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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-27
THE WHISTLE

A willow grew by a ripping river,
Lifting it's head in the sun-drenched air;
It saw it's leaves in the water CULVER,
And knew its image was passing fair.
It spread its arms In petition anguished,
Feeling the call of a strange, sweet Tyre;
And answering dumbly it longed and Ian
guished,
Strove and thrilled with keen desire.
Ie yearned to sing OF the blue sky over,
The wondrous yielding Of night to day;
OF the silver stream, and the scent OF the
clover
Drifting from uplands far away.
It yearned to sing of the springtime tender,
OF the message brought by the April rain !;
When the blackbird piped in it's branches
:@< slender
It swelled to join in the notes In vain.
Down strolled lad to the vista golden,
Heart a-chime with the happy world,
And stirred by a sense Of craftshtp olden,
Stopped where the tree it's green unfurled.
He cut a twig with his jack-knige greedy,
Fashioned and trimmed it, stem and tip;
And the voice of the willow, wildwood, reedy,
Gushed at the touch ofSa boyish lip!
Edwin L. sabin. in Lippincotts Magazine
for August.
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whose boundaries such perpetual control
over the canal strip is to be exercised or
to increase it's territory at the expense
of Colombia, but on the contrary, desires
to promote and develop the prosperity of
the republics Of Central and South Amer
lea. Perpetual control might, Of course,
by such a power as Russia be converted
government, when it contemplates the
question after the favor Of revolution has
passed away and the country is quiet, will
perceive that the advantages of the canal
for the republic far outweigh the ills of a
little wounded pride incident to the grant,
ing Of the perpetual control of the canal
strip to the United States
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A Superb Rally.

DR.. Williams and his Minnesota Uni
versity football players have delighted
their faithful friends and confused their
harsh and impetuous critics by the elev-
ems surprising improvement between the
Nebraska and Iowa games. :
We suspect that critics with more
choler than discretion will not hereafter
clamor for the immediate immolation OF
DR.. Williamson least not until the eleven
has met another defeat. OF course it's
too bad that the eleven lost the Nebraska
gave, but that is ancient history now in
view of the decisive defeat the eleven gave
Iowa last Saturday.
We must be on our guard against over
rating the strength Of the Iowa eleven. 1t
Is probably considerably inferior to Ne
braska. But without any regard to the
comparative strength Of Iowa and Ne
braska, all competent observers agree
that the playing of the Minnesota team
was greatly superior to what it had been
a week before and that team work. almost
non existent in the game with Nebraska,
was well developed last Saturday..
The large score run up by the victors
in the Iowa City game puts Minnesota
back into the race for the western
championship, encourages the team and
it's admirers and warns Wisconsin an6
Michigan that they have no easy victim t
encounter in Minnesota. The sentimental
conditions are just right for the Mime
sofa eleven's continued development. The
defeat by Nebraska will warn it against
over confidence, the victory over Iowa
will save it from dependency and dis
enlargement.
h J o Urn congratulates DR.. Will
liams and his men ON the satisfactory
manner in which they have responded tt
| the situation.
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When Congressman McCleary first made
his wonderful discovery that lumber was
higher in some pars Of Canada han In
Minnesota we pointed out the probable
fallacy Of the argument. This fallacy has
been realized in the congressman
speeches. He takes the cost of lumber
in Winnipeg and the cost in his own dis
trict. shows that the former is much more
than the latter, and concludes that he has
proved that free Canadian lumber and,
consequently reduced duty on. Canadian
lumber can be Of no assistance to the
people Of Minnesota. It was very consid-
crate Of Mr.. McCleary to take Winnipeg.
We feared that he might take Dawson
City, or even Medicine Hat, or some other
point very far away from the Canadian
white pine forests. On the contrary he
has taken Winnipeg, which is only 1000
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-27

The white mans pride Of determination to pre-
commercial Industrial inernixture with other
much possible is asserting itself strongly in
Australia in the United States The Australians are de-
ternined keep white immigrants, and they
this far that they seriously impeding
the development operation Of Queensland plantations
which, being in the tropics depend for their labor upon
native Pacific islanders. The Australian congress
requiring deportation by 1906 of the Pacific
this that lately rise to rumors
that contemplating secession from the fed
Grafton.
desire to be deported than
to be- They had to Queens
with the understanding that when their labor contracts
expired would have earned the right to be Queens
Of them have gained in civilization since they
state and have desire to back to their
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the ministry, of his vision in which he had
seen the letters Up. c." These he inter-
preted to mean "Preach Christ" His faith
in his vision was somewhat shaken, how
ever, when his aged friend sententiously
asked, Are you sure the letters did not
mean pillow corn'?'
There are hosts these days who see or
think they see vision Nv. (which
they interpret to mean write Stories,
whereas, If any judgment at all can be
based upon their trial efforts as described
by the editors Of the above magazines,
the letters stand for a warning-"Wrong
Steer
The editor of Harper's Magazine calls
attention to Dickens reply In returning
manuscript unavailable for use in House
hold Words He says: Yet fifty people
to-day will rush into manuscript, for
these leaves only, who have no earthly
qualification but the actual physical art Of
writing. I am at this moment
sitting Cup to the neck) in a quagnaire of
these productions"
If quagmires of that sort were common
in Dickens time, what must they be to-
day? Yet out Of these quagmires are dug
good material Editors are continuously
raking about in them for such material.
Not only are good things found now and
then, but the standards Of the really good
things and OF the demands of discriminate
ing readers, says the editor Of Harper's,
are being raised. american publishers
Of the best class. like the select yet now
very large and ever-increasing audience
Of thoughtful readers, want better books
than are written, and, where they are pro-
prietors Of periodicals, better poems and
stories and essays than are offered" This
being the case, it will be harder than
ever for members OF the great army of
the unqualified to attain the distinction OF
getting their stuff" printed, stuff which.
as has been pointed out, they suffer them
selves to write but which they would not
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on the f1uttering bit of white veil far down
the road.
"well, she needn't have said it. shan't
let her know
The man turned, his sunburned face
showing his surprise.
II thought you liked Miss fremont"
$50 I did, and I do yet, but 1 tell you
now, Dave Clinton, that if mother takes
boarders again next summer I shall go
away and stay Her voice was fierce.
An uneasy look came into the blue eyes
of the young farmer.
"And leave me?" He tried to ask the
question easily, but his voice was not
steady.
She laid her hand on his arm, with a
kind of doubling appeal.
"Would you care If went-if she was
here?"
The man shifted his position uneasily.
II don't see that you are called upon to
ask me that question, Nelie,'' he said.
But do ask it," Her fingers were
locking each other nervously. II did like
her." she went on, ''for she is so beautiful
and she interested me-until you began to
| notice her.
He tried to take her hand but she flung
herself away from him. Then for mo-
ment there was tense silence: ~
II love you, Nelie,' he said at last.
You don't, you don't! You love her!''
she cried passionately. 'And I wish we
had never seen her. She ran swiftly uI
| the path and shut the door Of the house
| behind her.
| That night the family sat down at a
small table in the big kitchen. The dining
room had been restored to it's origina
position as living room, and the parlo1
was closed. The supper of warmed over
potatoes and eggs, with one kind of pre-
serve, announced the return of plain living
| After supper Nellie washed the dishes
in the big pantry just outside the kitchen
Her mother was in the milk room skim
ming, SO when Dave came and stood be-
side her they were alone.
whats the matter, Nelie?" he said
! "Are you mad at me?'
She raised her blue eyes.
mo, Dave,' she said quietly.
She poured some hot water into her par
so recklessly that her fingers were burned
and she uttered and involuntary cry.
Dave reached over and took them, rec
and wet as they were.
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The Canal Title.

Tho Investigation into the integrity OF
Oh. +,tle of the new Panama Canal company
n the Isthmian canal plant and FRANCHISE
bv the attorney general in Paris has re-
suited most satisfactorily. as he reports 10
the government that the new company Is
perfectly solvent and has complied with all
the French legal requirements and trans
fars no old De Lesseps or other debts to
the United States, which the attorney
general says will receive "good, valid and
unincumbered title
Thus we have absolute certainty Of the
soundness Of the title and the essential
thing now Is to consummate treaty with
Colombia which will place our government
in potential control Of the canal strip.
The point in contention with Colombia
is chiefly the clause in the canal act which
REQUIRES the president to obtain from
Colombia perpetual control of a strip OF
land-which control shall include juris-
diction over said strip and the ports al
the ends thereof, to make such police and
sanitary rules and regulations as shall
be necessary to preserve order and pre-
serve the public health thereon and te
establish judicial tribunals as may be
agreed upon thereon, as may be necessar,
to enforce such rules and regulations The
tumultuary condition Of the isthmus dur.
ing the present revolution furnishes suffi.
Client proof of the necessity for the per
pet,al control" of the canal strip by the
limited States No joint control will do
In the canal act the United States dis
claims any intention to impair the sover
eighty Of Colombia over the territory within
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-27
DAILY DIVERSIONS

Couldn't Recall Her.-The child was {
years old, logical, persistent and curious
The mother endeavored, in all possible
conscientiousness, never to depart from
any statement once made the child az
fact. One afternoon this conversation oc-
cured:
Mother, where is your grandmother"
I'm heaven, dear"
- "Oh!'
Silence and apparent absorption in toys
for a full hour. Then:
Mother, didn't come from heaven"
"Of course.
well, mother, it's awfully funny that I
doesn't remember meeting your grand.
mother there!'
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procity will have, to be put on the shelf
for awhile. On the other hand, Mr..
Charlton says that if the United States
does not show disposition to take up
reciprocity he will press his maximum
and minimum tariff resolution intro
duced at the last session of parliament
which would have the effect Of raising Ca
madam duties on American goods about
40 per cent.
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The Times is to be congratulated upon
its discovery that a bucket shop which
it has been extensively advertising for
some time Is crooked. It is true that the
Northwestern Miller and T h Journ
exposed the character Of this institution
some months ago, and that this discovery
by our contemporary was much belated,
for some reason or other, but its exhibi-
ton of virtuous indignation that it should
have been so long and SO cruelty imposed
upon compels our sincere sympathy and
commiseration.- -. ~ .e-.5s.-
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The western Canadian wheat crop for
this year is put at 6s, 600, 900 bushels and
the wheat acreage at 2,625,516. The total
crop is about 100000 bushels greater than
last year and the average yield about the
same. Two such large crops in success
sion will give great impetus to the
growth of western Canada. Meanwhile the
reciprocity 'knockers' are getting their
hammers into good working order.
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Books and Authors
UNLlTERARY QUAGMlRES

From two widely different sources this
month come protests against the belief
strong with many, that all that is neces-
sary to enable one to become a maker Of
literature Is the possession of the phys
zeal art of writing" little knowledge Of
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81 dIl11lldI \l11C OIL Id
Of composition and
discourse are SUI
perf1uous) and a mea-
gre amount Of gen.
eral information. One
of these protests
comes from the
Worlds Work and
the other from Har-
per's Magazine.
The situation is
not unlike that. Of
the young man who
thought he had been
directed in a vision
to preach. He told
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-27
ADJUSTMENTS
fOVer, Chat

FOyST Chat.
Ward and Vokes began a weeks en-
gagement at the Bijou yesterday in their
last years vehicle, refurbished and re-
neWed, 1.-The Head Waiters.'' At the
Lyceum the Ferris company put on mel
odrama, ''Way Out West; The new bin
at the Metropolitan, Elsie de Wolfe in
Clyde F'itch's THE Way of the World, -
does not go on until tonight. Reviews of
these productions will appear in this COL
unn tomorrow.
Stuart Robson's revival of "The Comedy
OF Errors" which Is to be seen at the
Metropolitan the last half of this week,
commencing Thursday, promises to be one
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have the patience to read if written by
q mother
Oetaves in an Oxford Garden.

Edmund D. Brooks announces the pub.
LEGATION Of "Octaves in an Oxford Garden
by Arthur Epson, author of "Westwind
Songs" These Octaves, thirty in number,
were written in the garden Of Wadham
college. They present the rare September
phase of life in Oxford, and are full Of the
repose and charm of one Of the most
delightful of all classic gardens.
The book has been richly decorated by
Miss Marguerite E. Heisser, who has also
lettered each octave in peculiarly effect.
i've imitation of medieval illumined man
uscript.
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Mr.. John Charlton, the Canadian
statesman, who is working SO vigorously
for reciprocity between the United States
and Canada, expresses the hope that the
present tariff discussion in Canada will
not have the effect of discouraging the
desire for reciprocity with Canada now
becoming so strong in the United States.
That will depend largely on which faction
seems to have the best chance of win
ming. If the high tariff crowd wins, reci-
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Copyright, 1902, by T. c. McClure.)
'Goodby dear"

"GOOdDy dear.
''Goodby."
Miss fremont held Cornelia in her arms
for a moment as. she kissed her. The fig
ure of the girl was rigid, and the lips she
touched were cold, but Miss fremont old
not notice the lack of enthusiasm. one
was used to conquests, and she was sure
Nellie loved her,
She whispered in thes girls ear. Her
voice was penetrating, and, as she intended
the clear tones reached the ear Of the man
who stood close by.
when you are married, let me knew
and will come and dance at your we'd
ding" was what she said.
Then she gathered up her rustling skirts
and waved her bunch Of American Beau
ties at the pair, and the coach drove off
Cornelia turned to the man beside her
did you hear what she said?'
Eyes," he answered absently, his eyes
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miles from any considerable supply Of
pine lumber, and has compared it with
places In his own district, parts of which
are less than 100 miles from the greatest
white pine lumber manufacturing center
in the United States. Mr.. McCleary will
have to excuse us if we don't see his
point.
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Joseph Chamberlain, British minister for
the colonies, Is about to visit South
Africa and may later take tour through
Canada. We advise him to remove his
monocle and effectually conceal it before
he goes farther west than Winnipeg.
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secretary Shaw says he wishes the
United States could solve all great oues-
tions in a nonpartizan manner. That SORT
Of a. solution would mean the dissolution
of parties.
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If Congressman McCleary's speeches on
the tariff question prove anything they
prove that he is a consistent opponent
Of tariff revision. Mr.. Tawney has been
educated little on this question, includ-
ne the lumber schedule, but Mr.. Nc
Cleary did not have any schooling during
the past summer.
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: Thanks are due and are hereby rendered
to the democratic managers for develop
ing the facts with regard to Governor
Van SAINTS taxes. The governor not only
appears to be in favor of the other fel-
low paying his taxes, but to be in the
habit of paying his own. Tally another
boomerang for Mr. Rosings managers
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The Nonpareil Man
Casually Observed.

Casually Observed.
The price of wood is getting so loud
that if you listen carefully at the wood
shed door you can hear the wood tick.
A nilliner Of Mankato has sued for So, 600
for breach of promise, the defendant
being a rich wholesale grocer with a store
in that city. The grocer promised to get
the order up before dinner and it arrived
as usual at 10 p. m.
Why is the new arrival always called
"a bouncing boy?', Because he makes you
bounce out of bed like rubber ball al
2 b. m.
Soft coal stoves are being Sold The one
father dropped on his toe last week was
hard enough if his language was any cri-
terion.
While you are asleep your ad in the
want column is working for you.
Some Of the names Of the various games
Of solitaire are striking. mo ~ is yer,
popular, but NO: 49, otherwise known
as the Idiots Delight is often played
Then there is Miss Muligan,'' 1.-The
Brain Breaker" 1.-The '49er, - "Old Tim
berlegs," The Insane Asylum" and 1.-THE
Huni"o' Al11n . IVY. 9!g3e ~"
ii-------ilu II ... t-- =.
In the little Lnndon Tube railroad game
Mr.. Yerkes has handed over to his es.
teemed friend Mr. Morgan a large empt,
zero. This is about the first time thu
great financier's foot has slipped,
| 1t is suddenly discovered that there i.
plenty of coal for Minneapolis This will
be joyful news for the excitable partie.
| who have been paying three prices.
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A Terrible Suggestion.
prooL1xyy1 Times

Just fancy what the situation would
have been If a coal famine had been added
to the other evils we had to endure in the
winter of 1894. !. ..
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Portrait of Tom Johnson.

a.; Portrait Of Tom Johnson.
d. Hamilton (Ohio) Sun, Oern).
It's refreshing to hear a man who is
lodging his taxes talk about the Tex
travagance'' of city officials who are strug-
Cling to run a town on the taxes extracted
from the pockets of the poor, while those
who have millions are allowed to go scot
froa b.. . So.
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One He VIII Not r orget.
Kansas City journal

The Sultan OF Bacolod, who thinks he
wants nothing but war from our govern
ment, undoubtedly has another think COM
inR--a robust one.
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The census Offices report that s9.1 per
cent Of the native children, between the
ages of 10 and IA, whose parents are for
eign-born white persons, can read and
write is a good omen Of the future and an
impressive demonstration of the success
full way in which our schools deal with
their problem. 1t is the degree Of literacy
found among children OF this age that is
really significant. A nation that has a
large percentage Of illiteracy among its
adults has nothing to worry about if the
coming generation be literate. The per-
centage Of ililteracy among all our people
looms large as compared with such Euro
pean countries as Germany, Scandinavia
and France, but the instruction Of the
children of negroes and Of the poor whites
Of the southern states makes it certain
that within two or three decades illiteracy
will be almost unknown in the United
States, as indeed is now the condition in
some Of the states.
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Still Awaiting an Answer.

| Has anybody heard Of any prominent
| democrat, official or private citizen, politi-
clan or otherwise, trying. to settle the
| strike?
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The Hunter Hit.

1t Is not always that political BOOM
erangs return and SO deftly bruise the
head of the thrower as the personal at
lacks the democrats have been making ON
Governor Van SAINT have bounded back to
their undoing, The outrageous assaults
upon Governor Van SAINT as tax dodger
have "kicked'' with results that were GER
tainly invited by such a venomous and
stupid attack. It has developed that the
governor pays taxes on his steamboats,
and, judging from the size Of the tax
bill, on about everything else he owns.
If tax-paylng is a. criterion Of qualifca-
ton for the office of governor. the DOR
showing Mr.. Rosing makes alongside Gov
ernor Van SAINT in this respect will make
him no votes.
Our Minnesota democrats have always
been strong in opposition to personal at.
tacks in political campaigns-w11en the
attacks were upon them. But their virtue
on this side has never 1nterfered with 2
liberal use by them Of the flimsiest data
for personal attacks upon republicans.
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We Will All Feel Thankful.
Piffah11rrr Oh ron inIo 4EEalaQrra nh =

| President Roosevelt may issue his
Thanksgiving day proclamation as soon
as the anthracite coal miners strike is
settled
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MINNESOTA POLITICS

To-day marks the beginning Of the end
The campaign of 1902 will see its last
skirmisl1es during the current week. Mon
day night there will be some rallies to
put nerve into the voters and keep up the
excitement. Tuesday will come the final
struggle.
The last patches of letters and circu-
lars will be sent out this week and the last
jobs will be set up. Excitement will be
kept at fever heat by the roorbacks which
are looked for from the democratic oppo-
sition. Republicans are doing their level
best to stir up the voters in the strong
republican counties, for getting out this
heavy vote is a matter of life and death
for the ticket. If not more than 80 per
cent of the vote in these counties turns
out, the vote on governor will be close.
1t should not be close, and the republican
committee is working for a 10000 plu-
rality.
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Magician Kellar, who comes to the BIZ
jou next week, is probably. the greatest
Uses an entertainment that will eclipse
his former efforts in every detail. -.:'