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practical scientist. His position as pro-
fessor of agriculture in the University
OF California and director Of the Cali
fornia Agricultural Experiment station.
is something more than mere seholas-
tic distinction. In his official capacity
he had been repeatedly consulted as TO
the merits and adaptations of various
soils. and his book is the direct outcome
of his experience in this direction. II
is designed primarily as a textbook.
but the author has also had in view the
practical need of farmers for convent
ent and comprehensive reference work
on this subject. and it is quite possible
that the book will find its largest use
fulness in this held.-McMillan Com
pany. Announcements.
Colonel Winston Churchill. in the role
of a muck-raker. is going to be much
more than diversion TO the people OF
New Hampshire. His advent as an
aspirant for the nomination of Cow
ernor. a few weeks since. was hailed
as a better joke than any of the sharp
tanned In his new novel, "Coniston.'
which deals with some notables of the
past. somewhat thinly disguised Those
familiar with the political affairs of the
State have already discovered the por-
traiture of Ruel Durkee of Sullivan
County. who was a celebrated boss"
in his day.
But it already appears that Mr..
Churchilrs candidacy is a very serious
factor in the affairs OF the state. The
novelist politician has been a resident
of the State for eight years. during
which he has been close student of its
politics. and a very valuable worker in
it's Observation-Disclosures Company.
Announcements.
The Long Day" 1t is interesting to
know, has been an important factor in
the working out of Trowmart Inn. the
new hotel for working women. modelled
somewhat on the lines Of the Mills.
Hotel for men. and soon to be opened in
New York. When the book first ap-
peared. Mr.. Martin, the protector Of this
LiOCcl HOAuCs oShCus tAiOu6H liAC pun
fishers of The Long Day" for an
interview with the anonymous author;
and his conferences with her resulted
in several notifications of pending
plans.-Century Company Literary
Notes.
The Secret.
But you have grown so grave and
sweet
His questioning eyes l could not meet
A rose and its bud within his hand
1 gently laid. Did he understand?
Mary Normile. in Everybodys Maga-
zine for September
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Jenkins Hains. the author of The
windjammers." has told another story
of ocean life under the title of The
Voyage of the Arrow" II is told in
the first person by William Gore. chief
mate. who gives no disagreeable i'm
preston of overstepping the bounds
of modesty in making himself the hero
chant vessel bound from New York to
the China Sea, and meets with strange
adventures on the voyage. Incident
ally the book gives picture of life on
the ocean with rough crews OF mixed
races who need and are accustomed TO
commanders. 1t is related with the
usual enrichment of nautical lingo
which characterizes sea stories. and
the impression is well given OF the joys
and tribulations of the sailors life
The vessel is overladen because of
greed of pay for the extra freight, and
this gives opportunity to describe the
storms the ship encounters as being
much more terrible to both crew and
officers than those which are met with
the stanchness of their ship and the
wisdom of its Iading. So when the
wind becomes tempestuous and stirs up
the mountain waves that fall crash
Ing upon the deck. sweeping some men
overheard and killing and crippling
others at their post of duty we get
from the sailors yarn some pleasingly
realistic thrills of sympathetic terror
that make us feel we are partakers Of
the adventure.
varied with an account of the relations
of two ships which are put into en-
forced companionship by being long
becalmed. A convict gang on one of
these vessels, the Countess of Warwick.
captures both the Countess of Warwick
and the Arrow. So for a while it be-
comes a pirate tale. There Is a beau
tiful young woman aboard the Arrow,
and William Gore. the chief mate
whom the pirates spare for his sea-
guide usefulness, is in love with the
girl and the pirate chief takes posses
sion of her. we get quite complete
assortment of the varied incidents that
go to make up the interst in a regu-
lation, old-fashioned sea story. 1t is
nothing extraordinary as TO merit. 1t
will do to while away an hour and is
briny enough in suggestion to delight
for little the boy spirit that is in US
all either in actuality, memory or sym
pathy, and give landsmen's thoughts a
share in the adventures Of the sea.
William Gore had experienced both
good and evil fortune and upon the
occasion of his being reduced from the
position of captain to that of first mate
he gives expression to this bit of bold
sailor philosophy about success and
about the love Of woman: Il knew that
man with i'll luck always appears
mean to women. because women can
seldom realize anything but success as
combination of all the virtues in
man. 1t is probably best for them that
this is so, for it dissolves a great many
combinations between men and women
which might result in great discomfort
to both"
G. C. Page & Co. Boston. s1.2o.)
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The Secret.
Books Received.

VIEWS IN AFRICA Book VII Of A
Series of Geographical Readers)-By
Ann B. Badlam. (Silver. Burdett & Co..
Boston and New York. 70 cents)
AUDREY CRAvEN-By May Sinclair.
(Henry Holt & Co.. New York. $500
RECOLLECTIONS OF A GOLD CURE
GRADUATE-By Newton Newkirk
Oh. NJ. Caldwell & Co, Boston.)
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Literary Notes.

Professor z. W. Hilgard, the author
of the important treatise on Soils.
which has just been published by The
Macmillan Company. is an eminently
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The Voyage of the Arrow.

Throwing himself imaginatively into
the personality of a rough. but brave.
honest and kindly seafaring man. t.
You can keep yourself posted as to
new publications by leaving your ad-
dress AT the Sign of the Lamp"
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A~~es ~

master of landscape, Oliver Hall, few
canvases by Fantin Latour and some
Whistlers. This is very good in itself.
shall hear later. Surely art was not
killed in San Francisco by the shake
In fact, it seems to me to be just
making up. 1t is true that for the time
being many of US have lost the means
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after the shake. announced their inNen-
ton to leave the State. have changed
their minds. San Francisco has re-
they expected that IL now seems a good
place to stay. Among these Is L. p.
Latimer. who intended to go to Michi-
gan. but now says that he will remain
in California
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
PRECIPITATION INCREASING
All the Data Taken at Pierre Seem to
Indicate It.

PIERRE, S. D.-The question as to whether
the annual precipitation in this part of the
northwest Is increasing is one on which there
has been much dispute, and this table
covering the period from 1882 to the present
year has been prepared for periods of five years.
This would indicate that there has been an
increase, but whether it is of a meterologi-
cal cycle. or permanent change, only future
years determine. The observations up to
1891 were taken at Fort Sully, and since that
date at Pierre.
For the five years from 1882 to 1886 the aver
age was 1469 inches a year. This included
the period following the heavy SHOWS early in
the eighties: The next period from 1887 to
1901 showed slight decline with 14.1e a
year. Since that time there has been a
steady increase, tho period from 1892 to 1896
showing 1908 inches; that from 1897 to 1901,
1885 inches, and that from 1902 to 1906, 1903
inches; the total precipitation last year being
2055 inches, and for this year to date, with
two months more, 2O.46 inches.
At depth Of more than twenty feet, the
workers in caisson No. /. on the new bridge
found several bones and the skull Of an i'm
mense buffalo The skull was perfect, bu
the outside horn had disappeared. The find
was in bed Of gravel and boulders, and thl
bones must have been there for years, as tn.
river bank has long extended far out be
yond where the sinking is in progress.
In years gone by the channel Of the stream
was probably at that point, and the bones
were swept to the bottom with the gravel ant
stones, remaining there to be covered by thu
accretions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
NO POIIER'S FIELD
BURIAL FOR RILEY
SUPERIOR, WIS, MAN ARRANGEs
WITH Ills UNDERTAKER
He Has No Prospect Of Casting Off
'tThis Mortal Coil'' Right Away, but
When He Does He Wants a $500
Funeral-Just Plain Business Deal,
He Says.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Superior, Wis, Oct 24.-Altho he is hale and
hearty and earning good wages as an employee
of the Great Northern Elevator company, James
p Riley of this city has made arrangements
with Undertaken Ludley. for s his funeral when
ever he Shall die. His arrangements provide for
la $500 funeral with four horses on the hearse, q
brass band to furnish music and plenty Of
carriages for the use of friends who may care
to attend the last rites. Riley and Mr.. Ludley
have entered into written agreement and
Riley has made arrangements to have $500 Of
his insurance turned over to MT. Iludley his
death. B.. j. .....
Riley is in the best of health and expects
to live several years yet, being comparatively
brought about by a visit which he made to
the morgue. While there he saw Mr.. Ludley
preparing the body of young for burial,
and learned that the deceased had no friends
or relatives or money to pay for funeral and
was about to be buried in the potter's field.
few days after this Riley again went to
the undertaking rooms and told the coroner that
he had been seriously considering the subject of
their conversation of few days ago, and that
| funeral in order to prevent any chance Of his
| being laid away at the poor farm After talk
ing the-=smatter over, Mr.. Ludley agreed to
| Rileys plan.
| Mr.. Riley was asked about the matter and
said: II don't see anything peculiar in the ar
rangement, and think that good many would
| be wise to follow my example. I don't wish
| to have my body carted out to the poor farm.
| It Is simply a business arrangement between
| am alone in the world with the possible excep-
| ton Of some relatives in the old country, who
would probably not hear Of my death in time
| to make any funeral arrangements
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
NAME OF HISEY
GOES ON BALLOT
PRACTICAL JOKE IN IOWA IS
PROVING COSTLY.
Added Expense Will Not Be Less than
$4,000, While State Is Disgraced by
Those Who Signed Petition Of the
Crazy Old Fellow-Joke Has Long
Since Gone to Seed. '-~

Special to Tho Journal. s
Webster City, Iowa, Oct. 2.-The fact that
the of Andrew Townsend Hisey, the
secular government candidate for governor Of
of this great state in the election next month
Is causing much comment. Hisey's candidacy
was considered a huge joke and remained as
such until 1t was really learned that his name
Is to appear upon the ticket The Tama News,
printed in Hisey's home town, says:
f. And thus Is perpetrated upon the great
state Of Iowa the most colossal practical Joke
ever played upon a commonwealth. 1t is a
shame and disgrace to the Intelligence of Iowa
that thru the thoughtless petition Of few
hundred careless voters the stste should give
its official recognition to the candidacy of
an irresponsible and mentally unbalanced crank.
1t is an expensive joke. An extra column must
be provided on all specimen ballots used in
the state. Also an extra column on all regu-
lar ballots. An extra column had to be printed
in the official publication Of the ballots in at
least two papers in every county in the state.
The entire added expense on account of Hisey's
candidacy will probably be not less than So, 900.
The men who encouraged his candidacy by
signing his petition must indeed feel proud OF
their work in getting this harmless, crazy fell
low on the official ballot candidate for
the highest office to be given at the hands OF
the people of Iowa. 1t Is positively ridiculous
1t is worse than that; it is an outrage on civic
decency.' ..-. : ~..&
Hisey's Broad Platform.
Hisey's state Of mind may be best judged
from the platform which he promulgated Brief
ly, it is follows:
First-To rediscover the arts which are lost
and reveal those which are hidden.
second-To complete the unfinished work OF
ages, and right the wrongs of generations.
Third-To secure individual ownership ant
preserve competition in labor.
Fourth-To surmount deplorable tendencies
lift up the fallen, strengthen the weak, con
meet the broken family chain, double the pleas
ures, deepen, widen and lengthen the live:
| Of the people and elevate all on the high table
land of political science. above poverty, crime
| Ignorance and superstition. Change the environ
| ments from positive vices to negative vices
| from negative vices to negative virtues, from
negatiye virtues to positive virtues, from posi-
1--WE virtues hame to great go9a' great care an
| and actions may go out into the world to d
| good and always be in the world.
Fifth-Bring to each person In the genera
ton each day of their lives the little heritag
which has been directed by thoughtful person
for ages, and make each person live on tn
| interest of money
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
BETTER SCHOOL FOR POLES
Winona Company Incorporates and Will
Enlarge Educational Facilities.

WINONA, NlINN.--,The Winona Industrial
school has been incoroors ted for the purpose Of
maintaining school among the Polish residents
in the East End Ground has been purchased
and building is being remodeled to provide
for instruction in gymnasium, carpentering,
domestic science and sewing. Mothers meet
ings will be held and social settlement work
pursued. the whole being under the direction
OF Oscar Autritt.
The officers Of the school are: President, VIM
II. Laird; vice president, DR.. D. 3. Pritchard
secretary, Herbert NJ. Bierce; treasurer, Burr
u. Blair; directors, Frank c. Horton S. L.
Prentiss and Guy E. Maxwell. The capital stock
is placed at $1,000, divided into 25o shares at
$12 Il share. a large part of this stock is sub
scribed. The work proposed has been done in
a small way fol- year past but the tncor-
roration will permit of its material enlarge
ment.
A l.. CIabbs, who has been train dispa tcher
for the Chicago & North Western road In WI
mona. has resigned and will be succeeded by
Martin ]. Boyle. who has been night dispa tcher
for seven years. \. G. Kingsley has been ap-
pointed chief clerk to General Agent A. G. John
son. succeeding F. ". Little. deceased. Mr.
Kingsley has been at the head of the rate de-
partment.
The convention of the first district Women s
Relief Corps opened here this afternoon with
several delegates in attendance. Mrs. T.. C.
Johnson came down from Minneapolis to preside
There will be campfire this evening and the
Winona corps will be officially inspected tomor
row afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
POWER DAMS FOR
TIE MISSISSIPPI
EASTERN COMPANY PROJECTS
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE.
One at Otsego, Another at Monticello
Are Yet in More or Less Nebulous
State-More Electric Power for the
Twins

Anokl, Mimi, Oct At is said on good all
thoilty that big eastern company will build
three immense power dams in the Mississippi
river, work to begin within eight months.
The dams have been located, lowage rights
secured and details arranged. They will be Of
concrete construction; each will have thirty
five feet fall and all will total $4,000 horse
power One will be built at Otsego, just above
Elk River; another at Monticello and the third
at Clear Lake. The working crews will be SOC
each or thcreabouts. and the work will take three
years.
The project is declared to mean electric power
for Minneapolis and st. Paul, as well as Anoka
Monticello. Elk River and st. Cloud and many
smaller places.
1t means the end Of the lumber industry for
Minneapolis far as driving logs down the
father of waters to the mill city is concerned sc
that for what saving is done the railroads will
have to take in the logs
1t will make three gigantic lakes on the up
per Mississippi which may in time become grea
summer resorts and places for water craft.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
LELAND, CONVICT, FREED
ADA HUBBELL CONSPIRACY OF
1901 RECALLED BY RELEASE OF
CELEBRATED PRISONER.
Special to The Journal.

Saltwater, Mimi, Oct. 24.-The prison
doors opened today for Edward Leland,
a convict who made his presence felt
in the penitentiary from the beginning
OF his incarceration in 1899 for a rob-
berry committed in Minneapolis.
In 1901 Leland and Ada Hubbell of
Minneapolis entered into conspiracy
with Patrick F. Cunningham and an
other guard at the prison for the escape
of the convict. It was charged that
the Hubbell woman won the good will
Of the guards ard secured their promise
to forward the prisoner s release. Even
tuallv the conspiracy fell thru and Gun
ningham was convicted for his share
in it and sentenced to a term in the
rcformatory at st. Cloud He is now
dead and the Hubbell woman is sup
posed to be at some point on the Pa
cifc coast .,
Leland is about 46 years old and is
man of much more than average abil
i.ty He is still in Saltwater and re
fuses to discuss his plans for the future
now that his sentence is completed.
James P. Fitzgerald, for many years
prominent resident of Saltwater, was
taken to the Rochester asylum for the
Insane yesterday afternoon. Z.
The Baptist church at Lakeland
which has not been used for severa
years, has been sold to- the Swedish
Lutheran congregation of that place.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
MARRIED AFTER FORTY YEARS
Romantic Union Of Once Youthful
Sweethearts Who Were Parted.

MENOMINEE, MICH.-John McCulloch and
Mrs. Nancy Harris both Of Barron, Wis, child
hood sweethearts but separated in youth, have
just been married at Escanaba Mich, after
being parted for forty years. The bridegroom
is 60 and the bride IS years of age.
Years ago in little Indiana town the two
were boy and girl sweethearts, and pledged each
other their trouthA The McCulloughs, however,
soon moved to Wisconsin, and there John mar
ried a Wisconsin girl Mrs Harris married
twice, the first uni Ion being broken by divorce
and the second by death. Mrs. Mccullough also
died.
The old people happened to meet in Barron
and the love Of their youth again asserted
itself. and they decided to begin all over again.
They are happy in their union as two young
folks.
The decomposed body Of an unknown man has
just been found in the woods near Kimball,
Mich The remains were in such a condition
that examination was fruitless, altho q crime
is strongly suspected. The evidently had
the body Is that Of woodsman named fellow,
who disappeared several months ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
BOUND TO 60 ON THE TICKET
Candidate for superintendent in Polk
County Petitions the Court. =

CROOKsTON, MIMI. I. Kaasa has COM
menced an action in the district court to
have his name placed the official ballot for
county superintendent of schools. Kaasa filed
as an Independent candidate, but owing to al
torney ruled that his name could not be placed
the ballot. There was hearing in the
case and Judge Watts reserved his decision.
Farmers coming from north of the city tell
of disastrous prairie fire which burned over
the entire township Of Parnell with but a
small exception, and destroyed several hay.
stacks and other property. The fire started
from campfire, and soon reached large pro
portions. Some of the farmers fought it fol
Thirty hours without waiting to sleep or ever
eat. and when the fire finally was stopped they
were completely exhausted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
TEACHERS AT VALLEY CITY
Southeastern North Dakota Association
to Meet Nov. 9 and 10.

VALLEY CITI, n. D.--The Southeastern
Educational association will hold its semi-an-
nual meeting in Valley City on Nov. and 10.
Tho association comp rises the counties of
Barnes, Cass. Trail and Rchland
The address of welcome will be delivered
ny Mayor Wood. Other addresses will be:
g Men Teachers" Superintendent G. W, Hanna
of the Valley City schools; Mature study IN
North Dakota Wallace Craig of Valley city
Nv nat the Community Ought to Do for the
Teacher. President Mcfarland of the Valley
City state normal; Training the Boy Presi
dent der Carhart Of the Mayville state normal
hducat ton for Life Dr. NJ V. Oshea Of the
for Building Up the Educational Profession. .
State Superintendent W. l.. stockwell; eek
perence in the Enforcement of the Pure Foo6
and Drug Law Of North Dakota" Professor
E. F. Ladd of the agricultural college
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
WATER RIGHT GIVEN HELENA
Courts Decision Forwards Cause of
Municipal Ownership.

HELENA, MoNT.-By a decision handed
down at Townsend in the district court Of
Broadwater county today the city of Helena
most important water right suit ever tried
in this state. The effect Of the decision is
TO declare the municipality owner Of 1925
mountain stream fifteen miles '" east of here
which the city has been endeavoring to Sc.
cure for several years for the purpose OF
Nant November citizen 49, NIL, p rntc ,,on +he
proposition of issuing bonds to install mu
ntcipal water system in opposition to the pres
ent system, owned chiefly by Boston men, II
is expected that today's decision will mate
rally aid the cause of the water plant, the
issue upon which Frank J. Edwards was twice
elected mayor of Helena. f-,.7l .AS p.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

Nh: MANkATo' MiNN:-Ralph H.. Thompson ami
married at the home of Rev. B. V. Black.
pastor Of the Christian church in this city, yes
terday in the presence of few relatives. They
left for an extended trip in Canada. Toe bride
groom is son Of H. O. Thompson democra tic
nominee fer the legislature and the bride is
niece of former Representative Robert Jameson.
La CROSSE. WIS.--Miss Emma Miller and
Philip Tinker were united in marriage yester-
day by Rev. Henry Favelle.--The rriage of
Miss Hattie Tauschn and Harvey II. Cole TOOK
place at the home Of the brides mother yes
terday afternoon. Rev. Julius Gamm officiatiug
Miss Margaret McManus and Jacob Hauser
were married at st. james church.
EVANSVILLE, MINN.-A pretty home we'd
ding took place here this afternoon when Miss
Jessie Chase became the bride Of Roy keyes.
Rev Willard |. Kern officiating The wedding
was followed by a reception and banquet at the
home of the brides father, Bradford Chase.
LlTCHFIELD. MINN.-Nels Ringdahl Of this
city and Miss Emma Larson We're married to-
day and reception will be rendered at their
new home this evening.
FARIBATLT. MINN.-Fred Wark and Mrs.
Mary Julson were quietly married at the home
of the brides parents Rev. c. A Poole officiat-
ing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-24
DIES MONIES SUSTAINED
Iowa Supreme Court Makes an 1mpor
tant Ruling in Grade Case.

DIES MONIES, IowA.-In handing down the
opinion that cities and towns are not liable for
damages caused to AUDITING property owners for
grading down streets below the original lot
a ruling which is of great Importance to all
municipalities in the state. 1t is Of especial
amount of street grading is contempla ted.
The court sustained the city Of Des Moines in
the suit for damages brought against the city
by Talcott Bros. The plaintiffs claimed in
demnity forfloss sustained thru the grading Of
the street which theik property aputreu:' III
regard to the right Of cities to bring streets to
grade the opinion Of the court states
"There must be cut here and fill there.
When municipal authority was granted to &C.
annexed the general power to establish grades
and to improve in accordance with such grades.
'"The city had the right we have seen
such as that the earth wall would have re-
manned standing there would have been no
injury for which damages could be recovered"