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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

The appearance Of the old Minneapolis
federal building would be very much i'm
proved by the addition of two stories. At
the same time, it Is not too soon to COM
mence work on securing an appropriation
and selecting a site for a new building.
Two additional stories will be only tenn
grown long before the new building can
he nrovided
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

business purposes. The Aldrich bill does
not propose any general currency reform.
1t simply provides for funds for business
when business most needs funds. 1t
should receive favorable attention as
really practical measure meeting real
business need.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

In Chicago a large number OF children
are contributing to the Norwegian, swed-
ish and Finnish relief fund. Candy
money and ''toy money and money
earned in various ways, has been turned
in in considerable amounts to the central
relief committee. One boy sent in $40
which he had earned shoveling snow from
sidewalks and running errands. There
NAV be something suggestive in this to
the boys and girls of Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

benefit. but for the benefit Of the public.
They are expected, Of course, to make a
reasonable profit on the investment which
they make under the charter, il they can
consistently with reasonable public ser
vice. But the thing of first Importance
is the service Of the public. The public
was undoubtedly greatly Inconvenience
that Mrs. Vanderbilt might be accommo-
dated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

The ladrones seem to be perniciously
active in the Philippines just now. The
right sort of congressional action with a
view to relieving the distress prevailing
in the islands, and the turning loose Of
a few regiments of soldiers who have not
fired a shot for six months, would rap
idly clear up the situation. Of=course the
constabulary should be left, to deal with
the ladrones. singlerhanded, if they are
equal to the situation; but if they are
not, the army should be called on for
help. This process Of wedding out the
ladrones is taking altogether too long.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11


The house judiciary committee has
wisely decided to. recommend a wide
open constitutional amendment on the
subject of taxation. It comes short Of
permitting local option in taxation, but
otherwise it grants the legislature almost
unlimited taxation authority. 1t is much
preferable to the complex amendment
submitted to the voters last fall, and is in
line with the general tendency in taxa
ton reform. incidentally, though, 1t may
be remarked that it ought to be possible
to give us a simple general taxation
amendment without repeating the consti-
tutional clause authorizing the legislature
to create state highway commission.
To be sure the legislature has never
passed law under this section of the
constitution, but it ought to. The COM
mission is mentioned in the present con-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

stitutional taxation provisions because it
is coupled with a grant of authority to the
legislature to impose a general tax of
1-20th Of mill for the road and bridge
fund
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

Another get-rich-quick concern is on
the rocks From the revelations coming
out concerning the extent Of it's business,
it would appear that the more improbable
the allurements held out to investors, the
better the chance Of getting the invest
neuts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

Senator Calhoun seems to have found
out about all the sins of the billboard.
We have always felt that the billboard
was nuisance and something more, but
1t took Senator Calhoun to get down to the
fine details Of the indictment. The SEN
ator is on the right track in his bill giving
city councils full authority over billboards.
The unhampered Individual use of signs
that it is tolerably plain that the public
interest demands soms form of regulation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

The Carver county farmers oppose the
payment Of the bounty earned in 1900
by the beet, sugar mill at st. Louis Park.
They do it on the ground that the sugar
company did not treat them fairly. AS to
that we have no information Of a salts
factory character, but the state agreed to
pay bounty money on certain conditions.
The conditions have been complied with
and the state is in honor bound to pay the
bounty for that year. The farmers would
have the state repudiate a plain and in
disputable claim, a moral obligation, a
debt Of honor. The state Of Minnesota
pudiator of financial obligations, although
unwisely incurred. es;@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

Mr.. Littlefleld is likely to find himself
in a. minority of one on the trust question.
He appears to be so much impressed with
the superiority of his own antitrust bill
over antitrust measures offered by the
and which are likely to be
enacted into law, that he is willing to flock
all by himself in opposition to the adj
measures. Mr.. Littlefeld is
doubtless very much disappointed. He
thought he was to be the representative
of the administration in framing anti
trust legislation. But his attempt, it is
declared by the attorney general, who is
pretty good lawyer himself, contains a
great deal that is impracticable under the
constitution. The attorney general is the
man who must prosecute under the law
and naturally the president is inclined to
take his views as to what can and what
cannot be successfully attmepted The
Elkin's bill and the department of COM
merce bill, upon which latter the confer
ence OF both houses has agreed, have the
favor Of the administration and will doubt
less be substituted for Mr.. Iittlefteld' Is
effort.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
Debts of Home Rule Cities.


columns to-day, it appears that Mime
apolis has a large degree of interest In
the changes in the home-rule enabling act
proposed by Representative Tighe of st.
Paul. Mr.. Tighe proposes to amend the
provisions regarding bonded Indebtedness
with a view to meeting local st. Paul
financial difficulty. To meet the present
emergency in st. Paul, the limit of in
debtedness permitted to home-rule cities
has to be greatly increased. The point
Of interest to us in Minneapolis Is whether
such an enlargement Of municipal debt
mourning powers will not make it even
more difficult than in the past to persuade
our conservative voters to adopt char
ter framed under such liberal act.
! Objection may be. made to any extern
sion of the debt mourning power conferred
by the present act, and to the enlarge
ment of the scope within which the city
council may incur indebtedness without
consulting the voters.
We can see no reason why it is not good
home rule theory and practice to give
cities authority to contract larger debts
than are permitted under the enabling
act as it stands. But we do think that,
in amending the act it ought expressly
to be provided that this increased authori-
ty cannot be exercised unless provision
for it be made by the local charter. In
other words. the terms Of the amendment
should express merely the limits within
which charters may be framed. 1t will
be seen by reading the article referred to
that a good lawyer is of the opinion that,
as the Tighe amendment reads, additional
debt-incurring powers are directly con-
ferred upon city councils regardless Of the
provisions Of the charter, and he sug.
Egests a wording that will make it plain
that the legislature is merely granting au.
thority to cities to perform certain acts
if authorized by the local charters: That
lseems to us a wise change.
AS to the objection to changing the en-
abling act so that city charters may con-
fer much larger unchecked bond-1ssuine
powers upon city councils than they nov
enjoy, we see no great objection in thee
ry, though the question of expediency a:
affecting the possibility Of getting thu
voters to approve such charter should
be considered. In the first place, no Min
neapolis charter commission is likely t
take advantage Of this legislative lliber
atty In the next place, the experience o
St. Paul shows that there may come al
emergency when it will be we'll to hav'
q provision in the enabling act that will
permit amendment, of the local charte
as to financial matters. without being com
PEELED to go to the legislature for help.
It is a grave question whether, even a
a. limit of home rule power, municipal
ties should be permitted to except from
: the list of debts to be figured in the 1
. per cent limit, 50 many different items a
:, Mr.. Tighe proposes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
60, smith Russells former success,

Sol Smith Russell,s former success, "A
Poor Relation.
Joseph Murphy. the popular Irish com.
edy actor. will begin a. weeks engage
ment at the Bijou Sunday afternoon next
presenting his favorite Irish drama,
ssShaun Rliue,'' and Kerry Cow.
Williams and Walker. in their merry
t,nelange of music, mirth and melody, I'm
Dahomey.'' attracted a large audience to
the Bijou last evening and bid fair to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.

Foyer Chat.
Harriet Ford's characterization of Stan
ley Weymans famous romance. "a Cen
tlenan Of France will receive it's last
production at the Metropolitan to-njrht
by Kyrle Bellew and his company.
Miss Sylvia Lynden, who played the
leading female role in Ben Eur,, lasr
season, will appear at the Metropolitan
Tomorrow night as Sophy Fullgarney, the
manicurist in Arthur Pineros amusing
comedy, 1.-THE Gay Lord Quex'' Her
leading support is Brandon Hurst, for-
merly Mrs. Fiske's leading man.
George w. Lederer's brilliant musical
frivolity, "Sally in Our Alley will be seen
at the Metropolitan for half week COM
mencing next Sunday evening, with Its.
big cast Of 10 prominent players : s.
Horace Lewis is to appear at the Met
ropolitan the last half of next week in.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

We more than Half Suspected it; it was
the wicked and unreliable interviewer
again Mr. Hill never said it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

play to one of the banner weeks of the
season at this playhouse
Following 1.-THE Prince of the World"
which is on this week at the Lyceum, the
Ferris Stock company will be seen in
Frank Mayo's great success "Davy Crock
ett," an idyl Of the backwoods.
The Chester County Historical society
B of Pennsylvania has erected on the Bran
dywine battlefield a monument to General
Lafayette.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
Healthful Figures.

Bradstreets reports for January the
largest aggregate of clearings ever re-
ported in that month, viz, $11, 031 .181,167
for the United States, compared with $780,
564,437,760 for January, 1907: Clearings
outside of. New York aggregated So ,e45,-
060,704 as compared with So, 634, 1863; O39 III
January, 1902 Northwestern clearings for
January aggregated 1864, 749.675, as COM
pared with $685. S7e. 597 in January, 1902.
Bradstreet's record of business. failures
is; noticeably favorable, as the total of
January failures was the smallest recorded
for ten years, viz, Lib. with assets,
$4,572,140, and liabilities, $40. $50, 200. In
1896 the failures numbered 2,147: assets,
$16,Q97, 1859, and liabilities $50, 207 $50. This
was in the dark period following the un-
comfortable crisis of 1898, which gave the
promulgators of irrational financial and
economic theories chance to blow pessi-
MYSTIC foghorns
In the matter of business failures Brad
streets gives a very interesting analysis
of those Of 1902, Out of a total of 1878,
there were 2,0S2 caused by incompetence
and 304S caused by lack of capital, and
1,007 We're due to Fraud 721 due to in
experience, and 81 to extravaganza, max
| ing over 1000 Of the failures plainly avoid
able, if people would take the proper
measure of themselves. Capital without
| business qualifications and experience is
easily lost. Capital with adequate quail
! fcations to use it to advantage is a sinker
round the neck of man who lives ex-
1 travagantly and recklessly and beyond his
revenue. In a period of prosperity, such
as we have had for the past few years
men impulsvely rush into business tt
make money, without counting the cost
to themselves of their inexperience, in
! competency and deficient capital They
go down in dismal failure and then de-
clare that they have been Crushed out,
by relentless competition. AS matter o.
fact, only 3.5 per cent OF the business
failures last year were caused by com.
, petition.
A man who goes into business witfou
adequate capital, or experience, and trust:
to luck to keep going, is pretty sure tt
strike a snag and be included in the
record of business mortality. Business is
i business, and, if a man does not obey the
canons Of all business experience, he mus
make up his mind to fail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

The English Review of Reviews Now
bray House, Norfolk street, w. c., Lon
'don,) contains a rather pessimistic arti-
Gle by Mr.. Stead on the outlook for
political parties of the present, but he
predicts the rise of a progressive party
which will save Great Britain from disso-
luton. The various departments of this
magazine are, as usual, full of interesting
reading and illustrations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

The American Federationlst; the Off
cial magazine of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, opposes the proposition to
incorporate labor unions as a device OF
labor's enemies There. is q paper on
THE Problem of Machinery in which
1t is argued that labor aving machines
are of inestimables advantage. to labor
as economies in production tend to make
more Of the individual
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

Masters OF Art for. February is devoted
to Fra Angelica. of the Florentine school,
and his art,witha dozen examples from the
paintings in Florence. and the Louvre at
Paris. There is an excellent biography of
this pious decorator, who wrought when
art was still religion. Boston: Bates &.
Guild Co., No. AZ Chauncy street.
The World To-Day s(Chicago: Current
Encyclopedias Coz keeps up admirably
with the movements In every department.
of human progress. The February num-
Der is rich in Illustration and the text in
cludes the Venezuelan difficulty. and other
important disturbances; current .fisco,,.-
cries; the work of congress; mechanical
inventions; the situation in leading for
eign countries, etc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

Horace Lewis is to appear at the Met s.
opolitan the last half of next week in.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

3 LItte'Ps Living Age for Jan. 81 con-
tains, as usual, very attractive matter. as
Sir Leslie Stephens i':Brownine.s
Casuistry," and Mr.. Lubbock 9 San ANA
teur in Rome. - "A serial prince
Adri"1 OF zell.' is commenced. and there.
is a age of admirable quotations from,
the: poets of to-day. Boston: The Liy-
ing Age Company =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

= Thee flor February has
many attractions, as '',rhe American
Bride with illustrations, by Hjalmar
Hjorth Boyesen, No 2, and an illus
trated paper on old Damascus (which was
an ancient city when Abraham selected
his steward from it's population. Mr.
Prices Illustrated paper on president
McKinley'syt Tours is full Of plea SAINT
"reminiscences. General Wolsely continues
his sketch of the early career OF Napo-
leon. There is a very attractive paper
on Tolstoy and his home BY Gilbert Hub
bard, who cannot be excelled lin such
writing. His portrayal of Tolstoy in rude
peasant garb with the accessories of
wealth and luxury all around !. him is a
feature of the number 80 F. IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11

The New England Magazine publishes
an interesting paper on Bella Pratt, the
New England sculptor, with photogra phic
examples OF his work. and there are some
very readable "reminiscences of Wendell
Phillips by Lille B. Chase Wyman At
tractive, too. is the illustrated paper on
the old Wadsworth Longfellow mansion
at Portland. Me-, where Longfellow passed
his childhood. The paper on .New Eng
land Editors in the South is historically
valuable, and there is some pleasant
literary reminiscence in the Illustrated
paper on the city of Hartford. Boston.
the American company, No. Park
square. ..s.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-02-27

finely located for residences and will positively
sold Farmers contemplating moving town will do well to
buy now the best locations sold The will
be offered separately
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-02-27
Great CLEARING SALE
Now on at AVery'S.

The past year has surpassed
all others in volume of sales. We
are very grateful to our many
patrons for their kind support
shall endeavor to give better
values than ever.
Underwear Department is Of
fering a full and complete line:
Closing odds and ends at loo.
Mems heavy 25c underwear ? for
25c; Boys heavy fleece I9c; Men S
soc extra heavy fleece CSC;
Special value in Ladies fleece
vests and pants at 25c.
Dress Goods dept. is showing
a complete line of I2lc worsted
Dress goods at &c, 25c goods
at I2Ic and I9c; soc goods at SO,
these values are unsurpassed.
Linen department is complete
with latest novelties. Special
value in table linens at 25 and
34c; large napkins at csc doz;
towels DC each and up; Shaker or
Tennis Flannel &c and up; Brown
toweling &c and up; 80 in.
Scrim cloth DC.
Millinery department with Mrs.
Grace Cash at the head is show
ing the latest creations-closing
a lot of untrimed hats at Ioc each.
Our shoe department is showing
the newest up-to-date goods.
Closing a lot of Ladies shoes at
soc; Mems $I.5o shoes at $I.oo;
Ladies warm Beaver shoes soc:
Ladies best rubbers $50.
Grocery department is offering
20 lbs GRADUATED Sugar for 81 90;
soc Japan Tea 800. Avery's
Soda, none better DC; Laundry
or Corn Starch &c; Fresh Yeast
Cakes SC; New Dates sc; Jaxoa
or Lennox Soap 8 for Ioc.
Plug Tobacco 25c, sc bags smok-
ing sc.
Notion Department is offering
Cosmetics and Perfume ] off;
Vasaline &c; Ink or Mucilage SC;
Curling Irons &c; Talcum Pow
der SC; Pins &c; Hdkfs. &c and
up; Basins &c, sc and DC; Cups
&c; Egg Whips &c; Harness
Snaps &c; Shoe Backing &c.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-02-27

L. j. Cavanaugh of Paw Paw compli-
mented the board of supervisors for their
faithfulness and integrity and commend
ed their liberality in providing sufficient
means i'm addition to Paw Paws SoO,OOO
for the erection of such magnificent
buildings.
After another piece OF music by the
orchestra, r. III. Kelley of Benton Har-
Dor was called out. lie has been an in
terested spectator of the progress OF Van
Buren, county for the past five years
and compimented the people upon the
spirit of liberality they had shown.
J. f.. Chandler of Kalamazoo spoke of
his 10 years residence in this county,
called to mind the scenes that had trans
pired i'm the old courthouse and spoke
of the important litigation that had been
transacted therein.
Clarence Lyle of Cassopolis made
some brief complimentary remarks, be-
ing followed by Ii. G. Jackson, prosecut-
ing attorney of Kalamazoo, who was
tempted, as he viewed the beautiful new
building, to break the divine command
not to covet thy neighbours house.
Another piece of music by the orches'
ira completed the afternoons exercises
and the master of ceremonies dismissed
the audience with the remark that we
would consider the new courthouse duly
dedicated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-02-27
NEW DEPARTURE!
One Month Free!

DIR. A. b. Splnney of Detroit. also proprietor of
Reed City Sanitarum, Is coming TO your town. where
he will remain for one day only TO give the sick an
opportunity TO consult him that cannot him at
his Sanitarium. The Doctor has so much faith In
the experience he has had In treating chronic dis,
eases that he will give one months treatment and
medicine free. Also Free Surgical Operations
to all those that are too poor to pay.
All that he asks IN return IL that every patient will
state 10 their friends the results obtained by his
treatment. All forms of chronic diseases and de-
formites successfully treated. No man In this state
has had such extended experience in the treatment
of CATARRH, EYE. EAR. THROAT AND
LUNG DISEASES as the Doctor. He graduated
81 years ago from Cleveland. Ohio; IL years in
general practice after that ectured Professor of
Anatomy and Physiology In Detroit Homeopathic
Medical College for 2 years; was years Superin-
tendent OF Alma and Ypsilanti Sanitarums. This
experience. combined with many years study In the
best hospitals In the country. and examining and
treating thousands of chronic cases, has prepared
him To cure when the general practitioner fails.
Have you been sick for years? Are you discouraged
Call and see US; will tell you whether we can
cure you or not If we cannot cure you we will tell
you what relief we can give you.
~ Remember, one month will be absolutely free
medicines, surgical operations and the benefit of all
DDS of treatment embrace all that is known by all
the schools, with the aid OF electricity. that most
wonderful of all agents IN Paralysis Loss of Power.
Rheumatism. and all diseases of the nervous system
Go early, as my Office IL always crowded.
n. B:-Cancers Tumors. Blood and skin Diseases
cured by new system. Pies cured In from TO 81
days without the knife. Female and private diseases
Of all forms treated successfully. Many patients
that cannot be treated AZ home can be cured at our
Sanitarium which IL I'm charge OF the best of medi.
cal skill under the Doctors direction. Terms for
board and treatment the lowest of any sanitarunl
or hospital i'm the United States.
Remember, we give written guarantee to cur G
every case of Phi les and RUPTURE. Also we
have lying-in hospital department in our Santa
mum. Send for Journal.
Paw Paw, Dyckman House, Sun
day, March Ist, from a. m. to 4
p. m.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-02-27
M. O. ROWLAND. Editor and Manager

Largest Circulation in the County
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-02-27
Consumption

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. "Eat plenty of
pork" was the advice to the
consumptive 50 and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the conSumptive needs
most.
Scott sEmulsioniS themod-
n method of feeding fat to
the conSumptivc. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachS.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophoS-
phites in SCOTS Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-02-27
Republican state Convention.

DETROIT, Mich, January /, 1908
To the Republican Electors Of the state OF Michi-
gam
The state convention of the republicans of
Michigan is hereby called TO meet at the light
guard armory in the city of Detroit on Friday
March 9th 1908, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
Justice OF the supreme court and regents OF the
University and transacting such other business as
NAV come before the convention.
Van Buren, county will be entitled to II delegates