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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21

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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
LITERARY NOTES.

Professor F. Delitzsh of Berlin, who
recently expressed very hetrodox views as
to the Bible, is son of the venerable
Biblical exegete, DR.. Franz Delitzsch, who
does not share the views of his son as to
the primacy of the Babylonian records
as to the crea tion, flood, ETC.. over the
version in the Pentateuch, which is by far
the most rational!
Funk and Wagnalls, New York an
nounce THE Socialist and the Prince" by
Mrs Fremont Older, who embodies an
account of the beginnings Of the anti
Chinese movement under Denis Kearney.
who has recently come out Of his re-
tirement Of twenty years declaring that
his former excesses are justified by the
subsequent proceedings in anti Chinese
agitation.
Trail Of Lewis and Clark as Seen in
1902 is the title of a book in preparation
by o. D. Wheeler Of the Northern Pacific
railway, describing the territory, the
scene of the explorations Of Bewis and
Clark a century ago, as it looks now
Rand, McNally & Co.. Chicago, have is
sued Composition and Rhetoric illus
trated, by Rose M. Havana teacher of
English in the Medill high school, Chicago.
and Professor Beatty of the University of
Wisconsin. The work is intended for high
schools, academies and normal schools,
and the authors apply to instruction in
composition the studio method which calls
for sedulous practice after definite models
in literature. s The method, always APP
piled in the art Of painting, is rational and
must be effective. There are special ex-
exercises in punctuation. choice Of words.
sentence structure and other matters.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
Books and Authors
COMING WORDS

The Bookman objects to the pronliscu
Gus coinage Of new words and rightly says
that new word, in order to justify its
existence, must be one that is actually
needed. 1t mentions the word .'bulgent'
as a late attempt to supply a pressing
need for term better than "bulging'' or
fbulgy," and accepts it as answering the
purpose. But hulgy'' should not be cast
into desuetude It is shorter than "bul-
gent and expresses a tendency to bulge,
while "bulgent' expresses a state or con-
d1t1on of bulge, something more than a
tendency. Bulgy'' is a far more polite
term than bulgent. You friend, whose
coat shows at the breast pocket or side
pocket a disorderly, swollen appearance,
through such excessive cramming OF mis-
cellaneous articles that his garment has
q Dulgy appearance and you remark it,
surely will not be nearly as much in
censed as if you had said, "Your pockets
nave a bulgent appearance" The former
term would be considerate of his feel
lngs. He might invite you home to lunch
with him. Some years ago Colonel John
Hatcher, then paragraphist on the Louis
vile Courier-Journal made a heroic eff
fort to force the word "incongruvial' into
general use, as a substitute for "incon-
gruous.' Such substitute was not needed
and 1t had no vogue outside the columns
OF. the Courier-Journal. There certainly
must exist real need for substitute be-
fore an attempt is made to coin a new
word.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
The Nonpareil Man.
Casually Observed.

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up 4
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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
The Rurdick Case.

Was it Howells or some one else that
said that Gustave Flauberts Madame
Bovary" teaches an "austere morality ?
Whovere it was, he was endeavoring to
prove that not every novel that deals with
sin of men and women is deleterious to
morals. -.
The same comment may be made on the
tragically fascinating Burdick case. 1t
certainly is teaching an ''austere moral
ity.'' Most Of the criminal cases that
have some exceptional phase that entities
teach an austere, or any other, form of
morality. But in the Burdick case retribu-
tion has overtaken the sinners with more
terrible rapidity and unerring certainty
than any Sunday school book writer ever
dared to inf1ict upon his sinners.
It is not clear to what, If any, extent
Burdick himself sinned, but his murder
was not the original sin in this tragedy.
The evil began with the letting down Of
the bars of conventionality' in little Buff
falo set who had made UP their minds to
be 'good fellows regardless Of sex, and
probably with blameless motives at first.
Through this unconventionality Pennell
became infatuated with Mrs. Burdick, and
she with him. The sin now began to as
sumo the proportions of a tragedy's cause.
Terrible passions of love and hatred and
jealousy were aroused, these finding their
vent in the murder of Burdick, probably
by one Of the Pencils. Overcome either
by their guilt or their fear of public shame
in the Burdick inquest, the Pennells
thrash out their crime and grief and
shame, and agree to plunge down to death
together. Now only remains Mrs. Bur-
dick of the doomed four. She is not to be
punished with death, but a thousand
times worse, by the torture Of public
examination concerning her relations with
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
The Best They Can Do.

The nebulous Minnesota Horsebreed-
ers' Association" which is more inter-
ested in pools than in equines, was repre-
legislation committee of the lower house
of the legislature last night. The at
torneys~ argument as to why Minnesota
should legalize an institution that it needs
no more than a cat two tails, contained
these principal points: "'eza&z> a.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are the only
large cities in the country that are with
out important race meetings. r. :.
The establishment of race meetings
on successful basis, is impossible without
pool selling. ..5s.-- ,.. s.
Pool selling will attract thousands of
people. - 49,:
When successful race meetings become
established events in Minnesota, race
horse breeding will flourish in the state.
The answers to these arguments are
easy and obvious.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are not Ian
gushing for lack of horse races and horse
race gambling. It is a mistaken idea that
a large professional sporting population
is of any benefit to city. The twin cities
are doing just as we'll as the cities that
divide their wealth with the race track
parasites. . .. ~
Horse lovers arc numerous here, and the
general public would enjoy good running
! races; but at the price of legalizing one
of the most demoralizng forms of
gambling, the people do not care for a
sport that is in itself legitimate and in
spiring. ..r
These cities and the state do not desire
the thousands of people that will be at
tracted by pool selling, even if the races
that flourish as an adjunct to pool SELL
ing should attract thousands of worthy
| people. Those who would be attracted by
the pool selling only, would be profess
sional gamblers and professional and
amateur suckers. We are getting rid of
the former in Minneapolis, now, and we
have more than our share of the latter.
We want no more of either.
Horse breeding is an important pursuit
and we wish to see it successful In
Minnesota. But if to raise horses in Min
nesota we must authorize the Minnesota
Horsebreeders Association" to raise hell,
we prefer to continue to buy our horses
abroad.
It is good to see that the strength of the
queer Minnesota Horsebreeders Assoc
citation" before the legislature is about in
proportion to the strength OF its argu-
| ments. When the lawmakings body puts
its foot down on the association there
will not be even a faint memory Of it
| left.
! The real devotion ofSthe Horse Breed
farmers and stock raisers was not fully
appreciated till the attorneys for that
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

The secretary Of the committee on leg
islation of the Louisiana Purchase Tx
position has sent out letter to the edi-
tors Of Minnesota calling attention to the
importance of that enterprise and the de-
sirability that Minnesota make proper
exhibit of our resources and achievements
at that great exposition. This letter was
written apparently before the increase
from $50,000 to 100000 was decided upon,
as it urges Minnesota to increase the
original appropriation. That appropria-
t1on has been increased and the Mime
sofa commission will have 100000 to
work with. Possibly that is enough. It
is certainly not too much if wisely ex-
pended. The. ST. Louis fair is going to
be, probably. the greatest thing of the
kind the, world has ever seen, and is ex-
pected to draw more people several times
over than were ever together on the planet
under like circumstances. The opportun-
ity of advertising the resources of a COM
paratively young and undeveloped state
will be great and T h e o ur na is
satisfied that at least 100000 can be
proftably expended on this undertaking.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
One Result Accomplished.

The action of the house in deciding to
cut off certain fees which for many years
have gone to the public examiner will
serve one purpose That one, however,
is an important one. It's not at all likely
that the fees will be cut off. It is alto
gether improbable that the bill will pass
the senate. It would be the fair and
square thing for the governor to veto it
if it did
The rather important purpose which
this action of the house serves is that it
calls the attention of the people Of the
state very pointedly to a strongly sus-
pected relation between the Heatwole or
sanization, which seeks to. dominate the
party In this state and which is entitled
to the credit for the organization of the
house--it calls attention Of the people of
the state pointedly to the relation sus-
pected to exist between this political fac
tion and Great Northern: railroad influ-
ence, which is seeking to dominate repub
lican politics in this state.
BY the activities of the public examiner
the Great Northern was compelled to pay
lodged back. taxes than were collected
from any other road, and the unconcealed
purpose Of the head of that corporation to
use his power for the purpose Of control
ling republican politics in this state eX-
plains very clearly the zeal of a large fac
tion Of the house in publicly and officially
rebuking the public examiner for having
compelled the railroads to make fuller
and more complete return of their taxable
earnings under the law.
OF course, it is contended that the fees
are cut off because it is not good policy
to pay fees to executive officers, that their
salaries are supposed to pay them ade-
quately for their. services. That theory
is all right as a theory, and if the legis-
lature would apply it all the way down
the line perhaps no exception could be
taken to it. But that is not the design of
fees will go no further and will be ap-
piled, to no other office. The only pur-
pose is to make 1t hot for Johnson, whose
objectionable offense is that he has ex-
posed the weakness and subserviency of
the railroad commission and compelled an
interest, to which the house organization
is apparently deeply indebted, to plank
down what it owes. If this were not true
the legislature would have coupled with
the proposition to abolish the fees, a
provision increasing the regular salary to
the same amount. Nothing else could re-
lieve their action. of the construction
which the intelligent people Of the state
are bound to place upon it, namely, that
Mr.. Hill wanted Johnson punished, there
fore; it must be done.
esAs before stated this action is fruitless,
offar as its effect upon the office of pub
lie examiner is concerned. It will never
become a law. But it has exposed the
real temper of the faction which is re-
sponsible for it and it has done one other
thing; it has placed a club in the hands OF
political opposition which is likely to dc
some pretty effective execution in Tile
next campaign. >...,-..
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
SELFISH MAN.

May Gidday--Yes, he proposed to me
last night, the hateful thing. @
Justa Friend-But, surely, you expected.
him to do it some time.
May Gidday-Of course but I had hoped
to put off rejecting him until he had given
me Christmas present.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
QUITE, PRosAIc.

NEW 1Orh "eehlS
Mr.. Farwest-I met my old schoolmate,
Lakeside, to-day, for the first time in an
age, and I thought from the way he acted
when mentioned you that he must have
had some romance or other before we met.
Mrs. Farwest-No romance about it, We
were married for few years. that's ALL
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
QUITE LIABLE TO.

IT take little whisky occasionally for
stomach trouble said Pecksniff, who
had been caught at it.
Yes, and pretty soon you'll get it,"
said Sharpe.
.tGet what?''
"Your stomach trouble
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
WHEN DUES. ARE PAID.

Kansas City Journal
The lawyer-When thieves fall out,
honest men get their dues.
The minister-And when honest men
fall in and work together, thieves get
their dues.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

her murdered husband and the dead PEN
nell.
There is little doubt that Buffalo trag-
edy with its lesson Of retribution as inev-
table and awful as that Of Lear, will
serve as a warning to thousands of men
and women in every part Of the country
who are on the verge of the same whirl-
pool that sucked down the Pencils and
Burdicks.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
MORE APPROPRIATE;

= 49, 'zSe' Ohio State Journal.
Sympathetic Caller-What class are YOU
in at school, Bobby?t -.
Young Hopeful used to be in the A
grammar, but since 1 had the hives I've
been put back into the B class =. q.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

The farmer specuates when he puts
seed in the ground in the spring, and
takes the chance OF getting nothing or q
hundredfold back. Wherefore, let us abol-
ish the farmer. - .----.-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
IN A QUANDARY.
Brooklyn Life,


Jack-I'm not up on these things. Sup
pose girl sends you a, very beautiful and
artistic penwiper- #3%
Tom-Yes! 1 .-.
Jack-Will she feel hurt If you spoil it's
appearance by using it, or will she feel
hurt If you don't? & u .+E ss .E
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

The senate having passed the Buck bill,
the board of control question looms large
again. The legislature may yet adopt
sensible measure. dzGssgA - s.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
THURSDAY EVENING,

mending the teachers of their schools for
encouraging the pupils to strive for these
prizes, which are substantial evidences of
superiority in writing
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
PERHAPS 'TwouLD HAVE HURRIED

Atlanta Journal.
And now Siam has gone over to the gold
standard. Mr.. Bryan made a great mis-
take in not having some OF the Commons
ers printed in Siamese.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

The success of the free employment
bureaus in Illinois seems to carry encouis-
agement for those who think that such
cry state.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

From the carefully edited Tribune we
learn that the monitor Florida is soon to
come here. If she does she will be a
bird. * . -. 49,. .... .. .
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
a ADEFINlTIoN.
BROOKLYN Eagle. =

s'Pa, what is an nAnti-Imperialist?'
can Anti-Imperialist my son, is man
with a big breath trying to blow out a
small candle that isn't lighted 49,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

The house having. passed the tax bill,
the senate will do what the house exs
pectsd it to do -kilIsit4ga - zsa 3S
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

benificent enterprise served notice yes-
terday that if they could not have the
use of the fair grounds with their gam
bling attachments they would stop the
fair We don't see how anybody can
doubt for a minutes after that that the
association is acting in the interest Of an
important live stock industry.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

Good evening. Have you hit upon just
the thing for the Minneapolis motto or
trade mark?
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
SUBTLE.
PHILADELPHIA Press.

$3.50 ~: Philadelphia Press. -
Mrs. Bragg| gave quite "a nice little
luncheon the other day. Didn't she tell
you?'' =, Il ). =
Mrs. Sly-No. 49,. a ?.
~ Mrs. Bragg-Strange! why she was one
of my guests. ~
Mrs. Sly-Yes, she told me that
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
AT THE THEATERS
Fover Chat:

Foyer Chat.
''The Little Duchess might be termed
Ea costumer's production. Never. have
such gorgeous gowns ravished feminine or
masculine eyes, The Metropol olitan audi
Fence nightly holds it's breath as creation
follows creation, dazzling combination, "a
phantasmagoria of color, focusing upon
petite Anna Held. 'r"~@s
The engagement of the Castle Square
Opera company in ST. Paul is proving most
successful. 'Lohengrin' and "The Bohe-
mian Grip appear |equal favorites and
both are handsome3 productions and ex-
tremely well sung. THE zsale$of seats for
the second and last week of the Mime
apolis engagement opened at the box office
Of the Metropolitan this morning, and
from the demand it2would appear that the
returns will be greater than lastaaweek.
On Sunday evening the company is to give
a grand sacred concert, including Rossini's s
"Stabat Mater On Monday, Thursday
and Saturday evenings and at the Wednes-
day matinee Bizet' Carmen" with Ma
rion Ivell in the title role. and on Tues
day, Wednesday and Friday evenings and
at the Saturday matinee "Tannhauser''
will be given, with Mr.. Sheehan singing
the title role three times and Mr.. Gherardi
once, Mr.. Golf as Wolfram and Miss Nor
wood and Miss Rennyson alternating as
Elizabeth. q
The Philharmo onic Club will sing est
Paul, aMendelssohn's great oratorio, at
the Swedish Tabernacle Friday evening. 8
"A Ragged Hero" the attraction an
nounced for the Bijou the coming week, is
| the type of melodrama to which a man
may take his family, and leave the theater
well satisfied with his evenings entertain
ment. e
F. &Ssf52s ~
Large audi dienfes, saw Herne's splendid
play,,& Hearts Of Oak atGSthe sBi5ou yes
terday afternoon and evening, # :; +
,s> Il LEi@7,S.s
Large audiences are the rule for the
Ferris Stock companys production of Hal
Reid's new play. "The Deputy Sheriff. -
Next week theater goers will have an
opportunity of seeing the latest New
York success, ."ResurrectiOn ''EE;;1.s.4 ~ Z
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
I'll. THE NEz. RETROUsSE, .,... .

=5zs 49,, THE -NEZ. RETROUSSE. ,.,, 70
She was pug-nosed, and my! how she'd
founder Z
When winters fierce gales gathered
rOunder. ,s.r r. -z,%a4. - :: r. :
For she suffered great pain
When the slant driving rain
Ran into her nose and nigh drounder.
II --.. y, ... philadelphia Press.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

Large: audiences, saw Herne's splendid
play.,, Hearts Of Oak atsthe sBijou yes
terday afternoon and evening. @s* t.;.,S1
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

The schooI board Of Anoka are appre-
ciative of the work of the pupils Of the
public schools of that little city in The
Journal Junior. The Anoka schools have
won four prize pictures for superior writ
ing for the Junior during the year, which
is q very large percentage considering
the population of Anoka, and the board
were so pleased with this result that they
passed a resolution thanking and COM
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

The Philharmonic Club will sing '.St
Paul, fMendelssohn's great oratorio, i at
The colored American., 1903-08-01
THE SOUTH SIDE NEWS.

P. d. G. NJ. Geo. S. Newman, of 146
G street is very sick.
Mrs. E.anham, of Jersey City, is Wis
fting Mrs. DR.. Plummer and Mrs Law
yer Mcneil this week.
Miss Anna T. Chew, of 81 Deiawa re
avenue, is a thorough business woman.
Lawyer J. Thomas Heard, 423 Della
ware avenue, is expected to return this
week from Atlanta, Ga, where he has
been during the last two months, look
ing after the interest of his university.
Mr.. Frank Hall has recently been
appointed a clerk in the Smithsonian
Institute.
Mrs. Counsellor O. E. McNeill, paid
Mrs. James F. Child a flying visit last
Sunday.
P. M. w. H. Underwood, of E St,
is thinking of the probable extra ses-
sion of Congress.
Counsellor McNeill is keeping late
hours with his clients. There must be
something doing
DR.. w. j. Howard, of Zion Baptist
church, carried the largest excursion
of the season to the Blue Mountains,
last Monday.
The colored American., 1903-08-01
SPARKS FROM THE ANVIL.

The women of our race have its fu-
ture in their keeping.
Color prejudice is not important if
1t does not hinder justice.
The confidence of a people is always
given to the unselfish leader
To him who sits down and waits.
nothing comes but old age or death.
The tongue of the black slanderer is
a blood relation of the white lyncher.
Negroes should remember that out
of suffering have emerged the strength
of souls.
Like the poor white trash of the
South, our woes are of condition and
not of race.
The power of an honest dollar is
more effective than the eloouence of
fifty race agitators.
Peonage of the body will be best re
moved by the education of the Negro's
head and hand.
Race papers are no longer axnari
ments. They haev demonstrated that
they are necessities.
Judge Lynch is the highest legal off.
Ger in too many States. He is imnar
tial only that he knows no section
Is Kentucky our ''enemy's country?''
All the National Negro Conferences
have invaded her territory this year.
The colored American., 1903-08-01
BROWN BONES.
MIR. EDITORS LOT.

III newspaper man knew how
many knocks he received behind his
back he would adopt another calling
remarked a citizen the other adv. The
citizen was mistaken. The newspaper
man who succeeds expects to be NAL
fgned by every lawbreaker, swindler
and hypocrite, every carping critic and
every lover of nOtoriety who is ignored
and in fact by all persons who do not
agree with him on public and private
matters. The newspaper man who ex-
poets to get through life without being
misrepresented and unjustly censured
should make arrangements to die
yOung.-Ex.
The colored American., 1903-08-01

III. j. Franklin were grieved to learn
OF their sad bereavement. Their old
est child q years. was i'll only three
days and died on the 22d of June. The
services were held at the Second Con-
gregational church, of which the faith
er is member. and was conducted by
Rev. +. w. Sims. Mr.. Franklin is one
OF our oldest and most highly respect
ed city teachers. If any father in
Memphis knew how to raise children
Mr.. Franklin was one. 1t looks sad to
see a nome so we'll disciplined robbed
or one or its best jewels, but we must
remember He who dOeth all things
dOeth we'll
RRnWN
The colored American., 1903-08-01
THE LATE JOHN TILLMAN.

4 Wealthy Citizen of Memphis, Passes
Away-FOr Thirty Years a Devoted
Member of the First Baptist Church
Sad Bereavement in the Family of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Franklin.