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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
FRANKLIN.
Matilda .Gebhardt, Reporter

p - Mat1da Gebhardt Reporter. -. = E,
The teachers Of the Franklin school have decided to
send Christmas box to Miss Rodenbeck, teacher in
Porto Rico; who at one time taught in the Franklin
school. .... 80; = E~*&,. - - - =
a and rooms were much pleased at receiving let
ters from Miss Rodenbeck's pupils These letters
very instructive as each contained description Of
particular feature Of their dear little sland' About
Of interest to the Minneapolis boys and girls such
branch from the coffee tree, Shells sponges Seeds
lnternode of cane etc In answering the letters
the Franklin pupils have selected subjects that strict
" American, thus hoping to add to the knowledge Of
the Porto Ricans .'.~~ = - : - Ss=:.
The school provided with new piano this fall
Thru the kind efforts of patrons and pupils the debt is
about paid. .. -. ~ -:E: 'i1>~s~<~- RI
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
NoRTHw,ooD ND.
Victor K1even, Reporter.

The fo1loW1ng program rendered BY the Excelsior
Debating club of Northwood Friday, Dec. 9 Piano solo,
Karlne Il Evenson; song by society; debate Resolved:
Hagen, Mamie York; negative Joyce Hart, Eva Kleven
Song by society The decision Of the judges favor
of the negative - %:= T.! -, &f~*'.~' = .
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
The Roasted Nut.

Ine Roasted NuJ.
Z A large peanut
dealer in Norfolk,
Va, says that the
peanut crop in the
United States now
amounts to H.
100000 bushels an
nually. The total
sales amount to
between $8,000,-
900 and $10,000,-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
EMERSON.
8: J.. l@ ASstS' =
Esther Revell Reporter.

The graduating class has decided to leave weathered
oak desk and chair for the principals office,
rial :: :. -. -'-.: :. .>4:, %s 5S@s5
Several teachers from Sioux City, Iowa, visited the
building Friday. i : ~. :. - ~,5 / :4<-t 1s-
beautiful picture of Priscilla and John Aden5was
bought with the Thanksgiving contributions *5::S
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23
WASHINGTON.
Morris Friedman Reporter.

At the entertainment on Tuesday, Dec IL, the fuse
blew out of the stereopcon, and serious panic might
have followed had it not been for the good behavior
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-23

An Easy Sum.
Add two figures
to 10 and make it
less than 20
1872.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-18
THRILLING GAME OF PIONEER WARFARE

"The Indians. signals were: Ki-yi-
yi-yi! means Attack Co-eell Re
treat!' Pioneers signals were:
'Charge!' means run after Indians
Retreat run into fort.
Suddenly our Chief or leader gave
the warcry, 'Ki-yi-yi-yi-yi!' and down
we rushed upon the fort.
But the Pioneers were not asleep.
They jumped up. grabbed their spears
and punched us right Justify with
them.
Then managed to drag one of the
Injuns into their fort. upon which he
was their prisoner.
But We in the meantime had cap
tured three of the Pioneers.
well, to make a long story short,
there was pulling, punching, wrestling
and making prisoners, until one or the
other had wont"
But" said Ned's mother, who had
been a silent listener all this time,
didn't some of you get hurt?"
mo; you see the spears and toma-
hawks we're padded, and only served
to jolt person up bit"
What IL fellow got mad?" ques-
toned John.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-18

A new and attractive form of the old
autograph album may be called an
Animal Book, and may become the
source of much amusement.
Take any number of paper sheets,
say 20, about by IL inches; fold
them evenly across the middle and
tie there, making a little booklet of
40 leaves, 80 pages, each page by
6 inches in size. Common manila pa
per will do.
On the outside cover or first page
write or draw the following: The
Donkey Book. Specimens of Art by
My Talented Friends"
You may prefer any other animal or
bird, and call it accordingly your Pig
Book, or Dog Book, or Owl Book. The
easier and simpler the animal is to
draw the more readily will every one
attempt it.
Your friends first write their names
at top or bottom of the page. Then,
with eyes absolutely blindfolded, the
donkey or other animal Is drawn.
Here is where the fun comes. The
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-18
Penny for Your 'Thoughts

Chiefly the mold of a mans charac-
ter is in his own hands.--Bacon.
Sunshine, like mercy, Is twice
blessed: 1t blesseth him that gives
and him that takes. IT'S mightiest in
the mightiest.
How much j9y and comfort
You can all bestow,
If you scatter sunshine
Everywhere you go.
Scatter sunshine all along your way,
Cheer and bless and brighten every
passing day." -Lanta Smith.
"One day at time
IT'S wholesome rhyme;
A good one to live by,
A day at time
mot every flower can be a queeniy
rose,
Not all of us can mighty deeds
achieve;
But not in vain shall we have lived II
we
Have proved heartsease to the
hearts that grieve."
"The inner side of every cloud is
bright and shining. Then turn your
clouds about and wear them inside out
to show the lining"
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America Treasury Of World.

Jonathan and his continent hold
the money grip. With one-twentieth
of the worlds population the United
States has two-thirds of its banking
power, capital. surplus, circulation
and deposits being considered. The
banking strength of the world has In
creased los per cent since 1890, while
that of the United States has expand
ed ITO per cent and that of New York
city 200 per cent New York bank
clearings average greater than those
of London and far in excess of those
Of any other financial center. With
expansion comes responsibility. Seri'
Gus financial straits IN America would
be felt the world over. So inextric-
ably intermixed are the fates of Ber-
lin, Vienna, London, Paris. and New
York, that none can suffa' without
the others.
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NO SILVER DOLLARS OF 1905.
Assistant Treasurer Safe in Offering
Large Sum for One.

Large Sum for One.
William Marlor, deputy assistant
treasurer of the United States, sta
toned in New York, thought he had
joke on stranger the other day,
but later found it was on him. The
stranger appeared in the subtreasury
and asked for a new 1905 silver dol
lar. I'VE have not one in the sub
treasury" said Mr. Marlor. CAS- a mat
ter of fact, there is none in the treas
ury at Washington. | am willing to
pay $4,000 for one myself" We'll,
don't want one that badly" said the
stranger with a smile and he went
away. Within short time the tele-
phone began to ring and for the rest
of the afternoon Mr.. Marlor was kept
busy by persons who wanted to know
why a 1906 dollar was so valuable.
After the day was over he said: 81
will never joke with a stranger again.
Why, / have heard from that $4,000
offer from all over the city. AS a
matter of fact, there were no silver
dollars coined in 1905"
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WELL" began Uncle Joe, as he set
tied himself for long talk, 'in the
days when / was boy, the boys
wasn't afraid to play a rough-and-tum-
BILE game.
1--WE useter play agame which we
made up ourselves. We called 1t the
Pioneers Warfare We would get
all the boys we could, and set them to
work building fort for the Pioneers
(See Figure ~.
"Then we set them to work making
spears and tomahawks (See Figure %.
"Then we would select two-thirds of
us for Injuns, and that leaves one
third of the boys for pioneers"
"Then the Injuns would take their
tFDD DT
.skcikfpL WEH
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INZlg NNlZI5ZG%g2zzLN2zZRaG

order to help the human policemen;
but they have done so well that many
of them are practically allowed to pa
troll on their own hook now.
One of the best of these dogs is a
shepherd dog named Harras. Recent
ly well-known woman disappeared
from her house, and Harras was TAX
en- to the room in which she had
been last, and left there till he
scratched at the door.
As soon as he was released he hur-
ried to the back door with his nose
close to the ground, and so on through
the town till he reached a tree by the
river. He leaped up at this. trying
TO climb 1t, and when the police ex-
of the old lady's skirt hanging to
lower limb.
When they brought this down and
showed it TO Harras. he was salts
fed, and Immediately continued on
to the river. There he waded into
the water and howled, and soon the
woman's body was found there.
1t was plain that she had held to
lower limb of the tree in order to
save herself from falling, but that her
hold had weakened and she had tum-
bled In aud been drowned.
Another dog named Caesar is used
to police the parks and he has been
taught to catch people who break the
shrubbery or commit other disorderly
acts. He does not bite his prisoners,
but seizes them firmly by the arm
or leg and holds on till the human
policeman comes to make the arrest.
| In one week Caesar thus caught sew.
enteen persons.
The police dog Peter found drunk
en- man who was lying asleep on the
rails of the railroad, and pulled him
off just in time to escape train. The
same night he found burglar break
ing into store and leaped on him
barking till help came.
Caesars most recent deed was Il
warn the prison keeper in the towr
of Brunswick that dangerous pris
oner was breaking jail. He barket
and pulled the warden's clothes til
the latter followed and reached thu
cell just in time to spoil the escape.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-18
Battleships i'm Danger

The almost serious disaster on Jan.
II. Involving three of our battle-ships
will greatly disturb the American peo-
pie Five of the more modern battle
,ships of the eight that make up the
battleship squadron of the North At
,Iantic fleet Zone of the finest in the
WORLD were engaged in an ordinary
or routine maneuver Working against
wind and tide the line of battle-ships
was Thrown into confusion by one
,Ship cunning aground. and 1t required
The greatest exertion to prevent the
icstruction of the Kearsarge. the
Kentucky, and the Alabama.
/, Aa<it was, the Kearsarge was run
vakr0nnd to prevent a collision with
nike branded Kentucky. and the Ala
,,arrIa. the third ship in line, crashed
nto the Kentucky. All the vessels
\ sxcepf the Kentucky were able to pro
SEGA 10 Hampton roads, but the squad
ston Mas crippled as badly in getting
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-18
WHEN LIFE BEGAN ON EARTH.
Surface Must Then Have Been Sea
of Molten Rock

Life on earth began when the sur
face was sea of molten rock, If we
may accept the theory of Godfrey
Martin of Kiel university. 1t must
have been based on silicon instead of
carbon, and associated with 1t as
fundamental elements were perhaps
phosphorus. sulphur. and oxygen, in
place of the hydrogen, oxygen, and nj.
trogen, Of modern life forms. This
silicious life is supposed to have
fiourished in the sea of molten rock,
with which it blended at death, leav-
ing no trace. A possible trace, how
ever, may remain in many remarkable
minerals, whose fiber like structure
may be due to former existence in or
ganic form, asbestos being an ex-
ample. With the cooling of the
earth, carbon entered more and more
into the composition of living mat
ter, and the silicon solidified out.
There may now be worlds at high
temperature, it is contended, with life
in its silicon age.
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a bone handle was found, such as are
sometimes used for common even yet.
The second fork is a German make
of four hundred years ago. The funny
looking old knight on the end is joint
ed like little girls doll and tumbles
about when the fork is used. while
the saw slips up and down the handle
l am afraid If you boys and girls had
such amusing forks nowadays, you
might forget to eat. Polly Evans
doesn't think 1t would be very pleas
ant to run the risk of having jag
ged saw fall down and cut her mouth
each time she took a bite. Don't you
agree with her?--Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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Contradictions.

In this game let the first player
give a proverb. The next player must
try to contradict 1t with another pro
verb, For instance, the frst one
quotes, "Out of sight, out of mind"
But the second one Immediately re.
members to quote. Absence makes
the heart grow fonder."
If you want to you can make a
written game of this instead. giving
each player piece of paper with a
proverb written on 1t for him to an.
swer with contradictory proverb.
Here are examples;
"A stitch in time saves nine" "A
tear is the accident of day, but
darn is premeditated poverty"
"a rolling stone gathers no moss. y
IF at first you don't succeed. try, try
again."
Beauty unadorned is adorned the
most" zone might as well be out of
the world as out OF fashion,"
Marry in haste and repent at leis-
ure." Happy the wooing that's not
long ADDING"
Discretion is the better part OF
valor." Nothing venture, nothing
have"
'All's well that ends we'll" "a thing
well begun is half DONE"
There is honor among thieves"
when thieves fall out, honest men
get their dues
Fine feathers make fine birds"
Handsome is that handsome does.
"A penny saved is a penny earned. .
Penny wise, pound foolish"
"A man of 40 is either fool or a
physician" "He who doctors himself
has fool for physician. "--Philadel.
phia Inquirer.
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Majesty and Magician.

Jugglers, sword swallowers and ma
gicians travel all the way around the
world, stopping at the big cities and
usually paying their respects to the
rulers of the regions visited. Thus 1t
was that a magician, well known in
London and New York, found himself
at one time in the presence of the
King of the Maoris. Turn to map of
the great South seas, put finger on
New Zealand, and you will have indi-
Gated the country of the Maoris. Well
that his dusky highness himself
should conceal an article which the
magician should discover. The mind
reader left the room, and after a while
was brought back blindfolded, He
cogitated for moment, and then ex-
claimed that the hidden article was in
the Kings mouth. The professor" in
sisted that the article was there, and
finally demanded that the royal mouth
should be opened wide. The King re-
fused. The professor" was firm.
Great was the excitement among the
Maoris who crowded around. By and
by the Kings mouth was slowly and
reluctantly opened. The lost article
button-was not there! The next
instant, however, the King began to
cough He tried to hold in, but
couldn't. He coughed up the button,
which he had tried to swallow. They
didn't know which to admire the more
the wisdom of the magician or the
heroism of the King.
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re Morality of the Average.

tits the fashion of the day to place
society upon the vivisection table.
nd since the abnormal is always
more sensational than the normal we
Ire being treated to horrifying dis
Iiuisltions upon the results of these in
iestlEations. Why do not these SEN
,'atlonalists consider the average man
s'nce III a while? 1t is because he is
onventional and fails to furnish
As 1rSes? Yet there are many mil
ZION lines more of him than of the
khf sas of social vivisection at either
ms n the scale. And the normal
ncr ana women are to be found in
stsSs and mansions just as well as
Q the ordinary dwellings that do not
,'eionG to either category. The pro-
TeHa3of the nation, of humanity. de-
lends upon normal, not the abnormal,
hiad Mere is every indication that the
.verase is constantly being raised
b ittsbprg Dispatch
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EXPLORATIONS IN THE ANDES.
Baron NordenskJold Has Travelled
Through Unknown Country.

Baron NordenskJold Has Travelled
Through Unknown Country.
Unbeaten tracks through the lands
of the Indians have been trod by Baron
Erland Nordenskjold. who Travelled
for eighteen months in the Andes,
along the various tributaries of the
Amazon in practically unknown dis
tricts. He visited in all three tribes,
the Yamiacas, the Guarayos and the
Atsapnacas who, until couple of
years ago lived like people of the
stone Age. The last two still retain
their customs in large measure. No
white man had ever before visited
the Atsapnacas. The explorers
marched through the territory Of a
fourth tribe and were constantly
watched by the people who would
have no dealings with the strangers.
The Clutches and Aymaras living
around Lake Titicaca at an altitude
of 10000 feet and in the fells Of the
Andes, offer an interesting study for
the ethnologist, since they have re-
tanned many customs unaltered or
but slightly modified since the days
of the ancient 1ncas.
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First English Rifle League.

The first practical outcome of Lord
Roberts appeal for national efficiency
in the use of the rife is the forma-
ton of the Northern Counties Indus
trial Rife league. In opening the first
competition of the league in St.
Georges hall. Newcastle-on-theTyn
the Honorable Aileen Roberts,
"Bobs'" daughter, showed how much
she had taken her fathers doctrine
to heart by scoring an inner" mar
rowly missing the bull's-eye.
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Asklna Mother.

Mother. say, now can't l go
Hunting In the woods with Joe?
Willies mother says he can.
III take care; I'm most IA man.
DO, please, mother. let me go
Hunting In the woods with JoeY'
So Fred begs: and would YOU think
At the very self same time
In the house across the street
Willie rings the self same chime;
Mother say, nov. can't | go
Hunting In the woods with Joe?
Freddie's mother said he might.
Sure, we'll be home long fore night.
Do. please. mother. let me go
Hunting in the woods with Joe?'
Joe stands waiting In the street.
Tousled hair and rough shod feet
Tight he holds his battered gun,
Hears the pleading of each one;
Stands and listens anXiously,
Thinking thinking soberly.
Guess their mothers think I'm rough.
Wild and reckless. like enough,
Hardly trust their boys to me;
Wish they would, and then they'd see
| don't have to ask my mother.
For she's dead, There's none to bother
If stay or II I go.
Wouldn't ! be happy though,
To hear mother tell me: No.
Just how careful | could be,
You cant so hunting. Joe!
Ruth Fletcher. in Washington Star.
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Tut 81 New York harbor as it would
er iaye been in an ordinary naval en-
esdagenent.
Iap The disaster will provoke the more
|r Iisclrssion in foreign naval circles be-
OF &R8e each one of the battle-ships in
E tSnlved had a fine record for seaworth-
ennesB as well as for fighting evolu-
lions The Kearsarge. the Kentucky,
is ind the Alabama, had come victor
oious from the severest tests in long
and in all sorts of weather.
bpeFhe Kearsarge and the Kentucky had
ust left the dry dock at the New
ter York navy yard after slight repairs.
VI The Illinois had been thoroughly
3D. syerhauled at the Boston navy yard.
VEAL Che vessels of the battle-ship
including the Missouri and
nshe Indiana. were in splendid condi-
BtraAQnf for cruise. The Indiana, re-
dossodeled in the last two years, has
as u4t been put in commission to take
Ind be Mace of the Massachusetts,, which
1T Ioep out of commission for repairs.
fact, the North Atlantic fleet, in
bsluding the four new armored cruis-
|ud re. Vas never in better condition FOR
1t1ve work. All the vessels ex-
Id $ptk the coast squadron were to pro-
breed Ito Culebra for the winter ma
euvers, and yet at the very begin
ing of this active campaign the very
over of the fleet narrowly escaped
isaBter in getting out of home har-
ng. or.
|illia 1t seems clear that the navigators
no itere not at fault. 1t Is officially re-
r. Torted that the vessels were proceed.
of rig In the regulation formation, fol-
felSwing the flagship in line at a dis.
IN lance of 1900 feet. But If the dis
in ancei interval is not great enough to
he sermit battle-ship to maneuver in
oafety, why should it have been main
hevained in this case or in any other?
The sinking of the battle-ship Vic
hyoria by the battle-ship Camperdown,
frisune %, 1898, aroused the British
ld.ttaval department to the folly of fol-
bf owing literally routine or standing
Whardery under all circumstances. The
British Mediterranean fleet was ma
at afuvering off Tripoli The Victoria,
In che hhgship of Vice Admiral Tryon,
Fas eading one column of the fleet,
e and the Camperdown. the flagship of
Ioctaeari admiral Markham, was leading
IA che other.
'lorJ The order was for the columns, at
signal to reverse sailing direction,
urn Inward, each ship to follow it's
leader at distance of $500 feet. In
bur making the turn the ram of the Cam
owberdown struck the Victoria at an
rej angle lof eighty degrees on the star
ccs 5oard bow, about twenty feet forward
Hsf the turret, and the Victoria went
Eec1own with Vice Admiral Tryon and
sct3O offtcers and men.
IN The court martial that investigat-
of Pa the disaster held that the maneu-
d cEer was dangerous and expressed re-
that Rear Admiral Markham
rs had not disobeyed the order the car
diving put of which seemed to him GER
roylafr to result disastrously.
|eedl The Camperdown episode resulted
In "a several important changes in Brit.
othsh naval routine. 1t is possible that
IAN he recent "mix-up' in our battleship
Ha}quaQron may result in changes in
[ohsSur own naval routine.
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A Tongue-TWister.

Peter Piper picked peck of picked
peppers" and most people would rath'
er admit the fact than try to tell 1t
in hurry But here is new one of
the same kind, which some folks think
is easy. Try saying 1t as fast as you
can:
A fly and flea in fiue
Were imprisoned. Now what could
they do?
Said the fly: Let us feel"
Let us fly" said the flea
So they flew, through flaw In the
flue.
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An Eskimo Dainty.

The greatest treat known TO the
Eskimo boy or girl is lump of sugar.
Perhaps you think there is nothing very
strange in that. The strange part is,
the very funny way they have OF eat
ing the sugar. They roll the sweet
morsel in piece of tobacco leaf.
This they place in their cheek. and.
smacking their lips delightedly, hold
It there until 1t is dissolved. This
dainty is called "laloop." and is the
choicest morsel known to the little
Eskimo stomach.
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The First Forks.

ORKS were really
known to our An
glo- Saxon fore
fathers throughout
the middle ages.
This we know be-
cause a workman
who was digging
a drain in England
not so very many
years ago came
upon a box con-
tanning some old
Saxon coins OF
the time of Ethel
stan (S7S-S90), A.
d., and also the
first fork, shown
in our cut. In an
old Saxon mound
another fork, with
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-18

Y, May 81, 1S41. He has been at
the head of the oil company in New
York since 1865. Before he entered
the oil business he was bookkeep-
er and later partner in a produce COM
mission firm. He was married in
1864 to Miss Almira Geraldine Good
sell. His residence is $50 Fifth ave-
nue., New York.
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MADE RICH BY STANDARD OIL.
William G. Rockefeller a Witness In
Great Lawsuit,

William G. Rockefeller, who is a
witness in the suit of the state of
Missouri against the Standard Oil
company, is a director in the latter
concern and a brother of the oil mag
nate, John d. Rockefeller. He was
born in Richford, Tioga county, N.
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proportion of the head body and legs
is almost certain to be ridiculous,
while tail and eyes are hardly ever in
the right places. The line where the
drawing starts and that where It stops
never meet as they should.
If such a book has pretty cover
put ON 1t, and is tied with bit OF rib
bon, It becomes pretty souvenir.