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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
FAR FROM D!SCOURAGING.



Now the direct primary system was
tried fairly in Minneapolis, with the re-
suits stated. The people made mistake
They nominated and elected worthless
man. They are not 1nfallible But, IN
the first place, has this been 1nfrequent
where the direct primary did not ex1sts
To speak of it as necessary consequence
of the new nominating system is unspeak-
ably silly and unreasonable. It will al
ways happen at times, under all systems,
until men become a great deal wiser than
they are now.
In the second place, consider what hap
pened afterward. The people of Minne-
apolis, feeling themselves responsible for
this mistake went to work the shortest
way to correct it." Conditions there were
not whit worse than. in plenty OF other
cities where nothing was done about it
But Minneapolis could not charge up these
scandals to "the party to ''Tammany"
or "the machine" or 1.-THE gang The
people themselves had put these men in
power, so the people must put them
out And they did. They arrested and
indicted and convicted, criminal officials.
In vindication Of their outraged honor
they pursued this man whom they had
made until he became refugee from
the city and sent back his resignation as
mayor. That is something very different
from what one would find in New York.
for instance. , ... -.- ..-.-.
Finally, let us now wait for the next
chapter There is no Indifference in Min
neapols to-day because of this failure.
Business men are not going about declar-
ing that politics are too corrupt for hon.
est men to mix in, or that it is no use
trying to buck the machine, or that some
body has the pull, or that one man will be
just as bad as another. They have had
their lesson. They have learned what
they had forgotten in their long years Of
indolent handing over. their own business
to be transacted by the delegate conven-
tion-that they cannot have good govern
ment without working for it, or let bad
man be elected to office without suffer-
ing for it. And there is no spot on the
face of the earth where the interest of the
people in the next election is so general
or so personal or so wholesome or so de-
termined as in the city of Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

'OH, ARTHUR, IS 1T YOUR SAID A TEAR
and cut-cut the poor little helpless
things t-tail off, but the man that did it
shall never m-marry me- declared Ger
aldlne with mOmentary spirit.
But the fox was dead before he did it,
you know said the good lady.
Yes; killed by a pack of horrid dogs
urged on by people who will have m-1nuch
to answer for hereafter" wept the girl.
Don't ask me to see him again; am go
ing to take the afternoon train to New
York and leave him here to revel in
b-butchery'
|: The cause of all this woe was a Shin
necock hill fox. hunt, with a real fox in
stead Of an aniseseed bag. Renyard had led
the field a glorious chase. doubling and
twisting times without number, only at
last to succumb to the hounds. Foremost
in the hunt had been that ardent fox
hunter, Arthur Chamberlain, who, at the
death. had dashed in among the dogs and
secured the "brush' in the most approved
fashion, to lay at his ladylove's feet. The
lady so honored, unluckiy, had no appre-
citation of the act. In fact, her sympathies
were distinctly with the fox and there
had been warm scene, with the result as
above noted. " -'''
No Geraldine appeared at lunch. Shortly
after that Arthur took leave of his hos
tess, who discreetly forbore to tell him
MS eH-lnamorata would leave on the
same train, and, whistling for the two
foxhounds, Toby and Dan, he moodily
STROBE off to the depot. He was taking his
seat in the chair car when a carriage
dashed UP and a lady alighted and en-
tered the same car. Their eyes met The
lady. primly. inclined her head and DELHI
erately turned her chair until only the top
of her head was visible. The young man
grounu his teeth.
Miss Geraldine lived uptown on the west
side of New York in street numbered
among the sixties. Mr.. Chamberlain lived
on the next block. In fact, the backs of
Miss Geraldine's home and the gentle
mans bachelor apartments almost faced
each other. The block was a solid erec-
tangle built up with brownstone dwell
ings the side streets, and business
places ON the avenues and the rnnfs con.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
A Matter of Statesmanship.

The British government has arranged
an extension for six months Of the period
allowed for the final ratification of the
reciprocity treaties relating to Jamaica,
British Guiana, Turks and Calcos
Islands, which were negotiated by Mr..
sKasson during the administration of
President Mckinley, under the provis-
ions Of the reciprocity clause Of the tariff
of 1897. This arrangement will bring
] these treaties before the senate next
spring.
: So far the senate has only intimated
that it has no use for reciprocity treaties,
not even if it Is necessary to ratify one
as a point Of national honor. Perhaps
before the time limit of these extended
treaties expires, the senate may have had
new light on the subject, through the
pressure of public sentiment favorable to
reciprocity.
7 Sir Robert Bond, the premier Of New
foundland. has arrived in Washington to
consult with the British ambassador
about making an effort to reopen the ne
gotiations for a reciprocity treaty with
Newfoundland, which Sir Robert con-
Quoted with our government when Mr..
Blaine was secretary of state, but which
was not ratified simply because the Ca
madam government protested against such
treaty on the ground that the Dominion
had not been included, and demanded
that Canada be allowed to negotiate a like
treaty on her own account, Newfoundland
being then, now, outside the federation
known as the Dominion of Canada. That
colony has a population of about 100000
and we have a trade with it amounting to
between 50, OO0,OOO and $4,000, 900 year.
Shall we let Newfoundland, who wants to
trade more with us. turn elsewhere :? I"
The Dingley law fixed, two years from
its passage, July "a, 1897, for the COM
pletion of the several treaties negotiated
! by Mr.. Kasson under the reciprocity sec
lions Of that law, and the time was up in
July, 1892 but extensions have been ar
ranged and with the extensions the pref
udice of the senate majority against rec
iprocity which they applauded in 1890 and
voted for and applauded in 1896 and 1900.
has grown stronger, until even the appeal
Of William McKinleySat Buffalo last year
had no effect, but senators proceeded to
proclaim their opposition to a policy they
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

had strongly and emphatically favored
for years on the ground that reciprocity
was tantamount to free trade" and the
tariff must not be disturbed" This
after subscribing to the doctrine that pro-
lection and reciprocity are twin blessings.
This kind of contradictory business GER
tainly does not look like profound states
manship, does it? Mckinley sensed the
trend of public sentiment in this country
with great accuracy. He was statesman
enough, certainly, to understand that the
best of policies have to be modified to
fit changed and changing conditions and
needs in industrial production and COM
MERGE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
A PARALLEL.

It is said that the American Bankers
association is going to pay salary Of $500
a month to the notorious forger, Charles
Becker when in a few months he finishes
serving a seven years sentence in San
Quentin (Cal.l. prison. He is to receive
this amount ..just to be good" and not do
any more forging, All Of which calls to
mind the story of the southern judge who
had fine lot Of hogs,%and on seeing a
colored man. notorious for stealing. said:
.sUncle Jack, I'll tell you what I'll do:
You pick out two of those hogs you think
you'd like best and I'll give them to you,
provided that you won't steal any of the
Others" And the negro replied: 'Jedge.
you've always been a good neighbor an I
likes yuh an / wants ter do right by
yuh, an so accepts der offah yuh makes,
but wants yuh to know dat I'll lose meat
by it,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
No. Prizes for English Compositions,

So far as prizes go, nothing is being
done at the University of Minnesota to.
promote excellence in English compost
tion.' There are numerous rewards for
excellence in oratory and debate and for
theses or essays on certain topics or in
the work of certain departments.
In a sense prizes offered to encourage
oratory also encourage improved English
composition, but other elements enter into
the select. Of the winner, and it, is too
often true that the best writer's are the
of the printing press, ability ito write
clearly and attra actively is much more
valuable than ability to speak we'll.
The good writer can put his views be-
fore thousands to the orators tens It
is true that the orators speech may, be
printed, but if it have not the merit of
superior composition, it were better for
him if it were not printed. A speech
that is very effective when heard may
be very ineffective when read. ~,
While such a prominent institution as
the University Of Minnesota is doing so
little, through prizes. to stimulate efforts
toward literary excellence, it is agreed on
all sides that the most serious defect in
the education Of most, even Of our col
1ege men, is their inability to use their
mother tongue either correctly or eff
fectively A prominent magazine edi-
tor assures us that most Of the
matter that nowadays finds its way
into the magazines is rubbish. There are
some writer's Of good style, but they have
nothing to say; and those who have mes
sages have not an adequate command Of
English. meg. ,.s
Greek and Latin and French and Ger
man are all very WELL but a considerable
degree of proficiency in all of them is not
to be compared either in educational or
practical value to thorough instruction in
the English language. =: RS !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
INTERESTING BANGING STATISTICS

The distance travelled in dances has
been calculated by some statistical mind.
An average waltz takes one over about
three-q uarters'o of annie "A square dance
makes you cover about half a mile, while
rapid galop obliges you to traverse just
about one mile. 1t will thus. be seen that
If a girl with a we'll filled program dances
from eighteen to twenty dances in an
evening, the result is i, really appalling.
Say there are twelve. waltzes a fair av-
erage; this alone makes nine miles. Three
galops added to this nakes,it twelve miles.
while from three to five other dances, at
half a mile apiece, bring her close upon
thirteen or fifteen miles. This is -exc1u-
sive of the usual promenade and extras. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
Copyright, 100, by Mcclure Newspaper
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Copyright, 1902, by Mcclure Newspaper
- Syndicate.
There had ben a painful scene and they
had parted forever. Geraldine had car
ried herself we'll and had returned the
ring with. an air of such positive RELIEF
that Arthur could not contain himself, and
had rushed from her presence to find a,
place where he could give free vent to his
feelings. His man David was packing, and
he proposed returning to New York with
the dogs, and from thereon, hang it all
what was the use Of planning? His life
was blasted ~ ~ .~..- . --. .-
In another part of the Southampton
cottage girl sat dabbling her red eyes
with cologne water, while her hostess
vainly offered consolation. ~~
Its quite the thing in fox hunting, I
assure you, jerry" she said, helplessly.
1T may be quite the thing to be cruel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

Speaker Henderson seems to thing that
the American trusts can't have ztheir
wings clipped by tariff reductions with;
out American industries being ruined by
foreign trusts. Lower tariffs and free
trade look alike to the speaker. II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

they were once very serviceable to the
country. The success Of the republican
policies has made this country an indus
trial and financial giant a very Titan.
It is necessary to bring the Titan under
control that he may not become un-
tractable. 1t is necessary to make a wide
way Of egress for our industrial products
to prevent embarrassing congestion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
The NonpareiI Man
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~. September.
The overripe tomato now floats upon the
breeze, - -
And behind the lurid billboard you hear
the small boy sneeZe;
The month Is getting cooler, our overcoat's
in hook;
The frost Is on the candidate and the fod-
(. ders in the shock. s~s| " ..F''-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

The primary vote is lighter in this coun-
ty than was expected The provision re-
quiring voters to declare their politics no
doubt had something to do with keeping.
the polls.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

What better evidence of the strength Of
the tariff reform sentiment in the repub-
lican party than Speaker Henderson's de-
clsion to resign rather than try to cope
with it?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

The 7Septernberacrop bulletin for the Ca
madam territories estimates the wheat
yield at ID, 649, 500 Bushels. y AS the acre
age is only 5s5,576, this shows an
enormous average yield. Very. little
damage resulted from early frosts: .rs..q,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

conquest, and forcible American annexa.
ton are the inevitable consequences OK
the present policy of the United states.
Every vote which prevents the establish
ment of Cuban reciprocity in the next
congress is certain to cost the lives OF q
hundred American soldiers of the con-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
) ADJUSTMENTS
- IT. fT,T4t,,'a
FOVer Chat,

The first musical offering OF the season
is that Of king Dodo,' which comes to
the Metropolitan for three nights and Sat-
urday matinee tocmorrow; night. The
company is headed by Raymond Hitch
cock, who plays the fitle role. rs K
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

". Speaker Henderson finds that he can,t
keep up with :b q At az more than LAP
or two. They are too Strong for him. ii
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
The Congressional Nomination,

Mr.. Fletcher has been renominated by
the republicans for congress. The out
come is not altogether a surprise to T e
J Journal. While this paper preferred
another candidate and urged his nomina-
ton it recognized the fact that Mr..
Fletcher as the Gin" had great ad-
vantage in the race and that his renom
nation was by no means improbable.
At the same time T h e j ur n a l has
no apologies to offer, no regrets to record
with respect to it's preference for another
candidate. In urging the nomination of
Mr.. Hay it did so, not because it was
necessarily trying to pick a winner, al
though it hoped for his success. T h e
J o u n a l is no band wagon chaser. 1t
has reasons for the positions it takes with
reference to parties, principles and candi-
dates.
! The republicans Of the district, how
ever, have chosen to make MIR. Fletcher
their candidate, and he is henceforth the
candidate of Il he J ourn a mot be-
cause we have had any new light upon
or entertain any new views as to the quail
iications of the different candidates on
the republican side, but, because Mr..
Fletcher stands for republican principles,
having been chosen as the party nominee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

Whatever happens this fall, Uncle Hor-
ace Boies is used to it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

At. this distance it looks as If Colonel
Bryan had been neatly tomjohnsoned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
Roosevelt and ireland,

In the Geographic columns of : T h e
J our a L. yesterday appeared an ar.
ticle from the Northwestern Christian Ad-
vocate of Chicago, the organ of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in the northwest,
on a rumor that President Roosevelt has
signified to Pope Leo XIII that he would
be pleased if he would raise Archbishop
Ireland to the rank Of cardinal The
Advocate loses it's head apparently over
a mere rumor a statement without an
iota of proof. 1t intimates that such de-
sire expressed by the president is in the
nature of asking a reward for services
rendered by Ireland in the friar matter.
: The friar matter is in process of
settlement, not by Archbishop Ireland,
but by our own government at Manila.
Our government sent Governor Taft on
purely business mission to the vatican,
with no diplomatic meaning whatever, to
arrange for the transfer Of the property
of the religious orders in the Philippines
to the United States. The Roman Catho
lie press in this country has sean fit to
call this a diplomatic mission and recog-
milton on our part of the papal claim of
temporal sovereignty. There has been no
such recognition and the mission of Gov
ernor Taft had no such f1avoring. There
is nothing in the whole official cores
pondence on the mission to show that it
was anything but purely business mis-
sion., AS a matter of fact, the mis-
sion to the vatican sgnally failed
to tsettle the friar question That
is under settlement at Manila and it
will be settled in way which will prevent
future disturbance on the subject The
president has shown himself too wise and
prudent to be made the 'cats paw of an
aspirant for a cardinals hat, as is
charged.
1t would be well for the Christian Adj
vocate to be certain of the facts before it
attempts to stir up strife on this subject.
The American people will resent any act
of the head of this government which
would place the administration under OBJ
legations to an ecclesiastical power of
whatever name But there is no evidence
that such an act has been committed or
was ever contemplated -.. r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

In discussing the results Of the primar-.
les, adopt your conclusion and then find
the causes. 1t is easy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

Fears are expressed in England that j
:Pierpont Morgan will interfere with the
autumnal equinox ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

Speaker Henderson says that no argu-
nent can change his decision; but it is
possible that even he, resolute as he ap-
pears to be. will ultimately yield TO the
conviction that, in this country at this
period of transformed business methods,
it is somewhat hazardous for a political
party, which, like the republican party
has during forty years kept In touch with
the time-spirit and has wrought a revolu-
ton in industrial and commercial condi-
lions and methods, to take the position
that the facts accomplished suffice for
all time, and like the laws and methods
Of the Modes and Persians, they must
remain for all time unchanged because
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

That delightfully."- melodious, and always
beautiful musical play, "Florodora," be-
gins an engagement Of one entire week at
tho Metropolitan on Sunday evening.
''Florodora" was one of the nostfaccepta-
BILE musical offerings. of last season at the
Metropolitan, and by its-very artistic pre-
sentation left an impression that will long
be remembered by music-loving people. Il
- i,
ZIP York State,," with a record of 100
nights in New York and the authors, Da-
Higgins 2 nds Georgia ,Waldron, sup
ported by stflagNew York cast-this is the
combitla tion ALTERED asa tlle'mboolhingse for
the Bijou the coming We sag ssg r.
y Her, Marriage. sVow,'' an. interesting
drama filed with thrilling scenes and situz
ations, with plenty of comedy and pathos,
reciting a pretty love story, is the Offering
at the Bijou this week.
For the week of Sept. ri the Ferris
stock company will appear in Sol Smith
RusselPs greatest success, Peaceful Val
ley This play needs no Introduction to
Minneapolis theater-goers., as it was first
performed at the old Grand opera house in
this city. several years ago. The offering
this week is .'The Creole an intense and
well -played emotional drama.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
Casually Observed.
5''Unccileef ran like frightened jackrabbit.

|, Central, at Muscatine, Iowa, answered
back SO prettily that a rich banker chased
himself up into the telephone exchange
and insisted on marrying her. And cen
tralsdid not answer Busy then, either.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

One of the statistical sharps connected
IN some way with the government figures
that the energy of a single discharge from
a twelve-inch gun is equal to that of nine
forty4:ton locomotives running sixty miles
an hour It may be cowardly, but is is
much safer. to step carefully to- one side
before the bullet from this gun goes by.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

Editor Sanders Of the Elizabeth City,
N. c.; Tarheel was sent to Jail for smoking
cigarettes in the streets. And nobody was
shot. Whitheri are we drifting?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

The American press agent is just do
ing England to the kings taste. The
story that comes under the ocean is that
an actress IAN American girl) has no
bleman waiting to shoot her if she won't
marry him. It's new over there.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

Does, your 90 UHele Loren''ss still insist
that he is no politiscIifan22 1885, = -; :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

q, This is the day when the reasons for the
result are figured out by the candidates
who were not nominated. 1t generally
resolves itself, however, into the conclu-
sion that the trouble was lack of votes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17

.@AtGhicago church filled its empty seats
by MEANS Of a professional whistler, who
blew; off e,.:The> Holy City" Just think of
people going anywhere to hear somebody
whistler -, .-.,r,.~ .>..
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Galveston is building sea wall to cost
81, 10S,3 1880. =. After another storm such
as the last one, the wall will probably look
like: the last two figures.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-04-25
T. A. Palmer, left for Wilmont

T. A. Palmer, left for Wjlmont
Saturday,.
Officer Mccartney, is putting 4
new walk in front of his residence
near the Omaha depot.
The Arcade Restaurant received
a fresh coat of paint, Saturday.
Mrs. Herbert Pratt and Mrs. Frank
Kline, of Worthington, were CUES ts
this week at the home of their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Fl. Tween
ten.-Miss Irene Richardson, Of
Worthington came over to Luverne
Sunday morning and spent the day
with friends, returning to her home
on the night train.-H. J. Thomte
and his son Carl, returned Saturday
from a trip to Canada where Mr..
Thomte, purchased quarter section
of land in the vicinity of Otterburne.
Luverne.
For Sale-Black Cap raspberries
plants, 75e per hundred. Delivered
at Worthington or my place mile
and half south west. Notify by
Card. W. A. cloud.