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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21

enees alien to the good of the people. Your
argument that scientists differ regarding the
injurious effects of food preservatlves, seems
to me to be silgularly weak and fatal to your
position, as where the health of the whole
people is concerned, no practice should be per-
mitted, about the effects OF which there Is
scientific men. They don't differ as to the
benefits Of absolutely pure food, pure AIR,
pure water, hygienic surroundings, etc., for
the people, and no foods can be anything
but harmful where there is so large meas
ure of objection in the minds of many of the
best scientists as to their healthfulness: Ey-
be aboyc suspicion of injury in the minds of
all scientific men, before being allowed to be
sold, and your temporizing position on ques-
ton of such grave danger to the american
no chemical that will preserve meat tissues
from decay can be anything but injurious
to the human stomach. Such chemical
would be sure. to- at least arrest digestion.
Even common salt will do that. and, as you
say, becomes hurtful when used to- excess.
1t never becomes poisonous, though, like DO
writer made number OF experiments on
himself few years agoTwith salt 10 learn It's
benefits and ill effects AS much as three
heaping teaspoonfuls wer eaten at each meal
for four months. Greatly increased difficulty
of digestion and retarded circulation were no,
ticed among other things, but no lasting ill
results were experienced. Can you or your
scientific apolegists Of the beef trust say that
any man could nave done the same thing
with borax and live? IT. w. smith.
There is nothing in The Journ al 8
position that should be discouraging to an old
reader and admirer, and, being such, he must
be willing to admit that the paper is not sub
ject to improper influences of any kind. The
editorial he refers to was headed 1.-The Case
for Borax," and was an admission that there
is abundant evidence that borex is a legiti-
mate meat preservative. There was no con-
cluson that such is the case T he jour
II a is first, last and always for pure foods
but it intends to champion them intelligenty
and correctly. If foods preserved by means
of boron salts or horic acid are not injurious
to health and are good and wholesome they
are entitled to support, not to opposition
Formerly we thought that the case was abso-
lutely clear against borax. We are now con-
WINGED that it is at least a doubtful case We
are studying the evidence for and against.
So far as it has recently developed, it is
more favorable than adverse. There is no
good reason for blindly opposing the use OF
all preservative chemicals. II we did, com
mon salt, vinegar, sugar, syrups would be
forbidden. Only smoking or drying and re-
frigerating would be left as means OF pre-
serving food.-Ed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21

nonsense about me, she must take after you. y
'''You needn't try to lay it, off on to me,
Moses Parker. I've done my duty, even to
boxin Cynthia's ears till she was over
eighteen years old. She must have got her
foolishness from your grandmother.
1t is only fair to Cynthia to say that she
really liked young Hudson, but her ideal
came first and: Jim Hudson next. She had
begun to get a little discouraged and was
almost ready to decide that if Bayard didn t
arnble into view, within specified time. she'd
give up looking for him and settle down to
butter making and chicken-feeding. - -
She was in this state of mind when her
father came up from the woods one day with
couple of ripe mandrakes in his hand. A
ripe, yellow mandrake is luscious fruit and
the sight of it makes ones mouth water.
There wasn't anything to detain Cynthia in
the house that afternoon, and she took has
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21

The department Of commerce bill, car
ried through the senate so successfully
by Mr. Nelson. is likely to lie in the
house, notwithstanding the general in
dorsement of the measure by the business
organizations and business interests gen.
orally. Mr.. Hepburn is not In favor Of
it, and the rules of the house permit him,
as. chairman of the committee, to defeat
legislation of very great importance
simply because he doesn't approve of 1t
himself. The number of things that can
be accomplished that amount to nothing
and those things that can't be- done by
congress which the country wants would
; make long list.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21

Gated and the fact remains that the par
tty, or the aggregation OF citizens calling
themselves democrats. are not united,
and various groups are rushing about with
flamboyant rhetoric shifting their position
and changing their issues repeatedly, and
Indicating that they are in a condition OF
sfiux, IL 5s y5 81.
If the senate democrats are going to
make another shift with the tariff Issue.
for the objective. 1t Is unsafe to predict
how long the new enthusiasm will last.
The fact that the party is jumping hither
and yon grasping at straws certainly
does not indicate that it Is capable OF
taking advantage of any error of siudg-
ment committed by tie majority party.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
The Nonpareil Man
Casually Observed.

pfH Z I III
The young robinsfa are out2and a steady line
direction under chargesof the, old birds. These
worms IN eyaf, come hack y s s.,
Brayton Ives. the dusty miller who may
be, president of the new STANDARD Milling
Co., is having the hired girl scatter a little
flour over his coat before he goes down to his
mills in Wall street.
Five United States warshipss visited st.
Pierre harbor. but steamed away a day Or,
two before the volcano forgot itself. Had
they not gone just when they did, the navy
department would hays mad "a fine collection
OF scrap iron on its, hands ii
It, will soon cost yo,12 SIS to exercise that
time honored American privilege of expec-
torating freely on the sidewalk. This country
will yet be driven to vote the democratic
ticket.
Another series like that at Nicollet park
and the fans will retire to their Libraries, h
The biscuit trust has a rival. We may
look. for something hot in biscuit
John Lind says he wouldn't take 1t IT, it
were handed out to him on a golden single.
Has it been put to Mr.. Lind vet as in the
light Of public duty q personal. sacrifice
for the good of the party? That might alter
the case materially.
The Elect surds welcomed Sculptor sHamar
at dinner the other night Notwithstanding
his name, Mr. Hamar is not "knocker."
The Relee Volcano blew out another fuse
yesterday. A good up-to-date American fire
department oughtsto be sent to Martinique at
once to squirt on the volcano. :: :
1.-THE idea said the Kentucky keyernel,
t'of giving Cuby back to them fellows after
we once had our hands on it makes the
blush OF, shame mantle the brow Of. every
| true American, by George Issay we ought
| ter send the milishyz down there, kill off the
| Cubians ana make GCuby an American state,
by CAD. sab. If that as imperialism,s make
the most of.it.'
t Professor Moore, the, wealth err change artist
I has invented whatAhe calls:7a gravity all
cooling, drying and purifying apparatus ;
! which is intended to keep the temperature
of living rooms and other places att 70 de.
| grees in the hottest weather. While the pro.
'fessor has not indicated to what further use
the apparatus may be putt it is:'easy to fore,
see that it is an epoch -making machine
With a gravity air cooling, drying and puri.
flying machine attached to his front forks
the scorcher may slip along the street carry
ing draft of cold aft with which, to fan his
parched brow. The invention would also have
! been invaluable at St. Pierre or at st. Vim
| cent before their recent troubles Whensthe
volcanoes first began to grumble, If gravity
| air. cooling, drying and purifying machine.
fhad been attachedsto the craters their erup
lions would have been attended by blasts O.
cold air that would have lowered 4 the TEN,
,perature of the whole West Indian chain O
i islands to the living point Mr.. Moore, the
! climate annoyer, ought>to have apension.4
| The ninth ward, which holds the banner fol
! increase in infantile population, is naturally
| around roaring for more parks
81 s.y "A ]. R.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21

this connection T he Journal wishes
to correct the wrong impression which
may have, been given by 1t through q
comparison of the amount allowed to
Messrs Babcock and Nevius by the court
and that allowed to the receiver of the
association. The receiver of the associas
ton was allowed from the assets OF the
association $4,000 for defending the assoc.
citation against aSvariety Of claims IN.
volying considerable legal services. and
the allowance was probably fair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
SHIFTY DEMOCRACY

The senate democrats came forward
yesterday expressing an earnest desire to
have the reciprocity treaties, notably the
treaty with France, INTRODUCED into the
arena Of public discussion, and, at the
meeting Of the republican members of the
senate committee on Cuban relations It
was agreed that it, is expedient to attach
the French treaty. the one which comes
nearest to the true conception of a reel
procity treaty,~to the Cuban reciprocity
measure. -,,
This French treaty has been opposed by
the extreme protectionists tooth and nail,
although the full concession Of 20 per
cent, as allowed by the Dingley tariff, was
given on only eight articles, cotton hos
iery, knit goods, toys, nuts, coal tar dyes
and colors, plants and seeds, certain kinds
of furs and feathers and mineral waters
The other concessions averaged only about
per cent. - 4.
OF course, if the French treaty Is at
tached to the Cuban bill when it is
brought up for discussion the debate may
be prolonged Indefinitely by the demo-
Gratis, as there is no cloture rule in that
body and, senatorial courtesy dominates.
The position of the democratic is inter-
esting. For six months they have been
trying to "get together on militant pol
Icy. Even MARS Henry of the Courier
Journal, told them to, drop the tariff and
take their guns and go cunning for Julius
Caesar and imperialism, which he is
strongly affirming are, with freshly sharp
ened rapiers, feeling for the heart and
life Of the American republic.
Mars Henry" however, can't eoerce
his own party, neither has he the persu-
asive powers to draw them with one ac-
cord after him.. He recently told the
democrats that it would be a losing game
to bank on the prospect of inhaming the
country against the republican party by
making the paramount issue the alleged
barbarism of our soldiers in the Philip
pines embodying as it does an attack upon
our whole military esta blishment and the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Colonel Bryan, however, is issuing
weekly assaults upon the army in his
Commonwealth and is evidently deter
mined to campaign on that basis, to-
gethsr with free. silver and the DOGGY of
Imperialism, insisting, too, that the ac-
ceptance OF the Kansas City platform shall
be tho only test OF true 'Jeffersonian
democracy
A large group Of house democrats take
this view, while another group would drop
the free silver Issue and get on more
promising ground.
Bryan's demand for "an amendment tc
tho constitution that will destroy every
trust n the country" on the principle
that every business or Industrial combina-
Aon must, per sc. be an ubiquitous ar
eAu.e1nen: seeking to impoverish and ruin
1h!s nation. is not by mary democrats ac-
ocoted as sound s.atesuianship.
Ex- Controller Eckels. who represent.
Go Cleveland and Olrey democracy, de-
o.Ares thas ii the democracy wish to wiz
thcy vii: have to make .:..ariE for revc-
nys.' the paramount Issue In their 1s04
S pia..t,:I... other sookesnen for the par
Is content themselves with saying tha
tie democratic party ,always wins whcr i,
Yoes into canaa;ga united. That as
1ertton. however. needs to be authenu,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
SENATOR CLAPP's SPEECH

Senator Moses e. Clapp delivered an
impressive and patriotic speech in the
senate yesterday, upholding the American
policy in the Philippines. His reference
to Cuba and his point that the Filiplnos
should be taught toa have confidence ana
respect for the. American nation were
very happy. They should, he said, have
held up to them the American liberty and
fostering care America has given Cuba
instead of picture of enslavement and
colonial exploitation.
If Aguinaldo had accepted the results OF
the Standardization war as hopefully
and as expectantly as Gomez did, or II
the people of the Philippines had trusted
to the greatne and goodness of America
as the people ruba cid. the Philippine
islands would TO-DAY p4.--,> d view en-
tirely different from the sad spectacle
offered by country slowly emerging
from fiercely fought, destructive and
useless war.
Even now the emergence would be more
rapid if it were not for the fire IN the
rear the American policy receives from
people at home and from the United
States, senators. It would be far better
for the Filipinos if their attention were
more often drawn to the picture OF wha'
we have done for Cuba, but many OF our
senators seem to find a keen pleasure IN
painting American methods, rule ana pur-
poses in even darker colors than the IN
surrectos themselves depict them. There
is no doubt that restoration Of stability
confidence and prosperity in the Philip
mines has been much delayed by this diff
ference in the national councils.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
Hal Reds southern melodrsma, "Knobs O.
Tennessee is the bill at the Bijou this week.
A SONG OF CUBAN; INDEPENDECE
oh, Cuba, the Pearl Of the Antilles,

Oh, CUBA, the Pearl OF NHe :FAuliiles, tp
Enshrined by the silyery awave!&a-7s
All hail to the day of .deliyerancet r
From bonds of :the captive and slave!
Though long was the night of opp ession,
And though thy defenders were few,
Thy banner saw liberty triumph 81
When joined by the red, white and blue
-
The yoke Of the tyrant was heavy.
The might Of thy children was vain,
When sounded the tocsin of freedom;
Its watchword, Remember the Maine!'
From the north and the south did we gather,
In brotherhood loyal and true; ~.
The cause of the heIplesssto champion, s
We came with the red, white hit and blue.
Oh, tell of the fight, at Manila
OF the hero who led in the fray,
Of the gallant ships sunk meath the billow
7 Ere morn lifts the gloom.from the bay!
So perish all foemen of freedom! 5.
So vanquished be styrannyss crew!
The army and nayysssforevers
Three 5cheers8for tie red white and blue!
Il - r 81 Margaret Semirg ga
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
A $4,000 PULPIT
New York World.

NEW I1OrK VvUIIu.
Albany-John A. Mccall of New York has
presented a $4,000 pulpit to the Roman Cath
Ollie cathedral of ssthea Immacul c Conception
IN this city. Mr.. Mccall is a native Alban-
Ian onsa recent tip he visited the cath
edral as the guest of Bishop Burke
There is room for new pulpit here, as
this old one is hardly in--keeping with the
architecture Of the rest Of the church." said
the bishop with sigh.
Let me beg your reverence to order the
very best pulpit that money will buy, said
Mr.. Mccall, 'and send the bill to me. do
not desire to figure as the donor. however. =
Is The new pulpit will be completed within a
few weeks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
EARLY LITERARY SIGNS

Atlanta Constitution.
Eyes, :, said the old man. this here boy
Is cutSo fer one % them literary fel1ers. !"
Sure OF it?.'' -
81 Plumb shore!"
We'll, how does 1t affect hfm?" 81.
well, in the first place, the hair on his
head is as long as a hannestring; he's fond
O. fried singin birds: would ruther write his
name In the sand than pillow a mule in 1t !;
don't know tho value of a dollar, an eats at
the table like he thought ever meal w,iz
a-goin to be the last..a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
A Coon MILLING OMEN

The announcement in T h e J u Tn !
Yesterday that the j. Washburn-CrospS
company of this city will build another flour
mill. means more for Minneapolis COM
merciaHy than anything else that has de-
veloped of late. The immediate penehts
are of course, very evident. The invest
ing of SO much more money here, the en-
nloyment of more men when the mill is
completed, the adding of the output to the
already enormous daily capacity or the
Minneapolis mills and the distribution,
through retail channels, of the Increased
amount the company will pay out Tor
labor; all these things suggest them
selves to every one who has the city S
interest at heart.
But, aside from all these. is even a
more important consideration, and that is
the evidence here presented that Mime
apolis is to continue to hold her over
shadowing prestige as a milling CENTER
Standing in classsaH by herself and with
daily output so large that no other point
in the world comes anywhere near her,
Minneapolis is famous the world over as
THE Flour City" BUT the millers have
not been adding to their plants for several
years, and since the erection Of the Chris
tian mill, nearly. three years ago,
no new mills have been planned This,
with the fact that the center Of wheat
production is steadily moving north and
west, has prompted fear that the city had
reached it's maximum growth as milling
center, and could only hope to maintain
the present basis Of production at the
best, and this argument has, been ad-
vanced occasionally. The determination
of one of the leading milling companies
to add another mill to it's already large
plant shows the fallacy of this .argu-
ment. ....
The directors Of the company are Min
neapolitans, but they are hard-headed
business men first of all and men of long
experience in the milling business, and
it is safe to say they did not decide to
build here without first looking around
thoroughly to find If there were advanta-
ges to be gained by building elsewhere.
Since this mill is to grind Canadian
wheat principally it might be supposed
there would be point nearer the Cana
dian line where the wheat could be ground
to better advantage. 1t was found, how
ever, that. all things. considered, no other
point presents the advantages Of Mime
apolis. This Is suggestive Of the possi-
bilities in the future movement of Cana
dian wheat this way
One disadvantage is found here
Taking the average wages pale
the employees and the hours of labor
and it is found that Minneapolis is a
little higher than other competing points
1t is rather gratifying, however, to think
that the men here are paid well even
though this might be in a minor way ad-
verse to the city in considering the ex-
pense of operating MILL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
OTHER PEOPLES NOTIONS
Opposed to Borax.
he EDITOR Of The Journal:

To the Editor Of The Journal:
AS an old reader and admirer of T h 9 ] 0 u r.
NATL was amazed to read your editorial in
the issue OF the 18th inst. on the subject OF
preservatives in meats Why you should re-
cede FROM your own position of antagonism to
ezGoa lined beef and assume an apologetic and
indulgent tone to tho employment Of chemi-
Gals by the packers, lis most discouraging to
those who like myself, have always consd-
cred your paper above price and above infuz
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21

In another column may be found the
exceedingly interesting memorandum filed
In the Office of the district court with
reference to the allowance fsthe claim OF
Messrs Babcock and Nevius for their SER
vices in saving the city $4,000 from the
funds of the defunct Police Relief asso-
citation. The allowance Of $500 seems to
have been very moderate and reasonable
one under all the circumstances, and
those who are familiar, with the circuni-
stances will probably be iaclined to the
view that this money ought in. all fair
ness be charged against the legal depart
ment OF the city. But for the neglect Of
the city's interests by that DEPARTMENT.
would not have been necessary for private,
citizens to$employ attorneys to maintain
the city,s interests through both the dis
trict and supreme courts. The city at
tornoy must have been suffering from con-
siderable chagrin, or he never would have
INDUCED in the contemptuous remark that
the money which the district and supreme
court both declared belonged honestly and
fairly to the city was ill-gotten gain. In
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
ROYAL sOCIETY,s MEDALS THIS
YEAR

This years medals of the Royal Geograph-;
ical Society have been awarded to General
Sir Frederick D. Lugand, high commissioner
for Northern Nigeria, and to Major P. Moles-
worth Sykes. Sir Frederick Lugard has been
very useful administrative officer in Ugands
and on the African west coast, but his geo.
graphical exploits are of no great Importance
Major Sykes has made valuable surveys in
Persia. Lieutenant Amdrup of the Danish
navy received the Back grant for his explora-
ton Of the East Greenland coast.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21

We are emphatically in favor Of irriga-
lion, but it comes hard to write editorials
on such a dry subject with rain falling at
the rate Of a foot a day more or less. in
Minnesota.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
Never Disappointed Yet.

new YORK Trfbune.
Senator Ledge truly says there are some
who can forgive our army anything except
success. But success is just the thing the
American people expect OF the army, and they
have never yet been disappointed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21

The international Hail Shooting congress
at Lyons, France, has concluded that the
case for the hail cannon is not yet proved.
The hail insurance companies are still in
business. M S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21

Any number Of people look alike to the,
Connecticut constitution, makers. They
have decided that towns having popu-
lation from 1000 to $4,000 shall! have the
same representation in the legislature.
Connecticut is sma1ltownocraey.
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