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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
Assist Northern Minnesota.

The people. Of the northern. part OF
Minnesota are desirious that the state
should assist in encoura ging immigration
into that region They assert that the
extensive advertising other parts Of the
country and Canada are receiving is
diverting attention from the opportunities
northern Minnesota holds out to new
corners. The result Is that the sparsely
inhabited portion Of a great state having
about 100000 people is not being set
tied 50 rapidly as it should be or so rap
idly as best to serve the interests Of the
state. 49,. .,.
There Is no little merit in this argu-
ment, though northern Minnesota has
been very extensively advertised of late
in the advertising, news and editorial
columns Of the Minnesota papers. What
Is now needed IS advertising throughout
the country, advertising and solicitation,
so that northern Minnesota may get its
fair share Of the great population move
ment. ,. - J s:ss.
Minneapolis should cooperate with the
people Of the northern Minnesota In Sc
curing state aid in this matter. Most of
this region is within $50 niles sof Mime
apolis, and one settler in 1t is worth more
to the city than a dozen in the Pacific
northwest or three score in the Canadian
west. The future growth and prosperity
of the city depend in no small way upon
the extent to which northern Minnesota
is populated and utilized. It has certain
distinct advantages over many Of its more
noisy rivals for the favor of the home
seeker. A modest appropriation placed in
the hands of a faithful and enterprising
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

The Outdoor Recreation League New York is good
example working, earnest organization with
and definite plan can accomplish rms organization
was but the idea Of providing
public dates back to 1891 when the New York
Society and Fairgrounds for Children at the head
OF which was the Charles Slower fitted out public
playground unused private property and maintained
until the property built upon Later
athletic organization with
practically establish the recreation
league
In 1898 the league got permission to establish play
ground in Seward just created but improved
The city persuaded spend $4,000 in leveling and
fencing effort made
have park the playground with athletic
board did that if the league should
equip board it around to improve the park
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
Average daily circulation o.
The Journal for Dec, 1902,
57,093
Placing Responsibility.

Tho attention Of Journal readers is
respectfully directed to the intensely in
terestinE recapitulation Of the trust legls-
4atiom situation in Washington given by
Mr.. Jermane to-day. According to this
account, and we have not the slightest
doubt that it Is a substantially faithful
picture Of the situation, the president is
struggling rnanfully to Offset by personal
effort the defect Of our constitution with
respect to placing responsibility for legis-
lation or lack Of 1egisla ton. On the other
hand. the trust senators are doing their
best to make all they can of the oppor-
tunities our system of government offers
them to bring to pass what they desire,
and at the same time to dodge RESPONSE
bility for the consequences. These sena-
tors do not want effective trust legisla-
ton: neither do they want to see the re-
publican party suffer for failure to adopt
such legislation. So they conspire to let
the house pass q. heroic anti trust
measure. Ito put the party on
record while they arrange to escort it to
Its death In such devious way that it
will be hard to say that they or the party
are 10 blame.
But the president will not stand for any
such miserable lodging and skulkine.
He takes the firm ground that the repub-
lican party being in control of the ex-
ecutlve and both arms Of the legislative
power is plainly responsible to the nation
for legislation OF it's failure II an anti
trust law be adopted the republican party
is responsible and will claim the credit:
If it is not passed, the republican party is
still responsible, no matter by what dust
throwing devices 1t strives to avoid re-
sponsibility. This is simple reasoning
that can not be refuted or evaded.
II the present session Of congress does
not give us a strong antitrust law, the
blame will rest on the republican party.
No amount Of hide-and-seek with the
bill in the trusty senate will cover uu
that fact What makes the senator's mad
Is that the presidents daily more or less
public ir1sistence on action is PUBLISHING
1T over and over again to all the world
that trust legislation is right up to the
republican party.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

The st. Cloud Journal-Press agrees with
The Journal that insane asylum
patients should not be objects of public
charity unless they are really without
means of their own or relatives capable
Of supporting them. The Journal-Press
: then goes on to advocate the permission
Of voluntary commitment to insane hos
pitfalls and the doing away with the
present judicial inquisition as to the in
sanity Of an applicant for admission. The
argument is that the, present process of
commitment tends to put an insane person
on a par with a criminal and is such a
nerve cking process that it often de-
stroys the last hope Of restoration Of
reason. There is much in this contention,
but it seems TO us that there ought to be
some process Of commitment, as gentle
and inoffensive as possible, that would
make it difficult for a sane person to- be
committed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

Of the federal constitution. There is some
very interesting matter there. Madison
and others fatty opposed a regular army
organization and chempioned entire de-
penderce in every emergency upon the
militia Of what he called the 'coSequal
sovsreignties." Experience on the occa-
lions Of the war Of 1912, the Mexican
war. the war for the union and the Span
ish war has demonstrated the wisdom OF
"the fathers in providing for a regular
army and authorizing the president 20
call out the militia. Congress erred In
not making provision for a scientifically
organized militia. The present militia Dill
is the first effort to effect such definite
organization Of the militia, which, in case
of sudden war, will be called upon Tor
defensive action to repel invasion and fur
nish, at once, competent garrisons for our
seacoast defenses along our whole littoral.
and be able to handle heavy guns III
coast defense and improved artillery ano
small arms for usual military services as
auxiliary to the 1000 regular army mini
mum authorised force. ~
Over a century ago congress fecosHlAeu
the necessity for q militia force, which
could be called out by the president In the
eighth section Of the constitution. Con"
gress was given power to provide for or
sanizins, arning and disciplining such OF
the militia as might be in the service OF
the United States. The present bill, based
on the constitutional provision, assumes
correctly that the oversight Of militia In
federal service may legitinately be eS-
tended to the whole body OF militia II
the way Of preparing them i'll training
and enuinnent for the national defense.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

The Mexican idea OF establishing a cur
rency system uniform and interchange
able with that Of the United States is a
good one. It is a step toward a sort of
freer trade that has nothing to do with
tariH regulations. The Canadian system
is practically interchangeable with ours
now, In all the border states and
throughout Canada.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
A Step Forward.

The reserve force proposed Under the
militia BILL signed by the president
Wednesday, are militia organization.
who desire to volunteer as such
and men who have had training in
the national guard or in the regular army.
to be registered fors five years and be
accepted after the regular volunteer Or
carnations offer their services. A reserve
force Of militia simply means that a large
army with good military training and
well Offered. Is available when more
men are needed.
Under this bill the president can call
Tor 100000 organized militia, and the state
organizations will be in touch with the
regular army through joint encampments
and maneuvers. The reserve feature
meets the deficiency observable In 1898,
when trained force Of 100000 to 800, 900
militia. ready for the field, was needed.
The passage of the military bill BY con-
gress shows that the specter of mill
tarism," raised by an element who affect
to believe that the necessity for the en-
ployment Of soldiers for the national de-
Tense has passed away, has not fright
ened a preponderating percentage Of the
American people. The number Of persons
who denounce the national guard as a
menace to our liberties is comparative
Iy small. A few labor unions out of the
many organized have expressed deter
mined hostility toward militia organiza-
tons, but this sentiment has limited
vogue.
There are not a few Americans, how
ever, who. while approving Of militia or
ganizations, would restrict the power OF
the government over ana connection with
it. Many Of the fathers" took. this view.
Read Robertson's debates in the Virginia
conyention Of 17ss on the militia section
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
"DEAR ANTHRACITE.

I'll talk Of a sight
That gives me delight;
Not stars OF the night,
But Dear Anrhra-C Cite
I managed to raise
Which is rare NOWADAYS
Deserving Of praise
Enough for q blaze.
BY hunting around,
A ton I thus found, ip
Just dug from the grounds
Jet black and all sound.
It's home, in the bin.
I see it and grin,
And think it no sin
I gathered it in.
I'm nervous with fright;
All ready to fight,
Protecting my right
From thieves in the night,
To Dear Anthra Cite
s ~ Frank G.s O'Brien.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
SPLENDID ADVERTISEMENT F<
SOUTH DAKOTA,
Aberdeen IS d. News

-. Aperueen Is. ID News.
If the South Dakota legislature passes
the bill to appropriate $4,000 for silver
service for the cruiser South Dakota, the
same is to be made Of silver from the
Black Hills and lined with gold taken
from the same region, it will not only be
a graceful act, but splendid ADVERTISE
ment for the mining resources Of the
state,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

J. J.. Hill tells the Canadian high pro-
tectionists that their policy is a delusion,
but declares that Canada will prosper
under any system. On this statement
there Is no chance for Mr.. Hill to be
branded false prophet.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
PARAeRAPHERs DlsTANcEp.
Sioux Falls Press.

A story from Minneapolis runs to the
effect that burglars entered the residence
of: Mrs. Adelaide Anderson and carried
off 400 pounds Of anthracite coal Moth
ing else in the house was disturbed.
though jewelry, and plate in abundance
was exposed This relation Of an actual
occurrence beats all the Jokes Of the para
graphers, who will now cease to be funny
on the anthracite subject.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

SIOftiy dlleT tuS
middle Of October.
The same as to
Christmas. The en-
terprising publisher
contrives to get d.
week or two ahead.
Mrs. Meyer wants a
background and OBJ
jects to being forced
to read stories from
a month to six weeks
before the proper
background can pos
sibly be created. She
does not think the
plea that distant
Subscribers must he
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
LAFE COINS A NEW ONE.
Toe MoineS CaY,ita1@Ts

A South Carolina farmer invited his
friends and neighbors to take dinner with
him the other day. and then while the
toothpick course was being served, arose
from the table and shot himself in the
presence of his guests. This was certainly
much better than undertaking to Jimtill-
MAMIE those who had come to partake Of
his hospitality.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
Books and Authors
AHEAD OF TIME

Mrs. Meyer contributes querulous pa
per to The Critic on 1.-THE nervousness
OF Periodicals." She seriously objects to
the appearance of November magazines
with Thanksgiving illustrations and texts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

Hon. w. S. Dwinnell makes g, good sug-
gestion as to the basis OF distribution Of
state money to high schools entitled to
state aid. Even on the basis Of attend
ance Hennepin county would contribute
several times as much as her schools
would get back again. Mr.. DHinnenFs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

officer would be of great service in stop
ping in Minnesota many Of the tens Of
thousands of movers that annually cross
the state. -:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
sUPREME..TEsT OF: ALL.
Sioux C'ity Trjh,Ioe


A machine for measuring mental ia
tigue is going to be exhibited in this
country. Unless properly adjusted for a
strain. it might be shattered If tried on
a man who has been buying. coal this
winter. I'LL,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
PATTI AND THE "eooD OLD TIMES,

" Des Moines Register and Leader.
It will seem like the good old times
again when Patti comes for her farewell
tour. r" r'@ T'aE- -"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

Something is always happening to re-
mind the northwest of the, existence Of
the $500 road; for example there is that
hard coal coup d5etat. l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

The Rev. G. L. Morrill, is planning a
chx<cn for those who don't go to church.
We think there are several such churches
In Minneapolis already.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

The Wisconsin Central got the lions
share Of Minneapolis -four shipments in
1902. Whistle for the Interstate COM
merce commission to come at once.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

proposition, however, is fair and right
and should be adopted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

cago. This makes the future course OF
the market too uncertain for opinions
based on supply and demand conditions to
carry much weight
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

Lord Kelvin says that the coal will be
exhausted in 400 years. Four hundred
years.! BY the look of our bin, we should
say 400 minutes! -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24

Clara Morris is suffering nervous col
apse. That's what we had when we saw
her act t-rr
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21
ENGLISH DIsDAIN PEANUTS.

Over in England they call the peanut
"ground-nut" and 'ground-bean," says
Tip in the New York Press. In British
eyes it is only for pigs. 1t is met with
occasionally in fruiterers' shops, but
never in push carts, as in New York
A British encyclopaedia says: "In the
southern states of North America the
seeds, or nuts, as they are called, are
roasted and used as chocolate. They
are favorite article of food with the
negroes" Georgians are called "goob
er grabblers" throughout the south.
Many farmer has grown rich on the
humble peanut, the annual product be
ing worth $10,000,00O. Some persons
try to belittle the goober. A lawyer
examining witness in an important
case, one whose testimony was conclu
sive, undertook to ridicule him. "Yor
are business man, believer" Eyes
What is your business?" 81 deal il
peanuts The lawyer smiled knowing
ly at the jury "a peanut vender, eh
How many pints did you sell las
month";" hardly know. A million
possibly" What! A million?" :"
handle about half million bushels {
year. am a wholesale dealer" The
lawyer sat down, with the laugh turn
ed on him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21
CLEAN UP THE lsTHMus.

Atlanta Constitution: There is
much good sense and humanity in the
suggestion of the Buffalo Express that
the sanitary condition of the proposed
Panama canal route should be looked
after before the actual work on the
canal is begun. We are well aware
without any experimenting of our own,
that the climate of the isthmus and the
noisome influences of the Charges riv
er. along with mucn of the work of con
struction whic.. must be done, could moi
be much worse. The French company
which vainly sought to do the same
stupendous engineering task we have
undertaken was baffled more by plague
and climate than by lack of money OIL
skill The attempt to cut canal across
the narrow isthmus cost more human
| lives than some considerable wars slew
men in battle, and without extraordi-
nary exertions to minimize climate
dangers the American enterprise will
meet the same obstacle.
In our brief land operations in the
war against Spain and our occupation
| of Cuba we learned something of the
| deadly nature of endemic pestilence
and the way we minimized the danger
/ by scrupulous cleanliness and re
course to the most scientific precau-
| lions, stands to our everlasting credit
when the history of the Cuban renub
llic is written. But on this isthmus
| American sanitary skill and humanitar
/ ianism will find the task of combating
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21
HOW MARK TWAIN PROPOSED.

Mrs. Samuel Clemens was Miss Oil
via Langdon. For some years before
she met Mr.. Clemens, she was confined
to her bed with what was believed to
be an incurable disease; but she was
at length miraculously restored to
health. The cure was the sensation of
Elmira, N. Y, and young Clemens, then
a newspaper reporter, was sent there
to interview Miss Langdon on her re-.
coyery. He obtained the interview for
his newspaper and brought back inn
pressions of more value to himself.
Miss Langdon's parents were at first
strongly opposed to the young news
paper man, and, for his part, his timid-
Iity, so it is solemnly said, stood in the
way of the progress of his suit. But
finally he screwed up courage to speak
to Mr.. Langdon, and one morning tim
idly entered his future father-in-law's
private Office, where that man was
seated at work. Mr.. Langdon-hay
you-noticed anything-between your
daughter-and-me?" NO" shouted
the Directing parent, wheeling sharply
around so as to get full view of his
visitor. well" said the young man
as he turned to the door ready for in
slant flight, "if ou-keep-a sharp
ookous-you-will!"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21
TWO DIVORCE CASES.
Papers Filed by Two Dissatisfied
Wives Wednesday-court News.


Two petitions for DEGREES of divorce
were filed in the office of Clerk H. w.
Michael of the district court Wednes.
day by B. w. Scott, attorney for both
plaintiffs. Alice Lawson, who was
Alice Buck until February % of this
year. when she married e. N. Lawson,
says her husband, soon after their mar
riage, began treating her in cruel
and inhuman manner. She asks iii adj
dition to divorce, temporary alimony
in the sum of $3.50 and permanent ali
mony to the amount of $500.
May Armstrong has had more exper-
fence in the marriage game. having
been welded in Mankato, Mimi, in
September 1898, to Irwin Armstrong,
according to her petition. She alleges
that he does not support her and has
treated her cruelty.
The building and loan cases in which
two Ottumwa banks are plaintiffs
against several stockholders in the old
Ottumwa and Wapello county Build
ing & Loan associations are still on
trial in district court today and will
probably consume the greater part o.
the week.
In police court lase evening Judge
Moon found G. w. Jones guilty of wife
beating and fined him $50, which he
made arrangements to pay.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF OHIO.

Chicago Inter Ocean: Men and
women born in Ohio, or who have lived
in Ohio, are found by the score or.
hundred in every western state. There
fore the centennial exercises this week
at Chillicothe are of general interest
throughout the west.
Ohio became an organized territory
in 1900, and by the congressional act
of April 80, 1902, the people of the
territory were authorized to form for
themselves a constitution and state
government" In November conven-
ton met at Chillicothe and formed a
constitution, which went into force
without submission to the people. In
February, 1903, congress did not ad-
nit the new state in the usual form,
but passed a bill declaring "Ohio has
become one of the United States Of
| America"
Because of the unusual method of
procedure there have been differences
of opinion as to when Chic was a
| hundred years old. But, as the first
state government was organized at
Chillicothe in 1903, the third week in
May, 1908, is given over to the centen-
NAL exercises.
There were three or more separate
currents of immigration into Ohio.
There were conflicts of opinion and
sharp angles to turn in the matter of
prejudice. The Virginian and the
New Highlander, the New Yorker and
the Pennsylvania, the Englishman
and the Scotchman, met on level on
Ohio ground and worked out their des-
tiny, making in the course of years a
great state, which became a sort OF
| training ground for those who were to
/ found dozen other great states.
The growth of Ohio was typical OF
i the progress of the western state
First a wilderness, then the frontier
and after that the progressive com
/ monwealth, moving forward despite
local jealousies, party strife, and sec
tional prejudices.
i Because she was the first of the
a group of free states formed out of the
northwest territory, and because she
4 represents in her existence of one
] hundred years the spirit of our west
ern civilization, the states of the
4 west send greeting to Ohio, in this
\ her centennial work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21
Where TO Reain Reform.

AS to the evils of divorce, the Algona
Courier suggests that reform might
commence with the ministers. II
ministers would themselves regard
marriage more seriously" the Courier
says. "and marry only those whom they
know and agaist whose union they are
reasonably sure no legal or moral i'm.
pediment exists, there would be fewer
divorces. Easy marriages make easy
divorces, AID it is matter within the
power of the ministers themselves to
make marriages less easy, or, at least,
more seriuus and sacred"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-21

plague and pest doubly difficult. Being
amply forewarned by French expert
ence in the premises, we should be
forearmed by our Cuban experience.
"Clean up before you dig!" should be
the slogan before excavation contracts
are begun.
The fact that few American citizens
will engage in the labor of digging the
canal does not alter our responsibility
for the health of the laborers. A start
ling death, rate on the isthmus after
the work has begun will be certain to
excite the sympathy of all Christian
dom and bitter newspaper comment.
In matters of this kind the commercial
ism of the age has only sharpened it's
humane sensibilities. The arm that
holds the sword has the red cross on its
sleeve.
A decided American sentiment will
insist that the lsthmus of Panama be
made more sanitary precedent to the
construction of the canal.