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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
THE FINNISH TYPE
Striking Architecture of Northern
Country May Be Used Here.

Unusual and sturdy types Of archi-
lecture which characterize Helsingfors,
capital of Finland, may be transplanted
to Minneapolis. On his return from
summers trip abroad William II. Dun
woody, president Of the Northwestern
National bank, brought with him! photocc
graphs and printed representations Of
intends calling the attention of Mime
apolis architects to the beauties Of the
new buildings Of the Finnish city, with
the thought in mind that they may be
worthy Of initiating here.
One Of the books of pictures, Finsk
brought with him contains some very
terror, of steamship office and of some
apartment houses. The average ex-
terror is rugged and solid in it's appear;
ance and is generally in concrete and
carved stone Interior views show very
fine solid effects and decorations for the
walls and ceilings that are said to be
revels in chaste colors and fine COM
binations. = -
Complaint is being made in Mime
apolis as we'll as in st. Paul that, while
a great deal of building is going on in
the residence districts, it is not all sat
isfactory to those who wish to see the
cities grow in beauty and attractive
ness as they grow in population. Even
on some Of the best streets the dwell
ings are, with exceptions, very nearly
alike. While exception is taken to the
customary method Of building three
houses on two regular lots, enabling
neighbors to shake hands over the in
tervening lawn from opposite windows
the monotonous regularity of the archi
tectural lines appears to be the worst
offense. / *@.>r IA.
A St. Paul daily says editorially: .
s-HApparently as matter Of economy
no architect is employed to furnish de
signs for the great majority of tn
buildings-the owner deeming it suff
Gent to turn over the job to a carpente
with instructions to build according t,
the standard design which he has uset
in the construction Of scores and hun
dreds Of other residences. But in fol
lowing this cheap method Of getting hi
house built the owner loses all tn
charm Of architectural Individuality il
his building, which would have adde
largely to its commercial as we'll a
esthetic value, while the street loses a
| the beauty and attractiveness whic
would have resulted from the variety o
, exterior designs in the line of strut
| lures. It is impossible to estimate tn
| loss and damage to the residence street
r of st: Paul which have resulted frol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
WOMEN MAY BECOME
REAL ESTATE FACTORS
Example of INDIANAPOLIS Women May Be FooOed
Here-7hey Are Building Four and Six Room Houses and
Selling Them on Payments to People Without Capital
r7OMEN in real estate are novel.

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WoMEN IN real s estfte are mra n G.
Preston, manager of Charles P.
Preston & Co., is the one minneapolis
woman in real estate. In Indianapolis,
however, women have dipped into the
market heavily. They have formed the
Women 8 Realty company, with capital
of $4,000, "to deal in real estate, to
money and make investments.
The corporation was organized by
women, it's stock is taken by women
and the officers are feminine.
An interview with the president ex-
planning the scope Of the company
shows that similar companies in other
possibilities. President Susan E. II.
Perkins said in part: 49,
GIVE organized the company. 1t IS
incorporated on broad lines, but for the
time being, at least, we shall devote
most of our time to building four to
six-room houses for. people who desire sdH
them. These cost from $500 to 81 ,29o,
have lots but have not enough money
of their own to build on them at once,
or for people who have some money,
but have no real estate and not enough
money to build them home. We, OF
course, shall conduct our business on
the established lines long ago, proved
trustworthy by the best realty COM
houses and shall bid as contractors by
the side of other building firms and in;
dividuals. Our loans will be secured
and on a 6 per cent basis and we e1-
pect to be able to pay Z or per cent
on our capital. We are incorporated Tor
$4,000, and are rather unique as a
company, inasmuch as we are selling
our own stock. Most Of it already has
been taken and fully paid up and we
begin business with plenty Of funds.
We have closed our first contracts and
shall erect six buildings right away
They will be scattered over the city
We cannot say at this time what this
woman g undertaking. will develop. B9t
this we do purpose-to operate on safe
lines. We not only have to make in
terest on our capitalization, but we
must show the people that women car
do things in a busin ess-likee way"
Circumstances calling for the or
ganization Of this woman's company
are similar to those in Minneapolis
field as they have other lines of bust
ness is not remote, and it is not unlike
ly that some of the misunderstanding
sisters may be moved to take up thl
fascinating line of work.
It is the intention Of the Indianapo
lis company to build four to six-roon
houses and to. sell them for cash or OF
payments. The call for such; propert:,
was found to be very large and it i
believed that the present rate o.
growth will continue steadily and in
definitely. Without effort the compan,
has prospective customers to use al
the capital now called for-$l5 ,OOC
The shares were placed at $50 and hav
been sold on payments of $25 down an
SIS a month. Conservative estimate
are that the investment will pay O
s per cent net.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
HOW TO SECURE PLANS

BY special arrangement with Glenn
L. Saxton, architect, 1874 Andrus
building, complete set of plans and
specifications of this house, including
one set Of blue prints, will be fur
nished at Mr.. Saxton's office for SIS.
These will be complete in every de-
tail. Mr.. Saxton will also furnish
to he j ournaI reader beautI-
full, practical and helpful book Of
plans, entitled american Dwellings,"
Just out, of houses ranging from $40o
up, for $1.5o. A9smaIl portfolio, No.
I, Of cottages, $500 ups to So 900, will
be Furnished for SOC; portfolio No. 2,
Of residences costing from S., 900 to
$4,000, Soc; portfolio No. g., Of stores,
banks and churches, SOC. A church
| portfolio will also be given free to
any reader of T lie Journ a upon
| application to the architect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
BAD ADVERTISING.
Ill-Kept Back Yards on Street Cal
g Lines Noted by Visitors.

Carelessness about the condition Of
premises and adjoining streets is be-:
ginning to be noticeable about parts Of
Minneapolis. "Mottled town will
take the place of "Spotless town -
as a designation if matters grow worse:
Attention has frequently been called
to the effect on the real estate values
in general Of clean or unclean condi-
lions Of streets, alleys, back yards and
front yards.
Minnehaha car line patrons, and they
are very numerous this year, will find
a representative bad spot not far from
Twenty. fifth street. The merchant ap
pears to allow his clerks to throw ev
erything not merchantable into the
back yard. On account of higE
board fence this would not be so no
ticeable did the refuse not get out into
the street. A casual observation viii
show that this dooryard has polluted
the entire neighborhood. Wastepapel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
BIDS WANTED.

BIDS WANTED.
Sealed proposals will be received by the board
of game and fish commissioners 'of Minnesota
at their office in the capitol building, st. Paul,
up to 10 o'clock am. Tuesday, Aug. goth,
1905, for the construction of proposed bass
Matching ponds at Glenwood Mimi, according
to plans and specifications prepared by John B.
Paul.
Bids must include all labor and material for
the completion Of the work, and must be accom-
| panied by certified check for 10 per cent Of the
amount Of bid, conditioned upon the successful
Plans may be seen at the office Of Hon @.
J. johnson, Glenwood, Mimi, and at the office
of the board Of game and fish commissioners
| in the state capitol building, st. Paul.
The board reserves the right to reject any
| or all bids.
| ST. Paul Mimi, Aug. 14th, 1906
Board of Game and Fish Commissioners
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
SCALE UNCHANGED
Carpenters Decide Not to Ask Higher
Wages. 43't~

A large class of candidates was mi,
tiated into the !, local carpenters' union
new men are being admitted to the
Minneapolis union at present, and it is
said that the new members will av.
erage nearly forty a month. A vote
was taken last night and the scale OF
40 and 371a cents was left unchanged
after hard fight. The Minneapolis
scale is said to be one of the lowest il
any Of the large cities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
SCHOOL, CONTRACT
Board Selects Lowest Bid on the Hia
watha School.

The contract for building the Hia:
watha school at Minnehaha avenue and
Thirty-eighth street was awarded by
the school board yesterday to J. E. Pill
grim at $l5,8S5. The bids, which
ranged up to $4,000, were higher thar
the school directors expected, but thi:
is due to the expense Of a long hau
for materials. The contract for haul
we'll to the schoolhouses of the city wa'
let to Raymond Brothers at 1910 a day
for each team. .-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
Colorado at Her Best,

In late summer Colorado is at her
best. Crock Island' trains to Colo
RADIO carry standard and tourist sleep
ers, dining cars and free reclining
chaircars equipped with electric fans
and electric lights. Low round-trip
rates in effect daily. For information
call on A. L. Steece, City Passenger
Agent, 1922 Nicollet avenue, Minneapo-
lis. MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
MANY SMALL DEALS
Would-Be Home Owners Are Numerous
in the Market.

Transfers of cheap property would be
greater in number in Minneapolis if
the people had little more money to
swing the deals. The business in this
class of real estate merchandise is very
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19

Carey Roofing will neither run in hot
weather nor crack in cold weather.
Absolutely guaranteed. See W. s..
Mott Co., Tel. 376.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
4 Page for Home Builders and Investors
A SPECIFIC SUGGESTION
FOR THE. FOlNE-BUZLDER
Built in the State of
Washington for Attorney
FOR THE sum OF $4,000.

BY GLENN L. sAXTON, ARCHITECT,
The Friend of the Man with Modest Purse.
Suite 731-732 Andrus Building, Minneapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11
WORLDS BIG CANALS
Enormous Value Of These Ar
tifcial Waterways.
F GILT ATE TR ABE
sUFZ HAS BEEN A MOST PROFIT
ABLE INVESTMENT.
The Big Ditch the Kaiser Dug-Hol-
lands Network-In China,
India and Other Lands.

Copyright. 1905, by Frank G. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
On the Steamship Advance" bound for
Panama
Before this letter is published 1 shall
be on the Isthmus of Panama, where I go
to describe the big ditch which Uncle Sam
is about to dig from ocean to ocean. Be
fore we begin our inves tigations, however,
l want you to take trip with me from
great canal to great canal around the globe.
l have seen most of them. including the
French beginnings at Panama.
We shall start in the harbor of Suez. We
are on the edge of the Rcd sea near the
place where Moses led the Israelites across
and Pharaoh and his chariot were swal
lowed up by the inrushng waters. All
around the land is bleak, bare. brown desert
rising at the left in the Atake mountains.
and, at the right. spreading away in vast
plains of sand. If we should go north
ward less than hundred miles we should
reach the Mediterranean sea. Part of the
way would be on the shores of brackish
lakes, some below the level of the Mediter-
ranean and the Red sea and others not so
deep. Along tWo-thirdS of the distance
there would be nothing but sand and an
engineer could lay out line eighty-seven
miles long which would pass through the
lakes and go from one point to the other.
This is what was done by Ferdinand de
Lesseps when he projected the Suez canal
He began at the time Millard Fillmore was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

and more than 100 miles nearer Rome. The
The Corinth canal is seventy-two feet VIDE
at the bottom and twcnty-s.x feet deep. IL
took seven years to dig it, and its cost
was IN the neighborhood Of So.o9b,G1. The
canal was cut through soft granite and soil.
1t has no locks and the water flows at sea
level. The tolls are IS cents per ton and
% cents per passenger
Russian Waterways.
Leaving the Mediterranean, let us take
a jump across Europe and light on the
Baltic. We are sailing through the wide
waterway, walled with stone, which con-
meets st. Petersburg and the Neva with
the Bay of Cronstadt. Ii is sixteen miles
long and twenty feet deep. and forms the
northern passage out from and into the
great empire of Russia 1t cost about $40,
OC0 $50 but it is of enormous value to the
car for it communicates with other water
ways covering IL great part of his empire.
Russia is a land of canals. Its great rivers
are Joined to one another by them, and
there is now talk of building ship canal
from the Baltic to the Black sea. The Rus
slams are men of enormous endurance and
wonderful patience. Their plans run
through generations, and death and loss
seem but incidents along the way When
Peter the Great founded St Petersburg he
said he wanted a window to look out upon
Europe What he really planned was n
harbor which might enable him to hold his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

rearing them without a mothers care
The effect of this speech upon that crowd
of women was revolutionary. 1t rested those
who had been tired, Gained the nervous,
pacihed the ones in whom until lis very
end spark of anger over Mussers maia-
droit performances fingered,
Then Cooper mentioned, casually,~, the
matter of the, prizes. He said that Mr..
Musser had undoubtedly done the best he
could as judge. LH
Bachelors" he commented, cant really
be expected to know,very much about prize
babies'' Fr
The prizes Musser had awarded had he
reckoned, better be deft about where they
had been disposed, but before the murmur
which. even in the face of his calm words
promised to begin again had had time to
gather force he called Billy in and whis-
pered something in his ear. In an instant
Billy and two other boys appeared, pearlnS
baskets, and from them Cooper TOOK many
charming little silver-plated mugs
1T takes bold man to jedge a baoy,
he said. smiling Il never see a baby yet
that l couldn't fall in love with at hrst
SIGHT. Musser. maybe, was an inJudlclous
jedge' because. perhaps, he am very lonu
of children. And I guess I'm jest as IN
judicious, because l love EN- all so well.
I've had one of these here mugs bought LOT
ev'ry little one that's here today, and L
wish that I could fill em all with dl monds.
But seem that ] can't do that III Jest
ask Aunt Betsey Bobbin here, to pass EN-
round and see that ev'ry child here gets
one. They're partly marked.
Aunt Betsey began to make her rounds.
The mugs were handsome little things-not
TOO expensive, but plain, and Of fine heavy
plate. gilt lined. The delegated mothers
looked at them as they received them anu
saw they were inscribed:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

to a small and really very charming
youngster.
Hes girl" said Betsey. grinning. She
knew every baby in that tent by heart.
Hes the prettiest girl, then, said
Musser.
He spoke brisily, and without glance at
the grieved and lowering faces of the sur
rounding mothers who had. before, been
all smiles.
THE boys is over there, Mr.. Musser,
called a woman. and he moved long.
And there's the prettiest boy, ne sa.o'
still glibly.
The mothers of these two lucky infants
advanced gurgling with delight and so en-
gagged the temporary baby experts beneVo-
lent attention that he did not even look at
the faces of the astonished and indignant
group whose children had been passed al
most without a glance. Another thing which
quite escaped him was an expressive shfus
of Retsey Bobbin'S shoulders "a qulck
glance at the two happy mothers mad
shown Ter that they Were not looking at
herr and the sarcastic smile of increduiouS
amaZement which she distributed indiscr4m-
inately among the population sources who
had been disappointed by the decision OF
the Judge They both Wee there, however,
and they convinced each mother in that
discounted congregation that Betsey BOD
bin knew just what a fool Jake Musser
was and that if she had had her way,
things would have been quite fferent.
@Thus the wicked Betsey guided MuSSef 5
feet among the slippery places-taklng
care to see that those they trod on were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

own against the maritime nations of the
world. The Cronstadt canal is his outlet to
that harbor.
The Ditch the Kaiser Dug.
On the other side of the Baltic is the big
ditch the kaiser dug. Emperor Wilhelm
III is the Peter the Great of Germany. He
needed a short cut for his men-of-war out
to the ocean, and he made the Kiel canal.
This reduced the time from sea to sea al
most two days, and it has, for all practical
purposes made the Baltic a German lake.
The kiel canal is sixty miles long, and
II cost when completed about S40.o0O.O00.
In time of war it will be closed to outside
nations, but today merchant vessels can
pass to and fro through it. This canal is
wider and deeper than most ship canals.
1t is seventy feet broad at the bottom and
Of thirty feet draft Our great ocean
steamers grow larger from year to year.
Many of the biggest boats could not now
pass through the Canal of Suez, and a
canal which is to be built for all time
should be thirty or more feet in depth.
About thirty thousand vessels pass
through the KEEL canal every year. When
l visited it a few years ago a great German
gunboat was just coming out, and several
men-of-war were ready TO start through on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11
ALL HAD TAILS,
But We're Not on Sale at the Dry
Goods Counter.


Some women make me dead tired said
the sales duchess with the twelve-inch
pompadour. as she, stood behind the pat
tern counter.
Say, wish you'd write G little piece I'm
going to speak to you, and put 1t In your
paper It's about the fool things these Wo-
men trot in here and gurgle for It'd make
a cat cross-eyed tc get next to them when
they go paving over the stuff and then toss
their heads and trot along in sort of I'm
the -only-thng in -the-business style. I've
got a cinch over some of the other sales
ladies, though cause they have to ask
here for what they want, and they can
make ne open the package either. The pic
ture of the garment is printed on every
pattern, and if they don't like it they can
Scoot along. But some OF EN- certainly
make me tired.
There was one of em in here today. She
had two others with her, but they We're all
right cause they didn't open their mouths
until she had made her break and then
they laughed at her and she made d
naughty turn toward the door, an III bet
a bunch of vi'lets she don't speak to either
of 'em for a whole day at least Well as
l was sayin', the bunch sashayed In here
and up she waltZes to my counter. She
gave me the frozen face stare and put on
all the English she had ever read in those
'were-a -dollar-fifty- eighteen-cents nov
els over on the book counter.
"IIave you any with tails? she gurgled
IT looked real sassy-like and stepped up
onto box so as to show her that her
French heels didn't make bit of difference
in our heights, and pretended to not know
what she was talking about.
Sure I says. I've got six
Let me see EN- she says to me, real
naughty again.
They're at home with their mother,
says 1, giving her the real innocent stare
'.'INhat do you mean?' says she, with a
real vou-nay-kiss- the-royal- tone.
Kittens says l. They're at home with
their mother You just ought to see EN-
They're the cutest things ever
well you'd ought to seen her grab her
skirt and dart along. The other girls
laughed and followed her, while / just
looked astonished and watched her till She
got out Do you know what she wanted
You don't? Well, I'm not surprised. She
wanted a shirt waist pattern with tails
hanging down behind. You know the kind
Say, put that little piece in your paper,
won't your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11
Marshfeld.


From the Philadelphia Ledger.
1t is proposed to convert the old Daniel
Webster farm at Marshfield into a public
reservation A bill authorizing an expen-
diture of 100000 for the purpose is pend.
ing in the Massachusetts Legislature, and,
inasmuch as there no opposition to
the measure at the hearing before the Leg
islative committee to which the matter was
referred 1t is assumed that the bill will
pass. Public interest in the home of the
great statesman shows no waning. It la
particularly attractive to tourists from the
middle, southern and western states who
visiting New England in increasing
numbers in the summer. The Webster farm
included originally about 1902 acres. Of
which all but about 200 acres were sold off
by Webster's heirs. The present owner
w. A. Hail. bought back what he could OF
the original tract, and now holds 1000
acres TIE house occupied by Webster
was destroyed by fire but there are num-
Der of smaller buildings standing which
were on the place when he was alive. Many
of the trees planted by him remain M-
Hall has collected number of interesting
Webster relics, among them the old coach
in which the famous statesman used to
ride from Marshfeld to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11
::BetSey Bobbin:
,; 80; { \ 81 Politician
E|nTf>C1T f.n By EDWARD MARSHALL

save the country with our smokin' and our
ckinnin. Then the judge'll git to work and
settle all disputes 10 the merit of the
youngsters. Then. Jake and l will hunt
the dodgin clans"
Who's gon' to be jedge at the baby
show" asked Sam Bull, in loud and anX-
ious tone.
This had been prearranged, but none
knew it save Cooper and his Guestioner
A shrewd twinkle came into Coopers eyes,
and then a look of lamb-like innocence
smoothed out the wrinkles in his rugged
c0untenance.
Why said he. right pleasantly, I've
been afraid that Jake would feel sighted
and think that | was lettin' political cam
paigns affect my cordially toward him I'M