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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

send him any I had that he could us
in illustrating his lecture. The neares
to the mark happened to be set q
Rocky mountain pictures and miseer
laneaus views, which were sent alon
to him, and he gave, to quote the loo;
paper, "a fine lecture, illustrated b
magnificent Alpine views from the le.
turer s own negatives Where igno1
ance is bliss ~ The stereopt5
con man laughed and turned to sery
customer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

In 1863 the German novelist, Wi
helm Raabe, wrote a story in which on
of the characters remarked that tb
time would come when there would b
an England of the Pacific ocean,
which would then be very animated
(" We call it today Japan, and stand b.
fore it as before dark riddle. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

~ HE retail district in Minneapolis
a is almost as well known to the
average citizen as his own home,
yet how few there are who are well,
acquainted with the wholesale and job,
bing section just north Of Hennepin
avenue. Hennepin is the dividing line
between knowledge and mystery, for
the great square buildings to. the north
do not cater, to curiosity, and their
secrets are secure within their forbid
ding walls. a =
Yet within these outwardly quiet
warerooms is carried on a trade that
almost staggers one with it's magni-
tude; here the Individual is lost in the
mass, and q multitude of little things
is sorted, classified, rearranged, packed
and dispatched every hour Of the work
ing day; the goods that leave the ware
house are hidden from view by the
cases and crates that contain them
and are as great mystery to the citi
zen who sees them on their Journey
to the railroad depot as are the jobbing
houses themselves. &
i. 4 i.
A resident in the city can come
down town, and in less than, half an
hour, make little purchases that repre-
sent every country on earth. The work
of. the wholesale jobber has extended
these advantages to the patrons of the
country dealer who now carries almost
as GREAT variety Of stock as the city
merchant. The wholesale buyers Of
Minneapolis make life in. the village
or on the farm worth living, bringing
to the rural store products from every
nook and corner Of the globe. ,is: 3
A quarter of a century back, the va
riety of articles that made up the full
E complement Of a well-stocked country
grocery in the west was very limited
comprising only the usual staples .ant
a very few Injuries. Beans and bacon
and sugar you might obtain in plenty
but had you asked for caviar, your re
quest would have brought a look Of
blank amazement to the dealer Today
there is scarcely q commodity that can
not be obtained at the local store, TO!
the buying area of Minneapolis ani
the other great centers, Of distribution
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

scoal-gas permeats every thing, altho ono
soon gets used tot. Cylindrical tanks
of all sizes are waiting their turn to
be charged and the compressor pumps
KEEP. up a merry din, filling these CYL
inders with gas. "A dozen mechan-
isms' Of departedYglory stand in dusty
solitude in out Of the way corners, tell
ing the graphic story Of progressive
science that has all too soon rendered
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
HEARsE FOR A GIANT.

A hearse had to be specially made q.
Rawtepstali, England, for the burial q
James Nuttall, the largest man i.
Lancashire. = The coffin, which wsl
six feet four inches long, three fec
wide and two feet deep, was carrie.
by twelve bearers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

them obsolete. Lanterns Of, every type,
from the cumbersome English patterns
to the compact French and American
machines, and sundries and accessories
by the score, make up very interest
ing exhibit.
tWhat becomes Of all the old Ian
tern slides? is asked.
Some Of them are right here, and
some I dispose Of once in a while. Here
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

every color and tongue, the resources
Of every soil and cline have been
pressed into service that we may eat,
drink and be merry.
Far our on the sun -scorched deserts
of Africa and Arabia, caravan is
slowly moving over the ,treaeherous
sand, the only dash of white and color
on featureless; plain. With infinite
patience the camels lope along, carry,
ing their sullen Arab riders and.packs
Of merchandise to the markets of The
north. Thru many storm Of binding,
singing sand they come, bearing with
equal fortitude, heat, drought, fatigue
and ofttimes hunger, that dates and
oils from tropic lands may fill the list
Of Injuries for the people Of the west
ern world.
The scene changes, and is now an
other caravan, but the camel bells have
given place to the rhythmic jingle Of
the sleigh bells and the Arab in his
loose robes has become the fur clad
dhrosky driver. The burden is tea from
the select gardens Of northern China,
isinglass from the sturgeon Of the Volga
and the,s platinum from the Siberian
mountain store house. The sandy plain
is now a rolling prairie--steppes they
call them-and the northward goal is
Mimi Novgorod, the greatest market in
Russia. Here tea from China, salt
from Perm, .furs from Astrakhan, whale
| oil from Archangel, are all packed for
the outer world, going first to Liver
pool and then across the Atlantic.
+ 4
Three thousand miles southeast the
azure waters of the Indian ocean
are gently tapping the shores of Cey.
lon, isle of fragrance, from which come
spices, tea and coffee. Still farther
1 east the pearl divers are risking their
lives to tear from their rocky fasten.
ings, sponges and molluscs. Even the
pest-ridden coast of western Africa
must yield its quota, and the pepper
of Sierra Leone claims rivalry with the
piquant spices Of Brazil.
Nearer cur own home by few ode
thousand miles is Jamaica, that LAND
of sunny days. Picturesque to de
gree, the world moves slowly in this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

the westerner does not object to the
extra cost. It would be unfair to men
tion particular commodities, but an in
spection Of any grocer's list will suf
flee to point the moral.
Cold storage has added wide range
Of territory to the buyers map, and
snmer's choice. California is now at
our very doors; the Indies and the
Orient are robbed Of their delicacies,
the rigors Of our climate palliated by
the possession of edibles from every
climate under the sun.
!. 4.
There is almost as wide variety of
vehicles used in The transportation of
these wares as there is Of the goods
themselves. It is a far cry from the
great floating palaces that are hurry
ing to our shores from every land, and
the giant steel monsters hauling the
merchandise of the world to our doors,
to the primitive head-baskets and pan
niers of the orientals, yet each has it's
place in the economy of modern mar
keting. The sponge diver, who is ac-
customed to looking on death in its
most horrible forms, brings his wares
to the ship in crazy craft beside
which the bark canoe of the Cass Lake
Indians is safety itself. The carrioles
Of Norway and Sweden, rickshaws of
Japan, dog sleighs of Russia and the
far northwest, bullock carts of Bull
garia and Turkey, the great fat RATS
of the Tenasserim river and the junks
of China, all count for something on
the commercial program.
!. !.
But if the means of transit are varied
If SO many countries combine to keep
up our supply Of everyday necessities
and Injuries, what shall be said of the
! host of industries, great and small
that all this wholesale shopping means
Quite class by themselves are the
Normandy fsher-folk, picturesque men
and pretty women made famous by
artists for generations. These "pec
heuses' catch the sardines that are
canned and shipped abroad, and in this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
By ZINDJAY BANCROFT

island garden. Everything in Jamac1a
| is different from anywhere else. The
negroes are not at all like those Of
! the other islands. The voices Of the
women are musical Here comes a
market girl with a basket on her head,
ts IS Nannas going past, ripe 'nannas go.
ing past, fine ginger going past, !, and
SO on. Everything is = going past to
the: Jamaica native, even the ginger
1 that will later stock the fixtures Of q
Minneapolis merchant. The Jamaican
products cross the Atlantic twice, go
ing first to Liverpool, the greatest dis
tributing center in the world.
Here it is that the goods from El-
ropean countries and from the indus
trial centers of Great Britain are made
! up for shipment. Knives from Shelf
4 field and Sweden; silk, wines, notions
from Paris; toys. beer, wines, crockery
from Germany; flower seeds and lace
from Belgium; cheese and watches from
oranges from Seville; nuts from Barce-
Sweden and Norway for the Scandi-
Every part Of the world is represented
DY SOmeGnlnS, TOT IHe rdmiHcdlioHs VI
modern commerce reach everywhere.
The Pacific route has not taken such
firm hold on the buyer of the middle
west, but 1t is steadily gaining favor.
Rice and tea are now brought direct
from Japan to San francisco, Seattle
and Vancouver. Cane and hemp from
the Philippines, nuts and spices from
North Borneo, wines and wool from
Australia, all find their way by the
Pacific route to Minneapolis. Hemp
and spices come from the island OF
Celebes and currants from Formosa
competing with the products of south.
ern Europe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

A visit to this emporium Of lanterns
and things appertaining thereto is well
worth making. Stacks of boxes, each
containing films or slides, are ranged
all round the store. The smell Of rank
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

brands, and other houses keep other
kinds, exchange Of stock at Wholesale
rates. being an understood courtesy be-,
tween rival houses IF, then, one ;cQunss
try customer wants Blank Bull ITO s:to
bacco, and it is not carried by che
house receiving the order, it is put
down on the daily list Of " shorts,' to
be purchased in small quantities from
some house that is known to stock it.
As soon as convenient after the ex-
animation Of the days orders, the
"short' list is made up, and a. hetero-
geneous collection,it is. Whisky, bone
manure, rubber dolls, knives, phono-
pneumatic tires, statuary, dictionaries,
days alike These make up the . ssshort"
buyers memorandum when he sets out
on his rounds, for the day. His mem
DRY is an encyclopedia for he must
know where to buy everything, what
to pay for it, and the quickest way to
cover his ground. When: he returns in
! q few hours, he looks like a modern
Father Christmas unloading his toys.
| + i i
But however smart ne IS ne cannot
always obtain all he needs for the daily
delivery, and perhaps Jones order is
. sent out to -- s. D., lacking the
particular phonograph records he or
dered; Anderson s list is short half a
dozen mouse traps Of special kind.
! Soon after the goods have been de-
spatched, in come the special mouse
traps. The country order is SO small
for this article that it is not. worth
while sending it specially, and they are
put away. Next month Anderson for.
gets to recorder his mouse traps or has
/. obtained them elsewhere; hence these
surplus shorts are constantly accumu-
lating, and when they get too numer.
Gus a jobber buys the whole lot at a
ridiculously low figure.
l + + +
i How little do we think, surrounde,
| I Ii. e..
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plause, and that means call, from the
house manager to the operator, Say
cut out that new film, it s bum. :. : : 5=s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

Not even the high protective tariffs
of our country have been effective in
keeping out foreign goods, for the rea-
son that SO many of our citizens are
naturalized Europeans, and they do not
so readily throw off their. prejudices.
Also, in some lines the European article
is Of better quality that our own, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

How little do we think, surrounded.
by the thousand comforts that western
civilization has brought us, of the vast
army Of workers that are contributing
to our happiness. Men and women Of
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
The critic aud the Indy.

Talleyrund. the noted Frcnchman.
possessed wit OF 80 high an order that
Il has stood well the test OF time. and
his Jokes are still good The author
OF Juniper Hair gives two OF his say
mgs 20 Mime. de Stacl.
He was a great admlrer Of Nine. Re
camicr and Nine. Gle Stael. the one for
her beauty. the other FOR her wit
Nine. dc Stael asked him one day n he
found himself with both Of them IN the
sea on a plank. and could only save
one. which it would be. 20 which he
replied.
"Ah. Nine. de Stael knows so many
things. doubtless she knows how TO
swim,
When "Delphine' appeared, IL was
said that Nine. de Stael had described
herself as Delphlnc and that Talley-
rand was the original OF Nine. dc Yer
non.
Meeting the authoress soon after
ward, Talleyrand remarked In his
most gentle tone OF voice:
II hear that both you and ] appear
In your new book. but disguised ~
women"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
the THANKSGIVING GAME.

In a lengthy article on the
Thanksgiving game Of football be-
tween the A. aud VI. and Texas
University at Austin College
correspondent compares the re-
cords Of the two teams fer the
season and says;
at will be seen that each team
has played eight games. The
University Of Texas has scored a
total Of II points against her OPP
ponents, while 60 points have been
scored against her. Four games
have been lost and four won.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College has lost only one game,
has scored $50 points against her
opponents and has had So points
against her. In games the Agri.
cultural and Mechanical has the
advantage by 4 to l, and in scores
by 3 TO J.. Ii must not be for
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
VIII, rrn..In 4. 80 cnIIrd.

The modern name OF Prussia is de
rived from Borussi, or Porussi. who
conquered the country about $50 Il. G..
Little Is known concerning Prussia and
is people TN the tenth century except
that that portion OF the Baltic shore
which Is now included In the kingdom
Of Prussia was formerly inhabited by
Slavonic tribes akin In customs and
languages 20 the Lithunnians The.
came In occasional collision with way
after wave Of the great Tcutonic race
as IL flowed down from the Icy north
receiving their first knowledge OF Chris
tlanlty from Bishop Adalbcrt OF Prague
whom they martyred IN 097. In the
middle Of the thirteenth century the
Teutonic knights. ON their return from
the crusadcs. undertook the conquest
and conversion Of Prussia. The Borus-
sia element mingled with the followers
OF the TcutonIc knights. and conse-
qucntly with the Poles.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
RecnIIcd the nonc,mnnn

Here Is a quaint little story told of %
young couple upon their wedding trip.
crossing from Dover 10 Calais. Jenny
had grown tired and sickly on deck.
and James had led her TO the sioon
below. lovingly wrapping her up Co "a
Scotch plaid iu a snug looking corner
lie then went and fetched her some
eau dc cologne ana was not less lavish
Of endearing words until-untu Dee
found he had made a mistake.
Ills wife had moved 20 another cor
ncr Of the saloon more free from
drafts, and an elderly woman with just
the same sort OF plaid had taken her
place Realizing the condition Of af
fairs. James dropped the cologne bottle
and lied. Later he induced his wife TO
90 and apologize 10 the woman he had
unwittingly Hyished tenderness upon.
and Jenny went
My dear" said the elderly woman
tearfully. don't apologize IL was
nice 20 be called such sweet names. It
reminded me OF my honeymoon time
It's many long year since my John
had a tender word for me-
John never meant to be- unkind ana
probably did love his wife. only. like
too many other married men, he ian
cled that the love which made Tor
itself speech without measure before
marriage had no need 10 break silence
afterwurd -London TitBits.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28

gotten, however, that the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical boys
have played only one game against
an out.of-state team, while the
university has gone against some
Of the strongest teams ofthe South.
They have had the advantage Of
the superior training and despite
the favorable figures, the chances
lie with the university. Never.
.heless, Coach Bachman is a new
force in Texas football. He wants
his team to win and says they can
do it. Several people Of this
neighborhOOd are going to Austin
to see them try.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
FOR SALE

81 acres In city limits. Good small
residence and other improvements.
Good we'll. Price $4,000
A good i2j-acre farm miles north
OF Bryan. Price si650.0O.
7s-acre farm about ~ miles north
Of Bryan; good black sandy loan; a
little timber. Price $1,000 per acre.
400 acres on Brazos river 3 miles
from Bryan; 10 acres bottom land,
balance post oak; over go acres In
cultivation, and 5 houses. Price
$3.50 per acre.
1885, acres of land located on mail
route II miles north OF Bryan.
About 20 acres la cultivation. Near
~ all under fence 10 acre hog pas.
ture. Good room residence and
room tenant house. Good water.
This Is "a first class place. Price
$40. 90 per acre.
2i2 acres miles from Bryan; 100
acres In cultivation: 10 acre hog pas
ture balance In pasture: Broom res.
idence; tenant houses; barn cost
$4,000. Price $1,000 per acre.
pa acres about II miles northeast
of Bryan about 20 acres under fence
and cleared; balance timber. Price
$500 per acre.
Five room residence with about
two acres Of land, located near school
house. Price sl300.OO.
Ten room residence and 30 acres
OF land In city limits. Tenant house,
barn, etc. Price, s300O.0O. Terms
easy.
The n. y. Cole block In Halls
addition. Price s75O.OO.
One quarter OF a block I'm eastern
part of town, price si2j
PIP acres OF land on east side Of
town, known as the Caldwell pasture.
Will sell In tracts to suit purchasers
and ON easy terms.
3 lots In good neighborhood, with
fine sh ,de trees. Price $500. Terms
easy.
Slots near Allen Academy. Price
s825.OO
81 acres Of land, with good small
residence, bored we'll, and all nee
cessary improvements, located in
side OF city limits. Price 100000
terms reasonable. This is bargain.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
The Giants chair.

In Dolgelly, Ia the north Of Wales,
there Is a mountain celebrated in folk
lore. poetry and song rs Cader ldris,
or Idrls' Chair The hollow. couchlike
excavation on the top of the mountain
has given the peak lis name. According
10 the Welsh bards, the depression was
caused 10y the giant Idris long using IL
as a chair There Is a local tradition
In north Wales that whoever passes the
night In the Giants Chair will be found
in the morning either dead, crazy or
endowed with Che highest poetical as
plrations. Idris Is variously represent
cd In Welsh tradition as prince. magi.
clan, sorccrer aud astronomer. the only
thing on which all authorities agree be
ing his immense stature. The Lake
OF the Three Pebbles" which lies at
the foot Of the Giants Chair. contains
three large blocks OF stone. which ldris
Is said TO have once poured out Of his
boots. The smallest Of these stones
will weigh a ton and half
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
BRAZOS COUNTY WINNERS.
The Prizes Taken at San Antonio Foot
Up S6l5.g0.

Millican, Tex, Nov. 26.-News
was received here today that Messrs
J. d. Steele and F. w. Yeagar, who
carried Brazos County's exhibit to
the San Antonio Fair had captured
all the prizes, amounting to S6l5.
This included the blue ribbon on
general agricultural exhibit and
high land truck farming, the pro-
ducts exhibited came from this por-
ton OF Brazos County except few
from the vicinity Of Bryan.
These gentlemen deserve great
credit for getting up this exhibit
which was one Of the finest that ev.
err was gotten up in the county.
Both Yesgar and Steele live here
and are experienced farmers and
truck producers and are considered
authority on diversification and sci
entifc farming.
Mr.. Yeager is noted for his fine
stra wberry exhibit which he makes
a special feature Of his truck farm,
and Mr.. Steele il said to be the
most successful sweet potato raiser
in the state.-Galveston News.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
The Human Nature Picture.

"You can talk all you want about
the beauties OF landscape pictures,
etc." said a well known Kansas City
art dealer. but II Il the picture with
the human nature In IL that attracts
the crowd. Put a human nature pic
ture In a window with landscapes and
IL will be the only one noticed. Not
long ago ! noticed number OF small
boys standing around our window,
They stayed 30 long went out 20 see
what was attracting them. II was a
picture OF two cowboys leaving n new
ly made grave on the prairie. one Of
them leading IA horse with an empty
saddle. over the grave stood a dog.
Finally one OF the boys said, Come on.
fellers; we gotta 20 home I amt
done lookin' yet replied another. evi'
IDENTIFY his small brother. We'll. come
on; we've gotta go. You can come
back tomorrow an see II some more
came from the first. Tomorrow morn
IMP asked the smaller boy. Yes All
right he said. and of they went. Dur
ing the day | noticed perhaps a dozen
people bringing their friends up 20 see
that painting. The picture that gets
next TO n person Is the one the big
majority OF people love."-kansas City
Times.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28

Tridacna shells are very commonly
used IN churches Ia Europe Tor holy
water basins and even fonts The lar
gcst perhaps are those Zoo use no st.
Peters. Rome. These shells attain a
weight Of 500 pounds Cthe two valves
together. the animal Itself sometimes
being twenty pounds IN weight. The
word 'trIdacna" Is from the Greek trl-
daknos Ceaten nc three bltcsl, but who
could eat a twenty pound animal az
three bites st. Nicholas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28

running survey from Workman
to Palestine. with a view to build
ing line into this territory. He
says, as he understands 1t, the road
asks no bonus, but simply wants to
get into this territory.
The Palestine Board Of Trade will
likely take hold Of the marer at
once and try to get the road for
Palestine. Galveston News.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28

Rcchefort. that most Individual men,
Der OF the cheese family. gains It's
distinction and its favor by ripenlng
ak months In n cave In the mountains
near the little village OF Rochefort. In
southern France. Part OF process which
Il undergoes Is the pricking full OF III.
tie holes. into which the air OF the
cave penetrates. This air remains OF
the same temperature the year round.
Only sleeps milk Is used for making
Rochefort.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
UNPROTECTED.

ie stage manager catches one OF
the actors smoking behind the scenes.
Here! You can't smoke on the
stage!" he says.
whats the oddsl The scenery 10
hreproof"
"But you're not"
As the actor discovered when he got
bis two weeks notice.-Judge.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-28
A LINE TO PALESTINE
The Houston & Texas Central is Said TO
be Heading in That Direction.

Palestine, Tex, Nov. 25.-Hy-
man Pearlstone of the Pearlstone
Grocery Company, is home from a
business trip to Jewett, and returns
enthusiastic over a piece OF railroad
news he got hold Of while down
there.
Mr.. Pearlstone says he learned
from a reliable source that the
Houston d Texas Central has now
in the field corps Of surveyors