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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

of the task which is spread before the average
man is so great as to discourage undertaking
Mr.. LIE Gallennes book does commit this
fault He eliminates with stern hand dozens
of books which few writer's this subject
would dare to omit, and he makes more
sweeping Examinations in advising to
read that in which he finds pleasure. AS
a guide to those who would seek enjoyment be-
hind doors that busy lives have closed for them,
this book will be of great value. One chapter
on Whats the Use of Poetry?'' is particularly
attractive.
A repository of jests good, bad and in
different, is the famous Joe Miler's
Complete Jest Book, and a very handy
repository, too for the Jokes are all num-
bered and indexed according to subject.
Many of the jests are by famous men and
relate to historic incidents. With s,the
handy index, therefore, the book becomes
a very valuable accessory for the lecturer,
or, indeed, for any platform speaker, in
Guiding the preacher who INDUCES in pull
pit jokes. The collection was brought to-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
For the Single Taxer to Answer.
the Editor of The Journal.

|
| A few years ago, / read notice in the
newspapers of the city of Columbus, Ohio,
which is my home, that a meeting would
be held at which single tax would be dis
cussed had read Henry Georges plan
/! of taxation, but had not then read his
| book. An address was delivered by a man
who was afterward elected a member Of
the Ohio legislature, by the democrats, in
which he very earnestly advocated the
taxation Of land only, as proposed by
Henry George.
| When he closed I asked to be heard.
which the chairman promptly granted
then stated the following proposition:
Suppose I had come to Ohio forty
years ago and bought a quarter section Of
well timbered government land and had
cleared as much of it as I wished to cul-
tivate and had farmed and improved it
until it is now well fenced and productive
But had neglected one of the duties of
a good citizen, having neglected to marry
and had not built a house, but had lived
with neighbor. Having given forty years
of steady labor, and having got my farm
into such condition that could rent it for
enough to support me comfortably, l
conclude I have done as much hard work
as a man should be required to do and I
am entitled to rest I conclude to rent
my farm and for that purpose make a con-
/ tract with young man who worked for
, me several years to rent it. But just as
4 we have gu Tie dSIeeiueul COIuplele.
Henry Georges tax gatherer makes his
appearance and says I'll take that rent
if you please for Henry Georges propo-
/ sition is to tax land at it's rental value y
Turning to the person who had just adj
dressed US, I asked him, what are you
going to do with me?" His answer was
prompt and earnest, for he seemed to be
excited.
1--WE will serve you as we served the
Shareholders, they had no right to their
slaves and we took them from them, and
you have no right to your land and we
| take it from YOU
Then you treat men, who have given
forty years Of hard work to my farm, just
as you treat the STAKEHOLDER who has lived
forty years on the labor Of other men,
and that. according to Henry George, is
! to relieve us of nearly all the ills of our
/ present system.
! Now, will some of the advocates of sim
gle tax please say whether that was a
proper answer to my question; if not, what
/ would that proper answer be?
i John j. Janney.
Minneapolis, 912 Second avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
A Study OF the Word "vlndIcation.

The decision assumes the truth of the
evidence. 1t assumes that the ex-mayor
did direct Gardner to levy blackmail upon
the dissolute women and give the loot to
him; that Gardner, aided by policemen and
detectives, did gather this plumber at
hand it over In a lump sum to the mayor.
who received and pocketed 1t. 1t admits
the guilt of the mayor, but says that he
was guilty twenty-five or more times in
stead of but once. The ex-mayor accepts
this reasoning and conclusion as his first
victory. and says it is not to be his last.
Meanwhile the subordinates who executed
the order to levy, languish in prison under
sustained convictions. If this is vim
dication,' the word must be defined anew.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

Canadian newspaper men wish to keep
American papers out Of Canada by means
of withdrawal Of the arrangement by
which mail passes back and forth between
Canada and the United States just as
freely and cheaply as it moves within The
country Of it's origin. That men who are
supposedly, from the nature of their call
ing, among the most liberal in Canada
should call for such a backward step is
one more proof of how little any class in
any country can be trusted to take meas
ures for the general good. se
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

Is the more easily condoned, but 1t is
not unimportant that advertising mat
ter should be scattered all over the
east and west advertising the passen-
ger service Of that road as il 1t ended
at ST. Paul and leaving room for the
impression that the rest of the jour-
ney must be made in a stage. coach.
T h e journal does not take any
pleasure in calling attention to this
discrimination against Minneapolis,
but it does not intend to let anything
of the kind go by without jumping
on it-not if it knows about it. Per-
haps, in time, the clerks may be
taught better.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
LIND A GOOD BARkls
Sioux City Journal

John Lind has announced that Minne-
apolis should have a public building more
in keeping with the size of the city, and
the people of Minneapolis without regard
to partizanship, are inclined to agree with
him. Mr.. Lind is understood to be will
ing to stay in congress and pull for that
building until he gets it, even if twenty
years OF earnest endeavor is required to
accomplish his purpose.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

fresh air breathing places for the public
more especially in the down town dis
tricts.
Therefore sincerely hope that the city
authorities will, if possible, secure the
land close by the courthouse, before it is
too late, to be used as a park for the pub
lie. BY so doing, they will be comforting
upon the city Of Minneapolis an incalcul-
able boom Arthur Meacham.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

The railroads have raised the, rates Of
westbound transcontinental freight traffic.
They will have to make hay while the sun
shines in the rate line. Perhaps ships
may be sailing thru the Panama canal
within ten years. vi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

The supreme court holds that tobacco
is n necessary, and may be sold on Sunday,
tho meat may not be sold on that day
Well, that is not so unreasonable as you
might think. 1t is a deal harder for a
habitual smoker to go one day without to-
bacco than without meat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

Senator Hanna's illness will spare him
for time from letters asking him wheth-
er he intends to be a candidate for
president against Roosevelt. It may also
be the means Of keeping him from getting
into an awkward position.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
Courts Not to Be Relied On.

New BedfOrd Standard.
His case, from the point Of view of a
moral consideration. stands exactly where
it did at the beginning, and this action
looks very much like a miscarriage of JUS
tice. Whether the attorney who drew up
the Indictment was careless or incom-
petent, or whether the Justice who
quashed it was too insistent on fine points,
we cannot say. But such occurrences as
this, and several of like nature which
have come to pass in the cases of st.
Louis boodlers, intensity the popular sus-
picion that the courts are not to be relied
upon for the adequate punishment of
faithless office holders who can summon
money or influence to their aid.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
practically all work would be done
with the aid of machines, thus utterly
abolisfing in American life what is
now the lowest stratum industrially.

Mr.. Fill rather objects to being called
an oriental dreamer. but SO long as his
dreams come true he ought not to OBJ
ject. Six or seven years ago he dreamed
of great trade between the United States
and the Orient, and the trade is develop
ing to-day and Mr.. TIill has about COM
pleted the work Of building the two larg-
est steamships in the world to handle it.
OF such stuff are not all dreams made.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
Great Record for
January

The Minneapolis Journal has
again demonstrated right to it's
title of "The Great Daily of the
Great Northwest" having car
ried in 26 issues in January 1911
columns Of PAID advertising,
while it's nearest competitor car
ried 1872 columns, or nearly so
per cent less.
By eliminating Objectionable
medical advertising, which The
Journal would not carry, from
the amount of it's nearest COM
petitor, The Journal carried as
much advertising in it's 26 issues
as it's competitor carried in it's
26 daily and five big Sunday
issues.
AS TO CIRCULATION.
During January The Journals
circulation showed the gratifying
daily average of
6l,463 Copies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

The battleship Iowa yesterday blew off
the muzzles Of her big guns. A modern
battleship is twice as dangerous as an
old one, for 1t is able to infict injury on
both sides.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
The Parks Near Courthouse

To tho Editor Of The Journal.
The marvellous and steady growth of the
city Of Minneapolis is well known to all,
and as q result of this ever increasing
progress, large business, hotel and apart
ment blocks are constantly being built, so
making the city more and more congested,
and hence the great need there Is Of more
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD

Another Unpublished Poem OF Wtttier's-
one OF His Earlier Efforts Produced in
The New England Magazine for Feb
ruary for the First 'rime-An Odd Pic
ture OF VIM. g. Yeats. the Irish Poet
Richard lie GaIIenne Tells the Public
How to Get the Most Out OF Books.
iltherto unpublished poems of Whit
Ter nave been announced twice within
the last two or three months. The lat
Ter IS The Vestal, published in The
New England Magazine for February
Inc poem was written seventy-f1ve years
ago. Recently the legend on which Whit
tier built his poem has been worked out by
r Marion Crawford in his novel .'Cecilia.' Z
The story of the legend and the poem
Is tnat OF yestal maiden, who for love
1orgets her vows and neglects the fire
upon the sacred shrine of the Temple OF
the vestal. She and her lover are slain
ana al. buried among the mental dead
tombless and uneulogized Of Rome''
The poem, being one Of Whittier's ear
l1er efforts, lacks the qualities Of his later
work: Here is a portion Of it, showing
Whittler's power of description:
Morning was over Italy. The sun
Burned Oh the Adriatic, and it's waves
" ahderea like golden messengers along
Dalmatla borders; and the mist that hung
over the dark old Apennines, became
as golden helmets binding the swart brows
VI marshaled giants, kindling from afar
Inc beautiful Islands of the circling sea-
ltal1a s ch1ldren-started into light
The vaDor spirit drew his curtain up
From al their streams, and green hills Of vine
Tossed lie their dark foliage to the summer sun.
linen was flood of pleasant sunlight poured
lnru Ihe long arches, where the moon had
thrown -
Her milder gift upon the temple door,
And round the Vestal shrine. That shrine was
cold -
The sacred flame had nerishod nor,, oo16
stains
We're on the polished marhle-stains of blood:
For violence had been there; and murder closed
Loves thrilling interview. The heavy print
" armed feet was craven on the stone
By the death grapple, and broken sword
Glazed fearfully in blood - ....
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
Too Many Careless Attorneys.
Boston Herald

F.II ~. bOSlOU" EteTaIu.
Before proceeding further against the
grafters let's have an organization for the
suppression Of careless attorneys who
draw up indictments with holes In them
That is the obvious moral Of the quashing
OF the Indictment of ex-Mayor Ames Of
Minneapolis, as it is Of the triumph of so
many Of the st. Louis boodlers over their
prosecutors. There's precious little salts
faction in undertaking to punish boodling
and seeing the boodlers come off on top
SO frequently.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

VIM. 3. Yeats,
the Irish poet and
stage reformer, has
had his run thru
the literary maya
zines of the coun-
try in picture end
prose. The next
stage of the race
for him is carica-
ture. The Lamp for
February Is the
first of the reviews
TO arrive at this
point. It comes for
ward with the ac-
colnpanying odd
view Of the poet,
by Pamela Coman
Smith. 1t looks
like one of the
wraiths Gin black)
of which MIR. Yeats
loves to write,
rather than like a
man who would
advise his hearers
to go out and kill a
landlord and there
by do something
for their country.
Richard LIE Cal
lienne will issue thru
the Baker & Taylor
CO., at once. How to
Get the Best Out of
BOOKS, a popular
manual which should
serve as a reading
guide to the average
business man. Even
those who feel that
they have read much
are usually foored
completely by man
uals Of this sort,
for they find in them
titles which they
never dreamed of,
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
BOOKS RECEIVED

JOE M1LLER's COMPLETE JEST BOOK. Be
ing collection of the most excellent bon mots,
brilliant iests and striking anecdotes in the
English language. With Introduction by
: Andrew G. Dickinson, Jr. Unabridged. New
York William T. Henderson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

In the event Of a world wide war, the
central portion of the North American
continent is about as safe a place as we
know Of. X.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
THE AMEs DECISION
The Central Ficure.

Chicago Record Herald.
The decision Of the court liberates the
central figure in one of the most sensa-
tional stories of civic corruption ever
recorded in the history of municipal SOW
eminent
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

Professor John Graham Brooks asks
whether commercialism is in disgrace?
Well, not very much with those who have
made their pile.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

AN INVITATION is extended to all u@ visit
the Press Room, which ia the finest In the vest
The battery of presses consists OF three four.
deck Goss Presses, with C. total capacity OF
$4,000 eght-pags Journals an hour printed a1, !:
from 8:15 to $3.50 p. m. Inquire at the business
office and be directed to the visitors gallery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

Senator Patterson yesterday, compared
Charles M. Schwab and J. Whitaker
Wright. Isn't that rather disrespectful
treatment of the departed?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
Eluded Justice.

Inu1anapOIlS journal. =
The notorious Mayor Ames of Mime
apolis escapes all punishment for his mis-
deeds, having found the technicality loop
hole, thru which clever lawyers are push
ing so many Of the big criminals.
Doc Ames is not Vindicated; he has
simply succeeded in Guiding justice
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

vice, it's arrangements to have Captain
Mahan write descriptions of the naval bat
ties, think it might fairly be called a
war number. ~ ,&
st. Paul Boomed-Under the heading
est. Paul, the Pride of the Big North
west Leslie's Weekly for Feb. tells of
the greatness Of st. Paul. If the writer,
Everett Wilkes, were a member Of the
twin city worlds fair committee, Mime
apolis would have a chance to get back at
st. Paul for it's opposition to Professor Nc
Vey of the university. Unfortunately, or
perhaps fortunately, Mr.. Wilkes is not on
the committee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

To-day ]. j. Hills navy will be increased
about 100 per cent
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
WHAT THE MAGAZINES SAY

Prejudice Toward Corporate Capital
c. S. Mellen, former president of the
Northern Pacific railroad, has been talk
ing since he went back east Harper's
Weekly for Feb epitomizes Mr.. Mellen's
address before the Hartford board of
trade, which was the talking referred to,
thus:
Mr.. Melen believes that the prejudice eyhib-
tied to-day toward corporate capital and activity
Is founded in apprehension rather than in reason
and In large measure Is due to the unpleasant
personal traits of arrogant and arbitrary men
who have been placed in positions of authority.
To his mind, the day has gone by when a cor
poration can be handled successfully in defiance
of the public will, even tho that will be I'M
reasonable The public may, be led. but not
driven, and Mr. Mellen, for his part, prefers to
ion, rather than be swept from his bearings by
an overwhelming tide of adverse sentiment, with
disastrous consequences to himself and to the
interests in his charge. Evidently the new pres
ident Of the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad Is Of experience and common
sense. la
Might Be Called a War Number-Col.
Iier's Weekly for Jan. 80 bears the inscrip
ton Household Number but inasmucf
as it has an editorial on the fact that there
are no swear words in japanese witt
speculations as to what good JAPANESE
trooper would do when he wanted to say
something BETTING a trooper in anger
and further has report of how 1t intends
to handle the war, giving the names Of it:
! staff Of war correspondents, its cable ser
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
TRAVELLERS ABROAD

VIII nnd The journal on file as follows:
LoNDoN-U. S. Express Co., 90 Strand; Amer1-
cal Express Co.. 8 Waterloo Place.
DENMARK. s. Legation.
RARIS-Eagle Bureau. F3 rue Cambon. Hesl-
dents visiting Paris cen have their mail or
kilograms sent care Of this Bureau and the
same will be forwarded to them or held ZOE
their arrival.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

Representative T. G. Mclean Of Anoka
has sent word back from California that
he will be candidate for denomination.
He was prevented by ill health from TAX
ing an active hand in the session last win
ter Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

The Albert Lea Standard comes out for
Frank Larrabee az a democratic candi-
date for governors and says ''he carries the
right platform right along with him. 2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06
HARRINGTON BUREAU,

WASHINGTON BUREAU.
| w, W, Jermane, Chief Of Washington
| Bureau, e0l-e02 Colorado Building. North
western visitors to Washington invited to
make use Of reception room, library; sta
| tionery, telephone and telegraph faculties.
| NV.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

The naval bill carries with It an appropriation
OF $3.50. 600 for naval training station on south
ern Lake Michigan
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

gether and arranged by John Motley in
1873, so that some Of the jokes are plain
ly chestnuts This new edition contains
the two volumes Of the original in one.
with two frontispieces, one of Joe Miller
in the character Of league in .The Com
mittee," and the other of the Theater
Royal, Drury Lane, London:
1t Is announced that the letters Of John Ruskin
to Charles eliot Norton are to be published in
two volumes next autumn by Houghton, Miffin
Co., and that, in the meantime. selected por-
tions OF this correspondence will appear in the
Atlantic Monthly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-06

The Appleton Tribune says:
James A. Peterson, the able Minneap-
oils jurist. is the leader Of the Dunn forces
in Hennepin county. Mr.. Peterson was a,
candidate for congress at the last primary
election and controls an effective organiza-
tion. His support will go far towards Sc
curing Hennepin county for Mr.. Dunn
Mower County transcript., 1904-06-01
(. *saast2S9sg sssRS$azsasb8 :E +. iTs# SsF
NEW MUSIC FOR WORLDS FAIR
Three Compositions by Famous Peopls.
~ Band Tournament.

Three Compositions by Famous People.
's Band Tournament. ~ "
Musical people and all who appreci-
ate good music may thank the Worlds
Fair for three notable compositions,
written upon the invitation Of the Ex!.i
position management. These are the,
flynn of the West" by the most
distinguished living American; poet
Edmund Clarence Stedman, the music
for which was written by Professor
John T. Paine, who's at the head OF
the music department Of Harvard uni-
versfty;S Louisiana 70 march by
Frank Vanderstuken, leader Of the
Cincinnati Orchestra; waltz, "Along
the Plaza by Henry K. Hadley Of
New York, who has won his laurels
long before this as writer of operate
and other musical compositions. This
music will be heard publicly for the
first time upon the opening Of the FIX:
position on Saturday, April 80. and fire.
quently thereafter in the musical pro-
grammes of the greatest Of worlds
fairs. These are the only official COM
positions. i,
Thirty thousand dollars will be given
in prizes for the best bands at a tour.
nament to be held during the Exposi-
tion. All through the Worlds Fair the
musical feature will be prominent.
The most famous bands Of the world
are under contract to participate dur:
ing considerable periods. Among these
are lie Garde Republicaine band Of
France. the Royal Grenadier band Of
ENGLAND. the American National band.
Sousas band and others.
Mower County transcript., 1904-06-01
Protection from Snow Drifts.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
Company has adopted novel plan Tor
protecting it's right of way from drift
ing SHOWS, which so frequently impede
train operation. The company has or
dered several hundred thousand ever
green trees from an Iowa nursery and
will plant them thickly along the right
Of way on all of the main tracks Of the
company In time the trees will take
the place of the board snow breaks,
which are continually getting out of
place, need almost constant repair and
frequent replacement at considerable
expense.