The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-27

The younger members Of the Jim Key
Bands Of Mercy have thus far, been tho
best contri butors, to T h j o;urnaL
Mots Of the. little stories khicb are sent
IN are *, from the pupils Of The grades be.
low the sixth. So long al the, pupils
In the higher grades are taking such an
e. fSely baa 1atere an y the Gf
work for humane education, they, should
be able to write some y y intekssting Stories
There are little Whispers da6aatinaa Il
around which promise Some happy
times during the, coming, summer AID
| fall for active workers in the jim Key
Bands of Mercy. Plans for good times
are not yet definite, but just as soon as.
plans are settled the readers Of this
department shall know all sabout them.
f. The following sstories,s are by sphpiH il
the fourth and fifth grades: & @N
Kindness Toward Animals. 49,
One warm but rainy day IL It'd tAfe sum
mertime, some little girls about 8 or z
years old were playing in the hay NOW
in a barn: Their names were Ruth,
Mildred, Hazel and elenkss they
funny little black ihing aiadiea ia Tho
hay. They went tow#ard It and heard a
new. They knew it was q little kitten,
There were three others and each girl
had a kitten to play with. Soon the
little things got ssleepy. .andafell asleep.
Then the girls laid them in the hay
After while they heard q bark and
a cry. They listened "a moment to find
where it came from. Then they. dumped
fup in the direction Of the sound. There
In dark corner they saw q. bulldog
bouncing upon the. kittens. AS these
girls belonged to the Jim Key Bands
Of Mercy, they were always watching
dog leaving him to bark furiously.
Then as there were four girls and
four cats, each girl took a kitten and
fixed the scratches. The. kittens seemed
to say, ttThank you, ." to the little girls
after they were done. After this they
never let the dog inside Of the barn as
long as the kittens lived there: - -
"A Fifth Grade, Douglas school, 1904
James avenue 8. = sSE 2ir.<: s.aE7';3<
@'@5 Kindness to Animals. = 80.
Horses are the most intelligent ami:
the wonderful horses I have ever seen
Jim Key was the brightest He taught
! a lesson to all boys and girls, to- be
kind to the dumb animals. - $3.50, -.
J. The streets were. thronged with. PEG
PIE who had come to see the wonder
) full horse. All the boys and girls o.
i the school were there, also. After. much
aged to see jim and learn how 3intelll
gent dumb animals are. 4 Ever since
having seen him we children have beer
more watchfu and careful of all dumb
creatures. For instance,I saw some'lit
!, tie boys playing the other day ane
: were about to tie the dog up to heal
< himawhine and; bark, when q little CIR
r came up and exclaimed: fesDon It d,
dat, or YOU can be in dot ting; : re
ferring to the Band of Mercy Club il
;; her school, one of the many which i
! being! organized insthe schools Of Min
= neapelis. We. are, in hopes that thes,
q clubs will be- a. benefit to- all creature
I and will inspire, the. children of s.th,
!. city, to protect all defenseless 'duml
.a:z,-.sA zgz.xs s4 Ethel sMonahan, i ;
Il 2549 Dupont Avenue q. /
II "a Fifth Grade. ..-s.. Il ..sa::::,,t
49,: Projects Injured Bird. I. 4
i; Twas coming home from the store on
y day when L heard some one say -
e have Joined the Jim Key Band o
s Mercy, do you know what shat; is7
{. II looked up and saw q sboy ;-comin
: with:.one hand over the other and
= sadd,a What have you got stheref'
:, Hesrephed,. have little bird, wit
? a broken wing, and am goingstop kee1
it until it gets we'll. 1889 s;esfT. aass
~ "A Fourth Grade, ---Esther Rhode,
=, j: Holland. 1920 Adams St. N I
n ~ 4tss The Little. Bird. = Az;
AS i was coming to school onessraor1
ing I heard something down I'm . ii,
y grass beside me- and what ssdosy you thin
Z It VASE at was a.little bird that ha
). fallen from its nest, SO I took the ;littl
bird and put it back Into the nest Th
mother and father birds were fyin
!, around the nest, all excited.S Ever
morning since as pass the, tree .th
LITTLE GaTd gsts apa the eaga Ct II
ing me to know how graf it wa
for what i had done for it, 4
! A Fourth Grade, Emil Carlson,
le Holland. 1913 Washington st. MI
d, Boys Cruel to Butterflies.
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