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CAN'T REACH THE N. P.
JUDGE KELLY'S ORDER ALLOWS
RAILROAD BONDS TO OFFSET
TAXABLE PERSONAL PROP
ERTY.

If an order filed by Judge Kelly in
the Ramsey county court IS sustained,
it will be useless for Ramsey county to
follow up it's attempt to tax the per-
sonal property of railway companies
The state sued the Northern Pacific
for $28,392.S7 taxes for 1903 on land
contracts held in St. Paul, amounting
to $887, 900. Judge Kelly in his order
declares that the contracts were per-
sonal property, and therefore taxable,
but that the company has the right to
plead as an offset it's bonded indebted
ness, which, amountin to over $780,
100000, will many times cover all per
sonal property holdings Of the com
pany.
No attempt had ever been made be-
fore to collect tax on the personal
property Of railroads in the state, which
have escaped with the payment Of their
gross earnings tax. Under the Kelly
ruling, the personal property can be
constructively taxed, but when the
bonds are allowed to be pleaded as an
offset the effort of the state is wasted.
The company pleads that its actual
situs was in Wisconsin, and that the
contracts were on North Dakota lands.
On these points Judge Kelly decided in
favor of the state. He held that the
actual business situs Of the Northern
Pacific was in st. Paul, and that the
business was done under the laws of
Minnesota.
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GRADUATION DATES SET
SUPERINTENDENT JORDAN RE-.
MINDS SCHOOL BOARD THAT TT
MUST LOOK TO LEGISLATURE
FOR FUNDS.

AS the people at the late election
failed to authorize the issuance of bonds
for school purposes, it will be neces-
sary for the board Of education to look
to the legislature for relief The at
tention Of the board was called to this
fact by Dr.. G. M. Jordan in his regular
monthly report submitted yesterday
afternoon. DR.. Jordan reported that
the overfows at the Tuttle and Longfel-
low schools would be relieved by new
buildings and at the Emerson school to
some extent by Redistribution.
The board fixed the time for holding
the January graduations as follows: g
HIGH SCHOOLS.
Central High, Tuesday evening, Jan.
II, Wesley church.
North High, Wednesday evening, Jan.
II, North High auditorium. s+
East High, Thursday evening, Jan. 49,
East High auditorium.
South High, Friday evening, Jan. 90
Oliver Presbyterian church.
GRADES.
North district, North High auditorium
Thursday Jan. 49, 8 am.
East district, East High auditorium
Thursday, Jan. 49, II am.
South district, Immanuel Baptjs1
church, Thursday, Jan. 10, 1880 pm.
Central district, Wesley church, Thurs.
day, Jan. 10, $50 pm.
Changes in the teaching staff were
authorized as follows:
Observation-Disclosures Russell, Jeffer
son; Nettie Burkholder, Irving; Dorothes
Aalund, Douglas: Florence Harlin, Nc
Kinley. Ss-.> - ~
Leave of absence-Ella " Warren, Eas
High, remainder of year; Mary Wall, Irv
ing, two months second term; Fannie
| r i,oID of
Ellen G. Perkins, Bryant, second term
May E. Fletcher, Clinton, second term
Flora Truman, Holmes, remainder o
year; Sarah Bracket, Sumner, remainde
of year; Clare Ebel, Hawthorne, remain
der of year; Martha c. Stevenson, Cen
trail High, remainder of year.
>Transfers-Anna Moore, Motley, t
Jackson.
pointments-Emma Ballentine, Hol
land; Alma B. Caldwell, Motley; Lynn
Barnum, Calhoun; Grace Howe, Haw
| thorne; Bertha Conn, Madison.
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The State Educational Meeting.

The educators of the state are gath
cred today in their annual conclave.
These meetings cannot fail to be help
full to the hundreds of teachers who
take part in the discussions and hear
the awakening addresses on the pro-
gram. The modern day teacher must
be self-centered, indeed, if he falls
into a rut, for there are influences and
opportunities always at hand to bring
new ideas.
The character of the program an
nounced is an illustration of the edu-
GATORS keen desire to be up with the
times, not only in their own profession,
but in their knowledge of the world.
The daily newspaper, for instance,
comes in for it's share of discussion,
end many editorial ears will no doubt
burn before the topic is finished. The
association is fortunate, too, in being
able to hear an address from President
James j. Hill, whose dynamic force
and marvellous fund of knowledge
makes him one of the strongest plat
form speakers of the day.
In it's moro technical features the
program of the association meeting is
suggestive. The members have not
thought it worth while to discuss the
economic status Of the teacher. That
is being thoroly done by the magazines,
and there are topics more improving.
For instance, Wisconsin man is to
speak on Industrial and Agricultural
Training in High Schools The high
schools of Minnesota are doing pro-
gressive work in Industrial lines, but
when it comes to agricultural instruc-
ton, Wisconsin is far ahead. There
is opportunity for effective courses in
the high schools Of the smaller COM
n.unitles, and in the rural schools as
we'll, which will give the children of
Minnesota farmers new and practical
Ideas on soil culture, crop rotation, seed
selection, stockraising, dairying and
kindred topics.
instruction of this kind would re-
quire some special preparation by the
teacher, but with up-to-date textbooks
this would not be difficult to- obtain.
1t might be worth while, too, to try
sOsle cooperation. In nearly every
community there is a wideawake farmer
who has come in contact with the state
agricultural school, or has put in prac
tice the advice Of experts given thru
the agricultural papers. Such an in
dividual could greatly stimulate the
interest Of young people in the farm
by a weekly or monthly talk on farm
methods. There is no better way tt
check the movement Of young people
to the cities than by rousing their in
terest and pride in farm work. Thi
topic of agricultural instruction in the
schools is comparatively new, but i
seems to contain great possibilities. I
is worth thoro discussion from th
assembled teachers.
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We call the story diverting, and that is
just what we found it,, Louis de Cadillac,
in the days when Canada was in the hands
Of the French, came to Quebec with his
regiment, the Carignan- Salieres. He was
a captain and daring fighter, but loved
gayety, carried about with him Il lutte,
and would now and then burst into song
with: .'-5.~ssg%: H..
am Louis lie Debonnaire.
Captain Of Carignan- salieres,
Singer of songs aebird in air.
Lover of strife and devil may-care-
Lover of life-the world is fair
So sings Louis lie Debonnaire.
or, some variation, of which he seemed to
have an exhaustless supply. He carried
about with him ALSO a.. miniature sof" a
face he had never seen. Indeed. he sup
posed the picture to be that of a maiden
of century or tive :$past. But to its
owner alone would he ever make love. AT
a banquet in Quebec lit was discovered
that girl whose faceHmight have been
in New Amsterdam. On$the2 spot the cap
/ tain asked leave Of absence to go to New
Amsterdam. The governor Of Canada
who was giving the banquet, said such a
trip would be useless; the maiden was tt
marry the attorney general of New Am
sterdam. - - <,.," II
Did. Louis give up? Never. 4 On the
contrary he was the more eager to go. A
wager of 1000 fcrpWns RESULTED, the LIE
I Debonnaire stalking that sum that he
would return i'withlfhe maiden by the
Christmas eve following.
From that moment things moved in 6
lively manner. The story as a. romantic
| play will beyond doubt be as diverting as
| it is in book form.
| Mcclure, Phillips & Co., New York.
Some Morals by Rev. G. /. MorrIlI.-Ir
a dainty booklet bearing the Inscription
The MoralIst, Rev. G. T.. Morrill, moraIize
| to most excellent purpose. Perhaps Thu
Uneasy Chairs opinion has been inf1u
fenced by the fact that the morals hit !
pretty hard. But it also thinks the sam
morals hit d good many others. The Chat
would suggest that you try them and see
| ..The Moralist,'' it should be said, is !:
collection of Peoples Pulpit sermons
originally published in T h e J urn a
If.Rullcing Thru Common Sens
Methods. such is the title given b,
Gorilla Banister to a little book writer
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-ically and mentally She says that TIL
methods set forth are those by which sh
herself was made whole in health-physi
cal, mental and spiritual health. TIL
trend of her self-building method is see,
in part in the titles Of the chapters:
| Physical Perfection. Correspondence.
/. Freedom, ~.- RadiatiOns. =.
| Food Color.
| Vibration. Concentration.
Simple Living. zEya.- Meditation
| Bathing. Breathing. =
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]. Ia. Lee s. Shepard, Boston! $ 81 10. -.
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THE. MAGAZINES

The. Old London Is Passing Away; a
New City T aking the Place Of the DID,
The Pail Mall Magazine, just made a 15-
cent magazine in the United States and
Canada, has for it's leading article In the
January number London Old and New"
by John Burns, Lee, MP. The au-
thor predicts that in twenty-five years
London, even in architecture and transit,
will lead as, she now does In hygien1c
comfort: energy, efficiency and honesty of
civic administration in the essentials of
urban life." Mr.. Burns makes large
claims for London, which we are not
prepared to deny, never having been near
er the metropolis than some place on the
Atlantic coast. - Clear 1t Isl. however, that
London is undergoing a radical change.
which will soon make it a very different
city from the. London the past genera
ton has known. 49, .....
An Interesting Indian Prophecy Full
filfed.-Jphn M. Gum IN an article in
Record of the Past for November, giving
q history Of the QUERIES SPueblos .tof La
guna and AeDma, tells Of the prophecy OF
She-ake: Coronado refers to the prophecy
IN a,letter5:as follows:
They declare it was foretold among them more
than fifty years ago that people, such as we
are, should come, and the direction they should
come; from, and that the whole country would
be conquered. -
SAAS
story the old magician. She AXE, would lay
himself fiat, and striking the ground with
his clenched fist, command his audience
to listen. Then he would tell what he
saw and heard: He told of the coming OF
the Spaniards the bearded warriors with
shirts Of metal and how they would con-
| duer and enslave the Indians.
Glimpse Into the Life Of the Late Presi-
dent Arthur.-Iarry Thurston Peck, In
The Bookman for January, begins
I Twenty Years Of the Republic. Part
first deals with the return of the de-
mocracy to power in 1884. In this is men
ton Of President Arthur as follows:
1t became known that in one of the presidents
private apar tments there was hung the portrait
of woman, before which every morning. by
Mr. Arthur's personal order. great masses OF cut
flowers were heaped. Here was rarely prom
Using hint for the greedy journalist. eager to
give his next dispatch from Washington touch
Of sauce piquante With vast ingenuity and by
bringing all the resources of the press to bear,
the secret was ferreted out at last, and the
portrait was found to be that OF the president 8
dead wife. It was very characteristic OF the
man who, to the world at large. was always the
master Of FAIRS with just
gestion Of the viveur about him, that he should
in private have cherished this delicate sentiment
which did him SO much honor.
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Ubiquitous Council Practice.

The remote cause of the deplorable
casualty which we have investigated is, in
our opinion, found in the ubiquitous prac-
tice Of the city council in granting
special permits for the violation Of the
building ordinance. even in opposition to
the counsel of the building inspector.
Were it not for this practice, which re .
suited in the construction Of runways
between the Boutell and Peck buildings.
the recent fire would probably have been
confined to the latter building, in which
case the wall which fell would have been
well protected from the wind which blew
it down.
This practice Of granting permits Is
vicious and dangerous In the extreme. In
these days, when material Is so abundant
for the purpose Of fireproofng buildings,
no reason exists for not adopting ordI-
nances requiring such construction In the
business districts Of the city.
We believe this should be done and that
when so done the building inspector
should be left absolutely free to enforce
such ordinance, and should be held to
strict responsibility for its rigid observ-
ance.. John M. Hazen.
Wallace G. Nye,
Lewis G. Gjertsen.
/. Louis J. Berkey.
Pefi B. Rhoads.
R. P. Williams.
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NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
THE UNEASY CHAIR


Books Are Born, Not Made; How One
Authors Idea Terminated and Crew.
J. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
You have heard the saying. Well, while 1t
doesn't quite fit DebonnaIre, by William
Farquhar Payson, the principle of
growth Is seen in both oak and "Debon-
naire," as may be gathered from the fol-.
lowing, telling how the authors ideas,
after various changes. took shape finally
in very diverting story:
"Debonnaire,'' a romance of old Quebec and
New Amsterdam. had many forms before 1T
finally appeared as a novel. 1t was conceived
by the author many years ago, indeed before
Booth Tarkington's "Beaucairesn to which it has
frequently been compared, asa charade which
Mr.. Payson and his wife were called upon to
provide az part of an dlnprompfu entertainment.
It was played with walking sticks amid great
applause. Then the author took the theme and
wrote 1t as sketch for magazine but the edi-
tor to whom he submitted it said it had so
much drama it had better be made into play.
And SO into play it was made, and the theatre
cal manager who read it said it was good
play, but would probably be more successful If it
appeared first as a novel. So it was made into a
novel. 1t will probably be brought out in dra-
matte form next season. .s-: ''s'e
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Two facts stand out in relief as de-
auctions from the Minnesota election.
One is the strong drift of. the voters
toward the republican party, and the
/ other is the greater freedom Of action
the republican party.
Sufficient stress has already been laid
on the Independent spirit Of the voters,
but it is interesting to note from the
official returns that Roosevelt received
the votes Of no less than $4,000 demo-
Gratis and populists, while more than
$4,000 voters took the republican ticket
straight with the exception Of the can
didate for governor.
The other fact, the increase Of the
republican plurality, has almost escaped
attention, but the drift toward the
grand old partly has been remark
able for eight years. Minnesota is
more strongly republican than ever in
the history Of the state, the last cleo
ton showing the party strength more
than double that Of the democracy.
Before 1896, when the democratic
party became populistic and swallowed
the third party movement, the democ-
racy was close contender for the hon
ors, especially in the large centers Of
the state. The Bryan fusion in 1896:
was formidable, and but for the break
ing away Of the gold democrats the
fusionists would have captured good
part Of the state ticket. The minor
candidates on the republican ticket
carried the state that year by about
100000, and the candidate for governor
was elected by little over 5000. Two
years later the fusionists elected the
governor by 10000 and the rest Of the
state ticket went republican by, the
regulation 10000. d. ~~- ...s
In 1900 the tide began to set toward
republicanism. While the republican
candidate for governor had close call,
the rest of the ticket received over
$4,000 plurality Then in 1902 the
wave carried Van SAINT into second
4 term by nearly 10000, while other plu-
ralities ran as high as $4,000. The re-
suit this year carried the mark far
higher, the record being reached by
State Treasurer julius Block with his
plurality Of 100000
The trend of the, vote on national
issues is graphically shown by the plu-
ralities at the last four elections: 1892,
Harrison, 21,9O3; 1896, Mckinley, g.
76s; 1900, Mckinley, 1850; 1904,
4 Roosevelt, 161 ,464.
The philosophy Of this change is
simple The changing policy Of the
democratic party has driven two differ
emit elements into the republican ranks.
s The gold democrats broke away in 1896,
Z and while some of the leaders have re-
turned, the rank and file are now nor
mally republican. Since 1900 the for
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WHAT OTTER PEOPLE THINK
Opposed to Reduced Tariff on Frosted
Wheat.
To the Editor of the Journal.

Wheat.
To the Editor of the Journal
4 WISH to file my protest in II h e our
n a l against the effort of the millers of
MINNESOTA to have the treasury DEPART
ment at Washington make a ruling Tor
change the law so that frosted wheat can
,pe shipped from Canada into the United
states with the tariff reduced to 10 cents
bushel, instead of Is cents, as is now the
law. 1t is nothing more nor less than a
pan OF the m1llers to reduce the price of
wheat from the farmers of Minnesota
and Dakota and all other. parts of the
United States Is cents bushel, if the.
treasury department makes a ruling that
frosted wheat is not "wheat." in the
sense of the tariff bill. The result of such
ruling would be that nearly all of the
wheat of Canada could be and would be
sent over the line as frosted wheat Every
farmer could and would swear Gin affi-
dav1t' II necessarily that there was,
heavy frost on his farm and wheat field
just before harvest. Frosted wheat in
Canada would be on a par here, at 10.
cent duty. with that not frosted, that had
to go to Liverpool to get a market, or paw
25 cents duty.
The millers' plea and complaint Is that
they cannot pay the price that they now
side Of the line, ana do any export trade;
that the price Of wheat is too high on ac-
count of short crop thru the United
States.
/. TO help themselves out, to make their
usual profits on this short crop, they
would like to- cut the farmers price is
cents a bushel, for the farmers are tough
and hardy and can stand abuse, and can
not or do not have any one to plead their
case before the department at Wash
ington. t<'%
Our congressman who have farmer con-
stituents should get busy and look up
this matter. ~ ..<
For Secretary Shaw to rule in favor of
the millers would open the gates and
let In one-half Of the wheat now stored
or that will be raised in Canada for years
to come.
This year Canada has about 60, OOO, 900
bushels, and will increase that next year,
and years to come, SO per cent each year,
so it is easy to, figure, out what will be
raised there in five years from now, tc
| compete with our farmers, if the duty is
reduced-for the benefit of the millers
Il. D. Wellman.
FraZee, Mimi, Dec. o.
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Wednesday Evening,

tmer populists, never real democrats,
have come back by thousands to their
old love, the republican party. The
antimerger campaign of 1902 gave an
impetus to their movement, and this
year they were repelled by Parker and
attracted by Roosevelt.
The new alignment brings its prob
lens. Along with the republican land
slide has come the growth Of independ-
ence. The two phenomena are closely
related. Now that the republicans are
in overwhelming control Of the state;
the voters do not listen to appeals for
party allegiance. 1t is plain that the
republican party, representing two
thirds Of the voters of Minnesota, must
deal with them fairly and in accord with
the spirit of the times, in order to re-
tain the confidence that has been won.
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KIICHLI IS RELEASED
Won't Have to Keep Agreement to
Build Trolley Line.

BY vote of the county commissioners
& Trolley company has been released as
and Joseph Kiichli and his associates
will lose nothing thru their failure to
live UP to the terms of their contract
with the county relative to building the
Anoka trolley line.
There was heated discussion in the
board committee meeting and the re-
Lease finally carried by vote of 3 to 2,
Commissioners Barney and johnson vot-
ing against the proposed step. The three
votes that gave the franchise to Mr.
Kiichli instead of to the Hanke forces,
who had made the first application, and
had everything in readiness to really
build road, carried the day for the
release.
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FRENCH FASHION BALL
Elaborate Preparations for Event To-
morrow Night at Normanna Hall.

A French fashion ball is to be given
tomorrow night at Normanna hall and is
to be the most notable event of its kind
during the holidays. Elaborate prepare
tions have been made to have it eclipse
anything Of the kind ever held in the
program will be prize Waiting con-
test between representatives of Mime
apolis and ST. Paul, a high-kickingz con-
test, cakewalk and exhibitions by pro-
fessional dancers Of dances Characters
tic. of different nationalities.
Arrangements have been made for the
accommodation of 800 couples. The price
of tickets has been placed at so cents,
giving both the privilege Of the floor
and spectators gallery.
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WILL WORK ALL YEAR
G. o. P. County Committee Organization
~. Will Be Permanent.

The Hennepin county republican cam
paign committee will meet Friday even
ing in the permanent headquarters in
the Boston block. The permanent head
quarters, tho smaller than those used
during the campaign, have been redec-
grated and made attractive as reading
and clubrooms. The county committee
contemplates retaining a political or
ganization thruout the county, so as to
be in fine shape when the next campaign
opens. r. E.-t ".
The committee will appoint legisla-
tive. subcommittee which will work in
conjunction with the Hennepin delega-
ton in the legislature for all things
beneficial to Hennepin county. -
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MEEKER MAKES DENIAL
Accused Secretary Of Game and Fish
Commission Is in ST. Paul.

D. w. Meeker, secretary of the game
and fish commi ssion, who was charged
by s. F. Fullerton, state game warden,
with being $75 short in his accounts,
arrived in St. Paul from Moorhead late
yesterday afternoon and denied the
charges.
"There is only one point in which
MI; Fullerton and | differ said he.
"Early last September [ was in the
Columbia hotel, Moorhead, preparing to
leave for a few days. outing, when
Henry Krogh and Charles Hauser of
Fargo came in and gave me $40 each
for small game licenses. I hastily wrote
the receipts and inclosed the money,
with a short note, in an envelop adj
dressed to Mr.. Fullerton. 80 ..'s
"He claims that the money never
reached him, and I am unable to say
what has become of it. I may have
placed the enlvelop in my pocket and
forgot to mail it, or it may have gone
wrong in the mails. I am not trying to
dodge the issue and am convinced
that I am 500 out of pocket on the deal.
/ disclaim all knowledge Of further
shortages.'
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HORSES MUSTN'T BOX
Humane Society Stops Performance o:
! Stations at Orpheum.

The Wolfng boxing stations will not
box any more at the 9Orpheum. That
part Of the act has. been cut out by or,
to the theater by j. NJ. Adams and S.
L. Van Etten, agents of the Humane
society. Conn plants had been, made
that altho. the horses wore boxing
gloves they might do each other
great injury in this part. of the act. The
agents saw no cruelty in the handling
be cut down.
The Nelson act was passed after an
incidental consideration of the ages Of
some of the children employed. It was
shown that the acrobats were, of one
family and five were children. of the
troup manager, who was not likely. to
allow any harm to come to them, thru
unnecessarily dangerous feats.