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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-19

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-19
CHICAGO PRODUCE, Sept. 1o-Butter-

receints. .35O pkgs; market steady: state dairy,
extra 2 9hss;e reeeipts
i21 nkes: market firm to strong: new state full
cream. small colored fancy and small white.
i1e. Ia ree colored, 1OAc; large white. 1O13c.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

First, their vastness and supreme dignity.
 Second, you are conscious that they teem with life in every fiber.
 Third. that are yours and that you love them.
 The personality who would will ingly deface them in any way would not be worthy the name of man or woman. A few of these old monarchs of the forest have been laid low in the dust for many, many years, but the wood is in a perfect state of preserva- tion. To look at them makes you sad, and how gladly would you restore them to the spot that nourished them, but this you cannot do. One of them is reached by a flight of stairs-thir- teen steps in number-leading to the top of the log. You go up carefully and when you set your feet on the body of this God-like mystery, you feel that you are treading on sacred ground. No pen can describe them. You have doubtless seen the picture, know the dimensions, so here l leave you. Go and see them when you can.
 We climb silently into the stage, turn our backs on this wonder of won- ders and ride away. I had a seat i'll front and at once was on my feet, looking out over the canopy top till bend in the road obscured my view. Then, with a feeling I could not eX- plain I bade farewell to these aged seouoias and settled down to think of God and his handiwork.
 Homeward Bound.
 We must cover ffty-two miles dur ing this days trip in reaching the railroad again at Raymond, for we are now on our way home. We stopped at Ahwahnee for dinner and reached Raymond at 6:15, making the last twelve miles in one hour and half ten passengers and four horses. Had fine dinner and betook ourselves to our car, which was waiting for us. Spent the next day, Thursday, at Fresno. Rather hot still we made the best of it. Took train again at 5:3O and reached Los Angeles at z o'clock sharp the next morning.
 We'll, we have been to the Yosemite We have clambered over it's rocks, drank it's waters, gazed spell bound on it's wondrous wonders, and are thankful to God that we are home again, safe and sound. Go thou, and do likewise.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05
our window and sought a place of rest till the dawn of another day.
 The Rim of the Valley.

lHe XIII Ol tHG NdllCy' At 4:90 we arose and looked out upon the beauties of early morn. In the east, directly over Half Dome, we could see the first indications that Old Sol was soon to make his appearance at this particular spot. We stood and watched the cold gray of sky and rock turn to a soft, mellow light and the dark shadows in the valley fade away and give place to tender outlines. The birds sang their clearest, sweetest lays, and as we looked again to the summit, each mountain peak was sharply outlined against the dark blue sky, with a cap of silver, which changed to one of furnished gold. In an instant the sun stood forth in all it's splendor, The day was upon us and as we needs must make the most of it, we turned with out a word and prepared to leave the valley.
 At ' o'clock six of our party, two ladies and four gentlemen, took the1r seats in the saddle and with the guide of the day before, rode away. The remainder of the party took to the stage. For about a mile ana half we climbed the mountain again, and were soon at the foot of Sentlnel Dome. Here we alighted and started for the top. About half way up we came to quite.a bank of snow and frolic ensued. Snowballs flew in every direction, faces were washed, etc. Only four of us reached the summit two of these were ladies' Here we were, $500 feet above sea level, and as we looked about us it was like mighty panorama.
 Down we went, and again we took up the trail. We were headed for Fort Monroe, a distance of eleven miles, mostly down grade. For some time we followed the rim of the valley and the scene was exhausting. We dismount- ed at number of places and walked to the very edge of overhanging rocks for a better view. Here the kodaks were used extensively. At last we reached old Inspiration Point, where we bade farewell to the grand, su- blime, indescribable scenes of the world-famed Yosemite.
 The Dewey Trail.
 We soon struck the Dewey Trall' which threads it's way among the hines and meadows of this vast forest, where, until within a comparatively few years, the white mans foot had never trod. We crossed several streams, of which the Bridal Veil Creek was the only one that was at all dangerous. Here the current was so rapid and the rocks so numerous that even after the guide and ladies were safely over two of the gentle men absolutely refused to venture. After much persuasion from all those on the opposite bank, they urged their mules in and came out without accl- dent.
 After six hours of hard riding, we reached Fort Monroe. The last three miles was almost straight down and extremely wearisome. Here we wait od rastine in the grass beneath the
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-07-05

True friendship goes all the way.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14
WOOD IN MAssAcHUsErrs.

A letter in the Boston Transcript advocates recourse to the woodlands of our own state in the present scare ity of fuel. He asserts that within twenty miles of Boston is q total of 5000 acres Of timber, one half of which contains standing wood of 35 to 40 years growth, in good condition to use as fuel. This land outside of park limits, would yield about 40 cords of wood per acre, or 100000 cords in all, an amount which would do much toward tiding over the present emerg- ency. The letter claims that more merchantable wood is now standing in district mentioned than q half cen tury ago on account of the general iD- tr0duction of coal as fuel. This ap- plies much more to the counties west of Worcester. The writer remembers the time when coal was quite a curi- osity ten mile from Boston, and when wood auctions in winter were com mon occurrences. Peat was still i'll use to considerable extent within a few miles of Boston as late as 1855 or 1860. Another form of fuel of that time in the tanning towns of Woburn, Stoneham and Peabody was spent tanbark, sold when dry at $2 or $3 q cord. d.-BostOn Pilot.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14

Apropos of the coal strike, gen. tIeman at the Washington democrat ic headquarters has called attention to the action of mine operator John Markle, who ordered the militia to drive miners who were playing foot ball off of his property. MT Marlxle had a perfect right to do it." said the gentleman referred to. "He was sim ply exercising the prerogative of ev- cry property owner. Of course, it may be possible for the mine opera tors and their associates, under the law, to acquire possession of all the property in the United States and then order the rest of us off the country, or even for the great capitalists to ae- quire possession of all the habitable land in the world and order the rest of us off the earth. That is one of the beauties of existing laws but as long as those laws are in existence the mi Iitia officer who refused to obey MT Markle's order was clearly in the wrong"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14
DO SOMETHING.

Respectfully inscribed to the Hon Theodore Roosevelt, president.) It does one good to hear a man Lay down the law the way you can, When every word you say is true, But-tell us what you're going to DO. It isn't words the country needs But honest, plucky, timely deedss BeIay the jaw-tackles while And let us see your fighting style. God knows there's law and force
 enough On hand when hungry men grow
 rough, But not law or court or cop To bid the hunger makers stops Now is your time to lend hand At rope or gun-you understand And so will every pirate king If you just go and DO somethlhgs Then fret no more about the woes Of Jews in far Roumanian snoWs; But dry the sympathetic tear, And think of suffering folks rlgnI
 here.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14
TAKEN AS AN OMEN.
When the Hangman's Rope Broke All . Said the Party Was Innocent

When the Hangman's Rope Broke All , Said the Party Was Innocent.
 Although never saw but one hang ing, witnessed a sight that even pro fessional hangmen have not seen,, Z" said A. A. Albrechton, of Columbus, Miss. Tt was at my home. A young Mississsipian named Purdy had been convicted of murder in the first de- gre sentenced to hang. The evidence was wholly circumstantial, and before he was accused of the crime the young man had borne an excellent reputation. He was also connected by marriage with some of the best people in the state.
 Nevertheless he was sentenced to hang and the governor would not re- prieye him. There were two factions in the community, one believing him guilty and the other considering him innocent. The latter talked of rescue, but it was all talk.
 "The scaffoId was not enclosed anu when young Purdy ascended the gal lows he walked erect and fearless. He denied his guilt and all who saw him were compelled to admit his bearing was that of an innocent man. The black cap was pulled over his face, the sheriff pulled the lever, and the next we saw was man getting up from the ground, snatching the black cap from his head and declaring dramatically God has proven my innocence'
 SThe rope had broken That was enough. ormer enemies turned into adherents, and before the sheriff could again take his prisoner to the galloWs and get another rope he was in the l center of crowd of a thousand of people, all of whom were swearing there were not sheriffs enough in Mis- 1 sissippi to hang an innocent man.
 'Purdy was taken home, and on es cort of two hundred and fifty armed and determined men went with him and remained until there was no dan ger of any further proceedings being taken. Without any legal formalities 1 the matter was allowed to drop, and Purdy is living IS miles from Colum bia, respected and happy.
 Joy almost killed his wife wneu l she saw him alive at the time she ex pected his corpse to be brought home To say Purdy is guilty is now almosi as much as mans life is WortI down re."-Denver Post.
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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Governor -MELBERT E. CAR1 of Ridgefeld.
 For Lieutenant-G t-Governor-E. Ah4SA HUBBARD of NiddletoWn. For Secretary of State-ARTHUR P. CALKINS of East Lyme. For Comptroller EDWARD G. hlL- DUFF of Waterbury. For Treasurer PHILIP HUGO of New Haven.
 For Attorney General-NOBLE F. PIERCE of Bristol. For County ff-CHARLES A. TOMLINSON of Milford. For Representatiye-at-La Large OMEt' s. CUMMINGS of Stamford. Congressman, First Distrlct-W Ah LIAM F. O'NEIL, Hartford. For Congressman, Second District- GEORGE N. MORSE of Meriden. Congressman, Third District-JAM tSs H. POTTER, Killingly. Congressman, Fourth District-WlL' LIAM D. BISHOP, Jr, Bridgeport. Senator Fifth District = WILLIAM KENNEDY, Naugatuck. ~ For Judge of Probate-ROBERT A. LOWE, Waterbury. s.f For Representatives JOHN J. BRO- PLY and LEONARD ASHEIM.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14

A violation of precedent and statute paralleled only by his own recent ru1- ings in regard to government reserves in national banks, has just been per petrated by Secretary of the Treasury
 Shaw in his orders to the collectors of customs in regard to tie importation
 of Welsh coal, writes our Washington
 correspondent. Secretary Moody re gently stated in Wisconsin that the duty of 67 cents per ton on anthracite coal was .'smuggled into the Dingley tariff law in a sneaking and cowardly. manner" and ought to be repealed at
 the short session of congress. Sec retary Shaw, however, does not seem
 to deem it necessary to await congress sional action. By his own ipse dixit he has practically repealed the law. He has issued orders which are inter- preted by Collector of the Port Stran- ahan of New York to mean that Welsh coal, much of which is known to con- tain less than 92 per cent fixed car bon, the limit fixed by the Dingley tariff bill, is to be admitted free of
 duty. In view of the scarcity of coal this action is likely to meet with ap- plause from the minimizing, and to make votes, the end for which Secre-
 tary Shaw strives, but to those famil- far with the situation the secretary $ action seems worthy of the severest condemnation. The coal strike has
 emphasized the fact that there is prac- tically a duty on anthracite coal, a fact unknown to the president when he made his recent western trip There is a general demand for the re- peal of that duty, but Secretary Shaw, acting probably at the behest of the
 anthracite mine operators, has with out the slightest authority determined
 to suspend the duty This will result
 in the public's forgetting it's existence and when the strike is ended the en
 sorcement of the duty will be rs
 stored and the consumer will have tt pay ue9rly a dollar more per ton, h 1 eludine the dealers profits oa flls
 1t.iy. than lle would if the duty " Y tes. ed- The preeedsn< essablishsS
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14

The newspapers announce that It, GOO tons of Welsh coal are on the high seas to-day bound for Amerlcah ports. If our manufacturers com bine to stife all competition, the only way to break up the monopoly is to let in foreign competition. The importa- lion of Welsh coal will go a long way toward doing this in the coal monopoly and would entirely solve it could we import that coal in sufficient quantl- ties to meet the demand. Lack of competition is monopoly. Any law that prevents competition aids monop- oly. The primary object of the re- publican protective tariff is to shut out foreign competition. These are facts. Let every man who votes in November consider them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14
HEARD IN PASSING

Here's an easy way out of the di- Iemma,n writes the New Preston logl- clan to the Litchfeld Enquirer. T see that some dealers are advertising a stove warranted to save half your fuel Buy two stoves and save all your fuel, and snap your fingers at tha coal famine and wood trust. New Britain Herald.
 Fifteen years ago, says Lady Henry Somerset, the arrests for drunkenness in England averaged four men to one woman. Now the average is three Wo- men to one man. If this is correct, there is no doubt that the Women's Christian Temperance union has got large field for missionary work among women, let alone the men.-Hartford Telegram.
 Some of the journals have sent spe. ciaI writers to the coal strike region to report the condition of the strikers. They all agree that their condition is most satisfactory. There seems to be plenty of relief money in sight and there is no danger of actual suffering. The feeling is strong on many sides that the bituminous operators are con- tributing to the relief fund.-NeW Has ven Union.
 The Rev A. B. Simpson does not lose his hypnotic power. At the meeting in New York, yesterday, of the Chris tian and Missionary alliance, conduct, ed by Dr Simpson, head of the alliance, and his assistant, Dr Henry Wilson chief of the children's missions, over $60,0O0 was promised by supporters of the movement Over $2,O0O cash was placed in the baskets. The sums con tributed at other similar meetings in other places are expected to aggregate quarter of a million dollars.-H Hart ford Times.
 The federal naval board has recon mended that one-third of the torpedo boats and destroyers now in commis- sion be equipped with oil fuel appli- ances. This action is the result of ex- periments with fuel oil which have demonstrated it's naval value to an ex- tent that it will probably be adopted. In a preliminary report based on 8 series of fourteen experiments the com mission asserts that the engineering difficulties have been almost overcome. There are commercial and structural features of the problem which will have to be solved. It is believed that the information contained in this re. port will be of greater value in the so- lution of the liquid fuel problem than anything of the kind ever published Bridgeport Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14

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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14
vaIue o1 q Hole.

The allurement of the bargain-coun- terworks it's spell not upon the well-to- do shopper alone. In Salvation Army rusnmage store certain sign reads:
 sshoes with hole in sole, five cents;
 shoes without holes, ten cents. Wrap pers, moth-eaten, ten cents; not moth eaten, IS cents. Stockings with out holes. two pairs for five cents;
 with holes, three pairs For five cents. 2 Could even the champion golfer tabu- late more accurately the value of .
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14

by tfe secretarys action is fraught with incalculahle danger. If q sec retary of the treasury can suspend tariff law he can institute one, and in the hands of a dishonest man there is no predicting to what end the abuse
 might lead.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14

PATENTS. Patents. Caveats and Preliminary Exam nations, etc. JAMES A PEASLEY. 5i Leavenworth street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14

Senator Fifth District = WILLIAM
 KENNEDY, Naugatuck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-19

was continued though naturally with con siderabie notifications. IL happens to be fact that the negroes constituted very large per cent of the army which fought the Spaniards for the independ- ence of the island and they naturally feel that they are entitled to some recognition. They have not hcsiiated to express this opinion tn the government in the most direct and emphatic terms La Repub- llea Cubana." one of the best edited pa- pers in the island. Is devoted to the cause of recognition of the negroes who fought for the republic under the banners of '1ibertad igualdad fraternidad,'' and all over the island meetings have been held clamorins for rroportionate part of the public places that have been dis stributed. Only a few days ago one was held in Havana at the Abisu Theatre. which was addressed. among others, by repressntative in Congress and divers ne- gro Generals. who cited the important part that race has played in the war for independence and the exceedingly small rewards they were getting. They said that they did not want negroes appointed to any high position which they were incapable of filling, but they thought they should be looked after ip the sub ordinate places as we'll as the whites The government is not insenssble to the significance of these various remoE- strances. and Is doing what it can to pIacAte this element, which Is unusually strong In Cuba. For example, few days ago the Director General of Posts called up the Superintendent of the freq deliv- cry in one of the cities of the island and told him he wanted seven new places created in that department. The Superin- tendent repuiied that they were not needed. but he was informed that the places were required to give to the ne- gros who were getting particularly clam orous now for governmental sops. Whereupon the order was executed and the pay list increased Closely connected with the demand for negro political recog- milton is the question of pay for the revolutionary army. of which body the black race constituted a very consider able proportion. The back pay due the soldiers who fought in the war for in- dependence mounts mp into the millions, and under present circumstances there is httl prospect of it's ping settled in the near future. The condition of af- fairs in this regard has of late become so irritating to the blacks that one of their old Generals. and according to the. best accounts one of the best fighters in the army Quintin Bandera, a few days ago threatened that he would take to the woods with not only a following of negroes but of whites unless the govern nent did something to recognize the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-19
DAVID AND aOLIArH.
A Little Shot Put old King Coffee
 Out of Business.

When medicine fails, they sometimes send sick people away to another climate for their heaItk. Sometimes the climate does it. but more often they stumble on the proper food to take, and then get we'll
 A lady in San Diego tells of a friend who left her home each December. for the past two winters. to go to Cal. for her health. She says: Almost all of her time was spent in visiting tine doctor and sitting in a big chair and watching the clock to note the time for her next dose of medicine. Nervousness was her principal trouble, and with others of kindred nature made life for her a burden.
 On the occasion of her last visit, l begged her to give up the use of coffee. and use Pcstum Coffee. She replied that she could not stop coffee. said no more at the tune. but he next morning at breakfast, passed her fragrant steam ing cup of Postum, making it as 1t should be made. After that. 1 had no more trouble, and my friend drank no more coffee. But the most surprising part of the experience was the change that soon came over her.
 We began to notice 1t within less than a week. In less than a month, her ner- vousness had left her, and in three months she was a new woman in face. figure and health. I had not dared to hope for SO much benefit, although l had been greatly benefited myself by Postum. but coffee to her system was simply poi- sonous. and I believe this is the case with many others. She returned to her homo In December. and was married within less than two months after. She never fails to give credit to Postum fer her health or thanks to me for teaching her to make it properly, and well she may. for Postun has done for her what travel. doctors and medicine failed to do" Name given by Postum O., Battle Creek, Mich.