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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-14

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-14
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-14
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FIRST eighth street and Mary place}M - ),
over thirty new members will be welcomed
into the church at the morning service. Sun
day school at - O'clock at ns which ai1en an appr0
r. A. R. HALL twentieth avenue N and Wash
ington)-Amandus Norman Service and Sun
day school from 8 to pm.
NAZARETH (Norwegian) -Amandus. Norman.
Morning "The Higher Lawlessness.''
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

was immediate. 1t was a national mat
ter, and back of the Government stood
every man, woman and child of the Re-
elapsed every road leading north. east
With Wit the the puffing machines, each bear
iected from the flower Of the Army re-
tion the railroads were cleared, and a
dozen special trains. loaded with mu-
nitions of war, were speeded to the
But ahead of them all. through the
night. went four huge touring auto
French roads. their horns echoing So
norously without intermission. In the
first car sat NJ. Rechere, a noted bal b,
self. In the next the renowned Sal.
yatore, Martini. of the General Stan,
and IN the and Hfess the
Of a light but strong field war. .balloon.
On and on we swept. through towns
paled into dawn; the sun rose and
dissipated the mists; noon came, and
finally darkness again. There wWas no
tions were dry biscuits and canteen
wine. And as we sped northward, the
conviction grew that we were on the
At dawn of the second day we
reached Camplitte. near the Belgian
base of reconnaissance. In an open
field we set up the. gas generators, and
soon there rose above our heads the
vast bulk of our air-ship, la Jaune. By
noon the gas bag was full. Martini
and I STEPPED into the car. accon-
panied by the balloonist, Rechere. The
cable was cast on. and we rapidly as
cended. wireless telegraph, mount
ed on n shelf inside the basket, would
enable us to communicate direct with
the Eiffel Tower station.
We had reached n height of perhaps
two miles, proceeding meanwhile rap
idly east. when General Martini, a
hero of Sedan. laid his hand on my
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20
4 Modern Ah Sin.
SSly Sly story relates to another All Sin.
-'ot BTet Hartes. but my own; my own
kith and kim.

ly story relates to another All Sin.
''I htet hartes. but my own; my own
kith and kim.
II was only few short weeks agone
urtH N tAlt city you so well know,
Alch the Bride and the Groom So oft
II, frequent;
Where the south winds gently blow.
Tis city of shade and city of
a city where laws are made
hy statesmen great, by statesmen
OF every degree and grade.
Fer where there is good. there is also
A1d the task before me 1 hate.
As mere much that's true and more
that's sad
IT the story l now relate.
b invite 7 came on a Saturday night
tg[ i friendly game of cards,
NJ l since have thought it was Just
While protesting the kindest re-
CARDS,
T. De trapped into an unknown game.
70 A. simple as y b c,
hE -.lends. whom each to the other
Tn va wipe up the table with me.
U" ."Is evening in question I simply
On Ihg Major. whose friendship
- prize,
Nc tH.nkinE of aught but friendly
smoke,
Or with tales of the war to swap lies.
Ami there was the Doctor. another
good friend,
modest and innocent mate:
AM FArsc two suggested Il nice, quiet
game.
Intending my ducats ts take.
Twas n curious game to an innocent
kid,
s. Ill Of surprises unfair
" LgE" an honest hand is so frequently
bluffcd
f-a a bluT is called down by a pair
Tiys olrds are dealt out. only one at a
time,
AEd il you're not suited" you
CALI
VII flush" is not always the most
modest sign,
TO be full is far better than all.
And should there be dealt you n real
royal fiush,"
5 ~ worse is the luck you have met:
sot player responds when you open
the pot.
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from NOTESAND OBSERVATIONS
Compiled by Wm.RMackril.

and heads in commotion. The civil
iains, nii, who We're in wild state of eS-
Cuirassiers.S while the DRAGONS in
return shouted "A Berlin!' and ''vive
AT corner I met Captain Mau-
bours, struggling through the crowd.
lie greeted me seriously. Il am on
l am called for conference. Come
with me. You Americans. are. always
:, 1t was q memorable meeting-one
that L shall never forget. Grave Sem
well nigh morning. For a time 1 wait
summoned. Captain Mau5oGrg ans ans
nounced me as Monsieur Adams. of
the United states. a graduate of West
the world" and intimated that might
have suggestions Of value. I had
study of a large war map of France
and Germany. 1 had understood that
the German forces We're approaching
from points south of the Vosges Noun
tains, with n view. perhaps. to cutting
on portion of eastern France and
ultimately making it German territory
the frontier, assembling at Luneville,
at Chaumont. and at Belfort- 1t ap-
peared necessary to check the invasion
at once.
'If ! mistake not" I said, "the Ger
man approach of 1870 was similar
source, of its supplies. Now is it likely
that they would n second time adopt
this plan? What evidence have You
that the main attack is to the south
east of Paris?"
We have the reports Of our border
are advised that the Whole force of
tion.''
They may be right" 1 rejoined.
But would it not be well to see what
is going on to the north? What would
happen II. for instance; the Germans
and cut on communication between
Paris and the Channel? Is that move
eetS tSnking 5 h hard Ffp 1t af Is fS not key
began General Brugere, famous as a
President. it is not impossible We
must reconnoitre in that direction;
Howev9r., IT Il is several several hundred miles
Let me suggest, then. with your
permission. that this. lead be followed
press all tho automobiles in Paris.
and hurry the greatest possible num-
Der of Veterans to the northeast lrum-
tier; n war ballon might be sent i'm
to reconnoitre. l should be
glad, to ,ofrer my services in this con-
nection."
Very bold talk for an American In
in military service; had ao only passed af
partial color-blindness l had never
been admitted to the service; yet l
had studied war for several years. and
had learned that 1t is never safe to
trust to mere reports of agents.
For. an hour more the plan was aIs-
cussed. and finally adopted. And thus,
almost unwittingly, l became involved
in series of the most stirring incl
war balloon Reconnaissance,
my marvellous escape. the terrihc
hghting at Monte Pelier, the spectacle
of the greatest naval battle in history,
and personal encounters in defense of
the sweetest woman in the world
ali these will live in memory to the
end of my days.
When the French Government de-
cides that 1t wants anything belonging
to its citizens, there is no red tape
to be unwound. From the moment
that the plan was adopted. orders flew
thick and fast. by telegraph. by tele-
phone, by word of mouth. Within ten
hours upwards of five thousand auto
mobiles were assembled on the out.
skirts of Paris. The response of
citizens and of automobile companies
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

shoulder. Look" he said. quIetiy,
pointing below us. He had been sweep
ing the country with his field glasses,
and his eyes, trained to keen obser-
walton. had discerned what we were
all looking for. 1 turned my glasses IN
the same direction. There was the
vindication of my theory. Far below
US, stretched the fields and woods of
the German Province of Lorraine, with
here and there town resembling
clusters of red and white noweis:
Through this fair country stretched
the highways. like white ribbons. But
what was that silent, sinuous, snake
ike movement on every road, eN-
tending for miles? Troops and troops
of soldiers, helmets and gum barrels
glitterinS and flashing in the bright
sun. AS far as the eye could reach,
with brief intervals between them, we
saw the thousands and thousands of
German soldiers. General Martini turned
to the telegraph instrument and clicked
on n message: and / knew that within
five minutes the General STAFF would
learn, through its watchers in the Eiffel
Tower station, that the German rush
across the southeastern frontier was
but blind; that the main movement
was to the north. and that Paris was
in danger of isolation from Calais and
from her ally, England. |
For my own part l felt n great cx-
ultation. In the face of masters of |
war. / had advanced an opinion with |
out support; l had urged that my plan
be tested; 1 had won out More, I had
perhaps saved France the humilia- |
ton of surprise, and OF possible de-
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20
PUZZLING OLD TOLUME.
Translated at Ethnology Bureau
Alter Many Others Fail.

AhNGi Ffahy othSfS dii-
Two books of 300 years ago. bound in
the quaintest parchment, have given
up their secrets, after expert linguists
and ethnologists pondered many weeks
in a vain effort to determine their
origin.
Many languages were consulted, Ara
bic, Sanscrit, Malay, japanese, Russian
and languages that have traces OF
Latin, but the chirography within the
covers of these musty volumes COM
pared with none of them.
The American Philosophical Society
of Philadelphia gave it up. Savants
and sages of other literary societies
failed in their efforts to elucidate the
strange language. The books were
finally referred to the United States
Bureau of Ethnology. Prof. Cyrus
Thomas withdrew the veil.
at is the Cakchiquelche language"
said Mr.. Thomas, spoken by the In
dians of Guatemala. "One of the books
was on Bible history and the other
collection of Lenten sermons. written
in the sixteenth century by the mis-
sionary priest, Father Domingo Vico,
who spent many years among the In
dians. 1t Is believed that when the
Spanish Fathers undertook to trans
late religious works into the Chachi-
quelche tongue they found the Latin
alphabet inadequate to express the GU
rious accents of the Indians, and they
supplied the letters"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

feat at the hands of her old enemy,
we now realized that we were dis
White he smoke @ appeared ii; below us, s,-S and I'd
presently the shrek of small shells
was heard around the balloon? This
way to avoid it, save by going higher.
Ballast was heayed over, and we rose
Germ the landmarks But what was
two, or even two and half miles,
against the long, range field guns of
passed through the basket, smashing
the glass Jars of our electric battery.
basae and we rH iarehed % G
steadIiy. " suddenly Y' there was
coward us. Rechere gave shout OF
%They haye hit the bag" he cried.
it was true; Looking up I saw
rent in the silk. and heard the hiss
like a wounded bird. Slowly it sank.
objects on the earth came into palmer
view; Below was a great plain, and
popping away at us ineffectually. un-
able to keep the range as we settled
through the thin air.
what will they do to us?" 1 asked
General Martini shrugged his shoul-
rise rise ; tomorrow. he replied 1T t is no
matter. we have saved the day
France VIII not be surprised. ALREADY
additional troops are pushing NORTH
My elation was over. ! loved life,
very dearly. And now to die miserably;
to be shot in a German field, without
even an opportunity to let the folks al
home know what had become of me. In
utter disgust I sat down in the car. for
approached the earth. Bullets whistled
around us, several striking the basket
work. Well, l would die like a man. ]
would show my companions. and also
| our hospitable German friends below,
that an American can meet his fate
Frenchman, at least.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

change my colors and affiliations sew
cral times in as many weeks, my ac-
uuaintance stood me in good turn:
Aside from my personal interests It
was no light matter-this already ac-
tive demonstration Of forces on the
Which @ II had grown out Of the -Aigeciras
controversy was only one OF series
of causes of war. The many Slight
nations. complicated by European dip,
lomatic twistings and turnings, had
famed the flames, already arising from
Germany's openly announced dream or
Worldwide hegemony. Added to this.
the propagandist publications of the
Pan-Germanic League; the ,an anneSaelIoh az aeIan
and the political and economic dom
fhasGm nnodfng Of q the uroid world by German prod
ucts through the four ports of Ham
burg, Antwerp, Salonica and Iriests;
interests of France and even of En-
gland. Although France desired no
such convulsion as was sure 10 pe
to lie supinely and see her opportuni-
ties wrested from her people by Ger,
man hands. What wonder. then, that that
"To ARMS, TO ARMS"
left the club and made my way
through the crowded streets to the
my roper@ ears Were assaied BY
clamor, which rose and fell and burst
like a storm. Bands of civilians. thou
and artisans, were marching bolster
ously up and down the streets. cheer.
ing and singing the Marseillaise,"
with flags and banners flying of every
color and description. Presently. /
heard the trampling of horses coming
down the street, mingled with the loud
cheering of the populace. 1t was a
troop of Cuirassiers, and in another
minute I was in the midst of seeth-
ing crowd and could perceive nothing
around me but a sea Lof hands. hats
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

n was a glorious fall evening in Par
Is. We were seated in the club. on
stirring events of the day. There had
been rumors and reports of Disagree
No man could say what thS 1oaid baB
pen next. Both nations were on the
aui wye, armed. mobilizing. ready to
Brangere. the sculptor, drew up a
small table and we prepared for a
game ' OF the @ fascinating American polk
In France. We had just dealt the
cards Brangere; with 'ouyrard. the
bassador to st. Petersburg, and myself,
made up the party.
were sparkling. Latour's eyes always
contained n message of some kind.
quired.
No, What has happened?"
We jumped to our feet in astonish-
Mutual insults have passed Yhe
Germans have burned the French am
bassador in effigy. The French retail
ate by hanging a dummy, Kaiser. The
Germany must back down. In Ber-
lin the people are .swarming the
have it,
And what from the War omce?"
asked MonEerval
~ hissed the words: The Germans
have already invaded, France. They
oh. the shame of tive are not ready.
There are no troops in the field. It
the iittieness, ~ the the selfsRness, nefnehn; the
isters,"
Latour's breath gave out. He was
always tragic. Our game was forgot
ten. We looked at one another in
dumb establishment For none knew
better that the unDreDareinesS
the French, against which stood the
mighty power of the enemy. her teem-
shoot, to obey orders. And the Ger
mans had chosen their season well.
recalled a pronouncement of the Ger
man General Staff in 1905, when they
said; We shall impose on the French
ing from the cold regions of the north.
will march toward temperate cli-
mate, and the advantage Will be alto
gether ours
Latour left us on his chase for news.
pending crisis was too much for us
Il shall go to the front and gather
dying Generallssmo," said Brangere,
throwing back his broad SHOULDERS
The ETeneh oTd wili wn shs odh Toia tSsm 9ny
without charge. for the sake of my
terest. to- the last sou.
the President shall urge meditation,
and I, myself, shan be an ambassador
to arrange terms" He withdrew
grandiloquently.
/ was left alone-I. James Adams,
n plain American of adventure, to per-
form part of which I had then no
conception.
It is dangerous in France. or in
Germany either; for that matter. ate, to be be
aroused IL your business is not well
known and openly stated. Therefore
1t was well that was allied with large
American manufacturing firms, with
offices in Berlin. Hamburg, Paris and
Calais In France I was careful to be
French in sympathy. and outspoken,
too. In Germany l became Teut9n
ndnptabiIity was personally ac-
quainted with the French and German
rulers. had excellent German Ili,, c9nnee-
Holland and Italy. And inasmuch as
1t often became necessary for me TO
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20
IN JUVENILE COURTS.
New Methods of Dealing with the
Early MiSdemeanors of Children.

In the March number. of the Sunset
Magazine appears. an Interesting &c
count of the work of saving boys from
work is going on in many cities of
the country. The San Francisco juven-
lie court was instituted in May. 1903,
under the Legislative act Of that year,
through the untiring. efforts of the
California Club, the Associated Char
other large-hearted organizations and
individuals. The original law of 1908
laid the foundation for the legal mach
inery. which the, revised statute, of
This law provided. among other thinEs.
for an advisory committee. which al-
and establishes the proper .connectinF
link between the Judge and probation
officers and the general public.
Since the establishment of this court
over 2,100 separate delinquency cases
and several hundred dependents have
been handled under the fatherly care
hands are the probation officers and
volunteer workers. One officer looks
after the school records of the courts
wards: another sees to their WORKING
side-is the Official "Job chaser: still
another Is the directory and "diction-
ary"-he knows every boy-his doings
Concerning the the San Francisco WORK,
Arthur j. Todd. the present chief pro-
bation officer, says: 'Mere numbers Of
sensational captures, toilsome investi-
cation. patient probation, successful re
formation or occasional failure Neither
or of the rapid development of the gem
eral public's interest. Already the ju-
veni1e court has proven that 1t pays to
study a child rather. than. brand him;
to see him as growing thing respond
ing to his environment rather than
criminal born. fixed and destined to
toward the employment of its methods
In dealing with adult Offenders"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

Michael Beudin, the "Giant Drayman
Of Paris" is dead. He was six feet
seven inches tall, weighed 392 pounds,
and could easily lift and carry barrel
containing 1926 gallons of wine.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

ANS Q o BE FIRING ON US.
Not a, sound greets your offers to
To change my bad luck. Jack Pot 1
suggest,
But no brighter nor better my lot;
My name became Dennis, and 1 had
bloomcd forth
A Jack ASS, instead of Jack Pot.
In spite of all fusion" 1 quickly
caught on,
AS I savvied their tricks and their
wiles,
rang in cold decks,
But to all patient walters the good
Lord hath said
Every good they shall reap all their
days;
So bided my time for final Jack Pot
And then :, boldly saw" every
raise"
When the betting was over, and all
hands laid down.,
Two fushes. two fulls and four
spread out -Four Aces" and then
blandly smiled
As I gathered the several piles in.
For two aces I had. and two more I
had drawn
(From my sleeve). like our old
friend, All Sin;
And I murmured that song of the old
Ivy Green"
II gather them. in" yes, II gather
them in"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

Most song birds are of more sombre
hue while those of bright plumage. like
the jays. parrots, and birds of Paradise
have harsh voices.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

The Mongolian pheasant is one OF the
most beautiful birds in the world and
one of the hardest to shoot.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

American oysters In the shell are
shipped as far away as Shanghai.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-20

OF the Suez Canal only sixty-six
miles of the ninety-nine had to be cut
through land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-19
BIG DAMAGE SUIT
CHILDREN OF SLAIN ASK FOR DAM
 AGES.
Offspring of Man Killed By John Morris Seek to get Money For Their
 Support From Slayer.

Athens. June 1S--(SpeciaI )-A thirty thousand dollar suit was filed against John Morris and his two sons, John and Walter. in the Circuit Court here this week by Hon. Erie Pettus representing Milton Grisham and other children of the late B. F. Grisham. who was killed by the Morris's two years ago this month.
 This is tho most important case ever filed here. The last court gave a yer dict against John Morris, ST. for dam ages in favor of W. H. Mcclellan for $500 for shooting him at the time Gris- ham was killed. The Morris's have been | having a hard fight ever since the un- fortunate difficulty that led to the death Of one of the most prominent citi- gems of the county. They have spent a large part of their time in jail and the elder and his son John are both now under bond awaiting criminal prosecu- tion, the Supreme Court having revers- ed the lower courts where they both were convicted. Morris, Sr, was rich man when the trouble came on. but he Is about through with a handsome es- tate
 Maxie Meales. a young negro who las been In trouble almost since he left his mothr's breast was arrested last night in Decatur by the deputy sheriff of thi" county charged with burglar iZing the Southern Express office in this place two weeks ago. Maxie was caught with the goods. having on the suit of clothes that was stolen from tho express office at the time of the bur glary, when arrested. He was here the night the office was burglarized He was wanted on a warrant issued last fall charging him with stealing q bicy- cle from the manager of the telephone company here. He Is in jail.
 E E. Word. a prominent and wealthy planter living near Browns Ferry on the Tennessee river. died a few days ago. He left a widow and three chill dren.
 Pat Conway. one of the best known men of the county. a Confederate Npr- eran and prominent politically, died at his late home in the west part of the count yesterday. aged 66 years. For many years he was a power politically in his section, and his friendship was worth many votes 10 the candidate hay ing his support He was well liked and was a unique character. Pe leaves widow and some grown children
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-19
nhiectch ,a Reporters.

Her highness the maharnee of Baro- da, now sojouning inNew York city complains of being annoyed by report CTS. Why is it the newspapers want to interview mef1' she asked. T have never been. so pursued in my life. The things some of them say about me are not true. It really is to bad. I have refused absolutely to be interviewed here because 1t is dIstasteful to me- and besides cant see how my opin- ions would interest American people Americe may be far ahead of Lndia in civilization. but in India we would never make visitors to opr country so unhappy by pursuing them as you do here. It may be the way or clVliiza- tton hut if ia the first time have ever heen nursued. I have travelled in Flu rope and England and never have my slightest movements been so followed by a curious crowd"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-19
ToId os Sam HorrO.cISs.

An interesting story is told of Sam Horrocks. who did so much 10 build up the Lancashire cotton prints industry. Once a young gentleman came from Lon aon to take a position in Mfr. Horrocks office He was very genteel young man and most superior. Alighting from a cab, he espied a carelesy dressd. homely fea- tlIred man who was striding along with what looked suspiciously like his dinner tied u- in a red Handkerchief. "Ah. my mau if you'll carry my bag to Horrocks' place and walk behind me. I'll give you a shilling" said the new arrival The man with the handkerchief picked up the bag and strode off with it-hack to the rail- way station. He was MT. Horrocks. He didn't in the least mipd the insult to him man was likely to be of any use in his tusiness who was so stuck up that he was ashamed to be seen carrying a bag in the streets of a strange town.