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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
New York Sun Special Service,

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Oct. 3.-A blunder has
caused the democratic national commit
tee to issue a double set of campaign
buttons. A large number Of the but
tons were delivered at headquarters re-
Gently when the managers were startled
to find the lineaments of Parker and
Davis, both done in a hectic pink, star
ing from a background Of gold.
Thousands Of the buttons had been
expressed to western states by the time
the discovery was made. and a fear that
the leaders to place an order for a small
er button with Parker and Davis en-
sconced in an environment of silver.
These were sent to Nebraska and other
western states, while the gold-faced
buttons were recalled and distributed
elsewhere.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
NIGHT ASSASSIN
WOUNDS IOWAN
Business Man Of Oskaloosa Is
Shot Four Times at His
Own Door.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Oskaloosa, Iowa. Oct.< 81. A.
Swearingen, pioneer businessman, mar
rowly escaped assassination in his home
early this morning. -.
AS he entered the kitchen at the rear
point blank at him at close range. One
bullet struck him between the ears,
tearing it's course along the eyebrow
Three other balls struck him on. the
head, one nipping the bridge of his nose,
while another nisfle a. glancing wound
on the side Of his {head -. -
Swearingen lodged back from the door
and ran into the street, shouting for
help, but the assassin escaped in the
darkness. The victim of the assault
was taken to ply ysician, and is walking
about the streets today.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
AUSTRIAN BARON VISITS
MINES OF MINNESOTA

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 3.--Baron Charles
Helledorf Of Klagenfurl, Austria, is in
this city on a tour Of inspection of[
mines of Michigan and Minnesota, in
which he is largely interested. He will
go from here to the twin cities, and
thence. down the river. to the st. Louis
with America, which be visits for the
first time, and much impressed with its
extent and enterprise.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
D0WIE EXHIBITS HIS
BRAND OF MODESTY
New York Sun Special Service.

Waukegan, Ill, Oct. 3.-Apostle John
Alexander Dowie gave an unusual ex-
address at Zion City he said: -
"There is no such thing as equality
among the divine. Even the trinity are
not equal. Therefore there can be no
comparison between myself and the rest
of the divines. There are some things
do not know. Even Christ does not
know everything. -
It may be news to most people to
know that Dowie is preaching for moth
and called on the treasurer of Zion 3
funds to reafrm his statement.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
DUNN LEADERS SORE
Martins Selection Makes Them Fearful
for Previous Promises.

Reports coming in from all sections Of
the state Indicate that the switch made
by James A. Martin has only served to
intensity the feeling of the anti-Dunn
republicans, while on the other hand
the men who led the .pre-convention
fight are sore and suspicious at this
promotion Of their late antagonist.
Two leaders from sout thwestern Min
nesota, who captured their county dele
cation for Dunn after a hard fight, were
in St: Paul today, not to see Manager
Martin, but to have a personal inter,
view with Dunn himself. They wanted
to know if he had turned over the man
agement of his campaign and promises
of patronage to the man who made the
fight against him on behalf Of the Van
SAINT following.
The strongest argument used for
Dunn was that he would "clean out the
:capitol,'' and that there ought to be a
change all around. Now, say the Dunn
workers, we seem to have been buncoed.
Tie same cid bunch Is going to dictate,
after all. Those to whom places have
been promised under Dunn are nervous
over the fate Of Heatwole and Verify,
and begin to wish that they had their
promises in writing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
PLANS A REUNION OF
COUPLES HE'S MARRIED
Special to The Journal.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 9.-A novel re-
union is being planned by. Rev. Charles
w. Savidge of the People IS church. In
married 1900 couples, and in a few
weeks he proposed to invite them to
join in reunion in his church. He
expects 600 at the reunion. Many will
bring their children and few their
grandchildren -.--.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
Want to Know What's Left.

Manager Martin realizes that he has
big contract on his hands. He has
sent Sc out for all 5 the J.; workers he has been
IN t9sch with a4d is haPrg ma m
ample, these professional politicians al
ways put the talk on practical basis.
"The Jobs are not all gone yet, are
they? What have you got left9'
This is the question that usually
meets Martin. He gets around it as
avan S bsrfp aTa net of bp 1t IS
to go around and that without some.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03

New York Sun Special Service.
Boston, Oct. Sit is believed that
Governor Bates Will appoint former
Governor winthrop Murray Crane to
serve out the unexpired term of the
late Senator Hoar. That Mr.. Crane
cares to serve permanently in the sem
ate is doubtful and the fight for the
place when the legislature meets in
January is already on.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
RED HAT FOR FARLEY

Report at Vatican Makes Archbishop a
CARDINAL
New York Sun Special Service.
Rome, Oct. SIT was reported at the
Vatican today that Archbishop Farley
would be among the cardinals to be ap-
pointed at the next consistory.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
Stephenson Is Silent.

Special 20 Ihe JournaI'
Marinette, Wis, Oct. 3.-Isaac Steph-
enson, when informed of the nature Of
the contents of the statement made pub
lie by Senator Spooner at Madison, de-
clined to discuss the matter in any way.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
JAPS HOLD FORT KUROPATKIN
Vigorous Efforts of Russians to Retake
It Fail,

Toxic, Oct. 8.-The Russians are re-
ported to be endeavoring desperately
to retake their lost positions, including
Fort Kuropatkin, in the hope Of restor-
ing the water supply Of Port Arthur.
They are said repeatedly to have as
saulted the Japanese, after shelling
from neighboring forts and batteries.
The japanese continue to hold the posi-
tions. Both sides are said to have suf-
fered severely.
The newly mounted heavy Japanese
guns are said to command the entire
harbor. The position of the remnant
of the Russian Port Arthur fleet is said
to be precarious, and it is believed the
vessels must soon emerge or be de-
stroyed. 49,
It is believed that the general en-
gagement in the north will take plaSe
near Tie pass and that General Kuro-
patkin is holding Mukden and positions
along the Hun river merely to check
the Japanese advance temporarily.
Snow has fallen in the mountains
east of Mukden and there has been
frost in the valley. ...-. ~.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
LADY CURzON'S MOTHER
IS AT HER BEDSIDE

Dover, England, Oct. 3.-The Red
Star steamer Vaderland, on board of
which were Mrs. Levi q. Letter and
Miss Mamie Letter, mother and sister,
respectively, of Lady Curzon, arrived
here at 1880 pm. today. Large crowds
waited on the pier to watch the arrival
Of the Letters. "a
Z A special tender went out and
brought Mrs. and Miss Letter ashore,
where they were met by the mayor Of
Dover.
At 3:20 pm. the Letters went on
board the special train which was in
waiting, and were soon speeding on
their way to Walmer castle.
Walmer Castle, Kent, Oct. g. The
doctor g bulletin, issued at 1910 o'clock
this morning, says: "Lady Curzon
passed a good night, and her progress
is satisfactory.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
SUPPLY, PROBLEM SOLVED

Completion Of Railway by Japs Will
Be Material Aid.
General Oku's Headquarters in the
Field, Oct. l, via Fusan, Oct. 3.-The
Continued on Second Page.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03
Parker-Davis Campaign Managers
B1under in West.

GOLD BUTTONS CALLED IN
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03

Shanghai, Oct. "a Russian war
ship, supposed to be the armored cruiser
Bayan Of the Port Arthur squadron, is
reported to have anchored off Gutzlatf
have proceeded thither to bring her TO
Shanghai.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-03

In the course Of the night Mr.. Payne
asked the attending physician about
Wisconsin matters Indicating that he
still has a grasp npublic affairs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09
Is Crime Increasing :?

Few social questions are asking
more frequently than, "what is the
increase of crime?" The National
Census Bureau is seeking an an
swer to this inquiry. It is under
dertaking to secure record of all
the persons sentenced to various
jails, penitentiaries and other pris-
ons in the United States during
the year 1904.
The wardens of the state prisons
and the sheriffs of the counties are
being requested to act as special
agents to report certain facts con-
cerning every person delivered into
their custody. Some counties have
not been heard from. In some,
perhaps, there are no jails; in 9th.
ers, perhaps, the local jails are no
longer used, in still others the sher-
ifs have possibly neglected the
matter. But the records of the
Census Bureau and the resulting
statistics will not be complete until
all are heard from, and it is hoped
that the pressure of other business
will not cause the sheriff of any
county to block this most import
ant inquiry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09
THE VALUE OF TREES.

In many parts Of our country.
farming would be impossible but
for the trees, such is their influence
on the streams. They regulate the
water supply, and the tendency is to
prevent both floods and drought:
they supply fuel, one of the great
est necessities Of life, and they fur
nish the lumber for the building Of
cities, railroads, ships and a thous-
and other things without which our
present state of civilization would
not have been possible for ages, if
at all. This is why we should be
careful of our forests, which are
fast dwindling away in many Sec
tions: this is why we should legis-
late against sheep grazing in the
forests, and against all other prac-
tices which tend to cause forest
fires, and why we should try to
protect our trees from their natural
enemies, such as land slides, floods,
insects and fungi. And it is we'll
to bear in mind the fact that we
cannot replace in fifty years a tree
which we can destroy in an hour.
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09
Just How 1t Feels.

One day last week while sad and
dreary, as We wended weak and
weary across the unswept floor, we
heard, at first, a gentle tapping,
then it became an earnest rapplng,
at our sanctum door.
"Come imp we said, while yet we
pondered and in silence we still Won
dered what for us could be in store;
the door bolt gently turning, in he
walked-our cheeks we're burning
at the thought of crimso gore.
"Will you please give me credit
opposite that little debit for two
dollars more; I like your paper and
will take it as long as you strive to
make it as good as it has been
before
We jumped! He lodged! We
missed him or we surely would have
kissed him. no matter if the boys
did roar; so seldom treated in this
mannay, we felt inclined to sing
hosannah; only this and nothing
more. Exchange.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09
Barer Than This.

There is a land that is barer than
this. John Pearl, writing from
Swan River, Manitoba, sounds this
note of warming to prospective
Canadian settlers-but John must
remember it has been hard winter
everywhere:-
s"I I have travelled over a large por-
ton Of this much advertised soun-
try (the Canadian northwest) and
l find it a fraud, pure and simple.
This winter, the cold has been
down to 81 below zero and 40 to so
below is regular thing,
Land companies have bought
large tracts OF railroad land and are
using printers ink to sell it.
They are very careless with the
truth.
Grain does not ripen in Alberta
or the Saskatchewan; it grows a
rank growth of straw and frost does
the rest.
A man that leaves a country like
any part Of the United States and
comes to Canada has done some
ching and has lett his country for
his country's good.
The frost does not come o ut of
the ground in the summer. Poverty
will be the portion of a settler in
this land of frost and snow. Stick
to the old flag that waves over the
+" land of the free and the home of
the brave
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09
A SEVERE WINTER.


Minneapolis Tribune makes the
following editorial comment on the
winter Of 1904. 1t appears that
local conditions were general over
the entire United States.
The late winter, which still lin
gers through the vernal equinox
and the date for the beginning of
spring, are past, has been the Sc
verest on record for many years.
In the frozen North and the sup
posed sunny South it has been dis
agreeable, the boreal blade and snow
ice and sleet Of the higher latitudes
having been offset by the droughts
in portions of the semi-tropical
winter resorts, and chilling rams,
humid mists and clouded skies in
others.
The northern Atlantic cities had
average temperatures lower than
any in their past history and Boston
had thirty-six inches of snowfall.
The mean temperature of New
York has been five and one-third
degrees lower than in any winter
for thirty. years. In their frantic
efforts to keep warm, the Gotham
ties have come near burning up
their city, there having been nearly
two thousand fires, the most of
them caused by over-heating.
In the cities along the Atlantic
coast, five or six below zero means
colder weather than twenty or thirty
below in Minneapolis, because at
the time our atmosphere is dry and
electric, theirs is weighed down by
chill humidity. Chicago's winter
has not been quite so cold as that
of New York, but the chill blasts
sweeping across Lake Michigan
always add new terrors to a winter
in the Windy City.
The northern borders of the New
England States and Canada Lave
suffered much. In some localities
the the thermometer has fallen as
low as 30 to IS below zero, and re-
manned there for days. In other
places, it has fallen to 40 and over.
Railroads have been so blockaded
by the snow as to render transpor-
tation and traffic impossible. One
train in upper New York was bur-
led for sixteen days under snow
drifts twelve feet deep. On Oneida
lake and most Adirondac lakes, the
ice has been from four to five feet
thick.
The greatest har9ships and dis
comforts Of this unusual winter fell
to small villages and remote coun-
try districts where the public high
ways have been so blockaded by
drifts as to be almost impossible.
Sometimes farmers have been una
BILE to get to their wood lots, and
had to burn fruit and shade trees
for fuel. Towns on the railroad
lines have suffered greatly for want
of coal, which could not be supplied
on account of the snow blockades.
The weather, which polite society
came to taboo as staple topic of
conversation, has this winter re-
gained its old time vogue, but none
have spoken in it's praise. It has
been the subject of general anath-
emas. But few persons adopt the |
cheerful philosophy of the Ettrick
shepherd, who was won't to declare |
that whatever weather pleased God
would be sure to please him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09

Sanley Washburn, son Of Gen
Washburn, and who is we'll known
in this part of the state having
made several trips with his father
and spent several days here, was
arrested by the Russians while act
ing as correspondent for the Min
neapolis journal in the far east.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09

johnson was defeated for mayor
in Fargo by Wall-and the Forum
had to eat crow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09

Jewell wants peace-and afte
the city election, too.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09
PROFESSIONAL CARDS,

Peter A. Schmidt. VIM. T.. "A, Gierke
Clerk OF District AtCnrney-aG Law,
Court. Nc LeauCO,, Notary Public
MCLEAN COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.,
Official Bonded Abstractors fer Mclean
County, N. Oak.
Abstracts furnished on short notice.
Titles examined and perfected.
Tax matters attended to for non-rcsldentS.
Money to Loan on Real Estate.
WASHBURN, NORTH DAKOTA.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-02-20
A Symposium.

What is the secret of success? asked the
Sphinx.
Push, said the Button
Take pains, said the Window.
Never be led, said the Pencil.
Be up to date, said the Calendar.
Always keep cool said the Ice,
Do business on tick, said the Clock
Never lose your head, said the Barrel
Do driving business, said the Hammer.
Aspire to greater things, said the Nut
meg.
Make light of everything, said the Fire.
Make much of small things, said the
Microscope.
Never do anything offhand, said the
Glove.
Spend much time in reflection, said the
Mirror.
Do the work you are suited for, said
the Flue
Get a good pull with the ring, said the
Door bell
Be sharp in all your dealings, said the
Knife.
Find a good thing and stick to it, said
the Glue
Strive to make good impression, said
the Seal
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-02-20
The Canning Record.

The American Grocer figures upon the
tomato and corn pack of 1908 in the
United States and Canada show that in
tomatoes 1903 holds the record The
packing industry has been notably expanded
in Virginia and Maryland. Maryland heads
the list with 1857, 224 cases of tomatoes,
two dozen tins to the case, no other State
having as many as a million cases. Indi-
ana, with $780, cases, takes second
place. Then follow New jersey, Califor-
MIA, Delaware, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia Maryland increase over 1902 was
173, S42 cases and that of the two Vir-
ginias was 497, els cases. The total for
the United States and Canada is over a
million cases more than last year.
The corn pack was 4,751, lac cases,
against 4, ,191, ) O97 last year, but fell below
1900, when the record was 6,4S5, ,624
cases. Illinois led, with | ,056, $50 cases,
followed by Iowa, with S57, 700 cases;
Maryland and Virginia, with $50, $50
cases, and New York, Maine and Ohio
with smaller outputs The weather was
unfavorable for the sweet corn of Maine
and New York.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-02-20
The Story Of Dinner at Which ALI
gator Was Not Served.

The distinguished geologist DIR. Buck
land one day gave a dinner after dissecting
a Mississippi alligator, having asked good
many of the most distinguished Of his
classes to dine with him. His house and
all his establishment were in good style and
taste. Ills guests congregated. The din
ner table showed splendidly with glass,
china and plate, and the meal commenced
with excellent soup.
How do you ike the soup? asked
the doctor after having finished his own
plate, addressing famous gormand of the
day
Very good, indeed, answered the
other Turtle. is it not? | only ask
because | do not find any green fat.
The doctor shook his head.
Il think it mas somewhat of musky
taste, said another; mot unpleasant, but
peculiar
IAN aIligators have, replied Buck
land, the cayman peculiarly so. The
fellow whom | dissected this morning and
whom you have just been eating
There was a general rout Of the whole
guests. Every one turned pale. Half a
dozen started up from the table. Two or
three of them ran out of the room and
vomiied, and only those who had stout
stomachs remained to the close of an ex-
cellent entertainment.
See what Imagination is, said Buck
land. If had told them it was turtle
or terrapin or bird : nest soup, salt water
amphibia or fresh, or the gluten of fish
from the nav of sea bird, they would
have pronounced it excellent and their di-
gestion been none the worse. Such is
prejudice -
But was it really an alligator asked
a lady.
As good a calf head as ever wore a
coronet, answered Buckland.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-02-20
Cost Of War To The Daily News
papers.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
War may supply the public with plenty
of exciting news, but the collecting and
transmitting of it comes high for a news
paper. Consider for a moment the proba-
BILE outlay on telegraphie tolls alone should
the Russo japanese negotiations end an
appeal to arms.
The far eastern crisis is in its initial
phase and Seoul only became an active storm
centre some FIVE or six days ago, yet, as
the Herald European edition points out,
the dispatches from Seoul to Paris have
already cost more than 5,600f. This is
solely the item for telegraphing-the cost
being something more than dollar and a
half per word-and is exclusive of salaries,
messenger service, etc.
To this must be added the expense of
cabled transatlantic transmission to New
York. Something ike a similar sum has
been expended on daily bulletins to our
special correspondent in Seoul to keep him
informed of the news appearing in the
columns of our London contemporaries.
This single detail is sufficient to stimulate
reflection as to the cost of war to a news
paper Competition now days in journal
ism is so fierce that no expense is too great
if it will secure news earlier than rival
papers can obtain it.
The josrnal that hesitates, is lost.
Those who do not or cannot spend money
layishly on the reporting of big war must
20 to the wall Perhaps it is desire to
crush out of existence or into insigni6eance
these weaker brethren that Is making GER
tain Londoa newspapers elamor for war
with such yirulent impatienee,
One is at loss to find better expla-
nation Of the curious bellieose attitude
adopted by many of them with regard to
the pending negotiations-and even this
hypothesis is not completely satisfactory,
for. as we said before, the expenses en-
tailed by the reporting Of such gigantic
struggle as one between Russia and Japan
canuo, fail to be, form a rather staggering
total-oue calculated to make even the
most extrayagant of '.yellow" journals
blink
To say nothing of the ordinary running
expenses of newspapers, such a war would
mean an additional outlay for oorrespon-
dents, messengers, transmitting agents,
dispatch bearing steamers, telegraphic tolls,
etc. Of between SOS, 600 and $3.50, 600.
In view Of these figures peace would
seem to be more profitable than war to the
newspapers The energy, therefore, which
certain London Journals are putting into
their efforts to make a Russo japanese war
unavoidable bears the highest possible tes,i-
mooy 10 their diaaterestedness.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-02-20

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