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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25
Hair Trigger Watterson.

Henry Watterson was always pic
turesque. He is still picturesque, but
in these latter days his word pictures
are slapped onto very fragile canvas.
There is far more picturesqueness than
substance in his utterances. Witness
his verbal fits over the 400 and his
wild rawlings about the Panama canal
steal Henry sees ghosts and other
things too diaphanous for other people
to perceive. Notice his latest dream,
One William Jennings Bryan, dis
tinguished citizen of this republic who
has twice received the SURFACES Of
nearly half of the voters Of the United
States for the highest office in their
gift, went to Europe, Everywhere
the American ambassadors received
him courteously and gave him special
attentions. To have done less than
they did would have been discourtesy
But, hist, Henry, Henry Watterson
perceives that this is no simple cour-
tesy. It has a purpose. OF course
the ambassadors were instructed to
make much of Bryan, thus giving him
a lot Of free advertising. Why? To
make trouble for the democratic reor-
ganizers, to, be sure. To quote ME-.
| Watterson's own words:
Here was a chance to make the hay
seeds believe him a devil Of fellow;
| equally in Europe and America. So the
| word went forth, in London, in Paris and
| in Rome no less than in hell for sartin,
| and in Yuba Dam the man from Nebraska
| is Some Punkins, as the saying hath it.
| and upon his return this whilom anarchist
becomes in the republican press only Sec
ond to William Mckinley. ~:
| 1t is no longer go to grass, Willie,'.
and "Blasteyour eyes, BILL but 1--WE look
toward you, Mr.. Bryan" and '.I faith, in
good sooth, they do : 2 1857 Z,
| Watterson is the only editor in the
country who could get the Associated
Press to carry such wild gibberish.
| The Courier-Journal and the Allan
| ia, Constitution are the two southern
papers of which the most is known
and heard in the north. The contrast
between them is interesting. The
| Courier-J ournal' is quoted for it's fol-
| lies and hair-trigger extravagances
and the Constitution for its GOODNESS
| good sense and poise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

ton. There was general expression of
relief when 1t ended. The markets had
been exposed to such severe and almost
! continues strains that the general belief
was that the current year would be likely
| to prove better
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

Mr.. Dunn wants room for political head
quarters in the statehouse-the governor s
room would about suit him. Bob'ss watch
is too fast.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

In these days, when the Minneapolis
gamblers gamble regularly, do you recall
those dreadful days Of the Jones inter-
regnum when gambling wasn't permitted?
What terrible days those were! How we
all suffered!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

"A German company with a capital Of
s5,OOO,OO0 has been organized to fight the
Standard Oil company Mr. Rockefeller
may read about it In the papers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25
BLETHEN's FEELINGS
Seattle Times

SeHLCI9 ,I1IneS.
The ice is fifteen inches thick in the
lakes of Minnesota. And yet, when they
say it rains in Seattle, they think they
are hurting our feelings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

A st. Paul workingman at the state
council of the Federation Of Labor threw
1T back to the lawyers yesterday that. they
have a union of their own and restrict
the privilege of praoticing law to those
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

Crown Prince Rockefeller once cut
eighty cords Of wood with his own hands.
And he might have had all the oil he
wanted for nothing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

kind, but "Mr. Edwards" goes him one
better.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

1t has been said that "everybody's
difficulty is Russia's opportunity,
and it has been SO in history. Russia
Crimean, war. which Nicholas I. went
into too hastily. Since then she has
pulled wires and worked in the dark
and advanced thru Asia, while keep
ing UP her intrigues in the Balkan
peninsula. But 1t is possible that, in
her present movement. she has bitten
off more than she can chew, and may
be stopped short by the impact Of the
pebble Of the Japanese David.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25
HoRsoN's NAVAL PROGRAM
sioux City Journal

Or, in other words. Hobson seems to
think that in our naval expansion pro-
gram we ought to appropriate 81 fol
every kiss he received,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

This weather will be hard on the tens
dency to move to Canada.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

Paper, according to- ssnaabit table documents,
next we hear Of at In sTutkeston, In 1904. D..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

If weather like this prevails in Man
churia there will be no war for few
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

The Imperials a high-cla burlesque
company, opened q weeks engagement at
the Dewey theater yesterday Four stars
Of the burlesque field are with this COM
pany-Frank Byron, John Cain. Sn1itz
Moore and Clifton Gordon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25
MONDAY EVENING,

over 10000 to 10000 at the outside.
The ordering of this force afleld would
set in motion the brute forces of the
thugs all over China. who have but
one war cry-"Slay the foreign dew
ils!' Nothing would hasten the par
such a movement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

WV 'Sivright: of Hutchinson, former
state senator is nominated by the Gay
lord Hub for one Of the third district dele
gates to the national convention. = The
suggestion will, no doubt, be popular.
Charles B. Cheney. Z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

The Appleton Press. throws out preg-
nant hint in the following: e. '.:.':
There may be another three cornered
primary contest for the congressional
nomination in this district. Developments
in this direction are. becoming quite de-
cided.'' .-,fs... t;,s.s4. s...-.!s.. - i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

1.-The Sultan Of Sulu." George AIDES
tuneful and humorous opera. began n hall
weeks engagement at the metropolitan
last night. The production will be re.
viewed in this column tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

More than million people, mostly wo-
men. have signed petitions to have Reed
Smoot expelled from the senate This
recalls to the Lincoln, Neb, Journal. a
story about an easy going gentleman who
was famed as a signer Of petitions. who
was, on a wager, induced to sign one to
the governor to have himself hanged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

Our national literateur Fra Elbridge
Hubbard has just married the lady in the
case, whom he describes as a woman +as
tlne mentally as Elizabeth Barrett Brown.
Ing and as strong as George Eliot Now
what will East Aurora "sassiety'' do?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

Daniel Sully, that natural actor and
general, favorite returns to the Metropoli-
tan the latter part of next week, for an
engagement of three nights and matinee,
with a new play bearing the excellent
and promising title, 1.-THE Chief Justice
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

II we were police judge the man who
goes around the houses collecting a dol
lar for Annie" would get a sentence OF
five winters in Manitoba, -..,- 49,. -. g..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

Last year the American nation at thu
circus and elsewhere shucked, and alta
100000 bushels Of peanuts r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

New York and Philadelphia do not warm
their street cars. With the mercury from
zero down for the last week or two there
mas been quite deposit Of sulphur along
the tracks, p
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

The Boston Globe has discovered tha
original Hearst man. Who? Why,
Hearst. He's just like all the rest Of us.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

Doc Bixby is visiting at Jackson. Mimi.
to escape the cold weather at Lincoln.
Neb. a.s-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25
Eover Chat.

The original scenic production Under
Two Flags" will be the offering at the
Metropolitan for three nights and Satur-
day matinee opening Thursday evening.
with Jane Remark in the leading role.
The attraction at the Metropolitan for
the first half of next week, beginning Sun
day evening, will be Adelaide Thurston in
her new play Polly Primrose Miss
Thurston's beauty and charm are
well known and her gifts have placed her
in the estimation Of local theater-goers on
plane of high esteem
Daniel Sully, that natural actor and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-25

Buck Spencer p North Dakota soil
ticker and grain grower says that the
Journafs Agricultural and Hotty- Cultural
edition was all right, but that he is on
posed to King Peter of Servia or Bull
gar1a or some such place. We wired the
king and received the following cablegram.
in reply:
If Buck lets me alone I'll let hin,
alone"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12
CUSTODIAN OF THE FLAG

Pleasant Berth at White House for a
Naval Petty officer.
Lieutenant David #. Sellers of the
cate and important duty Of finding a
suitable petty officer in the navy for
assignment to duty at the White
House in charge of the national flag
displayed over the residence of the
President. AS is well known, the flag
is used to indicate that the President
is at home. 1t is raised at sunrise and
lowered at sunset in strict accordance
with military regulations. Different
sizes of flags are used according to the
weather, from a small storm flag to
the standard post flag.
Owing to the many mishaps which
have occurred in the past to the flag
on the White House, it has been con-
Guided that it's proper use and care is
a sufficient duty for one man. Hereto
fore the raising and lowering of the
flag has been intrusted 10 one Of the
men around the house having numer-
Gus other duties to attend to, conse-
quently it has happened that the flag
has been flowing in distress, that IS,
with the Union down, when there was
no occasion for such a signal, and at
other times the man in charge has for
gotten to raise or lower it at the
proper times or to change it to suit
the changed conditions of the wealth
er. To meet these conditions, which
have sometimes proved embarrassing,
it has been decided to have a capable
man at the White House, whose sole
duty it shall be to look after the flag.
In looking for such a man it was
natural the authorities should favor
ably consider the selection of a petty
officer of the navy, as all such officers
have had at least twenty years SER
vice on shipbOard and are thoroughly
familiar with all the regulations and
customs governing the display of the
national emblem. Lieutenant Sellers
is one Of the Presidents military aids
and he is also connected with the en-
listment division of the bureau of nav
igation, and SO is we'll Informed re-
garding the records Of the men from
whom the selection is to be made. The
choice will undoubtedly fall upon
some man who has rendered conspic-
uously meritorious service, and who
may, by receiving this pleasant assign
ment, receive some recognition for his
services.-Washingt Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12

chimneys. The house is perched on
the crest Of hill two miles from
Oyster Bay, and commands view Of
Long Island Sound. The lawn imme-
diately around the house is free from
trees except for willow that shades
corner Of the front piazza Climbing
vines have been trained up the sides
of the house In various places and
flowers Of brilliant hue are scattered In
artistic beds about the lawn. The Pres
ident's home is not more pretentious
than any man Of reasonable means and
good taste would be likely to choose
for his home. Throughout the house
are the antlers of deer and moose and
skins Of bear and elk, trophies Of the
Presidents rife
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12

college is just like her sister in the
girls college.
''These results which are shown ut
Tufts may not be borne out by the
Western colleges which had had CO.
education for much longer period
than we have had it, and they may be
better able to judge Of its true results"
The students at Tufts have explana-
lions Of the conditions also. The men
hold, on the one hand, that the sexes
under the conditions grow to know
each others peculiarities too well to
fall in love with each other, while the
women in their turn say that the true
reason is that romance is wholly want.
ing.
One Of the professors at the college
supplemented President Capen's re-
marks by saying that in his opinion
the veil Of mystery which the class
room removes is, after all, the prime
factor in bringing men and women to.
gether.
There is an old saying" he con.
tinued, chat If you want to cure a
lovesick couple let them eat three
meals together daily for a month"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12
Light Up and Look Ont.

The latest scientific wonder" is the
most marvellous of all has been dis
covered that by filling the human stom-
ach with water into which q certain
fiuorescent compound has been intro
duced the whole interior of this hard
working member of the human frame
may be rendered visible to the eye
when current of electricity Is passed
through the person upon whom the ex-
pertinent is tried. No "spyglass" is
needed to enable the observer then to
see every filament in the membranes
of the fluoresced stomach, and If there
is pain there the medical practitioner
may readily ascertain the cause of 1t.
We are not told whether it Is neces-
sary for the patient to disrobe in or
der to render. his digestive apparatus
SO transparent to those who happen to
be in his neighborhood. 1t is to be
hoped that such is the fact, for 1t Is
disquieting thought that it may be pos
sible to get on a street car some morn
ing and see what everybody In 1t has
eaten for breakfast. The fact that an
electric current Is needed to complete
the transparency will not render the
huorescent imbiber immune from hav-
ing the condition Of his stomach dis
closed to profane eyes, for there are
electrical currents everywhere, and es-
pectally In street cars.-Hartford
Tdmeg
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12

day. 1t was built for the Palatines,
who come to German Flats in 1922,
and for whose protection Sir William
Johnson erected fort in 1856. This
church was erected at the same time,
and is the only one Of the buildings re-
naming. Here was raised, in 1915, the
first liberty pole ever put up in the
valley. During the revolution the
church was a place of refuge while
Brant and the Buffers were escorting
bands Of scalpers through this region,
killing women and children. In 1872
the old church, where Gen. Herkimer
and the valiant defenders of the settle
ment sang songs Of praise and taught
their children the faith of their ia
theirs, and which at the same time was
a shelter against dangerous foe, was
transformed. The pulpit with the high
sounding board was put in, and it
stands to this day-unique among the
platforms Of the State from which the
gospel is preached.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12
a HISTORIC CHURCH.
York State Edifice Where Settlers
Sought Refuge from Sayages.

York State Edifice Where Settlers
Sought Refuge from Sayages.
The trolley cars which fly between
the cities and villages of the MonaWK
valley. New York, have made more
convenient of access and thus opened
up for more general inspection the
many historic places of interest IN THIS
locality. One of those perhaps leass
visited and yet possessing rare points
of interest is located about = nfteen
miles east of Utica. Where the Kay
ahoora joins the Mohawk, between
Herkimer and Little Falls, one may
catch a glimpse Of the old stone church
of Kouari, Familiarity known as Fort
Herkimer Church, which was original
ly stOckade.
From the river side one cannot see
1t clearly, for it is almost hidden py
tangles Of wild grape. But from tht
highway there is nothing to Obstruci
the view, and it stands out conspicu
ously-simple, strong and Impressive.
In the shadow of the gray walls
where the sweet briar climbs and
clings, lie tombstones whose inscrip-
tons are almost obliterated, but among
which one may decipher fragments OF
names which recall the personalities
and the deeds of long ago, and which
awaken many tender memories among
the people Of the valley. The church
yard is kept in good order, and among
the fallen stones stand shafts OF mar
BILE of modern design. Likewise there
have crept into the interior Of the
church modern comforts. 1t is now
haven of peace to the villagers. In the
days when the whites were few and
the savages many in these parts, 1t
was a haven Of refuge for the for
mer when they were assaulted by the
murderous red men.
The church looks able to weather the
storms of another 100 years. Yet 1t Is
in the neighborhood of its 150th birth
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12

The freedom Of the press to COM
ment on and criticise the official con-
duct Of judges on the bench is always
involved in more or less doubt. Some
editors are at times guilty Of discuss
ing pending cases in a manner that
clearly tends to prejudice the issues In
volved. Some judges are so greatly
concerned with their personal dignity
as to regard any discussion from
point Of view that differs with their
own as improper and deserving Of pun
ishment for contempt. Nevertheless
satisfactory mean between the two ex-
tremes should not be difficult to estab-
nsh, and the decision recently handed
down by United States Circuit Judge
Pritchard in North Carolina will be
helpful toward that end. The case be-
fore him was that Of Editor Daniels
Of the Raleigh News and Observer,
who had been fined $4,000 for con-
tempt by District Judge Purnell, be-
cause the editor had criticised the
courts action in regard to a railroad
receivership. Judge Pritchard released
the editor, and remarked in the course
of his opinion: 'If judges charged
with the administration of the law are
not to be criticised on account of their
official conduct the liberty Of the press
is abridged and the rights Of individ
uals imperiled." 1t will freely be adj
mitted by the vast majority Of editors
that the fair administration Of JUS
tice through the established mechan-
ism of the courts is the great desidera
tum. Any comment that will tend to
prejudice a pending cause is greatly
to be avoided. However, after the de-
cision is rendered the court and it's acts
become fair subjects for comment, and
even during the hearing Of case there
is often much that may be said with
out giving any just cause Of complaint.
Judge Pritchard's opinion will help the
EDITORS cause as against the too irri-
table or too se}f-important judge. It
should not encourage the editor to
abuse his rights by turning freedom
into license. With fairness and moder-
alton on the part Of both editor and
judge there Is no reason why the pub
lie expression of opinion on judicial
subjects should lead to any undesira-
BILE complications.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12
Heather Business Methods.

Business among the Chinese, accord
ing to Russian traveller from Man
churia, Is on cooperative basis.
There are neither proprietors nor EN-.
ployes, but all who work in an estab-
lishment are partners.
From time to time small allowances
are doled out to them-barely enough
to live on-but at the end of the year
all the profits are divided.
The Chinese merchants are so hon
est that among all the ten branches
Of the Russo Chinese bank located in
China there has been no record since
their establishment Of single pro-
tested note.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12
Repartee at the Stock Yards

Robert G. Cousins, CongressDD
from Iowa, met a man from Chlc'i
and asked concerning affairs III y
Windy City.
Nothing new, same old s'o%
strike-this time at the stock YARDS
"The stock yards?" and the ~
gresham became reminiscent ~
recalls a story told about ore Oh J
foremen in one Of the canning oep"I
ments. A youth was greatly auu..,]
to saying can't when work OF d S"'7
ly difficult nature was desired i
oh, l know | am going TO 'he ~
fast enough" said the young llN""
his exasperated foreman one DAY,
"'And before going you shoulo u
few lessons from the goats ""I
the foreman. There is no such UT
as cant" about a goat hS
"can."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12

The. Japs are very matter offact
race and are thus differentiated from
the imaginative Slav. In their. reports
of battles they give their own losses
and the number of Russians they
buried. They stop right there. But
the Russians are not so candid. They
report their own losses and estimate"
the number Of dead and wounded Japs
in such a way as makes it look as
though they foolishly ran away after
they had pretty nearly exterminated
the enemy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12

1t is good TO laugh. There is prob
ably not the remotest corner or little
inlet of the minute blood vessels Of
the body that does not feel some
wavelet from the great CONFUSION pro
duced by hearty laughter shaking the
central man. The blood moves rapid
ly-probably its chemical, electric or
vital condition is distinctly modified,
1t conveys different impression to all
the organs of the body as it visits
them on that particular mystic jour
ney when the man is laughing from
what it does at other times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12
SUMMER HOME OF PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT AT SYCAMORE HILL.

Sycamore Hill, where President
Roosevelt received official notification
Of his nomination for President, is a
typical American summer home. The
many gabled cottage is two stories and
half in height gay in red and yellow
plants, surrounded by broad piazzas
and surmounted by three massive red
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-08-12

don't go to-church query. It is This:
"Men dislike to have the plate poked
under their noses at every service" In
a word-stinginess He has hit the
nail on the head as respects a type OF
men. They are quite willing, and, on
the whole, rather anxious their wives
should attend church. They believe
the church is good thing, but they
shirk any responsibility for its mainte-
nance Now. When these men go to
the ball park they do not object to
having the money box poked under
their noses. When they go to the thea
ter they do not go into their pockets
grumblingly. When they attend lee
ture they are not offended If asked to
pay. When they join lodge they viii
lingly give up imitation fees and pay
the dues But the church-tneir sense
Of delicacy and fitness revolts when
the deacons put the plate under their
noses. OF course when there is a fu-
neral in the house this sort Of objector
knows he can have the service Of the
church and the minister free. And
when he dies some kindly soul from
the pulpit will read the prayers over
his clay. The truth Is, men generally
ought to feel under greater obligations
to support the churches. The burden
should not fall heavily upon a few
faithful adherents. What sort of a
community would you have without
the churches? What would your real
estate be worth?