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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-06

FAILURE OF NEW CHARTER COM
PLICATEs MATTERS.
With Many Demands Being Made for
Municipal improvements Councils
Hands Are Tied by Limitations Of
Old Charter Lawmakers Will Be
/ Asked to Help Out Aldermen. /:

On account Of the failure Of the
citizens Of Minneapolis to adopt
home-rule charter, those who are in
terested in the welfare of the city will
look to the legislature to relieve condi-
lions which have grown out Of COM
polling a large and growing city to
comply with the provisions Of a charter
adopted when Minneapolis was hardly
more than frontier village.
|, Minneapolis will ask more than ever
from the legislature and the council
of the utmost Importance to the city
during the next three or four months.
The committee got together for the first
time this afternoon.
Some General Reforms Z
Among the various reforms suggested
are the following. 81. .s.-s. .-
Amendment to the charter providing that the
offices of city attorney, city clerk and others
shall be filed by. vote of the people.
Provision for separate municipal elections,
either III the spring or in the fall in alternate
years from the general state election.
Provisions for issuing bonds for a filtration
extension of the sewer system, particularly for
the big trunk line to- drain the entire southern
part of the city.
Provisions for bette" control of the city's
AiiIoiSeS, POI 10 pace OH tue CITY cRu1l-
Gil the responsibility of designating public de-
pOsitories. - ,."~, ~. be-. ... -
Fixing the terms of office of street commits
sioners and chief Of the fire department at two
years to correspond with the terms of all
other city officials.
Granting greater authority to the city council
in dealing with public,service corporations,
whose franchises are not drawn in the best
interests of the city!
These are only few Of the. more i'm
portant reforms that have been sug-
gested. All of them will not be Sc
cured, but some may pass the two
houses. The bond question is regarded
as the most important at present. Thru
the recent increase in the assessed val
uation of the city the council has a
leeway of nearly $2,000,0OO. This mar
gin will enable the city to build fl
tration plant and extend the sewer sys-
tenn or to provide for the purchase Of
the gas plant. It will not provide for
the three. *
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-06

+ OF all the kinds of cabinet member
Cortelyou is the most kinds. 37
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-06

-. G. W., Van TuyI has a kickback on the
'" Goals He says he has not played
game of chess since the Chapman meet
ings: Tally for the Chapman meetings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-06

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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27

will reign until midnight amid the
most stupendous aggregation of high
class attractions ever assembled in
this state.
The splendid exhibits in all depart
ments will be carefully arranged for
inspection and instructive demonstra-
ton. These include the Farm and
Mill, Horticulture, Forestry, Mineral
ogy, Metalurgy, Live Stock, Culinery,
Textile, Trades, Manufactures, Art
and Educational.
The industries and products of this
wonderful state are so diversified that
it has been almost impossible to com,
pletely catalogue each and every item
produced or manufactured in this
state.
The coming Fair being the first
one, the Executive department have
made the premium list for the Fair
as comprehensive as possible. 1t is
realized, however, that even the eX-
tensive premium list now being cir
culated, will prove imperfect and in
complete in many respects. The AS
ISOLATION has decided, therefore, to re-
ceive without any charge for entry
each and every Arkansas product offer
ed for exhibition, provided only that
these exhibits have some artistic, edu-
cational, industrial or commercial
merit Articles entered for exhibit
purposes that are not specifically
enumerated in the premium list, will
be placed on a competitive basis with
any other articles of the same class,
and each and every article thus eX-
hibited, will receive diploma, medal
or other valuable mark of merit, for
all points of superiority possessed.
No charge is being made for the
entrance of any article for competitive
exhibition in any of the departments
and every person so exhibiting is en-
titled to an exhibitors ticket costing
Fair.
The State Fair Association have
placed the prices of admission as low
as possible and we'll within the reach
of all.
The general admission will be fifty
cents for adults and twenty-five cents
for children. At night the general ad-
mission will be twenty-five cents for
all
Persons who have only one day to
spend at the Fair need only pay one
admission and may enjoy the entire
day from eight o'clock in the morning
until midnight, seeing as much of the
Fair as possible within that time.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27
OPENS NEXT WEEK
Arkansas Slate Fair and Exposition at
Beautiful Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs.
Every Detail will be Completed for the Opening Next Monday and
special Excursion Rates Offered from Every Section
The Ten

Nothing in recent years has attract
ed so much attention to the State of
Arkansas, as well as throughout the
entire State, as the State Fair and Elk
position to be held at Hot Springs the
first ten days in October. Under the
direction and management of S. R.
Jackson, president, and Ray Gill, gen
eral manager, nothing has been left
undone either in the matter of adver-
Using throughout the State and en-
tire Southwest or in the detail work
OF preparation, exhibits, attractions,
and all that goes to make up a modern,
twentieth century Fair and EXPOSE
ton on large scale-on an Arkansas
scale.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27

Popular priced excursions will be
run from every section of the State
on certain days, and in addition to this
the railroads have made rate of one
fare plus fifty cents for the roundtrip,
good during the entire period of the
Fair Arrangements are also under
way for special excursions from St.
Louis, Kansas City, Memphis and other
cities throughout the South and West
1t is no guess work to predict that the
first Arkansas State Fair and Exposi-
ton will be a wonderful success, and
that it will become permanent am
nual feature of the State. The fact
that it is not a local affair, but of by
and for the entire State is realized by
the citizenship. The people of every
town and section have taken hold of
the project with vigor and purpose
thas means success, and the visitors
frOSl afar will see one of the largest
attended State reunions ever before
held.
The programme as prepared includes
the following:
Monday, Oct Grand Inaugural
day.
Tuesday, Oct 2-Pine Bluff and
Southeastern Arkansas day.
Wednesday, Oct 3-Little Rock and
Red Men day.
Thursday, Oct Northeastern Ar
kansas day.
Friday, Oct. Slot Springs and Ar
kansas Retail Hardware day.
Saturday, Oct. 6-Arkansas Travel
ers and Arkansas University day.
Sunday, Oct. mo special program.
Monday, Oct Sort Smith and
Northwestern Arkansas day
Tuesday, Oct 9-Texarkana and
Southwestern Arkansas and Farmers
Union day.
Wednesday, Oct. 1O-Grand Finale
and closing day.
Special popular priced excursions
will be run by the railroads from each
section of the State on the day set
apart for that section. These excur-
sions will be in addition to the one fare
rates which will be in force from every
point in Arkansas from September
Goth until October II, and good during
the entire Fair
Each day will be featured with a
complete program from morning until
midnight. Some important division
of the live stock department will be
paraded and exhibited in the arena
and prize awards made.
Each morning important oratorical
programs will be rendered by noted
speakers in the Auditorium.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27
Drunk and Dressed Up.

A, girl giving her name as Mamie
Stuart was arrested at TeXarkana re-
Gently. She was wearing boys clothes
and was intoxicated. The disclosure
of her sex followed her arrest. She
claimed to be an orphan, and was ac-
companied by a boy II years of age.
She said she could not make a living
for both of them as a girl, and so put
on mans garb so she could get mans
work. She had been working az local
dairy ror several weeks, plowing and
doing chores. She told conflicting
stories, claiming sometimes to be from
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27

There will be also, the daily flight
of the airship California Arrow" the
race of 'Whirlwind,' the trotting os-
trich against swift horses, unique bal
loon ascensions and double parachute
leaps, high dives, day and night fire
works, band concerts, etc.
Every afternoon there will be
complete racing program, one high
class harness event and five running
races. $21,500 is offered in purses by
the Association during the nine days
of racing,
Each night at six o'clock the gen
eral admission will be reduced to %
cents. The Midway will be wierd
and enticing scene battling descrip-
ton and wholesome fun and frolic
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27
Poinsett County Rice.

1t has been demonstrated that rice
can be successfully grown in Poinsett
county. The prairie lands are adapted
to rice culture, and there is a great
deal being grown by the planters in
that section. ]. G. Probst has been ex-
perimenting on large scale, and his
rice is very fine. 1t is now being har-
vested, and many other farmers say
they expect to SOW rice.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27
A Contract He Didn't Want.

Philadelphia Cassatt OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is confined to his home at Havreford,
a suburb of this city, suffering with
whooping cough. Mr.. Cassatt con.
tracted whooping cough from his
grandchildren, who were with him at
BAR HarbOr
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27

Texas and headed towards Little Rock,
and again to be from Arkansas, work
ing her way to Texas She is about 16
wears of age
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27
Hebrew Terrorist Executed.

Odessa.-The first field court mar
tial was held here recently when a
terrorist Jew named Tarle was SEN
fenced to death and executed for kill
ing policeman.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-27

The National Bank of Mena adver-
tises that none of its funds are or VIII
be loaned to it's officers or employees.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-15
Two Ears Were Unnecessary.

Judge Wilbur, who retired from
the Rhode Island bench last June,
when the new court and practice
act went into effect, had for many
years previous handled the crimi-
nal business of the state. He was
perfectly familiar with the wiles
and excuses of men who sought to
evade jury duty, and showed them
little consideration.
A venireman gave as his reason
for desiring to get off the grand
jury service that he was rendered
incapable of performing the duty
through physical disability.
"What is the nature of your
infrmity?" asked the Judge.
II am deaf in one ear, your
honor" replied the man.
you'll do" said the judge.
Don't you know you only have to
hear one side of the case in the
grand jury room p Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-15
MQld00n on st.
1S Patrick's Day.

The CELEBRATION av st. Pathrick's
Day in this country is an ifimy-
nate procaydin' compared to the
annual outbreak in county Coork
an vicinity. Az coorse, we can't
import all the ould Isle, niverthe-
liss, us tarriers shud be more
strinuous in matin' the obligations
we owe the land av polyticks an
potatoes.
The breakin' av wan A. P. AS
pate, only tantylizes the hospitals;
that's why I say, break thin all
an fill thin quick, WHEREVER the
sacreligious willow is worn in de-
fiance. AS nanny payple are
pooled to know why so much pa
triotic riverince is brid in the
bones av our systim, I will till
thin.
In the fifth cintury av civyliza-
tion, on the seventeenth av
March, st. Pathrick, q hilthy
young priest. rinovated the high
ways IAN byways, sidewalks an
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-15
The Funeral March.

When Abraham Lincoln made
that famous remark about the i'm
possibility of fooling all the peo-
pie all the time, he had little
thought that it would some day
reach the ears of the charming
widow of the good and wealthy
Mr.. Black. It is very easy to die,
it some one else carries out the
arrangement for the funeral: and
as ne was safely .reposing in the
spacious family vault the funeral
of her late husband was still caus-
ing his loving widow no end Of
distraction.
Music was the favorite amuse-
ment of the late Mr.. Black. and
there was no reason why the very
best in the line of fddling should
not be provided for him. Suspi.
cion set hold Of her; the determi-
nation to find the truth caused her
to take music lessons. She began
in earnest to study Bach and
Weber, and even Wagner had no
terrors for her. The hardest ex.
ercises were only play to spur
her on for terrible revenge. She
had only one aim IN life now. A
great wrong had been perpetrated
and the guilty party must suffer,
and never again should it occur
that a music-loving husband of
hers should be carried to the grave
by the fddling of cheap music
imposed by fraudulent musicians.
She went to Paris and London to
attend famous funerals; but not
until she arrived in Munich was
the object of her search found.
At the funeral of a musician she
realized the truth of her suspicion.
Swift vengeance was quick to
follow. Upon her immediate re-
turn to Newport, she sent for the
famous music master who had de.
ceived her. He had passed upon
her a cheap domestic funeral
march, instead of the real thing.
She told the terrified impresario
that he would never again be al
lowed to play at the funeral of
any husband of hers; that his
services would never be wanted
again, and there and then she
ordered her carriage and COM
handed the fiddler to accompany
her to the cemetery. Then she
grabbed him by the collar and
him to enter the vault
If her dear beloved. She conf
him to take his violin,
md the poor man played "The
Dead March from SauP' until
very string Of his fiddle melted
nto tears. 1868.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-15
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IN :
would be desperate struggle. Al
far as sea power is concerned, We
would have it practically all oul
own way, for of our opponents
Germany is the only one with 9
navy. And either England OF
France could whip her navy alone
Combined, and with the American
and Japanese navies added, they
would sweep the seas.
But the fighting would be prin-
cipally on land, and there comes
the question, as to who could put
the best armies In the field. Every
German is a trained soldier. [
cannot deal in figures, for I have
no statistics, but we all have an
idea of the relative military
strength of the world powers.
Russia, from her large population,
could gather an immense army, if
she once inspires them with pa
triotism. China we'll no one has
any idea of the number of soldiers
she could produce. They would
be like the sands of the seashore.
England's military strength
would greatly depend on what
part of the world was the scene of
the fighting. The empire is SO scat
tered, that it would be impossible
to mobilize it's total fighting forces.
The United States could fur
nish tremendous armies, and the
gained in the Philip
pines would be of incalculable
value. France would be no small
factor in the struggle, and French
men are brave fighters, as all the
world knows. Lastly, Japan would
probably be the most useful ally
Of all, if the fighting took place in
the East. Their courage and cum
ming is undisputed. Such war
would undoubtedly end in the
humiliation of Germany and her
allies, and the triumph Of the Anglo
Saxon race. and its allies. He is
a foolish man who desires war, but |
ne is more foolish who sees his
enemy preparing for war, and
loes not prepare also. No one can
note the actions of the German
without admitting that
MS attitude is decidedly hostile.
His immense naval budgets are
designed to Dust England from
her naval supremacy. But he still
has much to do before he will be
IN terms of equality with France,
whose navy again, is vastly infe-
Tor to that Of England. His bel
igerent attitude in the Moroccan
dispute shows that he is ready for
var on any pretext.,
Well, he has only to tread on
ew more corns, and he will get it,
md more than he wants..
L. r. j.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-15

"But did you not have to sleep
on your arms sometimes while in
the enemy's country?"
eyes, but we didn't mind that;
what breaks fellow up is having
to sleep on his legs Houston
Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-15
,/fWHERE shall be wars and
rumors of war" This
old bat prophetic saying

Olo Out HlOHIiOtiO % y LIZ
was never fulfilled in
greater measure than it is today
The Russo Japanese war hal
scarcely ended, when the nationl
of the world seem to align them
selves for fresh conflict.
The causes are many. The
Chinese, observing the prowess o.
their neighbor, Japan, seem tc
have taken heart, and to have
decided to become reoognizedenti.
ty in world politics and commerce
FOstensibly, they object to the re-
strictions placed on their emf
grants by foreign countries, and
to the irritating red tape which
hampers their public men when
travelling. In revenge, they insti-
tute a boycott on American mer-
chandise, probably anticipating a
quick change in the Chinese ex-
clusion laws. Disappointed in
this, they circulate rumors of a
general massacre, planned for
some future date. These rumors
may have foundation in fact, and
If so, we may look for trouble, and
lots of it.
The Chinese have no navy
worth mentioning, but they could
raise an enormous army, and, with
the instruction they have received
from foreign drill masters and mil
sitary experts, should be able to do
considerable damage to the armies
of hostile powers. While we do
not doubt the superiority of west
.ern methods of warfare, still, num-
hers and knowledge of the country
ARE advantages not to be sneered at.
Russia, in spite of her recent
defeats at the hands of the Japa-
nese, seems to keep her eye on
India. Her railroads toward the
Afghan frontier are still in process
of building. The British, always
on the lookout for trouble in their
eastern empire, have entered into
an alliance with Japan, and have
sent their ablest general, to take
~charge Of the army In India.
Germany and France are in
yolved in dispute regarding the
protection of Morocco. No one
can say for certain that the out
come will be peaceable one. If
not, France is almost certain of
the support of Great Britain.
Now, as it looks to the writer,
who does not pose as military |
expert, in case of war, the lineup
will be as follows: Great Britain,
France, United States and Japan,
Tvs. Germany, Russia and China.
British, American and Japanese
interests are undoubtedly parallel, !
and France may be counted upon
ITO oppose any of Germanv's |
schemes.
Nothing could please Emperor
William more than to witness the
overthrow of Great Britain. He
is decidedly jealous of his uncle,
and would probably lend Russia
assistance for no other consider
alton.
Americans must guard their
rights, and they will do so in no
uncertain manner, once it is shown
that those rights are in jeopardy.
1t will be a sorry day for China,
that she massacres the white for
seigners, if that is her intention.
Japan, according to the latest
treaty, must assist England. So
there are my reasons for arrang.
ing the opposing forces, as above.
OF course other less important
nations NAV be drawn into the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-15
AmbideXterity.

=
is one who possesses the ability te
use either hand for the same work
and let me add they are very few
Still person can, by steady prac.
tice, become fully as efficient with
the left hand as with the right
For instance, look at the cleft.
handed" people in the world whom
most people regard in astonish-
ment on account Of their ability
to use their left hand, not STOP
ping to think that to the left
handed individual it comes as
natural to use his left as it does to
them to use their right. This
goes to show that there is no
physical reason that the left is
inferior to the right, and I have
never heard any excuse offered by
the learned people who pretend to
look into such freaks of nature as
to the reason for it.
1t may be that with equal facil-
ity to work the hands it would, in
measure, distract the mind from
one or the other and in way
divide it, or attempt to, and result
in confusion. The writer, several
years ago, was working beside
man in certain Office who was
left-handed and who wrote the
most beautiful hand that ever
saw. I became very ambitious to
initiate his style of chirography,
and when he noticed it he said,
laughingly: ''You can't initiate
me, unless you use your left hand"
[ replied that he was born that
way and l was not. He immedi-
ately denied it and said hefwas
permanently famed in the right
side and had learned to use his left.
This set me to thinking and [
went to work to improve my abili-
ty with the left hand. At first il
seemed impossible, and my at
tempts to control the motions of
my hand resulted in the most re-
markable looking ''pothooks' you
ever saw, but I kept steadily at it |
and in comparatively short time
[ was able to make quite a show
ing. But figuring on the progress
[ had made and the time it had |
taken to accomplish that much, I |
figured ! would be about four
hundred years old before being as
proficient as he was. But sudden
~, in a day it seemed-to this
day [ cannot tell when it took |
place Il found myself able to use
either hand in anything I chose
with perfect impunlty. I could
write, throw, pitch curves with
baseball, and in fact was fully am
oidextrous.' OF course I was de-
lighted and spread the glad news
among my cronies with the result
hat many Of them tried to do the
same, and they all did succeed to
! certain extent, and they all said
hat they felt certain it could be
lone; but that it was too much
trouble" I contend that no
natter how much trouble it costs,
t is worth learning if you are able
o do so. See the time saved in
went of any injury disabling your
light hand or causing the loss of
t, and if you we're in clerical
position it would most likely save
our position for you. The only
hing is, of course, you must keep
lp your practice, and that is the
My hard work in connection with
t. SIT is so much easier to use ;
~ right" you say. Yes, but !
oppose you lost your right hand
nddanlv. or the nse of II. inst see !: