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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
PASSING OF THE "RUBE"
Washington Star,

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The "countryman'' promises to become
extinct in the United States. The
''rube'' is to follow the mastodon, the
Indian and the buffalo. The generation
that comes after us will find it hard to
understand some of the present-day
jokes Of the "b'gosh," Il swan and
"gol dern'' kind. Already quite as many
city folk buy gold bricks in the
country as country folk do in the
city. In fact, the biggest and brightest
gold bricks find their market in town. a
city-bred man Is about as apt to tangle
himself up in street car fender as
Uncle ST u.s. and not all the people that
blow out the gas come from the tall
timber. (
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
DRINKERS ARE POOR RISKS

Recent Investigations by life insurance
experts in Great Britain and the United
States show that total abstainers have a
much higher chance Of life than moderate
drinkers have. Between 20 and 80 the
number of deaths Is IL per cent in excess,
between 80 and 40 it is GO per cent be-
tween 40 and so it Is IA per cent between
SO and go it Is ~ per cent and from so on
the percentage gradually decreases. The
fair inference Is that under so the weak
ling drinkers are mostly killed off, leav-
physique. e- - Ill.,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
THE. MAGAZINE SAMPLER

Confessions of "JokesmIth."-We have
discovered where the auto Jokes come
from. A jokesmith has told. In an article
in The BookIovers' Magazine for October,
this maker of fun says: Nearly all Of
my bicycle jokes. quite popular In the
middle nineties, have been changed into
many of them saw themselves In print.
Those that do not find such haven will
be kept, and perhaps within few years
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
DIDN'T BEAR THE TRADEMARk

Senator Beveridge uses neither railway
passes nor telegraph franks, in which re-
spect he differs from many men in public
life. On one occasion he had been speaking
at an old settlers picnic, and in making
his way thru the crowd was relieved Of
all his money. He did not discover his loss
until he attempted to pay for hasty
lunch at the railway station. He ex-
planned to the restaurantkeeper, who said
in suspicious tones: "Show your railroad
passes if you are a senator" II don't use
them,'' replied Mr.. Beveridge. "Then you
amt no SENATOR said the landlord with
conviction. Just then friend happened
along and the senator was relieved from
an embarrassing situation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
SULTAN AFRAID OF THE DARK

The sultan Of Turkey does not like the
dark, and every night not only his apart.
ments in the palace, but the surround
ing gardens as well are flooded with
light He is generally read to sleep by
his brother or a special servant, his ia
vorite books being sensational novels. If
he dreams an interpreter is summoned
directly the sultan awakes and the mean
ing of the dream is explained to him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
McCLEARY AND THE RARONS
Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

Sioux Fails Argus-Leader.
In a late tariff speech Congressman Nc
Cleary shows that a barn which costs
$4,000 to build at Winnipeg could be
duplicated at Window, Mimi, for $441.93.
From this he concludes that the tariff Of
50 per thousand on lumber does not raise
its price to the American consumer. And
still the men who produce lumber in this
country are fighting hard to have the tar
if retained and Congressman McCleary Is
fighting with them. This strikes one as
rather odd if in fact lumber sells cheaper
In this country than in Canada.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
TALLEST CHIMNEYS

The following are among the high steel
chimneys in the United States: Nicols
Chemical company, Brooklyn, 80 feet
high, IS feet in diameter at the base, 10
feet at top; Pennsylvania Salt company,
Natrona, Pa, 225 feet high, 10 feet f1ue
diameter; Maryland Steel company, Spar
rows Point, Md, two chimneys, each 22S
feet high and 13 feet inside diameter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

and again this week to a new high rec
ord at $22,641,517.18, against $l5,023,-
O74.78. Here is gain in two weeks
of 1912, 1897 in the amount of mon
Icy used in this center, which is in it
self an item of first Importance to be
taken into account in estimating what
the west and northwest will need this
| fail in the way of money.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
TRUST BUSINESS DECLINING

Incorporat lions for, million or more Of
capital in the eastern states aggregated
1872, CSC, 900 during August, compared with
ST., $50 900 in the month last year and
$241, S79,550 two years ago. This measures
the decline in the trust promotion craze,
enforced by the distrust engendered by
past excuses. .a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

Millions Of gallons Of Colorado oil are
to be used by the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad in laying the dust along the
tracks between Denver and Salt Lake
City. And the railroad dust is not as
unsanitary as the asphalt dust, either.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

A COW stepped on Adam Bede's foot
but he calls attention to the fact that his
usefulness has not been impaired, as she
did not step on his mouth. Perhaps II
ought to be explained that he had refer
ence to his usefulness as spellbinder.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

Senator Davis Opens Campaign-Grlls
Republicanism in Wheeling Speech" is a
Globe headline. Go to! Hhe idea of
Gran pap 'grilling'' anybody. He didn't
grill the tariff. He said that incidental
protection was good thing. The old
fraud! Doesn't he know that his plat-
form declares that protection IS rob-
berry,?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
HEALTHIEsT TRADE

The best and healthiest trade In the
world is that of dye making from coal
tar. Tar and the smell Of it is the best
of all tonics and tissue builders. The
average life Of a tarWorker is IS years.
The mortality is so per cent lower than
in any other factory trade.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
THE JOURNALS PRESS ROOM.

AN INVITATION Is extended to all to visit
the Press Room, which Is the finest In the west.
The battery of presses consists of three four-deck
Goss Presses. with total capacity Of IA, 900
eight-page Journals an hour, printed, folded and
counted. The best time to call is from 3:15 to
4:30 pm. Inquire at the business office and be
directed to the visitors gallery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
JAPs HAVE BIG BRAINS

The brain of Taguchi, the Japanese
anatomist weighed 1920 grams, and it
stands thirtieth in the list Of brain
weights of men distinguished in the pro-
fessions arts and sciences.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
POSTAGE RATES OF SINGLE COPIES,
TRAVELLERS ABROAD

Will find The Journal on file as follows:
IoNpON-T s. Express Co.. 90 Strand; Ameri-
can Express Co., Waterloo place. 81.
DENMARK-U. S. Legation.
pARIS-Eagle Bureau, So Rue Cambon. Resi-
dents visiting Paris can have their mail or
kilograms sent care of this Bureau and the
same will be forwarded to them or held for
their arrival.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

Joaquin Miller is boring for oil in Texas
and expects to become millionaire. That
is almost as good as being a poet.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

It is said that In Illinois a third party
has nominated Hon. Chesty Outlet FOL
congress. That is enough
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

People live in the pages Of The Loves
OF Edwy, by Rose Cecil ONeill. There
Is not one of the characters whose mental
processes a mature reader cannot follow,
whose thoughts, feelings and purposes are
not those that flesh and blood men and
women do not know every day. Yet the
story from beginning to end is one Of
surprises; it is bizarre; it is artificial. But
the surprises are such as confront one
every day, the bizarrerie is that which is
common to life, the artiiciality Is that
which Is impaired in looking at a thing
thru anOtherS ewes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

Egypt is suffering plague of locusts.
What would our farmers think If they
saw wave Of the young insects, tho
still wingless, advance in a solid phalanx,
sometimes two or three feet deep and
several miles in length ?" That is what
the Egyptian farmer is ''up against" Rust
is minor matter compared with this.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

One hundred years ago this week Spain
formally demanded Americas complete
remuneration of east and west Florida. We
are on a different basis now
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
BOOKS RECEIVED

THE LOVES OF EDWY. Tale and drawings by
Rose Cecil ONeill: Decorative cover. Bos-
ton: Lothrop Publishing company. Price
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

The Hermit Of Mount Athos with much
ceremony has conferred his blessing upon
Admiral Skrydloff's fleet at Vladivostok
This ought to shoe the torpedoes away.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

A man named Guffey has contributed
$4,000 to the democratic campaign fund
He couldn't lose it any quicker selling
wheat. ..=....~ ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

The National Union Printers home, ad-
jacent to Colorado Springs, is to be an
nexed to the city. Work on the Cum
nlings Memorial library at the home will
be beguna as soon as the remaining $12, 900
needed is raised. This sum any printer
Is privileged to send in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
a LIES LOVE
Can Old .Favorite.)

Gan Old Favorite.)
I loved him In my dawning years
Far years, dlyinely dim;
My blithest smiles, my saddest tears,
Were eyermore Of him.
My dreaming when the day began,
The latest thought 1 had,
Was still some little loving plan
To make my darling glad.
They deemed he lacked the conquering
wiles
That other children wear; Il
To me his face, in frowns or smiles,
Was never aught but fair.
They said that self was all his goal,
He knew no thought beyond;
To me, know, no living soul
Was half 80 true and fond.
In loves eclipse. in friendships dearth.
In grief and feud and bale,
My heart has learnt the sacred worth
OF one that cannot fail;
And come what must, and come what
may,
4 No power, nor praise, nor pelf,
Shall lure my faith from thee to stray
My sweet, my own Myself
e, Author Unknown.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
Working the Public in 1926.

The Wall Street Journal has dug out
from New York newspaper of Aug.
26, 1926, a satirical account of one of
the get-rich-quick methods of seventy
eight years ago. It had to do with
wildcat banking, which was one Of the
favorite methods of getting the peo
pie money in those days. The first
step shown by the unknown writer of
1926 was to get lobbyist at Albany
to work thru a bill for bank with
capital of a million dollars. Then
long list of directors was to be adver-
tised. Should any one of them object
to the fraudulent character of the en-
terprise he might be bought off. With
public confidence thus secured, bank
notes were to be issued to twice or
thrice the amount of the capital. AS
soon as the market was glutted with
notes the banks doors were to be
closed and brokers were to be employed
to buy up the notes at 371a cents on
the dollar. .n
The methods are almost exactly those
of the present day. There is the repu-
table directorate securing public conf
dence, the issuing Of vast quantities
of worthless stock and the selling of
the same to the public.
The Amalgamated Copper deal and
the fotation of the common stock Of
the Steel corporation are cases in point.
Stringent laws finally stopped the
robbery of the public by wildcat bank
ing. And the Wall Street Journal sug-
gests that analogous restraints must be
applied to present-day corporations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

The contractor excavating for the New
York subway saw to it that he owned a
lot of tide-swept marshes near by. When
it was found necessary to dispose of the
material excavated. he allowed it to be
dumped on his marsh, thus making his
property worth several millions. It was
not dishonest, but it was Smart" Speak
ing of deals, Kiplings guess was:
Who shall doubt the secret hid H.
Under Cheops' pyramid ~.-- '.=--.
Was that the contractor did
Cheops out Of several millions?
It Is not necessary, always, to do some
one to get the millions. It requires little
thought and shrewd work like that Of
the New York contractor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
AT THE THEATERS
EaXer Chat.

Three more performances will finish the
engagement Of Under Southern Skies at
the Metropolitan: .5.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD

A Triangular Love Affalr-"The Loves OF
Edwy," by Rose Cecil o'NeiII, a Very
Unusual Story of the Mutual Friend-
ships and Affections Of an Uncommon
Trlo-A GOLDSMITH" Makes Some Con-
fessions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
Looking for Alice is the, title Of a new

Looking for Alice is the. title Of new
juvenile by Walter Burgess Smith, issued
by the Lothrop Publishing company. The
value Of the book is greatly enhanced by
the exquisite pen drawings, forty in all, by
G. Howard. The story relates the expert
ences Of a little girl named Harriet, who
descends thru an old we'll into the land
Of dreams to look for Alice in Wonder
land, and meets with adventures no less
astonishing than those of Alice herself
The book has an attractive decorative
cover. The Uneasy Chair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

Fisher and Ryley will present an elabor-
ate production Of "Glittering Gloria" at
the Metropolitan for the half week open
ing Sunday evening. This was one of the
big hits of the year in New York. The
company is an exceptionally strong one,
headed by that charming coincidence, Isa-
dore Rush. H.. 49, " . . 49,. 49,.
Ethel Barrymore and her brothers, Lilo
mel and Jack, are fifth in descent Of
what is probably the oldest and best
known family in the history of the Eng
lish stage. All three were much in evil
dence jim Broadway theaters last season.
Miss Barrymore played five separate en-
gagements in New York in cousin
Kate" Jack created three new parts and
Lionel made remarkable hit in Gus
Thomas comedy, "The Other Girl"
''The Runaway Wife, will be presented
but three more times at the Lyceum
by Grace Hayward and the Ferris players.
For the coming week the company will
appear in Monte Cristo.' -. !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Hennepln Delegation In the Next LegisIa.
ture VIII Be Largely Composed CT Vet
erans-Four Members of the 1901 Ses-
sion Return for Next WInter-country
Districts Cut Out AgaIn-Hard Contest
In the FIfty-thIrd District
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

One of the surprises of the legislative
results was the strong run made by Carl
Wallace, who entered almost at the last
minute land yet Jed the entire field in the
forty-third district by handsome vote,
running ahead Of the other five both in
the eighth ward and the country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

How to Make the Home Happy Home
Talks" Written Exclusively for This
coIumn-How to Put Up crabappIes,
Make Rustic Furniture and Put the Cat
Out at Night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Alameda Sails for Honolulu.

The Oceanic Steamship Company's s
liner Alameda, Captain Dowden. sailed
yesterday for Honolulu with a full car
go and passengers. among whom were
the following: w. w. Award, Mrs. AL
ward, Miss Winifred A. Beal, A. w.
Bottomley, A. A. Britton. ]. T. Camp
bell, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. A. Du Bois.
Mrs. G. L. Fisher and two children. A.
A. Greenland, r. S. Greenland. Mrs. E.
c. Hagar, Miss Louise Hagar. T. A.
Hayes, Mrs. Hayes, E. Hildebrand,
Mrs. Hildebrand, F. L. Hoogs, L..
Honigsberger. Master F. Hughes, Mas
teri. Hughes. Miss Edna Krouse. Miss
M. Lichtenberg. Mrs. NJ. Matthews, Miss
Nettie Meek, d. L. Meyer. Miss r. E.
Meyer Miss c. NJ. Mills, A. Moore, Mrs
Moore, A. H. Moffitt, Mrs. w. c. Pea
cock, Miss Peacock. d. P. Robinson, p
S. Rossiter, s. S. Toplitz, John Trant
Mrs. Trant and child and E. S. Work.
man.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
READY TO TRY
EPPINCER CASE
Jury Is Secured After Long
Delay and Taking of Testi-
mOny Will Begin Monday
HINTS AT COMBINATION
Talesmen Rigidly Questioned
Regarding Possible Con-
nectiOnS With Local Banks

Goldwin McAvoy, retail shoe mer-
chant. 1862 Vallejo street; William
Pilger. pleater. 2416 Van Ness avenue;
John Manning, retired policeman, 1929
Union street; John F. Plumbe, real
estate dealer, 14O2 Valencia street;
John E. Sills, pumping machinery
dealer, 1924 Page street; John C.
Hasshagen. retired grocer. 22O0 Grove
street; Henry Muus, grocer, Powell
and Clay streets; John Blake, car
penter and builder, 131 Page street;
Peter Shannon, retired non-commis-
stoned army officer, 1928 Union street;
James Gibney, insurance agent, 1899
Laguna street; Julian r. Fairweather,
carpenter, 407 Steiner street; Bernard
Gallagher, retired ship chandler, 1179
Ellis street.
These twelve men will sit in judg-
ment upon Jacob Eppinger, the erst-
while grain king, who is charged by
the International Banking Company
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. The trial on a criminal charge
is the outgrowth of the failure of the
firm of EDpinger & Co. about one year
ago. The failure looked bad" to the
men on the street and an investigation
and the indictment of Jacob Eppinger
followed.
The work of selecting the jury has
proceeded very slowly, occupying the
court for three days. Attorneys Ach,
Shortridge and Dunno for the defense
fought hard to have the entire panel
dismissed on technical grounds, but
the court overruled their objections
and the work of selecting talesmen
was begun. Each prospective juror
was put through a most rigid exami-
nation by the defense, while the prose-
cution passed the majority with but
few interrogations.
The defense was particularly care
full to keep men out of the jury box
who were connected in any manner
with the banking institutions of the
city and might thus be prejudiced
against the defendant The question
was repeatedly asked: IF you knew
the banks of this city had combined
TO prosecute this defendant, would it
influence you in any manner" Aside
from the reference to a combination
of bankers no intimation has as yet
been given as to what lines the defense
will follow.
The taking of testimony will begin
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Disohexed the Doctor.

Because the officers of the British
bark Auldgirth disobeyed his orders,
DR.. Cumming. in charge of the federal
quarantine, viii probably detain the
vessel under the ban of the yellow flag
for several days. The Auldgirth ar
rived Thursday night. sixty days from
Caleta Buena- Fumigation is consid-
cred a necessity in the case of vessels
coming from the nitrate ports, and on
Friday morning the quarantine author
tiles started sulphur smudges in the
Auldgirth's cabins and ordered that the
places being smoked be kept closed un-
I'll further orders. When DR.. Cumming
boarded the vessel yesterday. intending
to release her, he found that those
aboard had managed the fumigation to
suit themselves. They had opened the
doors and released the germ destroying
fumes. No official administering fed
eral laws at this port is more cour-
teous than Df. Cumming, but when the
occasion demands he knows how to put
down a number six shoe so that it
sounds like a piledriver. He ordered
the Auldgirth into quarantine, and in
stead Of the mild, almost formal. funaf-
cation at first prescribed the bark will
be given the third degree, with smoke
Of double strength.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
TRANSPORTATION CLUB
HAS A HOUSEWARNIING

The recently organized Transporta-
tion Club Of San Francisco, composed
Of the coast representatives of all the
important railroad lines in this coun-
try. formally opened its temporary
rooms in the Palace Hotel Friday even
ing with jinks. The affair was attend
cd by several hundred railroad men,
who fully taxed the capacity Of the
clubrooms, which are located on the
half floor of the hotel.
G. ]. Bradley, president Of the club,
assisted by Carleton c. Crane and the
members Of the house committee. T.
H. Goodman, T. NJ. Jennifer, E. Black
Ryan, J. D. Mansfield and c. D. Tay-
lor, received the guests of the even
ing.
The programme was a varied one in
which the Alcazar Quartet and a num-
Der of members of the organization
contributed toward the entertainment
Of the evening. The club will occupy
its present quarters until the rooms
now used by the Union League Club
are vacated and refurnished.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
somps, VIII Is Filed

The will of Pierre G. Somps, the
sodawater manufacturer, was filed for
probate yesterday. 1t disposes of an
estate worth s25O,oOO. The widow is
named as executrix and to her is left
the entire estate, with the exception
OF the following bequests: To the Loge
Maeonie la Parfaite Union No. II,
S25OO; to o. Bozio and his son, $1,000
each; to A. F. Bernard. $1,000; to reIa-
tives Of the deceased residing in New
York and France, $12,50O: to Jules
Somps of Oakland. $500. and to Pierre
Somps of this city. $500.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Laundry Is Food for Flames.

Fire gutted the laundry of Sing Lee
at 306 Jessie street, early last evening
The Fire Department did remarkable
work in confining the flames to the
building. For a time the Soto lodg-
ing-house, three-story structure at 81
Fourth street, seemed doomed to de-
struction. The total loss caused by
the blaze was over $4,000. Nearly hall
of this is in clothes destroyed, and, as
the Chinese who conducts the estab-
Iishment is penniless. his patrons will
have to suffer. While the building was
burning Lieutenant Nicholson of en-
CINE IT fell through a roof. He was
badly scratched and was rescued by
Operator Collins, Captain Dougherty
and Lineman Jack Kenny.