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Fruit and Produce.

 Corrected daily by c. r. Bell &. Co.,. 20ls
 Morris avenue) Oranges-Per box. s2.750so0 for F'lori- da's; California navals s2.25G2.50. Lemons--Per box, extra choice. $3d3. 25: fancy, $350
 Grape Fruit-$45o65.00 Pineapples-Per crate, $500 to $35o Bananas-Per bunch, culls 50c to 75c: straights S161. .25.
 Apples-Fancy northern stock. Bald. wines and Russets, etc, $425 to $450 Cranberries-Per barrel s7d7. .Ec. Florida Cabbage-Per crate S35O. Cabbage-Danish, per pound, 31ac Celery-california. s1 per dozen; pc. crate. s5.
 Eggs-Weak, 16c. Ruta Bagas-Per pound, 2c Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 6h; No 2 De-
 Chestnuts--r.ip ed. per pound. To. Almonds-Per pound, 12Hsc Brazis-Pe- snund. 1Oc. Mixed Nuts Per pound. 12hc. Pecnns-Pe- n~- .5. 10c. 1ranable Wni~'-'-- Per pound. i4c. English Walnuts-California per pound 16c.
 Figs-Fancy imported, per pound. i2,ac; CT fornia ra~toons. 10c. Figs-Ca1ifornia cartoons, 10c. Raisins-Per box. new crop, s1.75 to s2.00 Irish Potatoes-Per bushel $1.20. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, white, s20 2.50; yellow, 2.7563. Onions-Per pound, Be- New Florida Tomatoes-Per crate, $2 250 to $3.00.
 Cuban Toma toes-Per crate, $2.50. Strawberries-Per quart, BOG. Beans-Green. S4.
 New Green Peas-Per crate, $2.50. Poultry-Hens. B to 40c: chickens, 25 to s5c; ducks, 30 to 40c; turkeys live, l2kc, dressed, IS to 200 pound Butter--Renovated. 20 to 21c; creamery. 25 to 26c; country, fresh. 10 to 15c.
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Cash quota tions were as follows: Flour-Easier Wheat-No. 2 spring, 9fcn$l; No. 3, 92a93c; No. red, 95iscds1.02. Corn-No. 2. 51lAc; No. yellow, 521kc Oats-No. 2, 391sa40c; No. white, 41@ 4SAc.
 Rye-No. ?. 73l5c
 Barley-Good feeding, 39d41c, fair to . choice maltng, 47n5sc
 Flax Seed-No. 1, Ill; No. 1 northwest ern, sl.16h
 Mess Pork-Per bbl, s14.50al475. Lard-Per 100 lbs, $7.25d7 .37iz. Short Rib Sides-Loose, $7 25d7 .371z. Short Clear Sides-Boxed. S. 75a7 S71z. Whisky-Basis of high wines. $i.27. |, Clover-Contract grade, s1i 50. On the produce exchange today the butter market was easier.
 Creamery, 14d26c
 Dairy, 140D22c
 Eggs easy, 170171sc.
 Cheese. 10hd11hc.
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cothran 6 Co.'s Stock Letter.

By Ware & Leland.
 New York, March 1.-The stock market proved It's oyer-sold condition today. It also showed the ranging on the long side of self cliques. Prices advanced rather easy on light transactions. Short cover ing formed the chief buying, although there was some professional purchasing There are indications that the. recovery may extend moderately but traders should remember that they are in A trad ing market, and ought notf to ignore fair returns. There is much bull talk on sugar. United States Steel, preferred. seems to be more in favor of the bulls than for some time. Amalgamated, on which we have been bulish for some time shows sign of advancing reasonably. There Is said to be A good sized short interest in Brooklyn Rapid. Transit. but the issue does not show any, good signs now.
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phia and Baltimore, $S.so In bulk, s5.s0. Rosin quiet; strained, common to good, s2. .75 Turpentine quiet, 621sd6Sc. Rice steady Molasses firm.
 New Orleans. March 1-Cotton seed oils firm; prime refined. in barrels, ss1Ac; off refined, In barrels, s71sc; prime crude, loose, 34c.
 Memphis, March 1--Cotton seed OH, ear load lots. per gallon: Prime crude, sS1Rc; off crude, 32G3211c; prime summer yellow, 36M3sIbc; off summer yellow, none choice cooking summer yellow, less than carload lots, 4sc. Meal: Prime, s21@21 ,25; off, $2o50. Cake: Prime, s20d2O50.
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Bonds.
Eionev on caIi.

New York, March 1.-Money on call easy 1%a2 per cent; closing bid and of- fered at 1%; time loans easier; sixty days, 3; ninety days, 81s; six months. 4D4A.
 Prime mercantile paper, 41ad51h sterling exchange firm, closing weak. with actual business in bankers bills at 4s6. 55d1486 GO for demand and at 4s3 70aS3 30 for sixty days; posted rates. 4S41s and 4s7d4s71s commercial bills, 4s31h. Bar silver, STA Mexican dollars, 45A. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
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The Coffee Market.

New York, March 1.--Coffee futures opened steady 10 to 20 points higher on rather stead1er European markets than expected in view of yesterdays reports of unsettled financial condition. Receipts for the day were moderate as reflected by the Brazilian cables but demand was very slight and prices soon after the open ing developed sagging tendency until continued. though moderate selling by leading trade interests. The close was un- changed to 15 points sales 5000 bags May. 560d5.65; July. 5.90; September, 615d620; October. 630; November, 6.s0; December, 6. 40J6. 45; January, 6.55.
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Russian sauadron Returns.

Paris, March 1-The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de Paris confirms the report that the Russian squadron under Admiral Wirenus (which was last reported in the Red seal is returning to Libau, Courtland, and says, it will remain in the Baltic until June.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, March 1.--severe declines in foreign grain markets and increased pri- mary receipts knocked 4lcents from the price of May wheat today. Liquidation spread to the provision pit and resulted in a break of s71ac in May pork Closing prices showed a loss for May wheat of Ac compared with last night, 2ls@2esc Tor July; Pc for May corn 2%d27sc for oats and 421sGS71a for provisions
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Dry Goods.

New York, March 1.-In the dry goods market added strength of the cotton mar ket is giving weight to the position of sellers who are not willing to recede from their stand on firm prices, certain of whom are confidently predicting high CT level of values. Buying has been Of small proportions and yet where goods are wanted, there is no difficulty In se- curing asking prices. Jobbers continue to report a fair trade and advices from the west and south are very satisfactory.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, March 1.--Spirits turpentfne nothing doing; receipts, Il casks. Rosin. nothing doing; receipts, 112. Tar firm, s1 40; receipts, 2Sl Crude turpentine firm, $2.25 s4 and s4.05; receipts, 4S
 Savannah, March 1.-Turpentine firm; receipts, 61; exports, 35c. Rosn firm; sales, 165; receipts. 1916; exports. 2956 Quote: A, B. c, D, s24o; F.. s2.45: F, $2 .50; c, $255; Fl. $2 60; 1, g 90; K, B. 25; M, ss.3O; N, s3.35; window glass, 8 55; water white, $3.75. 4 Charleston, March 1.-Turpentine and rosin nominal; nothing doing; quotations omitted
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Local stanle GrocerIes.

Apples-we evaporated. 7dsc. Flour-Fancy patent, ss; half patent. $5.65.
 Sugar-Granulated 4Kc; Y. C.. 4lkc. Coffee-Green. s1xa12hc; Arbuckles Porto Rico. $12s0
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, slsc; dry saited rib bellies. sssc; hams, fancy, 13Ac: medi- um, 121zc; extra clear. SAC; bacon bellies. 11c.
 Lard--Tseaf. 9c
 Compound ard-Snowhake, 74c. Mo,asses-CentrirusaI. 15@S5c: tusaf house, 40c; Georgia cane, 80.
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cIearinos and Exchanoe.

, New Orleans, March 1.--Clearings, s5,- 258, ,436. New York exchange bank, $1 per 5000 premium; commercial paper. 5Oc per s1000 discount.
 Memphis, March 1-clearings, s731 ,s3s; balances, s99,7S8.
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Mrs. Wlnsiow's soothino svru,.

The best remedy for DfARRHoEA. 'eo,d by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. WinaIov s Soothing Syrup, and take no ether Kind. Has been used for ovef FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEHTHINQ, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It eOOTHEs tho CHILD, gOFTENS the GUMS. AI4L4AYs all PAIN. CURES WIND COLIC, and fs twenty-five cents bottIA
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Feed Stuff.

Meal-Boted, $1.20.
 Hay-ePr ton, timothy No. 1, ST; clover, mixed, Sl5.50.
 Corn-Mixed. e3c; white. 64c Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, feed, s2i; prime, $25.
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The Metal Market.

New York, March 1--Tin declined on spot in London 2s. Sd. at f12s Is. Cd. and futures were unchanged ft2s 15s Locally 1t was shade easier; spot $2s@2s50.
 Copper was steady in London with spot unchanged al R56 12s. Sd. and futures 5s. higher at f55 12s. Cd. Locally quiet; lake, eiectrolytic and casting, sl225a12.5o.
 Lead was higher here and in London. Locally 1t advanced to s46004s5 while in London 1t. closed at R11 lis. Sd
 Spelter was unchanged in London at e22 2s. Sd. and $5.05@5I5 locally.
 Iron closed at 5is. Cd. in Glasgow and at 42s. 4,kd in Middlesboro. Locally un- changed; No. 1 foundry northern N4759 1925; No. 2 do. sl42565t475; No. 1 foundry southern and No do. soft at $l3. 25d13.75.
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
Pnysician anu SurQeon.

Three-rourths ui the persons who come to me to ge, cured of Syphilis. Gonorrhoea- Gleet. Structure. st Manhood and other private diseases have tried to get well by using oth- CT means. Why not come as soon as you find that you are afflicted? Is
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, March 1.-Today's treas ury balances, exclusive of the gold re- serve show: Available cash balance, $223, 3,0eS. 505 gold, $10l, ,937e1s.
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LIverpooI Market.

Liverpool March 1.-Spot cotton in fair demand; prices 10 points higher. iAmeri- can middling fair, s.ssd;s good middiing.. 6. .2od; middling, s.10d; low middling. so2d; good ordinary. 7.s4d; ordinary. 7.7ld. The sales of the day were Too bales. of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 600 American. Receipts. BOO bales, including 100. Futures opened easier and closed steady; American middling,
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virqinIa-caroIina Company.

New York, March 1.-Virginia- Carolina Chemical company, close. 2sN; preferred, closed 101 bid.
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C. o. C.: March. 792; March-April 7.a2; Aprll-May, 7:92; June-July. 7.s2; July-Au- gust, 7.90; August-September 7.6S; Sep tember- october, 6.S6; October-November, 6n
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rde IIxa stock Market.

Chicago, March 1.-Cattle receipts 5000; steady. Good to prime steers, $5d5. 75; poor to medium, 8. .5Gd4SO; stockers and feeders $50d415; cows s1 5od4; heifers. g 6450: canners. s1.5Od2 50; bulls, $2d4; calves, ss@6b; Texas fed steers. s4@4.75.
 Hogs-Receipts 1900; strong to 5c higher. Good to choice heavy. s5.50d5.70; light, s49od5.25: bulk. s5.2665.s5.
 sheep-Receipts 10000; steady to 1Oc higher; good to choice wethers. H26@475: fair 10 n1ixed, t35e0425; western sheep. sz5065 .s57 lambs A.5o95.7o: western lambs s45oa6s5.
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seabord Air Line.

Baltimore. March f.-seaboard Air Line, common, SA@sh; preferred, 15ssG15A; 4s, bonds, nothing doing.
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Bears-Navy. s2.s5 per bushel; Lima. Go pound.
 Pearl Grits-92 pounds. $1.s5.
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oIl Market.

New York. March 1-Cotton seed oil quiet; prime yellow, 3sc. Petroleum steady; refined New York, ss.s5; Philadel-
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Industrial Finance &
 Trust Company

We act as Trustee and Fiscal Agents for corporations ard assist in organ izing and financing new enterprises. ofces soe-so7-sos-sos First National Bank Building.
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RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS i.
SHIP YOUR GOODS
 BY rAE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

which operates on z7000 miles of 6rst-class
 ailroads, with connections with other com ,anies, to all points accessible by express
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for all your Small Remittaness. by mail or
 otherwise. Sold on all points in the United States, Canada, and on Havana, Cuba. CHEAP AND CONVENIENT. NO APPLICATION REQUIRED

A receipt is given and money will be re- funded if order is lost
 Sold at all agencies of the Southern Ex- press Company at all reasonable hours
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Daily Statement.

Galveston--Quiet; middling. 145s; sales. B: receipts. 3s16; stock. 71.604.
 Mobile Firm; middling. 214; sales, 300; receipts, 106; stock, 19 9457.
 Savannah-FIrm: middiing. 1b; sales, 29s receipts. 1902; stock, 53.6s5.
 Charleston-Firm; middling. IS; receipts. 1; stock, 68H.
 Wilmington-Steady; middling. IA; re- ceipts. SO; stock. 2500.
 Norfolk-Receipts, 300; stock, 1190o. Baltimore-Nominal stock, 2500.
 Boston--Q Quiet middling. 1535: receipts, s7o.
 Philadelphia-Steady; middling. 15.s5; receipts 240; stock. 2102.
 St. Louis-steady; middling. 14lz; re- ceipts, 2S51; stock. 21,007.
 Memphis-Firm; middling. 14.51; receipts. s5s: shipments, 112s; sales, 240o; stock, fe.oN.
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New York Cotton Futures.
The New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, March 1.-Spot cotton quiet but steady. The unsettled condition of futures has checked somewhat the de- mand, but factors are holding their stock for full board prices. Sales 1900 bales: de- livered on contracts 1900; quotations un- changed Futures opened steady and to 16 points down. The lower opening was caused by disappointing Liverpool cables, the decline there being attributed to heavy selling orders from America and Egypt. It was near noon when prices took an upward turn which carried them 20 to 22 points above the lowest figures of the morning At the top there was movement of liquidation, pro1t taking and bear effort which sent prices down point trading May first lost 15 points at 1526, advanced to 15.&, declined to 15.25, re- covered to 15ss and finally declined again to 15.25. The market closed quiet Net losses were March to July 15 to 1s points, August points. September 1 point and October unchanged
 New Orleans, March 1.-Cotton futures quiet and steady; March, 14.s2a14s4; Ap- Til, 15.02d16.0 6.05; May. 15 525d15.26; June, i5. 44115 55; July, 16. 6e615 67; August, 15 .09 615.12; September, 12.@613; October, 12.1e d12.17.
 New Orleans. March 1-Cotton quiet and steady; sales, 1900. Ordinary, 12 9-1s: good ordinary. 1878; low middling. 141k; niddling. 14M good middling. 15 3-1s: mid ding fair, IS s-16; receipts. 11s3; stock. Beso4s.
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Total sales for the day, 74ioo shares
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
THE PLAYERS CHRISTMAS


Oh, the frost is on the treetops and the snow
is in the dell; sta.s. ..:t.s.-.
It's shame we left our rubbers at the Lake
View Grand hotel!) 2.
but all the joys that poets sing and poetasters
rhyme
Are lost in wondering II the train will reach
- Podunk son time." 3.E-r.: - X
Willie children Of the older growth their yonk-
er's antics view,
And In baby frolics sharing their lost fabe-faith
ri renew;
While peace of home and mirth Of fest are found
.f on every hand,
We've the dank insult called dinner in a western
one-night stand.
While your yuIe logs (or your anthracite's or
gas stove's) CHEEKY flame
(If your 'Tocal habitation's" one that's worthy
Of the ''name')
II in mansion Tor in chambers" or congested
fat) you dwell.
Makes eli mankind feel the magic of the joyous
Christmas SPELL
While your table groans (or murmurs) with Its
(more or less) display,
The mummer's mixing grease paint Tor the
Christmas matinee.
Oh. lords Of hearts and danes OF homes, whose
Joy of this time speaks.
In the ringing Of your laughter. In the holly OF
your cheeks;
'Twixt the oysters and the coffee, let a fearful
toast be drunk
To the Players poor penates in the top-tray OF
ss -nslton Lackaye.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
PRESBYTERIAN
WESTMINSTER.

WESTMINSTER.
At Westminster church there will be special
m4sea nns and ndr'ces cborns of twenty
Will WIFI assist ah the Quartet in. programs
II. s. Woodruff Several of the selections in the
morning taken from Handels .,Messsiah.
Christmas cantata by H. Clough-Leighter, will
be given. This cantata is the work of one or
the most eminent of modern composers and has has
never before been given in Minneapolis. Inc
programs are as fol,9ws: nCrn,,a ..,
Prelude and fugue in Minor, Mendelssohn;;
Chorus, There Shall Come Forth Rod,
Leighter.
Alto solo, "He Shall Feed His Flock Han
del; Mrs. W. n Porteous .,,a, ), ,.nd.,
offertory ''Thou Art Coming, O, My Saw
ior Leightsr solo and chorus Handel Mis-,
q oheps .;.S+. 20 zion That Rrinsest Good It'd
Postlude, .Hallelujah Chorus,' Handel,
Evening.
The chorus is as follows: II. s ,,'Noe Woodruff, Htf
organist and director sopran9s' Mis- Misses CIVIL mn
! berlain; altos, Mines. Porteous, Muckey. War
| mock Phillips Miss Loye; tenors. Messrs Morris
| Brimmer Clark Malcolm, Van Dycke; basses
Madeira, Carpenter. Lyon, Mclean, Newcombe.
| ANDREW.
Morning.
| . Organ "Pastorale." Sullivan, Miss FELTON,.
! Quartet might Song Of Bethlehem Dud-
| Chorus 'sThere Were Shepherds Lansing.
Chorus, "Bethlehem'' sSs,9nn cSGmos'
| Duet ''Star of Orient" Shelley.
| Offertory solo, 'Christ Child,'' Coombs. Mr..
Ferguson; violin obligato, Miss Woodcock
Organ postlude 'Halelujah Chorus" Handel.
The soloists will be Mrs. MaeRae, soprano
Mrs Laird contralto; r. NJ. Laird tenor; B. IL
Ferguson, bass. Miss Mary e. FELTON, is organ
ist and director
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23

single days fighting If the troops become
seriously engaged. M AT I.iao-yang some
Russian regiments expended more than
500 rounds per man in the course of the
battle. AS this computation was based
on the strength Of the regiments when
they entered the fight, and as many of
them came out of it sadly depleted, it is
estimated that many soldiers must have
fired as many as 1880 rounds. At Liao-
yang some Russian batteries fired more
than 600 rounds per gun. Russian field ar
tillery carries in it's limbers and battery
wagons only from 10S to $50 rounds, ac-
cording to the character Of the gun, while
the total visible supply, including the di-
visional, flying and reserve parks, aver
ages about Ats rounds per gun. More am
munition has been used in single day
in Manchuria than was required to fight
the Spanish-American war. . i
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
Will Guard His Autocracy.

The Czar Nicholas will not give his
people the Christmas gift they have
asked. The fact that, few days ago,
the mayor of Moscow was ordered to
be tried by the imperial senate for per-
mitting the municipality to discuss the
question Of a constitution for Russia,
suggested that the czar had repented
Of his ebullition of liberality in allow
ing the public assembly Of the zemstvo
people to formulate demands for re-
form, and he has now formally noti-
fed the advocates Of constitutional
government, who sent to him another
petition, that such action is 'presump
tuous and tactless,' and that questions
of state administration are Of no con-
Germ to zemstvos, whose rights are
| limited by law.
AS the ear himself started the re-
form loom running, he will probably
not be so blind as to abandon all reform
measures, such as he has already caused
to be announced, and which embody a
"defnite program Of rational measures
of reform in the direction of liberal
ity.' 1t may be that this will quiet
somewhat the agitation by the zemst-
vos and lead them to the practice Of
patient waiting for what they funda-
mentally demand, but it will not abate
much the tumultuary antagonism Of the
social democrats and the more IRA
tional nihilistic frebugs.
AS far back as 1908 the czar, having
read the disclosures made under his
orders by M. Demtchinsky, an expert
enced journalist, who had investigated
the corruption and espionage of the
bureaucratic government, issued an i'm
perial decree granting absolute re-
ligious liberation, and organizing a
commission to effect reforms for the
rural population. These reforms did
not go very deep and the whole ten
dency was to strengthen and central
ize the control Of the bureaucracy. It
was recently cabled from St. Peters
burg that it is the czar's purpose te
give the three estates of landed pro
prietors, the rural communes and the
municipal corporations, represented IL
, the district and provincial legislatures
larger privileges. This may be a gain
but, as the local bodies have, even will
.. their close limitations of Legislative
action, inspired the people with ambi
tion to take part in the national gov
. ernment thru a constitutional monar
chy, it is not probable that the czar'
proposed quieting powders will induce
docile contentment with an overshad
owing autocracy. -.
Autoeracy in Europe has, step b,
: step, with the growth Of liberal ideas
been forced eastward until Turkey an
. Russia alone stand the champions o
r the system, and, even in those regions
r buttressed as it has been, it is yield
2 ing slowly to the insistence of the tim
9 spirit. The struggle in Russia betweel
s the reactionarv and the progressive in
: tellectual forces is on and in earnest
and the czar himself has, without in
Q tending it, contributed largely to tn
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
TO PROTECT CHILDREN
Educators Think Child Labor Law
Should Be Amended.

A special committee Of the Minnesota
Educational association has prepared a
proposal for an amendment of the child
labor law with view to more rigid
enforcement. The report Of the com,
mittee will be embodied in the report OF
the state superintendent of public IN
struction, J. w. Olsen.
The report states that the present law
does not adequately protect children un,
der the age of IA years, on account OF
the ease with which permits are secured.
Parents are not required to take oath
to the reasons given for desiring, to put
children to work, and cannot be held to
account for their action. A change IS
asked in this matter:
The most radical feature Of the pro,
posed law is the absolute prohibition of
child labor under the age of II years,
and the careful guardian of the permits
issued for children from IA to l6. 1t Is
recommended that permits should not
be granted for longer than SIX months.
To meet the problem of families apc.
parently dependent on the wages OF
children it suggested that some plan be
devised whereby the state shall provide
for for such cases The legislature is urged
to take action that will prevent the
development of the evils of child labor.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-23
The Christmas Croaker.

On the home stretch of the Christ
mas shopping race, the usual number
of croakers are to be found finding
fault with the whole system OF giving
and receiving presents. We are told
that worthy people go into debt to buy
presents, that others merely give pres
ents as a bribe, that still others give
mechanically and from force of habit
and custom, without having any feel
ing behind their presents. Our atten-
tion is called to the drawn faces OF
the worried women who charge thru
the crowded stores, jerking whining
children behind them. We are reminded
of paterfamilias who gets note eX-
tended in order that he may supply
the funds for generous giving by a
numerous family. Finally we are as
sured that the multitude of presents is
forgotten along with the giver the next
day, and all the trouble and care have
been for nothing.
Let the croaker croak. There are lit
tie specks in most everything good IN
this world We have known pie that
ndu 1GS u1dW DdCho, buo 1lluoo WV Iva
sooth forswear all pie7 The croakers
forgot the thousands Of persons who are
delighted beyond measure by getting, in
the shape of present, some greatly
needed article. They forget the thou
sands and millions of sad lives that are
frightened, even for a little while, by
the realization that some one has
q thought Of them and their troubles
They forget the solid pleasure vast
number of persons, chiefly women, de
rive from planning and organizing theil
gifts. The croakers forget the great
benefit to the world Of having one sea
son Of the year when custom makes il
incumbent on everybody to spend ALT
tie money for the benefit of other peo
pie and give little time to thinking
of what would please other people. /
d life is battle, it is good to have tw'
or three weeks Of truce every yea
4 when, instead of trying to add to ou
own worldly possessions, we are willin,
to assist in binding up the wounds WI
have made and are ready to help other
who may not have been quite so for
tunate' as we.
Neither is it fair to regard tn