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Going to the Fair,

Going to tho Fatrs When Me and my Ma and Pa went to
 the Fair, Ma borried Miss Rollins-us rigs to %
 there, Cause our buggy's new, and Ma says:
 Mercy sake! It wouldn't hold half the folks she's go'
 to take!" An she took Marindy an Jane's twins an Jo An Aunty Van Meters-us girls-an' old
 Slo' Magee, 'at's 80 fat, come a-scrowdgin in there, When Me and my Ma and Pa went to the Fair! The roads full O loads full list ready to
 bust, An' all hot an smokin' and chokin' with dust The Wolfs an their wagon, an Brizen- tines, too An horses list rared when the toot cars
 came through! An way from fur off we could hear the band play, And peoples all there 'ud list whoop an
 hoaray! An I stood on the dashboard, an Pa
 boost me there, Most high as the fence, when we went
 to the Fair! An when we us there an inside we
 could see Where the flags on e pole where a
 shows go' to be An boys up in trees, an the grea' big
 balloon At didn't goned up tall, all afternoonl An' a man in the crowd there gived
 money away An Pa says he druther earn his by the day!- An he gim me some, an says aln't noth-
 in' there Too good for his boy, when he went to
 the Fair! Wisht The Raggedy Man wuz there too!
 But he says, Don't talk Fairs to me, Child! I've went to one; yes And they wuE thing there ye rode
 and 1 rode An thing-um-a-jig, 'at ye blowed- an 1 blowed; An they wuz a game 'at ye played-an'
 played An hitch in the same where ye paid
 an paid; And they wuz two bad to one good peo-
 pies there Like you an your Pa an Ma went to
 the Fairv' James Whitcomb Riley.
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A Bad Bargain.

W. W. Jacobs, the English humorist, relates the following story: "I was looking at a butcher shops display when the butcher came out and said to an old man, Henry, I want you. What do you wantT the old man asked. Why said the butcher, I'll give you shilling and joint of meat if you'll kill all the flies in my shop All right said the old man. Give me the shilling first and the meat af- terward. The butcher handed out the shilling. Then the old man asked for stick about a yard long. This was brought him. He grasped 1t firmly, went to the doorway and said: Now, turn lem out, one at time.'"
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Early Instances of Tree Protection.

Early instances or 'Iree frOCeCtlOns
 Perhaps the earliest protection to trees in the colonies was in Massachu- setts, for in 1887 Watertown was moved to pass vote at town meet ing ito mark the shade trees by the roadside with w and fining any person who shall fell one of the trees thus marked eighteen shilings." Ex- eter N. H., was a close second, when, in 1640, regulations were passed re- garding the cutting of some oak trees. In 1793 the Massachusetts Agricultur- al Society offered prizes to the person who should cut the trees from the most land in three years; however, so alarm ing a decrease in forest area was shown by reports received at the time that the policy was speedily reversed and prizes were offered for the plant ing of trees and the management of woodlots.-The Chautauquan.
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Wedding-Ciothes.

The mother of the new Crown Princess of Germany gave offense in some quarters by ordering her daugh- ter's trousseau from Paris instead of patronizing German industries. It is not at all strange that motherly pride should get the better of patriotism, and should desire the girlish beauty to be set off by dainty confections of French taste. The princess is probably more satisfied with her wedding outfit than was her husbands great-grandmother Victoria of England.
 The story goes that when the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria was be- trothed to the Crown Prince of Prus- sia, she set about planning an exquisite rousseau. Specially designed lace and trimmings were ordered and beautiful embroideries begun. It was to be a wardrobe fit, indeed, for princess.
 But the royal mother was queen of her household no less than of the Brit ish nation. The dainty clothes were not fashioned after her own ideas. Ev- erything was countermanded, the cost ly, fragile articles returned, the airy, Frenchy fabrics rejected. A solid, sen sible and prosaic wardrobe was order ed in its place, well made, and service able enough to last lifetime.
 It is said that the princess, when once out of sight of the royal and ma ternal eye, had the whole substantial and ugly outfit packed securely away, and that she never wore one article of all that apparel.
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RIsE OF SIR JOHN QUICK.
Statesman Began Life as a
 Mine Boy.

Mine Boy.
 One of the founders of the new or der of things in Australia, who has probably contributed more to the re- alization of federation than any oth- CT single politician now in this coun- try, is Sir John Quick, IL. D., who appropriately represents the famous goldfields of Bendigo in the house of representatives, says the London Mail.
 The story of his life reads like page torn from a volume of old TO- nance and presents picture of cour- ageous self-help that is not, however, uncommon in the new world. Sir John Quick is native of Trevessa, near St. Ives, Cornwall, where he was born on April 14, 1854. He is de- scendant of an old-fashioned family of landed proprietors in the great south western country, but the family mi grated to the goldfields in 1854, where the father died of colonial fever two years afterward.
 As a boy Sir John worked in the mines as driver, whipper and a stamp feeder, and while he earned a living by hard toll of twelve or four teen hours day, he spent every mo- ment of his private time reading, study ing, learning Latin, Greek and short hand, and otherwise qualifying him. self for higher things. He learned typesetting and became junior re- porter and rose in the ranks of jour- nalism until he secured place on the staff of the Melbourne Age. In time he bridged the chasm which lay between the mine and the university and passed triumphantly through all the examinations of the law and arts courses until he obtained the degree of doctor of laws in 1882.
 In the prefederal days he repre- sented the goldfields in the State par liament, as he does now in the federal legislature, and he stands high among the strong men who uphold the em- pire in these "civilizing seas." He is the author of several standard works, the most notable of which are "The History of Land Tenure in Victoria" and "The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth" which is the bible of the Australian common wealth and which was drawn on lines originally drafted by him. He is the president of the royal commission ap- pointed by the federal government to solve the tariff difficulty now confront. ing ministers in parliament.
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They Look It, Too.

Have you seen the new tiger" stock ings? They don't belle their name. They are composed of alternate stripes of a light and dark shade of the same color running round. Those of striped light yellow and dark yellow are par ticularly fierce" looking-Boston Journal.
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By the Sad Sea Waves.

Edna-The count has been in bath ing. He says he feels like beet.
 May-Yes, heard the hotel clerk say he believed he was beat.
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Proof Positive.

Stella-Why are you so positive that 1t is a love match on her part?
 Maude-Because she didn't even try to find out what the engagement ring cost.
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Natural Sequence.

Plink-Hyker is singular chap, isn't he?
 Plunk-Naturally. Plink-Why naturally? Plunk-He's a bachelor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
DYING, HE WEEDS
DIVORCED WIFE
Chicago Contractor on Deathbed
Remarries Woman He Welded
~. : 38 Years Ago.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Chicago, Dec. Flying on his death
bed, unable to speak above a whisper,
Charles Mulvey, so years old, one of the
best known contractors in Chicago, and
formerly Of the Charles Mulvey Manu-
featuring company, was married yester-
day evening to Mrs. Belinda Mulvey, 60
years old, from whom he had been di-
vorced year and half ago.
Justice Lee, who performed the cere-
mony, said the scene was one of the
most Impressive he had ever witnessed.
Tears Of joy and sadness sprang to the
eyes Of the reunited man and woman
when the last words of the ceremony
were pronounced. They had been mar
ried thirty seven years when the di-
vorce was granted about year and a
half ago. =, Ibis.
Thursday the condition of Mr.. Null
vey was so alarming that DR.. Kinlock
called several other physicians into con.
sultation Another thoro examination
was made, and then with grave face
the doctor told the patient that he had
but few days to live.
"Well, if T. have to CO., said the old
man, calmly, '1there is one wrong which
I must right. Doctor, tell me : that j
will live until tomorrow. I must live!
Get somebody to marry me and my wife
as soon as possible.
II want all Of my property to 60 tc
| my wife, the dying man told DR.. Nc
Kinlock, I" and that is one Of the reasons
l WANT to marry her again.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
LIBERALS FEAR A
PLOT By BALFOUR
They Are Afraid Premier Will
Spring General Election on
the Country.

London, Dec. I'm some quarters it
is considered possible that Premier Bal
four may yet elect to, dissolve parlia-
ment rather than resign.
Some liberals do not hesitate to at
tribute TO the premier a deep-lald plot
to spring the surprise of a general cleo
ton on the country at an opportune
moment, for the sake Of gaining a tao
teal advantage for his party by for
cling the election before the new regis
ter of voters comes into operation in
January. It is further alleged that
hints of the premier's intention to re-
sign have been spread with the purpose
of concealing his real motives from the
public.
No matter what may be announced
next week, it is fact that both par
ties are preparing for an election cam
paign. The members are already max
ing speeches in their constituencies. A
feature Of the oratory on both sides is
the .endeavor to force into prominence
the party differences of the respective
opponents over the fiscal and home-rule
questions.
The unionists are representing Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman and his
liberal followers as tied to the heels OF
John Redmond, while the liberals are
assiduously emphasizing the divergen-
cies in the views Of the unionists and
against protection.
AS far as party organization is con-
cerned, both sides are well prepared for
the elections, but there is an extreme
likelihood that the varying powers on
the fiscal policy will produce a crop Of
three-cornered contests which will rem
der any attempt to forecast the results
very difficult matter.
Feeling within the unionist ranks still
runs high. Lord Hugh Cecil, leader of
the conservative free traders, in ad
dressing his constituents at Greenwich
tonight, said that Joseph Chamberlain
was engaged in an enterprise which, il
it were. allowed to succeed, would ruin
the unionist party. The unionists, he
said, must beware Of getting such g
stone around their necks as the liberals
had in home rule, and if Mr.. Chamber
lain s policy continued, the unionist'
would, decade hence, be struggling
with an old man of the sea on theil
backs, szass4.. ..sz...s,-. ~. ~. r,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02

taken up the subject Of football
sport in which more interest lis mani
tested just now than in any other in.
dulged in in this country. The enter
prising yellow journalists who have con-
troll Of Collier IS have seized upon this
topic and have undoubtedly made the
most of it for the benefit Of that paper IS
We have had chapters
about football in Michigan university,
Wisconsin university and other western
institutions, which have consisted main
~ of sensational charges highly discred-
liable to the students and the faculty Of
those institutions. Commercialism has
been charged and practices and policies
not at all admissible in amateur sports
have been related as common in these in
stitutions. While it would not seem prob
able that college students, college pro-
fessors and college presidents would re-
sort to such dishonorable methods mere
ly to win a football victory, as Collier 8
has charged, we we're unable, until the
matter came into our own field, to Judge
intelligently Of the reliability of the
statements made by Golfers censor. 1t
seemed incredible, indeed, that an alum
nus of Wisconsin university should
make the charges against his alma ma
ter which filled the pages of that publ
cation two weeks ago unless they were
true, no matter how large his remuner-
alton might be-. 1t appears, however,
that his fabric of accusation has been
torn to pieces by the defenders OF the
good name of the Wisconsin university
while, as already indicated in these col
umns, the charges against the university
of Minnesota, when analysed, have
proved to be nothing better than a col
lection of surmises, inuendoes and In
situations. In other words, Collier 8
Weekly for the sake Of a sensation has
not hesitated to misrepresent and dis
tort the facts and in effect lie about
great educational institution which II
near to the hearts and the good will Of
the people of the northwest. Collier Z
circulates largely and the injustice ant
wrong which it has done to numbel
of worthy young men and@to the insti
tuition itself can never be repaired, bu
50 far as the people of the northwes
are concerned we feel quite sure tina
with this revelation of the spirit ant
purpose and methods Of Golfers Week
! ly before them, they will be able t.
! form hereafter much more intelllgen
and correct Judgment of the value o
Golfers deliverances on any sub]ec
which it may take up. With ev1denc
before the public that Golfers football
. expose is thin, vacuous,. unsubstantla
and manifestly manufactured to sci
papers, how can anyone escape tn
question: els all of the reform etfor
of Golfers off the same pieceY Is 1t al
sensation, all inuendo, all trick t
catch the unthinking9 Shall we appll
the same. reasoning to the acceptance 9
rejection Of Collier s other reform move
ments that we must apply to it's foot
ball campaign9' In other words: " l
Golfers Weekly on the square, or is
simply out to raise hi and sell news
I papers?' -@> - ~ :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
Politics in State Institutions.

Complaint is heard in North Dakota
that some of the state institutions are
run according to political dictatlon,
and that institution officials are re-
quired to take an active hand in poll
tics to the neglect of their public
duties.
There is probably some foundation
for the complaint. It is characteristic
of new state, where everybody is
more or less concerned in politics, and
where the institutions have not been
long established. It was once true to
large extent in Minnesota, and until
five years ago there was more or less
interference in affairs of the institu-
tions by members of their governing
boards, who had political interests at
stake. Prior to that time, also, there
was disposition to look on each insti-
tuition as local enterprise, existing
for the benefit Of the community rather
than for the state. That was inevitable
under the separate board system, which
is still in vogue in North Dakota. 1t
is necessary under that system for the
friends of each institution to make a
fight in the legislature for its appropria-
ton and to engage actively in politics
to protect it's interests. The trustees
are named by political and local in.
fluence. ..~-. ~ ys....
Minnesota broke away from that idea
in 1901, when the local boards were
abolished and the institutions put I'm.
der central board of control. Since
that time the institutions have been
absolutely free from politics. They
have been run as business institutions
by responsible superintendent, from
whom the board asks nothing but sue
| cessful administration. The board rec
ommends to the legislature the needed
appropriations. and wirepulling fol
funds is thus reduced to minimum
Of course, such system cannot be sue
cessful without a non-political board
such as Minnesota has enjoyed from tn
beginning. 1t would be better for .
state to bear present ills than to turl
everything over to one board of poll
| ticians.
If the complaints heard in North Da
kota are true, that state can well prof
by Minnesota s experience in putin,
state institutions on strictly bushes
| basis ."5. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
Hanly on Wild,
Openness. =
Governor

Governor Hanly Of Indiana is apply
ing the Sunday-closing law to the entire
state, and in an address made at the
Indiana state conference of. charities
combatted vigorously the theory that
a wide open" town means business
prosperity. He has heard what others
have been told repeatedly--that a
g wide open town, condition 1
where the law touching public
morals is disregarded makes for
good business conditions. He denies
the proposition fatlYs and estie
mates that it cost the state Of Indiana
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02

Unique
Manager Elliott of the Unique will
present his fine musical melange, GA
Night at the Roof Garden,' with TWEEN
Sunday performances. This is the big
act which has run thru the week to
large and enthusiastic audiences.
For the new bill commencing Monday
afternoon, European novelty from the
International Theatrical company's list
of bookings is promised. This is the
premier act Of "the mysterious Fon-
teinelle,' one of the most interesting
theatrical inventions of the century.
the all important question is whether
or not the extraordinary figure which
does Fonteinelle s bidding is human
being or a mastodon puppet. 1t violates
all the known rules of sane human mo-
ton at one moment, and at the next
exhibits human intelligence in obeying
commands. There is nothing uncanny
about this interesting mystery, for it is
an act conceived in comedy vein and
never fails to interest and amuse an
audience.
Felice Alexander, the tnew SOU
brette,H SO called because of her quit
ting circus life in Philadelphia year
ago to embark in vaudeville, is another
top-liner. Miss Alexander sings SOU
brette songs and dances like a fairy.
Affecting the refined style of dancing
as distinguished from the boisterous
and muscular, she has achieved great
success. Byron and Blanch, comedy
sketch artists, 'have few left" ae.
cording to their press notices, and if
uproarious laughter is any criterion,
their place is secure in vaudeville. They
will be followed by the two Jameses in
refined musical act along comedy
lines. Harold Beckrow and Herman La
Flegr in new fs.n ILLUSTRATES NeH S @nfon w De
| lures will be presented at each per-
i fOrmance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
Graft in Strikes.

Mr.. John Cummings recent review
of the Chicago teamsters' strike IN the
Journal of Political Economy throws
some interesting sidelights on this freak
contest between labor and capital. 1t
appears to have been strike without
cause or constituency. The team
sters struck ostensibly in sympathy with
the garmentworkers. The garment
workers repudiated the sympathy and
the transfers continued the contest
without knowing why they were do
ing it. .t<.>
But their LEADERS knew, and Mr..
Cummings makes it pretty plain that
this strike was an outcropping in labor
circles of the prevalent vice Of graft.
The strike was begun that it might be
bought off. 1t had it's Shea to foment
the mischief and fill the streets with the
terrors of insurrection, and it had its
nlabor commissioner, whose duty was
to bring about settlement for
cash. The price was originally moder-
ate and it grew smaller and more rea-
sonable as the strike progressed, and
QeICdC Was )ldluIS Ill oA@ho' LII ~" :,
to the parsimony'' of some business
men in Chicago, the settlement was
never brought about. From the view
point of the commissioner, this was a
great error. It cost money and itscost
lives -
Unquestionably, unionism suffered
severely in the defeat of the teamsters
strike. The men were ANONYMOUSLY
beaten in game where they had all
the advantage. Employers were en-
eouraged to resist. and the open shop
came to the front as a shibboleth.
Graft is an insidious growth. It's
presence is quite apt to be denied, but
when its presence is demonstrated it is
:fhe part of wisdom to seek it's roots and
s5ull them up. Graft in politics might
/ have been denied a dozen years ago, but
today the method is not 'lenial but cure
Graft in insurance would not have beer
admitted twelve months ago, but today
the country is aroused, not in denial Of
!. It's existence, but in clamor for It's
Extinction. 1t is not surprising that the
disease has made itself felt in the labor
movement. The labor movement is not
responsib forsits az pearanc &c, but q
viii be responsible if the condition shall
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02

last year $IuU,uUU SIMPLY 10 pay Ine
turnkey fees and the board of men in
the county jails under the charge of
intoxication..
But if that were all the penalty, the
case would not be SO bad. The trouble
is that, from such conditions, where
the law touching public morals and the
liquor traffic is disregarded, are con-
stantly recruited the criminals, de-
pendents and detectives which fill the
institutions Of the state- criminal, cor
receive and, to some extent, charitable
at an expense Of $3.50 a year for each
person. This much of the harm result
ing can be measured in dollars and
cents Of expense saddled upon the state.
But this, again, is mere incident, a
trifle compared with the loss to the
state of the labor and general effcien-
cy Of those incapacitated for their du-
ties by intoxication. The. slipshod, poor
~ done work, to say nothing Of the
diversion of hundreds Of thousands of
dollars from the channels of legitimate
trade into traffic in that which only
brutalizes and destroys is the more Sc
rious phase Of the matter.
Governor Hanly is convinced that
"Wide-openness' never pays in bust
ness way, and, furthermore, he is con-
WINGED that the notion that it does is
losing ground every day. The governor
IS right on both propositions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
The Auditorium Services.

tEf The evening service which Rev. G. Ii.
Morrill, will conduct at the Auditorium
beginning tomorrow night will go some
distance toward answering the question
what to do with the time Of the man
who is shut out of the saloon on Sunday.
Here is one place for him to 90 and
spend not only a pleasant but profit
able hour. The service at the Audi!
forum will be made of a character to
interest men who are not ordinarily
churchgoers To begin with the ser
mon will be short and the preacher is
a guarantee that it will not be dull.
Then the great organ will be. utilized to
the utmost in program running from
classical to modern music. Lastly there
will be quartet singing, which is always
welcome to popular assemblage.}
The Auditorium plan of evening SER
vices projected by. Mr.. Morrill, has, we
are Informed, the Endorsement of Mr.
Chapman, who conducted the great re-
yival1 here some weeks ago. plan
commended itself to him as part OF
that continuation Of thee<WorlS Of his
evangelists which he desired to:see I'M
dertaken. E% "
The Auditorium is a good place tx
spend Sunday evening if there Were
nothing but the organ music to attrac
one there, but when this is combined
with fine vocal music and an address
calculated to stir the best sentiments IL
the citizen, it becomes prominently {
place where the Minneapolitan shoul'
go. As between the AUDITORIUM and tn
saloon there should be no.question, ever
were the saloon in open competition
The saloon does nothing but debilltat
the worker for his next weeks battl
with the problem Of existence. The Au
ditorium service will do nothing bu
hearten him for his work, whatever it is