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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,
EVER 81 QUICK
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away Indeed succeeded for Immediately a confused
scrambling ensued and tremblng entered the fatefu
and struck match. In the little flash of light
beheld the poor nnoeently offensive figure of my cat
burglar! The flash also lasted long enough for to
the frightened countenances of the rest Of family
who hurriedly arriving, change quickly express
sons of disgust and amusement. bolted off to bed like
flash, caring to be too conspicuous in the strange
tabeau and covering my face with the bedelothes I
soemnly resolution that the horrid should
be excluded from the circle of favored
The object of my dspleasure did not noticeaby suffer-
but studousy avoided and upon encounterng its eye
7 almost saw twinkle Of subdued merrment! -
Eighth Grade, -. Clara M Sandborg,
Blaine School $50 Seventh Ave. N.
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nHHTINa THE PATH.
(Honorable Mention-)

ssz@s (Honorabie Mention-) ~T
About two or three years ago went out to tho
country One night papa said that had gone for
the mail and that would better go. hurried along,
for saw storm coming up. When got the mail the
clouds were overhead and the postmaster said
guess you'd better take the short cut pointing to
before but decided to take his advice After I had
walked for little way, storm broke on the
woods. began to and very soon heard something
splashing ahead Just then bright fash of light
ming lit up the woods and saw, few feet from me,
deep black pool Of water with dog swimming round and
round trying to get out another fash came, and
reached down pulled him out stumbled along with
him and at last the house thru the trees was
when reached home and papa said looking at the
venture, Whenever look at him, remember how Gin
a fash he and were saved from being drowned
Sixth Grade -Brookes Deane,
Bryant School, 34OS Stevens Ave.
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WITH A LITTLE SPEED.
Honorable Mention. J

It hot sutry day in August and was doing
what most boys dislike to do, wheeling baby around
when there was ball game going on in vacant lot
the road My prospects for the rest of the after
noon were poor. AS I walked along noticed
senger boy going up the steps of house. As my
mother not at home just then, asked him what he
wanted said that she had cali the longdstance
phone notified her and waited to hear the message.
She home in hurry and told me why she was
called. "In FASH the message had come the
wires saying that we to meet my father at my
grandfathers distance Of hundred miles, and the
train started in forty minutes That gave just two
thirds Of hour to pack trunk and take it to the
station while had ourselves to get ready We did it
tho in fash and exactly forty minutes from the time
the message was sent across the seated
safely in the car .-.r..,. T. Paul Beeler,
Seventh Grade, 3347 Oakland Ave.
Ez5 Horace Mann School -....a .E&.- $685.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
MINNEAPOLIS TOPICS
For Sunday, July Is:
49, "NEVER AGAIN.

The stories must be true and strictly original
Recognition will 60 to those that are most con-
vincing in the assertion that the phrase is really
meant. r.. 49,. TO- u .E.& s1
The papers must be in the hands Of the editor Of
The Journal Junior 49,.
Not Later Than Saturday Evening, July 7,
at O'Clock. They must be written in ink
side only of the paper not more than 800 words in
length nor less than 100, marked with the number
Of words and each paper signed with the grade,
school, name and address o. the writer The papers
must not be rolled
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

SIZE KNEW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. -
The Rev. Thompson Of Pittsburg, tells story illus
trating the Unborn Irish trait Of quick wit He
preaching IN Michigan town On Saturday the women
CT strolled in says the Rev. Thompson "and Katie
Martin decorating the pulpit noticed taeks
about the floor and joculazy advised Katie to be
with her work. You know, Katie said, that if
should step Of those taeks tight in the middle Of
tho there is no telling what might happen
Firth pc wondn Enger long that point said Katie
without cracking smile. : -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
FOE THINGS WORTH WHILE.

"Oh, dear! I wish could go down town." I said to
my mother one day had nothing to do. Mama then
answered, You would better wait until A. home
and then You may 60 with her," then ran upstairs
and dressed. took the money had saved and went
downstairs to wait for my sister In few minutes
she came home and was ready to go. We were on
the flying thru the streets When reached town.
made up my mind not to spend my money fooishly,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
A MIDNIGHT CONNECTIONS.

One night our family was awakened by great
growing and caeklng coming from the barn Thinking
chicken thieves were the barn all dressed in hurry
anybody had been looking ont Of window at that be-
witching time of night, he might have seen quaint
parade Papa at the head carrying lantern, mamA
next with bat then my brother armed with ire
shovel then ny sisters and walking more slDwH
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ooh, for lodge In some vast wilderness: "
Said C0wpar, and we often wonder why
He longer to ind snch solitude, for he
Knsw nothing Of our Fourth day Of july.
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Donald Brown,
1882 Portland Ave-
SAFE BEHIND TIE STOVE.

One cold winter night my mother and father were
invited out to spend the evening with my cousins
to stay home and mind the house altho did not Like
to stay alone When they out Of sight began to
grow frightened teephoned to Of my friends and
asked her to come over. When she made candy
and popped and sat by the stove to eat it. AS
talking there bright flash of light in the
window. We frightened that behind
the stove thinking it was burglars We were even more
papa and mama. They asked what the matter.
When told them they only laughed at for being
afraid. z-s Catherine Godfrey,
B Sixth Grade, 229 W TwentySixth st.
Whittier School, 40
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BARNEY, THE PEACEMAKER.

-<" (Honorabe Mention.) ~ -. -~@ ~
very sorry that had spoken SO hastily.
stole sdelong glance at my companion only to find her
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quite what happened next but taken to Doctor
who put some cooling salve on my face Finally went
to the train with my mother leading and afraid at
every turn that should into something. My face
grew well, but whenever it hurt very much
would say "Just to think that my face could be made
to hurt so badly in fash " - - -, --z.r-E
Ninth Grade, Donald Brown,
Central High School. 1882 Portland Ave.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
IN A MASK OF DARKNESS

1t hot, sultry summer night few years ago
and every loath to retire. objected to being
sent to bed tho finally went but account of the heat
could not sleep AS is often the such weather
is followed by thunderstorms and enough
arose about hour after had gone to bed To
the heat seemed unbearabe and lay thinking of the
what that soundG It right in room
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
For Sunday, July %:
.s.A MISUNDERSTOOD SIGN"

g A MISUNDERSTOOD SIGN.V
The phrase may be used in any sense
The stories must be true and strictly original
The papers must be in the hands Of the editor
Of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Saturday Evening, July IA,
at O'Clock They must be written in ink on one
side only of the paper, not more than 800 words
in length, less than 100, marked with the num-
school, name and address Of the writer The
papers must not be rolled.
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to account for it. And horrors! Was
that q man standing off there! My
heart beat wildly and I was about to
arise when an unusually vivid fash of
lightning Illuminated the entire room
and in the fash saw to my relief that
the supposed man was only row Of
pictures on the wall.
Carleton Bryant,
- 3137 Harriet Ave.
A Eleventh Grade,
Central High School.
THE OBSTINATE CRACKER.
~- Two or three-years ago our family
was invited to Mankato to spend tho
Fourth Of July, going Saturday and re-
turning Tuesday. Saturday and Sun
day were pleasant but uneventfuI
Monday, the Fourth, we had q very
good time, especially in the evening,
Tuesday morning we were nearly ready
to 60 when thought of the remaining
fireworks. One of the things in the
box was piece that looked like large
torpedo 80 7 tried to make it go of
by throwing it down On the sidewalk.
The second time I threw it the paper
around it split and SO I tried to fire it
with match. The first time was .
p little afraid that when I lit it I might
be burned, SO I kept as far away as
possible but it would not 60 of. The
next time I was down close to it and
thrust the match IN deeply. There was
a flash which nearly knocked me over
because I was so surprised and hurt
My whole face was burned and my eye
brows and lashes were gone and my
hair was sinped I do not remember
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

than the rest The noises kept up and girls imagined
all sorts of things and going back On enter
ing the barn we in flash of light from the lantern
two pet white MICE which had escaped from their
cage We all took it good joke and marched back
to bed. -Henrietta Blaekett,
Eighth Grade, 3416 Humboldt Ave 8.
Calhoun School - ,' '1.s-@s ' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
A HASTY LESSON.

Next door to house there cat that had
three little kittens The little kittens in the wood
she'd One day the old cat took them outdoors. While
they out strange dog along and tried to get
them but in fash the eat jumped upon the dog and
cat back to her kittens and the dog has gone
after them since. The other day the dog went BY he
looked at the kittens, growled and then went
Seventh Grade. Clarence Blake,
Grant School. 1929 Girard Ave- N.
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The man eater is after prey. Find Indian native
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
EVEN THE HOME FOLKS, TOO

When One Laughs Without Reason the Laugh May
Turn to Justified Tears.
(Prize.) -.
I HELD my pen in my mouth while blotted my
Il paper. Then put it in my desk and took my
paper to the teacher Suddenly burst Of laughter
from every child in my room and even the teacher
laughed stood at the desk laughing too but when my
my face commenced to cry I went to my seat and
said to myself 81 not going to put pen in my
it, When school out, heard many voices calling,
"Streak! Streak!'' and felt very much ashamed I
am still called "Streak'' They say that is my nick
name and always will be. Even my father, brother and
sister call ''streak' - Lillian Franzen,
i Sixth Grade. - Carver, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
THE WEEKS ROLL OF HONOR
MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNER

MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS
Helm, Grade, Whittier School, 2714 Grand
Avenue.
Umont Erase Fifth Grade, Garfield School, 2o1o Port
land Avenue.
= HONORABLE MENTION.
Richard Groettum, Eleventh Grade South High School,
2527 Twenty fifth Avenue s. -'--
Ella Gunderson Eighth Grade Blaine School, 249 Eighth
Avenue N.
Arthur Hostad Eighth Grade Emerson School, 1914 Third
Avenue s. ~-r-- 90
Porter Eighth Grade Adams School, 1923 Tenth Ave-
8. - .s:
Agnes sherburn, Grade Marcy School, lib Eighth
Street Sc
NORTHWESTERN PRIZES.
Mary McIver, Eighth Grade, Lowry, MINI.
Lillian Franzen, Sixth Grade Carver, MINI. .:-n.
p. ,-. d.. HONORABLE MENTION. ~. ~ .-...
Flavia Daniels, Seventh Grade, Harmony, MINI.
Stella Arneson, Eighth Grade, Bagley, MINI.
Olive Pittendrigh, Seventh Grade Mimic, N. D.
Emma Fogelmark, Sixth Grade Deephaven Mimi
Matthew e. Tindau, Fifth Grade, Warren, Mimi
r: HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
Sadie G. Wynne Tenth Grade, Grafton, N. D.
Mildred Bentley, Eleventh Grade, Montevdeo, MIMI
Amanda s. Waale, Ninth Grade, Hawley, MIMI T."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
AN EASY LANDING
A Boy Brides His Cousin to Jump
by Mentioning Dinner.
(Prize.)

(PrlZe.)
HEN I was about Z years
w old, 7 went to stay a
week in the country with. my
cousins. There, was an old oak
in the yard about three feet in
diameter, which was a great
source of amusement for us. We
were very fond Of sitting in the
large branches and used to run
to the house and fill our pockets
with apples and cookies. Then
we would Hstreak' to our play
house near the old oak tree so
that no one would see us. All
three Of us would climb to our
favorite branch, which had the
shape of a chair. The wood
peckers had made several holes
in the tree which we used as
storerooms. One day our
aunt called us to come for din
ner and my cousins climbed
down first and in their haste
broke the top streak in the lad
der. Then I was afraid to step
down on the next streak for fear
I should fall. My little cousin,
Walter, climbed up the tree to
show me how to jump. But it
looked so far from the ground
that I could not be induced to
do it. I told them to bring a
quilt and put it under the tree
and then I would jump, but even
then I still sat in the branch.
Then Walter ran back to the
house for some pillows and told
me what a good dinner I was
losing. After much coaxing and
ner I was losing, jumped and that
emit up in the old oak tree.
Mary McIver,
lowry Mimi
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complete failure We confident, brave and cour.
ageous and did not try to conceal it. The SNOWFALL
fight to which had enthusiastically looked for
ward, about to begin Our confidence and courage
had not diminshed and viewed the enemy, who were
not within reach Of thrown SNOWFALL with attitude
Of triumph snowballs were piled up everywhere within
the FORT and in every possible prepared
for struggle. We discussing the certainty Of
victory and congratuating ourselves fort when
with spirited rush. cry and a voley OF snow
balls the enemy speeding toward The almost
nconceivabe fury Of their attack and its sudden feroc
not expected We lost confidence and cour-
age control Of ourselves and the FORT recently
the of such confidence and became de-
pendent for its defence upon crowd Of netted,
fused and dissprited boys We strove hard to regain
control of ourselves and to stay the assailers but in
vain The fort, Of which had been proud, and
which, we had boosted, would defend to the very
last in the hands of the ten minutes after
the fight had begun. Richard Groettum,
A Eleventh Grade 2527 Twenty-ffth Ave. $.
South High School.
TRIAL BY ORDEAL.
- Honorable Mention
It all began because of Roys saying loftily that
CONTINUED Page Six.) -:
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POWER OF THE EYE
The Wisdom Of a Ten Year Old
Faulty in Practice.
(Prize.) :, r.

nNE pleasant, sunny day in
~ the middle of August, when
I was spending my summer in
the country, curious thing hap
pened. Tho I was but 7 years
old, I considered myself some
body to be looked up to, for did
not my cousin (who was only 10
years old =himself) supply me
daily with advice such as-how
to act, so as to save myself if I
should suddenly meet a lion; to
pull bulldogs tail if attacked
by him when he would immedi-
ately run away-and other SIM
liar advice. This particular day
before mentioned, a couple Of my
friends and I went to the woods
for flowers and when we had
gathered enough, we started for
home across a field. Here one of
my friends noticed a bull which
was rapidly coming toward us
and both Of the girls ran for
home. But a fort of courage
seemed within me and I stood
firm, staring at the bull as my
cousin had advised. It was nearly
up to me, but still I eyed him.
then I knew nothing more until I
found myself in bed. Then I heard
that uncle who had come thru
the wood himself had seen me
fall and saved me just in time,
and that he was the brave one
and not I. Ny cousin received a
sound whipping for all his cad
VICE. Edith Helm,
., 2714 Grand Ave.
B Seventh Grade,
! Whittier School.
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QuerOr. One-Junior made a de-
lightful success Of handling the
topic so. There were a large
number who thought that the
story. Of merely a courageous act
with no mention, literal or fig
urative, Of a fort would do. But
the editor wanted just what she
specifed-stories Of Fort Cour-
ageous.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
A RANSOM IN PINS
Holders of the Haystack Fort Exact Very Heavy
Tribute From the Invaders
(Prze.)

Tribute From the Invaders.
(Prize)
r HREE boys and decided to play pirate and selected
l. our FORT which old haystack with hollow
in the top of it, other side concealed themselves in
some bushes and trees We then tried to think of
name and effort Courageous proved good for our
fort One boy hoisted ag while the rest made mud
balls We were just thru making signals when the other
side charged Mud balls whzzed thru the air and one
of them hit my hat knocking it off and right into the
side had unnoticed found old ladder and put up
against the side Of fort. hand-to-hand combat
followed, in which captured every boy the other
side except captain We gave him the prisoners for
my hat and 800 pins. effort Courageous proved to be
handy fort in many Of the battles which afterward
fought - 80. -Ulmont Erase
A Fifth Grade 2o1O Portland Ave.
~ Garfield School. ~.
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A DIGNITY HAT-PINs GIVE.
(High School Credit.)

: 1Hlgh School CTedlt.J
From the earliest days of my youth it has always been
one Of my characteristics to get into predicamens
had Just become the proud possessor of red TAM
which was very round and stiff When mama announced
her intention of sewing elastic it, promptly an
nounced my intention of wearing hatpins had seen
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
UNDER COLD FIRE.
Honorable Mention.)

We exceedingly confident. The fort, the re-
suit Of FIVE days Of good hard work, We
proud Of that fort boasted that South Minneapolis
had never seen another like it. The walls thick
and long; and laid aside tools and began to
pack snowballs, scorned the idea Of defeat. The
enemy would be routed, their rushes would meet with
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
FORTS OF FL Y N
Minneapolis Juniors Tell of Some Strange De-
: Weapons. ~. -. ...- -. :.
! TOPIC: s.THE STORY OF FORT coURAGEoUs.'

/ |: J
= HAT topic ought to have awakened the fight
I1Llt ing spirit and all the stick to-it-iyeness
Il Ell in every Junior, but it did not The papers
III NJ were not at all rich with spois from the
| | NJ conquest Of bright ideas. In the first
EW batch Of twenty-five papers there were
/ IA just two upon other subjects than snow
III ~ ball battles and that proportion remained
III Y II nearly the turnout the entire read
- ing That would not have mattered 50
1871 much had the battles Cor the forts) had
-. - the slightest thing uncommon about them,
but they mostly all just the ordinary time-kling
fight 1t like reading account Of the same
battle over and over again. Why did not Juniors
attempt the application Of the topic to personal ex-
perienceg That may have seemed trife hard, but a
little thought would have surely proved an easy con-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07

the thought of the dinner losing jumped and that
the last time I went up in the old oak tree
Eighth Grade. Mary McIver,
Lowry, MINI.
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away BACK IN your Minus aC' tne
first, reading Of the topic. That
dim hint is often the key to
story that would be peculiarly
your own. Watch for that awak.
ening memory or imagination.
Then think about it until it
grows, and finally 60 to the die
tionary just to make sure that
you are using your word cor
rectly,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07

So what simple thing to write storm story, and
dashed off without thought of how many other
Juniors might be doing the thing On all topics try
tell story that but you could tell Every
of you must have heard 'streak'' used sometime
haps often-and vague remembrance must have stirred
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
M O ST a N Y 1DE A
A Homely Word with Many Meanings Suggests
to Northwestern Juniors Many Real and
Some Imaginary Doings. -
I ..F~~:, TOPIC: stSTREAK''
TOPIC: ",STREAK.'

wv could ''t'streak" be worked into story
! with natural eases That such was the
great question with Juniors this week was
! as plain to- the editor as tho she had seen
just so many Junior brows puckered in
serious thought. It. was written very
clearly between the lines and along with
it signs that the dictionary had been
seized at once in search Of an idea. There
among the first meanings given, was
"streak Of lightning" Every Junior had
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-10-03
JiIter Meets His Match.

Some women are broad enough
to be president of these United
States. One of these is Miss Ma
ry Mcdonald, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
She was engaged to be married to
a young man named Thober. A
day or two before the date of the
wedding she discovered Thober
was a scamp but she kept her
counsel. On the wedding day she
appeared in her bridal outfit and
at the proper moment, in the
presence of all the guests, she
drew back the folding curtains f
the room and in walked a young
woman with her mother; the
young woman had been ruined
and deserted by Thober. The
minister was on hand. "Marry
her, she does not want you, but
she wants your name," said Miss
Mcdonald, and Thober had to
walk up to the rack. When the
ceremony was over Miss McDon-
aid took Thober by the arm, es-
corted him to the door and told
him to go and 60 quickly. Then
the guests had big wedding r.
past, but Thober got none of 1t.
This is The neatest and most SEN
sible ID we ever heard of. In
stead OF marrying the man to re-
form him, this young lady had
sense; she was not even content
with declining to wed him, but
she made him atone, in so far as
she could, for the wrong inflicted
on another.-Greensboro Record
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-10-03
Mcclellan Bolts Hearst.

Mayor Mcclellan gave out
statement this afternoon in which
he said he would not vote for
Hearst for Governor.
II am Democrat and accept
the action Of the Democratic con-
ventlon. l will be a Democrat
while my party has the name, but
as Democrat and as mayor of
this town, 1 am unalterably op-
posed to Murphy and to every
thing he stands for.
II recognize the humiliation I
must endure in common with
other Democrats Nevertheless
will vote the ticket of my party in
this State, but never fer Hearst.
Him I will not vote for. New
York disptch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-10-03
How to Cure a Cold.

The question of how to cure a
cold without unnecessary loss of
time is one in which we are all
more or less interested, for the
quicker a cold is gotten rid of
the less the danger of pneumonia
and other serious diseases. Mr.
B. W. L. Hall, of Waverly, Va,
has used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for years, and says: II
firmly believe Chambe r | a in q
Cough Remedy to be absolutely
the best preparation on the mar
ket for colds. I have recommend-
ed it to my friends and they all
agree with me-" For sale by
James Plummer, S. 'isbu1y, and
Spencer Pharmacy, Spencer, N. G.