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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
MEN WHO HAVE GROWN HORNS

upon a woman's forehead six inches in
diameter and six inches long.
In 1886 there was an old woman In
France who constantly shed long horns
from her head, one Of which was pre-
scented to the king. Vidal, the eminent
French physician, in 1886 presented be-
fore the Academy of Medicine twisted
horn ten inches long taken from the head
of woman.
Small horns growing from the tym-
panic membrane of the ear are not rare.
DR.. Saxton Of New York reported Of hav-
ing excised several Of them. The late DR..
Pancoast Of Philadelphia reported the case
of sea captain IS years old, who had been
exposed to the winds all his life. His
nose, cheeks, forehead and lips were COW
cred with horny growths, which were con-
stantly being shed and again reproduced.
"a number Of authorities speak of horns
growing upon the legs. Among these was
one over fourteen inches long. This was
taken from the middle Of the leg of wo-
man 80 years old, six inches below the
knee. -:
1.-The old women of the time OF James l..
King Of England, who CHANGED to have
these excrescences could hardly hope to
escape burning as witches.
"Stories Of cutaneous horns when seen
and reported by the laity seldom Lack ex-
aggeration in description. One Of these Is
a SLOTy pupIlSQeQ III papers III NC" SCuIu
Wales, which describes a child weeks
old, born with a tail eighteen inches long,
horns upon its forehead and a full set Of
teeth. ....-.
1.-The account adds that the country
people around Bomballa considered this
child a punishment for a rebuff that the
mother gave to a peddler selling pictures
of the crucifixion. Vexed by his persist
ence, she said she would sooner have q
devil in her house than his picture
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
The Western Canadian View.

In It's handsome Harvest Number
this week the Commercial Bulletin pre-
sents the results of laudable effort to
find out what is the attitude Of the retail
ers of western Canada toward freer trade
with the United States. The Bulletin
sent to some 800 merchants circular leti
ter asking them If they would buy goods
in the twin city market If they had the
chance, and also their opinion on reci-
prising degree of interest in the subject
was developed. The 800 letters brought
1876 replies; and of the answers 1903 ex-
pressed a desire to buy American goods
OF the remaining SO, most were in favor
Of the exclusion OF American goods and
against reciprocity.
The Commercial Bulletin has done the
cause Of reciprocity great favor in maxi
ing this investigation. It has definitely
found out that more than half of the
representative retailers Of western Canada
would Like to have freer access to this
market Some Of them say that their
patrons are largely transplanted Ameri-
cans VINO insist ON American goods re-
CARELESS Of the tariff. The number OF
these transplanted Americans is now in
creasing at the rote Of 100000 a year.
This is a trade that looks like working
for.
If it were up to Kansas City in this
matter as it is up to the business men Of
Minneapolis and st. Paul. the prairies
would be aflre, with reciprocity enthus.
iasm. =, :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

led the market with an s-point break and
with the report Of this T h Q Journ a
printed an advance copy Of the forthcom-
ing annual report of the 500, which was
SO favorable that ordinarily it would
mean an advance. Many stocks are now
selling below their intrinsic worth, but
this Is no assurance that they will not
go still lower.
It Is now becoming clear that the stock
market Generalization is not to pass with
out some bad effect upon general bust
ness The steel industry Is likely to be
affected in some degree but how severe
this will be and how soon it will pass will
depend upon how soon matters right
themselves. The banks Of New York
have been accused Of helping along the
decline In stocks by indirect means. It Is
not that the banks desire the continuation
Of present conditions but It appears to
be their general policy to discourage
speculation and to conserve their strength
and resources for the more legitimate
needs of the country and to prepare for
the fall demand for money to move the
crops which is already beginning to be
felt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
THE NONPAREIL MAN.

they found some young chickens, s'one Of
which, in an effort to escape, had the mis-
fortune to strike a barb wire fence One
of the cruel barbs pierced the poor little
birds heart and it dropped helplessEy to
earth, never to rise again. Oh how pitt
full was the sight to those two shaken
witnesses Of the awful catastrophe. Sam
was moved to tears, while Billy turned
away and shifted for q time. It was a
most impressive scene. The summer
breeze sighed and moaned along the fence
and over the prairie. The graceful ears Of
grain and stalks Of grass bent their heads
in most impressive sympathy, while all
combined in a gentle and touching song
of requiem. Samuel and William returned
home and Immediately reported the mat
ter to the Crookston Game Protective as
ISOLATION. They also wired the sad news
to State Game Warden Sam Fullerton.
The day the baby's first picture is taken
is gala day. At first father thinks that
he will go along to see that the child is
properly treated by the photographer and
his strong points brought out. But just
before setting out the baby opens up so
loud that the paint falls off the red house
across the street. Then father says:
my goodness, do you expect to get that
face all on one negative?"
That sidetracks father. On his retire.
|
pletely surrounded by noise, quiets down
and is mopped off. He will have his itty
picky takee, won't llims' inquiries his
mother and the baby's silence gives gra-
cious assent.
Once in front of the camera the child
shows signs Of intelligence. The surprised
photographer hurries to get them trans
ferred to the plate Now you are doubt
| less expecting to see the animalcule open
up strong and holler and riot around like
a lumberjack full Of Benidji breakfast
food. Nothing Of the kind. The situation
Is so full of novelty to the baby that he
does not cry nor wiggle around very
much but devotes his time to looking large
eyed, fabby and harmless. In this pose
| the photographer gets him and the
chances are more than even that father
carries around one of the pictures in his
pocket and shows it to you when he tells
that story Of the wonderful intelligence
shown by the child in throwing his bowl
| Of bread and milk on the floor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
ST Louis Globe-Democrat.


Digby was riding in from a suburban
resort where he had spent warm and
semisomnolent hour on his Saturday hall
holiday, and som chow he had drifted into
a dream on matrimony. AS the car spun
briskly along, he looked out at the cot
tages in "Rosedale Heights" powered IN
their verdurous oaks and encompassed
by green lawns, and thought IF I were
married I might have a little home out
here, with trees and a lawn, not SO tine
as some of these Villas but a dashed sight
pleasanter than living year in and year
out at Miss Pinchem's boarding house,
where we have to pile ourselves up three
on seat every evening In the front yard,
so as to get a little fresh air. The thought
hourished and throve amazingly in Dig
by's mind. He even began planning. He
was disturbed in his reveries by the pres
ence of a young blonde woman In bill
lowy white dress at his side, looking for
a seat She had just got on at one of
the suburban stations, and was leading
a. little blonde boy, the ringlets around
his forhead wet with perspiration, and
with an enchanting rosebud mouth and
angelic eyes, blue and limpid as a noun
tain pool. Digby made room for them
with almost a touch Of gallantry, and as
he looked at the fair young matron and
the cherub she held in her lap, out of the
corner of his eye. his fancies wove faster
and faster the plans for the cottage at
Rosedale Heights. The car was coming
into the outskirts of the city, the track
bordered on one side by railroad tracks
and smoking mills and tileworks, on the
other by a long line Of residences and
shops The little boy looked out and
asked:
Mama, is that a store?"
mo, darling; that's a fat" replied
mama.
An instant's pause and the cherub again
asked as they whirled along:
Mama, Is that store?"
mo, sweetheart
But persistence was one Of the heaven
born characteristics of this lovely mite Of
humanity, who was determined on dis
covering store, or at least of classify
ing all the architecture as 1t passed In
rapid panorama, so once more he broke
forth:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
What Are Americans

Combining the estimates made of us
Americans by our foreign critics, we find
that we are Of very complex character.
We have and we have not, according to
the critics, about all the vices and vir-
tues.
A British clergyman has just gone home
to London to tell his people that we are
the most frivolous, pleasure loving, ire
ligious people in the world
On the other hand Mr.. j. s. Jeans, Sec
rotary of the British Iron Trade associa-
United States says:
One of the notable characteristics of the
principal cities and industrial centers of
the United States Is the comparative alb
Sence Of a leisured class. The typical
American appears to live only to work at
something that will be lifelong career
| Of usefulness to himself and the commun-
| ity. Every man, however. rich, must have
a calling in the United States.
Notice, too, what Mr.. Max Goldberger,
distinguished German, says:
| A sort Of fanaticism for work seems to
have taken hold of men in the United
States. Labor is SO intense In the, CEN
tiers of industry that, barring sleep, it
scarcely permits of any other, recreation,
and for that reason, places of pleasure, if
we except large towns, are very rare. The
fanatical desire for work of which have
just spoken begins in early youth and al
most as young as the industries of the
country are the leaders of large enter
| priseS, many of them mere boys. On the
other hand, there are few men who stop
work and retire to live on their incomes,
even when they have earned millions.
There is measure of truth in all of
these conflicting views, and the explana-
tion of their differences lies in failure to
understand the full scope of the strenu-
BUSINESS of American life. Everything is
done here as rapidly and as vigorously as
/ possible. The typical American works
like a slave. tho in an entirely different
spirit. He works with zest and enjoy
ment. AS work stacks up ahead Of him
he warns up. The keenest pleasure for
4 him is to see great swaths of tasks laid
away before the rapid rushes of his mind
and body To work at a high tension is a
delight to him.
| To go from task to task and problem
! to problem with one eye on the clock
with a feeling of alertness and readiness
: for anything that may turn up, is as full
of zest as any sport that disturbes instead
of earns money.
When the days work is done, or the
years work is over, and night time o.
vacation time has come your typica
!, American goes at his play with plenty o.
steam up. If he makes play Of work, hi
makes work Of play. He plays with al
his might and with deadly earnestness
: A line of golf players streaking ove
: a hill on a hot day looks more like
funeral procession, except for the gar
) ments of the players, than a pursuit of
3 good time. The automobilist wl1irls b,
/. with fierce, fixed expression on hi
> face; he might be leading a cavalr.
charge.
81 Some day, perhaps, all this may change
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
Casually Observed.

Casually Observed.
Russell Sage was 81 the other day. The
grand old man Of Wall street doesn't need
to call for any help in chewing his food.
He is still agile and deals In puts and
calls in way that makes him the modern
apostle of the Sure Thing.
He Tin the halD How can leave you?
A Voice (from the stairs). You might
try the door.
The Wells Forum has had the princelyr
offer of 20 cents from mail order house
for the names Of the patrons of the rural
routes running out of Wells. The Forum
consigned the offer to the waste basket
because, as the Forum says, many
man has lost his reason by the sudden
acquisition Of wealth and we don't want
to take any chances in that direction"
It looks as tho Reformer Folk was going
to be made governor of Missouri. The
boodlers cannot see why the old conditions
should not be let alone. This recalls the
complaint of the landlord about the too
particular man who objected to the towel
why, 200 men have used that towel and
you are the first one to complain
Main street and Third street in Water
Vile shut up shop the other day and
went out to try conclusions at baseball
AL Hampden, who makes sausage on Main
street, threw the grapevine curves for the
Third street boys to wave the bat around
and in the first inning the Third street
score looked like a ring Of bologna In
the second inning, however, the Third
street giants found Mr.. Hampden's curve
and proceeded to slap the horsehide on
the face. At the end Of the fifth inning
there was some danger Of breaking the
ball and the game was called off with the
score 8 to in favor Of Main street. The
Third streeters are not satisfied with their
feed, however, and will probably lap up
some more on another day.
The st. Hilaire Spectator says that Sam
| Rosenthal and w. 8. Lyon both promi-
nent sportsmen Of Crookston, recently
made an excursion into the country 70,
| the double purpose Of exercising tlei,
dogs a little and locating birds for future
use. During the course of their travels
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

The editor Of the Railway News estim-
ates that the increase in the pay roll Of
the railways Of the United States amounts
to $1O0,00o,O00 He thinks that s50,0oO,o00
Of this. would have been voluntarily given
by the railwaysin view Of increased bust
ness, but that the other $500O0.000 repre-
employees. And yet men will theorize
about getting rid Of organized labor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

The Minneapolis Journal for the first six months OF the
wear 1908 carried 818 columns, or over 81 per cent
more Foreign Display Advertising than the Daily
Tribune.
The Minneapolis Journal for the first six months OF the
year 1908 carried 600 columns, or 70 per cent more
Want Advertising than the Daily Tribune
The Minneapolis Journal for the first SIX months OF the
wear 1903 carried 1863 columns of Real Estate aover-
Using. while the Daily Tribune carried none
The Minneapolis Journal for the first six months OF the
year 1903 published 1,343 more columns OF advertising
than for the period in 1902; while the tribune
according to it's statement published July 18TH gained
only 754 columns this year, the Journals excess gam
over the Tribune being $50 columns, or 70 per cent.
The Minneapolis Journal out of 6,76l residences can
vassed, had 5,4l6 subscribers Evening Tribune
1423-the Morning Tribune 8O9.
The MINNEAPOLIS Journal in 80 apartment and flat build
jnps canvassed had 1904 subscribers-the Evening
Tribune 2O2 and the Morning Tribune ISL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

I once nearly got hammered for making
colored sketch from life of very re-
spectacle golf caddy in an attitude OF
ease. subsequently adding a street corner
as background and sending it to an ex-
hibition under the title "a Loafer.' The
man came round to see me in violent
rage. said he was bloomin', respectable,
Ugh class golf -caddy, and no loafer, and
If I didn't alter the title of that dashed
picture, he'd either put his solicitor on to
me or jolly we'll bash me.
Oh, yes, there's lots OF humor about II
you only look for it in places where you
don't expect to find it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
HUMOROUS EXPERIENCES OF A COMIC ARTIST
Brooklyn Magazine.

Magazine.
In my early days once tried to engage
as model big negro, who made living
out of chewing glass in sundry barrooms
for the entertainment Of those gathered
there
IT want to paint you." I said, when ne
had taken round the hat after his per-
Torrance.
what cullah, boss?" he asked sus-
piciously.
why, natural color, of course" re-
Piled 'I want to paint your face, you
know"
yah, Use not taking any, boss" he
said, firmly 1.-THE cullah Use got Is good
enough for this chile"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
DIGBY'S SHATTERED DREAM

'Is that store?"
mo, my love-" Z
'Is that store?"
mo, dear
"Is that a store?" - -
mo, sweetheart"
SIS that a store?" -
mo, pet" ~ .....
sis that a store?"
mo, darling"
"Is that a store?"
But here mama began to grow weary
and remained silent; but not the infant
with the rosebud lips and limpid eyes.
He took long breath.
lis that store, Is Eat store, 1s8ata-
store, iszatastore, iszatastore, iszatastoTe.
iszatastore?'
The car began to go faster and fas-,
ter and the childs voice, now raised to
regular cadence.
'Iszatastore, iszatastore, zatastore, zat-
astore, ZataStore, Zatastore?
On and on he went-flve minutes. ten
minutes (for Dighy looked at his watch
and groaned) Would the boy never stop,
or was he gone temporarily mad, like one
Of these bowling and dancing derv1shes
who spin around unable to stop until they
fall with exhaustion? Only once did that
wall "zatastore," pause, and that's when
mama, recovering from her unconscious
ness, perhaps, for a moment, said:
mo, that's a church,
That anybody else should speak startled
the boy. He was silent for five seconds.
Then the high refrain began again:
'Zatastore, zatastore. zatastore?-
The car had reached the thickly built
part of the town and turned eastward.
The passengers were beginning to look
wild Some dropped off the car, whether
Intentionally or In fit, Digby could not
tell. On, on, past Taylor. Sarah, Vande-
venter they flew, looking in each others
faces with distract, agonized expressions.
dozen people who meant to get off far
Their on escaped at streets where there
were no transfers. Digby at last reached
his destination, and as he stepped OF,
brought a deep sigh from at least as far
down as his patent leather shoes. He
recalled his Rosedale Heights dream. 20.
well' he said doggedly, 1.-THE girl I'd mar
nv wouldn't let the boy go on that way"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

The Bulletin in the same number gives
the cheering assurance that large vol
ume Of fall trade is assured. The Bulletin
thinks. that the northwestern farmers
Will have about as large an income as
usual and that they will derive from their
crops ample revenue, to support large
volume Of trade. A leading credit man is
quoted as saying that there is a strong
probability that the volume of trade will
be larger this year than last.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

Henry P. Lowe, chief engineer Of the
United States Steel corporation, failed Of
his object in rushing across the continent
as fast as possible. but he accomplished
something that is highly interesting to the
public, tho it is of no consequence to the
bereaved father. To leave New York on
Tuesday afternoon and arrive in Los An
geles on Friday Is something that no man
has ever done before. This Is at the rate
Of about forty-five miles an hour for the
entire distance, and a much higher actual
running rate.
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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

but it is doubtful. There may come time
when the American will work more time
at play than now. but he will always do
1t just as hard. After all the Joy Of life
is action. Death is inamobility He lives
most who does most; and he who lives
most Is the happiest. ia
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

The experiment of George Taylor, the
Wyoming sheep man, who has just moved
1000 sheep from Wyoming to a WILSON,
sin ranch, will be watched with interest.
The northern Wisconsin people know
from experience that the venture will be
successful, but it is one Of those strik-
ing undertakings that, If successful, do
more to advertise new country than.
years of steady returns from ordinary
undertakings. There is no doubt that the
timber country of northern Wisconsin is
to become one Of the greatest stock coun-
tries in the world
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

AN INVITATION Is extended TO all IT., to vists
The battery Of presses consists of three fourdecI
Goss Presses, With a total capacity Of ~; oOS
eight-page al an hour, printed Ioa lag
to 4:8O D. m. Inquire ut the business onice ana
be directed to the visitors gallery. OF the fFess
Room. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
SLANG OF THE CHEAP RESTAURANT

Beecher at length as the waiter ap.
oached. Then he said: Give US
poached eggs on toast for two. with this
yolks broken" But the waiter, who was
equal to the emergency. walked to the end
of the room and yelled: Adam and Eve
on raft Wreck EN- It Il related
that DR.. BeecheS nearly limited /,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press.
Henry Ward Beecher was amused when
he went into the Bowery restaurant on
one occasion and heard the waiter give
such orders to the cook as Ham and
. .'Sinkers and cow" etc. Watch me
feaze that waiter with an order which !
believe no won't abbreviate," remarked
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

larger to-day il there had not recently
been SO many concentrations here. If there
We're only one bank Il III u city there would
be no clearings. no matter IL that bank
did larger business than ian half a dozen
IN some other city, This Is undoubtedly
one reason why some large cities In which
a great amount OF business is transacted,
have smaller clearings than cities of in
ferior size.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

It Is not surprising that Great Britain
should refuse to give UP to the Chinese
authorities the Shanghai liberals whom
the empress would delight to torture. but
1t Is surprising that the old witch had the
audacity to demand them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
HE is Ionic HIS SOB"
Fairmont Sentinel.

What's in name? Brother Sjoblom of
the Minneapolis Telegram wrote the
brightest and breeziest account of the
Washington editorial excursion we have
seen in any Of the papers. Brother Sjo-
blom is onto his sjobsir.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08

Milwaukee is complaining because of
the poor record2it makes in bank clear
ings. The trouble is alleged to be that
there are so few banks there The bank
clearings of Minneapolis would be much
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
SATURDAY EVENING,

THE JOURNAL is published every evening,
except Sunday, at 47-40 Fourth Street South.
Journal Building, Minneapolis. MINI.
Mgr. General Adyg. Tribune Building.
N. LEE sTARKE. Chicago ofrice.
Tribune Building.
W. W. JERMANE Washington Office,
Representative. % Post Buiidlns.
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a CONTRADICTION IN TERMS
BOSTON Advertiser

Boston ADVERTISER
A Pennsylvania miner was best man at
a non-union wedding, and now he is black
listed A mon union wedding" strikes the
average man as rather contradiction of
terms.