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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
A MATTER OF HISTORY.

&= &1 AA&4@ @AS ~! DS@0~@s
Under the lilacs I grew, a tiny flower. One warm day
two men who were passing paused to rest in the shade Of
the lilac bush. As they rested one Of them told the fol-
lowing story:
edo you remember about the Sioux massacre IN
1922 Eyes said the other, 'tbut as I was fighting
in the east in the First Minnesota Regiment I was not in
this state during that dreadful outbreak
tsWel,'' said the first man, 81 have very distinct
recol1ections of the event, as the band of Indians passed
our house. I was very sick at the time and confined to my
bed. Ny brother was the only person at home. We heard
that the Indians were coming and we did not know how to
protect ourselves. I wanted him to mount a horse and
save himself at least, as I was unable to fee to a safer
place. He would not listen to any such plan, so we had to
think of something else. At last a bright idea struck me-.
By the side Of our house was an old well which had been
dry for some time. He put a ladder down into it and
excavated a cavity, large enough to hold us, in the sides
of the well. he then cleared away all traces of the work
and we lay quietly in our new quarters, awaiting the COM
ing Of the terrible Sioux. Before many hours passed we
heard them. They burned our house and barr, and not
finding anything or anybody else to damage, went on.
This was a secure place for us and at that time proved
our only refuge Paul Sontar,
Sixth Grade. Luverne, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
Robins.

The sun shone hot and bright all day, and it did
seem good, now that all the days work was done, to sit
in the cool shade under the lllacs.
There was a tiny little nest in the branches from
which every now and then a faint tweet, tweet issued.
My little cousin looked somewhat puzzled at the noise IN
the tree. I drew him to the tree and showed him three
little red-breasted robins with their mouths wide open.
We gave them some food and water and they thanked us
with a sweet tweet, tweet. We missed their sweet SONGS
when winter drew near and they had flown away for the
winter. But they came back each spring to sing their
songs under the ilacs. Clara Gomol,
Seventh Grade. Chaska, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
A LARGE ORDER.

Mrs Rabbit-What are you crying for, Fife?
Baby Hippo-I'se goin' to fall, an I wants to be
lifted down.-Metropolitan Magazine.
could get away he had me safe in his bottle. He laid the
bottle down pretty soon without covering it, as he was in
a hurry to catch a butterfly he had seen, and T crept
quietly out and hid myself in the lilac bush, where I was
safe for the rest of the day. Joseph Martineck,
Sixth Grade. Park River, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
CLEVER MIR. TURKEY.

One summer when I was down at %grandma's she told
me about a turkey that kept going away all the time. She
said she came back about fifteen minutes every night at
FIVE O'Clock for supper. { watched the turkey one night
and saw her strike cut west a way. While I was watch
the task Of following that turkey "All right, : I said,
for I liked to follow things without their knowing it,
So the next night I watched her more closely and
saw that she turned her head a little bit south, but walked
west. I thought I would go south and hide until she came
that way. / hid and waited about an hour and then Con-
cluded that she went west. The next day just as soon as
she reached the farmhouse went west for about half a
mile and waited, and she did not come there either, SO I
thought the next day would go north. The next day I
went north and hid In some lilac bushes down in the
orchard. I waited a while and pretty soon along came
Mrs. Turkey. She came straight for me. I crouched low
and watched and waited. She came up to the other side
of the bush and sat down. Then / heard something go
tsPeepi peept" I jumped up and chased Mrs. Turkey
away, and there in the shade Of the lilac was a nest with
ten little turkeys in it. Roland Keyworth,
Sixth Grade. GAINESVILLE, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
AN AERIAL wHIRILGIG

We went down to the lilac grove at the river bottom
one afternoon, and while on our way we saw a large cloud
coming up in the southeast. We did not let it frighten
US in the least, however, and after some romping around
we sat down under a large lilac bush. Suddenly the clouds
began to whirl around. Then it began to rain and hail
very hard. The lilacs kept the rain and hail off for a lit
tie while, but we were wet by and by and some of the
hail stones hit our heads and faces. When the rain had
gone by we crawled out of the lilac bush and were going
rivers edge fell down right by my feet. I looked around
to see if anyone had been hurt. The tree had fallen on
one of the boys. We tried to get him out but could not.
One Of us ran home after help, which soon came, and we
found that he was not hurt very badly. We did not go
down to the lilacs very often after that for fear of meet
ing with similar accidents. Clarence Young,
Sixth Grade. Wilmont, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
WORSE THAN A CYCLONE.

I lived in the crack of a cement walk that was
around a house where a little girl lived. The little girl
was very good to me in the summer time, giving me sugar
and all such Injuries as I liked. But I did not like my
home, for as soon as I piled sand around it they swept the
walk and covered my house all up, which seemed to me
worse than a cyclone striking a village. The next spring
I did not hesitate to move, choosing a spot under the
lilac bush. I have lived here a long time now and my
home does not get covered with particles from the walk
any more, for the small leaves of the shoots shelter it and
I am enjoying life under the lilac bush.
Fifth Grade, Ada Norell,
Washington School. Anoka, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
WEE UNS.

The lilacs were in full bloom, and as I had to study
my English literature lesson I thought this would be an
admirable place to work. AS I was trudging along with
Milton, that immortal poet, I came upon something en-
tirely foreign to the subject. Several small people were
dancing in front of me, singing in tiny voices something
that surprised me very much, for I did not know it my
self. 'You broke your mother s lovely, cutglass vase,
you know you did, and we intend to tell her if you don't
~confess!'' They were pointing their accusing, little fin
gers at me until 1 felt like crying in my vexation. ooh,
you mean ~things!" I exclaimed. Chow did you know
I broke it, because-because I never broke it at all,
now.'
cha, ha,' they laughed and scampered away to tell
mama, as they had said. ''Oh, I will tell her if you viii
only waltz I cried in terror, but they needed not my
words. 1 jumped up, books and papers falling to the
ground and ran to the house. But on the porch I nearly
ran against mama who was coming to call me to supper.
The diningroom door was open, and to my amazement on
the table stood the vase filed with red and white carna-
tions. ''Oh,' I exclaimed in answer to mama's question,
tI was only dreaming; it is nothing at ALL
'My DEAR" said mama, as I reached for a spoon,
.sbe careful and do not break the vase-'
Ninth Grade. Pearl Hidelbaugh,
Foxhome, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
TEE OTTER KIND OF TROUBLE.

A certain schoolboy named Michael, in a remote part
Of the country, boosted constantly that the master was
afraid to fog him. Whyf Oh, because his father had
said that If a hand was ever laid upon the boy there
would be trouble. But one day Michael misbehaved
The boy went home indescribably enraged. He
sought out his father.
Father he said, ttdidn't you say that if the
schoolmaster ever caned me there would be %troublefo
sI did, the father answered.
3sWen, I was caned today, and only for throwing
paper pellets about the ROOM
The father frowned.
ct never fail, my son, to keep a promise he said.
s..There is going to be trouble. Fetch the strap"
First Boy-stDid you enjoy your ~holidayf"
Second BoyttNot a bit. It made me miserable
thinking that with the passing of each hour the time
FOR return to school drew near"
Parent1"What is the difference between the regu-
lar and irregular Greek verbss',
Tommy-"You get twice as many canings learning
the irregular ones. ''-Chums.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
THE SICK IITTLE / r

Last spring ] built my nest in a beautiful lilac bush
that two pretty little girls owned, and now I am going to
tell you what happened under that lilac bush. Near the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
AN BLOSSOM.

"Under the Lilacs" brings to my mind an incident
which happened to me three or four years ago. We had
a large lilac bush in our yard which bore large and beau
tiful blossoms, so beautiful that I was always after them;
but as T was too small to reach them l never got any.
One day when all the folk had gone away q chose
this time because I did not want anybody to know my
scheme), I carried a chair out to the bush. 1t was not
high enough, so I brought a large pail and put it ON the
chair. It was rather shaky, but as I was a daring indivld-
ual I was not afraid. When I had pulled my hlacs |
saw some beautiful ones on a branch farther off. l had
reached my, arm up when away went the pail and chair
and I fel-no, not quite, for my dress caught on a limb
and there I hung. I screamed, but no one heard me until
about ten minutes later, which seemed an hour to me,
when a man who was going by helped me down. [
would not have told, but my torn dress gave me away.
B Fifth Grade. Gates,
< Sank Center, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20
SEVERAL IN THE SECRET.

stMama,, = said I one morning coming downstairs, TT
can't find anything. Oh, dear mel" What are you
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
WIDOW SUES
THE STATE.
Mrs. Emma JaIksOn Was Cut
Off by Husbands Will Wants
Money Sh Claims.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 23:-
Mrs. Emma A. dickson has begun
proceedings against her husbands
estate and his herl her stepson, to
obtain $4,000 she ssys her husband
took from her bockltbook and used
to pay a mortgage OF property which
is now a part of thd estate. William
e. Ten Brock, a bn by her first
marriage, joins will his mother in
the suit against Charles A. Jackson,
a stepson, and the heir under her
husbands will.
Mrs. Jackson, in 1.-THE will of her
husband, who died bn February %,
1908, was cut off, and obtained only
her dover right alter contest, the
sons. Charles A. and George Jackson,
getting the estate. George died and
left and infant sol. Mrs. Jackson
sues to ecove $4,000, with inter
est from the datd it disappeared
from her pocketbod1.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
BOYS STOPPED EXPRESS
Gang PeIts 1t With Stones at Tren-
ton-Enqiyeer Struck.

TRENTON Sept. ga gang of
boys, betwee4 twelve and sixteen
ear old. s&pped an express train
on the MAN line of the Pennsylvan-
ia RAILROAD by pelting it with stones
yesterday Besides breaking a num-
Der of windows, one of the stones
struck 1John Blakely, the engineer,
in the eye, cutting a deep cash, the
bloYd from which blinded him and
compelled him to hold the train until
tTe injury was attended to. The train
Eas an express not scheduled to
stop here. A squad of police search
ed for the boys in vain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
CHARGES IN
SCHOOL ELECTION.
Ayes Increased After First Count
Which Showed a Tie and
Noes Object.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 23:-
Charges of fraud and ballot box stuff
fling have been made in the contest
between the voters of New Market
and Piscataway over the proposed
new school. At the recent election
a proposition to erect a four room
$12,500 school was submitted. After
the ballots were counted it was an
nounced that the vote was a tie. Lat
err it was learned that a recount of
the vote in the office of the county
superintendent here disclosed a ma
jority for the proposition.
1t is said that there were no less
than forty-four more ayes than
noes in the box. The supporters of
the proposition for a 100000 school
house are more than indignant over
the state of affairs, and openly
charge the fraudulent insertion of
ballots between the closing of the
polls and the delivery of the box at
the county superintendent office.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
TWO RIGS MEET HEAD-ON
Shaft. of Carriage Penetrates Throat
of One Horse, Killing Him.

MATAWAN, Sept. 23:-As John
Bohrer of New York was speeding
along a dark road near Freneau
Thursday night his horse dashed in
to the oncoming rig of II. e. Shep-
herds, of this place.
The shafts of Shepherds carriage
penetrated the throat of Bohrer's
horse, inflicting such a cash that the
animal bled to death within a short
time. The drivers of both rigs We're
urging their horses along at a fast
pace and neither, thinking there was
any likelihood of meeting any one in
the road, was looking ahead. Though
the two rigs came together with a
tremendous impact, neither occupant
was injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
CHARADE MYSTERY AT
THE STATE SCHOOLS.
Faculty Gave a Reception to the
Students in Gymnasium
Last Wight.

TRENTON, Sept. 23:-The social
season at the state schools opened
last night when the faculty rendered
a reception to the students of the
boarding halls, in the gymnasim. Ov-
er 400 persons were present and a
most enjoyable evening was spent.
The reception committee consisted
of Principal and Mrs. James M.
Green, Professor Charles Hewitt and
Miss Susie Kingman.
Interesting features of the evenings
anusements we're charades, under the
management of Miss Sue Budd, Miss
Jean Broadhnrst, Miss Lettie Will
liams. Miss Edith Shepherd, Miss
Sara Riley, Miss Sara McNeary. DR..
W. II. Mumpher, DR.. Levi Seeley,
Professor w. Secar and Professor D.
II. Farley.
The first charade, ''The Interstate
Fair" was laugh-provoking, especial
ly the.-third act, when to illustrate
the syllable state" DR.. Elias Carr,
as the emperor of Corea, received a
number of the faculty, impersonating
Miss Alice Roosevelt, and asking her
to become his forUy-ninth wife.
The last charade, farewell" in
a street car scene and a party
of field g%eograph students drinking at
a well.
The exercises opened by an address
by Principal Green and a talk by Pro
fessor Leroy Fl. Whitbeck, on "Mys-
teries of the Faculty. Meeting, or Why
Someone Else did not Make this Ad-
dress
Professor Frank Scboey gave an IL
Illustrated burlesque scene on the
'Battle of Blenheim," and there were
recitations by Miss Grace Howard and
Miss Caroline Mcclure. Musical num-
bers were by Professor Paul Ambrose.
AT the close of the entertainment a
social hour was enjoyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
WAY WILL
PUSH Y. NJ. G. A.
Being Made to Place the
Association on a Firm
Foundation.

Nearly $1,000 has been pledged
toward rcsuscitating the Railway
Y. M. C. A. which was obliged to
suspend operations some months ago
for lack of funds. A committee of
thirty members and business men has
been formed each Of whom agrees
to accompany the special organizer
on his rounds to introduce him to
the people whom it is hoped to in
terest in Y. M. C. A., matters. 1t
is expected to raise the needed funds
during the month of October. A
meeting of the committee was held
in the Y. M. c. A. building, in Irv-
ing street, Thursday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
JAIL DELlvE cry FOILEO.
Warden Discovers Four Men Saw
ing Their Way to Liberty.

FREEHOLD, Sept. 23:-Four men
implicated in an attempt to escape
from the Monmouth county Jail, at
Freehold, were sent Thursday to state
prison at Trenton for security They
are Frank Hyson, Robert Greene,
Joseph Cash and Lewis Hollace.
Warden Fitzgerald discovered the
men had knocked a large piece of
plaster from the ceiling OF the second
floor, and had begun operations to saw
themselves out by way of the roof
He lay in wait on the second floor and
caught them. They were working
with small saws when surprised.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Women Says Husband Is Cruel and
INDUCES in Gun Play.

NEW BRUNSWIQK Sept. 23:-
Mrs. Rudolph H. Becker, of this city,
has renewed her suit for divorce
~against.her husband of the firm of
Becker & --Tietjen, Wholesale liquor
dealers. She startedla suit about a
year ago. ,.but..the couple became re-
conciled and the proceeding was dis
continued. Since then she says her
husband has been treating her cruel
ly.i
In her petition Mrs. Becker declares
that life with her husband has not
been pleasant. In december OF 1903,
for instance, she says her husband
came home intox icsted and shot at
her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
Fever NOW Vnacr control.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23.-Believ-
ing. after a conference with DIR. White,
that the fever situation is under con-
troll, President Wilson will recommend
to the school board that the public
schools be opened on Oct. 2. Each
school is to be thoroughly disinfected
at the end of each week. The school
in the heart of the originally infected
area will remain closed for a month
perhaps. The fever report is as fol-
lows: New cases, 81; total to date,
:, 1872; deaths, 4; total to date, 800; new
disease centers, ii; cases under treat
ment, 313; cases discharged, 2,O90.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
WIFE in NAME ONLY.

The A. X. Christie Stock Company
will open a weeks engagement in
Wilder hall on Monday evening, pre-
senting a series of successful melo-
dramas. The opening bill will be
F'Wife in Name Only, and the plays
for the rest of the week will be as fol-
lows: 'Just Plain Folks" ''Di-
vorced, :" "Road to Frisco" ''Down
on the Farm" ''Dora Thorne," and
brother against Brother"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
INJUNCTION
IN ARCANUM.
Tennessee Petitioners Oppose
Advance in Rates Made by
Supreme Council.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 2S:-
Judge Clark, of the United States
Circuit Court, has granted a tenn
porary Injunction restraining the su-
preme council of the Royal Arcan-
UNI from putting into effect the adj
vance in rates recently decided upon.
October 20 was set as the date for
argument on the question of MAX
ing the injunction permanent.
The petitioners for the injunction,
who are members of the Royal Ar
canum, allege that the new rate will
force out of the order every member
over fifty years of age.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
AT the Shubert Theatres in New
York.


"Fantana" will conclude its run
of 1922 performances at the Lyric
on Saturday, September 80. The fol-
lowing Monday, October 2, De Wolf
Hoped will begin an engagement
there in the new Frederic Ranken-
Reginald De Koven comic opera,
"Happyland." Matinees Wednesdays
nopular prices) and Saturdays.
9et Anglin has achieved
WIN appears to be the success of
her c. Aer in "Zira' at the Princess.
The play is a strong drama of mod
ern life. Miss Anglin is supported
by Frank Worthing, jameson Lee
Finney, George T~itheradge, Fred
Tborne,R Beverly Sitgreaves and Mrs.
Thomas W6itfen. Matinees satur-
day.
THE Earl and Che Girl" with Ed
die Foy in the castA viii be the OPP
ening attraction at Che Casino. Mr..
Foy win have the assistance of a
company including Georgia Game,
Amelia ~Summeryille, Nellie Mccoy.
Violet Hollis, zelma Rawlston, Vie
tory Morley and one hundred others.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
PUBLIC OPINION.

The many thousand Scandinavians
here and all over the world are re-
loicing that the difficulties between
Sweden and Norway have been settled,
peacefully, and that a bloody war has
been averted.
Diplomacy has taken the place of
sword and gun. On this occasion ]
take great pleasure in informing my
American friends that the public
school is A great and popular instltu.
tion in Scandinavia and that educa-
tion, in all its branches, is as liberal
and up-to-date there as in any part of
the world.
That is the silver lining on the
dark and gloomy horizon that has
scattered the clouds and brought forth
the s'Dove of peace perched, tri-
u%mphantly, on the brilliant rainbow,
looking down upon the beautiful scene
at ''peace on earth and good will
among men" and ] hope that we will
have no more of these inhuman, cruel
and bloody wars, where the monstrous
blasphemy is enacted on both sides by
~sspraying to God'' in their temples for
the privilege of slaughtering as many
of their fellow men as possible, which
was done in the last eastern war.
!, herewith, dedicate a few lines of
thanks to the poor boy from the hum
BILE cottage who rose to occupy the
highest station within the gift of the
Norwegian people:
Christian Nicholson! a plain but
highly honored name
Has made for itself q worldwide fame.
We place it in line with our great
Washington,
And Gas laboratory also with Abraham
Lincoln.
That we do esteem him is not wonder
full at all,
AS, in centuries to come, they will
his name recall,
and on history's page, this tribute
N will be said,
F6 was the greatest statesman that
Norway ever had.
Perth Amboy, N j., Sept. %, 1905.
PHILIP GABRIEL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
His New York Lie Policy.

LIMA. Peru, Sept. 23.-Deputy Brous-
sass called the attention of the cham
Der of deputies to a transaction he had
with the New York Life Insurance
company. He said that In fifteen years
he had paid the company $4,000 In pre-
NUNS, but that on liquidating the pol
icy he received only $1,000. The cham
Der of deputies at the close OF Mr..
Broussass' statement called the atten-
ton of the government to the matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 23.-Charles
7. O'Ferrall, former congressman and
former governor of Virginia, is deaQ
here. Charles 7. 0'Ferrall was born CD
q farm near Bruceton. Va:, on Oct. n.
1910. When the civil war broke out fhe
young man joined the Confederate fav-
airy service and distinguished hilhself
in many battles, gaining the raAk Of
colonel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-23
II LATEST VICTIM.

Warren Winant, of Mechanic
street, a brakeman on the Rapid
Transit railroad declares that he is
the latest victim of the holdup men
and that is was only by good luck
that they did not get anything from
him. He says he was accosted at
High and Center streets.