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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
A GOOD RESOLVE.
(Honorable Mention.

j. 1900. :.
tt'sprng is here the world reioiees, = sang Alice
She answered her own question: course Tomorrow
will be the first of April. y Yes, Spring had All
the world seemed to herald the good tdings
singing the bees hummng leaves budding and
everything happy Some of the birds had already
begun to build Spring herself was quite well pleased
but she felt quite mischievous. CT should like to have
my part in this April fool game. Why can
said daring Thought popped into her head and she i'm
mediatey sent the wind after March, who was his
way home. The wind has told but by what hap
pened we can easily imagine what the message The
morning. Alice surprised disappointed to
on the ground Spring, peeping in at the win
called, fool!' But when she saw how sad it
made everything and everybody she called the sun who
melted the snow She tried to April fool any
again; for, she explained to herself - don seem
to understand the game.
Seventh Grade Marie Grove Peterson
-sa9s7s&!tzGe4 ~ Litchfeld, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
AND STILL HE WENT ON.

When my brother was about az years old, he was
teamser at certain grocery store. On April the
the store wrote something note and told him go
to the grocery store at the he
ceve small package. He did not open the note, but
went to the place where he directed clerk Of
the store read the note and smiled at him. saying
they did not have any and told him to go to another
place He went all town and every place he went
they directed him to another store At last became
dsgusted and opened the his surprise it read
like this Here is the Spring April fool Please send
him on. Such thing to do! e he thought returning
to the store in angry state The laughed at him
at FIRST but they felt and begged his PARDON
saying they would not do it again.
: Eighth Grade Lena Metsala
150 Second Avenue, zHibbing, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
oUT.oF.ToWN TOPICS
For Sunday, April Is:

I'm THE YEAR s,19 U.s.
The stories must be strictly original.
They may be laid in any century, but they must
/ be true to the period chosen.
The papers should be mailed 50 as to reach
the Office Of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning, April S.
They must be written in ink on enc siao 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 of the writer. The papers must
not be rolled zsss*ssz#s5.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
A NAUGHTY JOKE.

One the first of April the trees began 80 show
green. The birds sang and the melting Mama
said, Spring has surely come, and that was what
thought Going out that afternoons put on my, white
dress and hat shining brightly took
my parasol. my parasol and went down the
street. While store the wind began to- blow
the to fall there worst biz
gard raging that had had that winter. went home
crying with the cold Mama said should net have be-
1eved that spring here and Spring .
April fool on me- -Felta Davis,
f Fifth Grade. Devils Lake, N. d.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
IN SEASON LAND.
Honorable Mention.

Fair Spring just tinting the world IN green and a
her thin green robe Spring wandered happily the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
LOOKED so SOLID.

One day as Mary walking along the sidewalk she
piece Of smooth and to take good run
and slide it. She very because she wanted
to have good slide. just her touched It. the
ice broke and in went poor Mary When she got of
the water she was all wet and muddy and home
fast she could Mary very tired when reached
home Ter mother asked her what had happened. Mary
said, Spring played April fool on me. 9 -
Fifth Grade, E---Signe7 Anderson, ~
Minnehaha School. Two Harbers, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
certainly April fool at all unpeasaat
one for the children. S Eta Knott
III Ninth Grade. Raymond, MINI.
TEE FINAL PURPOSE.

Oh, what beautiful April morning! = said little
girl one The sun shone bright and warm the sky
It fine and 90 ent n ipe wood,
TO see we find any fowers her sister told
her They started off with a. little lunch in case they
should grow hungry They found few flowers and saw
many birds and beautiful Suddenly, when the
girls were far in the woods rained frightened and
numbered until they were SO frightened they did not
know what to do The storm lasted about an hour
and then the girls went home dripping IF this
WASH t Springs April fool day, = gr.sI
Eighth Grade, Amy oLundsten
Scandal School. Waconia, MINI.
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Frances Bailey
Raymond, MINI.
SOWING THE FIELD OFLIFE

So morn, By morn, soith auoyds and deed,
IN the field of life aoe sou the seed;
So, eve by cue, for our gaynering,
May zoe find a golden harvesting
$50 For the good aUe do fades not quay
Wafh the fading glin,mer Of sunsets s
ray, 80 Z
And each ,,eW day Is a harvest day, {
When the shedues are gathered IN
-Bl1Hche Irennor Heath.
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For Sunday, April %:

For Sunday, April %:
.AWHEN -----= DID NOT, WHAT HAPPENED9''
z The stories must be strictly orignal.
They may be true fanciful, but must be
written in, the third person ~
q The blank : may represent either human be-
ings dumb creatures.
0 The papers should be mailed SO as to reach the
Office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning, April 10.
of the paper, not more than 800 words il length
nor less than 100, marked with the number Of
words and each paper signed with the grade,
school, name and address Of the writer The
papers must not be rolled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25
MODELLING CLAY That
APPEALS TO CHILDREN

Modelling clay-cOlored every color Of
the rainbow-is a mir g that will ap-
peal strongly TO the tastes Of almost
every child. a paint box is usually one
of his dearest possessions, bCt some
thing that you can shape is even more
of a fascination, especially now that
the dull gray modelling clay has been
improved upon-to chiId's liking, if
not TO artistic minds.
Fascinating balls and Dlo-ks and all
sorts of dell dishes and doll rouse uten-
sis can be made with ltttle ut - @ElIl,
and will form playthings whlch. being
made by the children themselves or
shaped before them, will be invested
with a deeper interest than merely
bought things
For older children, especially if there
Is a sign Of artistic talent. these clays
are delight. and many a dull hour has
been whiled away for a little Gonzales
cent. peevish and tired of everything,
by their use
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25
USES FOR GOLD
AND SILVER IN FANCY
WORK NUMEROUS

Gold and silver have found their way
into fancy work, as was inevitable.
with the craze for il spreading over
into every sort of thing. Gold thread
is used for the most part, in among
the colors of embroidery done upon
linen-colored backgrounds, and upon
white pieces intended for the table, and
consequently made so that they will
bear repeated washings, a gold-coIored
silk is used-as different from yellow
as day is from night. and coming out
after each doing up, the prettiest. soft
est, shining gold
Gold-colored silk is used in place of
the gold thread, in some cases, al
though the gold itself is preferable.
As to paillettes OF gold and silver,
they are upon every sort Of thing, from
the embroidery Of a slipper 10 opera
bags.
Touches Of gold Iuster paints are
used upon leather. as are the tints
which go by rights with typography.
And gold beads-Or, goId-Iined beads
are used in a hundred ways
But, like the use of gold upon dress.
only the merest touches OF it should
be tolerated-anything more is apt to
be gaTish. and, besides, tarnish too cas-
lily TO be worth the work i kas cns.e
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25
SPELLING "COMES BY NATURE"

the first 10 be counted out" and a
mana. successful writeT-foIIowed her.
As IN the case of Emmy Lou" the
ploddcrs the everyday peOple-wers
the last to be moved down
There were thirteen words given in
rapid succession at the last. before
which the spoilers went down. one after
the other, until. ct last, one man tri-
umphantly stood Tor Sat) aIone-he had
outspelIed the Others.
But everybody felt that thirteen such
words were fair things TO fall on. Aux
Hilary almost everybody spelled with
two is. Tennessee" seemed hopeless
because of its many double letters;
'beefsteak'- word known the world
Oyer-pToved 4 tough proposition for
some of them: "picnicking' was liber-
ally dOSeG with ks, or the omitted
entirely: cylinder made trouble be
tween its / and Y, and sieve" and
siege and seize We're too near alike
TO be different" as one aspiring spelleT
put ii. Proceed and precede' and
"supersede" made fun, as well as
the hard words was ''desiccate,' which
everybody. with the exception of that
one man, spelled with two IS and one G
1t was rather 2 shock to most of them
to discover that they knew so little
about the spelling of everyday words.
and the complaint of almost all OF them
was. 'If l could write II down, I'd know
in 2 minute" Yet Il curious fact was
that the same thirteen words given out
to another set of people (Who were fur
nished with paper and pencilsl met with
the same dismal failures in their spell
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25

It's Ia. o.say IA purses mat leather
UOTkerg have found means 10 express
original ideas. Every sort Of thing. from
sofa pillows down to the most trihiuE
OF postcards, has served for In object
for skill to be displayed upon
Some Of those new stools. put together
In way that dispenses with the use of
a single nail. have tops Of stout leather,
plain for the most part. except when
those artists get at it, Then It is
straiRhtway transformed into a mere
setting for some liz OF beauty 10 show
out Of
Some Of che smaller skins are painted,
or burned. or embossed IN effective de-
signs, and mounted for hanging upon
the walls Of dens or sitting rooms. But
don't make the mistake of getting one
unless your room Is OF the informal
type. or there IS something in the
room which tones in with il. both in col
oring and idea, or it will be utterly out
of place, and an actual note Of discord
IN what may otherwise be e, harmOni-
ously furnished room.
There's n small fortune awaiting the
first person who seriously goes in for
making stunning leather postcards. for
curtcUsly enough, though IN paper post
cards wonderful things have been done
some Of them almost bits OF art-in
leather the c-udest OF decorations are
almOst the invaTiable rule.
Some fascinating cases for carts and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25

for briuEe scores come ready to be I'm
iShed. with brush or typography nee
die or with the tiny knives which come
for a delicate sort of carving.
Cases for magazines and FOR laundry
lists tthe latter usually being decorated
with a Cniuaman as the badge Of its
Calling. telephone registers, albums for
postcards and photographs, tiny work
boxes and bags. host of travelling con-
venienCes. and an occasional set Of emp
ty book covers. for the home binding
OF photographs and records OF famous
family cor club happenings-these are
just a few of the many things, both new
and old, which the artists, or rather the
artistic craftsmen, are decorating and
making
Photograph frames have a new form
which deserves a para graph TO itself.
This is made in three parts. two OF
them hinged 10 the middle one, either
with the neat little metal hinges which
can be picked up for a song. or more
elaborate ones OF leather which you
must make yourself. The flaps fold
over the picture, which is set in the
middle under glass. and fasteu either
with a little metal lock or by strips of
leather. knotted cowboy fashion.
Among bigger things come chests and
screens and chairs--some of them made
beautiful with deft touches of brush
and needle, ut. for the most part
these imposing things are uninterrupted
by amateurs.
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tent, certainly comes by nature"
The way it happened was that some
one was talking of the ignorance of the
age, in the matter of the very Tudiments
Of education in which our grandparents
were so religiously drilled. Some one else
said that scarcely any one person knew
the capitals of the States or the ordinary
rules of grammar, even though he were
probably putting them into practice at
the very moment. and that spelling was
sinking into nothing even with the
youngsters. besides psychology and kin
bred studies.
Then everybody Joined in. and out of
the hubbub of dissenting voices arose
one which suggested a spelling bee, by
way of proof.
In two rows they ranged themselves,
the leaders taking turns In calling upon
recruits to their ranks, and the work
began, the oldest person in the house.
grandfather" who had been brought
up in the oId7fashioned way, and who
knew his spelling book IS he did his
catechism, entering into the spirit of the
game and hunting up the words he used
to fall upon.
The brightest woman in the room was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25
Children Recite Standing.

In many schools. nowadays, children
are made 10 stand while they recite, and
made to stand well, planting both feet
firmly on the floor. instead Of the awk-
ward way so many children stand, rest
ing all the weight upon one foot
Dancing lessons have been of great
help TO many a little girl who stopped
For, with dancing lessons the body and
shoulders and head must be held Just
So pose which, in time, becomes q
matter OF easy grace.
The wearing of a heavy. unCOmfOTt-
able hat has been the cause of many q
child carrying her head at an awk-
ward angle In fact, unless the hat is
arranged so that il is comfortable, and.
child carrying her head at an awk-
ward way Of holding the head is the
result. To have to keep her hat on by
twisting her head so that the wind
strikes the top Of her hat is conducive
10 all sorts of faults in standing.
Coats and dresses made of too heavy
materials cause a dragging down Of the
shoulders, which is as bad for the gen
eral health as il is for the carriage
Teach the little girl how TO put her
clothes on Weil-itS an art well worth
learning, and one too often neglected
Teach her that the mere buttoning up
her dress may make or mar the set Of
it. No matter how poor a girl may be
i she carries herself We'll and puts on
her clothes as well, she is distinguished
aud that is a valuable asset in any path
of life. And you can't begin too young
TO train for both of them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25
ALITTLE SERIES OF "WHYS"

atmosphere to permeate you. for things
come TO us in the same measure as We
mete them out Now, yOI may rot
have treated this person badly. but YOU
have treated some one badly.
Notice expressions Of face rather than
feature, Expression is & great index OF
character. II Is the outward sign Of
what is in the soul. You may be re
pulsivc OF feature. and yet. if that ma
ture and heart of yours is good. PEOPLE
viii say. THAT is an ugly face, but a
good one"
Start figuring on; things for yourself.
Have convictions, and show the courage
OF them. You may not be a critic. but
don't be afraid to remark. Il have 10
knowledge of this or that eve cannot
all know everything. But know how
il inlpresses me.
You go to the theater- You are moved
TO tears even when you have steeIed
yourself against emotion. VIII Z p" Are
you reminded of some episode N your
life? Well perhaps; but the real reason
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Is that the person pOrtraying the part
sends his or her feeling 10 you Do not
De ashamed to give all credit to the
player: do not be influenced entirely bv
pubic opinion. Have some Individuality
ana you can, II you will, start your own
series of WHY'S
You see 4 picture WHY are Won nor
Just as competent to feel some of the
emotions OF the genius who produced il
as the art critic? He may understand
more of drawing or of color or a thou
sand points of detail. but as there were
many different moods felt during ITS
creation, YOU have just as much right 10
feel one or many as any one. providing
you nave a capacity to feel at all.
First. last. and all the time try n
ind the good in all things We find
what we look for. The bad will show
quickly enough by comparison Why
VIII you look for the good? Because in
finding that you Will learn to love in ell
mankind that which is best in them
5. II. T
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25
Pretty Effect in a Trousseau

Into one very pretty trousseaa are
tucked towels finished across both ends
with simple, effective scallops. which
prove welcome variation to the two
1e-honored styies-those fringed or
heL}ned
OF course, the scalloping is done by
hand. using a heavy embroiderr- cotton
one of the softest kinds for the work,
and padding it rather hea Tils'- And n
itials are set squarely in he middle of
ore I'D
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25

NN( smart folks. and we luxuri-
" " ate in their company. but
did IL ever occur to you how
few people understand human nature
and themselves? 1 heard a business
man say not long ago that 1t took him
four years to know one otheT man. Dut
when he finally understood him IT was
no trouble to do business with him.
WHY should it take years TO solve a
nature we study every day? surely so
much time should not be required Tor
one mage of a lesson in human nature
If our own selves are an open book to
US People think WHY? child's
question and yet to know thing We
must learn how II came to be When
YOU find you or some one haS done
something either good or bad. great or
small. stop and ask yourself WHY"
and what WIS the motive Some morn
ing or evening YOU will ind YOU under
stand human nature.
You have a conhding. trusting nature.
You think YOU are deceived and i'll
treated ''Why?" Is il not because you
did not understand human nature or
YOU would have known whom 70 ;rust?
You meet persons who impress YOU:
YOU like them. Do not deceive yourself
that II is for face or beauty Of form:
no. there is something in each of YOU
which calls to the other. 1t may not be
love: it may be your minds. or YOU may
have a mutual hobby. Find il out, and
be satisfied with that at first until more
nell and be all in all to each other IN
a moment: YOU must not, for In no one
creature will YOU find all good. Leave
something TO God. Perfection belongs
to Him alone.
Why Are You Satisfied?
Say YOU marry you slu'oly adore your
wife. you never asked yourself WHY ?"
You are satisfied. She is good. she is
Z lover of home Then be content IL
stead of showing her in . very short
while that you are disappointed because
she is not an artist, musician or some
thing else that you did not care 4 ran
whether she was or not before yCu
married her. Don't you know il YOU
had paused and studied yourself and
tastes before you entered the state of
matrimony. you would have known
whether GU wanted cook or a society
BELLE
WHY" Have you been good to them
or are they paving the way TO use
YOU? Let us hope that 1T is your kind
ness.
Are there persons who are deceitfUl to
Won? ''WHY?" are than likely you
have been dealing in an underhand way
with some one else and allowing that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25
Soften Your Pen in a Flame

Try lighting match and putting
your pen in the fame for the minute
it burns the next time you have to put
a fresh pen in your holder. Besides
being a great deal more pleasant way
than the old way of putting it in your
mouth the pen is ready for work in
an instant-and Just right instead of
your having TO get used TO it after all
as you did with pens the other way.
That flame works like magic and
yonr pen works like the old one, with
est its WORKOUT scratching.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25
PRETTY GIRDLES OF
LACE AND RIBBON
FOR WHITE DRESSES

r. OR white dress. the prettiest of
r the many lowered Rirdles is
made with two ends which hang
ten or twelve inches below the
waist line. like a short sash. and are cut
into long points
But the pretty part of il is the way
ValenCiennes lace is put on InCh-wide
edEing is used and gathered so full that
II IrllIS into tiny labOts. all around those
two long ends, the cut edges of the rib
hon finished in a tiny invisible hem to
make, a firm edge for the lace 10 he
The s. me idea can be applied 10 the
plain ribbon, anything but delicate
shades. of course. to be avoided. But
the lowered ribbon is most successful.
the hemming more easily made invisible
and ii lace bringing out both the leli-
cate colOrs OF the flowers and the
white background in pretty contrast.
Watch the BOning.
When YOU make your girdle-any sort
of one. whether it be a narrow one to
match your shirtwaist or the wider
ones which are dignihed with the name
OF princeSs-lOOk out for the bOning
Many e, Eirdle is spoiled by the bones
curVing In. and following the lines of
the ngure as il should. If a tight-fitting
coat Is worn over a girdle wrongly
boned. the li1es of the coat are spoiled.
and the girdle stamps its unmistakable
lines upon il.
Re careful. too tand here's where the
art of good dTessmaker Is instantly
APPARENT. to make your girdle so that
the lower edge isn't lust covering your
skirt band. but. instead. is well below It,
no matter how narrow the giTdle NAV
be. The wrong kind of a giTdle is sure
20 be set uD high. cutting of the wear
er's figure and giving it a short-waist-
ed effect
It's the same way with belting-Only
TO a lesser degree with that, o. course.
When you put your buckle on the belt
ing. cut the upper edge a good half
inch shorter than the lower on both
sides, so that IL will stretch to fit over
the very top of your skirt instead of
riding up so that il all but escapes even
The band of your skirt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-25
Sensible Lingerie
Hats and ParaSOlS

7 LAST the arbiters Of fashion
who have made lingerie hats
and asols-lingerie every
thing. in fact-the rule have de