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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

ignorance on the part of the voters to
think that they can be deceived 50
easily, There is no more connection be-
tween the senators and the governorship
in this campaign than there is neces-
sary connection between the presidency
and the governorship and nobody is
foolish enough to suggest that. Bear in
mind that we have the Australian bal
lot system In this state and so long as
the republican party stands for what the
people want in national politics our re-
publican senatorial representation is Sc
cure. ti#sS $f& -
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Is This Business?
Who paid for the junket?

WIN pdlC LUZ Glt .IuuhoI!
The state board Of equalization went
on a "little trip to st. Louis few
days ago. A recess was taken Oct. 5,
and fifteen of the eighteen members
HE'D themselves away in a private car
to see the exposition, returning Oct. IL.
The usual question asked about such
q junket is-Who paid for it?
The state helped. The members Of
the board drew their SIS day for the
four days the iunket lasted, so that the
state paid $3.50 toward the expenses Of
the little excursion.
The equalizers had jolly good time
at st. Louis, free from official cares.
There was nothing to equalize at ST..
Louis. They went purely for their own
amusement, but the state paid each man
$40 extra on account Of that trip-al-
most enough to take each man down the
full length of the Pike.
No wonder the board felt that 1t had
to raise values and increase the reve-
nues Of the state, after setting the ex-
ample of using public funds for private
amusement.
Still the question is not answered.
who paid for the junket9
The transportation was furnished by
a railway company probably as a
fcourtesy'' to the members Of the
board. The charitable assumption is that
the other expenses Of the trip were paid
by the members out of their own
pockets, but the private history Of junk
cts usually reads otherwise. No one will
accuse the merchants or the lumbermen
Of Minneapolis of footing the bills
after the treatment they received at
the hands of the state board. The mem
bers Of the board either could not see
the capabilities of the case, or were in toe
big hurry to get to st. Louis and tc
get home again, for they did an indefen
sible wrong to local interests. The as
sessment of the merchants, already
$1,5O0,0O0 higher than last year, was
raised another Is per cent. Lumber
values were raised 20 per cent in the
face Of lower stocks and lower prices
The other taxpayers Of Minneapolis are
not wronged by this action, but all want
to see Justice done, and it certainly has
not been done in the present case.
But to return to the junket. If thu
members of the board had been sticking
closely to their work until that recess
there would not be so much ground tt
complain. The trouble is that thu
board was only in session seventeen
days, and yet drew pay for thirty-si1
days work. There were five other day
that work was done by certain commit
tees SO that some of the members coul'
lay claim to twenty-five days work
There was another four-day recess takel
at the time of the primary election
from Sept. 16 to Sept. 81. Five Sun
days and nine week days, for which
they received pay, they were idle or en-
gagged in private business. Each mem
Der received SIS day for fourteen day
on which no service was performed 70
the state-$70 bonus for each member
and $1,000 for the board The boar
met Sept. 6, and finally adjourned Oct
ll-elapsed time, thirty-six days. A
noon yesterday each member received
state voucher for $3.50.
If the members of the board wante,
to go to st. Louis,why did they not wal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
BOOKS RECEIVED.

WHAT IS WORTH WHILE SERIES s.The
Lost Art of Reading" By DR.. w. R. Nicoll;
How to Bring Up Our Boys by S. a.. Me.
oil; "Bethink Yourselves" by Leo Tolstoy. and
The Inner Life by j. R. Miller. New York
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Price of each, &c
& cents net.
TURK. A Novel. BY Opie Read. Illustrated
Chicago: Laird & Lee. publishers.
MYERS SCHOOL HISTORY OF ENGLAND By
Harmon B. Niver, ABB. teacher in New York
city public schools. Price, 90 cents. New
q York: American Book company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
IF Ia TOILETTE. WINS
Boston Globe

II La Toilette wins in the present con-
test his future political career will war
rant watching. He has been introduced
to the country, and his friends, who pre-
dict great things, assert he will bear ac-
quaintance. Some political leaders excel
in the realm of idea; others in closet
planning: still! others on the firing line OF
popular discussion. It is La Follette's
unique distinction that within the field
of his activities he has shown himself all
three kinds Of Z. leader.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
A New Voice for Independent
Voting.

The Pioneer Press is an ardent ad-
vocate of independent voting when the
circumstances seem to justify it. 1t
recently (Oct. s. condemned the repub-
licans of Missouri severely for not fall
ing into line behind Folk, the dem
ocratic candidate for governor in
that state and the prosecutor. of. the.
St. Louis municipal grafters. Our con-
temporary thinks it would have been
good politics to identify Folk with
Roosevelt, and that with "Roosevelt
and FOLK as rallying cry, cold Mis-
souri, would have been swept from
it's democratic mornings and from it's
association with the "solid SOUTH and
brought into the republican column.
But, of course, this could not be done
| except at the sacrifice of the regular
republican candidate for governor, Mr..
| Cyrus P. Wallbridge. Now, Mr.. Wall
bridge has an excellent reputation. He
was chosen by the republicans on that
account. They realized that they would
have to nominate particularly good
man this time to make any kind of
a decent showing in November. So
the suggestion to abandon the state
ticket and hitch the republican and
Roosevelt element on behind the Folk
wagon is a matter of policy purely and
pays no regard to the party organiza-
tion of the state, which apparently is
a matter of no Importance to our con-
temporary when it comes to the ad.
| Of, ;o11
when the state cause is hopeless any
way. 4
Now, there is lots of political wis
dom in these suggestions Of the Pho
neer, and we shall not be surprised il
we see them adopted in this state. They
involve, as stated at the outset, a deal
Of independent voting. The voter is
supposed to take practical view Of
things and make the best of the situa
ton. In accordance with that theory
it would be altogether legitimate fol
the democrats in this state, for in
stance, having no hope whatever Of
being able to carry the electoral vote
for Parker, and being largely inclined
to vote for Roosevelt anyway, to hitcl
their state cart to the Roosevelt chariot
and prepare the way for a big vot'
for their candidate for governor b,
exhibiting the first inclination to non
partizan voting. Our contemporar,
says: "Evidence comes from ever,
quarter that the honest republicans o.
the state will stand BY Folk at tn
polls This is admirable and we hop
and believe it is true. Independent, or
as our contemporary calls it, non-par
tizan voting is the salvation Of tn
state, and sometimes of the party, too
It makes for good candidates witt
good records, and practically serves no
! tice that emo others need apply
We are gratifed to find our abb
contemporary SO earnestly commencing
that kind of political action. It i
another voice in favor Of elevated pol
! itics. Under it's injunctions the dis
: carding Of an unworthy candidate, eve
: for the office of governor, becomes al
5 most a duty; it is at least something
r to be thought about, on the principl
!, advocated by our contemporary 0
| working out the best results.
! If they can fool the voters of the stat
the managers of the Dunn campaign ma
/ persuade a few republicans that the re
! election of Senators Nelson and Clapp ]
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

President Angel of Michigan says that
youth old enough to go to college is oid
enough to know right and wrong. He Is,
but he is not always old enough to know
which one to choose.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

Rev. A. D. Simpson took up a contribu-
ton in his church in New York Sunday
for mission work and was gladdened by
the sight of $4,000 on the platey Not a
bad Sundays work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
BEHIND THE GAME.

SIS. ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
In his letter of acceptance Judge Parker
boldly asserts that the Panama canal
must be built. If he will turn to the
letter of President Roosevelt he will learn
that 1,500 men are already working on
the job.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

Speaking Of railroad wrecks, no pas :
senger elevators have fallen six or eight
stories for long time Now is the time
to inspect your elevator--not afterwards.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
THE WORLD GROWING

The worlds population has more than
doubled itself from 1880 to 1900. To this
increase the Latin nations of the west
and southwest contributed the least, and
the greatest growth was in the east. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

The s'nationality racket is a bad thing
in politics, and it is difficult to see how
Mr.. Dunn is to profit by the exploitation
of the issue On the first pages Of the pa
pers supporting him..
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The Mikado's MESSAGE.

: - he mikado, in message of congrat-
to his people. on the success Of
Japanese arms: has. taken occasion to
inject the prudent admonition: "Never-
theless' our prospects of final success
/ are still distant, and T earnestly hope
that the sincerity of the national spirit
will enable us to realize our final OBJ
ject.'
In the same precautionary spirit
Count Okuma, the leader of the progress
sive party in Japan, in an address be-
fore commercial body in Toxic, the
other day, declared that the Japanese
must be prepared for long war and
many sacrifices, for if the war lasted
| two years it would cost, the country a
billion dollars, and it would be neces-
sary to borrow a quarter Of a billion
next year. The statesmen of Japan
are not inclined to fool the people by
belittling the financial burdens Of the
war or being oversanguine as to
Japan's fighting ability. Japan paid
the whole expense of the war with
China in 1894-95 out Of her local rev.
enues, but in the present conflict she
has already had to test the strength
of her credit abroad, and two. years
Of this war will be a hard pull on the
resources Of the insular empire.
Nevertheless, Japan will have to face
the necessary sacrifices. She. had the
wisdom to see when Russia bullled
China into handing over to Russia, in
1898, Port Arthur and Talienwana and
adjacent territory. on the Liao-tung
| peninsula under the name Kwang-tung
that Russia with this possession and
Vladivostok, and occupying Manchuria
would next make a strike for Korea
and ultimately reach out for Japan
The latter thinks it is worth any sacri
fee to preserve her nationality and
escape the fate of Poland and Finland
Russifed and organized after the Rus
sian model and pattern, and the western
world generally thinks Japan is right
| 70 H. JYp{x, H..cffx If
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

If they can fool the voters of the state
persuade a few republicans that the re-
election of Senators Nelson and Clapp IS
dependent upon the election of Mr.. Dunn,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

An important event is the revival OF
Wang" Sam 8. Shubert's elaborate
Lyric Theater production, in which De
Wolf Hopper is to appear at the Metro
politan for four nights and matinee,
opening next Sunday evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

1.-THE Runaways,'' in which Arthur
Dunn is to appear at the Metropolitan the
last. half of next week, is one of the
spectacles Of the American stage. Over
$4,000 was expended on the mounting
and costuming, and the company num-
bers over 100. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
AT THE THEATERS
Foyer Chat.

Wilton Lackaye in 1.-THE PITT contin-
ues to crowd the Metropolitan. The last
performance will be given tonight.
The quaint characters, Of John T. Nc
Cutcheon's BIRD Center Cartoons will
be presented on the stage of the Metro
politan for the half week beginning to-
morrow evening,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

The students Of the University Of Ne
braska showed a sportsmanlike spirit
when they gave their defeated team a
rousing reception on it's return from Col
orado The time to stand by a team is
when it is temporarily down on its luck
Don't knock!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

Fred Irwin has show at the Dewey
this week replete with novelties both
American and European. The acts that
make the biggest hits are the eight DASH
ing Austrians and the Zeb Zarrow Trio
in a twenty-minute riot Of fun with the
bicycles and unicycles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
The Virginia Virginian saws:

The Virginia Virginian says:
Since Collins and Van SAINT have taken a seat
on the Dunn bandwagon the chances of repub
lican victory look brighter.
AS Horace Greeley would say-impor-
tant if true. What makes the Virginian
think SO? Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

With bold strokes and little attempt
to smooth the rough corners, Opie Read
has given us Turk, a novel of Ken
lucky before the war, written with di-
rectness of expression which suggests
the. bitter struggles and feuds which the
book pictures. ..a
Turk, named so for his brilliant red
hair and freckled face, was diminutfve
in size but never in courage He had
caught the spirit Of his warning ances-
tors and strove to live up to the print
tive morals instilled in his childhood in
the school at cold Blood" His courage
conquered not only his external enemies
but was strong enough to overcome his
fierce physical appetites. The story Of the
struggle to overcome his horrible thirst
after he had had a taste Of moonshine
whisky is one of the most powerful pic
lures of the book His love for Nan, the
girl with the devilish dancing eyes, was
fully as strong. and the last page, which
tells OF his triumph, adds a beautiful
touch to a story of force rather than
sentiment. L. S. K.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

James A. Martin was much disturbed
when he learned that eatwole had called
on Governor Van SAINT, and yesterday af-
ternoon the Dunn manager bald the gov
ernor a call himself. The conference was
private, and what passed no one knows
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12
A unique character is that of the femal
bandit in Queen Of the Highway" at tn
Bijou this week.

Carmen" as presented by the Ferris
company at the Lyceum this week. is at
tracing large audiences. Great prepare
lions are being made for the presentation
Of 1.-THE Danites'' next week
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

Nat M. Wills, the funny tramp come
dian, we'll remembered from his appear
ance here two years ago with the Or
pheum Vaudeville show, at the Bijou, will
be seen at the Biiou next week in his
new musical farce, 1.-The Son of Rest y
The star has proved that in his line he
stands without q peer, and as an imper-
senator Of the tramp he has made hit
everywhere.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

Guide to the Recovery of the Lost Art of
Reading, by Or. w. r. NICOLA Case
In Point from a Friend of The Uneasy
char-Aifred Russell Wallace Gives
More Reasons for Believing Good Man
Is Gods Masterplece-The Author OF
THE Memoirs of Baby" Now Has
Daughter Of Her Own.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

Robert Grants powerful novel. 1.-THE Undercur
rent will be published toward the end of this
month. 1t will be illustrated by F. c. Yohn
The Uneasy Chair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

Alfred Russell Wallace's book, t'Man's Place
In the Universe, has stood "a steady fire of scten-
far from abandoning his theory expressed in it,
that the. earth is the, center of the universe,
which was created for earthly man Alone sees
new arguments in support of his theory. Nc
Clure- Phillips will shortly bring out a new edi-
ton of the book in which will be included new
chapter containing an additional argument de-
pendent upon the theory of evolution
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

Announcement is made n.,New York Of
the birth OF, "a daughter TO-, Mrs selden
Bacon Josephine Daskam), whose recent
book, ''The Memoirs of a Baby" aroused
such a lively controversy over the natural
ness Of It's small hero, ''Binks" Mrs
Bacon has always been one of the most
sympathetic writers about children and
their quaint characteristics, and one won
ders what effect her experience with the
real thing will have upon her future liter
airy offspring. 20, 49,. 81, -. ']''-'.s. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-12

RONDEAU TO A HELPFUL FRIEND,
Your bright idea I tried to use
Too proud a boon lightly to lose! ~.
The sparkling treasure of your thought
J. bore away and patient wrought,
The gem in words Of fire to fuse -.
Alas my dullard brain accuse!
Gone was the sheen of rainbow hues
That flashed when first my fancy caught
Your bright idea!
Slow moved my wit in leaden shoes:
To curse my quill could but choose
And pace the floor like one distraught!
All here's the secret. vainly sought
7 needed. to inspire my muse,
Your bright eye, dear.
Margaret Johnson in October Smart Ser
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-06

OYSTER BAY, L. l., July l3.-While
political managers worry and fret over
the issues of the fall campaign ,Theo-
dore Roosevelt, President of the United
States, INDUCES in his favorite occupa-
housekeeping wood. Trained from his
youth to be an athlete the chief eXecu-
tive of the nation delights in all forms
of outdoor exercises. AS he is now
enjoying the only vacation that his
arduous duties as President will allow
HIM at his summer home on Sycamore
Hill, he rejoices in the opportunity to
get exercise.
Every day the President is up at
o'clock He takes a plunge in the wa
tiers of the sound, then takes his morn
ing coffee, and later a horseback ride.
After a conference with Secretary Loeb
on affairs of national Importance the
President energies from his library and
going in his back ward doffs his coat
seizes an ak and proceeds to make chips
fly for half an hour.
The President is a heavy man, weigh
ing about 200 pounds, and the sedentary
life that he is reed to lead as the
chief executive is, in many ways, irk-
some to him. The wood chopping al
lows him to keep his weight within a
limit that he has set.
Every day, 40 matter how weighty or
serious may be the matters he is called
upon to decide, he boxes with one of his
sons. He is bringing up" the young
Roosevelts to be able to take care of
themselves.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-06

WASHINGTON July 13-Now that
the presidential campaign of 1904 may
be said TO have fairly begun. politicians
are deroting a good deal Of their time
to study of the conditions prevailing
in the new electoral college under the
apportionment of the census of 1900.
The new census not being complete in
1900 of course the campaign or the cleo
ton of that year was not affected 1t
is effective now for the first time in a
presidential contest The Increases
noted in the various states are the
cause Of interesting speculation.
The electoral college of 1904 will con-
sist Of 476 votes. The electoral college
of 1900 consisted of 447 votes, hence the
increase in the new college is twenty
nine, a sufficient number to deeply in
terest the party managers of both sides
In view of the active speculation that
is now going on as to the relative
chances Of Roosevelt and Parker i'm the
coming election, the following table will
be of interest 1t shows how the diff
ferent states voted in 1900 as between
Mckinley and BRYAN, and also shows
the number of votes each state will
have in the electoral college Of 1904 I'M
der the new apportionment, with the
increases noted
DISTRIBUTION OF THE VOTES.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-06
New Rugs
In the
Rug Sale

The "DOric" arrived from the Orient
just in the nick of time to add more
handsome patterns to our rug sale.
We really didn't expect them until
next steamer, but now that they are
here, we have included them with the
others so as to make the last week of
our sale unusually strong.
The same liberal discount will be
given on the new rugs as on the
others.
If you want new rugs for your
floors you will never have a better
chance than this to buy.
Many new patterns are in the new
lot.
The sale includes beautiful blue and
white Japanese Cotton Rugs; Chinese
Twisted Mating Rugs, plain also, and
Mating of every good kind.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-06
Two Strenuous Candidates

ESOPUS, n. Y, July 13.--"Ah" said
Judge Alton Parker as he emerged,
dripping wet, from the Hudson river at
o'clock this morning there is nothing
like swim to make man feel fresh
for the duties of the day"
As he finished this speech the Demo-
cratic nominee for the Presidency sud
denly dived from an old barge that is
anchored near his summer home to
dodge the camera of an active young
newspaper photographer who was de-
"ous of getting a picture of the jurist
The Sphinx Of EsOpus and the photo
grapher held a parley while the nomi-
nee's head was an inch out of the water
Finally the newspaper man was con-
WINGED that it was not exactly polite
to insist on taking a photograph of the
politicians neither eXtremities, and re-
tired. The Judge TIN remarked:
There is only one trouble with this
Presidential affair. Everywhere 1 turn
1 am photographed"
AS he said this he swan slowly up
to the barge, clambered on board, and
again dived. He came up putting, and
Teturne' to his home, clad in a pink
bath robe
Every morning the Presidential posi-
bility takes swim before commencing
to answer his correspondence, which is
becoming voluminOus.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-06

society who had taken an active part
in British politics. She was an aunt
of the Duke of Marlborough. The late
Mr.. Gladstone had a very high opinion
of her judgment and sense, and it is
said that he more than once paid her
the high compliment of asking her ad-
vice concerning a matter of party poll
ties at the time when Lord Tweed
mouth was Liberal whip. Her other
claim to fame was that of being the
best shot ii, the United Kingdom; she
was an enthusiastic and indefatigable
deer-stalker, and in each one of her
homes had many trophies of the chase
She has been prominent as a social
leader
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suakR FACTORS, COMMISSION AGENTS
AGENTS FOR THE
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Francisco, Cal.
AGENTS FOR THE

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Company Of Edinburgh.
WHHa1mna of Magdeburg General In
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Cy Ltd of London
Royas Insurance Company of Liver
pool
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don
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-06
RUSSIA LEARNS DISCRETION

ST. PETERSBURG, August 6-Naval
commanders have been instructed not
to nix neutral merchantmen carrying
contraband goods except in necessity
or emergency, but to haul the prize to a
neutral port This means that there
will be no more Knight Commander
episodes.