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put, as yet there is nothing to indicate
Il. II congress had adopted a definite
resolution to this effect, it would have re-
moved the only plausible reason that can
pc urged in behalf of the insurgents. and
the failure of congress to do SO was. no
ooupt, most serious blunder. It is, how
Eyer ,,S saIe to say that the American peo-
PIE VIII eventually insist upon giving
tne fllipinos the same rights and liber-
ties which they themselves enjoy"
II attracted my attention because it
appeared In paper that is supposed
to be Democratic Had 1 read the same
article in one OF our Republican sheets
l should have passed it by without COM
ment Tor the reason that the sentiment
expressed was in keeping with the party
VINO claims we can move outside of the
constitution; hold our newIy-acduired
possessions as colonies against the wishes
OF their people and not even blush when
we think of the words Of that great
FOUNDER of the Democratic party who
SAID mat all men are created equal:
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienable rights: that
among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness; that to secure these
rights governments are instituted among
men. deriving just powers from the con-
sent OF the governed"
Now, you say I'VE are in the Philipnines
to stay; that goes without further proof.
Inc conquest Of the Philippines NAV he
criminal aggression and all that but
It Is no worse than the conquest of New
Mexico and California, and that was the
work OF the Democratic party"
AS | understand it, the territory now
embraced in New Mexico and California
was contiguous territory, and to use the
language of another that was Demo-
cratic expansion and desirable from
every point of view, because it was ter
rltory which was applicable for states
and not for permanent colonies and the
constitution was applicable to it with all
Its sacred guarantees of life, liberty and
property. That was expansion-natural
legitimate, nevitable-accomplish hon
orab1y, without wrong or injustice to any
country or people, and can no more be
compared to the recent and pending ex-
pertinent with the Philippines that light
can be compared with darkness"
In closing you state sit is, however.
safe to say that the American people will
eventually insist upon giving the Philip
pines the same rights and liberties which
they themselves enjoy" Please explain
to your Democratic friends, if you can,
how we can give the Filipinos the same
rights and liberties which we enjoy, and
hold them as colonies, which this adj
ministration intends to do.
Jay La Due.
Luverne, MINI, April 10, 1901
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SUPREME COURT ON DIVORCE.


The Washington correspondents, either
through ignorance or carelessness, gave
the holders Of certain divorces a severe
shock by giving to recent decision of
wholly unwarranted. The announce
ment was made that the supreme court
had decided that divorce, to be valid,
must be granted in the state where both
parties possessed, a legal residence. If
this were so it would undo large num-
Der Of matrimonial alliances and result
in no end Of trouble. The legal profess
sion did not believe that the supreme
court had rendered any such decision be-
tendencies. The publication of the text
of the decision brings out the fact that
the court has made no departure from the
beaten track Of precedent. No new or
startling principle has been laid down
the law is as it always has been. The
court simply held that where plaintiff
in a divorce case had obtained no legal
residence in the state where the action
was brought, or obtained domicile
through fraud, the court secured no jur-
isdiction of the defendant by service out
side of the state
The language Of Justice Gray Is suf-
ficiently clear. He says: mo valid di-
vorce from the bond of matrimony can
be decreed on constructive service by the
courts of a state where neither party
is domicned"
Again he says, 1.-THE law OF North Da-
kota requires domicile In good faith
of the libelant for ninety days as pre-
requisite to jurisdiction of case of d.
vorce"
In the decisions given there is nothing
to indicate disposition on. the part Of
the court to lay down any new law or to
interpret the state laws in any unusual
way. Indeed the supreme court has no
authority to NEEDLE with the social status
of the citizens of the various states.
Inc law remains Just as 1t has ever
been. A person who secures a residence
in state can sue in its courts for di-
vorce, obtain service on the defendant in
another state, and if a proper showing
can be made the decree will be as good
as law can make it.
North and South Dakota courts can go
on granting DEGREES of separation to the
unhappy and as long as the law is COM
piled with and the plaintiff can show
cause under the laws of the state, no one
will interfere with the result.
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CLAPP ON YOUNG AMERICA.

Senator Clapp the other night gave
voice to some very sensible remarks
about the youth of the United States.
He called attention to the fact that there
is evidently a process of degeneration 60
ing on among the youth of America and
that the cause is found in the home.
There is no question about the truth
of the first proposition, but in signing
the cause, the honorable senator did not
go far enough. The parents are to
blame, to a degree, but the prime cause
lies deeper-it lies in the social founda-
ton of the nation. When our political
spellbinder or our Fourth-of-JuIy orator
wishes to tickle the ears of the ground
lings he refers in glowing language to
the great opportunities which our great
and glorious country affords for the am
bilious youth. No matter what may be
the condition In which boy finds him
self at birth, he is assured. that there is
nothing to prevent him from being presi-
dent of the United States. Theodore
Roosevelt but few days ago, in making
a speech to a number Of newsboys who
had been banquetted, assured them that
each one could if he chose, become as
great man as Teddy himself. From
the cradle to manhood this idea of the
possibilities Of the future is instilIed into
the minds of American youths What is
the result? A morbid condition of I'M
rest-a despising of small things-a con-
tempt for the vocations for which they
are fitted by nature. In this the par
ents are to blame. Here is a boy who
has mechanical abilities who is forced
by his ambitious parents to become a
lawyer or a doctor. With the ignis fa-
tuus of political preferment always
dancing before the eyes of the voutb
who has been told that he has the making
OF an orator. what can be expected? In
stead of holding up to the poor boy the
lives of men who have been good citizens
honorable farmers, with blameless lives
mechanics who have done the work
which came to their hands and have done
1t well; builders who have taken part in
the constructive history of the nation:
instead of holding up the honest lives
of the middle class, the lives of those
upon whom fortune has not only smiled.
but who are seemingly her blood rela-
ton, are pointed to as the only desidera-
tum Of bright young America.
Here lies the difficulty. The avenues
that are supposed to lead to the "presi-
dency'' are crowded with failures Of
every description, while the managers of
railroad systems and great Industrial en-
terprises are calling in vain for young
men who are willing to work with their
hands as well as their heads
laies of luck-tales of millions made
specializing in grain, or in mining or
railroad stocks. cause the young man to
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ORIGIN OF TAMMANY's TIGER
Adopted From IA Painting in a Coffee
store

store.
William M. Tweed, according to w G..
Montanye, the coffee and spice dealer
at West Broadway and Barclay street.
says the New York Tribune, got his in
SEPARATION for associating the royal Ben
gal tiger with Tammany Hall from a
picture in his store In referring to the
matter yesterday Mr.. Montanye said:
My father got the picture of a head Of
royal Bengal tiger from man who had
obtained 1t from an artist in Paris 1t
represents the animal with it's mouth
the store often, as the engine company
to Which. he belonged used to be located
near US in the old Seventh ward One
cay, early in the fifties Tweed who ham
pened TO be IN the store, saw the picture
ana at once became greatly interested in
1t. One day he asked my father IL he
couid nave an artist copy it, as he want
ed to adopt 1t as an emblematic picture
for the Americas club Of the Seventh
ward He got the consent and an ar
fist reproduced 1t in oil, as l understand
me tiger idea became sort of popular
rad with Tammany Democrats, and when
Tweed founded the AInericus club at
Greenwich, he carried the idea there I
understand the picture was woven as a
centerpiece into the parlor carpet There
after Tammany and the tiger seemed to
be inseparably connected.
Matthew P. Breen, who has written
much about Tammany Hall history, in
commenting on Mr.. Montanye's nara
tive, said:
Quite likely Mr.. Montanyes version Of
the origin Of the tigers intimate associa-
tlon with Tammany is correct. Many
persons, however, remember the first ap
pearance of the Tammany tiger in con
Hection with Tweed's fire engine com
pany, Big Six. This was a famous or
ganization of the old Seventh ward and
BIZ Tweed was its foreman big
SIX had a greater capacity as a hand
ire engine than any other machine in
the city. at the time, and hence its name.
Tweed had a tigers head painted on the
engine, and that was the first that peo-
pie generally began notice it.
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ON TO TILE soUTH PoLE,

ITO the south pole or bust" should
st1 cam from the masthead Of the vessels
that are to carry the expeditions which a
concert Of powers is to send in search Of
the south pole.
While the north pole has been the OBJ
ject of numerous expeditions. Of great sell
critic and dramatic interest, the other
end Of the axis of the earth has been left
to shift for itself. Little by little the
'farthest north" has been pushed to-
ward the pole until point 2o7 miles from
the goal has been reached. Greeley reach
ed 3.35 degrees; Nansen raised him to
1914 degrees, and then came the Duke Of
Abruzzi who year ago reached $685. and
holds the championship of 'tfarthest
north To beat this and take the belt
from the duke, the Baldwin-zigler ezpe7
dition has just sailed for Sanford. Nor
way. Andree may have scooped them all.
but he is not in a position to prove It,
To return to the south pole, or rather to
the expeditions that are preparing to
find it. A combination expedition has
been organized composed of a German. an
English, Scotch and Swedish contin-
gent which is to invest the South pole
at about the Arctic circle in such a way
that its escape will be well nigh impos-
sible. The English expedition is to cover
the space south Of Australia, the Scots on
their right flank and the Germans on their
left, while the Swedes will start from
Cape Horn and work south toward Ora
mainland. The area to be covered is about
100000 square miles.
The expeditions are to meet at the pole
for a general reunion at noon on the 2lst
Of December, 1902, If no accident occurs.
This south pole region is comparatively
new ground and these expeditions will
add much to the geographical knowl-
edge Of the world. The climate Is rather
cold for permanent settlement, but the
accounts which the expeditions will cause
to be published will make good reading.
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PUT THE INDEMNITY IN RAIL-
ROADS.

The question of Chinese indemnity Is
likely to cause trouble between the pow
ers. While Japan and the United States
are willing to accept the actual expenses
of the expeditions that were necessary
to relieve the 1egationers, the other men,
bers of the concert adhere to the theory
announced by Judge Day, of the Paris
peace commission, who declared that
victorious nation could impose any terms
it wished upon the vanquished. Ger
many has always regarded the assault
upon the legaUoners as an act of war,
judging from the conduct of Count Won
Waldersee. and she now proposes to
make money off the venture by exacting
punitive damages.
In theory, what the powers want more
than anything else is the open door and
unlimited privileges to trade III China
With this idea in mind now comes Mr..
Bosnian, of Hongkong, with a plan to
settle the whole matter by granting to
the powers railroad franchises in the
empire and allowing them to use the
indemnity in the construction of the
same. Here is a proposition that would
rebound to the benefit of all nations con-
cerned. China would get back the money
paid as indemnity in the shape Of vast
internal improvements and the powers
would secure railroad communications
with the interior of China and the man
agement of her railroad systems for
an indefinite period of time If the civil
ling Of China cuts any figure in the
new adjustment the powers ought not
to hesitate a minute on the proposition
of Mr.. Bosnian. The G o b has always
taken the position that the powers are
in China, not as avengers, but as trustees
of the imperial power and the rights of
the people. That the trust has been sad
ly abused we must admit, but to add a
burden on the cestui qui trust-a burden
which could never be discharged-would
be criminal. The use of this indemnity
for internal improvements would be in
the line of discipline that would in the
end be the redemption of the empire. II
would be a Christian act Of more value
than all the labors of the missionaries.
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is MAN IMMoRTALr

VIII this great question Of the ages
ever be answered? VIII the veil that
has shut out the future from the inquisi-
tive eyes Of mankind ever be lifted? VIII
the sphinx of eternity ever speak and
reveal not only the musty secrets Of the
past but make the future luminous as
the stars? If man die shall he live again ?
Nearly two years ago Prof. Hislop, of
columbia university, announced that he
would soon be able to answer this cues
ton of the human heart and demonstrate
his conclusion with scientific certainty.
He proclaimed the glad tidings that the
soul lives after the death of the body:
to believe which there will be no need
Of faitf-no need of syHogistic logic to
convince one against the will-the proof
will be ample and convincing.
Nearly two years have passed and the
scientific proof has not been given to the
public and the mystery is as deep as
1ever- fzia world would welcome mes
senger with conclusive proof of eternal
life. All kinds of reasons have been ad-
vanced to prove that which all SO ear
nestly -life-eternal life-but the
deeper the mystery is probed the more
uncertain becomes the conclusion.
Allah perchance the secret word might
spell;
If Allah be, he keeps the secret we'll"
From the darkness, without warning
we came into the light: from the light
we step into the gloom of the unknow-
able. AS love and life waited for our
coming here, may not a more abundant
love and life await our coming to some
other sphere? No more fascinating prop
osition can be presented to the mind than
its own destiny.
II DR.. Hislop or any other man succeed
in demonstrating the Immortality of the
soul, the proof will be accepted by few.
The great truth will have to make its
way through prejudice the same as anv
other scientific truth. A scientific demon
stration, however. is among the possibin-
ties. There are more things in heaven
and earth than are dreamed of in your
philosophy, Horatio," is as true today as
it was when the kingly ghost walked on
the platform at Elsinore
To those who are able to accept the
proof Of immortality. the knowledge is a
boon. But. no matter what proof is Of
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The Tobacco Growers association has
filed brief in the supreme court of the
United States with the request that 1t
be made a party to one of the Porto
Rico actions pending there. The brief
is unique in the position that 1t assumes
It alleges that the Tobacco Growers as
ISOLATION will suffer great financial loss
If the prohibitive tariff imposed upon to-
baeco inporatiens from Porto Rico an
the Philippines be removed. This, no
doubt, Is a fact and IN this particular
is not unusual. But when the DO Mt
of the power Of the government to es-
tablish colonies anywhere it wishes is
discussed, one Is apt to conclude that
the attorney has been badly affected with
nicotine. He gravely informs the SUI
preme court that this whole question Is
political and not judicial, and that the
court has no jurisdiction over the ques-
lions arising outsiof the legislation per-
tanning to the acquired territory of the
United States. The supreme court will
place the brief In the museum of the
Smithsonian institute.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AND MAR

The announced marriage of Carol Nor
ton, the head push of the Christian
Scientists of New York, has set the Cos
sips to Cabling and the curious to won
dering. Why this gossip and this won
der, you ask? 1t IS quite natural in view
of the teachings of Mrs. Eddy and the
many avowals of brother Carol that he
would remain to the end Of his life, AN
advocate of celibacy both by precept and
example. Mrs. Eddy, although she en-
joyed the singular advantage of having
had three husbands, In commenting on
marriage said that it was sometimes con-
venlent, sometimes pleasant and occa-
sionally love affair." Whether these
three conditions were a true representa-
ton OF the result of her three attempts
is left to her disciples to determine.
Brother Carol Norton was convinced
and so stated to his admiring puni,s.
mostly young ladies. that marriage was
not consonant with true spirituality: that
physical marriage was not essential to
the perpetuation of the spiritual man.
The theory sounded well-but the process
was not revealed to his adrniring audi
ence, SO far as we can learn.
Now, however, when the news comes
that he has secretly went and gone and
done It," completely renouncing all his
past spiritual life, we can imagine the
shock that this news caused to the adj
miring spinsters who had determined to
travel the long path of physical loneli-
ness with him
Tolstoi in his younger days had a no
ton that the race would be better off If
there was no giving In marriage. but he
had no spiritual substitute to offer for
the perpetuation of the race. He was
an iconoclast Of the first water. His
theory was that the state Of society was
so bad that the human race ought to be
left to die out. This was somewhat
heroic remedy for the evils of society.
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hitch his wagon to star, while the field
decay. Politics and the insane desire to
become millionaire are the twin demons
that are corrupting our youth and sap
ping their mental and moral strength.
With moderate ability they scorn the
common things of life, a comfortable
home, quiet mind, sobriety and peace
and prefer to spend their time dreaming
of schemes to attract the eye of tickle
fortune
Drop this Opportunity racket; teach
the boys to work at some useful thing,
them that it is possible for them to be-
come president of the United States and
go across the continent in special train,
teach them that it is possible to be hon
est and to earn living and be man
among men. Teach them that character
without honor is far better than honor
without character. Teach them that 1t
is only a fool who seeks to be great, that
greatness comes as the result OF uOlIlS
some one thing well-the thing that is at
hand be it the digging of ditch or the
governing of a state. Teach them that to
live a life of industry and kindness,
whether it be a life spent at the forge,
in the shop or on the farm, is greater
achievement than to have captured
Filipino or killed a fleeing Spaniard.
1t is the false idea of life and it's
achievements that has been nourished
by our national pride, that is undermine
ing our youth. If this system continues
the drones will soon outnumber the work
ers. We will have to get down to bed
rock and raise the dignity Of the man
with the hoe, the drill and the hammer.
The alarm sounded by Senator Clapp
was most timely. Let parents look to
it that their sons are self-supporting at
some useful occupation, remembering
that the nation must be sustained by its
workers.
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but it would. no doubt, have been effec-
tual. Another celebrated character. by
the name of Hamlet, Danish prince,
with whose philosophy William Shake
speare, an English writer, deals to some
extent, had similar idea of marriage,
but his philosophy was based upon quite
a different foundation. He expressed
the opinion that there should be no more
marriages. ''All of those who are mar
ried, except one shall live" We are
left to presume that the one referred to
was marked for removal. Hamlet in
words more expressive than elegant ad-
vised his lady friend to go to nun
merry. to avoid being a breeder of sinners.
There is little doubt that If both Toll
stoi and this fellow Hamlet had had the
advantage of the teachings of Mrs.
Eddy and Carol Norton, they would have
offered some substitute for this time
honored institution of marriage, such as
a spiritual alliance which would keep the
race going few more years, until it
could reach the point where the physical
body could be hung up on a nail or a
wooden peg as we now hang worn-out
pair of pants or an overcoat that Is not
of the approved style
Something must be wrong with brother
Carol Norton. Perhaps his spiritual
trolley got off the wire and he found it
impossible to get it back again and was
thus obliged to resort to the old physical
method of life-propulsion? Perhaps he
became curious to determine which of
the three conditions OF marriage laid
down by Mother Eddy, he would find,
namely, convenient, pleasant or love
affair. We hope he will find all three
a sort Of unified trinity, convenient,
pleasant and love affair combined OF
course if he can get his spiritual trolley
on the line again after marriage, life will
run all the smoother, but he will find
that there is nothing like strong grip
on a good physical cable when the car
of life has to run up steep grade. 1t
is to be hoped that brother Carols expe-
rience and example will end the spiritual
marriage fad-it is in restraint Of trade.
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WHEN FATHER FILES THE SAW.


When father starts to file his saw.
AS oft he has to do,
There is q rush for other spheres
Until he gets all through.
My ma she goes across the street,
Altho' It's cold and raw;
And sister takes her sewing out
When father files his saw.
The cat Jumps off the kitchen mat
And straightens neck and tall
And Towser. though he's somewhat
deaf,
Sets up dismal wall.
And soon he follows all the rest
With fleetness in his paw;
For naught can stand that awful pitch
When father files his saw.
When father files his saw it seems
AS though my time was near;
And when he says. Young man. sit
stillt"
Life holds me nothing dear
/ wish he were a minister,
Or counselor at law,
Or somethin' else so he'd me- er have
To file another saw.
Joe Cone In the New York sur
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WINDOWS wise Milkman.
Eden Valley Journal

Eden valley Journal
Window man had barrel of whisky
on hand when that burg went dry this
spring. He was milk dealer among
-neighbors and being a little short of
milk one morning, put In some whisky.
The next morning his customers took
all the way from three to five quarts
each, and he had fifteen chances to sell
the COW that gave that milk On the
succeeding morning he found whole FAM
lilies setting on the fence waiting for
him They all had dishes with them
and took all the milk he had There
was much demand for the milk, but he
knew the thing could not last, SO he
sold his cows and quit A deacon pur-
chased one of the cows for SIS, and the
rest of the herd sold nearly as we'll Hap
PLY the secret Is now known to others