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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18

stoh, don = know, = answered EFT depends upon
how long it is. = -.@-as-$
write two pages fun IN i've minutes, she con-
tinued.
'tNo, You can )" retorted.
"Let's try it. - said She
We took pencils and some paper. It just fvas
minutes to when started We both scrubbed away
as fast as we could. When my friend finished it was
just o'clock. Mine almost finished but she had
beaten me- But, OH such writing hers was suppose
mine was just poor, but having written it myself
could read it. took hers and saved it. Long after
showed to her. told her had received letter which
wanted her to read. 80
"Welll,' she exclaimed "Who wrote that4 GER
tainly can It read it. -
When told her about it she only laughed and said,
" It looks as tho it was written in i've minutes.''
Seventh Grade -Edythe Engbloom,
Lakeside School. Box 80, r. F. D. No. 8,
: Elk River, Mimi.
ls<a HOW FATHER SETTLED IT.
--.-. - Honorable Menton)
"Have you right to my fshpole when you have
one Of your ownf'' asked my brother
mo-" said "But catch fish than you
can have fshpole myself, but the lines tangled"
While we were arguing about the fshpole papa came
in and said he wanted to it. He kept it all afternoon
and-we watched him catch the fish. By o'clock he
had quite number. Papa carried the fish of
us should the pole, but neither Of wanted
carry it. Then said ct because brother does
want me to the pole My brother answered. eyes
johnnie, you it whenever you want it, The next
time he did not try to make understand that it was
his and that he had the exclusive right to it.
Fifth Grade. IL " John Gruye,
Enderlin, N. D.
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THE BLUE PROoF.

One evening met of my friends down town and
he asked to walk home with him. When we reached
his home he said elbow did you work the eighteenth ex
member, and he said ttCome in and work it again.,
went in with him and when saw it said tt0h that's
about the easiest one.' When had finished we looked
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OUT-OF-TOWN TOPICS
For Sunday, December 2:
"THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD.

IdE VREATEST THING IN THE WORT,D
WHY'D
The 'tWhy' must be fully answered.
The stories must be strictly original in ideas
and expression.
Dreams are barred.
Recognition will 60 to the papers making the
strongest case in favor of the chosen "greatest
thing
The papers should be mailed 80 as to reach the
office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning, November %.
They must be written in ink side only Of
the paper, not more than 300 words in length. nor
less than 100, marked with the number Of words
and each paper signed with the grade, school,
) name and address of the writer. The papers must
not be rolled ~
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GIVING BOUOUETS.

One beautiful day, when lived farm, we lost
sight of little boy who staying with us when he
went into grass about two feet tall pick flowers
for his mother. We only found him when friend of
mama Is, who visiting us, the top Of his curh
head above the grass When he home he had hand
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<: The Fine Art of Living
The fine ert Of Isutng is to draw FROM each
person his best. y.. 49, =
@-A<'%"s<>s VNsttssV.
READY TO WIN.
(Honorable Mention.)

One winter had basket ball club in our school
Our colors white while the other side chose red It
was quite while before everything running smoothly
and finally the captain of each side had to write out
set of rules to by and after that had
BILE. Before school closed we intended to have final
game and for the occasion side composed yell and
intended to give it if The day before the game,
we played SO poorly that almost wished we had not
been so hasty in vowing would win The other side
was very confident of and perhaps that
reason they careless The long and short
that did win, and happier girls could not be
found Everywhere was heard our yell:
s'Hurrah! Hurrah! We the white.
We always win cause so bright. =
When have the ball it takes fiji ht. 80:
We're-an-right!'
Eighth Grade. MARY E. McIyer
Lowry, MINI.
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THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, M1rrrApo11s, sr,rrsor1 50.

Then, jumping up from the bed, he said tsI will do
rght At the end of the week Howard the happest
boy in town, for he had received his bicycle.
B Sixth Grade. Annie Temple
East Grand Forks, MINI.
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A LAME CARRIAGE WHEEL,
(High School Credit.

(Hlgh School Credit
'fWhat you crying aboutf', asked Don surveying
with scorn, perched upon the garden gate cried
into sunbonnet With the toe Of my shoe pointed in
silent grief to my doll carriage minus wheel. Ohl
Is that ALI he answered laughing Taken aback by this
conduct of dozed cousin pressed the
out of it, But presently put my thinking cap and
thought out way to cure the poor doll buggy's lame
had often watched him mend wagon wheels. Why could
not do the same It not long before the forge
smoking and the rim Of the wheel white hot With the
big tongs carried it to the vse where pinched
shape again. Then transferred it to the anvil, where
the work was completed. II didn't know you were
wheelwright,' said Don that evening.
Twelfth Grade Edna udstad
Grafton, N. D.
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A CORRECT GUESS

My birthday comes in January and day shortly
before it, invited few boys One boy whom
him going down town that day and told Chat he
was going to buy neekte for because each year he
had given me necktie. When he came, he handed
something wrapped up paper and when undd it there
was the necktie. said right before all the boys See
mama g just what told you. right that time.
filth Grade ...~ Chester Aim,
..-~ .-.s.- Hankinson, N. d.
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IA SWAN-LIKE END.

(Hlgh School Credit.)
few years ago, entertained the idea that was des-
tined to become famous-not mortals do
nay, would soar far over their heads The thought
would sometimes enter mind that perhaps no one would
nave intellect enough to appreciate my ability but was
not going to let that hinder progress The thing
was to decide how would make my mark in the world
thought Of being great musician but rejected the ide
as was still struggling with my scales also gave
being wonderful singer the only tune could carry
was America" then decided to be an artist but as
had only scent set Of eolored pencils to work with
that went the same way my previous plans Then I
had an nspiration would be poetess! so very
SIMPLE 1t was wonder that had thought of it be-
fore went up into the garrett where soap
pox made an excellent DESK and proceeded with my work
which felt was going to astonish the world. After
Struggling WHILE went down to the sitting to try
the results OF my labor the family did notice
the smiles which overspread their countenances as be-
gan in true dramatic STYLE Thou modest violet which
1pes thy eyeITo everybody passing by' broke in my
brother, drawing out the 'fevery' and 'tby' AlasI
tor my literary efforts Those few careless ruthless
~ slew my pet dreams No have attempted to soar
or write odes to the violet but content to stay
on the level with my fellow creatures
Nlntn Grade. Irene Pelham,
Wade
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PLAYING FAIR.

Honorable Mention.)
81 wonder which is my right hand and which is my
Left said small girl she looked at her hands that
were covered with mud from making mudpies E'When
look that way in school, she said turning SOUTH
right hand is that side and when turn this way my
right hand is this sde Teacher said were to use
our right hands instead of lef'' She then turned
the she had been accustomed to in school and de-
eided which her right hand then she began to mix
mud very vigorously with her right hand while she held
her left behind her. When she into the house.
her dress covered with mud and to her mothers
question Of How didy get your dress muddyg she
answered "oh only exercising my right hand and
giving my left hand a rest.'' Frances Mcguire -
Eighth Grade. Mimic, N. D.
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HER OWN C-AFTERwARD
(Honorable Mention,)

N1IoIVI1tDie MeHCIOH.)
How long does it take you to write a letter?, nv
friend asked day.
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his paper and then at nine His was abouA
twice as great as mine tried to explain it to him. but
row, and then we because IN going leave nina
the way it is. -
Before school opened the next morning he asked
t.Have worked that example over yet'', said
Yes, but always get the answer When hia
paper returned after class and he the same an
swer, had, marked his paper blue he said teI
guess u take your word in things after this
you were right, after al.'' Herbert Bolsta
Sixth Grade. Ortonville, Mimi
CAME TO CONCLUSION.
My cousin was coming to visit from the cityh
Mama told that must treat her very nicely LET
her have my dolls and other toys to play with When my
cousin came, got along well together until day
proposed having bonfire. Mama had often told us not
to play with fire. but she upstairs nurserX
with baby, thought she could not in the back
yard Ny cousin said she afraid to play with fre
This made me angry and called her &c fraid cat.
She went into the house and played with my pet kitten
but made up my mind to have my bonfire and show her
that was not afraid of fire, went my way lighted
the ire and was having good time when felt thirsty
and burned half the yard before john gardener put
it out When learned what had happened she
me to my room and concluded it best to do the
right thing when mama told me. Mary Bennett,
Fifth Grade. New Rockford N D.
- A CALL TO PLAY HOCKEY =
- L was about IL years of age and lived near lake
where liked to skate in the winter time One day. as
was going to school, which about mile from my
home, was overtaken by one Of my sehoolmates who
asked to 60 skating with him, instead of going to
school, was puzzled as to what to do liked to SKATE
but father had told not to stay away from school
My schoolmate suggested many that could give
against my fathers Wishes decided not to CO. But
could not influence schoomate to go school, When
he to school the next day received whipping
for having skipped school, felt tho had not only
done what was right, but profted by doing it.
Eleventh Grade Joseph Campbell,
Howard Lake. MINI.
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A SCHooLrROOM DOOM,
CHiph School Credit\

1C.J
One day, when I was about years DID, the teacher
announced that the first who whispered that day
would be punished. secretly resolved to good as
possible and was1-for more than hour and them
could not stand it another moment I turned to the
little girl back of and whispered SOFTLY sHave you
whispered yet9' She sat there mmovabe as statue
and the look her face told that she not-and
Of those who had broken the rule she had given
that morning. Mine was among them and shall I
forget my sensations when she the sentence
times dreadful! but with ink made it almost u-
bearable My pen spattered the ink around and the
number OF times botted and erased would have been
hard to tell When wrote my the twentieth time
am afraid it would have taken experienced reader
than myself to tell what had been trying to do
Tenth Grade. -Hatfie Mattson
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MARKING TIME.

One year, when went to school, little girl who was
years old had just entered AT they passed
out the teacher always used to say, 'Left right left
right But time she said "Rig h right - and the
little girl jumped foot and made everyone laugh
The teacher asked her why she did not walk on both
feet The little girl said she thought teacher
had meant that she should walk her right
said that the command meant that they to
she would walk both feet after that. When she had
been in school awhile she became very good
at the head OF her class. Carrie Erickson,
Sixth GRADE Argyle, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18

One morning when awoke was very cross. I could
not find shoes until mother showed me where they were
put left shoe my right foot had to take it
off again. could not find collar button and every
thing seemed to wrong When evening my mother
told to be careful where put my things and every
thing would go right in the morning Then put my shoes
IN their place and hung up trousers and my jacket
I very careful next morning and everything went
hight That taught to do things in the right way,
B Seventh Grade Roy Engstrom =
Central School. Red Wing MINI.
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A RIPPLE SMOOTHED,

RIPPLE SNIOOTHED .~~@@~. =
"Oh, motherl There is family next door. Tho
girls is Lucy White, " exclaimed excited Mary to
her mother els that so dear asked her mother Of an
empty room for Mary had out quickly she had
come to 60 and get acquainted with Lucy. She
vited her to play school Lucy up and pulled the
teachers hair Iucy White win you behave Zourselfft
Lucy Wright said Lucy. 1T know it's Lucy White
You just it's Lucy Wright because you re angry"
Mary said angry and ran in the house. Mary played
by herself for while, but she became tired and
wished Lucy there. Lucy did and said, stAfy
Lucy Wright, but play together anyway
Marys mother had told Mary that the really was
Lucy Wright Mary answered, MAMA said and
whenever grow angry again you say Lucy White and
I'll remember Emma Fogel1nark
Sixth Grade. Deephaven, Mimi
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FROM HELIGOLAND


My friend and were quarrelng and it trivial
matter, either We both ardent stamp collectors
and in looking stamp catalog decided that
he had comparatively valuable stamp of Heligoland
But when he told that he had the very stamp
that had, asked him to show it to me- held them
both up to the light and the stamp that he had
plainly discernibe watermark showing that his
as valuable mne because the stamp cataog does not
say that it is water-marked" He replied IT know
right and viii write to the stamp dealer and which
is the valuable' So he wrote, inclosing both
stamps and the stamp dealer said that the stamp
which only were issued half shade diff
ferent in color from my stamp, but that both Of our
stamps were rare. glad that my stamp was not
the valuable one, because it might have severed our
friendship. Carl Fosnes q
Eleventh Grade. Montevideo, MINI.
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rados dc toda prevenci6n.

RADIOS de toda prevention.
Y consignamos satisfechos
que nos place yer al gobierno
prestando atenci6n a las sanas
advertencias que recibe de afue.
ra. a los leales consoles de
de la opinion que siempre
indica los rumbos mas ciertos
seguros y tranquilos, Y nos ale
gra el saber que al tltimo con
seiillo V para acordar la reu :
MON extraordlnaria de las Ca
maras, han sido llamados los
|conscjeros nativos. juntamente
con los continentaleS.
Estas son tranquilizadoras
senales. estos son buenos sinto-
mas que pueden anunciar una
rcaccion favorable en- ell enfer-
mo organismo de nuestra po-
Utica y pueden ser la inaugu-
raci6n afortunada de un cambio
ventajoso a todos conveniente
por igual.
A los poderes insulares sc les
brinda ahOra una OCCASION pro
picia para seguir una politica
de compenetraci6n con ell pals;
sc ha dado I'm paso seguro, en-
terreno 6rme. Por ahi sc mar
cha a la alianza indispen-
sable. a la ammonia necesa-
ria. a la reciprocal confanza en-
tire el gobierno y el pueblo; por
ahi; sigIiendo por ahi es por
donde sc encuentra la verdade-
ra paz, el camino que parecia
Dorado Y que ha sabido buscar
a tientaS el instinto de conserva-
clon y la voluntad de vivir
FL primer paso esta dado en-
terrenO firme.
va eS mas difcIl vOlver atras.
\ iojala! que elCamino que falta
sc recorra prOntO, sc salve ra-
pido' para que en- vez de prelu-
dlos lnlciales Cele ebremOs triun-
toS completes, duraderos Y de-
tinitivos.
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lei triste espectaculo de que eses
mendigos quedasen sin amparo. sin
ell socorro que elias con evang6lico y
sublime desprendimiento, han podido
darle hasta ahora
rs precise que nuestras classes al
tas, que nuestras classes acomodadas.
que todos los que puedan cooperen (
esta obra de bien, que encuentren
ayuda, que cncuentrcn auxilio. que
Sientan cstimuladas en- ST. loable en-
peno eSas damas virtuosfsimas. para
que puedan seguir hacienda Ia Carl
dad y diSpensando Ell bien, sin sentir
la augusta penosa que debe producer
en- elias ell tenor de que per faIta de
recursos y de ayuda colectiva. los
pocos que ahora 1lcvan adelante Ia
obra, lleguen abandonarla tambien.
No; ESQ serfa inaudito. ESQ no
debe ocurrir nunca.
Esas damas han hecho una obra
muy meritoria para que no encuentre
ell apoyo, ell auxilio y Ell concurso de
todos.
Esas damas trabajan para guitar
de las GALES Ell bochornoso espec-
taculo de Ia mendicidad, dan comida
diaria ciento cincuenta pobres, los
que facilitan tambien medios de linn
pleza. y ropaS y abrigos.
Esa obra no debe desaparccer.
Ell domingo pr6ximo, para celebrar
ell tercer aniversario de la fundacion
los mendigos tendran I'm almuerzo
extraordinario, en- la casilla, al Sur
del Teatro
Las personals que pueden auxilisr
la institution deben ir & presenciar
ese cuadro conmovedor que ofrecen
d diario, en- aquel apartado sitio de
esta Capital, los infelices mendi-
COS sus adsrables protectoras.
Una institution que tiene va tres
afios de existencia, bien merece vi
vir con vida prospera. con amplia Y
poderoSa vida 4 la que todos contribu-
yam y todos cooperen. para que nos
toque 4 tOdoS un destello de esa au-
reola que ahora nimba las serenas
trentes de esas ejemplares damas,
sobre las cuales y unos cuantos COO
peradores suyos, han echado la des-
preocupaci6n y la indolencia un peso
abrumador, que elias soportan, con-
fortadas por el divine espfritu de Ia
caridad que hace de esas debiles Y
gentlles criaturas, herofnas de la vir
tud mas alta y vivientes ejenplos de
la carload mas augusta.
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CelebrandO un 6zitO a6riCOla
ESPLeNDlBA c0MlDA

Anoche. en- ell elegante colnedor
del Hotel Inglaterra, Ell ioven v
distinguido letrado don lose Toro
Rios, obsequi6 con Una espl6ndida
comlda a los sef1ores don Rafael Pa
bian, don Generoso. Candina. Mr..
Chas NJ. Gray, y nuestro compafiero
el seflor Perez Losada.
FL opulento anitri6n celebraba I'm
reclente eXito que ha obtenido en- sus
negocios agrfcolas, Y felicitandole
por clio, brindaron los sen0res Fa-
blan, Candina y Perez Losada.
Ell "men1' fu6 suculento. el ser
yicio irreProchable, mereciendo gran
des elogios de los comensales.
FL "champagne' hizo repetidas
salvas.
A la salida- del Hotel Inglaterra.
aguardaba 4 los invitados del sefior
Toro Rios el autom6vil del distin-
guido caballero americana Mr.. Grav.
c invi5ados por este salieron en- Ia
eXcelente maqulEa hacia las afueras
de la poblaci6n, dando TN agradable
paseo.
FL selor Toro Rios Y Mr.. Gray
Proporcionaron 4 sus amigos horas
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REVOLUTION en- ell Brasil

Rio Janeiro, 7 de JUNO. o.-Aumenta
Ia revoluci6n en- Matte Crosse y los
pronunciados reciben diarios re-
fuerzoS.
Montevideo, 2 de Abril.-Los bu-
queS Gle guerra brasilcfIos Satellite"
y "Prudente Moraes" han continuado
su viaje Matto Crosse, remontando
el rio Paraguay. Llevan q bordo dos
batallones de infanterfa, I'm regi-
miento de caballerfa. una secci6n de
artillerla y otras fuerzas al mando
del general Dantas,Barreto, forman-
do ur total de doce mil hombres. Los
brasilcfios han hetado ell buoue
: Atahualpa para eli transporte de
material de guerra,
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Emilio Thuil1er'

81 la correction de las facciones,
81 la belleza estetica y varonil, la es-
beltez de la fgura, la perfecta y sim
patica ammonia del conjunto, fuescn
las condolences indispensables para
ser ell meior artista. nos verfamos
obligados q otorgar Ell primer pues-
to, ertrc los actoreS dramaticos eS
pafioles, al actor objeto de la pre-
sente silueta.
Empez6 Thuiller su carrera artfs-
tica, como todos, hacienda papeles in
significantes, aunque por POGO ITEM
po, pues su talento. que evidencio
bien pronto, lie hizo saltar rapida
mente de psrtiquino a galan joven
entrando con esta categorla, en- la
compafIfa de aquel inolvidable actor
y maravilloso fabricante de c6micos,
que tuvo por nombrc Emilio Mario
Trabajando muchos amos, con este
ap0stol 6 introductor del naturalisno
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La 5Gadal pVtoctOra De nondIgog
Y brct' si9 4, sa iusl~ijn

Cnando venciendo grandes difcuI.
tades y luchando con poderosos in
convenientes, Sc lego esta ablecer
hacc tres amos Ia sociedad protectora
&c mcndigos. no falt6 quien diiera
ponlendo en- duda Ia admirable cons
tancla de la mujer cuando consaqra
sus esfuerzos la caridad divina. one
los diss de Ia sociedad protectora de
mend ieos cstaban contados:-. ESQ
durara tres meses!-hubo qui6n afr
mo ent0nces.
Atortunadamente, -el triste. el la
mcntable vaticinio no s. lego 4
cumplir.
Tres amos tiene de vida Ia filantr6
plea institution, tres amos cumple eli
proElmo domingo Q de Julio. Y le.
jos de sentir desmayos las damas
ceritativas que x gobiernan y la adj
mlnistran, cada dla es mas grande el
entusiasmo con que Ia sosticnen, mas
empenado el esfuerzo con que luchan
para engrandecerla, mas eiemplar ell
amor que sienten hacia ella, es que
en- 81 consuelo que prestan 4 Ia des-
gracia alena, en- el auXilio que dan a
los necesidados del pr6jimo, en- el
Oien que hacen q los infortunados.
esas angelicales mujures han encon-
trado fuerzaS, han encontrado alien
TO para seguir llevando hacia adelan.
te su obra altruista y generosa.
pc neceSita TN entrafiable amor &
Ia humauidad, una supreme compren-
sion augusta del dolor ajeno, una
pledad evangelical y un alma inmen
81 como la tienen esas ejenplares da-
mas para luchar con Ia defciente
cooperation que Sc les brinda, sin
que por clio sientan faquear ell prop6
sito noble que han mantenido triun-
iante, en- medic de las incomprensi-
bles tibiezas y dc las censura bles
apatias.
ESQ durara tres mesesr'
\ menos tai vez hubiese durado la
aSociacion huna nitaria, 4 no teuer la
cooperation efcaz fecunda de esas
damas valerosaS caritativas, que
han hecho milagros, pensando en- que
nay muchas miserias qre remediar
en- el mpndo, muchos infortunios que
muchos dolores que ate
nuar.
Triste es dccirlo. pero con ocultar-
10 no sc remedia. El empefIo al
triistas dc las seiioras de la asocia-
cion. no ha encontrado toda ii coope-
r3cion que merece.
esas damas han pasado tres amos
dc augusta. de inquietud por la suer-
te de esos ciento cincucnta pobres, Il
los cssales mantienen todos los dias,
temiendo q cada momento que la
desdichada profesfa llegase 4 cum
plirse. que Por la talta de coopera-
sioa 4 una obra tan insigne. Sc diera
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B SODA

En- la Santa Iglesia Catedral 4 las
diez y media del sabado %. Sc efec.
tuo el enlace del distinguido ioven
don Eduardo Lopez Tizol con Ia
agreeable y bella sefiorita Monse-
rrate Gonzalez, siendo padrinos II
virtuosa senorita hermana de la no
via, Maria Gonzalez y el sefor Car
los Arce, professor graduado de ca
guas.