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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15
CLUBS AND CHARITIES
Club Calendar.


Ladies of the c.. A. R.: A. o. U. w
hall, II Seventh street S, all day.
w. r. c., First Unitarian church, all
day.
Political Equality club. DR.. Martha G.
Ripley, 40 Tenth street s, evening.
Ladies' Union of Fremont Avenue Con
gregational church, Mrs. DAVIS, 301S EN-
erson avenue N, p. m.
Ladies Of Cavalry Baptist church
church parlors, all day.
Woman's Home Missionary society Of
Westminster church. annual meeting
church parlors 3 p. m.
Ladies' Aid society of st. Johns Eng
lish Lutheran church, Mrs. Ware, 2421
Twelfth avenue S, afternoon.
Woman's guild Of Grace Episcopal
church. Mrs. Walton, 1928 Stevens avenue
afternoon.
Ladies' Aid society Of Chicago Avenue
Baptist church. Mrs. E. H. c. Richardson.
1852 Columbus avenue. 2:3O p. m.
Womans day at Wesley church, all day
Ladies' Aid society, Thirteenth Avenue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15
WAS FRANKLIN PIERcE's COUSIN

Mrs. Catherine K. Steele, who died re-
Gently at marlborough, N. H., aged
nearly 103 years, was a cousin of Frank
lin Pierce, fourteenth president of the
United States, and was the oldest Daugh-
ter Of the American Revolution in her
state. Her father, then scarcely more
than a lad, fought at Bunker Hill, in
Starke's brigade.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15
CIUR NOTE9

The Ladies' Aid society of the Chicago Avenue
Baptist church will give thimble, bee to-mor.
row afternoon at the home of Mrs. Il. H. c.
Richardson 1852 Columbus avenue.
all.day meeting tomorrow. beginning at 10 -
o'clock. for the. Home Missionary society Al
10 the Ladies' Aid society will meet and al
2:3O O'Clock the Foreign Mission society
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15

Miss Nellie Burke, the only woman ma
a labor, union, will be admitted without
reservation to the local organization in
Wilkesbarre. When her application for
membership was received it was referred
to President O'Connell. of the Interna-
tional Machinists. His favorable reply has
been received in Wilkesbarre, and Miss
Burke will be admitted next week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15
To California

for 1920. Tickets on sale during
March and April by: the Minneapolis
& st. Louis Railroad, which operates
two through tourist cars each week.
Double berth, $6.75. This is your op-
portunity. j. G. Rickel, City Ticket
Agent, No. Nicollet House, Minneap-
oils. -. = - : y,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15

William Deborah and wife, Winnebago
Indians who will make their home in the
northern part Of Sank county, Wis, have
been engaged at a good salary to spend
the next summer at the worlds fair. Mrs.
Deborah weighs about 400 pounds and is
said to be the largest Indian woman In the
United States.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15
. Witty Club Toasts

The Utopian club had an enjoyable
luncheon yesterday at Harvard Chambers,
the guests being seated at round table
aglow with daffodils. Some delightfully."-
witty and wise toasts were given by Miss
1della Bachman, Mrs. J.. c. Willard Miss
Hicks and Mrs. i. M. Crafts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15
MORGUE At THE FORT.

-FOrt smelling authOrit1eS have adVer-
tised for bids for the construction of a
deadhouse on the reservation The speci-
fcations call for a building 80 by 40 feet.
built Of brick. and consisting of two
rooms. Andrew Rankin of st. Paul was
yesterday awarded the contract for fur
nishing wire screens for the new buildings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15
Clio Club Entertained.

Mrs. John Taylor, assisted by Mrs. c. F.
Hagln and Mrs. F. M. Talbot, entertained
the members Of the Clio club most de-
lightfully this afternoon at her home on
Second avenue S. &c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15
Lecture on "ChIIdren."

DR.. Thomas S. Roberts will lecture be-
fore the Hennepin County Gradus tie
Nurses association Friday night at the
medical library. Andrus building on Chill
dren.' All graduate nurses are invited to
attend. .-s .--s. ...,, f.-.-sr
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cATARRh TAIN
More Lives Are BIighted by
Catarrh than by MI
Other Diseases.

If There Is a Hint of Catarrh Talnt
Apply DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder
without delay. 1t will save you suffering,
heal you quickly whether you have been a
slave one month or fifty years. It relieves
cold in the head and catarrhal headache
in ten minutes. The Hon. David Mills,
Minister Of Justice for the Dominion Of
Canada, indorses it,
Ten Cents buys Dr.. Agnew's
Liver PiIIs-the best. 81
Sold by E. H. Weinhold, West Hotel and
Sixth street and Nicolet avenue, and by
A. B. Hermann, 400 Second avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15

Your ceiling won't be ruined If you
use Carey's Cement, Roofing. Both
phones 379. See ~. S. Mott Gamna1Y,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15

Damp Weather Dangers.
Relaxed systems bring Colds, Feyers Grip
Headache, so easily checked by Orangeine
Powders, promptly taken.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15

Fancy Bloater Mackerel, per h., zoe.
Anchovies, per h., sc.
Bismarck Herring, 2-lb. cans, 40c.
Labrador Herring, per h.. 10c.
Mother of Pearl Cod Fish, 2-lb.
packages, 25c.
2-lb. packages Stiles Berkshire
Sausage, 35c.
Frankfort Sausage, per pkg, 121kc.
Cottage Cheese, fresh to-day, &c.
Beef Pot Roasts, per h., to Sc.
Veal Reaats. perelb., 10 to 1aos
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-15

Mrs. O. G. Wyman of Park avenue
gave luncheon to-day for her. niece,
Miss Ristine, who has been visiting in
the city and at Fort Smelling for some
time. The color scheme of the deco
rations was pink and white, carnations
being used. Covers were laid for
sixteen and several Of the guests were
from the fort.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21
MdkGrof.

Since the catastrophe at Port Arthur
in which Admiral Makaroff and the
officers and men Of the Russian battle
ship PetrOpavlovsk were lost, English
Journals, in speaking Of him with ap-
preciative admiration. introduce vari-
Gus anecdotes illustrative OF the char
acteristics Of the man which show that
beneath a stern and impressive ex-
terror were hidden very human and
Hkable qualities.
He spoke English with accuracy. and
because of this his intense activity and
his liking for outdoor sports, Emperor
Alexander nicknamed him The Eng
lishman." Even when past middle age
he devoted two hours each day to
physical exercise. A favorite sport was
swimming When in command at
Cronstadt, "OId Bluebeard'-so named
because Of the huge whiskers and mus
tache-was rowed out from the gov
ernment quay for his daily morning
plunge and swim 1t seems the very
irony Of fate that so skilled a swim
mer should have perished OF drowning.
He had a kindly heart for the poor
and the unfortunate, and his morning
outings found him surrounded by the
waiting halt and blind. among whom
his copecks were literally distributed.
Nor was he always discriminative IN
his charities. "Makaroff's mendicant,"
for example. was a we'll known char
acter in Cronstadt. This was a de-
crepit and not at all reputable old
sailor. the object OF Makaron's fire.
quent charitable regards, who wore a
placard on his breast on which was in
scribed, Il am under the patronage Of
our Governor" This, when the sailor
was arrested for drunkenness, he was
wont to display to the magistrate,
much to the amusement Of the court
officers and visitors.
AS is we'll known, Makaroff had a
decided genius for mechanical and en-
cheering invention He drew and
copied the designs Of his inventions
and he occasionally painted from nature
in water colors. 1t is told OF him that
once while thus engaged. during a trip
to Finland, he was approached by two
young naval cadets, who saw in him
only an elderly and carelessIy dressed
man. They criticized his sketch with
frank disapproval Of his artistic ef-
forts, when Makaroff, turning to look
at them, quietly said. Il think I know
you, gentlemen
I'VE don't know you" said one OF
the youngsters, but you and old Blue
beard are as like as two eggs!"
The incident ended by Makaron in
viting them to luncheon. When ne
dismissed them, he smilingly but sig
nificantly said, Remember that even
elderly artists deserve proper respect
from naval aristOcrats. The Youths
COmDaniOu.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21
The Man Who Laughs.

AS he sat on the bench In Ports
mouth Square he looked the personi1-
cation of happiness. There was
merry twinkle in his blue eyes, and
about the corners of his mouth were
evidences that he was very much
pleased with the condition of affairs,
both as regards himself and the world
at large. Soon these evidences de-
veloped into a faint smile; then came
a grin: a grin that would do credit
to an end man in a minstrel show or
a darky preparing for the first water
melon of the season.
Then he slapped his thighs seVerai
times, and gave other evidence that
he was tickled most to death. Finally
he laughed And such a laugh as IL
was. 1t would be worth fortune as
a photographic production OF the
laughing song.
= 1t attracted every ones attention, II
was so hearty, and soon those in sound
of his haw, haw, haw Joined him.
They could not help it. The happy
mans laugh was contagious.
Two police officers happened along
when the various "haws" were hearth
est. They too probably would have
Joined in the chorus, but they had
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21

recognized even by the most conserya-
tive British journals as legitimate jour
nalism, but it is not practiced to any
thing like the extent that it is in
America. British officials high and low
have a great horror of it, Mr.. Cham
berlain may be interviewed in America,
but never would he submit to it in
England. When a reporter seeks in
formation of the London County Coun-
ell he is given a paper to sign by which
he pledges himself not to use what he
learns in the form of an interview and
not TO mention the name of his inform
ant
No official information is ever given
to reporters at Scotland Yard or the
police stations concerning murders,
suicides, burglaries or any crimes of
sufficient magnitude to be of public in
I terest. Judicial inquiries are the only
recognized source of legitimate official
information on such subjects.
When a reporter is put on a criminal
story, If the facts are not obtainabIe
in any other way, he tackles some po-
liceman concerned in it and privately
offers him a shilling or two to tell what
]
ways taken provided the policeman
runs no risk Of being detected by some
superior official, but often the informa-
tion is not worth the price paid for it..
| Frequently it is manufactured on the
/ spot for purposes of revenue only. The
usually phlegmatic British Bobby can
/ develop very lively imagination when
/ there is a prospect of earning a few
| shillings thereby. But the reporter
/ gets his money back. In his weekly ac-
count he charges:
To obtaining information from the po-
/ lice .....-...-.---....... SO much
1t is recognized as a thoroughly legi-
innate charge. To this extent do Lon
don editors aid and abet in police cor
! ruption and bribery.
News is gauged by very different
standard from that which prevails in
America. The managing editor of a
great London daily once handed me a
proof with the observation that it con-
tanned something which might be
worth cabling. 1t stated that two
Americans had been arrested at Char
ing Cross for shooting at each other
and would be arraigned in Bow-street
police court in the morning. No names
and no particulars were given.
Il suppose you have a reporter out
running the story down." 1 remarked,
being then somewhat green with re-
gard to English journalistic methods,
and will get the rest of the story
/ later"
NO" he replied, that is all we shall
publish tomorrow. ! don't suppose we
should get any additional details if we
tried, and it is not of enough impor-
tance TO be worth trying. When the
case comes uD in the police court we
shall be able to get all the particulars
without any trouble"
(. LISLE SMELL.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21
MEN analM4dYEERS IN
THE E0R1sZ tie WORLD
MONIES

the coronation naval review at Spit
head. Some contradictory reports had
been published on the subject, but IL
was by no means an official secret
Foreign Governments had been duly
notified. In Washington the informa-
ton could have been obtained by call
ing UP some official on the telephone.
Naturally 1 imagined that 1 should
have no difficulty in obtaining the in
formation at the Admiralty Office. 1
was referred to the Private Secretary
Of the Permanent Secretary" Various
written communications passed be-
tween us, but after being kept dang
ling around for more than two hours
1 was finally informed that there was
nobody in that huge department who
could answer my query. What was
meant, of course, was that there was
nobody present who would assume the
terrible responsibility of giving out a
mite of information for publication.
An American editor would delight in
showing up things of this sort, but
an English editor of a staid. respecta-
bic. run-in-a-rut penny journal would
regard such exposure as rank sensa-
tionalism. quite without the pale Of
legitimate Journalism.
In recent years interviewing has been
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21

but how colossal Is the work already
done! over one hundred steamboats,
and tugs, and many barges. are ahoat
on the Upper Congo, where Stanley,
twenty-seven years ago, ran the CANT
let Of cannibal tribes The Cape 10
Cairo railroad will reach Zambesi this
summer. There are now over fifteen
thousand miles Of railroad tracks IN
Africa. and the end Of this decade will
see twenty-five thousand miles Gold
fields are opening from the Transvaal
to Katanga, north Of the Zambesf. Col
oniaI governments are EXPERIMENTING
with all crops that give promise OF
success. Faith In Africa Is inspiring
the wonderful work. and the natives
themselves will be among the chief
benehciaries when their continent
comes more fully into the light
From What Stanley Lived to See Ac-
compIished In Aria" by Cyrus c.
Adams, in the American Monthly Re-
view Of Reviews for June.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21

each been fined $40 by the Police Com
missioners the night before and did
not feel like il.
So they did the next best thing.
They determined to arrest the happiest
man in the bunch. They collared the
man on the bench, and before that in
dividual could stop laughing they had
him booked at the Hall of Justice for
disturbing the peace. While the book
ing process was going on the man
laughed, and he laughed when he was
placed in the cell.
Crazy" remarked the turnkey as he
turned the key in the lock.
Instantly the laugh ceased, and the
happy mans face took on a look OF
concern.
You're right" he said, but they
discharged me out at the Insane Hos
pital, and 1 was laughing because
had fooled them"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21
OUR LADY OF THE SHOWS.

- ENERAL DUNDONALD has been compelled TO
1 = resign as commander of the Dominion regulars
- and militia. He criticized the parsmony of the
Government in the of military equipment and had
10 resign or be dismissed Dundonald is fighting
Scotchman, but likes to have something to fight with.
When he found transportation facilities Of the Cana
dian army reduced eleven pack saddles he concluded it
was time to let Our Lady of the Shows know that she
was in danger, and other great captain will
command the militia while Dundonald commands his
own tongue in action against the Government.
He is unduy excited about the United States and de-
clares that Canada the integrity of her territory
the forbearance of others, meaning the United States
He may calm his ruf1ed This country has no
warike designs upon Canada. We have some people
who talk annexation and Canada has some. But we
doubt whether the people of the United States would
take Canada if could be done by passing resolution
We would look passvey upon the conquest of Cana
da by any Continental power If General Dundonald will
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21

BARBER POLES-S. C.. City. In an
cient times BARRIERS performed minor
operations in surgery. and when bleed
ing was in vogue il was the barber
who did the eupping and bleeding. To
assist in this operation there was pole
or staff which was grasped by the pa
tient and to this there was also at
tached a strip of bandage or fllet to
tie UP the patients wound after opera
ton When these were not in use they
were hung at the door as a sign. This
was replaced by red pole with a white
strip painted around it in imitation OF
bandage wound around ii. and after
cUpping and bleeding was discontinued
as a method of treating the sick the
striped pole was retained as a BARRIERS
sign.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21

day. there was no longer any doubt
about the effective Americanization Of
the London newspapers. 1t all began
IN the lively brain Of the Napoleon Of
Fleet street. Alfred Harmsworth. He
il was who first adapted American
newspaper men. printed the news with
out circuEnlOcution, cut out the pad
ding. took some pains 10 make what
was written readable, and. above all,
published a morning newspaper for
cent
Il was considered a shocking thing
10 read IN Nr. Harmsworth's Mail a
naked statement to the effect, for eX-
ample, that the King was about to buy
& new horse, whereas such portentous
Information previously had been
broken gently 10 the public in a time
honOrod form something like this: we
have received Information from sources
OF unquestionable authOrit-.- (writes a
oorrcspordent) that his most gracious
Majesty is not unlikely 10 effect the
purchase. at some time in the near fu-
tUre, Of" etc, etc, to the extent OF
many more words, which kept the item
modestly clothed in verbiage.
We heard a lot about the iniquities
Of American journalism in those days
but the Mail hourished exceedingly
and in time was followed by the Ex-
press. also sold for cent
largely written and edited by Amer
leans, and avowedly modelled or
American lines. and furthermore dis
tinguished from ali other English
newspaD Ders by printing actual news or
the first page-and with headlines or
it. too-instead OF the usual non-dis
play advertisements. Both papers were
and are. clean and honest i1d compar-
atively lively without being scurrilous
The transformations which have thus
set Fleet street agog viii have to be
followed sooner or later by other con
tenporaries who will find IL impossible
10 sustain dignity and dullness OF
dwindling circulations. AS the Londor
morning 6ailies circulate all ovel
Great Britain many provincial papers
viii undoubtedly be compelled to fol.
low their lead. II marks a new era IL
British journalism, a general waking
Up and shaking up in the editoria
"sanctum sanctoriums" which hav,
long been consecrated to routine.
News that concerns itself with gov,
ernmental or municipal departments II
infinitely harder TO obtain here thar
in America. Officials display mucl
greater zeal in suppressing interesting
intelligence than in making IT public
Red tape, conservatism and blank stu
pidity oppose all manner Of obstacle
10 the reporter who has recourse Il
any department in quest Of what Il
America would be regarded as perfect
~ legitimate information. A question
once arose as 10 the number Of war
ships from each nation represente'
hat would be allowed to participate il
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21
The Grand Scheme.

High aloft, like a swallows nest
thatched in the wall,
Is my home on the cliffs by the west
ern sea blue,
Where the balancing waves drum aElaZy
Where the winds frolic past with a
hail and adieu.
Where the deepening night vaunts the
days flowing view
Till the skyway and sea melt and min
gle in one,
And where never obtains logics clamor-
ing new:
We must work. we must work till our
lifework is done.
Naught of weighing and gauging 10
spur and appall,
Only heaven and ocean to drowsily
WOO;
Sunlit sky. sunlit sea till the nights
curtains fall
And the moon takes sweep Of the hal
Spaced with days of turmoil that cloud
banners brew.
Starred with nights when the breaker
fires hissingly run.
Nor a sign in them all ever ushers this
cue:
We must work. we must work till our
lifework is done.
Safely set on the sleeps Is this bonnie
home-stall.
Facing pageants of color the happy
day through.
And the night softly spread in a ran
turous thrall,
Set to murmurous music till day
comes anew,
Speeding winds, shifting sandsi glad
gifted and truel
Beating heart of the seal loyal CLASH
of the SUM-
Do they say, as the whirl of the world
they pursue:
We must work. we must work TIL our
lifework is done.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21

consult the Monroe doctrine and its history he will learn
that the joint work of Canning and Monroe and
that it includes Canada in the Monroe hemisphere. We
would certainly not permit Germany Russia to take
Canada if either party at with Great Britain
We prefer Great Britain to either for neighbor.
This position of the United States is well under
stood that Germany has dessted from attempts to ac-
qure the Danish West Indies AS far the European
powers concerned, propose to pick our neigh
bors. In the unlikely event of between US and
Great Britain, using Canada base against US. OF
would have take Canada But defen-
sve preparations Canadas part could prevent that
Eleven pack saddles would be just good the most
improved military transportation Canada should JOIN
hands with in procuring the proposed arbitration
treaty with Great Britain. With that accomplished, war
will be remote probability that the eleven
pack saddles may be sold junk.
This country reoices in the progress and prosperity
of Canada and I'VE envious of her only because she
is getting all the good immigration from Europe, white
we are getting all the bad. If she will win lasting
friendship she has only to show the trick of shutting
out the diseases of Europe and admitting only its
health in her stream of immigration
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21

Russian authorities ask believe that the battle
Of Vafangow and the attack Japanese transports
part of great straegcal movement that bristles with
potentiaties of the Japanese The information
glad acquisition our knowledge of the Cars fight
ing men. We were gradually reaching the impression
that the Russian heroes either can't fight or won't
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21

COST OF BIG GUNS-S. p. B., City
twelve-inch breech-Ioading rifle.
carriage, etc, in barbette, such as are
furnished to the United States, costs
on an average s61. 1.5O0-S25, 900 for the
carriage and s36.50O for the gun. The
cost Of a disappearing twelve-inch
breech-lOader is on an average S69,
OO0-SS2,5O0 for the carriage. and SS6, 900
for the gun.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21

Men and women of Tuolumne who reached the
famous old mining grounds in '4o held reunion in
Golden Gate Park the other day and revived memories
made sacred by half century of change. What store
of "reminiscences and comparisons these old people must
have cheer the declining and closing years of their
eventful lives
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21
worth $2,ooo,oo 600

coored man arrested the other day for obtain
ing money under the false pretense that in dreams he
could and foree the winners of horseraces recently
run the profit of professional gamblers in this city
The defendant appears have an excellent case If
everybody who dreamed he could pick winner and in
spired his friends with the deluson be arrested
half the male population of the town would be in Jail
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-21
AHS7UerS to Queries.

THE DENTAL LAVE. T., Corn
ing, Cal The last passed act OF ths
California Legislature, commonly
known as "the dental law" has not
been declared unconstitutional