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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
NORTHWESTERN TOPICS
For Saturday, August 10:

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fnsn and the topic offers very wide Of
animals and insects. The Be strictly
tue however Make clear what the goal OF you know
IT, and write the story that every see that
in his mind just you with your
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HOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10
They must be strictly original written In ink On one
ode only OF the paper not more than 800 words length
less than 100, marked with Of
each signed With the grade school, md addes
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A TALE BY INFERENCE.
. (Honorable Mention.)

To the man on shore the Des Moines river hero
is admirable place for canoeing and on my arrival
took the first chance to 60 in up the river.
very extensive reader of Indian stories and
looked upon this dangerous operation, which it
proved to be- An hour Of unaoyed pleasure, however
robbed it Of It's glamor and finally becoming holder
stood up to stretch myself What is the need to ten
the restf Suffice to say that have not been canoeing
since. Hereafter when 60 the river take staid
and steady rowboat. Maurice L. Heston,
High School. 1857 Tenth Street,
-. -... -- Des Mones Iowa
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OVER THE FIELDS AWAY.
Honorable Mention.)

'----| (donorabIe Mentlon) ---E.-----
One summer day when was visiting in the country
my cousin M and went to feed pet calf. While it
was drinking, M playing with the rope and careless
~ united it from the tree and tied it around her waist
When the pail empty the calf gave it butt. Just
then the handle Of the pail slipped its head and hung
on its neck Not being used to such necklace and
charm it tried its best to dispose of it, first by turning
around and jumping and then by running around the
yard not being able to unite the rope in time had
follow it wherever it went Over stones, shrubs and
stumps they went and lastly it leaped homemade
ear which consisted Of box and four wooden wheels
and NJ following, Topped into It. Calfy went tearing
down the road which led from the house into the fields
pulling the cart behind thus giving n hide to the great
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
For Saturday, August 26.
"a HARD FALL.

TWO kinds Of falls" at enes Into tie minds
Of Juniors real fall phyntcaIJ. and fan
Pride sometimes the two combined There .re other
kinds OF falls, but Juniors Themselves
5ast how d,nersnti{ the sord can b spilled there
Ing used at all The papers be nailed .
to reach the Office of The
NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MOI Ting, AUGUST IT.
They must be strictly original written IN ink
side emily OF the paper not than 40 words In length
less than 100, marked with the Of words
each paper signed with the grade and Address
OF the writer. The papers must not be lied.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
THE SPLASHER SPLASHED.

One warm day number of us girls sitting on
the bank of river tanning ourselves We had planned
to have picnic having it regardless of the
heat At last of the girls proposed wadng
Of the girls, except Sylvia, wished to, selected
shady spot where the water was shallow and in few
minutes had shoes and stockings off were in
the water. After in while Sylvia COM
ing toward of the horses She came in where
wading and rode around, splashing on US
regardless Of cries to stop until boat around
the bend and frightened her horse which jumped and
she fell into the water She came out unhur but very
wet and sober and had good laugh at her expense
Eighth Grade Grace Murphy
Franklin School Austin, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
THE STRENGTH OF RESOLUTION.

Without the resolution in your hearts to do good
work so long as your right hands have motion in
them, and to do it whether the issue be that you
die or live, no life worthy the name will ever be
possible for you; while in forming the reson-
ton that your work is to be well done, life is really
won, here and forever-John Ruskin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
TIE ROPE BDEs IT'S TIME.

One day several years ago two girls sitting
ynder by swing when of the girls said Oh,
sadie, win climb that tree and partly cut the swing
rope when the other girls come they will have tu-
BILE But Sadie said, mo, Kit would not do it. Some
might be hurt But Kit took stool and by
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

It comlcal to the puzzled her
face We both laughed and contrary to Expectations
her brother went into the house not discovered
that time. Alice Bergman,
Ninth Grade, St. James, MINI.
South Side School.
LITTLE OILERS IN THE HIVE
"Give it to me, said sixyear old Robert. emo,
won said four-yearold Alfred cit is mine.' cit
ism It either' cried Robert I found it and IN going
to have it, With this Robert snatched the string from
his brother We, re not going to have it," cried
terday. So there ting Of ensued, with much
shuffng and scrambng in many alterations. Father
was sitting by the stove mending tinware. He had
redho soldering iron IN hand, file in the other and
bottle of acid and other paraphernaa scattered about
on the floor. Mother washing. tub Of cold water
standing the floor (Which had filed for her be-
fore going about my other duties) the kitchen
quite well cluttered up. -..----
Here, boys, stop fighting around me you II be
burned exclaimed father above the racket the
testans came dangerously his tools. AL Of sud
den there thud and splash. Robert had jerked
the string from Alfred and in doing had fallen back
ward into the tub Unfortunately mother had much
work her mind that she unable humor Of
it. You bothering chdl' she exclaimed, as she hastily
picked him They each received couple of e-pats
from maternal palm and to keep out of the way
What nuisance' said to myself while changing his
clothes "Thank heaven the water not hot - said
father And indeed all agreed that "A is well that
ends well" Alice Bergsten,
Eighth Grade. a...--..a Anoka MINI
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FELL ASLEEP LITERALLY,

FELL ASLEEP LITERALLY.
care you ready' I'm coming cried.
"No," the
'toh, dear you make me tired. Hurry and hide,
fer have been binding about ten minutes and have
counted to hundred We out Uncle Jacks
farm and playing hide-and seek The day was hot
and told to 60 out and rest under the trees
but we would rather have better time. 'tCome to
lnnch, said grandma 81 thought you under those
shady trees enjoying yourselves instead of playing in
the hot SUM- The minutes passed slowly and no
longer thinking OF lunch time. began to hunt all
the place and seemed tho would find any Of
them.
"Ha hal There is sister under the lilac bush, and
my fnds .tYou won't get out of it this time All outs
IN hee' cried. ttNow, where's Mablef" again be-
gan to hunt for she did not Where is poor little
Mable3 Perhaps she the old shed where she always
hides" 70 surprise she had fallen from the roof
into the hammock and was fast asleep We all thought
Il of Mabel's amusing accidents for if she had
fallen into the hammock she might have been hurt
Seventh Grade Ora Mehl,
Breckenridge MINI.
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A BITE OF FUDGE,

g.,
amusing accident to my notice. My cousin Helen
on her eighth birthday party to her small friends
In the midst OF their amusemens Helen and her bosom
friend stole away from the others into the pantry where
the were stored happened to be arrang
ing towels back of the and course was con
eealed from view did not intend be eavesdropper
but such the piece Of brown soap lay
table, Helen supposng it to be fudge had put it
mouth all at bite. Of all the wry faces and angry
sounds, they certainly filed that it's utmost
After washing the horrid stuff my cousin called
IT, and many solemn promises having been made by the
bosom friend to breathe word about it to any
one they returned TO the payroom could hear these
'tWhat s that your faeef' "Why it 3 fudge'' and
other disagreeabe things which giving per
feet agony to my poor little cousin Helen did touch
the fudge that day. all wondered at it she great
lever Of it The next day Aunt Sarah looked high
lew fo1 her precious brown soap, but all 10 no avail
Helen has not tasted fudge since Ethel Crosby
I Ninth Grade West Union, Iowa
Az UNUSUAL Ply.
Teddy cat, had bad habit of Jumping upon
eat there One quiet afternoon and were sitting
tn the diningroom sewing when heard noise "a az
something falling IN the kitchen. Then came
flying thru the room like streak of lightning We ran
into the hail to what and there we saw poor
Ted Jumping around with sheet Of sticky hypaper
stuck fast to his feet. Mama told to catch him buf
al succeeded In doing to get my hands sticky
Then tried This time Ted caught and rescued
from the awful monster that had been holding him He
was trembling Like leaf and mama and were lauobino
into the house until the glue had off bat h
about cured of Ids bad habit Hazel Dinele,
Ninth Grade. Devils Lake, n d
TWO INVOLUNTARY DIVERS
One day . few years ago when my father and mother
we're camping the shores af Bi1stonA Lake N
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

accident happened which still calls forth peals Of laugh
ter from those who know about it. party of two
organized this day for fishing trip The favorite
place for bass found and the lines quickly
east The fishing fine and my mother had bite.
At the time my father had and result my
mother had to take of her line She pulled hard
and just she ready to land her big fish the pole
broke and she found herself sitting in the water with her
feet disappearing beneath the surface AS it happened
he only up and then to stay He grabbed the
wrong side of the boat and my mother completely
immersed soon however the boat ghted and every
body and everything Strengthened out Ny father dis
covered that his pole still in the boat and the tre
mendous fish still hooked He exerted all his strength
and at last with the combined efforts of the two the line
began to Slowly the ponderous bulk raised
the surface when 10 and behold huge mud turtle be-
gan to appear and attached to it the smaller end
of my mothers POLE Turtle soup the bill of fare
every meal for week afterwards.
Tenth Grade, George G. Hubbard,
High School. Sherburn Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
A DANDY's DOWNFALL,

Dandy was large Plymouth Rock rooster who pos
sessed unusual amount of self esteem. He had
Hcked' all the other roosters in the harnyard,
crowned king. The other fowls did not like him very
WELL however, for he would say, Come, cut, cut, cut
here's worm and when they reached there he would
gobble the himself Near the chicken house stood
old wagon which past service and Dandy would
fly to the top Of wheel and stand there tapping his
wings and Growing until he aroused the whole neighbor
hood One day while he making unusually loud
noise, something happened; he fell and his foot
caught he hung there head down, until Billy to
the From that day dated the downfall of the
tyrant Dandy His feelings hurt that he
forgot it. He flew upon the wheel again tho
him. Ellen Hansen, -
Eighth Grade. Hendricks MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
THE PENALTY OF ZERoS.

Anyone would think that after three months of
ton, students in high school would receive very
many zeros, but this not the with number Of
Us last fall Realizing the seriousness of the fact
we decided to put stop to it in way and procured
mite box For every that each Of received
were to drop three cents into the box At the end Of
the to be counted and at that time,
too to decide what be done with it. When
the time was agreed to have treat and bought
the largest watermelon could find On the day of the
treat three of the girls during the last period of the
afternoon purchased the watermelon They brought it
to school and hid it in the basement until after
school, when to take it to shady spot to eat.
At four O'Clock the rest of started ahead leaving
the three who bought the melon to follow AS they did
not come expected we turned back, thinking
some one had hidden it from them. On reaching the
basement stairs all broke out laughing There sat
of the girls with the arnca BOTTLE alternately rub
bng her knee and then her elbow another placing
the scattered pieces Of watermelon into dshpan while
the third brushing up the with old broom
After listening to their story and seeing the arca bottle
drained of its last Drop all started out for quiet
nook where appetites did full justice to the much
bruised and battered watermelon
Twelfth Grade, May A. Hammond
High School. st. Cloud, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

TWO INVOLUNTARY DIVERS
One day few years ago when my father and mother
we're camping ont the shores Of Bigssone Lake a
Arizona republican., 1905-01-13

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER- IOR, United States Geological Survey, Reclamation Service, Washington, D. C., November, 2S. 1904. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the United States Reclamation Service, Phoenix. Arizona, until o'clock a. m. February 8, 1905, for the construction of Q masonry dam and two bridges on Salt River. about 70 miles east of Phoe- nix. Arizona. The dam will contain about 300.000 cubic yards of masonry. Specifications, form of proposals, and plans may be inspected at office of the Chief Engineer of the Reclamation Ser vice, Washington. D. C., or at the office of the district engineer of the Recla- nation Service, Roosevelt, Ariz. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $10,000 payable to the order of the Secretary of the Interior as a guaranty that the bidder will, if sue cessful, promptly execute a satisfactory contract and furnished bond in the sum of $100, 900 for the faithful perform ance of the work The right is re- served to reject any or all bids. to ac- cept one part and reject the other, and to waive technical defects, as the in terests of the service may require. Bid ders are invited to be present. Propos- als must be marked: Proposal for the construction of the Roosevelt Dam, Salt River, Arizona" F. A. Hitchcock, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-13

Rome, and there seems no reason to doubt the correctness Of the cabled synopsis. It seems that the pull for bids all cardinals hereafter from pre- senting any veto message to the con- clave, and any cardinal, knowing that the sovereign of his country objects to the election of a cardinal, will be barred from participation in the cleo ton if he attempts to communicate the views of his sovereign. As the proceedings of a sacred conelave are rigidly secret, it being impossible for outsiders to communicate with the inn prisoned cardinals from the time they meet until they announce the election
 of a new pope, it will be impossible hereafter for Spain or Austria to make it officially known that either of them
Arizona republican., 1905-01-13

is had carted away from Sparta. The war lasted for ten years, and the city fell only through the well known strat- agem, the Greeks gaining entrance in Q wooden horse constructed for the purpose The besiegers withdrew, feigning to have raised the siege. and Trojans hauled the gigantic structure with some of the enemies in it, into the city, and so Troy was taken.
 The capture of Babylon by Cyrus falls within historic times. That city, the wonder of the world, is said to have fallen, at a time when her in habitants were reveling in pleasures, in the conviction of the impossibility Of penetrating their defenses. Cyrus, it is said. turned the water of the river into a canal west of the city. and by this means it was rendered so shallow that his soldiers could wade into the city.
 The siege of Jerusalem by the RO- mans is one of the events that turned the currents of history into entirely new channels The defenders made most stubborn resistance, in the hope of miraculous interference. but Titus called to his aid the most dreadful of enemies. famine. He encompassed the city with a wall and no food was per mitted to reach the city. The distress was such that, according to the histo- rians, women fed on their own chill dren. The siege lasted three years and a half, and, in all probability over a million persons pertshed, while near ly hundred thousand were led away captives.
 Some of the more noted sieges of modern times may be briefly referred to- for the sake of comparison. In 1779 the combined French and Spanish forces endeavored to wrest Gibraltar from the British. The investment con- tinued for about 29 months, Week af- ter week 6,OOO shells and solid shot were hurled at it every day by a com bined fleet of gun and mortar boats and floating batteries that had cost | $2. 500. .O0O to construct. The defenders were COAiAAlAeAlQGu bg 4-OA 0 A-S-ANAALAC-NAS and the assailants had to withdraw.
 Sevastopol in 1854 held out against the combined armies of France, Eng land and Turkey for nearly eleven months The siege was begun in the month of October. June IS, 1855, an attempt was made to take sevastopol by storm, but the assailants were re- pulsed with heavy loss. Finally, Sept. 1 8, the French took the Malakof and the English stormed the Redan, and the city was entered by the allies. Then it was found that the town twas in ruins.
 The siege of Paris in 1871 lasted nearly six months. or from Sept. g to March l. During January, 1871, 10000 shells were rained on Paris. ard of these 500 fell in the city proper. Dur ] ing a single day the Prussians hurled ! 25.O0O projectiles at Paris, at a cost of $500. .OOO During the continuance of the siege 10000 persons succumbed to disease and huger, while the loss caused by fires amounted to millions of francs.
 | Plevna is one of the names that is readily remembered from the Russo Turkish war in 1877. For three months that stronghold was defended against the Russian army under Skobeleff, all though it's defenders were hopelessly outnumbered, and Dec. 10, 1877. after the last food had been eaten, the Turks 1 tried to cut their way through the
Arizona republican., 1905-01-13

PROPOSALS FOR WATER SYS- ITEM. Department of the interior, of fee of Indian Affairs. Washington. D. e., Dec 24, 1904. Sealed proposals endorsed, Proposals for Water System, Phoenix School. Ariz.," and addressed to the commissioner of Indian affairs, Washington D. C., will be received at the Indian office until o'clock D. m. Of Saturday, Jan 2S. 1905, for furnish ing and delivering the necessary ma terials and labor required to construct and complete a water system at the Phoenix school, Ariz.. in strict accord ance with the plans. specifications and instructions to bidders, which may be examined at this office, the offices of the builder and contractor, Los Ange- les, Cal; the Arizona Republican, Phoenix, Ariz.; the Chronicle. San Francisco, Cal; the Builders and Traders Exchanges at Omaha, Neb.; Milwaukee, Wis; St. Paul, Minn.; Minneapolis, Minn.; the Northwestern Manufacturers association, St. Paul. Minn.; the U. :. Indian Warehouses at 23 Washington street, San Francisco, Cal; 6C2 south Seventh street, St. Louis, Mo, S15 Howard street, Omaha, Neb.: 265 south Canal street, Chicago, Ill.,; 119 Wooster street, New York City, and at the school. For further information apply to Charles w. Goodman, superintendent, Phoenix, Ariz. 4. c. Tonner, acting commis SiOner
Arizona republican., 1905-01-13
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 20, 1904.

Tucson, AriZ., Dec. 20, 19O4.
 Notice is hereby given that Peter Kehl of Los Angeles, California, one of the heirs of Lottie A. Kehl, deceased, has filed notice O. intention to make proof on his desert-lan claim No. 1545, for the N. 1-2, N. 1-2 s. E. 1-4 & N. 1-2 $. w. 1-4 Sec. 25, E. 1-2 N. E. If &s N. F. 1-4 s. E. 1-4 Sec. 26, and s. ". IA S. w. 1-4 Sec. 24, T. S.. R. ' w, G. & s. R. B. & M. before the re- gister and receiver at Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday, the 2Sth day of January, 1905.
 He names. the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and re- clamation of said land: John $. An derson of Gila Bend, Ariz.; David G. Whiting of Gila Bend, Ariz.; John IT. Tremble of Gila Bend, Ariz.; Edward Marinone of Gila Bend Ariz.
 MILTON R. MOORE, Register.
 First publication Dec. A.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-13

handed his gallant remnant in person Three lines of trenches were pierced. hut the odds were too great. Sur rounded by almost countless hordes Of the enemy. his men moved down by bullets and shells. the brave leader at last yielded and allowed the white flag to futter from the roof of the hut near which he was lying. wounded and in agony.
 In the civil war the siege of Rich mond was notable one. Lee held out for year, but was finally compelled to evacuate the city. his lines of sup ply having been cut off
 The siege of Port Arthur commenced on Feb s. last year, and was contin- ued until the end of the year. The last weeks of fighting were almost in human. The losses on either side have not been published officially. Late in September a statement published in ToBio, stated that 17,OOO men had been killed and 34,OO0 wounded around Port Arthur up to that date. Since then the fiercest battles have taken place and the number of dead and wounded must have been doubled.
 General Miles is quoted as having said that, in lis estimation. "rhe de fense made by the Russians was the most sublime ill history. There is nothing since the siege of Troy to which it can be compared. No garri- son before ever was subjected to such tremendously destructive fire night and day"
Arizona republican., 1905-01-13
LEGAL ApvERrIsEMENTs.

Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of stockholders of the Maricopa & Phoeni2. S5 Salt River Val ley railroad company will be held at the office of the company, room No. 204. in the Crocker building. San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, the 17th day of January, 1905. at l. 30 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of electing a board of di- rectors to serve for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
 F. I. KENDALL. Secretary.
 San Francisco, Zee. 20, 1904.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-13
Curtailing the Power of Spain and
 Austria.

If advices from Rome are reliable. Pope Plus x has just issued Q secret bull which will have an important bearing on the election of his success sor. in that indirectly the veto power of Spain and Austria in the election of pope is abolished. Had the bull been in force a year and a half ago. Cardinal Rampolla. and not Cardinal Sarto would be pope today.
 The reading public is generally aware that the exercise of this power of veto by Austria prevented the cleo ton of Cardinal Rampolla. after he had secured the support of more than two-thirds of the cardinals in the sa- cred cOnclaye. The veto was present ed to the conclave on the second day of August, 1903. by Cardinal Puzyano on behalf of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. This resulted, of course, in the defeat of Cardinal Rampoua, and the election Of Cardinal Sarto to the chair of St. Peter. It is evidence of the breadth of mind of the present pontif that he proposes. so far as practicable, to abolish the rule which led to his own elevation to the papaI throne.
 Although the text of the bull just is sued will not be made public until af- ter the death of the holy father. 1t has been shown to all the cardinals in
Arizona republican., 1905-01-13

We suggest that Senator Depew tell us how it is that the people of Ari- zona and New Mexico are fit for state government now, if they were unfit two years ago. Most of the inhabi- tants whom he lambasted so severely then are still alive and doing business.