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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

AS it is customary to print the pictures
of noted criminals, we have reproduced
one of Mr.. Davis here, as the first man
to lose his literary head under the gull
lotine. If we may judge from contempor-.
aneous criticism, however, Mr.. Davis
should have been granted a new trial on
the discovery OF evidence not introduced
in the trial. A recent critic gives certain
portions, at least, of his 1.-The Bar Sin
ister'', a high place as literature. Still.
there is nothing to prevent the growing of
a new literary head and Mr.. Davis will
doubtless do that.
Other persons whose cases have come
to trial before the same high court have
been Henry James and Mrs. Eddy, John
Kendrick Bangs and James Brander Mat
thews, Marie Corelli and Hall Game, Henry
Van Dyke, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and GER
tain Historical novelties whose sanity
was questioned. One cannot failst to enjoy
the book, which, however. like all such
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figures have not been touched before

figures have not been touched before
in about thirty years. @
Much less work is in sight for this
year in the way Of railroad construc-
ton and equipment. but it is believed
that many plans, the announcement
OF which has been held back, will
come to light later on. Whatever is
undertaken in 1904 is likely to be
carried thru more fully than was the
case last year, for when 1903 opened,
there were $500 miles Of new rail-
road under way, OF which 6,723 miles
We're actually constructed, labor
troubles and the financial furries
causing the abandonment of the re-
matnder.
Complaint Is still heard OF lighter
demand, smaller profits and depress-
ing conditions, but it is the east that
sends out the unfavorabNe reports.
The setback Of 1903 hit the manu-
featuring east, leaving the west and
the northwest comparatively free. The
higher prices ruling here for wheat
have been an offset in good part to
the smaller crop. The railroads Of
the west have felt a recession and the
volume Of traffic looks light by COM
parison with periods Of the recent
past when there was congestion every
where. Yet the great systems even
now are without cars enough or suf-
hcient motive power. The west needs
more cars, and will have need of
thousands more a year hence. when
traffic develops thru the many miles
of new territory opened.
| Minneapolis winds up a splendid
year. With an early closing down,
attributable to discriminating freight
rates, and later paralysis resultant
from labor troubles, the city's leading
industry failed to make new record
Of production; yet business here in
the aggregate was far in excess Of the
previous year, the increase in build
ing being very gratifying, while the
gain in general business was $21,
900, the figures showing total Of
$741, 049,343 in bank clearings, com.
pared with $72O,752,33L The new
year has opened with many favora
BILE things in view for the northwest
and there is everything to indicate {
, prosperous year for 1904.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
Our Human Imports.

That portion of the nations imports
that can be measured in money aggre-.
gated more than $1,00o,o00,000 in
1908.
But what about the human imports?
There came to our shores during 1908,
100000 men and women. What is
their value? Many Of our states esti-
mate a human life at $1,000, when
death in an accident makes it neces-
sary to place a valuation on that
which the state will go to any expense
to protect and save.
At that valuation our immigrants
for 1903 are worth $3,100,000,00O
That is a low valuation.
| It is poor farmer that does not add
/ $4,000 to the wealth of the world DUR
ing his life, over and above his living
and that Of his family. The average
American workman produces at least
$1,000 of wealth every year. If we
say his wages average $500, each
years work represents an addition Of
/ $500 to the wealth Of the nation.
Twenty years of work means 10000
added to the nations riches. At that
! rate every able-bOdied man who set
ties in America is worth at least
$4,000.
This doesn't look as if the material
welfare Of the country were affected
injuriously by immigration. And
without any such calculations, we
know that it is not. We! need an
army of Immigrants each year to dc
the hard and dirty work the natives
will not do. The manual labor oil
construction Of all sorts and the
mental tasks are all done by the for.
eign-born. Their children will per.
/ form higher grades of work. Theil
places must be taken by fresh impor
tations Of human beings.
The great difficulty with our inlmi
grafton is that it is not well distrib
uted. It is affected by other consider
atoms than the law of supply and de
mand. Too muchs goes to the con
I gested cities, too little to the opel
I country, tho the former do not nee,
E men and the latter does.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
THE MINNEAPOLIS JoURNAL.

Chicago. Following that gift comes
Andrew 81 Carnegie's donation Of /
100000 600 as a pension fund for steel
workers and the bequest of Gurdon
Mckay Of Newport, r. I.,sof $4,000.000
to Harvard. Next in order comes the
Wilder bequest Of $3,oOo,O00 to the
charities Of st. Paul. ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

yellow dog applauded when the. vote was
announced at the teachers convention indorsing
the alleged spelling reform. Perhaps this will
reconcile the Minnesota cranks who lend their
support to that reform to the fact that nearly
the whole literary world Is against them.--St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
For applauded read "howled' and then
you will agree that the janitor Of the Pho
neer Press building should keep that yell
low dog chained up. He is liable to ex-
hibit bad manners, as well as Grass ignor-
ance. 4.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
Walking.

If there is anything in the generally
accepted biological law that organs
develop or degenerate according to
their use or disuse, the time is com
ing when the city mans legs will be
neither strong nor shapely. and of but
little more use, than vermiform APP
pendix. 10 Ys3 {; rs s5s.ss
How little the Average e city ty man
walks! Y He considers it positive
hardship to live in a house more than
two blocks from a. car line. He wad-
dies out to the car in the morning
and will stand still and freeze rather
than stir his languid blood up by
pacing off a few blocks.
The suggestion that he ought to
walk to his office mile or two away,
is enough to give him nervous pros
tration. II
He goes out for lunch at noon and
generally chooses the nearest restau-
rant. He rarely gets out Of his chair
at the office, and when he goes home
at night it is in his carriage or by a
street car.
Not one city man or woman in a
thousand ever thinks of walking for
pleasure. On fine Sunday one may
skirt the suburbs of the whole city of
| Minneapolis and scarcely see single
person indulging in the delights of an
honest walk along country roads. No
one who does not walk can ever know
the country. Swishing thru it in an
automobile is not seeing it. Walking
does not interfere with the use of the
eyes. It gives time for meditation as
well as perception.
Walking in the country is a simple,
| healthy diversion and, exercise that is
open to the poorest man without price.
| AS Thoreau says the best part Of the
land for the walker, the landscape, be-
| longs to anyone who will make use
Of it. But in this artificial age all our
amusements must be artificial. We &c
on fatiguing excursions in crowded
trains, instead of on refreshing and in
spiriting walks. Instead of de1ightine
ourselves with natures great cyclic.
rama and the drama enacted by its
myriad lives, we must hurry in droves
.
1 to stuffy theaters to look upon painted
scenery and limitations Of men anC
women. Or, instead of reading the
4 book of nature for ourselves, we stay
i in doors and take it secondhand
after the fashion of our age, which
hopes to learn everything from text
books. 45e
Thoreau couldn't get along withou
four hours a day in the country. -Four
hours day is more than anyone cal
spare who does not live. on beam
alone, but many man who is restfes
and nervous is SO only because the OLE
savage concealed in his being is clam
oring for the open sky, the pure al
and the exercise Of long disused mus
cles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
woRLp,s FINEST RATTLEsHlP

A German service review recently took
a sort of postcard census of the admirals
and leading engineers of every naval pow
er in the world, including Japan. BY a
largely preponderant vote it was agreed
that for general all around excellence the
Italian battlesllip Vittorio Emanuels is
the finest In the world.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Nebraska university is going to accent
that Rockefeller gift, after ALL Like some
OF the rest of US, it needs money. Rookie
feller's money will buy just as much as
anybody's else. ,s re
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
WORLDS LARGEST INCUBATOR

Australia has the largest duck farm and
the largest incubator in the world. The
incubator has a capacity of 11,400 ducks
eggs and 1880 hens eggs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
The New ITlm Review saws:

Brown county now has two men am
bilious for political honors. George w.
Somerville, who would like to represent
this district in congress. and L. G. yogel,
who would appreciate a certificate of
election to the Office Of state treasurer.
The republican party will probably be
called upon to choose between them
- Charles B. Cheney
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

The great blessing to the south of tho
high price Of cotton is that it will enable
scores Of thousands Of farmers to get out
from under the crop-lien slavery, which
keeps them always Just one year behind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

If an American warship sunk Colon
bian gunboat yesterday, Uncle Sam has
begun the new year with trouble on his
hands.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

All the commentators having agreed that
Russia and Japan ought to fight, Of course,
they'll have to.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Jim Martin Leaves the Board of Control
to Manage the Collins campaign-The
Senators and the Governorship -
Prophets Disappointed by the Collins
Resiqnaton-Gus WideII Still Think
ina About 1t.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

The Anoka Free Press is strong adj
! herent of Bob Dunn, but probably would
object to calling him "the Roosevelt Of
Minnesota . Judging by the following:
t'The Minneapolis Journal tries to
link the name of Roosevelt with
those of Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln.
This would seem to be enough to cause
those venerables to turn in their graves.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

A Pullman porter writes this column to
know if Wos Gil calls himself Woz Hill
or Woozy JILL He says that as porter
it is necessary for him to know all facts
from the population Of Podunk to the po-
litical parties of Paradise In order to lay
the proper foundation to shaking down.
the travelling public. The conundrum
Wos>v Gil as as unfathomabIe to us as is
the English painter, Watts-Dunton. We
do not know whether he Wos or not, nei-
Their do we know Watts-Dunton. Look In
the annual encyclopedia.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Cashier Andrews, who got &. million dol
lars and fifteen years, was let off by the
governor Of Michigan after he had served
about a year. The governor of Michigan
is in the same class as the supreme court
of Missouri. We cannot well be harsher
| than that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Gus Wiedel of Mankato was in ST. Paul
New Years Day, and he admitted that he
was still thinking seriously of making the
run for secretary of state. He is not sure
yet whether his business affairs will per-
nit, and thinks there is plenty Of time to
consider the matter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Doane Robinson still keeps South Da-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

An article in this column regarding
Christmas and the glorious old sub-zero
weather and it's manifold splendors and
charms evidently struck a responsive
chord in some poetic bosom. The writer
received by mail yesterday this little
sketch clipped out and pasted on sheet
Of paper. Under it the same ideas were
expanded and thrown into metre. The I'M
known poet says:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Paris is rejoicing in a new trackless
train. It is composed Of motor carriage
similar to an ordinary automobile, and
five cars. The discovery consists Of the
transmission of sufficient motive power
from the carriage to move each car. It
was found that all the cars tracked ex-
actly with the motor. If the idea proves
practical ON large scale street railway
stock is likely to have a corner knocked
off of it some day
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Robert Caterson of New York recently i
chased the far-famed granite mountain OF Tel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

If the Iroquos theater's fireless curtain
really burned as charged, somebody ought
to hold up one finger a the management.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Farmer Ben tells his Austin Transcrip
readers this week that the biggest mistake
ever perpetrated in our public schools was
the abolition of corporal punishment. Ht
says:
There's lack of respect for law and author.
ity and order that is developin' with swiftnes.
which is ominous of evil. I tell you when
grew up had to take my medicine with .straI
or rawhde when / kicked out of line and didn'i
mind father and mother and teacher. and a goot
application of strap oil was tonic that fixed III
up right and it would last a month or two be
fore we needed any more.
While not attempting to settle this diff
cul question offhand, we may state with
out prejudice that we have seen boys. an
played with them. for whom trunk stra'
was the natural remedy There seem
be boys on whom love is as much waste
as would be a discussion of quaternian
on Patagonian. We may be wrong.
"A. J. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

This is a somewhat liberal taste Of the
very readable humor and satire to be
found in '''The Literary Guillotine,' book
whose authos is to us unknown. The mar
ration Of the decapitation Of Mr.. Davis is
our own eve are compelled to say, in jus
tice to the unknown author Of the book
The story Of the trial is condensed from
the book ITSELF
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23

so unconventional and democratic
Well, Marsh. he replied with a big
smile of content, that's the beauty of
this country of Ours-a man doesn't
have to be anything except himself or
more than he wishes to be-
General Miles is loaded to the muzzle
with good stories-he has so many that
he tells them in as few words as possible
so as to have time to tell a lot of them
Here are some that he gave me one day
IN quick succession
One Irishman bet another that he
could drink a bottle of whisky and not
staggcr. The other Irishman covered
the bet, and the first one won. by
going to bed and drinking the whisky
there
A negro approached fish-stand kept
10y another negro and asked Got any
fresh fish,"
"Cose I has. What you t'ink Ize
Sellin'? Shoes"
Oh. knows you's sellin fish. but
is dey fresh?"
Cose dey's fresh. Hyah Quit
smellin O dem fish!
amt smellin EN-
What you doin'. dem
Ize jus whisperin to EN-. dat 5 all ."
An what you whisperin' to dem
fish,"
"Oh. Ize Jus asllin EN- how's all
de're relations dat dey lef' in de ocean.
An what dey say"
"Dey say it's so long since dey seen
EN- dat dey forgits,
An Irishman said Last night at two
o'clock in the mornin'. whin | was
walkin up an down the floor wild me
bare feet on the oil cloth wild a cryin
child on each arm. couldn't help
rememberin' that me father wanted me
to be a priest But l thought | knew
better than he did.
Copyright. ,0o4. by Marshall P wuterI
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
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New-York tribune., 1904-10-23

During religious conference at
,r1It four ministers were my guests
eN too had wondered much about
Size sensations OF the soldier in battle,
one OF them asked me if | did not
the glory IN taking part in great
was a powerful stimulus causing
--s 70 emulate the great heroes of
story
replied Not at ali
Then they wanted 10 know what was
-eutiment that took possession of
iler when he was actually fighting
riad that three words. only three.
t.eluently uttered by all classes
diers in the thick of a fight and
words fully indicated the soldiers
.asuaut sentiment
Iu uv division was a Captain who
s noted for religious life and extreme
ra95oNy in belief and conduct He
Is a strong Sabbatarian and had never
r known 10 utter an oath. or even a
1 word OF the cusS variety
icd him as Miss Nancy sort of
and feared he would bc of no use
battle unless a quick and successful
treat might bc necessary But one
y while a big battle was going on
SASS rght IN the thickeSt OF the fight
.t uild-nannered Captain waving his
,.ri and urging ms men on in such
raid style that ! could not help
su.rng him rode up to compliment
hut when / got near him his Ian
ape made me smile.
Gave EN- hell Give EN- hell.
BOSS he would yell after each volley.
and ae did not vary his remarks.
couldn't resist saying. Captain.
--allv surprised Al such language
r-u vou-you. our most religious sol
f.t
Wen. General he replied I'm
stia1 ,ust what I feel and Just what
nssan Excuse me. but business Is busi-
Then he waved ms sword again and
-peatrd Gave en- hell. boys. Give
I'm he'll, Gave en- hell Give EN-
If and gentlemen. those three words
..r--ss the entire sentiment of a soldier
a.le he Is IN battle And religious
haugh they were. those three ministers
booked as II they felt compelled TO believe
One evening [ stood at the landing
ta- grand staircase OF General Ayers
rEsane residence Al Detroit, looking
f.ru on a great social gathering on the
4ar below Great men and charming
men. elegant attlres and animated faces.
rli1ned 10 make a picture that
ND not have missed ior anything.
t somehow my thoughts persisted IN
-rung IN contemplatjve groove. 50
.4- not astouishcd when the General
rred me on the shoulder and rallied
ne on standing apart and being qulet
md serious 7 replied that there were
m., when a professional funny man
r-t il hard to 1--we up 70 his reputation
nheu he chanc-d 80 lind himself alone
1 .u "a reflective mood He not only
rie-stood me but spoke most sympa-
a.t allv Of the reacuonary fluctuations
mercurla temperament. and OF the
r8cncv Of quicksilver 20 fall as quickly
,t mounted
Most truthfully did John G SAKE. the
sm8rous poet. write It's a very serious
a.ug 10 be a funny man" Real fun
se-- De Spontaneous.
The hostess who pounoes upon me
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23


Fathers and Captain John Smith ever
set foot on the Western Hemisphere.
so 1t is one of the show places of
the American continent; yet the
greatest interest of every visitor is
the room in which " Ben Hur" was
written
Like every other real man of affairs.
General Wallace has a large sunny side
to his nature. and a gift for storytelling.
! have listened to him with huge delight
To repeat all his stories good enough to
print would crowd everything else out
OF my book. but here is one that have
often recalled. and with hearty laugh
each time
Ia Stamboul Turkey. lived a well-to-
do native named Ismail Hassan He
did not have the imagination of Rider
Haggard. nor the eloquence of some
Americans | could name. but he had
ready Oriental wit that could always
be trusted to get him out of a tight
place A neighbor called on him
one day and wanted to borrow ms
donkey
Ismail made a low salaam and replied:
Neighbor, | am very sorry. but
my boy started on the donkey an
hour ago for Scutari By this time
he is gaily trotting over the hills.
far from the sacred precincts of
STEAMBOAT
Just as Isiuail finished speaking a
loud bray was heard from the stable.
which was under the same roof as the
house.
The neighbor exclaimed: How now.
friend Ismail? heard your donkey
Bray"
Ismail protested that the neighbors
ear had been deceived. and that the
noise was not a donkey's bray. But the
donkey. which was supposed to be
trotting toward Scutari. brayed again. |
brayed twice and loudly; so the neighbor
cried
Surely that is your donkey. Ismail
Allah be praised, can now borrow
him.
But Ismail replied angrily: Which
do you believe Is lying. the donkey
OF T."
The neighbor could not set up the
word OF donkey against that of
Ismail Hassan. 50 ne had to depart on
foot
Although it has been my rare luck to
meet many great and prominent men.
/ am frequently surprised anew that
my first impression Is of their simplicity
of manner and their lack of affecta-
ton
General Nelson A Miles. until recently
General-in-chief Of our army. was al
ways of distinguished appearance. In
his earlier days he was known among the
women IN army circles as Beauty
Miles. and his photograph was in wild
demand by young women at every
military post in the West vet he was
always as modest and approachable as
any ordinary mortal, and ! am sure no
American ever was more grateful for 1t
than never outgrew my boyhood's
alteration for soldiers
| gratefully remember Miles calling
on me once when | was IN Washington
| ought 10 have been overcome by the
honor which certainly it was, but he
disarrned embarrassment by dropping
in informally. head of the army though
ne was in ordinary civilian costume
and with an old soft hat on his
New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
TITLES AND
THE AUTHORS

GEOFFREH CHAUCER
By Adolphus " Ward
EDnChD sPEssRR
by x. W Church
SIR PHILIP sIDNEH
By J A SymOGds
FRANCIS BACON
by K W Church
5OHH MILTON
By Marx Pattsou
JOHN BUNTAN
By james Anti0uY FrOude
John DRYDEN
BY George Saintsbury
JOHN L0CEE
81 Thomas Fowler
DANIEL DEFOE
By William Mimic
JONATHAN SWIFT
By Leslie Stephen
SbAkPH ADDISON
By " J Courthope
ALEKANDER POPE
By Leslie Stephen
sAnUEL JOHNSON
By Leslie Stephen
DAVID HUNE
By Prot. l A Huxley
TuOMAs GRAY
By T. " Crosse
cLIVER GOLDSMITH
BY William Black
RDMUND BURKE
BY John Morley
WILLIAn COWPER
By lsoldWIn smith
EDWARD GIBBON
BY James Cuttrr Morrison
RICHARD q. SHERIDAN
BY Mrs plr,t,ant
ROBERT BURNS
By Principal J. c. sharp
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
by f W. II My-rs
SIR WALTER sCOTT
BY Richard II Hutton
ROBERT SOUTHET
By Edward Dpwien
CHARLES LAHB
BY Rev Alfred Anger
PKRCY BYssHE SHELLEY
By ilhu 4 Svuondl
THOHAs DR QUINCEV
By Prot David Mason
LORD BYRON
BY john Nichol
John KEATS
b. Sidney Cnivin
THOnAs q. MACAULAY
By lame, Cot,-r Morrison
WILLIAM N. TuACEERAY
Bv Anthony TroliOpe
CHARLES DICkENs
BY Adoiphus william Ward
50 VOLUMES LRSS
THAN SIS CENTS
A VOLUME
| A. l..
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