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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
LITERARY NOTES

The Century company announce the psst,
lication of a condensation OF Ntcolayr and
Hays Life of Lincoln containing aIsstbs
essential facts in the original ten-volums te.H,
ton and making the most complete short
biography of Lincoln yet issued.
The Macmillan company announce .s.Tas
Eastern Question" the fourteenth volume ~
the Columbia university series of studies a
history, economics and public law, by
Stephen e. II. Duggin, Ph. d.
A. &c. McClurg C Co., Chicago, say that
Mrs. Harrison, wife of Mayor Carter HART
son of that city, has written book which
will be published ere long. Mrs. Harrison is
one of Chicago's brightest society danes, but
this book will not be a dashing society novel.
but gentle fairy story for children.
The public will not suffer for editions Of
'"The Expedition OF Lewis and Clarke In
addition to the fine reprint OF the edition Of
1914, issued by the New Amsterdam COM
pany, there will soon be published by A. C.
McClurg & Co. of Chicago, a new edition Of
the text of the Bddle edition of 1914, in two
octave volumes. The reprint OF 1893 of tho
Biddle edition. edited by Dr. Coues, has been
exhausted. DR.. Hosmer OF the Minneapolis
public library has supervised the McClurg
reprint. ssr- ..a-.-a -a=-E~ ----. .-"
The elder Dumas gave mis- opinion Of Poe to
Barnet Phillips, who records 1t in the Phila-
delphia Times:"I do not care much for your
Monsieur Poe. He is not American, as is
your Monsieur Irving or your great Coopars
Cooper. Monsieur Poe is not native to your
soil He is as much of Frenchman as any
body else. The Murders OF the Rue Morgue'l
Yes, that is good but it is SO Parisian.''
Judge Pennypacker, the republican candi-
date for governor of Pennsylvania. is deep
student and collector of the history OF that
state and he has the finest private library in
the state. His history of Germantown went
out of print in eleven days and advanced in
price from So to $25.
w. L. Alden writes from London to tho
Philadelphia Times that some hitherto un-
published letters OF Boswell have been dis.
covered there. OF course, they contain ad.
denda to the story of the Johnsontan idio-
syncrasies.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
Books and Authors
..GETrrNG INTO, LrrERATURE

When Aurore DudeHant. nee Dupin sue
ceeded In getting rid Of the exasperating
.Dudeyant by the aid Of a divorce court, she
was accorded the guardianship of the chill
dren and she decided she must live, and went
to making pastel likenesses. She would starve
on this vocation: SO she got her friend
DuVernet to give her an introduction to
Editor Delatouche, who seated her at once at
table in his sanctum and told her to write
about anything she could think of. Aurore
was writer by instinct, and she wrote and
wrote until she had filled several reams Of
paper with her conceptions. Delatouche paid
her 50 a month and threw nearly all her
literary product into his waste basket Then
she wrote novels which Delatouche told her
to burn at once, and, happening on Jules
Sandeau, she and he wrote some stories to-
gether under the pen name Jules Sand"
AfterWard, when she wrote Indiana" herself
Jules told her she should sign her own name
as he had nothing to do with it, so she chose
the pen name George Sand" and then she
really launched as she expressed it to Jules
Boucoiran, 'sur la mer orageuse de la
literature. Even old Delatouche gave her
his blessing and said: George, beg your
pardon, and am at your feet. Forgive the
hard things have said to you for the last
six months have sat up all night reading
your book. Oh. my child. I am proud Of
you!" - ...<
Such was the embarkation of George Sand.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
OTHER PEOPLES NOTIONS
Good Men Have Been Cowards.

Editor of The Journal. -
:, I was struck with your recent statement
1.-The spontaneity and unanimity with which
republicans Of Minneapolis are agreeing on
strong man for mayor. is very gratifying
,zOf course it was Spoke SARCASTIC" as A.
Ward would say, but it Is true that many
truth Is told in jest. <>,,
The world is said to be divided into ''men
women and minister's" but 1 suggest an
other classification, good, bad and church
members-good people who do not want a bad
man in Office: bad people who do mot want
a good man In Office; church, people who do
not care what man is in office. Why are
American cities so often; ruled by tyrants
known as bosses, elected by ballots bought for
Doodle or official position? Not because
Americans are outnumbered. or because Lin
coin was wrong when, he said "The heart of
the American PEOPLE is right hut because
church people say "polftics are corrupt" or
are too busy making money or proselytes to
show public spirit. :e..,.' .--.. 8. - ~ s.,
Churches exist to- apply general gospel
facts and principles to private and public
relations. True religion. is consistent with
true patriotism Christianity can. enact and
execute just; laws and should. When the
wisdom Of the prophet gives place to the
wiles' Of the politician, good by law and
order, welcome bosses. bummers, big mitt
men and boodlers - .9s@.>s II
In local electlonS snarp lines OF party
need not be drawn. The main thing is not
what party is in power, but what kind of
ideas prevail and what man embodies them
and will enforce them. City government
ought not only to do no harm, but should do
much good. That it does not is because
church members allow politicians to NOM
mate weak or wicked candidates. 49,.
How long will Shiny politicians he elected
to office to leave their zig-zag trail on fair
city's name? Until church members ceass to
show as much interest in practical politics
as an owl does for daylight We are weary of
the tspontaneity and unanimity'' of politi-
clans who stumble along with their dark
lanterns taking the place Of statesmen guided
by the stars. Virtue Is. to be enthroned by:
our vote II vice succeeds it is not because
bad men have been brave, but because good
men have been towards.
s. ~ 1s.s E-G L. Morrill,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

going to reduce the national revenues
transportation systems 1t is pretty cer-
tain that 1t would not do 1t. But the
German government knows from long
experience that to promote water traf-
flc is to increase rail traffic and, hence,
the state revenues. The French gov
ernment arrived at the same conclusion
long ago. Sixteen years ago q French
senate committee said:
''1n procuring for manufacture cheap trans
portation for coal and raw materials, they
(waterways) create freights whose subsequent
transportation gives profits to the railroads =
Is that not sound? Much bulky freight
is never moved where there is only rail-
way transportation. But Introduce the
much cheaper water transportation and
that bulky freight Is moved, manufac-
tured into articles which. because of their
increased value and decreased bulk, be-
come better adapted to rail than water
transportation.
Have we not splendid Illustration OF
this fact in great lakes navigatton? The.
railroads could never move the vast ton-
mage of coal, ore and grain and -four
that the boats do. Lake navigation has
made the northwest. Nine-tenths of the
traffic through the ''Soo"F1s in raw MAJ
terials. From that transportation Of raw
materials have come such development
OF new country, such a population growth
and such multiplicity OF manufactures
and extension of business relations that
the very railways that parallel the great
lakes have difficulty In handling the i'm.
mense traffic that freely goes to them,
Notwithstanding lake transportation. The
worst thing that could happen to those
railways would be the drying up OF the
lakes or the destruction of the fleets
that navigate. them. ~.
From these considerations 1t Is plain
that the day of inland navigation is far
from past. We are apt to scoff at Missts-
sippi navigation up here, but the day is
coming when the old river will bear far:
more freight than 1t ever did In the days
OF it's glory when it was the only passen-
ger as we'll as freight route to: an I'M
mense region - : = " = - -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
THE. WEEK IN BUSINESS

Gratifying, indeed, arc the developments
OF the past few days in the Industrial
world. = Ushered in by a labor situation
worse than at any previous time this year,
the week began with the business horizon
heavily clouded. A tinge Of pessimism
was beginning to color the financial news.
piscouragement was manifest over the
continued unsettlement' in labor circles,
the increasing number of strikes, and the
bitterness shown In the contests being
waged. Then at the lowest point came a.
turn for the better, and the week closes
with the prospect more favorable than for
some time.
The country still has in the coal min
ers' strike, labor controversy of mag
nitude, remaining as a handicap to bust
ness. But with the Alabama coal miners
going back to their work. the freight
handlers strike In Chicago brought to an
end, and the refusal Of the soft coal min
ers to join the anthracite men in SYM
pathetic strike, the whole labor situation
shows decided improvement. The effect
of this has been shown in an increasing
feeling Of hopefulness and confidence.
The country is just entering upon the
new crop year. Western railroads are
preparing for the heavier traffic to come.
Spring wheat is just beginning to turn
into the milk and the most critical period
has yet to he passed, but splendid crop
bis In sight for the northwest and nothing
hut an unforeseen calamity can prevent
Its fruition The winter wheat tonnage
will be heavy, there is an immense acre
age in corn and the south has the promise
OF bcuntiful yield of cotton. Indeed,
there is already some talk in transporta-
tion circles Of the probability Of a car
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

famine when the new crop movement
gets we'll under way. Another year OF
large earnings will enable the railroads
to continue the policy OF heavy expendi-
lures for betterment so characteristic Of
the past two years.
The Iron men are having the same hard
time Of It caused by the difficulties of se-
curing adequate supplies of raw material.
especially fuel But from the standpoint
dittons are favorable. The pressure for
prompt delivery of structural iron Is as
heavy as ever, and agricultural imple-
ment makers are constantly in the mar
ket.
The production of white pine lumber Is
keeping pace with last year, the June cut
showing moderate increase. Increas-
Ing activity in building has the effect to
stimulate demand. The leading staples
are firm, cotton goods, leather goods and
wool showing increasing strength. A
heavy fall trade is expected in all the
jobbing lines.
Sensational performances were wit
July corn declined 25c from the top figures
following the winding I'D of the corner"
NowSit is claimed that July oats have
been cornered also and from the fact that
oats touched the remarkable figure Of
57Mc there would seem to be manipula-
tion of some kind going on.
s In the local market the scarcity Of good
milling wheat, coupled with bull manipu-
lation ran July up over soc. and as cash
wheat of the contract grade commands a
premium, there were sales of No. north
ern off the tables at SIC. Well might 1t
be wished that these prices would rule
for the coming crop and possibly they will,
but with the present crop promise the
country over and the favorable indica-
tions in the northwest September wheat
now rules about 10c under July. ses
i The heavy dividend distributions mark
ing the close of the first half of the year
produced no money stringency. The f1nan-
,cial:sky Is clear. The stock market wit
messed the. heaviest trading for some
months; sales on several days running N
excess of a million shares. and this on an
advancing scale. special strength being:
noted in the shares of railroads that
stand to benefit by the good crop outlook
in the west. :,
Minneapolis had another active week,
and shows up with bank clearings of
,6O6 or an increase of 22.1 per cent
over the corresponding week last year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

: Michigan, supposed to have been one of
the strongholds of insurgency, is turning
down her congressman for their antag-
onism to, the president in his policy of
Cuban reciprocity. Three and possibly
four Of the congressional delegation have
been: defeated for reorganization on that
issue. And, yet, Michigan is one Of the
chief beet sugar states of-the country.
It is not a little refreshing to find such
strong sentiment in Michigan and Ne
braska in favor Of keeping promises and
discharging moral obligations, even when
to do so may threaten slight local
sacrifice. :. '' ~... ~ >.'
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
AS TO MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
Kansas City ST.

The city of ST. Joseph, Mo-, began the cons
struction of an electric light plant for mu-
nicipad street lighting twelve years ago. The
system has been extensively added to at va
rieus intervals since, so that the average
age OF the works Is less than ten years.
Now experts have condemned the plant al
obsolete, and it is necessary to rebuild IL
entirely Id order to make It at all eaisfao-
tory. These facts account for the allowances
Of a 10 per cent depreciation in the value
of all electric light plants which those who
know the business always estimate. They
prove the expensiveness Of that particulars
utility and explain why so many municipal
electric light plants have been failures.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
THE PASSING OF SPOONER

The probable retirement Of Senat or John
C. Spooner of Wisconsin from the senate,
through the action of the Wisconsin re-
publican convention, is the untoward re-
suit of curious effect of state on ma
tional politics. Senator Spooner is as
generally admired in Wisconsin as sena-
tor Nelson is in Minnesota. Though he
and Governor La Toilette have not been
friendly most La Toilette candidates for
places in the state convention assured the
people that they were for Spooner, as we'll
as La Toilette. And they honestly were.
But they were also for a principle or
principles-election and taxation reform
to which Senator Spooner is inferentially
opposed and his closest friends emphat-
ically opposed. TO beat these principles
those friends, without protest from the
senator; used the weight of his name.
At the convention the stalwarts argued
for unconditional Endorsement Of the SEN
ator on the ground that as leading
United States senat or he has nothing to
do with state politics. and should be re-
turned to the senate by a grateful and
admiring constituency. regardless of his
personal views on state questions. To
this the La Toilette men replied that If
Senator Spooner wished to be considered
a national political character, a states
man, he must not meddle with state pol
itics either actively or passively. They
said that he had 80 meddled, and they de-
sired to have the meddling stopped. If
his friends would stop it of their own in
itiatiye, Spooner would be emphatically
indorsed and renomfnated without con-
dition. Though that meddling was in op-
position to the pledged policy of the party,
which was about to renew It's allegiance:
to that policy, in the most unmistakable
language; this offer, the stalwarts, unable
to see that a new political age is dawning
in Wisconsin, declined, Under the circum-
stances the La Toilette men thought they
must insist on putting Senator Spooner
personally on record or out out of the
running.
A parallel case in Minnesota would have
been afforded had Senator Nelson, say,
opposed Governor Van SAINTS anti-merger
of the state to beat the governor. Sup
pose then, after having permitted his
friends Utterly to combat the gov
ernor, Senator Nelson, well-liked and re-
spected as he is, had come into the Van
SAINT convention and, asked for uncon-
ditional Endorsement. Would he have got
it? We suspect not. : s.<,..--, &
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The Great Northern has yielded to the
opportunities of the good roads people
portation of their road-naking outfit
through the northwest. The railroad will
never have occasion to regret incurring
the expense involved. At the same time
it's public spirit will be appreciated all
along the line. -. ,.... >t- .
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
THAT ANTITRUST CONFERENCE

It IS rumored that the czar's proposed
antitrust conference, to which our gov
ernment has not as yet been invited, is
designed to bring about a European COM
bination to fight the United States with
trade-o -obstructing tariffs to keep Ameri-
cans out of what Europe regards her
trade preserves ,'-s -. ?. G..s. -. -z.: 49,.
The czar is said to be displeased with us
because Secretary Gage, last year, drew
the countervailing duty on a few ship
loads of Russian beet sugar, because
there was reason to believe that
it was bounty-fed sugar. However that
may he, we have been selling to Russia
more machinery and other articles than
before the .leyying Of the counteryailing
duty, about which there was such fuss.
The story of great European combina-
tion against us, including Great Britain,
has been put af1oat before. The Aus
trians: and Germans have been making
most of the threats, but the people of
both countries keep on buying our goods.
In Berlin and in Vienna there have been
opened by enterprising Americans hand
some shoe stores on the American plan,
which are much frequented by the people.
Nobody is refusing to buy our goods If
rican war closed, Johannesburg merchants
are sending more orders to New York
than they are to London: ~ ....s.T;
Great Britain IS mot yet fixed so that
she can dispense with the food supplies
she gets. from this country. She recently
found that she was wasting time contem-
plating the iridescent dream of an i'm
periol zollverein, whereby Mr.. Chamber
lain proposed to shut out the other ma
ttions from Britain and her colonies and
enjoy all the trade which could be
squeezed out Of the colonies. The pro-
posed Or rumored European combination
against US is not, practicable as move
ment en- Bloc. ETfscgzt1r ~. O. .y.
Americans are perfectly willing that
Europe shall try the rumored tariff COM
bination. It viii pot work except as a
boomerang. ~ n IS 5true that Individual
governments in Europe can reduce our
export trade by hostile tariff legislation,
but that will only hasten the day when we
shall ind it necessary to follow McKin-
ley's advice and reduce or remove tariff
duties which are demonstrably unneces-
sary, and amplify instead of lose any of
our export trade. @of course, If we mean
to keep on conquering- trade worlds, we
shall have to avoid being betrayed into
such wrechedly, stupid proceedings as
characterized the treatment by congress
of the Cuban reciprocity measure.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
ONE VIEW OF TT

The result of Senator Hoar's .give-it-bacN
policy" II followed out with the United
States: Uncle Sam hands back the United
States to John Bull; John Bull hands it back
to the Spaniard, the Spaniard to the Indian,
the Indian to the cliff dweller, the cliff dwell-
er to prehistoric man, the prehistoric man to
the monkey, the monkey to the dinosaur-
and there you are
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

This mornings Tribune has an editorial
that absolutely convinces us that the J. j.
Hill merger, as business organization,
beats to smithereens the United States
Steel corpora tion idea. Some people,
however, might not be so easily convinced
when they find that the gross earnings
Of the merger were compared with the
net earnings of the steel company.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
ONE GOOD RESULT EXPECTED
PhiIadelphia Ledger

Phi1adelphia Ledger. .l.N
Whatever may be. the outcome Of the
miners strike, 1T promises to have perma-
nently useful results In the Inauguration OF
a eystem of burning soft coal with little or
no smoke Vast quantities of this fuel will
be used, even after the use OF anthracite
has been resumed, and 1t is highly desirable
that the nuisance arising from its smoke shall
be abated The suggestions now being made
by experienced fremen show bhat this can
be done, and the action taken by New York
and other cities indicates that it must be
done BUT 1t would not be done IL the strike
had not brought the matter TO a crisis
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
GARRuLous GARDENER
New York Sun.

Major Gardeners charges with regard to
military abuses In the Philippines didn't look
like even. 80 cents when he had finished his
explanation before the board of inquiry at
Manila yesterday. This peculiar soldier
showed conclusiyely that he had been will
ing to rob his comrades Of their good name
on the merest hearsay. What do those who
made such a fuss about his revelations"
think Of him now?
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
ONLY RELIABLE PRoPHEcY
BROOKLYN Eagle

bTUCKIyu Eagle. 80
The gypsy who did not predict that King
Edward would come near to the throne. but
would never be crowned, has been discoy-
ered- She is now engaged in revising or
reversing what OTHERS say she said, but
which she says she did not say. Thus, again,
are we made to realize the soundness Of the
advice, Never prophesy unless you know"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

Burke O'Brien must pay $25 fine for
tipping off to gamblers the fact that
warrants had been issued for their arrest,
and doing it while a police officer. Burke
is likely to find this unpleasant fact
somewhat of an embarrassment to his
future political aspirations.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
Beers passing through New York from

Beers passing through New York from
Bermuda en- route to their homes in
South Africa seem to have accepted the
result of the war in South Africa in much
the same spirit that the confederates ac-
cepted the result Of the civil war. That
spirit means permanent peace and even
tual good will between all white men in
South Africa. fss @ -. r., "E-.,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
TRUTH In SONG

He that is down needs fear no fall;
He that. is low, no pride;
He that is humble ever shall
Have God to ibe his guide
am content with what I have,
Little be 1t or much;
And, Lord. contentment still crave,
Because thou sayest such.
Fullness to such "a burden Is
That go on pilgrimage;
Here little. and hereafter bliss,
Is best from age to age.
John Bunyan.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

Japan wants to buy the Philippines.
That country ought>to have spoken a
little sooner. We might have sold her a
war, but hardly the Philippines. with
peace restored.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
DID IT AGAIN
Austin Transcript.

s<s <AuStlH Y Transcript
The Minneapolis Journal again showed It's
marvellous abilityto cover news by its ample
and interesting reports of -the national edu-
cational meetings. The reports were SO full
and complete that they were ofS interest to
the general reader who was not In attend
ance, ysa4 ~.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
COMPLAINTS

Subscribers Will please notify the
office In every case where their pa
pers are not Delivered Promptly,
or when the collections are not
promptly made.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19

Mr.. Bryan appeals to all democrats to
put none but tried and true" men on
guard. That, of course, lets in Mr.. Bry-
an: he has been ''tried'- tried twice.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
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