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State Drainage Work.

ss ALI the candidates for governor
have gone on record in favor of more
liberal state appropriations for drain
Ing the swamp lands of northern Min
nesota. Their anxiety to be under
stood on this subject is a good indi-
cation of the present state of public
sentiment on the drainage question. ,
Ten years ago, and even more re-
Gently, it was regarded as rather a
local question. Members Of the legis-
lature from the southern counties and
from the cities fought state appro-
priations on the ground that the coun-
ties and localities to be benefited
should put up the money. They said
the state would never get benefits to
compensate for all the proposed out
lay. ~
The beginning was hard, and the
first state drainage board had to work
without pay, and with scanty appro-
priations, attempting to do a little
good to the vast area needing state
bitches. 1t took but a few years of
this work to prove it's usefulness. It
" SIO"ll llltl uIc1IctEC OlICIlGS were
not only a great public benefit, but
they brought quick money returns to
the state. Land that had been I'M
salable at any price was sold to set
tiers at good figures, and is now valu-
| able farming territory. The advance
in state land values more than paid
the cost of the drainage work.
This is just what was contemplated
in the congressional swamp land act
| of 1868, under which the state Of Min
nesota has become fee owner of all
land classed as swamp by the govern
ment surveys. The theory Of this
act was that the state was better
them tillable than any private per-
son or corporation. So there is an
obligation on the state, to say moth
ing Of the actual financial gain that
has resulted and will result from the
| work.
Besides the land classed as swamp,
there are many school land sections
lying so low and fiat that they are
under water in wet weather and can
not be of much agricultural value till
there are bitches to carry off the sur
plus from spring thaws and rains.
State drainage work IS now estab.
lished, and is going on at very lin
tied rate, with an annual appropria-
ton Of $4,000. Thousands of acres
are being reclaimed every year, bu
drainage. has only reached a small
; part Of the area that is needing 1t
) The northern counties are crying il
! vain for new bitches, that must wal
for years, until their turn comes,
Is this good business policy? VIVA
would private corporation do If pos
sessed Of a million acres of unsaIabl,
swamp land? If they could raise tn,
money, the first thing the officers o
the corporation would do would be t,
hire engineers and crews to drain TIN
land. Why shouldn't the state be a
I enterprising sand use as sound bust
ness Judgment? OF course it will no
: do to dig bitches wholesale and indis
criminately, but there should b
! money enough to drain the land tina
is actually crying for relief, and t
carry the work into the vast unde
t veloped swamp tracts of norther
!. Itasca and Beltrami counties. Their
8 are whole townships lying half unde
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-09
MINNESOTA POLITICS
!. q lIa- SF-T7~-
Hearst Activity Continues In Minnesota
James 3. Weaver TO Speak In Henne-
pln-se'ectlons Made for Delegates
. Fillmore County Attitude.

The Hearst men have made up big
four" slate for Minnesota, which in
cludes Il. L. Buck Of Winona, F. D. Lar
rabee OF Minneapolis. T. T. Hudson Of
Duluth and ]. r.. Bennett. Jr., of st.
Cloud. This is to be put thru in the
event that they rum the state convention
and can instruct for Hearst. It is no..
ticeable that the slate gives no represen-
tation for; ST. Paul. The capital city does
not seem to be fertile ground for the
Hearst boom. The democratic leaders
there favor Parker or some other "con-
sentative man. and they are to be LETT
out in the cold
States for district delegates are being
made up, and Jones of Rock" the vic
torious university orator, who was can
didate for clerk of the supreme court two
years ago, Is one Of the second district
choices In the event Of his selection he
is to make one of the secondins speeches
for Hearst at ST. Louis Up in the ninth
district the Hearst men expect to elect
G. A. Nye of Moorhead and Nat Campbell
of Crookston.
Hearst's campaign in Hennepin is to be
enliyened by the presence of General J.
B. Weaver. one Of the Iowa delegates at
large, who was the "greenback" candi-
date for president in 1880, the populist
candidate In 1892, and has since been q
populist and silver democrat He is COM
ing this week to make several speeches
in the city.
The Collins men in Fillmore county
speaking. thru the Preston Republican
say they will not insist on instructions
from their county, but will give the coun-
ty instructions to Gray for railroad COM
missioner. However, Mr.. Gray has de-
clared for Collins, and the delegation
| from Fillmore expects to vote for the
little judge $50
D. A. Adams of Hutchinson, an ole
democratic war horse, has announced his
| candidacy for district delegate in the
third, and DR.. J.s He Dorsey Of Glencoe
has withdrawn in his favor. Both are
Parker or reorganization men, and the
Parker slate in the third district is now
Adams and Senator Collier of Shakopee.
| Charles B. Cheney.
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SHAD AND THEIR BONES

A genius who invented a machine for
removing the bones from shad lis pro-
noting a company with a capital Of
81, 100000 to rush the apparatus on the
market before the end of the shad sea-
son. He says: 81 have counted in a sin
gle shad of five pounds 5000 bones and
147, 900 eggs. I have eaten 500, 900 eggs at
a meal. I have eaten $500 bones at a
meal for bones do not hurt me, but they
are menace to the world at large. My
machine is simply powerful magnet
which is passed slowly over the fish from
end to end. The small bones leap right
out of the flesh in handfuls. You can use
the invention either before or after cook
ing. I prefer it after. because the fish is
sweeter if cooked with the bones in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-09

known as "The Little Schoolmaster."
Mr.. zingg was born nearly forty
years ago in Zurich, Switzerland, re-
ceiving college education and milf
tary training in an artillery school for
officers, graduating with full rank. In
1880 he was sent to East Africa by the
Swiss Geographical society, where he
spent a year and a half making a
commercial exploration Of the Juba
river, in Somaliland, and as result
of his work was engaged by a large
Swiss firm of exporters to manage
branch at Zanzibar, which he did for
some years later, coming to the United
States and taking up newspaper work.
He entered the employ of George P.
Rowell & Co., and began a series OF
advertisements for Ripans Tabules, US
ing large space, plain display, wide
margins and giving them a sympa-
thetic and educational quality. He
also wrote advertising and literature
for the Rowell agency, the American
Newspaper Directory and Printers
Ink. In August, 1901, physical
breakdown caused the resignation of
the managing editor of Printers Ink.
and Mr.. zingg took charge at an
hours notice.
Printers Ink has had several ed
itors since it's establishment. but its
publisher recently expressed the opin-.
ion that the present incumbent Is the
first of his line who really believes
in advertising. None Of his prede-.
cessors had had as much experience
in actual advertising, and none had
been business men. Mr.. Zingg is a
business man first of all. His expert
ence with every sort of commodity in
the export trade taught him goods
and their value, and the ways of sell
ing them. Advertising he regards as
secondary to business, however i'm.
portant. It must be ruled by plain
debit and credit. There is a psyche
logical side to advertising, but it takes
care of itself to a great extent just
as the stomach Of a healthy man di-
gests his food. An advertiser or ad
writer must be business man above
all things, and there is every reason
why the editor of an advertising jour
| nal should be well grounded in busi-
ness methods.
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NO MORE WHITES WANTED.

George II. Daniels, general passenger
agent Of the New York Central railroad,
was on a trip south not long ago He be-
came engaged in a discussion with a
North Carolinian about the rapid advance
ment Of the southern roads and the
marked progress made in agricultural de-
velopment and In every branch Of me-
chanical industry within the past few
years. "All you want in this part Of North
Carolina said Mr.. Daniels "is to induce
thrifty white families from the north to
come and settle here. z Not much, said
the old North Carolinian. "That would
never do. Why, sir. we have more white
men here now than the negroes can sup
port
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BOOKS RECEIVED

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WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
The "ExperImentaI Forestry" Bill,

To the Editor of The Journal.
With reference to the bill granting
10000 acres Of third or, fourth-rate land
(such as is unfit for agriculture) to Min
nesota for experimental forestry pur-
poses, a Washington letter to 7 e
o u n a l says, 49, y :
General Andrews, in supporting the
BILL wrote to members of the house who
he thought might object, citing numerous
presidents, which, on examination, were
found not to be presidents at ALL
I have nowhere. claimed there was
strictly a precedent for our Minnesota
bill, but I cited several acts of congress
granting land tofstates for park purposes,
including the Yosemite valley and Big
Tree grove grant to California. and the
grant of land to Minnesota for the Itasca
park, which I thought, in spirit, could
be regarded as presidents.
&C. c.. Andrews.
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Not Single Tax Experiment.

To the Editor of The Journal.
4 read in IT n e. JoN I'm a1erof April %
an account Of a. Village experiment ia Ala
bama and was greatly surprised. III e
J ourn q ! prints it as Single Tax Ex-
pertinent Upon reading It 7 found 1t to
be simply an accounted the effort of J..
A. Bellangers to establish a village on what
he seems to think IAN entirely new plan.
He owns the land, divides it into village
lots, and, instead of selling them, rents
them, leaving the renter to construct such
buildings as he may choose; and now we
have this heralded as sthess.:hrst single tax
experiment in thegsworld, % while in truth
it is not at all thu first experiment of its
kind, and 1t has no element of Henry
Georges system even limited at. Similar
villages are in existence In, many places.
Pullman at Chicagosand the cash register
company at Dayton Ohio.
John ]. Janney.
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before he went into office and three years
before the legislature ordered the exam
nation Of the auditors office, He might
have made it good deal sooner, how
ever, if his experts employed to do the
work hadn't left him with the work half
done to devote themselves to Mr.. Dunn's
political service.
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Harvey. N.
Something Practical in School.

To the Editor of The journal.
In the Minneapolis Times for Nav we
note in the editorial columns under the
head of "Civics In College," these words :.
"a very good time for the study Of civics
is the college stage Of a boys life. At
that period he is old enough to take an
intelligent view of things ETC., ETC.,
very sensible article thru and thru
We take this as a sort Of text because
we wish to tell you something Of what we
saw in one Of the schoolrooms of this
city. We took Tuesday morning of this
week to visit the room cared for in the
Adams school by Miss Wright. Her pu-
pills are eighth grade and are preparing
for graduation. It is the custom OF this
room to practice civics every morning.
They are properly organized and with
gavel the presiding, officer called the house
to order. It was truly inspiring to see
these young people carry forward their
business sessions with such regularity and
self-possession. They are becoming wen
versed in civil government methods long
before they are to enter college. 1t was &
fine sight, and the wonder follows that 1t
is not the custom in all grades where the
age of the pupils will warrant 1t to be
adopted.
AS I listened to their orderly admins
tration of affairs, young men and young
women alike at home in the conduct Of the
session, ! could but review some egregious
errors that have been made in certain
women's organizations and heartily con-
graduate these young people who are Sd
skilfully being trained to respect law and
order
The morning was a most delightful one
for me, and commend a visit to this
school to every person who would see a
cheering. and inspiring sight never saw
anything better anywhere.
The good that is being built into these
young lives cannot be measured by any
material gage. 7s7HsI
Julia Sherman Upton.
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Mr.. Dunn has succeeded in putting Mr..
J. J. Hill in a very unpleasant position be-
fore the people Of the state, until Mr.. Hill
repudiates Mr.. Dunn's statement with re-
spect to him, which Mr.. Hill will prob
fahly do NIX
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-09
May 5, 1904

Russian officer who took part in
the Chinese war some years ago de-
aclares that the Chinese are not natur-
ally cowardIy, as is commonly as
sumed, and, that, under proper lead
ership, they make excellent soldiers.
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La Toilette seems to have won again.
The Wisconsin governor is one of the
best field marshals in the whole game of
political warfare and his political enemies
hate him dearly. SOD. .....
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The Pioneer Press thinks it strange that
the public examiner didn't make his re-.
port four years ago. That is two years
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AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room. which Is the finest In the west
deck Goss Presses, with a total capacity Of
144, 900 eight-page Journals hour, printed.
folded and counted The best time to call Is
from 3:15 to 4:30 p. m. Inquire at the bust
ness office and be directed to the visitors gal
lery
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WASHINGTON BUREAU,

W ttDliINU ON oO1t3sNV' >
W. W. Jermane. Chief of Washington
| Bureau 9O1 -9O2 Colorado Building. North !
western visitors to Washington invited to
| make use of reception-room, library, sta
tionery, telephone and telegraph facilities
Central location, Fourteenth and G streets
NV.
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Foyer Chat.

Otis Skinner would seem ideally
equipped for the role Of ''The Harvester
in the adaptation of Richepin's famous
Partisan success, lie Chemineau,"
which he is to present at the Metropol-
itan for the half week beginning tonight.
Mr.. Skinner with his picturesque head
and naturally swarthy skin, should look
the debonair roamer from overseas to the
satisfaction of the most exacting matinee
maiden
There was the usual rush attenda1t
upon the opening of the advance sale for
the engagement of E. H. Sothern at the
Metropolitan this morning. His appear
ance the latter part Of this week in 1.-THE
Proud Prince" will be great dramatic
event.
The Metropolitan will offer for the
week commencing next Sunday evening
Miss Percy Haswell, supported by the
George Fawcett company, in repertory.
Great Unknown will be the opening
bill.
The Ferris Stock company, with Dick
Ferris in the leading role, opened tl1e
week at the Lyceum theater last evening
| in Frederick Grahames pretty New Eng
land comedy, my jim" Mr.. Ferris in the
role Of Jim Mayne was seen to fine adj
| vantage. A packed house gave their ap-
prevail. complete review of the piece
| will be found in this column tomorrow.
| The famous Transatlantic company,
one of the oldest burlesque shows on the
road, opened a weeks engagement at the
Dewey yesterday to the usual big houses.
Many new and novel acts are in the olio
with Max Luttbeg, the wrestler, who will
meet all corners during the week.
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Herbert spencer's Letters.-The Inde-
pendent for May begins the publication
Of series Of hitherto unpublished letters
by Herbert Spencer
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lish in the west magazine that will be en-
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wildcat killer less wicked
thru tkens.
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MayfieId's Little FoIks.-The title is
that Of a brand new magazine for little
folk, published by Mayfield & Mayfield,
South Omaha. Neb. THE Reason Why
is told In part as follows by the editor:
MayheId's Little Felix's has no apology to offer.
Its birth was brought about by desire to estab-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
RIVERDAUE.

Grant Hayward has gone 10 san
Diego, California where his PEOPLE
reside.
L Houck x Son have added a stock
OF hard ware 10 their Otherwise well
filed store.
Ike Clnl,y has gone to Tacoma,
Washington, to prospect, and look up
land for his brother.
r. t. Fisk is selling oN his personal
property and intends % take up his
residence in Riverdale
Judging 10y the way the pickle CON
acts are coming 10, the sailing sta
ton is an assured thing
Mr.. Cash has put new steel siding
90 his feed mill. He intends to make
numerous other Improvements on his
property this spring.
Miss Luce IS the new teacher in the
primary department
Mrs. j. f.. Adams, Sr has gone 20
Dawson 10 visit relatives.
Fred Strong spent SATURDAY and
Sunday with relatives here.
V p CASH and wife transacted
bushes, in Ithaca Monday.
Earl Loop did job Of papering for
Mrs nildreth, IN st Louis
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
SEVILLE CENTER

Mrs. Pitt is again on the sick list
The Mallory school has cl sd on
account OF measles.
h. NJ. Miller and family spent Sun
day at the home Of viii Thomas.
Mrs. w Humphrey entertained her
son, Herbert, and family over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Fisher spent
Sunday with Mrs. Fishers father Mr..
Crum.
Dave Hammond and little daughter,
Tillie, went % Howard City to visit
his sister, Mrs LaBarr.
Mrs. Higinball has moved into the
house on Mrs Fink's place, recently
vacated by Il. Humphrey
Nj and Mrs. G. EmSley spent Sun
day with their nephew, ChaS La
Paugh, in Sumner township.
Miss Steele closed the winter term
% school with an entertainment and
box social The social netted g. u
The entertainment was fine and was
credit 10 both teacher aud pupils
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
NORTH WHEELER.

Born. TO Walter Cross AMI wife,
March Is, girl
Jacob Lyvere, OF Colorado, is visit
ing friends here
Dr. Nobert, OF Wheeler, took din
ner at l.. j. HOyts Sunday.
The show given at tae hall March
10 was we'll attended and all say it
was very good.
Adolphus Root left last Friday flr
Buffalo, New York, where he expected
TO spend few days and then go TO
Auburn, where he expects 20 work
this year.
Mrs. BabcOck. an old and respected
citizen OF this neighborhood, died last
week at the soldiers home In Grand
Rapids, OF heart trouble. Tue fu-
neral vas held near her old home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
BEEBE

Little Lois Gidley is sick
Jesse Ramsey is home again
Miles Showers babe is n better
Mrs Sarah Snyder i not SO well
Mrs. Mary Spear is on the sick list.
Mrs. VIM. IIoulden is able TO be out
again
Mr.. Miller, who purchased the
Schultheiss farm, moved here from
Ohio last week
Mr. Edwards, who has been con-
fined 90 his house Tor some weeks past
with rheumatism, j. some better
The funeral Of David Thrush, who
died at the home of his son near Ith-
AGA, was held at the NJ f. church last
Thursday.
Mrs. Anna Eichorn returned from
Flint last Monday She was accom-
panied by her brother, Andrew Schultz
heisS, who retuned home again Tues
day evening.
The Rebekah Lodge have dec ded
TO give way 20 the Methodist to serve
meals town meeting day for which
they have our thanks Let every
member DO their part
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
lAFAYET TIE.

There is sickness in the family Of
Marshall R0well.
Or. Frank Smith was a pleasant
caller in this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Ann Goblin is visiting her
daughter, in the northern part OF the
state.
Dick Sadler and flmily and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Benjamin visited Mr.. and
Mrs. a Emery Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Neue White were
called to Garland, Sunday, by the
death OF Nh Whites father.
Or. Vincent is again In this vicinity.
lie will have an auction sale soon.
Mr., Kimble who is now on Mr. Vim
cents farm, will move onto his own
the first q April. Mr. Vincent con
templates building a cheese factory
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-25
SUM N r.

Il. Johnson has moved 20 Sumner.
Mrs. Henry Ferris l. on the sick list
Nern Story has returned % OwoS.o
G. A Button was in Alma a couple
OF days last week
Misses Pike aud Harvey were in
ALMA last Friday
Ed Smead has sold his village prop
eriy 10 j Robinson.
Milo StandiSh expects 90 move into
the Bell house soon
Nudge Harvey is home from Ithaca
for couple OF weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Booth are visit
ing their parents in this place
Rob Lott. OF Spence, visited Yves.
ley Markham, ~ this place, Sunday
The school social held at the X O
Il. NJ. hall was a success. over g. being
cleared.
Mr. Stratton is lying very low at MS
home. resulting from old age and gen
eral debility
our new hotel keeTcr has taken
possession and is ready 10 care for all
who come. He seems To be the right
man In the right place
Miss Maud Ferris, OF Wells Michi-
gan, is visiting her grandparents and
other friends in this place. She ex-
poets 10 stay until fall
Sumner high school recently visited
Elm Hall and 20 say they enjoyed it is
speaking lightly Of the reception Prin.
Walker, MISS Maxim and the pupils
gave them. They all enjoyed the day
and hope Elm Hall will return the
visit