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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
ONE OF CUpID'S WAYS
By SARA LINDSAY COLEMAN
Copyright, 1902, by McClures Newspaper
Syndicate

Copyright, 1902, by McClure's Newspaper
Syndicate.
The car that went to Overlook park was
crowded; it usually was when there was a
promise of a fine sunset. -.-..-.
Brooks gaZed steadily from the window
on the .unpicturesque side Of the car.
Even when the passengers crowded to the
other side to look into the valley far be-
low them and at the, mountains--moun
tains piled on top Of mountains-he sat
motionless.
AS the Country Club was passed he
showed some interest.
It was Miss Hilderbrand's afternoon to
pour tea there. Six months before, when
Miss Hilderbrand had poured tea, Brooks
sat on the clubhouse steps. The laughter
of gay voices had drifted through the open
windows to him. The club members
seemed very gay. Brooks was club
member, but he was not gay.
An illness had sent him to the resort
town TO recuperate. Most of the hotel
people belonged to the club, and he had
joined. 1t seemed to him a good way to
get rid of the time that hung so heavily
on his hands.
But he didn't care for golf, he couldn' t
dance, he knew so little Of the new books
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

Nothing except that am man Of the
world" was the brazen reply OF vicious
smart Aleck, when asked by Judge Dick
inson if he had anything to say for himself
after having pleaded guilty of causing the
intoxication of 16-year-old girl. AS a
man of the world is supposed to have a
varied experience. Judge Dickinson sent
the contemplate thing to the workhouse
for sixty days. without privilege of paying
a fine. Good for the judge. His action
will reduce the number. of ninnies here
abouts who like to pose as men of the
world. .t<- i. " =.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

portation facilities. This was an absolute
necessity. But If the roads want to pay
dividends they cannot do SO by cutting
rates. Half the railway stocks in the
country pay no dividends now, and the
dividend payers do not exceed per cent
in dividends, while the bondholders do a
little better as 55 per cent Of the bonds
paid from to per cent, the others pay
ing from l to per cent.
To prevent unjust rate Determinations
is, therefore, more important than any
thing else, and this can be accomplished
by government control and supervision Of
railway traffic associations which would
be advantageous to both roads and ship
pers,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSIONS s
REPORT

The interstate commerce commission
yesterday issued it's annual report, the
record being brought up to July 1, 1901.
Noticeable is the decrease of the number
of railroads in the hands Of receivers, the
figures being As as compared with II in
1900 and "a in 1899.
Between 1890 and 1900 four hundred
roads were subjected to foreclosure sale,
in 1896 alone there being fifty eight such
sales, the largest number except in 1879,
when sixty-flve roads were under fore
closure. This year the number Of roads
In the hands of receivers has been greatly
reduced from the record Of the year end
ing June 30, 1901, now reported. In 1896
the government reported over $4,000, ,000,-
900 Of railway stocks upon which no divi-
dend was paid and, out of the whole in
vestment in stocks of nearly $4,000, ,0O0,
900, seventy out Of every hundred dollars
paid no dividend. -. ~
The report shows the amount Of railway
capital outstanding to be s11, 6SS, III, ,991,
or s61,52S per mile of line, and, of the ag-
gregate capital. common stock figures at
$4,475, ,439,721 and preferred at 1881, 157,
3s3; the funded debt was IS, ,s81, $3.50, 1877 and
current liabilities of other kinds aggre-
gated $G2o, 4O3,419.
There has been a great improvement in
the railway situation since the figures
of 1896 were published. A considerable
amount of water has been squeezed out OF
railway stocks, but there Is a residuum OF
that fluid which Is more or less Of a men,
ace. The tendency now is to consolidation
of lines and the ramification of the va
rious sections Of the country under one
management, and so control the railway
situation. Merger is the word. And the
question which IS to be judicially de.
ternined by the highest court in the land
is. whether the law Of the location Of the
property concerned, or the law Of the To-
cation of the charter vitalizng a merge,
and the corporate act is to govern. If the
vast mergers are left with no ground tt
stand upon, the alternative must be per.
missive pooling or reign of outrageou!
determinations In rates and business ant
transportation Decentralization, or the fina
alternative, government ownership o.
operation. At the present time, a large
amount of freight IS moved on cut rates
and, although this is a good year for rail
roads, the unlawful determinations coun
tenanced will greatly impair net profits
That the roads are doing pretty well ii
freights is evident from the fact that, las
year, they bought $2Oo,o0o.000 worth o
equipment in order to enlarge their trans
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

Governor Yates of Illinois is turning out
to be about the kind Of a gangster i'm
partial observers said he. was, when he
was nominated He and his machine have
been collecting per cent of their salaries
from all state employees for political pur-
poses. Senator BILLY" Mason, who rattles
around a good DEAL happened to discover
this fact and is now making life unpleas-
ant for the Yatesites. It is dirty unwar-
rantable business. this assessing Of state
employees. We hope that before the in
vestigation is through it will be made SO
uncomfortable for Yates and his henchmen
that the assessment scheme will be only a
memory in American politics.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

The handsome program Issued by the
state fair management is merely a hint
Of the excellence of the great fair next
week. The cover has one of Bart's
gopher cartoons. The program, proper,
IS preceded by some interesting general
information about the fair and is sur
rounded by pages Of fiat" advertising
matter. An inspection Of the program is
enough to convince the veriest doubter
that next weeks fair wfll be the best in
the history of the association. Recalling
what has been done, that IS the strong
est kind of a forecast that can be made
Of what we are to enjoy: .>--y311 e-....,>-, .
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

Cuba was $11,e2e, 800. In 1893, with the
reciprocity treaty, our exports of flour
were 6l6 406 barrels, and the value of all
our domestic exports was $23, 604 ,O94. Last
year the value of all our exports to Cuba
was $25, ,O12, ,109, and the year before it was
nearly 81 900, 600 less,
Under Spanish rule, and without the
reciprocity treaty. the duty on our flour
was a discrimination in favor of Spanish
-four This would not be repeated. The
proposed increase in the duty will affect
all foreign -four Spanish as We'll as
American. But the duty on flour cannot
be increased from 81 to 81 a barrel with
out materially reducing the consumption.
The increase OF rate is so much that the
revenue would be increased even though
the Importation fell off favery much. The
end of the Cuban government would be at
tained, but the interests Of Mr.. Eddy S
constituents will not be promoted.
Some of the exports to Cuba during the
past year were as follows: -
. Provisions ...........$5 So, ,607,5 80
Iron and steel ........:...... a'sso3a4 3a
,- bfeauStuliS ...'''..'.- o,9ou,oL
Wood and manufactures $50. 1,905 COZ
Manufa.tures Manu- u sPea Of cotton ..:::. $9sosi
The export Of cotton goods is small, be-
petition. If we would reduce our duties
on Cuban tobacco and sugar we could gel
from Cuba reduction of her duties or
cotton goods and many other manufac-
lures that would enable us to meet Euro.
pean competition. .af.-.
Instead of this such parochal states.
manship as Mr.. Eddy's idea that we owe
Cuba nothing seems likely to prevail, ano
Cuba is obliged to increase her duties
which will cut down our exports, which
might easily be doubled. There is $50,
600, 900 Of Cuban money that we could ge
If we had Mr.. Eddy's constituents in con
gress instead of Mr.. Eddy himself, for ht
admits that public sentiment Is yer!
largely on the side of reciprocity. VIII,
he should antagonize public sentiment h
does not explain except to say that we d.
not owe Cuba anything, and that the re
ducton of duty would benefit the sugar
trust. There a considerable class OF
politicians who can see nothing but tn,
sugar trust, while their more intelligen
constituents are able to take wider views
The Cuban tariff will impose duty OF
40 per cent on pine lumber. which is nov
free, an item that must interest Mime
sofa; it will increase the duty on fresl
beef and mutton from $3.50 per 22
pounds to so per cent, and on fresh porl
| from the same rate to 100 per cent, ant
on salt provisions to so and 100 per cent
Over $4,000, 900 worth of lard was sent t.
Cuba last year, and the new duty will b.
| 100 per cent. The duty on boots ant
shoes is now little over cents a pair
| it will be raised to 10 and Ii per cent. W.
suggest that statesmen divert their gaze
from the sugar trust for little while ant
| look at some Of the other elements Of the
| problem.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
Or COURSE WE'LL JOIN

We have been invited to exchange $40
for membership in the New York So
ciety of Self Culture. This membership
will give us three books telling us what
to do in society and how to be gentle
man besides a contract agreeing to keep
us posted on the daily changes in the
rules which make gentlemen. Thus for
$40 we can not only become gentleman
but can stay put-sure that no change in
fashion will deprive us of our gentle
manliness. ~ as.t,
When we first examined the prospectus
we were skeptical that the society could
benefit us, but later we found that 1t
could. The prospectus asks some i'm
portant questions which set us to think
ing For instance: What would you say
in introducing lady to a group of peo-
ple?" We confess that We don't Know
what we should say. We would leave It to
be determined by the circumstances, but
the question indicates that there is a
way to do it about which we know nothing
Then again: Having been informally
introduced to person at a reception
would you recognize him If you met him
again?"- Now we naturally would, but
the "lead'' of this question suggests that
we ought to have with US the cold, stony
stare If we should. again meet the per-
son Informally met.
The prospectus hands us this poser
IF an accident should take place; al
the dinner table (beg pardon, but
"self culture" should have said "oc-
cur'') would you know exactly what tc
do and say?" We confess that we proba-
bly, should not
We are further reminded Of our socia
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
Well, there are other Joneses.

Yosemite, Aug, 2S.-We have just ar
where we had no end Of sport We took
ponies at Shasta Station and spent the
day admiring these mighty vegetables
that tower hundreds Of feet into the
clear mountain air.
Can you shin; that tree, doctor?"
asked the wit of the party as Mr. Nor
rill, the eighth ward pastor, stood 81
lently adniring a mighty trunk as big
around as a house, : -"
my principles do, not permit me to
bet,' said the ,pastorf1eyeing the tree con-
fidently, but I will lay you hymnbook
against that diamond stud Of yours that
4 can reach the foliage of yon mighty
monarch of the Forest
Done" replied the other: promptly, as
ne remarked SOttO VOce to the party that
the pastors hymnbook would be for sale
in the secondhand stores Of San Fran
cisco inside Of two days.
The pastor dismOunted from his steed,
shed his coat and collar, laid off his cuffs,
eXpectorated on his hands and went up
the tree pretty nearly hand over hand.
The party gasped in astonishment and
the guide remarked that it was the first
case on record in which the tree had
been Skinned"
| The pastor came down easily, resumed
his outer garments, now increased in
brilliancy by the headlight of the wit OF
the party, who gave it up with bad grace
,a Never mind, George" said the pas
tor, soothingly, "a man with a gem like
that on his person is likely to fall among
thieves.''
So we made our way down the side
of the mountain in great good cheer, while
laughter song and story bubbled from
the pastor like limpid water from the
clear mountain springs.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

Soldiers in the Philippines, who have
married native women, forget all. about
them when their regiments are ordered
home. The weeping wives call on Gen.
eral Chaffee and show their marriage GER
tifcates.:' Whereupon the, general yanks
the soldiers off the transports. But this
is only a temporary settlement of the
trouble. When the period of enlist
ment of the recreant husbands expires
they will be free to go. Between the
United States and the insular govern
.rnents it ought to be possible to make
these Lotharios take care9of their farni-
lies 7s@.-%+@ ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.


The George Fawcett company will be
seen at the Metropolitan tonight and the
remainder of this week..in the Paul Pot
ter dramatfzation ofsDaudet's "Sapho
Miss Oliver will appear in the leading role
and Alexander Kearney will be the Jean
Gaussin. s%&4{
Way Down East has come to be re-
garded as a classic among the wholesome
and picturesque plays which depict rustic
life in New England. It will be pre-
sented here at the Metropolitan for one
week, beginning next Sunday evening,
upon an even more elaborate scale than a
year ago, There will be the usual Wednes-
day and Saturday natinees and an extra
matinee Monday Uabor Day. at popular
prices. .., 80.
There Is scarcely a play on the boards
to-day with the record of "In Old Ken
tucky.'s For nine seasons it has been
played continuously in the United States
by one, two and three companies to
crowded houses and the end is not yet.
Mr.. Lift now plays but one organization
and whenever I'm Old Kentucky is an
of seeing the big production. 1t is this
company that will be seen at the Bijou
fair week. special matinee will be
given on Monday, Labor Day.. '~.-. ..ss
The matinee and evening performances
Of Nevada" at the Bijou yesterday, were
witnessed by large sized audiences who
thoroughly enjoyed the many exciting
climaxes and amusing incidents of the
! play. - :
Judging by the large demand for seats
for opening of the new sLyceum theater by
the Ferris Stock company in my Jim, =
on Sunday night, the prospects are exceed
ingly bright for big weeks business and
augur well for the future Of this new
venture. "A novel practice is to be es-
taolisned whereby patrons may reserve
the same seats for the entire season or anv
part of it, If they, so desire The arrange
ment Will probably prove a popular one
as 1t has in other cities. A special mat.
inee performance of MY Jim will be
given on Labor Day MONDAY afternoon).
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

When a railway accident happens In
Mexico they put the train crew in jail
and forget about them. If we: were as
severe in this country there might not
have been 61,714 railway casualties in the
United States last year. That's more than
the number Of Beers and Britons who
were killed wounded or died during the
South African war; But perhaps the
train crew are not the only ones in the
railroad who should be jailed and for
gotten, Us. - ts - r.. SIS
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

s Mr.. Peterson's friends certainly make a
great mistake when they ask for his
nomination, because he is a Scandinavian.
That is no reason why he should or why
he should not be nominated. But it is
a serious reflection upon the intelligence
and broadmindedness and Americanism of
the Scandinavian voters of this district
which selfrespecting men are bound to
resent. Let's have no nationality racket
in this campaign. r. g. s.s ~ j j. .t=,-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

. Mr.. Grimshaw has raised Mr.. Hays
vote at the primaries 500 in 48 hours; at
that rate Mr.. Hay, who was only allowed
Ia few hundred at the outset and is con
Eceded $500 now, is on the high road to
nomination. I. At last he. Isl the only man,
according to Mr.. Grimshaw, who is maxi
ing any gains, and Grimshaw will admit
that his size UP Of the progress of the
campaign is worthy of ;eonside ton.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

The Pioneer Press praises. the merger
to the extent of a column and more for
reducing freight rates. There is one
party to whom some credit should be
given whom the P. p. forgot to mention
The first two letters Of his name are
nesOta.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
THAT DINNER INVITATION
Washington Post

The secretary of the Tilden club has pro-
duced two postoffice registry receipts for the
invitations sent to Mr.. Bryan for the dinner,l
and Mr.. Bryan says he was not invited.
Evidently the Tilden club officials were ex<
pecting something of this sort from the gene,
tleman, else they would not have taken such
an extraordinary precautiop
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
JUST LIVE THY LIFE

Just live thy life in full content.
Do all thy best with what is sent.
Thou but receivest what was meant;
Just live thy life. - Es3s -
Just live thy lift. Be not in, fear,
The strength Of Wrong shall disappear,
And right is ever drawing near;
e Just. live thy life.
Just live thy life. Seem what thou art,
Nor from simplicity depart:
And peace shall come upon thy heart;
Just live thy life.
James Lenox Stockton Ia Boston TRANSCRIPT,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

They are predicting 100000 British i'm
migrants to western Canada next year.
Well, that's a good prediction. The full
filment is another matter
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
JUST THE SAME
Phj1a adelnhia TjneS

Uncle Sam built the new Maine as a re-
minder. But we would have remembered the
old Maine just the same.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
The NonpareiI Man
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Casually Observed.


Secretary Shaw says that if a tight
money market comes on he'll be darned if
he will furnish the New. York banks with
money. We feel the same way:
Some Of the Chicago chorus girls re-
port that Boris lis just grand duke
with the accent on the grand"
We do not wish to do the Rev. Sam
Small an injustice, but his explanation
seems to imply that he regrets having
taken it on an empty stomach.
1t has not been. suspected heretofore
that Alderman Dwyer had Indian blood
In his veins, but the Tribune this morn
ing speaks Of him as follows: alderman
Dwyer. (neSooPO- cls1, ,saaaa." This Is
probably. translated "Old-Man-Ready-t to-
Fight
Aguinaldo has decided to become a
farmer, sport a set of sub-chin whiskers
and cuss the government.
General Tribe Uribe is loose with a
proclamation in Colombia. The general
will be cut open = for: hyphenitis if the
government gets hold Of him once.
The smoke inspector is expected back
from his summer vacation soon. He Is
still having considerable trouble with his
eyes.
|. Klondike placers are said to be playing
out. This Is where the Minnesota fields
have the advantage.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

:: Klondike placers are said to be playing
out. This is where the Minnesota fields
have the advantage. = -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

The smoke inspector is. expected back
from his summer vacation soon. He Is
still having considerable trouble with his
ewes. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

/ The St. Cloud Journal Press says: --sFa
Decrease in freight rates is always
pleasing to-the public-for which a large
chunk Of thanks is due Governor Van
SAINT for starting the anti-merger agita-
ton" "~- se.: ~. sE..
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28

It is reported from Redwood county that
Senator Young has strenuous supporter
there in Rev. John Sinclair, Presbyterian
minister from ST. Paul, who is spending
his summer vacation talking for the man
from Appleton. -. =.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-22
Counterfeit Fiye-DOIIar Bills,

The secret service has discovered that
some one is raising 81 bills to IS by a
clever method of changing the figures,
and unless they are closely examined will
pass unnoticed. 1t has also been discov-
vsed that many interruptions dealers are
refiiing the bottles of the celebrated
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and offering
them to the public as the genuine. These
limitations have no merit and are so dan
gerous to your health that in order to
protect the public, the proprietors of
this famous medicine have adopted a
Private Stamp which is placed over the
neck of each bottle. Please observe that
the stamp is unbroken when purchasing.
The Bitters is a specific remedy for such
ailments as fiatulency, indigestion, belch-
ing, dyspepsia and liver
and kidney troubles. Try it.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-22
New Coal Discovery.

After exploration extending over sew
eral weeks, w. McWilliams returned to
Tonopah yesterday with some very hand
some samples of true coal from the beds
situated about forty miles westerly and
adjoining the field lately acquired by a
philadelphia syndicate in connection with
the Tonopah Mining Company.
The outcrop is apparently the summit
of an uplift which breaks the seams,
leaving them inclining both under the
mountain and downward to the measures
under the plain. A shaft eighty feet
deep, on an incline of 80 degrees, develops
four veins ranging from four to six feet
thick. The formation. which is found
with all extensive Goa deposits, is des-
cribed as sandstone and slate.
Analyses by chemist Thomas Price
prove the article TO be of over average
value for both cooking and fuel purposes
a ton having a heat equivalent of over
three cords of pinyon wood. There are
thousands Of tons in sight, but it is the
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-22
Knew What Was Coming.

The following good story is told of a
San Francisco Millionaire who has been
lead some years. A young man came
to him one day and solicited p%ecuniary
aid to start him business. do you
drink" asked the millionaire.
"Once in a while"
stop it for a year and then come and
see me-"
The young man broke off the habit
at once and at the end of the year came
to see the millionaire again.
do you smoker"
Now and then"
stop it for a year and then come and
see me-"
The young man worried and broke OF
the habit, then made his annual visit
again.
DO you chew?'
Yes, l do was the desperate reply.
stop 1t for a year and come and see
me again."
The young man stopped chewing, but
never went back again. When asked by
his anxious acquaintance why he never
called on the millionaire again, he replied
that he knew exactly h the man was
at. He'd have told me that now
/ had stopped drinking and smoking
and chewing, / must have saved enough
to start myself in business. And 1 have
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-22

purpose of the owners to follow the veins
downward to the undisturbed plane OF
carbon aceous period.
Although the rim outcrop of this coal
has been known for years, the magni-
tude thereof and its importance at this
mining epoch will effect results almost
i~ncalcuable. The lands located cover
$40 acres, the owners being Key Pitman,
w. McWilson and Blumenthal Brothers.
all of Tonopah.-Bonanza.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-22
His Sight Threatened.

while picnicking last month my IL
year-old boy was poisoned by some weed
or plant says w. H. Dibbie. of Sioux
City. Ia. HE rubbed the poison off his
hands into his eyes and for awhile we
were afraid he would lose his sight. Fin
ally a neighbor recommended DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. The first application
helped him and in a few days he was as
we'll as ever For skin diseases. cuts,
burns, scalds, wounds. insect bites. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve is sure cure.
Relieves piles at once. Beware Of coun-
t~erfeits. Brown Bros.