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ing. When boy steals an apple, he
next time will try two apples, until he
sees how easy it is. Then he tries to
get money. Then he does too much,
and the people will not stand for it.
The same with France.
France would have won the battle of
Waterloo, then. its army increasing. it
would have tried again and won a
larger battle. Then. as ! said. Napo-
leon would have gone too fast The
people, would not have stood for it. and
who would? They would have clubbed
together and made one final battle OF
It,
France would have gained possession
like Rome did in the days OF julius
Caesar.
That is my idea OF what would have
happened If that world famous battle
had been won by Napoleon.
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IF pudding has a brim-of the
richest possible plums. The exterior
of the pudding presents mottled.
dark appearance, very indicative of
riches within. The best of it all is
that this pudding will not make any
body ILL., no, not even the little girl
who is always having to take pepper
mint after pie. The party guests will
all have hold OF one of the pudding
strings, and out will come the plums.
which are charming little Christmas
toys of many kinds, all done up in the
most fascinating cases, boxes and
wrappings
There are lots of Christmas favors,
too, for the childrens holiday party,
some of them in the form of little fig
.ures' of Santa Claus. little sleds. snow
balls, Christmas baskets. tiny Chin
neys miniature snow men and Christ
mas bells, and all these can be made
by clever boys and girls who want to
entertain their friends during the holi-
day week. and they will not take very
much time from play nor great deal
OF money.
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stiff cardboard back. is poised on the
roof Of the ark.
When the ark is used for the Jack
Horner pie at party the individuals
in the ark and the animals are backed
with cardboard and used for place
cards for the guests or they are pasted
to the front of boxes which are filed
with sweetmeats and placed at each
persons place for favors.
There is glittering Christmas star
which is apt to shine forth a. the chill
dren's party and hold out promises of
good things for the guests. One
wouldn't naturally expect much from
a star excepting beauty and light to
shine brightly on our holiday paths.
But this Christmas star is unusually
useful as well as beautiful, for il all
the guests OF the party seize the shin
ing ribbons which depend from il,
something very pleasant is sure to
happen. The star is not fiat, as stars
usually are, but although one may
not notice the fact at first glance. it is
in reality quite thick through and back
of its five glittering points are con-
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cealed a whole collection of amusing
Christmas souvenirs, which are to be
had when the ribbons are pulled. The
star is a brilliant creation covered
with frosted paper that sparkles in
the light like the snow when it has
frozen.
Then one mustn't forget the Christ
mas plum pudding. 1t really seems
that this must have been the original
Christmas pie, and that the nursery
rhyme people made a mistake when
they called it a pie instead of a pud-
ding. or perhaps they were mean
enough to deprive the pudding of due
credit in telling their tale because pie
is an easier word to rhyme with Any
how, Christmas plum puddings are sure
to contain plums, which pies may or
may not do so, and Jack Horner is
quite as likely-if not a good deal
more likely-to have pulled that well
known plum of his out of pudding
as out of a pie.
The Christmas pudding which will
appear at the children's party is a
large round pudding, full to the brim
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NAPOLEON
CLARENCE WALBRIDGE,
$3.50 Twenty-hrst Street. Franklin
Grammar school, A Sixth Grade.
Age IL Years

Age III Years
What | think would have happened
If Napoleon had defeated the duke OF
Wellington is that he would have be-
come emperor OF all Europe. | think
that IL he had defeated the iron duke
the French people would have fiocked
to the tricoIor. He was a wonderful
general. even greater than Wellington.
i think that he would have con-
quered Europe, and even England; that
IL Napoleon had conquered Europe, |
believe he would have tried to conquer
Asia and think he would have sue
ceeded. His generals were a great
help TO him. Some Of them were very
able men, too. Marshal Ney was one
OF the ablest. He would have tried to
conquer the world
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FRENCH HISTORY COM
PARED WITH THAT OF
OLDEN ROME
f2S Thirty-sixth street, Oakland. Pied
mont school, Eighth Grade. Age "a
ALBERT BRYANT,

If the battle of Waterloo had ended
with Napoleon the victor England
would not have been where il is now
All Europe would gradually have been
conquered by Napoleon. and would have
been merged into one big France. But
Napoleon would not have been satisfied
He would have tried to get more. He
would have fought and conquered more
nations, but as the last straw will
break the camels back" all the cOun-
try in time would have rebelled-eyen
his own people. The history of France
could then be compared with that OF
olden Italy. rise in mighty strength
TO go down with a crash at last
NO man, bad or good, to start with,
can help being greedy when once
started. That is why we have burglars
and hoidups nowadays A robber most
always begins with some petty steal
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FRENCH ARE PROGRESSIVE
Harry ID. HambIy Jr., T.. o. Box fO5,
Los Gatos Grammar school, Age IL.

-. htAmDfy JEss H. W. hDOA hODy
Los Gatos Grammar school, Age II.
think III Napoleon had won the
battle of Waterloo French history
would tell us that the French army
had later conquered England and other
countries. Perhaps all Europe would
have people speaking French as the
universal language instead Of having
different nations and languages. Or
maybe the whole world would now be
one vast French republic. as the French
people were not content to be ruled by
an emperor or a king.
The French are very progressive, and
Napoleon was very great general
Perhaps the world would be better
today had Napoleon won that great
battle, and then there would be very
little need OF warships or standing
armies.
This is the aim of all nations that
send delegates TO The Hague peace
congress. where French is the Official
language Men like Lafayette and
Macmillan would have been sent 20
distant countries in North and South
America and elsewhere by Napoleon
and the best laws would govern the
people through the French rule. and
all history since the battle of Water
loo would be mostly OF these people.
The historr of flying machines is very
much a story OF the Frenchmen
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WOULD BE A MONARCH
PEARL QUINN,
Seventh Grade, Benicia Public school
Age IL Years

We will suppose Napoleon had won
the battle. Well, ii Napoleon had won
he would be the monarch of Europe
The effect it would have on French
history would be the existence of a
monarchy instead Of a republic.
Maybe North America would also be
a monarchy. The whole world would
be a great deal different. All Of Europe
would be under the control OF France
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ADDITIONAL COMPOSITIONS

Also all the world would be French
But to our joy. Napoleon did not win
the battle OF Waterloo
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which is also a branch of the city
library, and an auditorium that will
seat about a thousand people
II refer to this school because the
city is simply using its school money
to the best advantage and still many
citizens who have not deliberated on
the matter will fear extravaganza.
Vast amounts Of wealth are eXpend-
ed for school buildings in every com
munity, but they are poorly utilized.
The tendency in this respect is rap.
idly changing, and think we have
reached an important transitional
period. The school is a sOCializing
agent of the community, and as such
must serve the people better, not
only the building with practical furn-
ishings should be more at the service
Of the people, but CoursesO of instruc
ton in our schools must also fit more
directly for the life that the people
will live.
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The Greatest Thing
Py Henry ~

To love abundantly is to live album
dainty, and to love forever is 10 live
forever. Hence. eternal life is in
'extricably bound up with Love. We
want to live forever for the same
reason that we want to live tomor-
row. Why do YOU want to live to-
morrow? 1t is because there is
someone who loves you, and whom
YOU want to see tomorrow, and be
with and love back. There is no
other reason why we should live on
than that we love and r beloved.
1t is when a man has no n to loSe
him that he commits suicide. 80
long as he has friends, those who
love him and whom he loves. he will
live. because to live is to love.
Be it but the love of a dog, it will
keep him in life; but let that go and
he has no contact with life, no rea-
sou to live. He dies by his
hand. Eternal life also is to know
God. and God is Love. This Is
Christ's own definition. Ponder it
Love i; a thing that we are living
now, not that we get when we die;
that we shall have a poor chance of
getting when we die. unless we are
living now, No worse fate can be
fall a man in this world than to live
and grow old alone, unloving and
unloved. To he lost is to live in an
unregenerate condition. ~loveless and
unloved; and to be saved is to love;
and he that loves dwelleth already in
God. For God is Love.
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Broader Use For Schools

The superintendent of the Aber-
feen schools has made a tour of in
spe rtion among the high schools of
the country this summer, ard on his
return gives a most interesting in
tervieW concerning the trend of the
times for a broader use of schools.
He finds that the sentiment is turn
ing toward a wider social activity
with the school as a center, not only
tor the otudents, but for the COM
munity a. large. That this change
is a comm ndable one, may readily
he seen when it is taken into COnsid-
large sum OF money in school build
ings which are used only by a small
Ger cent of tho population and then
only fer a pOrticn of the year. Supt.
Johnson urges a plea for the schools
as a community C9HtCI anil he is sure
tfat it would prove Of mutual bene-
fit, both to students and citizens.
The following clipping is a portion
of the interview and gives an in
stance of the broader use that one
community is making of its schools:
Zone of the most complete school
buildings in the United States, for a
small city, is located at Gary. Ind.
Besides the regular apparatus
found in all we'll equipped school
buildings it has a number OF things
that make it very s~eryIceable to the
community, such as swimming pool,
shower baths, separate gymnasiuns
for men and women, a reading room
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-11
Myers Conkey Wedding

Last evening at the home of the
brides parents in Washington, oc-
Cured the marriage of Jay E. Myers
of Miller, and Miss Jessie Conkey,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs F. l.. Con-
key. The wedding was a quiet one.
witnessed only by the relatives,
among whom were Mrs Aleta Myers
and family. of Miller. The happj
couple will make their home in Das
Moines. whore Jay is engaged in the
printing business. The Press Joins
their many friends in extending con-
gratulatious and best wishes.
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How New Faced Death.

Marshal Ney was the son Of a
hardworking cooper and had risen
from the ranks of the army. He
was a child of the people, and
whatever may have been his vani-
ties he threw them all aside in his
last days. When he was led out to
death an officer ordered a bandage
tied over his eyes.
"Why should you do that?" said
Ney. Haven't | been accustomed
for twenty-five years to look bullets
and cannon balls in the face?"
He himself ordered the soldiers
to fire, standing and facing them,
His career summed up in one life
the spectacular heroism of the past,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-11
The Hobo

Sioux Falls Argus-Wages are
high IN Sioux Falls and South pako-
ia because there is more work to do
than there are men to do it. Con-
tractors want carpenters and ma
sons, builders want helpers, farmers
want ~harvesters, ana there is plenty
of work for those who know how to
do things and who have the bodily
strength to go with their knowledge.
South Dakota, along with other
western states. is prosperous, and
things are running at high tide.
But still, Sioux Falls is just now
infested with that most detestable
class of men-the cheap philosophers
who believe that the world owes
them a living, and who have permit
ted their laziness to do away with
their s~elf-respect. 1t is reported
that a number of them sleep nightly
on the island, and in the railroad
wards, and not a few citizens have
suffered from their differing and
impudence.
There is reason for most things.
The rat is a scavenger, and the weed
is a call to industry; but nothing can
be said for the hobo. He began
when there was real stress IN the
country; he started when it was hard
to find work. and difficult to make a
living. People became sorry for the
man who was driven to the road to
sustain his body and the mistaken
kindnesses of people brought upon
all of us the hobo pest. The hobo
Of today Is not looking for work.
He wouldn't take a job if he could
get one. He is simply a parasite on
society. Not only that but he is a
menace to decent citizens. lie is
shiftless, lawless, and insulting, and
no community can afford to tolerate
his presence without great risk to
its of mind. or worse.
We trust that the chief of police
of this city will see to it that the
hobo learns he is not wanted in Sioux
Falls. There are WAYS; there is the
1chain gang. the water hose, and the
rsek sile. and the vigilance commit
tee, No community need suffer
from the hobo pest very long it it
executive officers do their dut!
promptly.
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Rev. CRUDE Resigns

The Presbyterian pulpit in Miller
will became vacant next month
through the resignation Of Rev. &.
II. CRUDE. Mr. CRUDE takes this
step hccause of continued i'll health
in his family, and he mas accepted a
call from a church in California, to
secure the change in climate. On
last Sunday morning he read the
action of the session Of the church
TO the congregation, in which he and
the session ask the church to take
action on his request to the PreSby-
terv Of Central Dakota for a dlsso-
utIon Of the pastoral relations, and
as a consequence, the congregational
meeting will be held on the evening
Of August 18th.
Rev. CRUDE plans to terminate his
work here on Sept. Goth, thus closing
a pastorate Of four years and four
months, He has during that time
worked most faithfully for the best
interests of his church, and it is
with regret that his congregation
witness the severance of the reIa-
tionship.
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Chinamen's Bones.

All Cinnamon who die in Amer
lea are buried in American GENE
t~eries, but it is the understanding
that, some years later, the bones Of
the dead will be gathered up and
sent back home for burial. This
understanding with the dead is new
er betrayed, and there are a of
Cinnamon who make a good living
as bone collectors and bone ship
pers. The men travel all over
.Afneries Few e~ehseeefies r uL
kkpaXn ta-them. There is no freight
line that has not carried Frisco
ward on their behalf many parcels
of Chinese bones for shipment
home,-EMhangs.
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HIS NAME.
The Answer Was Clear, but II Took
Some Time to Understand.

81 wonder" unused the man who
was smoking a cigar-"I wonder
how there happen to be so many
Smiths, Joneses and Browns in the
world"
The man with the pipe replied:
81 saw in the paper this morning
that Aaracho Mechnowitski, a Rus
sian Pole, has applied for permis-
sion to have his name changed to
the more Englished Aaron Smith.
That is one reason for the vast
number of Smiths and might also
account for the Joneses and
Browns. Men with unpronounce-
able names have them changed for
business as well as sensible rea-
sons"
well" said the man with the CT
gar, my name is not unpronounce-
albeit is as easy to say as mud or
slush or anything-but it gives me
a great deal of trouble. It's a mono
syllable too"
"That's queer" was the natural
remark. "What is it?"
Guess"
"Oh. | couldn't. OF the eighty
odd millions of people in the United
States there are undoubtedly no
more than an average of eighty to a
name, or, to reverse the phrase, no
fewer than a million surnames. No;
you'll have to tell me. | won't ven
ture it,"
Guess" suggested the other
again.
But the man with the pipe shook
his head. Il couldn't find a mans
name haphazard, especially when, as
YOU say in your case, the name is
simple, easy to pronounce and yet
causes trouble for you"
$50 much trouble that | might
think seriously of doing what Aara-
cho What's-his-name is doing and
get it changed"
at must be rotten. What is it ?"
And then for the third time he
was told Guess"
"Not in Il million years"
"Every day of my life," said the
objectionor.
"What is?"
"My name"
"But what is it?"
"Guess."
And it was.-New York Times.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-11
Back To the Farm

In theory there never was a better
time than right now for a sensible
mar to move from the city to coun-
try. The movement has been away
from the farm until prices of ali
kinds of food and fibre are high.
There is nothing in sight to indicate
that prices will be greatly reduced
by increased production. A crop
well grown and handled with good
business judgement will he reason
ably sure of sale at fair price.
There never was a time when it was
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-11
Stone Plants.

In South Africa there is found q
plant of the genus mesembryanthe-
mum, growing on stony ground,
which so closely resembles a pebble
that it is invariably taken by 4
stranger to be a stone. Another
species of the same plant growing
on the hills near the Karoo produces
two leaves about as large as ducks
eggs, having a surface resembling
wcathered stone of brownish gray
color, tinged with green. These
plants look like stones, but for a
short time they bear bright yellow
flowers. Still another species Of
the same plant resembles the quartz
pebbles among which it grows.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-11
A MUSICAL FIASCO.
The First Night Of Rossini's Opera
The Barber Of Seville"


"ThC cyentful first night arrived
at last, and throughout my artistic
career | have never experienced a
more stormy evening. 1t was not
the hostile party alone, but a whole
series of mlShaps, which contributed
10 the g:rat tjasco of my opera. The
overture was completely drowned,
as well a> the first chorus, by the
Kissing and whlstling of the public.
Al this act of injustice Garcia, be-
side himself with anger, grew so
excited that he broke several strings
of his guitar while accompanying
the sercnade. This caused such a
disturbance that nothing more of
the music could be heard. Poor
BaSiliO, a debutant, became so
alarmed at the uproar that he trod
on his long cloak and fell fiat on the
stage. When he got up his nose was
bleeding so profusely that it was
some minutes before he was able to
sing. The noise then grew terrific.
Finally, just as the public was quiet
ing down, a cat suddenly appeared
on the stage and was only driven off
again with much trouble and loss of
time. Thus was the unfortunate
evening brought to a climax. The
curtain fell and the performance
was stopped.
"Although it was a failure, | was
none the less calm and satisfied, for
| had the conviction that | had
worked conscicntiOusIy, and | recog-
nlzcd the injustice of an audience
which, in its blind prejudice, had
not listened to a single bar of my
music. 1t is the custom in Italy for
every composer to conduct his opera
for the first three nights, but the
next morning | begged the manager
to release me from this obligation,
and he very gladly granted my re-
quest.
"SOon after this unfortunate per-
Torrance, however, a reaction set in
among the f"rcQucnters of the opera,
some praising the overture, others
remembering the melody of the first
finale, others again thinking the air
of Figaro original, and so forth.
UI;. w., r,H,,op+ 10 ;pJuoo tho
greater part of the public to give
some attention to the second per
Torrance. This time | remained at
home alone, trying to write and to
read, but could not collect my
thoughts. | then took my watch in
my hand and mentally sang the
overture and right through the first
act. Suddenly | was seized with an
uncomfortable curiosity. [ wanted
to know what reception my music
was meeting with on this second
hearing and resolved to go to the
theater, when an extraordinary
noise called me to the window.
There | saw thousands of people,
with torches in their hands, coming
toward my house, and before | had
realized what was happening | was
being carried in triumph to the the
ater, amid the enthusiastic cries of
'E viva Rossini" | had had no time
to exchange my dressing gown for
a coat, and thus was obliged to con
duct the 'Barbiere' from the begin
ming Of the second act. The audi
ence that had been so antagonistic
on the previous occasion now be-
came wildly enthusiastic and at the
end of the performance carried me
home in triumph. Such was the
baptism of my 'Barbiere.' "-"Mar-
chest and Music"
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One Of Rhodes Ideas

A well known peer once asked
Cecil Rhodes to stand godfather to
his son, and he replied that he
would on one condition, which was
that he might invest at onc fl0O
in the boys name and give 800 on
each succeeding birthday, provided
hat it should all 90 on at com
pound interest until the boy was
old enough to begin to spend the
interest, and that then he might
yearly decide on what to spend it,
so long as it was not on himself.
''This," said Mr.. Rhodes, "will do
two things-frst, it will teach your
boy how to spend money, and, sec
ondly, it will make him unselfsh
and kind to those in need"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-08-11

The death of Boyd Russell Douglas.
the little son of Mr. and Mrs John
Douglas, occurred Saturday, after
a brief illness Of typhoid fever.
The funeral services we're held at
the home Sunday afternoon. il
charge of Rev. Cunningham. and the
remains laid to rest in the G.. A. r
cemetary in Miller. The little lad
was born Nov. u, 1906, making him
nearly four years old at the time of
his death. He leaves three sisters,
beside his parents. to mourn lis
loss.
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Adams staff.

The Talmudic writers tell us that
"the blessed God gave to the first
man in paradise a staff which had
been created between the stars.
Adam gave it to Enoch, Enoch to
Noah, Noah to Shem, Shem to Abra-
ham, Abraham to Isaac, Isaac to
Jacob. Jacob carried it into Egypt
and gave it to his son Joseph. When
Joseph died his household goods
were taken to the house of Pharaoh.
Pharaoh took the staff of Adam,
which had descended to Joseph
from the first man, and put it
among his special treasures"
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Unconvinced.

A preacher tells this story on
himself:
at was Sunday morning, and l
had started for church. The family
were preparing to follow when the
youngest, a f~ve-year-old, protested,
81 do not want to go to church"
"T don't feel much like it myself,
Fred, this morning. replied his
mother, but we must go. Father
has to go-has gone already, and he
has to preach
"'Yes,' said Fred, unconvinced,
but we have to listen, and that's
w~orser'"