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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-29

Paris has the biggest debt Of any city
in the world. Ii amounts to $NO"0.0O.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-29

yda e. PkhaDs Vegetable Compound Succeeds Ehc eters Fail
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07

to be little girl who had been out picking flowers. She
had climbed up large rock in the woods and accident
ally fallen off and spraned her ankle, which had sweled
very much and caused great pain.
The boy, who the greatest tease of the neigh
borhood and who had caused this little girl great deal
Of annoyance, approached. I expected that he would
taunt her, and ready to dismount from my horse
and protect her, when to my surprise he lifted her with
the greatest tenderness and and proceeded
her out of the woods He not large boy and the
little girl was heavy, and offered to take her upon
my horse He gave her to me, and while held with
both arms he led the horse to his mothers house,
His mother, who was kindly lady, bathed the little
girls ankle In warm water while her hitched the
horse to buggy in order to take the child home While
this boy was very mischievous boy in time Of need
he showed the greatest chivalry. Susie Prien,
Tenth Grade. Monteyideo MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
FUNNY TO LOOK AT.
(Honorable Mention.)

Z
It very cold day when I was going to school
and there were very deep snowdrifts I only
small child then. I walked along jumping into the
into But one drift was not easy to get out of.
jumped in but could not get out. must have looked
funny, wee thing, with perhaps only head and
was frightened and wondered if should die there away
from everybody. was too frightened to help myself
knew very gentlemanly I called to him. 'fTommy,
Tommy, please come and pull out Of this naughty
drift 1 am cold and am freezing Hurry Oh dear,
I can't stir.'' ''You poor child, you must be
almost frozen" IT am; pull OUT And then he
carried me to school and soothed and I was soon
warm. He very kind and did his duty like gen
tleman. Blanche lyman
A Fifth Grade,
Adams School, 420 Clifton st.. st. Paul. Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
Ruth AND A RUDE BOY.
{High School Credit.)

(Hlgh School Credlt)
One hot summer day Ruth, little girl Of my
luaintance, planned doll party for herself and her
many doll children. About 10 O'Clock the heat of the
mn made her little brother George i'll. This, added to
The heavy Saturdays work Of her mother, enough
10 make any feel badly and Ruth's mama just
lat down and cried After swallowing lump in her
throat Ruth volunteered to help the rest of the
afternoon Her sacrifice of the party made feel
greatly encouraged and with Ruhs small help the work
was all done in short time. .-.s
To pay for her help, mama gave Ruth a scent piece
to be used she pleased Putting her hat she
ed for downtown where she had often gazed in
envious wonder at the ARRAY of candy inside Her
chase made, she tripping homeward when a rude
boy knocked the sack of candy from her hands and then
off, for fear of being caught
The loss of her candy too much for poor little
Ruth, and she down the sidewalk and cried if
her heart would break.
big, strong drayman going by, picked the little
girl up found out the Of her trouble and then
getting down his knees he proceeded to find her scat
tered candy hidden in the grass The sight of the
helping her inspiration to Ruth and between the
two Ruth her way home with most of her
candy restored.
Tho the old days of queens and knights past the
Bprit of poiteness still remains.
Tenth Grade Clinton E. Mattison,
Park
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL.
(Honorable Mention.]

On our way to school there lives an old lady all
alone, and often she is i'll. One hurredy
passing the house, going to school, I suddenly
stopped by call from that house. Immediately went
in and upon sad state of affairs The old lady
had suddenly very sick and could not move while
the fire had out entirely Just then something
my eyes that filled me with surprise. girl had
in before me, and seeing the pful state Of the old
woman, had lost time in making the fire and soon
the room comfortably
She then made the old lady as comfortable as DOS
sble after setting every thing to rights brought
plenty Of wood and water for the afternoon. Then she
called of the neghbors to watch the old lady, and
after assuring her that she would return after school
left the house She did not win title, as Sir Walter
Raleigh did, but she did equally noble deed.
Eighth Grade, Mary Wander Slus,
Washington School, st. Cloud MINI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
POLITE AS YOU PLEASE,
T"o-1~oI1> AE.-L.>

Once while was visiting my grandmother in Roch-
ester, saw queer little incident polite as Walter
Ralegh's celebrated act. Another boy and were out
doors playing ball, tho it still very wet and
muddy after the heavy rain of the day before AS
played, noticed lady carefully picking her way
over muddy crossings AS she we could see
little dog trotting after her, and he also was very
careful to choose the ceanest places When they came
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
QUERY: HOW LONG A WALK?

Everybody at sometime IN his life has 4 courtesy
shown him. Some Of them to be very amusing
eouresies and particularly this which observed
One day last as I was stroliing along toward
town, young man and two of his sisters driving
spoke young lady the opposite side of the
street. In another minute looked back and found that
the young walking instead of the young lady,
he had evidently asked to take his seat in the
buggy. This seemed very amusing and it always
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
THE WIND PLAYING TAG.

One windy day when was down town I a it,
tie g1rl who had large package under With
the other she trying to open of the DOORS
which was very heavy She stood for long time and
pushed at the door, but could not it, She put down
her parcel and she pushed away at the door her
skirts blew around her which hndered that
she was IN sorry plight At last she gave up, and
going away when little boy happened to see her He
hurried toward her and opened the door, Then he pick
ed up her package and gave it to her.
The little girl thanked him very prettily and went
into the store After buying what she wanted
home as fast as she could suppose to tell her moth
er about the boy who had been kind to her.
Eighth Grade. Mabel Claxton
Park River, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
MY LADY LITTLE,

One day very old who could hardly walk,
trying to get down the church steps, but could
not. just then little girl her, and went
helped her down. The old very nervous, and
could see from where that she shaking. The
little girl went with her all the time. They
home, and there ice the sidewalk the old
lady afraid that she would fall, but the little girl
he'll ped her, she did not fall They at the
old womans house and she took her to the door, opened
IT, and let her in. The old lady then thanked her, and
the little girl went home After that people thought
that the little girl was very polite.
Sixth Grade. -Delfna Kline.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07

to crossing he took hold Of the lady's skirt with his
teeth and held it clear Of the ground He did this every
time they to muddy place, and could not help
but think he was polite little fellow
Seventh Grade. Francis Shake
Chatfeld, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
REAL GOOD AT HEART.

One spring day riding horseback thru the
woods when heard what seemed to be the voice of
agony. turned my horse into the woods and role
in the direction from which the sounds proceeded Just
had turned into the woods boy happened to
that way ao and he seemed to have heard the sounds
which had stopped to listen for again It proved
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07

"Well,'' answered mama, elf you think you can
but-'' -
I waited to hear more, but picked up the huge
platter and marched proudly into the dningroom where
he table already loaded down with genuine Christ
dinner large number Of relatives had assembled
N this festive occasion and already seating them
eves at the table Why should that turkey go sliding
light off the platter and upon spotess laundered table
poth1 Obi Immovable gazed at the turkey carrying
nth it in its descent the garands of holly which had
)een arranged artistically about it.
Meanwhile my cousin, college boy whom greatly
admired for his knowledge and manlness had seen the
accident Before realized it. he had calmly and quietly
asped the huge legs of the turkey and placed it upon
It's DISH and quietly gathered the scattered holly
with few dexterous moves incomprehensibe to me-
arranged them nicely the platter Then he took his
napkin and placed it the ugly dark stain where
lew minutes before had lain the " awful turkey This
had all been accomplished in quiet and in such
short space of time that few noticed it. And
grateful glance at my cousin who said, |Never mind,
little one, it's all right now. But thought his eyes
twink]ed for moment hut maybe my imagination.
Now do you wonder that this courteous boy my favor
he of all my cousins? -lso Mae Jackson,
Twelfth Grade, = Grafton, N. D.
MANY IN JUN1oRDoM.
{High School Credt)
It is IN the common everyday activities Of life that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
NORTHUZESTERN TOPICS
For Saturday, January FL:

SLIPPERY DAY."
slippery day always caused by Ice. Sometimes
sometimes OF
SKINS for instance sometimes by waxed hoors and
by slippery feet that slip and slide and
dump about for good reason at all
anyone Unless have exceptionally
good story slippery caused by ice, try to think
up other experience there win be plenty to choose
ice to- Remember, too, that slip
alone not make whole slippery day, so that the
story single slip and its consequences will not
the The must be mailed as to reach the
Of Junior
NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. L.
They must be strictly original written In ink
of the not than 800 words in length.
than 1o0 marked with the number Of words and
with the school, and address
Of writer. The papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
A COURTESY EVERY DAY.

7 I WIS cOrnef
- on Washington street, I noticed young
watching an old lady quite closely. It had
rained heavily the night BEFORE so the walk
was quite muddy and she seemed in doubt whether to
60 across or not. An automobile coming along the
same path that the lady standing in. At last tho
young man mustered up enough courage to ask her if
she would object to his helping her She did
and ne lifted her just easily if he had
used to doing act of courtesy every day. She thank
ed him and went her way. Bessie Berg
Eighth Grade Northwood N D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07

parce1." And The lady with gracious ''Thank
you,' took the parcel and wendell her way
thru the crowded thorofare. How do I know
she took it graeiously9 Because Of the way the
kindly light shone out of those motherly eyes. So
it is in all our lines; we can be Walter Raleighs
without silken hose and velvet cloaks.
Seventh Grade, Harry Davis,
Washington School St. Cloud, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
ON THE TRAIL OF SWEETS.
Honorable Mention.l

One day went out to Wolverton Going down the
street came to place where talking to
little girl who about three four years of age
She dressed very poaly she had shoes stock
ings on and not even hat. When went little
to the he asked if knew who the child
was, or where she lived. We said, 'fNo." My aunt
asked her where she lived and what she wanted. She
said, IT tant tell you where ive but my is Mar
garette Nelson, and mama gave me some pennies and
dot away, cause wanted to get tandy."
The man said, "Well, will get candy for
you and he told her to follow him. He went into the
few other things to eat He asked people whom he met
If they knew the child, but they said At last they
met woman who said she her child.
Sixth Grade. Amanda Hasse,
- GAINESVILLE MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
SANS SILK STOCKINGS.

1t seemed to be day for Sir Walter Raleighs, for
as I walked five six blocks Sir Walters in
the days of old. No. they had fine cloaks neither
there any queens to assist but they Sir Wal
ters just the Here lady dropped paraso and tho
than landed in the Street gutter when a small
boy picked it up and said fPease you dropped your
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
SUCH A GOOD JOKE.

SUCH GOOD JOKE.
One day when in town old lady and girl
drove in They had but horse and he seemed fright
ened at the noise the dray wagons making They
tied their horse and went into the store and when they
came out the horse had part of his harness Off Then
they tried to get him turned around but he reared and
seemed very stubborn. group of stood the
joke. The old lady seemed scared, but the girl did the
best she could At last boy out of the store He
did not pause moment, but went right and turned
him around did think ANYTHING great,
but thought it a very courteous action when
many men were standing around and not helping.
Seventh Grade. Helen Healy,
Minto n. d
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07

Example sheds a genial ray
Ofhght that men are apt to borrow,
So first i,mtro0e yourself today,
And then t".tro0e your friends ton.oryow.
VALENTINE VOUsDEh
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
A GENTLEMAN IN JEANS.

One day as walking down the street,
workman coming along with his full Of tools
and small pieces of wood Just then lady by with
her full of parcels suddenly she slipped and her
parcels rolled into the street.
The workman dropped his tools and caught the lady
she should fall then he went into the street
and picked up her parcels for her think he did not
do it much for the sake of the parcels for the sake
of courtesy. - -52 John Pubanz,
Sixth Grade. GAINESVILLE, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
THE TOWN OF HILLS.

There is an old who is paralyzed, living in our
town. He has wheel chair, which runs with crank
There great many hills here in fact Main street
is in long valley This old man came down town last
Monday It easy to down the hill but he could
not get up.
he sat there waiting for to his way,
to help him up the hill By and by little girl
along, and seeing the waiting asked if she could
help him. She began pushing him up the hill She had
him about block up the long hill when came
along and took her place. The old offered her
dime but she said t4No, would like to have
help my father if he needed help DO unto othasa a.
you that they should do unto YOU, Is my
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
For Saturday, January %:

80. .-.... CHARMS o. WINTER.
supposing something dreadful would happen to you II
yeu could not a convincing way Of
winter would say7 This will give
opportunity several kinds of stories To winter
it's sports; to Others for beauty
to still others for certain occupations etc Try
writers likely choose; that make your story
exclusively and not OF the kind that comes
by yard. must te mailed the
office Of The Journal Junior .-~
They must be strictly original, written in ink on
the not than 300 words in length,
100, marked with the number of words and
school, address.
papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07

}urred few days ago. One Of our young men,
} leader among the young people, escorted his
lged mother into of the most fashionable
churches of the city. She was bent, old and
Jerry poorly dressed. She carried great
)rella, which increased her queer appearance.
nevertheless he walked proudly up the aisle
md seated her well to the front of the great
hu1ch.
The thoughtless among the young folk
miled, but the older and wiser ones saw the
aobiity of the act and appreciated it. Thus
may find Sir Walter Raleigh anywhere, and I
10 not donbt there many among the JUNO,
Ninth Grade. Mabel Hami
Frazee,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04
WORTH REMEMBERING.

There are three entirely different
kinds of ingredients used in making
the three different varieties of baking
powders on the market, WE'D Min
eral-Acid or Alum, (2) Bone-Acid or
Phosphate, and CD Cream of Tartar
made from grapes. 1t is important,
from the standpoint of health, to
know something about these ingredi-
ents, and which kind is used in your
baking powder.
Cd Mineral-Acid, or Alum, is made
from a kind of clay This is mixed
with diluted oil of vitriol and from
this solution a product is obtained
which is alum. Alum is cheap; costs
about two cents a pound, and baking
powder made with this Mineral-Acid
sells from 10 to Csc. pound
(2) Bone-Acid, or Phosphate, is the
basis Of phosphate baking powders
and the process is fully described in
the patents issued to large manufac-
turer of phosphate powder The u.
S. Patent Office Report gives a full
and exact description but the follow
ing extract is enough:
Burned bones, after being ground.
are put into freshly diluted oil of Wit
riol and with continual stirring and
in the following proportion ETC.
From this Bone-Acid phosphate bak-
T. 10. ore
sell from 20 to 80 cents pound.
(3) Cream of Tartar exists in all
ripe grapes, and flows with the juice
from the press in the manufacture OF
wine. After the wine is drawn off the
tartar Is scraped from the cask boil
ed with water, and crystals of Cream
of Tartar, white and very pure, sepa'
rate and are collected. 1t differs in
no respect from the form in which 1t
originally existed in the grape Cream
Of Tartar, then, while the most eXpen-
sive, is the only ingredient that
should be used in baking powder to
act upon the soda, as Its wholesome
ness is beyond question. Cream OF
Tartar baking powders sell at about
40 to so cents pound.
Such are the facts, and every one,
careful of the health of the family
should remember this rule:-Bakins
powders selling from 10 to rs cents a
pound are made of Mineral-Acids
those selling from 20 to 80 cents OF
Bone-Acid; and those from 40 to SO
cents of Cream of Tartar made from
grapes
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04

form illustrated, but it is hoped that
the automatic disposal of the fingers
as they should be- will do much to
tighten the teachers labor and eventu-
ally result in an easy and correct
style of writing. The device COM
prises a loop for the thumb and a
shank at the inner end of the loop
for the end of that digit, There is a
socket for the second or middle finger
and arches to extend over the first
and third fingers and rest project
ing beyond the little finger, all formed
of a single piece of wire. After the
proper position of the hand has been
acquired the device, of course, is dis
carded and only used occasionally to
prevent the student from drifting too
far from the academic instruction
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04
Napoleon's Designs on Morocco.

Before Napoleon III, emperor OF
France, became interested in the
Mexican empire project he had a plan
in mind for certain mysterious mill
tary operations in Morocco. A
writer says: "The German agent Of
a firm of Liege gunsmiths used to go
at dead of night to private door In
the Rue St. Honore, press a button
and be received in secret by Louis
Napoleon himself. The German was
to secure arms to the order of Ma
poleon, but all was to be secret. Pay
ment was to be made through a Swiss
banking house, as part of the capital
of a railway in the Grisons. But 1t
all came to nothing. Mexico claimed
the horizon and the German and his
guns were forgotten and the secret OF
it all is still to seek"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04

Chickamauga Park Ca, May 81
The United States government has here
in operation one of the largest acety-
lene gas plants in the world. The mill
tary post at the entrance of the histor-
ical Chickamauga battlefield where
thirty thousand Union and Confederate
soldiers were lost in the memorable
battle of Sept. 10 and 20, 1868, contains
about one hundred buildings, the
seventy-five principal ones of which are
lighted with acetylene. To accom-
plish this six and one-half miles OF
mains and two miles of service pipes
are In use. while sixty-fve street
lamps brilliantly illuminate the ave-
nues Of the post.
In 1903 the War Department In
stalled test acetylene plant at Fort
Meyer, Virginia. The results were
so gratifying and the superiority
of the illuminant so evident that the
government, March 20, 1904, placed
the contract for the Chiekamauga
plant, in which every citizen of the
United States should have his pro
rata of pride.
But the government has not con-
fined it's acceptance of acetylene to
this military post. Since becoming
satisfied of the efficiency, superiority
and economical advantages Of this
particular illuminant, the United
States has installed number OF
plants in Indian schools and other gov
eminent institutions.
Acetylene gas is one of the simplest
as we'll as the most perfect Of artificial
lights. 1t is made by the contact
of water and carbide, Ga manufactured
product for sale at nominal price,,
is absolutely safe and gives beau.
tiful white light soothing to the eyes
and nerves 1t can be produced any
wherein the farm home, the village
store, the town hall, the church-and
Is so easily maintained as to
be practical for all classes.
1t Is a matter for national congratu'
lation that in identifying SO historic
spot as Chickamauga nothing but
the best, including the lighting sys.
tenn, has been deemed good enough
for the American people.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04
Hewlett Bros. Co.
744 State Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
1t Reused Him.


An action was being tried before
Lord Coleridge for damages for the
death of sheep dog, winner of
many prizes at bench shows, and
counsel for the defense was endeavor-
ing to show that the dog had chad his
day" and that damages should be nom
inal. Lord Coleridge, however, was
sweetly slumbering, and counsel felt
the necessity Of rousing him, If posi-
BILE. So, gradually raising his voice.
he asked one Of the plaintiffs wit
nesses: rs it not your experience as
an exhibitor that when an old dog
has taken his place regularly on the
bench for many years, he gets sleepy
and past his work." The laughter
that followed had the desired effect
Westminster Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04
NOT OF HIS FLOCK.
Parishioner Had Wandered From Pas
tors Jurisdiction.

Back half century ago the Rev.
DR.. Moore of the Congregations
church at Milford, N. H., was known
far and wide for his ready wit, ex-
pressed in his quaint, lisping way.
One of his parishioners, taking Of
Tense at something, left the congre-
cation and attended another church.
Every Sunday morning the man met
Dr. Moore on the way to his pulpit.
and was always greeted with a CHEEKY
good morning." instead of rebuke,
as he expected. At last, when he
could stand it no longer, he stopped.
and, in reply to the doctors saluta-
ton, asked: Doctor, don't you think
as a pastor it is your duty to look af-
ter the wandering sheep of your
fiock?"
ooh, yeth, thir, yeth thir," promptly
replied the doctor; II always look
after the sheep, but I've nothing to
do with the goats"