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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-15
PAN|.AMERICA TO Be
REVEALED TO WORLD.
Secretary Root'and President Pre-
pare to Reap Fruits Of
Rio Conference.
journal Special Service.

journal special service
Washington, Oct. Is. - Secretary
Root is about to give practical effect
to the resolutions Of the third interna-
tional American conference, held last
summer at Rio. ode Janeiro. He proposes
Of American republics in Washington
and to recommend to the nations Of the
world that they hold az second peace
conference atkThe Hague next May.
The; organisa ton of the bureau, the
ecretary hopes, will lead to that clos
.er political and commercial union which
was the object of the policy inaugurated
when he called the Pan-American con-
ference. In suggesting the reassembling
of The Hague conference he intends, to
quote the expression he used at Rio de.
Janeiro to secure Hthe world g formal
and final acceptance of the declaration
nents Is to be deemed subject to col
onization. -
$1,000 Plans to Boost Trade. ~'-..<
The reorganization Of the bureau Of
American republics is. regarded by the
president and Secretary Root as the
keystone Of the future Pan-American po-
itical and commercial union. Upon
the bureau g work depends the wide cir
culation> of knowledge respecting the
resources, the commerce and the edu.
cation of Z Pan-America and the exc
cution Of the resolutions adopted by
the various Pan-American conferences;
the effective preparation Of a plan to
simplify and make uniform the custom
and consul regulations and uniformity
of the bases on which the official sta
tistics of all the American countries
shall be formed In a word, the prepar-
alton of a plan under which not only
will statistics and commercial data be
circulated, but which will insure "the
greatest development and amplifcation
Of commercial relations between A1ueri-
can republics. - -< @e.-.. -@
-, Barrett to Head Bureau. =
Finally, the bureau,}is to elaborate
a project containing the definite basis
Of a, contract which it may be advis-
able to conclude with one or more
steamship companies for the establish
ment and maintenance Of navigation
lines connecting the principal ports Of
American countries. 81
No man appreciates better than Sec
rotary Root that the bureau today alb.
solutel:y is untitled to aid the govern
| ment in achieving the. results he seeks
the president and Secretary Root have
| decided to place an energetic man al
the head Of the bureau John Barrett
minister to Colombia, who was consid
cred for appointment as ambassador tt
Brazil, has been. selected. Barrett has
never hidden his light under a bushel
Moreover, the administration feels tina
he has made good wherever ne has beer
| placed. -... .--.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-15
NINE KILLED IN A. WRECK

Engine Crashes Into French Passenger
Train at Station.
Paris, Oct. 15.-Nine persons were
killed and nineteen seriously and many
more slightly injured in a railroad col
lision yesterday at Eperpon, depart
ment of Eure-et-Loire. The train was
standing at the station when locomo-
tive crashed into it.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14

the judges sat closely cowled and
with their faces invisible. The game,
however, is all mirth. Two of those
that take part in it are seated side by
side. Over the head of each is placed
an outstretched newspaper. In this
paper two holes are cut. The paper
conceals the head of each of the play
ers beneath and only the eyes are Wis.
ible through the eye holes. The OBJ.
ject of the game is for the rest Of the
players to guess the ownership of the
eyes as they see them by holding a
candle close to them.
"BIow Out the Candle"
About as popular as this game is
BLOW Out the Candle" One Of the
party is sent from the room. He or
she returns blindfolded. A candle
burns in the room, around which the
other merrymakers are gathered. The
blindfolded player must advance to the
candle and blow it out.
It looks easy, but it isn't. The thick
ness of the blind is so dense that the
light of the candle cannot be seen
through it and in most cases the pun
which should extinguish the candle is
directed in the most absurd places.
"Blind Mans Buff"
If there is person who has never
played this game, he will undoubtedly
seek to conceal the fact. The old can
join with the young, and what could
cause more merriment that to see
uncle bump his knee against the table
or mistake Aunt Jane for grandma?
1.-THE Bobbing Apple"
This is delight pure and simple.
Hang an apple from the ceiling and
offer small prize to the one who is
able to grasp it with the teeth without
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14

But for those that really want to play
games in which all can join try these
and don't be surprised if one of your
guests remarks:
why, played that game when I
was a child"
Rather expect it-for very little in
the celebration of Christmas is new.
Game Of Plum Pudding"
This game has been played for years
In this country under many names, but
as near as can be learned the above
name is proper.
A round piece of wood or tin pan is
provided and titled plum Pudding"
The company proceed to choose part
ners by fixing upon two generals, Gen.
Kettle and Gen. Pot.
These officers then commence choos-
ing alternately soldiers from among
the company, performing the cere-
mony of comforting title with some
unique speech. Kisses might do in
place of words when the soldier is a
woman.
The titles should be confined to
names familiar in the culinary art, as
Lieut.. Gen. Duck or Carver, Maj. Gen.
Muffin or Fork, Col. Coffee Pot or Car
rot, Maj. Corkscrew or Ladle, and Pri-
vate Potato or Peach, and so forth un-
til all the players have been chosen.
The game begins with Gen. Kettle,
who takes the plum Pudding" (the
plate) between his finger and thumb,
ready for spinning on the table or
floor, and commences his narrative
thus:
CAS- I was sitting on the fire this
morning, sputtering with rage at hav-
ing no enemy to boil, who should come
along in bag and string but old Plum
Pudding. The moment he caught
sight of me he ran off, l after him.
When turning around corner saw
Maj. Corkscrew-"
At this word Gen. Kettle spins tho
plum Pudding," which it is Maj.
Corkscrew's duty to keep up and con-
tinue the story until he mentions
"Plum Pudding" and the assumed
name of another player.
Forfeits are exigible for letting the
plum Pudding" fall, for speaking of
yourself as human being and for
failing to continue the story properly.
as by failing in the narrative by call
ing an enemy by wrong title.
When enough forfeits have been
collected penalties are then imposed
by the two generals. the performance;
of which is required before tho forfeit
Is returned.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14

lingering It in any way. Let each
child try in turn.
"Musical Chair"
This is considered great by the
young, especially If there is a good
lively player at the piano. Arrange
the chairs in a row, having one less
than the number of players. When the
music suddenly stops each will make
an effort to seat himself, but one must
be disappointed.
"Charades."
The description Of charades should
have been left for the last, because it
affords true climax. Lucky are the
children who can go rummaging and
have in store for the party a whole lot
of old clothes with which to imperson-
ate the familiar home figures. This
game requires an intelligent person
to oversee it, and the children should
enter into it with much seriousness,
which gives an added charm to it. It
is great fun to see a little follow come
In wearing an old hat and shawl OF his
maSlma's or a little girl clothed in q
large vest with a silk hat pulled down
over her ears.
Planning for the older guests on
Christmas day should be guided by
the aim to have them forget that they
are old. To say the least, it is bad
form to do and act in such manner
as to continually remind some old
grandma that she is nearing the end
of her course, when she might be do
ing her level best to forget it.
Games Are Old as Guests.
Of course, many of the older guests
will indulge in cards, chess or check
ers, while others will find their great
est Measure in assisting the children.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14

Christmas is the supreme season
OF happiness for children. Their
brains are filed with the beautiful
imaginations of the good deeds OF
old Santa Claus. Many of them re.
ceive their first strong impressions in
discriminating between good and
wrong, and the rewards for the for
mer and the punishments for the
latter.
The festive character Of Christmas
being undeniable, nothing can or
could be more pleasing to the children
and more strictly in accordance with
the spirit of the day than a house
party.
The day should begin for the child
with the finding of his stockings filled
with presents, which on the previous
evening were hung on the bed post.
This pretty custom should be encOur-
aged until the wonderful travels and
kindnesses of Santa Claus are looked
upon with doubt by the recipient Of
his bounty.
The children should gather about
the Christmas tree as presents are dis
tributed. OF course if the father wants
to impersonate Santa Claus so much
the better His appearance will be
appreciated by the youngest and can
not be resented by the more expert
enced ones of II or 13 years.
Here are some suggestions in games.
With a sympathetic person assisting
the little folks, there should be plenty
of fun.
"Whose Are the Eyes?"
Whose Are the Eyes?' which has
attained great popularity, dimly sug-
gests the Vehmericht, the secret
tribunal of old Westphalia, in which
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14
cUROSiTIES,ABOU CHRISTMAS.
Some Peculiar Customs Connected
With the Christian Holiday.

The celebration of Christmas as
special festival is said to have begun
in the first century, and during the life
of the Apostle John one tradition of
the church accredits him with inaugu.
rating the custom.
In England the Christmas decora-
lions may remain in the churches dur
ing the month of January, but must all
be cleared away before February 2, or
Candlemas day.
In France it is a common practice
to celebrate Christmas by giving an
extra ration to all domestic animals,
on the theory that all creatures should
rejoice at this season.
In the fourth century, the celebra.
ton of Christmas was fixed by the
Latin church for December 25. Be-
fore that time, it had been movable
festival, like Easter.
Santa Claus was introduced into
America by the Dutch, of Holland. He
is the American representation of the
German Knecht Rupert.
Among the English common people,
Christmas is lucky when it falls on
Sunday, and unlucky when Saturday
is the day of the Nativity.
Christmas mince pies in the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries were
made with coffin-shaped crust, to
represent the manger.
In Silesia there is superstition that
a boy born on Christmas day must be
brought up lawyer, or he will be-
come a thief
In all the states Christmas is legal
holiday, and in South Carolina the two
following days are also holidays.
The leaves proper to use in Christ
mas decorations are those Of holly.
mistletoe, laurel and rosemary.
In Spain it is believed by the COM
mon people that the ants hold religious
service on Christmas day.
In Old England plum porridge was
always served with the first course of
a Christmas dinner.
The custom of giving presents on
Christmas day is general throughout
the Christian world.
The Eastern church formerly OBJ
served Christmas on January 6.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Peculiar Ceremony With Which
Christmas Is Celebrated by Indians.

Some of the tribes Of South Amer.
lean Indians celebrate Christmas with
a great deal of show and ceremony.
Not the least important part of the
celebrations is the parade of the chief
and high functionaries of the tribe, all
gorgeously ornamented with neck
laces of bush-hogs' teeth, long strings
of seeds or beads, crowns of beautiful
feathers, trailing decorations of bright
colored birds skins, and painted and
spotted in varied patterns. The chief
always hesjs the procession, carrying
baby on rude wooden platter
Peoples Home Journal.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14
Only Fair.

DO you think then the Santa Claus
myth is in accord with higher intel.
lectual development?
Certainly" answered the genial
person. II do not see why the chill
dren should not have z Santa Claus, If
the grown-ups amuse themselves with
the heroes Of the Wagnerian musical
dramas" Chicago Journal
The midland journal., 1906-05-25

general had had them to endure. might
have conquered even the fighting
blood"
Don't you believe it. miss" began
the old soldier. stoutly. but a glance at
her downcast face checked him. Yes,
miss?" he said, interrogatively.
"Yes, l do" she said, more firmly.
"There are forms of battle of which the
general had no conception. 1t is so
different with man! His life was
one of action. vivid, stirring action,
and each act was applauded by a ma
tion. He stood high in the estimation
of men. He had wealth, power and
fame. Did he ever know"-she went
on, stormily-"what it means simply to
exist, to spend ones life in waiting, till
your youth and strength and hope are
gone? Did he ever know the humiliat-
ing sensation of failure? Did he ever
mean well, and try hard. and have 1t
all end in defeat? No! he never knew
these things. Even his courage might
have given way before. such over
whelming odds as these"
The soldiers stiff features melted
The midland journal., 1906-05-25

into sympathetic lines at the girls out
burst, but his faith in his hero was
not to be shaken.
''No. miss" he said, patiently BEG
ging your pardon. for l can see that
you must have had hard battle your
self, to talk like this, but even all you
say wouldn't have made the general
give in" His eyes met hers. "Its
harder for woman" he said, gently.
The girls eyes filed at the words,
but she kept her head defiantly high.
II have lost all | cared for in the
world" she said. steadily. ''and there's
only left me a big, empty, starving
The midland journal., 1906-05-25
A KANSAS FEEDING EAPEHi
MENT.

There are two ways of figuring on
the profits of an experiment. II you
get full pay for feed, time, labor, etc''
and do not allow anything for manure
made, there may be deficiency, out
that is not the correct way to reckon
The Oklahoma Farmer prints an ac-
count of an experiment that will give
YOU a sample of both methods.
A thrifty Kansas farmer bougnt
seventy head of cattle in Kansas
City stock yards that had been on
full feed for hundred days before
nurchase. They were bought at
s3.65 per hundred pounds, weighing
1928 pounds, gained 2O1 pounds IN
105 DAYS. and sixty-one head of them
were sold at an average OF $5.lo per
hundred weight, three tails at $4.1O'
and one seems to have died; at least
1t does not appear in the reports OF
the sale.
The reader will come to the con-
elusion that these cattle must have
made money, and may, therefore De
interested in the book account of this
feeding operation as follows:
"Seyenty head dehorned native
feeders. average weight 1888 pounds
at s3.65 per hundred pounds, total
cost including freight, $3,149.l6; loo
days feed of corn and cob meal, 70
IL pounds per day per steer, or z'4oO
bushels. at Al cents, $1,004.5O; lO5
days' feed of cottonseed meal, 3
pounds per day per steer, 44,lOo
pounds, at $1.23 per hundred, $542.2S;
10 pounds hay per day per steer for
1O5 days, SO ga tons $500 at S22o.5O;
feeding. care and attention for lO5
days at $1.OO per day, $1O5.OO; state
and county taxes ON seventy cattle
at Csc. each, $45.50; total cost, So
067O9; gross proceeds of seventy cat
tle sold at Chicago. s5,OS9.S1; net
proceeds on same $4,706.71; loss on
deal $360.9S."
This man thinks he has lost money
on these cattle. 1t is quite true that
he has not made much, but inasmuch
as he has charged up the interest on
the money and the feed, care and at
tention and given them no credit for
the gain of seventy-five head of stock
hogs and has besides the manure OIL
his farm, he has come out a good deal
better than the majority OF men who
fed cattle last year.
The midland journal., 1906-05-25
KINDS OF NESTS.

There are many ways of arranging
nests. but none so satisfactory as
those made of boxes set on tae
ground. Hens, If allowed to choose
their own way, will sometimes fol-
low their wild instincts and search
out the most secluded spot they can
find. They have been known 10
make their nests in the hollow OF
tree. many feet from the ground. and
there hatch a brood; and they VIII
hunt the dark corners under the
house floor if we permit it, but with
the modern thoroughbred fowls this
instinct, if such we may call 1t, has
been lost in the breeding, and our
hens of to-day most gladly accept the
nests we provide for them.
We arrange roomy boxes beneath
the dropping boards, making the nests
of clean, fresh straw or hay-enough
for all the hens-and they seem per-
fectly satisfied with our work.
Each month we burn the old nests
and renew the straw, and we keep
a porcelain nest egg in each one. We
gather the eggs each day, and SO
the hens soon learn that they have
one special duty in life, and they
seem happy all the time.-Home and
Farm.
The midland journal., 1906-05-25

SONS, the tribute of nation to its
honored dead. The inscription bore the
name of one of the most famous gem
erals of the Civil War, but Lucinda
Randall, sitting idly on top of the
rough coping, surveyed the memorial
stone with gloomy eyes. AT that mo-
ment she was wondering. as she had
wondered many times before in her
twenty-five years, if life were all that
she had been led to believe that she
would find it. In spite of her fixed
belief In the general correctness of the
scheme of the universe, she could not
refrain from thinking that there were
some things that she would have ar
ranged differently. That very morn
ing, in despondent mood, she had
confronted her cares and troubles,
drawn up before her in formidable ar
ray, and, after severe struggle with
her common sense, had finally owned
herself defeated. Usually. Lucinda
was person on whom the perplexities
of life sat lightly: but about every six
weeks, as she put it. she was obliged
to think. and the result was always
disastrous. 1t was in this mood that,
sitting there, the fresh. strong wind,
straight from the ocean, whipping loose
strands of her black hair from their
fastenings, and buffeting her slight
figure like live thing, she withdrew
her gaze from the wave-washed hori-
zon, and looked again at the stone.
"Killed, while gallantly leading a
forlorn charge" she said, aloud THAT
can understand. The heroism of the
moment, the wild charge in the glory
and blaze of battle; sudden. swift ex-
tinction, exulting in the face of death.
that is glorious way to die; but to
wear out ones life in the tragedy of
the commonplace, ones worst foe one
self. that is dying by inches; 1t is
worse-it is living DEATH"
Her eyes suddenly widened as she
perceived figure on the other side of
the mound silhoutted against the sky.
1t was that of an old man, bent and
shrunken with age, but Lucinda no.
ticed the square set of the shoulders,
the attempt at carrying them we'll set
back, and general air of alert brisk
ness, which. to her observant eyes,
proclaimed him to be an ex-solder.
He climbed the wall stif1iy, his eyes
fixed upon the sunken grave, with the
flowers piled high above it. and the
fiuttering flags at either end Wheel
ing sharply. as he reached the spot, he
stood erect. and gave smart military
salute, with a precision evidently born
of long training; then. STOPPING, he
placed on the grave small bunch of
dandelions that he carried.
The midland journal., 1906-05-25
FARM NOTES.


A variety of food is as essential for
the fowls as any other living thing.
The chickens do not relish an exclu-
sive diet, neither do they thrive on
it.
Clean off the ground occupied by
peas, early corn or potatoes and SOW
turnips.
The vitality of stock once broken
is repaired at loss, and is liable to
break again under strain.
You can cultivate your grass
crops only by preparing the soil well
before sowing the seed.
Always breed from thoroughbred
boar of good constitution and yigor.
His vigor should be in excess of the
SOW.
An unfruitful orchard may often be
brought into bearing by heavy ap
plication of good stable manure scat
tered broadcast.
In purchasing cow for butter and
milk do not be carried away by the
breeding of the animal, but see tnat
she has individual merit.
A wet place in field can often be
drained out with but little trouble
and expense, but if this is allowed to
go undone will spoil the field and
ruin the crops.
1t is essential that cows udder
be entirely freed from milk at eacn
milking, for if any milk is left In the
udder from any cause the secretlons
are checked and the cow Will soon
go dry if this method of milking De-
comes a common practice.
It is claimed that by mailing STRIP
of sheepskin about eight lnches III
width the entire length of the man
ger, selecting a skin covered Win
long wool and sprinkling it freely
with cayenne pepper and renewing II
occasionally the worst cribber may pc
cured of the habit.
Ship young ducks as soon as ready
for market.
Keep eggs in cool. dry place until
marketed.
Short-legged fowls usually make the
best roasters.
Too much heat in the brooder pro-
duces leg weakness.
Always crush egg shells before
feeding them to the hens.
Modern dairy implements, If rightly
used. help along wonderfully in max
ing a uniform grade of butter, with
no variation, but a certainty OF secur-
ing practically the same results.
The pure bred animal is the more
valuable simply because of its greater
capacity to appropriate favorable cir
cumstances. The pure bred animal
makes from scrub conditions no more
than the scrub does.