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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
THE. UNITED STATES IN CONTROL

Prof Goodwin Smith in Toronto Sun. :
when the Maine boundary question was
under: discussion in England, Brousham
blurted out that he did not care where
the boundary line was fixed SO long as
there was peace: All England. except;
perhaps, Palmerston, was fof the same
mind. Nothing would induce the people
Of Great Britain to go to war with the
United States for any object on this side
of the Atlantic. This has been proved by
the line OF cases of diplomatic concession
on the part of Great Britain which Cana
dian publicists deplore and of which the
Venezuelan arbitration question is the
most recent and not the least decisive.
The British sword win never be drawn in
any transatlantic quarrel. What was
most improbable before is now rendered
Impossible, by the development Of the
American war navy In the way of nego-
tiations the British government has on
every occasion, done Its very best and
every suspicion of Indifference; to sacrifice
Canada to other diplomatic objects is and
always has been totally unfounded and
unjust For recognition of our rights in
any disputed question.we must practically
look to the equity of our powerful neigh
,boss and to their regard for their inter-
national reputation. both, Of: which mo-
stiyes happily have more influence with
them than Canadian controversialists are
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31


writing is practically unknown. One has
only to- read an English society novel to
perceive that the most sangy of slang
is IN use, from the street ragamuff1n to
the Way-up blue blood, who processes to
be typical English gentleman and
scholar. English newspapers publish
lists of American slang words with repre-
baton and apparent disgust, ignoring the
cross currents Of slang which flow contin-
uously around them. 1t is with no little
interest that one may read in the Satur-
day Review of London the severest kind
OF rebuke to English drawing-room bellies
and beaux for their outrageous violations
OF the proprieties of language, the abuse
OF pure English. The Review says: 'Tha
slang dictionary is becoming so volumi-
nous that we cannot pretend to give an
idea of Its various dialects. Never was
there such havoc of language In our
modlsh antipathy to formulas we are
bringing chaos. Ordinary speech is at
tanning that true no meaning which is
not only puzzling but is incom patible with
true wit The Reviw further pillories
the slang using Englishmen and Englis-
women who have the audacity to sneer at
the American abuses of the language,
which it is safe to say is generally spoken
In this country with greater purity and
more correct pronunciation than in Eng
land. .'--
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

actually 1901 more those of
1900 1901 combined and times much
those OF 1890 At the time the exports of iron and
manufactures have fallen ss2Oo00o0 below those of
1900, 49, 5sas.
United States YEAR s21s07 tons of
Imported $41,46S,S26
manufactures, and exported worth Of those
products. VI .#s s@ 5S$% @&5
The tendency to decrease exports increase imports
still the December be taken
indi In imp o1 of
81 01 sos against S21271 1873 in December. 1901 Elk
ports Of iron and steel $756012 in December last
against $s,427Ol5 in December, 1901.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
What More Could Be Asked?

Professor Goodwin Smith, quoted else
where on this page to-day, takes a cor
rect and calm view Of the Alaska boun-
Diary question. In the last resort, as he
says, Canada must rely upon American
fairness for the realization Of her rights
in disputes between the nation and the
dependency. Great Britain will not and
dare not force any dispute to the war
point. and. Of course, Canada would not.
Between Britains precarious food supply
and the new fighting American navy, ii
is the highest craftsmanship for England
to avoid serious difficulties with the re-
public. The Canadians, Judging from
their newspaper comment. do not think
much OF our fairness, but the agreement
of the United States, as shown by later
reports, to throw the well-estab lished
American towns of skasuay Dyea
Haines Mission, etc, into the court O
the six jurists, should show them tina
we are not quite the hogs and our coun;
try-fight -or-wrong" people that they TAXI
N to be.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

An important side1ight is thrown on the
merits Of the German attitude toward
Venezuela by the fact that from the first
German residents Of the little republic
have not been in sympathy with the rude
course pursued by their native country.
The refusal of German merchant to dine
with the captain of the cruiser Gazelle on
the occasion. Of the kaisers birthday, is
only one Of a series of incidents that go
to show that what the Venezuelan Ger
mans consider unwarranted aggression has
been such as to overcome a natural and
pardonable Partially for the fatherland.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

to be interefered with, but it makes a
lot Of difference what penalties are inn
posed in case OF damage done. Let these
be SO heavy and inevitable that the reck-
less = driver will not dare to- take any
chances and thelcareful driver of an au-
tomobile will have no fault to find. The
automobile has come to stay. It is GER
tain to come intosvery general use in a
few years. There is. nothing to be gained
by trying to hamper its usefulness with
regulations that could not be successfully
applied anyway; the more reasonable
thing to do would be to impose penalties
upon its abuse and make it easy to fix
the blame.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
Average daily circulation Of
The Journal for Dec, 1902.
57,093
NASTY Smoke in the Air."

Won Sternberg, the new German min
lister who has been appointed to succeed
DR.. Won Holleben, arrived in New York
yesterday, protesting to be as ignorant
of Venezuelan affairs as peasant Of AL
SAGE, and Immediately declaring that his
royal and imperial master at Berlin is
an enthusiastic adnirer and supporter of
the Monroe doctrine; loves Americans and
everything Anaerican; would not, for all
the world, violate the Monroe doctrine
in Venezuela, az anywhere else, and does
not want even a coaling station on this
side of the water. Won Sternberg ad-
mitted that there was "a nasty lot of
smoke in the air." which it was his func-
ton to clear away, and it is to be hoped
that he will soon set his diplomatic tall
ents to work clearing away the nastiness.
We shall not effervesce over Won Stern
berg's opening utterances upon appear
Ing in this country. There is 'lot of
nasty smoke in the air" and the sooner
1t Is cleared away the better it will be
for the peace of the world.
The talk in Washington about an alli-
ance Of Venezuela's creditors outside the
triple alliance, to prevent preferential
privileges to the latter is probably not Sc
rious. Such an alliance might bring about
something more than a diplomatic
logomachy with the triple alliance. The
way out is for our government, in case
the allies who claim preference persist
in standing for the blockade and prefer
ence, to send a decided protest against
he
Venezuela from getting the customs dl-
ties which would enable her to discharge
percentage OF her foreign Indebtedness,
year after year, and against the prefer
ence claimed by Great Britain, Germany
and Italy. because it would be grossly
unfair to the United States, France and
other minor creditors Of Venezuela. The
German idea seems to be that the way to
collect a debt from a debtor nation Is to
destroy, as far as possible. the assets of
the debtor. This is unfriendlineSs to our
own government, which has creditor
rights as well as Germany. Neither can
Great Britain evade the responsibility for
the destructive acts of her chosen ally.
She is consenting to the sinking Of Yene-
zuelan ships, the burning of defenseless
villages. The pact made by Premier Bal
four and Lord Lansdowne makes Great
Britain share the responsibility and II
the demand for preferential treatment
and insistence upon the maintenance Of
the blockade are not withdrawn, our gov
eminent will be justified in sending a
firm note to London and Berlin and Rome
for Italy is a passible member Of the al
lance. This will no doubt be done, il
the present situation continues and Mr.
Bowen fails to get the allies together as
to his propositions for peace.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

Well If the. two big republics of the
world, France and the United States, line
up shoulder to shoulder in the Venezue-.
Ian muss, there will be many in the
United States who will not object to the
alliance. # English diplomacy, in def
ance Of the wish of the English people,
continues to pursue policy not liked by
Americans, the two republics may be
forced to act together. But hold on; there
is that Monroe doctrine again and Wash
ington's advice against entangling ALI
ances. Perhaps we would better go it
alone in all matters pertaining to America.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

and may justly claim to be, responsible
part of the time for a cent or two, or
m ore. in the price the northwestern farmer
gets for his wheat. If the nlillers should
be seriously handicapped through inability
to get their share Of the foreign business.
and the Minneapolis cash wheat market
should thereby be adversely affected, the
farmers would realize that the Minneapo-
lis millers are their friends instead Of their
enemies. ga AL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

The legislative house committee on, for
estry is to be congratulated on its. de-
3cision to favor the appropriation of $4,000
for the purchase OF lands for forests. It is
earnestly to be hoped that the house and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

A pretty row has been stirred up in
Gainesville, Fla. because w. N. Sheates.
state superintendent Of schools, invited
Booker Washington to deliver al, address
before a local educational convention. We
are not surprised at this, but we are sur
Vitation. ..-s >'-.' I'd 81. ...-.-- r u. s@5 f..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

Captain Henry T. Allen, just detailed
as chief Of the Philippine constabuIary
with the rank of briga der general is the
right man for the place. Captain Allen
seems to be a born soldier, and under his
attention lively time may safely be pre-
d1eted for the ladrones in the Immediate
future. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

apt to allow. The department of state ct
Washington never was more disposed to
cultivate the friendship of Great Britain
than it is at present, and the terms to
which 1t has consented, though they may
fall short not only of our wishes, but Of
our strict rights are probably the least
disadvantageous to us that American sem
timent would bear,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

dlcted to the as
sumption that the
people of the.stisht
little isle" are the
only ones who know
how to speak and
write the language
correctly. These crit
les are especially
Mortified at the use
of slang in this
country, and ono
would think, if he
did not know better,
that slang; is un-
known in England.
and incorrect Eng
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

The trainloads Of Americans pouring
into Canada every year. may, as Senator
Peterson said in the legislature yesterday.
eventually bring about political union be-
tween the United States and Canada; but
opposing. reciprocity isn't helping man
ifest destiny" on any. We have had
about thirty-five years of experience that
shows. that it has had the opposite effect
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
Books and Authors
a QUESTION OF SLANG

Our English critics are fond Of charging
Americans with serious abuses of the no.
BILE English tongue, and are generally adj
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

American wheat from, Australia, and Of q
quantity sold on the Pacific coast, large
enough to more than counterbalance the
Argentine shipment; 4 b
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

When the supposedly bloodthirsty and
barbarous American Indian faints away
and becomes sick on witnessing the Chi
cago slaughter house horrors, who will
dare to say that he is. not becoming civ
fli1ed? E-s5sz=r5s $50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

The. reelection Of Senator Teller and
the demands of Mexico and China to have
absent treatment from Uncle Sam for
s1lyeritis occurred very close together. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

"A worm is said to be eating out the
foundations Of Milwaukee. 1t must beer
beer worm. "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

The government is trying to wear out
bee" Taylor. It has had her case post
poned again., When it comes to a ques-
ton of staying power as between the
government and Miss Taylor it is going
to- take a. close decision.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

@stGermanA medical experts say that hyp-
notlsm is not of much value. What will
some of these wandering. "perfessors, -
Who stretch their mothers. between two
chairs and then jump on them or break
rocks on them with a hammer, say to this
view?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

Yale is going to teach dancing! In the
old days they used to graduate men.
Probably they do STILL but among them
it is to be feared there will be an in
creaslngly large number of little spike
tailed monkeys hopping solemnly around
to the lascivious blessings of the brass
band. ... -.....
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

,The man who was in. the smoking car
When 1t was Knocked over the telegraph
line by the fast freight and fell 200 feet
down the embankment has a thrilling
story to tell.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31

r. The supreme court of Massachusetts
says it is unconstitutional to run a mimi
cipal fuel yard because it competes with
the coal man: We are willing to waive
that objection. -.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03
DISAPPOINTED.

The people of the State are, we be-
lieve, greatly concerned that the legis-
lature seems TO have no end and that 50
far so little seems 10 have been actually
accomplished 1t has been engaged
most Of the time, as appears to readers
OF our newspapers, in matters irreue-
lent, or such as could have been with
out public detriment, postponed for
some future session.
The thing just TO hand was the ad-
justment Of the laws Of the State to
the new constitution, and until this
had been done other matters should
have been sidetracked. The commit
tee may have done their very best, and
If this be true then the committees. or
better still, a commission should have
been authorized to do the work while
the rest of the boys might have gone
home to get ready for "corn planting. -
Perhaps it might be well that a state
ment to the public, should go out from
the body as to what has been done. is
doing and may be expected in the near
future.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03
THE WHISKY QUESTION.

Ii always was an absorbing one and
seems with Us just now little more so.
Man has accomplished wonders in this
age Of electricity and wireless telegra-
ply. but he must confess to failure in
dealing with the whiskey question.
That,the evil exists every sane man
agrees TO, but when it comes 10 the
proper remedy, the doctors, as is their
wont, begin to differ. We verify be-
lieve that the key TO the situation was
suggested by correspondent writing
for the Herald in q recent issue.
"Let Christian drinkers and all mod
crate drinkers quit and the whole bot
tom falls out Of the business.
No thoughtful peosOn will deny this,
and yet will they do il? The mOder-
ate drinker says: 1.-THE use oft doesn't
injure me physically nor cause me to
neglect my business, my family nor
my friends, and why should / deny
myself luxury because another man
abuses it? AS well say that l mustn't
eat certain food which while innocent
TO me is poison to another.
The Christian drinker makes this re-
ply: "GOd made water to run among
the hills that the wild asses might
queneh their thirst, aud wine TO make
glad the heart OF man, and bread to
strengthen him and oil TO cause his
face to shine, and until you show me
a thus saith the Lord against the mod
crate use Of intOxicants, | will not stop
their usen And what are you going
to do about it? Legislate the two
classes into your way Of thinking ?
We will watch the effort with increas
ing interest. In the meantime will
not get mad with the brother-man who
differs with Us
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

Petersburg is to have new hotel. q
palatial one. We have heard parties
express surprise that the "Cockade
City" should have been content to re.
main so long withOuta modern and up
to-date home for the travelling public.
The explanation is to be found in the
generous and unbOunded hospitality of
It's people. Private houses have been
so opened to the stranger that it has
been right hard to support the public
houses. In THIS connection we are re-
minded Of the reply Of an old citizen Of
a Georgia town, who on being asked to
subscribe to the capital stock of a new
hotel venture said: 80, we don't need
the hotel. | will entertain every de-
cent person who comes to our town.
and the Others / hope will stay away"
But the old Georgian is dead, and
Others Of his class, and the doors of the
old homesteads no longer open to "wel
come the coming and speed the parting
guests" The hotel has become a ne
cessity, and not only Petersburg but
Farmville as well should not be salts
fled with any but the best.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

ON the subject Of an income tax, tn,
Richmond Times-Dispatch has this Il
say;
Gentlemen of the Legislature, make
your income tax AN effective means OF
revenue or repeal II. As IL now stands,
10 is a reproach 10 the State and posi-
tive injury 10 her revenues, in that IL
brings the whole system of assessing
and collecting taxes into contempt.
Our own preference Is distinctly for
a welldigested law for assessing and
collecting an income tax which should
be made a large, reliable and equitable
source of revenue 10 tins State.
When Hetty Green. the richest wo-
man in the world, spends her time on
the trains between New York and
Chicago 10 avoid paying taxes, we are
impressed with the fact that the whole
system is practical failure.
On the subject Of tax-paying in
come men differ widely, aud yet the
law is very plain.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

The appointment Of vice presidents
Of the good roads movement in differ
ent counties Of the State will not sc,
cure good roads themselves. IL will
take money to build roads, and some
body has got to furnish il. The ma.
ton, the State, the county, the corpo-
ration,.the municipality and citizens
Of wealth can chip in and secure the
desirable results. Officials, Of course
will be necessary; presidents, vice
presidents, engineers, &c, &c, will all
be needed, but the money first or the
mare won't CO.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

The late Mr.. Travers, Of New York.
was a man of real wit, and many
OF his bright sayings survive. Stand
ing on the deck Of a steamer of New.
port on one occasion he admired the
palatisl yachts as they went fitting by,
and would ask as one and another pass
ed, Whose is that ?" and in each case
the answer would come back "a bro
ker." He then wInked as he added:
And do the customers have no
yachts ~ Not many. They are
lambs and simply go shorn.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

The negroes Of America are not salts
fled any longer TO rely on their North
ern friends for fancied relief but have
sent a piteous appeal across the seas
in which they make frantic prayers t.
crowned heads TO come over and look
into their deplorable condition. No
doubt the "sick man Of Europe" will
be first to respond. Really these con-
slant appeals for help will dlscredit
the race in the eyes Of the civilized
world
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

ANY CHURCH or parsonage or insti-
tuition supported by voluntary contri-
button will be given a liberal quantity
Of the Longman a MARTINEZ Pure Paints
whenever they paint.
NoTE: Have done 10 for twenty-seven
years. Sales: tens Of millions ~ gal
Ions; painted nearly two million houses
under guarantee TO Fepaint If not salts
factory: The paint wears for periods
up to eighteen years. Linseed Oh
must he added TO the paint done in
two miuutes). Actual cost then about
IL. y a gallon. Samples free. Sold by
our Agents Chas Bugg n Son.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

We like the suggestion Of Mr.. Rice
OF Charlotte, on the subject Of the good
roads movement in Virginia He be.
gins with an engineer, and without a
competent engineer we are never to
have good roads. No man can estimate
the amount Of money which has been
wasted on Virginia roads during the
last hundred years. And, then, he
would interest the railroads in this
subject, and since the people have Of
ten helped to build railroads we don't
see why the railroads should not now
help to improve country roads, the ar
teries through which they draw their
life-blood,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

The homeless millionaire" is be-
ginning to stir the sympathies Of the
charitably inclined. What can be done
for him that he may be located, espe-
cially when the assessor comes around,
is a question Of pressing moment.
Homes have been provided for the
pauper, but the homeless millionaire
seems TO be without a resting place.
Societies for prevention Of cruelty to
animals should take the matter in
hand
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

We do not appreciate the need in
virginia Of the Sunday editions Of the
New York papers, now that the Rich
mond Iimes-Dispatch is as elaborate
IN Illustrations, as comprehensive in
It's grasp Of the news Of the world, as
aoie IN Its editorial columns and vastly
more satisfactory in its compilations Of
Virginia news.
We hope the day will soon come
when we will not be forced to cross the
Potomac except to call on our solons
when in session.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03
Due Notice is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on the
people generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the
market that is made from the pure
unadulterated witch hazel. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has cured thousands
OF cases OF piles that would not yield to
any other treatment, and this fact has
brought out many worthless counter
leits. Those persons who get the
genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel salye
are never disappointed, because ii
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

Great preparations are being made
to receive Mr. Roosevelt from point tc
point on the line Of his rejected tour
through the west. We cannot regard
the president as a friend of the South
but We express the hope that nothing
will occur to mar the pleasure of the
itineracy. Back To your dens, we as
sassins, End there feed ou your he'll.
born passions.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-03

The floods Of the Mississippi valley
have been playing sad havoc. The eff
fort to confne that majestic sweep of
water has been absolutely futile.
Leave the trans-oceanic problem to
Others aud let's take letter care of home
affairs.