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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

AS the end Of the 1902 draws and The
counts cast it is that this has been the
year in all the history Of the great republic
Looking back the 1t be safely said
that never did the American people before
qunquinnate The figures that tell of the nations
perity and industrial and commercial growth
pendous as to be nconcevable So far from having
Veloped its United States to
beginning to them decade between 1880
was the of tremendous railway extension and it
then thought that all riches
the country had been tapped the building Of the
way lines merely precedent to- the magnificent develop
ment of the country which began in the last five Of
the decade ending with this year.
The New York Commercial Advertiser has compiled
figures that must enthuse American he in
them the tremendous superiority of his country
resources and prosperity other
Take the item of railway extension. The
have not been considered remarkable for the mileage
but there $4,000 miles of railway
than ten that is, 5000 miles
entire railway mileage Of Canadayet Canada getting
very cocly its development.
The present population of the United proper is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
ElTERARY NOTES.

Those who have a taste for medieval
rorlances will find in Hamilton Drum
mond's 1.-THE Seigneur de 6eaufoy" (Bos-
ton: l.. G. Page & Coz an attractive de-
scription Of life in France in the fifteenth
century, when the feudal lords were lords
OF life and death. and ruled over their do
mains, sometimes by terror, sometimes by
Kindness. RAYMOND de Beaufoy's wooing
and fighting and home life and diplomacy
are dealt with. and how he eliminated
wHchcraft is one of the interesting fea-
lures. Minneapolis: Evans, Munzer,
Pickering & Co.
The Critic learns that the author of
elizabeth and Her German Garden is
not coming on a visit to this country be-
cause her husband objects to being called
"Mr. Elizabeth 80
Kruger's book contains about 100, 900
words. Dom Paul was never able to do
much condensing in speaking OF writing
Doubleday, Page & Co. have issued a
book which will doubtless prove attract
ive entitled 1.-THE Book of Weddings
Rudyard Kipling has abandoned his
house at rockingham, Eng, and has
moved to a fine old homestead near Bur
wash, in Sussex. BurWash certainly sounds
better than Nottingham, but both names
are somewhat hideous.
"cap and Gown" by R. L. Paget is the
third volume in the series of college songs
published by L. G. Page & Co., Boston.
The selections in this series are the best
that could be made College verse of a
fine poetic quality is very rare, and fine
poetry would hardly "go'' with rollicking
students who want humor and uproarious
clloruses. The selections in this volume
are from eastern and western college
songs. Erotic and athletic and other
topics are Enthusiastically mingled. For sale
in Minneapolis: Evaps Munzer, Pickering
&c CO. 81 %.
street and Smith. New York, have just
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
The Colossal Republic.

Some figures printed elsewhere on this
page to-day give some idea Of the i'm
mense wealth and Industrial activity of
the United States. The mornings dis
patches complain Of the inability to get
men to do the work that waits to be done,
In Chicago alone the railways require
10000 men In addition to their present
forces. Other dispatches tell of new in
dustrial projects in every section of the
country. Going beyond our national
boundaries, every daily paper brings us
news Of the plans or achievements of
American wealth and American brains and
skill. In Canada, in Mexico, in South
Amerca, in England, in China in Korea,
in the philippines, Americans are reaching
out to get possession and to utilize the
wealth that nature has stored.
The accommodations of capital and wealth,
in the United States, the increase in the
number Of men of enterprise, energy and
resourcefulness and the vast accessions to
the ranks Of skilled workmen have put the
the rest of the world for some decades
to come. By far the larger part of these
Accommodations have been in the northern
states. These did not suffer from the civil
war as the south did, and the result Of
that war did not leave the north with a
disjointed economic system. Now out of
the fulness of its own development and
out of the surplus of it's wealth and energy
the north is turning to the development Of
the south. The impression that the Unit
ed States is no longer a country of virgin
resources is not a correct one. The south
utilization, to say nothing of what remains
in the west and In vast Alaska If times
remain good the next ten years will be
among the most inspiring in American
history The south will make tremendous
strides upward toward the Industrial level
of the rest of the country. Besides fur
nishing the capital and in part the men
for this work, the fruitful north will have
an immense surplus for application to the
development Of all other parts of the Unit
ed States, Canada and Mexico and other
countries. Currents of Americanization
viii set InTouSHout tile Woiiu, Jul outSue
our own boundaries it will be especially
in Canada and Mexico that American
money and American men will work won
doris in the next few years.
Even the older parts Of the United
States have not been utilized as they
can and will be. Our whole territory was
fully occupied ten years ago, but since
that time we have added 100000 new
farms. Two fifths, OF four national do
| main are still beyond the reach of the
them will yet be fruitful. There is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
IN a NUTSHELL.... . ]. ) 5. ].
Colossal

estimated at79oooooo increase the
total population Spain and nearly times that of
CANADIAN ten years
The wealth of the country, which s65 900 900 900
ten ago, is now $94300,000000. No %@ @:
the bank and trust company deposits Of
the United States 81 they $s315
100000 gain of than 100 per cent that
makes States the money power
world In 1895 the entire wealth Of Canada computed
$500 O00000 The gain In the of the United
States 1892 1902 $4,000
the gain in the preceding decade The bank deposits OF
figures mean: 1888 -
Ten years the money circulation Of the United
time the value of farm property increased from $4,000
100000 to $4,000 100000 The value Of products in
creased from s2,46o, 900 to s3,7s4, 100000. &3
The of manufactures increased ss,s72 900 900
to $40, os9, 900, 900. -.. r
to show how rapidly and mposingly the United States
still forging ahead the
supremacy. -. - = -.E.- -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
DAILY DIVERSION

i! hay or "Hey".--When Secretary Hav
was one of President Lincoln's secretaries.
ne met an excitable Individual at the
portal OF the White House one morning.
The stranger was determined to see the
president. Mr.. Hay tried to convince the
man that his call was inopportune.
cure a mighty important young fell
ler," sneered the stranger. whats your
name?''
5 Hay" was the secretary's simple re-
ply.
What did you say?" said the irate I'M
known. who thought that the young man
was pretending deafness.
s Hay, repeated the future statesman,
with undiminished suavity.
"Hayv shouted the persistent man
from somewhere, trying to mimic Mr..
Hay. II was as deaf as you. young
Teller, I'd never hear anything but the
dinner bell
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
A. GOTH.


I'm a barbarous person, freely confess,
Although the admission occasions distress.
When go to gloomy and sonnolent play
If 1 yawn friends are sure to look sternly
and say:
ITS a classic
If go to concert and patiently hear
A succession of sounds which my sensitive
Resents, allude with respect to the same.
For some one that's cultured is sure to
exclain, y
TITS classic"
When a statue I see with impossible pose
And, to my way of thinking, deficient in
clothes,
To express my opinion never should
dare,
For some one know will look panied and
declare.
IT'S classic
And 50 I'll go plodding my work-a-day
way;
If such is my fate, why, shall not say
nay.
AS a rule shall take it with sentiments
bland:
whene'er I<see something | can't under
It's classic.
Washington Star.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
Designed by
VIRGINIA KEEP.

very promising manuscripts Of unknown
writers and the books sell well; but it is
not uncommon for these writer's to have
an intellectual collapse and never pro-
duce another manuscript worth printing.
These intellectual collapses are I'M
doubtedly frequent. There are pub
fishers who are so convinced that col
lapsed author will give them something
better after awhile that they keep on
printing and publishing the veriest drivel.
Authors can be named in this country who
have written one and only one book worth
printing which has had large vogue, but
their subsequent books remind one of
once brilliant banquet hail. awfully stale
in smell and deserted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
NEW BOOKS.

THE HOUSE UNDER THE SEA. By Max Penn
berton. New York: D. Appleton & Co.
Illustrated. -tF-s
In '"The House Under the Sea- Max
Pemberton, in his own peculiar way, tells
the creepy story of Ken's island, whittier
Jasper Begg sailed to rescue Ruth Bellen-
den, and found her living under strange
conditions, the dominant spirit on the
island being a wrecker who arnassed I'M
told wealth from ships wrecked on the
island. A tunnel leads under the sea and
there are stored rich and varied articles,
while the tides surge over splendid suites
of rooms lighted by electric lamps. The
curious and dreadful things Jasper found
on the island are detailed and the love
episode is Swallowed with wierd and in
termittent darkness. Ultimately Czerny,
plunderer of wrecked ships and Ruth's
husband, is killed and the tale of horrors
ends with a CLEAN of sunlight.
MESSAGES OF THE MASTERS. Spiritual In
terPretations of Great Paintings. BY Amory
H. Bradford Author of Esprit and Life etc.
New York: 7; Y. Crowell & Co., Price, 50,
net; postage, 20 cents
This is a book to love and to hold or
present as holiday gift. Ten of the
worlds greatest paintings are herein
studied and what of spiritual or art teach
ing they suggest is brought out effective
ly by Mr.. Bradford We have studies OF
'''Sistine Madonna; Giron's ''Grandeu1
| and Glory of the Mountains; Murillo's
1.-THE Holy Family; Munkascy's "Chris'
| on tn eCross"; Renouf's 1.-The Pilot
| Watts ''Sir Gulahad,' Burne- Jones
| masterpiece, was designed for a me.
mortal window in an English church
Holman Hunts Light of the World" po
tential with spiritual suggestion, i:
treated as human LIES mystery
Illuminated. Turner's "The Old Temer
aire'' suggests the ministry and ministr,
of the sky and Raphiers 'Transhgura
ton leads Mr.. Bradford to read thu
proof. Jesus gave his disciples of the
resurrection from the dead even be
| fore his own death and burial The illus
trations are full-page photographers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

freight began to assume larger proper
tions Where it had been possible to
move out ira in load of grain and rush
the cars back for areloading, it was now
necessary that the west-bound freight be
handled promptly as well. This meant
greater distribution of cars at eastern
points for loading, and a delay in unload
ing at western destination, before the
cars were again available for use for
loading with east-bound grain. The
growing tendency towards a more even
exchange of traffic between the extremes
of territory traversed by the road was a
natural development and one highly graft
flying to the stockholders. But it left the
management unable to give the grain in
terests Of Manitoba and the Northwest
Territories the prompt service demanded.
New equipment was constantly being
added and every year the facilities for
handling the crop We're increased, yet such
was the phenomenal growth due to the
great influx of new settlers that when the
crop OF last season was ready to move the
! road was unequal to it. y -; +
A year ago at this time there was much
| complaint, especially at the more remote
| points. Farmers were unable to ship their
grain promptly, the storage facilities were
! utterly inadequate and much inconveni-
| ence and not little pecuniary loss re-
! suited. Va s.s~ u ,5;,t H. - !
Thiss2year there was a great improve
nent,.1 American capital crossed the
line and storage houses were erected at
many interior points MO- The Canadian
elevator owners extended their lines and
from great to smell several hundred new
houses arose through the country. The
interior storage - acitypwas greatly
| increased and co incident with this be-
gan the effort Of thesG Canadian Pacific to
keep pace. New, equipment was ordered
on an unprecedented scale. In one block
the road contracted sforI 300 locomotives
and 5000 freight cars. Every effort was
| made to provide cars, and when the
| first rush Of grain began there were nearly
10000 cars available for loading sea ttered
| along the line from the lake west ~ ! Z
:. The Minneapolis people engaged III
/ building }million-bushel elevator for. the
company at Port Arthur received 1nstruc-
lions to increase the capacity to :, 1926. 900
bushels : : = - -, -: -.
The result is seen,in the better service
this year, but this is only: the beginning.
1t is said the, management of the, Ca
madam Pacific is planning even larger ad-
ditions to equipment for next year, having
firm confidence in the stability of the
growth of the Canadian northwest and
believing that, large as has been the de-
velopment in the past it is nothing to
what is yet to come. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
FOR THE ANTIcANTEENIs7s.

CINCINNATI Commercial Tribune.
Antlcanteenists who delight in the be-
ne1 that every applicant for enlistment is
teetotaier, but becomes inclined to look
upon the wine when it is red and tho
lager when it foams inmediat elv on fax,
ing the oath, might read the report o.
General Sanger. inspector general in the
philippines. recently made to Adjutant
General Corbin. So far from the canteer
lnculcatlng a thirst. the report shows that
the thirst was acquired in the days Of
citizenship and long before the DOMINIC
of the blue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

voluntarily very soon. But the best of
good feeling exists between the men and
the railroads and the chances are all in
favor Of the granting of any reasonable
request the men may make. - r.. =. - .
The presidents s. message pleased the
business men Of the country, and even
in Wall street it was favorably received.
The tendency in stocks is a waiting one,
and whatever may come up in the way of
favorable news it is hardly expected that
there will be much of increased buying
until after the turn Of the year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
DEWET'S BOOK,
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tFS 4
w.
Cleveland Plaindealer

OltFtIdIIU f1dI1u6dIef.
1t may be questioned whether he does
not lay too much stress on the disloyaltv
OF our burghers,' upon whom he places
the responsibility for the loss Of independ-
ence. 1t is probably the case that this
man OF iron could rise superior to the
losses and suffering which crushed so
many Of his followers, and that in do
nouncing as traitors those not inspired nv
his own indomitable purpose he does them
unconsclously wrong. Any widespread
detection among the burghers during the
real struggle could mot have escaped
NOTICE That there was a melting away
a1tef their cause had become hopeless is
as undeniable as it was inevitable ISL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
SECRETARY sHAW's SUGGESTION.
Cleveland PIaiDdeaIer

Cleveland PIaindealer
His suggestion is that a law be passed
removing all doubt as to the right of the
holder of silver dollars to present them at
the treasury and demand gold in exchange.
This would establish the parity Of silver
and gold dollars beyond question: Treas
ury notes have already been declared re-
deemable in gold at the option of the
holders. The enactment Of the proposed
law would therefore put gold, silver and
paper dollars issued by the government on
a parity by law instead of merely bv a
treasury ruling.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

The spectacle of resident of South
Tenth street parading up and down with
a loaded gun in his hand to protect his
oeauti1ul shade trees from the saw and
the ak of the house mover brought out
lots OF commentator from spectators
this morning. The colossal impudence
which would destroy =. beautiful shade
trees OF twenty years growth that rot
ten old shack might be moved through
the street would justify a property owner
in resorting to desperate means in de-
tense OF his property when the law az
fords no projections. -.,..,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
MAGAZINES,

Pearson's has pretty cover design.
NfGathering the Mstletoe,'' and, among the
attractive features is4the last signed arti-
Gle by the late Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
with portrait of her. Rene Bache con-
tributes a, paper on Uncle Sans Pocket
Book showing how "hush' the venerable
fellow is. Mr.. Marris eulogizes the Hon.
Joe Chamberlain. who has the custody of
British colonial interests, and relates some
anecdotes about him as 1.-THE man who gets
things DONE Eye to Eye with Wild
Beasts" is thrilling account of an artist s
experience among lions. tigers and other
beasts. New York: The Pearson Pub
fishing company, 220 Astor place.
Frank Lesiie's Christmas number con-
'tains seven attractive stories, among the
writer's of which are Egerton Castle t''The
Great White Deeps'O; Emerson Hough
c'McGinnis. Scientist'); Anna Catharine
Green C"The Amethyst Box'D; Seumas
McManus GA Wife for Jack Dempsey
and Eden Phillpotts ("The Red Riding
hoods'D. There is an interesting account
of dress rehearsal in a theater, illus
trated, and a critique on Julia Marlowe
Fifth avenue.
The Open Court contains the concluding
portion of Mr.. Evans paper on Richard
Wagner, illustrated with scenes from the
Nlbelung-R Ring, a photo Of the festival
house at Beyreuth and one of Wagner at
a rehearsal. DR.. Ernest Mack contributes
a paper embodying history and critiquc
on the theory of heat and the discussion
of the Mithraic liturgy is continued by
Professor Cumont, who shows the weak
ness Of the system to have been it's denial
to women Of participation in the serv-
ices. Chicago: The Open Court Publish
ing company.
Photo Era contains some fine illustra-
ti6ns, as the frontispiece, The First Vio-
lin, ~ boy making his first essay at vio-
lin playing; lovely woodland scene,
beautiful with flowers and a maiden bud
ding into womanhood. Some of the head
studies are remarkably fine. There are
interesting papers On might Photogra-
ply Portraits by Photography and
much technical matter of value to ANA
teur and veteran photographers. The
Photo Era offers a series Of cash prizes
for the best pictures in landscape, ma
rines, clouds, portraits. genre studies and
architecture. Boston: 40 Summer street
The Photo Era Publishing company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
WHEEE STATES RIGHTS" DOCTRINE
is WEAK.
indianapolis Journal.

The prompt action of the federal auth
critics in putting an embargo on the
shipment of cattle, sheep and swine from
four New England states shows the value.
of a strong central government in emery
encies. If the regulation Of the matter
had been left to the states it could scarce
" have been regulated at all.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

|, The ship subsidy bill seems to be about
the deadest thing in Washington. It will
be long time before any subsidy meas
:ure or any measure designed to nurse any
more infant industries will be in favor
there again, if Washington reflects public
opinion. ... 4fE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

g. We con1mend the operations of the to-
oacco trust to those professional optimists
who cannot see the evils of trusts. The
way the trust is now working it will not
be long before it will be impossible for
any man to engage in so modest a bust
ness as a little cigar and tobacco store.
Say what you will about it's economies.
the worse it is for the country the fewer
independent business men it has --..,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

General Manager Pennington of the
500 does well to advise American
homeseekers not to overlook the large
unoccupied areas Of North Dakota in ia
vor OF Canadian locations. Other things
being equal a farm on the American side
OF the forty-ninth parallel is much
more valuable possession than one to the
north. with the great advantage that it
does not take the owner out Of the United
States. -. .-..- !. +. ..s =.
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1T is MUTUAL?
Cincinnati Commercial, Trib,lne

u Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The cleveland Leader rises to impart the
information that Theodore Roosevelt is
not afraid of the American people, This
is important. of course. but it is. remark
able that the American people aren't
afraid of Theodore Roosevelt. astthey took
occasion to show not very long, ago, In
forty-two of the forty-f1ve states.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
YES, HE WAS "REALLY IN EARNEST"
Louisville Times.

The Nebraska cattlemen are surprised
to find that Colonel John s. Mosby II
really in earnest. But if any of them had
CHANGED to run across him in the Valley
of Virginia between '61 and IS they would
have learned that earnestness is a habit
with him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

Charles K. Denny has been added to the
millionaires colony in the Missouri state
prison. Not many homilies are preached
in st. Louis these days about the power
Of wealth. 49,.
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Books and Authors
skYRockET AUTHORS.

A reader for a New
York publ S h j n g
house said the other
day to a New York
Tribune reporter that
it Is an absurdly
wrong idea to sup
pose, as has been
often affirmed, that
publishers neg ] e c t
the manuscripts Of
unknown writer's, for
the actual fact is
they are keen to get
hold of new writing
talent of original
force and put 1t on
the market. The pub :
II u
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06
WHAT THEY EXPECTED re SEE,
Buffalo News.

Captain Pushing in crossing. the Island
Of Mindanao found the natives friendly
but they expressed surprise tina. the
Americans were not monsters ten feet
high with" horns and tails They: must
have read some anti-imperialist litera tars
from Boston.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

The Aberdeen (South Dakota) News sug-
gests that some metropolitan newspaper
might make a popular hit byzgetting I'D a,
guessing contest and Offering a prize Tor
the best guess as to what. will be The
paramount issue of the democratic nat
fonal platform in 1904. Good idea. T h e
journal will pay the value of Mex
lean free silver dollar for the best guess.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

1t is interesting to learn that DR.. Annes
is not particularly bitter towards Mime
apolts. He has done, SO much for the city
and it has done so little for him!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-06

The country will approve President
Roosevelt's appointment of John Barrett
to be United States minister to Japan
We We have no sdoub IT. tina t many alleged
statesmen with ambitious constituents
who do not know the first thing about
orientals and oriental policy will find fault
with the appointment. But there need
be no worry about the senate confirming it.