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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
THE LONDON SATURDAY REVIEW

Oh, London Saturday Review!
With your Ameriphobic nagging,
Modernitys swift race finds, you
Behind almost century tagging.
No virtues can you see in us
(For you've pre-empted all the virtues),
And SO you rave, howl, froth and cuss,
And for munitions chiefly dirt use.
Old London Saturday Review!
OF venom's spawn both sire and frater,
To what mean prejudices you
Perversey and forever cater!
In what ,reactionary style
F, You rip the stars and stripes to pieces!
What reservoirs of sheer and bile
Supply your anti-Yankee theses!
Poor London Saturday Review!
1.-The Thunderers' set good example:
1t used to fagellate us too,
But now accords us justice ample.
1t found our metal not all dross,
And it made good with masculintty.
Still, stubbornly, you have to cross
The verge Of downright asininity.
Dear London Saturday Review!
Suspend your scolding and your whining!
Why shut your eyes to Red, White, Blue
And Union Jack now entertaining?
John Bull and Jonathan are one
In interest, blood and aspiration
Cork up for keeps your old pop-gun!
Reform or cease from publication!
John Talman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
A SNUG LITTLE SUM

Rev. w. L. Morris OF White City, Kan, is
trying to build church by means Of the let
ter-chain plan. He asks contribution Of 5
cents from each recipient OF a letter, and he
requests each recipient to forward similar
request to three friends. "At the end Of
the one hundredth series,'' says the preacher,
ST ask that contributions shall cease" OF
course, the scheme will "fall down. before
1t goes very far. But II it didn't, Mr. Nor
ris would find himself in possession of the
snug little sum OF $685. 542 500 ss7, $751;, 72l
4s9, 1874.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
The Nonpareii|l Man
Casually Observed.


Now that non-elect infants are put in the
safety class, Mr. Bryan is feeling better.
The women have full political privileges in
Colorado, but the municipal situation in Den
yer gives US pause because of its rottenness.
The ladies are neglecting their duties just
as good men do
Crows have been flying over Lake City due
north, not without adequate caws, however
Governor Taft says he could not recon-
mend the Philippines as health resort. Well,
we are not there for our health
Certain medical authorities claim that it is
not eiectrocution that kills, but the autopsy.
patient has never been known to survive
the latter.
About 100 sophomores are now trying DR..
1Northrop's justly celebrated Condition Pow
ders..
Bismarck breach Of promise case is ex-
citing some attention. The man wrote note
to a young lady and hasn't paid it yet
A large new refrigerator has been put IN
at the Grand Forks new Masonic Temple.
1t is intended to keep the ..butter'' in during
warm weather
A Boston man has been sent to Jail for re-
fusing vaccination. AS successful anti, ne
is probably the happiest man in Boston to-day
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

Whether the Northern Securities COM
pany has or has not made arrangements
for metamorphosis from New Jersey
for it to take more ill-advised step. II
it shall deliberately elect to make its
home in foreign territory in order to ac-
complish what it fears it can not accom-
plish in the country wherein it's proper
ties are located, some means will be found
to Illustrate its purpose if it shall be
proved to be illegal. Whatever public
sympathy there may have been with the
merger will, it would seem, be in large
degree alienated by such course as that
outlined by rumor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
IN A BOOK STORE

salesman in Philadelphia book store
is said to have been asked these three ques-
tons: '.Do you sell that new book heard
my niece telling about last week? Here's
the name OF it taking out slip of paper),
Ben Hur. y Have you a novel, by Haw-'
thorne, called Moses from an Old Man?'' ct
want copy of When Nightshade Was in
Flower please. think it's a novel, but ii
sounds like work on gardening
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Giant and whiskers.
The Ghost Becoming Respectable.

.'Do such things as ghosts, apparitions,
visible to the human eyes. really exist? Yes,
we are convinced they do. While we recog-
nize the fact of their existence we may not
be able to explain their origin
This statement was made the other day by
Professor James H. Hyslop Of Columbia uni
versity, and Rev. DR.. Minot J. Savage OF the
Church of the Messiah, who are members of
the Society of Psychical Research.
81 think said DR.. Savage, that II you
were to throw stone at random in any part
Of this city you would be almost certain to
strike a house in which a. least some form
OF pyschical phenomenon has been observed.
Perhaps there is only one member of the
family who has made these observations. and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
Mere Fiction.
A TIGHT SQUEEZE

Because ne dislocated one OF her ribs in
hugging her Miss Nellie White wants 500
damages from Joseph Zeigler, a cigar manu-
facturer of Wflkesbarre, Pa. Zeigler's lawyer
says that Miss White proposed seeing which
could squeeze the highest, and that she
Rugged ZeiglerJ before he Rugged her lei
g1er's brother and another girl were present
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
TYPE OF AN IMPERIAL.
RACE"
London Graphic.


Lord Dufferin was a perfect type of an
Imperial race. There was nothing in the way
of public employment that he could not do,
and do well. He embodied the dignity of the
great empire to which he belonged, and he
seemed to possess in the highest perfection
the qualities by which a vast number of fa-s
nous Englshment have built up the empire
and successfully managed its affairs. He was
no lay figure in the administrative pageant
AS governor. general Of Canada he showed
all the wisdom and tact of the statecratt
which has made Great Britain the mother of
free commemorative. AS vceroy of India he
proved himself a splendid legate of the
queen empress, and a worthy compeer OF
the Wellesleys, the Dalhouses, and the Can
nings who made the name of England loved
and feared throughout Asia. AS an ambas-
sador he had no equal He was, indeed the
Admirable Crichton of his time. The empire
will be long before it finds his like, but his
memory will live in a score of fields Of pub
lie activity to act as beacon and an example
to the great service to which he belonged
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

The action of Colonel Micah jenkins in
refusing to accept the sword which Presi-
dent Roosevelt was requested by Colonel
Tillman not TO present, was eminently
correct. 1t conveys.a stinging and eff
fective rebuke under the simplest Of
statements and plainest Of words
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

Isn't this awful! At the Mckinley
memorial exercises the ambassadors of
foreign powers We're assigned to seats be-
hind the supreme court Justices. Lord
Pauncefote, the British ambassador and
dean of the diplomatic corps in Washing
ton, has asked Secretary Hay for an ex-
PLANTATION. Nothing less than war can
atone for the awful mistake.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

If the extra session of the legislature
shall have been the means of precipitat-
ing an interesting enmity between
Bob Dunn and Jake" jacobson, there
are those who will not consider it alto
gether superiority.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
Copyright, 1902, by the 5. S. Mcclure Com


pany.
Here y'are, gents, only 10 cents apiece!
The art of the world, gentlemen, for 10 cents
apiece. Genuine pictures by the most IA
NOUS French masters for the small sum Of
one dime, 10 cents. Step right up now before
the limited supply is exhausted" -
Priscilla Gardner. driving down fremont
street in her private hanson, poked her UNI
brella through the trap in the roof. James, y
she called. drive slowly past that man who
Is selling photographs. Drive as slowly as
you can and drive close to the crowd .
IN moment the hanson had wheeled and
was retracing its route past the street cor
ner, where muscular looking young fell
low was handing out unmounted photographs
as rapidly as he could make change. Miss
Gardner leaned on the apron of the hanson
and eagerly scrutinized the face as the cab
slowly passed, but there was no interruption
IN the patter that helped dispose of his wares.
Here you are,'' he said as he passed over
a photograph and pocketed a ten-cent piece;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

But wait until Prince Henry sees our
governor and his staff. We should like
to know whether he ever saw anything in
Europe equal to the staff.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

ttrigues In order that the governor may
secure power to fill the vacancy Such
vacancies would rot occur under the pop
ular vote system.
There is little doubt that Hamilton,
himself, who wrote the five papers in the
Federalist (62-66 inclrsive) advocating
the election of Sc pators by the legisla-
lures, would see the necessity of the pro-
posed change. Conditions have changed.
The senate has changed. There is wide
spread disappointment with the method
of the fathers During the last decade,
the public have witnessed very shameful
proceedings in the elections of senators
by legislatures. The country desires a
change TO the broad basis of the popular
vote. The people are not likely to go
wrong" very often. A century of trial
has shown that the constitutional method
is not the best. The house has four
times tried to give constitutional power
to the popular vote method and the SEN
ate has declined to further the purpose.
The resolution now in the keeping OF the
senate committee should not be allowed
to stay there. Action depends upon the
vigor with which the public shall insist
upon it, The senate should be made to
feel the force of public opiLion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
CIVIL SERVICE AND POLITICs

The attitude of the civil service COM
mission regarding political activity on the
part Of government employees, as ex-s
pressed in letter to the postmaster Of
Philadelphia, is correct. The present is a
good time for the public expression of
the commissions attitude. 1t has al
ways seemed to thinking persons that the
fact that man occupies a public office
should not detract from his rights or
privileges or duties as a citizen. Yet, as
the classified civil service has extended
impression that man occupying an Of
flee removed from the spoils arena was
in propriety bound to keep out Of political
activity even to the extent2of suppressing
or concealing bis views. Mr.. 'Foulke,
writing for the commission, says that
there is no objection, and should be none.
to contributions to political funds by pub
| lie officials. What the commission objects
| to is the collection Of moneys for such
purposes by chose in authority" because
they are, in effect, "coercing the political
| action Of the employees But for an emf
ploye to subscribe of his own free will to
a campaign fund is quite another matter,
Mr.. Foulke puts the case very concisely
when he says that man should be free
! to do what he likes when in Office as we'll
as out of it, with the limitation that it
must not interfere with his official duties
or in any way bring scandal upon or i'm
pair the efficiency of the branch of the
| n which ha ho1
AS civil service reform will ultimately
extend to state and municipal govern
ments, and will effect hundreds of thous-
ands Of persons, it is we'll to have the
principle so clearly established thus ear
| ly. Nothing is more dangerous to a re-
public than large body Of politically in
active citizens Yet our public employees
would become such il it were not dis
tinctly understood that they are free-in
fact, are expected. to be active in politics.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

1t is to be hoped that, in view OF the
two Tillmans-e episodes, the president will
decide to visit Charleston exposition,
even at considerable inconvenience to
himself, just to give the people OF South
Carolina an opportunity to show how
much they are E'isrepresented by Till
man. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

Mayor Ames' opinion of clergymen was
lowered about 20 per cent its previ-
Gus low water mark by the remarks of the
Rev. Mr.. .Skogsberg.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
Cover Chat.

A revival Of that lachrymose old play, 1.-The
Two Orphans Is talked Of. James O'Neill,
who is to be seen at the Metropolitan the last
half Of this week in Monte Cristo,' was the
original Pierre, the cripple, in the New York
production, and it was the intention to allow
him to play any part he might choose, and
to associate with him other stars, including
Otis Skinner, Kyrle Bellew, Eleanor Robson
and Clara Morris. If 1.-The Two Orphans is
not selected an elaborate production will be
made of some play with such an all-star cast.
which will appear. in New York and Chicago
and the other principal cities.
1.-THE Explorers the latest musical rage,
is to be seen at the Metropolitan all l4ext
week. This musical comedy recently closed
a long and successful run in Boston, where
it was pronounced superior to anything in
this line seen in Boston in many years. The
cast includes Knox Wilson, VIM. Riley Hatch,
Lucia Drew and VIM. B. Rock who all made
hits with the original Burgonlaster COM
pany in this city two years ago.
One Of the most popular attractions the
road to-day is 1.-The Royal Lilliputians, -
who will be seen here at the Bijou next week.
The Lllipntians are widely known through
out the United States and Canada, and give
one of the most entertaining and amusing
programs even presented to the public.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
Minnesota Vignettes.

After the show the other Saturday night
at Sleepy Eye, the boys yelled like Indians
and shot off guns on Main street, to the great
disturbance of the quiet people of the town,
who feared Indians and bank robbers from
Missouri. After it was all over, the town
marshal came around and was awful mad.
The dramatic critic Of the; Adrian Demo-
crat refers to the show, ''Three Married Men, :"
at the opera house. as very punk, and says
that the jokes were old when Noah was a
boy.
According to the Wadena Pioneer Journal,
two young men up in Wadena county were
paying attention to the same young lady,
and the first sutton found that his rival was
likely to get the better OF him. He proceeded
to spread an alarm of smallpox and attempt
ed to have the family of his rival quaran-
tined while he was free and busy. The health
authorities got at the truth Of the matter, and
so the scheme failed to work. ....-...
The st. Peter Herald romances about the
telephone girl and the bill clerk. After their
engagement they were discussing the future.
The gentleman stated it as his emphatic
opinion that it was a wifes place to get up
and start the fires and let her poor, hard
working husband rest. After this declara-
ton there was silence for the space of about
three-quarters of a second. Then the tele-
phone girl thrust out the finger encircled by
her engagement ring and murmured sweetly
but firmly: ring off, please. You have
got connected with the wrong number"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
Power of the Human Mind.
Mis-. HERON to wed.

Miss Margaret Evelyn Heron Of Pumptown.
a suburb of Metuchen, N. j., will be married
to DR.. Henri Werner Berghall Of ManIstee,
Mich, this week. Just what day has been
selected the Heron family refuse to make
known, declaring that II Miss Heron does
not recover from temporary indisposition
the wedding will be postponed again.
The ceremony win be performed at Elm
wood farm. Miss Heron will be united to
DR.. Berghall by woman preacher of the
Universalist denomination. Miss Heron is a
sister of Professor Geo. D. Heron, socialist,
who was married to Miss Carrie Rand. Miss
Heron is firm believer in hel brothers
views Of matrimony.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
A Pleasant Affair.

March 3-For nearly two hours last even
ing in the rain over 100 boys and youths
fought in the vicinity of Ninth avenue and
Fffty-third street with stones, sticks, paving
bricks, and anything they could lay hands
on. Windows were shattered, doors SCARED
and passers-by got off luckily if they only
had their hats smashed. The occasion of the
fight was the meeting Of two rival organiza-
lions known in the neighborhood as the
"Hell's Kitchen Gang" and big Block
Bunch. -
A challenge was issued by the Hell's Kitch-
en- Gang. When the fight began there were
probably 100 mixed up in it. But the num-
Der quickly grew, reinforcements coming up
on either side. Stones and cakes of ice went
crashing through tenement house windows,
glass doors were shattered with bricks AMI
youthful scalps were hammered and bruised
with sticks end clubs.
At length policeman came in sight, the
two gangs, forgetting for the minute their
personal enmity, fed, still fighting, the lone
policeman following. He tried to stop the
battle, but failed and retreated to get help.
The fight ragged more vigorously than ever
until down swooped the reserves Of the West
Forty seventh street station, thirty strong.
pursued by the police. Only one arrest was
| made.
A School for BegEars.
| Policeman Comiskey and Hartigan, ar
| raigned James McCreevey, 10 years old, be-
| fore Magistrate Poole yesterday charging him
! with begging in East Fourteenth street and
pretending 10 be lame. He had a pair OF
! crutches lying beside him as he sat on the
| sidewalk, with his hat outstretched and his
| left hand bandaged,'' said Hartigan.
1--WE saw he was fake said Comiskey.
! when we stood him on his feet he admitted
| that there was nothing the matter with him,
and told that the crutches had been given
| to him in begging school his tools OF
| trade
"Six months on the island for you,'' said
the magistrate.
| McCreevy subsequently said that he hao
come from New Haven two days ago and
| made the acquaintance Of beggar, who
| took him to school for beggars.
| VaIentine-ArmOur
1 Mrs. Philip D. Armour, Jr., one of tn.
| richest widows of Chicago, will be married
| here Thursday to Patrick A. Valentine, vice
president OF the Armour & Co. The wedding
| will be solemnized in Mrs. Armour's apart
ments at the Netherland hotel and only the
| immediate members of the family will be
I present. After the ceremany the couple
| will leave for extended, trip through Eu-
| rope.
| Giant and Whiskers.
Frank c. Rostock and his wife and five
daughters were among the passengers yes
terday from Europe. Bostock was bringing
who is eight feet four inches tall, only q
years old. and described as sstill growing,
! end Professor" Dumont, man with
beard thirteen and one half feet long.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
Another Claimant,

A gentleman who gives mis- name as
Hump but who ADDS that it is not his real
name sends in poem evidently based on the
effusion TITS Morgan's.' In this poem the
refrain makes everything Mr.. Hills instead
of Morgan's. .s.- .,-..r a.N-
In many respects the work is better done
than in the case Of the Morgan poem The
''It's Hills" man gives full permission to
use his poem providing you will not disclose
my identity. Incidentally, to insure this, I'll
not divulge it,
The poem starts ont something like this:
dwelt in nation filled with pride, =
Her people were many, her lands were wide,
Her record in war and science and art
Proved greatness Of muscle and mind and
heart.
s'What a. grand old country is this I cried,
And man, with his chest in the air, re-
Piled
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

The author goes on to tell how he went to
heaven and there found q similar state of
affairs: f<s'+F 7Et
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

went to heaven-the jasper walls
lowered high and wide and the golden halls
Shone bright beyond-but strange new mark
Was over the gate, viz, Private park
why, what is the meaning Of this?' cried,
And saint, with livery ON, replied,
"a Iill,a - = :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03

Now that non-elect infants are put in the
safety class, Mr.. Bryan is feeling better.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
Daily New York Letter

he may be keeping his thought on the sub
ject secret from the other members of his
family"
DR.. Savage is convinced that Mrs. Piper
is genuine psychic medium. Il had sit
tings with her many years before our society
was founded, and before it was known to the
public. 1t was through her that l obtained
a message from my son, who died about two
years ago.
Professor Hyslop said:
I am familiar with the remarkable occur
rences Of which DR.. Savage speaks. l have
had sittings with Mrs. Piper, and know that
she does transmit messages in writing OF
which She is unconscious. Where the mes
sages come from l don't know, but beyond
doubt they are genuine"
Neil Bryant Is Going.
Neil Bryant, the last of the old Ministries,
who, with Billy West, John Queen and Billy
Emerson, coEvulsed with laughter theater
goers Of generation ago, Is slowly dying il.
st. Mary's hospital, Brooklyn. He has been
there since April unable to lie down, sleep
ing in a chair He is II years old. His tive
brothers, equally celebrated in the old days,
are dead They had theater from 1857 to
1867 at Az Broadway. Neil Bryant laid .the
first brick of Tammany hall when Jim Collier,
| the actor. carried a bod. Bryant made his
final bow to the public in 1883.
Power of the Human Mind.
Ever since saw The Girl and the Judge
| in which the mother of the heroine is q con-
| frmed kleptomaniac, l have been tempted to
| take things. There Is other excuse. save
| that l have been suffering from nervous pros
tration. and the most painful the
stage has been preying upon my mind
This was said by Mrs. Frederick L. C..
Heating, who was arrested on a charge Of
shoplifting. The arrest Of Mrs. Heating came
as surprise and could hardly be believed by
her husband and relatives, who are prominent
because of wealth ard social position. She is
young and handsome, and has the means to
! crafty every luxury her tastes desire. The
only explanation which her family could offer
| was that she could not have been in her. right
| mind,
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The only place left which propriety for
bids us to mention in the presence of this
large and cultured body of readers, was also
found pre- empted and the author was tossed
out. Hence his presence somewhere in Min
nesota along the line of the Great Northern
and he isn't 80 badly off YOU might think
from his poem. The probabilities are that he
owns $50 acres Of very rich land and has a
good salary besides You can't believe all
the discomfort and envy you see in poems.
Expression you know, is part OF the
poetical game.
-1 .....- "A. J. Russell.