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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Special Sale Children'S Hose

tension or a new line Possibly the
Great Northern story may have some
value, but opinion generally places
the authorship upon the Central.
Such a Survey would give that road,
in connection with the proposed cut
off to shorten the line between Min
neapolis and Chicago. a more direct
route to the head Of the lakes. where
as it now2reaches Ashland only. -
! The Omaha line also, by building
from Chippewa Falls thru Ladysmith.
would have an air line to Ashland
thru a productive country, whereas
it now runs Thru Superior Junction
and by round about. way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Eastern Holiday Rates

The Minneapolis & ST. Louis will
sell excursion tickets Dec. 10 to 20.
inclusive, to eastern points at very low
rates. Return limit Jan. IL, 1904. AL
bany. $40; Boston, $40; Buffalo, s35;
Montreal, $35; Toronto, $50, etc. The
North Star Limited" carries Pullman
compartment sleeper, buffet library
car and free reclining chair cars For
particulars see J. G.. Rickel, City Tick
ct Agent, No. l Washington avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
NOTES,

1t is reported that the Northwestern con-
templates removing its and engine repair
shops at Baraboo. Wis, to Madison, early in
the spring. About 1870 are employed in
the shopH. .. -
Representative of several MinneapoIis-Ch ica 90
lines viii be in Washington at the Interstate
commerce hearing Thursday, when the railways
will be required to show cause why they should
not publish import and export tariffs. as is done
with domestic tariffs ~ :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Lower Rate on Coal.

The Great Western will next Sunday re-
duce the all-rail rate on soft coal from
West Virginia., Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
mines to the twin cities from SO 40 to So. 10
a; ton. This will at least stimulate the
movement of coal and it may possibly
benefit the consumer. The action resulted
from the rate Of $3.50 a ton on West Vir-
ginia coal made by the way of Manitowoc
and the Wisconsin Central, a lake and
rail route open all winter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Chicago-FIorida Service.

The Chicago-Florida service on the East
ern Illinois has been established for the
winter. The train will leave Chicago daily
at Z D. m, going by way Of Chattanooga,
Nashville and Atlanta, arriving in ia tx
sonville the second morning. The Chi
cago and Florida limited will go into SER
vice Jan. 4, leaving Chicago at / 80 D. m.
and arriving in Jacksonville at 1850 D. m.
the following evening. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
It's Always Summer

in California. Outdoor sports the year
.ound. Spend your Winters in Cal
lfornia and you will feel amply re-
paid. The Northwestern has three
thru tourist cars for California, each
week, leaving Minneapolis and st.
Paul Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days. If you contemplate going and
wish any information regarding the
rates or any literature on California.
call at 500 Nicollet avenue, Mime
apolis, or address T. w. TeasdaIe.
General Passenger Agent, st. Paul
Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
WHO GETS c.. G. w. STOCK
Officials Will Not Discuss Transfer OF

ITTIISItT OF
Foreign Holdings.
Great Western officials refuse to dis
cuss the reported transfer of foreign
holdings of preferred shares to Amer
leans. 1t is given out that the pre-
ferred holdings of TieXrera De Mattos
Bros. of Amsterdam and London have
been disposed to all American syndi-
cate whose identity is unknown. The
firm is supposed to have held B pre-
ferred which does not rank with A or
with debenture stock in the manage
ment of the company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
AFTER CANADIAN BUSINESS
Twin City Chicago Lines May Meet
= - 500 Roads RateS

The Burlington, and possibly the
other Chicago lines, will compete with
the 500 road for eastern Canada bus
mess by selling Dec. 1920 inclusive
round trip tickets for one fare. The
rate, will be effective to all points on
the Grand Trunk except east Of Ham
ilton and Garfield Junction, to all
points on the Michigan Central except
east Of Garfield and west of Fargo; to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

all points on the Wabash except east
of Canfield Junction. and to all points
on the Inter-Colonial from Montreal to
ST. John, N. B.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Christmas-New Year

Holiday excursions to Jamestown and
other points in New York state. One
fare for round trip, Dec. II to 20, via
Erie railroad. D. M. Bowman, Cen
eral Western Passenger Agent, Chi
cago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

More cases of sick headache, bill
iousness, constipation. can be cured
In less time with less medicine, and
for less money by using Carriers Lit
tie Liver Pills, than by any other
means.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

Port Royal. s. C.--The torpedo boat fotilla,
which ~ ultimately destined for Manila, sailed
for Key West from here to-day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Nj. & ST. T.. MEETING,
Regular Dividend Is Declared on Both
STOCKS B.

The semiannual meeting Of the di-
rectors Of the st. Louis road yester-
day in New York lasted fifteen min
utes. A regular dividend of 21s per
cent on both stocks was declared, pay
able Jan. Is. Transfer books close
Dec. 81 and open Jan. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Sock ESkaEsa System

Albert Lea, Cedar Rapids,l /
Davenport, Rock Island,
Moline, chicago, Bur e:1o I'm 4:55 DID
lington, Quincy and St.
Louis ..................l $50 PM $40 am
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
Chinese Carpenters Feat.

New York Times.
 Did you ever get a Chinese carpenter to stop up a hole in the noor?" asked one fiat dweller of another. The other had to admit that he had not. Then the first proceeded to tell his wonderful tale, which the listener would not believe until he tried oriental for the same purpose the next month.
 There a worn pace in the floor that needed patching, and I thought I'd show my wife what a carpenter I was. so ] sawed a square section of the blanks out But I cut my hand the first minute and had to send for the Chinaman. who has shop right around the corner. When he got to the door he grunt- ed something that sounded like 1t might mean Where? and I pointed to the square hole in dark corner.
 |" Wow, he said, as he squinted at 1t a minute. Then he turned around and walked out I thought-well. I didn't know what to think I was so amazed. couldn't under stand his giving up simple a job. l was still puzzling over it half hour later when heard a knock. He said wow some other word like it and held up a square board. Then I walked over to the dark corner of the room and-what do you think? He put the square in and it fitted just if 1t had grown there And he had just taken peep at the hole from where he standing in the door"
 The flat dweller's tale is no fairy story. That's the way a Chinese carpenter stops a hole in the floor
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
JoLLYINa THE NEGRO.

The latest project to relieve the negroes is being exploited by one w. H. Murray, of San Francisco, who is trying to in- duce numbers of them to go to California to work as fruit pickers. He has lately been up in Indianapolis. and The Sentinel of that city declares that California lis an ideal home for the negro" telling how the natives formerly subsisted on the nat ural products of the soil, without labor. and adds:
 Why should not the negroes emigrate to California? There are several thousand here in Indianapolis who would undoubt- edly be far better off, and far more con tented, in the delightful climate of Cali fornia. with it's bowers of beautiful flow CTS and it's profusion of luscious fruits. And California wants them. It is seeking for laborers to gather Its bounteous crops and pack them for shipment. The work is not hard. but there is a lack of people to do 1t The product of nature is so llb- eral that man cannot keep up with it.
 This language displays the very evident desire of The Sentinel to get the negroes away from that section, but we can tell it just one thing that it probably isn't aware off, or is not saying anything about When the negroes from Indianapolis or from any other Northern section, reach a country where they can live on the nat ural products of the soil without any la bor we should like, to see the man who will get any work out of them. What The Sentinel says may be potent in the way of getting them to emigrate but to any man who knows the negro well such information will hardly be an inducement t0 crard opv r1,Opax, ooffiney thaun to 0o We do not profess to be so intimately familiar with the climate and productions of California as The Sentinel may be. but we do claim to be acquainted with the habits and characteristics of the negro. | Like all savage races the African is op- | posed to manual labor, and that is one | of his inborn peculiarlties which has not | been entirely eradicatcd by centuries of contact with American energy and hab- it's. Among all the native races of warm climates there is an inborn and carefully cultivated dsinclination to do any kind of real work. Give them a climate where they need little clothing or shelter and where food is to be had with only the labor of picking it from trees and vines, or by catching and killing wild animals, and they will spend their lives in idle ness with no thought of the future and no preparation for a coming day of pos- sible scarcity.
 What takes place in the native habitat of the negro will soon be the rule in Cal ifornia if conditions and circumstances are favorable. If he can find plenty to eat without labor he will not work. Those who spend money taking them there will find this out and we wish them joy of the knowledge. At the same time we have no objection to the experiment be- ing tried.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23

nure or cotton seed meal a fine growth or alfalfa can be had all the way up such hiilsides, even on the barren white spots. There can be no question tha1 tne ianos hest adapted to alfalfa in Montgomery County are the Catoma Creek iands ana the black prairie bottoms. but two tfol- bIes present themselves at the outset, In the one case the usual spring overhoWs and in the other improper draInage. Un- til these difficulties are overcome. grow CTS of alfalfa must depend on mnca poorer soil. ~
 I fudge from quite a number of letters on the subject that many suppose II re- quires poor lime hillside to grow alfalfa. Nothing is further from my intentions than to convey such an idea. My oniy contention is that such lands can De utii- ized at a profit pv seeding to alfalfa:
 In thls connection 1 wish to gay that a large per centage of alfalfa lands n this county are now in Johnston grass, 1 am reasonably certain from what l nave seen that alfalfa can be planted along with Johnston grass and will erow1 II out. l know that mellilotus will. Both plants are cut from one to two months earlier in spring than Johnston grass ana such heavy growths from either cloNer has a tendency to smother the grass
 Under no circumstances get the idea into your head that your land is unfit for alfalfa. No man living can look at a plot of land and tell with absolute cer- tainty just what 1t will do with the plant.
 A large grower and seedsman, of the West. says: If you are in doubt about your land try small Di0tS on every klIlu of soil on the farm and you are pretty apt to strike the right spot.
 It Is a pleasing fact to note that the livery stable men of Montgomery are showing a decided interest in alfalfa and what little has been offered for sale Is readily sold at a good price.
 Dr. W. c. stubbs of Louisiana. says that the alluvial soils of that State grow alfalfa naturally, but that the hill coun- ties have shown a wonderful adaptability to the plant by means of artificial meth ods, which, I presume. is soil inocula- tion.
 Prof A. J. Duggar at Auburn, has for distribution a bulletin which fully ex- plains how alfalfa seed may be inocu- lated and in order to assist anyone who may be interested in the subject. will gladly have a reliable negro to deliver a to any freight depot in Montgomery .or any point in the city. at the actual cost of sackage and hauling, which would not exceed 25 cents. This is in no wise, bus, mess proposition. and any one who will send for the soil can have as much as they like free of charge. from the cholc- est spots in my alfalfa field.
 It is with decided reluctance that l write again to extol the merits of this great plant But there are times and oc- casions when even the most unworthy may be justified in speaking out in meet ing" even if only to remind others of
 It has been only a short time since the county road teams were encamped (at the foot of Cutters Hill. on the Selma Road) on soil that would produce not less than ten tons of alfalfa per acre. an stacked about the camp reminded one of a small fertilization Such scene as this should certainly point moral to our people. J. Albert billiard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
Ideal Alfalfa Soil.
Montgomery County, Ala


 R. F, D. No. ?, June 9. 1903.
 In a recent issue of The Southern Agri- culturist, in reply to an enquirer from this county I find the following para
 Alfalfa is tender plant and it re- quires care and preparation to grow 1t. It loves to feed on vegetable soil there fore will not grow on the calcoreous soils in the Black Belt of abama. where Mel ilotus will. There may be some places in the prairie belt that would grow al falfa but there would have to be a com bination of lime with the vegetable to bring about this result
 As Major Keys paper has very wide circulation in this section of the State, and interest in alfalfa just now Is very great. to allow such a statement to go unchallenged might possibly discourage some who would otherwise give alfalfa
 As a matter of fact. have the two plants growing alongside of each other eXerE n They e boh fa at place and flourish together If alfalfa and mellilotus do not require the same soil, then the use %. of t more than l;ooo half dozen varieties of lime soil, and a luxurious growth for two seasons demon strate nothing.
 on rich soil but I am satisfied that most any of the worn-out lime lands of this county will produce 1.0OO pounds of dry. hay at cutting l base this esti- mate on actual experience. However, on a half acre of the very poorest prairie soil that had liberal dressing of stable manure. am confident a recent cutting made fully 5000 pounds per. acre of dry | hay. The growth was nearly three feet high and so dense that it was cut with difficulty. During the past week l meas ured carefully one acre of very fair prai- rie land without fertilizer, cut the alfalfa and weighed 1t. and got 1910 pounds of dry hay The stand, however. was per | feet
 In a series of experiments. have made | an effort to determine what 1 would call an absolutely ideal alfalfa soil and I think that I have found it. All through l mari or rotten limestone hills. and about the bases of these elevations there is all ways to be seem loose alluvial forma- tion, and not infrequently mixed with | gravel, and very often a complete gravel | subsoil. On such a soil it can be depend ed on that alfalfa will grow to absolute | nAEkaok1on. With thA ala 0S AtAAAA S---
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
What is the Iowa Ideap

Washington Star
 Representative Hull of Iowa had an in tervIew with the President yesterc. / morning. When asked If the ''I5wa itta had been discussed in any way, he said {: Mo- that was not of the matters talked Of. The Iowa idea is q somewhat vague affair in different parts of ue country in the minds of dinerent men. 1 have the Iowa idea is l know this. All Re- publicans are now agreed that there will be no revision of the tarf until after the Presidential election. and that d re- vision then will depend upon whether there is need for one. That is the real Iowa idea at this time and will continue to be until after the next Presidential election" "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
MORE PENSION TROUBLE. The Chattanooga Times says:

Commissioner Ware Is said to be watch ing the. pension pay roll for the appear ance of that large number of applicants abilities in fierce conflict with General Barleycorn during the progress of the Spanish-American war. Chattanooga has very vivid remembrance of the terrific onslaught the young veterans made while at camp Thomas on the generals" forces. Commissioner Ware will have all he can do to keep up with this young
 Ware is having almost as hard time as Evans did. A few days ago we mem toned the case of the man who was in jured by trying to follow a hog through a fence and wanted a pension for it. A day or two ago we heard of another ap- plicant whose plea is that his wife pelted him with bad eggs when he came from the war and disabled him. His was all most as bad as the hog case but we doubt if he gets a pension for 1t.
 If the applications predicted by The Times commence to come in we predict that the Commissioner will require quite an addition to his clerical force to keep up with the business of his office. When the latter-day soldiers commence to ap- ply for pensions on the plea that they were disabled by General Barleycorn" he may as we'll procure a roster of the living soldiers and consider all of them at once. for we suspect that most of them could tell of personal encounters with that redoubtable foe. They may not be able to show any mutilated limbs or missing hands and feet. but many of them will be able to plead disabled diges- tion as ground for pensions. There s work ahead for Ware.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
An Old Letter.
Editor The Advertiser:

Editor The Advertiser:
 Your admirable report of the late pro. ceedings of the Bar Association Is of great value to the public. If you will permit me a single line in the otherwise lucid summary of the paper of MT. De Graffenreid probably failed to catch the meaning of the orator. Referring to the Fourteenth Amendment, the report con denses the orators utterance by the line. disposed of the doctrine of States rights" meaning that the Amendment eliminates that doctrine Later on. the orator congratulates Alabama on her new Constitution and this is evidence that the dorsement of MT. De Graffenreid.
 In the files of The Advertiser there re poses letter from Chief Justice Chase which is of so great perennial value to for reproduction here, by your leave. It will be remembered that the Chief Jus tice was a Democrat and that his name was before the first National Democratic ination for President The letter was ad- dressed privately to an eminent jurist of Alabama:
 "Washington, April 13, 1869.
 My Dear Sir-Mv time has been too much occupied for more correspondence than has been absolutely necessary or should have earlier acknowledged your letter of Christmas Day and the paper which accompanied 1t; but l have not been unmindful of the views which you put in so clear a light.
 neH came dIInOSL IneNlIdDly military reconstruction. But l need not go on. After the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted. I thought the suffrage should be left to the staes after restor- ation. and I still think so. Centraliza- tion and conaolidation have gone far enough and too far: and yet, nasmuch as the proposed Fifteenth Amendment does not prevent the States from inlpCs- ing reasonable qualification if uualiIioa- tions should be found necessary, l in cline to wish that 1t may be ratified. should have no reservation in that wish if the clause giving Congress- power to legislate were left out. I want as little legislation by Congress in reference to the internal affairs of the States as possible
 There Is much more that might say, but have no time; and in fact since I am no longer in position to exert any influence on political measures, no incli- nation.
 "should business or inclna ipn bring you to Washington, I shall be very happy
 Very truly and respectfully yours. "S P Chase"
 Alabama has acted on the construction of States-rights laid down by Judge Chase. and so far from weakening the doctrine of the late Amendments, have emphasized and fixed it in .Ae system, Alexis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23

was largely to blame. She was not ex- actly an angel. by all accounts. but we have not heard 1t charged that Alex ander was growing wings. We are in- clined to think the two royal personages were a precious pair, but they are dead, and it isn't nice to put all the blame on Draga. If only the truth has been told of her she has enough sins to answer for without loading her up with Alexander S..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
A Puzzle Fable.

July Smart Set.
 An American Heiress was wooed by a Foreign Prince who urgently Besought the Sincerity of his Love, she asked: t: 'Will you stIll marry me If I Give away All my Money for Charity and become as Poor as yourself?'
 The Prince considered while. and then Responded: Yes, provided you will still marry me If 1 Renounce my Title and become plain, republican Person like yourself 9
 Query: Did she Agree to his Proposi- tion2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
Punished at Last.

Boston Advertiser.
 At the Salem court, just before the rainy spell of this week let up for Charles in disgrace for stealing umbrellas. \The judge finally decided that each man should serve two months imprisonment. are many communities in which 1t Is con sidered merely natural and human to steal umbrellas-if the owner is not in aiGht.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
Furnishing Good Service.

ScOttsbOrO CIuzen.
 R H. Watkins the bright and popular Washington correspondent, is furnishing The Montgomery Advertiser and Chatta- nooga News some interesting letters from the National Capital. Bob is an old Huntsville boy, and Is a descendant of fine North Alabama family His charm ing and accomplished wife is a daughter of the late Governor Lindsay of Tuscum- bia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
Primary for Mississippi.

Jackson. Miss, June 22.-The State Board of Election Commissioners today ordered a State primary election to be held on August 6. This action means that the next United States Senator from Mississippi will be chosen by popular bal lot. Senator Money, the present incum- bent and Governor Longino are candi. dates and are now prosecuting an active canvass of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
The Growls of a Grizzled Bachelor

July smart Set.
 Old bachelors know a great deal about women. If they did not, they wouldn't be old bachelors.
 Nobody knows why a woman. when she trips over a chair-rocker, always planes her husband for 1t as soon as he comes home.
 During courtship he talks and she lis- tens After marriage. the order Is re- versed, or else they both talk and the neghbOrs listen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23
One Thing Well.
Onelika Pos

Opelika Post.
 Every day we see the need of young men who should be masters of some trade There are too many boys who want a fat salary before they have learn a O good oo job S u for " the % Young % man V who can do even one thing well.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-23

The Eufaula q. T.) Journal is issuing daily edition and to a subscriber who complained that his paper was borrowed every day before he could read 1t The Journal says:
 Don't lend your paper A cuss who is week for daily paper published in their own town are too Contounded small to be recognized. Hogs belong in pens not running around borrowing their neighbors' papers.
 The grammar of that sentence is slight ly wabbly but the meaning is both clear and appropriate. That Is one kind of bor- rowing for which there is no defence.