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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
TOPIC: LAT THE HOUR OF

THE hour of twelve one night we were
awakened by something moving down
stairs! There is one thing,
evidently, that most any Junior can do.
He can write of shivery, blood chilling,
hair-raising burglar scare for which the
cat or the dog or some innocent mouse
was responsible. Juniors are giving alto
gether too large harvest of frights. A
real thoro scare whether with a reasonable
cause or not is the thing that calls out all
their vivid description and accurate ac-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
AND HE JUST WAITED
When One Is Ready Scoldng It Is Unpleasant to
Give Up Fishing Instead.

When One Is Ready for Scoding It Is Unpleasant to
Give Up Fishing Instead.
(Prize.)
~ OU may stay outdoors hour, said mama one
evening after dinner, ''and if you don't come
in before dark shall punish you severely went out
and played several games of hide-andseek. 1t was
growing darker and OH the fun Of creeping along feel
ing minute that all alone in the world and the
next minute that ''t'' looking straight at
had not thought Of mama's caution Remember,
not minute after dark, until, hiding back Of high
fence the ateness of the hour back to my
mind by seeing the lights in the back of the house go
I did not wait to call " In free but hurr led home
and after smoothing down my hair, walked into the
sitting room expecting to meet the reproachfu eyes of
AS 1 entered papa looked up from his magazine
trance. l sat down the edge of chair. The large
clock struck solemnly-the hour was ten! And I was
expecting to go fishing trip the next morning! L
that chair for hour it seemed. If could only
get up go bed, but it seemed only right that
should have good scolding first "Mark, dear, you
have been up late tonight that you may sleep in the
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
HIS OWN DECORATION.
(High School Credit.)

(High School CreditO
The all-mportant day had come; we We're to spell
against the sixth graders Being only in the fifth grade
way upstairs They would beat us, there doubt
of that but would do BEST Immediately after
heard great scuffing sound, which made
hearts beat fast. 'EThe sixth grade is comng''.
whispered from to Presently the door opened
and in the rank and file of the enemy They stood
at side of the grinnng and tossing their head
while poor fifth graders with downcast eyes, lined up
opposite Then the contest began Five of the foe and
Of contestants went down before the third
page reached Then the lines both sides grad
uay thinned out until there remained three the sixth
grade side and two Then two of the
sain leaving two poor little fifth graders to finish the
fight But alas! The captain Of side said letter
wrong and left alone, facing ferocous adversary
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
THE WEEKS ROLL OF HONOR
MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS

Storms, Eighth Douglas School, 2100 Aldrich
Avenue s..
Bohen, B Grade, Madison School, 91O Sixth
Avenue s.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Dempsey Grade, High School, 2S17
Columbus Avenue.
Davison Grade Motley School, 29 Pleasant
Street Sc.
Amanda Erickson Seventh Grade Corcoran School, S1O4
Seventeenth Avenue S.
Hapern, Grade School, $50 Sixth
Avenue N.
Floyd Langdon, Eighth Grade Calhoun School, a14s Hum
boldt Avenue S.
Mabel Ramsvck. Sixth Grade Hawthorne School, 2e45
NORTHWESTERN PRIZE WINNERS.
Ruth Wentz, Seventh Grade, Mimic, N. D.
Beauieu Sixth Grade, Union School, LIE Sueur MINI.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Margaret Zachritz, Seventh Grade, Deephaven, Mimi
Gail Raney, Eighth Grade, Letcher, S. D.
Lyla E. Brunius, Sixth Grade, Carver, Minn
Leila Goethel Sixth Grade, Salem, s. D.
HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
Berenice Katherine Boss Tenth Grade, Wadena, MINI.
Signe Heed, Ninth Grade Cokato, MINI.
Edith Gallagher, Tenth Grade Montevideo, Minn.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
OUT OF CUBA
The Steamer Had Headed for the
Sea, but it Waited.

(PrlZe.)
HE steamer or which our
H party was to sail from
Cuba was to leave the harbor at
$40, Friday afternoon. 1t hap
pened to be the last day OF the
equinoctial storms and the rough
cobble- stones of Havana were
flooded with coffee-colored water,
which in some places even COW
cred the sidewalks: 1t was nearly
5 O'Clock when we threaded our
way thru the deserted streets,
jumping over puddles, chasing
runaway hats and rescuing num-
erous bundles from watery graves
until, soaked thru and thru, we
reached the wharf. Had the boat
gone? After putting to use all
our smattering of Spanish we
succeeded in finding out from a
Cuban "muchacho' that the ten
der had left several minutes be-
fore. Then hurrying down a
slippery flight of stairs to a small
dock we persuaded the owner Of
sailboat to take us out to the
steamer. A few minutes more
and we were within 200 feet Of
it and our spirits rose. But
just then the large, white ship
turned slowly around and started
off to sea. At that we became
desperate and, regardless Of the
frailty of the small sailboat, we
stood up and shouted and waved
our hats frantically, until one of
the passengers noticed us and
told the purser. A few minutes
later we walked up some stairs
and stepped triumphantly Gin
spite Of our bedraggled looks)
"Marti4ique.' I shall never f
Cuba and our exciting race to ca
B Eighth Grade,
Douglas School.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21

heart into The pleasant things
the way it seems to leap up and
wait for a scare, you will be
surprised at the enthusiasm over
a number of other things about
you that will bubble out into
stories on the topics with just as
much interest and good writing
in them as those you expend now
on "those awful sounds and
sights at night. -,
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21

morning and not go fishing tomorrow said mama at
last EEOh, it ism It late and want to go the worst
way" said growing worried 'sNo,'' decidedly, cit
will be much better for you not to go.' AS went
mournfuly my room decided that after that would
always manage be in the house at least thirty minutes
before that Eawful'' hour of ten.
Sixth Grade, Mark Bohen,
Madison School 9l0 Sixth Ave. S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
TEE FATE THAT TARRIED.
(HOnorabIe Mention. J

[FfOnOfaUIe
t'Oh, what awful pace!' whispered my companion
in aed tone. paused in the low entrance until my
eyes became accustomed to the dm smoky atmosphere
Of the room and then tiptoed softly in. large,
wickedlooking black cat snarled angriy at intru
sion which caused the bent figure seated in rocking
chair before the huge brick fireplace, to turn slowly to-
ward 'tLet's go home, for goodness sake! I'm
terribly afraid of gypses' had already turned and
making for the door in pursuit of Annabe when
shaky, weird voice caused to STOP "Fortunes You
runs Come L tell it, ''No No! don't,'' pleaded
Annaben as showed inclination to tarry She fairly
pushed out into the fresh air Of the outside world
but not until the fortuneteer had shreked in angry
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
SLOWLY AND CALMLY UP
A Giant Like Those Of Long Ago
Bewilders Visitor.

N|HILE my cousin was at the
w St. Louis world $ fair, he
and a number Of friends went to
their clearinghouse for luncheon.
AS they were being seated he
noticed a lady opposite him. She
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
;rouble with their

he careessy looked at her suddenyoh horror!
Had she taken Of the mushroom Alice in Wonderland
had dantiy nbbed had the salad he had eaten sud-
denly affected his bran9 For she slowly but calmly
,cended, her head going up toward the ceiling like a
nickel balloon He learned afterwards that she the
taest in the world and being exhibited at
the fair. Tho really, she just ordinary
tremely 'elongated.'' Beth Beaulieu,
Sixth Grade, lie Sueur, MINI.
Union School.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21

Here is method that may make it simpler. If possible,
read the topic three four days before you intend to
write It always appears two weeks before the stories
need be in so there ought to be opportunity to give
all the thought necessary little real thought
has surprising power of making story grow very nat
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
A S THEY CHOSE
Three Letters the Dictionary and Some Minutes
of Thought Make Up the Stories of North
western Juniors.
TOPIC: "ELO-.n

[, DEAR! What shall I. write aboutg I
have thought about telo' for the last
three quarters Of an hour with the diction-
ary open before me and have not decided
yet!"~ Such was the moan with which
one paper began. It was also the key to
the way distressingly large number Of
Juniors went to work, so many
stories that shrieked "Made to order'' in
every line came in. A topic that cannot
be called the easiest is given occasionally
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21

count Of feelings It IS shame to waste skill on SO
Door subject Try, instead, to go after of the
pleasant things in the same way. When something in
terestng happens wait just aertly for the next pleas
ing thrill as you did the next weird sound the
dark After it has become habit to put your whole
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21

uraIlY even about three letters.
Put the topic in your mental, hot
house and let a: story grow.
Memory or imagination will soon
weave incidents about it until the
first thing you know, there is a
story simply hammering in your
heads to be written.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-10-21
so ME ON F. HOU r

Fearful and Wonderful Things Happened to Min
neapolis Juniors in Just One Twenty fourth
of Day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
MONEY KINGS BAND
TO BUILD The
NEW FRISCO
ROCKEFELLER AT HEAD OF MUL
Tl.MILLlONAlRES WHO WILL
BACK UNDERTAKING
FORM A GREAT COMPANY


Neu Ycrk, May s Headed by Joan
D. Rockefeller ii IS said, number of
American mullimillionalrea were rep.
resented at a meeting III he office ot
he United States Realty company to-
lay at whca preliminary plans were
nada to form a gigantic company for
ha rebu lding Of Saa Francisco.
Among those present were Senator
francis NewIands Of Nevada, who
owns a controlling interest in he
Palace Hotel President H s. Black
Of the United States Realty & Cen
stuc4on Company. Thomas Magee
of tho san Francisco Relief Fund III
nance Committee, Franklin X. Lane
of san Crane SEQ and Frank a, Van
derilp Of the National City Bank repre-
senting he Rockefeller interests
According 10 the tentative pro.
gram al leas, $3.50, ,009 900 will be sub
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
WILLIAM TO VISIT
EMPEROR OF
AUSTRIA
OCCASIONS MUCH COMMENT IN
POLITICAL CIRCLES
IN AUSTRIA.
TO MAKE ONE DAY STAY
viii Coincide With Visit of Prince
Henry-Prob,bIe Charges in Re
lations Of Various Powers
and German Isolation.


Vienna, May S.-News of Emperor
Williams forthcoming visit to En-
peror Franci Joseph occasions much
commen, in Political ci Gle, here;
which IS attributed largely TO the
Moroccan conference. II is especially
emphasized that the visit is due tc
Emperor Willims initiative
Newspapers here di cuss the politi-
cal Importance OF the approaching
meeting of the cmps;o-s al consider
able length referring 10 the probable
change in the rel1i ons between the
various powe and the isolation of
Germany. Emperor William is expect
odto arriva in Vienna on the morning
OF June 9Th and leave the following
evening. He will stay at schoenburn
palace.
Emperor Williams visit will coin
eide with the visi' of Prince Henry Of
Prussia. who comes as starter for the
Heikomer automobile competition.
Gen. VonMoltke chief Of the German
STAFF. will arrive here May 25th 70 at
tend the army manoeuvrss al Bruck
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09

c-ibed by backsis # the c-lsssal un.
ier.aAiug As Senator NavlanJs and
lis san francesca co1isreos admitted
1owcro- the actual sum involved may
reach s250G0y0O0 or S4oo 100000 be-
fore a new San Faiclsco rises. from
he ashes
Never IN The history of this coun ry
as uch stupendous enterprise beer
Undertaken by private ind yid ais
That The programme which embraces
nrac.ically the entire resurractiau 4
ihe destroyed area. viii be- carried ou,
s assured by The immeeac wealth and
"rcdii of IS authors.
hmorc other persons of great wealth
Interested "a the undertaking. are ID
%. Min Edward n Hartman. Clar
@ncc Mackev. the George Croctors.
Nrs collis =. Huni ugon. the Ffcdsr-
'ck Vsnierbiits George Edwin auH
4oward Gould. Francis Burton Hsur.
s-a snd nearly every wealthy property
owner in the stricken city.
While our plans Dday began to
assume tangible shape" said Senator
FeVlanis. "thCre are manv detail
70 tc completed. ! am prepared to eav.
borrower that vigorous practical stems
7re being taken 10 rebuild The destroy
rd sections Of San Franc 5co on
more permanent and comprehensive
scale than ever before"
Orr plans comprehend thc wlpins
'u of Cnina.1wn sal Thomas Ma
ere
Net York May s--E. y. Hartman
ATT veI here tonight sf 30 O'Clock on
Empire STATE Epress. New Yfrk Cen
.rsi ard HUDSON River Railroad. har
ns mala iae Journey from san Fran.
-isco iur-eord sine of u hours a7f
q Minute.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
TAKING MEASURES
TO PROTECT THE
EMPEROR
EARNEST cJEL ON EETWEEN 70.
LICE AND TERRORlSTS AND
REV0LUTloNlSTS.
CLOSE DRAW BRIDGES
Through Which His Yacht viii pass
on Way to Parliament, 10 the
PubIic-speeeh viii Be
Simple Greeting

st PoIefsburs May S-AIthonsh
there are a few surface indications
Of Tie fact that an oaruc duel is in
progress between The police and the
terIolist ana IevGlutioni d who are
throneng to the capital alert for any
oppoitun ty 10 tl'ihe Emperor Nicho
las or other marked men among Off
cials gathered here for the opening Of
the national parliament, precautionary
meafuIes on an extensive scale have
be1n taken In order to safeguard the
emperor in mis- passage mp the river on
Tim sday. the time Of his arrival and
departure Is kept dead secret. The
Nicholas palace bridges through The
draws Of which the imperial yacht
must pass viii be closed TO traffic
"am Gaylieh Thursday until the de-
p3:ua If tae emperor The general
pueli viii noI ayel be admitted TO a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09

taid a motion TO lay on the liable. Ut
refused. however by a vote cf % 10
80 10 lay the Elkins' provision on the
table
That amendment and variOls nodih-
cations w.ll therefore be the order
when the rate bill is taken up tomor-
row.
The house devoted the day to tho
naval appropriation bin and accom-
plished reading for amendment of the
fir fifteen pages. During this time
several topics ineidcAt 10 the meas
ure were discussed. including the i H.
Guilty Of obtaining enlisted men in the
navy. the location OF a naval training
station on the Great Lakes, C 81 pf
snokeless powder, and finally, the un-
necessary expenditure Of 500 geo a
year for chains for ships. This last
matter was under consideration when
be house adjourned
Representative Loud Of Michigan.
and Grossvenor of Ohio offered an
amen Iment providing that the pur
chase 0f such supplies as chains. an
churs. eordagc. etc. shall hereafter De
by q competitive bid nr0ce- s..
RiXay o. Virginia. was unsuccessful
in getting an amendment through
limiting 10 go cents a pound. the
amount VIII ch may be expended for
smokeless powder. he stated the
pr.ces nov Paid was 70 cents pouul
Bui an inquiry made by the navy coni-
mission showed if actually cost hut
s5 cents 10 manufacture the powde
The army appropriation was sent 10 g
coa ference with an ne senate ameni-
ments disagrced g.. Tho bin vas
passed. ailoRirg inc bridging. Of the
81 ss0urf river ~ Kan as City.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
CUT INTO PIECES
Mare Hard Caught In shsars Draws
Him Into conta.t WITH. the Sharp
Blades.

Pttsburg Pa Nay 5+-Chaolncr
Dickson. age % years. was cut 10
pieces by revals.ng shears al the Nc
Kears Tuho plant to-day Dickson e
hand accidentally became cangai ia
the ma-ai1erg He attempted % draw
ont brt be shears drew the hand
deeper into the jaws OF tne machine
Before the uachi-e could he hut OF
Dickson bsi besa dragged into contact
wifh lhe sharB blades Tho tofy was
re-.orcd ia fragments.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
ADJOURNED
IN VERY GREAT
CONFUSION
AFTER SPENDING NEAR ENTIRE
SESSION DISCUSSING ELKlNS'
AMENDMENT.
TOO MANY SUBSTITUTES
House Discusses Price Paid FOR
emokeless Powder and the IN
necessary Expenditure Of
100000 for Chains.

Washington D. G., May S.-Asida
from few minutes devoted @ the
reception n Of Allison amendments 70
The rate biz and half an hour giyel
to routine business, the senate devoted
its entire Sc sion today to the ineffeCt-
ual dera ion Of the Elkins amend
ment prohibiting common carriers
from engaging in mining coal or in the
production of other commodities IN
competition with shippers and adjourn
ed at ) D. m In a state Of great con
fus. as TO the exact subjeet before lt.
The disorder wa due TO the fact
number Of substitutes for ameadmcn,s
q the original amendment were offer.
cd
During the Gay the senate decided
he heretofore disputed point that un-
der an agreement the chair can entcs-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09

Scranton, Pa, May S.-Work will be
resumed by he miners throughout the
an ,hracite field Thursday Repairmen
and any Others noces. airy to prepare
the collieries for general operation
win report for work tomorrow This
was decided n the closing session Of
The convention his afternoon. Al the
morning ses. ion the agreement entered
into Monday in New York was formally
ratified A few radical, when the mt
tion 10 ratify the agreement was made,
urged the suspension be turned into Il
strike, but they were hopelessly in the
minority and their remarks We're list
ened TO in gilence
The convention adopted resolutions
cnndemning the state constabulary
aud providing for the mine workers as
an organization taking an active pact
in polictics IN the nomination and
support Of legislative candidates
President Mitchell addressed the
convention declaring the agreement is
advantageous 10 the miners even if Il
does noy Eriug an increase IN wages or
impr we'd conditions. The minors have
for the first time secured a signed
areemnt with the operators, fer one
thing
Last summer made tour through
his region ho said. u urged the
mine workers 20 come back into The
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
BALTIMORE MAN KILLS OFF
SIX ANTAGONISTS IN DUEL
Walter Winans Establishes Record With the
Pistol in Paris-and Harmless Bullets of Wax

hlcOdy one It va only meeting O.
the Pts u club Of Paris which mum
bers an ng jig very restricted mem
bership only society mon who are
crack shoss.- They meet o3ce a week
and praciice on huHlan targets. With 4
new bail invented for This kind Of
sbart by DR.. Derillers. The bullets are
OF hard wax. and eannot XII. though
Jh4y hraise II hey happeh 10 hit some
pnpfotectsd poriiiu Of the BODY. Dseh
lists Hho Object to being plrgged BY The
wax bullets scar padded cloaks over
iheir sss.es and face masks. but their
arms and legs are not protected
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09

long III lance view OF The yacht
According 40 pres mt plan TIE
speech fiom the talOne will give the
c Cstituioral democ ats no points FOR
crit clsm in the parliament to reply.
The Associated Press wa Informed
tCla the peech would net tonch on
politics or sugee p ograms
IN suli tancc b viii imply be a
ekretng 10 tae empe-or's new co
atorcrs IN LEGISLATION.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
RULED BY THREE
-zior city's Affalrs to Be Goyernored
urtii injunction Matter ID"
Finally Disposed.

Belvdere, III. May s.-That Zion
City affairs shall be ruled by com.
nittee of three, one chosen by Voi-
va, one by Bowie and one by the cir
cult court judges hearing the case
they to have charge until the injunc-
ion matter is finally disp sed of, Is
he probable temporary settlement of
the legal battle between Zion City
factions provided Dowic agrees 10 tho
proposal His attorneys will report HIS
wishes to Judge Wright in Chicago to-
pcTow, when the decision will be
made.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
cARNEeiEs BIG eiFr.

New YORK Nay s--h13reu CaEae
Re ana N-s C4raeE-e as-ftef-tolay
u lsyin- TIE c1ne- tone OF she bHiIl
ing alicl is 10 De he ioinr h5me If
.ihres national enEnee ihg aganiza
tiths- Am5rican Soc'efy G. Hfchaai
cal EnE.neers. America Ilti-gte aI
Eiecirical Engineers aud American lu
s1itute # Mining Eng.aeers Cauesie
gavslst $50 DOB for tho erection of the
bu ldilg
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09

Paris. May "A terr bic sigh' was
10 be en- n the Jardin de Paris
Walter Winaiis. OF Baltimore and Com
mandaat FeFgeus were engaged II
dueling with a number Of o her gentle
men. while the scorekeeper marked on
a blackboard the nun1- -
made by the duelisfs
The weapons used were pistols and
Mr.. winsns had 10 less than six deaths
on his score when the meei-ng vas
brought 10 : close fDr lack o. vicuus-
The incident however. vas not =
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
TO SETTLE LAKE STRIKE.

Cleveland. Ohio, May S.--Some un.
iereround work with a view to end
the longshoremen's ko is being
done But on what ha Is. or what
progress Is being made cannot be
learned Leaders of both side: ar
rived here today aud il is thought a
Joint meeting will De hell tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
AN OHIO TRAGEDY.

Richmond Ind. May S-A tragedy
was enacted some time last night
seven miles noIheast of Richmond In
Preble county, Ohio. aac Mackeg
aged 60, crushed Jhc skull of his
brother David Mackey. agel IS with
4 hafcnet and then took poi on. The
issailant died this evening and his
victim is rot expected to survive the
night The men We're found lying on
the floor Of tho home sharad by tacu
today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
NO REASON 70 TRAGEDY?

Mansfield. Ohio. May S-Lorenzo
y. Fraser. clrDelt". went 10 the
home OF Mrs. u p. Massa, wife OF a
ne ghbor this evening end shot and
killsd he and killed himself No cause
for the tragedy l. known.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-09
FURIOUS snow s1oeM.

PlsinfsiJ. Wis May 81 farious
snor sosn prevailed over central 'yj-
eoHsin last night aRd tofay equallng
= ziHter storm. Eight inches of snow
fen