The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

same that his predecessors have opposed.
The question lis a fundamental one wheth-
err music is to be to the church what mo-
lasses is to fiytrap, something to lure
people into church: or whether, like the
prayers and the sermons, it is to be q
direct instrument for moral and religious
elevation. Other features of the number
are 1.-THE Crisis Between Russia and ia
pam, by a staff correspondent at Wash
dngton; THE American College Girl" by
q European university girl; 1.-TWO Views
Of Siberia" by George KEENAN,.
,Tramps as Disease spreaders.-Ameri.
can Medicine for Jan. Is discusses the
tramp In the above role thus: Ills role
as q scatterer Of the germs of disease has
never been sufficiently well recognized.
The reception he gets in households,
towns and cities on his routes is pre-
cisely that which brings to the citizens
the surest chance that he will leave a
trail of disease after him." In the same
number is this on reading in bed: LET
one take an erect position of the body and
head, be assured he has good oculist,
and that his light is strong white steady
and properly placed; he may then read
with impunity until drowsiness cautions
him to stop. -
"Bart's Cartoons for IIlustratlons.--vIl-
shlre's for January, in it's discussion of
current events. talks Of Messrs. Morgan
and Rockefeller, using two of Th e
q GU rna Pse cartoons to show the rela-
ton between the two capitalists. Among
the features for the month are: "a
French View Of the German Elections .
People, Eugene v. Debs; "a Better
Way,".C. c. Allen; From Father to Son"
Samuel Lewis Brooks; 1.-The Strike Over
Julia D. Young; "Selfshness That Is
Right" j. Louis Houle; workers Of the
World, Unite" a song by H. S. H., and
Social Responsibility, by J. G. Phelps
Stokes.
Where Currency Reform "is At."-Sound
Currency for December, just received, has
for it's leading article .'The Status Of the
Currency Reform Movement - by H. Par
ker Willis, who says the question as it
stands to-day is merely the problem how
to get an elastic system of note issues;
or, if such system in the form in which
1t IS urged is held to be dangerous, how
at least to secure a greater degree of re-
sponsiveness and adequacy in paper cur
rency.''
Other things in the number are: "a
Bill to Improve Currency Conditions E.
J. Hill; Suggestions for Reform of the
Currency" S. H. Yer Planck; Adequacy
Of Proposed Guaranty Fund.-" Charles S.
Fairchild.
What Is an "Ornate FrazzIe7 '-The
question is suggested by Golfers Weekly
for last week in commenting on the state
ment Of a western contemporary that
Bryan and Tolstoy had worked the COM
mon people to an ornate frazzle." Ornate
is easy but its significance in connection
with FRAGILE is not apparent, because
FRAGILE is not in the dictionaries. The
Weekly says it is hardly fair to Tolstoy
TO bunch him and Mr.. Bryan" in this
regard, whatever it is. A feature of the
number that will attract many is ''The
Four Cornered Fight for Statehood" by
William Allen White. a..a
Striking Street Views in Many Lands
One Of the features of Leslie's Weekly for
Jan. IA is a series Of views of streets in
large cities of many lands. Occupying a
central place is a view up Broadway, New
York, that skyscraper hemmed crack
Above this is the oreary Main street oil
Wrangel, Alaska. The Weekly takes Har-
per's Weekly to task for conceding New
York to the democrats at the next cleo.
ton, :,