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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24

Most OF the non-union BARRIERS of
the city have signed an agreement to
cut out the 10-cent shave and to
close their shops ut 7 y. IN. The
prices to be charged by all after
February | are M follows: Hair cut
ting. 25c shampooing, use: smuggling
hair, csc: dry shampoo. 25c: shave
with tonic. use; shave. plain, 15c;
massage. plain. soc; single tonic, 15c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24

The Butte Miners union has con-
tributed more than $4,000 during the
past year to strikes In different parts
OF the country. 1t has now In the
treasury 100000 and has property
to the extent of 100000. The union
Is characterized AS the "wealthiest
and most progressive labor body in
the country"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13

employs, as well as because Of the direct
benefit he is comforting upon every one
thru the increased beauty and distinction
given to the city by these improvements,
he should receive in this work the most
hearty approval and cooperation.
No one can look in upon the young wo-
men in Mr.. Savage's employ, even in their
present quarters (and he proposes to
make the new workrooms far better),
without being impressed by the fact that
by giving them cleanliness, light and COM
fort in their work he has secured AN un-
usually excellent class of employees. No
one can look upon these young women,
earnest and happy in their work, without
feeling that the approaches to the EXPOSE
ton building must be cleansed before
these girls are asked to pass thru them
morning, noon and night, as they go to
and come from their work. Fathers who
love their own daughters should protect
these girls from contact with that which
is degrading. Let the East Siders bestir
themselves and roll up big petition to
safeguard these worthy young women and
improve their section Of the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
OVER THE TELEPHONE
Translated From the French Of Charles Foley.

like a top, and now he has walked up and
is calling me-. Goodby. If you have the
chance before dinner, call me, up again.
"Only half treasured, went to my
business, and one thing after another de-,
layed me so that could not get to the
took some time to get my house, and
when finally succeeded, demanded of
my wife: 49,. -.
Hello! Louise! Why are you so long
in answering tonight? Is anything the
matter?'
YES she replied, her voice sounding
family over the wire, something hap
pened- tonight that we did not look for.
The blinds were already drawn and Ma
nette was making up a. bed in the vesti-
bule for Blaise SO as to: escape the fears
Of last night, when little street boy from
the city brought a letter for Blaise, say
ing that his mother was suddenly taken
very sick. and begged him to come at
once. The unknown boy disappeared at
once, so we could not learn any further
particulars.
" 'Blaise was very much upset, for he
adores his mother He did not wish to
leave us alone before daybreak. but his
face showed how much it cost him to
wait. I could not help thinking that if the
poor woman died tonight I should have
deprived Blaise of her last caress and I
overcame> all of his scruples and told him
to go. He promised to come back be-
fore midnight, and to come bac ok in car
riage, so to gain time. I have Just
locked the doors behind him and that is
why kept you waiting. Are you pleased
with the way your business has gone p
Eyes, but let us talk about YOU You
should not have let Blaise go away Even
with a carriage he cannot return before 10
or II o'clock. My only feeling Of security
was to know that he was near you and
now he is gone. And this boy that went
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
WHAT OTHER People, THINK
DEFENDS Macaroni Wheat.

i As'SSuuS M9caront wheat
To the I'd itors Of Re . ouuirnai..g
BE- The Spirit thai s1npt Fed your ditorial
in to-days our nsall entitled SOOTHING
at MacaronE deserves hearty comnienda
tion. 49, ess3i. Is
The grain trade has ! been iuiltraconseerya-
this aluabig eeEeal. 1T is prob
ably q : esti,na y heat will
yield 80 per cent bettetathan the spring
lions Of the spring wheat helt Of the mid
die: northwest. & 49, q,
Faced in the right markets thisswheat
or its milled products should yield quite
as good profits to the wheat dealer or
miller as does bread wheat. Furthermore
the introduction Of this wheat bids fair
TO extend the spring wheat belt farther
into the sem1-arid country west OF here
to such a degree as to add materially to
the wheat producing areas tributary to
Minneapolis and Duluth! =. Gs:s III Ill
II we leave entirely out Of considera-
ton The possible use of nacaront wheat
hour for bread making purposes there still
remains a large place for it's use In its
own legitimate field. Even if we are not
and are never to become large users of
high grade macaroni, there Is no reason
Why we should not grow this wheat for
the people who want it.
tMarsellles stands ready to buy normous
quantities of this wheat or Of the mid
ulAll6S VI SOl1lOule MADE from IL TO use
IN her. large macaroni factories, and it
should not be altogether impossible for
high grade American made macaroni to
find ready European market at prices
that would be profitable to American pro-
ducers and manufa cturers. -
1t is probable that the unfriendliness Of
local grain men toward this wheat may
be partially accounted for by their fear
that it may be to some extent either &C
ctdentally or Intentionally mixed with the
bread wheats. Such mixture would GER
tafnly be unfortunate but under the pres
ent Minnesota grade rules it is not likely
to occur to any marked degree These
rules have provided special grades for this
class Of wheat and it should and probably
will be always sold on it's merits and al
| price somewhat lower than bread wheat
You are misinforned 8ss to jrelation Of
| this wheat to the so-called Russian wheat
While Russia is probably the largest pro-
| Queer OF this wheat at present and while
the best quality Of macaroni wheat nov
| known comes from the Black sea region
Russia probably produces much more
bread wheat than macaroni wheat at leas
she produces both kinds in abundance.
Permit me again to thank you for the
co1nmendable stand you are taking with
regard to this cereal, 7..-
&c: S. Scofeld,
U. S. Department Of Agriculture.
| West Hotel; Minneapolis, Aug. -. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
East Side Improvement.

i Every property holder on the East Side,
and every resident, whether property
holder or not, should see to it that his
name is on the petition urging the mayor
to remove the disreputable houses from
the vicinity Of the Exposition building.
The Improvements that Mr.. Savage is
making are credit and advantage to the
whole city, but in an especial! way they
benefit East Siders, who will surely mani
fest their appreciation by helping on the
good work. No single step in these i'm
provements is more important than the
one which this petition urges-making the
district respectable.
We are glad that we have among us one
Of those liberal minded. far-seeing en-
ployers who understand that in making
the place where men or women work COM
inodious, clean and beautiful they are
giving dignity to labor and raising the
moral and social status Of the laborer.
Because Mr.. Savage is putting in practice
these advanced ideas in regard to the re-
1stion Of the employer to those whom he
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
THE IRON PILLAR OF DELHI

The famous iron pillar of Delhi is
dealt with In Casters Magazine. The
pillar is a solid shaft of wrought iron, is
inches in diameter, and Of length that
is variously reported. The total length
is from 4s to so feet, underground and
above, including a capital of 31k feet
The pillar contains about 80 cubic feet Of
metal and weighs about II tons. The
metal is, of course, charcoal iron, made
directly from ore in small billets; but
how it was welded up no one can tell, as
no record exists Of any early method Of
dealing with great masses of wrought
iron. An inscription roughly cut or
punched upon the column states that
Rajah Dhara subdued a people in the
Surdhu. named Vahlikos, and obtained
with his own arm an undivided sover-
eighty on the earth for long period.
The date Of the inscription has been re-
3ferred to the third or fourth century
after Christ. but on this authorities are
at variance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
,f''EtE:s = -:
THIS WAS PUREaNERVE.

-" TEW IOfK EI1m6S.
speaking about nerve" remarked Ned
Gilmore, II met a man the other night
who has it in colossal quantity. He was
an old acquaintance and came to see me
about two years ago, and after pouring out
a tale of Woe, borrowed $50: A few nights
ago happened in efbilliard7roonf of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and I1saw my debtor
playing. When learned the stakes were
$50 a game I sat down and watched the
contest. My acquaintance soon had lost
$3.50, and as she put Up his: cue said to
him: : =; :s-....s.z,a-r y -, -.~.'
Don't you think you'd better have
paid me that $50 than to have lost three
times the amount here? = ...
He gazed at me fora, few seconds and
then took my breath away by reieining:
:" Good Lord, man, haven't you forgot
that yet?' -,
.. Now, that's what Call nerve,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13

Governor Longino of Mississippi says
that the recent primary election campaign
in that state, when the new system was
tried for the first time, was the most
mendacious, malicious and vindictive
campaign ever known in the history of
the state. But then it had its good sides,
It is estimated that in the barbecues given
to candidates the populace had a chance
to absorb 1000 beeves, 1000 lambs, 5000
chickens, 5000 turkeys, 10000 quail, 20, 900
squirrels, 100000 pounds Of pork, 100000
pones Of corn bread, 100000 gallons Of
buttermilk and 10000 gallons Of cider.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
A REMARKABLE DUCHESS

In one sense at, least the most re-
markable member Of the British aris-s
tocracy.i is the Duchess. of Abercorn. Not
long ago she celebrated her 91st birthday,
and In the celebration Of it 100 of her
descendants gathered at Montague house
in London to do her honor. A picture was
taken Of the group: Even this 100 did
not represent the total for "a few of her
awful to relate-by the German measles.
Among her descendants. she counts a duke
her son-two duchesses-a daughter
and granddaughter-two countesses and
an earl.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13

While the south's cotton crop is worth
$500, oOo 900, the diversified farm crops are
are producing crops that get third Of
the nations entire income from agricul-
ture. The south is getting rich, and that
being the case it will soon look out for
the education of all its children, white
and black. The election as governor of
Mississippi of a man who favors the d.
vision CT the states educational funds be-
tween the: two. races according to the
amount Of taxes each pays is only a
temporary back current. .-... -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
Establishing Rural Mail Routes.

1t was not until Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow began to draw
tight the reins on the inspectors who
were establishing new rural free delivery
routes that the people began to realize
what a good thing they were. Now that
hundreds and thousands of routes that
had been recomm ended are not to be es-
tablished because they do not serve 100
families, Mr.. Bristow has become aware
that the rural free delivery system is here
to stay. Some congressman realize that
fact as never before. They see defeat for
reelection staring them in the face, for
the congressman gets the blame, of
course, no matter whom it really belongs
to- Therefore, the next session of con-
gress will doubtless make haste to pro-
vide a large appropriation for the extern
sion Of the service. SS7'
OF course Mr.. Bristow cannot permit
the establishment of more routes than
the funds on hand will justify, but to tell
which ones shall be created by the arbi-
trary rule that there must be a hundred
families on the route, is not right. Where
the farms are large or the conformation
OF the country Is Of an unfavorable ma
ture, it Is impossible to locate twenty
or twenty-five mile route that will have
hundred families. Now they are trying
to get 100 families on a. thirty mile route,
but that is probably too long a route in
bad weather.
This one hundred family route rule is
applied thruout the country, east or west,
north or south, and without regard to the
probable amount Of mail matter to be
handled. There are many routes that
would serve only fifty families that handle
more mail than some others that serve a
hundred. But even If the proposed route
has ninety mine families, every one OF
each family on some route that has the
required number, 1t is rejected. For ex-
ample, three routes out of the city OF
Winona have not been established tho
recommended, simply because the topog-
raphy Of the surrounding country is such
that no available road reaches 100 fam
lilies, tho the county is densely settled
1t would be better to give the inspectors
authority to determine what routes shall
be established. The number could be lin
tied in that way just as well as by the
I 1OO-families rule. In each state, for ex-
ample, the number Of new routes could be
limited to a certain number, and then the
location Of them left to the inspector.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
Wu's SON. A CARD EXPERT:

Chao- Chou, son of WI Ting fang, form
,er Chinese minister in this country, is
spending his; summer in Atlantic City,
where he is making quite sensation with
his clever card playing. He Is, like his
father, extremely fond Of and very skilled
with cards, and their favorite games are
poker and progressive euchre. Chao- Chou
was left behind when his father and moth
er returned to China for the purpose Of
getting thoro education in America. He
attended school during the past season in
Atlantic City.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
Macaroni Wheat Defended 81

Elsewhere to-day c. S.. Scofield, OF
the United. States department of agMcul-
ture, makes some interesting contributions
to the discussion OF the macaronr wheat
question.
Whether nacaroni wheat is to be looked
upon as a bread wheat or not, it has q
good future before it simply as wheat
from which to make flour for the manu-.
facture of nacaroni. According to Mr..
Scofield there Is a good demand for 1t and
its middlings in MarseAles to-day. The
American demand for macaroni may never
be large, but there is no reason why we
can not manufacture macaroni flour and
the macaroni itself for export to the
countries that do consume large quantities
of it.
Western people are or should be inter-
ested in any crop that gives promise of
subjecting to agriculture any considera-
BILE portion of the arid or semi-arid west.
There seems to be no doubt that macaroni
wheat will do we'll where ordinary wheat
Is failure. There Is thus a distinct
place for it, without invading the areas
that properly belong to spring wheat.
It Is not necessary to dwell on the bene-
fits to the northwest if a profitable crop
can be successfully grown over an area
Of $4,000 or 100000 square miles that is
now thought to be suitable only for
grazing. -. -.
OF course 1t will take some time to es-
tablish markets, create trade channels and
make macaroni wheat one Of the recog-
nized staple products Of the country, but
if there is or can be created a real de-
mand for it there will be no .insuperable
difficulty in the way. .@..-.. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13

Minnesota, it appears, received 22,925
European immigrants during the fiscal
year ending June 80; North Da-
kota got 7,o12;@ South Dakota 1899
and Wisconsin, 1856. Here is total of
$4,000 new people in the four states, to
say nothing of the at least equal number
Of Americans who have moved into them.
No wonder our cities are growing and
business increasing. Merely to care for
the newcomers requires a whole lot of
business machinery and labor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
The Canadian papers stin find more in

The Canadian papers still find more in
teresting matter In the Grand Trunk Pa
Some Of the papers haven't yet figured
out what is the use of the new road, at
least from Lake Superior east. No wheat
will be carried on that part of the line,
because it will go by the lakes. and yet
wheat is by far the principal export of the
Canadian west. Moreover, they declare
that very little of the freight that does go
east over the line will ever reach Canadian
ports in winter The company Is bound
to deliver to Canadian ports all unrouted
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
THE HUMBLE BEE

Hot midsummer's petted crone,
Sweet to me thy drowsy tone
Tells of countless sunny hours,
Long days and solid banks Of flowers; ..,--
Of CULTS of sweetness without bound
In Indian wildernesses found; ~
OF Syrian peace, immortal leisure,
Firmest cheer, and bird-like pleasure.
Aught unsavory or unclean ;.
Hath my insect never seen; -
But violets and bilherry bells, g..
Maple sap and daffodels, ~ e.. q.
= Grass with green flag half-mast high,
Succory to match the sky. =,
Columbine with horn of honey,
Scented fern and agrimony,
Glover, catchy, adder's tongue,
And brier roses, Tdwelt among;
All beside was unknown waste,
All was picture as he passed.
Wiser far than human seer,
Yellow breeched philosopher.
Seeing only what is fair,
Slipping only what Is sweet,
Thou dost mock at fate and care,
Leave the chaf and take the wheat. 60.
When the fierce northwestern blast
Cools sea and land so far and fast
Thou already slun1berest deep;
Woe and want thou canst outsleep;.
Want and woe, which torture US,
Thy sleep makes ridiculous. .s=-.E-''
:. -Emerson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
LANGLEY. &AIRSH1P MAN. ]:

Professor Samuel pferponts5 Langley,
whose impending experiments with an
airship near GENERALIZATION, are, attra citing
considerable attention. IS Officially, the
secretary OF esSInitl |so1ian II stitution..
He is widely respected as a physicist AN and
an astronomer. For many years he has
been experimenting.siW with various ,prin-
ciples in air. naviga tien; much OF his
work being in cooperation with DIS
Alexander Graham Bell. Professor Langa
ley was born in Boston in 1884, was edu-
Gated in Cambridge, and Oxford He has
written several works on astronomy,
dynamics and aerodynanics. 49, -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
HOW HE COULD HEAR

Here is a late story about the Rev. DR..
Buckley, the famous Methodist editor,
orator, and w.t. who is a leading figure at
the Epworth League convention now be-
ing held in Detroit. DR.. Buckley was a
speaker at the recent alumni, luncheon
held at Wesleyan. He began, as usual,
in a low tone, and, almost Immediately an
overanxious undergraduate, who was
looking on from the gallery, called out:
'Louder!'' Without Changing his pitch
Dr.. Buckley retorted: THAT young gen
tleman will be able toshear me distinctly
If he will only us ethe full length of his
ears - = |S -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
SUBSCRIPTION RATES By MAR
Delivered by Carrier.

The Minneapolis Journal, for the first six months of the
year 1908 carried 818 columns, over 81 per cent
more Foreign Display Advertising than the Daily
Tribune.
The Minneapolis Journal, for the first six months of the
year 19O3 carried 600 columns, or 20 per cent more
Want Advertising than the Daily Tribune
The Minneapolis JOURNAL for the first six months OF the
year 1903 carried 1868 columns of Real Estate adver
tising while the Daily Tribune carried none.
The Minneapolis Journal, for the first six months OF the
year 1903 published 1943 columns of advertising
than for the period in 1902; while the Tribune
according to published July 18th, gained
only 754 columns this year; the Journals excess gain
over the Tribune being $50 columns 78 per cent
The Minneapolis Journal out of 6858 residences can
vassed, had 5,488 subscribers the Evening Tribune
l451-the Morning Tribune 816
The Minneapolis Journal in 80 apartment and flat build
ines canvassed had 1910 charlottesville Evening
Tribune 2O3 and the Morning Tribune 1873. ...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13

freight, but it isefeared in Canada that
in view Of the Grand Trunks great inter
ests at Portland, Maine, there will / be-
mighty little unrouted freight. especially
as the road is bound to make the same
rate for a much longer haul to Canadian
winter ports. @ s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13

The talk of General Miles as the demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency Is
picking up again. Such nomination is
entirely possible, and the retired general
might give President Roosevelt as lively
a run as any nominee under the flag of
the donkey rampant can.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13

There ought to be a Minnetonka chal-
lenger for the Seawahnka sup next year
challenged. That cup is going to be
brought back from Canada one of these
days and it would be splendid to have it
come here. s@ s.s-e-sa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
Better Dan Than Carter.
ST. Peter Herald


Dan w. LAWYER of st: Paul has
launched the boom of Garter Harrison
for president In 1904. For onceSwes doubt
the wisdom of friend Lawler. Harrison is
q, good politician from municipal stand
point, but we doubt his grasp on national
questions to be sufficient to make him a
leader in national spolsdc sg sLawler is an
ADLER man and a better, leader, and. would
make d better candidate. We fail to fol-
IowDarf III his thought of Carter Harrison,
the Chicago politician. y .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
Editorial Consistency.
Midway New

The Minneapolis Journal some of the
few daily newspapers i r. the, country that
retains sufficient amount Of editorial
individuality to give 1T PERSONAL Character,
an Indispensable quantity If consistency. is
an object. With possibly one exception
Minneapolis and st. Pail have remarkably
clean daily Newspapers but zone More so
than The Minneapolis Journal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
HOW TO CURE A CAT
BROOKLYN. Eagle.

It may be an old trick, but,I never heard
of it. until DR.. F. Il. Van Note, the Flat
bush dentist told me. about 1t yesterday.
His office cat was ailing and he was going
to administer a dose of, medicine to her.
How do you do it?' asked. "a cat
is SO plaguey Obstinate. - -.
yes, but it's very easy to make her
take medicine said he. Just put it into
something sticky and rub 1T on her paws.
she will1ick every particle Of IT off. ~ :
There's ingenuity worthy sof Conan
DOy1e 81 fbssG..S ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13

"A French chemist has succeeded in
making fresh air tablets. He was .inves-
tigating acetylene when he made the dis
covery that he could combine certain
chemicals into a tablet, which, on being
dropped into water, dissolved, and gave
forth pure oxygen. The value of this dis
covery can scarcely be overrated, since,
by its use in cold countries, where it is
necessary to keep the windows shut. good
air may be- manufac tured without letting
III the arctic circle. There are various
other uses to which it may be put. The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13

The other day the treasurer of 8, New
England ministers relief society departed
leaving behind an empty treasury and
yesterday a trusted employee wrecked
bank in Duluth. Yet to the credit Of
human nature, be it said men and women
will go on to the last day of this old
world putting their trust in each other