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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03

of Richard H. Dana, which embody much
historical matter. In this volume he has as
sernbled papers upon various subjects, the
title paper being an interesting account Of the
circumstances attending the capitulation OF
the army of General Lee. The second paper,
"The Treaty Of Washington" is the most
elaborate, and contains severe structures on
Senator Sumner and Minister Motley, and en-
bodies details of Great Britain's offensive and
active sympathy with the Confederate govern
ment.. The treaty of Washington extricated
Great Britain from "a war with the United
States, as it provided for a settlement of the
claims for damages through. the war ships OF
the Confederacy to our commerce. In "a
National Change of Heart Mr Adams sets
forth the botter feeling toward nus dn Great
Britain, which he regards as genuine and tc
be valued Yet the change in the measure
of our potentiality in the world certainly in
fluenced British professions of amity. The
other papers in the book are IAN Undeveloped
Function" and ga Plea for Military History
'.Ths Book of Vegetables CNew York: John
Lane, the Bodley Head is a useful book by
George Wythes head gardener to the Duke OF
Northumberland, who gives his experience
with vegetable culture, those commonly
grown in English gardens and largely In this
country The author has for many years paid
special attention to improving the quality o'
vegetables and methods Of planting, SO as te
have the largest yields and the best quality
The suggestions in the book are valuable tc
American vegetable culturists. There is ap-
pended a history of vegetables and sugges'
tions as to cooking them. '~ar~ q X
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Books and Author" "
DUMAS AND ORIGINALITY

Mr.. Chesterton, writing of Alexandra
Dumas, whose centenary will be celebrated
in France on July "a, refers to the difficulty
of distinguishing Dumas veritable author
ship among his numerous books. That diff
Guilty, however, cannot be removed, for no
living person is able to- separate the real
Dumas ideas from those of his numerous
subordinates, who wrote most of the novels
which were licked into the Dumas shape by
the remarkable man whose name has per-
manent and distinguished place in the group
of French romancists. Dumas, the elder, en-
pioyed thirty or forty writer's. unknown to
fame, and obscure, to do the bulk OF his
work. and he put the finishing touches upon
1t, stamping it with his genius. A great
sculptor employs ordinary workmen to chip
off the superfluous stone in block of mar
BILE, down to where must come the finer
strokes of the genius who works out the
conception Of his mind In snowy symmetry
In the very core Of the original rough block
Rubens employed minor artists to work upon
his canvases to a certain point, and he gave
the master touches which made the picture,
whatever may be the subject, Rubens
canvas So in the Dumas novels we know
only Alexandra Dumas as the genius Of the
big aggregation. The subordinate worknden
are out of the way, dead and gone. 1t is
related Of Dumas that when the editor OF a
new French journal wrote to Dumas asking
assistance, he at once and in an Incredibly
short time. prepared romance in six vol
umes. Dumas had no condensing power,
but his readers generally wanted more when
they had finished one OF his three-volume
stories.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
CATTLE AFTER TIMBER

A dispatch to The journal from
Menominee, Mich, published yesterday,
calls attention to the large scale on which
cut-over lands are being turned to cattle
raising in northern Michigan. The same
tendency is developing In Minnesota and
Wisconsin,, and it is predicted that much
of the rocky and ,swampy regions now
bearing timber will, in, time, make splen-
did cattle country. The same is true of
those districts that have sandy, Soils
and it is in them that the most progress
has been made.
Such unforeseen cattle supplies as these
lands in Michigan, wisconsin and Min
nesota may yet yield may greatly make
up for the cattle shortage that has come
with the restriction of the old free ranges
of the west
The problem Of what to do with some OF
the cut-over lands where the soil is par
ticularly. light has been a pressing one.
If it is solved by cattle raising it is more
than likely that land that has yielded
fortunes in timber will yield even more
in cattle. -, I:
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the president. and It's generalities glitter
30 falsely that 1t is possible for any
wordy triokster to demonstrate to differ
ent audiences according to their tastes.
that the resolution Is for or against
Cuban reciprocity.
This is no time for gloss. The conven-
tion was led into an attempt to gloss. over
the abyss between the president and the
Minnesota members Of congress. It can
not be done. The sooner republicans re-
pudiate this plank and cease to make any
attempt to defend 1t, the better. 1t Is a
piece OF deceit that is far better con-
demned than supported. To support 1t Is
to lose votes for every man on repub-
lican ticket.
How much better 1t would have been
for all concerned had the convention ex-
pressed it's views and the views of the
people 1t represented, leaving each mem
Der of congress to make his peace with
the people OF his own district, after his
own fashion; the more especially as there
has been little or no sentiment IN the
state In favor of Furnishing the members
for taking a stand that the people have
respected, even If they have opposed
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IN A NUTSHELL

PhiIadelphia-Fire in the wholesale district
destroyed about $500, 900 worth Of woolen and
cotton yarns -
chicago-The Masonic Temple was sold foI
on or before Oct 3. . ..
Trenton, N 1.-THE Federal Sugar company
claims new process for refining, scheme
Of C. A. Spreckels. - .
Peoria, IlI.-The prohibition convention ad-
tourned four hours earlier than intended. to
prevent speech by Carrie Nation.
Norfolk, Va.-The transport Kearney was
towed in by collier one of her twin shafts
broken and being in danger Of sinking.
Chicago-Five men boarded an electric street
threw them off, then ran the car few blocks
and deserted it. - "
Peoria, Ill--At the state prohibition con-
vention, nearly 5000 in cash was thrown on
the platform by the enthusiasts when call
was made for funds.
Chicago-Trying to Initiate circus freak.
a 12-year-old boy set fire to a number OF
playmates. Himself, one other boy and his
mother will probably die.
Pittsburg-Any person throwing frecrackers
or other explosives within 300 yards Of the
president during his visit tomorrow will be
arrested. The entire line Of the parade will
be roped in.
Louisville, Ky-James Dub, who is fred
into the air clinging to a bomb, which ex-
plodes, and then descends with a parachute,
fell when within 100 feet of the ground and
broke his back. u
Topeka, Kan.-Ira N. Terrell, a convicted
murderer from Oklahoma, argued his own
case in the supreme court, taking the ground
that Kansas has no jurisdiction and that he Ia
wrongly imprisoned.
Mt Sterling, Ill-When the funeral cortege
of Mrs. John Leibert was ready to start for
hs sister Of ths dead Toman Pa were 1o dia ae
covered hugging and kissing in closed
apartment. Indignation was SO great that
they were tarred and .feathered, after which
the funeral ceremonies were concluded.
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Copyright, 1902, by the S. s. Mcclure Co.

Copyright, 1907 by the S. s. Mcclure Co.
Harrington had gone up spasmodically from
parts to leads. While he was playing in
stock on the way UP he had written play.
And about that time Harrington began to
come down. His coming down had not been
spasmodic. 1t had been certain and sure as
fate He seemed, however, able to hold a
position as stage door keeper. He could be
scared into coming around on time for sue
cessive weeks by the threat that he would be
assigned to the billposters forces.
And he was only IS. Sometimes when he
become very bad he would humble something
about Eleanor But mumblings about
Eleanor didn't excuse his condition to Bus
coe, who believed that there was no reason
on earth good enough to keep q man away
from the theater later than 7:30 and no
trouble great enough to need an extended stay
along bar rail to drown it.
So Harrington, with all his brilliancy, all
his artistic training and his wonderful mind
that could absorb thirty sides in night,
got finally to be back door keeper. 1t was
only because he never attempted to excuse
his conduct that Buscoe kept him at all. He
was merely pentent after one of his periodical
attacks.
And Harrington was the back dooor keeper
when the company moved into New, York
for run He stood, book in hand checking
the company as it arrived for rehearsal
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a day before the opening. Harrington got the
note, with doctors certificate inclosed, tell
ing that Temple, the leading man, had brain
fever. He turned pale as he read it. He
was that kind of a back door keeper.
Buscoe didn't turn pale. but every one
who heard what he said minute later did.
"Send boy to the manager he ordered
'Tell him Temple can't possibly go on to-
morrow night Tell him that unless he wants
me to use bad understudy we'll have tc
POSTPONE the opening"
Harrington came over to him. II haven''
sent the boy yet,' he said. You know car
get up in that part by tomorrow night. May
be they wouldn't know Temple wasn't play
ing 1t. If you'll let me- He looked wist-
fully at Buscoe. = "Sll-"< -s1 .-.->
: - You could. you know said Buscoe kindly
tebut it's too important. They've been bank.
ing on this New York opening set of good
notices will carry them the rest of the season
and I'd rather postpone than take any
chances :.'
Harrington went mechanically back to the
door <Buscoe~ held the company until he
heard from headquarters. Use the under
study said the note. .fCan't possibly post
pone." - -
Buscoe walked over to the call board
Company called for all day rehearsal at
o'clock Tomorrow, he wrote.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
CAPITAL CULLINGS

| In Minnesota 312 rural delivery routes have
been established IN the past year; in Wiscon-
| kota 19. tze
| Speaker Henderson has left for New York,
where he will meet his daughter on her ar
rival from Europe. Later he will go to his
home in Iowa. .s...-.....
| The census bureau, in a report on the
slaughtering and meat packing industry OF
says that during that period capital invested
has grown from So, ,4s2,5o to s1S9. .19s, ,264; the
number of wage earners from 3,276 to 68, 534,
and the value of products from $n, ,9Sl ,642 to
s7S5, ,562, 433.
During the fiscal year ended June 80. 1902,
the bureau of navigation reports that L657
vessels OF 473,oS1 gross tons were built in the
! United States compared with 1o7s vessels Of
49s, GIG tons for the previous fiscal year. The
decrease in tonnage is in sailing vessels, canal
boats, barges, etc. New steel steamers aggre-
gate 275,419 tons, compared with 23o, ,26o tons
last year.
During the year ending June 80 there were
added to the national bank system 437 nation
al banking associations, with aggregate au-
bond deposit as security for circulation Of $6.-
012, $50. Organizations effected under the act
Of March Ia, 1901. e., with capital stock
OF less than $4,000, numbered 273, with au.
thorized capital stock Of $7,A7,0 600.
The treasury department has issued war
rants In favor OF the states OF Illinois. Indi-
ana, Iowa, Michigan, Vermont and Ohio to
incident to the raising and equipping of troops
during the civil war. The amounts being
paid the several states are as follows: Ilii-
nois, 81 ,005, 129; Indiana, s635,s59; Iowa. s465-
417; Michigan. 1882. .167; Vermont, $3.50. .A53;
Ohio. s45s. .5Ss; total. ss.2la.6sL
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
OTHER PEOPLES NOTIONS,
Political Treachery.

To the Editor Of The journal: 49, =
he Journ open and aggressive
warfare against political crookedness makes
1t safe conservitor of the public veal. We
all remember its frequent admonitions to the
republican voters of Minneapolis two years
ago to beware of the siren voice; that was
heralding the praises Of the genial doctor, y
and proclaiming him: the best equipped man
to give the city Of Minneapolis an able and
business administration. Unfortunate how
ever, h e j r n a g warning fell upon
deaf ears and on barren ground and the re-
publican party Of Minneapolis took to It's
bosom and into its councils the genial doc
tor with all his concomitants OF F1tchettes,
Norbecks, Kings, Gardners ct al. Now the
party Is waiting patiently for the grand jury,
county attorney and the judges of the court
to relieve it Of the awful and oppressive load
that It, deliberately took upon its shoulders
two years ago. Meanwhile, the lamp of ,ex-
perience Is the safest guide for political par
ties as well as individuals; and it is to be
hoped that the lesson. OF the past two years
OF municipal alcorruptionw Will yield the peace
able fruits OF Righteousness - 1r 4
IA Page from the Record. of e. r. Com
stock Is another 10 u r n al signal light
that the republican voters Of the thirty-ninth
legislative district would do well to heed.
The annals of political perady may be
searched IN vain for a more aggravated and
unmitigated betrayal of an important trust
than that which was perpetrated by e.. F.
Comstock on the people OF his district, of
which jon a l. gave a brief his
tory in its Monday. issue. His open treach-
cry to Hon. C.. K. Davis, to whose support
he thoroughly committed himself at the time
Of the convention that nominated him, and
on many other occasions thereafter previous
to his election, should forever brand him, as
the resolution passed by his outraged con-
stituents, puts 1t: z"tAs a man entirely un-
worthy to hold public Office Mr. Wyman,
his colleague in the house at the time, said:
IT tho people Of his district had known,
previous to his election, what he would do If
elected, he could not have commanded two
hundred votes" Mr.. Gomstock may be a
very good neighbor and genial good fellow
socially for aught know; but by his DELHI
crate and wilfuI political treachery he has
forever forfeited the confidence Of every good
citizen who believes that treachery is a
crime, whether 1t be in politics or business;
or whether it be disloyalty to the state. The
only safety to municipality or to state is to
put political perhdy under perpetual ban.
<Et5=H lfS go. = 80 5s2s s3-,R enuhljcan
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
CULTIVATION IN SUB. HUMID REGIONS

1t Is beginning to be suspected by the
farmers of the sub humid west that they
| have not yet learned to cultivate the soil
tie rainfall they get and to derive the
maximum advantage from 1t. IL IS, :s r.
The farmers of4Assintboia seem to be-
ahead of their American. brethren in
adapting methods of cultivation suitable
to their sub-humid climate. With them
the general practice Is to let the land lie
fallow, though plowed and narrowed, every
third year. The two following crops are
raised without plowing,, the theory being
that in this way the land during the idle
year drinks up moisture and that during
the two other years 1t Is retained in the
ground for the benefit Of the roots of the
grain, such light surface cultivation as is
practiced tending to form blanket that
retards evaporation. - '.... <>
1t Is maintained that in this way the
average yield for three years is more than
the average yield for three years of, sue
cessive cropping and that, moreover,
fair crop is assured no matter how little
rain falls.
1t is strange that this method has not
been more generally practiced in the sub
humid regions of North Dakota, where
| conditions are much the same as in AS
siniboia. The explanation is, perhaps,
to be found in the fact that farming on an
extensive scale in this part Of North Da-:
kota is even more recent than in Assini-
boia. - =.
In Kansas and Nebraska the Campbell
soil culture method Is attracting much
attention. The idea involved in, this sys-
tenn is that of preventing evaporation by
system of careful surface cultivation
The ground is very carefully disked and
narrowed after rains and before planting
| and is narrowed and cultivated as much
after planting as is possible. 1t is
| claimed that this system drives the moist
ure deep into the sail and prevents the
ground from drying out. It is asserted
that land treated in this manner will be
joining land cultivated in the ordinary
manner will be dry or with what little
! moisture 1t contains near the, surface
Reports from a great many farmers who
have used the method indicate that the
Campbell method insures crops in years
of crop failure under ordinary conditions
and greatly increased yields in other
years.
There is no doubt that many of the
farming failures in the sub humid regions
have been due to persistence in methods
of cultivation adapted to regions of great
er rainfall and that a surprisingly small
| amount of attention has been paid to the
development of methods suited to the en-
vironment.
These new methods together with the
Introduction Of crops especially suited for
arid regions will undoubtedly make profit
ably productive large areas of the Amer
lean west which have Of late years been
regarded as ut only for ranges, -' ;>1-
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A TREACHEROUs PLANK

There is not any doubt as to the position
of the republicans of Minnesota on this sub.
ject Cuban reciprocity. They are with the
president by an overwhelming majority, and
this sentiment was fully reflected by the con-
vention But as the Minnesota senator's and
representatives have more fully explained
their position as not opposed to Cuban reci-
procity,s but to the particular form of it fa-
vored by the sugar refinery trust, the reso-
luton was SO drawn as to uphold the presi-
dent without rejecting upon them.-Pioneer
Press. .-J.. -
Why obscure the situation in this way?
The plain truth Is that the Minnesota
representatives, with the senators trail
ing after them for the sake of delegation
al harmony, are opposed to any form Of
reciprocity with Cuba. 1t is true that
they assert that they would now vote
ment plus some other amendments. But
the fact remains that they didn't vote
for it when they had a chance, even
when amended as proposed by J one Of
their own number. So far from favoring
reciprocity, the Minnesota delegation was
In favor Of the inadequate and inoppor-
tune rebate scheme. At. least two mem-
E lD6IS VI LuS -uSlSSdtlOu udVe udUS pup
lic statements that show that whatever
they may now be willing to do-now that
1t is too late to do anything-they are
personally opposed to any form of rec
iprocity with Cuba. -. -
The republicans of Minnesota in favor
OF Cuban reciprocity have permitted the
delegation, entertaining antireciprocity
r,3a }o oh Sor fo1
siprocity resolution, under the guise of
the name Of the president, that is really
q complete Endorsement in words OF the
delegation and back handed slap at the
president The resolution adopted really
Implies that President Roosevelt favors
a. reciprocity plan that will "enrich
trusts. monopolies or foreign specu-
lators.'' A resolution Of that kind is an
insult to the president through its du-
pliclty. It borrows his name to hide a
denunciation Of his position. And this
sort of resolution was adopted
by the convention of party that
Is overwhelmingly In favor Of the presi-
dents simple advocacy of Cuban rec
iprocity. Doesn't this look as If duty
doing president had been stabbed in the
house OF his friends?
Yet It is of such a resolution that the
Pioneer Press says that in the specific
terms Of Its Endorsement of the presir
dents policy it is of more practical value
than a resolution Of vague generali-
ties y The resolution is really q spe-
oiic Endorsement of the delegation. sought
and obtained in the guise Of supporting
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
The Nations Pledge Should BE Kept.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
Besides the unquestioned fact that the Gu
bans we're induced to accept the Platt amend
ment by the promise OF President Mckinley
and Secretary Root, that a liberal reciprocity
would be given to them, the advantage to
this country of securing the Cuban market
for iron and steel, textile fabrics, boots and
shoes. bacon and -four, extends to all the
great! fields of production. We have but a
small share of that trade at present. Under
reciprocity we can get practically all Of it.
This gain is of greater importance to the ma
ton than the entire beet sugar interest. Yet
the nation is practically forbidden to con-
slider either its good faith or its own pros
perity by the small clique that weighs only
the gain that 1t has secured from the public
favor. =. ....
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
TIE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

the benefit OF an industry which is pro-
tected to the extent d s5 per cent, said
industry protesting that its would BE
ruined" il a cent were taken off that
enormous bounty while Senator Elkins,
q beet sugar protagonist. insists that
annexation Of Cuba. making free trads in
Cuban sugar, would be of immense adyan-
tage and profit to the beet sugar industry!
Somebody is lying.
Who is IT? =. ..
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
FOREST RESERVATIONS
Philadelphia Times.

s Philadelph1a Times.
Large government forest reservations may
prove to be absolutely necessary to the pros
perity Of agriculture, unless the private own
ers Of land shall show a greater general ap-
probation than at present of the necessity Of
preserving a certain proportion of timbered
area throughout the country for the sake Of
It's influence upon climate. The proposal now
before congress to establish q park Of 20OO,-
0ooacres ii the mountains Of Virginia. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee seems to have nothing objec-
tionable about 1t. although 1t will perhaps
be attacked on the ground that Vanderbilt
interests may have been consulted in the mat
tnrs ~ donatien-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03

After little time for! getting the right
point OF view the freaks and fanatics
that this country, especially Kansas,
produces, are everywhere estimated at
their true value or lack of value. Yes
terday the Illinois prohibition convention
adjourned to avoid an address by Carrie
Nation. A year ago many OF the delegates
to that convention probably thought that
Mrs. Nation was second Jeanne dare.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
No Getting Away From the Fact.

Summit, s. D., Signal.
Every little while the Minneapolis Journal
demonstrates the fact that II you don't read
TheJ journal you don't get the news.
This time it is in connection with the South
Dakota state republican convention. Tues
days Journal gave a good write up and fore
cast of the probable result of the convention,
while contemporary dismissed the whole
matter with ''stickfull." Wednesday 7 b g
Journal told of the organization OF the
convention, gave the resolutions and much
interesting gossip. while its contemporary
didn't have a line about the matter it's re-
publican readers in South Dakota were most
Interested In. There is no getting away from
the fact that T e Journ a i is a live news
paper and publishes the news when 1t is
news. e.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03

the republican party is giving US men
who are doing their best to correct the
real evils the populists complainedsof that
they are now such a ghostly organization.
More old time populists will vote for Van
SAINT than for Meighen.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03

A dispatch from London says the ora
tory at the American celebration OF the
Fourth of July will be cut short by the
"Durbar at the Indian Office we don't
know what ''durbar'' is, but there are
times when one would be handy in sew
eral places that we know of. -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03

The pitifu1 remnant Of a party that was
once very powerful in Minnesota met in
Minneapolis yesterday and nominated a
state ticket and adopt ed resolutions The
omissions in these resolutions explain the
party's decay. Not q word lis said about
Governor Van SAINTS stand sgainst the
merger. No more space Us given to the
president 8 brave determination TO en-
force the antitrust law. It is because