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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

HLITERARv pxLnn-,,' ~,

literary :BY-PATHo IN OLD
ENGLAND."-In book bearing that
%tlue Henry c. Shelley, an English Jour
nallst, mas done a very real service TO
literature and to lovers OF those who
nave made English prose and English
poetry. he has unearthed material CON
cefnlng some of these makers that Is
wholly. new to the reading world. and he
mas TOLD very graphically for those who
cannot travel, of English literary shrines
~ we new material discovered bv him
Unpublished letters and other material
reiatlns. to Hood, Keats, Byron, Words.
wofen ana Colefidge, a . very striking
surviving lor one book, certainly. Aside
TON a graphic, but easy and unhurried
teAt lull or anecdotes gathered on tray
eis u MS literary by-paths, he has added
sfeally TO the interest of his story nv q
large number of exceptionally fine half
'ot.es from photographs by himself,
AS an example Of the authors st1,1o
ana the Kind of material he has found on
MS travels, as well as of the truth that
d pFophet has no honor in his own conn
Try. IS this about Carlyle He saws.
mere is tradition in the district f1oo,o-
.ec!an| thaC an old roadman, now dead HOW.
6 6enins TO be addressed by party of Car1v1e
uesot t' ran over the names of tbe vario1s
emphasis U OF Inc FAMILY and dwelt with special
,n o sows.'' ''But there was ono oo11ad
1noHlas, you know" rejoined tbe eacer 49,, ni1
srlms: 'Ay,'' retortedr the old roadmam .+h p.
W. Nus ia am ne gaed AVA up to London, but
ui.la tulhk he ever did muckle yuid
Mr.. Shelley's book is one 81 S'' Tho most
valuable. in all the fall list.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

HHlSTORY OF. HIGHER EDucA-
TON IN AMERICAN is the title of a
BOOK \: II: from the, pen of Charles F. Thwing,
president of the Western Reserve uni
Verslty and .Adelbert college, several
years ago pastor of Plymouth Congrega-
tlonal church Of this city 1t holds p
store OF useful and interesting informa-
tloil 1or3 those in any way connected with
colleges or universities, even if only as
Alumni or alumnae. For example. there
IS g table of rules governing the students
ot harvard in ''the. early days., in which
appears this: -" ~ - .
me FRESHMEN shall furnish bats. balls and
IoQtpalls for the use of the students 70 ho
Kept In the Bnttery.' - oe
t.. DIR. Thwing's book is the result of
twenty-five years of research and writ
ing: 1t goes back to the beginnings of
Harvard, discusses William and MARI
eonege, yale, Princeton, PENNSYLVANIA
columbia, the education Of women. co1,
iese architecture, libraries, the growth Of
the national spirit as contemporary with
the growth of the college spirit great
personalities; in higher education and
klndred topics. The closing chapter IN
results is one on subject of vital IN.
portance. . 4 f. ~ >'ti 80
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looked -askanee at SANKEY'S work and
were not long in setting up claims to
the various territories they now hold,
as shown on the map. Meanwhile
Leopold conceived the idea of the Con-
60 Free State with himself as the ruler,
and succeeded in securing the assent
Of Europe to the plan. The United
States first recognized the flag Of
Leopold s international association in
lS84-a golden star on blue field
and other powers soon followed the ex-
ample. Late in that year the Berlin
international conference met and agreed
on the boundaries Of the new state.
The story Of the atrocities committed
among the huge black population Of
this region in the name of Leopold and
of commerce has stirred the world g
conscience, and there are signs of siren
uous opposition, particularly in Eng
land, to Leopold's plan of retaining the
immensely proftable control of affairs
in the Congo until his death and then
passing his Sovereignty over to Bel
GUM. The whole subject seems likely
to form the cause of lively contro-
versy among the powers Of Europe.
The United States may be involved in
this to certain extent, because of it's
historic connection with the recognition
OF the Congo Free State. -az.
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Bs O. OK s
I BY WI P.gK. ~ -

IMPORTANT ADDITION TO LITER.
AZURE ABOUT LlNcoLN.-Freder
Trevor IF n HIS Lincoln the lawyer is GER
tainly one, Of the most important books
Of the fall. tt deals with sat side of Mr..
Lincoln's life that has not been enlarged
upon greatly and deals with it in man
ner that shows the author has sought
thruoutto make his work authoritative.
IN no sense is it superficial, and yet it is
not ponderous; indeed, it IS easy and de-
5nghtful as well as inspiring, reading.
+ The author gives Mr.. Lincoln a very
hlgh-a foremost-rank as a lawyer. He
answers i is' critics of Lincoln's ability as a
lawyer in this wise:
Some of Lincoln's biographers apparentlv dis
regard his legal history because he never suc
eeeded In making much more than a bare sliv
ing from his practice, and they Seemingly con
ciuae from this fact that he is not entitled I,
hlsh rank in the profession This view. II
course, misses one of the vital points in Iin
CONS character both as a man and a LAWYER
Ior ne placed principle beyond price, and illus
I 1rated the maxim that it is .'better to make :;
life than living M - .1'4'A-
Ihls- position is supported by nuner-
Gus anecdotes showing how Mr.. Lincoln
refused either to support or defend
wrong IN his capacity as a, lawyer.
- me book is one that not only LAWYERS
!put all should read. As stated above. it
is book with inspiration in it.
Inc Century company New York.
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The Brownsville Assault.

Reduced to its simplest TERMS, the:
question in the discharge Of the .Twen-
ty-ffth infantry companies is this, Is
q soldiers first duty to his, comrades,
or to his country? Whether the SOL,
der be white or black, there can be but
one answer to this question. And the
longer he has worn the uniform the
less excuse is there for him to, give the
wrong answer. It is speciously urged
by the Tribune of this city, whose
Rooseveltophobia leads it into many;
vagaries, that t'the refusal Of men, to
give testimony is not so black crime
Gas murder and mutiny}" and that cit,
is common offense in civil courts, but
there is no legal penalty for it. AS
matter Of fact refusal to give testi-
mony as to murder makes the witness,
who conceals his knowledge an g Access
sorry. after the fact,'' and his crime is
legally punishable by sentence far more
severe than that the president was
able to inflict on the recalcitrants1 of
the discharged companies. 4z D 4 II
=, But the conduct of soldiers who thus
become accomplices of murd erers, is.
more reprehensible than as if they were.
mere civilians. Soldiers are officers of
the government, sworn to perform their
duties as such. Preservation Of order
and exposure Of crime are certainly
within those duties. What would be
thought Of a policeman who would
shield murderer because the latter
wore the same uniform as himself? Re
sponsibility lies more heavily upon him
who is paid by the public and wears
the public's liverythan upon the {; or.
binary citizen. And yet the duties Of
the latter are plainly set down il. the
statute books. .s... @.<#,> y
The Tribune's assertion that the
president expresses the wish that he
chad power to infiet the death penalty
upon the negro soldiers of the Twenty
ffth,''' and it's insinuation that Mr.
Roosevelt would like to put to death all
the men he discharged, is littleless than
grotesque. Here is what the president
actually says upon this point: !:
The punishment meet for mutiny and
murder, such as those guilty of Z the
Brownsville assault, is death; and pun
2ishment only less severe ought to be
meted out to those who have aided and
abetted mutiny and murder and treason,
by refusing to help in their detection
The discharge Of the companies, as
the president points out, was no pun
ishment at all, but was all that could
be done under the circumstances. The
men were given repeated chances to
defend themselves, but all declined and
stuck to their absurd stories of being
ignorant of the facts. A courtmartial
could accomplish nothing that has not
already been done in the investigation
OF the affair, 4 $3.50 AJs.24 33t5 tx: Z
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Here is political map of central
Africa, showing the location and ex-
tent of the Congo Free State, the ex-
act status of which has been brought
into question as result of. the re-
ports Of long-continued atrocities prac-
tlced there in connection with the ex-
ploitation of the country by King
Leopold Of Belgium The king has now
proposed to cede the sovereignty Of the
Congo Free State, which he claims, to
Belgium, and the proposal is under dis
cussion in the Belgian parliament, as
well as in the various chancelleries of
European countries that are interested.
It was in 1876 that King Leopold
called the Brussels geographical con-
ference, which seven years later formed
an international association for the ex-
ploration and civilization of Africa.
King Leopold was appointed president
Of the executive committee of this as
ISOLATION, and thus began his connec-
ton with what later became the Congo
Free State. The principal countries of
Europe, as well as the United States,
were represented in this association.
The king secured the services of
Henry NJ. Stanley and began buying
land and making treaties in the Congo
basin. France, Portugal and Germany
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"A Happy Thought.

s A correspondent of T h g urnal
turns the tables on the railroad people
very nicely by calling attention to and
commenting on the generosity which
offered $1,000 in prizes for the best
methods in farming, upon which awards
have recently been announced. This
correspondent, who was formerly a con-
gresham from North Dakota, has a
better scheme than that. In view of
the large quantities of grain in the ele-
vators and piled up in open bins and
on the ground, he suggests that what
is needed just now is not inducements
to farmers to raise more grain, the
railroads being unable to carry what
they have already raised, but a system
of. prizes which will induce the rail
roads to- carry what is raised.
So he proposes, inasmuch as the
prizes for the farmers amounted to
$1,000, to be one of 1000 farmers in
Minnesota and the Dakotas to raise a
fund of $1,000 to be awarded for exhi-
billions of the best railroad manage
ment. The offer is not untimely and
tho relative Importance of encourag-
ing good farming and good railroad
management is point well taken. It
is to be hoped that our correspondent
will be successful in enlisting 1000 Of
his fellows in SO laudable an undertake
ing. 1t would seem to be well calcu-
lated to produce fortunate results. :,
& The Christmas season takes a pound
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21
a TRIBUTE

y,i-att
s When the class. OIL 8of got out the Uni
versity Ariel in 1900 it was known as tn
''ba chelors' edition. and one Of the feat
ures of that issue was the following trib
ute to Professor Maria L. Sanford writ
ten by Joseph Guthrie In view of TIL
recent celebration ats the university Q
Miss Sanfords SEVENTEEN anniversar,
the reproductions of the verses Just nov
is timely, and will please many of he
friends. >. ~. .z,.-es +. :
',.. "A BACHELOR 700.
To Ter wla WI the winters frost
Her springtimc freshafss hasna lost
Nae Wark can fey, nor toll exhaust 4
.f.a l,,44day or night, sH saF s.
For, duty never. coantk The cost 4
E Gin It's but right.
q VIVA can her youthful yigsor bear ;.
WI wisdom o. ripper year
An speak her mind VII sic q clear
Emphatic SCUM
She's weel respeckitrsexery where
Inc country roun'.
Wha CARS. the lass tax off her bonnet
Ar fFowns If there's hurdle on it. Z
bl S e., h,nd hearts Is trae as granite
/ 81 An r. !, # t., hae mon Ids !svfs woa it,
VIVA disna crimp5an 'slangt her hair, B
Nor tridin' gewgaws disna wear, 5
For nature plainest is mast fair, q
An weel she knows It. ING q, s4
An what. the warR, thiaks,, .disna care.
For that's her boast
We dinna gle this as a bribe, u
= 81 We Gamma thus betray DOR tribe, +;
4 Nor is't intended as a gibe, ~
4 5 When we confess 5
This Ariel fondIy we inscribe d
10 NJ. L. s. &
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THE MAGAZINES
Hartman and Hill Business Rn;,,

Hartman and Hill Business Builders =
Onder the title, Hartman and Hi
business builders T.. ]. Zimmern,a,
IN system Tor December, shows how nv .
strange coincidence both Hartman and
filil reached the fruition of their wor,r
Almost on the same day. Working in tba
same fields of business, but in senor,to
territories, thru widely different ne.ns
pv Numerically opposed methods these
Two men have achieved the same and
wore than mere success, they have
.u,ieo barren wastes into productive
%. hey nave made to produce a
P ,l. g the world what was before !
:: :! gu " industry What they have done
!. =. tntseestlng as an, achievement. How
utu IT, Inc plan they followed and
- s,hey used, as told in System,
i. OF vital import to every man who is
seeking the same end-to prodnea . ,,roe -
How, Christmas Began. - 1ana a
stewart in LesIIe's Weekly for Dec -
says: 1t is generally unCerstood tbat
'iie rue date of Christ's birth cannot Ia
'eoe ea. eained from the New Testament
i ,hoaflf oln any other source. But all con
- eio'eIsy as to the date was hapniIv ta,-
minated in the fourth century bv The d.
cislon OF Pope Julius, who had an ;,1,as.
elgatlon made by st. Cyril, and haca Nc
lultS satisfied that as nearly as could he
ascerta1ned, Dec. % was the correct 10 - -
be,ores the end of the fourth century tho
u.elun was universally accepted ana
slflce that time nobody has ever serio,s,,,
= .h e..ns Or seeking to change the data
line observance of the festival of tto
c 1sa.igily was was from the beginning called
.L IN, Christ mass, because sna
clal mass :s was celebrated on that dav ,pI =
was not until the sixth century that 49,, -
, Gtaie OF christendom united in keenine
christmas lS las on the same day. p'''e'
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THIS DATE In HISTORY.
S,--r
DEC. 81

f71s-First issue Of Boston Gazette.
1sa2-sir Samuel Montague, philan-
thropist, born. \
1seEGeneral Sherman entered city,
[s.of Savannah. '4
1871-President Grant Issued proc.
lamation aboIlshing discriminate du-a
sftes ans t,ani st imp rtssgsss
E l 1s9pR pdsEF aIcott goYeFg,oc, sofi
lsM sssaehussktN Hied. .Born 3uiN 1s,1
f9o2---W freIess message sent across
the Atlantic. III
s 91eo5--Grea strike sfn ST. Peters
burg,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21
GENTLE DOOR TAPS
Harper's Weekly

A story of extraordinary deafness was
unfolded at a recent meeting of a medical
society in Philadelphia. An elderly wem-
an, exceedingly hard Of hearing, lived
near the river. One afternoon a warship
fired a salute of ten guns. The woman
alone in her little house, waited until
the booming ceased. Then she snloothed
her dress, brushed her hair back in a
quaint manner, and said, sweetly. Come
in
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BUSINESS IN 1896; CRIME IN 1906
Indianapolis News.

The. Indictment Of few more railroad
corporations in Utah creates no particu-
lar surprise. Indeed, one is beginning to
feel nowadays that the railroad which is
not indicted has not been making the
most of it's own business interests.
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GOALS FROM THE FIELD

The oracuarl utteranees Of John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr:,. befofe.a Bible class in
a New York church give cheerful evil
dence every Sunday hat the country is
fortunate after'sall in sFlaaying to deal only
with the senior RockefelferS as head Of
the Standard OIL! com any.,' The Senior
Rockefeller does: not : ta1k:.@ He Only
winks, blinks and eyades ,tlf3e sheriff, The
younger Rockefeler ,t talk He talks, Of
mar atd q. dfjiy}oree,m9k ,fnance. and
and c al meatasT Az Ct h y
TO come Of height, Of depth and Of many
worth printing lii a Hubble document.
where it will Be ,oprfe assee}f ;1d but never
read; He. is a perfect fol for Falstaifr,
for he. is not only duh. il himself. but a
cause: q mental lassitpaes III Others ~ q.
~: H. Rogers ought: to take this youth
to the top story Of No. rs Broadway and
priyily 'e1xpouna TO him the golden ;beati-
tudes Of silence. ,.,,,ra KIT =. ~ =.
The shades ofnight w We falling fas. =,
On an the passengers WIG passed ;; - - !.
Falling by scientific observation ~ - d
Because of the law Or gravitation;
FsIE :, p:Pi-Dees: H.. ..g = &,
"A youth 94p passed On Yh9 had No getty =,
: aha I1HSeFeu noIr upon the Yefdt - - -" :
Il To try some landlordss1 heart to melt; f.
S. ta - U-Pi-Gee. ,~..5's' II r. d.
.--r $9#.'. :fHaf ,f1a .s."
%HOh, stay with me-, the ,old man: cried. 5
. - How many cards o.. tho youth replied ,r..
The deck was. cold, the Young man SHE'D" =
i 9 III go U-PiSce. ES2A;'&o : *. s7ss H3s
>-~... = 4fJ$.G
Try not the pass said 1.-The Il. c.. c.. Z, S. s
$" fTWixt congress, president and we, -. NJ
= The pass is en- the blink you'll see.'' ~:
,.@t......,. U-Pi-Hee. -. ;
2.tI tempt the pass. I won return; - - /
:. For dangers 1 care rot "a f,trn ~, So.
Your modelling help simply spurn.''' +
!. ~. = L., o'tPi-Me. ssitH :: f.~ ri =
''No one with me my fate can share, ~
For + am up against it fair .:' :: -
did MT: do my s-hl1tp7nsg ear. 9.tsJ' 81
" Il, ~ II ~ Ly7lee-l lee. Yu3@L3 -,
Ill: S ans .sstasis flames Gray.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

. I'd = s- .
If the railroads are allowed to Il run
freight trains on the ton-mile principle
they will soon be applying the same idea
to passenger trains, 81 We shall have to
go to the station, get aboard the train
and then wait until a full load of pas
sengers has been accumulated. When
the day coaches and the sleepers are all
full, then the train will leave. And there
will be no reciprocal demurrage for the
passenger who has spent his time walt.
ing for train time. On the whole it would
probably be better TO Kin ~ the ton7mileE
idea right now. Is
5 Burnham will have, to go to Jail be-.
cause hs took & B isn aH ilI,slranss;;
company. IIer navas sak $50, 0q0s
and gonesto Paris. sas9s Y Ess M slt q se
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

Strange that when "a L letter writer
means to muck-rake the editor he always
starts tart in with T have: been, a constant
reader ssl OF your. paper and; have always
considered you just and fair. = $'.s-a .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

"! with all the examples of history before
mem the storers could, not bring them
selves to burn. their letters. This shows
that education is a slow and painful
process. .''S =. y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

There There is some, advantage in being a
shah, The shah of Persia told his doc
tors that If they disagreed they should
all, be put to death. They agreed, and
consequently the shah is still living.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

There is a demand for a s11nplifed col
lege yell which Professor Brander Mat
thews might promote without interfer-
ence from a, corn fed. congress. :. --
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President Diaz says it was merely a
question whether the railroads of Mex
leo should belong to the state or to the
Belmonts; and he beat them to it. & 8 Put
it there, Porfirio -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

Swollen fortunes are: in, Chancellor
Days opinion, far less dangerous than,
swollen demagogy The chancellor talks
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OUT THE WINDOWS
Exchange.

]. First Typewriter-Is the work very hard
where you are, Name?
Second Typewriter-Oh, fierce There's.
six windows to be looked out of, and me,
the only girl il the Office. sg
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

Chancellor Day is. again in state of
eruption, emitting hot ashes and cinders.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

Jamestown, Va, is 900 years old and
IS beginning to clalnor for a new union
depot. Y, Z, III Is,s 7 s,. . ID.
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A Kentucky paper is putting up hol-
Ter for = the ablishment Of several
branch t, e minis: Mint Is one Of, the neces7
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TIE MINNEAPOLIS IoURNAI

hand, the commission haspcged itiSsdqe for
the actual results of ito Motkss When
g balance is struck years ID hence, the
commissi oners viii cone Tin fqr praise
rather than blame. ~ ss II ST. sss s,s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

The Chicago News accuses Chancellor
Day Of providing hand painted halos for
our millionaires. Dr. Day is a natural
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The Passing Of Methodist Bishops.

LIE RAISING OF MeLnOQ1sC BlShOpS.t
If the reported serious illness IS of
Bishop Fowler shall result fatally, it
will be the third death in the active
ranks of the bishops Of the Methodist
church since the last general confer
ence. Bishop Joyce of Minneap oils was.
stricken with apoplexy in: the: pulpit
and died in few days. Bishop Nc Cabe
went the same way, he being stricken
in the street. Now Bishop Fowler is
reported to be very i'll, with slightspros-
poets of his recovery. 't W @<,,:-
One rather remarkable fact -, about
these events is that at the general !con-
ference held in Los Angeles in 1904,
these bishops were all picked for re-
tention on the active list, while num-
Der Of others were retired because of
age and infrmities. The retired bish-
ops are mainly hale and hearty, while
the active members Of the hoard are
passing away rapidly. The strain Of
the work and the .incessant travelling
to and fro in this country, as we'll as
Of visits to foreign countries: appears.
to tbe. too much for men, cfT advanced
age. ... -. ~ = ; =. =.
The Los Angeles conference set new
precedent in Methodist history by re-
firing a number of bishops. Thereto
fore it had been the unwritten law that
a bishop once elected held his office
for life or until he, upon his own APP
plication, received permission to retire.
But the Los Angeles conference assert,
ed and acted upon it's constitutional au-
thority to unmake as well as make
bishops. It declared number Of them
ineffective and elected number Of
younger men in their places. It is
thought by some that the next confer
ence may go a step farther and set
definite retiring age for bishops on the
model Of the retiring age For officers Of
the army and navy, or that It may give
bishops a limited bnt longer term of
office, such as is fixed for judges Of
the, higher courts in many states: n
It would seem as tho either Of; these
plans would be more humane than that
Of requiring the same amount Of work
from the bishops, regardless of age or.
of past service to the church.
| q Isl . =ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

Panama. What would we. not give to see
that sight here? #'t<.n% g.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

Down IN central Illinois a woman died
on a shopping expedition. She was re-
signed ll'ai to go that way, but would have
preferred to have LASTED to match an
improbable piece of cloth with an i'm
possible bit Of ribbon
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

~ Pigeons and turkeys have each natural tenn
peTature OF los degrees. which is ten degrees
higher than mans.