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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29
Advertising Manager Of Abraham &
Straus, Brooklyn. .

Not many years ago the house of
Wechsler and Abraham was a very
small one in Brooklyn A column Of
advertising was quite unusual space
to occupy in the papers then. But
no firm occupied more space to bet
ter service than did this one. When
it stated that silks worth 81 were to
be sold for so cents, the public knew
that they were probably worth $1.10,
or perhaps more. Experience had
taught them that the margin Of value
always lay with the purchaser.
Then came the day when the little
concern had outgrown its building
essary to choose a spot for new and
larger home, and that spot must be
where the trade of the future would
trend. 1t was Mr.. Abraham who Sc
lected the present site, considerably
above the city hall, the drygoods BUSH
ness then clustering below that point.
The column Of advertising has
grown to two, three, four columns,
then a page, and now two pages and
over. Yet every line is as carefully
considered as in the former column.
with the reading customer that must
be lived up to in every way. The con-
fidence gained by years of painstak-
ing accuracy and good faith is Jeal-
ously guarded.
The firms advertising manager Is
Justin Mccarthy, Jr. Mr.. McCarthy's
style is not only studied, but copied
by some Of the largest stores througn-
out the country. When Mr.. McCar-
thy's opinion was asked of the reiaS
tive value of morning and evening
papers, he replied unhesitatingly as
follows: "The evening newspaper Is
best. Brooklyn is a great community
Of homes. and the business man car
ries his paper there at night. His
wife, the purchaser, in whom we are
interested, then has time to read 1t.
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to the sea under the American flag in
the past few years have been intended,
for the Pacific trade. Tho not so
large as Mr.. Hills vessels, some SPLEEN
did ships, such as the Korea, Siberia
and shawmut, are already in the Pa
cific trade. Much greater tho the
trade of the Atlantic is, we do not
seem to have the national interest In
it that we have in the trade. of the
Pacific. The reason Is that the Pa
cif1c is the western ocean. The west
no longer exists on land. Now the
century-long pursuit of the occident
must be taken up on the ocean and
in the lands beyond. The nation has
always faced the west. 1t has been
Mr.. Hills good fortune to father a
great commercial undertaking that is
in harmony with the national life,
and he now feels the resulting satis-
faction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29
A Thorn in the Donkey's Side.

Tom Watson, is to manage his pop
ulist campaign for the presidency
from the Hoffman house in New York
city. :,
There are signs that Mr.. Watson's
presence in New York will not be
relished by the democratic campaign
managers. They fear he will make
an active canvass of the state, and
that one of it's results will be the fur
Their widening of the breach between
Parker and the New York Bryan
ties. In 1896 and in 1900 the vote
cast in that state for candidates
other than those of the; republican
and democratic parties was very
small, but in 1902 this outside vote
was larger, aggregating something
like 41,000 for the socialist and la
Dor candidates alone. The presence
Of Mr.. Watson in New York during
the height of the campaign this year
will serve to increase the populist
vote. All these outside elements get
their strength directly from the
democracy, and If the socialist and
labor candidates poll $4,000 votes in
New York this year, as they conf
IDENTIFY claim they will do, and there
are in addition about, $4,000 upstate
Bryan democrats, who can't .:vote.nfor
Parker, the New York democratic
majority will, be minus quantity.
These are some Of the things the
democratic managers think about
when they discuss Mr.. Watson's To-
cation in New York city for the cam
paign.
Watson will stop at the same hotel
with Cord Meyer, chairman of the
democratic state committee, and his
suite will be on the same floor with
the state democratic headquarters.
Perhaps he may be able occasionally
to look over his transom and see the
money devil pranctng up and down
in the Meyersapartments, and when
everything is.lstfH at night he should
be able to hear Mr.. Meyer sorting and
counting the crisp new bills which his
party has secured from the trusts.
1t is charged in democratic quarters
that Mr.. Watsons campaign ex-
penses are being paid by the republi-
can national committee, but there is
no way Of proving such a charge. II
is very probable, however, that Wat.
sons campaign will be of consider
able aid to the republican candidates
and is certainly Is planned with view
| to giving the dem ocracy as much
trouble as possible. -
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THE "Boss" AND THE PRIMARY
Grand Forks Herald.

There are indications here and there
that, seeing the writing on the wall the
men who have in the past defeated the
primary election reform which the people
demand may intend to consent to the
adoption Of primary election law at the
next session Of the legislature. The boss is
a good reader of public sentiment, and
when he cannot longer oppose it with sue
cess he will yield what he must while
retaining what he can. It must not be
forgotten that what Is wanted is eff
cheney in a law, and not merely the
name The thing that the friends of pri-
mary reform have most to guard against
now is not the defeat Of all primary legfs-
lation, but the passage Of a law which
will be abortive, and which Is intended to
be so. What the people want is the OPP
portunity to name their own candidates
and manage their own politics. A primary
law framed to leave political control
where it now is would be worse than none
and should not be considered for mo-
ment
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Compensation for Mr.. Hill.

Mr.. J. J. Hill, like most men who
do things in this world and meet with
adverse criticism, is inclined to think
mankind is very ungrateful and I'M
appreciative. But now and then
something happens that must make
Mr.. Hill feel better and incline to
the view that the rnagnate's world is
not cave of gloom. One can afford
to make many mistakes and take. a
lot Of hostile criticism if there occa-
sionally comes into. his life such pleas
urable moments as we are sure we
would be experiencing If the great
ship of~con1merce. the Minnesota were
ours.
From the moment her keel was laid
until today, as she sails down the At
lantic on her voyage Haround the
Horn to Seattle; ,.the Minnesota has
caused more talk, and has been the
occasion Of more congratulations and
more, satisfaction than all the mas
sive battleships that have been
launched to fly the stars and stripes,
and fight for dominion of the sea If
need be. The United States will fight
If it has to, but 1t is essentially a
peaceful nation hence there is more
rejoicing over one ship of the line of
| the commercial fleet than over fifteen
grim warriors Of the lighting line.
This is the more SO, because we have
a superb navy ship for ship and
man for man the best in the world;
whereas our ocean-going fleets of COM
merce are humiliatingly small. So
the nation hopes that the mighty
Minnesota and her sister the Dakota
will be but the first of a long line OF
vessels that are to give American su
| prenacy on the sea.
| It is significant that almost ali OF
the large new ships that have taken
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

B. A. Beard, government employee at
Manila and a democrat says that the
plank in the democratic platform stating
that it is the duty of the United States to
to the Filipinos is due to the fact that
the democrats in this country are not ia
miliar with conditions in the islands. In
other words, they don't know what they
are talking about. This isn't the first
time the democrats have done that. A
notable instance was their advocacy OF
free silver, supported by Judge Parker in
both '96 and 1900
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

The great railway man whose eyes have
SO long been on the Pacific is now said to
have taken a few glances in the direction
of the Gulf Of Mexico The occasion Of
these glances was the accomplishment OF
all the preliminaries for the construction
of the Panama canal, and the assurance
that work will, soon begin on that great
undertaking. Mr.. Hill, like most trans
continental railway men, has been OPP
posed to the isthmian canal Now, how
ever, that the canal is to be built, he has
probably made up his mind to adapt his
plans to circumstances and secure for
himself all the benefits growing out of the
construction Of the canal he can.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

Passing thru the great, roaring city Of
Chicago, few people remember that In
1823-only eighty years ago-the COM
mander Of Fort Dearborn wrote to the
secretary of war as follows:
I have the honor to inform you that
this post should be abandoned, because
the country surrounding it Is such that it
is impossible for population to live here
sufficient to justify the expense Of keep
ing a. fort at this place.
This shows that we are all likely to
be quite seriously mistaken in our fal-
lible human judgments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29
Another Rebellion ouelled.

The Germans have at last succeeded
in. breaking the back Of the Herrera
rebellion in Southwest Africa. The
way this rebellion has been put down
is in marked contrast to the English
This was 2. minor affair. The speedy,
forceful action of the clear-headed,
clear thinking man who drinks gold
en- grain belt beer wins admiration
everywhere We all need such a tonic
and can't afford to be without it .
day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

ele however. Is survey Of conditions IN
Porto Rico after six years OF American
rule, and it will show the reader some-
what of the good that has or has not
been done there
Palace OF Agriculture Is log cabin as
ISOLATED with the name Of another distin
guished Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt"
writes Edmund Mitchell in the World To-
day for September, exposition number.
This structure has been brought from
the plains of North Dakota. It was Roose-
velt's home during the years 1888 49, when,
seeking the open prairies in search Of
health. he settled down as a cattle ranch
er on the banks of the Little Missouri
river, eight miles south of Medora, in the
heart of a romantic region then Astounding
with big game. Within the cabin are
shown some of his old possessions
worn overalls, for example. now humor-
ously labeled Roosevelt's Sunday trous-
ers' the favorite rocker in which he wrote
Hunting Trips of Ranchman,' and the
huge seat hewn out Of log in which he
rested outside after many hard days
work and watched the sun go down.
The exposition articles are wildly writ
ten, and, with the aid of the beautiful pic
lures many of them full-page, bring the
exposition scenes well before the reader.
How Fishes TaIk.-"Nature and Science
in September st. Nicholas says: Fishes
undoubtedly communicate with their fell
lows. Even If they cannot talk they
have other means Of communication that
are better adapted to their needs. We
know how readily fishes recognize their
mates, and how quickly brooding fishes
repel intruders of their own or other
species. Something besides seeing them,
perhaps some sense of which we have no
conception, may do this. Many fishes com
municate with their fellows by means of
sounds produced thru the medium Of their
air bladders, by grinding their teeth to-
gether, and in various other ways
Aside from the serials which develop
Interestingly, the September st. Nicholas
contains among other things features by
Hugh II. Smith on Brittany, the Land
| of the Sardine;'' Ida Rose McCabe on "a
Citizen of the Deep 1.-THE County Fair,
| an account of how some girls and boys
| succeeded In carrying out a novel scheme
Julian King Colford on American Me-
MORALS in London" and much more.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29
AERoLITE IN HoARDlna.HousE

While the landlady of the Bell inn at
Totweil England was at dinner the other
day an aerolttes crashed thru the chimney,
spun around the room and exploded. Tho
the house was considerably damaged, the
landlady escaped.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

I despise the man who blindly follows
party leadership and, party names without
the intelligence or manliness to act for
himself.-H. p. Halls Observations.
Doesn't MT. Hall know that there is a
certain element OF the republican party Of
Minnesota which gets excited whenever
such an idea is suggested from any quar-
ter?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

The best protection against charity
fakirs is to require every solicitor, who
Is not personally known, to bring some
mercial club or the Associated Charities.
San Francisco businessmen are thru with
all imposition of this nature and are pro-
tected by rule which turns down every
charity canvasser who does not bring a
certificate from the Merchants associa-
fion .5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

Governor Terrell Of Georgia said: IT
have been greatly mortified over the crime
OF this mob The governor ought to
hold up one finger warningly at the law
breakers and say: esTut, tut, gentle-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

About eighty thousand acres of land
have been secured for a Boer colony in
the state Of Chihuahua, Mexico. About
fifty Boer families will occupy it. If they
make favorable reports other colonists VIII
come over, and by the time Mexico be-
comes part Of the United States there
will be a fine population ready for assimi-
lation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29
Jew York morning paper patron ad-

A New York morning paper patron adj
vertises as follows:
YOUNG FRENCH NoBLEMAN. RECENTLY
arrived desires to meet wealthy American
girl; object matrimony will be at Grant 6
Tomb at 10 this morning, wearing boutonniere
of violets.
From this it seems that French counts
are getting SO common that they may be
picked UP on the streets. like pins or
cigar stubs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

Mr.. Winston would be playing into the
hands of the opposing faction in his party
If he refuses, for the reasons cited, to
allow his name to be presented as can
didate for lieutenant governor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

The Hennepin democrats seem likely to
get into tangle which will make them
as ineffective in the state convention as
the. republicans Of this county usually are
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

South Wales having finally compromised
on the location. Dalgety, which is In a
hilly district where the climate is invig-
Grating, will doubtless be fine city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

The archbishop Of Canterbury, who is
to, visit America, draws. a salary Of $4,000
year, nice, clean job, with no cam
paign expenses. .sa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

The democrats used to kick about the
surplus, but they would just as lief kick
about a deficit-any old thing will do.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

Dalgety. an obscure village of 800 per-
sons. has been selected as the capital Of
the Australian commonwealth. The
choice is the result Of compromise, the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

AS Mr.. Dooley says, 9Th Rooshyans is
sweepin' ivrything befure thin in their
mad rush to Saint Pethersburg.' >E..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

never saw, might take a trip to the
other side Of the world, with advan-
tage to themselves and every one else
concerned. If there is money to spare
in the republican campaign fund it
could not be put to a better use.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

a cloud has created a sensation by re-
turning and paying up his debts. 1t was
q pleasant sensation for some of his cred
ifors III II f3S- Y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

500 Line and the State Fair
One fare for the round trip from all
stations Aug. ~ to Sept. 2, good to re-
turn until Sept. s.
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observation-disclosures"

Nothing could be more satisfactory to
the management of the Lyceum thearer.
and the Ferris Stock company. than the
suspicious opening OF the third year Of
it's occupancy of this now popular but
once "hoodoo'' tIeater.
Coincident with the third Ferris presen-
tation Of Marie Corelli's dramatized novel
Of the land of the midnight sun came the
return to the company Of It's original
leading woman, Grace Hayward The re-
ception accorded Miss Hayward must
have been most gratifying to her.
The opening Of the regular season finds
the Ferris company at least SO per cent
stronger than a year ago. Not only has
Miss Hayward's long rest returned her to
the company greatly refreshed and in
vigorated, but there are several new
names in the cast-names whose owners
give added strength to any cast.
Leslie sMOroScO and Miss Leila Shaw
who have established an excellent reputa-
ton elsewhere in juvenile roles were two
OF the newcomers, and each scored a de-
served success AS the boyishy enthusi-
ast1c George Lorimer, Mr.. Morosco was an
improvement over his predecessors in the
role. while Miss Shaw unaccustomed to
such character work, was almost as sue
cessful in the role of the very Norwegian
maid, Britta, as her favored predecessor
Maisie Cecil.
Lewis Stone, comparatively newcom-
er, has fine personality, reserved meth
DDS and a pleading voice. Also new to
patrons who have returned from sum-
mer out Of town are Lawrence Barbour,
who successfully presented the roles of
Rev Mr. Dyceworthy and Briggs, the SER
want, and whose mana gernent Of the stage
marks an advance in the manner of pre&
senting plays at this house, and Claudia
Lucas whose brief appearance as Violet
voro, the actress, promises much. Oscar
Grey Briggs as Sir Francis Lennox is an
other new one to the patrons of the regu-
lar season. and is welcomed
Ben johnson and Laurette Allen, in the
Ioies or Olaf Guldmar and Lovisa. main
tain their high standard. and Ernest Fish
er Goes his best work to date in the role
of Sigurd. Far, q Nc, ~, oie
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

When the democratic pins were all set
up. who should bowl them over but,
Bowler7 -. a 80 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29
BOOKS RECEIVED

LOVES PROXY. By Richard Bagot. author Of
''Donna DiAna, "A Roman Mystery, The
Just and the Unjust etc. New York: Long
mans, Green & Co.
THE BARRIER. By Allen French author Of
1.-THE Colonials." New York: Doubleday,
Page & Co. Minneapolis: Nathaniel McCar-
thy. Price, $3.50.
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Foyer Chat

Way Down East was accorded the
usual large patronage at the opening of
the Metropolitan's regular season last
night and all the old favorites in the cast
were warmly welcomed. The strong stu
atoms seemed to enchain the interest of
the audience as of yore, and new scenic
efrects and embellishments lend additional
charm to the production. The play runs
turnout the week, with the usual matt
nees.
The second show Of the season, the
Cherry Blossoms, opened an engagement
at the Dewey theater yesterday to the
usual crowded houses. They present a
high class entertainment, beautifully cos
TUNED, with many new and novel vaude-
vile acts to please fair visitors
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

/. Indians Beat the Tom Tom and Made
More Noise Than a child-Story of, an
Honest Man Who Thought the Electric
Buzzer Was Squirrel Running Himself
to Death.
Fred A.. Wiley and wife. of Pine City
We're married a week ago and went for a
honeymoon by boat to 'Bergman's." There
were about, fifty campers there who had
heard Of the Wiley affair. These people
had little to do, SO they disguised them
selves as Indians and gave the wedding
party reception that, sounded like a cross
between the fall Of Port Arthur and a
hungry baby during the quiet act in the
theater when the wiggly music ought to
be playing. Mr.. Wiley made a fine ora
torical effort and the crowd made more
noise. Sic semper.
1t is thought that the Great American
Idiot, who used to rock the boat and point
the unloaded gun at you, is now devoting
all his energies to. weddings. :,s,.v:
An honest man, from Walbach, sNeb..
went to the city (P. S.-Lineoln, Neb.,
was the. city, to see the sights. Becom-
ing hungry he went into a grocery store
after a hunk Of cheese, and noticed an
electric fan buzzing inside a wire screen.
He watched it a few minutes, and then,
stepping over to the proprietor, said:
Mister, I don't want to be givin' you ad-
vice about runnin' yer business, but if you
don't stop that burned squirrel in the cage
there, he'll run his fool self to DEATH" =
A writer in the Housekeeper gives a
"seasonable hint as to nuskmelon frit-
tiers that sounds like the real thing You
pare the melon and cut the meat into, lit
tie cubes an inch or less in size. These
you cover with lemon juice, sugar, a little
cinnamon and nutmeg let stand three
hours, then remoaeAlsfEo1n liqhor. Mo the
juice add one coffeesdpful cold Water, two
eggs, q generous pinch Of salt and enough
flour to make a batter, adding one tea
spoonful of baking powder Cover the
fruit with the batter and drop into smok-
Ing hot fat to cook until delicate brown
Dust with pulverized sugar and serve hot
with a fruit sauce If you wish to heal
father let out a whoop Of joy that may
be heard for two blocks.
After the tornado touched up Hutchin-
son, Mimi, bit, w. S. Clay, who once
owned a paper himself and knows the
value of advertising, leaped into the Lead
err office and inserted column of poetry
in the form Of tornado insurance adver-
tisement Mr.. Clay said in part:
tOh. de cyclones comm from east an6
An de house gwine fall. gwine fall
An de lightnin's fashin' his level best
Lawd, have mercy on us all!
Insure, you sinners,
With w. S. Clay,
For de cyclones comm
To blow you way.
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THE NoNPAREJL MAN

A Pine City Wedding at Which, Gang Of
Indians Beat the Tom-Tom and Made
More Noise Than a chld-story Of an
Honest Man Who Thought the Electric
Buzzer Was a Squirrel Running Himself,
to Death. 81 .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

Another newspaperman has gone into
legislative politics. Captain j. A. Everett,
editor of the Fairmont News, is announced
as a house candidate in the Martin Wa
tonwan district. His arrival means con-
test in the district w. A. Hinton and
A D. Palmer, both Martin county men,
it In the last house, and are
candidates for another term.
12s.F. Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

In preparing the peculiarly original IL
Illustrations for Gouverneur Morris new
romance, which will be published in Sep
TENDER by A. s. Barnes & Co, the artist,
John Rae, has had the advantage of the
advice and suggestions Of Mr.. knight, the
distinguished expert Of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29

Henry Harland, the author Of My Friend
Prospero, has finished new novel It is
said that it deals with American life.
Mr.. Harland is now in London, but he
intends to spend the rest of the summer
on the continent in the country. His adj
mirers will be sorry to hear that he was
seriously i'll during the spring.
The Uneasy Chair,