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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
THE STORY7EZLER
TIE AWAKENING OF JANE

w HEN little Jane Hawley was IN the lower grades
" (she is now a young LADY,, she was very anxious
lance from the school building and she thought other
little girls who did not live far sway; carried their
teacher told them about tho terrible Billiards in Dakota
and very thoughtful little girl trotted home to nam.
that noon and asked ,.Why can't we have Wizards
Her big BROTHER who was a great tease answered,
simply so that nice little girls Like you can t take their
dinner to school, But Jane, being used teazing,
turned away The that awakened her the next
morning was unpleasantly pleasant being:
"a big 'wizzards' just outside the door, and if you
don't get up right away he IL get you'll! and big brother
Bob disappeared down the hall.
About hour later, Miss Jane, a very happy little
GIRL set out with clumsy parcel in hand, the most
important part of the contents Of which huge piece
of cake In spite of the fact that Jack Frost busy
at work her fingers and toes spite Of tum
bles icy sidewalks, Jane happy; for she
ing her dinner to school She would sit with the big boys
and girls i'll She would show Jenny Vance that
SHE ddn steal cake out of her mothers cakebox But
then, Jenny only had little snppy pieces and SHE had
bigger Several Of lessons that morning
tunately for her, she allowed to stay in the
At last came, and the pupils began to disappear.
When all had gone Jane to the eloakroom for her
package, but alas! She had left it the window sill
beside the open window where the wet snow had had
chance to soak thru the to the once tempting dis
play of goodies nearly spelling her dinner to nothing
of her big beautiful piece of cake being all mashed up
with pickle.
Poor Janet She sat down and CRIED too provoked to
90 much elSe OlOWly the noon nOur passed,
began to arrive. Presently two girls in gggng
This attracted her attention and they called her out to
that fatal window where lay of CAKE pickle vim
egar deviled eggs and piece of soaked ham. These
girls great deal older than Jane and took delight
in teasing her.
She gave them one piercing, fiery look, dumped tho
ngredients together and returned to her seat, sit
ting down with such force to the teacher to look
They entertained in the principals office for tho
remainder Of the afternoon, which comfort to
poor hungry Jane.
And to this day, she asked to relate of tho
most sorrowful weremembered incidents IN her life it
would be the tale of how she carried her dinner to school
for the first, last and only time.
A Sixth Grade, Marjorie McFadon
Horace Mann School. 3117 Oakland Avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
TIE LEAD PENCIL FAMILY
Descendants of the Founder of the Business Have Run
for Five Generations.


for Five Generations
Chicago News
The lead pencil, generally used today is not made
from lead but from graphite It derives its from
the fact that prior to the time when pencils made
from graphite metallic lead employed for the purpose
Graphite first used in pencils after the discovery in
1865 of the famous Cumberland mine in England This
graphite of remarkable purity could be used with
out further treatment by cutting it into thin slabs and
incasng them in wood. For two centuries England
joyed practically monopoly of the lead pencil industry
In the eighteenth century, however, the lead pencil indus
try had found its way into Germany In 176l Caspar
Faber in the village of Stein the ancient city Of
Nuremburg, Bavaria started in modest way the
facture of lead pencils and Nuremberg became and re-
NAMED the center Of the lead pencil industry for
than century, For five generations Fabers descendants
made lead pencils Up to the present day they have
tnued to devote their interest and energy to the develop
ment and perfection Of penclmaking Eberhard Faber
great grandson of Caspar Faber, mmigrated to this
country and in 1849 established himself in New York city
In 1861 when the war tariff first went into effect he
erected his pencil factory in New York city and thus
introduced the industry into the United States
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
EVERETT.

Evalyn GRADER, Reporter.
The term brought few changes to Everett school
the Seventh grade stayed in the building instead
of going to the Sheridan school.
Miss Ramsey of room recently transferred to
Franklin school and Miss Mcclure Of the Holland build
ing has come to take her place.
very beautiful picture called ''The Armored
Knight is hanging in the hall Of the second floor
This purchased with the money which the pupils
tributed their Thanksgiving offering.
About week ago Everett school had fire drill
The building cleared in done-half minutes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
Chicago News.
A DILEMMA.

Don't enjoy holding on, but afraid b let CO.
Drawn by Harold McFadon, Central High School,
Minneapolis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04

schools might yet gain the education which all desired
That free school had forty-two pupils the
first year. From that little has grown the present
far-reachng and elaborate system which employs the
little army of $4,000 teachers to educate the great army
of 100000 children.
Every Junior knows something about the changes in
methods and studies that have within the past
fifty years. of them great the change in
the ideas of the public regarding the system of free
schools. At first anything that ''free'
sdered the light of charity, and it generally
garded quite disgrace receive education at the
public charge Nevertheless the thirst for schooling
pronounced first that in four years there
500 pupils six teachers and special school building con-
tanning five cassrooms and assembly hall, and the
children who attended heard of the hated word
"charity.''
New York, however, was than a century and
half behind Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey
the establishment of this system of free education
the New England colonies had their free schools
early 1647.
If the Junior of today could only procession
of various generations Of children who have
and gone to these growing New York schools, it
would be highly amusing succession of costumes that
look than odd to the eyes of today At frs there
were girls in 'Shaker' bonnets, and hghwaisted, low
necked gowns while the boys funny caps that
the backs Of their heads to the napes of their
necks, wide rolling collars and bobby coats and waist
coats And then the girls with Short full skirts
pantalets and little later the girls with hoops.
YET odd it all to u today, it is quite likely
that the schoolgirl of 1905 would have been just
amused and more than likely much shocked, could
she have hundred years into the future and real
lied how her successors would dress, look and act
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
A CENTURY OF SCHOOLS.

ST one hundred years ago, the chill
dren of New York City were much
excited over the fact that free
school had been opened in a room
in an old mansion on Bancker street,
where all whose parents could not
claim instruction for them from the
various religious societies, nor pay
for their tuition at the boarding
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
SOUTH HIGH
lille Will Reporter.

Friday Feb. "a, meeting Of the Junior Glass; '06,
called by President Wilson for the purpose Of ap
pointing . committee of arrangements for the much
takedof and waitedfor Junior reception. The
mftee consists Of Jacob Lamper class treasurer; Hazel
Trevette, George Jevne Carl Ott Marion Foster Edna
Lampert and Henry Sather.
At tho Literary society On Thursday, Feb. %,
temporaneous speech by A. B. Anderson member Of tho
debating teams in 19o2s and 1904 and spelldown by
society the principal features In the latter
event Miss Eta Grettum of carried off the hon.
ors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
LIE SUEUR, MIMI, HIGH SCHOOL.
Howard 9. Dressed. Reporter.

Last Friday program given at the high school
by some Of the pupils It opened with piano duet
by Anna Currer and Hazel Reese Following piano
solo by Flora Patten Next several rectatons and
declarations and after these the debae Resolved
That the railroads should be owned and governed by the
government The affirmative upheld by Norman
Kirke Alma Batz and Edward Carson The negative by
Paul Currier, Clara Duclos and Ward Cosgrove. The
negative by vote of to l. These programs will
be held every two weeks
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
A CORNER ON PONIES.

THE small boy who will some day become king Of Eng
land if he lives, has real and very serious business
venture already his hands, Last summer when he Wis
tied the Shetland Islands and hundreds Of the dearest
little ponies he offered any pony he might choose by
the who raised them. Prince Davie' would choose
and then change his mind in favor Of another only
to third and then fourth that he liked quite
well. At length the distracted little boy exclaimed to
his amused aunt, Princess Victoria Oh, can't choose
only one l want them all!''
That gave his dotng aunt idea and the next thing
that Prince Davie knew he actually found himself the
Of the whole hundreds Of Shetland ponies and
ALL 1t is not make believe ownership either. There
skilled charge of the pones Of course but Prince
Davie has to 60 carefully all reports from his pony
he has to take In long columns of figures and while
he is not really allowed to do everything he wants to do
about his farm,' he nevertheless is consulted about
every smallest detail, that he knows exactly what is
done and why.
The average boy might find such business rather
tresome when he wanted especially to play but Prince
Davie honest and earnest about whatever he consid
his duty" that he drops everything; not
always with pronounced cheerfuness-hen this 'busi-
ness' is brought before him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
EMERSON.
Harold Dean, Reporter.

On the 18th of February the teachers of the first,
second and third gave Valentine party to the
children Of those One hundred and fifty red boxes
made beforehand by the children and Valen-
tines Day they filed with candy and distributed
After receiving Valentines they marched around the
first floor to the beat of a drum.
On the 10th, Miss Whitmore, the principal, gave
sleighride to the scholars of the Fifth grade.
An orchestra under the direct management of Miss
Sundt is being gathered together, but is somewhat him
dered by lack Of sheet music.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS
ADAMS.
Theodore Blegen, Reporter.

The principal Of tho Adams school took advantage
Of the mild weather and gave fire drill Feb. g. Tho
thirteen hundred children made a time record of 2h
minutes, thru two double-door exits
There is goodnatured spirit of rivalry among the
at present to which shall at the close of
the month show the best average of daily attendance
the fewest absences and of hardness Also which
shall make the highest average in speling based
daily recitations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04

When the last foot of the cable to Alaska was
ABig laid many months ago there much salts
Fish faction expressed the fact that eommuni-
Story. cation with Alaska up to date. But Last
fall that precious cable stopped working
entirely between Valdez and Seattle Nobody could
for the stoppage and had to be sent out to
fish up the cable and what wal the matter. It was
whale. dead caught by the jaws in the CABLE and
held until he drowned That is probably the very
biggest fish story Of the century, but happens to be
absolutely truA
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
LONGFELLOW.
Mabel Peterson, Reporter.

On her way to school Monday morning, Elsie
Claremont of the first grade dangerously bitten
about the face by large dog She hurriedy carried
nearby drug store where several stitches taken
in the wound.
The first signs Of spring (marbles and jumping ropes)
have made their appearance at Longfeow school this
week.
Miss Mahan of the Fourth grade has been absent
account of Illness
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
WASHINGTON.
Bessie ramsey, Reporter.

Washington school gave very pleasant and profta-
BILE entertainments Wednesday evening Feb. 15 at the
Swedish Tabernacle. The lecturer eomplmen&ed the
children very highly their excellent behavior.
The fire for the month occurred Wednesday, Feb.
s. The pupils all out Of the building and back
again within three minutes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
HOLMES.
Elizabeth Woollett, Reporter.

The orpheus Glee club, composed of number Of
Southeast Minneapolis boys pupils Of Holmes school,
tertaned Saturday evening" Feb 49, at 500 Sixth street
SE Thursday afternoon, the first meeting Of the boys
chorus held in the school building
Miss Lynch is able to her duties
teacher, after several weeks illness,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
CLINTON.
Anna Dempsey, Reporter.

The first division of A room had debate Friday
morning. the subject discussed being, Resolved, That
Captain John Smith did for the colony of Virginia
than Governor Dale The boys took the negative side
and the girls the affirmative Miss Holtz the teacher
decided in favor Of the negatives The best points were
given by Hortense Sovesen and Walter Hodge,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
SEWARD.
Carl Nordale, Reporter.

The pupils Of room, Seward School, met Friday to
elect officers for the class After short but interesting
program, the following elected: President, Edwin
Larson; vice president Egle Peterson secretary Ada
Young; treasurer, Bessie Wilkens.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04

Minneapolis Journal for
s public school children the Northwest and tho fifth
g1ad principally to their writings There
attached welcome competitors. The
and suggestions from
correspondence should be addressed to the Editor
Junior.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11
BRIEF MENTION.
Have the Union print it.

1AI r
Collins, the second hand store man,
has moved to the Floo man Block.
Thomas Sweeney and wife spent
Sunday at Hot Springs.
Chas. B. Hunt left for Chicago
last week to spend his vacation,
"A daughter was born the wife of
John w. Grandon last Thursday.
Mrs. F. H. Rugg and son Harold
made q short visit to Deadwood last
week.
John L. Burke and family went to
Hot Springs Sunday to spent their
vacation.
Mrs. Z. En- Parrish has returned
from the fair at Portland. She left
Chauncey there for treatment at the
hospital.
Major John r. Brennan was in the
city this week and is looking
splendid after an operation recently
performed.
"A fair sized delegation went to
Deadwood Sunday to see the ball
game and all came home delighted
with the work of the home team.
Mrs. T. N, Detwiler came down
from Pactola last week on horse
back. The roads are in q very bad
condition and her ride was not a
very pleasant one.
Geo: w. Clark Of New York city,
who is interested in mining near
Pactola was in the city last week.
Mr.. Clark is delighted with the pros
poets of the country.
The Union has recently finished a
handsome mining prospectus printed
In three colors. Those contemplated
having work Of this class done,
should call or write us for samples
and prices.
=. w. Young is down from Silver
City where he has been working at
y Of the camps for the railroad
contractors as clerk. Just where he
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Baking
Powder
parfanf In DUALITY.
Perfect In quality.
Moderate In price.

games, but quite the contrary, she
is proud Of the team. We have
PLAYED, with few exceptions, a home
team. 1t was necessary to employ
a pitcher but he has not been used
at all times. The Hot Springs and
Belle Fourche teams are made up
without one exception, we think, OF
employed players that makei it a pro-
fession to play ball during the
summer months. Taking all into
+, consideration our boys have put up
a wonderful series. With no prac-
tice except that gained during
games, they have held their own
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

will be placed next he is unable to
say at present.
A merry party consisting OF
Albert. Misses Helen and Francis
HALEY, Miss Martha Woods ana
James HALEY, Jr. left for Hot
Springs on a pleasure trip last
Thursday evening, returning via
Custer Tuesday.
Every man owes it to himself and
his family to master q trade or pro
fession. Read the display advertls-
ment Of the six Morse Schools OF
Telegraphy, in this issue and learn
how easily a young mar or lady
may learn telegraphy and be as
! sured q position.
Orders for the Black Hills Daily
Register, by far the best daily pub
lished in the Black Hills, Ear be left
at this office. The paper a be re-
ceived by carrier to any part OF the
city or through the mail. The clever
cartoons of Black Hills people and
the illustrating of Black Hills news
is alone worth the price, fifty cents
per month or five dollars per year.
They have a superior Geographic
news service, besides covering all
the important news OF the entire
Black Hills. Call at this office and
get a sample copy free.
On a morning bright and clear, to
|, nv old home 1 drew near; just a
cabin without either roof or floor
was going back again to that God
forsaken claim, where the rattle
snakes played all around my door
1t had only been a year, If my mem
DRY is clear, since I landed on this
God forsaked place, and I've strug'
gled day by day heavy work and lit
tie play, while the hot winds scorch'
, ed the whiskers on my face. coulc
hear the coyotes barking as they al
{ caught sight of me, and across the
fields of cactus my old claim shack
could see. AS it stood there in it,
= glory it could tell an awful story, o
hot winds, hard times, the blues
i and poverty.-Ex.
Undoubtedly the most startling
! event of the week was the marriag'
t of Mrs. Tilda Hanson and Mr.. Franz
Leman, both OF this city, coming a
it did with no previous announce
: ment and their most intimate friend
being unacquainted with the ap
preaching marriage. Mr.. Leman i
y an old resident of the city and
: gentleman that any woman woul'
y be proud to call husband. He has
beautiful ranch just west Of the cit,
70 and is also engaged in the ice bust
g ness. Mrs. Leman is n of the bes
and truest women in the world. He
courage, coupled win a happy dis
. position has made for her life lonl
!, friends that are almost as happ.
! over the event as she. A good AM
pure women is an inspiration to an.
man and such is Mrs. Leman. Bot
n of the contracting parties are of tb
highest order and their friends arr
q one in wishing them success an
q good fortune in their new life il
which the Union wishes to mos
heartily join.
Saturday and Sunday the game
between the Hot Springs and Rapi'
: base ball teams resulted in bot
games being won by the Hot Spring
a team. Sunday the game was playe'
d at Mcdonald Park IN Deadwood AM
d was the finest exhibition ever give
on that field. The result of thes
IS games gives to Hot Springs the per
nant for the season and Rapid, no
- being able to win herself, is delight
ed that they YOU Rapid does no
dlfeel ashamed OF the defeat she ba
suffered in this seasons series {
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Very Low Rates to San Francisco
Los Angeles, Portland, Sc
attic, etc.
Via the North Western line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold from all sta
tions to Portland, Tacoma and Sc
attic daily and to California points
july rs, rs and q and August 10 to
II, inclusive, with favorable return
limits, on account of various meet
ings. Two fast trains to the Pacific
Coast daily. See u agent.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Three nose bags, we'll worn
picked up on the street. Owner may
have same by calling or writing this
office and paying fer this notice.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-11

Collins, the second hand store man,
has moved to the Floo man Block.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-16

Mrs. William George Mulllgan Of the
law nrm Of Mulligan q Mulligan, New
York. 10 successful mother. house.
keeper and lawyer sil In ons. Before
her marriage Mrs. Mulllgan was Miss
Agnes X. Murphy. she was and b q
real estate broker, and one OF the
shrewdest In New York city. She be-
gan her business very quietly. learning
II from her father. She was known
to none OF the professional real estate
brokers OF New York. and when sud.
denly the sale Of piece Of property
worth over 10000 was announced
these gentlemen began to inquire who
II was that had thus been cutting the
ground from under their feet They
were astonlshed to find their rival was
a woman, very young woman at that.
She was elected a member OF the New
York Real Estate Exchange, the only
woman member.
Later Miss Murphy studied the legal
profession, later still was married to
one Of her classmates In the law col
lege and formed with him a partner
ship In business as well as In domestic
Affairs. Both partnerships have proved
successful Mrs. Mulligan 10 rich
enough to AFFORD whatever she desires.
so has had constructed on sanitary and
scientific principles a schoolroom and
nursery as an annex TO her law ofices.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-16
Water Supply In the Home.

Where the household Is dependent on
rains for water supply the usual meth
Cd Is to dig clsterns. A force pump
will convey water from one OF these
TO tank In the attic. have the word
OF gentleman who has such an ar.
rangement that the labor Of pumping
the water into the tank is not extreme
ly heavy. The attic tank furnishes
fall enough for the water to run into
bathroom upon the first or second
door. The tank may also be filled d.
rectly from the roof rainfall by means
OF troughs or leaders that empty into
Il from the roof. The better way ID
undoubtedly to have the tank filed
from the rain upon the roof. The tank
foundation must be firm.
Some country homes In billy or
mountainous districts are situated near
natural spring Or brook. With water
flowing downhill toward the house. In
this case . home may be made beautl.
ful as well as convenient. The pres
sure is often sufficient to drive the wa.
ter through pipes to the second hoor Of
the house or even higher Besides be.
Ing utilized for the house supply the
spring will feed fountain In the yard.
Frost proof covering Is manufactured
that will protect the water in both
tank and pipes from freezing even In
the coolest weather.