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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
Forest Fire Protection.

1t must not be assumed, as too often Is
the case, that Minnesota has a perfect
fire. warden system of protection against
forest fires. The extensive and destruc-
tive forest fires in the eastern portion OF
the United States and Canada, and some
In Washington and other parts of the
country, have led to too compliment com
PARSONS Of the systems, or lack Of sys-
TENS, In those regions with the Mime
sofa system. These comparisons have
IN some instances gone so far as to attrib-
ute our Immunity from anything worse
than an $500 fire to our fire -warden sys-
tenn. The drought that has prevailed in
the eastern portion Of the country has not
been taken into account. II Maine had
as good a system as ours, it probably
would not have escaped some Of It's re-
cent forest fire losses, amounting to s1O,-
100000 to standing timber alone.
If our legislature were to appropriate
more money for protection against forest
fires, we could have better system than
we have; but we certainly have sys-
tenn that is exceedingly efficient in view
of the small expense Incurred. The 1902
report of Chief Fire Warden Andrews
shows that altho the spring months of
last year were very dry In the forest re-
gions Of this state, only forty six sepa-
rate fires were reported, and these burned
over less than. $4,000 acres and destroyed
only about $4,000, worth of property, It
is certain that If there had been no system
+ hox
much greater. The law makes town SUI
pervisers fire ewardens They must post
warning notices, take precautions to pre-
vent fires, and, when they occur, have
authority to, call out every able bodied
man in the community to assist in fight.
ing the fires. The wardens are paid 50
a day for their services, but not for ex-
ceed1ng fifteen days in the year. The
counties have to pay for the service, but
the state reimburses them for two-thirds
of the expenditure. The state expends
for forest fire protection only $4,000 a
year. Yet the forests Of Minnesota are
worth at least $4,000, 900, to say nothing
of the other property that is doomed when
the: fires run thru the forests. :s
The cities and villages of Minnesota
spend 100000 year in fire protection,
yet some people object to the state spend
ing a cent in forest protection, tho it
owns about 100000 acres Of forest land
itself. In fact, the amount spent is alto
gether too small. but it is likely to take.
some hard experience to make the legis-
lature believe this, just as it took the
Hinckley horror to start the system. The
fre-warden system ought to be extended
to include a thoro ranging and some de-
gree of care for the states forests, and
the office Of warden and the state fores-
try: board, ought to be brought closer to-
gether.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
THE MAGAZINES

Gunton's contains an, excellent paper on
The Misuse of Organization" showing
mat there is no economic reason why or
ganlzed labor should not be on the best If
terms with organized capital and vice
versa, II both parties give honorable rec
ognltloni Of organization to each. other.
PROFESSOR Gunton says: Organized labor.
sooner. or later, must learn that it can
not and will not be permitted to dictate
by coerc1ve methods all the conditions If
industry. There is also paper on the
Labor Crisis" and one on "Our Problem
IN Porto Rico" worthy of considerations
NEW York: The Gunton Companv
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
THE FERRIS PLAYS

A. G. Gunter's exceedingly strong
drama, Mr.. Barnes Of New York. as
produced by the Ferris company, at the
Lyceum this week is meeting with sue
cess and the house is well filed at each
performances cIa The last meeting will be
given Saturday. Starting Sunday even
ing, the company will be seen in the STIR
ring drama, 'tThe Fatal Card
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18

A reader reminds T h r our n that
Minneapolis Central High school has also
scored recently in the Annapolis examin-
ations. Louis w. McKeehan. a Central
junior, took the examination on two
weeks notice and passed. Our correspond
ent adds that the Minneapolis Central
and North were the only high schools in
the state who sent up successful candi-
dates to the recent examination This
fact suggests that there are high schools
and high schools, and that it will hardly
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
SONG -oFTHE- LAWN MOVIES

- "a Z II Il T. . II.
=. =. F: D. Pitzer in New York sun 2
With hands all calloused and hard.
With red and puffy mien,'
The suburbanfte with all his might
Keeps showing the grass machine!
Push! push! push! -
With back bending lower and lower
While frogs they croak and crtckets creah
me Song OF the old Lawn Mower - q
$50 Shove! shove! shove!
From. morning until late at night, 60,
And push! push push!
With all your muscle and might
It's or to: be once more =,
In the clasp of a city fat
Where you don't have to rattle an io1ds no.
With cabbage leaf under Your hat
~. Click, click: click!
Till the brain begins to rock,
Sweat! sweat sweat!
From your bonnet right down to your sock.
Rocks and rubbish and sticks,
Tomato. cans. and .bean .,ags,s-.eit ..tE-si
These are the things run across
Plying the grass machine. .~.--~.~
o, men with country tastes, s,seF,
o men, in city spots,
o, you have lots to be thankful for,
: Yes. lots, and lots and lots ~
sss,g=3 y Push! push push! #s
Is thing you never need do, :.
Meath the .broiling. baking, scorching sun
With the heat a hundred and two.
o.; for an hour of rest
Which 81 know viii never be mine, 4
Tho for my part, I'd let the grass fa
{ Grow up about six foot nine,
But a. fellow he hardly rests, .s
When a voice Is heard nearby
Saying, 70, dearest, DON'T you think
The grass Is getting too high?'
Then push! push! push!
Till YOU wilt in your very clothes, s Z, 81
Shove! shove! shove! H
With face as red as the rose.
It's u for city retreat
Away from this: .verna1 green 4i5s.s Il.
+ I'd rather be slave to jan-i-tor
Than work this grass machine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
cRARY is EEIGIRLE
Sheldon. N d Prorroe,s,

Sheldon, N. D., Progress
e. M. Crary is being brought into nrom-
inence as worthy member Of the presi-
dents Strenuous Life club. Mr.. Crary. is
publisher and editor Of the Edmore Her
aid and exc the Mortified Herald, justice
OF the peace and notary public in and for
the county OF Ramsey, practicing attor-
ney ana a a rea! estate and loan agent. BY
way Of diversion, Mr.. Crazy conducts an
estray bureau and a bowling alley and
does few stunts In the agricultural line.
A year or 50 Of this will surely give the
State Press association millionaire mem
Der. II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18

TIL o UT a !. is of the opinion that
1t was only a partial presentation of the
records which made it apparent that the
Haugan shortage was increased by a large
amount on the last day Of the late Mr..
Haugan's incumbency of the city treas
urer's. office. Wallace G. ,Nye was city
controller at that time, and his explana-
ton of the entries that led to the con-
clusion that SO large a sum had disap-
peared is entirely satisfactory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18

Tho Sioux Falls Argus-Leader is try
ing to arouse the enmity of the people Of
South Dakota against all papers that pub
lish advertisements Of Canadian lands,
on the theory that the publication Of such
advertisements hurts South Dakota. We
have been diligently studying South Da-
kota statistics for several years and have
failed to observe any evidences of in
jury. That state seems to be getting
fair share Of immigration, and it is well
known that there is very little imnigra-
ton from it to Canada.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18

do to condemn the Whole because Of the
shortcomings Of some. Then, too, there
are boys and boys. Perhaps some of these
recent congressional appointees couldn't
pass a severe examination with the best
possible training and preparation q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18

Since the Wisconsin Stalwarts have
picked Congressman Joseph W. .Babcock
to marshal their forces against Governor
LaFollette the badger state is assured Of
continued political activity. There'u be
no rest for the weary beyond the st.
Croix. -. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18

At st. Thomas, Ont, hundreds Of per-
sons have been reduced to perjury by the
failure of a bank which is said to have
been dragged down by the failure of A. e.
Ames & Co., of Toronto. These sufferers
will find consolation in the fact that Mr..
Ames was not long ago preaching conserv-
atism and moderation in financial ventures
and all kinds of business. He himself
supplied the object lesson. =, =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
A WITTY MAN WE ALL KNOW.
Chicago News.


himself
passed with
well
good but he could conduct regular Dolly dialogue
At one time Krchedow told his
him
unlikely
minute
thundere out
Z - s ~
the
Several" admitted Kchedow
KrchedoW inirnate sometimes
Il suppose have been called the
Krchedow ntenan
refer minutes
In
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18

Now and then the assertion is made
that it is cheaper and better to build
railways than canals and that the age Of
canals has gone BY. The fact is that
canals are: needed wherever they can be
economically built for the hauling Of
bulky and coarse freight 1t is estimated
for example, that If New York were to
reconstruct the Erie canal SO, as to ac-
commodate 1000 ton barges, coal could be
hauled from Buffalo to New York for so
cents a ton as compared with So the rail-
ways now charge. It Is better for the
railways and better for the people to have
cheap, slow transport for such commodi-
ties. - .--. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
A HARD WORLD FOR WOMEN

of
in d,and,n
Ito her mothe
be who
a@ .
If an old adlnz
I. s*a ~.
dd,na
4sss q
for women isntH s$.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
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without
VISIT her country cousins small everybody
the
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to
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She
SUNDAY He figured all bow be would
The
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working
billiards
tie or two
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
HELP FOR OUR OWN
New vor1 g.,

az New York Sun. q
All humane impulses to succor foreign
ers IN distress must. be suppressed for the
moment The fearful calamities in Mis-
souri, tell us that our resources must be
taxed taxed TO help the unfortunates In our own
country. And the drought in the east is
more destructive Of property, though not
OF life, than the floods in the west
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
SPONTANEOUS GROWTH OF A BARN

A In Oklahoma he
small Its
sides
He
discovered
in
ykn
n o time 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
BON FOR THE. COUNTRY
Leola, s. D.. Herald.

SoAsc', y. -, 11SI d1u
One year ago eastern MCPHERSON could
boast Of having eight artesian wells Work
lin this line has been progressing so rapid
.ly In the past year that we now have forty
flowing wells located in ranges Sc, 81 and
6s, embracing only twelve townships. They
are all good, strong wells and are fast
converting the dry runs into living streams
of water.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
CONVENTIONAL CRIMES
Kansas City Times,

Kansas City Times.
Judge q. s. Priests argument that
bribery is a. Conventional crime seems
to be. erysunpopular with trial juries, but
quite effective with the supreme court.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
NAVIEs OF THE WORLD
Washington Star.

captain Sigsbee, chief of the naval in
teillgence office, has prepared a series of
taoular statements to show the compar-
atlVe strength OF the principal navies of
the world. Combining the list of vesse1s
built with that of vessels authorized ar
building, the result shows that in battle
ships coast defense ironclads and arm
ored cruisers the nations stand as fol-
lows. S ~oA
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
A DERNiER RESORT
Des Moines Capitat.

: 1eS NIOIIIeS Cap1taI. - ="
II Cole Younger finds that the show BUSH
ness does not pay very well, he can sue
the eastern newspapers which accused him
OF having once been a member Of the Mis-
souri, legislature, and be sure of getting
a verdict for heavy damages, =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
A GREAT, suFF1o1ENcy.

1onkers Statesman.
the child a-cryin' for Matilda p.
them Ssse- -. N'l'' eve ntIn PIE,
had I IT, ain,t that he wants pie mum. He's
nao TOO much, mum: he sat In one mum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
CREATES RESPECT

Cakes, N. D., Republican.
The more those little fellows on the
other side study the Monroe doctrine the
more they respect the United States.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18

Have exalted aims and your neighbors
VIII respect you.-New York Witness.
OH dunno! Minneapolis nearly lost
our respect just because she had exalted
5Arnea .s<.2E- q. .s=.s =, - 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
THE NONPAREIL MAN:
Casually Observed.


of
in
fourth prizes When
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in
about hundred correspondents numbered
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o makea tygoodk king
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Ihy claim that
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A bit OF oeopathic
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
The NEXT STEP IN EVOLUTION. The Pres
eht step: BY /. X. Funk D. D. LII. D. New

ent step. BY /. X. Funk D. D, LII. H. New
york; Funk & Wagnalls.. e.: = -!
The central thought in this book il the
inevitable trend.sof the evolution, Of man
rom the natural to the spiritual First
the earthly, then the spiritual, The an
thor assumes. ALL the postulates of the
theory OF evolution to be unquestionable.
as the physical basis of plant life, from:
the inorganic matter; the animal or the
physlcai basis of animal life from the
plant; the physical basis Of the life Of
the natural man., from the animal and the
h1ngdoms below; it, and the spiritual man.
or the physical basis of the spiritual man.
from the natural man and the Kingdoms
oeieW him. Z Fhisii a. pleasing but fanci-
!ul theory asyto thes latter term; hut a
fundamental teanhiIg .ofsi Christia nitv "a
That the spiritual life and uplift comes ex-.
clus1vely from above and not from; the
natural man. The spiritual protoplasrn''
ls-lntroduced into the natural man by the
power, not of man, but sof God, which
works Righteousness. DR.. Funk seems I'd
admit this, but he insists that it IS 81,
change. thru the evolutionary order Of
inorganic matter, plant and natural man.
BROADER ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. nv
D.. r. Gordy, Ph. D., professor of the history: of
education In the school of pedagogy, New
YORK University. New York: Kinds s. Noble,
H-35 West" Fifteenth street. Price S1.15.-i-s.e'
This volume was prepared by the au +
thor for studepts preparing to be edu-
Gators and for graduates of colleges and
normal schools who already are educators
and shaping the educational policy ss:E55of.
tHeir respective omnunities. He Insists,
rightly that the student must seek Etc
ascertain the end education Should Strive
to reach and the impulses and capacities
1t. must appeal, to-, that there may %.pe,
rational teaching: He begins by argus:
ment against autonaatism and in favor of
will and purposiveness as essential; ra-
tionally discusses the subjects Of the
chlld's receptive capacity; the "fetich''s
OF general method, the necessity of deal
Ing with the capacity and needs of each
mind, recognition of the. initiative in
stlnct of the child, the proper school man
agement ETC.; He gives an estimate of
the, educational value Of nature-stud
reading, arithmetic, grammar. ETC., and
sedulously champions the broader elemen-
tary education, emphasizing the necessity
Of making the pupils conscious Of their
own aptitudes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-18
Adrian Guardian,

THE SAME. YET NOT THE SAME
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-27
OFFICERS IN ALASKA
ARE UNDER EIRE

WASHINGTON. d. c., April 25.-
Secretary Root has directed the court
martial of a number of army officers in
Alaska, charged with purchasing COM
missary supplies at cost and selling
them at great profit. The papers In
the cases have been referred to Cen
eral Funston, commanding the depart
ment of the Columbia. The offenses
We're committed more than year
ago, and the officers have been under
Investigation since then. Large sup
plies of potatoes were sent to post,
where they were turned over to a trad
ing company, but still were carried on
the books of the commissary officer as
stock in hand. until some officer made
purchases from the company, when
the stock was reduced to meet the
credit at the company's Office. and the
officer making the purchase would be
charged with the potatoes. All Off
GERS stationed at Skagway were lmpli-
Gated. Another case relates to al
legged shortage in the accounts OF an
officer who claimed that his safe was
locked. The authorities decided on a
court-martial. Most of the officers
have changed stations since then
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-27
W. X. VANDERBILT AND
MRS. RUTHERFORD MARRIED

LONDON, April 25-Wiliam X.
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Louise Ruther.
ford were married this morning in St.
Marks church
The only attendants were Henri
White. secretary of the American en-
bassy, who gave the bride away, Win
field Eoyt, best man, and the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough. The
couple left the church by back door
to avoid observation.
After sojOurn in the country they
will tour the continent and reside in
Paris. The wedding date was origi-
nally set for next week but death in
the family of Reverend Haddon, the
officiating minister, necessitated the
change.
Mrs. Rutherford wore a simple grey
travelling dress. Mr.. Vanderbilt, Sec
retary White and the Duke of Marl-
borough wore the usual frock coats.
Mrs, White is staying at Mrs. Ruth
erford's fiat in Paris with the child.
rem, and will welcome her sister upon
her arrival in the French capital to-
night.
The marriage license sets forth all
the details of the Vanderbilt and the
Rutherford divorces, referring minute
ly to the previous marriages of both
parties.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-27
READY FOR SOLDIERS SHOW,

NEW YORK, April 25.-With clat.
tering side-arms and the rattle of steel
shod hoofs. the advance guard of the
Military Show took possession of Mad
ison Square Garden today. and with
the readiness of tried campaigners.
converted the Fourth avenue and
Twenty-sixth street corner into cav
alrymen's camp and were in comforta-
Bile quarters in less than half an hour.
The business like methods of the SOL
diers and the ease with which they
made themselves at home had slim
ulating effect on the preparations for
the Military Athletic Leagues turna.
ment, which will open in Madison
Square Garden Monday and continue
for ten days.
The participants in the tournament
this year will include cavalry troops
from Fort Myer. artillery from Wash
ington Barracks and Fort Ethan Allen
and several detachments of the engi-
neer corps. Canadian soldiers will be
represented by detachment of the
Forty-third regiment (the Duke of
Cornwalls own rifles), who saw SER
vice In South Africa. Then there will
be company of cadets from West
Point, and various detachments repre-.
senting the Marine corps. the Naval
battalion and the. Signal corps.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-27

cream of college. athletes OF the entire
country line up on Franklin Field this
afternoon for the annual relay races
conducted under the auspices of t..e
University Of Pennsylvania. Yale
Harvard, Columbia. University of Chi.
cago, Pennsylvania, Amherst. Prince.
ton. Cornell and other large eastern
colleges, besides long list of smal.
Ter institutions, have sent their best
athletes to compete In the various
events. and there Is every reason to
believe that several records will go by
the board before the afternoons pro.
gram is complete. While the big relay
race, in which Chicago, Harvard, Yale
and Pennsylvania will take part. quite
naturally attracts most attention.
there are several other events on the
program that promise to be of equal
interest. Among these are broad
jump, in which Prinstein, the Ameri.
can record holder, is entered, in the
high jump, in which S. S. Jones. the
worlds champion, will compete
against several other athletes with
splendid records. In the pole vault,
Champion Horton of Princeton. Magee
of Chicago, and Baird of Pennsylvania
are entered. If all of these men live
up to their recent performances there
viii he new figures established in this
event.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-27
PRESIDENT IN NEBRASKA.

ALLIANCE, Neb., April 25.-The
first day of the presidents tour after
his two weeks outing in the Yellow.
stone country lay through a mountain.
Gus and picturesque country, and it
was not until after the Nebraska line
had been crossed that the tourists
We're greeted wit hthe familiar sight of
little groups of waving watchers sta
TONED at the crossroads and stranlng
their eyest to catch a glimpse of the
chief magistrate as the train whisked
by. No stops were made during the
day except those necessary to replen-
ish the water and fuel of the engine.
This point was reached on schedule
time this afternoon and a brief stop
was made to change engines. With
out unnecessary delay the journey was
then resumed towards Grand Island,
where the party will spend Sunday.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-27
LAUNCHING
OF THE
COLORADO

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April 25.-
The new armored cruiser Colorado
was launched at 1926 o'clock this af.
ternoon and the cheers of thousands
OF people and salutes of all the river
craft. large number of notables
were present from Washington and
many of the diplomatic corps. The
Russian ambassador, the Turkish min
lister, the Japanese legation and half a
hundred congressman. The magnlfl-
cent snip was christened by Miss Cora
Peabody. daughter of the governor of
Colorado. who, without nervousness
broke the bottle of wine on the prov
OF the cruiser as she glided down the
ways and into the Delaware river.
Among those grouped about the gov
ernor's party were Mayor Wright and
daughter of Denver; ex-Governors
Grant and Thomas OF Colorado. and
their families; Mayor Weaver Of Phila-
delphia; the secretary OF the navy and
several admirals. and the two Cramps,
builders of the vessel. It was a per-
feet day and the launching was
great success. The Colorado is the
best and latest. and in many respects
the most powerful vessel added to the
American navy. She has the speed of
an ocean liner and is the first armored
cruiser named after state. That
honor has been formally accorded only
to battle ships.
The vessel is over 500 feet long, has
to do better than 22 knots an hour. is
OF $4,000 horse power and her armor
of the most improved Krupp type.
Her fighting force is supposed to be
superior to that of any ship of her
class in the world She will cost
four million dollars and will have a
crew OF $50.