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Pay of Rural Carriers.

Mr. Cortelyou says: 1.-The maximum sal
airy paid to rural delivery carriers. S720 per
annum is paid on routes of twenty-four or
more miles in length, except those appoint
ed before June 80. 1904. and who, on that
date, were entitled to the then maximum
salary of 5000 per annum. These are paid
the present maximum salary II their routes
equal or exceed twenty miles In length.
Such carriers were entitled to 5000 when
serving routes twenty miles or more in
length. They are allowed the present max
imum salary for the reason that their routes
were established at a time when the stand
ard route was twenty miles In length and
II was deemed equitable that In the read
incident TO the increased maximum salary
their compensation should be fixed accord
ing to the schedule in effect at the time
they were appointed.
The compensation of all carriers ap-
pointed since June 30. 1904, on routes less
than twenty-four miles in length Is fixed on
the basis of deduction of SIS per an
mum.
when rural free delivery was started as
an experimental service and the pay of the
carriers ranged from 500 upward to q
maximum of 500 per annum, the carriers
were permitted. and to some extent encour-
aged, to increase their compensation by un-
dertaking duties outside the delivery and
collection of the United States mails. They
were allowed to carry passengers, to solicit
subscriptions. and to act as agents fol
newspapers. and to perform general ex
press business by delivering merchands.
on the line of their respective routes. Wher
II became evident that experimental servic,
would soon have to be accepted as a per
manent feature OF postal administration
and when Congress with that object In view
gradually increased the maximum pay o
rural carriers to 5000 and then TO $720 pc
annum. corresponding curtailment of tn
outside privileges was attempted. Unde
authority conferred by the act making ap
preparation for the postal service for tn
fiscal year 1895. approved April Is. 1904. tn
Postmaster General, on June s. 1904. is
sued an order (No. SOD, proving that n,
mailabie matter should be handled by rura
carriers while serving their routes, unles
proper postage had been prepaid. and tina
they should not during their hours of EN-
ployment carry merchandise for hire excep
at the request of and at the cost of thei
patrons, and then only when by so dolni
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Ida M. TarbeIl
BEGINS a New Historical Serial
in the December Number
of The American Magazine

In the pages M Tbes greatest serial The
Tariff Times, the great the last fifty years Hv
You them striving the naon actaad mainly BY pat
ohc sometimes BY petty mofiyes
You watch hem-Morrn Chase Stevens Sherman Feenden
STRUGGLING to millions
war expenditure of million day. As you read how the
circumstances make and others the
paradox of human glory and shame taanates you
Backing up to the Civil War; the perspective of presentday
questions takes outline; h0 special gye and fou1hd
necessity how the evils of this decade had their origin and
why the end is yet, gradually becomes clearer.
Miss Tarbes History of the Standard Oil Company
mastery piece of worka story of corporation regdey seek
ing its own private interest Times bigger
every way. picture of great seeking great public eud
constantly hwarted by petty seeking their private ends
lisa political history that wM make history 1t begins
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Several hundred railway postal clerks re-
ceive less than $500 year, the minimum
above given. which Is due to short runs.
Their compensation is based upon a mileage
schedule.
Letter carriers in cities having a popula-
ton of less than 1900 receive 5000 for the
first year, and after one years service are
promoted to $3.50 a year. In cities having
a population of more than 1900 they re-
ceive $500 for the first year. They are then
promoted to $500 after one years proba-
ton, and finally to $1,000 for efficiency.
Letter carriers are required to pay for
their uniforms. two suits year, the winter
suit costing SIS and the summer suit Sl2.
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the sentence expressively unfinished.
Clodagh rose rather hastily. her face red:
Walter Gore Is the last man In London 1
should wish to meet
Lady Frances said nothing. but. moving
calmly across the room. took her cloak
from a chair.
"Where can drop your she asked. cat
the club?'
For a second Clodagh stood staring with
very bright eyes at an open window across
which lace curtain hung motionless in the
still, hot air: then she lifted her head and
| In her own turn crossed the room.
YES" she said. quietly; yves. at the
club"
Not many days later Clodagh, In COM
pany with Lady Frances Hope, left Lon
| don for Buckinghamshire. on her promised
visit to the latter's sister, Lady Diana Turf
| nell.
The house party at Tuffnell Place was to
| include-besides one or two men and
women Of personal Distinctions small Sec
| the merely fashionable world, comprising
| Lord Deerehurst, Serracauld, and Mrs
Bathurst. For. although Lady Diana Tun-
| nell was very uncompromising In the choice
/ of her own friends she had always been q
4 complacent sister, and Tuffnell Place gem
| orally opened its doors during the month OF
July to Lady Frances Hope and her init
/ mates.
arrived. and the old Elizabethan house. with
| its many windows Of thick, small-paned
| glass and its fine oak-rafted hail. filled hel
| with pleasure. After she had been greeted
by Lady Diana. and introduced to Mr.
| Tuffnell-a typical, kindly English squire
| who invariably went his own way straight.
ly. and was content to assume that others
did the same-she passed up the shallow
| staircase and entered the room that hat
been allotted to her. with a sense OF some
| thing nearer to happiness than she had
| known for months. In the whole air OF tht
| house and Its inmates there was>a sugges
| Ion Of restfulness. Of friendliness, Of sin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA,


taken my fancy much certain man who used to
come to house every other week to cut lawn.
He interesting because of the strange stories he
used to tell us, tho they stories which far
from being true. could have sat in the yard all day
and listened to the adventures he told Of them
quite unreasonable. Oftentimes without thinking he
mysterious things He fond of telling us what a
great he and all his relatives, One strange
thing about him that he ways carried two tin
pals containing his lunch In he had bread
and In the other meat Some times he put two three
loaves OF bread in pail Every evening he passed
house with the two pals. used to wait for his
appearance he never went by without stopping
tell stories. One day when walking Park ave-
nue. him enter large house and to all appearances
he member Of the household It always remained
a mystery to why living in such a beautiful
house should do such lowly work moving lawns.
Sixth Grade, s- Helen Wilmer
Minnehaha School, II 5218 Fortieth Ave. s.
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who is botanist and ornithologist for he can tell
all sorts Of interesting things He works for the New
York botanical gardens at Bronx park and has been
nearly everywhere in the world. Last year he went
around the world, he is like three people in
he used to live in Montana in Lighthouse and has been
gold hunting in Alaska When he talks about his travels
he skips about from north to south. He told
about the Eskimo dogs he in the north and Of the
team he had himself He said a dog go fast
pulling if he did not have any load while two
dogs pull much carriage horse go
faster and eat less. When we heard this wanted
couple of dogs ever much but the next minute he
made want jinriksha to pull buggy instead
Of dog Then he could identify every bird showed
him. He had collection Of ever and many
stuffed ones, little humming birds not inch
long He promised that if he had time he would go out
in the woods with me, but he did not have time. We
all sorry when he went away
Sixth Grade, .+u 49, Elizabeth Williams,
Kenwood School Cedar Lake.
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A GRANDDAUGHTER DEsPoT.

About eight years ago my mother, father, my aunt
and went to Europe. I went with my aunt to my
grandparents home my mother and father to
travel number of places Ny grandparents did
not know who until my aunt told them for we
had not written about coming They had never
seen before and they made much of me that I
was amazed. loved them ALL but the most interesting
was my grandfather He took me around and
showed the horses and cattle as that was what
liked Then he showed little garden of lilies of
the valley which my mother had had when she
little girl He carried all around and nothing could
stop him tho he had lame The next day was
Sunday and Of my aunts and my grandfather and
grandmother and went up large rock which in
their yard There were many large trees near where
crowns and bracelets and chains and many different
things for Soon it bedtime, but instead OF
thinking Of and papa lay awake and could not
get my mind of my interesting grandfather
A Sixth Grade, Dorothy Hanson,
Horace Mann School 1920 Park Ave.
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YIELDED TO TIE CINDERs.

have met person who interested me more
than an engineer railroad train used to. would
the Washington bridge thus giving two
chances of seeing the much longedfor engineer When
anyone would ask me what was going to be when
grew up would say, An engineer on railroad train
soon had go to Helena, Mont, and cried
because I could not go in the engine. Every time
thought we were going around curve, would pop my
head out of the window to the engine but always
drew it in good deal quicker than it takes to tell with
two eyes full Of cinders. Before reached Helena,
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made up my mind that to be engineer was pretty
hard Job and so decided not to be one.
Eighth Grade, Warren Bleecker,
Logan School 1927 Fremont Ave. N.
A .sBooK AGENT, PERHAPS

One rainy October day as sat gazing pensively into
the fire that burning merily in? the fireplace, my
thoughts wandered and the rain falling gently
asleep
had not slept very long before the door-bel gave
loud mig me with start Jumped out
covered the glass door, what believed was an
agent. She carried satehel and dripping wet.
had almost resolved not to open the door when she caught
sight of then bound by courtesy to open the
door She greeted me pleasantly, and asked her into
the house She told she stepped in that she
She had merry twinkle in her eyes and a laugh as
light breeze, in fact, pleasing appearance alto
bors but would be back before long She said she would
wait until mama came and we sat down in the parlor
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MINNEAPOLIS TOPICS
For Sunday, October %: H. - r. $50 -
- .....- - <. g..
"CONVINCING ---0
The stories must be strictly original in ideas and

'CONVINC1NG @-.V -. :
The stories must be strictly original in ideas and
expression.
They may be true or fiction -...- .
IF true, they must be written in the first per-
son. If fiction, they must be written in the third
person. - f. >.. .e..s~--.. q. = r. -7..s..
The stories must be in the hands Of the editor
of The Journal Junior .--.s. ~'-r.-s..s ..-- -
Not Later Than Saturday Evening" October 20,
at o clock. They must be written in ink on one
side only Of the paper, not more than 800 words
in length, nor less than 100, marked with the
Der of words and each paper signed with the grade,
school, name and address of the writer The papers
must not be rolled. s--.>.
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For Sunday, November 4: s
.. tfDANCING.,'

Stories of parties are barred.
The stories must be strictly original
If true, they must be written in the first person;
If felton, they must be written in the third person.
The stories must be in the hands of the editor
of The journal Junior 30
Not Later Than Saturday Evening, October 81,
at o'clock. They must be written in ink on one
side only of the paper, not more than 800 words
in length nor less than 100, marked with the num-
Der of words and each paper signed with the grade
school, name and address of the writer The papers
must not be rolled.
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5-.-.. *" have seen, but the who came
to my mind first Indian woman whom saw at
little place in Alaska She married to a white
man and the other Indians looked upon her above
them but still they did not like her. When the boats
all the squaws would bring their baskets down
and try to sell them, but paid attention to any
but this one have mentioned. One day when
speaking to her, she made of the stranges remarks
but she talked intelligently that it almost i'm
possible to believe she was Indian. Not only the
way she spoke but also the way which she acted and
the way she made her baskets interesting.
Eighth Grade, Ellen Esberg
80 Washington School 1917 Ninth Ave- s.
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THREE DOORS AWAY.

One DAY my S1Stef ana went
to st. Paul. I was very much
interested in a girl who lived
three doors from my aunt and
I never had, had a chance to
meet her. I was going to the
store for my aunt on beautiful
morning in June. The sun was
shining and the: birds, singing.
I liked to go out on such beau
tiful morning. The girl in whom
I was so interested sat onszher
doorstep. Fhe friend Twas with
knew her and: I asked for an IN
production. told my aunt when
we reached home and she said
that she would ask the girl to
come over. The next afternoon
the girl came over and we spent
it very pleasantly. Every day
she came to see me and when I
went home she came and stayed
a week with me.
=. v~,~-xs Florence DixG2
-814 TWenty-sixth Ave. NE.
B Sixth Grade,
Van C1eve School.
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THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, ]
NC OR Q UEER
(Continued from First Page.)

up to you. " Do you wonder that those who know him
regard him with great respect and love4
B Eleventh Grade -. s.-ss..-a K Harry Collins
e. South High School. 1928 Ninth Ave. s.
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GARNET GoWNED BEAUTY.
(Honorable Mention.

=
She rather TALL erect and dark complexioned.
She Deep colored dress of soft goods
and her hair beautiful chestnut brown curling
about her temples But these things not what espd
cally attracted my attention. Her eyes were if
showed every emotion feeling this beautiful lady felt
IF she laughing they would sparkle and geam and
if she thinking, they would put far away,
dreamy look if something beautiful hidden in
their depths Her voice was soft and low and I could
7 her she was laughing and talking merrily and
imagine her thoughts far away from sick and
all sad things -, 1883 49,. ~ ~-.... ,-:z.@
She spoke to everyone In the same pleasant way and
could tell by the kindly smiles and looks they
her in return that she greatly loved by them all.
I could not tell for few moments why it that
attracted to this lady Was it because she
beautiful and witty it because she beauti
full dress9 No It because she kind and
thoughtful Of everyone because she always cheerful
and happy and because she treated everyone equal
A Eighth Grade, Lucille Cooke,
Douglas School. - 2415 Bryant Ave. S.
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TOOK TURNS At THE GUN.
(Honorable. Mention, &c.,

One fine morning father and started out to shoot
wild ducks at lake not far from home As we had
but gun, my turn seemed to come very slowly. So
told father that going to little wooded place
be seen. had not gone far when I met old
about 70 years Of age. He asked me if enjoying
lake to shoot ducks Then he added that he had lived
in the house since 1853 and it strange
sight ago to thousand Indians marching along
the road the braves front dressed in gorgeous blankets
and feathers while the brought up the carry
ing heavy loads. That road the trail from their
winter to their summer homes. He had counted many
$50 tepees the hill where the Washburn Home
stands That their winter home and in the spring
they would begin their march to Shakopee where they
had FARMS The old interesting forgot
all about father and the gun Clarence Spargo,
Eighth Grade, 1910 W Thirty-frsS ST.
Calhoun School. Z . z=F@&e.
SPINNER OF YARNS. ry5s5@s
(Honorahe Mention
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A HARVEST FESTIVAL.

When went to visit my aunt in Crookston stayed
there two weeks. The fourth night there they
young The latter husked while the old folks told
stories and watched them. Among these young people
a boy in whom took great interest because he
could talk and laugh and still husk bushe Of be-
fore anyone else had half bushel done It took from
half past nine until IL o'clock, tho there about fifty
children in all After had finished, my aunt gave
lunch and then the old folks went in the house and
baked apples for We all played games and this boy
full Of fun and started all the games and always
had something to say. BE the most interesting per
son ever have taken notice of. Clara Anderson,
Sixth Grade, 1904 Minnehaha Ave.
IOnpfelloW School Esse
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A GENTLE MORALIST.
Honorable Mention.) =.

(i0norable MentIon) :
1t because he odd that thought him
the most interesting person had met Attic
pie thought him childish the children loved him. They
would sit up until long after bedtime listening to his
stories Some of them actual experiences of his
others fairy tales. While he telling these
stories he seemed longer old; his eyes would grow
bright and his laugh would be merry the children
Whatever story he told he would always point out the
that he repeated and over again quotation
from the German, which meant in English, The real
matter lies under the surface'' One day children
went usual to hear story but when reached his
house.. found that he very ILL.,: short while
afterward he died The people, remembering his favorite
EXPRESSION erected marble slab which the words
t'The real matter lies under the surface.'
A Eighth Grade 49,, Bessie Cannon,
Holmes School. .-~.. - 400 Seventh St. Sc.
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A SUDDEN FANCY.

The most interesting person I met girl
at birthday party We seemed to take liking to
each other that very evening The next day satur
day and did not have to go to school, went to
her house to if she would 20 skating with She
said eyes, dressed warmly and went to Central
park which is about mile and half from house.
We skated until suppertime and then hurried homo
because it later than told to stay. was
scolded when reached home because had stayed so
long. sorry to say it, but my dear little chum
moved away to another part of the city and only
see each other about twice month now.
A Fifth Grade a. Hazel German,
Harrison School. 535 Emerson Ave. N.
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was SO 1nterested III ner .con-
versation that I did not hear
mama come in, and was greatly
amazed when she rushed forward
and exchanged the warmest greet
ings with the 'fbook agent, /"
who proved to be one of my cous-
ms whom I had never seen.
= - - Ruth Bowden,
~ 1880 Portland Ave.
B Eighth Grade, - ~,
Bryant School. Z ---"-s-:.-. ]
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IN YUKON LAND.

: 1t is rather hard to tell who
is the most interesting person I
have seen, but the one who came
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REAL sToRY:BoOK UNCLE.
Honorable Mention.) :a-
The most interesting person met is my uncle,
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81 - (Honorable Mention.) 1.. : - %-=E.
have met many interesting persons, but none has
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
FIVE ARE SUFFocATED.
Firemen Rescue Many From Fire In
New York Tenement.

New York, November Sin fire in
an East Side five-story tenement house
on Madison street tonight, a woman and
her four children were suffocated. The
family, named Ginsberg, occupied apart
ments ON an upper floor, and their es-
cape was cut off by the smoke in the
lower part of the building.
More than fifty women were taken down
the fire escapes by firemen. When the
hremen arrived on the scene almost every
window of the building was crowded with
women and children, calling for assist
ance. The fire in the lower floors had
filled the halls and starways with smoke
and cut off the means of escape All
of them were taken down fire escapes
and ladders by the firemen, who then
searched the halls and upper apartments.
On the third floor they found the bodies
of three children on the stairs, where
they had been overcome by smoke. In
one of the flats on that floor they also
found the bodies of the woman and the
fourth cdild, who also had been suffo-
Gated.
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