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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

If an honest old farmer drives into town
with a big pair Of green mules httched to
a lumber wagon, and runs over some hu-
man being thru sheer awkwardness, or
carelessness. and breaks leg or two, he
will be speedily forgiven. Is he not an
Honest Old Farmer, who earns his bread
by the sweat Of his brow? Is he not
sacred, since he has blisters on his hands,
and corns on his feet? The man who has
been run over gathers up his broken leg
and feels that he has been honored, and
expresses the hope that the farmers wag-
on has not been injured. The newspapers,
In speaking Of the occurrence, pay a de-
served tribute to the lofty character OF
the Honest Old Farmer, and speak in
terms of bitter denunciation Of those pc
destrians who are 50 careless or tmpertt-
nent as to get in the way Of farm wagons,
thus causing unpleasant accidents.
If rich man drives thru town In the
evening, with his family, in handsome
carriage and with a beautiful team Of
horses which should be a delight to the
eye; II the rich mans buggy wheel hap
pens to hit somebody a clip on the leg, by
reason OF somebody's awkWardness, the
Occurrences become "a sensation for nine
days. People assemble before the syna-
gogues and rend their garments and tear
their boards, and bewail the encroach-
ments of capital; the supreme contempt
tested by the rich; speeches are made,
resolutions are drawn up, the man who
had his leg barked is carried around town
on the shoulders of his fellow citizens
and the newspapers insist that the owner
Of the carriage should be tried for man
slaughter and treason and suborination OF
perjury. 80
The Honest Old Farmer may stay in
town all day and accumulate jag as large
as he can carry; and then he may climb In
his wagon, with the assistance of admir-
ing friends and go thru town on the dead
run, yelling like a bloody pirate, and &C.
cupying the whole street, and people smile
at his genial humor and say that these
Honest Old Farmers are really the most
jovial fellows on earth. Who has not seen
the skated farmer going home tho on
his way to a fire? Who has ever heard a
protest? He Is horny handed; he is
sacred; he has the right-of-way. r.
The modest plutocrat with his expen-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
iHEM7S

7. Elections shall be held at any time.
IT, when a 'butter-in' is in President
Roosevelt's private car, a member Of the
Goat club appears In the car and scratches
his nose three times in reflective man
ner and President Roosevelt responds by
nodding his head three times and raising
his right hand, it shall be a signal to the
members of the Goat club that it Is time
for an election, and it shall always DO
known that President Roosevelt votes for
the "butter-in in" who is with him at the
time the signals are interchanged.
'Butters-in,' 1t may be explained to ths
reader, are persons who force their pres
ence on any party or person. The presi-
dent had scores of them. The two most
distinguished presidents Of the Goat club
were a senator from a western state and
former diplomat. They were elected to
the presidency. several times on the trip.
for although they were dropped at various
points they always "butted-in" somewhere
else.
President Roosevelt had much fun out OF
the Goat club, altho none Of the dignf-
taries honored ever knew 1t existed. Onece
or twice the president suggested the cre-
alton of the title honorary president"
Some Of the "butters-in' were SO persist
ent that the mere honor of being president
of the Goat club did not seem sufficiently
great.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
Back to the Frying Pan.

Negroes who came north into Illinois
and Indiana, think now that they jumped
from the frying-pan into the fire. and
that, upon the whole, they, prefer the
frying-pan; hence they are journeying
back to the gulf states. Yet for all the
prominence that has been given to the
Belleville, Wilmington, Evansville and
Danville lynchings and race riots, there
are ten negroes lynched in the south for
every one In the north Senator Tillman
tries to make out that in the south lynch
riots, but we have not forgotten the ter
rible affair at Wilmington, N. c., few
years ago; the. race riot in Joplin. Mo-,
a few months since, or the terror In
which the negroes live in parts Of Missis-
sippi, or the race riots that are reported
almost daily from Texas and other sou tn
ern states.
Nevertheless, the common negro prob
ably finds conditions in the southern states
more satisfactory, on the whole, than in
the southern parts Of Indiana and I'LL
nois, where he Is neither north nor south;
so far as his status in the community is
concerned. He has not the fixed tho
humble place in society that he has in
the south, and he is not so free from in
suit and annoyance and reminders of in
feriority, as farther north. There is not
much of a field for the negro as com
mon laborer farther north, and when life
beconne s full of dangers in the southern
parts Of Illinois and Indiana, he rightly
concludes that he would better strike fol-
the south, where there is plenty Of work
for him. where there is particular place
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
THE PRESIDENTIAL GOAT CLUB
Saturday Evening Post.

A new secret society was organized on
the presidents train while he was on his
recent long western trip. The society Is
called the Goat club. It's charter members
are President Roosevelt Secretary Loeb,
Assistant Secretary Barnes and the news
paper and secret service men who were on
the train. -.
The Goat club has a simple set Of by
laws. They are:
No. /. No charter member Of the Goat
club is eligible for office therein.
2. There shall be but one officer, VIZ:
the president Of the Goat club.
g. The president of the Goat club shall
be the most distinguished "butter-in" the
day brings forth.
T. Ordinary "butters-in," such as Of
fice-seekers, cranks and men with griev-
ances shall not be eligible for office.
g. In case two men of equal station, as
two sena tors or two poNeocal leaders, try
to butt in at the same time, their en-
deavors shall be critically canvassed by
the Goat club, and the man who is most
persistent and the greatest bore shall be
given the office
6. Ballot Is to be secret, and it is the
primary rule of the Goat club that its
presidents shall never know the honor be-
slowed upon them. The charter members,
including President Roosevelt, shall be
kept informed of attempts to ''butt-in."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

Langum Is not enthusiastic over Dunn,
Eddy or even Van SAINT, and says he
could pick out three better men easily,
q. 4. Reverud,i former senator from
Houston county, also declines to stand
for any OF the men now prominently
mentioned, and hands a fine tribute to-
two Of his former colrea CUES in the fol-
lowing from the Caledonia Journal
'.Our first choice, we are frank to say,
would be Senator +SanAel Lord of Kas-t
son, Dodge county,, but being state
senator he is, we understand, ineligible
to any state office unit his term as sta tie
senator expires. The NEXT best man for
governor would, in our opinion, be ex-
Senator James T. Wyman of Hennepin
county. He Is a. practical business man,
a good speaker, well posted ion state
matters, clean-cut, straightforward re-
=publican;sbnt no. Ward-apoh ticianszsNomi-
nate him and he would make one of the
Ecleanest and most Seffectives campaigns
this state has ever witnessed, but he
Will not crawl. on. his hands and knees
thru st. Paul and Minneapolis to- obtain
the nomination. - -r--~
Let the country districts unite on
such man who,- tho he resides in the
largest city In the state, is thoroly in
touch and sympathy with the rural por-
lions of the state and has, we believe,
ability enough to do his own thinking
and manhood enough to say and do that
which he thinks is right, regardless of
the interference Of the professional job
hunters in the larges cities who always
try to dictate nominations. especially for
governor, IN order that they may use
him after he Is elected
Mr.. Wyman has; been discussed to a
large extent as a possible candidate but
does not seem to take kindly to the idea,
and has not encouraged the use of his
name. There are "a great many in the
outside counties who feel about. him just
as Senator Roverudss does. .-''','>'
--sls2 ,:zs.sss -.
! The general tone of the state press, es-
pecially in the northwest. w here both
Judge Mills and Ezra Valentine are To-
Gated, welcomes the idea of Valentine as
successor to the present chairman Of the
railroad and warehouse commission. A
sample Of the conlment-is the following
from the Wheaton Granddaughter:
while all this talk about, candidates
and combinations IS to a great extent i'm
aginary, 1t seems reasonably certain that
Judge Mills of the railroad and warehouse
commission is slated for retirement. By
inactivity and leaning toward corporation
interests the judge has lost what little
hold he had on the votes. There are plenty
of good men available who will strengthen
instead Of serving as dead weight on the
ticket" H.. .
| And this from the Crookston Journal:
| Nothing but good, solid backing for
| Ezra Valentine as a successor to Ira B
Mills on the railway commission is indi-
Gated by the tone of the newspapers Of
unanimous and the votes will accord
Herewith. Mr.. Valentine is certainly the
choice Of the people"
Charles 3. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Seventh district politics is in an. inter-
esting condition just now No one can
tell what the republicans of this great
republican district will decide. to do in
the next state convention, and there are
half dozen different courses. open to
them. The district will probably; present
a solid front for the denomination. Of
Judge Brown, who halls from Stevens.
county. Whether not any other candi-
date will be presented is doubtful. Frank
Eddy is a tentative candidate, but even
his friends do not feel sure that he will
ever get beyond that stage; and if he
should enter the fight actively, he would
have hard time getting the delegations
from the south side Of the district. There
is still a possibility that E. T. Young may
enter the race for attorney general, but
he is not doing anything in that direction
now. ...-. ~: ~. p.
Politicians of the district are anxiously
waiting for Eddy or Young to make up
their minds. julius Schmahl has been
pressed to become a candidate for state
treasurer, and J. F. Jacobson is being
importuned to enter the free-for-an con-
test for railroad and warehouse commits
sioner Strangely enough, the pressure
on both these gentlemen comes from peo-
pie friendly to Governor Van SAINT. It
looks as tho they were trying to break
Eddy's strength and to put the screws
on Julius Block. Jacobson's candidacy,
with that of Valentine or some one equally
strong, would give the Mills Miller COM
bination all it could do without mixing in
| the governorship contest. =
If neither Eddy nor Young becomes an
active candidate, Shcnlahl, Jacobson or
some one else might come out as a cam
didate for state office from the seventh
district; but everything is uncertain now.
The congressional situation complexities
| 4lo;y IN, ho ria of
Bowling predict that he will be a candi
date, and that he will get a large part OF
| the Young following in the last years
fight. Mike is not saying word, but he
has an organization perfected which could
be put in campaign condition is very
reasons that if he is allowed to get q
denomination he will be able to build III
a perfect organization thru the postmas.
ters of the district, and that four years
for him will very likely mean ten. II he
is to be retired, it must be next year
Naturally, they pin their hopes to Dow
i ling. 1t is q little too early to judge o.
of the voters are disposed to wait unit
after this winters session of congress be
fore deciding whether he should continue
to represent them. If he makes a goot
record, it will be very hard proposition
to iislodge him. The only trouble he 1la.
had thus lar is With postmaster appoint
ments in Grant and Stevens coun
ties. He has made three appoint
ments up. there recently, and is said t,
have recognized the leading men Of tn.
4 towns, who We're Young supporters, las
Eyear, rather than the men who made tn,
fight for Volstead. This has piqued som,
of the Volstead men, but has satisfied tn,
|rest that the new congressman does no
! hold a grudge against men who did no
+ happen to be for him.
{ Considerable dark horse talk is goinf
, the rounds of the state press. San
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
NEW BOOKS

1UTHER's COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST
TWENTY-FIVE PSALMS Based on Dr..
Henry Coles Translation from the Original
Latin. Revised, Enlarged, Partly Retrans-
lated and Edited in Complete Form. BY John
n. Lenker,.D. D., professor Of Old Testamen.
ESegesis In Trinity Seminary of the United
author of "Lutherans in All Lands" etc. Vol
L., Sunbury, Pa: Lutherans in All Lands
company. Printed in Minneapolis, MINI.
This is Tue first volume of the proposed
edition in fifty or sixty volumes of Luz
theirs works in the English language. 1t
is a noteworthy undertaking. Only a
small portion of Luther's writings have
been translated into English the editions
heretofore printed being in German and
Latin. The large number of Scandina
Wan Lutherans in this country, who
largely use the English language, makes
necessary the proposed English version
which is destined to come into large use
in the schools and seminaries. Professor
Lenker alludes to the great influence of
Luther's works in England at the refor-
nation, when large numbers of his books
were imported, read and studied, altho
the government condemned them, and in
the University of Paris, which formerly
condemned the works of Luther, there is
a. Lutheran faculty Of theology. To this
volume Of Luthers commentary upon the
Book Of Psalms, Prof. Lenker contributes
a. IlOSC lIlcIGSIluS illlIOuuCIlOL, dlldlyZlIlS
the five books into which the original
Hebrew is. divided Luther's first original
work in German was an exposition of
the seven Penitential psalms. Luther
was a commentator of remarkable per-
spicuity and ability, getting at the core OF
| the meaning and enriching his text with
| pertinent suggestions =
A sixth edition of Adair Welcker's "a
Dream of Realms Beyond U.s." has been
| issued. Mr., Welcker is a seer Of Sar
Francisco. He dreams and sees visions
| Other seers in religion and philosophy had
seen visions and have had their say, but
| it was left to Mr.. Welcker to announce
new vision within the earth which is to
touch the souls of men and cause them
| to have perception and a knowledge Of the
meaning and purpose Of things that they
may do worthy things which bring peace
| on the earth The poem in blank verse
Which Mfr. welclser has produced does
not give a very clear idea of what he in
tends to Of to enhance the human visior
and QUICKEN the human conscience, bui
in a. supplementary note his idea seems
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
Casually Observed

Before buying some erratic stock which
is likely to move 20 points in the othe,
direction while you are drawing long
breath, do not neglect to consult some
sturdy old millionaire who has $1,000,000 in
United States bonds locked up in the
safety deposit vaults; for two heads are
better than one, as Charley said when he
kissed his best girl.
When this columns new novel comes
out this fall, there will be in 1t no hotty
baronet with the govt, no missing will nor
lost heir, nor old baronial castle and no
berlud shed-except when Shorty
punched Peewee Jackson in the nose for
listening at the crack In the barn door.
When Uncle Ellery slapped the mosquito
he murmured dramatically, "sic semper
tarantula.'
Talk about your foreign musicians!
Give us 1.-THE Last Squeap' by Amouro-
wski, the Chicago artist.
A man will pay a dollar to sit in the hot
room Of the Turkish bath and will grunt
with satisfaction but If the mercury out
doors reached the COS he emits a moan like
that Of the ebb tide at twilight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
REGRETTED HIS DEATH
New York Times.

Andrew Carnegie tells, with merry
twinkle in his eye, a story of boyhood
friend with whom he renewed acquaint-
ance on a recent visit to Scotland. In
the course Of conversation Carnegie hap
pened to ask about a certain Geordie Nc
Kay.
Hes. dead long ago. said his friend,
"and I'll never cease regretting him as
long as live
Dear me, had you such great respect
for him as all that?" asked the library
king.
INA, nal It wasna ony respect had
for himself, but married his widow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

'Practical Education on Practical
lines is the keynote of an Eighth warder
who claims he has some ideas Of his own
In the matter Of teaching the young idea.
the best way to shoot. The gentleman
has two little nieces 4 and 6 years old and
he is trying his theories on them. Every
day he mails one Of them, a postal card
asking some questions about practical
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

South Dakota is liable to become the
banner wheat state of the country if it
keeps on raising bumper wheat crops at
this rate. The yields they are talking
about in some parts of that state recall
the early days and vie with those of the
virgin Canadian wheat fields in their best
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

for him and where. If he will keep In 1t,
calling tho it may. be. to do so. he is toll
erably sure to have enough to eat and
wear. a place to sleep and a good pros
pect of dying of old age.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
LONG Lisr 70 CHOOSE FROM

Yonker's Statesman.
She-They haven't found name for
that baby in the flat upstairs yet
He-The one that cries so?
She-Y es.
He-Well, i don't know why. The neigh
bors have called it everything they could
think Of.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29
GERMAN FoRETHoUGHT
Fliegende Batter.

FIleSende BIdtteT.
Wealthy Resident-Why don't you can
for more firemen. chief?
Chief of Volunteer Firemen-Well, you
see we get only one key of beer for put
ting out fire, and the fewer there are
of us the more beer we shall have to
drink
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

The Minneapolis Journal from January LIST to June lst
1903 carried 70 per cent advertising than the
daily Tribune.
The Minneapolis Journal from January LIST to June lst
1903 carried per cent want advertising than
the daily Tribune
The Minneapolis Journal from January LIST to June lst
1903 carried 9 per cent more advertising than the
Sunday and Daily Tribune combined.
The MINNEAPOLIS Journal out of $500 residences
vassed, had 5,3O8 subscribers-the Evening Tribune
1383-the Morning Tribune 804.
The MINNEAPOLIS Journal in "a apartment and flat build
ings canvassed, had 1858 subscribers the Evening
Tribune 189, and the Morning Tribune $780,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room, which is the finest in the west.
The battery Of presses consists of three four-deck
Goss Presses, with total capacity OF 144,0Oo
eight-page ourn s an hour printed foldea
and counted. The, best time to call IS from B10
to 4.3O D. m. Inquire at the business office and
be directed to the visitors gallery. OF the Press
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

Considerable dark horse talk is going
the rounds of the state press. Sam
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

A summer resort in east Tennessee Ia
called Jeffrey's He'll. Too many summer
resortS have II on tan
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

Mr.. Haslam has given considerable
study to the prices and has collected much
data on the matter, but roughly speaking,
1T is a fact that the settler in the Cana
per cent more for his agricultural ma
.chinery, stoves, and for implements Of
all kinds, than has the settler of the
northwest states.s Mr.. HaslaIl ms the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-02-05
EXPERIMENTS in steer FEEDING,

Prof. II. ]. Waters of the Missouri
experiment station has been carrying
on some very important experiments
in the feeding of steers. These are
reported in recent bulletin of the
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Cow pea hay showed up well as ra-
tion. The average daily gain of a
steer on the timothy hay ration was
1.69; on the COW pea hay ration 2.64,
and on the clover hay and corn fod-
der ration 1.94. This was the result
of the first test lasting 119 days. The
second test covered los days, corn
being fed with the coarse fodder, as
in the first test. The average daily
gain was with timothy hay 1.97; with
clover hay 2.S4; with COW pea hay
2.S4; with clover and corn fodder
2.S5; with clover and wheat straw
2.6S. Prof. Waters says that the ad-
dition of clover hay or COW pea hay
to the ration induced better and
cheaper gains. The steers consum-
ing these hays have always gone to
market in better finish, with better
coats and with finer blooms than ami
mails fed on the other kinds of coarse
fodder. The use of leguminous hay
to balance the ration proves to be
very satisfactory.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-02-05
Alfalfa for Swine Pastures.

It is essential in raising hogs to
have some pasture grass for them.
Especially is this true of the brood
sows and the young pigs which need
not only the green feed but the exer-
else and sunshine out of doors. Alfal.
ia fulfills this requirement admirably,
as it makes a forage which is perfect
ly safe for hogs to pasture, is nutri.
tious, palatable, grows early in the
spring and late in the fall. Alfalfa
produces more green forage per acre
than any other forage used for hog
pasture In the central west. Colorado
is credited with 1851 acres of this
crop. 1t is essential to every ranch
where mixed farming is carried on
Alfalfa is grown to such an extent In
the state that any farmer or stock
man could spare few acres for hog
pasture. The value of an acre of al
falfa throughout the season for laying
on pork has not been reported from
any station, but long experience has
taught practical hog raisers that a
little corn or small amount of other
grain, together with COOL alfalfa pas.
ture, will give excellent returns. AL
falfa alone seems to supply little more
than a maintenance ration. but as
such is very valuable.-Bulletin a.
Colorado Station.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-02-05
Sails for Skaters.

Considering the number of persons
in this country that indulge in skat-
ing, 1t is somewhat of a surprise to
see how few of them have ever used
a skate sail, or in fact have ever
heard of such thing. However, in
the last few years this sport has be-
come better known, and it is not an
uncommon sight to see dashing hith-
er and thitber among the dark forms
of the skaters, the glistening sails of
the skate sailors.
To the onlooker II seems at the first
glance that the sailor must certainly
lose his balance and topple over, so
sharply does he lean backward
against his sail; but so strong is the
force of THE wind exerted against it
that this expected fall is seldom a
reality. When it does happen the un-
fortunate is usually novice.
There are but few requisites for the
enjoyment of this pastime. First
and of the most Importance Is pair
of sharp skates. A few yards of cot
ton cloth and some small poles fur
nish the rest of the material. From
these any person can with a little care
fashion sail that will furnish him
with many a happy hour.-Country
Life in America.