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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

appal the world. The Japanese showed
at Port Arthur Of what sacrifice they
are capable to carry their point.
It Is practically up to M. Witte to
say whether this contest shall take
place or whether he will recognize
that Russia is for the present complete
ly defeated and take what he can get.
The prospect is not cheerful one
for high-spirited statesman who be-
ieves implicitly in his country and who
has done more than any other man to
modernize it. NJ. Witte came to Amer
lea with great reputation and it has
suffered none since his arrival. He has
impressed the American public strongly
with sense of his essential greatness.
While the Japanese have resorted to
trickery, hiding credentials and gener-
ally observing the cat-like diplomacy
which waits for chance to spring, M.
Witte has gone into the conference as
an American would, frankly laying on
the table his credentials and candidly
expressing his hopes for peace and his
fears that certain demands cannot and
will not be entertained by his country
The American people like this way, OF
doing business and while the sympathy
of this country has been strongly with
the Japanese in the war, it is also true
that it is strongly in favor Of M. WHITE
getting fair bargain out of his adver
saries and getting peace without un
necessary humiliation. ~. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
Crawford Branch Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Crawford branch was held Monday at the
residence of Mrs. L. G. Lawrence. Four
teen members answered to the rollcan
by repeating verses Of beautiful thoughts
and several absent members sent verses
to be read in response to their names.
The reports of tl.e secretary and treas
urer were read and approved.
Five new members were admitted into
the branch and two visitors were present.
The different committees reported the fol-
lowing Sunshine work accomplished: Calls
made, 104; magazines and papers dis
tributed, 1874; clusters of flowers, sixty
nine; fifty garments given away; 81 do
mated to Mrs. Smith, a blind woman, ~
years old; pieces of quilts sent out and IS
worth Of groceries and some clothing
sent to relieve the immediate needs of
mother and six children.
At the request Of the state president a
call was made on an old couple living on
Nicollet avenue. The husband and wife
are SO years old and both are nearly help
less, still do not wish to be burden to
anyone. The branch voted to send a
woman to clean up the room; some cloth
| ing and old linen were also sent and a
few delicacies.
| If anyone with but the partial comforts
Of life feels like complaining Of her lot.
she should go and pay this old couple a
visit give them little sunshine and she
will see the bright lining Of her own
| cloud.
The next meeting Of the branch will
be held at the residence Of Mrs Holmes.
Ninth avenue and University Sc, the first
Monday in September. May we follow
the footsteps Of our Master and many
more join the ranks now, today, before IT
is forever too late. Do a kind act today.
Just word Of cheer or smile II nothing
more. and help some one to renewed cour-
age. Mary J. Crawford, Secretary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
Work for Sunshiners.

The Journal wishes the co-opera-
ton of all the Sunshiners in its plan to give
the boys and girls whose worldly goods
are not many the time Of their lives Tues
day and Wednesday, when they will have
the freedom Of Wonderland as guests OF
T he Jour n l.
Already there is tremendous excitement
in the various homes and settlements
among the children who are to go and
T h Q ourn a is anxious that no de-
serving child shall be forgotten.
1t Is the duty Of every good Sunsh1ner
to see that the deserving children of
his or her acquaintance is given the OPP
portunity Of taking this trip. Think what
it will mean to these poor children, some
thing to remember for years to come, SO
go out and find them all.
The children over whom the sunshine
society will have charge are to go We'd
nesday afternoon. To make the arrange
ments for their transportation 1t Is neces-
sary to have the number of children by
Monday morning as early as possible
Please send the number to Miss Blanch-
ard or to T h 9 J urn a ! direct, stat
ing they are from Sunshiners.
AS soon as the number of children who
can 20 can be found out definitely, some
central place will be named where the
children can meet and cars or street cal
tickets will be provided. The societ.
wishes the president Of each branch ant
few assistants to go with the children
| to see that they have all the fun there is
| Besides the free streetcar ride and tn
admittance to Wonderland the children
will be given the privileges of the sceni
railway, shooting the chutes, the laughin.
gallery, the carrousel, the old mill, tn
myth city and the miniature railroad.
Think Of all this pleasure for these poo
children who have so little brightness ii
their lives! So turn in, Sunshiners, ant
help The Journ al to make thes
children happy. -.s. ... -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
Is the Democracy Dying?

els the democratic party dying outs"
the New York World asks in noting
the fact that the, speaker Of the assem-
bly,, Mr.. Nixon, has been renominated,
the nominating speech being made by
his democratic opponent in 1898, now a
republican, and the seconding speech by
his democratic opponent in 1900, now a
republican.
4 In other rural counties the World re.
ports there are more and more forme,
democrats who are now republicans.
This surely is a sad state of affairs
but it is susceptible Of explanation. Mr.
Bryan would certainly deduce, as Sher
lock Holmes would put it, that the dem
ocrats in the rural counties Of New
York could not stand for the Wal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
M. Whites Responsibility.

NJ. Witte understands the gravity Of
his situation. He is wholly RESPONSE
BILE for the outcome of the conference
at Portsmouth. The car has given
him full powers and has pledged his
word of honor to approve any treaty
of peace which M. Witte will sign.
And there is the further fact that the
peace which he may sign will not be
subject to review by any other pow
ers. 1t is extremely unlikely that the
terms will be subject to European
conference because when Japan has
obtained what she wants England will
bar the way to any interference.
The fact that King Edward is today
counting France and isolating Ger.
many marks him as the dominant fac
tor in the political situation Of the
continent. He will be strong enough as
the ally Of Japan to prevent any move
to modify the terms. The assurance
that the treaty, if made, will stand
adds to the solemnity Of M. White 4
position.
What can he dos If he rejects the
Japanese terms as inadmissible, he il
responsible for the continuance Of thu
war. If the war continues to g,
against Russia, the Japanese terms vii
rise and the next man to try to max,
4 peace for Russia will have harde
task than M Witte.
It may be that the Russian envoy
banking somewhat on Linevitch
chance Of hurting back Oyama in tn
next encounter. Of the probabilitie
. of this the world knows little. But /
may surmise much. It may ssurmis
that the Japanese have thrown i
double the reinforcements that hav
been sent to Linevitch, and it ma
surmise that the japanese, recognis
ing that it is now or never, will max
such furious onslaught upon Lin.
witch at the next encounter az Wi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
A plea for Stamps.

Who will send us some Of Uncle Sans
little red-faced messengers? One Of the
greatest needs Of the Sunshine society is
an abundance Of stamps. Nearly every
week over one hundred letters are writ
ten, mostly in reply to those received,
asking for cheer, sunshine, Kindness or
something about the work. This corre-
spondence is one of the important features
Of the Sunshine work and untold good
is accomplished thereby.
The society has so many who do not
need material aid. but only ask for the
friendly, human interest manifested by
the sympathetic kindly letter. These let
tiers go to all parts of Minnesota and
sometimes to other states, carrying sym
pathy. encouragement. some trifing re-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
Only a Stamp.

Only poor little stamp! You say
It is all that you can give?
All, the stamp passes on the sunshine
And will help the cause to live.
message full Of comfort twill send
OF sympthy and good cheer
To the sick, the old, and the feeble,
And Danish the lonely tear.
What If the gift be only few
Bright ribbons, pictures or toys,
Pass them on! Make the poor child happy
Little crippled girls and boys
Then send the stamp, send it in today;
Tomorrow is never Gus.
Make this old world brighter and sad hearts
lighter
Scatter sunshine and smiles and flowers.
Mrs. J. NJ. Ransfer,
State President Of North Carolina.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
Saturday Evening,

street aspect Of the party. OF course,
Judge Parker would be Just as sure.
to say it was because the democrats Of
the rural counties In New York could
not stand for the socialism Of Mr..
Bryan.
Others might explain it on the ground
that the democrats Of the rural coun-
ties, not being able to discover what
the democratic party stands for, had de-
cided to join a party that stood for
something.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

An editorial in this mornings Times
gives one the impression that Il
a man with two six shooters in
his belt should walk into the
Times sanctum he would be immedi-
ately beaten with several stripes and
thrown out after the sporting editor had
confiscated his guns and tweaked his nose
good. At least the Times is very i'm
patient with a Cincinnati editor who did
not follow this course.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
st. Paul's Auditorium.

st. Paul is to be congratulated upon
the success Of the public subscription
toward the auditorium project. The
money necessary to induce the author
tiles to issue the bonds is assured and
the actual work Of erecting 100000
auditorium is in sight. e.
This is surely great civic triumph
for st. Paul, showing that public spirit
is alive in the sanity city. The re-
Spouse from merchants, manufacture
ers and citizens was very general, and
this is one Of the most gratifying fea.
lures Of the subscription
Minneapolis is sincerely glad that ST.
Paul has accomplished this work, as
it shows that these two cities, which
have been accused Of losing the en-
thusiasm Of former years, have been
wrongfully accused. Faith in the flu
ture of both cities is virile and active
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
Il7D6aoEl
IA CHAT III ! 5
18
THE UNEASY CHAIR

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AS CRITIC.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt in The Outlook for
Aug II calls attention to Edward Airing
ton Rob1nson's The Children OF the Night,
(K1chard G. Badger g. Co., BOSTON,. He
gives Mr.. Robinson credit for an "un-
doubted touch Of genius and "a curl
Gus simplicity and good faith" He adds,
speaking Of the poems:
There is In them just a little of the light
tnat never was on land or sea, and in such a
light the objects described@often have nebulous
outlines; but 1t is not always necessary in Or
der to enjoy poem that one should be able to
translate 1t into terms of mathematical &C.
curacy.
AS an example Of the poets art, Mr.
Roosevelt among other poems quotes
The House on the HILL gray. empty
house from which life has gone:
They are all gone away, 49,
: The House is shut and still,
There Is nothing more to say.
Thru broken walls and gray -
The winds blow bleak and shrill2
They are all gone away. ...
Nor is there one today
To speak them good or i'll:
There Is nothing more to say.
-- Why is it then we stray
Around that sunken sill? .-
They all gone away, -.
| And our poor fancy-play
| For them is wasted skill
| There is nothing more to say.
| There is ruin and decay ,..
| In the House on the Hill: -a>E
| They are all gone away, -
| There Is nothing more to say. 81 -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

+ Dick Ferris standing in the second STORY
window Of the Lyceum theater shouting
warnings to excited motorists is figure
for a monument. It should have a fierce
poetical inscription: something like this:
Speed not the Wheel" the actor said;
1.-THE cops will stand you on your head;
Hold down the gear" the actor hailed,
"Or else, dear friend, you will be Jailed;
Sit on the valve, shut off the dope,
Reverse, reverse-your only hope;
The cops are waiting on the Slope
| OF Hennepin and Harmon place
To stop the race, to stop the race"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

Judge Hosmer Of Detroit has just ruled
that religious disputes are no grounds for
divorce. The Judge cannot appreciate
just how obstinate wife can be on re-
ligious matters when husband tries to
dispel her mental darkness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

A Georgia man, who has served twenty
one years Of life sentence for a MUIR
just been released. Perhaps even this IS
better than executing the man twenty
one years ago, but even here there is q
question. -. .. r.. ~ t.s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

Standish, Mich, reports a parasite eat
ing the Russian thistle. Do you remem-
Der the Russian thistle "scare" in the
northwest several years ago? It came
to nothing. The northwest also had a
trust scare" once upon a time. But that
is almost forgotten now.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

The governor Of Kansas cannot con-
scientiously 'hoch" either Lawson or Jer-
ONE. Inasmuch as both Of these gentle
men went west for the express purpose
Of solidifying themselves with the gov
ernor Of Kansas, their chagrin may be
imagined.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

The Tribune quotes this argument
against a. union passenger station for Min
neapolis:
IT fail to see the benefits Minneapolis
would derive from the possession Of one
great union station. It would be con-
venient for travellers coming to the city,
and for some who are leaving, and that
is ALL
| In view Of that remarkable statement,
how unnecessary and even ridiculous a
union station appears to be.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
HOW WE HANDICAP OUR EFF.
CIENCY aer...

It is one of the peculiar facts Of repub-
lican government that Mr.. Hays most
strenuous diplomatic struggles were not
with his foreign rivals, but with the
United States senate, and that his most
bitter defeats were sustained at the hands
of that coordinate branch Of the treaty
making power.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
HAVE 4ANDkERcHIEF MATcH SHIRT
The Haberdasher.

In shirts we are reverting to the sim
plest cloths and patterns. Plaids and like
designs have become SO common that they
are no longer acceptable, and stripes and
detached figures are quite passe. Fine
crepes are particularly approved for sum
mer, as they are soft and extremely yield
ing. To have shirt and handkerchief ac-
cord in pattern is considered the ultimate
Of good form.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

The Kansas City Journal objects to
Governor Folk on the ground that he zen
forces the law with all the stage thunder
available" The Commo ner suggests that
the Journal could have stated its objec-
ton as we'll by cutting out all after the
word law
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

King Edward has prorogued his parlia-
ment after expressing the hope that the
peace conference would be a bowling sue
cess, and that the difficulties between
Norway and Sweden would be wisely ad-
iusted. The kings speech seems to have
been stronger on general than local top
les. His city editor, Mr.. Balfour, has not
been Juggling in any scoops to speak OF
lately
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

Of juvenile fiction she has much to COM
mend her and nothing to regret.
If the college professors want to do
something for the children let them in
weigh against the juvenile literature
which teaches children to be pert, bold
and intolerable, and let Alice alone.
Old people will not allow her to be
abused.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

The Milwaukee Sentinel sapiently re-
marks that the senate Is not responsible
for Mitchell, inasmuch as it did not choose
him. But on and after the first Monday
in next December it will be responsible
if it does not refuse him. BY the same
token the senate will be responsible for
Depew about the same time
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

Warden Wolfer does not favor the plan
of making him the general hangman for
low. Sentences might easily be executed
by the sheriffs Of the counties at the
states prison. The object of the law
would not be to make the warden the
executioner, but to remove capital prison.
from the region of local influence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

Dave Francis says he is willing to take
the democratic nomination for president
provided Mr.. Bryan does not want it.
This scarcely solves the nomination,
since Mr.. Bryan may not want it and not
want Francis to have 1t, either. SIS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
The Wheat Crop.

One rather surprising and highly graf
afying feature Of the northwest news
from day to day is the large number
of reports from the harvest fields Of
yields per acre Of wheat and coarse
grains large enough to be more than
satisfactory. A summary in The
Journal again today shows the same
proportion Of yields well above the
average.
It is necessary Of course to remember
In this connection that the harvest is
scarcely yet general over the north
west, and while much grain has been cut
only very small part Of it has been
threshed. It is also necessary, for
fair view Of the reports, to bear in mind
that very often the best grain is gath
cred in first, and the early reports from
any grain-producing section, in any
year, are, as rule, somewhat more ia
vorable than those that come later.
Full allowance may be made for all
this, however, and it will yet remain
that the harvest indications are better
than might have been expected short
time ago, and very much better than
many feared they would be, during the
recent crop scare and the flood Of re-
ports of the spread Of rust.
There is little reason to doubt that
many Of the rust reports sent In were
reliable; that the rust really was pres
ent, and that it looked bad. If the OBJ
servers erred in their estimates Of the
damage indicated, it is likely that such
error was due in good part to failure
fully to grasp the scientific principle
that a return visitation of a plague
or scourge of any kind Is often, if not
as rule, less severe than the original
attack. Thus it now appears that many
cations, in which the incipient rust had
appeared, and where the general stand,
relative to the stage of the rust and
the date of discovery of the Infection,
was such as to indicate that the wheat
would be destroyed or greatly injured
to judge by what had followed upon
like conditions last year. But the rust
was not Of SO virulent type, and the
plant probably averaged little harder
for the date, and with weather favor
able to it's advancement the wheat got
away from the rust.
e We need not expect that all the bat
news from the fields has been heard
Later threshing reports will carry thei7
share of poor yields, and undoubtedly
some sections Of the northwest will
show important damage from the rust
Also, there Is the possibility of we
harvest, which could knock off some
thing. But even in the event that tn
worst possible should come from nov
on, the northwest will still have pro
duced crop materially larger tina
last year in bushels and much bette
In general average quality.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
THE MAGAZINES

Cardinal Gibbons on Dlvorce-The head
Of the Catholic church in this country does
not mince matters in his essay on Pure
Womanhood in the September cosmopoiI.
tan. It is astonishingly emphatic, clear
discussion of woman's responsibility in
the home $685. ,@s. G-ss. ..'r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

Barney Oldheld is still alive, but there
over the country that are calculated to
hold an automobile no matter If it wears
climbing irons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

A rural editor announces that he has
purchased out of the profits Of his news
paper an automobile with one wheel, two
blue sideboards and a couple Of red han
dies. The motive power Is that Of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

IT am not" says Governor Pennypa cker
OF Pennsylvania, "a newspaper hater."
The admiration is mutual. The cartoon
lists just dote on the governor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
DR.. George M. Beard states it thus:

That longevity depends not a little on
the will, no one will dispute. OF two
men every way alike and similarly cir
cumstanced, the one who has the greater
courage land staying force will be the
longer lived s58% 4 5 II
It may depend sonnet Hing on the will
but the man who wills Md also II. looks over
his shoulder 81 this a1itonnobIl age, 5wil
stand better chancesb longevity
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
Visiting the Empress powaeer Of c

Visiting the Empress powager Of China.
Miss Katharine Carl, the only foreigner
since Marco Polo, 1t is said, to be stay
ing guest in the palace Of a Chinese SOW
ereign, has written an account of her ex-
perfence in the Chinese royal palaces while
painting the empress dowager's portrait,
which will appear in early issues Of The
Century.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

membrance for a sick ones birthday,
some late magazine or book to one who
has been a helpless cripple for years. 1t
is impossible to tell all the happiness.
the sunshine and good cheer one Of the
little red-faced messengers may bring into
the lives of those who are bravely bearing
great burdens.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
WHERE ARE THE BIG ONES?
philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
The procession of little offenders to the
:penitentiary is a wholesome spectacle, but
the public wants to see the big fellows
whose tools they were en- route to the
same goal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

The man who saved Lord Roberts life
in Afghanistan and who received the
Victoria cross from the queen herself has
been sentenced to ten years for burglary
in Utah. A man OF his GOODNESS should
have been better burglar.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12
ALL JAPAN's FAULT
Detroit Journal

In short, Russia warns Japan that II
she doesn't hurry with that armistice
she'll be morally responsible for Rus
sian revolution.