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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
Wee Wee, wee :!
FROM DENsLow's oNE-RING CIRCUS.

Strong as draughtsman, bold and
effective as a colorist and something
of a Philistine as writer, w. W.
Denslow has two ''juveniles' of six
stories each this year. Most of these
stories attract by familiar titles, but
as one dips into the text he finds that
It is different from the nursery tale
that used to send him to bed with his
teeth chattering when he was in kits
or knickers. Thus in Jack and the
Beanstalk," the murder motif is en-
tirely dispensed with. Jack knows
that the Giants professed desire to
eat Boy is mere pretense. Also he
knows that the Giant stole his (Jack's)
fathers money and he goes up the
beanstalk to demand restitution. He
calls the bluff of the Giant who,
consumed by repentance, finally makes
successful restitution by permitting
Jack to exhibit him for pay at fairs.
Likewise we find Goldenhair on eX-
cellent terms with the Three Bears
from the start. They do not begin
getting out the dinner dishes when
they find her, but all the four are
chums and playfellows. Similarly, Lit
tie Red Ridinghood has such a ridic-
ulously easy time subduing the Wolf
that the marrow of the small reader
or listener hasn't the slightest oppOr-
tunity to chill. And the Wolf, like a
good old dear, becomes much at
'tached to Little Red Ridinghood and
is assimilated by her family instead of
assimilating her.
These changes shock the child of
other days somewhat, but the child
of to-day would never know the diff
ference. The consistency with which
brutal ideas have been eliminated
however. is marked and intentional
Den" has pasteurized and modified
the old-time strong meat for babes
into a sort of intellectual infant food
which will still juvenile clatter by ex-
citing sympathetic interest and i'm
aginative speculation. The origina
versions, on the other hand, are oper
to the criticism of benumbing the vic
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

tim thru sheer terror-in many cases
at least.
Denslow started as an illustrator,
and he is still strongest in that capa-
city. Even with such an uncOmprom-
Using subject as a hard-boiled egg, he
can turn out delightful bit Of gro
tesqueness consistently alive and full
of action. He: actually does this in
his Humpty Dumpty story And
DenslOws bears are marvels of good
nature and mass blacks effectively
used. They are really less terrifying
than fur rugs, altho the draughtsman
has made but small concessions to the
caricaturist. On reading the story and
making the acquaintance of these
bears, the hyper cautious parent is
smitten with the fear that the artist
has gone so far in the direction OF
good nature as to endanger the safety
of trustful infant visitors to men
ageries.
Colors as used by Denslow are riot
Gus, but not anarchistic. There is
color on every page, strongly maSsed
and artiStically .cOntraSted. The art
lists use of color is as characteristic
and as delightful as his drawing, and
! the two combined raise a serious ques-
| ton as to whether his publications are
! picture books or story books. The
| text is in large. full-faced type, and
taken altogether the books are as we'll
| balanced as they are attractive. In
the two works there are twelve stories.
and each of these stories IS also issued
under separate cover. The merged
books are:
"Denslow's One-Ring Circus; this
book also containing the Zoo" give
Little Pigs tom Thumb" "A B
Series" and Jack and the Bean
stalk -. .-.
''Denslows Humpty Dumpty," to-
gether with Little Red Ridinghood.
''The Three Bears" Mary Had Lit
| tie Lamb" "Old Mother Hubbard
and THE House That Jack Built
| G.. W. Dillingham; Company publishers New
! York.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

People who read 1nuch-very many
of them-decide upon what to read
by getting an answer to the question,
what is everybody reading?' An
swers to this question are published
weekly by some of the reviews, in the
form of lists of the best selling books.
But even these do not furnish abso-
lutte criteria. for the best selling books
in one town may have no sale at all
in some other town of like size, cul-
ture and class of people not a hundred
miles away. Indeed, the books that
sell most readily at one book store
may lie on the shelves dust-Covered
in another store just across the street.
The reason for the latter condition is
found doubtless in the differences be-
tween the classes Of purchasers at the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
Music in Rural Schools.

Thomas Montgomery, Ramsey coun-
ty superintendent Of schools, will en-
deavor to have action taken at the
meeting of the Minnesota Educational
association in favor Of introducing mu-
sic in rural schools. His plan is to
have law passed offering aid for mu-
sic in the same manner as aid is Of
fered for libraries.
According to this plan each district
would contribute $40 year and the
state would contribute like amount
for each district toward the support
of a. supervisor of music to- travel
about the county. This would make
$40 for each district, and if there were
thirty districts in the county, the
teacher would get a salary of $500.
Some counties have more than thirty
districts, and in these the compensa-
ton would be larger.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
Clan Gordon Remembers
The Canniest o. Them A.

A largely attended meeting Thurs
day evening of Clan Gordon. No. SO,
O. S. c., presented to Alexander Rose
d handsome gold signet ring as a mark
of esteem, at the approach of his de-
Darture from the city. Speeches
music and refreshments also marked
the occasion. Mr.. Rose has been
prominent in Scottish circles in this
city for number of years. He has
been active in Clan Gordon for over
ten years and is a past chief of the
order.
Mr.. Rose has also been identified
with the retail dry goods business in
Minneapolis for eleven years, having
for that time been manager of impor-
tant departments for r. S. GoodfelloW
& Co., and latterly for the Dayton
Dry Goods company. He has resigned
his position with Dayton's, to leave
Jan. 1, when he goes to New York
city to take up duties as buyer fol
several of the largest stores in the
country. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
500 CANAL TRAFFIC
Government Figures for the Year Are
Disappointing.

Special to The Journal
Saut Ste. Marie. Mich. Dec. 19.-The
volume of Lake Superior commerce pass
ing thru the great ship canals Of the
United States and Canada. at this point
amounts to 34.674,437 freight tons, ac-
cording to the government report issued
to-day for the season of 1903. ..
These figures are exceeded only by those
Of last year in the history Of the traffic,
and are 11.2S6.7O9 tons less. 1t was con-
fidently expected that the 100000, 900 mark
would be passed this year, and the sum-
ming up is therefore disa ppOintment
The principal falling off was in iron
ore, of which 5000. 900 tons less went thru
this year than last, A decrease is shown
in all items except coal, grain and salt.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
Through to California Without Change
of Cars.


The Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
operates two weekly tourist car lines
to California
VIA THE "SCENIC LINE"
leaving Minneapolis every Thursday at
S:35 .. m, running via Omaha, Den
yer, ''the Scenic Route through Col
orado, Ogden, Salt Lake City and
Southern Pacific, arriving San Fran
cisco 4:25 p. M, following Monday and
Los Angeles 100 p. m. Tuesday.
VIA THE SANTA FE ROUTE
leaving Minneapolis every Wednesday,
on train No. at 9:35 a. rl., via Min
nea polls & ST. Louis, Iowa Central,
Wabash to Kansas City; thence the
popular Santa Fe system through New
Mexico and Arizona, arriving Los An
geles 500 a. m. following Sunday.
The rate for double lower berth
through to the coast is s6.75 from
Minneapolis.
For full information as to rates and
berth reservations, apply to J.. G.
Rickel, city ticket agent. No. 1 Wash
;ngton avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
NOTES FROM MUSICAL CIRCLES

The next few weeks will bring to
Minneapolitans opportunities to
satisfy their craving for good music
The following are some of the events
announced:
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Mrs. James Gray
JANUARY NUMBER

This article will treat Of Minneapolis chiefly from
historical and picturesque stand point
The Commercial Club committees have arranged for the
publication Of this article and have promised fair return
in subscriptions to the Magazine
Other cities notably St Louis, Milwaukee and Omaha,
have BEEN given extended articles in the magazine under
similar arrangements subscriptions and the CONNER
ca Club feels that this city duty bound to make
showing as the cities named.
Nothing payable the subscription until you receive
the magazine with the article The club hopes that there
will be prompt response to this request.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Vienna-The project for the preservation in
tact of Beethoven's death chamber and other
rooms of his home which is about to be abolished
has had to be abandoned owing to insuperaDle
structural difficulties.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Lincoln, Neb--Fire which started in the en-
gine room ii the bottom of the shaft of the mine
of the Lincoln Coal company was still raging late
last night. Of the fourteen miners in the mine
two died of suffOca ton.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
BEST SELLING !.
AUTUMN BOOKS
LISTS OF MINNEAPOLIS STORES
SHOW MUCH VARIATION.

Books That Go "Like Hot Cakes" at
One Store May Have No Sale at a
Store Only a Few Doors AWay-A
Certain Few Books, However, Keep
Well to Front.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Bernard Dahl will give a piano re-
cital at the First Unitarian church
next Tuesday evening. Program is:
Sonata, D major. op. 2S. ...... Il. van Beethoven
Etudc op. 10, No. 5. IF Chopin
Song in q ma jOr r................F. MendelssOhn
Spinning song g.................F F. Mendelssohn
Fantasia, G major, op. 1S ..........F Schubert
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
Eastern Holiday Rates.

The Minneapolis & ST. Louis will
sell excursion tickets Dec. IL to 20,
inclusive, to eastern points at very low
rates. Return limit Jan. IL, 1904. AL
bany, $40, Boston, $40; Buffalo, $35;
North Star Limited carries Pullman
compartment sleeper, buffet library
car and free reclining chair cars. For
particulars see J. G. Rickel, City Tick.
ct Agent, No. 1 Washington avenue S
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
Only $3.50 to Hot Springs and Return

Via the old reliable est. Louis Short
Line) Minneapolis & st. Louis. Only
one change of cars at st. Louis union
depot via the famous North Star Linr-
ited.'' Trains pass main entrance to
worlds fair grounds. Through Pull
man sleepers and free reclining chair
car to ST. Louis daily. Call on or ad-
dress J. G. Rickel, city ticket agent,
No. l Wa ashington avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
NEXT WEEK.

NEXT WEEK.
Tuesday. Dec. 22-Bernhard Dahl. piano
recital. First Unitarian church.
Christmas EYening-''rhe Messiah Phil
harmonic club and Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra. International audito-
rum.
IN PRox1MATE WEEKS.
Dec 27--Orpheus Singing society. Christ
mas Party" Odd Fellows hall, Mic
ollet avenue.
Dec. 30--patti, International auditorium.
JAN jacques Thibaud and Minneapolis
Symphony orchestra, International au-
dtorium.
jan 12--Aiss Esther Osborn, vocal recital,
Plymouth church..
Jan. 22-Mme. Julia King, piano re-
cital, First Baptist church.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

The School Of Industrial Art of
the Pennsylvania Museum, Philadel-
phia, announces that it now includes
in it's work the making of pottery.
Ground has been broken to erect a
kiln and other buildings will follow.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

A bronze bust Of George William
Curtis was unveiled last week at
LenoX library, under the auspices Of
the Curtis memorial committee. Mayor
Low made a brief address of presen-
tation, and Carl Schurz delivered a
mem orial address. The bust is the
work of j. @. A. Ward.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

The Society of ) Western Artists
opens it's annual exhibition at the
Art Institute of Chicago on Dec. 20.
This society includes in it's member
ship not only Chicago artists, but
prominent painters and sculptors in
| all the western cities, as we'll.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

The Palace Of Peace, which Andrew
Carnegie is going to bestow on the
Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
will owe three Of it's most beautiful
ceilings to the brush of the great
Liege, painter, Gerard de Lairesse,
three works by this artist having been
bought for the purpose.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Miss Louise Mackey Leslie, soprano
of the Hennepin Avenue M. E. church,
will be succeeded Jan. 1 by Mrs. Bush
nell Of Chicago. Mrs. Leslie is pre-
pairing to go abroad.
DR.. Rhys Herbert of ST. Paul has
been engaged for another year as or
ganist of the Hennepin Avenue church.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Madame Julia Rive-King of. New
York, one of the. well known. pupils
Of Liszt, will give a piano recital Jan.
%, at the First Baptist church, Min
neapo1is. One of her numbers Will
be the difficult D-Minor concerto by
Rubenstein. The orchestral part will
be played on a second piano by Miss
Eulalia Chenevert.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Of Miss Alberta Fisher, who sang
in production of .Tennyson's S "Enoch
Arden with the Strauss music at ST.
Paul the other evening, it was reported
that she has a soprano voice of eX-
Quisite quality. Her scale is even and
sure. Its pianissimo is fairly Lutte
,,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Dean Fletcher has resigned his po-
sition as organist and musical direc-
tor in Park Avenue Congregational
church, to accept the position in the
same capacity at First Presbyterian
church for the coming year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

v a.
New York musicians-and espec-
tally those many charming WomT ~
that expect to become expert harpists
sooner or later-have been indulging
in fine musical frenzies Of late. be-
cause two eminent female harpists,
playing at the Metropolitan opera
house, have been forced, under
threats of a strike. to become Smem-
bers of the musical union. Eloquent
recitatives in divers dialects have
protested against this. insult to Art.
Eheu, me miserum! cries the Genuine
Artist, that one bearing credentials
from heaven and a high-priced press
agent should be compelled to prove
her right to a card from the Union!
But with refreshing common sense
the Musical Courier cries in the will
derness:
TT is all right for us to urge that
| musicians are artistic and should not
| belong to unions, but then there is no
line of demarcation fixed between
! the musician and the artist. Every
! musician who feels SO disposed can
! claim that he is an artist and there
| is no authority that can make a dis
claimer on any logical basis. He
| plays music and he is a musician, and
music is art and he is occupied in an
art.
THE Musical union is q part of the
consistent development of the labor
movement in America, and it must
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19

Sogo Matsumoto, the collector Of
Japanese prints who has visited Min
neapolis several times, is having a
public loan exhibition of the prints
at the Educational Museum of Teach
ers' college, Columbia university. He
is busily engaged in preparing illus
trations for a teachers textbook of
drawing and the results promise to be
very interesting.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-14
PROMOTION OF IRRIGATION
Executive Committee Takes Important
Steps In Its First Meeting Held at
Fargo.

Drayton; John Satterlund, Washburn;
Hugh Ryan, Grand Forks; ]. l.. Cash
ell, Grafton; E. G. Lucas of Lisbon.
Colonel Robinson moved, and it
prevailed, that the permanent officers
be ex-officio members of the commit
tee to Washington.
The chair stated that it is under
stood that gentlemen desiring to go
and help in the work at Washington,
will be appointed by the chair.
Those present at the meeting we're:
E. A. Williams, president of the state
irrigation congress. w. H. Brown, Sec
rotary of the association; N, G. Lari-
more of Larimore and Hugh Ryan
Of Grand Forks representing the First
Judicial District; A. j. Voigt of Leeds
and M. H. Brenna of Devils Lake, Sec
ond District; L. B. Hanna of Fargo
and Col. W. H. 1.oDinson of Mayville,
Third District; E. c. Lucas of Lisbon,
Fourth District; Senator G. S. Diesem
of LaMoure and o. J. Seller of James,
town, Fifth District; John Satterlund
of Washburn and Dan Manning, with
proxy from w. L. Richards of Dickin-
son, Sixth District; J. D. Wallace of
Drayton, Seventh District, and Hon.
Alex. Mckenzie of Bismarck, member
of tho COMMITTEES at 1arpa
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-14
Trouble over Board Bill.

When Miss Grace Bonner, the
elocutionist, was leaving Wilton,
she disputed portion of her board
account at Hotel Wilton, amount
ing to Is cents and refused to pay
it. Manager Bookwalter was not
present when she left, and the un-
pleasant manner she showed in the
matter, made him determine that
the account should be paid. On
Miss Bonner's return from Wash
burn, Mr.. Bookwalter was at the
train and demanded the unpaid
portion of her bill. She refused
to settle, and in the course of ar
gument struck MI. Bookwalter
twice in the face. He felt pretty
angry himself by this time and had
Miss Bonner arrested and brought
before Justice Won Steiger, where
she settled the account and costs
in the case and was allowed to de.
part. The affair caused a ripple of
excitement in our town, and in
hearing the case Justice Won Stei-
ger hada full house. Wilton News.
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Notice For Publication.

Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Bismarck, N. D.,
Nov. 9, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make
final committed proof in support of
his claim. and that said proof will
be made before Peter A. Schmidt
clerk of court of Mclean Co., at
Washburn, N, D., on December
81, 1903, viz:
Joseph Gehring,
for the nw4 dissection %, township
148, range 81.
He names the following wit.
nesses to prove his continuous res.
idence upon and cultivation of said
land viz:
Karl Berg, Theobald Martzolf
Friedrich Berg and Wilhelm He'd.
rich, all of Malcolm, N. D.
A.. g. McGillivray,>
nov IA Register.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-14
NORTH DAKOTA MEASURES.
Senator McCumber will Introduce Bills
Of Interest to North Dakotans.

VI "
Senator McCumber will introduce,
early in the session of congress-, a
number of measures of local interest
in his state. Most of them were pre-
sented in the last congress, but failed
Of passage. The most important,
probably, is the measure providing for
a federal law regulating the inspec-
ton and grading of wheat. The sena-
tor is also interested in the construc-
ton Of an Indian agricultural college
in North Dakota. He has prepared a
bill on the subject providing for an
appropriation Of $780, 900 for the erec-
ton Of such an institution at or neal
Wahpeton.
He will also take up, early in the
session, the national pure food bill
which was considered by the commit
tee on manufactures at last session.
The North Dakota delegation is in
terested in the passage of bills open
ing to settlement the lands of the
Turtle Lake Indians in the state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-14

The executl, e committee of the
state irrigation association held q
meeting at Fargo Monday with
nearly all the members of the commit
tee present. President E. A. Will
liams presiding and W. H. Brown was
secretary of the meeting. Letters
and kilograms were read from various
persons interested in the work of irri-
cation and a general discussion was
held of the matter of irrigation in the
state. Col. Robinson suggested the
publication of a pamphlet calling at
tention to the possibilities for irriga-
ton, as a means of preventing the
diversion of the irrigation fund of
this state. Committees were author
lied to do some work at Washington,
and upon other matters as follows:
State Statistical H. c. Plumley,
Fargo; M. H. Brennan, Devils Lake;
Professor Willard, Fargo; R. ]. Tur-
ner, Bismarck and E. G. Palmer of
Williston.
Committee to Washington Alex
Mckenzie, Bismarck; w. H. Robinson,
Mayville; l.. B. Hanna, Fargo; Die
sem, La Moure; Dan Manning, Dick
inson; o. j. Seller, jamestown.
Finance Committee. D. Wallace,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-14
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Bismarck, N. d

I'm AAoNAAOA
Land Office at Bismarck, N. D.
November 6, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed
notice Of his intention to make
final committed proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will
be made. before James T. McCul-
us. Commissioner at Un-
derwood, N. D., post Office on Dec
10, 1903, viz:
W. J. Koenig,
for the lots l, 2, 8 and 4 of section
6, township l45, n. range 80 W..
He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous res
idence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz:
j. P. Peterson, of Washburn, N.
D., and F. Klein and Jacob Koe-
mig and r. A. Ward, Of Under
wood, N. D.
A. G.. McGillivray,
nov IA Register.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-14
The Cattle Market.

There is no more interesting sub
ject for discussion in this region at
this time, than the cause for the
present low prices of cattle. Any
one who can throw light on this
subject is sure of a hearing. One
man gives as a reason. the forcing
of the cattle on the markets., be-
cause of the loss of grazing lands
to ranchmen all over the country.
In other words, the curtailment of
the range has compelled the mar
.keting of all surplus cattle above
the number that ranchmen's pas
lures are now capable of accommos
dating. There has been no other
resource but to ship them out and
let them bring what they might.
Another depreciative factor is
stated to be the beef combination
It is claimed that the great pack
ing interests of the country have
formed a combination to control
the market price of all cattle being
sold, and the combination of ad-
verse circumstances on the western
ranges has but conspired to place
the producer at the mercy Of the
buyers. On the other hand, it is
claimed that the cattle from no
part of the range country have
been in as good condition as they
we're last season. Cattle have been
thinner in flesh than usual, and
that fact established a precedent
for low prices. Then, too, corn is
high, and feeders of cattle cannot
see any profit in their business un-
less they are able to purchase the
cattle they need in their business,
at low prices. y
It is true that there has been a
great curtailment of range, and if
cattlemen have shipped more heay-
lily on that account, then in the fu-
ture-next year and the year after
there will be a shortage of cattle
and prices are bound to advance.
The demand for fat meat is always
on the increase in this country and
if the supply is really diminishing
an advance of price is inevitable.
Now, that prices are low, is the
time to buy. Those who feel tired
of the business because prices are
low this year, had better hold their
cattle until another year, provided
they can care for them.-Mandan
Pioneer.
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Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Bismarck. n.


Land Office at Bismarck, N. D.
November 4, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make
final committed proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will
be made before E. A. Lamb, Coun-
ty Judge at Washburn, N. D., on
Dec. 10, 1903, viz:
George w. Hilton.
for the sci of section 20, township
IA n. range 80.
He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous res
idence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz:
John Hammack, Robert Will
ans, Leopold M, Leib and Mrs.
M. @. Hilton all of Wilton, N. D.
A. G. McGillivray,
nov IA Register.