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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
NOT GOOD IN CAKES.
Honorable Mention.)

(Honorable Mention)
"Wi1l somebody 60 for tartaric acid for mes
want to finish this cake for supper, and I'm in such
hurry said this afternoon when was theoretically
beating up cake Nobody could go but James, my lit
tie 6yearold brother, wrote out what wanted and
sent him. He came back soon looking quite crestfalen
When asked him what had happened, he said, IT lost
acid asked for it and they said couldn t have it.
They said wasn't old enough You only said nckels
when began to laugh told him that he certainly
could have carried it. forgot all about the cake in
my merrment his mistake and I off to tell
the joke. Henrietta COMFY
Eighth Grade Pembina N D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
AS TO "FATHER"

: At 10 years of age boy thinks his father knows
great deal; at 15 he thinks he knows as much; at
20 he thinks he knows twice as much; at 80 he Is
willing to take his fathers advice at 40 he begins
to think his father knows something after all; at
so he begins to seek his advice; and at 60fter his
father is dead-he thinks his parent was tho
snartest man that ever lived. s#-Sr- -s.-5.-..~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
DINNER AND A PROPOSITION.

One morning my friend called up the phone
about 10 O'Clock and thought she said to to din
told mother that had received invitation to
dinner and started to my friend 3 house at II
O'clock tsbig life to think that invited out.
arrived there breathless after all Of my hurry She
somewhat surprised to at that time. took my
hat off, intending to make myself at home. She acted
queer that I asked her if had her.
She said she asked to after dinner Just
imagine yourself in my place if you really wished
for minute that the floor would open and swallow
Ny FRIEND seeing how embarrassed felt said that it
all right and coaxed to stay just the did
hard that did, but with the determination again
to make such mistake. -Goldie E. McIaird,
Eighth Grade. Chatfeld, MINI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
AN ORIGINAL SOLOIST.
Honorable Mention.)

- Honorable! Mention
It hot day and sat with two Of my friends
on the front porch of their home We laughing and
having general good time, but every and then there
would be interval Of silence. During of these In
tervals I heard something which alarmed me-
"Whatl" CRIED jumping to my feet, cit surely
ism It 1928 alreadyf'' Before had time to finish my
sentence one of the girls interrupted " -.t-.
ono, of course not. It's only about quarter past
81 '<But surely that was the Great Northern train
whistle that heard, - I insisted. I=- o.
''Great Northern train whistle, indeed!' continued
my friend drawing herself up in dignifed way, That
my singing" I greatly astonshed at this and
tried to right matters by saying, tOh beg your
dom but it sounded to just like train whistler At
this everybody laughed and said guessed I would
better 60 home. -Berenice x. Boss, :
Ninth Grade. Wadena, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
A Literary Joke.

Israel Zangwin, the noted author while teaching in
London school, composed and tmidly sent
them to the editor of American magazine They
promptly returned. Some years later, when fame had
come his way, the same editor cabled for poem Mr.
for at high rate and boomed'' the work Of eele
brated author ~ zsss.ass !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

thought he could send up to Mason City and then
Charles City and then back to Usage.
That sounded very long, as it was about fftyone
miles or more We had already that far The train
arrived in little while and started When
reached Charles City had to change trains again. We
met Mrs and NJ the friends going to visit IN
Usage just coming home from Waterloo We glad
to find them Ny sister and very hungry, we
mad not had much of dinner. We to wait in
get some lunch. After had eaten felt better
sure shall never want such long trip the train
again. -Mertiee St Clair, r
Sixth Grade. 20 Owatenna, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

to the last track had done that than the
bell the third train sounded and at loss to
know what to do. Bells ringing here whistles
blowing there and brakemen calling ssLook out!
- All aboard" At last out Of danger, but the
sounds kept ringing in my ears for days after.
Ninth Grade. 49, Warren -Anse1l,
s"> 4- 30 Dassel, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
A THRILL ON THE TRACKS.

One day as was hurrying along number Of railroad
tracks heard whistle back of and in order to
myself jumped to the opposite track just then the train
that track began to back down had to lump
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
For Sunday, August s.:

For Sunday, August B: .. KS.
49, s--sgs tWAVE.'
The word may be used in any sense.
If the stories are imaginary, they must be
written in the third person.
If the stories are true, they must be written in
the first person.
The papers should be mailed so as to reach the
office of The Journal Junior
6 Not Later Than Thursday Morning July &C.
They must be written in ink on one side only Of
the paper, not more than 300 words in length,
nor less than 100, marked with the number of
words, and each paper signed with the grade,
school, and address of the writer The
papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
{ a FORGOTTEN DUTY.

s.Oh, do hurryln said friend Of mine. -~zsssE
@..What's the NATTER answered, surprised.
..There's fire in NJ g house, her prompt re.
ply. Dropping the wood which had in my apron fol-
wood and had wanted It to be delivered But in
the excitement of the fire forgot all about the wood and
also the supper Suddenly heard my thsn
picked up courage and left the crowd, for
the corner heard the voice Running with all my
might met by the friend told her was
my way home, as the voice sounded like mama's
Seventh Grade Ora Mehl,
Breckenridge, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
THE RoUNDABOUT WAY.

We started at IL O'Clock and took the train for
Usage, by way of Lyle. When arrived at Lyle, we
went the Illinois Central depot and there told
that had been wreck little way Usage
that it not likely could get there that after
After while the ticket agent told us that he
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
THE FIRST NOTICE.

a
Having started to school unusually early Monday
morning decided to stop at the postofice to find out
whether had received letter from home not AS
asked Tor the mail the clerk gave strange looking
envelope which at once perceived not from home
Vu1ckly opening it found it contained little button
bearing the word, "Prze." "Goodnessi' exclaimed,
tnere must be some mistake; this impossible
ana ran back to see what story had been published
dd not even know that any had been sent in In fact
at church friend had said something about my
story being published, but did not know what she
meant Having arrived breathless saw M reading the
Journal Junior. .E-[@'. -*@ +. ? 5s1y
Give me the paper!'' gasped. 49, = zafs9
why Hylda, what s the matter with youi'' she
asked thought you went to school long time ago.
But my story is published - calculated.
well Wen see, - she said calmly. She proceeded
to ind it and then read it aloud After doing this she
began to tease saying that the Journal
oeen short of stories would not have used mine
AS darted outdoors said, rather angrily at may
sound silly to you but to it sounds like the sweetest
strains OF music - -Hilda Evelyn Wanous,
Eleventh Grade. Hutchinson MINI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
"LORD' SCULLY'S WILL.
lie DisInherIts His Three Daughters by
His First VIE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. THE will Of william
Scully, commonly called Lord" Scully,
the wealthy owner of real estate in the
middle West, was fled for probate here
to-day. 1t leaves practically his entire
estate, estimated "a worth from 81 ,O0O. 900
to 81, 900, 900, to his widow, Z. Angela Scully,
who was his second wife, and ~disinherits
his three daughters by his first wife in
language as follows:
Il leave my three daughters by my first
wife, Mary and Julia (both Of whom. as l
hear, ave been married) and Kathleen,
and to their child, children and their de-
scendants. and each OF them, nothing what
ever, my will and meaning being absolutely
and entirely TO disinherit all OF each of the
three OF them and their descendants. I
do this for ~superabundsnt eason which
l forbear to ~particularize here"
The ban, however, is lightened as to
the youngest daughter, Kathleen, whom
the testator recommends TO the kind con-
slderation of his widow, but leaves her free
"a to h action she may take.
The will was dated April %, 1901. Mrs.
Scully is named as guardian Of a minor
son, Frederick. She is also named as
executor of the will, along with +. c. W.
koehnie and Frederick Trapp Of Lincoln,
Ill. The minor son, Frederick Scully, il
10 become an executor on reaching his
ma iority.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
GAGGED AND ROUND WOMAN.
Burglars Knock Over safe and Defeat
Their Own Plans Not Caught.

Mrs. Sarah Weinberg, 90 years old, was
alone in her apartments on the third floor
OF 215 Stanton street, yesterday, when
two men raped at the door and inquired
for her son-in-law, Max Kurtz, a fur dealer.
When the woman said he was not home,
the men grabbed her and dragged her into
the kitchen, slamming the hall door behind
them. One man gagged Mrs. Weinberg
with a handkerchief while his companion
opened a valise which he carried inc took
therefrom a roll OF stout Irvine. While
one OF the crooks held the woman; the
other bound her legs and arms. Then they
carried her into an adjoining room, threw
her on a bed and tied her to the bedpoet.
A small safe containing money and
jewelry belonging to Kurtz stood in q corner
OF the sitting room. The burglars rolled
1t out to the centre of the floor, took from
the valise a safe blowers outfit, consisting
OF chisels and jimmies, and were making
ready 10 open It, when an accident happened
that upset their plans.
In getting the safe to a position where
they would have light IN work, they toppled
it over on the floor with such force that the
globes were knock ed from a chandelier IN
the apartments Of Mrs. Sadie Muskowits,
on the ioor below.
Mrs. Muskowitz and Mrs. Sarah Auer-
bach rushed upstairs TO learn the cause
OF the trouble and were confronted by the
two men, who, alarmed at the racket they
had made, had lost their nerve and were
preparing to get away.
"A woman has tainted in here " said one
OF the men as the woman opened the door
and you'd better attend to her."
AS Mrs; Muskowitz and Mrs. Auerbach
entered the room the intruders brushed
past them and darted downt the stairs. Mrs.
Auerbach gave chase. while Mrs. Mus
kowitz went into the bedroom and found
Mrs. Weinberg bound and gagged and
beside herself from fright.
Policeman John Scott of the Union Market
station who was in front. was called in,
and he quickly notified Police Headquarters
and his captain. Central Office sleuths and
the detectives OF the Union Market station
were soon on the job, but the crooks had got
away and left nothing behind in the nature
of a clue.
Mrs. Weinberg was cut and bruised about
the neck and hands and was in such a state
last night that a physician had to be called in.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
BRYAN MEN DROP HE iRST.
Reports Of Detection in Schenectady.
Amsterdam and Many other cities.

ReDorts Of Detection In schenectady.
Amsterdam and Many other cities.
The BRYAN Democratic League reports
that in Schenectady practically the entire
Independence League organization has
gone to pieces: that in Amsterdam Robert
Owens, who was chairman OF the Mont
gomery Democratic committee OF 1900.
has openly bolted Hearst, and that Thomas
McCann has resigned the c~hairmanship
of the city committee, and with James
Reilly. the leader Of the delegation thai
met Hearst at Albany on his first tour up
the State. and Messrs. Ashof. Miles and
Nesbit, the backbone Of the Hearst move
ment in that section, are now opposing
Hearst.
From Ithaca, Binghamton, Saratoga.
Fonda, Auburn, Syracuse and Monroe
county the same class OF information is
coming.
Albert S. Dulin. president of the Bryan
Democratic League, said last evening that
if the reports coming are reliable, and he
had no reason TO suspect that they were
otherwise, as they came from the friends
Of MIR. Bryan up the State. he would not be
surprised to see the forecast Of Mr.. Barnes,
Of 200 900 majority for Hughes above the
Bronx, materIalize.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
ROOSTER RAISED BY 4 CAT.
Catches 4 MOus and Eats II. and Il Pro-
NOTED 90 HOuseWOrk

Ed McCarter, the well known agricult-
turist Of Sheepshead Bay. stopped in our
Office yesterday to hand the editor a late
feat Of Henry d.. Thoreau, his mouse eat
ing rooster. Ed says his rooster il the
only mouse eating fowl in captivity. and a
hurried investigation Of chicken coops in
The Bronx, Timer Park, Manhattan, Flush
ing and other parts Of our thriving town
seems to pea testimony 10 the truth of
Eds statement.
Il call in the interest of science" an
nounced Ed. Just after luncheon to-day
1 was out in the yard raking up the straw
berry bed when all Of a sudden Henry ID.
Thoreau made a quick run across the yard
in the direction of Canarsie. Sprinting
ahead OF the rooster wa a mouse.
He thinks it's a cockroach,' l said to
myself.
II sure does | replied, and when he
catches up with il he'll see his mistake and
turn his thoughts to other things
but over along the fence under some
dahlia stalks what do you think happened?
Henry D.. Thoreau made a fast slam with his
beak at the mouse and the mouse took
the count Then Henry began to swallow
his kill. First he dragged the mouse out
from undeT tne OanlldS ana, DraclnR ms
feet for a supreme effort. threw his head
back. shut his eyes and tried to gulp the
mouse down. Three times he tried and
then dropped the little animal and sank
down TO rest. One big effort now followed,
and this time the mouse disappeared in
the ROSTERS throat-all except three
eighths of an inch of the mouse's tail. But
with one more swallow the last Of the tail
disappeared.
IF / had time this afternoon continued
| Mr.. McCarter, I'D hustle TO the Grand
Central and take a train some place TO find
Ernest Thompson Seton or John Burroughs
and give them the facts as ! have told them
here. But | stopped so long in a KATE over
in Broo'dyn On MY way up here that it's too
late now.
-Once you hal n story in your paper
about one OF my cats taking a fondness 70 a
newly Matched chick and raising il. Th1.
chick was Henry ". Thoreau. Maybe
Henry learned the trick in his early boy
1000 from his foster mother, eh? We're
going to keer the rooster in the house now
and let him kill and eat mice to his hearts
content"
Before Ed departed he paid his Sub
. scription for his paper and said the family
couldn't begin the day without Il. Call
aKain, Ed, whenever you are in our midst.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
"
Just A LITTLE"
GraDc-Nuts Worked Wonders For An Tn.
fortunate Woman.

AT last I was obliged to sit all day at
a sewing machine in a factory" said an
English lady who was once well and happy y,
but whose circumstances changed 40 that
she was compelled TO earn hes living.
Il soon suffered dreadfully with indi-
gestion, some days thought I would die
from acute pain in front OF the waist line.
I took about everything for indigestion
without any permanent relief; tried starva-
ton, but suffered just az much whether I
ate anything or not.
Curiosity caused me to try a package
OF Grape-Nuts food for a change. Then I
got a second package and began TO use il
regularly. What was my surprise--bow-
els became regular. no more headaches,
piles troubled me less frequently and best
of all the stomach trouble was zone %entirely.
| wanted Grape-Nuts for luncheon as well
"a breakfast seemed a. II my system
Craved what was good for it.
Everyone in the family has taken 10
eating Grape-Nuts. They said I ate II
with 10 much relish they thought il must
be very good-and so il IL.
my little girl has gained Ave POUNDS
since she started eating G~rape-Nuts in
about three months. I think everyone,
sick or well. should eat ~Grape-Nuts AZ
least twice every day" Name given Ivy
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" Read the famous
book, -The Road 10 MELVILLE in pkzL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
ONE MORE BODY FOUND.
Stin seeking the Cause OF the Thorough.
fare Wreck.

FATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Nov. THE first
day Of the inquest in which Coroner Gaskill
will attempt to place the blame for the
wreck in which fifty-eight persons lost their
lives by the plunging OF a train into the
T~horoughfare on Sunday has failed to
bring to light any evidence TO show the
exact cause Of the catastrophe. The two
members of the train crew who escaped
and Daniel Stewart, the aged bridge
tender, with many other witnesses told
about the accident.
Stewart wa the only witness who ,swore
that the rail was in place just before the
train reached the bridge. and his testi-
mony was not contradicted by others.
The inquest was adjourned late this after
noon to allow an examination OF the raised
cars by members Of the jury.
The body Of Harry Burch, the young
Camden man trapped in the second oar.
was found late this afternoon by divers.
A companion had reported that Burch
escaped from a car window, but his corpse
was found under the spot where the third
car lay. He must nave been drowned
after he had got through the window.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02

Comptroller Metz wrote yesterday
to District Attorney Jerome denying the
report that he was DESTROYS that lenity
should bc shown TO Charles Muench, who
was recently convicted Of making false
claims for sewer damages.
while ! have no desire to punish Muench
unnecessarily" the Comptroller wrote, Il
think that il is high time that an example
was made with the false claimants in Brook
Ign. Muench's case In the first one in
which we ave been able to secure a con-
viction OF the claimant himself and / be-
lieve he should he made an example Of. $
Muench il liable to a penalty OF seven years
Imprisonment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
MAY TRACKS.
Nassau Electric Company Gets Permission
From Highway Department.

Acting under the advice Of Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Sterling, to whom was
referred the question as to whether the
Nassau Electric Railway Company had a
right to relay their tracks on Atlantic ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. the Department Of High
ways has granted permission to the railroad
company to rebuild It's Inc through Atlantic
avenue from Flatbush avenue TO Washing
ton avenue. The company voluntarily re-
moved its tracks at the request of the Allan
tic Avenue Improvement Commission in
order to facilitate the improvement Of that
thoroughfare. As soon al the tracks are
relaid they will be used by the Fifth avenue
and st. Johns place lines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
RECAPTURED AUTOMOBILE.
Mr. Wolfe Makes a IIOt RUN. which Ends
Near aOney Island.

A man who said he was Edward Baylis
of Florida was arrested near Coney Island
yesterday after an exciting chase. He is
accused OF trying 10 swindle VI. J. Wolfe of
1911 Clymer street, Williamsburg, out OF Il
81 600 automobile. He gave a check in
payment ON the Park National Bank Of
Florida, which IL is said, does not exist.
He had the automobile repaired and Just
as he was TAX ing il away from the place
whore the repairs were made, in Fulton
street, Wolfe appeared in an automobile and
spotted him. Then Wolfe and two detec-
tives whom he had put on the case gave
chase and finally made the arrest. The
check was signed u. r. Grant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
SAY WOMAN FORGED CHECK.
Jersey CIty Trust 60. Causes Arrest In New
NOrk Check on Philadelphia Bank.

Margaret Fusan Of ll5 West Sixty-ninth
street was a~rraigned in the Jefferson Market
police court yesterday charged with forgery.
A representative Of the Commercial Trust
Company Of Jersey City was in court. He
said that three weeks ago his bank cashed
a check for $500 for Margaret Fusan. made
out payable 10 her and drawn upon the
Girard Trust Company Of Philadelphia
by Caleb J. Miles. This check. the bank
ton 20 the Girard Trust Company and
returned a. forged.
The woman was arrested yesterday at the
Continental Hotel az Broadway and Twen-
tieth street. Examination was set for
nor morning. Tn woman was held
in 81. 900 bail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
WRECKED BANK Is REOPENED.
Philadelphia Real Estate Trust 90. Takes
In ss75,7AI, Against $4,000 Withdrawn.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. THE Real Estate
Trust Company. wrecked in August by
its president. Frank X. Nipple, who after
ward committed suicide, was reopened
to-day with George X. Earle, Jr., at it
head.
Preparations had been made for a run:
as one-third of the old depositors' money.
81, GOQSQO, could have been demanded
lnstead OF n run, however, the booke
showed 1927 ,7il deposits, against $4,000
Withdrawn.
In the first hour 5000 900 was received.
The reopening was arranged by the
depositors agreeing to let two-thirds of
their $1,000, 900 remain IA preferred stock
and the directors practically giving the
bank 81, $780, 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
MISS LYONS ~ LANDED.
Two Police chiefs Exchange Friendly
kilograms.


Helen Lyons, a pretty sixteen-year-old
girl who was employed for one day az a
cashier in Perlmutter's dry goods store in
Newark avenue, jersey City, left her desk
at the supper hour last Saturday evening
and didn't return. Her cash was counted
and the police were notified that IL was S75
short. Chief Of Pc lice Murphy learned
that she hid boarded a Western train. and
subsequently they ascertained that am had
a male friend living in Cleveland, Ohio.
The chief asked his friend Chief Of Police
Frederick Kohler Of Cleveland TO arrest the
girl. andkr drIy this week he received this
telegram 10 reply!
mo such number "a 73l Lakeside avenue
but I'll touch every house,
Chief Murphy then sent this message:
Keep on the job, Fred; you'll land her"
Word can from Cleveland last night that
Miss Lyons had beent landed. and Detective
Sergeant Prescott took the next train for
the West to bring Der back to Jersey City.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
aims Wins Suit.

TRENTON. n. j., Nov. Judge Cross
to- day directed the jury in the United
States Circuit Court. which had been hearing
the suit for $50. 100 brought by the Newark
Stock Yards Company against the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
10 return a verdict for the defendant. The
suit was accordingly dismissed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
COMPROMISES ANTITRUST SUITS
Arkansas Ccttonseed OH Companies Make
Terms With the state and Pay Fines,

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. l. Four of the
five cotton oil companies recently sued by
Attorney-General Rogers for alleged vio-
lation Of thea rcansss antitrust law effected
a compromise with the State to-day by
paying 81 $50 in each case.
The companies that compromised we're
the Southern Cotton Oil Com pany, the
Arkansas Cotton Oil Company, the Con-
sumers Cotton Oil Company and the Buckeye
Company.
The case against the Dixie company was
dismissed.
The companies were sued for S135 900.
and it was alleged that they were in a COM
to fix the price of cottonseed products.
Under the terms OF the agreement the COM
panies will be permitted 10 continue in
business in the State providing they con-
form with the antitrust law.