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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-02
BY William Jennings Bryan.

Copyright, Il g. b. Joseph Il. Bowlcs-Copyright
in Great Britain-LMl Rights Reserved.
G OUTHEAsTERN Europe is out of
the line Of travel and little
known to us, if / can measure
\ the knowledge of others by my. own.
4 In order to learn something Of this sec
ton we came northwest from CONSTANT
nople thru Bulgaria and Hungary.
We passed thru European Turkey in
the night, and morning found us In
Bulgaria, where nothing but an occas-
ional minaret remained to remind us
of the orient. Strange that so great a
difference exists between two popula-
but an imaginary hne No more the
Turk with his wealth Of leisure, his
baggy trousers and his gay headgear,
but the sturdy peasant is working In
the field with his unveiled wife or
trudging along the road carrying his
produce to market; no more begging for
baksheesh by lame and halt and blind,
but a busy, industrious throng, each
laboring apparently with purpose and
All day long we rode past well Guilt
waited fields and watched tidy villages.
The Bulgarians, judged by appearance,
might be thought mixture of German
and italian, but they are really Slavic
in their origin. l had the good fortune
hgent man with good command Of
English, and learned from him that
there is a strong democratic sentiment
in that country and that the people are
making constant progress in the mat
ter of education and political intelli-
gence.
He said that during his ministry he
had introduced into Bulgaria the Amer
lean homestead law and that it had
resulted in an increase in the number
Of peasant proprietors. 1t was gratify
ing to know that American example
had been helpful to people so remote
from us. He also spoke of the estab
hshment IN his country Of state lnsur-
ance against hail, that being one Of
meet He said that the system had
worked well. The railroads and tele-
graph lines are also owned by the state
in Bulgaria and are operated very sue
cessfully.
The capital, Sofia, is a prosperous
looking city, viewed from the railroad,
and has an elevation of some 1900
grade, the capital of servia The city
has a fine location on bluff at the
junction Of the Save with the Danube.
A days visit here gave an opportunity
to see something Of the population, as
it was Sunday, and the streets and
parks were filed with well-dressed,
ell-behaved and intelligent-looking
people. The Servians, who are also
Slavic in origin, are members of the
Greek church, and at the principal
church of this denomination there was
tthat day large congregation and an
impressive service.
King Peter, it will be remembered. is
( the present ruler, having been called
Ito the throne three years ago when his
predecessor was assassinated. The
brutalities attending the murder Of
King Alexander and his wife were
widely discussed at the time, the
bodies bodies Of e the king and queen being
into the park. While the new SOW
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-02

represented in the Minneapolis gallery
by his prize picture, f'Hills and
C!ouds.' He said he could paint six
pictures, from certain point, without
moving, So happy were the conditions
OF hills, water. and the hazy, misty at
mosphe;ree en,velopin!g them. While this
treatment, he greatly resembles the late
French artist Cain, in the sentiment
with. which he involves the deserted
buildings of the old farms, unfrequent-
ed, half-forgotten or overgrown paths,
showing the minor key or low subdued
color tones. q: .-..5 = -
The buildings Of the colonial Dutch
period are not only in beautiful lines,
but picturesque, and the RESERVATIONS
have been wisely carried out to pre-
serve their original individuality. E.
w; Redtield, well known in Minneapolis
exhibitions, loves the brilliant contrasts
OF autumn colors and in the stretches
Of river, field and woods he has shown
these strongest characteristics. Curran
and Smell are both ranked as marine
painters, and especially the former has
found some of the best scenery: in the
fog and mists enveloping the coasts of
Cornwall, Eng, yet the rocky Delaware,
its rapid current, the vapory atmos-
phere of New Hope, offers strong at
fractions, aside from their artist
friends: Charles Rosen, the youngest
man. of the group, not vet 80, was a
pupil of Du Mond and William Chase.
His picture, called washed Out. Bot
tom Lands' of the Delaware was pre-
sented to the Society Of Fine Arts by
MIS- MI Bookwalter, as a memorial to her
father, and as an example to the art
students of the merits of simplicity.
1t is in broad style and sincere, sim
pie manner, showing the possibilities Of
an otherwise uninteresting- bit Of ma
ture.
In 1908, the summer school of the
New York Art Students league was
established at Old Lyme. More than
half dozen years ago the Lyme School
of Painters was founded, and SO popu-
lar has it become that now over eighty
well-known artists make, this their sum
mer rendezvous. AS New Hope dates
to the colonial Dutch, SO does Old LYME
to colonial English history, having
many famous names connected with ma
tional and state affairs. Besides the
BACKGROUND of interesting historical as
ssociations, the well-preserved and state
furnishings, Of old mahogany and
sumptuous textiles, Old Lyme has one
Of the most beautiful old churches in
New England, from Sir CHRISTOPHER
Wren s design, built in 1866. The town
was fncorporated in 1905, 200 years be-
fore the famous transfer of the Louis
lana purchase territory by. France to
the United States, SO artists need not
feel the lack, often complained Of, in
this country Of historical setting.
Nature has been lavish Of her gifts
to this vicinity. Long Island sound,
with its masts and busy crafts, touches
the southern borders,sa drearY stretch
OF salt marsh, contrasts wildly with
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-02

bank Of the Danube and furnish mag
niGcent sites for villas, forts, public
buildings and the royal palace, while on
the opposite bank there is broad plain
which affords ample room for the rapidly
extending limits of the commercial
and manufacturing sections Of the city
Pesth SO that the river, while a great
ness and the official sections. The
streets of Budapest are wide, well
paved, clean and lined with buildings
quite uniform in height, one Of the
avenues riyaling the Champs Elysee in
Paris and Inter den Linden in Berlin;
the parks are large and near the city;
the business blocks are imposing and
the public buildings models in designs
building, only recently completed, is
one Of the handsomest in the world.
!. !. +
The Hungarian people are distinct
in language and history from all their
neighbours. In fact, the Hungarians
differ in many respects from all the
of Finland being their nearest Kins-
people. Their early history is un7
known, but they come from western
Asia, where the Mongoians, the Turks
and the Finn Ugrians struggled for
mastery about the beginning of the
Christian era: They were first known
as Huns and claim Attila as one of
their race. They have more often, how
ever, used the wore, Magyars to de-
popular one at present. Their occupa-
ton of their present territory dates
from about the ninth century, since
which time they have figured promi-
nently in the history Of Europe. About
the beginning of the eleventh century
hungary, under. the leadership of King
Stephen 1ater known as St. Stephen)
became Christian nation, and since
that time she has been conspicuous in
the fifteenth century she furnished the
leader Of the Christian army in the
person of John Hunyadi, one Of the
greatest military geniuses of that pc
Rod. His prominence in war brought
his son Matthias to the throne of Hun
gary, king who, when warned Of a
plot against his life, exclaimed, HLet
no. king, ruling justly and lawfully,
tear e the poison and assassin IS dagger
AS early as the thirteenth century
Hungary began to inaugurate political
reforms, and in 1922 her nobility
ended a struggle of a hundred years
by securing, concession which is re
garded by her people as equal in i'm
portance to England's Magma Charta
of 1915. It was in the form of a
royal letter, issued by Andrew II, and
called the Golden Bull lowing to the
fact that the seal attached to it by a
silk string rests in a box of goId).
This. document contained certain prom
binding force Of certain, restrictions
upon the king. The Golden Bull was
the beginning of constitutional govern
ment in Hungary, and while it has not
always been strictly observed by her
rulers, is has served as a basis for sub
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forests and of planting new groves is
being intelligently and Systematically
done.
:. In addition to the work above out:
lined, the agricultural department has
taken in hand the matter of furnishing
general information to the farmers and
farm laborers. It encourages the form
alton of workingmen' g clubs, co-opera-
tive societies and parochial relief
funds. It has established more than
1000 free libraries and publishes a
weekly paper with circulation of
about 60,000 More than half of the
copies are published in the Hungarian
language, the rest: being divided be-
tween five other languages. the Slavic
German following, altho less than 10
per cent are printed in the latter Ian
guage. To strengthen the ties between
employers and employees harvest feasts
have been inaugurated, and the attend
ance at these feasts is yearly increas-
ing.
I}jhaye gone into detail somewhat in
describing. the scope of the work I'M
dertaken by the agricultural depart
ment Of Hungary because think that
we might with advantage adopt some
Of its features. Our national appropri-
alton for agricultural purposes bears a
small proportion, not only to the
amount Of taxes paid by the farmer,
but to the appropriations made for
other departments.
Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is
one of the most attractive cities in
Europe In 1896 [ received a cable
gram Of congratulation and encourage
ment from a. farmers congress which
was at that time in session in that CITY.
L remembered this; because it was the
Only on ,cablegram received from any body
Originally there were two cities,
Buda on. the south bank and Pesth on
the, north bank, but they were united
under one municipal government some
years ago, the names Of the old towns
being preserved in the new. The foot
hills of the Alps extend to the very
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and to complete her system she has an
agricultural academy with a student
body OF $50. In order to accommodate
adults who have not had the advantage
of these schools, she has short winter
terms and travelling instructors. By
systematic: effort the agricultural de-
partment is not only increasing the eff
ficiency Of the Hungarian as a tiller
OF the soil, but is increasing it's general
intelligence and raising the standard
of citizenship.
The experiment station is also
prominent feature of the work of the
department of agriculture All the new
agricultural implements are tested and
reports are furnished upon their merits;
there are several seed-testing stations,
where farmers can secure at cost price,
not only selected seeds, but seed shown
by experiment to be suited to the eli
mate and soil Of their locality. Then
there are a mum Der of model farms
located at convenient points which are
intended to be object lessons to the
nelghborhoods in which they are stu
ated. At these model farms and at
other centers breeding establishments
are conducted where horses, cattle,
kept and loaned to the farmers about
These breeding farms have resulted in
marked Improvement in the quality
and value Of the stock. =" -
Nor does the agricultural depart
ment confne it's attention to stock
raising and ordinary farming; is it
equally interested in horticulture, vine
dressing, forestry and even bee culture.
Government nurseries furnish the hard
lest varieties Of young trees and vines
and train those who desire to give
special attention to these branches of
industry. Instruction in the pruning
OF trees and the training Of vines has
and taste is developed in the ornamen.
tation of the arbors and gardens. Here,
as elsewhere in Europe, much atten.
ton is given to forestry. Under the d.
rection of the department of agricul-
ture the work of preserving the old
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-02

The efforts Of the Minnesota club wo-
men in preserving the state park for
est reserve, not only retain the beau
tiful scenery for present artists, but
will make it certainly famous artists
resort in the future.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-13

There are several common sense
ways Of obtaining sleep. says the
Worlds Work One of them is the
application Of cold wet cloths to the
back Of the head and neck. 1lhs
treatment will not be followed by a
reaction if it is continued for a num-
Der Of minutes, and It often works
surprisingly we'll
Another way of solving the prob
lem is to soak the feet in a hot bath
until the veins become dilated with
blood or the whole body up to the
hips may be given a hot soak With
some people, a two or three minute
hip bath is the most effective rem
edy Others find help in few slow
exercises, which do not jar or excite
the system but simply bring some fa-
tigue to the big muscles of the trunk
and limbs. Friction OF the skin, es-
pecialiy of the lower part Of the body.
is another means.
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The eminent lecturer. DIR. L. Carter,
self-made, and not wholly unconscious
of the fact. was addressing the Som
erville Y. M. C. A.
my dear young people" he began,
"let me refer briefly to the humble
auspices under which my start in life
was made without a dollar in my
pocket, and with no worldly posses
sions Of consequence, my indomitable
nature and an inborn determination
to utilize to the fullest advantage my
abilities constituted my entire assets.
But, even with this modest beginning.
what DO you suppose was the thing
first sought--that which, at the very
outset of my career, l strove most
earnestly to attain?"
For one second did an awe-strlcken
silence hover over the audience, as
the speaker paused to allow the sig
nificance of these impressive words
to permeate the youthful understand
ing. Then, in a spontaneous outburst
of Juvenile enthusiasm, came the an
swer. as of one voice, "Milk!"-Bos-
ton Herald.
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When Mrs. Flatleigh chose the re-
frigerator with the mirror in the front
door Of It Flatleigh laughed.
"Of course exclaimed Mrs. Flat
leigh, bridling at once, "a man has no
interest in saving his wife's steps"
Steps. my"
But possibly he can appreciate the
advantage Of her being able to get
dinner half again as quick through
not having to run to some other part
Of the house every time she wonders
how her hair is looking, or her apron
behind, or something. Puck.
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what Is q catamaranf

Having read to her pupils descrip-
tion of the sinking of the Merrimac,
the teacher some days later asked her
pupils what the word "catamaran"
then used meant. These are some OF
the answers: "A catamaran is a
mounting lion" THE catamaran Is
savage officer in the Filipose is
lands" "A catamaran carries clubs
in golf game" The catamaran is
the place in Chicago where the cat
show is held" "The catamaran was
a convention hall prise" "The cata-
maran is the proper name for a cat.
boat and war ram together like the
Catadin." "Hobson obtained cata-
maran from the Spanish officers which
was all he had to eat"
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REAL FATHER OF THE NAVY,
SAYS DRIsCoLL.
Though Facts Seem to Bear Out This
Assertion, John Paul Jones Will
Always BE American
Naval Hero.

If anyone had to answer the ques-
ton right off the bat,T who was
father Of the American navy" no
doubt the reply would be John Paul
Jones No other man who ever COM
manded ship In the navy has been
accorded such honors as has been paid
to this daring Scotchman who cast
his lot with the American colonies and
fought the English with so much gal
lantry. These honors are such as
should be paid to the greatest Amerl-
can sailor, and no doubt many Of our
people believe that John Paul Jones
is the greatest of our sailors. Repre-
sentative Driscoll, Of New York, rises
to dispute this assumption. He says
that the honor Of being the father Of
the American navy is due Commodore
Barry After many years the United
States has determined to honor this Of
ficer and has provided that a monu-
ment shall be erected to him. Dris-
coll in congressional address has eu-
logized Barry and placed him on
pinnacle above that of Jones. Dris-
coll has this to say to prove that
Barry is entitled to the first place in
our naval annals
AT the breaking out of the war OF
the revolution he was master of the
Black Prince, the finest merchant ship
in America. She was purchased by
the first congress, armored for war,
and made the first battleship Of the
fvst fleet, under the first commodore,
and named the Alfred, after the father
Of the English navy. He won the first
naval victory Of the war In the CON
tinental service, and returned the first
prize captured from the enemy in COM
mand of the Lexington, which was
named after the first battle of the rev.
olution. and was the first ship that
bore the continental flag to victory on
the ocean. During the last three years
of the revolution he was the first Off
Ger of the navy. He fought the last
battle of the war in command Of the
Alliance, the last and best ship Of the
continental navy. He was appointed
In 1894, and continued first in COM \
mand until he died, In 1903"
He points out that John Paul Jones
after his victory over the Scraps
never returned to this country, but re-
manned In Europe and received high
honors from France and Russia, while
Barry remained in the service from
the beginning to the end. OF course,
the record Of Barry is splendid and
he is entitled to all the honors that
can be paid him. but there is some
thing in the record of John Paul Jones
that appeals to every person with
blood in his veins. He was man that
did things" and no matter what 9th
ers may have done I'll. Srilliancy Of
his exploits we're such as to excite the
admiration of the American people
for all time.
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Il is dlfficult to find reason for
the languor of the young men OF the
day, who see no shame in admitting
that they don't dance. There is but
ono explanation for their conduct.
This may be found in the fact that
the partners of the twentieth cen.
tury have grown apace, while the
male community has, with some ex-
ceptions, almost ceased to reach the
middle size. To a small man Of, say.
Napoleonic stature. the ordeal OF
tackling a tulle bundle Of some FIVE
feet ten in height is somewhat ter
rifying.-The Gentlewoman.
Why Indian Is Beardless.
The American Indian Is not abso-
lutely beardless. The growth is small
and because Of this smallness they
pluck It out Boards differ very much
among different nations Climate,
food, etc. have much to do with it.
In hot and dry countries. such as
Arabia. Ethiopia. East India. Spain
and Italy, the beard is generally dark.
dry. hard and thin. Persons Of a mild.
wen nourished. have a
thick and slightly curl
ing beard The eunuchs OF Turkey.
who have been such from childhood.
have nc beard. It is generally con-
sidered a sign Of development.
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II books were rightly treated wnen
they are newly bound, there would be
less likelihood Of their backs being
broken afterwards by rough handling.
The covers should be opened one at
time and laid as far back as the
table upon which the book is resting;
then gradually all the leaves, few
at the back and few at the front
Of the book, should be laid upon the
covers. The book will then be in
condition for ordinary wear and the
covers will not break away II not
abused. When called suddenly away
from a book which you are reading
do not lay II face down on a table,
nor throw a handkerchief between its
leaves. but have a bool1marker and
place It between the leaves, closing
the book.
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china Has Coal to Burn.

According TO the American Manu-
faoturer the coal deposits Of North
America are estimated TO contain
nearly as much as those Of Europe.
or eS1 900. .0n0.000 tons.
Even this gigantic figure Is COM
pletely dwarfed BY Asia's wealth Of
coal. as TO which it is at present i'm
possible to make even an approximate
estimate. China more especially
seems to possess inexhausibie sup
plies. and q German scientist has put
the coal deposits Of the province Of
Shansi alone at 100000. 900. Ooo tons.
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Dallas Excursion

International Association or Fire
Engineers at Dallas, Tex October 9
to II.
Rate-One lowest regular first class
fare plus 81 90 for round trip. Child
ren between ages of five and twelve
may be sold tickets at one-h2lf the
adult rate Dates Of Sale Oct. 6 and
=, 1906. Final limit Twenty one t2l)
DAYS from date Of sale. II A. Earth
ng, agent NJ. X. & T.
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Bie Price for Rare coin.

One Of the rarest American coins fs
the five-dollar gold piece Of 1922. One
Of these coins sold the other day for
$2,165. The last owner of this par
ticulaT coin had paid only six dollars
for 1t. Not until about 20 years ago
did 1t become known that the half
eagles of 1922 coinage were scarce
enough to be classed among coins that
command fancy prices because Of their
rarity There were 1876 Of them
minted. but at the present time only
three OF them are known to exist Be
sides the one just sold there is one in
the coin cabinet Of the Philadelphia
mint and another in the private col.
lection of Virgil M. Brand
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". r. Ward, Of Dyersburg, Tenn,
writes. This is to certify that have
used Orin0 Lexative Fruit Syrup for
nicconstipation and II has proven,
without a doubt, to be a thorough,
practical remedy for this trouble, and
{ is with pleasure offer my c0nscien
tous references" Sold by A. p. Owens.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-13

DO You think could get your chum
to marry me?"
she detests you, but you can set
her If you work it right"
Tell me how"
Pretend to be dead in love with
me and / viii pretend am crazy
about you"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-13

NJ. T. Lynch, Editor Of the Phillip
burg, n. J.. Daily Post, writes: u
have used many kinds Of medicines
for coughs and colds in my family but
never anything as good as Foley's
Honey and Tar. cannot say too
much in praise Of it. A. T. Owens.
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Illnstratinp the Point.

Il know what reciprocity is, pop"
Suppose you tell me. then, SON.
When the doctor goes to see sick
people, he pays them visits, don't
he?"
YES"
And then the visits pay the doctor
don't they?"
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Emma (who is a stenographer)-Is
Name vCry quick as a stenographerg
Lizzie lalsO a stenographer)
Quick She's a bird. Why. she got
her last boss to propose in less'n two
Weeks.-Judge