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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
THE LUCK OF IT
Baltimore Herald

Herald.
offers of dozen gentlemen, any one Of
whom
De Montford shook himself loose.
did you say there were a dozen Of
theme" he asked, backing over toward the
door.
Yes, I did," she said, amy. any one Of
them WAS
"Oh, don't give us details" he smiled.
II know they were all better than am,
but that isn't the thing. 1t is the luck
of 1t that am thinking about. You
wouldn't have any of the twelve, but you
took me, the thirteenth. And yet there
are people who will say that thirteen isn't
unlucky!''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
Evidences of Prosperity.

The Journal published a number
of short contributions to it's advertising
columns Tuesday evening, which told q
very cheerful and encouraging story.
They were the financial statements Of the
condition Of business in various banks
in4this city Sept 8. Examination Of these
statements discovers excellent evidence Of
the general prosperous condition of BUSH
ness here in the northwest. t':.t
AS to whether the deposits iii the ag-
gregate are larger at present than ever
before. we have no definite information on
hand at this moment, but the reports GER
tainly indicate a remarkable volume of
general business, while the statements also
show that the banks themselves are en-
joying high degree Of prosperity.
While, in the east, money has been close
to pay high rates for accommodation,
there has been no lack of money In the
northwest. The crop movement has thus
far been taken care of with ease and
probably will be thruout the season. So
far as we know, with possibly one excep-
ton, no Minneapolis bank has been Obliged
to send any paper eastward to secure
funds for the accommodation Of its pat
rons: 20 &. 's.
The Minneapolis banks are also holding
large deposits from country banks, show
ing a condition Of prosperity turnout the
northwest which is, indeed, most gratify-
ing. There are no signs, none discoverable
in these bank statements, at least, of any
thing but healthful and encouraging con-
,dition of business, both in the city and in
the country, of which this city Is the
commercial and financial center
Confidence appears to be general and un-
disturbed. We may suffer some loss, ano
probably will, in the great wheat croI
and flax crops by the unfavorable weather
| conditions, but with consequent higher
prices general conditions are not likely t.
be materially disturbed on that account
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

.'You may think" she exclaimed in a
high crescendo, that you are the only
man in the world, and that if had not
married you could not have had anyone,
but
my DEAR he broke in. II don't think
anything of the sort; in fact. I have not
said
Maybe you didn't say it, she inter
rupted, "but it was just the same thing.
You intimated it, and in the same exas
perating way. YOU"
Now Matilda
Don't Matilda me!"9 she cried. 81
want you to understand once for all that
before accepted you ! had refused the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
The Change in Women's Clubs.

With all due respect to the women's
club movement it may be said that it is
being Booker Washingtonized. BY that
we mean that it has abandoned to some
extent the cupolas and flying buttresses OF
culture and has descended to work on the
foundations and lower walls. In some
respects the emancipation Of women had
an effect on them like that freedom had
on the colored man. 1t being admitted
at last that they were the equals of men
they sought to demonstrate their capacity
by flights in the realm Of pure intellect
They wanted to show men that to think,
all they needed was chance that to
acquire knowledge, all they needed was
access to the sources. Well, the demon
straton was great success. This broad
land is full Of men who own to them
selves, If not to their women folk, that
in knowledge and appreciation of art and
literature, in general culture, In ability
to express themselves in good English
and think connectedly and clearly they
are humiliatingly inferior to their sisters.
These men don't want any more demon
STATIONS along the line of the capacities
of the feminine intellect to domicile it
self In the higher realms Of intellectual
life. . IS
| And the women, too. seem to be sat
isfied with their exhibition and quite con-
tent to rest on their laurels, for now they
are turning back to the consideration OF
| topics in a field that always has been and
probabl always will be peculiarly theirs.
| They are not abandoning art, but they
are studying cooking; they will not for
get their. literary studies. but they are
| going to consider domestic science;. they
will not cease writing papers on trouba-
dours, the manners of the Romans, dis
temper in Holland, the Italian renais-
sance, the shortcomings Of Shakspere,
the mistakes of Milton, the religious. sys-
TENS of India; the position Of women 5000
years B. c., etc, but they do propose to
write a few brief essays on how to make
cake, how to bake a loaf, how TO- live
the simple life, how to raise children and
how to run home.
These last are the kinds of subjects
the Minnesota Federation Of Women's
Clubs propose to discuss In their con-
vention at Mankato next month. In the
whole program there is not a, subject
of the higher thought sort. Every one
Of them bears directly on the practica
lproblems of a 5woman's every day life
i. And when a woman is practical she Il
vastly more practical than a man. She
hasn't the easy going classification sthe
man makes Of theory on the one side AND
l practice on the other. With her., If &
thing ought to be so, it must be so. There
fore there will soon be strange doings II
the Minnesota home. 1t will no longe
be run by guess, but by rule. Reforms
mere man would talk about for a decad
and then, possibly, adopt in part, will
be instituted in a day.
u. " s ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

1t was on the veranda Of a West Phila-
'delphia house, one evening last week. that
the following conversation is reported to
have been overheard. Said the young man
[who was calling: Mary, you are the
only girl Lever really and truly loved
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
THE FIRST PERFORMANCE
Philadelphia Ledger.

lla Ledger.
"Oh, George" said his companion, "yotl
said the very same thing to the Jones girl
only last week. She told me so.''
True" answered George, unblushing-
~, "but that was only dress rehearsal.
This is the first performance
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
5"sARoNs" ANDSLIeNlTE
Fargo Forum

When the coal barons Of the east APP
preciate that North Dakota Ignite is
bound to become formidable rival Of an
thracite In the western fuel market per-
made to supply the. west with coal at
reasonable prices
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
MANY sTRIKEoUTs
Sioux Falls Arg,1s-I,eader

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
A young man in town has refused a
salary Of $4,000 as a baseball pitcher, and
has accepted a $500 pastorate. "A young
man with such q notion OF duty ought to
put his truths over the home plate in
such manner as to interest sinners.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
RRYA NAND HIS ISSUES.
Fargo Forum,

Colonel Bryan is quoted as saying his
issues are dead. If the interview is au-
thentic 1t is the most sensible expression
the Nebraskan has made in months and
Is an Indication that be has some life in
him. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

E it were not for the fact that frost
and snow appeared on this side Of the
line. we might point a moral with the
recent winter weather in western Canada.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

A Wicker Park, Ill.,, pastor preached
a strong sermon Sunday before last
against woman's clubs He first collected
evidence, against these, unrighteons orr
CARNATIONS, evidence that appalls; He
hints guardedly of gambling 1.-The smell
of sscigarettes, = itself Righteousness" and
claims to- have seen, under a fair exterior,
"cesspools, If not fully ripe, getting there"
After this brief and hurried survey of the
situation, Mr.. Leach leaped into the pull
pit and lifted up the; voice of warning
and despair, like the voice Of many wa
tiers. The ladies of Wicker Park and other
towns in the vicinity were much stirred
| by the onslaught. Can this be the re-
suit Of guilty consciences or are the ladies
| Simply 5: angry?.a Criticism, however, has
not turned the reformer from his course.
He says: .tty.tHG
| 81 can tell by the futtering of the
wounded, the writhing OF the guilty, that
the words spoken We're all true!'z -
| Hal Let the woman's club beware. All
| is known-and! more! sss' 81 -.
| d: AZ new ,poet has burst: into bloom in In
dta1a-in South Milford, Ind. His name is
Benjamin. Franklin Woodcox, and his tpic-
! ture is presented in the Indiana papers
with whoops of joy by the editors. MIR.
| Woodcoxs first book is already out of
| print and the demand still keeps UP. Its
IlCle is Beyond the StOrellgnt ana Otner
Poems."G Possibly you may understand
why the book is soxeagerly sought when
we quote his little effort on "The Beautiful
Ito us with Artist Souls" It runs like
| this -
| The beautiful is extremely lovely
| i To with artist souls; ....-
n And it grows sublimely heavenly
| AS it our lives controls.
| We yield to Its sublime influence,
And nnearthly happiness is ours;
| And charmed by its poetic eloquence,
- Great Is Our creatiye powers.
/ t.since publishing BEYOND the Store
4 Light other poems have flown from my
brain, = writes Mr.: sWoodcox "and hope
soon to Issue another collection. In fact,
advance orders for this new collection
have begun to come in. It is called The
Romantic Part of My Life and Other
! Parts
mo writer, living or dead, has inf1u-
! enced my pen. My poems are the product
of my brain,' the fruits of inspiration.
| And when I am receiving this inspiration
| the cells of my brain seem to culver. I
become enthused or inspired. I have a
| craving that is as strong as any other
craving, and this craving will not leave
! me until have taken down the poem that
! has been ushered into my brain.
/ "The fine and sensitive nerve cells of my
| brain gather impressions from the world
about me, and these impressions uncon-
sciously form and flow forth in song. No
labor. No choosing of subject. It is
strange and yet simple
No one has yet shot at Mr.. Woodcox.
a =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
ONE BREED OF TRAMPs
Tacoma Ledger.

Another man has set out on. d a
wager that starting pennies, he's ca n
make the circuit OF the globe within a
stipulated time. He represents a breed
of tramps altogether too mum erous. 10
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

$ Dr. Dowie has slated New York for a
fall : sometime in October, Let them
Taught .Jericho's walls fell down. once, and
if Mr.. Dowie walks nine times around
Wall street, perhaps stocks will fall. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

DR.. e. Elmer Keeler writes to the
Clinic that we as a race are suffering
from an excessive meat diet, and to it
our rheumatic" is due In putting up
the prices, the beef. trust thus becomes
our; best friend. i Those meat barons
ought to have pensions -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
ENvIous OF OUR FAIR
Fargo Forum.

Minnesota has great state fair May
the time soon come when the same may be
said Of North Dakota. Why not?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

There has been no rain for as many as
twelve hours. The crop experts are still
at sea, however.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

state. Think Of all the useless heart
breaking that cruel action caused!
Regardless Of the grief OF individuals
we must keep out of this country immi-
grants who bring disease. vice, vagraney
and crime, but penniless immigrants who
come to friends or relatives or who even
without such connections have strength
and spirit will never hurt this country.
Millions like them have done their full
share in rearing the edifice OF our mighty
nation.
The Canadians are credited with maxi
ing a point before tfe Alaskan boundary
commission as to the southern extremity
of the Alaskan panhandle. The differ
ence Of opinion as to the boundary there
has nothing to do with the main conten-
tion Of the United States, however, that
1t Is entitled to a continuous strip of
coast.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

It's great to have it clear off, but when
we think how our lower so looks, it makes
a man feel like going out and having one
of those sharpers who deal in real estate
sell him a lot in one of the city parks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

According to some people, Captain Hills
arrest is another fulfilment Of the injunc-
ton that the first shall be last.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17

Chamberlain is to resign from the Brit
ish cabinet. Taxing the workingman's
bread is tougher proposition than tack
ling the Beers. -,s--
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
THE NONPAREIL MAN
Casually Observed.
The oyster is getting dimple in his

The oyster is getting dimple in his
chin.
The Aitlsin Age demands the disarma-
ment of the kids because AitlSin came
near losing good citizen Thursday after
noon. B. M. Hungerford, while walking
on the railroad west Of town was shot
thru his coat sleeve by a ball from %
rifle in the hands of boy. The boy shot
at a pigeon and the ball killed the bird
and glanced thru Mr.. Hungerford's coat.
II these prominent citizens do not want
to get killed, let them keep out of range.
There Is a good deal Of talk about this
oath Of the typographical union. If you
want to know what it is you should hang
around the copy box until the copy cutter
gives out a take" that looks like a page
of ancient sprained cuneiform hieroglyph-
les Of the vintage of 1880 b. c.
Lieutenant Peary thinks he will be able
to find. the pole in about two months. Per-
haps he will if somebody has been up
there and laid a fine asphalt street to it
since Peary was there last.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
AIN EXCELLENT EXHIBIT
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE c., II. & ID.
THE BEST IN IT'S HISTORY.
General Passenger Agents Given N
Fast Run on the Illinois Central
Limit of Wages Reached.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton Rail-
way Company was held at Dayton yester-
represented. The terms of the proposed
lease for ninety-nine years Of the Gin
cinnati. Findlay & Fort Wayne Railway
Company as arranged by the directors were
voted on and approved. The vacancy in
the board Of directors caused by the
death Of Robert c. Schenck, of Dayton, o.,
was filled by the election of ]. b. Foraker.
The four directors whose terms expired
were reelected They are Henry F. Shoe
maker, Rush Taggart, NJ. D. Woodford and
K. II. Short. The directors met and elected
Henry F. Shoemaker chairman of the
board. resolution was adopted TO make
the quarterly dividend to be paid this
month ia per cent. The present officers
were reelected.
The annual report shows that the system
was increased during the year by securing
the Indiana, Decatur & Western Railway,
2S3 miles, and the Findlay, Fort Wayne &
Western Railway. eighty-one miles, max
ing the total mileage LOIS, not including
over 800 miles of second track and sidings
The gross earnings were 81, s97. 223, operating
expenses and taxes 1851. 535, net earnings
2,4Ol,6SS. Increase in gross earnings, 1272
per cent; in expenses, 14.41 per cent; in
passengers increased 5.81 per cent. and the
earnings GA per cent The tonnage of
freight increased 1880 per cent. and the
earnings 1892 per cent For maintenance
or way and structures the expenditure was
sas4.6l- For maintenance of equipment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
Wave of Retrenchment.

AS step toward retrenchment and, in
a measure, to recoup losses from the flood,
Erie Railroad officials have decided, says the
New York Herald, to cut down the force of
employees. Many are to be discharged from
the repair shops and maintenance of way
corps. The curtailment in the latter de-
partment, it Is said. will not necessitate the
abandonment of any new construction work
which has been started. The most notable
OF these improvements is the construction
OF third and fourth track between Jersey
City and Port Jervis, and an extension OF
the double track virtually to Chicago. In
reducing their force of machinists. it was
explained by railroad traffic officials that
the New York Central, the Erie the Penn
sylvania and the Southern Pacific were
merely returning TO the normal demand for
skilled labor.
The working time of the 200 employees of
the Reading Railway CompaRy's car shops
at Reading has been reduced 10 sixty hours
per week. They had been working seventy
five hours per week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14

Rate men representing about thirty roads
met in Louisville Tuesday to endeavor to
arrange a uniform rate for freight business
between transcontinental and Southern gulf
lines. Although the proceedings were kept
secret, 1t was learned that those present
unanimously agreed on a uniform rate TO
govern all business and that schedule
drawn up which is practically the
same as one adopted several years ago un-
der like circumstances, but which has been
ignored of late by several roads Another
meeting probably viii be held later in Oc-
tober, when II is expected that representa-
tives of the important roads not represented
at Tuesdays meeting will appear and en-
ter into the agreement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14

1t was quarter past 10. IL another moment
she rustled softly down to him.
I'm trusting so much to you, and you're
trusting so much to me. It's such a rash
step,"
Must l."
mo. I'm going. Couldn't we stop ana
take Aunt Cornelia?"
Aunt Cornelia won't have chance to
worry about this until it's all over. Wen
stop there then, if you like"
We'll try DR.. Prendle, then. He's almost
sure to be in
1T won't make any difference IL he isn't
Well find one. Those horses are rested
They can go ali night IL they must
II have Grandmother Loexermann's we'd
ding ring-of course you didn't fetch one.
Trust a man 10 forget anything Of import
ance."
His grasp of her hand during the ride did
not relax.
ITO be Continued Tomorrow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.
CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO q
ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY.
StockhoIders' Meeting

The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF this
company. for the election OF directors and 70
take action upon the question OF guaranteeing
Loo. 900 Of bonds OF the Chicago Indianapolis h
81 Louis Short Line Railway Company In COR
alteration OF operating contract over said
Railway for the period or $50 years,
Also OF guaranteeing s.. coo OF bonds OF IN.
Central Indiana Railway Company;
Also OF guaranteeing $500. 0C0 OF bonds of thu
Springfield Union Depot Company, the proceeds
10 be used for the purpose OF erecting a linton
station and Passenger Depot SpringfieId
ohio.
And sor such other business may come be-
fore the meeting, will De held at the Office OF the
company. corner OF Third and Smith streets in
Cincinnati Ohio. on Wednesday. October 2s 1908
a. 10 O'Clock a. m. The stock transfer books will
BE- closed at the Office OF Messrs. ]. p. Morgan g.
Co. No q Wall street. New York. at O'CLOCK
D. m. Thursday. October s. 1903. and reopen AT
10 o. clock q. m. Friday. October 80 1903.
e +. OSBORN. Secretary.
Seuternber 18th
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14

Nearly 100 general passenger agents
from all parts Of the country arrived at
New Orleans Monday night on a special
Illinois Central train to attend the forty
eighth annual convention of the Ameri-
can Association of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents, which began on Tuesday
They were treated to a record-breaking
ride. One hundred and eighty-nine miles
were made in 1s7 minutes. los miles in nine
ty minutes. including stops, and 1886 miles
in 40 minutes. exclusive of stops. At times
and for short distances of one mile and
under the speed indicator in the observation
car registered 94.4 miles per hour. Accord
Ing to recent speed tests made by the
Pennsylvania Railroad this Is within six
tenths OF mile of being fast as ii is
possible to run a modern passenger train
The train was composed of engine, buffet
library car, diner five standard Pull
mans and an observation car. The total
weight OF the train was about SOL tons, or
1,102, 600 pounds.
Vice President Whitney presided at the
opening session yesterday, which was ex-
ecutive, in the absence of President Rug
giles. The most important matter before
the convention was the report of James
Taylor. Of the executive committee, on
ticket scalping, giving account of some
of the important results that have been
arrived at during the year. The report
OF the fraternal society organized three
years ago as an insurance adjunct also
was on the programme. Warren j. Lynch
ton at an open meeting at night and
Mayor Capdeville welcomed the visitors
st. Louis and Cleveland are the active
candidates for the next convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
NOTICE OF RECEIVERS SALE.

Notice n hereby given that the undersigned
Walter s. Bent, receiver of the Pendeton Star
Manufacturing Company. OF Wabash Ind, WILL
by order OF the Wabash Circuit Court. on the
3lst day OF October, 1903 Wabash, Ind, be-
tween the hours OF a. m and p m. and
from day 10 day thereafter until sod offer for
sale private sale to the highest bidder all the
property OF said Pendleton Star Manufacturing
Company. described follows:
AL real estate In Wabash and Madison coun-
ties state OF Indiana, and all buildings thereon
situated. all machinery. supplies. Office fixtures,
patents. gas and gasoline engines completed
and In process OF construction. foundry and
foundry equipments and supplies and patterns
This II one OF the most complete gas and gaso-
tine engine manufacturing plants In the country.
Terms of Salef
One-third cash. one-third in six go months
one-thirc In twelve t10 months. with approved
security
WALTER g BENT
Receiver Star Manufacturing COMPANY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14

The companies which build steel cars
think the outlook is excellent and this
statement is far different from the con-
ditions which were acknowledged to exist
few months ago. At that time the tight
ness of the money market prevented the
formation of car trust to purchase cars
for railroads. This depression is now be-
ing relieved, and orders are beginning to be
placed for new cars in considerable num-
bers. There is continued demand on all
roads for new freight equipment TO re-
place that destroyed or worn out, and to
provide for increased business. and II is
evident that steel will to a great ex-
tent replace wooden cars. The shortage
of orders for the few months past will
mean more business and indications are
that many orders will be booked the pres
ent month