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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Burlington this morning brought in a
special from Polo, ILL.,, filed with land
seekers bound for Manitoba over the Great
Cruises, willows and yellow pine are sug-
gested by Hugh P. Baker, of the United States
forestry board as means of preventing the
shifting Of sand along tracks in Washington
and Oregon. The sand has always troubled the
Northern Pacific and Oregon Railway and Navi-
cation companies: Mr.. Baker is on his way to
Washington, D. c.. to report. -
G. A. R. rates are being considered to-day at
a meeting of the passenger officials Of the Chi
cago-M Minneapolis lines.
Western jobbers have appealed to the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific for help on canned
shipments coming east With this appeal
for better rates comes the announcement of a
25-cent advance in furniture tariffs u
Officials say that competition in G.. A. R.
passenger rates in North Dakota is entirely
wanting this year. Hitherto it has been keen,
but this year it appears that the Great Northern
will let the business out of, Fargo go to the
Northern Pacific W hich has made a better rate.
The Rock Island twin city offices will not be
opened for active business. as intended, owing
to delay in completion of the new local freight
track from st. Paul to the West Side warehouse.
The line from Albert Lea is completed and
is in fine condition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
PROBLEM OF EXISTENCE
Discussed Before the Modern Wood.
men of Cedar Camp, ~ g

Lieutenant Governor Northcott Of Hill
nois, head consul Of the Modern Woodrnen
of America, spoke last night at Cedar
camp hall on issues just now before the
order. The question Of the proper plan
for perpetuating the organization is being
port soon on the problem. Consul North
cotz spoke Of the immediate necessity Of
changing the assessment methods. Said
he: -:.5--, .rE H.
LET the assessments become double
headers and let them come two and three
times month and the young men will
leave us and then our beloved order is
doomed to speedy and certain ruin. ,5
81 do not want to see the largest fra
ternal order in the world lag in the race,
and for this reason am travelling around
the country displaying the danger signal
and inploring the neighbors to seek the
shelter Of a sound financial policy before
the cold blasts of adversely have enfeebled
U.s.. g.. .f.5" .z'a
'Every member over the age of 46 is
costing the order more than he pays into
1t, and the burden is being borne by the
younger members who pay 40 cents a
month. 6 cents more than it costs to carry
their insurance. Il i .>
"Only the phenomenally rapid rate at
which the Woodmen Of America mas
crow, has saved them from financial ruin
long ago. and now the limit Of endurance
has 5srn reached.
REIMBURSEMENT or ruin are the alterna-
tivcs confronting the members, and they
are to vote on the question next Feb
ruary." g
The plan proposed is the system Of
graz uated assessments increasing with the
age ~ the members so that each one will
pay the cost of his insurance from the mo-
! n,cnt he enters the order.
The Crder numbers $50, 900 and in order
fo Il -
rate. Without increasing it's assessments or
calling for them more frequently, it will
! be necessary for it to grow at a rate which
can easily be shown to be inpossible
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30

and assimilation of food without which
no one can be well and vigorous. It
makes rich, red blood and healthy flesh
nerves are made strong by it, catarrhal
secretions of the entire body are re-
moved byit; it makes the troubles pecu-
liar to women easy to bear; it keeps
the stomach in perfect condition. There
Il no better tonic and nutrient for nurs-
ing mothers than Johann Hof's Extract.
Johann Hof's Extract cures sleep
lessness and loss Of appetite. + is the
ideal remedy for nervous people.
# Johann Hof's Extract is prescribed
and recommended by physicians every
where.
It is used and highly endorsed by.
prominent people Of the entire civilized
world.
Insist upon Johann Hof' Extract
and take none Of the cheap substitutes
offered as just as good. =
They have nothing but their cheap
ness to recommend them. Eisner g
Mendelson Co., Sole Agents, New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30

Emperor Francis JOSEPH per-
sonaIIy decorated Johann Hoff
In consideration Of the benefit
derived from Johann H0H5 Ex-
tract In the Imperial Household
and said: 1T affords me great
pleasure to decorate you with the
Cross Of MART and tho Crown.
If you are weak and worn out, have
headache, backache, if you are pale
and thin, your system needs nutritive
tonic builder, strength giver.
Johann Hof' Extract is true tonic,
a food, medicine, assisting nature to
do its allotted work through the stom-
ach, liver, kidneys and bowels.
Dr.. y. Scofeld, Of Warrensburg,
Mo-, writes: II have been using
Johann Hoff's Extract in my practice
and like it very much. It gives re-
newed and immediate strength, while
increasing appetite and digestion
Johann Hoff's Extract is natures
own remedy, giving perfect digestion
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
RAILROAD RUMBLES &
BILLING SUPPRESSED.

One Way to Evade the Interstate Com
merce Laws. ~..-. p.
Sham billing is said to be one Of the
popular methods for the evasion of the
interstate commerce law and Of the com
missions Investigations. It is reported
that shipment, of coffee from New York
to Omaha was made thus: The Traders
Dispatch carried the coffee by water from
Buffalo to Milwaukee. The New York
brokers billed 70 themselves at Portland,
Oregon. At Milwaukee the billing was
suppressed by, wire and the goods were
forwarded to Omaha. If properly billed,
the rail and lake rate to the Mississippi
river would be IS cents, with % cents
added for the transportation to Omaha.
The rate to Portland is "a cents. Deduct
ing 25 per cent, the division of the trans
continental rate gives 1917 cents from Mill
waukee to Omaha, which, plus the 81 cents
to Milwaukee, gives a total that is less
than tariff. With the all-rail rate Of 80
cents to Chicago it is figured that the cut
made by the manipulation was 11h cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
PENSION FUND FINS.
Resolution to Red istribuate the Fund
to Come Before, School Board
This Afternoon.
Great Increase in School Attendance
as Shown by Supt. G. M.
Jordan's Report.

/ The tea cheers pension fund created two
years ago and then declared by the courts
to be illegal will probably be restored as
far as possible to the teachers who cOn-
tributed to $4,000 or more now in hand.
The matter was to come up at a meeting
of the board Of education late this after
noon in the form Of resolution.
Superintendent G. M. Jordan's report
for September begins with a most inter-
esting statement of the large increase in
this years attendance over last years.
The total number admitted for the month
is: Boys, 17,143; girls, 1896: making a
total Of 25,109 pupils, an increase over
September Of last year of ,155. The high
schools alone show an increase of 455 pu-
pills. Il
The report of the enrolment of the
sixty-one schools shows a difference Of
1,214 in the. numbers attending the largest
and smallest graded schools in the city.
The Bremen, the largest Of the graded
schools, shows an attendance Of 1921.
The smallest, the Eugene Field. enrolls
just e pupils. This record, however, is
beaten by the one ungraded school iii
Minneapolis. whose pupils number exact
ly nine. ~ Z
High School Enrolment.
The enrolment of the high schools is,
Central, 1892; East, 623; South. 573;
North, 524. r..
The superintendent report proceeds as
follows: !, :. ..s> n 4
Every school in the city has shown an
increase with the exception of the follows
ing: Bryant, which shows decrease Of
three, Margaret Fuller. seven; Schiller,
thirteen; Washington, thirty-tive.
= The number Of pupils on half sessions
is as follows: 4
Asa ntoa a' Een 2 REsnc
field, 40; Grant, 80; Hamilton, So; Harrison 20;
HAWTHORNE HIawthorne, 81; Horace Mann, go; Logan IS;
sartenj sumner' 0? IA =; Washington, ' g.
"The total is 1896 These are all first
grade pupils, except those in the Bremen
and Horace Mann. p! a.. a>. FL, .u..5s.... ,..5 4
'"The organization of the schools has
never been completed SO quickly as dur
ing this year. .t- ri g{s.
in the Sidney Pratt, one in, the Longfel-
low and an annex at the Bremen. Owing
to the opening of the Marcy school it was
found that two rooms could be closed at
the Holmes, and it was also possible to
close two rooms at the Sheridan
Basement Rooms. 49,. i
'There are now 81 basement rooms, ~
annexes and 9 recitation rooms open in
! addition to the regular schoolrooms, and
81 rooms in which there are more pupils
belonging than there are seats in the
room. IneSe 40 not lnCluOe the rooms
which have single sessions. "
Il would suggest that the rule Of the
board concerning the matter Of teachers
visiting be continued for the present year,
and would also recommend that princi-
pals be allowed at least a week for visit
ing schools in other cities under the. di-
rection of the superintendent, without
loss Of pay. ."-& Z + IF
II would also ask that, after the off,
ces Of the superintendent are moved to
the new rooms on the third floor, the Of
flee hours close at $3.50 instead of g. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
Banks MIN Act as Though Orders Had
Been Received.

Been Received.
The action Of the secretary Of the treas
ury in releasing the reserve required Of
national banks with which the government
has money on deposit will make available
at once for loans in the twin cities about
100000. OF this amount $4,000 will be
freed in Minneapolis
Although advices have not come from
the treasury, local banks will probaly pro-
coed as if Instructions had been received,
It Is not probable that the national de-
positories will ever again be required to
put up a cash reserve of IS per cent In adj
dition to the 100 per cent equivalent in
United States bonds which is still a legal
requirement. The present law was made
years ago and at present no reason for
the reserve requirement seems to exist.
The local banks keep on hand in cash
121a per cent Of the amount Of the gov
ernment deposit. or one-half Of the re-
quired reserve. The other 12k per cent is
kept in some of the three central reserve
cities. NV York, Chicago or ST. Louis.
This 12A per cent is Immediately avail
able for shipment. as central reserve cities
are required to keep their reserves In gold
or legal tender
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
GOING TO PEORIA
Local Grain Men Leave Tonight to At
tend Meeting Of National Grain
Dealers Association. 81.

party Of men representing the grain
commission, elevator and milling interests
Of the city will go out tonight in spec
ial car via the Minneapolis & St Louis
railway to Peoria, ILL.,, where the Grain
Dealers National association will open its
annual convention tomorrow. I'll
Those who will go are: Colonel George
D. Rogers, Alfred F. Pillsbury, w. P.
Devereaux, A. M. Woodward, H. P. CAL
laher, D. w. Raymond, Edward Mitchell,
George G. Harper, A.. E. Martin, John L.
McCaull, Richard Troendel,, A. F. Bren-
ner, Herman H. Kenkel, George M. Ly-
man, J.: w. Hohmann, Charles A. Chris
Hanson, B. w. Clark, Jewett S. Mathew
son, A. H. Poehler Frank M Crosby, G.
F. Eve, E. S. Woodworth, Fred B. Wells,
B. H. Morgan, G. Parker Harding, G. A.
Magnuson, J.. Fl. Mecca rthy, George F.
Piper, w. H. Chambers, George H. Dag
gett and Charles E. Wenzel. E.-4- +
Among others who may go are: John
Washburn, Howard Commons, Seymour
Carter, w. G. Ainsworth, A. G. Moritz,
w. L. Mclaughlin. Thomas N. Taylor,
Fred c.. Van Duzen, w. Q. Dodge and
OPP Foster sr..sygt ....lai.t .ts-... LIZ H. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
FALL LAND SALES
State Auditor Dunn Issues Instructions
Regarding Them to County Audi
u 49, tors-The Rules

Circulars of instruction have been is
sued to county auditors by State Auditor
Dun Dunn regarding the tall land sales. Mr..
Dunn will conduct the more important
ones himself, but in several counties there
are only a few small tracts to sell, and
the county auditor will be auctioneer in
each case.
Strict rules are adopted; this year to
shut out irresponsible bidders. Each
bidder must pay down 10 per cent Of the
purchase price, with interest for the next
nine months Until he had paid this he
will not be allowed to bid on another
piece. A minimum price is fixed for each
piece, and no bids under that amount will
be entertained. The land may be sold in
lots or forty-acre tracts, but never In
larger tracts than 16O acres. go
Responsible purchasers are protected by
a clause instructing the auditors to with
hold tracts from sale which. have been
sOll before, but whose owners are delin-
quent in interest payments, If satisfied
that the purchaser is making an honest
effort to keep the land. Forty years are
allowed in which to pay up the principal,
and only per cent interest is charged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
The Official Route to G. A. r. Encan,p-
nent, Washington, p. C.

The Chicago Great Western railway has
been named the official route for the vet
Grams of Minnesota by Department Com
rnander Perry Starkweather. The ape-
cial train Of Pullman and tourist sleeping
cars and free chair cars will leave Min
neapohs at p. M, st. Paul, Z :s5 p. m.
Saturday, Oct. 4, arriving at Washington
d. c., early Monday morning on the Bal
ti1nore & Ohio r. r. No change Of cars;
$23 so for the round trip; $500 for berth
in tourist sleeping cars through to Wash
ington.za For further information apply tc
L. c.. Rains, agent, corner Fifth street
and Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
COLORED MEN STAY
President Sternberg Refuses to Force
Them Out at Lebanon.

Lebanon, Pa, Sept. e3o.-To-day the
situation at the plant of the American
Iron & Steel company is unchanged. The
troops are still here and the iron workers
brought from the south are helping to
run the mills. 1t Is said that President
Sternberg will not consent to forcing the
colored men out. Their departure depends
entirely upon themselves and many say
they will stay as long as troops remain.
Last night strikers voted to reject the
company's proposition to grant the pud-
ders an increase Of wages and to refuse
the slight advance asked by the finishers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
EARNED BY THE sU''
September Receipts From AL Sources
Amounted to SCOOPS.

The state university has RENTED toll
the state auditor see. 028.3I receipts from
various sources in September. OF this
amount $48,633.5O comes from university
fees. $4,000 from sales Of salt spring.
lands, $2o2.34 from sales OFF the Minneton-I
ka fruit farm, $106.69 from the school OF
agriculture, $63722 from the experiment
station, $S2.87 from the Grand Rapids subs.
station, and $365.75 miscellaneous. Thel
$4,000 Item goes to the fund for geolos1-
cal and natural history survey.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30

Somebody is going to win prizes: why
not you. Address Journal and ind out
how. s@@t5 - - =
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Sues for Loss of Position.

S. Seamon Jones in New York has sued
the Guardian Trust company for $4,000.
He alleges that he gave up; among other
things, the secretarysh1p of the Iowa Cen
trail and the Minneapolis & st. Louis roads
and Of the Kiethsburg Bridge company,
to become treasurer Of the new Guardian
Trust company. He was elected, he says,
and then coolly Informed he was not
needed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
WILL RELEASE $500, 900

the money stringency overshadows every
thing else.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-30
NEW BATCH OF PosTMAsTERs.

Special to The Journal. \
Washington, Sept. s0.-Postmasters appointed
to-day: Minncsota-Marna. Faribault county, Jo-
seph f. Leynick. Iowa-Mount Hamill, Lee
county. Edwin Hough. Northumberland Fer
gus county. Annie W. Pirrie. South Dakota
Yale. Readle county, George R. Maynard. Wis
consin-Utley. Green Lake county, Florence h.
Smith.
Rural free delivery service has been ordered
established commencing Nov. l., at Sleepy Eye,
Mimi 't' Z. ".... {
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-17
A LOVELY GIRL ORCHESTRA" rs
NEXT

The attendance thus far at the New
Exposition has exceeded all expectations,
and honestly speaking, there is Just one
verdict. viz, that from every viewpoint the
present exhibition is head and shoulders
above anything ever before seen in Pitts
burg, or for that matter in any other city.
The general ''spick and span" appearance
OF all the buildings, the larger number,
and great variety oil exhibits and the
superior beauty of the booths housing them
have brought forth almost endless ad-
lectives OF admiration. Mechanical hall
especially has been the recipient of lavish
praise, since here the scheme of display has
been entirely changed, and the whole
structure tastily decorated and dazzlingy
illuminated.
The growth of the New Exposition can
best be gauged by the fact that there are
fory-two more exhibitors than last year
making a grand total of one hundred and
twenty seven, and occupying an area OF
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
square feet. Notable among the new
exhibits are 1.-TWO Model Bath Rooms, I"
constructed at a cost OF four thousand dol
lars; a superb electrical showing; cereals.
fruits, minerals, ETC.. of the Southern Rail-
way. the finest Of cut glassware; the
novel steam-turbine-enginc-w wheel. and many
others
The musical attraction from September
II to "a. inclusive, will be the Fade;tes OF
Boston, fifty strong. otherwise the Lovely
Girl orchestra, an organization that the
past summer has set cultured Boston aiame
with enthusiasm and wonder. Ii is some-
thing new to find large bodies of women
playing together, but the results have been
so satisfying that the New Exposition
management felt constrained to champion
the new cause and show its clientele what
marvellous progress woman has made in the
field of music Aside frcm the lovely
quality OF their music these fifty women.
each clad in white or some dclicately
colored gown, will make a fas mating
stage picture among the flowers, green
palms and pale blue lights OF the newly and
beautifully rcdecorated Music hall. Sub
urhanites can not afford to miss hearing
this superb body of players,
Just word as TO the special attractions.
There are ten OF them each more interest
ing than the other. and all together so en-
joyable to the visitor that they have become
the talk OF the town.
Excursions are being run to the New
Exposition each week during the season of
forty days and every person in this CITY owes
il to himself and his family to max. use OF
the privilege.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-17
HOW BEETLE JEWeLRY IS MADE.
Beautiful Ornaments Devised from the
Shells Of NicAraguan Insects.

Beautiful Ornaments Devised from the
shslis Of NicAraRuan Insects.
There seems 10 be no connection be.
tween statesmanship and fashions, at
least at first sight. AS matter OF
fact. nearly every move in the worlds
diplomacy is accompanied by novelties
and changes in woman's attire. The
entente between France and Russia
revolutionized modes and replaced
the corsage with the Russian blouse.
Our growing intercourse with Nicara-
qua has brought into the market some
of the odd beetle jewelry for which
that country is famous. Not alone
Nicaragua, but all of the Central
American republics are wonderfully
rich in insect life. Both butterflies
ana beetles are marked by the most
magnificent colorings known to ento.
mology. The aborigines utilized many
of the beetles for decorative purposes
and their Spanish conquerors adopted
the beautiful ornaments. The favorite
beetles the writer has found to be of
three classes. One Is about the same
shape and size as the Egyptian scarab,
though a trifie fiatter and very mucn
stronger. 1t is coated with a green
enamel Of metallic lustre which looks
like gem from some other planet.
The Indians cure the beetle by dry
ing and smoking, and mount 1t with
golden legs. This Is set upon a disk
of white stone, carnelian, milk quartz.
or even porcelain, which. in turn, is
trimmed with gold. This is employed
as a brooch, cuff-button, or breast-pin.
Sometimes the beetle is mounted upon
thin plate of gold or silver, and is
used an as earring.
The second class of beetles are. of
the same general outline as the tum-
ble-bug, but their wing cases are OF
rich, changeable purple, blue and
green. with metallic lustre. The tint
varies with the angle at which light
strikes the surface. They are not as
strong as the scarab. and are employed
for making necklaces and bracelets
Three or four are fastened together
SO as to form bead. and number
OF these beads are strung upon elastic
cord or gold wire. When around q
snowy wrist or neck they make a
wonderful striking display OF colos
and light.