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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Cn1cagO N eWS.
Did you know your husband long
before you married himg' asked the
casual female acquaintance.
tNo,' answered the bride whose
honeymoon was on the toboggan, sbut
I'M beginning to find him out now
after midnight
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
ONE BOYS. WISDOM


sWhat." asked the grocer Of the boy who had
| applied for job lis the first principle Of the
grocery business ~ & ..-zs.- :.
ITO make little 60 great weigh" promptly
replied the youngster. = ..
The boy got the job. He had been reading the
comic papers and knew the answer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
NORTH NEBRAsKANs COMING,

Special to The Journal.
Norfolk. Neb., Oct. 25-It Is anticipated that
At least 800 football enthusiasts from northern
Nebraska. eager over the cornhusker- gopher game
next Saturday, will journey to Minneapolis for
that event. When the big excursion Of 5000
persons made the trip three years ago, north
Nebraska furnished big quota.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
FAClN' DANGER. .

Il see they're going to have handi-
cap shaving contest
well, I'd hate to be shaved by the
scratch man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
stage WAS TALKATIVE

fo1nted Out che Mistakes Of the Game
with Northwestern.
New York Sun Special Service
81, Chicago; Oct; 25.-Practice was light at Mar.
sm ,,a neid Yesterday. Stage had the regulars
tlcally 70 work of them. He talked the North.
western game over with the men, pointing out
the Lessons they should learn from it. The
men were then sent running around the field q
rev times to loosen up the stiff joints The
coach spent nearly an hour with the second
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
MCDONALD SELLS MORNING STAR.


Lexington, KY, Oct. A.-C K. G. Billings of
Chicago has bought of A. Mcdonald of Port
Henry, N. Y. for $4,000. the famous pacing
gelding, Morning Star, by Star Pointer F amy,
by Exthorne. Morning Star has, with Agnue
Pointer, the fastest record of the present season
to the credit of green PAGER, 2:04A.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25

Presidential Candidate Swallow is in town
today. Since attempting to get Jiu-j itsu
hold small jiggers of Lincoln, Neb,
prairie dew Saturday afternoon, we have
gone over to Swallows party-thirst and
all. 49,. H. s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
FARMERS BEAT AIuMNr

The J.. annual football game between the School
OF agriculture and the alumni was nlaved IN
the school campus yesterday afternoon and r un
suited In victory for the school, 8 to O. The
school. " 'ne iarm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETS
Baseball Men Gather at New York for
Conference.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, Oct, 25-Delegates representing
tttmen n1y minor leagues. comprising the Ma
tIonal association of Professional Baseball
Clubs, Of which P. T. Powers is president. be-.
gan three days. session today at the Hotel
victoria Every part Of the union is repre-
sented at the meeting - ~ ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25

q MORRILL'S. ASSURING THEOLOGY.
There are lot of fool people going thru
life with the idea that existence is one per-
petual Halloween Morrill, says (privately)
that some Of 'em are going to find that there
is "a ''hot red dawn. of the morning AFTER
due some of 'em. We really hope there Is.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
INDOOR BASEBALL PLANS.

There will be indoor baseball game at the
Srmory Wednesday evening between Company I
and Company F. The two teams have not met
for two years and a good game is expected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
HIS INFERENcE

Detroit Free Press.
Tommy grandfather must have been a yer,
thin man.
Dick--What makes you think SO?
Ton-Because he's always referred to as the
skeleton in the family closet.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
p0T AND KET1
ou,.II C,x, o,,p ,,.>

- POT AND KETTLE. ..'
About the most painful thing in Minneap-
oils these days Is to hear some Of the old
rakes bemeanfng the Chinese.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
THE wORsr EVER

Tom Dillon Of the, st. Paul Globe is the
worst pool player, in the United States.
Carl Wallace amt any better We watched
1'em both at the pregS<club the other day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
MoRRuL,s AssuRING !,

- SLOWEST ON EARTH.
Port Arthur don't fall any faster than a
federal building elevator comes down.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
TRAINING AT EVANSVILLE

TRAINING AT EVANSVILLE.
Special to The Journal, ..,~
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct 25-The NIichioon foo+
pail eleven has made arrangements to finish their
training for the Wisconsin game Saturday at
JanesV!Ile, Wis. They will reach JanesviI1e
early Friday morning and do light work til
Saturday morning, when they Will 60 to Madi.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
BAD RISK.

Detroit Free Press
"And I can't get any life insurance."
t'Not cents worth. We just learned in time
that you are trying to break span of 3-year-old
mules"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
COULDN'T LOOK THE PART.

''He did start in to study medicine but he
gave it up
Didn't like it. ehY'
oh, yes, he liked 1t, but he was afraid he'd
never succeed: You see, he couldn't raise a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
Cotton and Mason.

Case and Brush will find two healthy boys In
front of them in Saturdays game. Cotton, the
big fellow who just returned from Yale, and
"Cy'' Mason are two tackles who will demand
an accounting. Benedict and Johnson, the
ends, will prove troublesome; Benedict especial
w. In the backfeld Fenlon, Bender and Glenn
Mason constitute aggressive trio and are 60
ing to assess some Minnesota territory before the
day is DONE Every of these is in
shape injuries thing of the past, unless
they come In scrimmage this week, and there Is
not a mothers son on that Nebraska team who
would not give fingers off either hand to beat
Minnesota. 1t Is fairly mania with them,
and, despite the fact that they were facing a
strong team, Nebraska enthusiasts and players
could talk of nothing but Minnesota last Satur-
day.
Considerable amusement is expressed In Min
nesota circles the statements of Chicago
and Madison papers regarding Mnnesota's chances
at the western championship. They are already
counting Mnnes0ta out in case Michigan defeats
come from the varsities interested, but it is
thought to be more the work Of the string fiende
and correspondents than anything else. In
case Minnesota and Michigan go thru their sea-
without defeat, the season will be left
without championship team unless Michigan
and Minnesota should get together Minnesota
would have just as much claim to the western
championship as Michigan, and those who are
''deep in football will laugh at any attempts
to award the western championship to Michigan
unless they meet Minnesota. This, of course,
is upon the basis that the gophers and wolverines
win their games.
The talk of Wisconsin and Michigan uniting
to work against Minnesota in athletics is be.
lieved to be "a dream The story that Mime
sofa is, "too far north is incongruous with the
geographical location of Madison. Minnesota
will be in athletics and football for year or
two at least. The schools should muzzle some
of these special correspondents just as Min
nesota should muzzle some Of the deadly spe
Gals Of Minneapolis who apparently delight to
belittle the gophers in the face of the fact that
they are winning their schedule with painful
regularity. Some of the stories sent to Chicago
woefully misleading. To those familiar with
the team, it looks as tho someone was knock
ing In the house of q friend ,, -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
VARSITY GIRLS WON.

Special to The Journal. -
Grand Forks N. D., Oct 25.-The university
basketball girls defeated the girls team of the
Crystal high school by score of to f. The
game was played at Crystal. .-'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
Team Rounding In.

DR.. Williams methods of handling the team
bearing fruit. The not
crowded beyond their limits Of endurance, physic-
ally and mentally, and their heads We're not
made to buzz with too much ''cramming' Of
football lore. The primary work was methodical-
ly and carefully done and a result Minnesota
Is coming into her in splendid shape. The
whole work Of the season may be said to have
had its first demonstration In the showing Of
Saturday. when Minnesota rolled up score
which has. far research can reveal, never
been equaled gridiron In varsity play.
From, the work will consist of polishing
up correcting and improving the weaknesses.
The men have worked with wonderful willing
ness, and If they will keep up the gait, dig In
and work with the diligence with which
they have attended to business far. Minnesota
will have another wonderful team at the close
of the The slightest letup at this time
will ruin these prospects.
sunny Thorpe and Burdick rounding into
form in pleasing style. These men will be of
great help in the Nebraska and Wisconsin
games. Dan Smith will find himself confronted
with Baby Mills. the 263pound Nebraska
guard, and Thorpe will have Hunter, another big
fellow in front of him. Both Of these men
will give the Minnesota guards plenty of exer-
else. Mills is not aggressive as Hunter, but
the big boy is powerful obstacle to get out Of
the way Of a play. The talk of runaway
game Saturday Is far-fetched, unless Nebraska
takes such slump in form can hardly be eX-
pected at this time of the year,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25

L'ENVOI.
We hope to feel better tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-25
PREPARATION FOR
NEBRASKA PLAY
GOPHERs COMING STRONG FOR
THE CoRNHUsKER CONTEST.
Gossip of the Campus Full of Conf
dence, but Feeling Does Not Extend
to the Men at the Training Table
Nebraska Dangerous Unless They
Take Highly Improbable Slump.
BY O'Loughlln.

minnesota started work last night with an idea
of Offering vigorous and hearty football fecep-
tion to the visitors from Nebraska who are
eypected at Northrop field Saturday afternoon
The reception committee is all in good TRIM the
Grinnell game affecting little save their breath
ing apparatus. 1t was a lonS-contnued sprht1hS
match Saturday afternoon, they say, but, SPLEEN
did practice for the gophers in the gentle art
of running the length OF the field ana carrying
the ball.
Those following the game not at all san
grline of repeating the Grinnell score on Ne
braska Those who have Nebraska play
are not opinionated that the gophers Will reach
forty-sx points anything like 1t. If Nebraska
plays Saturday with weeks Improvement added
to her game against Knox the gophers VIII ma
themselves in some tight boxes before the game
Is ended. There Is no reason why Nebraska
should not improve this week. Booths hospital
list is vacated and all of his stars are IN the
practice work. Today's press dispatches say that
the coaches are to be assisted this week by Bell,
who, by the way, in Minneapolis Saturday
to watch the gophcrs daily with Grinnell and
other graduates.
Bell probably got an eye full and the Nebraska
work this week will only be strengthened and
speeded up account of what he saw.
Harris and Tuck Out.
Two additions made to the Minnesota
squad last night when sig Harris strollea OUT
on the green clad in his last years suit of
mail. Tuck of last year also Joined the camp
and will make a try for the end.
There is some disposition to belittle the Ne
comparative scores of Grinnell as against the
gophers and cornhuskers. Those scores tell
nothing in this Minnesota's big scores have
had tendency to make the followers OF the
team feel that the gOphers are 1nvincible, and
this Is mistake. Happily, the members of the
team do not share in the general opinion of great
strength and prowess. They are working with a
will to be in condition to beat Nebraska and
the work is needed Saturdays play was the
most perfect of the year. according to all re-
ports, but 1t will be needed next Saturday. Booth
has evidently worked his team up intora Won
derfuy fast offense and there Is an old saying
that "a fast offense is the best Defense
Minnesota has not reached her best form yet
and probably will not until before the Wisconsin
game. The rally from the slovvness which caused
some scribes to indulge In prOmscuous rOasts
has been so pronounced as to vindicate the team
and the assertions made In these columns that
the team all right and would emerge with
flying colors. The slowness at fine when
the work of elimination concluding and the
Indifferent showing in Or two practice games
might be likened to the struggle within the
chrysalis. AS members of the Sunshine society
wont to say. the darkest hour is always
before the dawn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03
Sequel
to the
Original
% Pluck"
Picture

dog had his triangle with the other members of
the household
Wizards recent work includes a painting of the
first Thanksgiving at Plymouth made originally
for magazine cover. but carefully studied its
Typography and history.
The Colonial Club of Cleveland is the happy
possessor of of his newer paintings, The
Battle Of Concord" skctched the field of battle
and looking toward the old bridge the Concord
River.
Many of Wizards friends regret that he has
painted more pictures OF this class in which he
easily eXccls but he has made distinct contribution
TO American
He has interpreted its child life in the free and
happy atmosphere of the outdoor world. with
none OF the inSipidtv of the story-book child.
and none of the cruelty eXtravaganceS which
characterize recent reproductions of child life.
His children natural healthy, mischievous I'M
spoiled little people, Overlooking with fun, but with
no trace of vciousness destructive
He has given people something to laugh at, and
that without SOOTHING at what is sacred ridi-
culing what is weak or pathetic. He has brought
home lesson patriotism, strong and sincere, and
has gwen its place history and modern thought
And in all this he has been simply genuinely Aeri-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03
cOpynght By J :. Ryder

can; his models his motives and his compositions
those of real life, and these with his thorough human
interest and his absence Of anything unworthy,
stitute the of his power
Why did YOU wound Hugh Mosher:" the writer
asked Willard
Because" he answered, II wanted show that
patriotism is than the effervesCenCe of physical
strength, The old above his weakne 4
the young lad. overcoming the tiniditv of youth.
catches confidence and fervOr from the old man
face, both have something TO overcome.
." But the strong IN middle life might be going
into battle only because he had strength that easily
led him there and without thought conviction So
| gave him something struggle against; he -
wounded. but undaunted
So all three tell of a love of country which Is
the certainly genuine because it has something
to overcome. 1t Is the victory of intelligent and
heroic love of liberty"
tWhe this article under preparation, James F. RYDER
the photographer. diel al his n Cleveland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03

IN bed for several weeks while
the injury was healing, much
10 his disgust and TO the detri-
ment of his professional and
political interests.
His meditationS on the foolish
ness of the medieval method of
deciding differences of opinion
were summed up in a public
annOunCem that nobody
should again persuade. inveigle.
force or otherwise induce him
20 fight a duel
Any gentleman who NAV be
aggrIeved 10 the extent of mag
ining that there is not room for
himself and me in Nevada. said
Mr.. Fitch, may chalk nv size
on barn door and shoot at the
figure IN the presence of a sur
geon. If he hits inside the
lines, | will go to bed for the
period fixed by the surgeon
according 10 the location of the
shot. If the surgeon pronounces
the hit fatal, | Will at once
leave the State -
The Comstocl- appreciated the
humorous exposition of the
lrrationality of duelling. and
there were no more meetings
ON the field of honor in Virginia
City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03
According Go the Code

IN the halcyon and vociferous DAYS of the Cors1oc
i Lode personal diSagreenentS of a serious nature
adjusted times according TO the code IN
preference 70 the rough-and-readv shoot-on-sight
method which commonly prevailed in mining camps.
The impromptu street duel was resorted 70 gen
orally by the miners. gamblers and other ordinary
people; but professional men and prominent citizens
were expected to observe the fornaies and conduct
their affairs deCorosy with the assistance of seconds
Tom Fitch, lawyer, politician and si1ver-tongred
orator had quarrel with joe Goodman editor OF an
opposition newspaper. and in Difference 20 public
opinion, rather than because of anv bloodthirstv
desire to eNtermnate each other thew met on the field
OF honor and exchanged shots in the presence of
friends and the adrniring populace
Fitch hit IN the knee and was Oblioed 70 he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03
Copyright by J. h. Ryder

in their ragged regimentals" had been driven back
in disorder, but the three marching
undismaved. The shrill notes of the fife and the
steady roll of the drum above the din of warfare
as they marched obliviouS the fact that they
marched alone But their fcaressness inspired Others
To the rear though nothing appeared clear, the flag
was seen TO have turned, and here and there a hat
in air bore witness raying shout. The army
had turned and rushing support the intrepid
musicians. 1t impossible doubt the result:
victory was
Willard named the picture Yankee Doodle" the
tune which he assumed the Contnentas PLAYING;
but il came be almost as we'll known under the
title OF The Spirit OF 70" Willard did intend
to suggest any relationship between the three must
rugged American stock, and Willard chccrfullv
cepted the Interpretation, and the three known
as father. son and grandson.
The picture is one OF the best illustrations of the
way IN which the easy step from the sublime the
ridiculous sometimes may bc rctraced in a leap of
genius from the ridiculous the sublime.
The picture was exhibited the Centennial in
Philadelphia. No other painting attracted the atten-
ton received by this. When Hugh Mosher attended
the Exposition and stood before / with his fife it
seemed As though the whole country had assembled
in the art gallery. At the close of the Exposition
General DcvcreuX bought the picture for his home
town OF Marbchcad Massachusetts, and it still is
there Abbott Hall. replica in lifc-size burned
a few years ago III the Cleveland Arrnory The final
crayon sketch we'll the drawing c1nbodvng the
first idea, The Fourth of July Musicians are owned
by the writer OF this article. 1t may be doubted
whether any patriotic picture painted in America has
been widely circulated than this.
\ few years later Willard painted another
Revolutionary called The Minue-Men of
the Revolution, in respects the most
successful OF all his paintings. This contains the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03

mother and daughter, as well as
three generations of manhood,
and exhibits a home all alive
with patriotic fervor. Now and
then, too. his rollicking love of
fun broke out, and he painted
The Drummer Latest Yarn"
and more recently Pitching the
Tune. " The latter is quite as
quiet, reverent and sympathetic
in its humor as the former
Is noisy in its mirth.
Still more recently he made
series of twenty pictures of
child life, illustrating the evo-
luton of pumpkin pie. to
which the writer of this article
wrote a Jingling story in verse
for his own children. and the
pictures and story have since
been published under the title
1.-The Story of Pumpkin Pie, >"
which has given JOY to many
little people. The dog that had
chased the rabbit in the Pluck
pictures a generation before
came back to do duty again in
these later illustrations, and was
present with the little folks
and a sharcr of their activities
from the planting Of the pump
kin seed until the eating of the
Thanksgiving pie, of which the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-12
HOW TO STOP BLEEDING.
A Few Directions Which Nav Be Of
Value in Case OF Emer-
gency.

1t often happens in cases OF accident
mat the danger TO life is greatly in
creased by, If not solely dependent D
the loss OF blood. the injury itself being
comparatively trivial affair saws
Youths Companion. Whether light or
serious, the wound can wait, indeed in
most cases must wait, Tor the arrival
u n physician. but the bleeding waits
Tor n~othlng-it must be arrested speed.
~ and II it is not stopped BY some one
On the spot, or If it does not cease spou-
taneously, the coming Of the physician
may be useless, for the wounds OF a dead
man need no binding
In classes of instruction in first aid to
the wounded, this point is always insist
"a upon, and rightly; but unfortunately
now bleeding from a cut or torn artery
san be quickly and certainly arrested IS
not always clearly enough explained.
Inc pupils study diagrams depicting tbs
course and direction of the large arter-
les, and round black or red disks are
placed at the points where pressure can
he effectively applied to shut off the flow
OF blood from the parts lower down on
the limb; the application Of a torniuuet
Is taught, and sometimes even the mode
OF Tying an artery (Which is surgeons
work and not to be attempted by any
memoe of a first aid class) is elaborate
ly explained; but sometimes the leo
turer forgets to say that the most copi-
Gus bleeding can always be arrested tem-
porarlly, and often permanently. by SIM
pie pressure made directly on the bleed
ing point. If you can put your finger
oiterally) OIL the source of the hem
orrhage and keep it there, your wounded
companion will not bleed to death, at
least not while under your care.
One must make sure. in doing this.
that the finger Is really making pressure
on the bleeding point. which may be
deep down at the bottom OF the wound.
but the continuance of the bleeding VIII
soon prove that the finger, or the cloth
pad, or the rounded stick, or whateyeris
used to make pressure with. is not press
ing on the right spot. Care must be
taken not to soil the wound with dirty
or a dirty rag. If time and OPP
~7ortunity permit, the finger should first
be washed or at least wiped with a clean
and If a cloth pad is used the outer
at least must be free from visible
dirt.
In almost any company some one may
be found who has a clean handkerchief
in the pocket, One which has not been
unfoldcd Is the best, for this can then
be folded inside out and made up into q
clean pad Of any desired shape.