The Press., 1891-08-13

secured being much greater relatively than the increase of capital. Country bankers, and small business men of the contiguous county were enrolled, scattering the stock among a large class who now become interested in the bank and in it's business. The applications were far in advance of the amount of stock to be disposed of, and assignments were made just where the interests of the bank would seem best served by its placing. The bank pays yearly per cent, and adds annually ] per cent. to it's surplus, and more than 1 per cent to its undivided profits.
 When visiting Minneapolis don't forego the pleasure of an ascent to the top of the Guarantee Loan Building. Upon the roof, 172 feet, ten stories from the ground, reached by elevators, is a garden restaur- ant. Both from the roof and from the tower, 4S feet higher, you get fine view of the twin cities and surrounding coun- try. The building itself is curiosity. The last number of Harper's Weekly gives fine picture of the roof garden and also description of it.
 The only paper read before the conven- tion by any of the many lady editors present was one by Mrs. Alice E. Whit taker, of Boston, on "Woman's Interest in Journalism" The many in this vicin- ity who used to read Mrs. Wbitaker's weekly column in the Southbridge Jour- nal, and who now read her contributions to the New England Farmer, do not need to be told that her paper was interesting and freighted with ideas.
 "The finest looking body of ladies and gentlemen ever seen in the city" the lead ing daily of St. Paul called them. So far we have heard no delegate dispute it. There were many of the ablest journalists of America present. The list of names readily recognized as belonging in such a list would be too long for this paragraph There were prominent, too, those who att tracted attention because of some eccen- tricity. Among such were long haired eccentric, named Crawford, called the ''eow boy poet" and who looked it, but whose recitations of his own poems were much better than appearances warranted us in expecting. Then there was the long-haired Texan, who vowed in the '4O's that he wouldn't cut his hair until Henry Clay was president. And he enjoys the notoriety his looks and the inquiries there- by awakened gives him. He likes to have his hair just as it is.
 Saturday morning the delegates scat tered. A considerable party accepted the proffer of a cheap visit to Yellowstone Park, smaller number went on a like trip to California. Nearly 300 accepted an invitation to visit Duluth, as guests of the railr oad leading to that place and of the hotels of that city. The city of Min neapolis had invited the association to be it's guests for the day, but there were not above 200 of them who had not earlier made other plans. A large number start ed home on Saturday morning. "We" started for Janesville, Wisconsin, where we had proposed spend day to or two on
 THE HOMEwARD TRIP.
 The railroad ride through Wisconsin both going and coming was much enjoy ed. This is state of lovely scenery as we'll as fertile lands. The landscapes are often broken, though seldom approaching very near to being mountainous in charac- ter. Going and coming by different routes we had quite extended view of the state It is an all day ride from St. Paul to Janesville.
 Janesville is 8 smart manufacturing town on the Rock river, about 90 miles from Chicago and 30 from Madison. Here are located Rev. and Mrs. S. P. Wilder, known to many readers of The Press, and in whose pleasant home we made a stop of two days. The city is not large, some 12,OOO inhabitants, but is charmingly sit uated, and has delightful suburbs. It is close to the fine university town of Be- lott. It has a good class of residents. We were made by kindly attention to most thoroughly enjoy every moment of our stay in Janesville
 We cannot leave Wisconsin without further tribute to it's beautiful scenery. Numerous lakes, large and small, dot the state. The wonderful lodges of locks seen in the vicinity of the Wisconsin river ot 1oo castles in ruins. The wonderful dells of the Wisconsin river we were obliged to pass without seeing, though having strong desire to see awakened by photo graphic views shown us. Devils Lake, said to lie in the crater of an extinct vol cano, is one of the comeliest sheets of water we ever saw.
 The homeward trip had it's pleasing in- cidents. We were allowed to make de- tour by way of Buffalo, and so include an afternoon at Niagara Falls among the memory treasures gathered on the trip. Then in the late afternoon to glide down the Genesee valley, taking in the lovely scenery at Portage and other points. We struck the main western line again at Hornellsville soon after to go to our berths, awaking just in time to get ready for the ferry line at Jersey City. A sail up the Hudson to Newburgh, more fa- miliar experience, was, as always, enjoy ble
 Wisconsin is all dotted over with tobac- co fields. The crop of 1891 will be an inn mense one, If hail storms spare it. And the business of raising tobacco here is new one. The growers claim that it is ''just as good as the Connecticut grown tobacco"
 A grand mass meeting and conference of temDerance workers will be held at