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Civil Service in the South.

A curious investigation made by Mr..
Greene Of the civil-service commission
in the south, discloses the fact that the
democrats Of that section ordinarily
avoid the civil-service examinations,
and that therefore the applications
from the south are far below the num-
Der of persons apportioned to those
states. -
% The reason of this is that the demo
Gratis Of the south are suspicious. They
have long believed that to the victor
belongs the spoils, and they still be-
ieve that the civil service is only q
new method of distributing the offices
to the dominant party. The repub.
licans being in power, the democrats
Of the south refrain from applying fol-
positions thru the examinations, think
ing that no democrat would be ap.
pointed anyway. Mr.. Greene has taken
the trouble to travel thru several south
ern states, explaining to the people
thru newspaper advertisements and per
sonally, that the commission takes nc
account Of politics in making it's se1ec
tions, and that it particularly guards
against anything appearing in the ex
animation papers which would revea
the political predictions of any appli
cant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
The National HYMN.

The question which is the national
hymn Of America agitates returning
American tourists who have found
abroad division Of opinion on the sub
ject. A gentleman who spent the sum-
mer in Europe, reports that when in
Bergen, Norway, he asked the band
master to play the American national
air, the band responded with "The
Star-Spangled Banner, - and that when
an Englishman asked for Britain g air,
the band, of course, gave "God Save
the King But when it was played the
Americans got up and waved their flags
because they recognized the tune of
HAmerica." \ - 49,.
The fact that neither hymn has been
officially recognized leaves the selection
to private Judgment largely. Many peo-
pie prefer The Star-Spangled Banner
because it has heroic history and a
tune which does not parallel the nation
al air Of any other country. But the
consensus of opinion seems to be that
the words considered "America' is the
national hymn. It is rather unlucky
that it has no tune of it's. own to go
with the noble words which are distinct
lively descriptive of our own country.
Either one is good enough to stir pa
triotism and yet neither one appears to
get much recognition from American
audiences. At Lake Harriet during the
summer Mr.. Oberhoffer closed each of
his programs with HThe Star-Spangled
Banner and most of his auditors used
it to walk out upon. Catching a car
was more to them than catching a
patriotic inspiration. When we learn to
recognize either national hymn, it will
be time enough to discuss the question
which one we prefer. .s~-T
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

THE PHYSICIANS DIFFICULT" As-
SIGNMENT."-An honest and safe doc
tor most likely has the hardest assign
ment'' in the field of life. The difficult
ties Of his position are emphasized in A
Little Fountain of Life, by Marion Foster
Washburne. =
It is the story of a young girl, the child
of rich parents, having no employment,
a measure Of native good sense, good i'm
pulses, amiable temper, not much cul-
ture, too good for the common social
round as it is known to "society," and,
therefore, sick. Medicines and fashion
able medical men are called in, but fail
to give relief. At length an honest and
safe doctor is called, who undertakes the
case on conditions. " -,
The development Of the story includes
the recovery Of the girl, the profound in
terest of the doctor, the introduction OF
a young lawyer who plays an important
role, a good many other people, and
well, it altogether makes very pleasant
story to read when one has a quiet even
ing or a two hours trip on a railway
train and wants to rest: and it may be
commended virginibus puerisque.
Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago @&
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NAME MISAPPLIED
Swedish Paper Says Mortimer Were
Not All Norwegians.

"It is plain that in literary way
the Norwegians have annexed the name
tNorthmen,' - says Gothenburg's At
tonblad, in discussion as to the proper
name for the inhabitants Of Norway.
HAnd since this name was assumed
the Norwegian historical writer's have
annexed for Norway all the old deeds
of the Mortimer. The Norwegian his
tory, which should be corrected, is,
from beginning to end, thru. the inn
modest, unblushing fantasy Of the au-
thors, much like a saga. And now they
in Norway call themselves Mortimer
and consider themselves the true heirs
of the old Norsemen. 80 z,- .. ~
Gin olden days the Swedes called
the Norwegians sNorsk,' and it was
not until the union that the
Swedes took the Norwegian eNord-
man. and adopted it in the Ian
guage in the form Of Norman. Thru
lack of independence, false ideas and
carelessness Of the press, the incorrect
and longer form Of Norman has re:
placed the correct and old form Of
'Norsk.' It would be we'll if the news
papers would take UP this matter for
discussion. If we say 'Svensk' and
'Dansk, we should also say M rsk.' It
would be victory for our national self
respect if we could restore the older
designation, which was substituted thru
ignorance and carelessness. -&.
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local rates instead Of by the state sys

local rates instead Of by the state sys-
tenn now in vogue.
Fourth--A law allowing citizens to
express at the polls their preference
for United States senator's.
With this platform he went among
the people asking for an opportunity
to explain what he was trying to do,
and the people heard him gladly, They
turned out and nominated him and his
compatriots on the ticket by an over
whelming majority. The delegation to
the legislature from Essex county con-
sists of one senator and eleven repre-
sentatives, all of whom will go to Tren-
ton pledged to the Colby platform. #
The fight which Colby and his asso-
ciates will put up next winter will
determine in large measure whether
New Jersey is corrupt and contented
or merely corrupt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

Another item on the Barnes fiction list
is sure to attract attention. It is by S. R..
Crockett, and is dedicated to the readers
of 1.-THE Lilac Sunbonnet," which includes
us. "The Cherry Ribband' is it's title.
There is no need of its special recon- +
mendation to those who read '"The Lilac
Sunbonnet." They will read it. Those
who have not read 1.-THE Lilac Sunbonnet''
have two treats in store.
Arthur Henry, author of 1.-THE House in
the Woods and Island Cabin" also has
new story-.'Lodgings in Town.. With
the two books named, it completes a
trilogy. It is the story Of a youth who
came to New York with clean collar and
poem, and who found philosophy in Il
Baxter street tenement and comfortable
income In his rambles, and who when the
road opened either way, chose the OBJ
security of a mountain farm in preference
to advancement in the city.
1.-THE Mountain Of Fears by Henry G.
Rowland, is a. successor to 1.-THE Wan
derers" and '"ro Windward, which read
ers will remember with pleasure. 1.-THE
Heart Of Girl" by Ruth Kimball Gard
liner, is the inner story Of an American
girls life.
For the student, Barnes & Co. offer the
following new books for fall and winter
reading: Life in the Eighteenth Cen
tury," by George Cary Eggleston, author
Of "Our First Century, I'm the Days Of
Scott" and I'm the Days Of Milton" by
Tudor. jerks; '"The Journeys Of La Sale
and His Companions" as related by him
self and his companions, edited by PROBES.
sor J. J. Cox of the University Of Gin.
cinnati; Voyages and Explorations Of
Samuel de Champlain," narrated by him.
self, translated by Annie Nettletor
Bourne and edited and introduced, by Ed,
ward Gaylord Bourne, professor Of history
at Yale; 1.-THE Business of Life Insurance,
by Miles Menander Dawson; "Shakspers
Story Book" by Mary Macleod. Among
the firms juveniles is 1.-THE Winning
Run by Captain Ralph Bonehill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
TO BOYCOTT NORWEGIANS
Large Firm in Sweden Sends Out Inter
esting Letter.

Aftenposten Of Christiania says that
it has discovered a plan for system
attic boycott against Norwegian bust
ness men on the other side Of Kjoelen.
In, support Of this allegation, it re-
publishes a letter received by an i'm
portant house in England from large
firm in Sweden. The letter is dated
Stockholm, Aug. 16, 1905, and is as fol-
lows:
Referring to our pleasant business
connection for years past, we are very
sorry to inform you that we shall not
see our way to continue same in case
a natural-born Norwegian is to repre-
sent your valued firm in Sweden.
HsThe uncomfortable way in which the
Norwegians have for many years past
treated their neighbors, the phlegmatic
and patient Swedes, which have. been
boycotted almost in every branch, and
moreover, cut up in the Norwegian
press, has finally had the result that
we have lost the patience.
SIN order to disprove all the men
dacious statements which the Norwe-
gians have been impudent enough to in
sert in your papers, we are sending you
a pamphlet recently published by the
Swedish parliament concerning the
union affairs.
rendering you our thanks for the
business connection we have had to-
gether during the past years, we re-
main, dear SIR
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
A MINNEAPOLIS. MANS
EVElNIlVGV/I7HOLEBULL
BY LEWIS r. LARSON.

The Journal. in advance of the
coming out Of the current number OF
the Century Magazine, published a dis
patch from New York giving the sub
stance of an article in that number by
Margaret B.. Noble, crediting Ole Bull
with ,t!1;l being undoubtedly the greatest
modern Norway and giving reasons
for the claim, and referring Incidental
ly to his friendship with some Of the
rulers and mobiles Of Europe of his day,
with whom he was on terms of intima-
cy, notwithstanding his well-known po-
litical opinions. As evidence of those
opinions, as related to other countries
than his native Norway, brief ac-
count Of the only meeting I ever had
with him may be of interest.
At the time of which / write he was
staying for few days at Eau Claire,
Wis, the home Of Joseph G.. Thorpe,
his father-in-law. One evening / was
invited by DR.. A. Thrane, my friend
and physician, to go with him to call
on Ole Bull. While I had heard the
great violinist in several concerts and
been charmed and entranced by his
music, as were all who heard him, l
had never met him except to shake
his hand at public reception, and l
gratefully and promptly accepted the
DOCTORS invitation.
We found Ole Bull sitting alone on
the porch of the house where he was
stopping. He was not at all well, and
In commenting on his condition, said he
was going to start the next day, if / re-
member right, for his home on Lysoen,
where he hoped in few weeks to re-
gain his usual vigorous health. I re-
marked his magnificent physical ap.
pearance, Notwithstanding what he said
OF his illness and was privileged in that
connection to feel of his right arm.
In my time I have seen not few great
athletes, and altho Ole Bull had passed
his SEVENTEEN birthday, I have never
seen a finer, irmer arm than was his
that evening. l thought that not i'm
probably his wonderful power over the
violin and his delicate touch were in
large measure due to his great physi-
cal strength. But his hopes from going
to Lysoen were not to be realized. The
healthful conditions of his island home
with it's beautiful surroundings did not
restore him, and in a few weeks the
cable brought news Of his death, and a
few days later the account of the bear.
ing of his body, with a convoy of ships
and boats, carrying hundreds of those
who had loved and admired him, tc
his funeral in his beloved Bergen, the
city of his birth, to Which he be
queathed several of his most precious
violins, the decorations and orders an6
medals he had received from the great
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Valuations of Hish-Bred Horses.
% the Editor of The Journal. -.. 49, ...s,

Kindly grant me space In your yalu-
able paper: to correct i some misleading
statements in regard to assessment of
personal property in Scott county, and
particularly in regard to high-bred horses,
which has appeared in some of the daily
papers and which insinuates that there
has been an attempt to avoid fair valu-
alton, and consequent proportional share
Of taxes. It is but fair, not only to Mr.
Savage, who owns eighty-six out Of the
ninety-ni horses mentioned, but to the
assessor at Hamilton township as we'll,
that the facts be known. The article
states that the average assessed value in
Scott county is $244, or total for the
ninety nine in the county Of $24, 156, which
includes Dan Patch, who, however, is
put in at $4,000. The same article states
that Hennepin county has thirty high
bred horses valued on an average Of $106,
or a total of $3.50. It will also be found
that horses turnout the state, ordinary
draft horses, are assessed on an average
of between $50 and s35. apiece.
The equality of taxation does not de-
pend upon the value Of a single piece of
property, but upon average value on the
whole. and In order to ascertain II a sin
gle item bears it's fair proportion of the
burden, 1t Is necessary to compare it with
the rest Of the same class in the entire
state, and by so doing 1t will be found
that Scott county compares favorably
with the rest OF the state. Hennepin
county compares favorably with the rest
of the state on high-bred horses and on
other personal property if anyone will
take the trouble to look 1t up.
That our method of assessment Of per-
sonal property is not perfect no one will
deny; that our method Of state equaliza-
ton is still worse is apparent to anyone
who has given the matter any consider
alton whatever: and that there Is a con-
siderable amount of personal property
that cannot be reached, there is no doubt
for the names on the personal tax roll
show that, but that is not cured by hr
appeal to the blind prejudice against
those who invest their money in property
that cannot be concealed and which goes
to enrich and benefit the state and county
where situated, instead Of putting it into
government bonds and mortgages in Other
states where it cannot be reached by the
| assessor. IT. P.
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New Jerseys David.

Is Jersey, the mother of trusts, to
be redeemed9 When Lincoln J. Stef-
fens visited the state he could find no
evidence of reform movement worthy
the name, but since his call a change
is apparent upon the political horizon.
A David has arisen who bids fair to
1 slay the giant of trust politics.
The David is Mr.. Everett Colby, a
man not yet 80 years Of age and a
IS beginner in politics, but who, never
theless, has wrecked the republican ma
chine in Essex county and had himself
nominated for state senator on re-
form platform.
Mr.. Colby has been an observer for
some time of the way things were go
i ing in his state, and becoming thoroly
disguised with the management of the
republican organization, offered himself
as a candidate for the senate on these
demands:
First-A state law prohibiting the
granting Of franchises for more than
1 twenty-five years. 4,
Second-A franchise tax.
Third-All railroad property taxed at
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4 THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS is an old
theme. The story has been familiar to
loIg generations of boys who have pom
dered over it, specializing what they
should have done had they been chosen
to the post Of judge, and deciding that
Paris was, or was not, fool, according
to their own peculiar bias Of mind or &C.
cording to the impress on their minds
made by others.
A dramatization Of the story now comes
from the pen Of Peter Fandel. The case
is clearly put, but there is little Of the
fire one would expect to find. Oenone is
the best of all In the play. Hera and
Pallas suggest, the one, a Boston Back
Bay society leader, the other the lady
principal Of a fashionable finishing
school for young ladies-while Venus
might do for a leader Of the smart set
It would need a very rich staging" and
an equally rich display of personal beau
ty Of the highest order to give 1t any
measure Of success on the stage. The
volume is well gotten up, and presents
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
George nnE,s EIcuT

III GEORGE AIDES EIGHT PER CENT
FARM.--A reader of I'm Babel or ia
bles in Slang would scarcely suspect their
author of leanings toward the simple life.
Certainly, as that first title would indi-
cate, no writer of today, except perhaps
Q. Henry, deals more essentially with the
crowded hours Of more or less "glori-
Gus life" George AIDES first care when
the dollars began to roll in was to get to-
gether farm near his birthplace, Kent
land, Ind. His place, Hazelden, comprises
900 acres and the farm is by no means
merely a plaything. Mr.. AIDE makes ii
pay him 8 per cent. A recent visitor re-
ports the yield Of oats close to ffty-f1ve
bushels an acre and the corn the ta1lest
in all Newton county. Indiana is proud
Of George AIDE and the president Of the
Big Four railroad has promised to make
his name permanent in the state, If his
books fail to accomplish it, by naming
the, station near Hazelden on a new
branch of his road George Ade.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
The Meat Barons Tremble.

The government has made a good
start toward, breaking up the combine
among the meat packers. The vice pres
iident and three traffic managers for
one. of the biggest firms have pleaded
guilty and been fined a total of $4,000.
Imprisonment was escaped by the plea
that the vice president of the offending
firm was in bad state of health and
might commit suicide if the strain were
not lifted from him.
The men fined pleaded guilty to
an indictment charging them with
soliciting rebates from several rail
roads. The complaint was that they
had agreed and combined to present to
the railroad fictitious claims for dam
ages which were in reality claims for
rebates. It is said that the convictions
obtained will go far toward helping the
government to make out it's case against
I the other packers, as the convicted men
will have to support the federal cases
with their testimony.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
Women Accused as Spies.

Mrs. Frolerius, wife of an officer in
the Norwegian army, and her four
daughters, who were spending the sum-
mer at Stromstad. which had been their
custom for several years, were astoun-
ded to receive orders on Aug 90 to
leave Sweden within five minutes. They
were accused of being military spies.
in the summer colony at Stromstad, but
the authorities maintained that they
had the proofs and that the Danish
ment was lust.
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a neat appearance and pleasant reading
for an hour. It Is from
The Poet Lore company. Boston.
+ 5Es5dtfszs w. r., X
THE MAGAZINES

+ + 8 & .
The President Describes His Bear Hunt.
theodore Roosevelt, describes his recent
colorado Bear Hunt In the October
number of Scrlbner's Magazine. The ac-
count IS written with the vigor and viyac-
lty which are so characteristic Of the au-
thor. The individuality of the various
dogs IN the pack the traits and chars
acterlstlcs OF the guides and packers the
Gdellghtful humors Of everyday life in
camp, the excitement of the chase-all
are depicted here with skill and force;
lndeed anyone who reads this narrative
VIII nave stirring picture of exactly
what happened during the; weeks that Mr.,
roosevelt was out of the world in the
ROCKY mountains. His companions Of the
hunt, DR.. Alexander Lambert and Philip
.. stewart, took many excellent pictures
or the various Incidents, and they are re-
produced with the article. One of the
most striking, Death Of the Big Bear"
forms the frOntlSpiece of the number.
Another interesting document is de-
scrlptlon or The Coup dEtat of Louis
Napoleon" by the father Of Frederick
Jesup St1mson, the novelist, who was in
Paris at the time and was an eyewitness
OF the street fighting and all the exciting
events. His opinion of Napoleon is more
appreclat1ve than the one generally ac-
cepted. ,s f.
An Ancient Door, Socket.-In the first
article of the current issue Of Records Of
the Past, DR.. M. G. Kyle describes, in a
profusely illustrated article, the most
striking and important Egyptian antiqui-
ties In the Free Museum of Science and
Art OF the University of Pennsylvania.
Perhaps the most interesting object de-
scribed by the author is an ancient
door socket which "gives whole
chapter in ancient Egyptian morals and
civilization, as well as architecture. and
Is the most important relic in the whole
collection. The conical depression in the
center was for the foot of the post on
which the door turned. A second and
more careful look at the stone brings out
the horrible spectacle of a captive enemy
| trussed like a duck and ;crushed under the
doorpost, as tho to symbolic the cruel
| Idea that the owner Of the house lived
his daily life over the ruined and crushed
| and PROSTATE form Of his enemy, and
that the stability and safety and comfort
OF the home was founded upon the most
ruthless treatment of everyone who dared
| to rise up in the way. There seems
| something In the face of this poor
crushed wretch that gives a visage OF
horror to all the face Of the civilization
| of that time, -. =! .....+ ,.~.
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of earth. Grieg played at the home
and Biornson delivered the principal
address in the city.
-, DR.. Thrane is the son Of Marens
Thrane, the well-known Norwegian
agitator, who spent seven years in
prison and at the end of his impris-
onment was banished his native land
for the expression of opinions on po-
litical and industrial conditions, which
anyone may now freely express any
where in Norway with impunity. Die
Bull inquired solicitously of the doc
tor s father and incidentally made some
remarks. which I do not recall, that
gave me an opportunity to draw him
out on politics, of which I, as tact
utmost. He showed a knowledge of
the different popular movements Of
the countries of Europe and sympa-
thy with them that surprised me. He
had more than a newspaper informa-
ton of the doings of the nihilists of
Russia, the socialists Of Germany, the
republicans of France, Spain and
Italy, and had personal acquaintance
with many of the leaders in those
countries and had correspondent with
some OF them. Every advance toward
was delight to him. While he SYM
pathized with his friend Kossuth IS ex-
patriation' of himself, he regretted
that the patriot had not returned to
Hungary and taken part in the polit-
zeal life of the country. I do not re-
member what he said, if anything, Of
Wagner IS music, but he expressed the
greatest admiration for his democracy.
Wagner, it will be remembered, had
had a price set on his head for taking
part in Austria in his youth in revo-
lutionary movement; and it was many
years before he was pardoned for such
participation and permitted to return
to his native land.
Ole. Bull was intensely patriotic and
his influence politically in Norway, for
the reasons Miss Noble gives was great,
but I believe her statement is stronger
than the facts warrant when she says
his was undoubtedly the greatest
[ should say Wergeland s was greater,
and undoubtedly so was Bjornson IS.
Biornson national song, with which
Miss Noble concludes her article, I
would say has alone had more politi-
cal influence than all of Ole Bull s, to
say nothing of Biornson s work on the
platform and in the press.
Notwithstanding Ole Bulls great
love Of Norway, from the revelation he
made of himself that evening before his
departure for his Norwegian home, a
few weeks before his death, he might
have said with Thomas Paine, "The
world is my country