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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
The Vice of Conferences.

One or two mistakes were made IN the
Hague convention between \Professor
and Mrs. Professor :Fitzsimmons at
Sioux Falls yesterday. In the first place
it was an, error to exclude the reporters.
What we would inquire, in all kindness
to the family, can a conference between
the professor and the Mrs. Professor
amount to without competent reporters
in the room? Are the professor and his
spouse expected to remember all that
transpired and tell it to the reporters
It is a vain hope. People who get into
conferences get also into a confused
state Of mind which precludes their
telling anything straight. Nearly all
the lawsuits in the world arise from dis
agreement as to what was said at con-
ferences. A claims that B said that the
back taxes on the lot were paid. After
/ the deal is closed it appears that they
are still there and the treasurer sitting
up nights looking for them. What E
said was that the taxes were back on
the lot. This was what made the real
of the lot SO much higher than the front
If the reporters had been admitted there
would have been no difficulty. They
would have secured the facts.
So with the F~itzsimmons folks. They
s cannot settle their troubles without re
porters. In the first place they are hav
ing trouble largely for the effect upo1
the press, strictly for advertising. ii
the next place if the reporters do no
get into these conferences they art
likely to print some. remarks abou
various members of the family which
will P%recipitate real trouble.
The second, and perhaps the mos
serious error, was in holding a confer
ence at all. They should have met il
the Mechanics pavilion, San Francisco
There is no reason why Professor Fitz
simmons, having been publicly whippe'
by. all kinds of prizefghters for tn
gate receipts, should object to being pub
licly beaten by his wife, provided sh
will agree to a fair division Of tn
spoils.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
TIE SUNDAY JOURNAL
FOR THE SQUARE DEAL
-- c4,+ 1o,,rpa1

One of the really great newspapers OF
the northwest Is The Minneapolis Journal
,t was established In 1873 under rather
~unfavorabIe auspices, and for some years
had a rather precarlous and unsatisfact-
ory existence. Twenty years ago lucian
Swift became business manager and }.
6. McLaIn editor. An evolution toward
better things took place at once. It was
evident that brains and executive ability
as we'll as the necessary capital were
b,ck ~ The enterprise. T h e J u a
at once began to grow In public estima-
ton as we'll as size. 1t was a four-page
daily In 1885. 1t prints sixteen to twenty
pages now. Republican In politics. 1t
a for the square deal and against
yeIIow-dog subservlency to the dlctation
.of bosses. 1t stands for good citizenship
all the time, and the people of Minnesota
are proud of 1t. -:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
CRITICAL, HANDBOOK OF LoU1s1.

ANA.-The latest volume of the
american Commonwealth Series, Is
Louisiana, by Albert Phelps. The author
has made his book a running com.
mentary upon the whole narrative" Of
Louisiana's history, "fxing the place
Of the state as an individual in the
union of commonwealth and emphasiz-
ing the part it has played in the de-
velopment of the nation and of national
and international policies, in the hope
that other readers than L~ouisianians
may find matter that concerns every
citizen of the country" The author
has based his work upon the examina-
ton of original sources, and has brought
forward some new material, but for
the most part he has stuck to his main
purpose of making the book of the
greatest possible value to the general
reader, and such a reader, if he has
hitherto overlooked the Importance Of
the part Louisiana has played in the
affairs. of the nation, cannot but be
impressed with the history so clearly
outlined in this book, especially In con-
nection with the nations early life, and
from that down thru the reconstruction
period.
Houghton, Minfin & Co., Boston.
Sl.1O net.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

Senator Dolliver yesterday in the
committee moved the consideration of
his railway rate bill section by sec,
ton in order that an early report
might be made to the senate. He failed
to get his motion adopted, but did Sc.
cure consent for an "early considera
ton of all measures pending'' before
the committee. We hope that Senator
Dolliver will not be precipitate in this
matter. The senate has had only sis
months of hearings and the hearing Of
some Of the members of, the committee
is bad. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
Saturday Evening,

cooperate with one another for the
same purpose and save the $4,000 Of
policyholders money he is to be paid
annually. They can stop rebating easier
yet. by just stopping it, by ~discharging
agents who are caught at 1t and DIS
missing the Especial agentso they now
employ at large salaries to go about
the country helping local agents to TX
up rebate deals. President Paul Nor
ton must know enough about rebates
to be able to stop the process without
help from Grover Cleveland. All he
has to do is to take care that there Is
no Hmisplaced switch
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

In his message converting the Missis-
sippi legislature, Governor Vardaman
says:
AS q, race the negro Is deteriorating
morally every day. Time has demon
strated that he is more criminal as a
free man thar as a slave; that he is
increasing in criminality with fearful
rap1dity, being one-third more criminal
In 1890 than he was in 1880. In the
south, Mississippi particularly, I know he
is growing worse every year.
Governor Vardaman then proposes to
withdraw state support of negro schools.
Possibly the negro is not being taught
the right things, but Governor Vardamar
would hardly ~eondescend to consult
Booker T. Washington on this subject.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

than the vessel is in command of the
"princess,' the soul of the revolution,
who had seized the yacht on its way
north. The princess, by those charms
without which a princess would not be
a princess, converts the yachtsman to
it. One of them protests, but is met
with: "Look here, professor, don't go
to knocking this enterprise; it's a bully
institution-you haven't the least idea
what may happen to YOU" Then things
begin to happen and keep it up, until
Mr.. Jackson has written his story
purely for entertainment and, for that
it is q complete success.
Henry Holt & Co., New York.
S1.50. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
THERE'S MONEY IN THEM
T,opc prafrio 1,aada

The advertisements in a paper are in
man ways the most interesting part OF
the paper and readers should get into
the habit Of looking them over. When
a. merchant buys space in a paper he
does so because! he has something tc
say. He rises to speak and he wants tc
be heard. Usually what he says will in
~$terest you and in many cases a. knowl-
edge OF what he says will save yor
money.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
DID you KNOW THA

ssLaughter is an, anodyne, harmful if
persisted i9xout Of season, but good on
occasion asa help to endurance.
NHappiness is a state of mind which
can be produced by careful ~cultiya-
tion.'' So says Sarah Grand in her
story on NMan and His Follies'' in
the Sunday Journal tomorrow,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

Admiral Rojestvensky informs the Rus
sian admiralty that if the Japanese had
not finished him a fleet Of North Sea
English fishermen from Hull were con-
ceaEed. in a Chinese port prepared to
sally, out and do the business.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

. The Boston Herald is much exercised
over the anthracite situation. Another
two months Of such weather as we have
had here will help to relieve it. On
April 2 it will be grand to announce
that the season is finished with half a
ton over. .=,..f H.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

DR.. Depew is a director in eighty
close corporations, including the senate.
He is going to resign from seventy-nine
of them. 1t is remarkable how a man
of DR.. Depew's discernment should miss
the point.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

The biennial rumor about opposition to
Charles r. Davis is going the round Of
the third district, but has not been tied
to any victim as yet. Two years ago it
was Frank M Wilson who was going to
file for congress. There are plenty of
outs who want to get in, butlthey haven't
found a man as yet to carry Ii banner.
H Charles B Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

Champ Clark of Missouri entertained
the house yesterday with one, Of those
speeches which the house, occasionally
listens to when it has no orders from
the senate on the docket and can play.
Tt was not a profound Speech, but it
was bright and served to remind the
republican members that there IS a
tariff and a tariff question.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
Ohage to Europe. Let the people with
smoky ohimneys vote. They will send
him to Europe or farther.

h cause Of the San Domingan war
will be determined later. At present 1t
is a simple highland not for gate money,
either. Uncle Sam gets hi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

President Hadley of Yale Is quoted as
a little dubious Of the proposition to
regulate railroad rates. John. D., re-
Numbering that million for Yale, would
be pleased to see h grand old college
take it's stand on the side Of our vested
interests. ,g- - - -, rs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

1t took a six-column editorial Of the
New York Sun to open the new year
The Sun doubtless kicked about the pres
dents message.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

Ex-senator Blackburn Of. Kentucky has
q want ad In the Hogwallow Ke~ntuckian
offering 75c for any Information that
will lead to the detection OF the gem
tleman that threw that half brick.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

DR.. Osler says that people die. as q
rule, painlessly. II they knew about the
funeral possibly they might feel worse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

Will positively cure sick headache
and prevent its return. Carriers Little
Liver Pills. This is not talk. but truth
One pill a dose. See advertisements
Small pill. Small dose. Small price.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

st. Paul councilmen are not so sure
that it is worth $1,000, to send DR..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
WELL, GOODBYE, koREA,'
Kansas CITY Journal.

kansas City Journal.
Korea Is promised restoration OF self
government when she gains national
strength" That Is to say, when she gets
powerful enough to- lick japan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

It would be a crime for France and
Germany to fight about a pile OF sand,
a date tree and an Arab
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

DR.. Alfred Russell Wallace says that
Herbert Spencer chose to live in a Lon
don boarding house among common
place people to avoid the mental stimu-
lus of too much brilliant conversation
He found that an evening at home with
retired Indian officers conduced to
sleep, while among cultivated company
he became nervously excited, passed
horrible nights with insomnia. He
could have achieved the same results
by attending house Of commons debates
or preparing himself every night for a
banquet where speeches in the ap-
proved English style were made, but 1t
occurred to him very sensibly that it
would be wise to be near his bed when
the conversation had reduced him to a
state Of invincible drowsiness. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

Mr.. Orr, the new president, has a set
of sidewhiskers for your New York Life.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

Standing room only" on the water
wagon has given way to 1sPlenty Of
seats inside
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

BY the way, it ought to be a good con-
test between Lemon and C.. A. Pidgeon.
While Lemon is a peach, there is no use
DENYING that Pidgeon is g. bird.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
-.
Fover Chat,

The Ralph Stuart Stock company; COM
posed Of eighteen people. Is now holding:
final rehearsals at the Lyceum for the
big production of "By Right Of Sword"
the powerful romantic drama in which
Mr.. Stuart starred for years. The first
performance of this sterling play, with
Lewis Stone and Henrietta Brown in the
cast, will take place Sunday afternoon.
The sale of seats has been phenomenal
for this engagement.
Amateur night at the Unique scored a
tremendous hit last evening, as 1.-The
talent" was out in force. In fact, 1t was
the biggest amateur show in many weeks,
and Manager Elliott had his hands full
disposing of the embryo stars in the big
bill. A few professional acts were intro
duced by way of giving the audience a
thoroly enjoyable entertainment.
Little Jimmie's Newsboys' band, COM
posed solely of street boys, was q de-
lightful feature. Lillian Spencer's gypsy
dance, to a spotlight accompaniment,
was also highly diverting. Those who
sang were Mary Cummings, Mcmillan and
Richards, Lydia Solly, Frank n Lilly
Bartosh and Clarence Burnett. Others
who appeared were Harry Sable, buck
and wing dancer; Frank Jones. comedian;
L%ndholms the magician; F. Remick
Irecitation, and Dean Brothers, acrobats
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
Elastic Currency.

The wiseacres of Americans finance
are still looking for a currency which
will expand or contract with the rela-
tive. uses for it.: They have not found
it. Recently money was flowing about
New York a yard deep, at 6 per cent,
but people who wanted it for specula-
tive purposes had to pay 125 per cent a.
year or about 3 per cent a day to get. 1t.
+ Some sort of a relation a been as
serted between this condition and the
unelasticity of the currency. There is
no relation. If the volume of money
had been greater the effort to corner it
would have been more gigantic and if
successful the squeeze would have been
more disastrous to a greater number Of
spectators, but it would have had
nothing to do with the volume Of cur
rency for legitimate purposes. The
fact that the secretary Of the treasury
declined to send money to New York
showed that he did not consider the
emergency one in which the power OF
the government should be invoked to
stretch the money supply" The fact
hat Chicago bankers refused to send
| money to New York is confirmation of
| the view of the treasury. Some spec
| ulators in New York were eating one
| another up, but what Of that9 The
country's withers were unwrung.
There may be a reasonable need to re-
form our currency system so that it will
more closely fit the demands Of bust
ness, but those who are sincere in then
demand for an elastic currency make 8
mistake I'm bringing the movement Into
sympathetic connection with suct
freaks as the bounding of call money
to 125, while real loans stood at 9 ane
the price of stocks went up.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

Swan B. Molander, formerly of Mora,
but now of st. Paul, and for some years
stumpage clerk in the office Of the state
auditor, Is credited with ambition to be
secretary of state. Molander was a can
didate for the nomination six years ago.
He would have more strength in the
eighth district than in st. Paul, where
it is claimed thatzal factions are united
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
The Preston Times says:

W. IL. Verify has sold out his paper. at. Wa
dena land gone to Indian Territory. This will
leave the runnp republican league, organized by
winter: without a head, and the =headless thing
probably be allowed to die, as it should.
These so-called republican leagues are pure fakes
any way and are usually instigated by those
having an ak to grind, as witness the John Good.
now fasco Of some years ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

TELEPHoNE-Journal has a private sw1tchhoar
for both lines. Call No. on either me Ill
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-05
CHE AERCz--lYE
WAS Tricky
II Did Not Work RiG6f 6G'6en
High IN Air. and q T{an'e
Life Was TmperfIed.

Although the aeropIane Of Professor,
j. J. Montgomery finally was given its
trial trip at Idora park, Oakland. Cal.
and demonstrated some capacity for
keeping off the ground. the fight of the
airship was attended with an accident
which all but caused the untimelv
death OF the courageous aeronaut. Da
Yid Wilkie, who essayed the perilous
feat of dropping with it from the
clouds. An accident to the rudder of
the machine rendered it unmanageable.
and when it was released from its
mOorings to the balloon, which hoisted
it up 1,200 feet into the air. it COM
menced falling in terrifying circles to-
ward the earth. Wilkie in the mean
time struggling despera tely to right
the machine and succeeding only when
the car had reached a point 100 feet
above the ground. At this iuncture
the falling aeroplane had attained such
a velocity that nothing could prevent
it from crashing heavily to the earth.
and its occupant was pitched out on his
head, TO the horror of the spectators,
who rushed up with the expectation of
finding him killed. The lucky aeronaut
escaped, however, with nothing worse
than a badly skinned face.
The ascent Of the airship was sched-
uled to take place at 1870 p. m. but it
was after i o'clock before the balloon
scared away with its burden. The
height attained by the party was dizzy
Ing. the balloon and airship appearing
as mere specks in the heavens. When
the acrOplane was released from the
balloon it was instantly apparent that
something was wrong With the appa-
ratUS, for the craft commenced a rapid
series Of ever narrowing circles in its
hcad!oug descent, and as it neared the
ground the spectators could see that
WilkiG was making heroic struggle
to correct the steering apparatus. The
tail, or rudder, Of the craft, which
works with an up and down motion,
seemed to he stuck fast. and without
this aid the airship was useless. VIII
kie had removed his feet from the stir
rups and was bending his entire ener-
gies to righting his crippled machine.
Fate played in his hands, and lucky
wrench just in the nick of time gave
his craft its equilibrium at the very
moment when death seemed a certain
ty. But such was the swiftness of his
descent he had little chance to correct
the direction of the machine. and the
whole affair plunged its nose into the
ground at sharp angle, wrccking
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-05

itself and hurting its rider out on a
grassy lot, over Il quarter of a mile
from the starting point.
Professor Montgomery and Wilkie
were not dismayed at the result of the
experiment. Both are still firmly CON
WINGED that the machine has ali the es-
sentials needed for keeping supported
in the air, and, with a few corrections
in the apparatus and a safer adjust
ment of the troublesome tail. the inven-
ton can be made Il practical machine
for air navigation.
Wilkie is the young aeronaut who
formerly worked with Professor Mont
gOmery at Santa Clara on this very
aeroplane pattern. He left him a few
months ago and constructed similar
machine for himself. All the arrange
ments were made for giving it n test
at ldOra park last December, but Pro-
fessor Montgomery secured an injunc-
ton, which stopped the work. Willlie
has since returned to Professor Mont
gOmery and has been associated with
him ut Mountain View, in Santa Clara
county, where he has been testing the
Neroplane from the tops of poles and
other heights to which the machine
could be easily elevated
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-05
An Active civic Association.

\ civic improvement association was
formed in Button, O.. a town of 1000
inhabitants, in the spring Of 1901 The
following officers were elected at that
time and were reelected in the spring
eff 1903: President. Rev. John Todd:
vice president. ". w. Eaton: secretary.
\. Il. Temple; treasurer. J. f. LugibiH
Since the organization $33O.5O has been
raised by the finance committee for
Improvement purposes, says Floral
Life. A large amount of this money
and much donated labor have been ex-
pended on the Presbyterian church
property, Il parcel of ground containing
nearly an acre, which has been thrown
open to the public as park. This
property is situated in the center of the
town at the crossing of two of the
most prominent streets. thus giving one
Of the best located small parks in north
western Ohio. The winding crushed
stone walks, the rustic seats. the cleo
tric lights. the numerous large and vari-
Gus shaped flower beds rising out of
well kept lawn. the large spraying
metal fountain, with its cement base
all well shaded by the wide spread
ing branches of the native elm and the
golden leayed maple. make this park
thing of beauty and joy to all inter
csted in it, The association has also as
sisted in improving the WaterworkS
ground and the campus Of the Central
NTaup1pi+p collie which is Citu1tp1 on
one of the hiIltops of the town.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-05

Philadelphia's public school gardens.
which were conducted last season on
the vacant lots of the city, fourished
under the patient cultivation of more
than 1000 boys and girls, so that not
only were numerous unSightly lots
made attractive. but at least $50 poor
families were aided in the struggle
for existence. says the Maryland Edu-
cational Journal It is now estimated
that the value Of the vegetables raised
on these 30 acres of school garden
land will exceed $4,000. All this is
aside from the educational value Of the
,vorI, itself to the little gardeners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-05

It is quite often that the inactivity
If fine officials of a town work against
,ts hest interests, says ID. NJ. Carr in
Home Trade Advocate. Nearly every
email town has ordinances relative to
tho cutting Of weeds along the streets.
and If is rarely that these rules are en-
forced. The streets of town over
crown with weeds never make good
,yrnression on the stranger Good side
walks. well kept streets in the resi-
dance and business portions Of a place
always speak well for the habits of its
residents.