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burned up through the center first, and then burst out through the window. The heat from the fire could be felt two blocks away. The fire company could do nothing for the elevator, but they managed to save the buildings near by. The sight that attracted my attention the most was the streams of grain that poured through the floor after it had burned awhile. We did not wait until the building fell, because it was near midnight before it gave way entirely.

Instead of falling to one side, it fell into the center. We did not notice it until the firebell rang. Then we ran to the windows the great flames were rolling up and turning into great, white clouds of smoke which could be seen for many miles. Ninth Grade, Lottie A. Phillips, Lincoln School.

Lake City, Minn. Two Little Meddlesome Matties. My little sisters are always getting into some mischief and some of us older children are kept continually watching them. One day last summer we were all so busy that they were forgotten. Occasionally we could hear their steps over head, but they were so quiet that none of us went up to see what they were doing.

After they had been up there about half an hour, Hattie came down aud said, "Bernie lit a match." My sister and I ran up as fast as we could and met Bernie coming down stairs. She said unconcernedly, "It's all afire." We dashed into our room and found it in flames. The light window curtains had been ignited and pieces of the burning cloth had fallen on the bed, setting it afire also. Luckily, only the spread had been burned. I ran for some water and in my excitement came back with an empty pail.

While I went after some -water agaVn B. jerked. down the curtains and tried to smother the flames with a quilt. The fire was soon out, but what a room we saw then! The woodwork near the window was charred and blackened the bed clothes scorched and singed, and there were great holes in the carpet burned by the falling curtains. After that we never let the little girls play upstairs alone.

Evelyn Cochrane, Seventh Grade. Buffalo, Minn. A Scattering Excite-nien-t. 'Ng, 'ang, 'lang, clang clang! What was that noise? I jumped up from my bed and looked out of the window, but I could see nothing. I was fully awake by this time and I realized there must be a fire somewhere.

I dressed and was soon without in the darkness. All was still at first, but soon I bearo. a cTy at ttie left. I hurried toward the sound and on another street saw a throng of people gazing and yelling. As I went closer I saw that a large barn was burning.

Pushing my way through the crowd I could see men chopping the side of the building. Just as they had cut a hole large enough to put the nozzle of the hose in a half-dressed man came up, unlocked the door and disappeared through the smoke. He soon returned, leading two frightened horses. The firemen had also gene in and were coming out pulling wagons, leading animals, and carrying harness. While all this was being done we heard a loud bellowing in a shed at one end of the buiding.

Everybody wanted someone else to go in and find what the matter was, but for a time all held back. At last one boy said, "Who's afraid?" and entered. The next minute he came flying out again yelling, while behind him appeared a half-blinded cow, which ran madly towards the throng, and what a shouting and tumbling there was! The cow galloped through the crowd and down a by-street. It was soon captured, none the worse for its experience. Roy V.

Nordby, Ninth Grade. Two Harbors, Minn. A Small Boy and Three Matehes. It was about five years ago when I was going to school in Wisconsin. A farmhouse about a quarter of a mile from the schoolhouse burned.

Just as we were being released for recess there was a great commotion at the door the teacher opened it and there stood a little boy about four years old. He was so excited that at-first we could not understand what he meant, but when he said "fire" we made a rush for the door. We could see the roof all aflame. In about two minutes and a half the schoolhouse was empty. It was about half-past 4 when we returned to the schoolhouse for our dinner palls and went home.

The boy who gave the alarm and three matches were the cause of all the excitement. SaEford Grahn, Sixth Grade. Towner, N. D. All-sufficient Da? light.

One day some months ago my cousin came to play with me. We went into my playroom and began housekeeping. I had two little lamps, one of which had a chimney. This I gave to my cousin. You will not be surprised, then, to hear that we were both very anxious to -have the room dark so we could play "night." With this end in view we lighted our lamps, and arranged shawl3 over our windows.

My task complete, I placed my lamp on a stool near by and was about to call on my cousin in her apartments, when alas, I discovered my newly-draped curtains in flames! Before help reached us, the side wall was badly damaged and you may be sure taught me that daylight was best. Adeline Skyberg, Fifth Grade, Luverne, Minn. Central School. a A Miscellaneous About five years ago I was the cause of a fire that might have done considerable mischief had not immediate action been taken. Near to our barn there had been a straw stack which was now scattered all around near this place I selected a spot to build my fire and soon it was sending up sparks in a dangerous manner.

Some of them, I observed, fell into the straw I grew nervous, not knowing what to do, but when I saw a flame leap out of the stack, I put my vocal organs to work and soon brought a fire company, consisting of two or three women, a dog, and some water. Not until a chickenhouse, a fence, and woodpile, had been slightly scorched, was the fire extinguished and when the proper time came I listened to a well-deserved scolding. Eddie Reese, Seventh Grade. Waterville, Minn. With Aid From Another Town.

One night at about 12 o'clock one of the stores caught fire. The firebell rang and the whistles blew for a long time. I did not think it was much of a fire at first. I could see the heavy smoke of the fire and some sparks also. Soon after I arose, dressed, and went outdoors.

It was a cold night and "the wind was blowing to the northwest, in the direction in which I lived from the fire. I went up town and the streets were crowded with people. They were helping at the fire, carrying out goods. The delivery wagons were also aiding, taking the goods to places fchere the fire could not reach them. Thr fire burned until about 3 o'clock in the morning.

It would not have beea put out as soon as it was had not another fire df partment come from a town near by. Mamie Guth, Seventh Grade. Staples, Minn. Time Marched They." One morning when I arose I noticed it was dark and cloudy. I dislike going to school on a cloudy day, and as I had a slight THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1902.

IN A A These beautiful photographs were sent to The Journal Junior by Julius Stoop, a student in the Boys' High School at Utrecht, The originals are remarkably good and very unusual work for an amateur. Some of the beauty has necessarily been lost in reproduc- tion, but they still show something of scenes which are typically Dutch. A SCENE IN THE VILLAGE OP TOEST, not far from Utrecht. The ground is not very fertile in this vicinity, so that the farmers occupying these houses are not very well to do. A NEA.R BAARN.

The water Is Em, a little river emptying into the Zuider Zee. It flows through the Em polderpolder being the name for the land redeemed from the sea. In winter the Zuider Zee and the Em often overflow this polder, so that nothing can be seen but water and the farmhouses, wh eh pre protected by dykes. In summer the polder is rich meadow land, and many well-to-dp farmers live here. A FARMER OP TOEST PLOWING.

A FARMHOUSE NEAR BAARN. headache I told mama I did not want to go. She said I would forget all about my headache after I had been at school awhile. That morning I was late to school and expected I would have to stay in at recess. After a while I thought I smelled smoke and the teacher so.

She looked out and found the hall floor afire. Some of the pupils were sent to tell the rest of the teachers about it. The teacher commanded us to take our seats and march out, first one room and then another, until all were out. All of the scholars were saved, but the schoolhouse was burned to the ground. We went to school in a small building near by until another one was built.

The fire was supposed to have been started by some one stepping on a match in the hall. We were always careful after that not to bring matches to school. That day I did not have to stay in at recess for being late. Ruth Rothlisberger, Sixth Grade. Bellingham, Minn.

A How of PuSing, Sooty Victors. One day last summer we were watching a game of ball on the school grounds. No one noticed what one of the smaller boys was doing until he had a little fire started in the long, dry grass. It spread quickly, and naturally we were very much frightened for there was a strong breeze blowing toward the school building. It was a very excited crowd for a few minutes some of us tried to stamp it out, but failing in that, one of the cooler ones snatched an old coat from the ground and ran to the pump.

He soaked it in the water in the old tub, then ran back and began beating the fire with it. We all followed his example. Some very good coats were spoiled, but in about twenty minutes a row of blackened, puffing boys sat on the sidewalk congratulating themselves, for although they were tired, they were victorious. Some of the fighters of fire had no "eye-winkers" left and there was an odor of burned hair in the air. Hill Campbell, A Eighth Grade.

Mantorville, Minn. 6 Too Harriet! to Heed. One day last summer, a little after 6 o'clock in the afternoon, I heard the firebell ring. I went to look for my cap, as I knew there was a fire. When I found my cap I went down stairs and up the hill in such a hurry that I did not ask anybody where the fire was, and so I went the wrong way.

But I soon found where it was and went to When I arrived many people had already gathered. Some even did not stop to put on their hats or caps. After awhile they had the hose pouring water on the building, but as there was not much water in the stand-pipe it did not come very fast. The man who owned the barn had bought a load of hay and stored it in the barn just before it burned. The cow was standing tied to the fence.

Soon the barn fell in and then I returned home. A Sixth Grade, Howard Dressel, Union School. Le Sueur, Minn. Thickening Smoke Arose." It was cold Sunday and some people were at church and some were seated around the home fire. Papa was outdoors getting a pail of water, and mama was in the bedroom.

As I was going through the dining-room 4 noticed that smoke was coming up through the floor. I told mama, and she said that she thought she had smelled smoke. She looked in the dining-room, 'then she ran outdoors and told papa. Papa went down stairs into the furnace room and found it all ablaze. He came running up the stairs and said, "The house is on fire!" Then mama told us girls to run over to our neighbor's house and tell them about the fire.

When we arrived we told Mr. Mrs. They ran over to our muse and asked mania if we could not put the fire out. Mama said "because the fire had gone up between the walls, and the roof would burn first. Papa ent my brother to the church to tell the people about it, but a little boy reached the church first and told them that there was a fire, but he did not say where it was.

The people ran up to our house and began carrying things out of the house. There was a large crowd of men there. We saved nearly all of our things except some clothing, dishes and other things. The house burned to the ground, but we are going to have a large house in the spring. Grace Gold, Fifth Grade.

Big Stone City, S. D. Tears All 'Round. July 2, 1900, our store burned down it was struck by lightning at 12 o'clock p. m.

I was startled out of my sleep by a loud clap of thunder. I was very much frightened, and hiding my face under the bed quilts, went to slsep again. Pretty soon I awoke as there was a great storm in progress and it was raining very hard. I saw a great reflection of light through the I went into the dining-room as I heard papa and mama talking. They told me that there was a fire down town.

Papa started down town in a great hurry. We did not know that it was ci own store until a neighbor came and told us, then we all cried. It burned until about 6 o'clock. If it had not been for the heavy rain the whole town would have burned down. Next morning we went down to see the ruins, but in spite of our trouble we had to laugh, because by each house the clothing of the men who had got wet while fighting the fire was hung out to dry.

We now have a "fine, large, brick store, lighted with electric lights and steam heated, the first of the kind in our little town. Philippina M. Schneider, A Sixth Grade. Salem, S. D.

BOYHOOD AMBITIONS Youthful Dreams of Successful Men Sometimes Come True. ANY successful men intended to be great in some other business, when they were boys others really carried out their youthful plans. General Joseph Wheeler always wanted to be a soldier, and so did Admiral Dewey. General Leonard Wood hoped for a sailor's life, but became a physician and an army officer. Buffalo Bill was ambitious to become the best scout and guide an the plains.

Ex-President Cleveland cannot remember any really youthful ambition. William J. Bryan early turned his thoughts to the. law and kept them there all through his school days. President Roosevelt does not remember what calling he expected to adopt on reaching manhood.

Secretary of State Hay hoped to do something in politics and diplomacy. Ex-Governor John P. Altgeld wanted to improve the condition of the laboring class. Senator Tillman says a good surgeon was spoiled when necessity made him av farmer. One of our most successful business men wanted to be an editor and owner of a New York newspaper.

President Hadley of Yale university changed his ambition about every six months, in his youth. President Eliot of Harvard cannot remember any particular leanings. Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage wanted to be a stage driver.

Edwin E. Abbey, the artist, hoped to become a' soldier. Howard Pyle, the artist, dreamed of being a locomotive engineer, an African traveler and a lion hunter before he got to making pictures. James W. Alexander, the eminent painter, always wanted to be an artistanother Tom Nast.

W. D. Howells, the novelist, thought of being an actor, but, after he came to know poetry he never faltered in his desire to become an author, preferably a poet. Bronson Howard, the playright, first desired to be a traveler and writer. Later he took up law, sculpture, literature and finally the drama.

Thomas A. Edison intended to earn fame as a great chemist. John P. Sousa was always anxious to be a composer, and Joseph Jefferson wanted to be anything else but an actor.Little Chronicle. ARMY VS.

POPULATION. France has a soldier to every fifty-nine inhabitants, Germany one to every eighty-nine, Italy one to every 126, Russia one to every 134, and Great Britain one to every 100..