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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
Whistler, an American.

The busy American who manages some
how to read much but nevertheless reads
as he runs, paid little attention to the
death and obituaries of James McNeill
Whistler. TO the aforesaid American,
Whistler was merely an expatriated poseur
and eccentric, a man whose fame was a
fad, probably, and of no consequence to
practical men If based on merit; he was
not considered an American any more than
the Anglicized Astor. /
But Joseph Pennell tells us in the North
American Review that thru all his days
Whistler was an intense American in ex-
lie. He lived in England most Of the
time but nearly all Of his friends were
Americans and he always maintained the
keenest interest in the national life Of his
native land. 1.-THE sooner says Mr. Pen
nell, "the American nation can understand
that this great man was one Of those
who are compelled to live out OF their
country by their profession, their business,
or their trade, tho they may love their
land, care more for 1t and do more for it
than those who never stir beyond the
borders Of their own ward, the broader
will be the American outlook"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
Books and Authors
THE CRAZE FOR MOVEMENT

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Mrs. T.. H. Harris, writing of current
fiction in the Critic, finds this fault with
all modern fiction: '"rhere are no restful
pages in 1t, no meditation, as Hawthorne
would have written 1t. The idea Is to
have enough movement, incident and wit
to keep the desperate reader amused"
and she believes that the result is IAN
undigniied, mountebank literature that is
not good" The majority of novel read
ers will dissent from this view, but there
is an element of readers who find their
greatest pleasure in the authors who
have something Of Thackeray's habit of
depressing every now and then from the
current Of the narrative to talk a little
about the characters they have intro
duced; indulge in some sentim entail bios
,soming and sententiously philosophize or
mediate. There are such authors yet and
they hold their own pretty we'll in spite
of the demands Of the hurry-up class Of
readers who want the scenes to be shifted
on every page.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

Morgan Robertson, author Of "Sinful
Peck in discussion the other day of
authors wives and the help they may
be to their husbands. told this story on
himself. "In my early days Of writing
he said, II much deplored my inability
to write a salable love story, and was
informed by a wise old editor that I
lacked knowledge of women. Study
them,' he said Pay them compliments
apd attentions, and watch their faces.
Find out what pleases and what offends.
Take note of their little replies and
speeches. Impressed by his words, de-
cided to experiment upon young friend
Of my wife's-a pink-cheeked maiden,
whose fluffy, yellow hair I had often
praised Gin my own way), and confiden-
TALLY informed her that once, unknown to
her, had kissed her fluffy, yellow hair
while leaning over her shoulder. I hadn't
of COURSE was only experimenting; but
/ watched her face closely, and, tho she
said nothing, there was no installing the
fact that she was pleased I had scored
a point, and made note Of what 1 had
learned, but forgot to mention the incident
to my wife. Then I buckled down to
other work. gave up love stories, and for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
W0ODMAN SPARE THAT TREE

remember, remember, the house where was
born.
The little window where the sun came peeping in
at morn;
At least I have the right to think the sun came
peeping thru,
Tho have no recollection of it for year or
two.
I remember we'll the big, red barn, each COW
and horse and lamb,
The meadow and the pasture land, the millpond
and the dam,
But towering up above them all as things that
gave me JOY,
remember the big apple tree fell from when
boy.
That tough and gnarled old apple tree that al
ways bring to me
The smell Of arnica and salve, in fragrant mem
DRY,
Let others sing the smell of blossoms that the
tree recalls
For me. have the memory of score or two Of
falls.
How mother used to scream when was clenving
thru the air,
Head first, like some spent rocket, and how
father used to swear
And both Of them would pick me up from under
meath the tree
To find the fall had only knocked the wind clean
out of me.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

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Central avenue, and last, but not least,
the west bank, cleaning First street, with
it's ragged buildings and accompanying
filth and vice. Think Of the different i'm
pressions people would hear of Minneap-
olis-the travelling public-if, when walt
ing for trains, they could go and sit in
the park close to the depot on the south
and make a visit to St. Anthony Falls;
or, If they had time, take a stroll across
the bridge to Nicollet Island park and FIX
position park. instead of what they must
encounter now. We have to stay day
extra If we want to see any of the beau
ties of Minneapolis Is it not a fact that
what city will be, or is, depends greatly
on the impression it makes on the people
from other parts that see it? If Mime
apolis wants to be a great metropolis let
it use its natural advantages, which are
here so evident. II. s. Anderson.
Ogilvie, Mimi, Sept. 9.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

Standard has exposed their degradation
and deprayity, their corruption and their
cowardice. This awful thing have they,
done; they have not published to the
world that a number Of Minneapolis citi-
zens have been indicted for stealing pine
from the government for the pusil-f
animous reason that there have been no
such indictments. Z But while we have
with us the fiery and half cooked, hair
triggered Standard the liberties of the
common people are safe. Down with the
plutocrats that muzzle the press!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
HOW HE STUDIED WOMANKIND

got the incident. The maiden moved out
of our neighborhood and out of our lives;
but, two years after, her name CHANGED
to be mentioned and my wife sweetly
asked me if I had kissed her hair lately.
was dumbfounded at first, then ind1g-
nant-then I remembered and explained.
It seems that the maiden had betrayed
me, for within twenty-four hours of my
imbecile speech member Of her family
a most masterful woman-had put on her
bonnet and called on my wife to report my
misdoing. And rather than worry me and
hold me back in my work, that large
minded wife of mine had carried doubt
and misgiving in her heart for two years,
and only spoke at last when she thought
my hardened soul could stand the shock
of discovery. Now, I have heard of au-
thors' wives who rendered assistance to
their husbands by taking dictation, by
correcting proof, by inventing plots, by
giving intuitively good advice and by soul
stirring inspirations; and I have heard Of
that authors wife who rendered splendid
service to him by getting out of his way
when he wanted to work; but, surely,
Mrs. Robertson is in a class by herself
above them al"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

The st. Paul Dispatch yesterday pub
lished what appears to be rather mali,
cious pipe dream" under washington
date, In which an attempt was made to,
have it understood that w. H. Eustis had.
received an appointment for which Eu-
gene G.. Hay was candidate-in other
words, that Eustis had "cut in" and Sc.
cured position for which Hay was
striving. This absolutely false representa-
ton IS annoying to both Of these men,
and particularly to Mr.. Eustis, for the
fact is that Mr.. Hay is not and never has
been a candidate for the office for which
Mr.. Eustis has been named Nor has
Mr. Eustis been candidate for this Of
flee. He could not have been guilty Of
plotting against Mr.. Hay in this connec-
tion, for the further reason that he never
expressed a desire to have the office till
it was offered to him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

Some Of the country papers still cling
to the old notion that the way to help
the country is to lambaste Minneapolis
time to time held up as the vampires
that prey on the farmers. The opposition
Of some Of the country papers to reciproc-
ity with Canada is largely based on the
fact that the Minneapolis millers want
free Canadian wheat. II Minneapolis
wants 1t, oppose it, seems to be their rule.
They overlook the number and growing
Importance Of the country -four mills that
sell flour outside the state and abroad,
and may some time need Canadian wheat
even more than the Minneapolis mills may
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

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The dairy commissioner is likely to meet
with stiff opposition to his ruling against
coal tar butter coloring. But having sat
isfied himself that such dyes are unwhole-
some, he ought to stand by his ruling.
In the end it will be worth a great. deal
to the dairy interest in this state to have
1t understood generally that no colorings
detrimental to health can be found in the
dairy products Of Minnesota While, in
dividually, manufacturers might not hope
the use OF such Objectionable ingredients,
when it comes to be known that all Min
nesota butter must be free from such de-
leterious compounds, every butter manu-
facturer In the state is sure to profit by
the fact.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
The Italians in America.

While much alarm has been stirred up
by talk about the italian invasion. there
IS marked tendency to appreciate the
Italian as a potential American. It is
being discovered that not even he, for
all his Italian quarters in the great cities
and the clannishness forced upon him nv
prejudice and ignorance of his language
Is able to resist that all-powerful tenden-
cy. to Americanize every foreign horde
that sets foot in the republic. The chill
dren go to the public schools, and thew
come out OF them Americans. They know
not the language Of their fathers and no
more Of their customs and ways.
The prejudice against the Italian of to-
day is not greatly different from that Of
the forties of the last century against
the Irish. Now we speak respectfully Of
the Irish as a superior element among
our immigrants, and only regret that they
are not so numerous as they once were,
Fifty years ago and less, the Irish were
the hard manual laborers Of this country.
They delved in the mines, excayated the
canals, made the railway embankments.
paved the streets and performed all of
those necessary tasks In which muscle
instead Of brain is the main factor; those
tasks from which native Americans had
already withdrawn if any newcomers could
be found to do them. To-day the Irish have
become the brain power wherever thew
appear in American politics and industry,
and the hewers Of wood and the drawers
| Of water, the men who work with their
hands in unskilled occupations, are largely
Italians
It is not conceivable that they as a RAJ
will stay there. They are not lacking in
brain power and need only the opportu
nifty to apply It, That they will find in
free America. They are sober and faith
full workmen. In the hard school Of the
old countrys bitter poverty they have
learned frugality. They are shrewd BUSH
ness men. They bring with them the
Latin love Of art and the beautiful.
| Half century hence Italian names will
dot the structure Of our local, state and
national governments, and men Of the
old Roman race, as good Americans as
any Of US. will be In positions Of power
and responsibility in commerce and In
dustry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
THE TOKEN

Lips must fade and roses wither,
All sweet times be DER;
The only smile, and, murmuring sThitherS
Stay with US no more;
And yet Outlines a look smile,
Forgotten in a kiss's while,
Years after from the dark will start
And fash across the trembling hesrt.
Earths stablest things are shadows,
And, in the life to come,
HAPPY some chance saved trife
May tell of this old home;
AS now sometimes we seem to find,
In dark crerice of the mind,
Some relic, which, long pondered Ger,
Hints family at a life before.
Lowell.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

Betimes in youth varied the spell Of monot-
ony
By falling from some other heights than that
old apple tree,
From barn, hay rack and ladder in my wild
career fell.
And once 1 broke all records known by falling
down the well.
But that tree my reliance-every gnarled
and twisted bough
Kept inviting me to fall from 1t, no matter when
or how.
To climb its trunk and branches high always
felt at ease
And then to fall and break as many bones as
might please.
Oh, Woodman. spare that tree, pray-touch not
single bough,
In youth it let me fall from it, and I'll protect
it now
Oh, sheathe thine av and 90 away back and sit
down, beg,
To every limb 1t has 1 owe broken arm or
leg.
Nay, tits not mawkish sentiment inspires me to
this prayer
To take thine ak from out its trunk and leave
it standing there:
I'm practicing-a doctor now-that tree has
many joys,
Since the family that lives here has half a dozen
boys.
james w. Foley in Bismarck Tribune.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

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The board Of equalization is still boost
Ing up the taxes on personal property,
and those people who have been honest
enough to make fair returns of their per-
sonal property are going to suffer a pretty
severe penalty for it. Every time the
board of. equalization repeats this process
1T Is going to chase personal property still
further into hiding. The man who has
made a fair return Of his personal prop
erty, and then sees the valuation of 1t
raised two or three times, simply because
some other fellow has not made any re-
turn at all, is likely to forget about a
whole lot Of his personal property when
ne makes up his next tax list. The at
tempt to tax personal property Is proving
most brilliant and shining failure to
which the action Of the board of euualtza-
ton has kindly contributed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
The indictments in the postal frauds,

The Indictments in the postal frauds,
returned yesterday, recite the particulars
of about as coldblooded conspiracy to
rob the government as has been exposed
in the history Of this country. If the
allegations Of the indictments can be
proven there would Seem to be just one
more service which the parties accused
could yet render to their country, and
that would involve hard labor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

The state library commission have
turned down Thomas Nelson Pages new
story. "Gordon Keith" The commission
has right to it's opinion about the
book and it is its duty to reject any
thing Of which 1t does not approve; new
ertheless, it is very much at variance
with some OF the best critics in Its es-
innate Of what Is good literature.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
TWELVE p. M.

To get home from some scene of gayety,
Say long dinner, and the laugh and joke,
And funny story, and tobacco smoke,
And all the not unkindly fatuousness
OF fellow beings not better and not worse
Than others are. but gorged with course on
course.
And drenched with wine; and with ones evening
dress,
To take off ones perfunctory smile and be
Wholly and solely ones sheer self again
Is like escaping from some dull, dumb pain;
And In the luxury of that relief, |;
1t is, in certain sort and measure, as IL
One had put off the body, and the whole 4
Illusion Of life, and in ones naked soul 4
Confronted the eternal Verify.
-Howels.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
q. Non.ResIdent,s SUGGESTION.

y Nom Residents suggestion.
To the Editor Of The Journal.
have been reading with very much
interest about the proposed East Side
park, and now that it has come that far
we are all wondering why the park has
not been proposed and built some time
ago. Attic my residence is seventy five
miles north Of Minneapolis, I and my
neighbors look to Minneapolis as our own
town, and you can depend on it that the
country appreciates the move. And why
should it not? The possibilities for beau
tifying Minneapolis by this park are un-
limited. Why not keep the good work
going First make the now proposed East
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
THE sBRAHMlN,s PRAYER

He prays, and one whose heart is love, think,
Bends over him, tho Brahma's are stone,
For by and by he rises comforted,
And feels himself less wretched and alone.
eyes, shall find Nirvana at the last!
And all this restlessness of mine shall be
Extinguished like candle fame at night.
Who knows what glad surprise may by and by
Before that wearied Brahmin's vision fit!
Our Fathers city has so many gates
Three to the east, north south and west of it.
Bertha Gernea,lx Woods.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

A Minneapolis man who was buried with
every token Of respect and grief by his
friends three years ago was inconsiderate
enough to turn up yesterday alive and
well. Such thoughtlessness on his part is
calculated to jar his circle of friends and
acquaintance to a serious degree.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
About "Getting Mad. !,

Jacob Riis has been described by the
president as a man "who does things"
Coming from a man who does as many
things as our president, this is high
tribute to Mr.. Riis. But Mr.. Riis de-
serves 1T. While nothing but reporter
on one of the New York papers, he be-
came deeply interested in the conditions
Of life in the New York Sums and per
sisted in writing about them. He wrote
SO much and so vigorously; he told the
truth about the condition Of the tenement
houses on the East Side and the wretch
edness Of their occupants that public SEN
timent finally backed him up In the de-
mand that these breeding places Of pesti-
lence should be wiped out 1t became a
menace and serious one. to the health
of people living in better quarters and
even in the palaces, but whether the sup
port. which he received was entirely dis
interested or not did not matter to- Riis.
What he wanted was results. 81
Riis recently had letter from bur-
glar, now serving, sentence, which de-
scribed conditions at the House Of Ref
uge,' reformatory institution for boys
and girls on Randalls island A letter
from a correspondent over, the signature
Of Sorry" called in question the author
ship Of the burglars letter and undertook
to rally Mr.. Riis for being so innocent as
to believe the letter genuine Sorry
seemed to think it great fun, while, at the
same time, expressing his sympathy with
the effort to reform conditions in the
Randall's island institution. In reply to
him Mr.. Riis says: Now, the type of
man who believes in thing yet SCOTS
at 1t, is not unfamiliar, and let me say
that ne is perfectly useless. Give me a
fellow who fights hard and says no and
take away the chap who says he believes
In me- and in the same breath tells the
world I lie. It is that kind Of belief that
has prevented Christians from redeeming
the world. have no use for it, No one
has. Take him away. Let Sorry ston
being sorry and get himself into a frame
of mind to get mad about something SO
he can be Of use in this world. That's
what he is here for. Just let him get good
and mad about, something that needs
smashing and then go and smash it,
Mr.. Riis has condensed a whole ser
mon In those few sentences. The vast
amount OF sentimental sympathy with
good things which never finds expression
IN anything done in this world is simply
boundless but the man who sympathizes
with the wrong, with the oppressed and
never gets mad enough about it to: dc
anything to right the wrongs which he
so abhors, is the kind Of man of whom
Mr.. Riis says: II have no use for him
no one has; take him away
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

need it. The Northwestern Miller points
out that there are twenty-five country
mills in Minnesota which produced in the
last crop year 4,262,2s5 barrels Of flour
more than fourth OF the -four product Of
Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
SATURDAY EVENING,

worst season since 1879. That great
prosperity argument, increasing railroad
earnings, stin remains. It Is gratifying
to note that In the last week Of August
there was an increase Of 10 per cent In
the earnings Of forty one roads. while
the net figures for, July. covering the
operations OF seventy -six roads. just
coming to hand, show an increase Of 1919
per cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

The banks have a public duty to per-
form that must be attended to regardless
OF opportunities for temporary profits.
Secretary Shaw does quite right to an
nounce that banks withdrawing circn,a- :
ton, just when large circulation is need
ed, will get no government money on de-
poSit ..a --. i.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

The Waconia Patriot still insists that
unless 1t gets coin or its equivalent there
will be no preliminary mention Of the state
fair in Its columns hereafter. We are
sorry for the fair, and hope that the es-
teemed Patriot and the respected fair
management can get together.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

Shame upon the corporation shackled
press Of the twin cities! Out upon the
miserable creatures that toll their lives
away in bondage doing the will of the
money lords! Verify. the Albert Lea
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

The wheat crop is ruined once more, and
this time it does look, indeed, very like
real ruin. But let us take hope from the
numerous narrow escapes and frequent
rescues the crop has had during the past
season. Perhaps the effect of last nights
downpour will not be SO bad as it now
seems to be.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

3 President Mckinley died Sept. IA. 1901,
just two years ago next Monday. It
was McKinley's habit to wear q red car
nation In its coat lapel and the McKin-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

ley Carnation League. organized to honor
his name suggests that all men who wish
to pay delicate tribute of respect to the
dead president, wear a red carnation on
that day. The suggestion is very proper
reminder Of the duty Of honoring the
memory Of men who have served their
country we'll
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

Cook county has only four pianos, &C
cording to the tax lists. Cook county has
long had reputation as a nice, quiet
place in which to rest
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

Bemidji chronicles the advent of new
legal light in the person of G. M. Tor
rance, son Of Judge Ell Torrance, who
proposes to shoot up with the country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

AN INVITATION IL extended TO all to yis!s
the Press Room which is the finest In the west.
Goss Presses, with n total capacity OF l44;oo9
eight-page GU na Is an hour. printed. loias9
to 4:30 p. m. inquire at the business Office ano
be directed to the visitors gallery. OF the FfeS'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

The Lindale, Tex, Reporter puts its
forefoot in the trough thus:
W. H. Lyon complimented the editor with a
large cantaloup Thursday Says he has at
abundance of them, but they grow too large to
ship, hence Is feeding them to his hogs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12

Every time Lieutenant Hobson sees a
new girl or calls on a family where there
is a manageable daughter, the society
reporters cannot sleep nights.