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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
TROUSERS AND PANTS.
New. York Times,

=
Ex-President Gates of Amherst college
is said to have, a fondness for bargain
hunting that is almost feminine + 4 8,
|. 1t Is told that on a. certain occasion Mr.
Gates bought for So a pair of trousers thai
had been marked at Sc. and had them
charged. The first Of the month a bill
came in: z +, : @SEzz.s. F.. -;
. To one pr. pants. sa.', -
; Mr.. Gates crossed off the .>''pants', and
substituted trousers then remailed the
bill. The first Of the next month another
bill came in: sh
To one pr. pants, $3'' z.
This time the bill was returned, as be !!
fore, but with the following legend: Dear
Mr.. Thompson-I am always careful about
the language I use, and like other people
to be the same The first Of the third
month Mr. Gates received bill:
To one pr. pants, So.
This time he went in person to visit Mr..
Thompson. He explained his position.
Thompson looked at him moment. and
then replied: #
President Gates, Eve been in the cloth
ing business for twenty-five years An
during them twenty-five years everything
in my shop above SIS, has been trousers
and everything below IS has been pants
It's pants you got, egad, sir; it's pants
you'll pay for II
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
WATER RIGHTS PROBLEM,
Senator. Ha pshrou1b j., o~4..

Senator Hansbrough in Opportunity.
In framing their constitutions nearly all
the western states inserted the most
stringent provisions as respects the con-
troll OF streams, and nobody expects the
secretary Of the interior to have an easy
time OF 1t adjusting disputes that must
necessarily arise. Undoubtedly the federal
supreme court must pass upon many Of
the controversies before orderly progress
IS assured. No doubt if some of the
states were to make their organic laws
they would be much more liberal. In
deed, there is reason to believe that sew
eral OF the states, in order to get the fun
benefit of national irrigation, will amend
their constitutions so as to give the fed.
eral government the right, without uues-
tion, to reclaim its public lands with tina
normal waters as we'll as the food waters
or streams now assumed to be wholly
within the control of the state. Federal
authority must be unauestioned and un-
molested If it Is to do the work In a. man.
ner to bring the most good to the state
itself. Under the law all irrigation works
are in time to be turned over to the peo-
pie. Thus will wealth be added to tha
state, and the newly created property
pass eventually under the complete con-
troll of the state.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
The Tireless Adulterator.

The food adulterator is always at work
The criminal who is willing incidentally
to poison people If he can thereby make
an opening. Yesterday the state dairy
and food commission found enough of q
red dye in bottle of catsup to color a
piece of blanket a deep scarlet. The col
oring matter used was "coal tar red
and the commissions chemist asserts
that it is poisonous. -
It is obvious that no individual who is
not wealthy enough to employ chemist
to insure the purity of his food can sue
cessfully wrestle with thessa adulterating
criminals Only the strong arm Of the
state can make it reasonably sure that
the citizen is getting what he pays for.
The state that hasn't a vigilant dairy
and food department is likely to be the
dumping ground of the deleterious prod-
ucts of manufacturers who find that there
is no market for their goods in the
states with strong pure food laws.
. One OF the good works Of the late leg
islature was the strengthening Of the
position and authority of the state dairy
and food commission. The commissions
power over dairies and creameries was
Increased. The thickening of cream and
the watering of butter were prohibited,
and skinned milk sold by creamertes was
ordered to be sterilized. The commits
sion now has full authority to correct
filthy or unl,ealthful conditions In cream
cries and cheese factories and to refuse
licenses to: dealers vending milk from
diseased or neglected cows.
OF even more Importance is the Budd
law which prohibits the aduteration Of
foods with material injurious to health,
and forbids the deceptive labelling 9i
adulterafed goods. Another new law for-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
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Another Good SIGN.

Another potential factor now making
for the popularity in Canada of recipro
city with the United States is the repea
Of the British flour and grain tariffs
When these tariffs were created q veal
ago. the Canadian imperiaiists were de-
lighted. They were very sure that the
object of the tariffs was to open ythe way
for colonial preference in British markets
as much it was to. raise revenue. Ca.
madam wheat raisers and Canadian mill.
ers were counting on the early coming OF
a time when they would have an adyant-
age over American wheat and, flour in
the British markets. .%-
= But the preference idea never took any
root in England; and the other day Mr..
Ritchie, the chancellor of the exchequer
wiped off the grain and -four duties with
out so much as mention of the possi-
bility of using them in a protective and
5discriminative way. The Englishman is
very fond of Canada, but, he is also fond
of cheap bread, and his alta chment to
free trade has not yet been overcome.
The refusal of Britain to give the col
-onies any preference in the British mar
ket will not tend to make the Canadians
wax enthusiastic over the preferential
tariff treatment OF ss 1-s per cent they
now give to British goods. They can't
make a trade with Britain. On the other
hand the tariff conditions permit OF a
very profitable tariff trade or reciprocity
agreement with the United States. A
preference for American goods entering
Canada, can be paid for with preference
for: Canadian goods entering the. United
States. 2rss-zs s..s5-ysy !. ~. - ,s... IS
Here. is one more fact that loudly pro-
claims that the time for arranging reci-
procity treaty with Canada is right now;
not 1904 or 1906, but 1903
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29

seen that children who are fond Of books
should get hold of the right kind Of books
The tendency to history and biography.
winch the publishers are meeting with
very admirable. series of books adapted
10 young minds, should be in every way
encouraged. The series of great COM
manders, great statesmen, great nations.
Whlch nave played great world movements
EFFECTIVELY, great discoverers, and others.
are read with pleasure and profit and they
stlnulate interest In the larger works,
where the subject is discussed wifi,
greater detail. 1t is not necessary to
write history or biography in an abece-
darian way to make the young understand
and read. Perhaps there is too much Of
this mistaken notion in the minds of writ
ers for the young. The latter do not need
and DO not want baby talk to get in their
minds historical and biographical facts.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29

a correspondent Yesterday called at
tention to the factsthat this college tom
& ffo'olery Of wearing caps And gowns a la
Mother Hubbard has reached Carleton
college, at Northtie ED, in his state. Per-
sons having la college degrees ARE requested
to Come dressed In ssowns,''ss..to, the in
stalla ton of the new president and the
invitationsscard kindly u 81 Ives inf formation
as to where the frippery may be rented
for the occasion. S, Shades Of Thomas JEFF
ferson! Gowns for plain American sciti-
zens, and rented att that. The be-Hub-
barded holders Of degrees Will have diffx
Guilty to keep from laughing, in each
others faces when they swish-swash by
at Northheld on the great day,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29

The zeal of the proselyte is proverbial.
It is also well known that if certain dis
eases generally suffered by children are
contracted by adults, the ensuing sickness
is more severe than with the child. The
Tribune, having suddenly had an access of
virtue on the matter of permitting it's re-
porters to accept state aid about eight
years after it's Minneapolis contemporaries
had denounced and forbidden the prac-
tice, is daily growing red In the face and
dangerously: near to apoplexys lin its fits
OF virtuous indignation at thee graft.
There is this consolation about the graft
fits eight years over due, however, and
that is that they have side tracked the fad
fits 49, ST. ;sssssss 80 '|.fs I'll I'll @l.s
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
A Rear Platform GroWl.

On a. Kenwood car, last night, crowded
to its utmost capacity, behind time and
getting farther behind every minute by
reason Of the prolonged struggle Of pas
" sengers to force their way out and the
efforts Of other people to get aboard, some
,of the belated and angry passengers on
the rear platform began to discuss the
service and voice their complaints. In
the course Of this discussion one won
dered why the newspapers didn't take this
matter up and roast the company for
poor service, when one replied: "Oh they
all get passes; they won't say anything" /"
Possibly the author Of this remark be-
lieved 1t; possibly he knew better. AT
any rate, he may know it now He
may know 1t If he will take the trouble to
look the matter up in the files that this
paper has repeatedly condemned the in
frequency Of cars on most Of the Minne-
apolis lines and has compared the service
here with the service in other cities Of
approximately the same size, showing that
our service here is very inferior by COM
parison, and has strongly urged that
steps should be taken to require the com
pany to consult less the size Of it's divi-
dends on inflated capitalization and more
the convenience and rights of the people
who must depend upon it for urban
transit. - =
But such newspaper agitation does very
little good. Why? Because the people Of
Minneapolis are so "easy.'' The same
people who stood on the Kenwood car
last night and abused the newspapers for
mot doing something will do nothing
themselves. They will bring no pressure
: to bear on their aldermen. They will take
submit to the construction of cars united
for urban traffic and patiently wait while,
nearly half the time necessary for a trip
4 from Washington to Franklin avenues is
spent in opening and shutting gates and in
loading and unloading-a waste Of time
which would be submitted to in no other
1 up -to-date town.
The trouble Is not with the newspapers
at least not with this newspaper, which
has published the schedules Of other cities.
counted the number Of passengers on
crowded cars and pointed out the serious
mistake the company has made In the
size and construction of Its cars--but ifi
the people Of Minneapolis who submit to
what would not be tolerated elsewhere
and need not be here II the kick eyer
takes more effective form than rear plat
form grumbling to one another. 81
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29

Some southern papers are opposing the
adoption by their states Of the new:rela-
tion between state and national military
organizations made. possible by the last
congress on the curious ground that, un-
der orders from Washington, some of the
southern militia might be called upon to
shoot white people in some race insur-
rection. There is no cure for the extreme
sensitiveness Of the south except about
twenty-five years more of industrialism.
At the end Of that period it will care
more for facts and less for sentiment.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
ScANTILY GLAD
london EvproS~

London Express.
A race meeting is a great event in Pc
nang: hence, no doubt, the Penang Ca
zettes description of the distinguished
gentlemen who attended it.
H. e. was looking very chic in brown
boots and black umbrella.
The junior ex-member wore a worried
look and Panama hat.
THE senior magistrate had laid aside
his judicial air and wore a Charming
smile. %
Our Celestial millionaire wore large.
shady hat and pink orchid.
The r. of Perak was clothed in dignity
and Shepherds plaid tie"
1t will be noticed that some people 70
about quite airily clad in Penang.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29

1t now appears that General Baldwin s
denial Of the authenticity Of an inter-
view with him, in which he said that he
liked negro and Filipino soldiers because
it didn't make any difference whether
they were killed or not, was sincere. The
general encountered a. reportorial fakir,
and the same has lost his job. The Bald
win incident differs from most officers
regulations OF interviews in that they
are. generally correctly quoted. A repu-
diation is generally enough to placate the
war department. and is easier to make
than an adm ission and apology
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
The Evening Paper.

It is generally conceded that every
copy of an evening paper is read by
more persons on an average than Is
the case with a morning paper. This
Is because the morning paper Is usual
ly read by only one or two and then
thrown aside. while the evening paper
goes the rounds Of the whole family.
Many publishers and advertisers claim
that the average number of readers for
each copy Of an evening paper is five,
but. to be on the conservative side,'
figure it at four. This makes the
daily readers Of The Journal
number 231,s60. So you can see that
an advertisement in T h Journal
reaches nearly quarter of a million
of people. ~.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
WEDNESDAY EVENING,

the gratitude Of his countrymen for the
service he has rendered. should be SO
ready to sbesmirch the name of the Ameri-
can soldier. The old veteran Is evidently
much disgruntled, but that does not ex-
I cuse him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
WHY He WAS UP so EARLY.

Browning's Magazine.
. Wal said Farmer Wilkins to his CITY
boarder, who was up early and looking
round, ben out to hear the haycock crow.
I spose?' and he winked at the hired
man.
''No, !" replied the city boarder. eva
been out tying knot in a cord of wood ;,
Farmer Wilkins scowled at the hired
man and wanted to know why he was not
getting to work at milking those cows.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
A Good Merger.

There is at least one merger in Mime
sofa that the state administration looks
upon with favor. The farmers and milk
dealers who have been contributing to
the milk supply of the city Of Austin have
pooled their interests and formed a CO.
operative company, and the state dairy
and food commissioner approves The
members Of the company send their milk
to the company's creamery, where it is
delivered by two teams. Formerly a large
number Of individuals 4, supplied Austin
with milk in hit-and-mfs fashion. There
was great waste Of energy in having 50
many men and teams attend to work that
two delivery teams and drivers could
the degree of healthfulness and purity
that is now attained. The net result is
better milk for the consumer, economy of
time and effort and increased profits for
the dairymen.
To bes sure, there is no competition in
the milk supplying business in Austin, but
there is@ no necessity for competition so
long as the merger gives better milk at
no greater cost than the individuals did.
The moment this milk merger begins to
adopt the Objectionable practices that mo-
nopoly makes possible, there will be COM
petition. It Is not mergers in themselves
that are dangerous, but the powers for
evil they may have. This Austin merger
has much power for good but little for
evil, because its existence and prosperity
depend upon cheap and good service. =
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
TOO ENTERPRIslNG.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
But the actors art protested the
manager Of the new problem play. lis
merely reflection you know. we simply
hold the mirror up to nature.'''
Quite true replied the friendly critic.
but you're too quick about it. Give her
time to get a few clothes on!''
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
NEW BOOKS

ON sATAN's, MOUNT. By Dwight Triton Au.
thor OF Miss Petticoats. ~ Illustrated. Bos-
ton: G. dM. Clark publishing Company.
This story is not of as good a quality
as the authors Miss Petticoats." It be-
gins with a very spirited description of a
great racing event, won by John Peter
Nortons 8 horse. John being a millionair
whose pretty daughter, devoted to horses.
fgures conspicuously in the story and ul-
tlmately, after refusing many fine offers
OF marriage, gives her heart to Philip
Craig, who had meantime risen to be a
cabinet officer and became president by
the unexpected death of the late presi-
dent There is an ugly scene of rioting
and incendiarism in Washington, where
the people rose against the senate "pluto-
Gratis, and Craig found himself tempted
On Satan's Mount by the devil and had
to decide between his honest duty and
usurpation Of power, choosing the former
and sagely resigning the onerous and
perllous presidency as soon as he could.
IHE BETTER SORT. By Henry James. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons 153-159 Fifth
Avenue: Minneapolis: Nathaniel Mccarthy,
Price, $1.50.. 81 -
The eleven stories in this volume proba
bly, embody the best examples of Mr..
James style of short story writing: and.
indeed present the characteristics of his
IS large, as he can number once one hun
dred novels and magazine stories AS
Swinburne says in his Edinburg, Review
cr1t1que on James, he has thoroly adopted
the part of the social recorder; and he sci.
dom enters any other field. He knows
the social atmosphere and, when he brings
1t into his books it is som mething real. Mr..
James is gifted with humor of a peculiar
Kind Some people see his point at once.
Over the heads Of many others his humor
flies without notice. There is, however,
enough of the real James characteristics
In this book to make some .prejudiced peo-
pie change their opinions of him to his
advantage. ..~cs
The HISTORY OF PORTO RICO. Bv r. A.
Van Middeldyk, Librarian of the Free Pubiic
Library, San Juan, p: r. Edited by Profes-
sor Brumbaugh, Of the University of Pennsyl
yania. - New York: = d: Appleton f&s- CO.
+ Pr1ce, $l.2o, net. Postage IL cents additional
This volume of the Expansion Of the
Republic Series, is the filling Of a real
need,-an English history of Porto Rico
from it's discovery by Columbus in 1893 to
the American occupation. The latest ex-
listing history in Spanish is revised sedi-
t1on published in 1866, of Friar lingo AL
bad's history, published in 1888 in Madrid,
Porto Rican writer's . have written
sketches Of various phases of the his
tory. 1t has been 40 years since thesdis.
covery Of the island. by Columbus, and
during the long Spanish occupancy much
occurred which is unknown to Americans
and the present volume presents an inter- 4
esting study of Spanish rule, which made 4
the island profitable to Spain and it is /
somewhat remarkable that the record is /
CHARACTERIZED by unusual freedom from re-.
VOLTS. The coming of American rule and
Ideas has awakened the people and de-
cided progress has taken the place Of
stagnation. Civil government and popular!
representation is reorganizing the life Of
the people. - :
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29

short session Of the present congress
after the election OF 1904. AT any rate,
It is to be hoped that the stand against
tariH revision does not mean also the
postponement Of consideration of rec
iprocity with Canada. II it does there will
be no reciprocity with.our northern neigh
bor for many long year. a.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
AT THE THEATERS
Foyer chat.

| 1t is announced that Dorothy Sherrod
! the charming southern girl who has
played leading roles with Tim Murphy for
several years Is to have prominent part
| in the new three-act comedy now being
written for Mr.. Murphy, by George. ".
Hobart and Edward z. Rose.
Arrangements have been concluded
with Manager, Scott of the Metropolitan
for the reservation Of several blocks of
seats for theater parties from the
university at the return engagement of
Mary Shaw in Ibsen's "Ghosts" which
begins tomorrow evening.
Seats for the engagement at the Met
ropolitan next Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings Of Richard Mansfield
in his elaborate revival of Julius
Caesar" will go on sale tomorrow morn
ing. Mansfield presents the first import
ant revival Of this great tragedy seen in
this country in fifteen years. It is playe
only when great Brutus appears, altho
it is the most popular of all Shakspere's s
plays. Mansfield is said to have made
the most effective triumph Of his career
as the patrician patriot, and to have
found in the role OF Brutus acting values
never before exploited. II
The Metropolitan's. attraction for four
nights and matinee. opening Thursday
May z, will be Effie Ellsler in Charles
Majors famous romance of chivalry
when Knighthood Was in Flower" Miss
Ellsler has achieved the most pronounced
success of her. entire career In the com
plex role Of Princess Mary Tudor.
THE Little Church Around the Cor,
ner," the Bijou's attraction the present
week Is meeting with success, last
nights audience being one of large size
IN spite of the bad weather.
Not Guilty. four-act melodrama by
Joseph LIE Brandt, the well-known au-
thor and dramatist, will be the attraction
at the Bijou the coming week, q clever1y
contrived drama, full Of action and Incl
dent and the heavier scenes are spiced
with wholesome comedy, ., .-... ,:
g; Tomorrow at the ,,Lyceum, after the
matinee Of Michael SStrogoff,'' the now
famous dread baking contest will be
held, Two prizes are offered for the best
baked loaf sof bread. After the judges
are, thru, the bread will be turned over
TO some charitable organizat tion.ri Opening
next Sunday, the Ferris company will be
seen in Bret Harte's romance Of the west,
Tennessee's Pardner,'. il ,xsr.,A.-., !.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
Nearly all of which
goes direct to the
homes.

Actual canvass of resi-
dence district totals
shows out of 4t444t1 4t44t1 resi-
dences: 3731 Journals,
$50 Eve. Tribunes, 626
Morn. Tribunes, and out
of Go flats, 1907 Journals,
147 Eve. Tribunes, 161
Morn. Tribunes.
The Journal carried
in March 1909 se;1sn e1':: paid
advertising, and il. the
Evening Tribune carried
8l7 sas5sn oo1s: paid advertise
ing. The Journal exceed
ing the Evening Tribune
by 81 per cent. .~
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29

Among the contributors to Lippincott's
for May are Bliss Carman. Cy Warman
and Seumas MacManus. The "Walnuts
and Wine" department of this interesting
magazine contains the usual number of
good stories. The complete novel is
George Gibbs s'Love of Monsieur
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

bids the use Of any chemical that is in
furious to the health OF tho consumer tia
prevent decomposition or conceal its
presence. The legislature also hyed a
standard for pure vinegar and required
that vinegar called cider vinegar be such
in fact. Another law requires that sor-
ghum and cane syrups be pure,
Strict pure food laws and an earnest
and tireless official to enforce them are
essential to the public health. Legisla-
lures should always be liberal with this
department Of the state government, and
governors should be very careful about
the qualifications of the incumbent Of the
office Of dairy and food commissioner.
The present commissioner is exhibiting
great zeal in his work, and should be re-
warded with generous recognition Of his
devotion to duty.
The best feature Of the Thaw-Yarmouth
wedding was the conspicuous absence Of
Benjamin Thaw. Miss Thaws Oldest
brother who is described as the, worthy
son of a noble father.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29

oPlJCtiLC III pOOl fIlC :
ton is discouraging.
it should be remem :
bered that "other
dishes in the menu
are not wholly neg
lected" and he in-
tances the increas
ing demand for his
tory and biography.
He emphasizes the
Importance of keep
ing the young from
forming q literary
taste based on trash,
which imparts a
"traShy taSten nnfij
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-29
Books and Authors
THE "TRAsHY TASTE,

Mr.. Edward Fuller. in deeply interest
ing paper in recent Atlantic on Real
forces IN Literature, = remarks that, if the