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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
Helping to Kill the Bill.

Senate file lO8, the bill to remove the
university and normal schools from the
financial supervision Of the board Of
control, will pass as originally drawn
or not at all.
The Peachey amendment, adding the
schools for detectives at Faribault and
the school for INDECENT children at Owa-
tonna, was offered in good faith, but it
is fatal handicap to the bill. The
bills enemies, understanding that fact,
as rule supported the amendment.
Even il. the amended bill passes the
senate, as it did in 1908, it is almost
certain to fail in the house, as it did
then.
The original bill is opposed by three
elements. There are the enemies Of
the board Of control, most Of them from
institution towns, who want to make
the system as obnoxious as possible.
Then there are the special friends Of
the Owatonna and Faribault institu-
tions, which are half educational and
half charitable. These members insist
tHdt tHe1T PEI 1nSt1IuI1OAS muSI 90 OUT
along with the university and normal
schools, or else all must stay in to-
gether. Finally, there are sincere
friends Of the board Of control, who
mistakenly believe it should continue
in charge of aH the institutions, against
the wishes Of the members Of the board
themselves. 117S
With an exception or two, the sena.
tors in these three classes voted yester.
day for the Peachey amendment. There
were four votes cast for that amend,
ment that were harder to explain. Sen.
I ator u .. Smith of Minneapolis enc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
The Market and the Senate.

Feeling in the speculative and invest
ment center remains dominated by po-
litical influences, and before the rail
road legislation now before congress is
finally disposed of, some doubt and hes
itation may be expected. The bull mar
ket in stocks withstood the effect of
recent gold shipments and other minor
influences that might ordinarily have
caused reaction. Prices held their own,
but something less Of bull aggressive
ness was noted, and except for the
leading specialties there have been no
further important gains.
This pause, in a market apparently
still headed upward in a general trend,
is the pause of reflection and circum-
spection, the hesitation not Of fear but
of conservatism. The passing of the
Esch- Townsend bill by the house, late
in the week, carries it's natural sugges-
tion of adverse effect upon the mar
ket. With the nearer approach Of the
day Of greater governmental power
over the roads, the investing, and even
more notably the specializing public,
will no doubt be Influenced by the bear
arguments that earning power Of the
roads is threatened. Hence the public,
the bears expect, will 60 in with less
avidity for the railroad stocks.
However unsound such an argument
may be in the light of view ahead,
it cannot be doubted that it will have
its temporary effect. Sentiment is a
tickle thing, and sentiment shapes prices
very largely.
That. any serious check can be put
upon the market, is, however, unlikely
] The big men Of Wall street are quietly
confident. They have it figured out, as
many not interested in Wall street
affairs also have, that the senate is
going to block the so-called rate bills
The street story Of it for public circula
tion is that the president has beer
brought around to see that the railroad
Legislation proposed is SO farreachins
and important that the railroad side
should have further elucidation; thai
to gather and beat into argumentativ,
form the multitudinous minor facts tina.
should be advanced on behalf Of th,
railroads will take more time, and that
with the idea Of fairness toward tn.
roads in mind, the wise plan will be t.
have congress reassemble to take u,
the question next fall, and not in Thu
spring.
This is the talk Of today in Wal
street. Intended as it is to fatter tn,
!. president, and magnify his oft-repeatet
expression of desire for fairness, ant
make out that the incentive to delay
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
STATE PRESS AND LEGISLATURE

Royalton Banner-We never could see
the propriety of railroads issuing free
passes to members of the legislature and
the custom should be stopped. Often, per-
haps we should say always, the man who
rides on a free pass can well afford to
pay. Cut down the rate per mile to
cents, abolish the deadheads and give US
all a. chance to ride.
ST.. Charles Union-The antipass bill is
before the state legislature again. Like
Banquo's ghost, it will not down. The pass
evil should be abolished, and it will be in
time.
Warren Sheaf--A bill has been intro
duced in the legislature compelling COM
mon school districts to furnish textbooks
free to pupils. It is a good law and
should pass. -..-..
st. James Gazette-Senator Eberhart of
Mankato has introduced a bill to abolish
private banks. 1t is high time such law
were enacted and 1t is hardly possible
that a single member of the legislature
Will vote against Senator Eberhart's bill
Wabasha Herald-The world, in our
Judgment, has not progressed beyond the
necessity for the whipping post and prob
and plea for dignity may kill a meri-
torious bill, and doubtless WILL and thus
will the brutal husband be saved from the
lash, and thus will the poor wife of a
brute husband have to continue to be in
danger Of life and limb. We need the law
and will the Minnesota legislature refuse
to give 1t to us and thus take the jibes
that come to them from an over-sensitive
city press? Let this bill not be laughed
out of existence.
Rochester Post and Record-w. /. No
Ian has introduced a bill into the house
OF representatives providing for public
whipping of wifebeaters in addition to
the usual penalty for this crime On the
face Of it it might appear as a joke. but
analysed it isn't as humorous as it ap-
pears. Different classes of criminals need
different grades of punishment. For in
stance, fine imposed on a member of
the beef trust has no effect; imprison-
ment is what will do the business in his
case. Wifebeaters likewise are not af-
fected by imprisonment, but a public
, beating, such as Nolan's bill proposes.
will discourage the practice nightly. The
measure is all right. Any means that will
cure the wife-beating habit is deserving
of support. and Nolan's way would go far
toward this end
New U1m Review-One sensible bill in
troduced in the legislature last week is
that abolishing tree bounty This provi-
sion has served its purpose and there is
no reason why it should not be done
away with. A farmer who has not enter
prise sufficient to improve his own farm
and look out for his own interest in the
planting of trees, is not deserving of a
| farm. The money saved from the grant
ing Of bounties should go toward the
preservation Of the natural forests of the
state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Our morning contemporary across the
alley discusses the governors message
with regard to dealing with state lands
and the mineral leases In its usual super
cilious tone, and in this connection it I'M
dertakes to revive the campaign claim
that for the past eight years everybody
who has secured political preferment in
this state has obtained 1t on the record of
the former auditor. The assumption is
that nobody else, either republican or
democrat, has made any record in this
state worth while and that the only
achievements in official life worth talk
ing about in this state are those of the
late unsuccessful candidate for governor.
Now, If our recollection is correct, this,
claim does not seem to have taken a
very strong hold upon the people of the
state in the recent election, and pos
sibly, In view of all the facts, it would
be just as well to dismiss the theory
that the republican party in this state is
to be or ought to be measured by the
record Of the auditors office from 1895 to
1908. We do not think the republicans in
the state generally. care to base their
hopes for future success. entirely upon
that record. T he J ourn a has no de-
sire to revive the controversies Of the
past campaign and does not propose to
do so; 1t is only taking notice of some
efforts to that end in another quarter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
THE ORIGINAL JIM RLupso
New York Tribune.

Secretary Hay, writing to William A..
MCNEIL Of Memphis. explained the origin
of Jim Bludso," who held "her nozzle
ag'in the bank while the passengers es-
capped from the river steamer Prairie
Belle Mr.. Hay writes: your suggestion
was correct. The name of the boat was
the Fashion. and the name Of the en-
gineer was Oliver Fairchild. I used the
name of 'Bludso' because they We're a
family Of rivermen whom I knew. I had
the story from Oliver Fairchilds son.
Henry Fairchild, who was some years ago
a cotton broker in New Orleans. I do
not know whether he Is yet alive
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

in mixing up Lawson with such un-
savory company is evident enough, but
it falls very short Of being complete
answer, inasmuch as Lawson has spiked
the enemy's guns by admitting on the
start that he was no angel.
So far, this reply to Lawson is too
much Of the you 're-another-v variety.
What the public would prefer would be
some proof that Lawson lied when he
said that himself, Addicks and Whitney
tbribed the Massachusetts legislature;
that he lied when he accused Rogers Of
the Standard Oil Of conspiring with Ad-
dicks to do" the people Of Boston in
the gas business. These are the brass
tacks in this business. When will Mr..
Donohoe arrive at them9
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
BUILDING FROM CITY REFUSE
London Chronicle

A good example Of the utilization Of
waste products is provided by the Full
ham borough council, which has erected
building from the bricks made from
waste products and dust destructor is
to be built for the consumption of waste.
This IS the first building of the kind
erected; in fact, the first example of the
manufacture of bricks from refuse
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

.sr s.
It is well that DR.. Norton has himself
edited the letters for publication. None
other could have done the letters and
their author justice, while his handling
Of them leaves nothing to criticise, ex-
cept, possibly, the fact that some things
he has deemed important might have been
omitted. Still, the close student Of Ruskin
would then have had ground to complain,
and the close student has to be considered
as well as the average reader.
How very naturally runs the disclosure
of Ruskin's character thru his letters and
and DR.. Norton's all too few illuminating
comments! For instance, DR.. Norton says
very early in the book:
No child ever needed more discipline which
should develop his power of self-contro1, and no
child ever was more trained to depend on ex-
ternal authority. -. ~
There is the key to these t'extrava-
ion" which were flung up now and then
from the hidden but troubled currents of
Ruskin's life. - p. Il
In Ruskins failure to acquire power of
self-control Is again the key to the dis
sipation Of his energies over too wide a
field to admit Of his being safely great in
any. He wanted to do too much-more
than one man had a right to ask to do
After naming over many other things he
wanted to do, he says, in a letter tc
Dr. Norton: III H.. w. .",=.. I'D
want to go and draw all the subjects Of
Turner's 10000 sketches in Switzerland and
Italy, elaborated by myself. / want to get
everybody a dinner who hasn't got one. I want
to macadamize some new roads to heaven with
| broken fools heads. I want to hang up some
knaves out of the way. I want to play
all day long and arrange my cabinet of mineral.
with new white WOOL I want somebody Il
| amuse me when am tired. I want Turner.
pictures not to fade. / want g
He was much in earnest in this, an6
| the restless spirit of the man is all to,
| evident. And this crops out In anothe,
Letter very soon after:
| As grow older the evil about us takes more
| definite and overwhelming form in my eyes, ant
have no one near me to help me or soothe me
| Is it any wonder that midway of life
| unlike Dante, Ruskin found no Virgil t,
lead him from the wood and that h,
himself wrote: "What message have
given is all wrong; has to be all resaid ii
another way, and is, so said, almost to-
terrible to be serviceable"?
| These are surely sunlight flashes on tn,
inner Ruskin. .s.- 81
But there was bright side to his life
a side which impelled him humorousl,
to apostrophize Venice: ..Oh, queen O
marble and Of mud!" His enthusiasm
! also were uncontrolled. For example, SCI
this estimate Of Swinburne's "AtalantaL''
The grandest thing ever yet done by youth
| tho he Is demoniac youth. Whether ever h.
will be clothed and in his right mind HEAVIER
| only knows. His foam at the mouth is fine
| meantime. - = = =.
Altogether, if one wants pure Ruskin h,
can get him better in these letters thai
anywhere else we know
Houghton, Miflin & Co., Boston, vols.
|
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

The London Mirror is authority for the
statement that Joseph Chamberlain has
come to the conclusion that the people Of
Great Britain are not ready to abandon
their free trade system for his scheme
Of imperial federation with it's preferen-
tial trade features, amounting to sys-
tenn Of protection against all the world
outside Of the empire. This failure Of the
Chamberlain scheme will interest our
Canadian friends, as It disappoints their
hopes Of being able to put the United
States at a great disadvantage in the
Liverpool grain market. This result may
modify their views on reciprocity with
the United States and cause them to
think more favorably Ys it than they have
seemed to lately. ...... -. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
THE UNEASY CHAIR

RuskIn's Character, as Seen Thru a
Lens ciearIy.-We venture to say that no
book about John Ruskin shows the char
acter OF the man more clearly and truth
fully than does Letters OF John Rusl<in to
Charles Eliot Norton. These letters ex-
tend over a period Of forty years, Begin
ming when Ruskin was SO and continuing
until almost the time Of his death, they
were written in many moods and about
many subjects, and they are the frank
expression Of one friend to another They
could not, therefore, fail to show the
soul of the man, and that is just what
they do.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

This is positively encouraging. Mr.. Nc
Call Of Massachusetts, finds the railroad
rate bill loaded with ''despotism." Out
west we have been believing that 1t was
weighted with compromise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
A Serious Danger.

TO the Editor OF The Journal.
Thru the columns OF your valuable pa
per wish to protest In the name OF a
long-suffering public against the promis
cuous distribution Of pills, capsules and
the like in Railways, on doorsteps etc. It
is inconceivable how such a custom is
permitted here in this city when 1t Is a
well-known fact that it is menace to
the children, they thinking ofttimes that
the attractively colored pills are candy,
which mistake has resulted in deplorable
results in several cases. Some steps should
be taken to curb this custom and make
II misdemeanor before young life is
sacrificed to commercial greed I cannot
be accused Of jealousy. as these things
accidents usually need a physician, so do
not hesitate to sign myself
Van H. Nilc0x, MD.
Minneapolis. Feb. 1905,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

President Eliot's attack on football war
Is causing some comment. The argument
that -"as long as 1t is somebody's else
son who is killed or manned what differ
ence does it maker is again heard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

District Attorney Hall, who was so in
dignant over being removed from office,
has now been indicted for completely in
the Oregon land frauds. He must be fran
tic with innocence by this time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Commenting on CAPTAIN sartoris' four
fold division OF Washington society, G..
L. Munroe, Jr., says in Harper's Weekly,
that he has never noticed but two kinds,
those who are not frumps and those who
are. This is something like Lord Ten
nysons knowledge Of music. He said he
was "God Save the Queen;' and the
other was not. ..' 49,. T. ,EA
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
lTHE eENERAL COUNTRY aroRE

THE GENERAL COUNTRY STORE
Two been In houses mercantile that covered
blocks and blocks;
I've seen the clerks that swarmed around In
bevies and In docks;
rye seen the elevators. but cannot make It
seem
Like anything substantial, for 'tis nothing but
dream. z{.
To me the real store, will be- 40 long as
life shall last,
That smelly country village place knew there
In the past,
With Just one clerk to sell you things some
fellow that you knew
Though sometimes on circus day thered be a.
ID high al two.
No fun to "do TIL tradin' . like I used to, any
53 more - - III 6
How clear Is memory's picture Of that .gen'ral,
country store. 81 siSssss So
,-lsslieS Weeklx.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
Make Them Ten Feet Longer.

To the Editor Of The Journal.
The city Of Minneapolis now has an
opportunity to shcw its appreciation tc
the Twin City Rapid Transit company
for the elegant, brilliantly-lighted, pala-
tial cars that now run about three times
an hour, and cover their route a very
few minutes faster than good walker
can.
In consideration Of the great loss OF
revenue occasioned by the tie-up last
night, and the very low taxes the city is
now enjoying, why not reimburse the
company from the revolving contingent,
or some other old fund?
Maybe If that were done the company
would make the cars ten feet longer and
run them every half hour, instead Of flf-
teen minutes; and every hour after pm,
instead OF every twenty minutes.
III N, @.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Senator Aldrich is alleged to 60 away
for his health and the senate will fool
hoped the senate will let Mr.. Aldrich' 8
salary run on during his illness, as it is
hard for his family to have the bread
winner even temporarily disabled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

The Peterson antipass and 2-cent fare
bill will be given q. hearing by the senate
railroad committee next Thursday. 1t Is
less than three weeks since the bill was
introduced. Why this reckless haste?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Dorothy Russell has secured separation
from Einstein, but still there are Rhine-
stein and Weinstein. Dorothy's mother
married as fast as the statute OF limi-
tations would permit
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

The American navy is going to send out
vessels to shoot up derelicts. There are
a few former statesmen who would do
well to keep of the high seas for a time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

The Boston Herald comments on the
recklessness Of Senator Aldrich in "going
abroad without arranging a permanent
pair" But did he? Isn't It understood
senate2 80 $ =. 90 ~ Is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
R. 3. Fenno & Co., New York.

A Life Of Maxim Gorky.-For those who
wish to know more about Maxim Gorky.
the Russian writer who put his life
In peril thru his efforts in behalf of the
people before and during the ST. Peters
burg massacre Of the innocents,'' there
is detailed life to be had in English. It
is written by r. j. Dillon, the well-known
English traveller and journalist, who had
unusual facilities for gathering his mate
rial, both from Gorky himself, and his
friends. A tramp until almost middle life,
he has now won himself professorship
in literature at a leading Russian univer-
sity. 5.5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Senator Frye in the chair is trying to
stop applause in the senate. That body
will soon become so undemocratic that it
cannot expectorate on the floor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

The Cleveland Plaindealer can find no
evidence that Lincoln ever said it about
fooling the people, and Spofford, the ia
nous librarian, says it was P. T. Bar
mum who made the remark. How. can this
be when Barnum knew that he could
fool all Of them all of the time and some
of them overtime? 80 taHrEs I'D
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

France has just sent an ultimatum to
the sultan. Any power needing diplomatic
exercise can always sharpen itself on
Abdul. 81 s3 III
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
THEY WILL DO FOR A STARTER
PhiIadeInhio pncord

The railroad legislation that is really
needed is an extirpation Of the iniquities
in freight rebates and in the private scar
trusts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Well, the smoke campaign resulted In an
engineer getting soft job. It IS an un-
grateful chimney that smokes no good to
anybody. &,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

General Trepoff has threatened to close
the universities. Is this another rus
sian advance?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

rs The agony II over. The electoral col
lege. picked out Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
We would have bet money on IT any day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
1T is GOOD ADVICE TO-DAY.
George washington

George Washington
Turn not your back to others, especially
in speaking; Jog not the table or desk on
which another reads or writes; lean mott
on any one.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

+ Lawson is being answered in the music
halls now. This ought to give us an occa-
sional rest.
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THE LATE IcH.. ETC.
c,hicapo Record-HeraId.

Chicago Record-Hera1d
Professor Herriam says the ichthyo-
sauri existed on earth for S,000,00O years !
It Is we'll to be scrupulously exact.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Some Of the iron doors set into the
sidewalk on ,Nicollet avenue are as slip-
perry as the United States senate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Jullette Drouet's Letters to Victor Huqo.
The love-letters written by Juliette
Drouet to Victor Hugo were recently dis
covered by H. Wellington Wack while
visiting the island of Guernsey, and these
he has prepared for publication, says 1.-THE
Lounger" in The Critic. Hugo's letters
to Nine. Drouet were given to the world
long ago, but her letters to him are now
printed for the first time They are most
interesting as throwing a new light upon
one Of the most famous love affairs in
literary history
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Hard to Break lr1to.-The First Stone.
by w. T. Washburn, is the first Of Sc
RES OF short stories in a book that is hard
to break into. Even story No. was hard
for us to read. We read a little at the
beginning, and, finding that rather slow.
began near the end. That was Impossible.
50 we went back to the beginning again
and read 1t thru. finding ourselves hardly
repaid for our trouble. Perhaps if we had
gone straight thru, we would not have
been the loser.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

The Esch- Townsend bill is said to be
popular in England. On account Of the
hyphen, probably.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

Johann seems to have been more of :
husbandman than husband.