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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
NEW BOOKS.

THE MAN WITH THE WOODEN FACE. BY
Mrs: Fred Reynolds. New York: Fox, Duff
$1.25. %t= @st
The author has seen At to call her hero
inc, the Little Teacher, and the other
characters introduced, including the hero
are designated by Peculiarities; as the
hero is known as 1.-THE Man With the
Wooden Face" r The Little Teacher"
who was left an orphan when young
to children, the rudiments Of music for a
Hvtn6, and she stuck to 1T for twenty
years without a day off; had no beaus;
never was in love: had no friends in big
London. After twenty years of sedulous
soul breaking drilling of infants on suffer-
ing pianos. the Little Teacher drew a
prize in a guessing contest and resolved
to break life's dull monotony by taking an
outing. She went to a Welsh summer re-
sort and was happy, for she had not seen
natural beauty since a child. Her full
aesthetic nature awoke In great bounds to
intense enjoyment. She met a man at
Pen-y-guyn, whom she called, in her play
fulness, 1.-THE Man-with- Wooden
Face" He was not otherwise "woodeny
new and happy feeling dawning IN her
heart, to which she had been stranger.
There was an opening Of closed bud.
She was in love for. the first time. The
story Of the next few weeks was almost
tragical. Little Teacher loved the man
who had come into her life, but 1t did not
bother her at once that he might not be
in love with her. The 'Man-with- the
wooden Face became aware Of her love.
She flushed up beautifully when he talked
to her. He said nothing. After awhile,
he admitted it to himself and began to be
less attentive to her and finally, after kiss
ing her twice (she had never been kissed
before by mortal man) he told her he
loved her but could not marry her. Then
the dear little thing went to q deep pool
In the woods to drown herself, but thought
better Of It and returned to London and
resumed her unintereEing work with the
Juveniles and the episfHo.- The wooden:
raced really loved the Little Teacher
by this time. He had denied to her the
charge. that he had wife and had told
her that a. VOW had been placed upon him
not to marry. The Little Teacher was
killing herself with hve-fnger exercises,
when one day the color came back to he'll
cheeks, for the wooden Faced Man
had been released from his vow. Wood
en-Face' is not very admirable char
acter Most readers will no doubt think
that he had no business paying lovers at
+entions to little Teacher" when he
knew he was under solemn vow. Some
will question his conscientiousness as rte
keeping the vow. Certain 1t is that the
lovely, little teacher will somehow. gel
deep into the hearts Of most readers, Wht
will be very glad that after all her suffer
| tnes, the pool remained without a TRACED,
and her heart which hungered Tor love
received love in it's fitness L. : :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
A Unsuitable Course.

The ourn a rs Washington CORE
spondent gave a most interesting account
yesterday of the why's and wherefores of
the federal government course in build
ing the first national irrigation works in
Salt River valley, Arizona, where all the
land to be benefited has long since passed
from public to private ownership.
A great row has been made over this
decision, and it has undeniably given the
anti-irrigationists an excellent opportu-
nifty to discredit national assistance to
irrigation. It has been whispered, limited
and charged. that the choice of the Salt
river project was deal and that af-
ter all the care that has been taken to
conflne the benefits Of public Irrigation to
the actual settler and keep them from
the speculator, the very first work under
taken by the government is to be Of great
assistance to the specu1a tors.
The government thought it was wise to
assist settlers having q hard and losing
struggle to hold what they had gained
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Minneapolis, July 80. ~,--.
The Reckless Automobiles.
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To the Editor of The Journal . r. ,Ft"s -
have read with much interest an article
in your Monday edition, 1.-The Boy Chauf-
fer and while it is undoubtedly danger
GUS pratice to allow children to operate these
machines on public thorofares, yet the
greatest menace to public safety Is the "rac-
ing fend,' who drives his machine along
streets and boulevards at a speed far In ex-
cess of what should be allowed, and unless MESS
by the proper authorities to stop this grow
ing evil, serious accident II not loss Of life
is bound to result. 49, FL.
Only few evenings ago, two of these large
machines were racing down Lake street at
better than Sthree-minute clip and at Mic
ollet avenue collision with an electric car
was only averted by the smallest possible
margin, yet on clearing the crossing the pin
head drivers once more pulled the levers
wide open and raced on down the street as
far as the eye could follow them.
This is by means rare exceptional
case, and it has reached a point where the
majority of these drivers seem to think that
the 'toot'' of their horn should at once in
sure them right-of-way regardless of condi-
tons or the rights of others.
very promptly stop the person who drives a
horse over q crossing at even moderate
pace, yet they never to my knowledge, make
the slightest attempt to stop the automobile
which comes tearing along at terrific speed.
Have not the people who drive and walk,
some privileges which even the automobile
driver should respect? If they have, Is it
not about time for the proper authorities to
wake up to the fact, or do they prefer ia
state Of affairs? "A Reader.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
The Lake Harriet Level.

Mr.. Warren H. Manning, landscape de-
signer, recommends that the level of Lake
Harriet be lowered two or three feet.
Mr.. Mannfng's recommendation is sure
to have one immediate effect, that Of
evoking loud roar Of opposition. After
the vehement protest has been made, the
public can sit down by itself and think the
proposition over.
Mr. Manning Is a practical man and an
expert In his line. It is not therefore, be-
lievable that he would recommend the
lowering Of the lakes level If he thought
it would detract in any way from the
beauty and attractiveness Of Lake Har-
riet and it's surroundings. He gives his
reasons plainly for the course he recon-
mends. More room is needed between the
lake and the car tracks. The lowering OF
the lake will add a strip to the ground
area, besides making it possible to reclaim
cheaply two swamps which are needed
for play grounds. 49,
On the other hand Lake Harriet is none
too large now. To take two or three feet
from the depth of its water will very con-
siderably decrease the size Of the lake,
advancing the shore line In places as much
as fifty feet or more Such a beautiful
lake is too rare gift to a city to be i'm
paired in size or depth unless there are
| objects to be gained which are unquestfon-
ably of greater value than the loss sui.
fered thru the dirninution of the lake.
If it is absolutely necessary to have more
space in the neighborhood Of the pavilion
it might be better to fill in the lake at that
point and drain the swamps in some other
way than by gravitation to. the lowered
lake level than to lower the lake and cause
recession Of the shore line where there
Is no call for more land area. a.-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
Northern Pacific and Great Northern rail

Northern Pacific and Great Northern rail-
way companies think that the population
movement Is smaller this year than last
because OF the Increase In the price Of
lands, and that they are beginning to
think. that it would ha.ve# been better for
them to have retailed their own lands, in
stead Of who1esaling them to land 1oonn-
panies, who have Wholesaled again. In
many cases, so that two or three profits
sometimes come out OF the last purchaser,
the actual settler. Possibly, however, II
self interest had not enlisted an army Of
keen and energetic men in getting settlers
to come to the northwest, the movement
would not have been kept so large during
the past four or Ave years as it has been.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31

There seems to be tendency to make
the Miller question political one, and
there are threats that President Roosevelt
will have to face organized labor arrayed
in hostile ranks at the next election.
Nothing will come of this talk The prop
osition is too plain. The union of so,O00,-
900 of the people controls government at
fairs, not the bookbinders' union, and
the rule Of the big union will have to pre-
vail when they conflict with those Of the
set aside laws than Sunday school can.
There Is no analogy between the Miller
affair and a. question between q private
employer and his employees as to con-
htct between union rules and those the
employer prefers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
THE NONPAREIL MAN.

stsWhy callest thou me good. There is
none good but the One"
II of mine own self do nothing.
whatsoever the son seeth the Father do,
that dOeth the son also.
s. These are. all wonderful testimonies to
the impersonality Of the true man.
S While hanging around the other day
Gin Jim's Place." an entic1ng old book
store on washington avenue, where a man
sometimes meets his financial Waterloo
when he least expects 1t, the proprietor Of
the shop, in a, confident and brazen man
ner, dragged out from under the counter
two moldy and shelf-worn volumes, whose
appearance gave the writer a severe case
of the twitters. They were bound in full
calf. old American style, and plainly
showed the rubbtngs and wear of over
100 years. They were rare early Ameri-
cana indeed! It was a set more precious
than silver to the collector, printed, as
they were, In New Hampshire In 1897.
The title pages read as follows:
The Algerine Captive, or the Life and Adyen.
lures of Doctor Updtke Underhill, Six Years
Prisoner Among the Algerines.
Printed at Walpole, Newhampshire, By David
Carlisle, Jun, and Sold at His Bookstore. 1897.
In this rare work. Doctor Underhi11 told
Of meeting Doctor Benjamin FRANKLIN and
other celebrities Of his time. He also
! threw a clear light upon the horrors of
the African slave trade as practiced at
that age.
| In one of the earlier chapters Doctor
Underhill quoted a document that had
come down to him from one Of his ances-
tors back as far as 1850.
| was particularly interested in the case
of Mistress Miriam Wilbore, wife of
Samuel Whore, 'vaine ladie'' who was
dealt with by the authorities for going
to church "in pair Of openworkt gloves
slit at the thumbs and fingers for the
purpose Of taking snuff" I quote few
words of the document telling of the in
| Master Cotton observed, for what end should
these vaine openings be but for ye intent OF
taking filthy snuff; and he quoted Gregory Nazi.
AMEN upon. good works Master Peters said that
temptation. -
Mistress Miriam offered in excuse of her vaine
| Master Peters said that marriage was ye occa
sion that ye Devil took to cast his fiery darts
and lay We pit falls Of temptation. She is t.
and We cummtne. M
with mighty desire to possess the books
: The following conversation took place:
, Mellow much do you want for thes
, two old boys? r.. --- ,.g
| Jim-o, don't know. How much'1
. you give?
) "What are they worth?"
20, I don't know; $25 maybe. Yo1
can't tell. I know a lot of fellers tina
will water at the mouth when they SCI
J them
"Well I'll give you a dollar apiece.
don't know what they're worth"
IT wouldn't let 'em go go under SIS no
how. I know a fellow who is collecting
on slavery who would unloosen SIS tn
minute he saw EN-
OF course this settled it, and the scene
, that ensued were, first, the very painful
one, analogous to the taking off Of re
r lfractory porous plaster, of me separating
! a five-dollar bill from my roll, and, sec
: ond, the more cheerful one, of me drag
| ging off the books in great solace an
contentment Of mind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
CHAPTER XIX.
Acquaintance.

Either the moon had set or lay behind
cloud, for the night was very dark, with
no trace of morning yet visible in the east.
Frances buckled her shoes and stood
up. The 1nnkeeper led forward his horse,
and would doubtless have proffered his
assistance, but when she spoke he learned
she was already in the saddle. .
''Set me on the road to Broughton if
you please
''The word for tonight is 'Broughton,'
he whispered, then took the horse by the
bride and led him down the street. The
girl became aware that the town was alive
with unseen men, for at every corner the
innkeeper breathed the word ''Broughton''
to some one who had challenged his prog
ress. z She realized then that Cromwell
had surrounded Armstrong with a ring of
flesh, living clasp. as her own wrist had
been circled earlier In the night. At last
they came suddenly from the shadow of
the houses into the open country, and the
night seemed lighter.
straight on for about a league said
the 1nnkeeper. You will be challenged
by a sentinel before you reach the castle,
and he will lead you there Remember
that the word going and returning IS
'Broughton.' Do not forget beg Of you,
to tell the general that all preparations
were made to your liking and with that
the honest man let go the rein. sn1ote the
horse on the flank, and bade her good
night.
In spite Of herself, the girl experienced
that exhilaration which comes Of the NOR
ming air, the freshness of the country and
the movement Of spirited horse. She
breathed deeply and felt as one brought
newly to life again. If It were not for her
upbraiding conscience and her distress of
mind, she could have sung for the 10y of
living. But the biblical phrase "a thief
in the night haunted her and brought a
choking sensation to her throat Once or
twice she wayered and almost turned
back, for there was still time to undo; but
| reflection showed her the uselessness of
| retreat, for the town was .nan-environed,
and, until Cromwell gave the word of re-
lease, Armstrong could no more reach It's
outer boundary than she could have es-
capped when his fingers closed upon his
! wrist. Her sacrifice must be complete or
all she loved were involved in common
ruin. So, with the phrase ringing In her
ears, "Thief in the night, . "Thief in the
night thru the night she galloped until
her horse suddenly placed his forefeet
| rigid and came to a stop so abrupt that
! the shock nearly unseated her.
! 1.who goes?" came the sharp challenge
from under the trees that overshadowed
the highway.
.Broughton.' she answered automat-
ically.
Are you the woman from Banbury?''
Eyes. - s
This is. Broughton castle. I will lead
your horse"
They descended slight depression and
came to a drawbridge. passed under an
arch in the wall. then across a level lawn.
on the further edge OF which stood the
broad eastern front Of the castle, with
It's numerous mullioned windows, mys-
| ferrous half light in. the horizon playing on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
kICkERS HAVE A VALUE
NarY TI1r,s r aviaw

Many of the papers turnout the state
find time and space to make notice of
kickers who complain about their papers,
when in truth the papers have no license
to make such complain "A kicker is
the best friend a newspaper has, and If an
editor knows he is giving his readers value
received for their money he will have no
reason to complain. Too many papers in
the state are in the kindergarten stage
and their editors, who should command
the respect and esteem Of the community,
are looked upon as boys having news
paper plant as a plaything. When you
see a newspaper kicking because 1t Is not
supported, it is evidence that the field is
too small or the proprietor is unworthy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
FILLS ALL REQUIREMENTS
Madison, S. D., Outlook.

Madison. S. D., Outlook.
Among northwestern daily papers, per-
l1aps none is showing the progress and
substantial Improvement, almost daily, as
is The Minneapolis Journal. It's news de.
partment is far-reaching and covers its
field thoroly, the editorial department
ranks with the best in clearness Of
thought and conciseness of expression,
the markets and commercial department.
are exhaustively handled, there is always
8, good continued story, and the Nom
pareil Man keeps the readers In good
humor with the world generally in his
recruitment on !, the sdit to- pace Al Al
reaches Madison, covering the newspaper
wants Of the community more fully than
The Journal
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The flying machine doesn't seem to be
roofing around in the Zodiac yet.
Owing to the boldness Of certain sports
at Mapleton, Governor Van SAINT was
obliged to place a ban on dog fights, de-
claring that there must be no dog fight
ing In the state. The Benson Monitor
states that none of the CANNES In that
locality have taken the slightest notice
of the governors decree, but insist on
fighting whenever they meet If they feel
SO disposed-a clear case Of lese majestic.
An interesting letter written from Chi
cago by Boston lady to the Transcript
Of that town about the Emerson sympo-
SUM at the Chicago Fortnightly club de-
velops some amusing and : instructive
things In the line Of "reminiscences. It is
surprising to find how many Chicago
women. met Emerson In their youth and
how little they recalled Of his talk. The
only points to be gathered about Elmer
son from them was that he smiled and
smiled without saying much Of anything;
that his table manners were trreproach-
able, and that he always said good morn
ing to the children on the street. After
agreeing in a general way on these and
similar things. the ladies, as a rule.
tratled off to various side issues, like a
detailed description of the dresses they
"oAC OAl LILO S4CdL udy W1cu l1Sy ulGl
Emerson, anecdotes about Alcott and their
favorite quotations and things that have
| Influenced me-" One lady had been tc
the Sedgwick school at Lenox and told
more about that than about Emerson
In fact, the seer's personality seemed sc
vague that 1t was constantly eluding them
Doubtless this is strong testimony to En-
erson's irnpersonaiity. ''The soul knows
no persons was one Of his striking bits
! of insight. Caught I'D into the vision OF
principles, such deciduous things as per-
sonalities were seen by him to be lirnita-
lions that were in the process Of passing
away, We often say Of a person, ''Wha1
a delightful personality he has" It would
probably be nearer the truth to say
What a delightful impersonality." The
more man suppresses self, the more de.
lightful we find him because the nearer
he comes to absolute truth, beauty ani
goodness Who can find much lovable
ness in the selfish MANI
1.-THE soul knows no persons"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31

Brander Matthews declares in the All
gust Harper's that the most obvious defect
Of the English language Is its barbarous
and unscientiic photography. Why doesn't
Mr.. Matthews lend a hand and follow the
example Of the National Educational AS
ISOLATION and T h g J urn a !, and be-
gin to revise that orthography in his
daily use Of the language?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
Aer tic Ro1aer,
.
"a Stirring Story Of tie Engssh Parliamentary War
By ROBERT BARR
copyrighted. 1903. by Robert B

by Robert Barn.
down the stair, steadying herself against
the wall.
The cool air outside struck her like the
blessing Of God and soothed her whirling
head. She heard horse champing his
bit, then a, whisper came out of the dark
ness: ->...-... sTr-
'.Is that you at last, madame?"
eyes, she said, sinking on the door,
step and leaning her head against the lin
ten, the cold stone grateful to her hot
forehead. ...
"You are not hurt, madame?" inquired
the man, anxiously.
ttNo, no. she gasped; then, with ell
drich little laugh, II want to put on my
shoes, that's all"
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MODEST REDWOOD
Redwood Falls Gazette.

Are we going some" this year? Well,
we guess so. Where is there another city
in the state. even with ten times the
population OF Redwood Falls that can
boast of a fine free public bath house and
system, public park system that will
compare favorably with the finest in the
state, boating system and all other
things that go to make up town?
There simply isn't such a city in the
state .}5Hee ~ 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
AN IMPERIALlsT DREAM
st. Cloud Journal-Press.

Frank Day has pleasant official
chart all figured out for G. A. Towne:
First mayor of New York, then member
Of congress for two terms later governor
of New York, and finally president of the
United States. By that time there will
probably be merger Of nations, and
Charley will then be in line for czar of
America, Europe, Asia and Africa, with
the rest Of the world dependencies
To make it pleasant all around we insist
that Frank shall be understudy to the
ton. .-,
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'lnteger Vitae.

~
translation from Horace, Book L. Ode xxii)
Fuscus. the man: whose life is pure
And free from crime may live secure:
No Moorish darts nor bow he needs,
!. No culver stored with venomd reeds.
Whether on Afric's burning sands,
Or in Jfm's old book shop he stands,
Or where with legend-haunted tide
The waters Of Hydaspes glide.
In Eddie Brooks book shop becalmed
roaned light-hearted and unarmed,
Holding my Lalage III thought,
The book wanted stayed unbousht.
Set me on lifeless deserts where
No tree is famed by summer air.
Place me up on First avenue
With only Raymer's shop in view.
Set me in houseless realms afar
Beneath the SUMS too neighboring car.
Zen there sweet-smiling Lalage,
Sweet-speaking maid, beloved, shall be,
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BETTER SPARE. RlDIcuLE
Renville Record.

-. RenVille Record
Jim Hill is certainly great man, an
able man, and has played great part
in building up the northwest, but that
doesn't make the merger any better public
policy. The people don't trust him or be-
lieve In the merger and campaign for the
governorship built on derision Of Governor
Van SAINTS attitude toward Hill and his
pet consolidation scheme, will not carry
far. A continuation of such tactics will
mean third term for Van SAINT, for which
there is no crying necessity.
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NOT GOING TO THE BAD
Bismarck Palladium.

We have no sympathy with the man
who says the world is going to the bad.
knows more Of evil than his father did.
but If he does, he should also know bet
ter how to avoid it. Anyway, how would
one know whatds good II he saw no evil
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Don't Lower Lake Harriet,

<s. Don't Lower Lake Harriet. :, -
To the Editor Of The Journal. .s. ..
Allow. me to protest against what to
me seems piece OF vandalis1.a r11a derst1ae
name Of art--the proposal to lower Lake
Harriet. No expert or technical knowl-
edge can relieve him who suggests it
from the charge Of folly. If the park
board need more space, let 1t use some
Of the many acres IT now has, but let the
beautiful lake be spared.
Charles J. Tryon.
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The M;aeupos Journal from January LIST to June LIST,
1908 carried 73 per cent advertising than the
daily Tribune.
The Mauneapos Journal January LIST to June 1st
1903 carried IA per cent want advertising than
the daily Tribune.
The Minneapolis Journal from January LIST to June ls
1903, carried 9 per cent more advertising than the
Sunday and Daily Tribune combined
The M,eaeapols Journal out Of 6651 residences
yassed had 5347 subscribers-the Evening Tribune
l,s92-the Morning Tribune 804
ghe uuenpohs Journal in "a apartment and flat build
ings canvassed, had 1858 subscribers Evening
Tribune l89 and the Morning Tribune $50.