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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
The Rich Again Done Up.

The fatuousness Of the rich is again
brought painfully to public notice by
the exposure Of the "Fads and Fan
cieso volume Of notorious New York
publication.
This was to be a magnificent edition,
limited to 100 copies, in which the fads
Of the wealthy were to be embalmed
forever. They paid $1,000 for a page of
adulation and no more copies were to
be issued than would supply one to each
subscriber. A good many people hold that
the victims, in some instances, paid for
the good will Of the publication. and
the suppression Of some unpleasant in
the volume Of fattery and gush. This
at least was the view of one man, who
was approached for subscription, and
on being given irtirnation that his
surmise might be correct countered by
securing the arrest of the solicitor on a
charge of blackmail. The district at
torney then got hold Of the matter, and
is making an investi gation which prom
ises to make a bad quarter Of an hour
for several rich New Workers.
Of course the rich must be protected
from blackmail because it is the crime
that seeks, it's victims among those who
have, but they must not expect in addi-
tion to protection the respect Of the
community. when they show such poor
opinion of themselves as to fall under
the lure of such a transparent money
getting venture. Some rich New York
ers make "Scotty' look respectable.
The Journals flippant suggestion
that men might be lured to church by
serving them the stock quotations piping
hot during the service was not so far out
of the way. A cotton broker who was
drawn on a New York jury claimed he
could not keep his mind on the case un-
less he was allowed to receive the quo
tations and thus learn whether he was
going up or going down. The judge ad.
mitted the point and the slips were regu-
larry delivered to him. The attorney fol-
the defense made no objection, but when
his client was convicted promptly ap-
pealed on the ground Of the misconduct
of the cotton broker. All great reforms
must go thru the period of carping criti.
c1sm and petty opposition.
what is the charge against these
mem" asked the judge as the accused
were brought before him. ....
Il originally Intended said the dis
trict attorney, ''to bring a charge O
counterfeiting against them, but since
} their arrest, having learned that they are
old offenders and dangerous men, I shall
J. withdraw the indictment and ask them tt
plead to more heinous offense. I charge
them. now with 81 disturbing tainted
money" The prisoners wilted and begged
to be allowed to plead guilty to counter
feiting, which the court graciously per
mttted them toAdo. ~ :. III *
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
ADJUSTMENTS
Balloon Trips at Wonderland.

Sensational balloon ascensions and par
achute leaps are to be feature at Won
derland during the latter half Of the
week. Tomorrow. night and Friday night
Professor R. Thompson, an aeronaut of
considerable reputation, will make ascen-
sions from the grounds at los o'clock. AS
he goes up into the sky his way is lighted
by fireworks display, well as his de-
scent to earth in a parachute. Professor
Thompson is to make ascensions both af-
ternoon and evening on Saturday and
Sunday.
A fine display of PAINS fireworks last
night pleased the big crowd at the park.
An accident the old mill machinery put
that device out Of commission, but it was
reported at noon today that repairs had
been made so that voyages on its sub
terranean canal can be taken this after
noon as usual
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
WANT DAM REMOVED
Aitkin People Complain of the One at
Brainerd.

Aitkin county residents are prepar-
ing q petition to congress asking for
removal of the Brainerd dam. The peo-
pie claim that this dam is the cause
of the high water and flooding of their
lands, and that it does more damage
canal is also favored by the Aitkin peo-
Die. who claim this canal would so
change the course of the river as to
shorten it over fifty miles in places
where it overfows its banks in high
water.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
Demoralizing to Good Govern
r1ent.

They probably don't know it.; they
are probably only influenced by con-
siderations Of friendship, good fellow
ship or the inability to decline to in
tercede when pressed to do so by the
individual most affected; but the peo-
pie who make up these delegations who
are waiting upon the mayor almost
daily in behalf Of this officer who is
to be promoted, or that officer who
was to be reduced, or that other one
who is to be changed to new field, or
the one who is to be dismissed alto
gether-we say, they probably don't
know it, but they are arraying them
selves squarely against all possibility
of discipline and efficiency and are de-
veloping INSTRUMENTATION and democrat
ization of the police force.
The law makes the mayor the head Of
the police department. and makes him
responsible for it's efficiency. Just now
custom and practice seem to be robbina
him Of his authority, without reducing
his responsibility. Such conduct on
the part Of citizens is utterly destruc.
tive of good government. If the mayor
decided to make changes in the police
force presumably he has good reasons
for doing so and the delegations who be-
set him at the solicitation of officers
affected are doing themselves and the
general public serious injury. There is
no excuse for it. The question Of pub
lie interest is not whether this Officer
or that one shall be promoted or re
duced or dismissed, but what is for tn
benefit of the service and what vii
provide for life and property the high
est degree of security.
One section of this city has been dis
'graced repeatedly Of late by outbreak
of lawlessness, and it is the mayor =
business to put a stop to it. To inter
fere with the steps which he takes t.
that end is to array oneself on the sid
Of laWlessness, to tie the mayors hand
in his laudable efforts and to destro,
the discipline and the morale Of tn
police force in that part of the city
We don't believe people who have al
lowed themselves to be used in thi
way want to produce that kind Of a re
suit, but that is the only natural an
possible outcome of their interference
and if the mayor is the man we thin
he is he will not be hampered or influ
enced by pressure of this kind. Whe.
an inefficient officer learns that all b
has got to do to keep his place is t
drag in lot Of his friends to persuad
or threaten the mayor, the police fore
| will be worse than useless.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
SUES FOR LOST FISH
State Seeks to Recover Damages from
Lumber Company.

The state game and fish commission,
in the name of the state of Mime.
sofa, is the plaintiff in a $22,7o0 damage
suit, begun in the Ramsey county dis
trict court, against the Tower Lumber
company. The state asks the above
struction of 5o,o6o,ooo pike spawn dur
ing April, 1905. 1t is alleged that. the
defendant company's logs were driven
down Pike river and allowed to ac-
cumulate near Pike River falls at a
time when the river was full OF fish
going upriver to spawn. The company
was notified not to obstruct the river
at the falls, but the warning was not
needed. Logs by the thousand were
allowed to collect and later to go down
all the spawning pike.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

ties have you on hand p" Just 1892"
replied the foreman, pretending to con-
suit menora nd,nl Anticipating that
Mr.. Hill would fash this information as
his own further UP the road when he met
the superintendent. the foreman went
into the little station and wired: IF the
old man tells you we have 1892 ties on
hand. agree with him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

character Of it's progressive people and
the achievements of their Astounding en-.
ergy. In .The Larger Coast Cities y
are told briefly the histories Of the new
centers Of commerce on the Pacific
coast. G. M. Keys describes THE Con-
test for Pacific Traffic. Other fea-
lures as admirably TT the general pur-
pose of the number.
..sport for Sports Sake. Ralph
D. Paine's "The Spirit Of School and
College Sport" in the August Century,
says:
Despite its heavy handicaps, however, more
Of .'sport for sports sake" can be infused into
American rowing. But the path to betterment In
this most delightful and beneficial of skilled
pastimes will be blocked so long it is wholly
in the hands of professional coaches. to whom
sentiment Is an incongruous element in their
| business which is to teach crews to win races
and to gain nothing else. The worst fault of the
professional coaching system is that it adds
fuel of its own to the tense eagerness to win
that inspires the American youth in the worlt
Of sport The whip and spur are applied where
the curb Is needed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
MERELY NATIONAL

certain pompous individual from the
state of Massachusetts, was strutting
about the capitol at washington, A west
ern senator said to Senator Hoar:
"Who is that person.
THAT" responded Hoar, sis General B..
of my state"
Does he cut as wide a swath in Massa-
chusetts as he does in Washington"
NO said Senator Hoar, with a merry
twinkle. mo. General BIS reputation is
purely national"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
NEW ENGLAND FARMING
cleveland plain Dealer

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A New England editor in a sage disser-
tation on the crops remarks that haying
is now In full blast. This must be the
sort of haying they do on one of those
rocky Massachusetts farms, where the
seed has to be crowded down between the
boulders with a putty knife.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
cT,EAR LIGHT ON RANKING,

CLEiAh LlTf1I yin -DtANn4N0.-fA
book which clearly sets forth the ma
ture Of legitimate banking in sharp dis
tinction from that Of financing the
etc, and one which the common people
can understand, ought to meet with a
hearty welcome and a large sale. Such
a book is that Of DR.. F. A. Cleveland
on The Bank and the Treasury.
After clear exhibit Of what COM
contains i brief but clear discussion Of
our " American System of Currency and
Banking 'ENational Credit-Money
and the National Bank, "'The Demand
for a Sound and Elastic System of
Bank Credit, - tFThe Relation of Bank
Capitalization to the Problem of Elias
ticity,'' T'The Public Control of Com
mercial Banks" etc. Then certain de-
fects of the national banking law are
pointed out, discussed and the nature OF
the remedy indicated.
The book is a clear and strong dis
cussion of the subject, and, tho one may
differ from some Of it's conclusions, 1t
has the merit of making clear the points
at issue and leading to healthy opinions
where most people have only very
ssfoggy notions which they mistake
for real opinions. For example, It peo-
pie clearly appreheTded and held by the
authors idea of the true nature and
purpose Of commercial banking, we
should not have to read such failures
as we do, and there would probably De
no "bankers' row" in our state no
tels'' for offenders against law.
Longmans, Green & Co., New York.
..'- 1.SO net.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
James ]. Hill looms among the subscrib-

+ James j. Hill looms among the subscrib-
ers to "Fads and Fancies." Heretofore
Mr.. Hills fads have been exact knowl-
edge Of his business in all its branches
and his fanctes have been that his en-
ployees should anticipate the questions he
was about to ask. There is told a story
which illustrates this fad Of the railroad
magnate: It ought perhaps to appear in
the book. Mr.. Hill stepped off his car
at a point where construction was going
on and asked the foreman, How many
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

Various improvement associations are
about ready to wipe out the park board,
viewing the process as coming under the
head of improvement, no doubt. It is
possible the park board could be improved
and perhaps this is the way to do it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

s A New Jersey man has been left sew
eral hundred thousand dollars on the
condition that he does not drink any al
coholic liquors for three years. He will
remove to North Dakota and drink soda
water.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
A Plot for a Novelist.

Steffens, nor any OF the eager writer's
of political fiction, have conceived
better plot than that which is credited
to Governor Odell of New York. The
denouement is said to- explain the re-
sudden abandonment by Mr.. Odell of
his yearning to expose the shipbuilding
trust. Trusts are not afraid Of gov
ernors. This one was particularly
chummy with Governor Odell and it
induced him to invest, under promise of
great profit, $4,000. The governor
was no sooner in than he saw he had
been fooled. The shipyard trust was a
failure and a fraud.
Had he been private citizen he
would have swallowed his disappoint-
ment and taken his loss like man who
had bet on a poor hand and been called.
But Odell was not that kind of man.
He shouted loud and angrily for the
return Of his money. Above his shout
ings could be heard the laughter Of the
promoters-they never gave back, not
even to governors. Why should govern
ors get back9> Did not Prime Minister
Gladstone get bitten on confederate
bondsg Governors get back! Govern
ors be Vanderbilted!
But this was not an ordinary gov
ernor. This one thought and thought,
and then he started a suit and told the
promoters laughed, but this time the
governor laughed, too. He knew what
| the suit was for.
The legislature was about to meet.
Governor Odell had heard that there
was to be a United States senator
elected to succeed Depew. He had
pledged himself to Depew, but that was
before the suit. Circumstances alter
cases and also political pledges. Gov
ernor Odell was now convinced that Mr.
Black should be the senator, and ac-
cordingly put him up. The Depew PEG.
pie went to see him, and after while
Governor Odell announced that he had
concluded that Depew should, in JUS
tlce, have another term. DepeW was
elected and curiously enough, about the
same time Odell abandoned the suit
against the shipping trust and refused
to have anything more to do, with the
reporters, who were coming to him fol
hot interviews .on what he would do tt
4 Those robbers. y
The big insurance companies were
deep in the ship trust scandal. and die
not want it exposed. Depew was deer
in the confidence and the games of the
insurance companies They had every
reason to want the Odell suit dropped
and it was dropped. Depew had every
reason to seek Governor Odell's sup
5|port, and he got it. The senatorshi1
and the suit may have collided some
4 where.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

1.-THE average person should live to be
12o years old,'' says}Dr. Liston H. Mont
gomery of Chicago, who favors the estab-
a real doctor at its head seated in the
presidential cabinet. No doubt this would
tend to the longevity Of the race, espe-
cially among the doctors who were wait.
ing to be called to the cabinet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

deposits just doubled in twenty years.
The showing made by these states of
the so-called middle west is signifcan
as showing that the star Of empire in
its progress westward has found an
abiding place for a time at least. She
seems to have paused to attend to the
development Of this empire Of the Mis-
sissippi valley.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

Senator Mitchell is to pay a fine of
$1,000 and undergo six months penal ser
vitude The latter will be just like sit
ting on conference committee at the
end Of the session.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

so you are Chinese prince" re
marked the immigration officer. may ]
ask what prince you are?''
Use the plince of coolies" rejoined
the immigrant as his feet struck Ameri-
can soil.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

The city directory says there are 279,-
900 Of us: the census says there are
261,OOO Of us. Anyway there are a lot
Of us, and we are all looking for the
St: Paul returns. Where are they2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26
a CHANCE FOR SOME COLLEGE
Providence Journal.

Our American universities have been
resorting to various advertising methods
of late. Some Of these days one of them
may strike great name and reputation
for itself by refusing to confer degree
upon anybody.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

It doesn't make so much difference as
to basis for representation so long as
the PEOPLE are fully represented. Il
the next republican state convention is
run by the people instead of by politi
clans, who have an ak to grind, the cleo.
ton of a republican governor will be
easy.-Northield News.
Let's see; who did run the last con
VentiOn, anyway? - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

Since the Wallace incident the presi-
from the tropics with care. Governor
Carter of Hawaii, who wanted to resign,
has just been sent home to resume work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

Hamilton Wright, misguided youth
who has written 325 illustrated articles
about California, is claiming the belt as
a press agent. He ought to have it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

With saghalien captured, Linevitch
surrounded, vladivostok invested, it
only remains for Komura and party to
make ring around the rosy about M.
WHITE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

I The wolf bounty law has cost Mime
sofa last year $4,000 without any allow
ance for Minneapolis hunts IN PeaseviIle
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

After all, Heinze does not have fifty
seven varieties OF success with the law.
He gets about as many reversals as YER
diets.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

Reports from Japan indicate that the
elder statesmen consider yladivcstok a
good investment. iss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

An excited tourist who found two
streaks Of rust fenced in tried to ruin
the crops OF the Red River valley
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

Wouldn't It be terrible II black rust
should set in on the s---- IS circulation?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

PARIs-Journal on file at Eagle bureau, 50 Rue
CambOn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

What poor humanity would do with
out such inspirations is source Of
wonder, illogical and imbecile tho they
often seem. There is more wisdom in
them than we give them credit for.
They serve, at least sometimes, to offset
tn errors Of our authorizations, which
very often ought to be spelled rattyo-
cinations. Such was the case, at least,
with Miss Bellard IS deductions from
the mess of couple number two.
Mr.. Howells tells his story with that
precision and sureness Of diction which
make his writing, in fiction or essay, a
delight to read.
Harper & Brothers, New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

LONDoN-Journal on file at American Express
office 8 Waterloo place. and U. s. Express
Office 90 Strand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

Norway and Sweden are nearing the
point with-pride and view-with alarm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

DENMARK-Journal on file at q. 8. Legation.
St. PAUL oFFICl42O Endicott building. Tele.
phone. N. ". Main 23O.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

TELEPHONE-Journa1 has private switchboard
for both lines. Call No. on either line and
call for department you wish to speak to. 3,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

NEW YORK OFFICE. Tribune building.
a. D. A. CARROLL, Manager
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

CHICAGO OFFICE. Tribune building,
,Ha w. Y. PERRY. Manager.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

FAST SIDE OFFICE-Ccntral avenue and Sec
ond street. Telephone. Main No. Q.
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ALI papers continued until an explicit order
Is received for discoDtinuance and until all ar
rearages paid.
. PUBLICATION po1is Mimi,
Journal building. 47-49 Fourth street 8.
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Up to Is pages NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. cent
Up to SO pages .....,...2 cents
DID to 81 pages 8 cents
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-12-09

For SALE:-A twin engine s by
10. Good as new, worth $500.
Write J. E. MERCER.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-12-09
From President Roosevelfs
Message.
From

TT is matter of unmixed sat-
isfaction once more to call atten-
ton to the excellent work of the
pension bureau; for the veterans
of the civil war have a great
err claim upon us than any other
class of our citizens. To them,
first of all among our people. hon.
or is due.
Seven years ago my lamented
predecessor, President McKin-
ley, stated that the time had
come for the nation to care for
graves of the confederate dead.
I recommend that the congress
take action toward this end. The
first need is to take charge of the
graves of the confederate dead
who died in northern prisons.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-12-09
Administrators Sale.

Georgia Irwin County.
By virtue of an order OF the
Court of Ordinary of said county,
granted at the December term,
1905, will be sold before the court
house door of said county on the
first Tuesday in January next,
within the legal hours of sale, the
following property of the estate
of John G. Hochstedler, deceased
to-wit: Lot number Four (4) in
Square number Three CD in
Block mum Der Seven CD in the
City of Fitzgerald, Irwin County,
Ga, also the following tracts or
parcels of land lying and being
in Irwin County, State of Georgia
Twenty Acre Tracts numbers
Forty-fve Hundred Eleven ash
Forty-fve Hundred Sixteen
(4516) Forty-fve Hundred Sewn
teen (4517) and Ten Acre Tract
mum Der Twenty-eight Hundred
Sixty-trec (2863) also the follow
ing tracts or parcels of land ly-
ing and being in the Counties of
Irwin and Wilcox. State of Ca,
Twenty Acre Tracts numbers
Forty-four Hundred Eighty-six
(4486) Forty-four Eighty"seven
(4487) aud Ten Acre tract num-
Der Thirty-one Hundred Eight
(31OS). Said tracts or parcels
of land being a portion of the
American Tribune Soldiers Col
ony Company Domain.
Terms cash,
Alex A. Harvey. Administra-
tor Estate John G. Hochstedler.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-12-09
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Inauguration of Sleeping Car
Service. Daily Trains Nos. 81
and "a Between Jacksonville
and Orlando, Fla.

To Tickets Agents, Passenger Repre- :
sentatives, Conductors and Con-
nections;
This is to advise that effective De-
cember 1st, 1905, sleeping car service
will be inaugurated between jack
sonville and Orlando, Fla, on trains
Nos Il and 81 daily.
First car leaving Jacksonville, Fla.
(Southbound) train No. 81, Deem.
Der 1st, connecting at Wildwood, Fla.
with train No. 231.
First car leaving Orlando, Fla,
(Northbound) train No. 234, Dec. I'd,
1895, connecting at Wildwood, Fla,
with train No. "a.
The following assignment as space
will apply:
SOUTH; BoND-Jacksonyille, Fla.
all space.
NORTH BoUND-O Orlando, Fla. All
space.
Oars opersted In this line will be
1o-seetion Drawin-room. Smoking
room cars.
EDWARD F. Cost,
End Vice. Pres.
CHAs. B. RYAN,
Gen. Pass. Agt.