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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
1.-THE Stock Advance"

To the Editor of The Journal.
In T he Journal of the 18th in
slant appears an editorial on 1.-THE Stock
Advance and I cannot but agree with
you in the comments on the general fnan-
cial condition. But, in selecting the
Union Pacific as type of apparent in
fation of value, T think you have been
stances in which the great advance has
been more than justified by the dividend
paying power Of the stock -.
The outstanding stock Of the Union Pa
cfic is 223, 100000, upon which a dividend
of 81 per cent was paid in 1900, since
which time the dividends have been 4
per cent. Besides these dividends there
was set aside for improvements $1,000, 900
in 1901, 100000 each in 1902 and 1908,
and $3,55O,OO0 in 1904. There was also
carried to the surplus fund more than
sufficient to have paid an additional 4 per
cent on the $123. 100000 common stock.
AS is we'll known the Union Pacific is
heavy holder of stock in the Northern
Securities company. For two years the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
have been prohibited, by the injunction Of
the federal court, from paying any divi-
dends on stock held by the Northern Sc
curities company. For some months past
it has been certain thata in short time
the stocks held by the Northern Securities
company must be distributed. 1t mat
tered not whether Mr.. Hill or Mr.. Harri-
man was victorious in the litigation sub
sequent to the decision Of the supreme
court, the result must be an enormous in-
crease in the earning power Of Union Pa
cffic stock. That company will receive
stocks of the par value Of $S2 00O, 900,
earning annual dividends of Z per cent.
Immediately upon the return Of this stock
to the Union Pacific the two years divi-
dends which have accumulated, aggregat-
ing s11,000,00O, will be paid. This sum
is equivalent to dividend Of nearly 10
per cent on the common stock of the
Union Pacific.
The earnings of the Union Pacific sys-
tenn without any income from the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific stocks
which it holds. are sufficient to pay div
idend of per cent on it's preferred and
common stocks, provide ample funds for
improvements, and still leave an immense
surplus for contingencies. It's revenue
from Great Northern and Northern Pacific
will approximate $5,500,O00 annually, a
sum sufficient to pay 5 per cent addi-
tional on it's common stock or per cent
in all.
The stocks of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific have been enhanced i'll
value SO per cent since the formation of
the Northern Securities company. AS
the owner Of $4,000, 0C0, par value of
those stocks, the Union Pacific has been
greatly benefited by the advance, and it
is but natural that the result is a market
price of $135 for Union Pacific stock. But,
leaving out the question of the increase
in the market value of the stocks held
and viewing the stock of the Union Pacific
from the standpoint of dividends alone,
surely when a railroad company can nav
dividends of 8 per cent it cannot truth
fully be cited as an Indication that our
country is going upon permanent } per
cent basis. IN. O. Larkins.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

for any contingency in the rush for rec
ord.
In the engineering world locomotive
building was one popular among
hustlers until the Grand Eastern rail-
way turned out an engine in nine hours
and forty-seven minutes, in 1891, and
set up splendid record.
Now the most popular phase Of hust-
ling has taken the form of a Titanic
game of "bridge' that eliminated in a
structure 906 feet long, crossing the
Raritan river and the Delaware and
Raritan canal, in New Jersey, being
moved by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company on the new abutments in the
brief time of 81a minutes.
shoe production Of late years. For a
Paris exhibition of several years ago a
pair of lady's boots were made in the
presence Of a notary public, who timed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

the performance, in twenty-four
minutes, by utilizing the services of
ffty-seven different operators and for
ty-two machines that proceeded to con-
vert twenty-six pieces of leather,
fourteen pieces of cloth, twenty-four
buttons, twenty-four buttonholes, eighty
tacks, twenty nails, two box toes, two
steel shanks and twenty yards of thread
into dainty pair Of lady's footgear in
the time mentioned. Nobody went to
sleep over the operation, but since this
feat was accomplished the hustlers of
Lynn, Mass, have performed like feat
in thirteen minutes.
Lord Tennyson is reported to have
told DR.. Butler of Cambridge that he
wrote "Crossing the Bar" in ten
minutes.
Sir F. c. Burnam is believed to have
written his famous burlesque of "Di-
plomacy' in five hours.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
STATE PRESS AND LEGISLATURE.

Albert Lea Times.-A bill which every
body desires should pass the legislator
and be enacted into law is one to prohibit
the operations Of bucket shops. Each
year these gambling Institutions take hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars Of illegiti-
mates gains from the pockets Of the pub
lie. They foster speculation and gam
bling, place temptation in the way Of the
young and those entrusted with the funds
Of other persons. bring heavy losses and
ruin and in some cases, shame and dis
grace to many communities and homes
| There is no excuse whatever for their ex-
istence and every reason why they should
be closed up.
Lester Prairie News.-The News hopes
that the legislature will kill the bill
that was introduced to increase the terms
Of all county officers to four years 4
good and efficient officer seldom has any
trouble in getting re election, while
even two years Is too long for the public
to be pestered with a disagreeable and in
efficient official
Renv1lle Star-Farmer.-There is a bill
before the legislature putting the iniaui-
tous slot machines outside the pale of
the law. The effect of such law upon
the morals Of a community should promnt
its enactment into law at once
Atwater Press.-With one execution the
senate OF 1908 is the senate OF 1905 Has
=, 1t changed during the past two years.
II not, reform legislation Of any character
Is out OF the question.
Brainerd Arena.-On close examination
the chief objection to the code seems to
pe that considerable Individual tbought
ABOUT what the law ought to be has been
introduced into the code. This authority
was not given the commission and was
entirely wrong. Whole passages of this
matter have been cut out and the COM
m1ttees from both houses have revised
and corrected until they think it is sat
lsfactory, to ALL but the work will be to
convince the other members of this fact
Little Falls Herald.-There is no lack
OF appropriation bills before the lesisls
ture. Ihat Kind of bill is easy to frame.
Buffalo Journal.-The legislatur should
provide some means for eXaminatfo of
private banks, or require that all institu
lions using the word bank must be in
corporated under the state or national
laws. Such law will not be opposed b,,
any private banker who has nothing r.
fear from examinations '>'
Fergus Falls Free Press-A bill has
been introduced in the legislature to nro-
hlplt the affix1ng Of a mustard plaster
without first securing permission from a
| regular physician. When this bill come.
up Tor hnal passage every boy in the state
Will yen his. approval. ....-...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
Let Him BE Chloroformed.
To the Editor of The Journal.

To the Editor of The Journal.
I note with interest the reports of the
mass meeting Monday night in which the
discussion concerning the issuing of
bonds for the securing of pure water for
the city took place.
The comments of the old stole who
pooh-poohs at the idea of dying by ty
phoid poison, and claimed that is just as
well AS any other way, because we must
die some time, seem to indicate that this
man belongs in the class which DR.. Osler
declares should be chloroformed. But the
brave, strong young men, the beautiful
young girls, the promising children that
the world needs, and the faithful, ener-
getic fathers and the patient, painstaking
mothers who must care for them all
such lives are valuable and must be
saved. Z. V. P.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
LAWYERS INVOCATION 70, SPRING.

Whereas, on certain boughs and sprays
Now divers birds are heard to sing,
And sundry flowers their heads upraise,
Hail to the coming Of spring!
The songs of those said birds arouse
The memory of our youthful hours,
AS green as those said sprays and boughs.
As fresh and sweet as those said flowers.
The birds aforesaid-happy pairs
Love. mid the aforesaid boughs. inshrines
In freehold nests; themselves, their heirs,
Administrators and assigns.
0, busiest term Of Cupid's court.
Where tender plaintiffs actions bring
Seasen of frolic and of sport.
Hail, as aforesaid, coming Spring!
-H. II. Browneu.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
Evading Responsibility.

Most members of the Minnesota house
are comparatively new in legislative
experience, but they have already
learned some important lessons. One
of them is to avoid going on record as
often as possible, for some day the rec
ord may be produced against them.
1t was noticeable yesterday, after all
the acrimonious discussion on the CON-
pulsory free textbook bill, that no one
asked for a rollcall. There was an
opportunity, but nearly all the men,
bers were between two fires with their
constituents, and preferred not to an
tagonize either side if possible.
Another and similar lesson has been
learned by some of the committees,
which have formed a habit of sending
bills back to the house "without rec
ommendation. This action is usually
a compromise to avoid fight in the
committee, and to avoid the danger Of
being turned down on the floor of the
house. 1t amounts, however, to saying
that the committee has no opinion on
the bill. The committees are created
for the purpose of saving the time Of
the house, by sitting the good measures
from the bad and disposing of the USE
less or harmful ones. If committees
are going to send all bills back to the
house, they might as we'll be considered
by the whole house in the first instance.
The trainingschool committee has sent
three radically different bills into the
house, each relating to the establish
ment of new training school for girls.
The committee declines to say whether
the school shall be located by the legis-
lature or by the board of control, and
leaves the whole matter to be fought
out in committee Of the whole. In the
same way the railroad committee has
declined to choose between Senator
Stones bill making all mileage books
transferable, and the Ware bill, adding
the feature of 2R-cent maximum
fare. The railroad committee has had
one experience, being turned down on
the MISUNDERSTANDING bill, and does
not care to have it repeated.
1t is no disgrace for committee to
be reversed once in while, and it is
more business-like for committees To
make up their minds on a question one
way or the other, and not plead indif-
ference or ignorance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

This Dunn-Iverson school Of instruction
in law enforcement had another session
last evening. Eleven members of the
house committee which is investigatine
the auditors office We're present, and q
pleasant time was had.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
Wednesday Evening,

come off with dignity. So marked have
boon his failures in thisaline that the
mother of his future daughter-in-law
has been heard to remark that the
prince may be a fool, but he is not so
bad as his father, the emperor, who is
both a prig and bore. Wool! bring
out the moustache wax, and a hundred
cannon-this kind of lese majestic must
stop.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
A SAFER CITY
Nebraska, State Journal.

Nebraska State Journal.
Minneapolis. the proud but once vicious
ly corrupt and misgoverned city, is bid
ding for the distinction Lincoln has long
enjoyed of being clean and wholesome
place for rearing a family. Mayor Jones
Of Minneapolis. has issued an order out
having the slot machines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

The Illinois legislature knows a good
thing when it sees it, as result Of visit
of an investigating committee to the
Minnesota prison. Illinois is about to es-
tablish prison Irvine plant, and provide
work for the now idle convicts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

There is an old story of the Sybilline
leaves which were offered to a certain
Roman person at decent price and he
refused them. Later he bought a less
number Of leaves at a higher price. There
Is something in this myth for Russia ia
ponder. Every day Of war enhances the
price of peace
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

If the Russians are not too mad to sit
down and think calmly they must see
that there is no chance whatever of max
ing good. Even if they should win a.
minor victory or two in the long run it
would profit them nothing. The gates of
empire on the Pacific are closed to the
Russians and they might just as we'll take
that medicine now as six months later,
when it will be a good deal bitterer dose
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
GCADLY!

I'd gladly live the simple life Hs
Gould but get chance to live IT.;
I loathe the dress and dollars strife
Ia gladly live the simple life.
But who would feed and clothe my wifef
Or turn my business on its pivot?
I'd gladly live the simple life
Gould 4 but get chance TO live 1T.
New York Sun.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

Forty-nine minutes and thirty-six sec
onds past noon on Tuesday, March 81 is
the date when spring is supposed to leap
to the front. Keep your roses well COW
cred. - '
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

The official report Of the tobacco trust
shows net profits for 1904 Of ;$22,3o4, 500.
Thus is the blighting hand of predatory
commerce laid on Charles little tobacco
bag and package of cigaret papers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

1t seems as tho Mr.. LOOMS Of the state
department. had earned his rest by break
ing that 3of the president. r. 4%at ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

Reports from Kentucky state that the
Cynthiana grand jury returned 200 in
dictments against the Standard Oil COM
pany. If the boys are going to keep this
up, oil will certainly have to climb.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

Minnesota ought to have an executive
mansion, and we do not know any gov
ernor's wife we should rather see open
it than Mrs. John A. johnson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

The strike on the New York subway
came to an inglorious end. In striking the
men broke their contracts with the road,
The head Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers found that they were
guilty of a breach Of faith, ordered them
back to work and revoked their charter
when they refused to go back. Now the
strike is lost and many of the men have
lost their positions. Moral-Look before
you leap-also before YOU strike.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

If Japan had had the United States SEN
ate to "deliberate'' for her on this oriental
war, the Japanese would now be just
about landing in Korea.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
a NATURAL HALLuclNArloN
Detroit Journal.

An atheist OF Englewood; N j., de-
clares that he has visited heaven" The
hallucination is natural enough for one
who makes his first trip out of New Jer-
s.+5s so
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

The Thirteenth Universal Peace con-
gress report is an interesting document.
1t came to hand the week 200, 900 men
were being officially killed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
.NATIoNAL-NoT PRIVATE
Chicago News.

While it will not remain in session very
long, the senate expects to be able to in
nict some damage upon national inter-
ests. #
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
Foyer Chat,

The engagement Of 1.-THE Isle Of Spice"
at the Metropolitan will end with to-
nights performance. Tomorrow night and
the remainder of this week, with matinee
Saturday, Mildred Holland will present
her new play, 1.-THE Triumph Of an En-
press" in which she impersonates Cath
crime the Great Of Russia.
Kathryn Osterman, the coincidence who
began her engagement. at the Orpheum
while suffering from a severe attack Of
laryngitis, has SO far recovered as to
give her sketch "Emma's Dilemma" with
something of her natural vivacity.
The bill at the Unique this week seems
to please the ladies and children. Among
its features is the Busch Family, includ-
ing the two Busch children, who do re-
markable work. The bill also included
tress that has ever appeared in Mime
apolis, little Connie Ray.
Lovers of the melodrama find enjoyment
in 1.-THE Factory Girl a the Bijou this
week.
Buster Brown next week at the Bijou
is expected to make a new record. Re-
ports from other cities say it is a great
matinee attraction and often matinees
have been given every day. The Bijou
management is considering the extra
matinee proposition. .."
Interest attaches at this time to Lord
Chumley'' which the Ferris stock COM
pany is playing at the Lyceum this week.
as E. H. Southern, for whom the play was
written, has just given its rights to Cecil
De Mile son of one Of the authors, who
was a baby when the fine comedy was
written. De Mile will star in the play
next season. .r'. ...-tt-...! s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
PLENTY OF THEM HAVE II
.Nnu, Vnn1r Drnrs

VIEW. I Ork Press. n
A boy would have to have lot OF
nerve to have the good opinion of himself
that his mother has Of him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

Even fourteen years for Mrs. Chadwick
will not put it back
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

Lovers of the melodrama find enjoyment
in 1.-THE Factory Girl'' at the Bijou this
week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15
HARRIS DICKSON MADE A JUDGE

Harris Dickson. the author of 1.-THE Raw
anels'--a novel Of mystery and love in
the. south today, which J. r. Lippincott
will publish fmn1ediately-has just been
elevated to the bench of his city. Vicks-
burg, Miss. Mr. Dickson has been widely
known as a successful young lawyer, as
well as novelist and writer on the sub
,ject of law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

Fergus Falls Free Press-A bill has
been introduced in the legislature to pro-
hib1t the affixing Of a mustard plaster
without first securing permission from q
regular physician. When this bill comes
up 1or nnai passage every boy in the state
will yell his approval
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

On file at American Express
Office, Waterloo place. and U. 5. Express
Office, 30 Strand.
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DENMARK-Journal oa file at U. 8. Legation.
ST. PAUL oFFICE42o Endicott building. Tele-
phone. N. W. Main 23O.
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Renville Star-Farmer.-There is a bill
before the legislature putting the iniaui-
tous slot machines outside the pale of
the law. The effect of such a law upon
the morals OF a community should prompt
its enactment into law at once.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

eAR1s-Jourral on file at Eagle bureau. So Rue
Canbon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

Little Falls Herald.-There is no lack
OF appropriation bills before the legisla-
ture. That kind of bill is easy to frame
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

Atwater Press-With one exception the
senate OF 1908 is the senate OF 1905 Has
II changed during the past two years?
If not, reform legislation of any character
Is out Of the question.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-15

CHICAGO OFFICE, Tribune building.
W. Y PERRY. Manager.
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EAST SIDE oFF1CE-Central avenue and Sec
ond street. Telephone, Main No 8.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-16
by an intelligent reading of the text.

Dy an intelligent reading OF the text.
Finally, don't refer to the lessons
further on in the book and endeavor
to ''study out" the outlines given. 1t
serves no good purpose and only leads
to confusion. No man ever became
doctor by cutting the liver out of a
corpse during his first day at school; no
man ever became an engineer by get
ting into the cab of "The Limited" the
same day his name went on the
company's payroll. The doctor had to
submit to long, uninteresting study
of physiology, chemistry and what-not
before he was allowed to WELD the
scalpel, and the engineer spent many a
cold and stormy night on jerky way
freight before he was allowed to touch
the throttle. The stenographer likewise
must not expect to stake down"
speeches in few weeks or months.
The chance will come all too soon. If
uninteresting at times, which it will be,
let it be remembered that the greatest
efforts will be crowned by the greatest
gains. AS in all things in life, the
things worth having are worth striving
for, and because some things are hard,
because some lessons are uninteresting
and because some tasks, difficult even
to the point of severity, makes their
mastery all the more glorious, and
when mastered give one that sweet
satisfaction of knowing that the effort
was worth the achievement many
times over. E. w. M.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-16
Shows Folly of Worry.

Never climb hill until you get to
it, advises a writer in Medical Talk
for the Home. We remember as chill
dren that in riding through the coun-
try we had dread of high hills. How
often we saw far ahead of us, on the
road, formidable looking hill. How
high and rough and steep it looked,
and how we feared it. How hard it
would be for the horse to carry us up
such hill. We we're sure he would
slip and fall and maybe upset the car
riage and so. with the greatest appre-
hension, we would approach the
dreadful hill. But how surprised we
were as we came nearer to find the
hill receding, growing flatter, and real
ly no hill at all when we reached the
point that seemed so high and craggy
and dangerous.
So it is with many of life's preplexi-
ties How darkly they loom up before
us, what black pail they spread
around us. But when we get close up
to them they have vanished entirely.
We spoil so much of life in fear and
foreboding. We let slip the beautiful
moments that are ours and spoil them
by dreading the moments of the future
with which we have nothing to do.
We ride over the nice, level country,
forgetting it's beauty, unmindful of
delight, dreading the hill that never
comes.-Ex.