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The progressive farmer., 1903-02-03
Direct Election of Senators.

The two seats in the Senate for each State have
come to be the most highly coveted prizes of sue
cess in American public life. The Constitution
directs that Senators shall be chosen by the State
Legislatures. The candidacy of ambitious and
powerful men for seats in the Senate does not,
as rule, await the assembling of the State law
making bodies. Since the Legislatures have to
choose the Senators, the would-be Senators make
it their business to choose the Legislatures. The
whole public life of not few of our States within
the past few years has been demoralized by the
struggle for seats in the Senate at Washington.
This clause in the Constitution, which specifies
that the Senators shall be chosen by the Legisla
lures of the States, has abundantly proven itself
an unwise and improper restriction. The States
should have been left to choose their Senators as
they like. Some States for long time in that
case, might have preferred the present plan of
election by the two branches of the Legislature;
but most of the States, and in our opinion all of
them,-as the result of-an unrestricted opportun-
ity to test different methods,-would have come
at last to the plan of direct popular election of
Senators. Every year brings fresh confirmation
of the desirability of such change, and upon few
subjects are the people of the United States so
nearly agreed. On a question of this kind the
one set of men wholly incapable of expressing a
selves, who are the benefciaries of the existing
system. The members of the other House, on~the
other hand, have no reason for expressing a
biased judgment; and when they vote,-as they
have done with entire, or practical, unanimity,-
in favor of an amendment to the Constitution
allowing the States to elect their Senators by pop
ular vote, nothing could be in more shockingly
bad taste than the determination of Senators
themselves to prevent the question from coming
before the States for an expression Of final judg-
ment. It is not necessary, of course to change
the existing system in those States which prefer
to keep it; but liberty ought to be given to every
State to elect it's Senators by direct vote, as it
elects it's Governor, if it so chooses. Delaware
mains to-day without any representation in the
Senate at ALL the result of a legislative dead
lock produced by the aggressive determination of
one rich man to fight his way into the Upper
House of Congress.-From "The Progress of the
World" in the American Monthly Review of Re
views.
The progressive farmer., 1903-02-03
THE NEEDS OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Superintendent JOyner's Thirteen Recommendations
to the General Assembly.

1. To insure the erection of better school
houses, require all new houses to be constructed
in accordance with plans adopted by the County
Board of Education, and approved by the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
9. Authorize County Boards of Education to
set aside for building, improving and equipping
school houses as much as twenty-five per cent of
the total school fund annually before apportion-
ing the same.
3. Amend section 81 of tie School Law so as to
allow the condemnation of more than one acre of
land for school sites, and require all sites for
houses to be approved by the County Superin-
tendent and County Board of Education.
4. Authorize the State Board of Education to
use under such rules and regulations they
may adopt, the funds now in their hands from the
sale of State lands, etc., to aid in building and
improving school houses in districts and counties
that are least able to build and improve houses
for themselves.
5. Amend section 26 of the School Law so as
to allow. an appropriation of not more than two
hundred dollars by one county for Teachers
Institute or summer school for teachers, to con-
tinue for four weeks or more.
6. Increase the facilities for the improvement
of the rural public school teachers.
7. Consolidate the seven cOlOred normal schools
into three strong ones, and introduce into each
of these manual industrial and agricultural train
ing.
g. Continue the special appropriation of two
hundred thousand dollars for a four months
school term in every school district, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to be used for this
purpose.
9. Empower the County Board of Education of
The progressive farmer., 1903-02-03

DIR. T. n Ivey, editor of the Raleigh Chris
tan Advocate, has done his church a distinct
service by the preparation and publication of
the North Carolina Methodist Handbook. The
1908 edition is just off the press and is verit-
able treasury of ~denominational information
The BOOKLET contains IA pages, is Illustrated
neatly printed and substantially bound, and re-
tails for 25 cents.
The progressive farmer., 1903-02-03

Mr. Cores letter on the interest law, referred to
last week, is printed page 10, but he and Harry
Farmer not to have th5 field to themselves
An article from Rev. r. L. Brown, arguing earn
estly against the proposed change, arrived just
too late for this issue, but will appear next week
The progressive farmer., 1903-02-03

Fruitless is sorrow for having done amiss if
it issue not in a resolution to do so no more
Bishop Horne.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15

taken from the table. A bill of similar
purport, the Somerville bill, has passed
the senate, but there seems to be dis
position somewhere in the house to
Jockey it. In case the Somerville bill is
killed in the house. the senate will have
another measure ready for it.
Gratuities for Hello Girls.
Tips Of $3.50 each were voted to Miss
Alice Seabeck and Miss Irene Redmond,
operators for the Northwest tern and Twin
City telephone companies respectively. at
the capital during the session of the legis-
lature.
Minneapolis Building Commission.
The senate passed the Hennepn delega-
ton measure creating a municipal build
ing commission" consisting Of the chair
man of the county commissioners, the
mayor of Minneapolis. the auditor OF Hen
nepin county and the treasurer of Min
neapolis, which is to have general super
vision of the courthouse and city hall.
Night School Bill Passed.
The Fosseen bill, authorizing boards Of
recommended for passage by the commit
tee on education and the report was
adopted.
City Voters Cut Out.
The Bowling bill, prohibiting electors
residing in cities of more than so, 900 in
hal,itants from voting for county super
intendent of schools. was recommended
for passage. The bill also provides that
the county superintendent of schools shall
not be resident of such cities.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
THE LOG TAX BILL
Reply to the Statements of the Au-
thor of the Bill, MI.
Cole.
Showing It to Be a Very Unjust
Measure and Rank Dis
elimination.

Mr.. Coles arguments in favor of his
log tax bill have been met. The follow
ing is comprehensive discussion of the
tbll in opposition to Mr.. Coles views:
To the Editor of The Journal.
Z. Replying to Mr.. Coles interview in
IT he journal of April S. regarding
the taxation of logs, would say that his
statements and arguments in favor of the
1bll are incorrect in this publication as
.sthoSe which were made by him In the
>house in securing the passage Of the bill.
! He starts out by saying that the logs
are the only tangible property left in this
state .on which it is necessary that the
taxes should be paid where the owner
Lives. or where the product is manufac
tured.
How Other Property Is Taxed
The owners of the Touring mills in
:, Minneapolis or ia any Of the towns or
:cites Of the state are, by law required 70
pay taxes Oh all wheat. in store or that Is
in transit to their milling point on the
first of May, for each year. Any elevator
company storing wheat is to pay on all
the wheat stored in their elevator, or that
lis In transit coming to it on, such first
day Of May. 1t is the sa me with oil mills
on their stock in store. and on whatevei
sis in transit coming. And if any amount
of stock was known to be on the way
icoming through the different counties
= lIldl was anu OWUcu ny Liz
=: firm that would be taxed the same as
logs. 1t would be the same with a blast
furnace. to cover all the ore in stock anG
all that was in transit, no matter which
counties it came from or whether it was
mined during the previous winter sum
'mer. if it was owned by the company ant
was it's property and in transit to the fur
mace. This is the rule in general thru
the different numbering states Of the unfof
to tax the logs at the mill. where they
are manufactured, where the drives are 0,
the way to the mill. and including those
that are unmanufa ctured on the frs
z day of May or whatever time is fixed ii
s the different states as the specific tim
for making the levy.
= The difference between the logs an
#tthe stock of materials or goods subject t
e. taxation in other lines of manufacture
= or trade. is that the logs are in large
part in transit and the lumber in pile t
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
QUIT AND EAT.
: Some Coffee Tales.

Show a woman an easy, comfortable and
healthful way to Improve her complexion
and she is Naturally interested
Coffee is the one greatest enemy of fair
women. for in the most cases it directly
affects the stomach producing slight,
and sometimes great congestion of the
liver and therefore causing the bile TO be
absorbed into the system instead Of going
it's natural way. The result IS a salow.
muddy skin and a train of diseases of the
different organs Of the body which, i'll all
too many cases, develop into chronic dis
eases. :. -
A lady speaking OF how coffee affected
her says: IT was very fond Of coffee but
while drinking it was under the care Of
the doctor most of the time for liver
trouble. and was compelled to take blue
mass a great deal of the time. My com
plexion was bad. and had a, pain in my
! side steadily. probably in the liver.
'When I concluded to quit coffee AMI
take Postum Food Coffee I had it made
carefully and from the very first cup we
liked the taste of it better than any Of
the old coffee. ...... ~.
I'm short time the pain left my side
and my friends began to comment on the
change in my complexion and general
looks. I have never seen anything equal
to the good got from making this
change.
ri "A young lawyer in Phliadelphla nance
---. whose life was almost burder
from Indigestion and it's train of evils
quit coffee some months ago and begar
on Postum Food Coffee. He quickly re-
4 covered and is now we'll, strong and cheer.
7 full and naturally loud in his praises o
Postum.
.s .s .r'Another friend. an old gentleman Of 70
named ---. who for years suffered al
4, one could suffer and live, from dyspepsia
On, ,l,1 at
no bread or solid food. only a little Wea!
cruel OF milk, quit coffee upon my recon-
mendation and took up Postum. He be
gan to get better at once. Now he cal
eat rich pastry or whatever he likes AM
Is perfectly well.
Names given by. Postum Co., Batti'
Creek, Mich
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
NON.UNION MEN STABBED
Duluth Steamer Boarded at Cleve-
. land by Fifty Union Men
With Knives.

Cleveland, April 15.-Fifty striking
union firemen armed with knives and
clubs, boarded the steamer Howard L.
Shaw when she arrived in the harbor to-
day from Duluth, attacked and terribly
pounded three non-union firemen en-
pfoyed on the vessel. A riot call was
turned in, but when a patrol wagon loaded
with officers arrived on the docks, the
attacking party had dispersed. The
names of the injured men are:
Adolph Pearo, Gladstone, Mich.
George r. Smith, Duluth.
Walter Sigler, Duluth.
Smith after being stabbed and beaten
almost into insensibility was thrown into
the river. He was rescued by sailors from
the steamer. Pearo was cut in the side
in addition to receiving severe bruises.
,Sigler's nose was broken and his head
badly cut. All the injured men were taken
to a hospital. Pearo's condition is seri-
Gus. The police are looking for. the men
who made the attack and expect to APP
prehend some Of them before the day
closes.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
"BUBBLE" BILL ENDORSED
Senate Committee Approves Bill Fixing
Speed for Autos

There was a full attendance at the meet
ing of the senate committee OH Judiciary
this afternoon. Chairman Somerville hay
ing adopted the rather novel scheme Of in
viting all the members of the committee
to dinner Immediately after its adjourn
mcnt. Eight bills were disposed Of, three
being recommended for passage and five
for instant death.
Among the former was the automobile
bill, fixing the maximum rate Of speed on
country roads: at twenty-five miles an
hour and the Fryberger bill, prohibiting
judges and clerks Of the probate court
from appearing as counsel or attorney in
proceedings before such courts.
Among the bills recommended for In
definite postpOnment we're the Fosseen
bill. closing SALOONS OH Memorial Day,
another Fosseen bill, providing for the
removal of county commissioners absent
from their position for ninety days. and
the Schultz bill, adding two members to
the board of control.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
NEW COUNCIL MEETS
It Elects Officers and Receives Arm.
sons Appointments.

special to The Journal.
Saltwater, Mimi, April 15.-The city
council was reorganized last night by the
election of Austin jerks as president and
Joseph p. Berkly as vice president. The
offices were divided among republicans
and democrats. the successful ones being:
City clerk, J. H. Ward; engineer, Myron
Shepard: assessor. n. A. Nelson; at
torney George H. Sullivan street COM
missioner, Joseph Olson; chief Of fire de-
partment, Charles Johnson; bridge toll
collector. John Cleary; physician, DR.. W.
III. Pratt. Mayor Armson's appointments
were: John McIlree. chief; Roland Barnes.
captain; W. e. McNaughton, George F..
Walters. James Gillis, Thomas Maf1ar,
Nsaac Elmquist and Frank Granquist, pa
trolmen.
In his address to the council the mayor
urged the advisability of authorizing the
assessor to appoint deputies, to make q
complete new valuation Of city real estate
in 1904. =
"Cheerful Charley" Howard was re-
ceived at the prison from Duluth to-day
to serve three years and four months for
forgery in the second degreee.
David T. Lyman, a prisoner, is very
seriously i'll.
The water in Lake st. Croix has been
rising steadily and to-day is about eleven
feet above low water mark. It has been
found necessary to start the pumps on the
| levee to prevent the water from backing
up into the town.
Mrs. Hanorah Dunn has been adjudged
| insane and committed to the asylum al
Rochester.
| The knights of Pythias held a meeting
last night and entertained James Robert
son of Minneapolis. grand chancellor
Work in the degrees was followed b.
1 luncheon.
Rev. +. Z. Palmer. pastor of Ascension
Episcopal church. will start to-day on hi:
/ European trip.
/ The Saltwater City Bowling league tour
i nannent closed last night. The Atwood'
captured first honers with a lead of fyt
! games.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15

Another bill recommended for passage
was the Shove bill. H. F. Ais, providing a
legal standard of weights and measures
in this state.
Anti-FIirting Bill Endorsed.
The Putnam bill, which authorizes city
councils to adopt such ordinances may
be necessary, in order to prevent the stu
dents Of female seminaries from being an
noyed or interfered with, was adopted.
No Compulsory Patriotism.
The house bill. requiring all school
districts to purchase a United States
flag. was Indefinitely postponed on the
ground that a compulsory display Of pat
rotism was not a wise law.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15


Get a bottle of Peruna when the first
languid feelings make themselves appar-
ent in the spring. Take it according 10
the directions On the bottle Continue
this treatment through the first months
of spring, This course OF treatment is
not experiment.: it is as positive in its
results AS any fact of science can be.
After you have tried it you will say Pc
runa is positively the best spring medi-
cine you have ever tried.
great many years of extensive trial
of this remedy in this class of derange-
ments have demonstrated that there are
no failures.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis
Address DR.. Hartman President OF Tbs
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
NEW GR0SsEARNlNGS TAX
Fryberger Bill Increasing It to Four
Per Cent Has Passed Both !.
Houses.

T. .,
Notice was served on the railroads yes
terday to begin saving up; their money
for an increase in taxes. The rate OF
assessment is raised from three per cent
to four per cent by the Fryberger bill
which received only five negative votes in
the senate yesterday afternoon. The all
ways did not raise finger against the
bill else there might have been quite
another story to relate to-day.
The Fryberger bill re-enacts the pres
ent law while making no changes in the
manner of computing the tax, 1t express
ly provides that the gross earnings tax
shall be in lieu Of all real estate and per-
sonal property tax and also all special
assessments for local permanent improve
ments.
+ Senator Wilson offered the following as
substitute for section 1 Of the Fryber-
ger bill. It's adoption was urged by Sem
ators Wilson, Lord Wood, Schaller and
Peterson, who thought that the language
OF the constitution, should be followed in
preference to language which was unin-
terpreted by the courts. The amendment
1-il1> 1o,,4 fo1I ,i,,o
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
METHODIST BOOK MERGER.

Cincinnati. April 15.-About 800. .0G0 supple.
ments were issued to-day with all the Methodist
weekies. published In different parts of the
country for an informal referendum on the propo-
sitfon for n merger of Methodist book concerns
L. is proposed not only to have the publishing
houses In New York, Cincinnati ard Chicago
merged. but also only one general agent instead
Of four as at present. II. the merger is made
there will be = contest Mt the coming general
conference III los Angeles for the location OF the
big publishing establishment The pdincipal de-
positories in any event will remain at New
York, Chicago, Cincinnati. Boston, San Fran
CISCO Pittsburg, Dctrcit and Kansas City.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
ISLAND F6R~tskANO
Wisconsin fSs~ou'anY| Operate for tint
Benefit Of La Crosse.

! Minnesota will not cede Barron island
to Wisconsin, because wisconsin has Writ
ually refused to return the favor The
island is situated near La Crosse and Is
used by that city as an amusement park.
Early in the session a bill was introduced
providing for it's cession to the badger
state, with the understanding that Wis
consin would cede to Minnesota second
island near Red Wing. This has not been
done and at a joint meeting of the house
committees on judiciary and towns and
counties held this afternoon a decision
was. reached to report the island bill for
indefinite postponement. The report will
be made tomorrow morning and will
probably go thru without opposition.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.

H. +. 5S4. Shephard-A bill for an act to regu-
late public office holding and elections
H. F.. So1, IIaueen--To permit the Use of fish
pouses within the state.
II. f. S47, Haugcn-ro amend section GO, chap
ter 2, laws Of 1902, relating to the taxation of
real estate.
II. r. $50, Jncooson-To provide for the manner
Of changing names of persons and for the regis
try Of names. ..4
H. F. e61, Chinnock-Authcrizing cities Of over
$4,000 Inhabitants to acquire lands for park
purposes. :;
ii. +. 51s. Nelson-ro impose tax on the
property in this state of freight line companies.
H., +. 664. ]. ID. .Schroeder-To. provide for
carrying money from one county fund to an
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
TIT. wArERnAN WOOD IS DEAD.

New York. April 15.-Thomas Waterman
He was born at Montpelier. Vt, in 1923. He
was well-known a portrait painter and was
one Of the founders of the National Academy Of
From 1878 to 1887 he was president of the Ameri.
can Water Color .society.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
NEW SENATE BILLS.

s. T. SO Smith. E. E:-Amending section $.
chapter &c. Laws of 1891. relating to right tn
appear as attorney in all courts 50 to provide
that persons appearing attorney without be
ing admitted to the bar shall be also guilty OF
contempt of court.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
PROCEEDINGS TODAY

HOUSE
Refuses to- concur in amendments
70 tax amendment bill, and asks for
a conferences
Sheppard, ''anti-praft' bill passed.
Bill taxing freight line companies
passed.
Bill taxing sleeping car companies
taken from the committee.
Bill for state board OF immigration
killed. ..v-....
Adjourned to Thursday, $3.50 a. m.
SENATE ........ ...
Bill exemptlne congressman and
Judges, from primary law killed. :
Bill for third Judge In seventh dis
trict killed. .."
Smith savings bank bill rescued
from adverse committee report. S..
Bill creating commission for court.
house and city hall passed.
Adjourned to Thursday, 10 a. m.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15

The bill was thereupon passed by. the
senate by vote of So to 5, the lonely
minority eons1sIi1ss of ssenatarss j. awkins,
Horton LaybourlT <A1cNamee and Pugh.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15

OsALIE o. GOULDING, Washington.
X ID. c., is Chief Vice Templar, Acmet
Lodge, No. 3. I. 0. o. F., Birming-
ham, Ala, also Secretary of the Pan,
American History Company, writes:
"Confinued literary work and close,
application to my desk last spring
seemed TO affect me. i soon found my
usual mental and physical force giving
way and realized that my brain did
not act with its usual W0nfed activity,
while my appetite was on the deciiae
and my general tone showed mo that
needed change which my busy life
would not allow at that time.
81 decided to take tonic and asked
q friendly druggist what he consider
ed the best, and he answered, Peruaa
Is the one that never fails.
'For three weeks used II faithfully
and was very much pleased to find
that 1t brought me strength.
~ can now work for hours without
feeling fatigued and am enjoying per-
feet health, and sm thoroughly con-
viaced that Peruna is q perfectly reH-
able remedy"
ROSALIE A. GOULDIN0.
ANY one can escape entirely the Ill ef-
fects Of spring weather. and instead of
dragging DEARLY through weeks Of had
feelings and perhaps acquiring fatal
disease can find themselves in as excellent
spirits. and health as at any other time OF
the year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
TO Cure Cola In One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money 1t it fails to cure.
b. ~. Groves signature u on each box. 25c
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
sANAToRIUM TURNED DOWN
No Appropriation for Proposed Home for
Consumptives.

The appropriations committee turned
down the state sanatorium for consump-
tives., making no provision for it in the
omnibus bill. The Ferris bill. passed by
the senate, carried a $4,000 appropriate
but it was cut out and left for the omni-
bus bill. An attempt will be made to
put the appropriation on in the house,
The colored American., 1903-04-18
HIAWATHA

At the Metrop1ian Church
April 23, at s O'Clock.
Reserved Seats SO cts, Is
cts, and SI.oo at Droop's
Music Store, beginning
Thursday, April I6, at
$3.50 a. IN. Don't get left.
Secure good seat early
and avoie the crush at the
doors as there will not be
seats for half the people
who will apply that night