The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
Cotton and Silk

Cotton and Silk
60 IIIK, satin, Calico rags. We all know the old
- way of counting off the buttons. If the next
twelve months such actions in cotton line as
have marked the twelve months of 1903 majority
may find cotton clothing almost expensive silk
satin for to-day costs just SO per cent
more than it did a year ago.
All the Juniors know that of cotton cloth
has grown immensely from the day that Eli Whitney
put into practical the cotton GIN which revolution
lied the manufacture of cotton cloth and gradually
made it the cheapest material clothing the world
Except in the frozen regions, cotton cloth to-day
general use in every country the globe. And that
means, too, that matter where the cloth itself is
manufactured fve-sxths of the cotton from
the United States -,
Naturally when the crop here falls 100000 bales
short of the usual amount it did this year, prices
tremendously King Cotton reigns supreme
Where other nations have the past to
accept the cotton from America they beginning
to look around for available cotton various
colonies so as to be Independent yield in
United States England expects the Nile and Niger
countries to do their duty and Belgium
Why the much abused Congo region should produce
cotton for the ungratefu government at home.
At the same time, there is in Texas alone enough
land available for the raising of cotton supply the
cotton needs of the world under ordinary conditions
the United States expect to supply the
demand for good many years to come.
While Minneapolis Northwestern Juniors are
adjoining the walls of their schools reproductions
of fine paintings in The Junior contests
Berlin school authorities have decided spend $500
year for frescoes representing from German
history, which will be painted walls and ceilings
the primary schools schools need deco
ration but the German does not do the good
children themselves that way does. They have no
personal part in it, and consequently, entirely aside
from the value of the practice Of writing Junior
topics, they have strong personal interest the
decoration.
There three happy children the Chinese :
legation in Washington these days. Sir Chentung the
Chinese minister, that his children will
nave more freedom of action in if they adopt
American Dress and for the two little boys
have been ron1ping wildly in sailor suits lust
like those the average small American proudly
AS they learning to bicycle and play base
ball and little by little being initiated into other
truly American sports it be realized that America
seems like one kind of heaven to these oriena1s
Here's to the keeps his head who can
make good SNOWFALL and throw it straight. In a
crowded little church the congregation
suddenly discovered that the wall paper burning
around the stovepipe. One ran outside, packed
some into ball running back threw il at
the small fire and actually put it out before ANYBODY
else had even thought to do anything Where there's
will there's way, but the will is always the key that
the way.
There goes railroad train" Helen Kelar as
train Numbered along three-quarters of mile away
How did she know it? She smeled the smoke, which
was unnoticed by her associates, all of could
both and hear Certainly is a remarkable ex-
ample of the acuteness said be by the re-
naming senses when are injured
II found by actual count the first day after
hurt my thumb that there hundred and fftv-
seven things had been using my thumb for every dav
in the year without giving it thought Please open nv
knife. Thanks That makes the two hundred and
ffty-eighth.' Have ever had this experience?