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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04
THE MAGAZINE SAMPLER

The War and the Fair.-Bursting with
timely reading matter is The American
monthly Review of Reviews for May.
First and foremost is much that is deeply
interesting In relation to the war. The
articles In this connection are numerous
ana worth more than careless reading.
Next is something of interest nearer home.
1t is the Louisiana Purchase exposition
What Everybody Will Wish to Know
Before Going is told by William FleweI-
lyn saunders. THE Art Exhibit is dis
cussed by Ealsey c. Ives, chief of the de-
partment. There is also much to interest
the student Of the political situation
among the information about war and the
countries at war is this about the jap
anese newspapers:
The japanese press is showing rapid eyolu-
ZION toward western models. The events of the
present war are responsible for extras" which
are sold III the streets by newsboys, or rather
ne"smen, Ill true American fashion. The news
men are bare lmbed, with tenugui or sort of
napkin. around the head, and small bell at the
Delt' which rings as they run. The special news
supplement- or extra is known as the gogwai
The text in Japanese newspaper or any other
periodical, begins at the first line at the head
OF the right column and reads down. The first
line gives the name of the paper. the date, the
price. postal instructions ETC.: the second line
the catch heading of the extra The reading
Is done vertically just as in the title. The inter-
esting and significant portions are emphasized by
black points at the side which serve the purpose
of larger type or italics
The Crtlc.-The features of the May
number of The Critic are: A discussion of
the passing of popular novels review OF
the dramatic season Gllustrated), Jap
anese Women Writer'S (illustrated), and
comments on "'Lovemaking of the Flu
ture.'
Don't Cross Your knees.-A medical au-
thor1ty has recently uttered a warning
against the habit Of sitting with one knee
crossed over the other-a pose which is
nowadays almost as common among
women as among men. This apparently
harmless habit, it seems, is likely to cause
sciatlca, lameness, chronic numbness, as
cend1ng paralysis, cramps varicose veins
| and other evils. The reason is simple:
The back of the knee, it is explained, as
| well as the front Il the elbow and wrist,
| the groin and the rnpit, contains nerves
and bloodvessels which are less adequately
| protected than in other parts Of the body.
The space behind the knee contains two
large nerves, a large artery and numerous
veins and Emphatic glands. It is the pres
sure on these nerves and vessels which is
apt to give rise to the various troubles
against which we are warned.-Joaquiu
Miller, in Harper's Weekly.
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MRS. A. M. TOWNSEND.
Who Has Made ''White Ribbon
Remedy Famous.
Ribbon

Mrs. A. M. Townsend, for years sec
rotary Of a Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, also secretary of Mrs
A. M. Townsend, Inc, 21S fremont
street, Boston, Mass, who has sue
cessfully placed White Ribbon Rem
edy on the market by using news
papers, says:
"I am selling White Ribbon Remedy
to women. Women cannot read the
papers until after their work is fin
ished and the children and oftentimes
her husband are in bed. Then she sits
down and reads all the advertisements.
This is her news, the news for a
housewife. They must read the adj
vertisements to know how to keep
house economically. The busy house
wife-and every good one is kept
busy-has no time to shop" They
read the advertising news in the even
ing, figure just what they can pur-
chase from the many bargains offered
and oftentimes write for the goods to
be sent c. O. D. If there is an after
noon edition in her town, this is the
paper she reads in the evening. I
know this to be fact. I am a woman;
I do it; and women / am acquainted
with do the same thing. We cannot
help it.
Mrs. Townsend is one of the women
of America who has made an article
Of merit popular by intelligently plan
lining and carrying out advertising cam-
paigns.
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NoRsk NIGHTINeALE's up. REVERB
Milwaukee Sentinel.

Milwaukee Sentinel
Listen, Christina, and yu sko hear
Bout midnight ride OF Paul Revere.
Seventeen hundred seventy five.
Hardly a geeZer ban now alive
Who live har ven Paul ban volunteer
Some British fallers ban getting gay
So Paul yust giving his horse some hay
And say "Ay skol max grand sand play!,,
Den he tai Yohn Brenk-Yohn ban his friend
Who borrow venever Paul skol lend
"Yohn, yust go up har in old church tower
And yust 50 sune sum yu find out hour
British skol march, give me good val
And az skoll hustle and ride lax hal!,
So op in the church go old Yohn Brenk-
1t ban first time in his life, ay tenk:
And Won desc English get busy. he val
And wave big lantern to his guide nal.
Maester Paul Revere, who yulnp on mare
And of for Lexington he skol tear
eye Whit. he says; latter dis ay guess
Az sko1 getting my picture In Success,
Dey skol tenk ay m smart old son Of a gun
Ven az gallop into Lexington!'
Val. he max dis ride--yu bet yur life!
And fellers grab gun and drum and fife
And march to scrap With desc British men.
Maester Paul ban yolly brave hero den
And back in the church tower old Yohn Brenh
Climb from his porch and tax GUIDE drenk q
Val, dis ban all, Christina dear,
Bout midnight ride OF Paul Revere.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
pustIess School sweeplna.
TO the Editor of The Journal

To the Editor of The Journal
Permit me a few words touching the
subject Of the dustless sweeping of the
Minneapolis public schools. It has been
stated that the janitors are unanimously
opposed to change, whereas they are
unit for a change. The Woman's I'm
provement league is asking for change
from the present method to that OF
sweeping with damp sawdust. The league
was permitted to make a series of tests
as to the different modes of sweeping and
cleaning some time ago in the building
IN which l am janitor. The state board
OF health followed 6hesetests with a germ
culture process, withv,tfe results of which
am somewhat familiar The sweeping in
one room was done with what is. Known
as an oil brush. In another, damp SO w
| dust was used. In still another, the room
was scrubbed once week and the li1st-
ing done with a damp cloth. The fou. tn
room was swept and busted as a. present.
the dry method. A record of the time
consumed in sweeping each room was
kept. Now, if that record be consulted.
1t Will pc found that it took three times
as long to sweep with damp sawdust as
by the dry process. It will also be found
that the damp sa wdust- swept room and
the one scrubbed once a week and damn
| busted stood very nearly on a par as to
germ cultures, and only a few, less in nun
per tnan the count from the room swept
and busted IN the dry manner fwllilc the
room swept with the oil brush showed
c"ly about one fourth the count of the
lowest of The others. Tell me. in the
light of these facts, is it wise to pur in
force system of sweeping and scrubbinss
the results of which were little better
than by present methods and which. if
introduced. would increase the expense
OF caring for the building more than two
foid. On the contrary, was not this at
tempt at oil sweeping along the right
lines? Did not the results Justify the
board of education in introducing these
| Oil brushes in our schools? And have thev
not demonstrated that the use Of dustless
| moor Oil has practically eliminated the
| dust? I answer yes.
| l wish to call the attention Of the nnb
lie to the fact that experiments along
the line of dustless sweeping have been
tried by many Of the janitors for wears.
| also wish them to know that the hoard
members themselves have not been laclx-
ing In interest in this matter, and that
toT7day they are seeing to 1T that the ia \ !
1tors Of the MINNEAPOLIS public schools
ale doing all they are able to in the mat.
ter OF cleaning, heating and Garcia kinp
OF the school buildings And. finally 4
| repeat that the janitors are a INIT "a,
change, but for the only one wbich
is practically dustless;y namely tha Anil
cation Of dustless floor dressing to IL,
! Aioooi'S,' A JanitCr.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

is fair or not, members of the unions
can say for themselves. That there
was foundation for, it in the millers
strike would seem to be supported by
the result and by the conditions OBJ
tanning among the workingmen during
that strike.
1t is, therefore, no evidence Of hos
tility to labor organizations to find
men like Mr.. Mellen and like this en-
ploying miller taking exceptions to
some of the methods pursued by the
unions. 1t is only an indication that
the labor union is still in formative
state; that it's decisions are not always
infallible, and that it's principles Of
action have not yet been developed to
as high state of intelligence and wis
dom as is possible. Surely those who
desire the highest success Of labor or
ganization will not disregard the in
telligent judgment Of employers in re-
sponsible positions who have most to
do with labor organizations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Republicans Still Looking Around for a
Congressional candIdate--status Of the
s coe and Dickinson Rooms-Hearst
Men Threaten Political Death for John
Lind-stIII Fighting for Minnesota
Delegates.

The congressional situation in this dis
.tr1ct Is no nearer a settlement There
mas been a good deal of talk about or
ganlzing the friends Of Loren Fletcher to
Walt on him and urge him not to become
a candidate. II their petition should be
successful, the idea is to bring out Will
liam III. Eustis or some other well-known
republican who would be acceptable to
the Fletcher men. This talk lis lively
enough till it comes to the point Of de-
Gliding who shall constitute the delega-
ton to wait on Mr.. Fletcher, when there
Is a sudden display Of modesty and re-
luctance. 5sss
Meanwhile, William r. Coe is the only
republican up to date who has declared
his Willingness to try conclusions with
Mr.. Fletcher. Mr. Coe has not made a
formal announcement, but to all intents
and purposes he lis candidate.
The friends of Judge H. D. Dickinson
have not given up the idea of making
him winning candidate, and they are
importuning him to announce himself,
while at the same time working up sem
timent for him and effecting a sort OF
organization. While Judge Dickinson has
not given them a. definite assurance, he
Is understood to be willing to make the
race If conditions later on seem favor
able.
On the other side of the fence there is
also trouble. The Hearst democrats are
angered by John Lind's open opposition
to their favorite, and they declare openly
that he has lost thousands Of votes by
this course. 1T is very plain to me,
said one Of the Hearst leaders this morn
Ing, that John Lind doesn't want
democratic votes. He has figured it out
that this is republican district, and he
must have republican votes to win, SO he
is trying to please republicans rather
than democrats. It looks as tho he was
getting ready to get back into the re-
publican party
The Hearst men have not relaxed theil
energies in the least here because Of the
reverses in the east They, now fee
confident of carrying Illinois and Iowa
and they are going to fight hard for the
Minnesota delegation. They claim tina
the outlook in Hennepin is very good
The campaign here was hardly begun
until after the collapse of the Hears
boom in the east. and anti-Hearst demo
Gratis are inclined to class the activity O.
the west as advertising It is only
| in the last two weeks that the Hears
| Autographs have made their appearance
| in the windows, and yesterday there wa
| of the Chicago Tribune, containing al
! interview with Mr.. Hearst on nationa
| questions, which is taken as the Hears
platform.
Charles B. Cheney.
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q, Robert W.. Bruce-An AnnrecI.+,a,

Robert w. Bruce-An Appreciation.
To the Editor Of The Journal.
On the morning of March 81. 1895 tha
writer became printers "devil,, IN ~ ~
off1ce OF the Northwestern Architect IN
the Window block this city. and tho
printer In charge and under whom strova
to master the art preservative'' was Ron
errs wallace Bruce, the last sad rites fo,,
whom We're performed last SUNDAY af+er-
noon. <s2t.' s5.>1>' ' - VI
For seven years We worked side nv side
and while the publica ton of a ella &c mo 90
zine was like unto what David Har1n,
said of small farming, mot likely To hrina.
out the best traits in a man. I na,,as,
knew Bobby Bruce, to be Other tl. :.
upright, honest, faithful and indl1str io,,s
there was no bad in him to come ont
No day was too lorg, no task foo ho ~
to stay the ardor of this 1ndomitable nor,
severing, kindly Scotchman. No way nc M, :.
too long for him to go in s1ccorine % .
friend, nothing could come between his
love and careful caring for his widopa =
mother and for his sisters and brother
Unassumtng, he won the love and 70.
spect OF those who knew him hv his
steadfast attention to duty. his r,,ogad
honesty and simple life. =,
He was man for whose LIVING the
world is better, and the good his evarnnie
did will live long after even the e,eat .
grandchildren Of those whom it nroftad
have gone tover there with Taras
Whitcomb Riley:
Il cannot. will rot say that he Is daad
He Is but away =
Charles E., Hall.
/ Minneapolis May - 1914 -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04
Minneapolis, May l., 1904. y i'si'.

Joseph Wlodarczyk pronounced
Vlodarksick), "a Russian, went into the
common pleas court at Newark, N. T..
the other day and got permission from
the judge to drop from his name the
four letters c, z, y and k. Now his
name Is spelled W-l-o-d-a-r-, and he
calls himself Vlodar.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

What the democrats ought to do is tic
strike an average. There's Bryan who
talks all the time and Parker who won't
talk at all.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

reading as we'll as, for example, in the
chapter on "Odd Occupations
The Uneasy Chair
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

Mrs. Hubert bruce OF San Francisco has
aided in reviving private theatricals In
Paris. She gives a theatrical performance
every week at her home in the Rue Her
1 ran.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

The Kansas City papers give directions.
with halftone illustrations as to the
proper dress for men to wear at the races.
The suggestions IRE very timely and mark
a decided change from the time when D.
X. Abeel used TO show up in a sack coat
and last years silk hat. and Wallace
Laws made his appearance in Prince
even got to white "spats' at Kawville
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04
Thinking Hard on the Tariff.

Republican leaders are said to be
thinking hard these days about the
national platform. Senator Lodge is
reported to be at work with paper
and pencil trying tot say something
about the tariff, which it is conceded
must be a leading issue, that will sat
1sfy the country. Lodge is one Of the
''standpatters" and his hostility to
reciprocity, and particularly Canadian
reciprocity, makes the job a partic-
ularly difficult one for him. It is
noticeable, however, that, as the date
of the convention draws near, the
''standpatter" is less offensive in his
reform, and the platform is likely to
leave the party and president more at
liberty to treat the tariff as some
thing made for the country and SUBJ
ject to modification as changed condi-
tons require.
That tariff plank will call for some
careful work. The democrats are go
ing to discard free trade and favor the
reciprocity of Blaine and Mckinley
| and those republican senators whose
pockets are full of the reciprocity
treaties negotiated by the Mckinley
administration are likely to have a
| rather embarrassing time of it before
| the matter is entirely disposed Of.
! Another fact which has an i'm
portant bearing on the situation is the
unsuccessful disposition Of the presi-
dent to regard the tariff as something
that the republicans must take UP at
the next session and analyze it with
reference to some conditions which
did not exist seven years ago, when it
was made. It is intimated in our dis
patches that this matter may even be
made the subject Of a special session
next year if it is not disposed Of by
this congress.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

ST. Paul Is democratic city. The dem
ocrats have just carried off everything
except two seats in the board Of alder
men and one in the upper house, while
they have come little nearer to making
it unanimous this time than usual. st.
Paul is usually democratic at spring cleo
lions, but yet st. Paul is treated with a
great deal more consideration by the re-
publicans Of the state than is Minneapo-
lis. which is usually and strongly re-
publican.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04
AT THE THEATERS

The ST. Paul republicans seem to have
nominated the wrong Mr. Wright.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

THE Uncle Jce' Protective association
is not new fraternal insurance society or
a high tariff club. 1t is only an organiza-
ton formed for the purpose of preventing
the nomination Of Speaker Cannon to the
vice presidency.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

The Hearst boomers declare that they
are not going to shut up shop just because
John Lind is opposed to Hearst. No,
probably not. Hearst booming is said to
be good business.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

Ex-Secretary Gage says that it is no
crime to be rich. At any rate it is
mighty hard to make the Indictment stick
till after the assessor has gone by.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04
Foyer Chat.

The final performance Of the musical
comedy success, The Silver Slipper" will
be given at the Metropolitan tonight.
FRITZ scheff, Of pleasant grand opera
fame, comes to the Metropolitan the last
half of the week in "Babette,'' an operetta
by Victor Herbert and Harry B. Smith
that had a long run at the Broadway
theater, New York.
Eager to test the beauty and strength of
s"The Harvester his long coveted but
just-secured Jean Richepin play, Otis
Skinner, tho barely at rest after his long
tour as co-star with Ada Rehan, finds it
impossible to wait until next season be-
fore producing his adaptation, and has
arranged for its premiere performance at
Milwaukee tomorrow night. Mr.. Skinner
and his company will appear in the new
play in this city at the Metropolitan the
first half Of next week.
The interest of theatergoers will shortly
be centered upon E. III. Sothern's engage
ment at the Metropolitan, which begins
sonation Of Robert Of Sicily in 1.-THE
Proud Prince is said to be the Most i'm
portant role he has yet given.
AL H. Wilson, the German dialect come
dian, is pleasing Bijou audiences with his
romantic drama, a Prince Of Tatters.''
why Girls Leave Home a new play
will be the attraction at the Bijou next
week. 1t tells in an absorbing manner
the adventures Of a young girl who leaves
her home despite her parents wishes and
falls into the clutches OF q human van
pire. i45
The Ferris company at the Lyceum pre-.
sented Mark E. Swans funny piece, "a
Runaway Match = to two large audiences
yesterday. There will be matinee to.
morrow. Next week the company will be
with Dick Ferris playing in the leading
role.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

A Chicago club woman wants the
Illinois legislature to pass law requiring
husbands to pay their wives regular sal
aries When the wife becomes the en-
ployee Of the husband, wives unions will
be the next thing in order, with the eight
hour day and double pay for getting the
Sunday dinner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

Judge Parker hasn't said word, but
that New York platform is still talking.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

Al H. Wilson, the German dialect come
dian, is pleasing Bijou audiences with his
romantic drama, "A Prince Of Tatters.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

The final performance Of the musica
comedy success, The Silver Slipper viii
be given at the Metropolitan tonight
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

The latest book to be dramatized is
1.-THE Gordon Elopement, by Carolyn
Wells and Harry P. Taber Doubleday
Page & Coz. Miss Eleanor Robson is
being mentioned for the role of Miss Ethel
Martin, the dashing young woman from
Columbus, Ohio, who is the heroine of
this merry farce in fiction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

Why the golf enthusiasts will spend sew
eral hours chasing the pill across the turf
Wnen there are gardens to make and
bulbs to put in is what gets us.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

Farmers are rushing in their seed wheat
SO as to get it in before the drouth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

A bit of rubber pavement near Ruchin.-
ham palace in England has proven so sat
isfactory that it has been suggested thai
London might be made a noiseless and
comfortable city by laying rubber streets
everywhere The roar of the city would
dwlndie down to an almost imperceptible
murmur. But the price is prohibitiye.
The material costs about SIS yard laid
on the street, not counting the often
aldermanic '.killine - 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

A genius for mechanics who has beer
investigating the insides of slot machines
finds that they are plugged SO it is i'm
possible to win on the high numbers, and
that t, there IS only rare and faint chance
on the smaller dividends. In other words
the slot machine is plugged against the
player and the only way to beat it is to
leave it entirely alone. a man indeed
would be chump to make a machine to
do himself up with. Men who are play
ing the slot machines for cigars are con
tributing nickels enough to raise a daily
monument to Asininity as big as the
New York harbor Liberty statue.
"A. J. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-04

The Grocers' picnic is set for June Is.
Looking up Hicks Almanac, we note the
following entry:
June l5-Storms, Rain, Floods. Look
out for severe and ng-continued thl1n-
der storms and cloudbursts about this
time in northern ATTITUDES.