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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09

Uncle Tom troupe In Kentucky. If we
calmly annex large portion of the Suns
account and reprint it as our own, it is
because. 1t is so good, and nobody will
know it but the Sun. .'"
Toady Betters and Butch Olson were
in the points for the Tonsorials and did
excellent work. Dignity Long, who was
to have played shortstop, went fishing,
and Badly Suesmilch, the left fielder, ate
an extraordinary large supper and was
unable to play until the game was well
under. way. Hence the Tonsorials were
slightly Handicapped at the start. Olson.
who played first base, accidentally caught
one ball. which was practically the same
record he established two years ago. Spi-
der Batten, Who-Is-It Huseth and an
imported player from Hancock.kdid a little
better, catching several well-spent balls
when they were unable TO- get out OF the
way Strong Arm Benn and the Counter
Jumper pitcher belonged to the same fam
lily, and the former was allowed to hit
the ball whenever he felt like IT., but his
work in the field was nothing above the
ordinary. Hurry Harry Long woke up in
the seventh inning, and having succeeded
Olson on first base, managed TO main
tain the record.
| Beefsteak Haight, who was In the box
for the Jumpers, dealt out warm bunch
of liners to all except Strong-Arm, and
| Singer O'Malley froze to them like a
Wheeler & Wilson. Hi-Le-H1-Lo Peter
son. first base, played an exhibition
game, and made a great hit with the. Ia
| dies as usual. '.'.' -" -. d
Never-Late king, Silent Stanley. and
Dutchy Meyer had but little to do in the
field, but there was something doing when
they took hold Of the stick. They could
hit anything, from 5 cents worth. of yeast
foam to a dollars worth Of sugar, and
could hit 1t five feet above their heads
as we'll as anywhere else. Old-Maid Bars.
ness played the game all the way thru
and did more kicking than all the rest d
the team combined. She was the only mar
to take her base on balls and make home
run out Of it. Lanky Hanson and Wars
Wunch were a little outclassed III siz'
and weight, but made up for all discrepan
cies in the field as well at the bat. The.
delivered the goods, like all other Jumpers
| and deserved the overwhelming victory
q which, according to the canvassing board
which met later, was 10 to In favor o
the Jumpers. ~
Il General Warren, who unpired, Is sait
to have had a wager of, two dollars OF
i the game to. the effect that the jumper
would win, and several of the decision
are said to have been quite transparent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
DID NOT REPORT
New York Tribune.

Colonel Mills. superintendent Of the
West Point academy, has a reputation for
sternness even among army men. Years
ago, when he first took command of the
post at Buffalo, he found that station ex-=
lax in discipline, and it was no Sc.
cret among his friends that he proposed to
work some reforms. Shortly after his in
stallation he was one day annoyed by the
receipt Of a telegram from subordinate
off on furlough, which read: will not
report to-day, as expected, account un-
avoidable cfrcun, stances
The tone of the message was not at all
to Colonel Mills mind, and he wired at
once in reply: Report as expected or give
reasons.
Within an hour the following message
came over the wires, dated from hospital
in New York:
Train off-can'ts ride; legs off-car't
walk Will not report unless you insist y
The colonel did not insist.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
Rural Social Science,

In a paper in Popular; Science on. IAN
Untitled Field in American Agricultural
Kenyon L. Butterfeld calls
public attention to the fact that the mini
mum Of attention has been paid in the
processes Of agricultural education to the
application Of the principles Of the social
sciences to the life of the farmer. Agri-.
cultural chemistry has been with splendid
results applied to the work Of reviving the.
soils potentially to- produce. and biology
and bacteriology have come to the farm.
er's aid for the Improvement Of breeds Of
live stock, defending them from destruc-
tive plaques and charging the area of the
breadstur plants. .t., =. -. -.
The social side of farm life, however, is
narrowly considered in agricultural COLI
leges. The application of the principles
OF economics and sociology to the problems
confronting The farmer is neglected, com
paratively speaking. Agricultural geog-'
raphy, distribution of crop-growing, natu
raj and actual; markets, local, domestic
and foreign; influences affecting the farm
er's market Transportation, business Co
operation among farmers; exchange facili !;
ties tenant farming, etc, suggest them :
selves, while there are other subjects
more purely sociological and relating to
and affecting social life in the country,
improving the social relations of the rural
community Ind stimulating every move
ment and convenience to make home life
and the life Of the community attractive.
Mr.. Butter1eld has caught the idea of
Mr.. A. B. Stickney, who some
years ago called attention with
reprobation to the comparative iso-
lation Of the farmers life and the
| comparative sterility Of his social exist
ence: The country school should be a
central stimulus Of intellectual life and So
cial betterment. Better pay for qualified
rural teachers will bring about most desir-
able results tor the community. Boys
and girls In farmers families are not likely
to stray off to the congested city popula-
lions If the farming communities had 6
more attractive social life; an ambition
for continual social and intellectual devel
opment. There is something attractive
in the practice of some groups of the i'm
migrants from Europe who build thei
: residences in propinquity, while each ha
his farm In the country about the village
in which are maintained close social rela
lions, and schools, churches, public hal
and reading room, while lectures on all
instructive and entertaining subjects, in
Guiding, naturally, rural social science
may be heard. There Is no. reason why
in these days Of rural mail and rural tele
phone service, the farming interest, l.
which are invested four -f1fths Of the capt
tai invested in manufacturing and railwa
transportation combined, should not hav
and enjoy all the benefit Of the result
achieved and to be achieved by the tenta
tive science Of sociology.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
that It is greatly to her own interest to
keep the peace. ,.
Consular Reform.

We hope that the National Business
League which includes representative
business men Of every state in the union.
will meet with success In Its efforts to se-
cure the passage OF the; Lodge bill for the
reform Of the consular service. The bill
was reported favorably by the senate,
committee on foreign affairs during
the last congress. but failed to get
thru. It will9 be reintroduced in the
next congress We have hitherto com
mended this bill. It provides for an I'M
proved system Of classification: and he
adoption OF the merit system in select
ing consuls to foreign countries, thus
removing the consular bureau entirely
beyond political Influences, and insuring
the appointment Of competent CONNER
cial representation to extend our mar
kets abroad"
Inasmuch as the consular service Is
designed to promote foreign trade 1t ought
to be made up. organized and directed
in a husiness-Hke way. That can
never be- 80 long as it.is made an agency
for rewarding political service. regardless
VI AudIllCdtlOIlS.%5 IL can not De Oenl6O
that In spite Of our system of political
appointments, we have some very good
consuls in the service and it Is much bet
ter than 1T: was a few years ago; but
it Is easy under proper conditions to
have every man in the American con-
sular service, a good man, an expert.
successful man. The most successful
business nation. in the world, a. nation
that is essentially a business nation.
can not afford to have the foreign bust
ness promotion organization of its own
government inferior to such organiza-
tons Of other governments. Good con-
suls are of great value in extending trade
Poor consuls are splendid destroyers o.
trade. It Is amazing that our consular
service has been this long left a prey tt
the spoilsmen. The next congress will
hardly be able to resist the demand O.
the substantial business men Of the coun
try. for a sweeping improvement anG
reorganization Of thesservice. -. =. ',>.s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
DO WE EAT MORE: Than, VIZ NEED?
Harper's Weekly

The. exceptional native American who
would like to raise a family II he could af-
ford it Will find some basis for encourage
ment in an article in the Popular Science
Monthly for June; Professor Chittenden,
director of Yale's Sheffield Scientific
School, thinks it likely that we might do
q great deal better on very much less
food tilcn we are used to consume Pro-
lessor Atwater Of Wesleyan university and
Professor Volt of Munich have taken care
full note Of what average people seem to
need II. the way Of food, and have ~esti-
mated our daily requirement to be about
100 grams Of proteids, together with car
bohydrates Of a total fuel value of more
than 1900 heat units. But somewhere
within reach of Yale there is a gentleman
named Fletcher who IS interested in tho
subject Of nutrition, and, for some years
past has been experimenting personally
with the, food habit. Him Professor Chit
that he keeps fit and hearty on daily
diet of about 45 grams of proteids and
1900 heat units worth Of carbohydrates.
He eats little meat, and during one of the
weeks when Professor Chittenden had
him under close observation he lived for
seven days on breakfast foods and maple
sugar, at a total cost of II cents. Dur
ing this period DR.. Anderson of the Yale
gymnasium worked him hard every day
on the exercises given to the Yale uni
versity crew, and reported that he. did
| the work more easily, and with fewer
noticeable bad results than any man OF
his age and condition he had ever worked
with. Professor Chittenn.n does not draw
rash conclusions from the fact that Mr.
Fletcher is such an easy keeper, but that
| the case is one of many facts that make
! him. feel. It Is at least disputable whether
most Of us really know how much food we
need. He -mtsdoubts. that Professor At,
waters allowances, based on observation
Of the. habits of food-consumers, are yer,
much more liberal than is necessary. Pos
| sibly that is true! Ea ting is the creates
Of all our standard arnusements. "A grea
number. Of people obviously. eat grea
| deal more than they need, and it is en-
| tirely credible that q large proportion o
| the moderate eaters might thrive as well
and look as handsome. and work as hard
and live as long on a very. much re-
1 stricted diet. But. would the joy of If
continue uninpaired for them? The ma
l.tive born might raise plenty Of children
| If they could subsist for II cents a day
| but, would they think life was worth Twin,
/ on IL cents worth OF, food a day?.- No
they wouldn't. That IS one thing tina
ais them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
a Defense Of the Schools.

Professor A. w. Rankin state inspector
of graded schools, has sent T he Jour
nal very interesting defense Of the
public school system Of Minnesota, sug-
gested by the criticisms that have been
started by Congressman Tawney's COM
plant that his appointees to the naval
and military academies were so prone to
fail to pass their entrance examinations.
Professor Rankin incloses the Annapolis
questions in grammar, geography and
arithmetic at the last fall examinations.
These will be found printed elsewhere on
this page to-day. Besides these ques-
lions. tests were given in reading, spell
Ing penmanship, punctuation and United
States history, OF the so-called common
branches; and worlds history. algebra.
and geometry Of the high school subjects
The questions in these subjects are not
difficult. Professor Rankin says, tho those
in algebra and geometry are longer than
are usually met with in our own state
examinations. The questions in geogra-
= ply are not such as to require any par
ticular reasoning power, but they do ask
:. for the location Of obscure places and are
merely a m emory test, on the whole.
Those in English grammar are not in line
with the ordinary teaching of the sub
jeot In this state. but ought not to be
difficult for child who has studied some
other language in the high school. Those
in arithmetic are made up OF some unex.
pected points-English money, long, tire
some computations. algebraic terms, etc.
II call IT,, says Professor Rankin, IAN
unfair test for an average eighth grade
pupil. A high school student. after TAX
Ing algebra, ought to pass TT
f3e Continuing, Professor Rankin declares
that there is not the slightest evidence
to show that the present high schoo
course is not a good one for boys who dc
not 80 to college; that any boy who takes
an examination for Annapolis or Yves
Point ought to cram, and that to keep fol
four years the names Of certain places
in mind, Is not an evidence of menta
strength; the schools can't shape thei
courses with Annapolis and West Poin
in exclusive view, but the high schoo
course is an excellent preparation for tn
entrance questions. that high schools al
ready have freedom to shape their course
about ais they please, the university beinl
willing to accept almost any good work
candidate can show and that large mum
beers Of the high school graduates go t.
normal schools as well as to the univer
sity.
Professor Rankin asserts that, as
result Of acquaintance with private schoc
graduates. self-taught students and thos
trained turnout In the normal schools. h
can assert that the high school graduate
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
THE FRIVOLOUS KITCHENER
London Daily Chronicle.

1%IiiNOiA 4|oilS
Gossip from India grows more feverish
about Lord Kitchener. The man Of iron
from, the South African veldt has entered
with surprising zest into the amusement
of Anglo-Indian society. He's has j at
tached a ballroom to his headquarters
He has melted down numerous etrophies,
caskets. cups. and what not, to make a
gold and silver dining service, which is
vastly admired. There is even q rumor
which we distrust, that he has Joined an
amateur dramatic club. AS for matri-
mony, the commander in-chief Is already
engaged by report to many ladies, and we
are forced to remind the public, that, un-
der British law. polygamy " forbidden
even In lndia
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09

g.. Inc spring valley sun DOdSLS tlldt II mas
a Bible In the office. The book was I'M
ported from Vermont in 1868. When the
gasolene engine acts up, the scriptures
come in very handy. <a- -t
: DR.. Metchnikoff. professeur Institute
Pasteur, Parsi,, has. written a book in
which he states that .'old age is the conse-
quence Of a hypertrophy of the phago-
cytes or, white corpuscles, which, having
vanquished and devoured their natural
enemies, the microbes, are obliged to bat
ten at last, for lack of food, upon the no
bier organs of the human frame. In few
years,at the Pasteur institute or elsewhere,
we shall And out q serum which will sup
ply these phagocytes with their necessary
nourishmert, and so prolong the vitality
Of heart and brain and lungs in the human
individual"
From this it seems that every man who
would "stay young should keep watch
ful and suspicious eye on his phagocytes.
When the beasts are caught running
around with mouthful Of heart or OF
lung, they should be reasoned with. Surely
it would seem that man ought to have
control Of his own phagocytes when he
has .giver them their very being and
furnished them free pasturage for so many
years. He Is bigger than they are When
our phagocytes try to drive us into the
lean and .slippered pantaloon we intend tc
hold" up one nnSer at tQen1 ana 10 .iOOH
very sternly at them. = q;
4, Sank Center refused to issue license
to the Cuban Beauty show that has beer
showing off In some Of the Minnesota
towns and severely shaking the moral ele-
ment. Park Rapids, when the show struck
that town. came in for a dose Of trouble
in which a minister and the mayor col
lided forcefully. The ladies Of Park Rap
lido and the minister endeayored to per
| suade the mayor that the show was moi
real nice The mayor thought that II
he wished to run the city as would the
sultan of Turkey, it was a personal mat.
| ter, and II people didn't like the enter.
! tainment they could, stay away, and, fur.
Their, he had an idea that the minister wa.
meddllng with affairs not his own. The
Sank Center Avalance goes on to tell how
| In the argument that followed, the mayor
4 smote the minister upon the right cheel
and the minister. for the moment forget
ting scriptural teaching. did not turn thu
|. other cheek but came back at his homo
| with a right swing and was proceeding t
j break him in two. when Mortified kystand
ers interfered. The Sank Center edito
/ says the proprietor Of the show told hin
/ it was all right, but the editor Is doubt
full He says:
4 We don't know. and. besides, ma wouldn't lie
the writer attend II the blamed show did sto
/ here However. the city refused to issue
! license and therefore our people must submit t
i the disappointment OF not seeing the highly edy
eating entertainment,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
GALLANT YARMOUTH
New York Mail an dExpress.

new 1Ofk WIFI iii UENpI U.s.
The Earl Of Yarmouth was pictured In
new light at the Lambs club the other
evening-as maker Of pretty speeches
and this incident was related to show that
he had more than his title to commend
him to Miss Thaw
1t was while he was parrying numerous
goodnat ured thrusts about the wealth Of
his bride, on the American line pier the
day the couple sailed for England.
The st. Paul carries large consign-
ment of gold'' banterly remarked an actor
friend.
And that which is more precious than
rubies,p quickly replied the earl, bowling
CALAMITY to his bride. sfpF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09

ter from a novel I found on the table
entitled "A Madcap's Mad Mad, Mar
riage, or the Lunatics Bride in which
Madaline Montmorencie, who had been
welded by her mother to the crafty but
demented millionaire lord, was just
throwing herself from the castle battle
ments when a figure in white glided along
the. lawn and stood gazing across the
park $780,. a., ...-
Just then the wind blew the door shut
with a slam and I threw the book down
and proceeded to make fast the doors
and windows. After. turning out the gas
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
Titan Contest at Morris.

"A baseball Battle Of the Giants that
stirred Morris. MINI, as it has never been
stirred since Ed Jones was elected to the
state senate. took place last week, when
Wells Counter Jumpers took on the Ton
serials, giving the Morris fans an oppor-
tunity of witnessing a constellation Of
baseball stars such as has rarely been
gathered on any diamond west of the AL
legheny mountains. We are indebted to
the Morris Sun for the details OF the
game, for the Sun, with extraordinary en-
terprise, put on two reporters and threw
itself on the game like a ripe egg at an
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
STOP FOR THE ENGINE
PhiIa delnhia. Il, ledger

IISUSCI.
Some Of his shopmates tell of chunky
young man employed in one OF. the Ken
sington factories who, on being discharged
by the superintendent,de deliberately walked
up to the fire alarm button on the wall
and pressed 1t vigorously.
What in thunder did you do that for?"
asked the superintendent.
Isn't that one of your rules?" queried
the discharged man, as he edged toward
the door, at the same time indicating the
placard over the button: I'm case OF fire
press the buttW
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09

The MINNEAPOLIS Journal from January LIST to June LIST,
1908 carried e per cent more advertising than the
daily Tribune.
The Minneapolis Journal from January LIST to June lst
1908 carried II per want advertising than
the daily Tribune.
The MINNEAPOLIS Journal from January LIST to June 1s
1903 carried per cent more advertising than the
NJ. Sunday and Daily Tribune combined
The Minneapolis Journal out of 6,ll2 residences can
& vassed had 1853 subscrbers-the Evening Tribune
! =. - 266-the Morning Tribune TIA. 4Aseses@
The MINNEAPOLIS Journal in 81 apartment and flat build
ings canvassed, had 1888 :subscribers-the Evening
Tribune 1856, and the Morning Tribune 178.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
Mr.. PAYNE's BUSY DAY

Louisville Courier Journal.
A Michigan farmer, has written the
Washington authorities asking that the
government clean out his mail box, as
polecat has taken possession OF It, Post
master General Payne seems likely to be
an overworked man cleaning out his de-
partment these days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
MAY be SAFE HERE
Detroit Free Press.

Now that the legislatures have adj
journed and the .postoffice swindlers are
being rounded up at Washington gold
shipments have largely fallen Off. There
is growing feeling Of safety In keeping
st on this stde.- y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
TWO NICE JOBS

Philadelphia North American.
For general attractiveness the position
Of prosecuting attorney IN Kentucky
feud district is about equal to the Ser
yian throne.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
Casually Observed

A New York clubw oman recently re
ferred to women as "the silent SEX Elk
cuse us moment while we drop dead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09

AN, INVITATION is extended to all to Visit
the Press Room. which is the finest IN the west.
Goss Presses, with total capacity OF 14A ,0o0
eight-page o ur ms ! 8 an, hour, printed. foidea
and counted. The best time to4cau Is SfromsS.lo
to 4;8O p. m. Inquire at the business .gftc and
be directed to the visitors gallery OF Sfess
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09

The house was very quiet Everyone
had gone to the lake, and the canary,
who had sung the same song S96 times
since p. M, and had been the only
noise within hearing except the new neck
tie in the retirement Of its bureau drawer,
had taken to his perch and laid his head
aside for the night. had read chap
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
THURSDAY EVENING,

THE JOURNAL Is published every evening,
except Sunday, at 47-48 Fourth Street South,
Journal Building. Minneapolis, Mimi
{New York Office.
Mgr. General Advg. Tribune Building.
Tribune Building.
Representative. 40 Post Bulldin8.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09
THE NONPAREII MAN"

We suspect ina was all right, but If
the show is given at any neighboririg
town, it would be well for her to see that
pa Is not called to stay late at the Of
fee tina. night by sudden press of bust
ness. Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-09

The Spring Valley Sun boasts that it has
Bible in the office. The book was I'M
ported from Vermont in 1868. When the
gasolene engine acts UP, the scriptures
come in very handy. ..r.-