunning for their money
"You needed their money; you there
fore could not make a smart gown,
and they would go to some rival estab-
lishment, where they would be well
coined with open arms, and because
they had left the first modiste the SEC
ond would only too gladly give them
unlimited credit. This is one Of the
reasons why long credit and good
names are essential assets Of a sue
cessful dressmaking business"
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NIT of its escape. At the doorway she
was met by William.
Il thought I smelled smoke" he be-
gan; then as he saw the smoke: us
it freY'
mo. it is from the stove. It's the
first fire I've had since last spring,
and guess the chimney is damp"
"There may be something wrong
with the stove. Shall I come in and
look at it7 Perhaps 1 can fix It"
She looked at him in surprise. He
had never been inside the shop in his
life to her knowledge.
ITS most gone. now,s she replied,
doubtfully.
Perhaps had better come in and
look at it, anyway. If the fault is in
the chimney, will have 1t attended
to before cold weather sets in"
She stepped aside and allowed him
to enter. He first tried the damper in
the pipe, then knelt before the stove
and critically examined the CRATE.
ut seems all right" he said at
length. looking up to her as she stood
beside him.
At that moment the grocer's wag-
on, driven by Joe Haskins. came by
the old block. Joe was exceedingly
popular with the village youth and
bis wagon usually contained a num-
Der of choice specimens. This morn
ing was no exception, and as the
wagon passed. sharp eyes peeped
through the open door and spied Will
lam kneeling before Marcia.
Him, looks like he was proposin'
to her." was Joe's comment when his
attention was called to it
In the discharge Of his duties, Joe
visited nearly every house in the vii
lage, and he made the most of his op-
portunity. By nightfall every one
knew that young Billy Underwood had
proposed to Marcia Goodwin.
At about noon there began at the
old block a most remarkable revival
of business, which continued to in
crease until the close of the day.
1t seemed as if every man in the
uuo Lew d
call at Williams shop necessary, and
while many forgot the pretext on
which they came, each one did not
fail to tender their congratulations.
With Marcia it was the same, ex-
| cept that her visitors were of femin-
\ Inc persuasion, and therefore more
persistent with inquiries into detail.
All of which was met with denials
| by both of them. first with surprise,
then Indignation, and finally down
right anger. This last finally gave
way to sublime resignation. and both
were heartily glad when the hour Of
closing came.
As he sat in school that afternoon.
to young Thomas Martin came 4 bril-
liant idea. When school was over he
lost no time in communicating it to q
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-04-28
Auto for the North Pole.

1t is probable that for ages yet to
come the quest for the north pole will
continue. Successive failures to find it
merely seem to whet the desire to
make a dash" for it.
The newest idea in the direction Of
arctic exploration is for the use Of the
motor car, as was, of course, only to
be expected. 1t is a Belgian explorer,
Hendrix Arctowski (the name Is de-
cidedly appropriately, who has been the
first to consider it seriously, and his
hopes and fears are discussed in
French contemporary. His ambitions
are centered in the south pole, which,
as we know, is guarded by land or
walls Of perpetual ice, impossible for
ships. The use of dog sledges is also
prevented by the fach that food for the
dogs must be carried, which definitely
limits the distance that can be GOV.
cred.
NJ Arctowski believes that by the
use of a sufficiently strong and simple
motor. which will run In the coldest
weather and consume very much less
weight Of stores per mile than would
dogs, the pole can be reached. His
present idea is to use Canadian
sledges, to which are to be attached
Squared" wheels, something like the
paddles of a steamer. and capable Of
being raised or lowered, to grip lightly
or deeply. according to the compare
tive softness Of the snow. Lghtness,
strength and large carrying capacity
are the three main features to b.
aimed at
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A Poor Arithmetician.

Patsy Dooley was puzzled by gfe1'
many questions concerning number
that never entered other people,
heads.
One day 4 new acquaintanee "
marked in his presence:
Il have eight brothers"
Eye have eight brothers." said fAe
sy. raising his eyebrows. ''Then sup
pose ivry wan o. thin has eight bro'n'
ers, tooY'
Certainly"
"Arrah. thin," Patsy inquired. mo.
many mothers had the EiIty-focr
yep
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Military Tournament recently held in
Horseback
a
black
having that with will
the of showing about with
with their hndquare
sport popular
Of the
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1t is said that club woman will
work herself to death In helping a
woman who is giving a party, and
that the average lodge woman makes
specially in running a funeral.
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Granddaughter-Mrs. F1netalk %"
not say 'punkin" pie; she says pump
kim"
Old Lady-She does, Ell? Then :.
bet a cookie she doesn't know now
make one fit to eat-NeW i"'-
Weekly.
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When a girl begins to encourage a
young man to save money she means
budneaa
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Among the Brokers' Ofices.

City Nephew-Well, where are you
going this morning, Uncle Hiram7
Uncle Hiram-Down tew Sd street
tew pick up little money. Herd yer
father say there's lots dropped there
every day.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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In the Bahama Islands the f1amin
goes build their nests Of mud so high
that the rising tide will not food the
eggs.