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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
Eighth Grade.
A QUAINT GRAY LADY
Brothers Nudge Saves the Day and the Good Opinion in
Which Two Boys Were Held

Brothers Nudge Day and the Good Opinion in
Which Two Boys Were Held.
.-..-- .~..5 = -..-. (Prize)
6 HE was queer old lady lat least thought soy
~ with small gray bonnet and quaint, simple dress
Of the color We met her at the home of aunt
and she spoke to in which confused very
much, asking, Does thee to school'' and, surely
thee always knows thy lessons" We generally replied
with a feeble ''Yesm'' emo 'm,'' which
thought would the most agreeable answer. I
remember time she asked me question to which
hazarded jerky "No N, - for had not quite under
stood her. At this point, brother gave sharp
nudge and mumbled, 'tTe her yes quick!'' which
caused to jump suddenly and say ftOh, yesm!' at
which she smiled sweety and murmured 81 thought
500 Brother told sometime afterward that she had
asked if attended Sunday school, and had been
much shocked at my first reply After she had gone,
asked aunt about her and she told that the lady
belonged to the sect of Friends - often called Quak
Robert Christensen,
Fifth Grade. Fridley, MINI.
AN INSPECTOR OF BoNNETs.
(High School Credit.) -
Was there ever such naughty little dog as FRITZ
Mschievous scampl Nobody else the cause Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
ONE GRAND BIG ORDER
Small Shopper Planned Splendid Surprise but Mama
- Liked Plain Bread Best.
(Prize.)

- r. =. ~.:.. (Prize.)
WAS the first time sent to the grocery store
L alone The fact that was years old made feel
very grownup,-and was really doing Grand Be-
fore starting asked, CHOW, what you to bring
metz f'Some bread,' returned eagerly, started
out. BefoV long reached the store. A bright idea
entered my head as I saw so many, good things.
party" went in and to wait
and asked, tWhat will you have, my ladya"
little bit afraid, but finally ventured to say, Mama
wants some ice and peaches and pears and
apples oranges and plums and cherries and celery
and chicken and mashed potatoes and olives and-oh,
ing the candy case tand cake and cookies and
and-and guess she doesn want any more,'' said,
forgetting all about the bread. started home thinking
my order came-al except the chicken. ttWhere have
these things fromP' exclaimed cob,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

Showed IN the way they handled
stories Of the kind that they had
learned to find the one grain of
oddly that there is in every
commonplace thing. The 'frst
time' stories were thoroly
satisfactory set Of papers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

TO make It plain That papers must
not be rolled, etc. Again, a roll
of twelve stories came in and on
none of them did the name Of the
town appear. The postmark was
blurred and there was no cue as
to where they came from. The
stories were "Juniory" enough,
tho, to seem the work of old
writer's who ought to know how
papers should be signed. &C.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

appointment the delicious feast sent back to be
placed by loaf of bread. - Mary Mathews,
: A Sixth Grade 2401 Clinton Avenue.
Garfield School, . 49, H. -. - 's.-.<s. 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
A S M ALL HOOK.
Northwestern Juniors Complete a Word and
Weave Many Pleasant Stories Around It
When It Is Done.
TOPIC: .tFRI- -"

down the columns Of ''fri-' in
the dictionary, Juniors seemed to have
tffright'; and il" friend" The result was
that the papers were not especially varied
tho they were original and made delight
full reading, because they were SO well
told. Juniors are truly interested in the
little every day things that happen about
them and they succeeded in putting that
= warmth and glow into their papers. Some
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

that Juniors pay attention STYLE the
in which they tell their stories, evidently are bearing
fruit Anything the editor calls attention to- that re-
qures thought such incidents style, find Juniors
very responsive They do not, however take kindly
to other requirements It is SLOW ineessant peg
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
HOW 1T BEGAN
The First Time Trying Gave Minneapolis Jun
Tors Some Experiences They Had Seldom
Looked Forward TO- -.-.-. = u.s.: -. -..g>"
TOPIC: "THE FIRST TIME.

] !
HE papers were so unusually good thruout
| TX all the grades this week that the editor
III III wondered what had happened in Junior
/ K | dom. Has there been widespread awak-
WI ening of some kind that she has heard
W nothing about, was the good work just
III VA the first fruit of the enthusiasm with
III NJ which Juniors always begin school
r. II year9 Whatever the cause, the results
l--4J were delightfully."- encouraging. Now that
I-- Juniors have shown what good work they
= can do, why not keep the fresh enthusi
up to that standard all the time? There most
astonishing number of duties pleasures waiting along
the way be tried for the first time many, in fact
that +cre nothing to be asked in variety Tho
the first swimming, skating, cooking sewing
toned trhe than other things Juniors usually
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
A Transparent Fiction.

The late Clarence H. Clark OF Phil
adelphia had one of the finest private
libraries in the world. Mr.. Clark was
an authority on incunabula and on
first editions.
A Philadelphia auctioneer once sub
mitted to Mr.. Clark copy of Dickens
Little Dorrit." The auctioneer said
that the owner of the book claimed
that it was a first edition. and he
wished to know if the man spoke the
truth.
Mr.. Clark examined the work. Then
with a smile he said:
'The owner spoke the truth to the
same extent as a friend Of mine once
did on his honeymoon.
Starting with his bride on the hon
eymoon my friend entered railway
office, and, as always in the past,
bought only one ticket.
"The bride noticed the oversight at
once.
"Why, you only bought one ticket,
dear she said.
"'By Jove!' the fellow ansW -red.
I forgot all about myself ="
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
Souve ir of Mark Twain.

A young woman photographer Miss
Jessie Beals, recently went to photo
graph Mark Twain for a publication.
AS she was pinning on her hat to de-
part after the operation Mr.. Clemens
took note of her action and remarked:
Here, one hatpin isn't enough for any
woman. Miss Lyan"-to his secre-
tary--"go and get her one of those
hatpins.
Miss Lyan returned, bearing new
style hatpin-one of those with a
corkscrew pin and gun metal head.
Il took some stock in hatpin fac
tory lately" said Mr.. Clmens, "and
they unloaded some of their product
on me. So I'm trying to work it off
on my friends"
No envious Flatiron Building gale
will ever wrench out Miss Beal's gun
metal hatpin. She keeps it laid away
in cotton wool for a souvenir.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
Chief Of Police Dramatic Censor.

To the classic city of New Haven
now belongs whatever glory attaches
to the distinction of having formally
established a censorship of her thea
tiers, with the chief of police for chlef
censor, who is authorized by law 70
pass upon all theatrical performances
In that city, and to order their dlscon-
tinuance whenever he may see ut TO
do so. It looks like locating rather
delicate responsibility on an Official
whose acquaintance with the dramatic
art may fairly be assumed TO be some
what limited, assuming that he is OF
the ordinary chief of police CALDER.
This New Haven enforcement will De
watched with interest. if not anxiety,
by theatrical people everywhere. ana
lit wouldn't be surprising if New Ha-
ven became the butt of many a hln1y
joke on the stage.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
Her Hinh Criticism.

'Well, all I've got to say" stated
the lady with the steel-bowed eye
glass and the determined. set coun-
tenance, "all I've got to say about
Noah is that I haven't very much Of
an opinion of him.
'Why, sister Kinfokes,' asked her
pastor, with whom she had been dis
cussing the flood and the events con-
nected Herewith, what is the reason
for your disliking that noble old pa
triarch?"
Reason? Reason enough. Didn't
he take his own wife and his three
sons and their wives into the ark"
eyes"
"And what about his wife's mother,
and his sons wives mothers? 1t looks
to me as if Noah was another of
those fool men who have been preju-
diced against mothers-in-law through.
reading the funny papers"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

Nth LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reach
he of the disease Catarrh is blood or consti-
Internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ernay, and acts directly on the blood and mucous
urfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack medi-
line Itwas prescribed by one of the best physicians
this country for years and is regular prescription
t is composed of the best tonics known, combined
With the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the
wo ingredients is what produces such wonderful
uts IN curing catarrh Send for testimonials. free.
F. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo @
Sold by Druggists, price 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
BOUGHT CARGO OF FLIES.
Strange Consignment Sent From Bra
gil TO London

Strange Consignment Sent From Bra
I'll to London.
One Of the strangest cargoes a YES
sci could possibly have was unloaded
at the London docks toward the close
of March. 1t consisted of several
sacks filled with dried flies, consigned
to a large firm of grain merchants.
These flies, originating in Brazil,
have been purchased for use in the
manufacture of food for chickens,
cage birds and the like. They were
caught on the River Amazon by Bra
zilians, who travel up the river in fiat
bottomed boats, and who are provided
with gauze nets, with which they cap
ture these insects in millions, as flies
hover in dense clouds over many OF
the swampy reaches of the Amazon.
The flies thus caught are killed,
dried in the sun and then placed
in sacks. Upon arrival in London
they are mixed with inlet and other
grain, and are sold as chicken food,
etc. Some time ago the Brazilian gov
eminent, fearing that. the fish in the
Amazon river would be starved, for
babe the expectation of flies; hence
the price of this strange commodity,
which used to be Cd. per pound, has
now risen to Is. 3D. per pound and
often a little more.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09

If her system Is in deranged condi~
ton, or she is predisposed to apoplexy
or congestion of any organ, it is at this
time likely to become active and, with
o host of nervous irritations, make life
burden.
AT this time, also, cancers and tumors
are more liable TO begin their destruc-
tive work. Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation, hot flashes, dir
illness, headache, dread of impending
evil, sounds in the ears, timidity, pal
pitation of the heart, sparks before the
eyes, irregularities, constipation, varia-
BILE appetite, weakness and inquietude
are promptly needed by intelligent
women who are approaching the period
of life when woman's great change
may be expected.
We believe Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound is the worlds great
est remedy for women at this trying
period.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound invigorates and strengthens the
female organism, and builds up the
weakened nervous system as no other
medicine can.
Mrs. A. E. G.. Hyland, of Chester
town, Md, in letter to Mrs. Pink
ham, says:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 had been suffering with dispIacemenS
for years and was passing through the change
OF life. | had good deal of soreness, dizzy
spells, headaches, and was very nervous. i.
wrote you for advice and commenced treat,
ment with Lydia E. Pinkhanl's Vegetable
Compound as you directed, and l am happy
to say that all those distressing symptoms lef6
me, and l have passed safely through thS
change of life well woman"
For special advice regarding this inn
portant period women are invited to-.
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass
She is daughter-in-law of Lydia L.
Pinkham and for twenty-five years has
been advising sick women free OF
charge. Her advice is free and always
helpful to ailing women.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09

The old settler was telling one OF
the exploits Of his youthful days.
''Me and another feller," he said
twas THROWN dice for cher'nut sor'
rel mar. We had three filings apiece
He flung first His first fling was SIX
teen. Then he flung fourteen. Next
time he flung eighteen. That was
purity hard to beat, but l started in
The first fling flung, flung eighteen
The next fling | flung, flung eighteen
And, by gum, the next fling I flung,
flung eighteen, and flung the mar!
I can prove it by Cy Barker"
Then the other old settler told the
story of his having wunst throwed Abe
Lincoln, far an squar', in a rasslin'
match-but nobody believed him.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
PAINTING SPELLS
Cured by Or. Williams Pink Pills, the
Remedy Which Actually Makes
New Blood

AnRmia makes the patient short of
breath so that there is often a sense Of
suffocation, sometimes there is cough
and the sufferer seems to be going into
consumption, at others there is muir
muir of the heart and heart disease is
feared. In the following case severe
fainting spells were an alarming symp-
tom resulting from I" too little blood"
Mrs. George Forester, OF z Curtis
street, Watertown, NY, says: "Some
time ago L took heavy cold and it left
me i'll a very weak condition. [ be-
came worse and worse until finally /
had anamia lost flesh and appetite,
had no color and was subject to fainting
spells. Sometimes they would attack
me suddenly and would fall to the floor
with hardly any warning.
81 had one of our best physicians,
but after he had been attending me
about month without any improve
ment i'll my condition, decided to see
what DR.. Williams Pink Pills would do.
"The pills were well known to me
for, about two years before, members
of my family had taken them with the
best results. I soon found that the pills
were Just what I needed for I soon be-
gan to notice All improvement. After I
had taken them while longer Twas en-
tirely cured, and we all believe i'll DR..
Williams Pink Pills and recommend
them highly"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills actually make
new blood. They do that one thing and
they do it we'll. Impoverished blood is
deficient i'll red corpuscles. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills increase the number of these
red oorpuscles and i'll this way send
health and strength to every tissue.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills or they will be sent by mail, post
paid, on receipt of price, SO cents per
box, six boxes for So. so, by the Dr. Will
iams Medicine Co. Schenectady, n. Y.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
Seen Them All.

us your ineffable highness going
down to take a look at the British
war fieet?" inquired the grand vizier.
NO. the sultan YEARLY replied, L
don't think I care for it. | fancy I've
seen every blessed warship there is
in all the world. I'll pass 'em up this
time, I guess"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
PATENTS.

List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson,
patent lawyers, GIL Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi: Orson Buck
lin, Marietta, Mimi, end gate and lift
ng jack Oliver Cheverfield, Deer Riv-
or, Mimi. log loader; CLAUS A. Dahl,
Nash. N D., fastener for window sash;
Samuel D. Felsing, Crookston, Mimi,
pneumatic stacker; Jean G. Fortier,
st. Paul, Mimi, card game; Edward
A. Holritz, st. Paul, Mimi, copyholder
Tor typewriters; Herman Kruse, Camp
bell, Mimi, clevis.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
WOman's Way.

They were talking about the new
star in society.
"She never laughs at jokes" said
he man.
Maybe she has no sense of humor, -
said the woman. And then the con-
Tersation languished
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
A Grand Thing.

"This new luminous paint is a
splendid invention!" declared the fond
young papa. How 500" asked Mr..
Newlywed. why, you just paint the
Daby's face with it, and you can see it
10 give him his bottle without lighting
The gas!"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
Peace.

She Cat the local art gallery)-2
wonder what's the idea in calling this
one "Peacefulness?
He-Observe the absence of female
figures from the picture.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09

A mans popularity with women is
often similar to a cats popularity
with mice.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
0KL AHOMA PUBLIC lands \ i,

Lands near Lawton, opened by Congress to Home
stead Settlement this summer:Get Home in sunny
Southland; five years to pay Maps, comp lete nfOT-
nation regarding Opening, demonstrating, TeTRs,
etc., fifty cents CATRON CO.. Lawton. OKLA
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09

Money sharks are plentiful in the
ocean of life.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethfng softens the gums reduces IN
aammation alays pain, wind collie. Csc bottle
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-09
A CRITICAL PERIOD
lRTELLlGENTWoMENPRE PREPARE.
Dangers and Pain or This Critical PeriocS
Avoided by the Use of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
How many We

How many wc-
men realize THAI
the most critical
period in a wo-
mans existence
is the change OF
life, and that the
anxiety felt by
women as this
time draws near
is not without
reason Z?
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-14
MAYOR DOUW APPROVES
Endorses Capitals Editorial In De-
tense Of Alphabet.

Mayor J. dePeyster Douw appre-
ciates the editorial in last evening 5
Capital in defense of Professor Ste
vens' little book an Annapolis Alpha
bet. The Mayor is quoted as follows :
II heartily agree with your views,
as published in your editorial tonight
on the little skit called An Annapo-
lis Alphabet.
IF, however, others do not agree
with you and take the booklet in a
spirit different from that meant and
look upon il as criticism. they
should be thankful for ,as criticism
is of great benefit to any community.
] am of the opinion that Annapolis
would never have improved herself.
as she has of late years, if the out
side newspapers had not called us
The Finished City and other names.
Remarks and caricatures ON the con
dition of a city such as ours tend to
awaken our civic pride and cause us
to correct and improve the conditions
made fun of.
''In any event the Annapolis Alpha
bet will do us no harm. but will
serve TO advertise us and possibly
arouse us to greater effort To make n
better and greater Annapolis.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-14
KAVY'S WINTER MANEUVERs.
A Fleet of Fourteen Battleships And
Several Cruisers.

Ihe Navy Department has finished
ITS plans for the annual winter maneu-
Fers Of the Atlantic feet. The prac-
tiee this year viii be on a far more
elaborate scale than ever before. AT
least fourteen battleships and several
armored cruisers, together with many
cruisers and smaller vessels. will par
ticipate in the exercises.
The fleet viii rendezvous at Hamp-
ton Roads on January 2, sailing on
that date for Guantanamo, Cuba,
where the vessels are due TO arrive on
January z. For the remainder of jan
uary and until February Is the fleet
will remain i'm the vicinity of Guam
tanamo engaging in fleet tactics and
evolutions.
Plans for the theoretical defence of
the Gulf and Southern coasts will also
be worked out. Following the COM
pletion of this practice the fleet will
assemble at Guantanamo, where there
viii be small arms practice on the
new range and landing exercises.
After February ii the fleet will seat
ter to various ports of the West In
dies, where they Will have shore lib
erty. on February 81 the main fleet
will assemble at Guantanamo, remain
ing there until March, when it will
sail for the Florida coast for the an
nual target practice from March ?
until April 2l. on April 81 the fleet
viii sail for Hampton Roads, arriv-
ing there April 26.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-14
A Nscromancet's Tick.

one of the many capable candidates
now here made wager of law,
with another candidate the other even
ing at their boarding house that he
could take the candidates vest of
without taking off his coat. After
supper the audience and performer
repaired to the parlor. Unbuttoning
the vest and coat of the skeptic, the
wizard proceeded to pull out the left
arm hole of the vest in front of the
chest of the unbeliever until he could
thrust his left hand in the vest arm
hole. With mighty effort the vest
arm hole was thrust up to the left
shoulder of the man who had no faith
in the scheme. Then the left side of
the coat was pulled up and dragged
through the arm-hole, and, 10, the
vest hung on the back Of the coat,
half off, and the coat still on. With
strenuous effort, and many genuiiex-
ions. the vest was worked in and
about. around and within, until. at
last, it was found hanging with one
end up the Fright sleeve Of the coat
near the arm pit. Thrusting his
hand up the coat sleeve, the corepirot
caught hold Of the vest and pulled It
out of the coat sieese.amidst the plan-
dts Of tho spectators. the wagerer hav
ing accomplished the feat success
fully.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-14
A SPEEDY BATTLESHIP.
The Kansas has Been Given Her
Standardization Test.

The battleship Kansas, from the
yards of the New York Shipbuilding
Company at Camden, n. j., more than
fulfilled her contract speed require
ments in her official screw Standard
zation trial yesterday over the Owls
Head measured mile course at Rock
land, Me. Her highest speed was 1873
knots an hour.
After being sent over the course
fourteen times the naval trial board
ascertained that 120 revolutions of
her screws per minute were neces-
sary TO attain the contract speed of
rs knots an hour. In five of the
runs yesterday the Kansas averaged
lS. l23 knots an hour.
The number of revolutions -120.
TO a minute-for the eighteen knots is
the highest of the four battleships of
this class which have been accepted.
The Kanass started today on her
four-hour run down the coast at top
speed, and viii then commence her
third test-the 24-hour endurance
run-which will bring her we'll down
to the Delaware Capes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-14
How The Plebes We're Received
Then And Now.

one of the articles in American
Midshipman' is entitled How the
Pfebes Were Received Then and
Now This section is composed of
extracts from Congressional Hearings
by the subcommittee on Naval
Affairs, and of original data. The
statement of Admiral Sands is quoted
to tell how the new midshipmen were
received here in 1859. The statement
of Captain Colvocoresses shows how
the Plebes were met at Newport in
1865, and the testimony of Midship-
man Luther Welsh indicates that the
class Of 1909. which entered in 1905,
neither liked the way its members
were treated, but still believed in the
system of hazing. A few breezy facts
tell how some few Youngsters still
want the old ways to go on in 1906
as was ever thus. "The American
Midshipmann is for sale at the coun-
ter of the Evening Capital and at the
bookstores. Price, 10 cents, by mail,
l5 cents.