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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
Lyceum-"At VALLEY .Eorne -

The war is On at the Lyceuna this week.
sensitive girls will go way back with
their gum, or they will poke their fingers
IN thelr ears as soon as the master of
ceremonies up aloft cries out Hats Off,
A more explosive plot no anarchist conld
demand; and as miners sappers. artil-
lerymen and hint-lock ri1emen the Fer
ris STOCK company has become one of the
crack regiments of the American reyo1u-
tion q 'o'o
Nothing goes off-or on-"At vaI1ev
Forge however; Three of the four acts
az rpusnl at Philadelphia and one at
the Hesslan headquarters near the Della :
ware: The melodrama is called AT Val
icy forge, perhaps, as Charles Lamb
called ms rooster Mary, 'for emotional
contrast" 80 FET"
Yet II IS play of action, which is good
ana OF patriotism, which is better IT'S
very olo play, indeed, but the program is
1T IS not quite so old as that. The story.
no oount, is mainly disjointed incident.
the cnn1ax IS an anti-climax, for the hero
rescues everybody IAN gets dc, whole
ounch plnched," as a f1rst-nighter pointed
out with some impatience The senti-
menus would be admirable, even edifying,
We're II not for the authors choice of vii.
lainy. His red coated miscreant seels Va. -,
one time, to have a soldier search the :ner-
son OF young lady; on two other occa-
slons the fellow threatens to assault the
young woman grossly. Such vuIgarity
unnecessary, unanusing, uninstructive, III
been harmless. - - 49, -
Inc heroine, Virginia Preston, adver-
USED s as Miss Grace Hayward, is really
MISS Leslie Bingham. Miss Hayward IS
indisposed 'i = Is
Miss Bingham is arch and picuant ir
her Gamer moments, but too. often she
stands, Ike Liberty, with one hand point.
eu loWards the sky. A. Byron Fairfax is
trapping hero; and Charles Burnham con.
trlves q superior DR.. Willard. The stage
director effected some excellent detona ;.
lions and made the historic discovery, tha
IN revolutionary days, twilight was purple
and moonlight was a brilliant blue.
| T.. Il %
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
THE SECRET OF STRONG MINDS.
80 S.. Marlin in Success.

How little there is in an ordinary. edu-
cation or even in n college course which
teaches the art of graspingi things with
the mind with that@vigor and force which
increases mental power. I 49, :
, Most students labor under the delusion
that to know things increases power,
when in fact it may have just the OPP
posite effect. Bookworms and walking en-,
cyclopaedias: are usually very weak peo-
pie; they lack that power of Initiative
which can seize things with a firm grip
and manipulate them at will.
Overlooking the memory with facts.
statistics and theories, like overloading
the stomach, may defeat mental digestion.
It is not knowing great many things
that avails, but knowing how to use ones
powers to the best advantage.
Our observations have convinced US
that the students who are always memoir
izing and making notes of statistics, and
who seem to get everything possible into
the memory; are apt to impair their ex-
ecutive faculties. While they know
great many things, they do not know how
to use them effectively. They are SO over
loaded with facts that they cannot mar
shall their knowledge to good purpose.
They cannot concentrate. Doing must ac-
company thinking or there will be no
power of execution.
Mental vigor is gained not by memoir
izing, or thru teachers and professors,
but by that mental self-help which Utilities
knowledge as it is acquired. We grow
in power by investigation, deep. concentTa-
ton; thinking. planning and bringing
about results without the assistance OF
others.
One self wrought problem will give
more vigor than a thousand worked out
for US. It is the constant stretching OF
the mind over large problems, over largo
models-it is Independent thought-that
| increases mental power. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
''RAH. FOR THE OYSTER!
IuYerne Herald

Minor issues disposed of and out of the
way, 'the democracy of Maryland, in
convention assembled solemnly "recog-
nizes the necessity of protecting the oys-
ter OF the Chesapeake bay
The synopsis of the platform sent out bv
the Ass ciated Press contains no refer
ence to free silver or revision of the tariff.
TO be sure, after the one tariff bill with
the making of which Senator German had
part, was characterized by President
Cleveland as 'perfdyT and dishonor,' and
had brought the worst panic and the
longest period Of depression the country
has ever experienced, and would be reluc-
tant to reopen the subject : But with the
oyster an issue, why refer to tariff or free
silver? # =,
The trainers Of the Maryland platform
must have had in mind the fact that the
campaign will be conducted and the bal
lots will be cast in those months which
have an ''R," the season which is given
over to indulgence in the "succulent BIZ
valve" Whether the campaign cry IL
Rah Oyster!" Or oyster stew, who could
resist? :
The Maryland democracy had no diff
Guilty in coming to the decision that the
preservation Of the oyster was far more
important than the preservation Of the
negroes rights Of citizenship.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
Make It Interesting.

A gentleman who saw the football
game Saturday between Minnesota
and Grinnell expresses some surprise
that something is not done to make
interesting football games between
strong and weak teams. According
to his view football is both contest
and an entertainment. On the contest
side, each team Is striving to win, of,
course. On the entertainment side
there ought to be some interest. If
the elevens are closely matched the
contest is necessary interesting. If
they are not closely matched, this
critic thinks, the superior eleven
ought to play a game that will give
the inferior team a chance to be doing
something. In other words, he would
have the winning team, as soon as it's
superiority is demonstrated, play an
open, kicking game, thus giving par
ticularly good players on the weaker
side a chance to distinguish them
selves and give the crowd thrills.
There is no doubt that if this idea
were acted on the preliminary games
of each season would be worth see
ing. At present they are not so in
teresting by a long way as games be-
tween the regulars and the scrubs,
encouraged to do their best and are
permitted to get at the ball very fire.
Guently. But in the game between
the weak and the strong team, the
| latter endeavors to wallop the earth
with the former, and the steady march
| to touchdowns becomes monotonous.
But football is too intense game
and the rivalry is too keen for the
spectators wishes to be considered in
such a matter, even tho he does pay
the bills. The coach fears the effect
on the temper of his men, If he per-
mits them to let up at any time or in
any way during game. Big games
are won by hard work from start to
finish, and the coach will not let the
players think of any match game as
one in which any fooling can be per-
mitted. Then again it adds to the
eleven's prestige to run as big a score
as possible, even over sandlotters and
high school boys. 4,
/ Finally, in an open game the weak
side is liable to score occasionally BY
a combination Of accident and indi
4 vidual skill; and it has become a par
of the unwritten law OF football thai
big teams must not allow weak team.
Ito score on them.
We Americans take our sports Sc
(rtorsly. and none more seriously tina,
J football. We play it to win and wi,
u Overwhelmingly. The pleasure Of tn
!, Igame is an incident; even half tn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
RULED BY NINE
New York Evening Post

New YORK Evening Post.
The prophets are already busy !. with
forecasts Of the probable length Of the
new pope's reign. One of them attributes
a prediction on the subject to the pope
himself, dating it back to 1893. In that
year Sarto was made a cardinal and patri-
arch of Venice, and on being congratu-
lated by some of his friends, he is said to
have observed, For nine years studied
in the seminary, for nine 7 was curate at
Tombola, for nine parish priest at Salzano
and for nine bishop Of Mantua' Then
he added jestingly, II shall now be patri-
arch of Venice for another nine years,
and then, no doubt, pope for as long as
heaven wills-perhaps for nine years
more, since that is the way things are
going" This autoprophecy, it is pointed
cut, has been in part fulfilled, for the pa
triarch has become pontiff after precisely
nine wears
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05

We hear OF too many catastrophes
nowadays properly to sympathize with the
victims of any. The cyclone at St..
Charles was a terrible destroyer OF life
and property. Only those who have been
thru cyclone or have been on the ground
soon afterwards can understand what it
means in a small village to have. 100000
worth Of property destroyed, dozen per-
sons killed or fatally injured and many
others wounded.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
WHAT THE KAISER CAN DO
( Wasfinrfaa .Timas

The kaiser Is fond of recounting the
NUMBER OF things that he can do. He is
dinner as he Is of having composed con-
siderable music. He can also play chess.
It seems, give a, lecture, preach a sermon,
sing song, manage a yacht, a regiment
or battleship. He has also studied
electricity and engineering. has written
a play and conducted Its rehearsal, drawn
Illustrations and caricatures and conduct
ed,a choir.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
For one Flea, $1,000.

Five thousand dollars is a big price to-
offer for one flea, but that is the amount
positively offered by Charles Rothschild,
of England for one of those both
ersome insects. Mr.. Rothschild needs
a polar flea to complete his collection Of
these insects. and the $4,000 will be paid
over to the person who brings him a flea
from the back Of the Arctic fox. The flea
of the Arctic fox is to flea fanciers what
the egg of the great aux is to the collect
ors of birds eggs. Mr.. Rothsch4ld has
fitted out. whaler, which is now in the
far north, to look for this flea among other
Arctic curiosities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05

An Ohio college has suspended all it's
college last with all its students sus-,
pended? Longer, possibly, than it could II
it had not had the courage which such an
act displays. People will generally con-.
clude that a college which would rather
with students is entitled to the confidence
and patronage Of the public -. =. ~,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
Liked Tea from "ReservoIr."

A woman Of the ''newrich' type set up a
pretentious establishment in New York
with the view of gaining an entrance into
society. Among her choice possessions
was Russian tea urn wrought in en-
bossed brass. The term for this device IL
4.samovar,'' and the woman treated her
urn like a new toy. She gave reception
in. order to exploit her tea device and her
guests were in continual subdued fits OF
laughter because their hostess said: 81
do so love tea out Of a reservoir. This res
ervoir came from Russia. OF course, 1t is
really a tea urn, but prefer the national
term, don't you!"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
Reform in Philadelphia.

Even corrupt old Philadelphia is
improving its municipal government
and throwing the rascals out. Taine
says that, the reformation entered
England by the back door. It may be
said that the civic reformation has
entered Philadelphia by the back
door. Indeed, 1t entered ST.. Louis the
same way. In neither city was reform
brought about by known reformers
or public opinion forcing 1T. In ST..
Louis there came a cleaning up be-
cause Joseph w. Folk was accidental
ly elected circuit attorney. The men
who made him circuit attorney never
dreamed they had caught a Tartar
of a reformer. ~. .. .x,....
In a sense, the Folk Of Philadelphia
is Mayor Weaver. He was nominated
and elected by the republican machine
which thought it knew it's man. 1t
seems that the Municipal League of
Philadelphia was wiser. than the ma
chine. 1t approved of Weaver and
supported him. The machine has been
finding out it's mistake ever since the
election, five months ago.
The first thing the mayor did was
to go after the police graft, and al
ready, asserts Clinton Rogers Wood
ruff, official graft has been abolished.
It is admitted that there is some petty
personal graft yet, but that will al
ways exist in every city until every
policeman and every subordinate in
Id, to,
The gambling-houses and dives have
been closed up. At first there was
some difficulty in making the police
understand that their orders to close
UP the Objectionable places were not
to be taken in g. Pickwickian sense as
Of yore. The dismissal Of one lieu.
| tenant and several patrolmen made
them understand. The police still
tend to give the word of the ward
boss consideration, but the mayor in.
sists that the police must obey his
orders given thru the director Of pub.
lie safety. The graft of the contrac.
| tors has also been abolished. For.
merly the contractor whose standing
as a contributor to campaign fund!
was good got public work withou
trouble. Now it is the contractor wht
puts in the lowest bid. Moreover, thu
mayor insists that contracts are con
tracts and must be observed. In Ma.
the derelict street cleaning @contrac
| tors were fined $15,313, and in June
$6,754. They complained to Direc
tor Costello that they had never bee,
treated that way before, but his an
swer was, "Clean the streets if 70,
want to escape hnes.' :-
'Show me the law" says Mayo
Weaver. land will enforce it,
He has not yet taken up the en-
forcement Of the civil service rules an
laws, but a big city like Philadelphia
cannot be reformed in every particu
lar at the same time.
The cases of Weaver and Folk shov
the weakness Of the strongest ma
chimes. There come times when the
must have men of good 'characte
and reputation to put before the PEG
pie. If these candidates do not stulti
fly themselves for the sake of office
the machine is bound to have trouble
trouble which was inevitable. Their
Is something very delicious about thi
accidental reform thru the machine
weakness, this reform Of the back
door variety.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
USE FOR THE PoRcUPlNE
Chico nn paet

Chicago Post
He looked at the porcupine thoughtfully
for quite a long time. s.
II wish I had that" he remarked at
last. s-.sss y
What would you do with. it ~ his faith
err asked.
Take it to school, he answered
promptly. 1T would be a; whole lot bet
ter than a bent pin, and never did like
our teacher anyway, -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05

F: The argument goes on from day to day
before the Alaskan boundary commission,
while the civilized world looks on with
amazement at the patience of the. United
States in deigning to argue matter about
which no other country, able to defend it's
rights, would have entertained the slight
est suggestion of controversy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05

The International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers is three votes
to the good. The notorious Sam Parks
was beaten by three votes in the person
of his candidate for the presidency Of the
organization. This is better than defeat.
but not much. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05

British trade is supposed to be waning
because the imports SO greatly exceed the.
exports. Yet the United Kingdom Is now
exporting per capita more than twice as
much as the United States.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05

Did you ever see strike conducted with
lessdisorder and violence than the millers'
strike? Up to date the conduct of the
men has been acknowledgement One
would hardly know, so far as the preser-
walton of good order Is concerned, that
there was strike on in what is generally
regarded as the biggest industry in tho
city, if he were not located near the
mills or identified with the milling bust
ness in some way It is to be hoped for
the good name of the city and for the
credit Of organized labor that this fortu-
nate situation may be maintained.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05

Mayor Low is right. Whoever is not
against Tammany Is against Low. No
man can be with Tammany and be right.
Tammany Is evil.
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MONDAY EVENING,

heard from. Formerly we had 80 per cent
Of Cuba's trade. Now we have only about
half. Atreciprocity treaty will put us back
where we were.
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crowd would rather see the home team
win a dull game than lose lively
one-and, besides, the crowd will go
to the game anyway.
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why He BROUGHT SUIT
Atlanta Constitution

'Dey tells me Br'e johnson is SUN, IA
preacher in jestice court
dat sop
Yes; lost his rarzor whilst dey wuz a
baptizin' Of him. en- couldn't 60 ter Dc
watermelon party. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05

The Lakeheld. Standard is after Sam
Fullerton. The animus Of the EDITORS at
tacks may come from, his friendship for
VIM. Kerr, the reputed owner of the 2, 500
ducks recently seized by the wardens, who
has been battling with the protectors of
the states game for years ,
IT, ~'..., d. IL e.. "a ....r
People who have been reviling.. "Ton1
Lowry's board Of equalization seem to
hesitate about attacking that dish of crow.
Charles B. Cheney.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

The journal would be glad to re.
celve by mall, or otherwise, the names OF
all persons who were readers ana sun
scrIbers to this paper when It started,
Twenty-Five years ago this fall, or who
became subscribers during the first year
Of lts existence. and their present al
dresses. IT,, e..
TheJ journal would also be1pleased
to have the names OF men living VINO
were newsboys In Minneapolis twenty
five years ago, and, their present aa-
dresses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
There has been comparatively little sa

There has been comparatively little said
of late regarding reciprocity with Cuba
That is not because the people are in
different, but because they have made up
their minds-the case is closed. If the
special session of congress doesn't act on
that view Of the case. the people will be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
Stealing Republican Thunder.

The action Of the Massachusetts
democratic convention in unequivo-
cally declaring in favor Of reciprocity
with Canada is significant. Equally
significant, perhaps is the action Of
the republican convention in the same
state day later when it adopted the
stereotyped resolution about revising
the tariff sometime eff" etc. 81
Reciprocity, as Governor Cummins
of Iowa so ably insists, is the counter
part of protection. IT. is the only way
in which a protectionist nation can
widen it's foreign markets without
abandoning protection. For that rea-
son reciprocity as general policy has
never been in favor with democrats.
It doesn't go far enough to suit them.
They want a tariff for revenue only,
with all the world on the same basis
regardless Of the attitude of other ma
tons toward our commerce. ~. r.
Still, it must not be forgotten that
the democrats have very generally
maintained that the other countries OF
the North American continent occupy
a distinct position in our foreign re-
lations and are entitled by virtue OF
their peculiar position to special
tariff relations with the United States.
The Canadian reciprocity treaty OF
1886 was negotiated by a demo-
cratic administration and ratified by
democratic senate. President Cleve-
land, in speaking Of Mexico, IN MS
message to congress in 1885, showed
that while opposed to reciprocity as a
policy he saw no objection to a reel
procity convention with Mexico And
Of course, Canada is fully as much
entitled to the advantage Of the ex-
| ception as Mexico.
| The republicans do not seem to ap.
preciate, at least officially, how wide
spread is the feeling in favor Of reel
procity in general and reciprocity
with Canada. They do not under
stand that thousands of manufacture
ers no longer care so much as they die
for a high tariff, and are very mucf
more concerned than formerly abou
getting their goods into other coun'
tries. There can be very little doub
that when the business men Of New
England read the reports Of the twt
conventions their hearts were softenee
toward the democrats. Possibly, thu
democrats all over the country in
tend to take advantage Of republican
dilatoriness and apathy on this sub
ject and curry favor by advocating
reciprocity with our neighbors. 1
would be ironical, indeed, If the part.
which is opposed to reciprocity shoult
! be the one first to make it with re
gard to Canada an essential part o
it's program.
Did you ever see strike conducted witt
less disorder and violence than the millers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
AMPLE.
= TY,Iro

Is AMPLE.
Judge.
Ada-Do you get much exercisef
May--Nhy, yes. have no maid, and I
have waist that buttons in the back.
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NEW BOOKS

IS MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, BY John Culinary
S Shea. Albany N. Y: Joseph McDonough. Nos
4 80 and Al COlumbit street. Price. SIS.
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The Hills Crescent, which has been
booming H. J. Miller for railroad and
informed on good authority that he does
not care for that position, and that This
eyes are cast on theecongressional nom
ination in this district" Of course, ]. T.
McCleary will say that he saw it first,
and George w. Sonaervile may also put in
a claim. = .-L-:.:s...t.- : 4 - -
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following letters remain un.
called for. for the week ending Sept
10th 1908:
Brown, Miss; Boss, W. A.; Buko-
mitz. Martina; Berryhill, J. F. Bon
Nv. L. II. Benn, Johan; Cierret, E.
p. ; Carew, Chester Conley, Will;
Darke. j. s; Dunlap, P. V; Drin-
on. Jack; Eveus, Henry; Ewing. W.
A. /; Edwards. Edward; Flukey. j. ;
H.; Finch, Jack; Floun, W. F.; Green
baum, Winny Gray, G. o.; Ginpely,
Axis; Goldburg, Claude; Hampton.
o. F.. Henderson, Annie; Hurst. A ;
Kubs, A. U; McCallinn. G.. Rozal,
A. J. il. Sims, @. U; Southern, A. d.
Smith, Mrs. Schmidth, A A.; Will
kson. A. A; Wigglesworth. Chas. ;
White. l. F.; Wallace, Frank D. ;
Youston, Sofa.
EDWIN PRICE, p. NJ.
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SUNSHINE CHAPTER, U D. OE Smeete
Slst and 3rd Tuesdays in Masonic hall,
Mrs, E, A. Lyons, W M.
Mrs, e. II. Daniel, secretary.
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US. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.
Grand Junction,

Grand Junction, Colo.
Local observations taken at G
o'clock, Mountain Time:
Maximum temperature yesterday 63
degrees.
Minimum temperature this morning
10 degrees.
Relative humidity at z. m. yes
terday, "a per cent. Relative humid
ity at a. IN. SO per cent
Precipitation during the past 81
hours. 0 90
r. II. SULLIVAN,
Observer. Weather Bureau.
Forecast for Western Colorado.
Fair and warmer tonight and Fri
day.
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rEM CAMP NO. 2645 Royal Neighbors of
" America (Ladies Auxiliary to NJ. w. Al
me ,ts First and Third Tuesday evening,
eacl month in Elks Hail. Visiting Neigh
bors welcome. Mrs. Lizzie Barker. Oracle.
Mrs. Mary Lay Soddardt, Recorder
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A. A. EARHART
Architect

TEMPLE COMMANDRY No, %, knights
sTemplar meets the 4th Thursday Of each
month at Masonic hall,
Orson Adams, Jr., E G
VIM Carlyle, Recorder.