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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

Chlnaman may be fully trusted 10 see
that it is further distributed among any
and all nationalities where it will do the
most good to the adult Chinaman.
The recent rains resulted in wetting the
fms Of some fine gold fish belonging to
Messrs. Fl. E. Bacon, John s.. Bradstreet,
r. L. Pollock and others who have been
keeping them in miniature lakes on their
lawns. The prompt use Of hot lemonade
and hot bricks at their feet prevented
them from taking cold.
Delaware reports Gasman Addicks out
working for the senate again. We should
be sorry to see Mr.. Addicks hit with a,
ripe tomato because such action savoreth.
of violence.
It only costs you quarter to purchase
the University of Chicago's latest publica-
ton, entitled "Invariants and Covariants
Of Quadratic Differential Quantities Of Vari--
ables." A casual look seems to show
nothing immoral about it. The hero and
heroine did not get married in the last
chapter, as far as could be seen, which
IS certainly dark spot on what might
otherwise prove to be an interesting story.
People are not likely to sit up all night to
peruse 1t either.
It is very easy to save $1,000 now, viz,
by keeping out Of Wall street. But a
thoughtful friend with a mechanical turn
of mind saved that sum the other day in a
still simpler way. It was done by not
buying an automobile. The speed craze
has had possession Of him for some time
and he has been carrying around a bot
tie Of gasolene in his pocket to smell
whenever he thought Of the joy Of bowl
ing swiftly along the country roads.
The other day he hired machine and
took his best girl to ride. They had gone
joyously as far as Park avenue, when the
chu- chus all gave out and the machine
stopped to look at the scenery and paw
the asphalt with it's front foot.
George got out and, inserting the crank,
tried to pump the chu- chus chest full
again, as the real chuffers do, but the chest
leaked or something and after throwing
ESQ foot pounds of muscular energy into
the crank for sixty or eighty times, the
machine merely ratified q little and said
"pish'' in a long drawn out way. After
getting in under the automobile and look
ing up several times, and much enjoying
| the remarks of the people on the porches
and along the sidewalk who had gathered
to sorrow with him, George gave the lady,
who said she had had a most pleasant
| time anyhow, nickel to get home on the
street car, while he hunted a telephone
to call for an automobile plumber. The
firm sent boy who tried the crank once.
The auto looked over its shoulder to see
who was doing that, it finding it was
close to the real thing it started off brave
ly. At Tenth street it wearied again and
showed signs of having difficulty in pass
ing the Kelley institute. One block more
and it threw up its hands and remarked,
"No more for auto to-day" A boss towed
| it home. X ..
| George walked.
| But he has saved $1,000. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
LITERARY NOTES
CURED.

The Living Age Of July Is, contains an
account of Mrs. Carlyles troubles with
servants arranged by Emily Cook from
the lady's "reminiscences under the cap
ton "a Chelsea MENACE"
!; Justin Mccarthy says: chamberlain
has never, SO far as I know, given the
slightest, indication of interest in any
artistic subject. Chamberlain is always
fPushful Joe. -
! John Finley. describes Justin Mccarthy
as "a little man with a. long beard and
spectacles giving a rather brief, quiet
lecture (Which I regret to say, L have en-
tirely forgotten, after fervid, eloquent
introduction, which about equalled in
length, as I remember, the lecture itself,
by a local Irish American citizen
sRuslSin in one of his, letters to Mary
Gladstone says: "You never told me why
you were disappointed that day with
Browning,-or did you say, as it seems
to me I remember, always disappointed?'
He knows much of music, does not he?
but I think he must like it mostly for it's
discords'' Evidently Ruskin must have
been little prejudiced as to Browning.
According to a recent statement made
Thy j. G. Rosengarten to the American
Philosophical society, the latter has sew
enty large folio volumes of Benjamin
Franklinss papers in its archives. Frank
Inns grandson, William Temple Franklin
inherited all the Franklin papers, Of which
six volumes We're published after some
years. The seventy folio volumes were
Ileft by the grandson to his friend. Charles
Fox, who ultimately presented them to
! the American Philosophical society of
| Philadelphia. It Is hoped that by the
two hundredth anniversary of the birth
Of Franklin calendar of the Itch mass of
material he left will be ready.
| Laurence Hutton is making collec-
ton of plaster casts Of hands of famous
| people and recently secured one of Helen
Keller's hands, which is noted for its
artistic finish and shows the sensitive
quality Of her skin by which the outside
! would is revealed to her.
| "Childhood Classics" is the title Of an
attractive. illustrated collection of stories,
nursery rhymes, Mother Goose melodies
| and a judicious intermixture Of such old
| favorites as 1.-THE Sleeping Beauty
i "Bluebeard,' :, ''Puss in Boots,'' 1.-The
House That Jack Built" and others. There
are $50 text illustrations and eight orig
| inal plates in colors. There is large
variety and something to please each
member Of a family No doubt many who
read the book will delight to recall the
days of their youth by reading once more
soThe Burial of Poor Cock Robin" and
mother Hubbard (Chicago: Laird &
| T. 9In9the. Atlantic for September will APP
pear the first Of sirs leslie Stephen $
series. Of reminiscent papers, to be en-
/ titled early impressions. this install
ment dealing With Undergraduate life at
Cambridge half q century ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
THE AMATEUR PHILOSOPHER
Chicago Record Herald.

:
Some people say that there can be no
harm in talking about anything that God
lets happen upon this earth. They hold
that people who allow themselves to be
shocked at some things which can't be
helped are unnecessarily prudish and as
sumo a modesty that is not only unnatural
but which is a sin against nature. do
not go as far as that. I am willing to adj
NIT that there are many things perfectly
natural in themselves which we have no
right to talk about in polite society. But
i heard a woman declare the other night
that a man who noticed the very decollete
cut, Of her waist was vulgar and ought to
be denied the privilege Of associating with
ladies and gentlemen. VIII somebody
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
Cannon Falls, Mimi, Aug. 3.
Lake~.of the Isles /. Il.

To the Editor of The Journal.
While all this talk is going around and
so much feeling is expressed over few
feet of water in Lake Harriet why don't
some of the good people in town turn their
eyes nearer home and take pity on Lake
of the Isles. It is about three miles nearer
Gown and its driveways are used every
momenttof the day, ana # Is. the most ex-
tensively used road2fmsallf the citysfor au-
temobilists. Mr.. Earamore in his criti-
cism on Mr.. Manningss suggestions said:
'.The lakes are the peculiar beauties Of
the city,; and thatssSsit would be the
height of folly to do anything to- impair
their beauty n+zisSzf
Nature has done much for Lake Of the
Isles, but 1t is fast becoming an eyesore
by its swamps and weeds, and seems
rightly named when ths people drive, by
and say it should BE taHed Mud lake.
Here is beautiful lake right at our own
door that is neglected and overlooked
while three miles farther on they are dis
cussing the advisab ility Eof spending
money on another lake. IF money is
spent on any lake spend It where it is
needed badly. "a Subscriber.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
BATHING IN MISSOURI
Kansas City Star.

A travelling man alighted from 8, train
and, covered with dirt and dust Of travel,
made his way to the best hotel in a south
west Missouri town the other day. AS
he handed the porter his grips: he told him
he wanted to take a. bath The negro boy
hesitated a moment and then replied:
''Sorry, sab, but we amt got no bath in
this heah house,
How do you people bathe::" asked the
guest.
"Well, sah,'' returned the negro, sin de
Fork and ducks in the creek and in de
wintah we jes waits TO de good ole sum-
nah time"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
HIS IDEA OF PRAYER

His mama gently aroused him. Harold,
don't be naughty. Be a good boy now,
and thank Jesus for the nice home YOU
have, the warm clothing and fire to keep
you warm, and a mama and papa to
love you. Think of the poor little BOYS
who are hungry and cold tonight, no
mama to love them, no warm bed to go"to
and -" .rE
But, mama" interrupted the sleepy
boy, reused to a protest, Il think them 8
the fellers that ort to do the prayfn.'
Edd Page
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

The Minneapolis Jounal for the first six months of the
year 1903, carried 818 columns, 81 per cent
Foreign Display Advertising than the Daily
Tribune
The Minneapolis Journal for the first six months of the
year 1908 carried 600 columns, 70 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-
Using, while the Daily Tribune carried none.
The Minneapolis Journal for the first six months of the
year 1903 published 1,343 columns of advertising
than for the period in 1902 while the Tribune
according it's statement published July 13th gained
only 754 columns this year; the Journals excess gain
over the Tribune being 589 columns, 70 per cent.
The Minneapolis Journal out of 6,705 residences
vassed, had 1888 subscribers Evening Tribune
,4O6-the Morning Tribune 808.
The Minneapolis Journal in 80 apartment and flat build
ings canvassed had 1904 subscribers Evening
Tribune 2O2 and the Morning Tribune 181.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
WHEREIN THE SNAKE SCORED
Detroit News Tribune.

The naturalist, John Burroughs, is op-
posed to nature books that treat of ami
mails too Observation-Disclosures impute to
animals sentiments Of love, pity, tender
ness, and refinement which mankind has
no way of proving that they possess.
Sometimes, in reading one of these
fictitious nature stories-stories that many
persons believe to be true--I am remind
ed, Mr.. Burroughs said one day, "of the
story Of the intelligent copperhead This
story is aiiite s.strle as many that are
implicitly credited. e.
had the habit Of teasing copperheads. He
would find a copperhead's hole, and then
he would wait beside it till the snake re-
turned-till 1t had gotten 50 far into the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
WHEN IT DID NOT PAY TO BE IMpoL1TE

Claus spreckles, the sugar king, has
just made a San Francisco capitalist pay
100000 for being disobliging. The cap
italist is president of a gas and electric
company. Smoke from the companys
plant annoyed Mr.. Spreckles and he went
to the president and asked him to abate
the nuisance. The president was ex-
tremely curt to Mr.. Spreckles. To avenge
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
THE IRISH WOMAN's COMPLIMENT

Twenty-third street-as he tells the story
they were accosted by an old Irish wo-
man, who huskily inlplored aims. The
lady paused, opened her purse, and placed
part Of Its contents in the beggar's ex-
tended palm. >''=+7@~~s =
For an instant the old woman wavered-
apparently perplexed by the unusual type
of beauty before her. But only for an in
slant. Then, salaaning to the priest as if
for absolution, she exclaimed: Sure, and
the mother of God must have been just
such swate, beautiful Jewess as your
SELF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
After some general remarks about the

After some general remarks about the
late lamented Anacreon and a discourse on
the good things to be enjoyed by those
who attend, the Duluth News-Tribune
lays bare the awful plot to be plotted at a
banquet In Minneapolis tonight. 1t
seems that members of the legislature
have been invited to meet together and
petition President Roosevelt to make it
possible for the lumbermen to save some
Indian reservation pine few years. .-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
DOG HAS SMALLPOX

A dog suffering from a well developed
case of smallpox is confined in a hospital
in Newburg, Ohio. The health officer Of
Cleveland has examined the animal and
says that the discovery that dogs can con-
tract smallpox will beof great Importance
to his department III combating the cpl
denic The dog belongs to family
whose members, Ave in number, were all
stricken with the disease about week
ago
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
Editor Tries a journal Ad.

The best daily newspaper in Minnesota
is the Minneapolis Journal; best for many
reasons Recently we wanted a printer
and sent ads to two different dailies in
the cities and got no answer; then we
sent one to T h e ourna / and we have,
received in four days since the ad was
printed twenty-three answers, coming.
from Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and
North Dakota, and if any of our friends
want printer we have them to burn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

The st. Paul business houses have never
been backward about keeping their taxes
down, but it took Auditor Iverson to
to go. Really, st. Paul ought to be a
little ashamed Of the business men that
would try to force her into the position of
lodging her share Of the expense of the
new capitol. XII
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
New York Mail and FYnrece

New York Mail and Express
Father Thomas Hendrick, Roman Catho-
lie bishop-elect of Cebu, Philippine islands,
Is a man of many accomplishments. He
enjoys nothing more than the study Of So
cial types, especially as he goes about the
streets; and he Hholds that Irish wit and
discernment are rarely at fault. When he
visits New York he is sometimes enter
talned by a friend whose wife, tho a Jew
ess, shows in her Titan hair and complex
ion Of peaches and cream something more
than a strain of Celtic blood.
Walking with the lady not long ago on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
The Difference.

We shall never see the last of the city
journalist who has fun with the innocent
items that chronicle the little local doings
be something infinitely funny about such
items as these:
Frank Hawkes. is putting new roof on
his barn.
Jim Smith of Stony Run was a caller at
this office Tuesday. He reports a good
potato crop
It's a boy-Joe Smith IS buying the CT
gars.
Allen Jones is putting new picket fence
around his garden.
Tom Pardee went to Minneapolis Mon
day.
Frank Brooks never tells fish stories
Last Sun-Monday he caught en-pound
bullhead in Mud lake.
There ought to be a cross walk in front
Of the Emporium.
No. on the Milwaukee was two hours
late Monday.
Frank Pike, our popular operator, is
taking a vacation this week.
Such items can be matched on the So
6ety page of every city paper, tho the
form may be a little different and the baby
pleasantly is excluded from it.
More than that, some Of the big dailies
spend hard money for. cable tolls and cor
respondents to have just such stuff tele-
graphed from Europe: Here are some Of
the cable items from London in this
weeks Chicago. Sunday Tribune:
The report published earlier in the week
that Jack. the kings favorite Irish ter
rier. was dead, which was later contradic-
ted, is true after all. He was first reported
as having come to an untimely end by eat
ing rat poison, but the truth appears to
be he was choked while feeding.
Mr. and Mrs. Ogilvy Haig have left Lon
don on an autom obile tour for different
parts Of England
Lady Essex was yesterday driving in an
automobile made after the fashion of a
victoria with hood. -
Mrs. Ronalds starts tomorrow for
| Homburg, where she will stop with Mr..
and Mrs. Lorillard Ronalds.
The duke and duchess Of Manchester are
in Ireland.
Mrs. L. Newhouse, who is still at Clar-
| idges, goes shortly on visit to Mrs.
Charles Wilson at Worter Prioery, York
shire. s-ia. 1856. -
! This stuff is absolutely without justif-
cation. Not 1 per cent of the Chicago
Tribune's readers care a "cuss'' about
what these dukes and duchesses and gilded
loafers without title are doing in Homburg
and London and 1Trouville. but the read
ers of the local paper are all interested in
that new barn roof, that new fence, that
new baby and all the rest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
MUCH DIRECTED ROADS

The Irish railways are said to have moro
directors in proportion to their size, i'm
portance and earning capacity than any
similar corporations in the world They
average one director to every twenty
miles of road. In 1872, when an effort was
made to have the roads brought under the
supervision of the state, they averaged
one director to every six miles of road At
that time there were fifty-six roads, aver
aging forty eight miles in length They
had 430 directors, fifty-six solicitors, fifty
six secretaries and seventy engineers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

hole that only the end Of the tail protrud-
ed. This he would seize and with a quick
movement he would throw the snake
twenty or thirty feet away. When the
snake returned to it's hole the operation
was repeated, and 80 on until the joker
was weary. ~
Zone day the man did this to q copper
head of unusual Intelligence. The snake
on alighting the first time, did not make
for its hole again Immediately, as the
others had always done; but it lay still
and regarded it's tormentor, thinking.
For long while it thought, then, very
slowly, it approached the hole, turned
round, and entered backwards ertered
tail frst-sneering slightly at the man
whom he had thus duped.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

Still the development of northern
Minnesota goes on. It wouldn't be bad
idea for Minneapolis business men to form
an organization for the promotion of set
tlement in that part Of the state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
Entitled to No Credit.
Little Falls Transcript,

The friends of the railroad merger have
given much credit to the officers of the
Northern Securities company for the con-
duct of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern during the past two years.
They must be wrong. as Judge Lochren
finds that the Northern, Securities COM
pany does not control these roads. Thu
roads have their own officers, and al
the Securities company does is to owl
the stock of the two roads.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

Mr.. Folk Of st. Louis says that be-
tween the bribe-giver and the bribe-taker
the greater offender is the one who makes
the proposition. That is statement that
is worth thinking about.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

himself for the affront put upon him,
Spreckles established rival gas and cleo
trio plant at a cost of 81, o0o, 900 and began
cutting rates. Prices were brought down
to one-fourth what they were when the
old company had the monopoly. At
length the man went to Mr.. Spreckles and
begged for quarter. \ Spreckles' terms
were to be bought out at the price of
$6,000,000 which were agreed to.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
The FERRIS PLAYS

The cool weather last evening served
to pack the pretty. Lsasunn.w with an audi
Eence which enjoyed the Ferris Stock com !
pany's clever product lion of the laugh
able play, 'sT on1r Dick and Harry The
East matinee viii be gfken Saturday. Next
week the company will oe seen in the So
lciety drama, The Bankers Daughter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
.r.af:
Iippincott's.

Harold, the 5-year- old son Of the
Presbyterian minister of Dayton, XIV.
was being prepared for bed. He had
spent very active day at coasting and
was weary and very sleepy.
Nov, Harold kneel down by mama
and say your little prayer"
But, mama - half asleep, with his
head on her shoulder.
BE mama's good boy now" coaxingly.
THANK God for all His goodness to YOU"
But Harold was asleep
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

charter The governments control Of
navigable streams il absolute. and its
right to interfere as against monopoly IS
indisputable.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room. which is the finest in the west
Goss Presses, with total capacity Of 144 600
eight-page JoMrnals an hour. printed. fosd isa
to 4:3O p. m. Inquire ut the business office and
be directed to the visitors gallery. OF the Press
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

Uncle Ellery came in this morning to
remark that as soon as he quit raisin'
wheat and put in flax and barley, I'll be
cow-kicked if wheat amt going to stay
above 80 or 80 the year thru"
It is a sad case--that of General Cobos
In command of the Colombian troops in
the state Of Panama. At the noon hour
when the army would naturally be taking
Its s'esta General Cobos became entangled
with the generous "highball,'' moistener
with which. he was not familiar, and
rushed out and started a high DID, red
hot time revolution with fringe on It and
colored lights. The next day he was
highly repentant and with hand on his
wide expanse of brow he endeavored to
apologize to the government, but the gov
eminent wouldn't have it and Cobos was
thrown out. He says some foreigner
did It, The highball ought to be a for
e1gner In every well regulated stomach
for 1t empties a load Of trouble in the
front yard Of every man that giveth il
welcome.
the Outlook, a religious, but not a very
religious magazine, has a plan for the
government sale of opium in the Philip
pines that merits consideration It pro-
poses government monopoly in both the
importation and sale Of the drug. some
what after the fashion Of the LIQUOR sys-
tenn IN South Carolina. This plan would
provide that the government sell opium
tnru salar1ed agents located In the prin-
c1pal cities. To adult Cinnamon the drue
would be sold with little orno restriction
put IL would be sold to no one else except
Oh q PHYSICIANS prescription. The "adult
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06

The canny Scots Of Dunfermlir1e,, An
drew Carnegie's native town. need not
worry about the ironmasters latest gift.
1t is in steel corporation bonds, not stock
The latter is used chiefly in jollying the
employees, who, however, are not smiling
SO very much snow thattthe stock can be
bought on the5harket for far less than it
was sold to- them.