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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-01

PERHAPS NOT HIS LAST.
There goes Muchwedd."
SIS that his last wife he has with
him?"
well, It's his latest"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-01
WOES OF 4 SOCIAL LION.

"Why wasn't Buffer at the ball?"
Couldn't get his evening clothes"
Didn't the tailor send them in
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-01
TwIcs.ToLp TESTIMONY.
A. Woman Who Has Suffered Tells How
to Find Relief.

The thousands of .vomen who suffer
hackache. languor, urinary disorders
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-01

mo, the trouble WIS that the
clothing store man had rented EN-
to another fellow. "-Cleveland Lead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
THE MAGAZINES

William r. Stead's Views OF the Re-
vIvaI In Wales. from Personal Investl-
gaton-William T. Stead, becoming in
terested In the revival In Wales from a
distance, went to the scene Of the "re-
awakening to get a close-range view Of
things. He tells in Public Opinion for
April what he found, closing with this:
I cannot conclude this paper without making
quite clear my own position In relation to this
question. have written as If occupied the
standpoint Of one to whom this revival In South
Wales was merely curious and possibly an i'm
portant psychological epidemic, due to the opera
ton Of some yet undiscovered microbe. have
done so because I wished to indicate that even
from that standpoint it seems to me the inocula-
ton Of the rest Of mankind with that micrObe is
eninently desirable. But it would not be honest
or sincere on my part were to conclude without
saying quite simply that I a convinced
believer in the supernatural, especially the su-
pernatural in man. That which believed as a
child when I was taught It at my mothers
long and busy life. And every year it seems to
me we are coming nearer and nearer to scien-
tifc demonstration Of the existence Of the soul
and Of the reality Of unseen intelligence, to
whose intimate relations with our life all relig-
ions have borne testimony.
Hence to me this revival Is much more than b
mere sociological phenomenon. It Is the re-
establishment Of living communion between
mortals and the immortals, between the erring
heaven. It Is as a trumpet blast summoning
each human being to be Christ to those among
whom he lives, and the future of our lives de-
ponds upon the nature Of our response. I am
not ashamed to confess that at these revival
meetings have been profoundly affected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12

ture. But early conditions do make for
hope or encouragement and do affect
sentiment in the country very material
". Today there is . promise that may
not be fulfilled, but may reasonably be
hoped for, q promise that if borne out
will make q wheat crop Of the good old
fashioned size, give the railroads big
business, the millers plenty Of wheat
to grind, the elevators opportunity to
use their capacity to the full, and the
farmers plenty Of wheat to sell.
The east is watching the northwest
very closely, for the remarkable early
spring and continued good weather has
not escaped general notice. Everyone
expects a good active business period
in the northwest, and If the crop turns
out anywhere near as good as may rea.
sonably be expected from the way it
is starting off, this will be the biggest
business year ever known.
AS to winter wheat, the government
report just issued shows the condition
very high, dig. This was compiled tc
April l, and the weekly government
summary printed yesterday says that
since April the condition has beer
fully maintained. The general outlook
therefore, is for big wheat crop thi:
year, barring unexpected calamity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12

Mr.. Lowry has been absent from the
city for several months. On his return
he is impressed, as is every one who re-
turns after an absence. of some oonsid-
cradle time, with the wonderful growth
that Minneapolis is having just now. Mr..
Lowry calls attention to the visible evil
dences Of this growth and warns the peo-
pie of Minneapolis that they are not as
appreciative Of the opportunities for
profitable investment in Minneapolis real
estate as are outsiders, who compare con-
ditions here with conditions in other cit
les and are able to discover the chances
Minneapolis offers in real estate, in
building, and in business opportunities. It
is a good thing to have a. man of Mr..
Lowry's experience and business judg-
ment speak on this subject. It may
serve to impress the people Of Minneapo-
lis generally with a fact which is so close
to them that they cannot fully recognize
its proportions and importance-the fact
of the present marvellous growth Of our
city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
MAY Result in Purdy Plan.

House File No. 1, bill submitting q
taxation amendment to popular vote,
has been agreed to by both houses and
awaits the governors signature. By
adopting this measure the legislature
has turned it's back on the old theory
of taxation, and turned it's face forward
to the new era of scientific tax sys-
tenn, evolved without absurd constitu-
tional restrictions.
It is remarkable fact that at the
last minute the conference committee
which brought the two houses together
on the bill made another change in it,,
which makes the proposed section moro
"wide open' than ever. The phrase
"under general laws' was struck out,
so the state will be left free to abolish q
central tax levy system, and collect
state taxes from each county according
to the amount Of taxes paid for local
purposes. This is the famous Purdy or
localized plan, favored to large extent
by experts on the tax question. The
section as finally agreed to contains
practically no restriction, and most Of
it's language is Of an enabling character.
In levying taxes they must be collected
and spent for public purposes, and they
must be uniform upon the same class
Of subjects. After complying with
these elementary requirements, the
legislature at future sessions will have
an absolutely free hand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
PASSENGERS GRATEFUL
Remember Widow of Engineer Who
Died to Save Them.

Grateful passengers presented Mrs.
Robert Murray with a set Of resolutions
at the funeral of her husband at
Staples, Mimi, Sunday. Robert Muir
ray was the brave Northern Pacific en-
gineer who saved his train, the life of
his fireman, and Of scores Of passengers,
but lost his own, last week near Staples.
In the dark track obstruction was dis
covered by Murray. He yelled to his
fireman to jump, but refused to obey a
similar injunction from his cab part
ner.
"No, I've got passengers behind" he
said. and then his life went out in the
crash.
The resolutions, which were signed by
eighteen passengers from coast to coast,
were as follows:
On behalf of the grateful passengers
for whose lives your husband gave up his
to save, we, the undersigned offer our sin
cerest sympathy in your bereavement and
beg to express our kindly feeling and
coincidence in a small way by floral
tribute to the memory Of Robert Murray.
who died at his post of duty to protecs
his passengers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
JUVENILE COURT IS
NOW In OPERATION

Juvenile offenders will not be cons
PEELED to come into the regular police
courtroom in the future for hearing,
nor will they have to wait until the
adults are tried.
Judge E. F. Waite and G. L. Smith
have arranged the schedule SO that
Juvenile cases will be tried in the civil
courtroom by the judge sitting regu-
larly on the civil cases. The court will
be called at am. and will adjourn be-
fore 10 O'Clock.
Jail wards for minors are completely
separated from the others in the new
station and from the time child is
locked up until he has had his trial
he will not see adult prisoners nor any
of the regular police officials except
the matron.
Juvenile courts in the east are sepa-
rated i nthis way, but until the new
courts and cellrooms were finished it
was impossible to do so here. The Min
neapolis juvenile court is now practical
ly an institution by itself with it's es-
pecial judge and none but court officers
and witnesses attending.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR
STABBING BARTENDER

Charles Nichols, bartender at 315
S Ma1hngs s ono N is at the city
Central station, as the result of an al
tercation they had last night. Nichols
has several ugly knife wounds about
his head and shoulders, but will recover.
According to the story of witnesses,
the Berry woman entered the saloon
shortly after 10 O'Clock and called for
friend. She was ordered out by Mich
OILS, who later attempted to put her out
by force. They struggled for several
knife and attacked him.
Nichols fell and the spectators took
the knife away from the woman, and
held her until the police arrived The
injured man was taken to the city hos
pital. The woman will be arraigned
as soon as he RECEIVERS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12

Chapter SO of the General Laws Of the
extra session Of 1909 provides that ex-
penditures Of county money in excess Of
500 shall be preceded by advertisement
for bids on the supplies to be furnished or
the work to be done. This law provides
further, however, that in case OF actual
and unforeseen emergencies requiring i'm
mediate expenditure this may be done
without advertising for bids upon a ma
jority vote Of the board Of county COM
missioners. An amendment to this law
has passed the house and is before the
senate. which onits the words 'actual
and unforeseen In describing what is
tional with a majority of the board to
decide whether conditions justify their
being taken as an emergency. This modi-
hcatton would be Of. less interest to the
taxpayer If the law required the ''unani-
nous consent Of the board and the re-
upon the delegation as desirable. It
would unquestionably be In the interest Of
the public II the members of the senate
would substitute for "a majority OF the
board'' Unanimous consent Of the
board" Without intending to imply that
improper advantage has been taken Of the
opportunity afforded by the law as it Elk
lists, 1T seems very singular that legisla-
tors should hesitate to incorporate In
laws Of this kind every safeguard which
NAV he cOnfrived for +ha nrote ction 0f the
public interest. If this amendment Is
made, it will have to be done in the
senate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
The Minnehaha Case.

The evidence in the Minnehaha park
Investigation tends to show why Min
nehaha has always been a disappolnt-
ment to the better element Of the COM
munity. The park has for some time
failed to realize the dreams Of those
who bore the expense of it's establish
ment, believing that they were contrib
uting to the building Of the great re-
sort for the people Of this city. The
romantic associations Of the place, the
glamor Of poetry added to the natural
beauty Of the site, indicated Minnehaha
as the location Of the general play
ground Of the people. The park COM
mission has tried to realize this ideal.
1T has spent money literally in beau
tifying the park, in founding and ex-
tending the menagerie attractions and
in the construction Of public ,conven-
niences. But there has always been
something the matter with Minnehaha.
Its atmosphere was never right.
A part Of this disappointment was
due to the existence Of the dance
houses outside the park. These are
being gradually suppressed, but still
there is a missing link and the investi-
eating committee Of the park board
may have found it. The attitude Of
the park employees toward their duties
does not appear to have been as high
as is desirable. Whether this is due to
the fact that the park superintendent
has a weakness for vicious employees
or to general lack Of moral tone in
his administration, is for the park board
in inquire. !,
The park commission has duty to
perform. It has to reform Minnehaha
park. It must give the people what
they paid for. 2 The citizens Of this
town did not tax themselves hundred
thousand dollars to establish brothe]
at the falls. They are not required to
listen to any excuses or palliation of
conduct such as has been uncontradict.
ed in this brief inquiry. But they are
entitled to reform. Is the park board
equal to the task Of making Minnehahs
what the people demand7
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
DETERMINED TO DIE
Old Man Cuts His Throat, Then hangs
Himself.

The dead body Of sievert Anderson
was found hanging from beam in the
residence Of Thomas Hastad, 5152 Cam
den avenue, last evening.
Anderson. who is 60 years old, recent
spending his money freely. A few
days ago he found himself penniless and
asked Hastad if he could sleep at his
house. The latter gave his consent and.
aItho APPARENTLY pleased with the ar
rangement, Anderson acted peculiarly.
Last evening when Hastad came homo
he found Anderson door locked. The
door was broken open and the body
taken down. Before hanging himself
the old man slashed his throat IN sew
eral places. The remains were taken
to the home Of Anderson g brother az
218 Eiqhteenth avenue n.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
Doubts the Investigation.
TO the Editor Of The journal.

70 tho Editor OF The Journal.
In your issue Of March % you state
that the county attorney has nolled the
spafford case (from this place instead Of
Osseo) for cruelty furnishing l3-year-old
boy in school, stating that he had inves-
tigated the case and he could not convict.
I would like to inquire where he investi-
gated and who.
AS there was no transcript Of the evil
dence returned, and from diligent inquiry
we find no one that the county attorney
has interviewed, without it was the de-
PENDANT or one member OF the school
board who has made himself quite prom
inent in the matter. Certainly no one on
the states or boys side Of the case has
been interviewed. Rex.
q Chamlun. MINI. 8 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
Favorable Seeding Time.

With conditions far better than the
average, and immeasurably superior to
last year, the new wheat crop is going
into the ground. A year ago, it will be
remembered, seeding was delayed until
two to three weeks beyond the average
date, and in some localities the ground
was SO wet that wheat could not be
sown until too late to insure its ripen-
ing before early frosts in the fall, and
so coarse grains were put in instead.
In contrast to the soaking then ad-
ministered, which in low lands Of the
Red River valley and elsewhere put the
country under water for a month or
more, the moisture supply this season
is in degree approaching perfection.
It is unusual for reports to run uni
formly favorable at seeding time, for
the northwest is big country en-
bracing varieties Of soil and climate,
and when conditions are just right in
the Red River valley, for instance,
there is usually some complaint Of dry
soil from the western portion Of the
Dakotas. This year conditions every
where are satisfactory.
No estimate as to the acreage In
wheat would have any value at this
early date, but it is the expectation
that when reliable figures come along
they will show considerably increased
area. Minnesota and South Dakota
have about seventy per cent Of the
wheat already in, thru the southern
and central portions, and seeding is
progressing daily over the Red River
valley and west in North Dakota.
Advices go to show that greater care
has been taken In the selection Of seed
than ever before.
To count chickens before they are
Matched is Of course improbable. The
wheat is q long way from harvest, and
to talk Of = big crop would be Q1emar
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
Cuts Out the Commission.

The struggle over a state highway
commission is not finished, 1t seems.
After creating such commission and
enacting the amendment of 1898, the
legislature is just on the point Of
amending the constitution once moro,
so as to strike out all reference to
highway commission. Under the guise
of increasing the levy for road and
bridge purposes, the constitutional Sec
tion is resubmitted with the paragraph
providing for the commission left out.
The attorney general holds that the
adoption of such an amendment would
not abolish the commission or invaldate
the law just passed, but the move is
dangerous one just the same. 1t will
leave succeeding legislatures the power
to make any provision they see fit for
spending the road and bridge fund. The
familiar pie-cutting, which we all sup
posed would end with the present ses-
sion, may be resumed, and lawmakers
may again be making themselves solid
with constituents by getting slices Of
the pie for roads and bridges to be
constructed according to the sweet will
Of the local authorities. With the in
creased levy that is provided, the legis-
lature would have 100000 to pass out
at each session, instead of 100000 that
has usually been available. 20 -
81 Objection is made to the highway
commission on the score that such a
body, serving without pay, will not
give proper attention to the work.
Doubtless it would be better to pay
the members at least for the time spent
at meetings, but the scheme Of the new
highway commission law centers in the
engineer and road experts who are ia
approve plans for the roads and bridges
built with state aid. The main duty
Of the commission is to divide the funds
among the counties once year and
to ratify the recommendations of its
secretary and engineer. 1t is manifest
that some person or body outside the
legislature should have the disbursine
Of this money if the state is to have
any control over it's expenditure. The
highway commission seems the most
feasible plan.
There would be less objection to thi.
change in the constitution If the legis
1ature had not showed it's appetite fol
the road and bridge fund in the past
The lawmakers reluctance to give III
the. disbursement Of the money Lead
! - the feeling that they would assum,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
Great Britain's Junk Navy.

Great Britain, under the strenuous
leadership Of Admiral Sir John Fisher,
has just had a startling housekeeping
in the navy. After struggle Of two
years with the conservative sentiment
of the admiralty, he has succeeded in
having condemned and sold for junk
upward Of a dozen vessels that hereto
fore have been carried on the effective
strength Of the British navy. To be sure
they were nearly all obsolete vessels,
but they were ironclads, some Of them
less than ten years old, and they bore
such sounding names as Victory, Ter
rible, Invincible, etc. Each one was
probably, at its launching, hailed as
the finest fighting machine Of its class,
and yet such is the progress Of naval
architecture that these ships which cost
$15,000,000 and which never were dam
aged by shot, are sold for half a mil
lion and must 20 to the scrap heap.
The policy of Sir John Fisher has
startled the world with the possibilities
Of expense in keeping up a modern
navy. The cost Of battleships, which a
few years ago was figured at from
So, 100000 to $5,ooo,ooo, now goes in at
twice that. The battleship Minnesota,
launched the other day at Newport
News, will cost $s,000,000. Great
Britain is building even larger fighting
machines than we are.
But not only has Sir ohm Fisher made
John Bull painfully aware Of the ex-
pense Of the new navy, but he has
Jared him out Of his fancied security.
The proceedings Of Sir John Fisher
have Informed the world Of the fact,
which was probably known to the ad-
miralty before, that the British claim
to margin Of naval units over the
nearest two nations is not sustained.
Germany and France together, or
France and the United States combined,
leave England no margin Of tonnage or
guns.
The customary roar is going up from
the lion, but Sir John Fisher takes it
calmly. He answers to the government
and the public that it is a fact that
the British empire has not the margin
of strength on the water that tradition
has assigned as necessary for her safety,
Whether the government believes it
worth while to restore that margin or
abandon the claim, he does not pretend
to say. He only pretends to judge
what ships are and what are not fit tc
be counted in the effective list.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12

The latest railroad dream Is a combina-
ton Of the New York Central, the North
Western and the Union Pacific, with
3O,431 miles of track. The Central covers
pretty thoroly the territory between New
York and Chicago. The North Western
lines draw from all parts Of the country
between Omaha and Chicago. The Union
Pacific reaches from Omaha. to the Pa
cif1c. A road like this would be in a
position to make some transcontinenta]
rates that would make competing lines
smoke.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12

The house has passed good many rad
ical and reform bills without hesitation,
and just the other day sent up to the
senate a bill placing the maximum pas
senger fare at ~ cents mile. How
ever, when it came to abolishing railroad
passes, reform met with sudden check.
given for taking this action, the i'm
preston Is bound to prevail that this re-
form came too near home to meet with
the favor Of the members.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
PLEASE STOP GAMBLING''
st, Paul Pastors Petition Makes This
Plaintive Plea.

Mayor Robert Smith of st. Paul,
Chief of Police O'Connor, and the
board of police commissioners of st.
Paul, have been asked to stop gambling
in the sanity city. Rev: A. L: Koen-
exc and Professor George 8. In,nis, pres
ident and secretary of the Ministers al
lance, filed petitions yesterday with the
officials asking and urging that they
stop the poker, crap and policy games
now running in the town. They also
ask that the slot machines be abolished.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
ARMSTRONG LANDED
Representative Lennon Finds Place fol
Him in the Capitol.

R. G, Armstrong, better known as
tsAlt Armstrong, has been finally
Who is a Minneapolis kalsominer, and a
well-known colored politician, was the
object of a fierce contest between Rep
resentative J. G. Lennon of Minneapolis
and the various watchdogs" of the
house. Tho blocked in the Legislature,
Mr.. Lennon started a campaign with
the capitol commission and after three
months of work "placed' Armstrong.
And Lennon did not vote for the Hor-
ton bill, either.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12

The immigration bill has now passed
both houses, and the state auditor Is au-
tise state lands in this and other states.
It now. rests with the appropriations COM
tmittee to say whether or not he shall
have any money to spend.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12

The Indianapolis Star mistakenly says:
Farming takes hard work and brains,
just as nearly every other business on
earth does, if the greatest measure of
success is to be attained. The science Of
farming can be taught, and is being
taught in these western states AS to
genius, however, a farmer is just as well
off without 1t. Isl: - 4st " i
:. It requires something more than hard
work and brains to wean the calf. It is
genius. .E.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-12
A BIT oFHlsToRY.
.Cleualand I.aador

Napoleon sat Inadvertently upon
smoking cannon, and scorched the seat
Of his white trousers.
II cannot turn back now" he muttered
to an aid, as he hastily dismounted. 'T
have burned my britches behind metz
This historic expression has been gross
ly corrupted by later writer's.