The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-01
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Journalism Trade."-We are glad to
find out just what we are at-a trade,
q profession or an art. Hereafter when
begrimed with sweat and pencil dust we
will take pride in the fact as evidence
of that honest toll of which the poets
sing, and we will dig away at our
trade" Our friends won't "cut" us
because we are only working at trade
and about those who are not friends we
need not worry. We have found out that
journalism is trade from H. W. Boyn-
ton. That is, our suspicious have been
confirmed by him In The Atlantic Monthly
for June. The journalist however, has a
high mission, according to Mr.. Boynton,
who says: Upon the character of the
daily press depends the character Of our
entire periodical product, and this means
in large measure the character of the
public taste. To afford vast miscelIane-
Gus population like ours it's only chance
Of contact with literature entails a re-
sponsibility which may well appall even
the ready and intrepid champions Of the
daily press" In a way, then, the jour-
nalist is a sort Of tastesrnith.
John II. Denison opens the June At
lantic with a discussion of 1.-THE Great De-
fusion Of Our Time" namely, the belief
that the world is organized upon the
basis Of pure physical force. Against the
dominance of this tooth and nail'' doc
Witty protest Ray Morris. editor Of the
Railroad Gazette, treats Trolley Compe-
tition with Railroads. ,analyzing the OPP
portunities and problems Of the interur-
ban electric system In its competition with
the steam railroads.
Training and Requirements of the Cos
sack Service.-"Every Cossack IS re-
quired to serve the Little Father twenty
four years-three years in the preparatory
class, twelve years in the field class, five
years in the reserve. and four years in the
Opoltchenie. His training begins in his in
fancy. When forty days DID, his mother
| takes him to the church, for the prayer OF
publication. When she returns. tbs
father meets her on the threshold, takes
the child, buckles sword about his waist
| and hands him back, congratulating the
mother on having given birth to Cos.
sack. The cradle songs by which the chile
Is lulled to sleep are recitals Of feats o,
4 arms of border warfare. At the age Of
F3, he is taught to sit astride a horse; al
g., he appears on the street on .horseba ok
! and Joins with his young comrades In the
| mounted games. AS he develops, tn.
tribal traditions are migrated in his mind
They form the chief part Of his educa
| tion--beyond his plow he knows Of moth
] ing but service in the army and war 81
+, writes Joseph A. Baer in the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for June.
An admirable summary of What Stan
ley Lived to See Accomplished in Africa
4 is furnished by Cyrus c. Adams the geo
4 graphical writer on the staff Of the New
4 York Sun; President Charles F. Thwin,
4 writes suggestively on Sending Son t
II College; Arthur Warren describes 9Th
Turbine: A New Era of Steam" and j
] A. Kingman writes on 1.-THE Automobil
Y in Business; Librarian Elmendorf o
Buffalo defines 1.-THE Work of Moder
! Public Library"
!, Tariff a Permanent lssue.-Gunton'
magazine for June says that the tariff is
sue we, have ever with US. It is perma
Fnent issue. "Protection," 1t says, .is !
I lsvital interest to the welfare of the ma
ton; and when attacked by those VIII
! want free trade it will necessarily becom
l an issue which overshadows all others in
8 national campaign The headquarters {
: the magazine has been transferred t
: Washington, D. C. Besides the discussio
> of tariff as an issue, the current numbe
contains articles OH "Gerrnany's Colonis
E Experiments, !" Question Of Policy fc
. American Shipping "The Purchase
8 Louisiana" and English Naturalism.' :"
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