The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-09
TIE HoNPAREJL IAN

An Essay on That Eager Desire Felt by
the Human Mind to Set Somebody Else
Right-A Discussion on the Value or
Lack OF Value Of Argument" ~
Method Of AscertainIng Truth.
Did you ever feel that eager desire to
set somebody else right? To show him
now mistaken and wrong headed he was f
and how, IL he would but adopt your
ideas he would make a mighty step in ad-
vance over his former ignorance and fool
ishness? 1t takes a long time to discover
that. as a rule, people who argue are not
doing SO to ascertain truth but to estab-
lish their own positions. And the people
who are argued with do not wish to be
shown the Yallacy of their positions but
do wish to rebut successfully the position
taken by the man who is attempting to
set them right. Hence as the argument
proceeds each side, as a rule, becomes an
cry in his heart and mad enough to knife
the other fellow for his display OF ASST
ninity and stubborn mulishness
I have said that these conditions hold "as
the rule" But there are exceptions.
once knew two good-natured old fellows
who argued a religious question all one
fall and winter and nearly threshed 1t to-
death. One was Universalist and the
other was Baptist and both were tine
old fellows They met three or four even
ings a week and the subject of religion
was discussed from p. m. to 1890 p. m.
night in and night out in the best OF
good nature on both sides.
| The other people in the house, before the
winter was over, became tired of the argu
ment and freely expressed the hope that 2
| there WAS a hell and that both the dis
putants would go to it-so that they might
have unlimited time for argument, prob :
ably. =
/ But however weary of the argument the
hearers became, the arguers never tired OF
it and each battled valiantly for the saliva
ton Of the other from ignorance and sh-
lperstition. -
/ At the conclusion of the winter, the ar
i gument never showed any signs Of con-
clusion, each remained fully established in
/ his own position, but without the least
sign of anger or irritation. In fact they
We're better friends than ever. Good for !
/ them!
/ But the claim is made that this instance
is a mighty exception to the rule.
We do not like the appearance OF Presi-
dent Joseph F. Smiths whiskers.
If the five Mrsesses. Joseph F. Smith
all want an Easter hat at the same time,
we fail to see why the idea OF polygamy
4 does not receive a tremendous wrench in
the house of it's friends. Can anybody ex-
plain this?
If the five Mrs. Joseph F. Smith all put
4 their heads out of the window in house
cleaning time and cry out to Joseph to
beat, it a little more on the other side
where does the polygamous idea get its
strength?
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson says
that beef ought to be 20 per cent cheaper.
man who will announce as wise and
lstatesmanlike a platform as this ought to
be mentioned for the presidency.
DR.. William Porter of ST. Louis ex-
plains that crowded street cars are a
preventive of disease, because they com
pei SO many persons to stand on the plat
forms, thus breathing fresh air during the
trips. Fresh air! It is plain that the
doctor has not stood next to the little
cigarette dude burning ragweed.
Henry Watterson says that he would
: support Billy Worst as a democratic pres
q idential candidate on the ground that he
~ is not half as bad as Bryan. We are no
! weather prophet like Ky. T., but we
+ predict a hot fuss and lots Of It at the
next democratic convention. zes-
a "A quart of whisky weighs two pounds
81 10 see some men carry it, you would say
! that the burden weighed two tons
n 1t is very discouragng in the south to
b make all preparations for lynching and
S then have the, governor. break in and
p stop 1t. .ss
. DR.. G. C. Sheldon, one of the leading
e physicians of Wisconsin. asserts that APP
e pendicitis is catching. Well. we have al
. ways been pretty good runner.
It P. S. L. writes. in to. know what the
: Pan-Slavs are, The Pan-Slavs are that
: branch of the Russian people that turn
out such quantities of those large brass
e pans that the art stores soak you ST for
S Some OF the Japanese war songs ara
: very beautiful. even in the, translation.
n Yone. Noguchi gives the following stan
: zas as well as, they. can be done over into
If Let US cut the wood In the Monaghan field;
e From Mongolia our ancestors hailed.
y If we cut not the wood. remember
:. The leaves will thicken and cover Korea.
% year
It It will grow higher and threaten the sky
:. Let us cut the wood. branch after branch:
= Let root it. and ne shall not let 1t grow
:. again.
lie Oh. know what lovely. cherry blossoms
& Will grow from the soil where soldiers shall
TO- die.
~ Then there is the song Of the japanese
"a girl who has sent her lover to battle:
ie Do you bid me adeu. my dear?
} Your love and body given to our land.
g. If were a sword would he put
Around your waist. Alas, 1 am a girl.
Your dear shadow ! see and I dream:
Did you say You should not be back alivef
Your ship must have left Kure bay.
D. Sending up its smoke in the mornings ca .ter1
tn. wind. -
Sc I will look for the day when your torpedo boat
is Shall break our enemy's battleship.
o. All the soldiers and sailors of TIL,
=, =. mikado's empire are singing the war song
~ ~ to day. Let the Russian beware of tn,
= sword Of a, spirit like this.
r. Editor Wells tells how the North Do
=, kota Editorial association, now tourinI
:, . Mexico, nearly lost Editor Patterson :!