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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
A Noble Charity.

The late w. H. Elsinger, one Of the
proprietors of the Golden Rule store in
st. Paul, left much Of his fortune to
charities-some Of private nature, but
much in the shape Of requests to public
institutions. In addition to gifts to es-
tablished charities Mr.. Elsinger planned
new charity such as he felt was needed
and left $4,000 to start it. The plan
he had in mind was the establishment
of a rescue home for children to be
built somewhere between the two cities
and to be managed by the Salvation
Army The deceased together with his
brother, who survives him, had long
worked on the plans for this charity
and had an expectation that finally
100000 would be devoted to complet-
ing the detail Of the scheme and putting
it in working operation. .....
The Rescue home Included in its scope
the caring for children Of those who are
obliged to 60 out to service or to take
employment in factories or shops. AS
every one realizes one Of the greatest
obstacles In the way Of mothers who
have been left without their natural
support and are obliged to rely on their
own exertions Is the problem Of the
care Of the children in their absence.
The plan Of Mr.. Elsinger contemplates
the solution of this puzzle by the es-
tablishment Of temporary home for
the children. It did not contemplate
the REIMBURSEMENT by the mothers of
their claim upon the little ones nor a
permanent separation, but the proper
care for the children during the mother :
necessary absence. The charity, thus
does not come in conflict with any 9th.
er, but seeks a field which is covered
by no other at the present time.
The idea Of such charity immedi.
ately strikes one as being both practi
cal and sound and the right kind Of
charity, since it contemplates help to
those who are already trying to heir
themselves. It is to be hoped that Mr.
Elsinger's noble idea Will be put in
practical use very soon. 3
Your Uncle Shelby Cul1on, candidate
for the senate, thought 1t would be q
good idea to shelve one of his competi.
tors by appointing him to the interstate
commerce commission. Your uncle seems
to have obtained his own consent and
the consent Of the rival to this amicable
arrangement. but he totally overlooked
the fact that the president had not beer
consulted. When he arrived at the White
House to take up the subject in a sena.
torial courtesy sort of way he found
that the president had promised the jot
to democrat out in California. Their
for the first time senator made mo.
ton 70 curtail debate. It consisted II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Life insurance magnates are threaten
ing to retaliate by publishing the names
and amounts received Of every individual
in the country who has blackmailed
them. The country would freely give IS
to get hold Of this list Of names with
specifications.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

The Atlanta Constitution has uncov-
cred a frightful monopoly that is eating
away at the heart of the south. Three
big railroads entering Atlanta use the
same terminal station, from and to which
only the Atlanta Baggage and Car COM
pany may carry the trunks and grips and
bundles of the travelling public. The re-
suit Of this monopoly is the maintenance
OF robber rates. Tha- Constitution calls
this trust as "merciless, inexcusable and
rapacious' as any spawn of special privi-
lege ever permitted to exploit suffering
people. The Special privilege" does not
care what your politics is so long as it
has the opportunity to feel your pocket.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Twenty years ago H. w. Shaw, more
widely known as Josh Billings, died at
Monterey, Cal. shaw's life was a sad
one. He had to- write foolish stuff for
money when he, felt that he could do
better
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Admiral Dewey is in favor of heavier
battleships and younger men to- fight
them. There Is limit either way. The
Bennington seems to have been destroyed
and to have cost the United States navy
more lives than the whole Spanish war,
engines in charge Of mere boy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Three-fourths Of the Oregon delegation
in congress has been sentenced to jail
This is not said as fling at Oregon. It
may reflect on states where the delega-
lions are larger and the proportion Of
sentenced members smaller.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Seattle did not want the Christian En-
deavor convention, the papers there
state Endeavor of that character would
probably be wasted in Seattle during the
real estate boom.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Speaking Of the knockers that are al
ways running down their own city, Al
derman Pendergast of Kansas City says:
"You can't saw wood with ham
mer" ."zr..,
There Is deep wisdom In that.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

ure to correct what railroad men would
call excessive competition and that
therefore the conclusion that the gen
eral level Of freights has risen during
the period Of consultations is signif-
cant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

A 1o0-pound japanese girl threw q
half-ton masher all over the street by
the jiu-just-as-easy process and then
into court and showed how, it was
done. But would 1t work In a tunnel7
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Those three young Unitarian scoun-
drels, Hale, Elliot and Long. were barred
from the religious federation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

A man named Gwili, Welsh preacher,
has just finished to his satisfaction a
sermon on which he has been engaged
for fifteen years. Wonder If the same
satisfaction will be felt in the pews?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

The charge Of drunkenness against
Captain Taggart was not sustained, It
being amply proved that the captains
capacity had never been reached
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

The usual shortage OF the cranberry
crop, a story due at this time Of year,
is reported. There is, however, a fair
line Of turkeys roosting back Of the
harm -. ~. - ~ .T-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Since the talented authoress Of Rocked
in the Cradle Of the Deep has been ad-
mitted to the hall Of fame, the authoress
Of Beautiful Snow ought to be pro-
sented a neat fall wrap.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

An Oregon county, Mo-, paper is run
ming serial it calls "A Description of
He'll" The st. Louis city council is
said to be furious.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Plattsmouth, Neb., is organizing an
antichicken thief vigilance committee.
Tar and feathers first and the courts
atterward are the proposed remedies
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
CIVIC PRIDE
Detroit Journa

Detroit Journal.
with characteristic civic pride Chicago
insists that her own insurance company
ii lust as rotten as any Of them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

TO get good Job in the Mutual Life
it was only necessary either to cure some
section Of the McCurdy family or to
elope with it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

If the author Of Everybody Works
But Father makes 100000 out Of his
song, as predicted, it is certainly the
Haul Of fame.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

AS the facts about other insurance
companies come out young Mr.. Hyde be-
gins to feel that he was but an amateur.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Secretary shaw's scheme of elastic cur
rency is all right. but we would like to
see little more elasticity In ton Of
coal. 1E
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
NEVER DID SCARE
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

There is no use In reading the feminine
riot act to Grover Cleveland He will
continue to have his say on that woman
question.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
poDoED sTEFFENs, ANYHOW
Kansas City Times.

Kansas City Times.
Tho a grand jury has finally found
them out, the Milwaukee politicians
doubtless point with pride to the wsY
they eluded Lincoln Steffens.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

: The Importance of inviting the presi-
dent to New Orleans is shown in the fact
that the mosquitoes are already thinning
ont
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

France and England meant to Jump on
that Kaiser Wilhelm boy. but not II he
was looking.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

presidents desk and bidding him sad
good morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Jack Bennett, who was playing base
ball on the lot and had to be chased away
when Colonel Stevens laid the founda-
ton for the first house in Minneapolis.
Is In the city handing out information
about Philadelphia, where he now rules
railroads and baseball lore. He protests
against the use Of the word CRATER
as applied to Philadelphia aldermen. He
says graft means where the aldermen
take piece Of the public money, but
in Philadelphia, where they take it all,
the expression is inapplicable.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
HOW EDISON SAVES MONEY

The yellow peril-Billy Hearst--is run
ming for mayor Of New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

A New York insurance paper de-
nounces "''the reptile press 20 I'VE seen
our duty" etc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
LADIES vExED AT GROVER
Detroit Journal.

Detroit Journal.
Honorable Grover Cleveland sfgnalizes
the close of the fishing season by return
ing to his ponderous attack upon the
Women'S clubs and woman suffrage,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Mr.. Hughes now belongs to the nation.
New York keep hands Off.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
Aur,,sta. Ca Herald

Mr.. Edison says he does not assoc
ciate with men whose lives Devoted
to getting money That's probably why
Mr.. Edison has been able to save some
thing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
1T WAS ABOUT DUE
Boston Herald.

Perhaps Joseph Benson Foraker L.
trying to dissemble his love, but why
does he kick the administration down.
I stairs?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

And Mr.. McGraw missed the hall of
fame by three errors and a pop-up fly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Mr.. Calhoun should be called on to in
vestigate the asphalt question in Min
neapolis as web as in Venezuela.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
is IT ON sTRAIoHT7
Chicago New

st. Louis should watch Chicago and
learn how to wear q lid gracefully.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

EAhIS-Journal on file at American Express.
N1 Rue Scribe. and Eagle bureau, Oh Rue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

The Dougherty case reveals a number
Of dummy school directors. Dougherty
not only ran the schools, but he ran the
finances as well or as i'll. It does seem
as tho school boards, while they might
be excused for not keeping a close grip
on the teaching or textbooks, could
never be excused from the duty Of taking
care Of the finances of the schools.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

new YORK oFF1oE-Trtbuna building.
'% D. A. CARROLL, Manager
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

Old Grimes is Dead that good old man
We ne'er shall see him more;
He used to wear long tailed coat
All buttoned down before. ...,.G...
If Grimes the man had been a maid,
He might have had the knack
To Jiu Jitsu that there coat
And button it up the back. Pr.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

AoNDoN-acurnai on Lie at American Express
entee. Waterloo place. and U. S. Express
office, 90 Strand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

SWEDEN-Journal on file at American Legation
6 Stockholm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

CHICAGO oFF1CE-rribune building.
W. Y. PERRY, Manager.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

All papers are continued until an explicit order
b received for discontinuance and until all ar
rearages are paid. ... IL.
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on file nj American consul
ate, Christfania.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

PUBLICATION OFFIOE-Minneapoiis, Atnn.,
Journal building, 47-40 Fourth street 8.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

WASHINGTON oFF1CE-W. w. Jermane, chtei
Of Washington Bureau. 901-902 Colorado build
Ing. Northwestern visitors to Washington In
vited to make use Of reception-room, library
stationery, telephone and telegraph facilities
Central location, Fourteenth and streets NV
Copies OF The Journal ana northwestern news
papers on ale,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

sT. PAUL oFFICE-42o Endicott building. Tele-
phone N. W. Main $50.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28
By Paul De LaneY
Huthor Of Lord the DESERT" Oregon Sketches.a
sa and other Pacific Coast Stories

went down at seal" muttered Seadog.
Another smile lit up the countenance
OF Ringwold. He placed his hand over
the heart of seadog again. He played
with the man as would cat play with
a mouse. But the feeble little fellow
looked more like the mouse and the
PROSTATE form of the wealthy fisher
man resembled that of q giant, in COM
palison.
sold Ringwold has his eyes, but he
is not the man. No, he is not the
nan!' spoke out seadoS in plain
words.
Again the grizzled old man smiled
almost to a stage villains chuckle.
Mrs. seadog turned pale. Young Sea-
dog was mystifed. T.. ......
RingwoId slowly bent his body until
he could place his mouth near seadog's
ear. He spoke in an ordinary tone of
voice:
Charlie, you neglected to sweep out
this morningi"
Seadog opened his eyes as if by mag
ic. He gazed into the face of Ring
void for moment and then exclaimed:
"Nelse Saarels, druggist to the
czarp'
"Yes, and back from Siberia and on
to America that he might compel
Charles seadog to render an account
ing!" fairly Missed the old man.
The meeting was too much for the
strength of either. seadog fell into a
silent relapse and old Ringwold drop
ped across his body in hysterical fit.
1t was then that young seadog called
to neighbor and sent him to the ball
room for aid.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28
Better Precedent,

The Punkville Debating Society was
in regular session, and G. Watkins
Squirting was making an earnest plea
ON the affirmative side of the question,
Resolved, That mans every act is the
result of selfish motive"
II go further than that, Mr.. Presi-
dent" he said. About three fourths
OF the things man does are because
he's enyious of what somebody else
does. The pin-headed speaker that
had the floor last on the other side
ned like a pirate when he said-''
Here the president of the society
raped on the desk.
1.-The gentleman must not use such
language as that" he said.
why notW
Because it isn't parliamentary"
sit may not be parliamentary, Mr..
President" vociferated Mr.. G. Wat
kins Squirting, loosening his collar and
rolling up his sleeves, "but by gum,
it's congressional"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28
(To he continued)
Samples of His Voice,


This is marvellous age we live in, -
said a theatrical manager, land its
marvelousness was brought home to
me forcibly last week.
Il had written to a French tenor
and asked him what he would take
to come over here and sing next sea-
SON. His reply consisted of a letter
and two cylinders.
will come for five hundred dol
lars a week. the letter said, and
forward in another package samples
or my voice and Of my acting
1.-THE larger cylinder was a phono-
graphic record of one of the mans
solos. The smaller one was a moving
picture film of him singing the solo.
Il took the two cylinders to a deal
er, and one we put in a photograph,
the other in a moving picture ma
chine. Then we darkened the room,
and we started the machine and the
monograph simultaneously. By Jove,
sir, the actor might have been present
personally. There he was on the
screen, walking up and down the
stage and gesticulating, and there was
his voice issuing in sonorous notes
from the big photograph horn. 1 got
from it as satisfactory an idea of the
mans talent as l could have got If
he had visited me-"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28

with hia ilIgotten gainH. OF his accu-
mutations here, his auditors already
knew. He had learned Of the sailing
of sankala's father and mother from
the old country and had found their
names on the ship q register, and know.
Ing that they were dead and having no
knowledge Of tho birth of aankala,
thoughtall trouble from that source
had ended.
When he had completed his story,
which was reduced to writing by Bum
DO, he was completely exhausted, but
the merciless attorney insisted on q
further statement.
'seadog, you are In your right
senses, are you not2"
Yes" came the reply feebly.
lyon realize that the end is APP
proaching2"
Il do" replied the dying man.
You make this statement as your
dying declaration, insisted the tech
nical linn of the law.
81 do"
Well, one moment more, Seadog.
There is still more left undone. You
might as we'll make clean breast of it
while You are at it. You remember
the deed Dan Lapham's father gigned2
Well, I have the evidence ready to
bring action to have it set aside. You
know the old man was drunk and didn't
know what he was doing? You know
there was no money paid and no con-
sideration for deciding the property to
you upon which this town is built?
You remember all Of this, do you not,
seadog? Make clean breast of it, tell
it ali, upon your soul. SeadogI I have
secured the pardon of the half-breed
from the pen and he is ready to testify
to 1t all. 1t is true, is it, not seadog,
upon your soul, upon your soul | /
YES" came faint voice.
Then sign your statement here,
your dying declaration, sign it here,
Seadog, as you value your chances of
pardon in the next world,"-
Seadog touched the pen already
thrust into his limp hand by the per.
sistent attorney, who also wrote his
name and called upon the captain and
s0A Soon W WAtAess Gue signature.
God be praised!" The faint voice
OF Eingwold was heard, as he made
superhuman effort to raise himself, and
cl&sping sankala in his arms, he whis-
pered "My mission is performed and
justice done at last"
The deathly silence of the room was
only broken by the sobs of the grief
stricken girl, as old Ringwold passed
into the sleep that knows no waking.
Within another hour Charles Sea.
dogs soul had also departed from the
body, and such spirit of gloom hung
over the little fishing village as had
never visited it before.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28
TRAcKLAYINo WHILE YOU WAIT.
UD"tO-DREe Machinery Makes Railroad
Building Easy.

UD"tO-Date Machinery Makes Railroad
Building Easy.
The West is country Of big things,
and railroad building by machinery is
one Of them. Even the roadbed on
which the track rests Is made up by
the steam and horse grader, great
holes filed up to the track level auto
matically, and the ballast to hold the
ties and rails in place distributed in
the same manner. In fact, such has
been the development of mechanical
aids 1t is not an idle boast that with
them two dozen men could span the
continent with band of steel. A few
statistics may give a clearer idea of
the quickness of it all. To put down
sixty feet of track means, of course,
to set in position 120 feet of rails. The
average rail is thirty feet in length,
so that four rails are required to cover
the sixty feet. The track-laying ma
chine has laid 1,1SO such rails in ten
hours. This means the laying of no
less than Ito feet Of track every
hour, or nearly one-third Of a mile.
Yet to accomplish the feat all the ties
must be placed on their beds, and the
rails not only laid upon them, but
fastened to the wood and made ready
for service.
The marvel Of 1t all is the amount
Of manual labor that Is saved by the
genius Of the inventor First come the
scrapers doing all the work Of the hand
shovel, yet two men only are needed
for each machine-one to guide the
horses and the other to adjust the
blade and chute. With the steam
shovel are the engineer and his assist
ant, for the shovel fills and empties it's
scoop into the cars without the touch
of a hand. Compressed air unloads the
cars, but the dirt train usually has
half q dozen men aboard for emergen-
cies, besides the engineer and fireman.
On the track-Iaying train two men
load all the ties on the tie car and one
man moves it to and fro. For boiling
the rails and handling them on the
rollway six men are enough. About
twice as many arrange the ties on the
roadbed and fasten the rails. Add the
locomotive crew and you have the ac-
tual working force. In putting the
finishing touches to the track perhaps
twenty men may be needed after the
ballast train has passed over it
Booklovers' Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28
TRUMPET .cAt.L.a.

Ram'a HORN Sounda . warning Meta
Co che Unredeemed.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28
A Others See Ua.

"Old man Green, the grocer, died
early this morning." said the village
editors better half.
"Huh!' exclaimed the local molder
of public opinion, hes been dead for
years."
"Why, William, what do you
mean?" asked his wife in surprise.
Exactly what said, my dear" re-
piled the strenuous knight of the
shears. He never spent a dollar for
advertising, and any man in business
who doesn't advertise is a dead one"
Cincinnati Inquirer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28
Wanted a Pleasant Expression.

MIR. Grumps-Good morning. Do you
take pictures by the instantaneous pro-
cess?
Photographer-Yes, sir.
MIR. Grumps-Well, this Is Mrs.
Grumps' my wife, you know. want
her picture taken.
Photographer-Certainly. But are you
particular about having it instantaneous?
Mr.. Grumps-Qf course. When you
get things ready, tell her .tSS.look Meas.
ant, and then snap off tn Chine be-
fore the expression fades avs You've
gotter be Quicker'n lightning.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28
A Street Oar Napoleon.

Old Gentleman-Tell me, my friend,
why you are so ugly to passengers.
Brutal Conductor-So they'll hate TIL
street car company wot employs me.
See?
"N-o, not exactly"
why, when they hate the company,
they'll just laugh to themselves when
they see me cheatin' TIL company By not
rinSin' up fares. SeaY'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-28
An AlIurinR Sound.

"How did you get your father to let
you take painting lessons?" asked the
first Chicago girl. Il couldn't get mine
interested at all"
Neither could when l talked Of
paints" replied the rich pork packers
daughter, ''but when called them
pigments he cooked up his ears."-
Philadelphia Public Ledger.