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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
REMARKABLE EXHIBIT FOR. ST
LOUIS ,-. s--,.
Harper's Weekly.

. - Harper 8 w eeKly. ~
When Columbus discovered America
there stood in remote mountain gorge
in Cherokee county, N. c.. a tulip poplar
tree that was then 400 years old. For
four more centuries it grew and -four
ished and was recently felled for exhibit
ton at the ST. Louis worlds fair The
tree was thirteen feet In diameter at the
base when it was cut The gorge in
which it grew was SO inaccessible, being
forty miles from a railroad, that it was
impracticable to obtain section near the
base. Forty. feet up, where the tree was
a little more than six feet in diameter,
a disc was cut. This has been polished
and will occupy a place in front Of the
hunters. lodge. On the polished disc
has been engraved the important l1istor-
ical events of the Old North State from
the time that Sir Walter Raleigh took
possession Of the land in. his sovereign's
name, on July 4, 1884, thru the colonial
days, during the revolution and up to the
present time. Another section of the
tree will stand like monument in the
forestry, exhibit, It Is ten feet high. A
portion has been dressed, polished and
vanished, while the lower portion is
covered with the bark. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
=. QUEER DEFENSE OF UNTHRIFT
From the London Spectator.


> It. cannot be denied that the great
squalor- destroying principle Is thrift and
that squalor is at this moment q disease
which threatens the national well-being. II
we could store thrift like oxygen and pump
exactly the right amount into any given
"mean street. it's aspect would be wholly
changed. In a month the aspect Of the
street, inside and outside, the houses.
would show more improvement than the
most perfect system of local government
could accomplish in a year. lButshow hard
it is to pump it into an Fnglishman. It
goes against the genius of the people. He
Is constitutionally unthrifty. and the SUI
perfcial appearance of his town life is for
that very reason more ugly than that o.
any country in Europe Yet perhaps It
is in the light Of this. defect that we see
most clearly the greatness of the Eng
lish character. 1t has often been said that
the English poor law has destroyed the
thrift of the English people. We are in
cliped to believe that this is true, but we
believe also that it is thanks to the Eng
lish poor law that we are what we are
| The want of thrift comes largely from alb
sence of fear-and with absence of feal
comes enterprise, and from enterprise the
/ empire, : ~. 60. - !. -. y. r. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
France and Morocco.

Writers upon the international politics
OF Europe seem to be agreed that the time
is near at hand when the French republic
the AngloFrench rapprochement very
commonly accepted Is that England has at
last agreed to leave France free to deal
as she pleases with Morocco, the French
agreeing in return to break off gradually
! the Russian alliance. That was never an
alliance Of compatible nations, and is now
glowing distasteful to the French, who
are beginning to think that they ought
to be able to get along well with their
ancient enemies across the channel.
! France needs Morocco because she has
! Algeria. The land Of the Moors is a more
! fertile country than Algeria, and has e
better climate. If any other civilized power
! would be overshadowed. A large part o.
Morocco Is suitable to habitation by Eu
ropeans, and as the country is larger thar
/, France itself, the French see in its acqui
7, sition the keystone Of their African EN-
pire and a colony that Is more nearly fittet
to colonization by immigration than an!
other now belonging to France.
The four nations having direct inter
est in Morocco are England. with owe
half it's trade; France, the territoria
neigh1bor; Germany, with a growing trad
I with the country, and Spain, which ha
always regarded Morocco as land. tina
4 must some day be Spanish. If Franc
and England have come to an agreement
it matters not about Germany and Spain
In that event Germany would do nothin
a and Spain could do nothing.
4, It is probably only a matter Of a con
venient pretext and the military and finan
nial readiness Of France until the soldier
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
A Trade Worth Saving.

J The manufacturers Of agricultural I'M
plements~ seem to be more interested IN
reciprocity than any other class OF manu-
facturers. Convention after convention OF
manufacturers Of this class Of one sort
,orI another has declared in favor Of reci-
procity, and there is scarcely a manufac-
iaurer of farm implements IN the United
States to-day who Is not either an advo-
cate Of reciprocity or. low tariff, the for
imer preferably, because it enables us to
use our present high tariff as trading
stock for access to foreign markets.
The explanation Of this interest is to
he found in the rapidly growing volume
!Df exports Of agricultural implements and
the increasing Importance Of the foreign
market In 1893 our exports OF this class
of goods amounted to only $4,000, 0oO-ar
IN 1908 these exports had increased tt
,S21, 900, 900, and the annual increase is now
about $4,000, 900 a. year. Such trade il
well calculated to make those who enjoy
dt bit nervous over. the futures With al
the world closing with us in tariff-battle
array. In 1903 reapers and mowers Were
sent to over fifty different countries, while
plows and cultivators were sent to ever
more countries.
! Aside from their agitation for reciproct
ty, the anxiety Of the implement maker
as to the future Is shown by the fact tina
at the approaching convention Of the Ma
tional Association of Agricultural Imple
1nent and Vehicle Manufacturers in Cleve
land, the association is to be supplied wit
Americana consuls all, over the world. re
garding sales and opportunities for sale
of agricultural implements.
The following table shows the value {
our exports in this line in 1893 and 1903:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
Municipal Franchises.

The charter commission at it's meeting
last night touched to some extent upon
the subject of municipal franchises, and
commission has been charged with dealing
with this subject. This is a most serious
omission, for to draft a charter IN this
age without having chapter devoted 10
municipal franchises would be to neglect
one of the most important subjects now
before municipalities The commissions
omission of the subject is explainable, and
yet it's failure to appoint a committee to
take up this weighty problem is sugges-
tive of the unconcern with which Amer
lean cities have thrown away immensely
valuable franchises, thus donating to pri-
waite persons wealth that belongs to the
city. .--e--.a-. ----.-.- y aes
The charter commission should give us
some very liberal provisions as TO the
disposition of franchises. The state home
rule law gives great latitude in this re-
spect, and the schar ters should be so drafted
that Minneapolis will be in condition sue
cessfully to grapple with any municipal
1ranCQlSS question: WlleIi IL COIllSS up1 CIVIL
to the extent of municipal ownership II
that should seem advisable. Once adopted
| the charter will endure for many years
and to talk about amending it will be
easier than to amend it. In twenty o.
thirty years, or less time, the experience
| Of other cities and the progress of the
world may bring us all to look at thu
business of conducting some Of these pub
lie utilities from an entirely differen
| point of view from that which we nov
occupy. -~~-. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
zTHEs oBEDlENT TYPEWRiTER
Illustrated Bits.

~. Illustrated Bits.
- The chief was cross that morning and
was venting his wrath on the pretty
young lady who manipulated the type
writer. .'..- ''-
Everything is in confusion on my
DESK" he said, testify cit always ISL
You insist that you don't want any
thing disturbed there she responded,
neekly. - IS"
"Well, / don't want my papers dis
turbed; but I don't want this sheet Of
postage stamps left there" <,..E. !.
Where shall put them?" she inquired,
demurely, as he took them up. -
Don't ask so many questions" he
snapped. Put them anywhere out Of my
sight" .@.<t,sa....5
/ Very well, sir she cooed, as softly as
a dove : s>..' 49, ,.-. - 49, -.
And licking them with her pretty red
tongue, she stuck the sheet on his bald
head and walked. out to seek a new situa-
ton. = -, ~ Z H.. .s-s-s- y : -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
NO NECESSITY

: Booker T. Washington, in his arra1gn-
ment of those of whom he -disapproves. ID
so sincere and frank and earnest as to be
sometimes, unconsciously amusing. Inc
last time Mr. Washington was in New
York he met an old friend, a strong fell
low, begging. go +, ~ -,
'sWeu Erastus, I'm surprised at this
said Mr.. Washington with a frown. The
other, confused, tried to explain.
you can't explain to me. You are Dig
enough and strong enough to work, and
here you are begging. You can't explain
that said Mr.. Washington.
"Well, Abs got to live said the other,
humbly. IT, .-.-
There's not the least necessity for
that" said Mr.. Washington, severely. !,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
Boodling in Business.

Possibly the reader is an unconscious
boodler. Z. - So
Did you ever think that you could be
a boodler without being a public official
or doing business with one?
II The st. Louis <Globe-Democrat thinks
that there is too much boodling in private
life. According to its view Of the, matter,
almost any private transaction which Is
influenced by certain accessory conditions
is an instance of boodling.
If the purchasing agent Of a railway
gets a secret commission on his pur-
chases he is boodler, and so in lesser
degree Is the purchasing agent who is
influenced by presents, dinners, cigars,
etc. A while ago some railway officials
! were asked to purchase certain coal mines
for their railroad. !. Officially they refused
| the tender. Then they organized private
company and bought the coal mines,
afterwards selling them to the railway
! company at a much higher price than
I they could have directly bought them fol
the company. Unquestionably that was
boodling. The employe or official who is
transacting business for his employer OF
company is, strictly, boodler if he shapes
his course with view to personal bene
fits instead. Of the best results for hi:
principal.
) There are other forms Of private hood
! ling. The boodler is essentially the man
ipulator Of a fraud. What then are thu
men who sell to the American peopl
the chateau or vineyard wines that wer
never exported. from France? What ar
g all the numerous adu1terators and substi
i y ::
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01


AS the total value Of farm implements
annually manufactured in the United
States is only little more than 800 ,OO0S-.
900, 1t appears that .one-ffth Of the entire
product is now taken abroad. It:is safe
to say that on the continuation of this
proportion depends in large measure the
success Of the implement manufacturers.
The growth of expectations to British
North America, /. e., Canada and New
foundland. is very significant. From a
value of s150,0O0 in 1893 the Canadian de-
mand has grown to moro than 81, o0o, 900,
and is now larger than that Of any other
country.
And still there are people In this country
who do not think it is worth While to dc
anything to conserve this trade. ...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

taxes the people to provide the best care
and treatment for the unfortunate VIC
Tins OF mental disease, and ut is the rec
ognized theory that they can in that way
receive better treatment than is possible
in their homes. The object Of state care
is not so much to gA them oussSf thist Way
as to cure them II possible. and II not.ss to
give, them such comfort in life as is pos
ssible. The jail and the poorhouse are not
places for them. They are neither Grim
mails nor mendicants, but patients
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
Tillma1l, the Assassin.

The evidence in the case Of James Fl.
Tillman lieutenant governor Of South
Carolina, who shot and killed Editor
Gonzales, confirms all previous reports
and Tilman appears before the nation as
a murderer in cold Blood.
This was no murder in the white heat
of a quarrel, with an exchange Of harsh
words and hard blows. Tillrnan happened
to meet Gonzales on the street. The lat
ter, 80 far from provoking a quarrel
sought to avoid Ti1lman and his compan-
IONS But the brave lieutenant governor
was not to be foiled in that way. With
out saying word he drew his revolver
Gonzales, with as little conjunction as
he might have killed a dog. Then he
turned and walked down the street, leav.
ing his victim without a single pang Of
remerse: ''' -
If there ever was a diabolically crimina
homicide in this world 1t was that Of Till
mans killing of Gonzales. If ever maj
richly deserved hanging for crime, Till
man is the man. s.,
Yet he has thousands of friends ii
South Carolina who hope to see him es
cape, the gallows, and the country a
large will be amazed as much as it vii
vi pleased If the wretch Is convicted AM
sentenced to death. i .-.. a.
The truth is that murder is not tn
grave crime in South Carolina that it j
| in some of the states, especially murde
rising out Of political enmity. Indeed
the man who kills his enemy gains favo
in. the eyes OF a numerous class in tina
state as a man of courage and unfalter
/ ing determination.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
HATLESs SEVENTY YEARS

Erick Ratzold, Norwegian immigrant
who arrived in Philadelphia last week
will make the hatless youths Of Newport
and other fashionable resorts ashamed Of
their alleged hardwood in going about
bareheaded. Ratzold IS wearing a hat
for the first time in seventy years. Many
a time has he been obliged to break the
icicles from his hair and beard, but he
has not had a severe, illness in his life.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

The new general staff Of the army Is
destroying as much red tape as possible.
Onesof its innovations is to increase the
authority Of departmental officials. who
may now ultimately decide and entirely
manage many matters that formerly had
to go to Washington. That is the true
principle Of effective management, and one
that largely prevails in the business world
where subordinates are endowed with
authority and judged by results.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
A VERY MODERN EVE

-..... New Yorker 4..- -. e-..s.-
Said an indignant mother to her young
son. why did you strike little Elsie, you
naughty boy?' -.
Dick indignant in his turn, exclaimed,
What did she want to cheat for, then ?'
How did she cheat?" asked mama,
more mildly. III !
Why" exclaimed Dick, eve were play-
ing at Adam and Eve, and she had the
apple to tempt me with, and she never
tempted me, but went and ate it up her
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
LIKE BEGETs LIKE
Philadelphia Press.

Miss Inez Sent-It's an opal rng Mr..
3Cheepley gave me-.
Miss Sharpe examining it)-Hm. Do
you--er-zlike 1t 5
s4 Miss Inezl Sent-Oh, yes; but you know
the old superstituion. I'm afraid it will
bring me bad luck.
Miss Sharpe wouldn't worry. This
can't bring you anything worse than an
intinatioI Of bad luck
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
wILL.HELP our POPULATION
Hutchinson Indenendant- Ti,ras

Hutchinson Independents Times.
J. Dairy Commissioner Mcconnell has de-
'c1deds that butter color containing coal
tar cannot be used in Minnesota. It is
said that this ruling is likely to meet with
strong opposition, but as the ingredients
in such seolorings are held to be- deleter-.
ious to good health, the ruling should be
strictly enforced. It will be great thing
for the Minnesota butter product, If It
can gain the reputation Of containing
nothing injurious to the health Of the user.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
HER IMPRESSION.
RAMS Horn.

The artist was Of the impressionist
school. He had just given the last
touches to a purple and blue canvas when
his wife came into his studio. :.
MY dear" said he, "this is the land
scape I wanted you to suggest title
for" ..- ~ .-....y
why not call It Homer " she said
after a long look ~ =: =.
" Homer? Why?" , i.
Because there's no place like it, she
replied, meekly. g. -S..if ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

The students of tho university yester
day reminded President Northrop of their
esteem for him., the day being the presi-
dents sixty ninth birthday and the forty
flfth anniversary of his marriage, 1t was
the students who actually gave the testi-
monial, but they merely represented all
the people of the state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

Now that the figures are at hand. we
learn that, while in 1901 the. production
of anthracite coal fell off 100000 tons
on account Of the strike, the production
Of bituminous coal Increased S5,oOO,00o
tons. The bituminous coal-producers can
appreciate. the maxim, 1T is an i'll
wind" etc. s...-5s sss 81. & f-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
sEPTUAeENARIAN AUTHORS

! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is being called
to account for saying at the Authors club
dinner in London that a septuagenarian
author is as rare as black swan. His
critics point to Herbert Spencer, George
Meredith, DR.. Samuel Smiles Manville
Fem, 4 lstof, Ibsen, Sardou and others as
proof against Sir Conan's statement. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
PLANTED 10000, 900 LoRsTERs

! The Massachusetts fish commission has
planted about 80,O00,000 lobster fry this
year, and if one in a hundred would
reach maturity there would not be much
danger Of a failure of the lobster crop.
The young Holsters have so many enc
miles, however that the death rate among
them is very high.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
WHISTLER AND DlsRAELI

Whistler once came near to painting q
portrait of Disraeli. He had the COM
he even went down to the coun-
try where Disraeli was; but the great man
did not manage to get into the mood.
Whistler went away disappointed, and
shortly afterward took place a meeting
In Whitehall which was the occasion of a
well known story. Disraeli put his arm
in Whistler's for little way on the street.
bringing from the artist the exclamation:
OF only nv creditors could see.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

The federal government finished the
last fiscal year with a surplus of revenue
over expenditures amounting to $4,000
900. This is about twice the total reve7
nue. Of the government sixty years ago,
and is just about equal to the total reve-
nue. of Canada at the present time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

If the democrats think they can make
any capital out of the presidents formal
announcement Of his attitude in the Mil
Ter case, they are welcome to ali they
"a get out Of it. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
CANS

General Buckner. the gold democratic
candidate for vice president. in 1896, is
going to vote with the republicans In
Kentucky this fall. His son-in- law, Bel
KNAPP is the republican candidate for
governor. and, moreover, General Buck
3ner says he does not consider the Beck
ham democracy Of the state to be DEM
socratic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

The city council Is more to blame for
the remodeling Is Of the Metropolitan
theater in violation of the established
rules providing for the safety of the pub
lie than the proprietors Of the house.
There is no excuse for the council; there
the proprietors. " e#a IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
coNeREssMEN's SALARIES
Preston Times.

The Minneapolis Journal editorially,
urges the increase of congressmen's sal
aries from 81, 900 to $500. The Times has
no particular feeling in the matter. and
there is much to be said in favor of the
Increase. but were we a congressman with
n hankering to retain this particular Job,
we would sleep several sleeps before we
cast our vote for the proposition. There
are some congressman who would never 60
back any more.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

:. The. headlines Of a., contemporary tell
us that M de ,Blowitz explains in his me-
moirs why Bismarck spared fallen Aus
,tria and seized two other French prov
inces." That Austria was a French prov
ince is indeed one of the historical Sc
1retaD
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
A POINTER
St. Cloud Journal Press.

: Cloud j Ournal Press. 1--.-a-- =
Here's pointer to the politicians: The
next Republican convention will endorse
the administration of Governor Van
SAINT, and will pledge his sue
cessor - te% continue along the same
line Of fearless enforcement of
the law. The candidates who are not will
ing to give Van SAINT enthusiastic endorse
ment for his merger fight had better keep
off the track. The engine will be along
soon. &.:,asS 72%t ~ &
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

Of the republic cross the Moroccan from
tier to make an end of the best preserved
specimen Of antiquity now easily accessi-
BILE to the modern world.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

Kipling is out with another book Of
poems. Some are good and some are bad
and some are neither, but Kipling wrote
them all. Wherefore there will be some
sales. =. j. So S@ <..,.. t 49,. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01

The money circulation increased $780,
10000 during the last year. Our1circu
ton may not be elastic in the full sense
Of the word, but it certainly expands.