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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET

easy; American middling; 454d The sales the day
export and included led 900 american Receipts; 5000
bales. including 100 Americans futures opened quiet
closed American middlings, < o c
444a November December. 4.40l4 I'D Decen
Der and January, 43SQ sod: January and February
437a43sd; February and March 43Ta 4.3sd March and
April. 4.37g43Sd April and May. 43T94 SD; May
June. 37d4 $50: June and July 1874. 3sd July
4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23

near the o'clock close OATS-Trade in the oats
aket was quiet and sales cash account here
1900 bush No oats closed Soc No 3. 351sc No 2
white Sc; No white. 377se; track mixed nominal;
track Whte 80 = l42c and standard white SSc.
NaFHet dull No Western 5Siac. ahoat: State
Market steady Feeding quoted Ale and mailing
at 4sGGOc; both i f. Buffalo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23

Coffee cables Rio-C'uffee market weak No : Rio
4S425 exchange. - llGd receipts 1890 bags cleared
ZOO bags: stock doaO0 bags. Santos-Co1ee market
quiet; Santos. +SIo1: receipts 5000 bags
stock, l623oo bags Hamburg Coffee market opened
600 bags Coffee market opened quiet =. franc
hlcher: az u IN UNCHANGED. sales. 1000 bags
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23

Receipts Of breadsuffs interior points In thousands.
last three cphers Oo0 omitted -four bbs grain bushels
ms follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

There is one way in which the careful
teacher can counterfeit theNevil effects of
committing the debate, even if he does allow
it occasionally. This is in the method of
From the time the student be-
gins to read and think the subject. the
teacher should have frequent informal meet
ings with him and get him to tell what he
has learned about it without any thought that
he is debating. In this way he will gain IA
with the main ideas and ability to
state them clearly, as his preparation goes
on. Before the student knows it he is able
to debate the question clearly and forcibly
without ever suspecting that he is debating.
On the other hand, let him read widely before
he ever attempts to express an, idea on the
subject-and this method of preparation is
altogether too comnon-and before he knows
it he is smothered under the weight of his
borrowed IDEAS Then summon him to your
presence, order him to debate. and the very
formaity Of the proceeding will complete his
confusion. He can stand up and talk to you,
and talk clearly and intelligently too. But
somehow the word debate strikes terror to
the heart OF the beginner and makes 1t I'M
necessarily hard for him. But to come to the
point II the student has talked the matter
over carefully with his teacher or his friend,
and then been led unconscously into more
formal presentation of it from day to day.
until he has actually debated the proposition
for two or three months without knowing it,
if he has stated each point fifty times in his
own words and in a different way each time,
if in this simple way he has been forced to
assimilate all he has read and make it his
very own, then it will do him no particular
harm to write out the final draft of his de-
bate The habit of speaking offhand, as well
as that of writing and committing, soon be-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

prove proposition Of its own as a substitute
for that advocated by it's orIonents. 1t is
said to be very unsatisfactory to sportsmen
when two prize fighters spend their entire.
time sparring and skilful1y keeping out of.
each others way. A debate in which the dis
putants never meet is just as unsatisfactory
to the intelligent listener. The opponents
must come squarely together and offer. argu-
ment and counter argument on the same lden-
teal issue. This calls for extempore work.
1t cannot be done-excspt by accident-when
the speeches are prepared entirely before.
or course. it is a great temptation to high
school students, who have not yet gained
confidence in their ability to think while on
their feet to write out both their opening
and wbuttaI speeches, polish them carefully
and commit them as they would an Grafton.
This is one of the most difficult things to pre-
vent in university contests, and it Is not sur
prising that the temptation should be much
stronger in the high schools. Few men, even
after years Of training, show that literary nm
| ish and oratorical power i'll extempore speech
which they possess in carefully written and
| committed speech Students know this very
| well! and the stake is great-victory or
defeat-that they are willing, for the time
being. to sacrifice their own interests. So
| they promise themselves that they will COM
NIT their debate only this one time. For the
| next debate they intend to read widely, think
deeply and prepare thoroughly in every way
possible except by writing and committing.
The next time and the next time the same
| promise is made only to be broken, because
| the time never comes when the ambitious
student is willing to do anything short OF his
best The habit Of writing and committing
| becomes firmly fixed finally, and 1t is nara
Ehabit to break UP. Better never form it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

not look out for its own interests. School II
pare adequately it will not teach students to
allow others to look out for their interests.
Such doctrine would be disastrous to any
one practicing it. But to care for ones in
terests does not mean that one must take ad-
vantage OF every opportunity that is offered
to do his opponent 1t simply means that
all matters shall be looked into carefully and
all opportunity for dishonesty cut off. This
doctrine is broad enough to cover more than
these contests. It, Is broad enough to cover
life. and that is the kind of doctrine that
should be taught in the schools.
In short. then, the principals and superin-
tendents who have charge Of the contests
should look into every detail of the prepare
ton They should see that honest and COM
petent judges are appointed, that each speak
has his allotted time in which to present
his argument and no more. and In general
that, each side has no undue advantage over
the ether Then the side to which victory
comes should not be unduly elated and should
take it's honors modestly. And the side to
which defeat comes should take defeat philo
sephically, and above all things not NOPE
nor complain nor find fault with the judges.
If the judges have been honestly chosen, they
will give conscientious decision. and be-
cause you happen to differ from them is no
reason why you should revile them. The
chances are that they are less prejudiced and
more capable of rendering a fair decision
than you would be. Success will sooner or
later come to the man who honestly looks
after his own interests and conscientiously
Goes his own work. The world wants such
men, and it is the business Of the schools
to furnish them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

Professor 8. E. McDermCtt, president or
the league, and professor of elocution at
the university, contributes some timely
advice and suggestions to the debaters and
their teachers, as follows:
Pres:t McDermott's suggestions.
The debates have now progressed far
enough so that il is possible to offer some
helpful advice to the schools that look for
ward to joining the league next year. as well
as to those still in the race for championship.
The first pointiI should like to call attention
to is the desirabiity of extempore work as
far as possible. One avowed object IN organ
izing the league was to give the average hlgh
school student greater facility in expressing
his thoughts ON any subject with which he is
familiar A single proposition was chosen
for the entire series of debates. so that the
students might become thoroughly familiar
with the leading lines OF thought on both the
affirmative and negative sides. II those who
are in charge of the teams permit their debat-
ers to deliver set speeches in opening and re-
buttal they will be doing their students a
positive injustice and thwarting, to some ex-
tent the main purpose of the league. The
old fashioned oratorica1 contest would be as
beneficial to the speakers and more interest
ing to. the audience, because it would offer
variety of subject at least It should be
borne in mind that this is a debating league,
not an, oratorical league. A debate Is not a
debate unless the two sides discover the main
Issue and meet squarely on that issue. The
affirmative must announce proposition and
prove it, point by point: and repel all serious
attacks that their opponents make The neg
atiye must attack and disprove the proposition
of the affirmative, and it may also set up and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

large chorus. and the orchestra is placed
in front and below. There were last year
800 singers-a dazzling array.
The young ladies are in pink and white
dresses and sit in front and in tiers even
to the caves behind the leader. The men
in dark clothes, making strong contrast
to the bright gowns of the women, are
placed together in the rear of the con-
traltos, and when the conductor takes his
place and raises his baton, there is ready
response to his order; as fine body of
singers as can be found in the west-and
they are nearly all Kanas-born and of
Swedish parentage.
Professor Samuel Thorstenburg, the
trainer and conductor, is himself Kan
sas boy, born in the Smoky Hill valley.
He is a pianist of more than ordinary
merit a0d has studied under the best
teachers of Stockholm and London. He
has conducted 1.-THE Messiah for several
years, and himself takes solo parts The
leader of the orchestra is professor Theo-
dore Linberg, native, but who has stud
led the violin under Zedeler and Liste-
mann. He, too, is young, but has shown
much ability. He has forty pieces before
him when the services commence. At the
huge organ is Musician Director Hugo
Bedlinger, from Stockholm, Sweden. He
has been the manager of the organ since
speak with force
THE GLORIOUS is chosen from the best
singers of the college. 1T is an honor
for which the students study hard, and
they consider that they have in a degree
| failed to make the most of their teaching
If they are not selected. AS a result they
are the flower of the farm homes of the
central Kansas plains. Cities do not de-
yelop chorouses like that of 1.-THE Mes
siah." They have other amusements 4
college town on the broad, open prairie
gives opportunity for training, and in thi1
I INSTANCE there was inclination as we'll g!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

lHsNlH HE DreliminarieS" Of the State
5eA High School Debating Lague
~ eS&al have all been held and the
kkxAI champion school Of each con-
gressional district has been an
hounced. AS the end approaches interest
increases and enthusiasm wakes, News
papers in all parts of the state show I'M
mlstakably, both in news articles and. in
editorials, that the work of the schools
Is being followed with interest and that
much good is resulting inmany ways from
these debates.
The following editorial is from the Fer
gus Falls Free Press of recent date, and
Is a fair sample of press comment:
The high school debates AN excellent
thing for tho students Of the state Not only
are the contestants benefited. but every stu
dent In the school receives a qlickening Here
Us hope that they may continue year after
year.
In the same issue, the Press gave two
1uil columns to a story Of the contest held
at Moorhead, in which Fergus Falls won
the covetel ninth district mpionship
from her strong rival, Red Lake Falls.
Two hundred went in a special train from
Fergus and 100 loyal supporters Of the
lied Lake team came down In similar
way. Odd Fellows hall, in Moorhead,
could not accommodate all who sought ad-
mission, and many were turned away. In
announcing the decision, Judge Amidon
OF the United States court, commended
the young debaters and spoke in terms
OF generous praise Of their work and Of
the benefits to be derived from these CON
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

comes we'll established, and when once estab-
lshed it is so much more pleasant and salts
factory that it is difficult to induce the stu
dent to write debate or even an Grafton.
The second point which l should like to
impress is this: II the league does serve
useful purpose, we should take the neces-
sary precautions to perpetuate it. That it
does serve a useful purpose, is hardly open
to argument. The principals and superin
tendents who have given the plan a fair trial
during the year, are without exception
thusiastic supporters of it. If it fails in the
future 1t will be from one of two causes,
lack of interest or excess of interest. The
first need not be considered now The
second is real and immediate danger. If the
league degenerates into a mere scramble
for victory, it will have served its period
of usefulness and might we'll be abandoned
at once as to wait until it is broken up by
discordant factions. Those who have charge
Of the contests must never allow their en-
thusiasm to carry them to the point where
they are wiling to be dishonest for the sake
Of victory. They must keep constantly in
mind the educational value Of the contests
and teach and preach that it is better to lose
honestly than to win dishonesty. The very
pillar which supports all education and makes
1t worth the while is character. And any
teacher who practices or encourages. or even
permits dishonesty for so small a considera-
ton as the winning OF one of these contests
is doing his school an injustice for which no
victory in an interscholastic contest can COM
pensate. Every school should be taught to
believe that the great consideration Is to
prepare thoroughly and present splendid
| contest, a contest which will be a credit t.
| itself whether it results in Victory or de-
feat. go ~g So
! am not advocating that any school should
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

tests. He called attent ton to their clear
language, direct and easy manner, AMI
especially the systematic arrangement Of
thought. He hoped the debates might
continue, and recommended such a course
to many of the lawyers Of his district.
From other districts similar reports
have come in. On March 7 the inter-dis-
trict contests will begin and the race will
narrow down. The first and seventh dis
triots, represented by Owatonna and
Glenwood. will meet at OWatonna. The
second and third, represented by LIE Sueur
and Wells, will meet at LIE Sueur. The
and Fergus Fails, will meet in the latter
city. St. Paul Central and Minneapolis
South Side, representing the fourth and
fifth districts, respectively, Will hold their
contest in st. Paul. Duluth, of the eighth
has already been defeated by st. Cloud Of
the sixth
Careful preparation has been made by
all the schools still in the race for state
championship, and some excellent high
school debates are expected in the next
series. The teams are now thoroughly
familiar with all the main arguments of
the proposition, and many Of the schools
have; actually debated both the affirmative
and negative. This familiarity may be
expected to result in more spirited re-
buttal in the future contests than In those
Of the preliminary series.
The winners of the four. inter-district
contests will pair OF for the semi finals
and the two winners of those contests will
come together for the final debate at the
university. The result of that debate
will determine the ownership of the beau
tiful Minneapolis Journal Cup for the
coming year. ...-,.@<s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

ton in music, both vocal and. instrument
tai, many of the instructors Being direct
from Sweden. > One of the instructors,
Professor Frank Nelson, is now state SUI
perintendent of schools of Kansas, and
others rank high in educational circles.
In 1881 DR.. Olson visited London and
heard the Messiah His race had been
singing to God for ages, and he said,
They can sing this" In 1882 the first
rendition was given In the chapel.
He talked to Professor Swensson and he
talked to the farmers Of the Smoky Hill
valley They gave of their slender
means to pay the expenses. Mrs.
Swensson drilled the chorus of forty
young people; the soloists came out from
Rock Island, ILL.,, as did the orchestra
and organist. 1t wasSa success, and the
proceeds from that year and others paid
for small building for the college. God
and the Constitution was made the mot
to of the college, and the effort OF the
managers was to make it truly American
in every particular. Larger buildings
came, one after another, until 1885, when
the boom enabled them to put UP the
large structure, now one of the show
buildings of central Kansas. While times
were hard and central and western Kan
sas were struggling with adversely, tho
college grew and the Messiah became
more popular The chapel was too small
to accommodate the crowds.
Five years ago an auditorium was built,
seating 4, 900. In this the renditions have
since been given. A $4,000 three-manual
pipe organ was purchased after long
months of effort in raising funds. The
last 81 900 was paid by selling organs for
the company, the members Of the school
going out among the farmers and dispos-
ing of the instruments on commission
AS a result of this canvass, cabinet or
gans outnumber the pianos in this sec
tion.
It was predicted that not enough people
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could be brought together to fill the build
ing. DR.. Swensson knew his people
loved music and he knew they would
come. The building could not seat all
who came, and two performances We're
given. This year four times the won
derfu1 oratorio will be sung.
No Crop Failures for swedes.
There are no crop failures in the Swed-
ish colony. They pillow deep, and If there
is dry year they piow a little deeper
and harrow oftener. When the Ameri-
can farmers were talking politics and
worrying over the "per capita" and the
to market The Americans stood on the
street corners and discussed the govern
ment, but up the street went the Swedes
and unloaded their wheat and went home.
| They would not stay in town. They
ployed and narrowed and paid off their
| mortgages.
The visitors to the college on-the nights
of the week day renditions get into the
| town in special trains about 5 o'clock.
After inspecting the buildings and see
| ing the college museum, rich in relics OF
the early periods in central Kansas, they
are allowed to hear the concert in the
college chapel. There the college band
/ and the leading musicians give selections.
| There Is pipe organ, grand piano and
an orchestra OF twenty pieces that renders
| choice music. 1t is good example of
the thororghness of the teaching, which
the Swedish professors insist upon, that
1 the students of the school are able to take
l part in this performance.
After lunch In the college basement or
down town, half a mile away there is the
great event Of the day-..The Messiah -
The crowds come early and AL every seat.
i The room is lighted with its own plant
by acetylene, and is gaily decorated. The
great organ occupies the position of honor
= and behind # rauge the seats for the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01
FULL-ThROATED SWEDES
TO SING 1.-THE MESSIAH"
Great Annua! Event in Central Kansas---h Will
Take Place Holy Week---fiistory Of
the Enterprise.

who look forward to Good Friday and
Easter as events of great Importance.
Excursion trains bring people from 200
miles around, and the auditorium is taxed
to it's utmost to accommodate the crowds.
The Swedish colony was founded in 1857,
when DR.. Olof Olson a Swedish minister.
purchased of the railroads 100000 acres
and brought colony of Swedes to found
town without vices or saloons. The
Swedes are settled up and down the
Smoky ELL valley for miles, and the
church has over 5000 communicates.
z Dr. Olson brought out from Rock Island,
Ill. in 1875, a company Of young men who
held a service in Lindsborg. One was
Carl Swensson, who succeeded to the pas
torate of the church and founded Bethany
college in 1881. It had three pupils that
year Now it has property worth $125, OO0
all paid for, handsome brick building,
with all modern conyeniences, 500 students
and nine departments. 1t ranks among
the highest in the west for its instruc-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

I am not advocating that any school should
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01

ability. The Swedes are natural lovers
of ngusis, and take religious interest
in the production Of the great selection.
] While the people are Swedes they are
intensely loyal. One day DR.. Swensson
made a Fourth of July speech here and a
young farmer took him large box in
which was an immense sunf1ower, such as
is raised only in Kansas. Swensson
placed it on the big banner along with
the motto God and the Constitution"
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Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Topeka, Kan, March 1-From the old
country Handels oratorio. the Messiah
has followed the star of empire to the
prairies OF Kansas, and become the an
nual musical treat of thousands of music
loving people, who, In many cases travel
twenty and thirty miles by wagon to hear
chorus OF 400 trained voices render it at
Lindsborg, the center of Swedish col
ony, during Holy week. Four perform
ances will be given this year, the last be-
ing on Easter Sunday. Nine Lillian
Nordica will be the star of this years mu
steal festival.
The little town of 1000 during the,
week, will be the Mecca of 10000 visitors.
They will, as before, retain much of the
inspiring music, and return to their farms
to sing it in the harvest fields and at the
pillow.
Most Of the population for miles around
Lindsborg are Lutherans. deHout people.
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and there were cheers to the echo. No
one then could have called them foreign
ers.
This year the chorus numbers $50
voices; the orchestra numbers forty in
struments, and two of the soloists come
all the way from Boston. Professor
Thorstenberg is conductor; Professor
Bedinger organist and Professor Lind
berg, leader of the orchestra.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-24
LOw-Rate Tour to the Yellow
stone Park via Pennsyl-
Vania Railroad.

On account of the Annual Convention
of the National Educational Association
at Minneapolis, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company will RIM personally
conducted tour to Minneapolis and
the Yellowstone Park, leaving New
York July 5, and, returning, arriving
in New York July 20. Round.trip tick
cts covering all necessary expenses for
the entire trip. will be sold at the rate
of $3.50 from all points on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad east of Pittsburg. Rate
from Pittsburg So less. A special train
of Pullman dining, sleeping. compart-
ment. and observation cars will be used.
Six days will be spent in Yellowstone
Park.
For itineraries and other information
apply to ticket agents, Tourist Agent.
1876 Broadway, New York. or George
W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.