The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29
THIRD PRIZE
The Story of a DolIa

The Story of a Dollar
As am big piece of money, my home
is IN mans pocket.
He lives in house but I live in his
pocket. do not always live in his
pocket For one day he went to the gro
cery store to bye some bread. He gave me
to the man in the store.
And the man put me in money box
So here l laid until a lady came to change
a bill.
Now 1 am changed and changed and
changing. Now l am not changing for a
man has dropped me in the street
me. After a while little girl picked me
up and now l live in her hands. ss
Helen O'Grady.
ST. Joseph's school, grade B third; age
years. ~
How Coal Is Made
One day little Jack asked his mother
how coal was made. 1T is made by ma :,
ture.'' she said. "Haf of the coal in the
United States comes from Pennsylvania.
once part of some tree. That tree was
blown down by "a storm and many more.
After many centuries they became cover
ed with soil, and became hard. and at
last changed to coal. Some men discovered
it, and, with the help of many other men,
dug it out with pick and shovels. They
to coal companies. We bought load OF
coal from a coal company, and, although
you would not think SO at first. that lump
of coal I'm our pail was once part of q
tree or bush. And now, Jack. you know
how coal is made" Carl F. Falch
69S John street st. Paul. Mimi; Frank
lin school. grade B sixth; age az years.
A Day In the Country
One bright summer day my two sisters
and l went out in the country to pick
flowers. We found many beautiful there.
There were May flowers Indian pinks.
violets and pussy willows.
When we got tired picking flowers we
sat down under pussy willow tree and
ate our lunch. 1t was getting dark and
we started to go to the car. My Oldest
sister had our car fare in her glove. As
we were walking along we stopped to
pick some pussy willows off one tree
my sister looked in her glove to see il
the money was there. There was cents
missing. We did not no what TO do We
started to go back and we found it on
the ground under the pussy willow tree.
You can how happy we We're finding it.
Joseph Golberstadt.
642 Pine street: Franklin school, grade Il
sixth; age II years.
David and Goliath
'.Johny," said the Sunday school teach
er. will you. tell us the story of David
We'll" said John. Collar was big
bloke wo't fought he was mixer.
David was er little punk but he was
always dere an he didn't blow.
Collar said he could lick de best in de
world, but David. he didn't tink his way
and called his bluff.
David went and got couple o. bricks
for his sling-shot. ('I got one o. dem
t'ings teacher, an it's a peach)." We'll.
they mixed t'ings and David hit Collar
wild a brick in de nut an SO dere was
nuttin' doin' for Collar
Den David cut his nut off wild sword.
OATS ALL # e. McNamee
Ss7 Laurel avenue; Cretin high school,
first commercial; age Is years.
..our Professor"
The Prof. does sit upon his chair.
With long face and mighty air:
And down upon his pupils he does look.
AS becomes the head bottle washer and
chief cook.
Under his nose passes many merry
While his eyes are behind book as f3s
hid by screen.
There is sorrow for one. joy for the rest.
For he Furnishes the culprit as he thinks
best.
A perfect German student he, ~
In Latin not what he ought to be.
Alone with him in argument I'd not en-
For Sometimes he goes into an awful
Harvey Miller
Charles Fiett