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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
Cars for Friends ONLY,

One Of the beauties of the railway
monopoly which now exists in the north
west from Minneapolis to the Pacific
coast is revealed by the following
sentence from an article in the Chi
cago Live Stock World:
1t Is next to impossible to secure cat
tie cars west Of st. Paul if the stuff is
routed by a non-merger line between that
point and Chicago.
That means that the Montana stock
man who wishes to ship his cattle over
the Northern Pacific or Great Northern
to the twin cities and thence to Chicago
over some other line than the Burling-
ton is confronted by an alarming search
ty of cars. In consequence, some of the
cattlemen Of Montana and North Da-
kota have had to resort to roundabout
routes to get their cattle to market, and
some have had to give it up altogether.
Some cattle have been shipped from
Montana via Lethbridge and the Ca
madam Pacific and 500 lines. One cat
tleman finding that he could get no
cars on the Great Northern. drove his
CATTLE 112 miles across country to the
500 at Kenmare. Many shippers had
to run their cattle back to the ranges
because cars were not provided. One
outfit alone had to turn back eighty-five
cars Of cattle after having them all ready
for loading.
The present condition Of railway
policy in this country is anomalous. In
the older days Of competition it was
not so much the competition of rates
as the competition of facilities and &C.
commodations that pleased the shipper
The railways were after his business
and knew that they must "make good
if they were to keep it from rival lines
The result is that while the merging
and consolidating of railways has made
it possible for the public to be served
as never before the motive and dispo
position to do so are lacking.
In a world Of progress, it is perfectly
evident that such condition can not bt
permanent. Something must and viii
be done to make the railways serve in
stead Of incommode the people. There
are only two ways out of the present
situation. There must either be sucl
effective national supervision Of tn,
railways as will make them give th1
public maximum of results at a mini
mum expense and inconvenience or els
there will be government ownership O.
! RAILWAYS s.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

correspondent, writing about the an :
nual slaughter of deer hunters, suggests
that the deer season should be heightened,
That might have the effect Of spreading
the army Of hunters out more thinly,
but on the other hand it would be likely
TO make them more careless. If the use
Of high power rifles were prohibited. many
bullets would fall short Of their human
mark Rifles that carry two miles are
murderous when discharged in every 1i-
rection. And then it might be well for
hunters who value their lives to wear red
coats and blue feathers in their caps, In
stead OF the brown garb that fades into
aha landscape and looks just like daer'a
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
THE MAGAZINES

A MInneapoIltan In the Far East-Com-
ing upon the name Of one you know in a
magazine is like meeting some one from
home in Europe. That is something Of
the feeling The Uneasy Chair had last
night In reading The Reader Magazine
for December Ca sumptuous number, by
the way), and coming upon the name Of a
Minneapolitan, formerly with T h e J r.
a !, in Hector Fuller's story of how he
tried to break into Port Arthur Mr..
Fuller was headed from Chi-fu to Port
Arthur in sampan with two Cinnamon
for a crew, and was not getting on very
swiftly, when he caught sight Of the Faw-
an, the Chicago Daily News dispatch boat,
in charge Of Stanley Washburn, the Min
neapolitan alluded to. When the sampan
drew near, Mr.. Fuller hailed the Fawan,
and when asked what he wanted, on go
ing aboard, replied: II want a glass of
good, cold beer
lawfully sorry, old man." was the re-
ply Of the Fawans commander, "but we
| finished the last Of the Budweiser this
afternoon"
| But there was soda on ice and there was
Scotch, SO that Mr.. Fuller made no seri-
Gus complaint, and the little. incident
shows that campaigning in the far east
isn't al hardship. ... -' .-.-
| Books In Relation to National Efficiency.
Sidney Lee in The [ ann for Decemher
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
Foreign Labor Conditions.

One Of our foreign consuls, Mr.. Hal
stead, whose post is Birmingham, Eng,
has been looking around bit, and in
sents some interesting and surprising
facts bearing upon the relative cost Of
living in Great Britain and America.
So often has 1t been stated that it
costs less to live abroad, and so often
have politicians, arguing for a purpose,
advanced the illustration of English
workingmen earning less but in reality
spend less, that it has come to be ac-
cepted as fact by many that such con-
ditions maintain. --. -"
Mr.. Halstead finds nothing to bear
this ont, but, on the contrary, the far
ther his investigations are carried and
more he is convinced that the long
accepted statement that it costs less to
live in England is an error. rsa .
Allowing that there are some things
much cheaper in England, and that
there are occasional instances in which
it is relatively cheaper to work and live
abroad, he finds, nevertheless, that in
general the American workingman is
much better off than his English fellow.
Of fifty Workmen from America who
accepted employment in one establish
ment in Birmingham not long ago, but
one now remains; the others found it
cost them much more to live there than
they had supposed.
An illustration from Ireland Is also
given, that of Belfast workman who
earned 30 shillings, or $3.50 week
He spent for living about 81 shillings
or $6.5S, leaving weekly saving power
Of 72 cents: In America his living ex
penses were not really higher, for
while it cost him 36 shillings, or 1915
to get thru the week on this side, this
increase represented in good part an
advance in the scale of living, for he
had number of things not ordinarily
used at home, besides better. educa
tional advantages for his children
Against it he earned twice what he hao
received in Belfast and found his saw
ing power raised to $5.83, so that fol
every "a cents he could save in Ireland
he saved $1.95 here.
America is still the land for the roo1
man, and is likely to remain so fol
many yea1s to come.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

q book number, defines national eff
cheney" as ability to adapt means to the
best ends on the part Of the nation and
then says Of the relation of books to such
efficiency:
l believe that books of the right kind make di-
rectly for national efficiency. The more books
of the right kind are read, the more efficient q
nation becomes. To deny that books of the
right kind contribute to human efficiency or that
the great books of nation contribute to the
nations efficiency, is like refusal to ac-
knowledge that heat comes from the sun.
While Mr.. Lee would have guides to
reading he believes in Shakspere's ad
vice: @
No profit grows where no pleasure Is taken
In brief, sir, study what you most affect.
Municipal Telephone Systems In End
land.-Municipal telephone systems seem
to be successful in Great Britain, if one
may judge from reports. The Municipal
journal and Engineer for December says
Municipal exchanges are in operation or in
course or construction at Glasgow, Portsmouth,
Brlghton, Swa nsea and Hull. The Glasgow system
which first gave service in March, 1901, has now
In operation II, 500 phones, the average revenue
per phone being $21. - This exceedingly
small charge to subscribers has enabled the
municipality to meet all operating and mainte-
nance expenses, leaving balance sufficient to
provide for interest and sinking fund and to
set aside surplus Of $17,775.5O for deprecia-
tion. e. s,%H'i. =. 4 -.
The service Is said to be of yery high order
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
Interesting New Departure.

Chicago's new freight tunnel, which
will be open for business about Jan. /,
is really a more daring venture for the
investment of capital than New York g
great. passenger subway.
The New York tunnel is. a great. en-
gineering feat, buttas financial propo-
sition its way has always been clear.
The vast demands for quick transit
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

In digging out old papers at the state
house at Augusta, Me-, the other day some
one came across the first bill passed by a
Maine legislature. It was an act to Gre
ate the Augusta union society," The bill
was passed June 7, 1920. The object of
the society was the suppression of vice,
Improvement Of morals, cultivation of
benevolence and the diffusion Of useful
knowledge" There would still seem to
be considerable work ahead for the Au-
gusta union. ->.s "
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

north and south on Manhattan island
were certain to tax the carrying facil-
tiles Of the subway and bring the COM
pany an enormous gross revenue. The
Chicago proposition must yet prove its
feasibility by competition with surface
handling Of merchandise, coal and
refuse.
The Chicago tunnel loop, which has
been under way for three years without
attracting much attention, is planned to
serve business houses Of every character
twenty-five feet below ground, it will
receive and discharge freight into sub
Easements used by stores and factories
as depots. It will bring in COAL of
which 100000 tons are now burned
yearly within the loop, and will haul
out ashes and rubbish. It will carry
merchandise and manufactured articles
in and out of the city by the under.
ground route.
This great enterprise, built at cost
of $l0,0O0,000, is forced to compete in
freight handling with the present sys.
tenn Of surface hauling. There is little
demand for rapid transit in hauling
freight, and the new system must prove
itself more economical in order to gain
and hold the business. "~
It looks like a rather risky under
taking, but it is to be hoped 1t will
succeed entirely. Other cities with con
gested centers are watching it with in
terest, and success means that the streets
will be wonderfully relieved of heavy
traffic. Doubtless the capital invested
is placed bysmen who know their ground
Surface hauling in a city like Chicago
is done at a heavy cost, and the ar
rogance of the Chicago teamsters has
caused heavy money loss to business
interests in the past. The new system
| is already a winner from the viewpoint
Of the public. It is well if it scores
the same success as an investment ant
a practical means Of terminal transpor
tation. ~.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

Minnesota farmers along the line Of the
North w estern railroad are to be favored
with a visit from "seed grain special"
Some days ago T h a told the
story Of the seed corn specials that trav-
ersed Iowa last spring, giving thousands
of farmers practical information about
testing seed. One of these educational
Institutes on wheels will now traverse
southern Minnesota and lines in South
Dakota; The idea is good enough to be
borrowed by the other railroads Of the
northwest If the Iowa experience counts
for anything, it shows that the farmers
are eager to learn, and that their practi-
cal applica ton of the lessons means a
heavier yield of grain.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
THE SOULS PROPHECY.

ALI before us lies the way;
Give the past unto the wind;
All before us is the day,
Night and darkness are behind.
Eden with It's angels bold,
Love and flowers and coolest sea,
Is less an ancient story told
Than glowing prophecy.
When the soul to sin hath died,
True and beautiful and sound
Then all earth is sanctiied,
Upsprings paradise around.
From the spirit land afar
All disturbing force shall fee;
Stir, nor toll, nor hope shall mar
Its immortal unity.
Ralph Waldo Eme
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
BAPTISM AND FUNERAL,
Pathetic Story of Death of Typhoid
Fever Patient at Winnipeg. =
Special to The Journal,

6peCIH1 60 In5 JoufnaI.
Winnipeg, Man, Dec. IA young
man named Muceton, of the suburb Of
Norwood, died in St. Boniface hospital
Sunday of typhoid fever Just pre-
vious to his death he expressed q wish
to see his newly born child baptized,
but before the rite could be performed
died suddenly. His wife arose from
her sick bed yesterday and, taking her
child to the undertaking parlors, it was
baptized by Rev. T. }. Shannon of St..
Philips church in the presence of the
corpse, the coffin being open. Imme-
diately thereafter the clergyman read
the burial service of the father.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
POEMS BY THE M7KADO
Independent the
Japan:

wiup
lowing three Mutsuhito
a peace
Live lifelong amity;
And yet the stormcouds ower;i the rising
Strs elemental strife :
understand
Why this ii
Tis surely not fault
We sought sincere deed and word;
We exhausted
A but all in
do
They
Our brave the middle
Are shouderng in the
gather in abundant
stopping 4
self
(Koto JapnThe foregoing ranslatons majesty
to been composed different periods evidently
Of
warhad in todaya
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
HOPE FOR RUSSIA
In BALTIC FLEET
Naval Men Say It's Great
Strength Will Prove Form
idable to Japan.

Washington, Dec. :; If the Russian
Baltic fleet now on the way to the east
were commanded and manned by Ameri-
cans, said naval officer today, 81
would guarantee to raise the siege OF
Port Arthur and wipe up the Japanese
to understand that the Baltic fleet is an
immense fighting combination. It's Of
fcers may have made fools of them
selves IN firing upon some inoffensive
fishing boats, but this does not affect
the ;1 character Of the ships nor the
battle with hostile fleet"
May Put Japan con the Run
This opinion Of ultimate Russian
naval supremacy seems to be more or
less general among professional sailor
men IN here; They. say without hesitation
that 1t the Russian fleet Of battleships
cinity Of Port Arthur it will have the
japanese fleet on the rum
For q long time the dispatch Of the
Baltic fleet by Russia was looked upon
as mere threat to keep the Japanese
away from Port Arthur. The curious
slams fired on the English fishing boats,
seems to have diverted attention from
the serious character of the Russian ef-
forts to regain its naval prestige.
Look for Big Naval Fight.
Officers Of the navy here, however,
have been watching the progress of the
Baltic fleet with great interest, and they
are looking for naval fight of great
proportions before many weeks have
gone by.
:, From figures I obtained at the navy
department today it seems clear that,
while the Russians undoubtedly are def
Client IN protected and armored cruisers,
they outclass the Japanese completely
in their battleships. There apparently
is much confusion in regard to. the tao
tics adopted by Admiral Rojestvensky
in getting his ships into Japanese
waters. Some people seem to have i'm
aglned the division of the fleet which
passed thru the Suez canal is all there
is to the Russian Baltic force.
Only Part of Baltic Fleet.
In point Of fact it includes little
but transports, torpedoboat destroyers
and hght-draft ships generally. The
great battleshlp squadron is on its way
around the continent of Africa, expect
ing to meet the cruisers, destroyers, an(
transports, which went thru the Suez
canal, at an agreed-upon rendezvous
somewhere in the Indian ocean.
Figures made at the navy department
show that the feet which now is cir
COMMUNICATING Africa is one of thu
heaviest ever put together at one tim,
for purposes of warfare. It embrace
the battleships Borodino, Imperato
Alexander ILL.,, Orel, Taniaz Suvaroff
and Oslabia.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

The country editor who complains that
he is busy running his newspaper, the
postoffice, the village hotel, and other
burdensome enterprises, should take leaf
from the book of Gensai Mural, the Jap
anese editor, who has just published a
novel In English. In fifteen years he has
published fifty nine volumes of history and
biography and twenty serial stories. He
has edited a daily paper for ten years, and
in his spare time has officiated as super
intendent of pump factory and director
in the manufacturers association,
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
MURDER AT BUTTE
John sedrick Waylaid and Shot Dead
by Unidentified Assassin.
Special to The Journal

Special to The Journal.
Butte, Mont, Dec. 7.-Whi1e John
Sedrick was returning home early this
morning in company with John Luch-
mich he was shot and instantly killed
by an unidentified assassin. Sedrick
and his partner had spent the evening
at saloon, and when they were near
man suddenly stepped from behind the
duck and fred point blank at Sedricl.
the ball striking him in the neck and
killing him in his tracks. The mur-
derer then took to his heels. The Of
ficers are of the opinion that the assas-
sin had a grudge against Sedrick. No
arrests have been made
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

Martin W. Littleton, who nominated
Judge Parker for president last July, is
entertaining his brother, Jesse M Little
ton, who was the republican candidate for
governor Of Tennessee. The southern man
says that Roosevelt carried Tennessee, but
but they needed it, and Roosevelt didn't.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

Another Anglo-Anerican treaty will
come before the senate this winter. The
senate refused a to approve the olney-
Pauncefote treaty some years ago, but
something of the horror and waste even
of small wars have been borne in upon
US since that time.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

The national agricultural press league
passed a resolution opposing the distribu-
tion of seeds by the government on the
ground that it is great expense with nc
corresponding benefit. Certainly the
seedsmen must profit.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

Educational gifts of the rich man usu-
ally go into colleges and libraries, but Ed
ward F. Searles has given Methuen a half
million dollar high school. Minneapolis
has some pretty good high schools, but
local rich men are notified that there is a
fine opening for" public baths here, espe-
cially If this dust is going to fly all
uyintor
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
EIGHTY MEN IN DANGER
Lost All Possessions but Night Clothes
in a Fire at Winnipeg.
special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 7.-Blinded by
a dense smoke and partially overcome
by the terrific heat, over fourscore of
men had narrow escape in a burning
building near the new Canadian Pacific
shops at an early hour this morning.
The fire was caused by overheated
stovepipes, and burned with such rapid
lty. that practically everything was lost
and the occupants escaped with nothing
more than their night clothes.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

Mr.. Lawson was out milking Wall street
again yesterday. Some OF the boys de-
clare that the Standard OIL crowd helped
out his game. The street will now con-
slider Lawson as little better than plain
ta Eta1 Us
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
SOMETHING YET IN RESERVE
Indiana no1iS Nowc

Indianapolis News. . IA.
With big rice crops and a large increase
In her foreign commerce it looks as if
Japan might maintain sufficient sincws of
war to hand Russia pretty warm line
of jiu-jitsu.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
FIRE IN AN ARSENAL
A $150,000 Loss on Shops at Rock
Island. Ill.

Davenport, Iowa, Dec. The west
wing of the leather shop of the Rock
Island arsenal was partially destroyed
by fire. The fire spread with great
rapidity, but was finally overcome by
the combined fire departments of Dav-
export, Rock Island and Moline. The
loss is probably $l50,O00.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

Venezuela reports itself as on the verge
Of its usual revolution. The nation ought
to be hailed into the international police
court and given thirty days.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

The heating plant of the new capitol at
st. Paul is said to be defective. The leg
islature can be depended on to supply any
deficiency in hot air.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
KNOCKING THE EATINGHOUSE
Syracuse (Kan.l

Syracuse (Kan.), Herald.
Cockroaches, fricasseed with chicken,
are a late innovation in Kinderleys cafe
menu card. Guests not wishing them
served please advise the waiter.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

Mace's School History of the United
states.-William H. Mace, professor of
history in. Syracuse university, has pre-
pared an elementary textbook of United
States history, transparent in style and
vivid in the presentation Of events. It
contains numerous Illustrations, maps and
sketches to aid the youthful mind in fast
ening the principal events in the nations
history firmly In it's memory.
Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
BURNER TURNED OUT AGAIN

Woodstock Va.) Sentinel.
J. L. Burner is now able to circulate
among his many friends after being
housed up for several weeks.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

The new Masonic college fraternity now
has three chapters, all in Hebrew
Adelph, Beth and Gimel.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
CURFEW FOR CHICAGO
Whistles May Send Children Home a
,. 8 O'Clock at Night.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, Dec. 7.-Curfew whistles
ordinance under consideration by the
judiciary committee of the city council
meets with approval. Boys and girls
under Is years of age will have to run
to their homes promptly at 8 O'Clock
between the months Of September and
May and at 9 o'clock during the re-
mainder Of the year, under the provi-
sions Of this measure.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
ANY BEARS?
Tndiapapolis New

y- \ Indianapolis News.
King Menelik's collection Of wild ami
mails, sent as present to Mr.. Roosevelt,
is to be put on exhibition at Washington
This looks like a reflection on congress as
q drawing card - .s... =
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
There Is a Reason For r.

You see tne pest oI peGbP9e ssarei year
there is reason for it-everything
possible is provided to make travelling
on this famous line pleasure The
North w estern Limited-Minneapoli
and st. Paul to Chicago every night
invariably wins friends and patrons be-
cause it IS the best and most comfortable
train between these three great cities.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

The Minnesota fruit growers are in towr
telling of their remarkable yields o1
bananas this year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
A VIOLENT CAREER.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil
The style nowadays is to lasso career
as it comes past and ride it as far as
possible without being thrown.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07


1.-TWO Men and a Girl" and A. c.. Bish-
ops satirical comedy, when Man Mar
ries," will be the vehicles used by Tim
Murphy in his enga cement at the Met
repolitan of half week commencing next
Sunday evening".
Last evening at the Lyceum the Ferris
Stock company gave a benefit perform
ance of 'Fighting Bob" for the degree
team of the Modern Woodmen of the
World. A large number of local Wood
men, with their wives and families were
present, and delegation of fifty, headed
by Captain Tom Wilson, came over from
St. Paul in a chartered car State Mana
ger Well Of the order was also present.
Matinee audiences are especially large
at the Orpheum this week because of the
presence on the bill of Jessie Bartlett Da-
Wis, a great favorite with her own sex; the
Two Pucks, juvenile performers, who are
| the envy of the children on the other side
Of the footlights, and the kinodrome pic
lures of Buster Brown and Tige, which
give the youngsters huge enjoyment.
Selma Herman is presenting the sue
cessful domestic drama, "Wedded but Nc
Wife," at the Bijou this week.
There are many sensations In "The
! Waits Paradise" coming to the Bijou
next week. Howard Hall, the star, will
be supported by fine company.
The Unique theater has a novelty this
week in the bicycle act Of Don and May
Gordon, who are doing the finest act of it!
kind shown in Minneapolis. The moving
pictures of the worlds fair, and the bis
geological gardens, have proved most en-
tertaining, and some patrons say they at
| tend chiefly because of the cleVerness q
the animatograph. The little Mack chill
dren have made decided hit with juven
lie attendants, and they are pronounce,
/ a decided hit.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
"BURN THIS LETTER."
Pocfor Tro ronccrir,t

Boston Transcript.
One Of the love letters which the poet
Keats wrote to Fanny Brawne sold for
$210 at recent auction at New York.
Some love letters have cost far more
than this.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07

Representative Haskell Of Ramsey de.
clares he has been caught by Clapptrap.