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The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Irresistjbie!

II there is one temptation that must
he almost irresistible to the average
man it must be that of rejoicing in
the control of an engine of great
speed Already the observer can see
the results of this irresistible passion
showing its effects on the motor bus
drivers. Wherever there Is fine,
broad road to indulge the sport there
motor bus racing is fast and furious.
And woe betide the hapless wight who
gets in the way of a racing car. He
is simply killed. That is all.-Liver-
pool tEng.) Mercury.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
HE HAD FORGOTTEN THE NAME.
Young Ohioan's Lack Of Memory
Somewhat En1ba arr assinu,

Among the crowds of visitors in
Washington the other day was a
young Ohioan named Bud keifer. Two
Of the sights h2awanted to see We're
Senators Forahx and Dick, but one
Of these gentlemen Was absent and
the other too busy. The doorkeeper
Informed Bud that he would call out
Senator Cark's secretary, George
eiilliland an Ohio man. Bud was de-
lighted, he and Mr.. Gilliland having
l'een schOOlmates. AS they s:eod
chatting over old times Bud was in
trOduced to one or two senators who
lassed by. Then Vice President Fair
Lanks came along and Mr.. Gilli!and
said: Mr. Vice President. let me
Introduce Bud kefer of Ohio" The
,ire president stuck ont his hand. Bud
erasped it briskly and said: Glad to
meet you, sir What's the name,
please?'-Chicago Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
WHITE soUAW AND RED INDIAN,
Comparison Not Very FIatterine 10
the Former.

Johnny Nine. a kickapoo linguist
and philosopher. whose real name is
Nah h-me-qua-che-mah-chemah-net n
who can speak ten different langu-
ages, is in Washington in the interest
Of the Mexican branch of the tribe.
He is said to be the most accom-
plished Indian linguist in the world.
He has some rather uncomplimentary
opinions about the white mans gov
ernmental methods. but he thinks the
white mans wife is a person entirely
above criticism. Not much difference
between the white squaw and the red
man." explained Johnny. They both
paint. white squaw with white paint
and red brave with red paint They
both have to wear feathers when
they're dressed up: Indian. he wears
eagle feathers, white squaw wears any
kind Of feathers she can get White
squaws not much different from the
Indian"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
The Retort Courteous

Adam drew himself up proudly and
looked hauehtily at Eve.
Madam" said he, Il would have
you remember when you put on these
society-quecn airs that was the
whole show in the beginning, and at
best you are no better than spare
rib
Then as Eve deity famed him with
the primeval equivalent for broom
handle, Adam confirmed his social
pretensions by giving the first patri-
arCh's baw! on record.-Baltimore
American
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Pressure Of Explosives,

In lecture before the Royal So
ciety, MIR. j. e. Petavel discussed the
pressure to which rifle barrels are
subjected by high explosives. In the
case of powerful cordite his expert.
ments indicated that the enormous
figure of twelve tons per square inch
may sometimes be attained. This
means that every square foot of sur.
face has TO resist pushing force of
nearly three and half million pounds.
These figures closely agree with those
obtained by Sir Andrew Noble.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
No DOUBT OF CLOSED DOORS
Visitor Satisfied as to Reality of Ex-
ecutive Session.


E. ]. Ridgeway, magazine editor,
sat In one of the galleries in the SEN
ate listening to the railroad rate de-
bate. Mr. Ridgeway wanted to see
Senator La Toilette and he went
down to big committee room, leaving
his hat on the gallery seat He got
back about two minutes before the
senate went into executive session and
was shooed out with the others. He
left his hat there again. The senate
was in executive session for an hour
and a half. Mr. Ridgeway tried to
get sergeant at arms to get his hat
He was told nobody but senator
could go in and that his hat must
stay there until the doors were open
ed. 1t stayed there. too, and he
waited. Il am fully convinced" Mr..
Ridgeway said, that these executive
sessions are really held behind closed
doors"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
She Made a Good Guess.

1t was at an afternoon tea and the
girl with bad memory turned cold
rs two vaguely familiar women
greeted her cordially while she stood
chatting with a friend An introduc-
ticn was obviously expected, not to
say imperative
so stupid of me to forget your
name she murmured smiling sweet
y: but | am sure it begins with an
NJ nov doesn't it?"
Almost returned the other; ITS
s.nerson."
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
An Old Idea.

SHOW him in said the gas mag
nate, and the inventor entered con.
tidently.
Sir he began. 81 have here a pat.
ent gas meter. This meter, while the
gas Is burning, acquires such momen.
tum that 1t keeps going right on after
the gas has been turned off, and
thus
But the gas magnate Interrupted
him impatiently.
IN what respect, though" he de-
manded. docs it differ from cur ga
nleters?"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Kansas Man Raises Oranoes-

NJ R. Ivey of Ottawa is the only
man in Kansas who raises his own
oranges. He has a tree that has been
producing the fruit for several years
past and that has raised crop of
eighteen or twenty oranges last year.
The oranges are not as large as the
commercial fruit. but are of good fla
vor. The tree is of the Mediterranean
variety.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Upho.ds the Present conore.s

Il am not one of those who think
congress has deteriorated." said JUS
tice Harlan. Il maintain that the
present congress is as high grade as
any congress. The Congressional Rec
ord is a remarkable publication. If
man were cast on a desert island
and had the Bible, Shakespeare and
the Congressional Record, he would
have all the reading natter he
wanted"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
President Sends Thanks,

The President last week sent the
following telegram to DR.. Louis
Klopsch, editor of the Christian Her.
aid, New York:
Let me heartily thank you and.
through you, the Christian Herald for
the admirable work done in connec-
tion with the famine sufferers in ia
pan. You have now raised 100000
and you have rendered very real SER
vice to humanity and to the cause Of
International good will.
tSigned) Theodore Roosevelt"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Census Of Newspapers.

Following are statistics in regard tc
newspapers published in the United
States at the close of 1905: Weeklies,
14,455; semi-weeklies. 499; tri-week
lies, 54; dailies, 2,215; total newspa
per, 1928. Periodicals published ir
the United States at the close Of 1905:
Monthlies. 2,710: all other periodicals
552; total periodicals, 3,262; total
newspapers and periodicals, 2O,4S5.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
CoQuciin Declined Honor.

NJ. CoQuelin, the actor. refused the
red ribbon of the Legion of Honor
when it was offered him a few weeks
ago. You have waited too long"
was his answer to NJ. Dajardin Beau
metz. NJ. Coquelin. cadet of the
Comedie Franchise. was decorated sev-
eral years ago, not as an actor but as
a public functiOnary.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Author Once Cabin Bow.

Percval Gibbon, the well-known au-
thor. began life as cabin boy on a
sailing ship. He is very young yet,
but there is every chance of his hav-
ing NJ. p. added to his name before
long, joining the ranks of those dis
tinSuiShed parliamentary authors
whose NEST recent addition was Wins
Ton Churchjl1
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Emperor's Manv Attendants.

The Emperor of China has house.
hold consisting of 500 persons, includ-
ing thirty bearers of state umbrellas.
an equal number of fanbearers, thirty
physicians and surgeons. seventy-five
astrologers, seventy-siX cooks aid
sixty priests.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06

The illness of Mrs. Charles A.
Strong, daughter of John d. Rockefel.
Ter, is said to be a matter of grave
concern in the Rockefeller family. Size
has been undergoing treatment l., a
sanitarium in France.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Modified,

Green-They say Sharpe depends
upon his wits for livelihood
Brown-That's a mistake. He de-
pends upon the absence cf wit in
others.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
In a PINCH Use ALIENS Foor.EAse

N FINCH, Use ALIENS UUT.ENSE.
A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all druggists, Csc. Trial package,
FREE. Address A. s. Olmsted, Le
Ro,, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06

Didn't you see some beautiful seen,
ely when you made the ascent of
Pixies Peak?" Yes, the scenery was
all right, but didn't like the climb it,"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06

1t Is said that grass fourishes on No
Mans Land-but not grass widows,
certainly.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06

Dotted line proposed
Of 6erng straight to kansk 5000
Siberian Railway.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18
Railroads
HILL BEATEN In
MILW AUKEE DEAL
Hartman and Rockefellers Con.
troll Road by Neat Coup in
Stock Jobbing.
Victory Means Coast Extensior
Will Be Built Into Great
Northern Territory.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. t ..g.-s
Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Edward H. Harri-
man has; repaid James ]. Hill in his
own coin by wrestling victory from him
in the shadow of defeat thru one of
the most effective coups ever executed
in financial battles. The control of the
Milwaukee road, which Morgan and
Hill confidently believed to be, theirs
yesterday morning, is still lodged with
the Harriman-Standard Oil interests
and will be strengthened. 49, asr,
AS Hill threw Hartman out of the
ownership of Northern Pacific in the
Christmas season of 1901, so Hartman
GUSTS Hill from ownership in Milwau-
kee. Mr.. Hill executed his flank move
ment by retiring the preferred stock of
Northern Pacific, in which his OPP
ponent's control conferred; Mr.. Harri-
man and his friends maintain Milwau-
kee by issuing two-thirds of $780,
100000 stock increase to the holders
of the preferred. While HIPS control
of Northern Pacific common was a
golden apple, his control of Milwaukee
common is but ashes
For a month there has been a titanic
struggle, for the ownership of7-Milwau-
kee in the open market. Quietly and
almost unsupported, the Morgan Hill
people have been buying Milwaukee in
the hope. of getting control and turning
the Pacific. coast extension southwark
into the Hartman territory. In the
last week this battle for stock has been
acute and disturbing feature to Wall
street and the money market.
Old Fight Renewed.
Much of old bitterness had been
aroused The attack of Jacob II. Schiff
upon banks charging excessive money
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18

road ID aslaid with eighty-pound steel,
and there were transported over it the.
last season many tons Of ore from the
Princeton and Austin mines. This ore
was delivered to the company's Mar
quette & Southeastern line, and was
hauled over that line to the Shipping
docks, at North Marquette, round
about way that it is believed will event
ually be overcome by the construction
of direct road from the Swanzey field
to the lake port.
Following the Lake Superior shore
northWesterly from Marquette there has
been completed a twenty -fve-mile ex-
tension 81 the Marquette & Southeast
ern road TO the Lake Independence and
Big Bay country. This line was in part
constructed to accommodate the bust
ness Of the Northern Lumber company.
a corporation that controls sometime
like 300,000,000 feet of standing timber
in the district, and which has estah-
ished the town Of Birch, where the
sawmills of the company are daily 1urn-
ing out q large amount q. Of lumber.
A new and ambitious enterprise is
the Lake. Superior Southern railway.
the plans of which ontemplate the con,
struction of a road in southerlv direc-
ton from Huron Bay, Lake Superior. To
Madison, Wis, 900 miles, 200 Of which
are covered by the route in Wisconsin.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18

MANY LINES EXTENDED
Railroad Building Has Been Active in
Upper Peninsula.

i . 4 4 Z ~
Special to The Journal.
| Marquette, Mich, Dec. Consider.
able progress in the way of railroad
per Michigan in the last year. In On
tonagon county the Milwaukee road has
under construction line southwesterly
from Ontonagon that eventually will
connect with the Wisconsin Valley di-
vision. The route has been surveyed,
but only a small stretch will be graded
this winter. AIS
| On the keweenaw peninsula the Ke-
weenaw Central road is building line
northerly from Calumet to Bay de Girls,
Lake Superior, tapping number 1. OF
up a virgin copper district that gives
promise Of a number of large and profit.
able mines. The Calumet s. Hecla Min
ing company and the Keweenaw Cop.
per company are particularly active in
the exploitation of the new field
The Mamstique railway, controlled by
the Alger-Smith Lumber company, and
running southerly from Grand Marais
Lake Superior, to-. Germfask, School.
craft county, has been extended south
erly six miles to the new lumber town
of Curtis, -Mackinac county. The road
with its numerous branches, now com.
sPi1SeS more IMAM lUO miles OF standard
gage tracks. There is considerable tim
Der in the territory thru which it runs,
also a large acreage of undeveloped
agricultural lands, andzit is considered
only a question Of time when 2connec.
ton will be made with the 500 line and
Lake Michigan. At Seney the Man.
istique railway connects with the Du.
luth, South Shore & Atlantic SYSTEM,
The Munising railway, one of the
lines of the Cleveland Cliffs Iron com.
pany system, running from Munising
Lake Superior, southwesterly to a juno
ton with the Chicago & North Western
at Little Lake, Marquette county, has
been extended west seven and half
miles to the company's mines in the
Swanzey district. This new stretch of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18
WANT RATE LAW AMENDED
Ruling Of the +. c.. G.. Denounced by
Il Is South Dakota Editors.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 1s.-The reg.
| nlar midwinters meeting of the South
Dakota Press association, held in Sioux
Falls, had important results. The meet.
ing was called for the purpose of dis
cussing the ruling of the interstate com
merce commission with reference to the
railroads disseminating the practice Of
issuing transportation to newspaper
publishers in exchange for advertising.
can unwarranted interference with
the right of private contract" is the
officially expressed opinion of the South
Dakota editors on the ruling Of the in
terstate commerce commission. The ed
itors discussed the matter at length.
and then adopted-a resolution denoun..
cling the ruling and calling on the South
Dakota delegation in congress to favor
such amendment Of the anti-pass pro-
sion in the new rate law as will re-
store it to it's rightful intention.
The following new members were ad.
mitted to the association: F. 81. Good
of the Special, Salem; Fred G. Reeves
Of the Democrat, Howard; r. r. Dow
dell of the Advocate, Artesian; Henry
! Neil Of the 40. U. W. Workman, Mad
j ison.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18
COULDN'T STAND FOR "THRun
Rock Island Road Abandons the Cause
Of Spelling Reform.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Waterloo, Iowa, Dec. 1s.-The Chi
cage, Rock Island & Pacific railroad has
decided to abandon the cause of spelling
reform. When the president issued his
orders to the executive departments to
spelling reform commission in a list of
300 words, the Rock Island decided to
adopt it. as the spelling to be used in
train orders, car reports and other Of
ticial correspondence, and the EMPLOYEES
were instructed to familiarize them
selves with the Rooseveltian form of
photography.
All went well until the railroad Of
fieials found that under the revised
edltlon3of the spelling book they would
thru trains. This caused a, revolt.
sothe simplifed spelling order has been
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18

rates for stock loans was directed
against Morgan institutions. For some
days the Morgan banks were calling
loans, as the money was needed to buy
Milwaukee, stock, the high rates and
the calling. Of loans forcing out large
blocks of this security and. keeping
down the prices, to some extent deceivs
real purpose.
The crucial point was reached Mon
day. The Morgan-Hill interests were
within safe grounds; they could count
on enough stock to swing the manage
ament of the road and they reached for
a good margin over actual control. TO
their surprise, stocks came from quar-
tiers known to be friendly to Milwau-
kee interests. There was a hesitation
In the purchases, a searching inquiry
and the information from friends in. the
enemy's camp that there would be a
coup in the announcement of a stock
issue. of $1OO,O00,OO0, which was $25.-
100000 more than was expected at this
time. Then the contest was given m:
the stock broke and weakened the mar
ket
Harriman's Foxiness.
The official announcement BETRAYED
the. cunning of the Hartman people to
AhAohO odIo GuclI ududSelueuG, TO make
sure the extension of the Milwaukee
into HILL territory. OF the 500, 511 900
new stock the preferred is $66,327, 900,
or 135 per cent of the present issue, Of
$49, 654 900. There is to be $33,lS4,OOO
new common, or 40 per- cent of the pres
ent issue Of $50, $4,000.
Subscriptions to this new stock at
the rate of IS per cent of present hold
ings of preferred and common are given
to shareholders of record Wednesday,
Dec. 10, and the first installment of 10
per cent must be paid on Friday, Dee.
q. In other words, subscribers who
own the stock or who buy today must
| exercise their right by O'clock on Fri
day at the place Of registration in New
York.
All stock not taken at that time re-
verts to syndicate which has been
formed, and this syndicate consists of
friends of the present management, or
of Hartman and the Rockefellers. !
H. Little Notice Given. III
Owing to the short notice not half
the shareholders outside the warning
factions will be able to avail them
selves Of the opportunity to subscribe.
1t is reported that the Morgan-Hill in
! terests hold $45,Q00,Q0O. of the common
stock, which would give them the priv
ilege of taking $33,750,O00 of the $780,
$1,000 new securities and make their
total holdings $7s, 900. The Stand
ard Oil people own $30,oOO,0OO of the
preferred issue and $50 100000 of the
common. Their proportion Of the new
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18
Rock Island Improves Yards.
Special to The Journal 'r"*-

Ellsworth, MINI, Dec. 1S.-Improye
ments being made in the Rock island
yards at this point lend color to re.
ports that the officials are contemplate
ing making this IAN important division
point. A force aM thirty workmen has
fall in building l. steel standpipe and
in laying an extensive system Of drain
tile and water pipes. Early in The
spring the work Of relaying the track
between. this point and Lake Park.
Iowa, will be pushed and completed IN
time for moving the fall crops. The
rails now in use on the line are too
light for the traffic and it is the pur-
pound rails, '.s - p : - ,- ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18

stock would increase their holdings t6
$95,000,000. Thru the short notice they
will profit by securing $1,000 900 more
of the. new stock, which would give
them $120, 000, 900, sor "a clear majority
of the $230,348, 900 Of stock as in
creased. SS Y 3Ss. i
The coup has giaverted a stock market
open market by giving the usual thirty
day notice there would have been a
bidding up of prices and a repetition
of the Northern Pacific Of 1901, which
was the worst slump Wall street ever
Inexperienced
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18
Fergus a Division Point.

spec1aI TO The JouFnaE = . = . - :
Fergus. Falls MINI, Dec. 1s.-There
is a strong proba bility that Fergus
Falls will be made freight division
point for the Northern Pacific railway
in the near future. The completion Of
the line to Cakes, n. D., and the steady
| increase in busienss makes a new
freight division necessary between that
point and Staples, and the choice is I'M
derstood to lie between Fergus Falls
and Wahpeton. Local business men
expect to see the headquarters located
here. 1872, n -,s<.-. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18
REARRANGEs YARDS
Milwaukee Prepares to Gut Out Twin
Cities for Thru Freight.

CLUES 1or Thru Freight.
Special to The Journal.
Hastings, Mimi, Dec. .1s.-The grad
ing Of the hill to the west of the East
Hastings railway yards of the Milwau-
kee road. eliminating bad curve and
giving ample room for double tracks
now in progress. rs 22,
The work is preliminary to the con.
tempiated Encouragement of the entire
station, including a removal of the pas
senger station and freight depots.
roundhouse, coal sheds and other build.
ings, which will be necessary if the
proposed plan Of sending thru freight
from the coast to Hastings, instead OF
Minneapolis, is carried out. - =
When the improvements are fully
carried out, Hastings. will have the
finest yard on the river division be.
tween Minneapolis and Winona. For
the right Of way the Milwaukee com.
pany has bought several lots and tracts
OF land at cost Of several thousand
dollars
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18
cheap Rates West and Southwest.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month until March, 1907, inclu.
sive, the North Western Line win sell
one-way colonist tickets at nearly half
fare to many points, in Arkansas, Col.
orado, Indian Territory, Kansas, Louis.
lana T. Mexico, Missouri, Nebraska. New
Texas and Wyoming. Get Information,
and tickets at 600 Nicollet ave-, Min.
neapolis, 1876 Robert street, st. Paul
or address T. w. Teasdale, General
Passenger Agent. ST. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18

The Christmas Present
Column on the HWant Page'' will be
Of great assistance to you in buving
your presents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18
Lifting Magnets.

Steel and iron are handled in MANY
foundries by means Of the electro-map-
net, says the Technical World Magazine.
a carriage which bears the magnet
runs ,u1 on travelling crane. When It is
the electric current is at once turned on.
and load in proportion to the size Of
the magnet and the strength Of the cur
rent is lifted. When you are tired and
tagged out try q, glass Of golden grain
belt beer. It will aid your digestion.
steady your nerves and build YOU M
physically. Order case today for
home use.
No shop-made food will ever equal
the delicious cake and biscuits you can
make at home, using Hunt = Perfect
Baking Powder. IS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-09

Remember" she said In an agony
Of sweet relenting, that wherever
thou goest, however many the years
that may divide us, however wide the
waters or the land, shall be here
waiting for thee, here in this house of
our happiness, and if die before thou
contest here thou wilt find my grave"
"Tehea," he said. las God sees me.
some day shall return!"
She took his hands and looked up
ITO his face with such poignant long
= and tenderness that Jacks COM
,aes. already uncomfortable enough,
ara quite overborne by the scene.
ugh old Hatch snuffied audfbly, and
a{iy could hardly speak.
Gene. come. lad" he cried huskily,
III mustn't keep us longer"
SEX unciasped the girls hands and
led himself to be led away BY his
trades. A few minutes later they
oered up the ladder. the boat was
ssseil in and the boatswain's whistle
/, roylsfns the watch on deck.
aEainsail haIE'
j. morning the island had sunk be-
/ them and. standing on the dizzy
~ ro:ss&,f y..:ss.s;., with one arm round
-. 80 make ont nothing
,s.'ol.