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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR
SATURDAY DECEMBER 5, 1908.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, sATU]

mankind but think the profession OF doctor is
necessary than anything else Il do not your
thinking doctors profession
fit to the world, said grandfather, Il think mission
ary, teacher preacher benefits the world just
much .That may be-, said I, but help
the when they sick and not charge too much
and that would show that he is benenting them Then
probably he would find little crippled child and per-
form operation successfully. that would be help
ing mankind L. Yes said grandfather, "those
some things had not thought of, and they true
too.' LEILA Porger
Two FIarbors, Minn
ONE OF THREE
The choice would undoubtedly lie between these
three professions the ministry, medicine and teaching
My decision is that the developer Of powers
is the most useful to the public.
Many people do not give this profession due credit,
especially those who have not had much education
themselves, and therefore do not know the value
of it. The teachers have charge of child from the
ages of five six till they graduate
sy college. The atmosphere of the schools reg
ulated by the teachers and the future generations
veop in this atmosphere. How far and how they
develop depends largely upon the living they
have installed before themthe teachers They teach
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05

come by agriculture the cotton is raised,
sheep from which wool is obtained to make our
Then there the flax, another great article
from which we get linen goods There the
fruits and nuts What would Christmas be without
these? deal is to be made out of this great
industry 1t also gives employment to great many
people. Where would the fat old gobber OF Thanks
giving come from if feed him did not come by
agriculture? If 1t not for agriculture many OF the
other industries could not be carried on.
s@z--Inez LipScomb,
Seventh Grade. Chatfeld, Minn
THE CALL OF THE ROLL.
AS consider the question of the most useful trade
profession to mankind, think of the different
persons who have done and still doing great deal
for Of the smiths the merchants, the doctors the
lawyers. All of these well enough in their place.
my mind they have not been of greatest use
to mankind. What would I do then? I would be
college president and would try to establish an ideal
school. Young and women would come to this
to the joys of knowledge and the pleasures
be found in the ancient writer's. The halls would
with the of beautiful music and all about
would be the beauties of nature. Birds and mowers
would delight the and There in the vide airy
they enjoy the beautiful words OF the poets
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05
AN ALI ROUND FAILING.

Farming is the most useful and bene-
fetal occupation because If there
farmers we should have no food cloth <1>
ing and therefore could not live. If the NN>(I
crops fail, it affects all other occupations. ~
The banks fail, the merchants fail, the
manufactures closed, the government
also fails Most of the wood that
for fuel is furnished by the farmers while
clearing their land. It is the farmer who ~ ~
makes the roads and keeps them in repair. "
They also beautify country by setting
out groves of trees and towering shrubs. The farm
not only furnishes the necessities of ife but also
Injuries He raises the fruits teas coffees sugars
large amount of the nuts that The
greatest independence is the who tils the soil
tC the ideal Of social life than
any other calling The most Of pure society is
people who raised upon the FARMS and la1
number of boys and girls, who raised farr
strong and healthy and become the leading m
and women of the nation. Taking all these points il
consideration feel sure that farming is the most
full occupation. Clay Newby,. .s
Eighth Grade Paramount N. D
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05
IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE.

"I want to be doctor when am big was my
answer when my mother asked me what I would like
to be- Why would you like to be doctor?', "Oh,
because could help people so much. When have been
sick glad there a doctor living here.
Doctors many lives and that is what
A dressmaker is also very helpful people,
one else be dressmaker, tho. A doctor earns
good deal of money, but I don't about that. I
help the people and sick
ness doctor does this than anyone else.
Fifth Grade s--Floy Thompson
Washington School White Bear, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05

Of ancient and modern days and revel In
the delightful mysteries of ancient Egypt
and Persia. They would wander about with
Cicero and Virgil in their imperial Rome,
and be with Alexander in his battles. Their
pleasures would not be the pleasures OF the
commons but they would soar to greater
heights. They would find treasures which
would never depart from them. And when
they had passed into the broad field OF
life, carrying with them an influence
ennobling and inspiring, would they not
look back to the halcyon days Of the spring
time of life and call me benefactor?
Bessie Marvin,
18th Grade. Prairie du Chen Wis
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05
THE HIGHER THE BETTER.

the studies that to have for the work that
requires little brain work that is labor besides
higher education needed by the future national and
social leaders to develop broad ideas and capabilities
They instil taste for knowledge and mpart it to the
scholars teaching it's applications for the broadest
by means of confidence and character. Teachers
active scholars They do things and teach others to
do them and in fact they are the making of the
world. What mentally, socially, and to certain
extent morally and physically is due to the work of the
teachers in general They teach to aim for the
lifting enlightenment of national and individual
life. The results Of their teaching stand for many
things. high, influential, moral character courage
and thoroness. Ida M. Smpkns,
Eleventh Grade. Luverne, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05
A DoER or UNsELEIsH DEEDS.


One of the best professions in life for a persons
fellow beings surely be Doctors (Tho I have
the intention becoming one). rea-
why think so is because doctor cannot be very
selfish He must often give up pleasure and comfort,
and also often risk his life trying
OF others. have heard people say they believe
doctors be hard hearted because they per-
form operations amputations ETC. not think this.
they must feel much sympathy for
patients they undertake do such disagreeable
work. -Eida Sonstrud,
Sixth Grade. Warren, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05
THE POWER or THE POET.

Had I the power of gaining for myself the title
"benefactor of mankind" profes-
sion of poet poet able to inspire good and noble
thoughts in the hearts Of all who know his works
should try to enlighten the path duty as we'll
urge high ideals and make life pleasant and
sacred. choose poetry for that may distributed
among all nations, and reach all classes of people,
while person in himself reach by direct
tact only limited people and in most cases
this would include but small fraction of man
kind. Bella Rinde,
Twelfth Grade, Grafton NJ D.
High School,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05
POOR CITY FOLK.

The farming industry is the most impor-
tant of all things. If there We're no farmers
how would all the people in the cities get
along? Many would starye. Everything in
the food line comes from the farm. All the
grains that the farmers have help to sup
port the people in the cities. If the farm
ers would stop raising grain all the flour
mills would stop. And Think too, of all the
milk that is shipped to tbs city every morn
ing to help as food. The potato is an ar
ticle that the people in the city buy in large
quantities. If it were not for the farmers
there would be no big cities in the world.
The occupation of farming is my choice
because I would benefit mankind more in
this way than in any other. sz
100 --ThorWald Moe,
B 9Th Grade, Maple Plain, MINI.
Jackson School.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-05
WHEN PEOPLE DO NoT READ.

WHEN PEOPLE DO NOT READ.
IF desired to be considered the whose work
had been of greater benefit TO mankind would be
author The writing of books has done great
good in helping the world. They have educated the
people who have read them and put thoughts
their minds The people who do not like to read books
do not know much about the things which have
done to educate the people of the world. II
To-day. -Cena Sprague
Seventh Grade, Grafton N. D.
Central School, -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-25
lEISHMAM WAITING AN AUDIENCE
SULTAN SLOW TO ACT.
U. 8. Wsrships May Reinforce De.
inands Of Our Ministers at
Constantinopie.

A correspondent at Constantinople.
in dispatch dated March Il. states
that United States Minister Leishman
Is still vainly waiting for an audience
of the Sultan to deliver President
Roosevelts autograph letter on the
American claims regarding the mis-
sionary schools In Armenia, and other
matters. In response to Minister Leish-
mans pressing demand Tewfik Pasha,
the Foreign Minister. promised that
the Sultan would receive the Minis
ter at the celebration of Bairman but
the festival passed and Mr.. Leishman
Is becoming exasperated. II would not
be surprising. adds the correspondent,
should the Sultan continue the delay,
II American warships were ordered to
Turkish waters. A dispatch from
Washington on March said that Min
lister Leishman. under instructions
from the State department. was active
ly pressing upon the Turkish govern
ment the necessity of paying certain
claims which he had presented on be-
half of American citizens. Mr.. Leish-
man had insisted on having an audi
ence and 1t was his belief that 1t
would take place about last Friday.
Dispatch from Constantinople March 9
announced that the American Legation
had finally obtained final recognition
Of the, examinations at the American
Medical College at Beirut and also the
settlement of the long-pending ques.
tion regarding the right OF the wives
and children of Armenians who had be
come naturalized Americans to leave
the empire and join their husbands
and fathers in the United States. The
council of Ministers had also agreed
to recognize the American educational
charitable and religious establish
ments
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-25
POISONED BY ICE CREAM.
Five May Die. They Became Sick at
a Church Festival.

Twenty-Five people were poisoned by
eating Ice cream at a church festival
at Walborn Run, two miles from
Brockwayville, Pa. The greater num-
Der of the victims became seriously III
as a result of the insane idea of a man
who put arsenic into a freezer of Ice
cream. and It Is stated that several of
the unfortunate will die. The Free
Methodist congregation was giving an
ice cream social for the benefit of the
church. Shortly after the affair was
in progress several of the guests were
taken violently III and in short time
25 men, women and children who had
been enjoying the festivities were
finally overcome. One doctor says
five of the victims would die. Those
most seriously affected were the
families of Mrs. Starr. John Anderson
and Mrs. Mary Miller Suspicion rests
on a man who left the fold of the
congregation through personal griev-
ances. II Is said that in a spirit Of
revenge he put arsenic or some other
deadly poison in the ice cream.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-25
GOVERNMENT AID.
Six Hundred Tents Sent to Homeless
Flood Sufferers Along the
Mississippi.

Secretary Root received kilograms
from the governors of Tennessee and
Arkansas in response to his telegraph
ic inquiry for information as to the
needs of the people of those states
In the matter of tents, etc, In con-
sequence of the river floods. Govern
or Frazier of Tennessee telegraphed
from Nashville: please send at once
500 tents to Memphis, consigned to
Mayor J. ]. Williams. City of Mem
phis will pay for transportation and
see that they are returned after use."
Governor Davis of Arkansas telegraph
ed from Little Rock: The flood con-
dition along the Mississippi river In
our state is distressing. We have no
tents In armory for distribution.
Please forward first express 100 tents
to Judge Derrick. Marianne. Ark, for
use of flood sufferers. | pledge the
honor OF the state that same will be
carefully cared for, and when no long
er needed will be sent free of charge
to Jeffersonville, Ind. Please rush
tents, as demand is pressing" No
time was lost In complying with these
requests for assistance. Col. Patten,
acting TOT tne qudrterhhster Benerai,
Immediately telegraphed instructions
to the quartermaster in charge of the
depots at st. Louis and Jeffersonville,
Ind. to send with the utmost dispatch
4S0 common tents and 20 hospital
tents to Memphis, and 80 common
tents and 10 hospital tents to Marian
ma. Ark. On March 81 the river was
falling at Memphis, and 1t was be-
lleved the worst of the flood situation
was over. The railroads west OF
Memphis were still under water. The
Iron Mountain was opened for traffic
Monday. and resumed operations over
the Iron Mountain tracks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-25
SENATE RATIFIED CUBAN TREATY.
EXTRA SESSION hDIOURNS.
Vote Of Approval Prevailed by .
Good Margin-Three Important
Amendments Adopted.

After ratifying the Cuban recipro-
city treaty the extra session of the
United States Senate adjourned sine
die Thursday. The motion to ratify
was adopted by ballot of so to 10,
more than three-fourths, whereas only
two-thirds vote was necessary. Most
of the day was spent in executive ses-
sion. Immediately after the doors
were closed Senator Foster, of Louis
lana, made set speech in opposition
to the treaty. II was an appeal for
the protection of the American sugar
producing industry. Mr.. Foster also
made the point that there was nothing
TO prevent the introduction Of Chinese
coolie labor into the island. The
Committee on Foreign Relations an
nounced the acceptance of two more
amendments. The first Increased the
rate of reduction on -four, corn meal
and corn imported into Cuba from the
United States by 80 per cent. The
other fixes q uniform reduction of 80
per cent on American Gotten goods i'm
ported into Cuba. The committee
amendments. including that making
the approval of the entire Congress
necessary to render the treaty eff
fective, then were adopted. Several
proposed amendments by the Demo-
Gratis were voted down. The vote then
was taken on the motion to ratify,
which was made by Senator Cullom,
| and the motion prevailed, so to 16.
The Cuban treaty was negotiated in
Havana. December IL. 1902, between
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss. representing
the United States. and Senors Carlos
de Saldo and Jose NJ. Garcia Monies.
representing Cuba. The United States
Senate made several amendments to
the document. As ratified by the Sen
ate. ii provided that all merchandise
produced by either country which now
enters the other duty free shall con-
tinue free OF import duties. All other
Cuban products imported into the
United States shall enter at a reduc-
tion of 20 per cent from the rate of
duty imposed by the United States on
such articles of merchandise. All i'm
ports into Cuba from the United
States not entitled to free entry shall
be given a reduction of 20 per cent,
provided they do not fall within GER
tain classes. on which a greater reduc.
lion In duty is made. 1t goes into ef-
feet 10 days after exchange of ratif-
cations. After five years 1t shall con.
ttnue In effect from year to year until
the expiration CT one year from the
date either country serves notice OF
its intention to terminate the treaty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-25
MAYOR RELIES ON RuMoR.
New York's Executive Demands That
Saloonkeepers Disprove Story.

Mayor Low at New York refused to
see a committee representing 5000
liquor dealers, who wanted to know
whether or not the mayor Is opposed
to the bill to raise the liquor tax from
$500 to 81 200 a year maximum. The
mayor Informed them by letter that
he had already notified them by letter
that he would not receive them until
they should convince him that they
were innocent of raising each year a
$4,000 900 blackmail fund. The letter
said in part: There have been per-
sistent rumors that the Local Liquor
Dealers association through It's sub
ordinate groups-said to be 65 In num-
ber--has been in the habit of assess
ing the proprietors of every saloon s.
per week (or s. per Sunday. thus
creating a fund. from the 10000 sa-
looms in the city which amounts to
more than s3,000,000 per annum. With
out asserting the correctness of such
rumors, | still think that It Is incum-
bent upon you, as a preliminary to any
discussion of this subject to submit TO
me proof that these rumors as to the
collection of such assessments are
withou foundation. A reply to the
mayors letter was sent declaring the
lnsinuation about a corruption fund to
be false
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-25
COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
Some Of the Workmen's Demands Are
Granted While Others Are Re-
fused in the Report.

The report of the commission ap-
pointed by the President last October
to investigate the anthracite coal
strike has been made public. The re-
port is dated March IS, and is signed
by the members of the commission.
In brief, the commission recommends
general increase OF wages amount
ing in most instances to 10 per cent;
some decrease OF time; the settlement
of all disputes by arbitration, fixes
minimum wage and a sliding scale;
provides against discrimination of per-
sons by either the mine owners of the
miners on account of membership or
non-membership in a labor union, and
provides that the awards made shall
continue in force until March 81, 1908.
The commission discussed to some ex-
tent the matter of recognition or non
recognition of the miners union, but
declined to make any award on this
matter. The report in part is: That
an increase of 10 per cent over and
above the rates paid In the month OF
April. 1902, be paid to all contract
miners for cutting coal, yardage and
other work for which standard rates
or allowed. Engineers who are en-
ployed in hoisting water shall have an
increase of 10 per cent on their earn
ings between November 1, 1902, and
| April 1. 1903 Hosting engineers and
other engineers and pumpmen other
than those employed in hosting wat
! ter. who are employed in positions
which are manned continuously, shall
have an increase of 10 per cent. That
firemen shall have an increase OF 10
per cent on their earnings. and have
S-hour shifts. The present methods
of payment for coal mined shall be
adhered to unless changed by mutual
| agreement. In all cases where miners
are paid by the car. the increase
awarded to the contract miners is
| based upon the cars in use, the top
| ping required. and the rates paid per
car which were in force on April /,
1902. The following sliding scale of
wages shall become effective April 1.
1903. and shall affect all miners and
mine owners included in the awards
of the commission The wages fixed
in the award shall be the basis Of,
and the minimum under the sliding
| sCdles tut tdCH lHCItdSe vi D tthto
in the average price of white ash
coal of sizes above pea coal. sold at
or near New York. between Perth
Amboy and Edgewater, and reported
to the bureau of anthracite coal sta
tistics, above $3.50 per ton Z. o. b., the
employees shall have an increase OF
l per cent in this compensation, which
shall continue until q change in the
average of said coal works reduction
or an increase in said additional COM
pensation hereunder; but the rate of
compensation shall in no case be less
than that fixed in the award. That
is. when the price of said coal reaches
S4.55 per ton. the compensation will
be increased 1 per cent, to continue
until the price falls below $3.50 per
ton. when the per cent increase will
cease. or until the price reaches S4.6O
per ton, when an additional l per cent
will be added. and so on. No suspen-
sion of work shall take place, by lock
out or strike, pending the adjudication
of any matter so taken up for adjust
ment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-25
NEW FRISCO SCHEDULE.
Vanderbilt-Harriman Plans Will Re-
suit In Great Cut.

Regarding the plans of the Harri-
man-Vanderbilt lines for the coming
year. a Union Pacific official said at
Omaha Neb.: I'VE propose to cut the
time from New York to San Francisco
to three and onc-half days. This will
be accomplished as the result Of work
now about to be begun. Contracts
have already been let for doubling 144
miles of track. This road will have
10000 men at work this spring on
new construction work. The South
ern Pacific is now planning a tunnel
through the Nevada mountains to cost
S10,000,000. This will make tre-
mendous difference in present sched-
ules. The heaviest work will be the
reduction of grades and Strengthening
of curves, involving s10,000.0O0 of ex-
penditures. The result will make the
short schedule possible"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-03-25
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Only One Cloud In the Business Hori.
zon-Fear Of Labor Trouble
Dlsturbs Outlook.

r. G. Dun G. Co.'S Weekly Review of
trade says: Only one distinctly unfa.
vorable factor is reported in the busi-
less situation, and it exists more In
the fear of what may happen than
through anything that has actually oc-
CURED. Several strikes are in progress,
but none that seriously hamper indus
tries, although many controversies are
threatened and may interrupt trade un-
less agreements are speedily reached.
Progress has been made in relieving
traffic blockades and deliveries are
more prompt,yet railway facilities need
much extension II they are to keep
pace with the national growth. Job.
bing trade Is very large and the ad-
vancing season stimulates retail sales
In many lines, Reports from the West
are especially satisfactory, agricultur-
alists making extensive improvements,
notably In the purchase of the most
modern machinery; buying of spring
and summer merchandise is heavy for
the interior and mills are resuming
that have long been idle because coke
could not be secured. A careful can
vass of building operations at the lead
ing cities makes a fair comparison
with last year, outside of Chicago,
where special conditions caused ex-
ceptional activity in 1902. Returns
are unanimous in disclosing decrease
compared with 1901, however, which
was the banner year in this respect.
High cost of material and wages Of
labor are undoubtedly retarding infiu.
ences at the present time. Prospects
In the iron and steel industry are still
conspicuously encouraging. Only two
drawbacks of serious Importance are
seen-railway congestion and labor
disputes. The former has greatly di.
minished with settled weather and
coke Is moved freely to blast furnaces.
while pig iron and other products reach
their destination with less Interrupt
ton. Quotations are fully held at
Pittsburg and large purchase of Bes'
semer iron for delivery in the last
half Of the year is still under consid
Grafton. Textile markets are only fair
ly active, the buying at first hands for
home account being on q moderate
scale and forward business indiffer-
ent, except In the case of few spe-
cialties. Unquestionably the under
tone of the cotton goods market Is
| strong. Demand for heavyweight
woolens has decreased. most new or
ders being for the cheaper grades.
More cancellations of early orders are
| reported. Much better conditions pre-
| vail in the dress goods market, both
| as to staples and fancies. New Eng
land shoes shops report increased
sales, Western jobbers placing orders
for August and September delivery.
Leather "a mora active and tan.
ners are not carryins ''s surplus @
Is reported In domestic hides. but for
eign dry hides average higher. de-
spite larger receipts. Failures this
week numbered 229 in the United
States, against 209 last year. and 20
In Canada. against 81 year ago.