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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
IL Will Repay-Charles."

Copyright, 1901, by A. c. Rowsey
was at the Drury when the bailiff came.
Being new in London and London's ways, l
had imagined that a man so known as /,
who was pressing suit of such justice upon
the king, would be allow certain time to
pay off my gambling debts. So grew chol-
eric when the dirty Jew and his two re-
tainers came upon me before all the gay
mobiles. The daft man would, have me pay
him the two hundred pounds on the moment.
And so l asked Lorne for ii Lorne gave
me little enough heart, and no money.
Go with him, my lord said lhe tbs the
kings dongs. Too vigorously have you
pressed him for your rights. marlborough
will not give up your landslide king would
have you out of the way. So, he secured your
paper and sold them to the Jew. Is it not
so Isaac, my friend?'
The Jew leered at him. My blood boiled
to hear the proudest noble in Scotland speak
so to the vile creature
Your lordship had best come with me
quietly said the man. He spoke fairer
than l thought for
ma, ma l said, 'Not I-by st. Andrew!'
and / drew my claymore.
Over on the other side Of the stage was
the king and his court favorites-ald She
Nell Gwynne, a pretty wench with a fine
tongue for oaths.
They were laughing fancied at me-for
my temper was up and my blood had not yet
cooled from the late war.
From the pit, Kisses and cries came, for
the actors were at work. But 1 cared not.
Twas the king I would speak to-an audi
ence. had begged too long, now. / swore
1 would have it-at any cosg
/ will tell my cause that you may judge. I
am the elder son Of Gregor MacGregor; my
sire was killed at the battle of Flodden
Fields, and l became prescribed with my
clan-all for Charles Stuart. When at last
we brought our Bonny Prince back, I was
away from him, for we were at feud with
the MacPhersons who hanged to the old
commonwealth. When the last battle was
fought and l returned to London, the prince
had an enemy in Flanders-and his majesty's
forces were needed-so l went. We had not
long been on the continent when a message
from my younger brother reached me, warn
ing me that all my heritage which had been
confiscated by the commonwealth had been
given to that grasping favorite, Marlebor-
ough. So / sailed for home. Three weeks
had l been suing like loyal subject but
neither Lorne nor the Douglas could gain
me hearing. So 1t was, wrothed and vexed
that went to the king.
! broke through the circle around him. He
took less notice than if l had been a dog
me, chief of Clan MacGregor, of thousand
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

ence to the sentiment that the government
ought not to be the means of providing
Its soldiers with intoxicants of any kind.
The government is bound to morally take
into account the facts Of the situation and
deal with them according to the best
practical plan, whether that be the post
canteen or some other plan. The post
canteen, as far as the moral question is
concerned, is good deal like the licensed
saloon. 1t is tolerated, not because 1t is
good thing. but because it is believed
to be better thing than what inevitably
would be substituted for It,
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
The HEART OF THE PROPOSITION

Much has been printed about the COM
mon ownership and control of the Great
Northern, the Northern Pacific and Bur-
lington systems, showing the value of
these properties, some details of the ar
rangements made, and the probable re-
suits of this effort to manage these three
systems in harmony. But no effort has
been made to present an adequate state
ment of perhaps the most important side
of the whole question, and that is the re-
sources Of the country covered by these
systems. The success of the plan must
depend upon the possibilities of trade and
traffic in the region traversed by these
three great railway systems.
To-day T h e Journal presents a
carefully prepared article covering just
the point referred to. 1t takes up the
extent of the three systems, and after
indicating the strength and Importance Of
these properties, shows what reason there
is to expect that they can be made profit
able under harmonious control through
the immense amount of traffic which has
now developed and which is likely to be
developed in this region in the near fu-
ture. This is really the heart of the
whole proposition. 1t is the question
which the railroad builder settles first
when he considers the construction Of an
Important railroad line, viz: the amount
OF business to be obtained and the fu-
ture possibilities of the country to be
occupied. The showing is a magnificent
one, and the possibilities are almost be-
yond the power of exaggeration We
commend the reading of this article to
those who are interested in northwestern
development.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
THE COURSE OF BUSINESS

The Porto Rican decision was viewed
with complacency in that sensitive To-
cality, Wall street, where there would
have been, inevitably, no little depres-
sion had it been unfavorable to the policy
of the administration, for such result
would have crowded the future with un-
certainties and affected the investment
market.
After a season of comparative dullness
since the wild dance Of Terrible Thurs
day." the New York stock market is re-
gaining buoyancy, with considerable buy
tion incident to the recent bad break is
nearly completed and trouble with
American stocks in Europe is probably
obviated by the agreement of the North
ern Pacific clique to settle at 1853 with the
British shorts in London, which means
$50 in New York.
Gold to the amount of some $4,000, 900
went to Europe, Wednesday, and more
goes forward in to-day's steamers, but
this outflow is giving nobody any anxiety,
for the foreigners can get all the gold
they want here without disturbing any
ones loans or obstructing the downward
tendency of money rates. Gold is coming
in abundance to- our shores from Aus
tralia and $15,OOO,OOO freshly mined gold
is coming from Alaska to Seattle and San
Francisco. Last year Australia sent to
this country $25,OOOOOO gold, and will
probably send as much this year.
General trade is in excellent condition
for the season, although in some locali
ties affected by unfavorable weather.
While crop conditions are generally good,
little more moisture is needed in a por
tion of the spring wheat area, and ap-
prehensions from drouth are reported
from portions of Kansas, Missouri and
Illinois. The price of wheat holds up
steady because the outlook is for large
foreign demand, which means more pros
perity for the railroads and larger pur-
chasing power for the people.
The iron and steel mills are working
to full capacity, and additional plants are
installing.
The chief disturbing element is the un-
rest of the labor unions in leading in
dustries, but some of the most threaten
ing differences have been adjusted by
conference and other compositions Of la
Dor troubles are looked for soon.
The demand for wool continues mod
crate, but the tendency Of the market is
to frmness, and territory wools seem
to head the list of sales.
good demand for cotton goods for
export is reported, while the southern
planters have increased the acreage of
cotton, planted to such an extent that, if
the insects hold off, there will be crop
of 100000 bales,-the largest ever
grown, with a sequence of low prices.
The bank clearings for the past week
aggregated s., ,625, ,O61, 1888, an increase over
last year. corresponding week, Of 21.9 per
cent The clearings outside of New York
were $575, ,665, $50, an increase over last
year, same time, of 1876 per cent. These
figures are not as formidable as they
were few weeks ago, when the Wall
street crowd were running amuck, but
the solid business activity is better rep
resented by them.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
JOLLying the
New Girl

JOLLyEnP the Inc American college girl
49, ~:-y has made an impression on
0'' Professor Hugo Munster
berg, an importation of
HarVards. He expresses himself as
amazed" Instead Of the funny blue stock
Ing OF the German comic papers he finds a
girl who is ''clever and ingenious and witty
brilliant and lively and strong; charming and
beautiful and noble; generous and amiable
and resolute; energetic and practical, and
yet 1dealistic and enthusiastic-indeed what
is she not?" This shows that the professor
has indeed seen the real thing.
Charles Dana Gibson joins in the chorus.
He says that the American girl has in
creased in average height two inches during
the past ten years. This is doubtless all true
and more. Before many decades this mag
nifcent creature is going to be the great
grandmother of American men, a mighty
race such as the world never saw. They are
going to be great friends, great lovers great
business men, great leaders and great states
men.
Yet in this connection it is not amiss to
say a word for the little understood girl
with the heavens blue eyes. Perhaps she
has not been to college nor has she struck
her brother on the eye with golf stick,
but she has learned much Of men and Of
the world at the typewriter desk and with
her bicycle. She is prepared to do fully as
much execution as the stately girl with the
wider view.
Here's to the American girl of all shades
Of opinion, hair or eyes. She is going to be
helper rather than hanger-on or a
plaything and her sons are going to rise
up and call her blessed.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

Mr. Sheldon wrote book stating that
the hired girl should eat with the family.
His wife employed a domestic who had
read the book, and laid plate for her
self with the family at the dinner table
Mrs. Sheldon objected, and the girl cited
the book. Mrs. Sheldon replied that Mr..
Sheldon could write all the books he
wanted to. but that she was running the
domestic arrangements of the Sheldon
family and she preferred to have the
maid in the kitchen during the meal time
whcace she could be summoned
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
JAPAN IS UP-To-DATE

The communications department in Toxic,
Japan, says a correspondent, has been ar
ranging to promugate an imperial ordinance
which will install some physicians in the
trains running between Kobe and Shimbashi
and in the steamers. The department of agri-
culture and commerce will order all factories
having less than fifty laborers to hire
special doctor to look after the health of the
workers.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

when needed, but that the din
ner hour was the only time the
family had for private conversation
The maid insisted on the book. and Mr..
Sheldon is helping to wash the dishes.
Mr.. Sheldon knows about. as much about
running house. apparently, as he does
about running newspaper
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
Counterfeit Cents Numerous.

More counterfeit cents are now being re-
ceived at the subtreasury for redemption than
ever before in the history of that institu-
tion. Apparently the counterfeiters are
working night and day despite the efforts Of
the United States secret service men to To-
cate the plants from which the coins ema-
nate. Between five and six hundred of these
bogus coins are received daily, as many as
1S, 16S coins out of a total of 373, $50 received
in April being counterfeit. The range of
dates embraces practically all the years dur
ing which small bronze coins have been
issued the metal of which they are made
bearing an exceedingly close resemblance to
that of the genuine coin In fact, the APP
Proclamation to that Of the real copper, so
far as appearance OF the counterfeits is con-
eerned, becomes more pronounced every year.
Nevertheless it is not exactly the same.
and it is by means OF their color that the
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
The East River Bridge.

Contractors building the big East river
bridge have started to prepare the ground
for the land approaches. The first work is
being done on the Brooklyn side, where the
engineers are getting ready with the founda-
ton for the steel pillars. The foundations
are to be completed by July, when the first
consignment Of steel will be delivered by the
company having the contract for this work.
The work on the Brooklyn approach will be
pushed ahead rapidly for the reason that all
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

Agricultural Item-A large black dog
stepped on ]. Dudeney Wasteield's garden
yesterday and pushed all his corn back into
the ground.-An army worm killed Pinker-
ton E. Jackson's cucumber vine this morn
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

When the 1SOth person comes along in one
day and tells a man how bald headed he is
getting, when he knew it already yet six
teen years ago, it is obvious mental error to
desire TO slap him with an ak. Yet the
vicious thought arises in the mind.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

Buckley Simpson was severely shocked by
live wire. He had l, 400 volts pass through
his body and an alternating current of 1000
volts usually kills the average man. He ex-
perienced no sensation of pain at the time.
IF l knew that had to die at any given
time Simpson said, that is the death
would choose
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

The theater saloons have been referred
to the mayor. We are already to give
the mayor credit for closing these places
run contrary to law just as soon as he
takes action in that direction.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

the ground necessary is in the possession Of
the bridge commissioners and has been
cleared of the buildings which stood in the
path Of the bridge. Work on the footbridge
structure is being rapidly pushed From now
on great activity will be shown on the
bridge work, and it is anticipated that evil
dence of this will be seen before the con-
clusion of the summer. 1t Is expected that
by the end Of the present week connec-
tion will be made between the footbridge
structure over the river and will be followed
then by the completion of the land spans.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

Forty counties IN Texas are without coun-
ty attorneys because Of lack of lawyers
Some counties have not a single member
of the profession and the people live together
like turtle doves-if you bar an occasional
shooting.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

French psychologists who have been look
ing into the desirability Of banshing bacteria
from the earth, tried it on twenty-seven
guinea pigs. They put them in sterilized
cages, allowed them to breathe only sterilized
air and eat and drink steriized food and
water. Nineteen of them died under the
treatment. Treat your bacteria in a kindly
manner and they will not bite you.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

The police shot into Polish riot some
where near Detroit. They are bound not
only to put the wires underground, but the
Poles as well
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

They are diverting so much of the water
for power that fear is expressed that Niagara
falls will soon become dusty. 1t is pity
that the falls cannot do the work and look
good, too.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

A Lowry Hill pedestrian was over by
an automobile and two scorchers and the
motorman just lodged him. Some one Of
fered to take him to the city hospital but
he thought he had had enough.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

Molasses catches more flies than vine
gar does. Alderman Rand has always beer
resarded as pretty fly himself Last night
proves it..
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
Twenty-eight His Hoodoo.

The figures 2S played havoc with Elvis
Both and two of his friends. The fact that
his 2Sth birthday came on May %, that his
house number was % and that his two chums
were each % years old decided them to
celebrate by visiting 2S saloons. The last was
that of Edw Klein, No. % Avenue A. Both's
fist broke showcase and he was fined $25
and costs $2S in ALL
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

The New York Sun wants to know, in
its artless way, what Judge Lochren
thinks about it now-whether he will ac-
quiesce, having intimated in the Ortiz
case disposition not to do so when the
claim was urged that the constitution
does not follow the flag The judge is a
good citizen, and will no doubt, concede
the right Of the supreme court to have
two opinions if it wants to, even If the
bigger one is at variance with his view.
Lots of people will have to do that
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

What is so rare as a day In June?" We
have not had one before to-day for nearly
a whole year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

The Omaha World Herald is busy show
ing the supreme court where it fell down
badly.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

An antikissing club of men has been
formed. OF course, it is in Kansas. where
all the crank notions come from.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

Electrocution Not So bad.

through all he had kept the money to save
him from potters field.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

At the Herron-Rand wedding dinner
the toasts were drunk in water and gin
gerale. These beverages were good
enough for all the guests except one
who sent out for whisky. The one was
Richard lie Gallienne, who is always there
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01

subtreasury experts are enabled to detect
them. There is likewise gradual improve
ment in the character of the workmanship
Of the coins. The dies from which they are
struck seem to be excellent, it being evident
that practice does not fail to make perfect
in this vocation as well as in others. Should
copper itself be used at II cents a pound,
there would still be a large profit in the
business at the rate at which these coins
are at present turned out
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
The ~consolidation" Bait.


The large number Of pools in Wall street
at the present time find it extremely easy
to seclre a hearing for any and every kind
Of proposition founded upon consolidation and
mergers and fights for control, and no propo-
sition is too insignificant to furnish bait fol
the shoals of small fry always at hand ready
to be taken in. A fight for control in any
industrial or railroad company, If properly
managed is always good for an advance OF
from five to ten points, although not one in
score has the suggestion of foundation in
fact. But this does not trouble the man
ayers in the least AS a rule they are ac-
countable to no one and having no interest
in the properties whose names they use,
when their play in speculation is over and
their fish is fried they drop out Of sight for
good. 1t would seem that these oft-repeated
skin games would soon become known to
even the most ignorant rustic, but like the
gold brick swindIe. it has probably coms
to stay N ~ A.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-18
Change In Milking Zine.

A New Jersey correspondent of Amer
lean Agriculturist says that he was
unavoidably absent not long ago and
left the ten cows that he usually milk
ed when at home to be MIXED that ev-
ening by the boys who MIXED the 9TH
ers. AS they MIXED the others first and
his 45 minutes later than the usual
time they gave their full amount that
night, but when he MIXED the next
morning they shrank from one to three
pounds each and not quite as much at
night, but it took from Thursday morn
ing to Friday night to bring them back
to their normal yield as a result of that
one change of the persons who did the
milking and the variation from the
usual hour. The scales in the stable
are what tell the story of such mis-
takes as that. though we learned the
same thing years ago when we We're
away from home overnight and left a
man to milk the cows we had been
milking. He was as good and careful
mixer as we were, but when we
counted the quarts and pints sold the
next morning we found an average
shrinkage of about a pint to the COW.
And this happened not once, but sew
eral times, in four years. .<ME
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-18
After Moving Grass.

Proper treatment is very important
after moving grass. Some grass is
cut too closely, and then the hayrake
is so set as to dig into the, turf, dis
lodging sets or stools that may not re-
cover If a dry spell comes. If the
horserake teeth do not scratch the
ground, it will not injure the sod.
As to cutting or feeding the after
math, Colonel James Ward Of New
York state says: ..
"Mowing is worse than grazing.
However, it, is possible to have too
much Of a good thing. There may be
such heavy aftergrowth that it is in
the way. Sometimes too heavy after
growth will cause a field to be smoth-
cred by the ice in winter. The grass
under the heavy mating or aftermath
keeps alive all winter and requires
some air. If there is coating of ice
over it, it seems to be killed to some
extent by suffocation. Usually, how
ever, in the spring grass starts much
earlier when thus protected and is in
better condition than that which is left
unprotected" ~.:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-18
Alfalfa Ensilaxe,

A late Colorado bulletin of farm
notes gives some tests made of alfalfa
as an ensilage plant. "One test" says
the bulletin, "was made with the alfalfa
put in whole as cut in the field, tho
other with the alfalfa cut to quarter
inch pieces, as we cut our corn for en-
silsge. The whole alfalfa showed a
spoiled layer three inches thick on the
top and an inch layer around the side
nearly all the way down. The ensilage
of the bottom and middle was excellent
and was greedily eaten by the cows
and calves. It's loss in the total weight
was 1877 per cent, but it's loss in feed
ing value was probably little larger.
'The other silo was filed with cut
alfalfa. The next day the silo was
covered with two thicknesses of build
ing paper and one of boards and
weighted with stone to about So pounds
per square foot. When covered, the
ensilage was hotter than the hand
could bear. Two days later the tenn
perature had fallen to SO degrees F.,
and in two days more it had fallen to
that Of the air. The ensilage shrank
and settled good deal. When put in,
it contained 33 per cent of dry matter.
On opening, the silo showed two inches
of spoiled ensilage on top and half an
inch on the sides. The spoiled en-
silage was 7.3 per cent of the total
weight. The loss in dry matter wa
approximately 10 per cent"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-18

With the old method of testing the
cows with the churn mighty little test
ing was done on the average dairy
farm. and the seven day test was about
the only ,ne known of. and Of course
we took the seven best days when the
cow was In her flush, says L. w. Ligh-
ty In National Stockman. What good is
that to the practical business dairy
man? What does that COW do the other
1853 days? In a few cases ! know of she
tried her best to get over the effects of
the seven day test. e.
What we want to know is how much
butter fat is contained in the cows
milk and how many pounds of m. Tx the
COW gives In one year, not u,iy or a
week when in flush on feed that posi-
bly, costs twice as much as the product
Is worth.
The method 1 use for testing dairy
cows Is not at all original with me, but
Is used by the foremost dairymen of
the land, and from years of observation
and experience feel conscientious in
recommending It as practical for all
dairymen and farmers who depend on
their cows for the main MONEY crop.
~ need three implements-viz, the
scale, the Babcock test and the lead
pencil. Weigh every cows milk from
years end to years end. Test twice per
month and keep strict account. When
! purchase sire to improve my stock.
! would not give snap for progenitors
with a seven day test, but If that sire
Carries considerable blood Of progeni-
tors with good yearly tests ! am quite
willing to part with liberal amount of
filthy lucre, and know quite a number
of dairymer who are Of the same mind,
and their tribe is increasing. 80.