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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
MOST "LEMONY."

'fLet's make this lemon sherbet for supper know
1t will be good'' said looked thru recipe book
All right, if you make it yourself, - mama answered
I at work and when the sherbet almost
frozen Ihad to lift the lid and have peep land taste
too) fGoodness!'' exclaimed. fWhat is the matter
with its I must have forgotten the sugar. put in
two cupfuls of sugar and turning the handle
After awhile I tasted it again. ''What can it bef'
I thought, for it still almost vinegar
After little consideration decided that the whites
of two eggs would remedy it, in they went and con-
tnued the freezing operations The result freezer
very proud, until it served at suppertime and
every squirting and making wry faces. ~~
''What is this, Hyldas" asked my brother. "Frozen
wool favored with vnegars' could not understand it,
looked at the geatiue had used and found it to
be phosphated which really needed lemon uiceand
I had used three. 'We, again, said, will
agree to make lemon sherbet alone" -..---
a Eighth Grade, -Hylda Pellatt,
Calhoun School. 1905 W Thirty-frst st.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
WHEN CHIPS FLEW.

On the soth of June some. boys and I piling
wood. You all know the old saying, "Boys will be
boys' and it with We had not been pilng
long before sy began to throw chips at each other
One chip struck squarey the neck and determined
to punish the guilty person. I chased him load
Of wood, but stumbled and fell sharp stick which
went thru my clothing and part way thru The
doctor had to take stitches which rather painful
Now confined in bed and hear the boys laugh
ing and playing have resolved 'never again. to
woodple in such haphazard way. -.
B Ninth Grade, -..~, Karl Morton Rhode,
East High School. 1920 Adams St. NE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
AIMED FOE THE SKY.

A very memorable Fourth of July five years ago.
It is still clear in my mind sternly told that
as they were very dangerous. Not needing the good
advice pleaded and pleaded, but to avail. It had
been repeated several times that fireworks should
enter household Mama always said when asked her,
s'Never again. continued pleading until papa sad
'tHere is quarter, skip I want some rest - Off
to the store marched as happy lark I selected
my fireworks from a window full of Fourth of July
supplies and returned with burden consisting chiefly
of canes crackers and sky rockets. A box Of
disappearing did not know how to handle the sky
rockets inquired Of friend who did not know either
but pretended he did 'Just light this taper and hold
up in the sky said he. did as was hidden and
YOU imagine the result little girl Of about years
with face, hands and clothes burned calling at the ton
Of her voice. ''Mama! mamal'' It now my turn to
the phrase Never again. had often used
fefore the accident bear the to this day that
received. on of my ignorance. -
Seventh Grade, -Delvina F. Sullivan
Harrison School. = 418 Knox Ave N ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
A STRAY WHITE CAT.

:
With white sheets drawn closely atost and pillow
cases thrown heads stole toward the cemetery
and stationed ourselves behind the tombstones ranged
along the fence close to the road We determined
to have revenge the boys who had played prank
on Us the Halowe ZEN before and nothing, thought
could make us change plans Suddenly, the young
est of trio exclaimed in awed whisper ttWhats
thatI Turning, we saw long, white spectral object
vending its way toward thru the tail grass which
grew in abundance in the cemetery We drew closer
together and at the instant the strange creature
eaPed top Of of the and gave forth
weird, mournful cry which higher and higher
until it had increased to hearrendering Shrek We
Immediately took to heels and the next minute
tearing down the road as fast as long robes would
permit We finally reached home breathing very fast
and we did not venture from the lights of Ale village
that night. A few days after adventure we
heard conversation between few Of elders and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-06
Senator La FOIlette's Defeat.

The Hon. ROBERT MARION LA TOILETTE
Of Wisconsin got a good licking in the
Republican primaries on Tuesday. His
candidate for Governor, LENRooT, was
showed under by DAVIDSON in prac-
tically every political division OF the
State. LA TOILETTE himself took an
active part in the campaign, made nu-
merous speeches and in every possible
way used his popularity and influence
against the man who succeeded at the
polls. To add to the Senator's discom-
future Mr.. DAvIDsoN's pluralities are as
large proportionately in the La Toilette
strongholds and in the districts in which
Mr.. LA TOILETTE was most active in OPP
position as in the less warmly contested
divisions Of the State.
This is the first rebuff LA TOILETTE
has had from the voters since he won
the nomination for Governor in 1900.
II is particularly notable because he is
n of the most astute machine man
ayers in the. country. His ~radicalism,
by which he has been widely adver-
tised outside Of Wisconsin, has obscured
beyond his own State his skill as a po-
litical manipulation. Within Wisconsin,
however, it is generally recognized that
La TOILETTE in the practical details Of
party management has nothing to learn
from the most experienced among his Re-
publican or Democratic opponents.
The primaries at which the La Fol-
lette candidate for the nomination for
Governor was knocked out were held
under a new law which was forced on the
statute books by LA TOILETTE himself
against the strong opposition Of the So
called Stalwarts, or Federal crowd. " |
It was designed to smash the machine. '
As the campaign of 1904 proved, the La
Toilette machine wa by all odds the
most effective and best disciplined in the
State, and it In the first to suffer under
the operation Of the enactment.
Senator LA TOILETTE is a candidate
for the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent in 1908. To-day he is in a position
to that OF another candidate, the
Hon. LESLIE MoRTIER SHAW of Iowa,
whose State has given a most u~nbecoming
black eye to his dearest ambition.
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every III that man Il heir 10, and when
the lancet. the cup and tho leech were
more sacred than modern sterilizcrs.
Well people were bled freely at regular
intervals in order to maintain good
health, and the lancet marks on hands
and feet were more common than the
signs Of vaccination. The phlebotomy
heresy was swept away generations ago,
and DR.. SANGRADo with his bleeding and
his hot water, which latter, by the way,
has also been rehabilitated, has been
laughed at as a carioature that could
never return TO life again.
A few days ago Professor BoUCHARD
announced to the Paris Academy Of
Sciences that two young investigators,
one, il should be said, a woman, have
discovered that when a healthy animal
is bled the proportion Of red corpuscles
in its blood increases. They have fur
Their found that IL this enriched blood
10 injected into another animal its blood
ID changed and also shows more red
c~orpuscles. Red blood 10 what 10 wanted
for the strenuous life. DR.. SANdRADo
is justified by modern science, and We
may look for q return Of the lancet and
the leech. His craven image should be
added to the artistic mortuary statuary
Of foreigners who never saw America
that adorns u public parks.
There may come. too. q revival OF that
picturesque craft the barber surgeon.
FIGARO may again turn MAMBRINo's
helmet into a basin, not for soapsuds
alone, but to hold the ounces or pints Of
blood the physician may prescribe for the
r~ejuvenation OF twentieth century vigor.
Red blood is needed everywhere, and
bleeding is easy. Let science discover
the soundnsss Of some more Of the grand
mothers remedies and restore the quaint
medieval pharmacop9ia.
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International Yacht Racing.

There Is an amusing sameness about
international yacht racing. 1t seems
to matter little whether the competing
craft are ~oO-footera or mosquito cruisers
which a be carried in snug spots on
the decks OF ocean liners; the explana-
tions Of defeat and the hopes for future
victory are couohedI in almost the same
terms. In the earlier days, when the
British built long and narrow cutters
with deep draught and many toni Of
lead in their keels, it was said that
this type Of yacht was dangerously fast
in light airs.
When they appeared of Sandy Hook
and raced in balmy August zephyrs,
they went so slowly that they seemed
to be anchored. Then at once we were
told that ali the talk. about their being
fast in light airs was based on a mis-
conception. How could heavy ,hulled,
u~ndersparred vessels 60 swiftly in such
weather. What they needed was a
housed topmast breeze. And when they
got it, lol they were beaten again.
From Marblehead has come similar
talk about the German small yachts now
racing for the Roosevelt cup. They had
their first innings in a lively sailing
breeze, and they followed in the wake
of the American champions. Imms-
diately came the explanation that these
Fatherland ducks could swim faster in
mild weather. They were designed for
il, for has not every European yachts
from time immemorial derided the
westerly rim Of the Atlantic as a field OF
polisS pillows and effeminate winds?
In the end the fastest boats will win,
and that whether the air moves at asnairs
pace or a piping quiokstep. Meanwhile
the Americas cup sleeps snugly in it's
and Sir THOMAS LIPToN vainly
cudgels his brain for a scheme by which
he can induce the New York Yacht Club
TO accept a challenge.
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From London Truth.

n Carlsbad I had once a curious experience with
the late Lord Russell Of Kilowcn. He was fond u
Willing away an hour at some little game Of cards.
One day ! met him in the town, and he proposed
that we should play AZ b6zique. A friend OF his
with whom he was walking happened 10 have a
pack Of cards in his pocket. so We sat down az a
table before the leading cafe and commenced 10
play. Aperson in civilian garb came up TO me and
told me that we could net play with the cards that
we were using. ] supposed that he was a waiter
OF tho establishment. and that we were expected
20 buy our cards at II, so l said that we would pay
for the pack all the same. He then said that no
wssa Government IN cial. and that only cards with
the oficial stamp were allowed In Bohemia.
What IL he sayinR7" said Lord Russell. who id
not undevAnd German. ! replied that he wanted
Us TO buy onicial cards. Nonsense" said Lord
Russell. and went on playing.
The or1cial again protested and said that II HE
directions were disobeycd he should have 10 take
strong measures, but the Lord Chief Justice played
on. l told him that II we did not obey orders 20
should cerUnly he walked or to prison. Then NJ
allowed me 70 order other cards. but glared az tho
Onetal as though he was going 10 commit him for
contempt. When he wanted me 10 explain why
we were not allowed TO play with our cards, | said
that Il was a little awk ward TO do so. but on pres.
sure. l said that the onncial had not liked the looks
OF him and bis companion. while he consider red that
] had the air OF a pigeon. and that he rather sus.
pectcd the cards. He had therefore n%teTicrrd
10 prevent me being pluckcd.
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oId DR.. sangrado Right After All.

Not the least delightful aspect OF pres.
ent day science, at least to the contem-
plative layman, is the manner in which
it il turning back in many points to the
exploded theories and superstitions OF
our forefathers, thus demonstrating that
they were not altogether the credulous
simpIetons that they have been declared
to be. The dogmAs OF science are on a
different footing from those Of religion
or philosophy; a man may doubt the
existence Of his Creator or the validity
of the formula, Il think, therefore
am" and yet be considered perfectly
rational; he cannot, however, be con-
sidered ane IL he does not believe in the
law Of gr~avitation or the earth's revolv-
ing around the sun.
The discovery Of a G chemical ele-
ment of disconcerting and not wholly
understood properties, however, has
sufficed to shake the faith Of scientific
minds. Radium alone has started a
new hypothesis of the construction OF
the universe, a new version Of the laws
of matter, and has sent the chemists of
in search Of what seems to be a new
philosophers stone. The terminology
and the methods Of investigation are
changed, but the hypothesis and the
objects to be attained read very much
like the older theories and decisions Of
alchemists and philosophers that modern
science has so long scOffed at. In an
other branch of science the asserted new
creation of life in sea urchins reminds
US OF the "homunculus' that FAUsr's
scholar, WAGNER. created. 1t looks as
though science were turning back to the
researches Of the alchemists for light on
the new paths that are opening out.
Medicine, too, has taken some queer
steps backward and has awakened 70 the
truth that there was some sense in the.
old fellows and their strange remedies
T&e ridiculous Italian superstition that
consumption was infectious and that the
room where one had died Of the disease
must be thoroughly cleansed and the
clothes Of the victim destroyed preceded
by many years the discovery Of the
psychologists that 1t was justified. In
England a good many people are found
who reject JENNER's discovery, and
~preferring smallpox to vaccination have
given trouble to the health officers and
brought on an epidemic in more than one
town. Now it looks as IL the favorite, uni
versal remedy Of our grand fathers were
to come to life again and that amiable
and namesake of the profession.
the leech, were to be restored to a place
Of honor in the apothecary's jars.
There are persons still living, though
must be called pretty old, who
remember when the school Of DR.. SAN
ORADo held absolute sway; when copious
bleeding was the first aid for nearly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-06
PHONETIC sfELLIN0.

To THE EDIroR or TRE sUN-Sir: Eng
lish spelling. like the language itsslf, is
the product Of q very complex history, Of
which is anomalies show the traces. But
II Ia at once historical and familiar. Pho
netlo clipping will mako It unhistorical,
unfamiliar and uncouth. Can anything
be moro uncouth than thru commonly
rendered as q specimen Of the phonetic
SYSTEM The language esohews BINDINGS
In u" except ip the cases Of diphthongs
and Incorporated foreign
Tho contents Of u existing libraries
would suffer. especially perhaps u books
Of poetry. There would be pOrplexity In
u schools. Would . slight saving Of type
or Of handwriting Sufice TO repay usf
Such a change at all events would seem
to require the consent OF the various oom-
munities by which English is written. How
could this consent be obtainedf
GOODWIN SMITH.
TORONTO, September ..
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IN THE SUBCELLkR
where the Forgotten Engineer Makes h
wheels Go Round.

Wnoehn GO 'Nuunu.
To THE EDIroR OF TEE sUN-Sir: Az time
files humanity's condition progresses. This
Is true In all calllngs save In the engineering
life. Years ago the engineer received some
recognition. To-day he has been relegated TO
the rear ranks Of appreciation.
The old time engineer used low pressuree.
slow speeds and good horse sense. He
worked on the earth's surface. and nature
rewarded him with q robust constitution and
an abundant supply Of hair. which he utilized
AZ waste. He knew nothing Of electricity.
pneumatics, refrigeration. ventilation. &c.
Two atmospheres were high pressure. and the
fellow who operated the engine with the
loudest exhaust was the best engineer.
This Is not making light Of our prede-
TO be fair and honest, the Old time engineer
gave to us the essential laws Of mechanics.
rsss' fC se. " fS SsssS G1 f SS ws sRS Z; ssT Sui islc en-
cheering progress. both for the science Ind
los promoters. Their labors have been re-
unheard or rotative speeds. exceedingly high
pressures and frenzled mechanics.
The engine rooms Of to-day are constructed
possible. as far from NATURES purifiers. air and
light. as rock will permit. The place In every
the heart and lungs Of the structure,
In this place the engineering stan ie i'm
p~risoned for from ten to twelve hours daily.
Is no Ietup. because II ever the vital organs
stop the mighty skyscraper becomes q dead
one. Here the crew inhale foul gases, absorb
malaria, rheumatics, impaired health and
eyesight.
The cellar Ia the garbage receptacle. The
sanitary apparatuses are under the supervision
OF the engineer. Carpets are cleaned with
vacuum. and the sweepings. laden with. MI
crobes collected from all over the building.
are sent down to the engineer. Incidentally,
he gets heaps OF abuse from ignorant. impa-
tient and ungrateful humanity, II the public
knew the difficulties encountered daily In
engineering problems, the miserable coDdi-
tions, small pay, long hours. poor ventilation.
servile attentlveness to DUTY, Of the men
under the sidewalk. they would be more libg
eral to those who constantly look out for their
life and welfare.
Engineering departments are placed low In
order to take advantage Of the laws OF CRAWL
.tation-and the nearer to he'll the more econ
omy In heat units, Now, boys, firemen, oilers.
helpers and engineers, don't gravitste too
low; economy In heat units would mean
shorter hours. thereby giving all hands an
opportunity to take a glimpse occasionally
OF this good old humpbacked world. In
fiuence dampens ambitions. Parasites are
deviation from truth Ia cowardice.
BROOKLYN. September S. @, J. M.
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Buddhist shrines in India.


FFUW Wt LdN0re Tribune.
or late the Buddhists In india are frying their
best 70 bring under their control and Management
althose shrines relating to their own religion which
priests.
The society has very recently submitted a me-
mortal 70 the Government Of Bengal 10 the effect
that the Hindus have acquired a complete rirbt
both territorial and religious over their shrines
and that they uhs BuddhistN have no custodian
OF their own; they have no right TO burn lamps con-
stantly before the image or the sacred Bo.trp..
they cannot place any iresh Image OF Buddha within
the temple; they cannot claim Ss their own or A.
the temples any offering made by Buddhist nil
Grims; the sacred Image OF Buddha himself, within
the shrine. 10 defaced By Hindu robes and marka-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-06
TIE TACON THEATRE.
Curious History % HaVanaS Famous
Playhouse.

From the Cuban ReUtelp.
The history Of the Tacon Theatre Of Havana
which was recently purchased by the Spanish
Dramatic Company for $3.50, 900. 10 very in-
teresting. In the year 1885 Francisco Marty.
who was then the leader Of q band Of pEr ates
which infested the island OF Cuba and who
had q price Of so. 900 on his head, was captured
and ordered TO be put 70 death. Seeing there
was no hope for him. he asked leave to see
General Tacon, who was then Goyernor-Gen-
eral Of Havana. and told him II his Life was
spared he would denounce his entire band
and assist him in Kidding the island OF the
number Of pirates which infested IL at that
period. Accordingly. General Tacon gave him
a two weeks parole. and inside Of a week
turned them over to the Government. For
this service he was pardohed.
In, 1880 Marty asked for the concession to
build A national theatre on the site of Parque
Central. 1t was. granted to him. General
Taoon went further and allowed him the
were then confined in MORO Castle to assist
in the work. each convict receiving the
sum Of 20 cents a day. In 1888 the theatre
was finished, and Marty. as a proof of the
gratitude he felt toward General TacOn for
sparine his life, named IL Ell Teatro Tacon.
citing incidents took place here. In one in-
stance q regiment OF Cuban insurgents barri-
caded Themselves In the theatre and held 10
against the Spaniards for three days, Finally
they were starved out, and az they were
making their escape all were shot.
o~rations Of marble and facing Central Park,
being In the centre OF the fashionable district
OF Havana; IL IL one OF the largest theatres
In the world. seating over S.OoOpersons.
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the rainy season and give even the most
languid attention TO the weather. Per-
haps the intimate personal experience
was not actually indispensable. Gen.
eral PETER G. HAMS Of the United
States Engineer Corps, now a mem
Der OF the commission and informed
by many years Of experience in canal
work there and elsewhere, could have
told Mr.. SHoNTs all about II. As a mat
ter OF fact, he gave the whole country
a very thorough diagnosis OF the case
some months ago through the medium
Of the North American Review. A great
many important facts in the same con
nection, too, might have been extOrted
from that eminent layman Governor
MACON, now spending his second con-
%secutive summer on the Isthmus.
Perhaps, however, it is better to see
these things for ones self. Personal
observation is worth all the hearsay
in the world. One does not receive a
very vid'impression from q statement
at second hand to the effect that as much
as one hundred inches OF rain frequently
falls In any particular locality during a
single summeT Neither can he who has
never actually beheld it quite appreciate
the fact that the Chagres River rises forty
feet in a night apd repeats this perform
ance many times in the course of the rainy
season. As IL happens, however, Chair
man SHoNTs has at last, whether by
accident or design, see a little of the
Isthmus at its wettest, and we gather
from his comments on that experience
that the spectacle has caused him aston
ishment not wholly unmixed with dis
may. He had heard Of those Panama
rains, but he had never encountered
any Of them, and that makes ~atreally
difference in the practical
affairs OF life.
Meanwhile it would be interesting
to know what Secretary-C Commissioner
BISHOP, the historian of the enterprise,
will give out, from his cave in the Mills
Building at Washington, in regard to the
effect Of those rains on the proposed
Bohio dam. II will be remembered, no
doubt, that the Senate did not take kindly
Mr.. BISHOPS appointment az press
agent and laureate with a salary Of
$4,000 per annum; but il is also of record
that he was promptly appointed com-
and secretary, with the origi-
nal salary, and 70 is still on deck. It
seems only reasonable to assume, there
fore, az he is not al engineer or a BUSH
man, and is nevertheless supposed
% render some sort Of service for the
10000 above mentioned, that he will
utilized as a geyser Of information
or such Is may thirst for the official
,ersion Of canal affairs. Thus, after all,
md despite the carping Senators, Mr..
BISHOP will perform that delicate and
lificult function which Mr.. Chairman
ONCE happily described as main
aiming a normal public opinion"
Altogether, we wait with really pal
interest the next official dis
losure as to the flying Of the dirt on the
sthmus.
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Mr.. shOnts's Discovery In the Zone.
1t now appears that on the occasion
Of his recent visit to the Isthmus Of
Panama the Hon. THEODORE p. SHoNrs.
chairman Of the Canal Commission made
the startling discovery that a really
enormous quantity of rain falls in that
region during the summer months.
We have long harbored the conviction
that this great truth Would dawn upon
him oP any one else who might happen
to spend a few weeks in the Zone during