The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08

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Lessons stay Thru Life.
It is the enthusiasm and the readi-
ness with which the children accept the |
humane principles taught that encour-
age those who have the work at heart |
and inspire all with the belief that
there will be little if any cruelty to
animals among the future men and
women.
In every school and home where these
bands Of mercy have been established,
the teachers and parents soon see q
difference in the child who is a mem
Der. Teaching them to be kind and
loving to animals makes them kinder,
more thoughtful. more unselfsh in
every act of their lives, and the ln-a
fuence Of the little band tends largely
moral nature, making fuller promise
/ for nobler, broader womanhood and
/ manhood
. Goes to st. Paul.
jim Key is going to St. Paul Wednes-
there is much rejoicing among the
4 Youngsters of the sanity city. The
performances in st. Paul will be given
s AT the Metropolitan theater Thursday
1 afternoon and Friday and Saturday
mornings and afternoons.
jim Key yet shows the effect OF his
accident, but he is in excellent condl.
ton otherwise and evidently in good
spirits.
!, never lost he is also the greatest
moneymaker of the day.
This latter quality is not the one for
) which Jim is priced, however, and Mt,
) Rogers has refused an offer of 100000
: from syndicate Of amusement mana.
gers for the horse.
= Jim has had all sorts Of honors thrust
r honorary member Of the American HUI
Y name association, the national assocla
Q tion Of all humane societies, and >ha!
& been accorded the same honors in othel
humane associations.
Circus Mans Offer.
s Three weeks after Mr.. Rogers hat
J. purchased Jim, Mr.. Bailey OF Barnum
t. Bailey's. circus offered him $25,0OO TO
It that much to Mr.. Bailey he was wort
that much to him, tho he could not Sc
9 it at the time. Tho Mr.. Rogers own
e Jim. his real master in authority, low
IS and affection is his old colored maste
IS and trainer, DIR. Key.
,e From the first jim was petted an
le made much Of and go had the creates
t. confidence in his master, making his-edl
le cation that much easier.
n ~ began teaching him. said D:
id Key, "just as you would a child.
~ cot him to understand that If he use
is his memory we'll he could be sure c
a. munching many Jumps of sugar.
chila plays with alphabet blocks.
ee found that big pasteboard cards wou]
c. be better for Jim. Black letters wei
he pasted on them and [ built tall rae
H. Ia, 4rIn
: other rack was made later for the fl
in ures and third for the Bible texts.
es did not hurry Jim at all. I taught hi
slowly, and was careful that each il
RI preston made upon his mind by way
ce educating it, should be distinct. al
lip clear, before I tried toeproduce anoth
ey impression there. After learning =
en- alphabet frontways, so to speak, ii
all took it backward. Next he was prs
lro ticed in picking out letters, howev
1 much they. might be mixed up. 5e
IN IN lees Has war Blood III Him.
r. etYou know there are somes fine p'
Isl sages in the Bible about the horse, a
nd these seemed to appeal to jim. He
as particularly fond Of that one viii
tells Of the war horse, whose neck
clothed with thunder Jim has s
fighting blood in him, for all Il his !. W. e
nds was charger in the war Of the. so,
nda against the north, sab. Yes, sab, a
cts. jim s father saved a confederate
18th onel IS command, sab.
en- ~ One night, when the Yankees W
the going to surprise the camp, Jim s fat
of broke his tether and went to the !
! it onel's tent and poked his nose insi
bill He saw the colonel fast asleep, :
g.. he gave long neigh, something
IT. the sound Of a trumpet. Jim s fat
J Of had been acting as a scout, and
} in seen some of the, Yankee providers NJ
, So "The colonel jumped up, the al;
ZACH was given and the Yankees were bea
sent back.
and Cautious on Tracks.
. - .ttJim himseelf will never cross !
H. way track without first looking G
. ne fully up and down to see if there
10 train approaching.
shin "You can't get him to go on u
arp he has satisfied himself in this '
fh h Once he saved my life by his watch
ad- ness.
her ri am going to teach Jim next
med play pedal bass on the organ" said