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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

alizing her thru their girlish repre-
sentatives. The grace of the south,
the vigor of the west, the earnestness
of New England--she has learned to
hold them each and all in honor.
In our Women's colleges, especially,
certain conditions of to-day are less
favorable to mental activity than those
existing twenty years ago. Then the
college girl was an exception in her
community. More often than not she
came to college for professional train
ing, expecting to earn her livelihood
oy teaching, and so, with this definite
END In view, worked steadily and close
~. She felt, as the girl looking for
ward to home life does not feel, her
studies to be directly related to her
future success. The college girl of
the period, the girl in the merry fore
ground of the. present student world,
comes in ever-increasing numbers
from the well-to-do, materialistic
class. She avowedly goes to college
for the life. She is we'll grown,
we'll dressed, athletic, radiant. There
is no touch Of morbidness in her ma
ture, but there is sometimes a touch
Of hardness there. Idealism is a new
brisk, businesslike way, very efficient
to its depth, of getting thru her work.
Critical of Individuals by no means
overaWed by fame and learning, she
is intellectually submissive.
She carries, nevertheless, something
Of intellectual discipline away, some
thing of intellectual standard. She
knows how to concentrate the work.
ing powers Of her mind on a given
problem. Her tastes in reading are re-
fined, her eye for nature is quickened,
her resources for enjoyment are null
tlplied, her whole horizon is broad
ened. She will be less easily imposed
upon than her mother by quackery in
print or on the platform. She may
even, distinguish between mediocrity
and excellence. And perchance a seed
Of intellectual longing has been
planted in her which shall blossom in
after years-if not in her own life,
in the lives Of her children.
There are always, in all colleges:
few genuine students who leaven the
lump, a few to whom something
strange and poignant pierces thru the
veil Of things, few who seek after
wisdom. If the typical college girl is
not this, at least she lives beside it,
loves it,, feels it's quickening impulse.
One true student does more for the
intellectual development of her mates
than three good teachers" ....-. ,
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at the house; it was too beautiful to go
IN, they said, and the strolling abroad
continued. Evelyn rescued Wheaton
and Miss Warren from each other: she
sent Raridan away. to impart, as he
said, further western lore to the
Yankee. She followed with Wheaton,
the arc which the others were tran
scribing. A. feeling of elation pos
sessed him. The tide of good fortune
was bearing him far, but memory
played hide and seek with him as he
walked there talking to Evelyn Porter:
he was struck with the unreality of
this new experience. He was afraid
of blundering; of failing to meet even
the trifing demands of her careless
talk. He remembered once, in his
train-boy days, having pressed upon
a pretty girl one Of Miss Braddon's
novels; and the girls scornful reiec-
ton Of the book and of himself came
back and Knocked him. Raridan's
merry laugh rang out suddenly far
across the lawn; he had done more
with his life than Raridan would ever
do with his; Raridan was foolish
fellow. Saxton passed them with
Miss Marshall; Saxton was dull; he
had failed in the cattle business.
James Wheaton was not towns
jester, and he was not failure
Evelyn was telling him some of Belle
Marshall's pranks at school
She was the greatest cut-up. I
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THE MAIN CHANCE
"A THOROLY WESTERN STORY BIZ MEREDITH NICHOLSON
BIZ MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright, 1903. by Bobbs-Merrill Co.

made a, pleasant dusk about them
Porter's heart was warm with the Joy
of Evelyn's homecoming. She had
been away from him so much that he
was realizing for the first time the
common experience Of fathers, who
find that their daughters have escaped
suddenly and inexplicably from girl
hood into Womanhood; and yet the
girl heart in her had not lost it's fresh
ness nor it's thirst for pleasure. She
had carried off her little COM
pany charningly; Porter had enjoyed
it himself, and he felt young again in
the presence Of youth.
General Whipple had attached him
self to one of the couples Of young
people that were strolling here and
there in the grounds. Porter and Mrs.
Whipple held the veranda alone; both
were unconsciously watching Evelyn
and Saxton as they walked back and
forth In front of the house, talking
gaily; and Porter smiled at the eager
ness and Quickness of her movements.
Saxton's deliberateness contrasted
oddly with the girls light step. Such
girl must marry man worthy of
her; there could be no question Of
that; and for the first time the thought
Of losing her rose in his heart and
numbed it.
Evelyn and Saxton had met the
others, who were coming up from the
walks. and there was redistribution
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
BUYING, SELLING
AND BUILDING
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mary l. Skahen and husband to Josie z.
Skahen; lot =. Sharte's Second addition, So 500.
Mary ]. Skahen and husband to Josie L.
Skahen; part OF lot l, block 4, Fosters add-
Mary !. Skahen and husband TO Josie L.
Skahen; lot i, Limond's addition $1,000
Mary I. Skahen and husband to Josie f.
Skahen; lot II, block 1, GREEN'S Second addi-
ton, $4,000
Albertine Solberg to Berntine jacobson ct al:
lot II and part of lot ~ Fagerness $125.
Charles X. Stearns and wife to Andrew A.
ton, 50, 100. :
Susanna Strong to John W. Martinson; lot 10,
block 2 Chicago Lake Park addition, $3.50.
Allen $. Walter and wife to Hattie L. WAL
ters; lot s, block 81, Remington's Second addi-
Frederick H. warneke and wife TO Luke T..
se u1et!' '0' o. "i0ek . Highland fark additions
Lorenzo D. Whittier and wife to Winfield Fl.
$3.50.
Margaret N. Burnham to John Leiner; part of
lot Z, block 90. Sibey addition, ST75.
Clarence H. Childs. assignee. TO Amy HerIey;
part OF lot IL, block D, Atwaters addition.
Joshua Fl. Davis to Anchel ". Ellison; lot ).
block /, Berry's First addition. S1OO
Farmers Trust company: limited, to John
Markham ct al; part Of lots and ,, block
Charles S. Fellows to Louis Christensen ana
wife; lot %, block /, Manages supplement,
$500.
William r. Fowler and wife TO Frank @.
Rowell; lot 8, block Is, Kenwood, $500
90 George N; Heap to AdolDh Parks; in section
John Jacobson and wife to Harry jacobson ct
al; lot I. Eroomans addition. $500
Eli I.abelle and wife to Anthony Murphy; LOT
10. Seallum Gates addition, 81 100
Mary e. Lyon to Hda Peterson; part of
lots 10 and IA, block %, Murphy addition,
Anna T. Burhyte and husband 10 Louis Shot
well and wife; lot 4, block /, Chicago Lake
Park addition, 500
Thirteen minor deeds. S1Ol
Total. "a deeds, $42.421.
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suppose she'll never change. I don't
believe we do change so much as the
W1seacres pretend, do your?
She was aware that she had talked a
great deal and threw out this line to
him little desperately; he was prov
ing even more difficult than she had
imagined him.
He had been thinking Of his mother
forgotten these many years-who was
old even when he left home. He re-
membered her only as the dominant
figure Of the steaming kitchen where
she had ministered with rough kind
ness and severity to her uncouth
brood. His sisters-what loutish,
brawling girls they were, and how
they were able to procure for them
selves! A faint fower-scent rose
from the soft skirts of the tall young
woman beside him. He hated himself
for his memories.
He felt suddenly alarmed by her
question, which seemed to aim at the
undercurrent of his own silent thought.
There are those Of US who ought
to change" he said.
The others had struggled back to-
ward the veranda and were disappear
ing indoors. They seem to be going
in. We can find our way thru the
sun-porch; [ suppose it might be
called a moon-porch. too she said,
leading the way. They heard the sound
of the piano thru the open windows
and a girls voice broke gaily into
song.
Its Belle. She does sing the those
coon songs wonderfully Let us wait
here until she finishes this one The
sun-porch opened from the dining
room. They could see beyond it into
the draWing-room: the singer was in
plain view. sitting at the piano: Rari
dan stood facing her. keeping time
with an imaginary baton.
A man came unobseryed TO the gla SIS
door OF the porch and stood unsteadi-
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PROF. BATES ON COLLEGE GIRLS
The Development of Executive Ability Thru College Life
Training in Corporate Discipline

Professor Katherine Lee Bates, in
writing Of 1.-THE Young Women Of Our
Colleges" says:
1.-The typical college girl, before her
sophomore year is over, has her own
affairs in hand and brings fund of
superfuous energy to the common
veal. The executive ability developed
in American college life is, a continual
surprise to the onlooker. To the timid
entering student many things, within
the next four years, become possible.
She may be found running a maya
zine, dealing ShreWdly with printer
and advertiser, reading proof, writing
items, leaders, reviews. She may prac-
tice wide range Of activities on class
committees, from conducting a cam
paign in undergraduate politics to
planning and carrying thru the social
functions of gala days, where guests
are numbered by hundreds or by thou
sands. The Athletic association may
intrust her with grave responsibilities
in the selection and laying out Of golf
grounds or in arranging for an inter-
collegiate tournament. If her Greek
letter society is building It's chapter
house, it may fall to her lot to confer
with architects and decorators, buy
rugs, divans and other furnishings, or
engineer the finance of the whole en-
terprise.
THE college girl Of the period is not
only eminently executive, but she is
trained to corporate action. She must
continually subordinate herself to her
society, her class, her college. This is
a much-needed discipline for the
American girl, who has too often been
the autocrat of the home from which
she came. In this larger life she
learns that value rests on service. If
she would be a leader in her class,
she must work for it, as she has never
yet dreamed of working for her home.
And in working for it, she comes to
love IT 80 we'll that she gladly discov-
ers and supports a better leader, re-
naming herself content to serve. She
falls into her place in the system, she
accepts her color in the pattern, she
learns the bond Of a common purpose,
she ceases to gage her yoke fellows by
the test Of personal likes or dislikes,
she welcomes any strength ,whatso-
ever, that pulls with her toward the
goal. She Is inevitably more of
democrat on graduation than on ma
circulation. In the union of workers,
she has again and again found her
preJudices disproved. The length and
breadth Of the land have been hber-
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CHAPTER IX.-COntinued,
A Wrecked Gamma Bed,

Miss Warren was asking Mr.. Por-
ter's opinion Of local political condi-
tons, which were just then attracting
widespread attention. Mr.. Porter
was expressing the distrust Of lead
er who had leaped into fame by a
violent arraignment of the rich.
1T wouldn't be so terribly hard for
us all to get rich" said Wary IT
sometimes marvel at the squalor about
us. All that a man need do is to con-
centrate his attention on one thing,
and if he is capable of earning dol
lar a day he can just as easily earn ten
thousand q year. Why" he con-
tinued earnestly, ST knew a fellow in
Peoria, who devised a scheme for
building duplicates Of some of the
architectural wonders of the old world
in American cities. His plan was to
send out a million postal cards invit-
Ing a dollar apiece from a million peo-
pie. Almost anybody can give away
a dollar and not miss it,
How did the scheme work." asked
Mr.. Porter.
Tt wasn't tested" answered Wary.
THE doctors in the sanatorium
wouldn't let him out long enough to
mail his postal cards.
They had their coffee on the
yeranda, where the lights from within
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TO BE GATHERED OR ACCOR-
DION PLATED.

TO BE GATHERED OR ACCOR-
DION PLATED.
Simple negligees are always attrac-
tive and fill so evident a need as to
be counted among the necessities of
the wardrobe. This one can be gath
cred or accordion plated as preferred
and includes the fashionable wide col
lar with stole ends. The model is
made of pale pink crepe albatross,
with the collar of white, edged with
a pretty fancy braid, but any soft and
pl1able fabric is appropriate, and the
collar can be Of the material, of con-
trasting color, or Of silk on wool, as
may be liked. ....... ~, ~--s
The negligee consists of a shallow
yoke to which the fronts and back are
Joined, the full sleeves and the; wide
collar. The sleeves are fuller below
the elbows and snugger above and are
gathered into straight cuffs. When
accordion plating is preferred, both
the fronts and back are cut Of suffi-
cient width and are finely plated be-
fore being Joined to the yoke. The
collar is arranged over the shoulders
and scanned to the neck, it's stole fin
ishing the front. ~
The quantity Of material required for the me-
dunn size is u yards p inches wide, <5ss yards
when neglgee is gathered; Z - yards 81 6Js 81
or 3 Is yards A inches wide, when it is accordion
plated; with y yards of contrasting ma terial
for collar and 3 yards of fancy braid to trim as
illustrated. 1-s'5-.o '..-.; :
The pattern 1901, is cut in sizes for a SO. "a.
&C. 30 and 4O-inch bust measure O.,
In ordering pattern fill in this
coupOn:
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spread over his face as he made out
the two figures by the window, and
he began "a laborious journey toward
them. He tried to tiptOe, and this
added further to his embarraSSments;
but the figures by the window We're
intent on the song and did not hear
him. He drew slowly nearer; one
more step and he would have con-
Guided his journey. He poised or his
toes before taking it, but the law of
gravitation now asserted itself. He
lunged forward heavily, casting him
self upon Wheaton and nearly knock
ing him from his feet.
Jimmy he blurted in a drunken
voice. ..Jim-my!"
Evelyn turned quickly ard shrunk
back with cry. Wheaton was slowly
rallying from the shock of his sur
prise. He grabbed the man by the
arms and began pushing him toward
the door.
Don't be alarmed he said over
his shoulder to Evelyn, who had
shrunk back against the wall. I'll
manage him."
This, however. was not SO easily
done. The tramp, as Evelyn supposed
him to be, had been sobered by Whea-
toms attack. He clasped his fingers
about Wheaton's throat and planted
his feet firmly. He clearly intended
to stand his ground. and he dug his
fingers into Wheaton,s neck with the
intention of hurting
Father! cried Evelyn once. but
the song was growing noisier toward
its end and the circle about the
piano did not hear. She was
about to call again when a heavy
step sounded outside on the walk
and Bishop Delafield came swiftly
into the porch. He had entered the
grounds from the rear and was walk
ing around the house to the front door
Quick! that man there-FlI call the
others.' cried Evelyn. still shrinking
against the wall. Wheaton had been
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
HUNGRY RAT TURNED IN A FIRE ALARM

morning when a hungry rat gnawed
the insulation from an electric light
wire.
People were pouring out of every
room. representative Lamb of Vir-
ginia appeared clad in little besides a
suit Of red underwear anxious for his
own safety and regardless of his APP
pearance until some one said, mo
fire." Then he scooted back to his
room.
Numbers of other statesmen ap-
peared in vaudeville roles before quiet
was restored.
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WE MAY TALK WITH
LONDON THIS YEAR
Telephone Service Predicted Begin
Year-The Problem Said to Have Been n England

to converse by telephone between the
Sun building in New York and the
Sun London office as it is across Man
haitian. ~.'.-.r
Perhaps it is as we'll to confess that
it is easy to prophesy when you know
The feat of rapid communication be-
tween London and New York, as a
matter of fact, has been greatly sur
passed recently in actual practice: in
other words the problem of cheap and
rapid long distance communication
has been solved, and the credit for
this signal triumph of modern science
belongs to England.
I am compelled to await the per-
mission of the inventors before maxi
ing more than this general announce
ment.
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forced to his knees and his assailant
was choking him. But there was no
need of other help. The bishop had
already seized the tramp about the
body 18th his great hands, tearing him
from Wheaton's neck. He strobe,
with the squirming figure in his grasp.
toward an open window at the back.
OF the glass Enclosure, and pushed the
man out. There was a great snorting
and threshing below. The hill dipped
abruptly away from this side of the
mouse and the man had fallen several
feet into a flower bed.
Get away from here" the bishop
SAID, IN his deep voice, and be quick
about it, The man rose and ran
swiftly down the slope toward the
| street.
The bishop walked back to the VIM
COW. The others had now hurried
out IN response to Evelyn's peremp-
! tory calls, and she was telling of the
tramp's visit while Wheaton received
their condolences. and readjusted his
tie. His collar and shirt front showed
signs of contact with dirt.
1t was a tramp said Evelyn. az
the others piled her with questions,
| land he attacked Mr.. Wheaton,
| where's he gone" demanded Por-
| ter excitedly.
There he goes" said the bishop,
pointing toward the window. He
smelled horribly of whisky, and I
dropped him gently out of the window.
The shock seems to have inspired his
| legs"
| ''I'll have the police began Por-
ter.
ooh, he's gone now Mr.. Porter" said
| Wheaton coolly, as he restored his tie.
Bishop Delafield disposed of him so
vigorously that he'll hardly come
| back.
| YES, let him go" said the bishop.
| wiping his hands on his handkerchief.
| I'm only afraid, Porter. that I've
| spoiled your best Gamma bed"
! (To Be Continued Tomorrow
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Observations taken at 8 NJ. seventy-ffth meridi
in last hours.
BOYS, THIS IS SO SUDDEN"
Uncle Joe Cannon Speech That Did Not Get Papers
His Heart-to-Heart Talk With the congressman


the best loved man who ever sat in
this body, L could probably have done
better without the paper And then
the boys laughed and began to call
Speech. Speech If may have two
it fve!' yelled the boys. If you will
allow me- he began again, L should
like to have heart-to-heart talk with
you for just a few minutes And
then he told us his troubles, how it
worried Shim because there were so
few holes and such a lot Of splendid
pegs, how he wished he could give
every man exactly the committee he
wanted, and how greatly he wanted
us to believe that he was doing the
very, best he could. The speech will
not get into. the, Associated Press, but
it went to the hearts Of the boys and
the chances are there will be less
kicking against committee assign
ments than for a good while past.
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president ROOSEVELT ECONOMICAL

John Norris took him to the police
station, where he again gave his name
as President Roosevelt and said he had
come from Washington to take charge
Of the postoffice.
eve can't turn the building over ia
you at once" said Lieutenant Cole,
soothingly these things have to be
done in a regular way
1t was ascertained that the man was
William BucholtZ. Charles Miller,
his uncle, was notified and took charge
of him.
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YYP-TO-THE-MINUTE
OFAsHIONS
A Daily Hint Of Practical Value
to Journal Readers of the
Fair Sex.

The fashion pictures given daily in
this department are eminently practi-
cal, and the garments pictured can be
reproduced easily from the paper
patterns, which may be obtained at
trif1ing cost thru The journal. The
models are all Iii good style, pretty
and original in effect and not too
elaborate for the ambitious amateur
to reproduce.
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Over 25,000,000 acres of land in
the Canadian northwest are now
owned by citizens of the United States.
Five million of these has been ac-
CURED this year, and fully one-fifth
of those 100000 acres has been talk
en- up by bona fide settlers from the
United STATES
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And staid Members of Congress Tore
Mad1y from Their Rooms in Va
:. rious Stages of Undress.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Dec. 16.-Fifteen big
fire gongs were set changing and
eighteen members Of congress brought
flying to the National hotel lobby in
stages of disarray ranging from red
union underwear to SuSpenderless
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London Correspondence New York
Sun.
Prophecy is dangerous, but with a
full realization Of it's pitfalls, the
correspondent of the Sun ventures
the following predictions: Within
three months, probably before New
Years, direct Geographic commune
cation, without intermediate repeat
ing stations, will be established for
the first time between New York and
London, and kilograms will be ex-
changed at a speed Of more than
four times the previous capacity Of
any cable.
I am tempted to go a step farther.
and express the strong expectation
that within a year it will be as feasible
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Man Who Insisted He Was the Presi.
dent Sought to Take Charge of
Baltimore Postofficc.
New York Sun Special Service.

Baltimore, Dec. 16.-'I am Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and this reckless ex-
travagance must be stopped
With this declaration in the post
office yesterday, a man began to turn
out the electric lights. Waterman
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Kansas City Journal.

1T has been known since last Feb
ruary at the latest that Joseph G.
Cannon would be speaker of the
house. writes Congressman Charley.
Scott to his lola Register. 'And SO
everybody laughed loudly and uproari-
ously when the old man was brought
before the republican caucus which,
by unanimous vote. had just made
him its. candidate for speaker, and
with a deprecatory~ gesture said :
Boys, this is so sudden And then,
he proceeded with much embarrass-
ment and much stammering and hest
tatlon, to read the carefully prepared
speech which will appear tomorrow
morning in all the papers Finally
he finished and, with a sigh of great
relief, laid aside his. manuscript and
took off his spectacles, saying, with
the childlike smile and the simple
mannerztha have made him perhaps
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BUILDING PERMITS

$1.70O.
Five minor permits, 81 .16J.
Total, six permits, 81 SjJ.
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ly peering in. He was very dirty and
balanced himself in that abandon
with which intoxicated men belle
Newton's discovery. He had gained
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IF YOU DO NOT KNOW
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
THAT

Some of our California brandy has
been exported to Germany and other
European countries for medicinal
and "other' uses in their armies. And
lots more has been sent to France,
bottled there, and returned to this
country as French brandy.
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