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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

hold It heretofore, and gives encourage
ment to hope that other measures in the
interest Of the public and demanded by
the people may get thru.
It is up to the house now TO make
this bill law. The revelations made
almost daily by the chemists Of the
food departments Of the general gov
eminent and Of the different states show
the urgent need Of such Legislation for
the protection Of the health Of the
people. There are so many manufac-
turers who are apparently absolutely
without conscience in the preparation
Of food products and are Offering to the
public as pure goods articles which
are certain to undermine health and
destroy life thru ordinary use that
there can be no excuse for the failure
Of the government to take this bust
ness in hand and make 1t Improbable.
The senate has given us the square
deal for once at least. The pure food
bill went thru yesterday by an almost
unanimous vote
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
Minnesota Politics
Block Campaign In Hennepln Begins to
Show Its ReauIts-shook OF Altien
0roonad to Oppose Rede-RIder to Get
Leeot Lake Agency.

The Block campaign has been con-
Quoted thus far on the still hunt princi-
pie. quietly reaching out and landing the
support Of the men who lead their COM
munities and attend state conventions
Considerable has been heard about the
organization Block has in the twin cities,
and Of late Its work is beginning to show.
The large German element in Ramsey
county Is for Block and the local workers
have gotten in his camp to large ex-
tent. In Hennepin few active politicians
have been busy for some time and have
perfected an organization which they
freely admit Is "a dandy" It's purpose is
to get a Block delegation from Hennepin
county. The leading spirits In the Gar
field club are Block men, and while the
clubs decisions are held secret, there Is
evidence that the club as a whole is COM
mitted to the candidacy Of the big Ger
man. 1t will be strong factor in the
situation. The remarkable showing the
club made for Stewart Gamble in the ma
tional convention primaries two years ago
was proof Of what 1T can do when it takes
hold.
There is considerable sentiment in
Hennepin against an instructed delega-
ton. The Block men may defer to this
feeling and take their chances with the
delegation, but If they refuse, friends Of
Lord, jacobson and other candidates may
be found combining to prevent the dele
CATION from going instructed for Block.
IT delegation is not to be instructed,
the manner Of selecting delegates will be
an issue; the candidates for secretary of
state will have something to say, and
take 1t all together, the outlook for a
brisk pre-convention contest in Hennepin
Is very fair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
Newspaper Agitation.

The recent agitation among the peri.
odicals and newspapers Of the country
concerning the relative PERCENTAGE Of
alcohol in malt and spurious LIQUORS, has
set the scientists and chemists to work
and the result of their analysis is an
overwhelming triumph for beer. It
has been demonstrated beyond all ques-
ton that in comparison with all others,
beer is in reality harmless temperance
beverage and if drunk to the exclusion
of all else including tea and coffee,
would contribute wonderfully to the
health of humanity-purify its blood.
build its muscle and strengthen its
nerves. This is what we have been
teaching for years in connection with
the use of golden grain belt beer, and
we are pleased to see what we know to
be the truth substantiated by the best
scientists of this country.
Mardi Gras Festivities-New Orleans.
Mobile and Pensacola.
For the above occasion the Chicago
Great Western railway will sell round
trip tickets to the above points at only
one fare plus So for the round trip.
Tickets on sale Feb. 21st to 25th, in
elusive. Return limit March Sd with
privilege of extension. For full In.
formation apply to r. ii. Heard, G.. A.,
Nicollet avenue and Fifth street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
Friday Night-CaInille.

Camille is a story of the underworld
with all its glitter and emptiness. Its.
heroine, Marguerite Gautier, nicknamed
the .slady Of the camelias,' because
she always wears those flowers, is the
leader Of pleasure seeking group OF.
young people, altho she is suffering
from an incurable malady. She falls
in love with Armand Duval, who has
loved her secretly for two years and for
his sake she would put aside the wild,
gay life she is leading. Thru a friend
she sells her jewels, her horses and even
her furniture to pay the enormous debts
she has heedlessly contracted, and when.
Armand learns the truth he secretly
makes over to her, the little property
left to him by his mother. This alarms
his father, who visits Marguerite and
begs her not to compromise his SON
further for his sake and for the sake OF
his sister, whose marriage may be pre-
vented unless the relations between
Marguerite and Armand are severed.
Marguerite consents to sacrifice her
love and deliberately ISLANDERS herself
to her lover. Armand believes the SLAM
der and challenges the man he thinks
is his rival When he learns the truth.
after his sisters marriage, thru q letter
from his father, he hastens to Margue-
rite and finds her dying. He begs her
forgiveness and she dies in his arms.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

So Is !
til his country irresistibly overfowed its
boundaries. Washington's ideas on
party spirit. have been at the bottom
Of all the independent movements and
are today cause Of the fact that. the
country is swayed and controlled by the
unattached or lightly attached voter.
Altogether, Washington made as much
Of his influence as any man who ever
lived. Napoleon left more tinsel glory,
but less honor and far less results.
When he set out for st. Helena the.
old map Of France was restored. The
world has never returned to the point
at which Washington found it. He set
in motion wave which has never re-
ceded.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

I TILE i! Y
ENB(lKA
BY W. =. kIrkwood.

LITTLE JoURNEYlNGs AMONG
THE MAGAZINES. Chicago Feb. H.
Out ofall the zigzags and cross currents,
the apparent aimIessness of life as one
sees 1t on the surface, out of this good
and great things do come; out OF this
came the Columbian exposition which set
the standard and style Of every exposi-
tfon. American or foreign since Out OF
this came also the packers trust. great
but hardly by any wild stretch Of the
imagination. good--except for the packers
and for them doubtless good only temper
arily. Despite the superficial tangle Of
things. from beneath which came Colum-
bian expositions or packers trusts. oon-
structive influences are at work in Chi
cago which must not be ignored in the
growth of the west toward higher planes
OF life, and one such influence Is The
World Today.
aim Mr.. Sailer Mathews, It's editor, says
is to catch the spirit Of the day-the
changing spirit Of the day--therefore, the
name The World Today, with the en-
phas1s on To-day whether the world
Is discussing q war in the orient, or foot
pail reform; practical paternalism' or
life insurance corruption. In short, the
purpose OF the magazine Ia to catch the
trend OF the mass mind from month to
iHontn, ana crystalline and cOndenSe 1t
50 that the busy reader may see It and
Its possible goal. Painting out the trend,
the magazine goes farther and seeks to
aid constructive efforts. That, in brief,
Is The World Today.
A magazine with such an effort should
have broad outlook; it should see things
large; and that The World Today Is con-
v1nc1ng people that 1t is performing its
duty IN that respect with success Is seen
IN the rapid growth in the circulation.
This Is almost to the one hundred thou
sand mark and will doubtless soon pass
It,. despite the fact that the subscription
price Is to be increased to $3.50 annually
or to 10 cents number.
Mr.. Mathews, or Professor Mathews
Tor the editor is a member, Of the faculty
Of Chicago university, takes justifiable
| pride IN the growth Of his mag
azine, and from his sanctum, away
up in one Of the tall buildings on Wa.
bash avenue. overlooking Lake Michi-
gan, he looks out on a broad field typica
| OF the still broader field his magazine Is
to possess by a broad and helpful policy
He has very definite Views of what he
wishes to accomplish and is steadily
working them out. The result is that ou1
OF Chicago, as out OF Nazareth good is
coming. :#
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
One for the Senate.

The senate surprised itself and the
country yesterday by passing the Hey
burn pure food bill. Only four sena-
tors voted against it, and these were all
democrats Bailey, Bacon, Foster and
Tillman. Bailey probably voiced the OPP
position Of all the opposing democrats
in his claim that the bill was unconsti-
tutional and an invasion of the rights
Of the. states, which should be left to
exercise their police powers undisturbed.
This is substantially the !. Same 4 bill
pending in the house and which, with
would seem to stand good chance of
becoming law at this session. The
bill makes it misdemeanor to manu-
facture or sell adulterated or mis-
branded foods, drugs, medicines or
liquors in the District Of Columbia, the
territories and the insular possessions
of the United States, prohibits the
shipment Of such goods from one state
to another or to foreign country, and
prohibits the receipt Of such goods. "A
fine Of $500 or imprisonment for one
year, or both, may be imposed and in
the case of corporations, officers in
charge are made responsible. The reg1-
lations for the enforcement are to. be
made by the departments Of agriculture
and Of commerce and labor.
It has taken fifteen years to get this
proposition thru the senate of the
United States, but the passage of this
bill by that body would seem to indi-
cate, that special interests are holding
that body as=little less firmly in their
grip than they have been supposed to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
Another Butter Banner.

r Once more Minnesota leads all the
states Of the union in butter-making.
The result Of the Chicago competition
establishes beyond cavil the right Of
this state to claim superiority. Mime
soa' COWS, Minnesota climate, Mime
sofa forage, and the skill of Minnesota
buttermakers, all combined, have pro
duced product which the experts of
the country declare unexcelled. The
state sent $50 entries to the scoring
contest at Chicago. One Of these en-
tries took the gold medal for highest
score; another took the silver medal for
the next highest score, and the ten
best entries from Minnesota captured
the banner for the highest average Of
any state exhibit. In six years Ct
these contests Minnesota has won four
such banners, Illinois one and New
York oone,1 SO Minnesota. can lay just
claim to be called, the ''banner state ,
in the dairy industry. -, .:.s-.>. Il, -. r
This race for prizes is not mere
matter of sentiment. Minnesota 3
prestige as a dairy state is one Of her
most valuable assets. If we had only
dozen or SO prize-winning buttermak-
ers, the banners and medals would
count for little in material prosperity;
but there are hundreds of cream cries
dotting the state, each one managed
by possible prize winner. In fact,
each Of them is bringing in weekly
prizes to himself and his associates
Minnesota IS choice product gets quick
returns at higher than market prices
in the markets of the east. The ban
ners and medals call attention te
Minnesota's high quality, but the daily
shipments Of butter for gilt-edge east
ern trade uphold and enhance that
reputation. .-' IN =. !;
It goes without saying that people
who command the market in such
fashion are prosperous. They are ar
enormous factor in the wealth and
productiveness Of the state. Thei,
yearly returns per acre are among the
highest Of any agricultural industry
and with steady income each month
or each week they seldom or never
know financial pinches. The success 81
the dairy Industry in the state is ono
of the best talking points for bringing
new settlers, and all Minnesota has
cause for congratulation in the tri
umphs won by the buttermakers. 1s&a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
Through Tourist Cars to California

Through Tourist Cars to California
On four days Of the week, via Chicago
Great Western Railway. MONDAYS
Leave Minneapolis 7:40 am, st. Paul
$40 am, via Omaha, Missouri Pacific,
Kansas City and Santa Fe, arriving Los
Angeles following Friday, s:25 am.
Tuesday-Leave Minneapolis PM,
st. Paul $3.50 PM, via Omaha and
Rock Island Scenic Route, arriving San
Francisco 4:2S pm, Saturday.
Wednesday-Leave Minneapolis 10:45
pm, st. Paul 11:20 pm, via Kansas
City & Rock Island-Ef Paso Route, ar
irving Los Angeles 1856 noon, Sunday.
Thursday-Leave Minneapolis 1920
am, st. Paul 1850 am, via Kansas
City & Santa Fe Route, arriving Los
Angeles 1925 am, Monday.
For further information apply to r.
81. Heard, General Agent, corner Mic
ollet avenue and 5th street, Minneapo-
lis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
George Washington.

All. efforts to solve the George Wash
tngtou riddle have failed. The dictum
Of Carlyle that Washington "micht haze
been guild surveyor, but he was no a
great .mon,' has never been accepted
by anyone, and yet there has never
been q sufficient denial Of it to give
George his title clear to the hall of
genius. That he produced great re-
suits and that they came not by acct
Dent has not cleared away the light
sloud of doubt which hangs over his
claim to genius of the first grade. He
had Too little dash to be accepted as a
military man Of the highest order, and
yet he occasionally dashed, as he did at
Trenton. He had too little initiative
10 be called great statesman, and yet
he nodded the constitution and brought
order out of chaos, established the union
which he had made, and handed it on
10 his successors with increased pres
hge., He had too little style to be
great writer, and yet he has left some
very trenchant truths -embalmed in very
vigorous prose. 49, '.~~.
What kind. Of a general would Wash
lngton have made at the head Of a
great army7 Generals are only great
br small by comparison, and it is GER
lain that Washington would have been
better than, any sent against him in the
revolution. Caution was the keynote of
his method Of making war. He was a
great retreater. Congress would not or
could not give him men or money to
make "a swift war, so he made a slow
one and; wore his enemy out.
In council he was not endowed with
the learning. Of Jefferson, the oratory of
Hamilton, the cunning of Adams, the
suavity Of Franklin, yet he beat them
all because he had the unassailable
character. :
He was the demigod without know.
ing it. When the war was at it's dark.
sst and: nothing stood between the col.
Dnies and surrender but Washington
Lord Howe sent him letter addressed
10 "Mr. Washington. Washington re-
,urned it unopened. He saved his coun:
Try then by his superhuman dignity
He presided over the constitutional con.
7ention and went home discouraged
He did not realize that it would be
adopted because the magic name OF
Washington was signed to it. In the
rear in which he died, when he had
.etired from the presidency feeling as
tho life had been failure and trouble
vas brewing with England, America
taved off war by merely appointing
Washington ommander-in-c chief. Wash
ngton IS fame has passed thru the stages
e bitter detraction, extravagant lauda
ion and excessive analysis. His infu
nee was part Of his personality. I,
Vas not confined to his own time. II
las bound all Of his successors, whether
hey .likedsit orSnot, to two terms in The
Presidency. Merely because Washing
on considered it enough settled The
natter.
Washington IS .dictun on foreign en-
nnglements controlled his country I'M
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
George WashIngton's birthday; a
legal holiday In all states except Mis-
slsslppl.
: ONE YEAR AGO

Feb. 22, 1eo5-chlcago: University
students pray while President W. r.
Harper Is operated upon for mallg-
nant cancer.
London: Longacre. center OF mo-
tor-car and carriage industry, de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, S1,25o,000.
San Francisco: Arthur White vice
consul at Shanghai. a resident Of
Minneapolis, dies from injuries re-
ceIved In a railroad accident
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
TEN YEARS AGO

Feb. 22. 18s6-AshevlIIe. N. c.:
"BilI" Nye, humorIst, dies.
New York: BaIlington and Maud
NJ. Booth retire from leadership Of
Salvation Army In America.
st. Paul: Twin city street railway
car barn, University avenue. de-
stroyed by fire.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Feb. 22, fss1--MInneapoIIs: sItesof
Westminster church. Fourth street,
between Nicollet and HennepIn ave-
nues, sold to Winston Brothers for
$4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
"A Severe Test of Faith.

10 Minnesota was forced to accept the
revised statutes on the assurance OF
thirty law-making lawyers that the re-
vision was innocuous. Since the day
Of the codes passage the rest Of the.
legal fraternity has been waiting pa
tiently for q look at it, but we are still
taking it on faith.
The code becomes the law Of the
state week from today, and the state
at large knows nothing more about it
than afyear ago. It is still taken on
faith. It is powerful strain on our
confidence to accept 1,200-page conden-
sation Of all our civil and criminal law
'"sight unseen" but there is no help
for it. The printers are struggling to
get few copies in the hands Of the
Judiciary and public officials On the day
when tho code becomes law, but the le-
gal fraternity will have to wait their
turn. It will be at least three weeks
before all the waiting applicants get
their copies Of the code and can see for
themselves what is the law. The awk-
wardness Of this situation can be appre-
ciated by those who know the close con-
nection and dependence many lines Of
business bear to legal forms.
Attorneys need not distress them
selves much, for while the situation
may mean more work for them, it is GER
tain to bring them more clients. The
burden Of all this mistaken haste, and
Of all the errors that may Turk in the
revision, will fall on the business men
and plain citizens of the state. They
will feel whatever bad consequences
come from the uncalled-for haste that
has driven the code thru the mill Of pre-
paration and revision. The commits
sion was hurried to finish it: In a mis-
taken conception Of their duty they
made much new law. The legislature
digested it in chunks, cut out some Of
the new matter, put in some more, and
turned a mass Of amendments over to
an editor for incorporation. The edi:
tor thought he had plenty Of time, but
like all the rest failed to appreciate the
magnitude Of his job. He also: has been
hurried in preparing the copy and the
annotations, ands5a law volume Of the
utnost Importance to every interest has
been. ground out like piece Of hack.
| work. + :..,@.---- T.. s. .-...s+..s= -
| Under the circumstances, is it any
wonder that the people Of the state
shrink from taking the code on faith9 p
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
HIS PREPARATION
New York Nams

New York News
Bill Nye' once told story about a
man who, after eight hours, work on q
country daily, was fired for incompetency
and then went on lecture tour of the
country on the subject Of Journalism"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

A Chicago girl, who was accosted on
the street by a masher, hit him in the eye
and threw the Chicago boots into him un :
til he tainted. There is something about
the Chicago girls feet that we like, when
applied to Washers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
FEB: % IN OTHER YEARS

17s2-Georse Washington, "the first
American" born.
1s1s-James Russell Lowell. poet,
born.
1s1s-FlorIda coded to the United
States by Spain.
1847-RattIe OF Buena Vista.
1s63-eround broken for the Cen
trail Pacific railroad.
fse6-Wllmlnston, ~. c.. captured
by the federaIs. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

! ----7z1'---,
A.. 9. MccLURG%A&% CO.. PROMISE
SOM STRIKING BOOKS FOR THE
SPHiNG.-The increasing interest in the
question If a man die shall he live
again. lends special Importance to the
announcement OF A. g. sAdcClurg & Co. Of
Cnlcago mat they VIII issue March TO- un-
uei 'ne tltle OF Future Life an author
lzeu translation OF Louis Flbe's la Vie
ruture. rms volume offers a complete
presentation OF all the available evidence
n1tnerto 70 pc found Chiefly In scattered
EUROPE and Is sure tos be widely read in
America. ~ s.5; .=s. h
Another book at this time especially ap-
propr1ate;a1s Panama TO Patagonia, 81 by
charles Me- Pepper, the well known3war
correspondents au thors of IT Tomorrow in
Aupa. NE. tseBnsE8g sa sstsAHglen extern
sslYely I'M the: EaatiASA rleTaeam republics,
ana his book atn to- ot1ss eut} to the
American 4comgfs %aR st sAsbeS enor-
nous advantages comihg to TITS country
from sont thru the coHstrilc-
lion OF sths Panama canal. This @is a
view quite contrary to that held by several
recent writer's, and Mr. Pepper's familiar
NY "ltnsthe nelo makesSlt OF all the more
interest,"
is7 among the f1ct1on Of McClurg & Co.
Is volume illustrated lin tcolors in their
series OF large, fine volumes, which In
cluded the Tale Of the White Christ"
This new story Is called 'cNicanor, Teller
of Tales, and is by G. Bryson Taylor.
The action occurs in Britain at the time
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

: One Of those cold-blooded, calculating
people who reduce everything to figures,
states that If George Washington had
lived until today his wf1iskers would have
been, thirty one feet, seven inches long
The man who figured 1t out ought to be
in the census bureau.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
RAILROADS USE A HOT WORD.
Kansas City Star

Kansas City Star.
One reason. probably. that the rail-
roads have not yet shouted .sConflsca-
ton" at the Ohio 2-cent passenger rate
law is that there are SO many shorter
words which more nearly express their
feelings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

q Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker. who
was left s5oooo,ooo worth Of paints, oils
and chemicals by her father, has sold her
home and will live over store. Taxes
are very high in Philadelphia and she
fears the worst.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22
KEEP MOVING

Chinese Proverb.
The dog in his kennel banks at his
feas; the dog that hunts does not feel
them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

i Pity Paul Morton IS not In the senate.
He might discover for that perturbed
body misplaced switch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

It had to come. The municipal owner
ship agitation" is given as the reason for
the drop in prices Of New York bonds.
Stop this agitation which affects the
nerves of our millionaires
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-22

Cablegrams from missionaries give as
surance that there is no danger In China.
Are our wealthy interests preparing to
club China for business purposes?