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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12
A VACATION LETTER FROM
HAMILTON C. MONROE.
Punktown,


Dear Editor: I've noticed lately that it seems to be
the style for fellow who goes vacation trip to
write letters about it to his favorite newspaper.
haven gone to foreign country I'm just up here at
Punktown Chat not slang it's the town rea straight
name) but things are ttwild' enough up here make
them good to write about heather lands think
couldn't see much use in my dad making me read all
those letters Mr. Bryan wrote back when he went his
hike around the world they educational as dad
said but now they may help write up
mine never had any for my before, either.
Sis said ought to be thankful for it because I'd
have anything else about that person could call
"long,' me being quite short The boys have always
called Ham Ton tho don weigh quite that
But when it comes to signing to contribution
of this sort handy to have of those strungout
names, SO guess won t kick about it any more.
But to return to trip. When we started from
the city, dad told last thing to take good Of
mother and sis and to keep my eyes and open all
the time because there is always something to learn
everywhere.
Well, kept my eyes open and when we began to
stop at small towns couldn help thinking that
their didn fit them any than dads clothes
would t dad being very tall and thin and short and
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12

somewhat fat). There town named Unity that was
the most scattered looking place you could find anywhere
1t looked like some old giant comm along with
they rolled to all then that every apple had
turned into house. Every way off from the
next one and they hadn't seemed to pay any attention
whether they facing each other sideways
turned square backwards like offended folks. There
wasn't apron full of houses there tho, by long
The next place Editha. Sis full Of ideas
what place that must be- It was 50 new we
found out few moments later that it hadn found time
to catch to its swell The principal things to
at Edtha two big yellow saloons and eight small
shaky houses Sis dreadfuly disappointed.
When noticed in guide book (Which we have
pass thru New Vicksburg said to myself Now there IL
be something happening town with battle name surely
tion I that deceivin' again. There
wasn't anything "going' there except rocking chair
of the porches and the sitting in it was
sleeping peacefully She and old hanging around
the depot were the only live things in sight
Hen was hust.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12


around and had to sit with her STILL because all the
other seats taken - =
just after we'd sat down again the agent thru
the train with the crackeriack winked to mother to
get some but he stopped at the fat lady's and my
seat first Crackerjack, fresh crackerjack he said
You better get some for your little boy lady; he looks
That just about ended my wanting any cracker
jack to think belonged to that fat lady The fat lady
dldn t IKE 1T either She told after the had
passed that she has boy l2 years old who is feet
and only weighs 100 pounds felt like asking her if
they named the town after him. but the was
get off,
ave been at Punktown week and I'm learn
ing things about woods and farming every day lust
dad said. couldn tell you it, anyhow and
If got started Punktown wouldn' It know when to
STOP This is another of those towns that doesn't
live to its name only this lot nicer than sounds
Very truly yours,
Hamilton Gregory Monroe.
Emma M. Larson.
797 MARYLAND Avenue. St Paul. MINI !
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12
ALL KINDS OF WRINKLES

Mama had just completed my 3much-d discussed and
anticipated Dress which to be worn grand
cason and after it's abundant lace trimmings and ruff
fes were duly admired and appreciated placed it
fully the sofa where it reposed lone forbdding
spledor that by chance should it become wrinked
It hot sutry day and my brother; after strenu
gambo, came in perspirng and warm and demanded
drink After satisfying his thirst he began to realize
that bad headache annoyed him and he disappeared in
the next where he threw himself down upon the
first object that his careless eyes encountered He tossed
and thrashed about violently that compelled to
60 to him and install order Upon perceiving him
stood transfxed with horror for my darling (9 brother
rolling and squirming my dress Recovering
my speech I screamed Justify for mama who hastily
appeared and she too, stood moioness ovepowered by
conflicting emotions. However, we regained
equanimy and all three of quickly changed po-
sitions. Everything wrnkled My idolized dress
whose snowy folds had lately been smoothed to the
highest degree Of perfection reduced to mass
of wrinkles My face wrinkled with rage, while
mama g wrinkled with everything, by time
thru with my dear (9) brother his whole ap-
pearance was EFinkled too. Clara M. Sandborg
Eighth Grade, .~ $50 Seventh Ave. N.
Blaine School. 80 ....-.1 'ar. -, .r
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12

German authority has recently announced the
discovery of tree in the forests Of Central India
which has most curious characteristics The leaves Of
the tree Of highly sensitive nature and full
of electricity that whoever touches of them receives
electric shock 1t has very singular effect upon
magnetic needle and will influence it at distance of
seventy feet The electrical strength of the tree varies
according to the time of day being strongest at midday
and weakest at midnight In weather its power dis
appears altogether. Birds approach the tree
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12


ling factory town with
rows and rows of houses
and two whole streets full
of stores, but there WASH It
a tree to be seen anywhere
or a lawn and the place
was on ground as fiat as a
pancake.
When we got into the
newer country the stations
were much farther; apart
and we had plenty Of time
to notice things inside the
train. The news agent
came thru about every ten
minutes with something to
make a fellow spend his
money. I'd rather have
peanuts and crackerjack,
but when the man brought
around chocolates in pack
ages I had to buy some be-
cause I'd promised sis I
would. The price was 't15
a piece, two for a quarter, -
so of course I had to buy
two to save a nickel. TheI
we had some oranges antj
some pears. By that time
my spending money fog
the train was gone. I told
mother that if the cracker
jack, came around aztec
that I guessed I'd have u
borrow some money Of her,
because I was still hungry
for crackerjack. She said
she thought perhaps sis
and I had had enough to
eat already. Then we
: pulled in to Boneytown. I
was sticking my head out
, of the, window watching the
people on the platform.
Five or six people were
boarding the train and it
seemed, as tho the whole
town had come down to see
them off. First thing I
knew some one was sitting
down in the seat with me.
It was a monstrous big
woman. Ny, she must
have weighed about $50.
When sis spoke to me a lit
tie while after and called
me ttTon'' the fat lady
tried to be nice and said,
=. su.What did you say your
little brother g name was,
dearie9 Tons All, how
sweet and appropriate. -
My, but she had funny
ideas!
After a while she COM
planned of getting sick
from riding backwards, so
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12
DETERMINED TO BE STYLISH.

When I was about years old we had maid who
worried great deal about having wrinkles because she
said they stylish Whenever cried, she would
exclaim Oh Cecilia must not because that makes
wrinkles your face and you not stylish''
believed all she said about being stylish Mama took
to the city to have my photograph taken and when
turned the girl asked me if it "stysh,' but had
not it and could not tell Then she told that
she would write the in the city and tell him how to
make it stylish told her to do and she wrote
thing which remember like this "Mr. Picturenan-
wants her picture to look stylish. When received
the pictures there wrinkles face and the
girl asked to give her because she thought they
were stylish - M, Cecilia RUSSELL
Fifth Grade - y - 901 Fourteenth Avenue S.
Adams School. .ts r. "rf Er.-.~. ...,~"~. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12

ragbag she found red green and blue CLOTH and
took strip OF each, these being her favorite colors
When pasted on they looked to her eyes, fine.
On the evening of the party NJ marched into the
hall, very proudly. No sooner had she entered than,
with victorious shout, some one cried ats NJ for
there her favorte coored wrinkles sorely disap
pointed at being found out soon decided always
to consult her mother before making any more wrinkles
Sixth Grade, -Gertrude Mitchell
Madison School. 1923 Park Avenue.
WHEN MERE CUTENEss WON -g-
One Sunday my mother told children that if we
Kept our dresses nice and clean and tried wrinkle
them she would take all picnic Monday. She
told my sister, Margaret, especially wrinkle
NICE little bonnet After awhile Margaret came in and
handed mama something done up in very small package
1t was the poor bonnet that had grief in mud
puddle Mama had to laugh at the way it was done
up and said that new wrinkle, The next morn
ing mama washed the bonnet nice clean for the
picnic and no wrinkles were to be SEEN
Sixth Grade, -Mable Tufflev
"hl1t1er School 219 w Twenty sixth st.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12

TIE JOURNAL JUNIOR,
Wrinkles - just then our candy boiled over and
jumped up to stir it. When the candy done it
burned and every time make candy think Of that
day. ~ Lillian Laird,
Seventh Grade, ,~,s~...-z-s 2644 Bryant Avenue S.
Douglas School, -
<.-..~~> LOST ON THE '.W''
One day we had the word wrinkles in spell
Ing test ts5n On the way home from school girl and IL
w." She said the opposite Then agreed to find
out Whoever was wrong was to buy treat of either
up found was wrong, but did not have any money
asked mama for some and thought it very queer that
wrnkle" was the of it all Finally she remem-
bered where some pennies and after made
A Fifth Grade. Lila Martin,
Horace Mann School 3515 Tenth Avenue S.
NOT GOOD TO WALK WITH
When was small had peculiar way Of smiling,
and as was always smiling, suppose looked queer.
ing that way should get crows feet did not stop to
ask about it, but was alarmed at getting any kind Of feet
ous my own d should % not be able to walk on
wondered why had become '' as sober judge One
day decided to smile and not be sober.
of smiling and wrinkles showed. Mama thought it
had become habit with because used squint
Sixth Grade, ..s s515 Tenth Avenue S.
Horace Mann School
NEW IDEA BOX
'fWrinkles!'' thought again. "What hard topc,"
said and my brows puekered up as lay back in my
chair to think hard. picture lying the table at
tracted my attention. 1t large sphinx-ke head,
With mouth opened to its utmost limit into which chill
pencils stared at them till they all seemed to be NOV
ing and talking. "Where you goinga'' cried sTo
get wrinkles for Journal Junior stories' the
answer I jumped up and joined the crowd stumbling
along till reached stairway Some going down,
but went up and into hail. at end Of which sat
the Geni of Ideas Oh, please, tell what to write
for my Journal Junior story Wrinkles'' begged,
as bowed low. "Go!' he fairly thundered, and his
voice IN It's fury seemed to shake everything they must
be strictly originalt In my fright screamed aloud and
aWoke to find that picture with it's many wrinkles from
the gaping mouth, still facing -Hylda Pellatt
Eighth Grade, 1905 West Thirty-frst Street.
Calhoun School.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12
= WRINKLES OF MANY COIsoRS.

Ms sister, s., had received invitation to mas
querade given by her friend L. instead of birthday
She always received is Is years old
you but g.. M. had been satisfied to stay at home
until she heard that prize would be given to the
recognized last. She then pleaded hard that her
mother finally consented and, l. satisfied, the
making Of her costume began-that Of old woman of
Puritan times, and NJ. looked very quaint in it. She
geefully showed her costume to her chum who said
fine but you need wrinkles to be complete M. hur
ried home to ask her mother about wrinkles but she
not at home 81 III surprise her, and make them my
self NJ thought How to make them the question.
NJ decided to Of cloth her mask In the
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12

Wrinkles. - just then candy boiled and I
jumped up to stir it. When the candy done it
burned and every time make candy think of that
day. ~, Lillian Laird,
Seventh Grade, -s 2644 Bryant Avenue S.
Douglas School. ~ -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-12
A Tree Birds Fear.

7e7 Maryland Avenue, ST. Paul, MINI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-30

WASHINGTON. March 2o.-"l have
always believed and sull believe that
there IS need OF amendment ia tho
Hepburn rate bin. and shah conunus
to Try to secure such amendments to
ii as i think are proper and necessary
bui there has never been q Gay since
the bill came to the Senate that
would not have voted for It ii my
amendments to lt were defeated !
believe that we win make O serious
mlatate to allow the BIN TO pass un'
amended, but OF course the unamend'
ed bill Is very much to be preferred
to no blil at all."
IN these words Senator E'iina. io'
lowing some remarks made by him ln
me Senate. expressed his exact POSI-
tion to the report Of the press Vah
reference to the Hepburn bill He con.
tinued:
II have repeatedly polluted 20 Hna'
+ believe to be very seglou1 elemenia
ef weakness In the bin, and I ,hlnk
that x should be strengthened Oh
those points. and / ahlll continue 10
try % have It strengthened I want
bin which win beyond 6 question rem
edy the evils Of which the public con-
plain and want one Of undoubled
consatutionality.
IN the course OF bis remarks ln The
Senate Senator ElHns expressed h|a
friendship for the Hepburn bill in
song terms. He Interrupted Senator
ciay % say something about the cues
ton Of dinerenlialz and about The
question relative to rates between oll
iesl During the running debate which
fSneaed he said:
THE Senator from Minnesota does
me an Injustice when he says or iu'l'
mates that arm not friend OF in'a
bin: iam the best friend 1t has here
because want to mend and amend
Il and make It strong biil that eaq
be understood, a bin about which
there win be no difference after We
vote upon IL. # challenge ceg'aln
things tn the bill do not want to be
mlsunder food, that ana not friend
81 Il. / am as good friend Of It aa
the Senator from Minnesota and q aai'
Ten friend than the Senator from love-
because he does not know how to c'1'
strue the bin. nor does the senator
iron south Carolina think chat 'ha
cleat weight OF authority Is against
their construction OF ihe BILL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-30
....!.AGITEIMEN
is Al HIGH PITCH OVER ExEc1
TioN OF q NEGRO MuRpER
ER IN kRYL.lANp. Z.

q y
I BALTIMORE, Nd March
#ten.thlrty this morning, the wiIdest
disorder prevailed at ToRson' county
seat q Baltimore county whose atl.
thorities are endeayoring TO hang
Isaac Winder colored murderer anil
iaiI breaker. The people in their ex.i
citement have torn down the barrtcade
erected about the JAN yard anI trees
and house tops are alled with excited
humanity and the police are unable
to cope with them. The crowd & 90
dense that 1t Is impossible for the sher.
III to execute Wtnder. ne can not now
even be gotten tosthe scahold: saer.
III Elliot hopes to carry out the man
date d the law within the Law but Ct
the present moment It looks hopeless
The governor may have to caiI out
the militia to keep the frenzied crowd
back Police aid has been asked Of
Baltimore. winder bratally murdered
an aged toll taker named ReInhart .
few weeks ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-30
Had Lived
on Mule Meat
and Grair

LENS, Franes, March so.-Fourtssn
miners who we're sntonbsd Il, the
courrIsrss mine at the great fire dIs'
aster there on March tenth were TAX
en- alive from the mine to-day. The
mon had existed for twenty days shu.
Oft from, light and almost deprived d
air. With one exception, they were
aIliwsIl, although they could not have
lived much longer They had taken
refuge In a mule stable and had sub
sisted for days or lunches % shsl'
dead comrades, which had hesnsaksn
with them Into the mine the day q
ths disaster. When. .thls.was exhaust
ed, they subsIssed on wheat and cats
Kept tiIn.ths stable torsthe mules, wa
tel vas also found n this manner
they n,apass q slssain. llfs, ma
searching party was stls liertlng e
plofi5s sbatt Ne. When nelsss SEsss Y
Iisatdl ThelF shepss 8sEs answered
ana ibsy began dlsslns q sl'e elFss
ion 81 Ire shepts finally FeseaIns
ioursesu men. AIiNhepe Of reaeulns
any awe was abandoned TWO days AZ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-30
GOT L.ANgJ
FROM ACCUSED q
WOMAN lips

N sd
Ine las sti sgp' aala ~
tEiaI was vas that 9 yesseEaay aE1slaoSn g
gtheEe Ele were many ssane.ng y 'ns 'ng5 !,
court room anass Vl3.s allets g .' Nss -
nllsa sS ls ns ssss ~ I, sts't =, sotlstt :.
atIenaance aP ssae sl: lasFs Mas
2 little demopsttaaon y N tne court court
room Wnen alLsi shsllaan by gave = aIe.
matte recital q .tae con- atlon Eliiea
she had with Ars. PaS Ston g lew days
before Jake.s DEAN AN Judge aason
sad that II there gere any more dem
onstrations ne would ask the sheriff
to clear the room
Mrs. shuman, o. Mannlpston, was
sworn: Her house was next 70 ray.
tons and was within ftl1E e S lew teet o. o.
taeir house! sae aeaFd q great noise
IN the Payton mouse on on the nlsht OF
Sakes DEAN. tnete were people NOV,
ing IN tne fayeop mouse aurlns tns
whole night Sue saw JAKE tas nigft
q MS death Ae was tasking .. . NJ
tlsS boy ana saia tnat ne was gong 70
Cleveland.
Mrs. Payton told lne witness tnat
she was going away ana mat Snen she
came back she Henld get ria O MN.
On SUNDAY evening MEs. PayIon
said she wopld g e q Payton ana
theA emphasized ttrls statement o
ansoat With ar q tlItee nan aane s''e-
said that she would glye alm g aose
andif that don't fix him py GOD I Will WI
heard any family quarrels. She saw
J. 'elti -+1 = ~. b
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-30
ONLNS5,5sS
YE TO SECURE! [

bocnin IKE q freshet in the
eariy spring Is the 2. NJ @. a. build.
ing fund. over 5000 ID the last s4
hours in8btand new subscriptions, IS
what has been turned in at the Asso-
ciatlon campaign headquarters by
friends Of the movement:
The West virsinian reporters call
these quarters in the Jacobs build.
ing at suite sO1, Just after the noon
hour found four clerks with the secreS
taries busy with the details Of the
closing days Of the campaign for the
fund of 10000. While subscriptions
hive been coming in generously the
actiyitie ,osthe citizens building cam
paIgn committee are being quickened
to accomplish their aim, which is to
reach the desired amount by Monday
night next April End.
Many friends Of the Association
who ne assisting the effort are not
wsitin 10 he called on by the COM
nittee but are voluntarily sending in
their subscriptions by mail or phone.
There issa constant run Of callers at
the headqaarters for Building Fund
pledge cards and Il was found neees,
ary to order in q stock Of i've hun
dre6 extra ones this morning. At the
hour of3golng to press the fund stood
IL ,4Os, and still & climbing.
Following is the list Of subscriptions
that have come in since the Issue OF
yesterday's West yirglnlan:
Charles b Highland $1,000
siend, through ], Q. Wtason. 10000
Baker ....,...,,,.... 6.00
Dietss co. .,,...,.,.,..,. 1000
n Davis ......,......... 1000
I.aatz 3, /. ..,...... $500
= 4. Amos Z. ,... I. $500
siawsoa; ;Rhx ..t.......,...... $500
Harry shaw 81. ..:.l.,...,. 2b.oo
NononsaS GAS %. ;..... .... 10000
riendS through 3. n. Hail 1000
Riisy ieming !. .l.,j.: 1000
harnes Il. 4. i. u. Il. 10000
Bartlett .,.,s., .1O0ol
Foster Z, 10000
Ciyde 81 Hoit 10000
VIM Il Nazpm 2b'ot
Fflend. thtoueh 4 81 sshd 10000
Al cafi Maniey ............ 2s0t
Ernest scc4 .........,...... 250I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-30
STANDS PAT
ON THE RATE BILL
T ayIor Go.
Strikes lie
GREAT EXCITEMENT OVER
aREAs FLUID FOUND NEAR
PRut IessN.

Grafton in par ana titl4gr
county IN general are excited oyer 4
strike Of OH near RruntytoSn ia q
wen drilled tor John z MeGFag.
The Grafton Sentinel of ast eyenlng
contains the teIloNlns account which
Ras evidently penned IN the asst few
minute u tie excitement
1--WE have struck ont
This was the message that came
over the telephone wires fEcn the
seene 81 drilling On the Geofge Rey-
nolds farm near Pp1ntytosn It
about noon today
The news went flying over the
town as only such news en- 90 and
in a very short WhlIe indeed tne ~
NOR vas common property. and tele.
phone centtals GOT busy q once, car
Irytng the statement ftoif one person
To. another.
Upon receiving news of the strike
the sentinel d once 'phoned Col.
John q. AearaR who as found at
his once IN the Gratton bank build
ing, and Who verified the report with
out hesitation; N feplyto the
query Colonel Mcesraw said that he
had been advised tint the drillers had
found oil near the bottom q she Big
Injun sand, but he could not say in
what quantity Il had been found ne
referred US to q. Howard eather, who
has had general supervision q the
work Tor Colonel AlcG Graw since il was
Nj. Gather was found 81 tae Court
hcnse and stated that he also had
been otElcially adYised that the drIlls
ers on the Reynolds farm had found
oil at 4 depth Of 800 feet but no
definite statement had as yet been Q,
tanned as to the prospec Of apaying
fow. Bringing the telephone into use
later, MI. Gather was told by 9 paTts
who had Just visited the wellsthat te
dow SO far would run at fonEthfee g
i've barrels q day; and that driliine
would be continued.
Both Colonel Nc cGraw aud M. Cath.
err expect tosisit the scene cf opera
don and just as soon as tliey can den
nitely, learn Tie exact sltqaaon they
VIII inform thepnblic Asisthe gen
eral rule. thedrtllers viii giye out y
lie II any informal ION and there q yet
1 chance that the arst strife may be
j paying one There is cplsidefabie
lnteres manifested m the'n news of the
strike a Grafton, as tie aadine ot
Oh In Taylor comfy prenisss g de
much for this city and seetloh 4 .
good dow siiolnd doubtless the IS
uaI scenes Of excitement WIZ folloF
the advent Of foils men into q Territory
as vet, untrisd The Sentinel wiz
closely watch the matter and VIII giNel
its readers the facts as they
Miro ,s-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-30
TO the Tornbs
We'll KNOWN BANKER WAS TAX
EN WITHOUT BAIL TO-DAY
ON CHARGE Of LAncENY-

NEW YORK, March So.-l Joseph
Turney. more than thirty years note
teiier In the National Bank Of NORTH
AmeHea. was committed TO the lon0'
this morning without bail on d ohaiHa
preferred by the President of ihe bank
Albeit II. Curtis. of the larceny Of
$4,000. The spocnatlons extended
.oyer ave years Tumoy Il capia|n OF
the Twenty-second regiment and ''
sides on Montague street Brooklyn
he mas a vile and son. twenty-five
years old.