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on the East Side is In favor Of letting
the houses alone.
A Central Reading Room.

The library board doesn't know what
to do for new quarters for the Academy Of
Science, the latter's present rooms in the
central library building being required for
library purposes. 1t has been suggested
that the rotunda Of the city hall and
courthouse, which thte commission in
charge of the latter building is preparing
for library reading room. be partly used
for the exhibition OF the academy's col
lection. The idea is a good one, for the
courthouse is not an ideal place, for a
large central library station and reading
room. It's location Is not suitable.
A central station Is required, if required
at all for the convenience OF
library patrons likely to be brought
near to it by their daily duties.
A station at the courthouse may be
a convenience to some patrons, but it
will not serve nearly so many as station
within a block of the rapid transit center
of the city, if not actually in that center
For most Of the people who have found a
library branch or station at Washington
and Hennepin avenues so convenient, the
main library itself will be about as acces.
sible and about as convenient as a room ir
the city hall and courthouse.
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always, they are motived by righteous
claims, and by resistance to tyranny. In
this case if the striking party is able to
hold we'll in hand the indscreet and tur-
bulent element within its own ranks, it
will be sure to win, because it will en-
joy the favor of a fair minded public:
for, let it be observed, outsiders are al
ways fair-minded so long as personal in
terest does not defect their judgement
When, however, on the other hand, a
strike originates in an overweening self
consciousness Of power and greed Of
gain, it will foster in the ranks of the
strikers men who are more shrewd than
honest, and develop them into grafters
and blackmailers. The result is defeat
and injury to the cause Of labor and labor
unions, together with untold sorrow and
suffering to those who are dependent on
honest ard honorable labor for their
subsistence. ...
The greatest enemies of every good cause
always arise in its own ranks. The
members of labor unions should be ever
vigilant in resisting the advocacy of sell
fish and untenable schemes on the part
of men whose motives are not transpar-
emily pure, if they would conserve the
best interests of their organization.
Louis Richter.
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WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Sunday Games

Sunday Games.
TO the Editor Of The Journal.
We like TIL e J o u r n a l as family
paper. We admire the stand you generally
take on all important issues.
Here Is a question that has set me a
thinking for now nearly two years. This
baseball playing on Sundays is growing
from bad to worse. Is this Christian
America? Do we want a sort of a con-
tinual holiday here? Do we want to open
up the sluices and little by little have all
sort of games, cock fights, bull fights. etc,
as they enjoy CD them in Spain, etc?
We dread anarchy and sporadically de-
nounce actions of lawlessness. But how
can we expect worldly and sinful men to
live up to human laws when we as Chris
tians trample under foot Gods divine law,
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
May God help us and give US the wisdom
and the manliness and the courage espe-
cially those in authority, to stand UP for
the sanctity of the home, the law, the Sab
bath; stand up for truth and right. Right
eousness exalteth nation. but sin is a
reproach to any people," Think of France
and it's history a little over a thousand
years ago. Think of the causes of its
revolution and the dreadful results Shall
''this home of the brave and the land OF
the free perish from the earth by lawless-
ness and sin? Leon S. Koch. =
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"a Conservative Wheat Position.

A The Comm ercial West Is beginning to
take a conservative position with regard
to nlacaroni wheat. In to-days issue it
{ goes so far as to admit that the discus
I sion r h e j urnal started has been
Stof considerable value, and 1t gives space
ssto long and very conservative article
/ by Professor w. M. Hays Of the state ex-
& pertinent station, in which macaroni
@wheat Is far from being ruled out of
3 consideration as wheat. In view Of the
4 apprehension the Commercial West has
a felt as to the general introduction of
rnacaroni wheat. the following paragraph
from Professor Hays paper is very, in
i teresting:
ii 1 am not ready to conclude that maca-
4 roni wheats will seriously injure our posi-
Y ton in the bread wheat markets. think
ssittVery Ill advised, indeed, for the friends
Sgof patent flour interests to suggest such
la possibility to our competitors. I do not
\ look for the sequence Of present affairs
Ito warrant any panicky feeling.
Another interesting paragraph, as sug.
costing the limitations of macaroni wheat
is the following:
Dean j. H. shepperd, Of the North Da.
kota agricultural college, says the best
Inacaroni varieties are not properly called
goose wheats but are more like the bread
wheats. But measured by Minneapoli:
red fife patent standards, all admit tina
macaroni wheats are somewhat down IL
the scale. The gluten Is even more abun
dant than In fife and blue stem, but /
is not SO tough. The constituent com
pounds of the gluten, the gliadin and glu
TENN, are presumably not in the RICH
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Domestic Service.

Prizes were awarded at the state fair
Yesterday to women who had been long
est in continuous domestic service in any
one family. The first prize was awarded
to a. woman who had occupied this i'm
portant position in a st. Paul family for
over twenty years. The second prize was
given to a woman who has been in a St..
Anthony family nearly seventeen years.
Prizes were also awarded for excellence
in cookery. Prizes for continuous service
suggest that in some families at least the
girl question is not the most important,
the most frequently agitated and the most
troublesome. Other housemaids were
awarded prizes for terms Of service run
ing from seven to sixteen years.
While length Of service may not be an
absolute guaranty of excellence on the
part Of the servant, and while reformers
Of domestic conditions do well to provide
special rewards for excellence in the grade
Of work done, there is, perhaps, after, all,
no better test than this long tenure OF
office, so to speak, with its clear implica-
ton of excellent performance, not only
on the part Of the maid, but Of the mis-
tress as we'll. Indeed, it is difficult tc
determine on which side credit predomin-
ates whether prizes should be given tc
the maid for continuous service or to the
mistress who has undoubtedly proved her
self considerate, helpful and kind to hel
domestic helper, and not only apprecia.
tive of good service, but SO thoroly
equipped herself for the duties Of house
keeper as to know what is reasonable re
quirement.
| Undoubtedly much of the distress ant
disauiet which prevails in many American
| homes to-day is due, not alone to tn,
scarcity of intelligent, capable and relia
| BILE domestic servants, but to the scardel.
less prevalent scarcity of knowledge, ca
pacity and understanding of the duties o
| housekeeping on the part of the house
keepers.
The suggestion that prizes be AWARDED
to those housewives whose domestic help
| ers display the most proficiency or Civ
evidence of the longest term Of servic
| would probably not be received with an,
degree Of favor, and yet it must be ad
mitted that the obstacles in the way 0
successful housekeeping to-day lie no
solely If chiefly, on the side of incapable
ignorant servants.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
A SUCCESSFUL WOMAN MINISTER

Rev. Mary Stafford, of Des Moines.
Iowa, is one of the most successful preach
ers of the gospel in the entry. She was
born in the west, altho she is Of New Eng
land ancestry. She entered Iowa uni
yersity at the age Of 1s and later or
ganized a Unitarian church in Hamilton.
this state. She was pastor in Boston a
year and half and then regularly or
dained to the Unitarian ministry, aftet
which she was pastor Of the church In
Sioux City. In addition to her work as
pastor in Des Moines Miss Stafford Is
state secretary of the Iowa Unitarian as
ISOLATION, which means that she is in some
sense a bishop Of the church in Iowa.
She travels a great deal, organizing and
stimulating churches
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Books and Authors
ONE OF THE DELusIoNs

+ g. II ~ . + z . .
The eloquent English orator, Lord
Brougham, was one Of those ambitious
but deluded men who think they can write
novels. He tried his hand at such work
and wrote one novel, entitled ALBERT
Lunel or the Chateau Of Lonquedoc." He
was, however, prudent enough to have it
published anonymously. 1t met with such
a cold reception that Brougham sup
pressed it within year and showed his
CONNIE on sense. The novel was hardly a
novel, for 1t embodied a lot Of Brough-
ANS individual opinions on various sub
jects, put in the mouths of a number of
characters who were allowed to talk toe
much 1t IS said that nobody was ever
found who had read the book thru
Brougham, while strong in court as a
pleader, never possessed the power to pre-
sent a character in a book in such a way
as to enlist the sympathetic interest OF
readers. Lord Beaconsfeld was more sue
cessful in that direction
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REMARKABLE FoReETFULNEss

The late Major James B. Pond told many
good stories Of the famous lecturers whom
he managed, but was especially fond Of
indulging in "reminiscences Of Henry Ward
Beecher, for whom he had great admir-
alton. One of his favorite Beecher anec-
dotes was this one: Zone day while I was
making a long railway journey with Mr..
Mr.. Beecher he happened to put his hand
into the little watch pocket of his trous-
ers. He drew from it a sealed envelope,
gave the envelope a puzzled look, and then
tore it open. A little while later he passed
it to me, saying: Major, see what is in
side. Some weeks ago I officiated at
the marriage Of a great railway manager,
and after the ceremony he handed me that
envelope. I hurriedly slipped it into my
pocket and then forgot all about it. Just
now happened to run my fingers into the
pocket and discovered it, I opened the
envelope, and there lay five one thou
sand dollar bills!' =
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ON LORD ABERDEEN

A characteristic remark of Mr.. Choa tie
was made about Lord Aberdeen at a din
ner in New York, where the then gov
ernor general of Canada was the principal
guest, appearing in kits, in honor of his
Scottish entertainers. Aberdeen had made
a neat speech and the applause had bare
" subsidized when Choate was introduced
land proceeded to say some complimentary
things Of the last speaker and to declare
that If he had known that he was to be
permitted to sit next to his distinguished
Scotch friend, the governor general OF
Canada, this Gordon of the Gordons, .
he, too, would have come without his
trousers. 1t was audacious, but the Killed
guest was soonest to catch it's humor and
led the laughter it produced.
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for long service is rather dangerous. The
information may lead to efforts to induce
them to begin new records elsewhere.
Sugar Bounties Suppressed.

Under. Article 10 of the Brussels sugar
bounties congress convention, adopted
March s, 1902, the agreement went into
effect last Tuesday, it's important feature
being the suppression of all direct and in
direct bounties on beet sugar produced or
exported. To this agreement Austria
Hungary, Belgium, France, Germany,
Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands,
Spain and Sweden adhere, while Russia
encouragement Of indirect bounties by in
ternal legislation This agreement Is
binding for five years and was entered
upon to minimize beet sugar production,
which, under the bounty systems, especial
ly of Germany and France, had been
stimulated excessively, resulting in the
cutting down Of the price Of beet sugar,
which naturally injured the market for
cane sugar, impairing that industry great
ly in the British West Indies, notably
Jamaica, and in Cuba, where the sugar
planters have been seriously affected dur
ing the last few years and naturally
thought that our congress, under the
Spain, would give Cuban sugar thru re-
duced sugar duties, a better chance in our
market.
The Brussels agreement, If faithfully
carried out. ought to help the sugar mar
ket. including cane and beet sugar, every
where. Russia will be obliged to aban-
don her indirect sugar bounty system,
for, since Sept. the European markets
have been closed to her and, for year
past, our government has imposed a coun-
| tervailing duty on the Russian sugar
amounting to sum equal to the bounty
paid by Russia on the ground that she
pays an indirect bounty On beet sugar
exported, Of which our treasury depart
ment has obtained ample evidence altho
Russia denied the charge.
| The bounty system has proven a burden
too grievous to be borne. In Germany, the
people had to pay a much higher price fol-
their sugar than foreigners, to whom the
sugar syndicates lowered the price tc
get rid Of the big surplus.
In this connection it may be remarked
that the beet sugar industry in this coun-
try which has been SO ardently adver-
tised as a safeguard against the Ameri-
can Sugar. Refining company's nonopo-
listic tendencies, is APPARENTLY in danger OF
being absorbed by the latter,-gobbled up
so to speak, a fact which will doubtless
have a material effect upon the long de.
layed discharge Of our moral obligations
to Cuba.
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Bishop Joyce said yesterday, at the
Northwest Indiana Methodist conference,
that he wished some Methodist theological
seminary would establish a chair Of COM
mon sense. 1t may be paradoxical to say
it, but common sense is a rare article, and
no doubt the bishop has had frequent
occasion to deplore the lack of it among
young clergymen just out of the schools,
with their heads full of what Is in the
books, but equipped as yet with compare
lively little of that knowledge of human
nature which fits, more than any other
kind Of learning, for the responsible du-
ties Of teacher of religion. In a sense,
all men are religious, but not every man
can touch the religious feelings Of other
men and wake them, when dormant, into
activity. It takes rare common sense
to do that, and nothing inparts such sense
like experience. ~
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THE MAGAZINES

Donahue's Magazine (Boston) has a fine
special feature in a biography of Robert
Emmett, appropriate to the one hundredth
anniversary of his execution, Sept. 20,
1903. The paper, which is profusely Illus
trated, is by Katharine lyman Hinkson,
and includes facsimile reproduction of
the Hibernian Journal Of Sept. 81, 1903.
Another interesting feature Is an illus
trated paper on the river poets Of Ire
land. r..
Masters In Art for September is de-
voted to the work Of Guido REM, and in
cludes such notable examples Of his work
as the Archangel Michael, the Beatrice
Cenci, the Assumption Of the Virgin, the
Aurora. There is an interesting biogra-
ply of this great painter of the school of
Bologna and descriptions of his works,
and comments on his art, by leading art
critics.
The Architectural Record, New York;
contains the details Of the building of a
Partisan house, with Illustrations; photos
of the interior Of the residence Of L. C.
Phipps at Pittsburg, and an interesting
illustrated paper on the Spanish-M Mexican
missions Of the United States.
The Atlantic contains some excellent
literary criticism and The Contributors
Club is delightfully."- appetizing. DR.. Ly-
man Abbott's paper, why Women Do
Not Wish the Suffrage" is finely hello
centric, and Sir Leslie Stephens first in
stalment Of "Some Early Impressions
generates anxiety to get at the second
for it is delightfully."- gossipy There are
stories Of a fine quality and John T
Trowbridge's poem, Evening at Naples,
| imparts the sensation of breathing OF
Italian atmosphere.
Current Literature for September, (NeW
York, 24~West Twenty sixth street,, con-
| tains a valuable Illustrated paper by
/ George c. HaISmann on the Crane "a isir
and wine production Of the United States
with an excellent condensed record o
contemporary world events and discus
sion Of international questions and no
tably an illustrated paper on the Man
churian question, an illustrated paper OF
Sleeping Places and Their History ane
other interesting matter.
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The Hidden Rock.
0 the Editor of The Journal.

To the Editor of The Journal
In an old but venerated book occurs
this passage: From whence come wars
and fighting among you? Come they not
hence, even Of your lusts that war in
your members?' This is the hidden rock
upon which social reform movements are
wrecked. Lust is eagerness to possess.
It is the desire to possess without consid-
ering the adverse effect such possession
may have on our neighbor. The funda-
mental law which makes society CO.
hesive, is love; but love is the desire to
make others happy, and the never fail
ing source of real happiness is found in
the endeavor to carry out this purpose.
This truth finds abundant illustration and
confirmation in every well-ordered family.
But says the objector, while grant
that this line of thought is correct in the
abstract, its practical application in bust
ness affairs is out Of the question. This
deplorable fact Is the hidden rock upon
which good resolutions are broken to
pieces"
Strikes originate in discomfort with
lnresent conditions. Sometimes, but not
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THE SUFFERING ARCHDEACON
New York Times.

NE" DIX Times.
A number Of reporters had occasion the
other day to see Bishop Potter regarding
some Of the details of a funeral ceremony
at which he had officiated.
ooh, see the archdeacon about such
Matters was the bishops response to
their queries. You may worry him all
you like"
Then the bishop seated himself and told
this story:
II was riding big bay horse up near
Cooperstown the other day, when I met an
acquaintance. He seemed to admire
greatly the animal 1 rode, and finally
asked:
What do you call your horse, bishop?
II told him I called him Archdeacon
Then he asked me why and T replied:
!" Because he is always on the go and
ride him; ride him hard.'' ~.
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What Will the President Do?

The point Is now made that since the
Colombans have rejected the Panama
canal treaty it is obligatory upon Presi-.
dent Roosevelt to proceed to get authority
from Nicaragua and Costa Rica to con-
struct canal by the Nicaraguan route.
Whether the point is well taken or not
depends upon the degree Of discretion the
canal act gives to the president. -.
The law says that if the president can
not obtain the required permission from
Colombia as to the canal route within a
reasonable time and on reasonable terms
he shall proceed to get authority, from
Nicaragua and Costa RIGA for the con-
struction Of a canal thru their territories.
1t Is possible yet to get a treaty with
contended that the rea sonable time limit
is already past. The treaty provided that
ratifcations must be exchanged by Sept.
%, and that date, 1t is argued. is the limit
Of a reasonable tln1e.~ Indeed, even If the
Colombians should now ratify the treaty,
it would not be possible to exchange
Publications by Sept. %. ...'-'-
PRESIDENT Roosevelt IS a man Oh ueclsloE
and definite action. No one need be sur
prised If, on Sept % he should begin nego-
tiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica
thus abandoning the Panama route. I'm
questionably he has the right to do so
and If his Interpretation Of reasonable
time and terms is such as to convince hin
that he Will not have authority to nego.
tiate any longer with Colombia, 1t is
equally linquestionable that he will pro
coed to negotiate with the other countries
for the president IS not the man to faltel
| when the path of duty appears clear.
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SWEDISH FEAR OF RUSSIA

George Brandes has Joined Bjornson in
his efforts to bring about a better under
standing between Norway and Sweden.
The reasons urged for this are that Rus
sia's depriving Finland Of her constitu-
tional rights is only the first step in the
march of the empire west to the Atlantic,
and that only united Norway and
Sweden will be able to resist the march
Of the bear.
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LITERARY NOTES

1t is to be hoped that the success Of "a
Parish Of Two" will not start scores Of
other writer's producing epistolary novels.
1t is very seldom the case that novels of
this construction are successful. Few
people know how to write them.
I Seumas MacManus, the popular Irish
author, will give course of lectures dur
ing the coming season in the large cities
Of this country, under the auspices OF the
Columbian Lyceum Bureau
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An Iowa editor had an auction sale Of
delinquent subscribers accounts. The
amounts averaged along about $3.50 or SO.
The sale, afforded real opportunity to
test the credit Of some who had failed to
pay the editor. One account was knocked
down for two matches. This is new way
to provide for scratching off an old score.
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THE PRAIRIE FLOWER

A PRAIRIE FLOWER.
Alone In the breeze-swept vastness,
A dainty blossom swung
Like point of flame in the grasses,
Or banner by fairies hung.
And there in the solemn Stiffness
Burned the flame Of its petals red
With the void of the prairies round it,
And the infinite blue overhead
I know not why it should bloom there,
Where never eye would see,
And heart be gladdened
BY the breath of it's purity
And yet, the Power that fashioned
And moulded its petals fair,
Must have felt joy in the beauty
Alone in the vastness there.
Charles G. Taylor.
Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 1, 1908.
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SATURDAY EVENING,

proportions, making weak dough. The
sheets of dough forming between the in
terstices, or holes, in the loaf, will stretch
sufficiently to make light loaf with
crumb corresponding to the standards we
have, taught our trade to demand.
Professor Hays thinks that the matter
of most immediate Importance with re-
gard to nacaroni wheat is to get the best
possible price for our surplus by sending
1t to rMarseilles. the leading macaronf
market In Europe. While Professor Hays
comedies that numerous experiments, show
so that ut will make at least fairly good
bread" he adds that housewives must
learn how to bake it, however, and Sin the
bakeries it Is an untried and doubtful
business venture" In passing 1t may be
remarked that Regain Bros, the we'll
known Minneapolis bakers, purpose to
make practical tests Of macaroni wheat
flour as bakers flour. Professor Hays
says that the blending Of macaroni with
hard wheats is most important prob
lem, but may be full Of dangerous posi-
bilities Macaroni bread may become the
poor mans bread If the wheat continue
to bring considerably less in the market
than other wheat.
1t is interesting to notice that Professor
Hays does not think the northwest will
ever raise less wheat than 1t does now
about 200 900, 600 bushels. OF this total,
part, In his opinion, will be macaroni and
part spring wheat, but the great bulk will
continue to be spring wheat. Doubtless he
is right In this conclusion unless the
adaptabiity of macaroni wheat to the
semi-arid country should lead to an I'M
expected increase in the total wheat yield,
profitable market for an increasing
amount Of macaroni wheat can be found.