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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
NEW BOOKS


NEW HARLEM, PAST AND PRESENT. By Carl
& Horton Pierce. Illustrated. New York: New
Harlem Publishing company.
Altho this volume embodies a case Of
special pleading, it is interesting as setting
forth the evidence by which claimants to
nearly one-half of Manhattan Island, of
course, of enormous value now, hope to
establish their claim. with review Of the
principles Of law involved in the recovery
of the property, by two members Of the
New York bar. They contend that the
town of New Harlem, now nearly the geo
graphical heart Of New York city, was
never legally merged in the metropolis and
that its boundaries We're fixed by ire
putable patents and its rights established
thru an involable trust. The Dutch
founded New Harlem 245 years ago, the
community Of twenty families receiving
power to own, buy, sell or distribute prop
erty, elect officers, assess members, build
churches, hold court, etc. The author
looks for the righting of the wrong done
the legal heirs of the founders and, in
deed, If they get anything like adequate
compensation, they win have no lack OF
money. The volume is valuable histor-
ically as there is much of historic interest
about early New York. The illustrations
show many places and houses of historic
interest, from original drawings and pho
tographs. The site of the early village of
New Harlem is at One hundred and-twen-
ty-flfth street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
WILLING TO FIX THE COAT

he wants to lean against, Or doorstep that
he wants to sit down on when he is tired?
Do you expect him to go abroad In this
world with a suspicion that everyone is
as INSCRIPTIONS an idiot as you are? No,
sir; 1t won't do! tt
Look here!' broke in the proprietor.
when a man comes along and spotls an
artistic piece of work like that"
Artistic, nothing" cried the stranger.
'You have this coat cleaned, understand
You get some benzine and clean this coat,
Or
You paint over that spot again! broke
in the proprietor. you fix up what
you've ruined, or I'll fxsyou.'
He put down the paint, took out the
brush and began a war dance around the
stranger.
Hold on" cried the latter in dismay as
he backed away. "Pll fix the fence II
you'll fix the coat
TN fix the coat" exclaimed the proprie-
tor, already beginning to gloat over his
victory "You fix the fence"
"Give me the brush said the stranger
When he had secured it he stopped and
asked: How are you going to AK my
coat?"
Paint the rest Of It," replied the pro-
prietor gleefully.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28

There seems to be just little irony in
Secretary Hitchcock's statement to Tams
Bixby that he had anticipated the latter's
request for investigation of Indian ter
ritory land matters. Possibly the score
tary is limiting that Tams called for an
investigation after it had been decided
upon, recalling the historic case of the
hired man who quit because he was dis
charged. But in all seriousness, let us
not judge in advance Of investigation. The
Dawes commission has done great work,
as Mr.. Bixby says, and let us hope that
its record is not to be soiled at the last
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
THEY ALL LIKED "RoUGH1NG IT.
Brooklyn Eagle.

4 Eagle.
1.-The kitchen Is gen." said the moth.
err; little crowded for three servants.
perhaps, but it has every convenience"
Nicely furnished, too," commented an
other visitor.
mo expense was spared said the son.
Aren't the Turkish rugs pretty?" asked
the daughter.
The visitors nodded assent, but seemed
puzzled. Finally one Of them said:
Excuse me, but-ah-where does. the
the hardship come in 2"
The family was aghast-
''Why, there's no plastering on the walls
just plain wood" said the father.
And no stationary wash stands" said
the mother.
"And no gas-sonly hanging lamps" said
the son.
'And you can see the floor between the
rugs. and it's not hardwood" added the
daughter.
But we don't mind; we And 'roushins
it. good for the health" they added all
together.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
BROOKLYN Eagle.

6IOOh1yu IdSlG. 20.
The stranger was leaning against a
board fence, looking dreamily into space
when the proprietor Of the place came
whistling around the corner with a paint
pot in his hand. He stopped his whistling
when he saw the stranger, and hesitated
a moment, apparently undecided whether
to be angry or not
Excuse me, sir,'' he said finally, s'that
paint is fresh
"Fresh!' exclaimed the stranger, sud
denly waking up and jumping away
from it.
Yes, sir; fresh returned the proprie-
tor, looking ruefully at the spot that the
strangers coat had made. II put it on not
half an hour ago myself.
you didn't put any sign on it that
can see,'' said the stranger sarcastically,
as he tried to look over his shoulder at
the back of his coat.
"SIgn! Sign!"' exclaimed the proprie-
tor, growing excited. "Of course didn't!
/ hadn't finished the job, and any one but
a blamed fool with a cold in his head
can smell fresh paint, any way"
Smell it!' roared the stranger DO
you expect man in this enlightened age
to go around. shifting the air? Do you ex-
pect him to try to smell of every fence
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28

Fired with an overweening ambition to
get on the stage, I succeeded at the ten
der age of 16, after four years OF clan
destine correspondence with many the
atrical lights in obtaining an appoint
ment with well known romantic actor,
who had just come to New York to fulfill
an American engagement Ny perturbed
feelings on the eve Of my interview, after
weeks Of agonized preparation, and my
first long journey to New York, may be
better imagined than described.
The actor arrived in New York at 3
o'clock on a winters afternoon, and with
the laundering tactlessness of youth l
followed close upon the heels Of his car
rage. With a rare good nature he al
lowed me to be admitted. 1t was an edl-
flying spectacle saw before mean at
tractive looking, shaggy man
seated upon a piano stool, directing, over
two high piles of shining, stiffly starched
shirts. his valet as to the disposition OF
divers and various collections of clothing,
books, ETC., preparatory to long season
in New York Ever since became aware
of the fact that. when one Is beginner
and unknown, one must sit for hours at
a. time outside a managers office to OBJ
tain an audience, I have marveled at the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
FACTS ABOUT ALASKA

Seattle -Intelligencer.
. The United States in 1867 paid ST, 200, 900
for Alaska. This was at the rate Of 2
cents an acre, but congressman quite gen.
orally agreed that the price was too high
General B. F. Butler of Massac husetts
proposed in congress on July Z, 1868, to
pay Russia $7,200,000 for her friendship
and ask her to keep Alaska. He declared
that at any time within twenty years we
could have had Alaska for the asking. and
added:
NO man, except one insane enough to
buy the earthquakes in st. Thomas and
the ice fields of Greenland, could be found
to agree to any other terms for the &C.
QUESTION of Alaska
Mr.. Washburn of Wisconsin insisted
that Greenland was a better territory to
purchase than Alaska, which, he said, was
absolutely without value.
Hiram Price, congressman from Iowa,
said:
Alaska is a dead loss to us anyway,
and the more expense we incur the worse
it is for the country and the people,"
Orange Ferriss, congressman from New
York. declared:
Alaska with the Aleutian islands is an
ir1hospitable, wretched and God forsaken
region, worth nothing, but positive in
jury and incumbrance as a colony in the
United States"
Benjamin F. Loan of Missouri said
1.-THE acquisition Of this inhospitable
waste would never add one dollar to the
wealth of our country.
The Alaskan salmon catch Of 1902 alone
was worth $7,200,000, the price paid for
the territory. In five years the Alaskan
mines have sent to Seattle alone $40
600 In gold dust and bullion, nearly twics
the purchase price of the territory.
In 1902 the total output of gold in Alaska
was s1S,S70,o75, and In 1901 it was s14,-
675,675, or for two years. $50. 545, 000-more
than four times the amount paid to Rus
STA In 1857.
Previous to 1897 we had taken SIS, ooo,-
600 gold from AIeska-also more than
twice the purchase price. From 1868 to
1897 the Alaska fishery products brought
| us $6S,000,000. The fur sale for twenty
years after 1870 amounted to s33 900. 900.
The fur companies paid into the United
States treasury $7,460. 900. Thus one item
| Of cash in the trea sury was more than the
price paid for the territory
! Meantime, the gold mines are increasing
their output annually at the rate Of 40 per
cent, the copper mines are being devel-
oped, railways are being built, and a naval
| station on the Aleutian islands bids fair
i to become great commercial center.
Alaska has paid for itself many times
over. It Is doing SO now almost every
year. It has more than justified the ex-
pectations of Mr.. Seward How saga
4 cious to-day appears his policy in compar-
! ison with the puny wisdom Of the anti
expansion congressman!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28


The entire family was ''roughing IT,
that is, the members of the family called
it "roughing it." They were located on
the shore of small lake, probably as far
as two miles from the nearest village and
a quarter Of a mile from the nearest farm
house.
They believed in ''roughing it, for few
weeks during the summer, they were
proud of their ability to rough it, with
out complaining, and they occasionally
invited their friends to come and see them
trough it.
such pretty place" said the father.
1.-THE outdoor life does US 80 much
good" said the mother.
.'Roughing it is such jolly fun" said the
son.
The hardships add zest to life said the
daughter.
Then the visitors looked over the place,
and one of them said:
"Pretz little cottage you have"
Designed by one of the best architects
in the country" explained the father.
proudly. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
No Zion in Africa.

The British proposition to provide colo
nization facilities In British East Africa for
the Jews of the Zionist movement is op-
posed by Zionists in this country on the
ground that, while East Africa may be a
very desirable place for a Jewish colony,
It Is not the country of the Jews, as is
Palestine. The Chicago Zionists take the
ground that If the Palestine colonization
project is abandoned, Zionism Is dead, as
all the efforts of the last six years have
been directed toward re- establishing the
Jewish nation In the ancient country OF
the race. Rabbi Franklin of Detroit writes
to the Chicago Tribune that Africa can
be no substitute for the Holy Land to
the avowed zionists. whose hopes, senti-
ment and affections, as we'll as belief in
the literal fulfilling of biblical prophecy
turn to Palestine He thinks the ac-
ceptance Of England's offer would be a
virtual acknowledgment of the failure Of
the Zionist movement.
The orthodox Jews, who chiefly support
the Zionist movement, entered upon it
with exactly Rabbi Franklin's idea-a re-
turn to their ancient Holy Land, the
Mother Zion,'' in fulfllment of the proph-
ecies of the Hebrew scriptures There are
something over $4,000 Jews in Palestine
now and most of them have devoted them
selves to agriculture and are reported to
be doing fairly we'll A few years ago some
of the leaders talked Of buying the island
of Cyprus from Great Britain and utilizing
1t for the foundation of Jewish state, but
this project was opposed on the same
ground that British East Africa is OPP
posed. It is not the Holy Land, full Of
memories Of the glory Of the ancient Jew
ish theocracy and monarchies and of the
awful tragedy Of blood by which the Jew
ish race sought in vain to recover their
heritage from the Romans, whose eagles
polluted even the sanctuary of their God.
The Russian minister of the interior has
pledged the support Of his government to
the Zionist movement, If the original pur-
pose Of founding an independent state In
Palestine is adhered to. Russia's dealing
with the Jews heretofore has never sug-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
Books and Authors
OUR EXPANDING LANGUAGE

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In a very interesting paper on "How
Dictionaries Are Made contributed to
Success, w. G. Stiles tells us enough to
suggest that the grinding toll OF dictionary
makers OF the present day is quite suf-
ficient in severity to inflict upon them soft
ening of the brain: Notwithstanding, Mr..
Stiles says the editors and publishers Of a
dictionary are aware of the endless nature
OF their work. As soon as the big book
is published it begins to become imperfect
and obsolete During the last twenty years,
Mr. Stiles says, .'in literature, but still
more in all branches Of technical vocabu-
larry, as of the arts, sciences and trades,
not to mention the coinages of the stage
and the street, the language has expanded
to dimensions that would have been liable
to astound Noah Webster or Samuel john
son. The moderns dictionaries are partly
result Of this expansion; the growth of
the language was never more rapid, more
over, that to-day The publishers of
one Of the big dictionaries which appeared
with 100000 words on it's definition pages,
Is now arranging to add 10000 more, re-
quired by new inventions and discoveries
and new word coinages to condense terms.
To keep up with this word creation and
issue new editions, is a work which only
publishers of large capital can under
take 1t is a formidable business. The
vast vocabulary increase of the last third
OF century suggests the certain larger
augmentation of new words and terms
during the first third of the twentieth cen
tury. The language of progressive people
cannot stand STILL Achieving things con-
stantly; discovering and inventlng new
| things constantly, articulation must follow.
Dictionary bulk must increase enormously
unless stenography is substituted for the
full words. Or we may have to do as the
king In the orient did, who found that the
laws of the kingdom were so numerous
| that it took 120 camels to transport them
| We're compressed in a single thin volume
| We may have to reduce our vast vocabu
larry to the demands Of absolute necessity
and deny ourselves the luxury of redun-
dant expression.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
FRESH NEWS FOR THE FARMERS
Pine city Pioneer.

The Minneapolis Journal the leading
evening paper of the northwest, has grad
ually worked it's way into the homes Of a.
large portion Of the residents of our towns
and in the rural districts where the free
delivery is In operation. Nearly every
farmer that wants a daily takes 1t because
they get the news in a very few hours
after it comes from the press. II you
want an up-to-date daily and one that
gives all the news you cannot find one
better than T he Journ al.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
Hold Your Wheat,

TO the Editor of The Journal
harvest is over and farmers are busy
sta ,klhs their grain. It is very wise move
CT the farmers to stack their grain this fall
as the expenses are less than in ordinary
years Waen the straw is heavy The quality
wheat is stacked and allowed to sweat in
stack before being ttreshed, and it is up to
the farmer himself whether he will get a
# the farmers market their wheat slowly
this fall and keep it in their own granaries,
they can get their own price, but if they
ere foolish enough to thresh out of shocks
and rush 1t to the market as fast as possible,
they may see sixty cents bushel this fall.
and 81 or 81. 25 next spring when wheat is ali
myself, but at the same time being more or
less connected with the grain business for
| the last twenty-three years, my advice to the
farmer is: Hold your wheat; before the end
OF this year you will see dollar wheat in
the local markets.
-Kunte Nelson
Fertile. Mimi - )
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28

hundred fare paying delegates in both
conventions, and all but six Of the
pass holders ought to take up an offering
for the benefit Of their less fortunate
brethren. who had been led to expect a
fare-and third.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28

If those English tennis and golf cracks
in sight, the editors of the land would be
taking Reliance's superiority over Sham
rock III. as proof that we are the one in
comparable, invincible and altogether adj
mirable nation Of the world.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
The Conservative Substitute.

Our Canadian nelghbOrS have had little
time to think about other public affairs
in the past two or three weeks than the
Grand Trunk Pacific railway scheme and
the convention at Montreal Of representa-
tives Of the chambers of commerce of
the British Empire.
The Montreal convention brought out a
lot of talk and an immense bundle Of
offered resolutions. The ultra -imperialists
had hoped that the convention would
strongly indorse the idea of preferential
did nothing but adopt some very tame
such as compromise resolu-
lions usually are. They advocated the
adoption of "a commercial policy based
upon the principle of mutual benefit
whereby each component part of the en-
age in trade as result of national re-
lationship, due consideration being given
to the fiscal and Industrial needs of the
component parts of the empire
How little this resolution amounts to
can be inferred from the fact that altho
the convention was made up of both free
traders and protectionists the vote on the
resolution offered by Lord Strathcona was
unanimous. Then at the banquet in the
evening of the last day Of the convention
Sir Wilfrid Laurier poured little cold
water over the assemblage by remarking
that the moment the imperial idea began
to assume to take from the self govern
;,,or
eyes they now enjoy the imperial connec-
ton would have outlived it's usefulness.
On Aug. 10, Mr.. R. L. Borden the con-
servative leader, announced the transcon-
tinental railway policy Of his party, as
opposed to the Grand Trunk Pacific
proposition Of the government Briefly
stated. Mr.. Borden proposes that the In
tercolonial railway be extended to Georg-
ian Bay and connected thence with the
Canadian Pacific by line about 100 miles
long, and that from North Bay, to Fort
William, the Canadian Pacific line be ced-
ed to the government. From Fort Will
liam to Winnipeg he would leave the
line in the possession Of the Canadian Pa.
cifc, but would give the Intercolonial, &
governme owned road, and the Crane
Trunk running rights over it, the GRAND
Trunk having running rights, of course
over the nationalized section, too, as vel
as over the Intercolonial. From Winnipeg
the government would assist the Crane
Trunk Pacific in building to Edmonton
north of the Canadian Northern From
Edmonton to the Pacific Mr. Borden.
plan is for the government to build thu
road and give both the Grand Trunk Pa
cific and Canadian Northern running
rights over it. BY way of sop to On
tario and Quebec in place Of the Crane
Trunk line thru Quebec and northern On
tario it is proposed to build an independ
ent colonization line thru that region from
| Quebec.
The conservative papers welcome Thu
proposition as one of the greatest wisdom
whereas the liberal press denounces 1
with one voice Tho it let's the govern
ment in for about as much railway build
ing as Sir Wilfrid's plan 1t avoids tn,
main weakness Of the latter which is thu
construction of a long trunk line thru
wilderness that will not for years,
ever, supply a profitable local traffic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
TWAIN'S LITTLE JOKE
Boston Post,

1OSC.
morning. welcomed it like an old friend.
I have, you know. book at home con-
tanning every word of 1t.
You have not" said DR.. Doane.
II have So said the humorist.
We'll, send that book to me. I'd like
to see it,
I'll send it, Twain replied.
And he sent, the next morning. an un-
abridged dictionary to the rector.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
FRIDAY EVENING,

gested any friendly interest in them and
If she has acquired any such interest it
Is under compulsion Of world wide ex-
preston Of unmitigated disgust over the
Kishenif massacre, to which the govern
ment was at first Indifferent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
Foyer Chat.

Despite several seasons of extraordinary
success, the great popularity Of Way
Down East seems to increase rather than
wane. Among managers it is considered
preferred booking Manager Scott
has the play listed for next week Incl
dentally he has secured the original COM
pany.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28

The sale of seats for tIn Old Kentucky
which begins the season at the Bijou next
Sunday, opened yesterday and went mer-
rily along at a brisk pace, clearly showing
that this remarkable play still retains the
strong hold on the public it has always
enjoyed. Miss Bessie Barriscale, who
made such a good impression in the role
of Madge here last season, still plays the
part
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28

Bishop William Croswell Doane Of Al
bany recently entertained J. Pierpont
Morgan at Northeast Harbor.
Bishop Doane was at one time the rec
tor OF an Episcopal church in Hartford,
and the services at this church Mark
Twain would occasionally attend. Twain
one day, played joke upon the rector.
DIR Doane,. he said.a at the end OF the
service. IT enjoyed your sermon this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28

Delegates to the forestry convention an
the Kappa Alpha Theta convention who
are without transp ortation pulls will have
to pay full fare because 50 many Of the
foresters rode on passes. There weren't d
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
JACK RAYMOND. BY E. L. Voynick, author of
1.-THE Gadhy.' Philadelphia: ]. B. Lippincott

JACK RAYMOND. BY E. L. voynick author Of
1.-THE Gadhy." Philadelphia: ]. B. Lippincott
company.
Jack Raymond was a very bad boy, but
his uncle the vicar whose ideas of Chris
tianity were horribly defective, steadily
sought to make him the worst boy in the
world, by his barbaro,fsly severe treat
ment and remorseless saSvagery. The boy 8
father had married an actress, a very VIC
ious woman, who ran off to Paris leaving
him with two children, boy and girl.
The vicar dealt with these children as
incorrigible and the boys nature hardened
to the consistency of stone and the girl
went wrong, and found a refuge with
her brother who always had a tenderness
for her. The story is dismal enough but
it does not support heredity very force
fully. Had the vicar not been heartless
savage, the children would have been all
right. All they wanted was little of the
milk Of human kindness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28

It looks If the city council would ask
the board Of tax levy to allow Sic, 900 for
the installation Of new system of munic-
ipal accounting. The money couldn't be
spent to a better end.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28

1t is good to see the American Bar as
ISOLATION lining UP with the people on the
trust question, but from the remarks Of
the resolutions as to the effects of trusts
on bankruptcies, we fear that the lawyers
deplore the coming of the trusts because
it means the passing of bankruptcy and
receivership fees. This is a good deal as
If the doctors were to meet and deplore
the tendency to more hygienic living, be-
cause it causes their practice to decrease.