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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13
COULDN'T FOOL THE ANT TWICE:
PHILADELPHIA Record.

-" Philadelphia Record.
An interesting demonstration Of the in
telligence of the ant was made by stu
dent in the biological department Of the
University of Pennsylvania last week The
young man constructed a roadway, two
feet, in length, of metal, and divided this
into two parallel paths, separated by
high partition. One of the paths he paint
ed red and the other blue, and at their
end in plain view, he put morsel of rich
cake. Then he set an ant at the begin
ming. of the roadway. The ant at once
made for the cake over. the red path,
whereupon the student turned on a lamp
under his mechanism and heated the path
to- an auncomf Portable degree. The ant
kept 5on, and finally secured the cake, but
on its return it must have told itself that
it had had a mighty uncomfortable jour
ney. Several hours later the student
brought it out again, another morsel OF
cake being set at the end OF the roadway
The ant thought moment. and then
started for the cake over the blue path.
It remembered that the red one had been
i hot. To prove still more conclusively that
| it remembered, the student next blocked
I'D the blue path, whereupon the ant did
without the cake rather than venture
after it by the red one. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13
Home Rule for MINNEAPOLIS.

Mayor Haynes has evidently made up his
mind to concentrate his efforts in the pub
lie interest to large degree m the sub
ject Of home rule for Minneapolis He
spoke strongly for home rule charter In
his inaugural address, and again the other
night at the legislation conference at the
Commercial club. If Mayor Haynes shall
be able to say when he goes out of office
that he was powerfully or effectively in
strumental in giving the city home rule he
will have won high and lasting honor.
We hope to see him keep at his chosen
task until something begins to move. A
mayor who will earnestly labor for home
rule can do more for it, than any other
person in the community.
4 Under, our limited charter we are under
the necessity Of continually asking the
legislature to pass for our benefit special
acts disguised as general, and to secure
these legislative doles we4usualy have to
beg the reluctant cooperation, Of St. Paul
and Duluth, which are on a home rule
basis and are opposed to the passage of
any legisa ton that may have an amenda-
tory effect on their charters.
HSlt Is humiliating, too, to think that Min
neapolis, the largest city in the state, has
not civic spirit enough to; avail itself Of
the opportunity for home rule granted by
the legislature to cities that care enough
for it to utilize it. t is humiliating to
think that every time we wish to work any
important change in our method of man
aging our own local affairs we must ask
the state legislature to make the change
for us. Home rule is one Of the best ways
OF securing good city government, and
we can hardly expect to improve very
much in that respect so long as we are in
effect governed even as to our local af-
fairs by an outside body.
It is fairly we'll agreed now that the
simplest way to get home rule Is to ADOPT
our present charter, under the home rule
enabling act so amended as to give us
special municipal elections. It Is incon-
& ceivable that the people will not vote to
adopt the present charter, since the only
effect Of the vote will be to give us nb-
erty to alter 1t in the future.
Something ought soon to be done to get
the necessary machinery in operation fol
the submission Of the charter to the peo.
pie at the next election or, better still, al
special election. If the council can be
persuaded to call one. To adopt the old
charter it will be necessary to appoint g
charter commission, even if it have moth,
ing more to do than erase few words
and make a few interlineations. We may
fairly assume that Mayor Haynes will err
long start the ball arolling in the direction
his speeches point
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Copyright, 1908. by T. c. Mcclure.

r 3 . .
1t began with the cocktail and ended
with the cognac, or, If you please. 1t really
began with the cognac; yet the tale have
to tell ended when the real story COM
menced. go
l had known Marie for long time. A
long time is about three years. 1t was
then M. Gambler came to this country
and settled in the western part of the
state. " r..
Marie was but II, poor thing, and had
exchanged provincial France for the prov
lnces of America. But she had the eyes
the disposition that are the heritage OF
La Belle France and-well she did such
execution with those same eyes that, child
though she was, was her slave.
Yes Msieur, I, David Converse, who
unfortunately, is French, but on his
mothers side, became the abject subject
OF a child Of 14-Ah! but such child!
My business took me much to the good
M. Gamblers. He was interested in the
vine growing and II sell wine-the real
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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
ADJUSTMENTS 4:
Adelaide Thurston at the Metropolitan In
AT Cory Corners"

s K - : ~ T..
A quaint little story Of life and love in
a small Massachusetts, village, told with
charming simplicity and with gentle hui
mor-that is the play Of "At Cozy Cor
ners," written by Pauline Phelps and
Marion Short. The persons in it are such
as may be met any summer day in New
England hamlet, and though some slight
eNaggeration. has been INDUCED in at
times by the authors to heighten the ef-
feet of the humor, there is none of the
gross carica ture. that mars most Of the
down east plays. ;, The story ripples
along as Internationally and as enter
ta1ningly as a brook.
Interest centers in the, famous young
yioliniste who has come back to the Cor
ners4 incognito, hoping to get back to ma
ture and escape the. penalties of fame for
the nonce, and the young minister who is
struggling along with poor church, a
heavy mortgage and the other trials to
which the country parson is heir. Miss
Thurston, of course, plays the artist, the
rustic of whose silken petticoats scandal
ICES the feminine villagers. She is a
small and pleasing person and her violin
iste is charming and naive girl, quite
unspoiled by her public career. The
character fits Miss Thurston like glove
and she unfolds it's beauties quite I'M
affectedly and naturally. She is wise to
be content with such a role, which her
simplicity, nef Slrl1SnneSS and her Otner
charming qualities illuminate, while she
would perhaps fail to realize a more COM
plicated but less lovable character
Francis x. Hope is equally effective as
the young minister, whose Puritanism
leads him into some absurdities that come
near wrecking the happiness Of himself
and his love. In the idyllic love-making
of the first act and in the trials of house
keeping later on, Mr.. Hope is alike happy.
| The striking scene in the church, where
he gives way to a very human but quite
unclerical gust Of passion; is well done,
and the final reconcilat ton is a pretty and
simply pathetic moment the credit for
which he shares with Miss Thurston.
The other characters of the play are
exceptionally well drawn and we'll acted
/ Perhaps the best is the ancient and an
gular maiden, who works out for accom-
mediation" played with some exaggera.
ton, but with fine appreciation Of its in
herent humor by Constance Glover. The
scheming manager who wants to get his
star back on the road is done with satir-
ical JUNCTION by Ogden Stevens, while Lee
Hardman contributes an effective charac-
terization Of the stingy. old deacon. Their
! there is the girl (Minnie Allen) who gig.
giles on all occasions and who quarrels
| frequently with her awkward boy lover
! adam E. Fox. Helen Harcourt as 8
buxom and good-hearted leader in the
church and James H. Johnson as the sex
ton, complete the cast ~ this bijou of a
play. Nv. B. chamberlain.
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ROSE SUPERIOR TO IT.
Chicago Tribune.

The editor of the Hickory Ridge Mis-
sourian sat on the inverted ink keg that
served him for an editorial chair and
gazed intently at a. letter that lay on
his table.
1t was from Hipperly & Co., the enter
prising dry goods merchants OF Hawvile,
inclosing an advertisement for insertion in
the next copy Of his paper.
Hipperly & Co. invited the attention Of
all residents Of Hickory Ridge and sur
rounding country to their unequaled as
sortment of goods Of every description.
bought for cash and to be sold at a small
profit, and they offered to pay the rail-
way fare, both ways. OF ali customers from
Hickory Ridge and the Turtle Ford neigh
borhood, who would purchase goods to
the value of SO and upward at their
store.
Accompanying the advertisement was
postal order for IS, payable to the editor
He read the advertisement again. looked
at the postal order, and pondered.
He could do great deal with that IS.
It would pay his office boys salary for
the week and leave omething to be APP
piled on the debt he owed the Arm OF
Readyset & Innards for printing office
supplies.
But . r.
He would have to kill an editorial al
ready in the form for the next issue.
he Went 10 the imposing SLotle, iSoieU
over it, and read from the type the fol-
lowing: @2s-- --a.
"PatronIze Home Merchants.
every once in while some cheap John
fakir in some other town floods this COM
! munity with ads, trying to take trade
away from our business men. Don't
| have anything to do with these chaps.
| Nine times out Of ten they are one-horse
fellows that can't make living where
they are known. and they have to rope In
outsiders. Remember that our home mer-
chants live here and pay taxes here.
| They can sell you just as good goods and
| give you just as good bargains as you can
get anywhere else In the country. Don't
be fooled into buying shoddy goods in
Hawville Punkton. Glossopsburg. or any
| other old town in this neck Of the woods.
! Patronize homs industries Support the
| men that help to support you. Don't go
| back on your own town. Let us all pull
| together for the good Of Hickory Ridge -
kill that for dinky little IS ad!'' ex-
claimed the editor. II guess not! TN
see 'em rot first!
Returning to his table he sat down on
| the ink keg again and dashed Oft this in.
| dignant reply to Hipperly & Co.:
1T amt enough. Send IS more"
4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13

It now appears that President Roose-
welt did not gratuitously advise Utah
against electing Reed srnoot to the
United States senate. Representatives of
both Mormon. and Gentle factions called
on the president to ask his opinion of the
wisdom of electing smoot, and the presi-
dent, who doesn't believe in 4concealing
his light under a bushef or in any other
way, plainly told them that it would be
a mistake to elect the dysphoniously
named Mormon. The moral OF. ali this
is that if you don't play with the fire
you won't be burned. II you want Presi-
dent Roosevelt's advice look out for
something positive. The president isn't
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13
Legislation by Permission.

According to announcement, the cuban
senate will to-day take up the considera-
ton Of the reciprocity treaty. Our own
senate has done nothing with that treaty
vet, and there are Indications that, If the
treaty comes up for ratification, the dis
cussion will be in progress with no action
taken when the date limit, Jan. 81, ar
rives, thus necessitating an extension Of
time. That there will be determined OPP
position in the senate goes without say
Ing. The leading beet sugar men have de-
clared that the ratification of the treaty
depends upon their permission and the
conditions attached to the "permission"
by the late convention Of the American
Beet Sugar association are calculated to
abate confidence in favorable action.
That convention was divided, but the
majority gave their "permission'' for the
ratification Of the treaty, provided that no
Cuban sugar is allowed to come into this
country at a lower rate than 80 per cent Of
the rates Of the existing tariff. These
gentlemen are perfectly willing that con-
gress may make reductions in duties on
other articles, but during the entire term
Of the proposed treaty Give years., con-
gress must humbly ask the permission of
the American Beet Sugar association before
1t dares to make any greater concession
to Cuba than 20 per cent.
Congressman Babcock, who, during the
holidays, visited Cuba, and noted carefully
the situation, says that insular conditions
t,o r;eir ~. T,,ho RIO
having been benefited by the advance in
the price of sugar due to the rehabilitation
of the resolutions of the Brussels sugar
congress, abolishing the bounties on home
grown sugar, which has already dfmin-
ished the beet sugar acreage planted and
will continue to do so. 1t is to be hoped
that the senate, if it ratihes the treaty,
will do so without adopting the amendment
referred to, which will make the beet
sugar interest dominant over, legislation
as to this matter for. FIVE years. =, =, z
Congressman Babcoclx, in the statement
already referred to, says with much truth:
1.-THE United States now needs the Cuban
treaty even more than the people of Cuba
The United States wants the trade of the
island republic and the only way to get II
is through the ratification Of the treaty.
It requires only superficial examination
of the text of the treaty to discover thai
it embodies an extraordinarily good bar.
gain for the United States. While con.
gress has delayed action on Cuban reci
| procity, Great Britain and Germany have
| been strongly increasing their Cuban trade
which should naturally come to us. Thu
treaty will give us practically all the Gu
ban trade instead Of the least percentage
of it,, the latter condition sure to arrive
| if the treaty is stupidity rejected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13
THE. BLIND. AS MAssEU7s

- "A brand new occupation for the blind,
and one in which they will excel the see
ing, is beginning to be taught In the
asylums,'' said physician in the Phil
adelphia Record. This is the occupation
of the masseur.s The blind, with their
delicate sense of touch and with their
soft, supple hands take. to massage as
duck lakes to water Massage, you see,
doesn't require eyesight, for the n,asseur S
busy hands hide from him what he is
doing, it requires just those qualities that
in the blind are developed to an excess
an ability to see; as it were. with the
fingers I know a blind masseur who
practices In New York His work is a
revelation. No seeing man: or woman l
have ever met could come anywhere near
him y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13

Chicago is trying to clean up. This will
be welcome news to visitors who usually
leave the city under the impression that an
important function of strangers in Chi
cago is to carry away large part of the
city's ambient dirt. -,
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A FLY IN the OATMEAL.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Herald.

beg pardon" said the plain youn4
woman in the throng of the matinee girls
surrounding Mr.. Boothington Strut.
All interrupted the popular actor.
graciously, .and suppose you want my
autograph, too?"
Yes, at the bottom of check II IT'S
worth anything. I'm trying to collect this
little bill of Goodman, the tailor
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ent distress is over, for If we don't get
1t now we never will, and all parts Of
the country that are within transporta-
ton range Of foreign coal will have to
continue to pay bonus of g cents ton
to our coal operators as an inducement
to use up our coal measures as fast as
possible.
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THE DIFFERENCE.

A frowning beach, al biting wind.
I. Rain dripping clouds, bad weather;
Yet, in my sight. all things were right,
For we were there together. III
Deep azure skies, the ocean sleeps,
The air.sis sweet and How.
But feel old, and glum and cold, s
She witt notlisf fellow!
-Four-Track News for December
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NORTH rAkoTA LINEN PRODUCTS
Bismarck. Tribune

Bismarck. Tribune.
The linen products made from North
Dakota flax have found their way into
the stores of the state and are giving the
best of satisfaction. The common max
straw left from the threshing is hauled to
the local tow mills and converted into
flax tow. This is sent to Massachusetts
mills and converted into crash goods and
different kinds of linen paper, and finds
ready market all over the country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13

Chicago coal "trusters,' are beginning to
shiver themselyes-with fright, not cold,
however. The, sledge- hammer way Chi
cago is going at the brutes who are de-
liberately prof1ting by the extremity of the
people may have good results elsewhere.
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The Nonpareil Man
: = a = : =. . 3
Casually Observed.

A chemical analysis Of ice cream recently
showed yellow tetrads. They must enjoy
cold feet. 81, -. >'-.@-. =
The people of Boston made a quiet little
investigation and found that the coal deal
ers Of Boston have been getting a profit OF
1925 per ton on anthracite coal and heap
ing the odium of "extortion'' entirely upon
the mine owners. For business ability
the average American continues to whip
all creation, ~ ,-- 80 -.
The state pardon board will never be
able to pardon Cole Younger than" he is
now ..,-,.. -
Speaking Of Baron Speck Won Stern
berg, can it be possible that Speck got a
dot with his American wife? :;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13

impolitely dipping into other peoples af-
fairs, but when he is asked to dip he
dips. e He takes an old fashioned two
quart dipper and makes things foam -"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13

The beef trust is selling coal at cost to
poor people. Now if the coal trust would
only retaliate with beef at cost! -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13

character sketch of Old Phil Tressider.
But barber and tailor should amend
the presentment Of Gilbert Craven, man
about town" H. B. Curry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13
GIVING BENHAM away
New York Sun.

Mrs. BenhamI smell smoke.
Benham-Keep quiet; T don't want
everybody to know tEatsI bought this suit
at fire sale.
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Serene he stands among the flowers,
And only marks Hfes SUNNY hours. -
For him dark days do not exist -.
The brazen-faced old optimist.
49, George Alison in Munsey.

, The other stands amid a wreck, =:
He always gets it in the neck!
Only dark days are"on his list, - =
. Old Dust-and-Ashes sPessimist. ..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-17
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Prindle y AverilI have just received a
carload Of nails.
Oysters on the half shell at the Hotel
Northern lunch room.
W. F. Richardson has an upstairs ter
ement on Mount street, to rent.
Don't forget the concert and Maccabee
drill at Miles hall, November II,
There viii be regular meeting Of the
Ladies Of the Maccabees this evening at
$50 o'clock.
The stated conelave Of Granite Royal
Arch Chapter will be held on Tuesday
evening, Nov. II, at o'clock.
The Office room formerly occupied by w.
II. Pitkin in the Miles granite block is to
rent. Apply to n. B, Ballard.
There will be a special meeting Of the
Master Builders Association in room 10
Miles granite block this evening.
The Athena club will observe gentle
mems night at the home of Mrs F. E.
Langley Tuesday evening, Nov. II
The F.B Cate Agency has for sale ariyer
farm in Middlesex, containing 145 acres.
1t is only three miles from Montpelier.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Presby-
terrain church will meet at Mrs. George
Stuart's on Blackwell street, Wednesday,
at half past five p m.
The Neal Dow Lodge, L o. G. T., is to
| give Thanksgiving supper and old fash
Toned party In the X. Of z. hall Wednes
day evening, Nov. %.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
Of Washington county Is to meet Wednes
day afternoon and evening at the COngre-
gati0nal church. Mrs Ida Yose Wood
bury is to give an address at the evening
service.
We, the undersigned members Of Loca-
264, Of the Master Horseshoers Associal
tion OF Barre will, after Nov. /, 1908, do
a strictly cash business. e. G. Briggs,
| w. I. Burgess, II. Martin, +. b. Minard,
j. A. Mcleod, William Walsh, J. A. DEN
no, Il. A. Mcneil, G Laline, II. Bison
and Tomas.
Mayor J Henry jackson will open the
fair Wednesday evening with short adj
/
the Globe Clothing store and at Barry e
Williams and win entitle the holder to a
chance on six valuable articles and are
good for 10 admissions. They will also
be on sale at the door on the opening
night, A Minstrel and cake walk enter
tainment will be given Wednesday even
ing.
The first ANIMAL concert drill and dance
Of Harmon Hive, No. /, Ladies Of the
Maceabees, win be given at Miles hall,
Tuesday evening, Nov II. The Macca-
bees drill will be one of the features of
the evening and will be given by 16 la
dies who are members Of the order. The
concert will be furnished by Wilder's or
chestra Of nine pieces, which will also
furnish music for the dance. Tickets to
concert and drill, 25c each. Tickets to
dance, so cents a couple.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-17
HINTS OF CHRISTMAS.
Novelties IA Toys For the Feativ
season.


season.
The Christmas toys are already be-
ginning TO cline up" IN the chiIdren's
shops, says the New York Commercial
Advertiser The dolls are always a
Joy, no matter how old Or how grown
up a little girl may become. Dolls Of
all nations are a fad Of the day and
they are used to teach history and
geography, as well as to merely orna-
ment the nursery. It is so much easier
to remember that Africa Is the country
from which the doll with the brown
face and the gay kerchief comes from
than it is to find It on the map, and it
is no effort at all to place Turkey and
Russia if the dolly with the fez is
placed next to the doll with the boots
and blouse before the lesson begins.
One family Of children, who have de-
voted French goyerness, have learned
French and English history in the most
fascinating way imaginable. They have
a collection Of dolls for whom the gov
erness had made paper muslin costumes
to represent the different kings and
queens. The children look upon their
history lesson as a delightful game.
Mission furniture in miniature is one
Of the seasons novelties ID toys. The
various pieces are very well made and
look delightfully."- quaint in their di-
minutive shapes. Tufted leather arm
chairs for the ease loving persons Of
from one to six years are in evidence.
Roll top desks are much in demand by
school children and they are to be had
in all sizes, some of them only three
feet high
White enameled furniture, either for
the pampered dolly or for the little girl
herself, is daintly painted with roses,
morning glories, daisies or violets.
There are little chests of drawers, very
convenient for the wardrobe Of the ia
yorite doll or for the ribbons, gloves.
etc, Of the dolly's mamma, and there
are dressing tables with curved legs
and swinging mirrors and eoquettish
desks with lots Of pigeonholes and
places for paper and crayons and the
odds and ends with which children al
ways fill desk.
Another novelty shown for little girls
is a toy sweeper. manufactured by the
same people who make the big sweep
ers and exactly like the full grown
ones.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-17

Another new lot Of souvenir postals at
Dodge's jewelry store.