davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
Easy to Make a Fatal Mistake


Much attention has been devoted
in the Canadian press to an open let
ter from Mr.. J. H. Haslam, gentle
man prominently identified with the
development of the Canadian north
west. In this letter Mr.. Haslam dis
and said in one place:
believe that nothing would so promote
the settlement of the Canadian northwest
as free trade with the United States, but
as a Canadian + know that this policy is
impossible, and the tariff may have to be
slightly modified in some cases to allow
the continuance of our manufactures In
their present state Of prosperityi but to
attempt wholesale increase in duties to
keep out American goods, would in my
mind be suicidal from the standpoint Of
the northwest.
Commenting on this statement, the
New York Sun says:
To promote the settlement and prosper
ity of the northwest is to give life and
health to the Dominion; to restrict it and
to hamper it, is little short of national
suicide. Before making any change in
must study this issue in all It's nninutest
details. Canada Is now In position
where a serious error in her policy may
almost spell ruin for generation.
The excerpt from the letter and the
SUMS comment point to the great part
the Canadian west already plays In
the politics OF Canada, small as Its
population relatively Is. Canadians
realize that their future greatness de-
ponds largely upon the population OF
the fertile western prairies and their
prosperity. The present large influx
of settlers into western Canada Ii
undoubtedly due to a number of fac
tors, and a radical change in Canadian
tariff laws might have the effect OF
disturbing the balance of these factors
in such manner that immigration
and business would be adversely af-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
THE JAPANESE "TEN.o"

The ruler OF Japan really should be
called ter-o, rnilsado- The latter
means royal gate" and is a title some
what similar to sublime porte, which Ii
used indifferently to mean the Turkish sui
tan, his government or the country itself.
.tTen-o" means heavens; highest title
surprising all the most grandiloquent Eu-
ropean efforts. The original Japanese
equivalent for ten-o is soumelamikoto, but
the former is universally used, perhaps
on account Of It's brevity The present
ten-o OF Japan is the one hundred and
twenty-f1rst of his line from Jimmu- ten-o.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
THE NOHPAREJL MAN

A Fargo Insurance Agent and Ia Moure
canvasser, Who Try to Get Solid With
"sweet Marie" Find That They "Have
just Dropped In on Mother''--one OF the
joys Of Life in North Dakota.
Two young men going around the coun-
try selling life insurance and enlarging
had an experience near West
Edge, N. D., last week that set their
teeth on West Edge and queered them
from flirting with teacher for some
moons. The Litchville N. D., Bulletin
dug up the tale and hands it along.
The young men met the Dashing One
at a LitchvilIe party, and We're informed
that she was a West Edge schoolma' am.
A sccundrel told them this. They were
badly smit with her. Making note Of the
place, they took occasion to wander over
to the shooting gallery, where the young
idea was taught. It happened to be closed
(holiday), so they forced an entrance and
wrote these lines with chalk on the nice,
clean blackboard:
MY best love to Sweet Marie
r. R.. La Moure.
I saw you in Litchville Monday and r.
-. R., La Moure.
Faint heart seized the La Moure young
man and he was unable to finish
The next morning the schoolma am, a
matronly lady, fat, fair and forty, arrived
at the sohoolhouse and felt sick and faint
at the stuff on the blackboard. She tried
to find the callow youths, intending to
bend them over her ample knee and with
broad palm spank them to a fare-you-
well.
The nub Of the affair is that the school
rna,arn Is the mother Of 'Sweet Marie
and she proposes to give the boys palpita-
tion if she ever catches them languishing
in that neighborhood again.
Cargo and La Moure papers please
copy.)
A Sioux Falls editor went away to gel
married. The boys in the office knocked
off a hand bill and placarded the town
thus: 800
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
MORGAN At THE Dos SHOW

J.. Pierpont Morgan manifested lively
interest in last weeks dog show at Madi-
son Square Garden, New York. He spent
an hour there one day, and before leaving
bought the Boston terrier Little Star for
$1,000. Mr.. Morgan was attracted by the
dog as soon as he saw 1t. He walked
away and came back several times, and
finally inquired the price, and after soma
further parley and g. consultation with his
kennel manager, the dog became Mr.. Nor
gan's property and straightway the most
notable terrier IN the show.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
A s25o,ooo RoDYauARD

Bodyguard OF governor and himself
worth about s250,0o0, F. N. 10 Hantgen OF
Denver may be said to have comfort
able billet in life. Hantgen Is dis
tinguished looking man, dresses in the
height Of fashion and carries himself like
q prince. He owns property In and around
Meeker worth the figure named, but acts
the part Of d soldier and bodyguard be-
cause he likes 1t. Hantgen made himself
famous several years ago by picking OF
with Winchester three desperadoes who
attempted to rob q bank In Meeker, Col
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

An incident Of the assault on the de-
lenses of Port Arthur emphasizes the
bravery and unreserved devotion OF their
lives to their cause by the Japanese sol.
dters. Word came that the ammunition
was giving out in one division, and the
field must be carried by storm or not at
all. Then the Japs rushed forward in a
resistless charge and, fighting hand to
hand, drove the Russians from their en-
trenched position and the day Every
thing hung upon the success Of that des-
perate charge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

In the first charge on the Russian en-
trenched position last week, every man in
the Japanese line was shot down, says
a Toxic dispatch. To-day has been OBJ
served In the United States as a memorial
Of the soldiers who in the American civil
war performed similar deeds Of valor. The
terrible charge Of the First Minnesota at
Gettysburg, leap to almost certain death.
can never be forgotten SO long as the
annals Of this nation are written or read.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
ANCIENT WOMEN JOURNALISTS

Mrs. Ebenezer4 Watson Of Hartford, who
back In TIT and 177S was proprietor and
editor Of the Courant, has been claimed
by that newspaper as the earliest woman
Journalist in the country. But now comes
the Charleston News and Courier with a
chronicle Of the fact that as far back as
1888 a Mrs. Timothy Of that town, on the
death Of her husband, continued the pub
LEGATION and editorial management Of his
paper the South Carolina Gazette 1t is
conceded by the Hartford Courant that
its claim in regard to Mrs. Watson has
been set aside
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

With portraits and views New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons. Minneapolis: N. Mccarthy.
= Price 81 so.
a MANUAL, OF PRONUNCIATION for Practical
Use In Schools and Families. Containing a
Careful Selection of Words in the English
Language Most Commonly Mispronounced, To-
gether with Their Pronunciation as Given by
the Best Authorities in England and America.
Savannah Ga. Boston: CHM & Co.
POEM PICTURES By Laura Case Downing.
Boston: Richard G. Badger. The Gorham
Press. Price 81 so.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
plsPELLlNe FOG BY ELECTRICITY.

The English electrician. Sir Oliver
Lodge. has been engaged for long time
Ii, series of experiments which. if sue
cessful, will make it possible to dispel fog
by electricity and also to bring about
rain in India by electrifying the vapor
particles In the monsoon clouds. which
often fail to condense and thus deliver the
country over to drought and famine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
THE RUSSIAN HElR.APPARENT

Grand Duke Vladimir, uncle of the
car, and the man who would mount the
Russian throne should death overtake
Grand Duke Michael. brother Of Nicholas,
is q magnificent man physically and has
held some high commands in the imperial
army. His wife, who was born Princess
Marie of Mecklenburg, Is a very clever
woman and the two play q conspicuous
part in Russian society where they are
known as pros Germans. It Is whispered
that not a few members Of the aristocracy
would Hike to hail vladfnir car.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

II Mr.. Dunn already has over 700 dele
gates to the coming state convention
-tcinehed, as he asserts confidently,
how foolish Of him to spend SO many
thousands Of dollars In the next month,
and wear out the nervous energy of him.
self and his friends. Why not be con-
tent with what he has. sit down and take
it easy? But perhaps Mr.. Dunn is only
bluffing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

AN INVITATION Is extended to all to visit
which the finest In the Svesc.
The battery Of presses consists Of three four.
deck Goss Presses, with a total capacity o.
144, 900 eght-page Journals an hour, printed.
folded and counted. The best time to call 10
from 315 to 4:30 D. m. Inquire at the bus-
ness office and be directed to the visitors gal
lery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

fected. Canada is enjoying marvellous
prosperity just now, but as the Sun
says, she is certainly in position
where a serious error in her policy
may have disastrous results that will
last during a generation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
uAsu1NeroN RuREAu
TRAVELLERS ABROAD

Will find The Journal on file as follows:
LONDON-U. s. Express Co., 80 Strand; Ameri-
can Express Co.. s Waterloo place.
DENMARK-U. S. Legation.
pARIS-Eagle Bureau, 90 Rue Cambon. Resi-
dents visiting Paris can have their mail OF
kilograms sent of this Bureau ana tne
same will be forwarded to them or helo ZOE
their arrival
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
RUSSIAN PAPERS SCARE HEADS

The present war has produced the first
heading containing more than a single line
ever published in a Russian newspaper.
never been so honored, and the death of
queen Victoria was announced without
any heading
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

Charley Towne's ticket is said to be
lana Purchase worlds fair commission,
for president, and Charles A. Towne Of
New York for vice president. What's the
matter with "a ticket to the worlds fair
for every vote" for a platform?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

We always knew where to find Senator
Quay. When he was accused Of specializing
in Sugar stock when the differential duty
on sugar was before the senate. Quay,
didn't deny the impeachment. He simply
asked: Whose business Is itP"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

AT President Roosevelt's instigation a
New York literary man is said to be work.
ing on the first draft Of the republican
platform. The platform will not contain a
split infinitive, If it can be helped.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

One Of the features of Harper's Weekly
for May % is THE Fate Of Spy in Ko-
rea.'' the story of the exeeattone Of the hrst
American Sympathy Is another article
which will And many readers In view Of
the present war.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
Ar THE THEATERS

Foyer Chat.
New bills at the theaters last night
were: Metropolitan, "a Girl from Dixie;
Bijou, "A Little Outcast'; Lyceum, east
Lynne" They will be reviewed in this
column tomorrow.
Miss Percy Haswell and the George
Fawcett company will play another week
at the Metropolitan, opening Thursday
evening. The bill for the last half Of this
week will be Camille and for the first
half of the coming week Moths and
'Othello.''
Remember the Maine Lincoln j. Car
ter's naval war drama, will be the at
traction at the Bijou for one week, COM
mencing next Sunday.
Miss Anne Blancke, who is appearing
at the Bijou this week In ga Little Out
cast" will hold a reception on the stage
Immediately after the Wednesday matinee
in order that her many local friends may
have a chance to shake hands and renew
acquaintance.
Waldron & Bryant's Trocaderos opened
weeks engagement at the Dewey yes
terday to large patronage. The perform
ance is marked by fine wardrobe, good
scenery and the usual coterie of pretty
chorus girls. There will be daily matinees
and ladies' matinee on Friday
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

The hour OF Sunday church service in
an English parish has been changed to
suit golf players. o. We are moving, but
whither2 q - g
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

A COW at Ansonia, Conn, swallowed a
stick Of dynamite. The charge went to
her head and for several days she had
severe case of misfit horns. She has
recovered, but a correspondent says that
fears are expressed that the butter may
explode.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
BOOKS RECEIVED

LETTERS FROM ENGLAND, 1876 1s4s BIZ Eliz-
abeth Davis Bancroft tMrs. George Bancroft).
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

Dunn Campaign VIII Be Conferred on
HennepIn County, Which They Must
Have In Order to Wn-chances Strong
Iy Against Them Here-sIgnlfcance OF
Judge steeIe's Appearance at Dunn
Meeting Is Discussed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

We claim first mosquito bite, scored on
our upper 40 Saturday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

When you see six or eight small boys
headed for the lake you may be sure that
he doesn't care whether the public baths
are open or shut.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

+ d =
g. P. Carpenter Of the Mortified Inde-
pendent has had a copy of the Press club
souvenir and it recalls to his mind "the
DEAR dead days. He says:
"Some of the articles recall vividly our
own brief experience as daily paper re-
porter in that city. 1t was at time
when one man did the whole city UNI
aided. It brings back the familiar fea-
ture of j. L. M Dashiel long since gone
to his final rest, Of Ed. A. Stevens with
his sage advice to always confine your
self to facts, and lot Of other good fell
lows who hustled for the elusive item long
before there was any thought of Minne-
apolis Press Club. H. G. Hicks was police
justice then, the old courthouse was
livery barn still ornamented lower Mic
ollet avenue. There wasn't a street car
In the city, and Tom Kings pony express
to st. Paul had just started, and Minneap-
oils papers got their st. Paul news by
copying from the st. Paul daily of the day
before. But the Press club of today knows
q different Minneapolis from that, and the
old boys are scattered and gone. But
there's a lot Of good fellows left in Min
neapolis, and they get out a mighty fine
souvenir. Thanks for the fine copy that
has found u.s.
That Souvenir was really good enough II
there was any money in 1t, to make 1t an
annual Why not?
'The Mummy and the Maid one OF
those musical farces." is being tried on
the country outside Of Chicago. Here are
some Of the songs actually sung in it.
Peculiar Julia, my Egyptian Queen
ooh, Gee, It's Great to Be Crazy 81
Fell in Love With Polly" and mo Doubt
You'd Like to Cuddle Up to Baby" You
know just how they go without hearing
them.
The death near Fort Steele, wyo., OF
'.AlkaH Ike Familiarity known to his par
ents when q child as Daniel Burrows
came as a shock to the community and tc
the literary world Alka1i Ike was one OF
the bad men who followed the old boys
who cut notches in the stocks Of their
guns to keep track Of the number Of In:
dams slain. The bad man was not par
ticular as to the race Of his victims. His
private cemetery was as much a t'shoN
place. as the stockyards are in Chicago
So dear old '.Alkali Ike is gone! Well
well! The face Of the west is changing
rapidly of late. Only fortnight ago Jack
Su1ly, the Terror of the Rosebud was
shot down and out by officers while steal.
ing cattle and less than a week ago Jack
Trailer Of the Big Muddy gang was cap.
tured and Jailed. In the midst of life
we are iii jail.
Deadwood Dick is dying with his boots
off in Colorado and not long since, as We
all remember with pang Of regret, Ca
lamity Jane passed peacefully and quiet.
" to her rest. The old and violent West
is passing, has passed. All hail the New
West! Not quite SO exciting, perhaps
but ones chances of figuring in a shoot.
ing scrape as shootee are happily growing
less There are few Of us bad men left
We recall Seth Bullock, Jimmie Foley
Theodore. Roosevelt and few others, bu,
on the whole we are much tanner thar
we were. A. j. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

Mr.. Baer lets us into the secret that
the public is going to be charged the
highest prices it can stand. Do you know,
we had suspected this?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

When the tooty cars clanked noisily into
the depot, southern South Dakota was
all thereon masse. (Cheers.)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

The princess of Wales could earn her liv-}
ing as a stenographer If necessary. AL
stenogs are princesses but all princesses
are not stenogs. "a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30
The Faribault Pilot says Of Mr.. Heat
wOle's interview in r h O r n IL r n a I:

Senator (lapps friends in this city regard this
threat of the Mortified politician to enter the
senatorial lists against the senator an at
tempt to ntimidate them from making further eff
forts to secure anti Dunn delegation from Rice
county. But the threat has had the opposite eff
feet intended, and has caused the friends of
Judge Collins to redoGble their efforts to squefch
and defeat Heatwole in Rice county. They con-
slider Mr.. IIeatwoleis statement ''to let Rico
county go by default" ridiculous, they
say he has nothing ''to let co.: he is hopelessly
bankrupt politically In thn county.
Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-30

Minnesota populists are not going to
hold any state convention for selecting
delegates to their national convention at
Jacksonville They do not consider il
worth while. The state committee has di-
rected the three national committeeman,
q. H. Austin of this city, Thomas j.
Meighen of Forestville and n. T.. Moen
Of Ada. to prepare a list of twenty -four
delegates, and submit them for approval
to such counties as hold conventions. This
will save holding foriorn little remnant
Of a state gathering. AS to whether an
independent state ticket will be put in the
field, the committee will determine later.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-02
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

In communication IN last week :
Review from u correspondent. signing
himself, "f. !, NJ" suggestion was
made IN reference tu the neglect ol
the last resting place oi ~. Johns
greatest bcnciacior, the lamcnlcd
james Johns. THE idea ~ a good one,
aud The Review will do iis part Ia.
ward securing suitable monument 10
mark the spui of the father of our
city II seems lou bad that the matter
should not sooner have received at
teniion. hut II Is not too late vet
II n gratifying hial the schnol chill
drcn should be- responsible for bring.
me the matter Ia the attention at our
correspondent and the public, aud M
Mr. Johns bcqucalhcd his entire
wealth for school purposes, Il is meet
and proper that the school children
should assume the task, aided, of
course, by the adult members of the
district. To this cnd The Review is
formulating plan by which the de-
sired end may be- accomplished. and
every child Of school age participate.
In the next issue We will outline the
plan, aud will ask cooperation of all
public spirited citizens.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-02
THE PUBLIC PARK QUESTION
The Views Of NJ l.. Holbrook on
Present Needs

The Review aceosled NJ L. llol.
brook this week, in regard 10 the park
question, and in an interview he
made the following statement. which
is full of timely hints aud suggese-
tions;
"lf it can be shown that there is a
definite aud rsl"6sible public senti-
ment back of the suggestion Of the
purchase of the block in question for
park purposes, and il il can be fur
iher shown that there is a reasonable
prospect of a sufficient fund being
raised with which To pay for same
l shall be glad 10 az any time meet
with the authorized representative OF
the promoters and try TO get together
with them on common ground. do
not desire 10 stand in the way of any
public betterment which the citizen
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-02
FIRE PROTECTION.

Jersey street and Broadway, for
two blocks, on either side, will soon
he built up solidly, and the question of
FIRE protection is one to be promptly
and seriously considered by the own
ers of property. As it now stands,
let n fire break out at any point in
the business center, and with wind
blowing, n conilagration would follow,
resulting in its total annihilation.
Nothing short of miracle would
save any buildings encompassed with
in the business district. While, pre-
haps, complete protection cannot at
this time be secured, yet something
should be done, and without any un-
necessary delay Say that two by
drnnts, one on Broadway and the 9TH
or on Jersey street, with n few hun
dred feet of hose, would be Of inval-
uhble aid in ease of fire, and would
be the means of saving many thous-
snds of dollars. A volunteer depart
ment could readily be- organized, and
in case of fire would be ready 10 put
in execution means 10 save property.
The cost of this equipment would not
be great, and II the city is not IN po-
fition 10 meet the expense, the funds
should be raised by voluntary assess
mcni. let each property holder pay nm
amount Ia be- fixed by the value of the
buildings he owns which would be ben
eilttcd.
Another view Of the question, aud
one uf no mean importance. and that
N the lcsscning of insurance rates.
We are not advised just what reduc.
tion the underwriters would conccde.
hut the amount saved IN insurance |
premiums would go long way to.
ward paying for the equipment
This II purely personal business
with property owners, and
they should not hesitate 10 make some
move Ia this direction without DELAY.
W" are assured by The superintendent
pf the water company that an ample
force of water could be- supplied, even
with the present capacity of the plant,
FOR serving hydranis. The Review
urges the business men H. take up this
natter nj once. ~ the danger IL
increasing daily.