davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
BY Helen Grey.
orrespondence of The journal.

Special Correspondence of The Journal.
~ ENVER, June $50 much in:
b terest has been awakened in all
portions of the country by the
movement to make national the Juven-
lie Improvement league which was in
augurated by Judge BENJAMIN Lindsey
of Denver, and which has for its OBJ
iect the improvement of conditions Of
The child laborer in every city and in
every business, that something of the
difficulties and distractions which have
been placed in the way of Judge Lind
sey by enemies of the juvenile laws
will show to what extent these enemies
will 90 in order to continue their grip
on the lives of the little people,:
There is scarcely a trust or corpora
ton in the United States that is not
directly affected by the Juvenile laws.
Taking the children out OF the. mills,
the factories. the mines, the retail
stores, the fruit canneries and the beet
fields. of the twenty-three states that
have passed the new juvenile laws dur
ing the last four years has been Sc
rious loss in dividends. The trusts are
not asleep. They do not sit by and see
their losses without making all the OPP
position possible to the work Of Judge
Lindsey Tt is no longer polite to
openly oppose him, for Judge Lindsey
Is become TOO popular He is indie
pendent of the political machine and
when he wants anything he appeals
directly to the people and gets what he
wants. But it is not simple thing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
SUNDAY IN ENGLAND
Protest by an Archbishop Against Desc
Grafton of the Day.
Special Gable to The Journal.

Grafton OF the Day.
Special Cable to The Journal.
London, June 28.-For generations the
British Sunday has been known all over
the world as the most desolate of all
days. London and other big cities have
taken on the aspect of deserted village,
but the advent of so many Americans
and visitors from the continent and also
the frequent excursions to Germany,
France and Belgium has somewhat al
tered all this.
Archdeacon Sinclair, the famous Lon
don preacher, has just come out with a
TRADE to the effect that there is no more
Sabbath in England; that we have adopt
ed the continental Sunday and that the
British Sunday is now a national scandal.
He blames the rich more than the poor.
He declares that the thousands of Sun
day excursions disturb the quiet Of the
peaceful villages near by; that the river
Thames is as crowded with pleasure
seekers as fair; that the servants work
harder on account of the luncheons and
dinners given by way Of entertainment;
there are in London sixty-seven theaters
and music halls giving sacred" concerts.
and that, in fact, Sunday is a day of rest
lessness instead of a day Of rest. He has
started movement for the preservation
of the oldstyle Sabbath.
The archdeacon has so frightened the
public by his movement that an organ
lied opposition movement has been start
ed called the ..Anti-Puritan league" Its
membership Is increased nightly, and its
committees of management number some
of the most distinguished and influential
people in England.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

natives. summoned from the surround
ing country, had waded underneath and
boosted 2 all afternoon. When it
came time to pay the men the captain
w5 tas boat s s6nh 70 M Me- Holiness emsaG
8 shiiiings. = NlAu
/. Eight shilIngs IS 81. Even in Amer.
lea can get union labor for So day.
There are thirty Of them. Couldn't
We compromise for a lump stfm Of
"You do not understand, /" said the
captain. We are asked 10 pay 8
4 thhilling eS,i for tho whole y CROWD. I
Whereupon Mr.. Holmes gave them
10 shillings, or s 1-8 cents each, and as
he sailed away the grateful assemblage
gave three rousing cheers for Mr.. Rock
efeller.
When we left Assouan we scooted
by rail direct to Cairo, and in few
days were headed for home, by way Of
Italy, France. and England, all Of them
seeming painfully modern after our SO
iourn IN Egypt.
It is customary in winding up SER
les Of letters to draw certain profound
conclusions and to give hints to travel
ers who may hope to follow the same
beaten path. Fortunately, Mr.. Peas
ley has done this for us. He promised
a real estate agent in Fairfield, Iowa,
that he would let him know about
Egypt. One night in Assouan he read
to us the letter to his friend, and we
borrowed it:
Assouan, Some time In April.
Delos NJ Clifford,
Fairfield, Iowa, U. s. @.
My Dear Gift
have gone as far up the Nile as my
time and the letter Of credit will per-
nit. At g.m tomorrow turn my
face toward the only country on earth
where man can get a steak that
hasn't got goo poured all over 1t. Meet
me at the station with pie. Tell moth
er am coming home to eat :,
Do like Egypt? Yes-because now /
will be satisfied with Iowa. Only I'm
afraid that when I go back and see 100
acres of corn In one field won't believe
It. Egypt is wonderful country, hut
very small for It's age. 1t is about as
wide Us the court house square. but 1t
seemed tome at least 10000 miles long,
as weShaVesheen two weeks getting up to
the first cataract. Most Of the natives
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
PEASLEY OF IOWA--:HIS
FINAL SIZEUP OF EGYPT
Which He illustrates AIDE and Others the u Haste and Tells the Folks
Of the Superiority Of Pyramids Ancient

brushing away the flies. The barber, a
curly Italian, had ceased work when
we came in, and, encouraged by the
questions of Mr.. Peasley, was describ-
ing the Bay Of Naples, pointing out
Capri, Sorrento, Vesuve and other points
of interest, with comb in one hand
and a pair Of scissors in the other
This barber had made an indelible i'm
preston on Mr.. Peasley, because of his
name, which was Signor Mosquito. Mr..
Peasley said he didn It see how anyone
with name like that could live.
We lined up in front of Mr.. Peasley
and gazed at him in whitening silence.
He was not feazed. I'LL.
uTalk about oriental luxury" he
said. "Little did I think twenty
years ago, when I was measurin un-
bleached muslin and DRAWN New Or
leens syrup in country store, that one
day ia recline on spotted divan and
have a private vassal to keep the flies
off Of me. To- say nqthing Of bein
T tried to hold down the safety valve
of my wrath.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

working day and the English Sunday
a dead letter, we had lost all trace Of
dates. Mr.. Peasley said that if any
one had asked him the day Of the week
he would have guessed Wednesday. !,
i.
This unfortunate incident helped to
deepen and solidify the dark suspicion
with which we, as Americans, were re-
garded by the contingent from Great
Britain. If our conduct had been ex-
emplary we could not have cleared
away this suspicion, but after the dom
inc debauch we were set down as hope
less. The middle class English guard
their social status very carefully, and
you can It blame them. It is a tender
and uncertain growth that requires
looking after all the time. # they
didn't water it and prune it and set It
out in the sunshine every day it would
soon wither back to it's iginal stalk
Did you ever come across a bunch Of
melancholy pilgrims from the suburban
villas and the dull gray provincial
towns Of dear old England7 Did you
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

= eve have just held q meeting and
by, unanimous vote we have decided
that you are an irresponsible flush, a
night blooming swozzie and vitrifed
spingo," I said.
"Thanks,' he replied. "l'n do as
much for you some time.'' ,&Hss,.'
"Are you aware Of the fact that the
boat departs in twenty minutes, - asked
No. 2. - ....>,.::t ssS :s.-;..
"The boat will not leave its mooring
until Peasley, Of Iowa, is safely
aboard" he replied. "Why is it that
you fellows begin to throw duck, fits
every time we have to catch boat or
trains Kindly send my luggage aboard,
and as soon as Signor Mosquito has
concluded his amputations I shall join
you" =. &: ..,s. . T., = <
i. !. !. ar. ~, 4
Words failed us. We hurried to the
boat, feeling reasonably certain that
he would follow us to Assouan by rail.
When 1t came time to cast off, Mr..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

Peasley had not appeared, and our
irritation was gradually softening unto
q. deep Joy. The warning whistle
blew twice, and then Mr.. Peasley came
down the bank, carrying Nubian
spear eight feet long over his shoulder.
By the time he had arrived on the
upper deck the, gangplank was drawn
and we were swinging in the current.
He bestowed on us cool smile Of
triumph and then removed his hat.
His hair had been given shellac finish
and smelled like the front Of drug
store
"Signor Mosquito is well named, ,,
said Mr.. Peasley. ssWhen he got thru
with me he stung me for Is piasters. f."
T. + + !.
For several hours we refused to
speak to him or sit near him on deck,
but finally we needed him to fill out
four handed game of dominoes and he
was taken back on probation While
we were engaged in very stubborn
session Of Z" double nines'' we noticed
that most Of our fellow passengers, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
BOYS IT'S SUNDAYS
those Of English persuasion,
are making our little ornnn the ia rref

especially those Of English persuasion,
were making our little group the target
for Mortified chances. Some Of them
actually glared at us. We began to
wonder if dominoes was regarded as an
immoral practice in Egypt. s--a..s,
"'These people keep on looking at US
as if we were a happy band Of burg
lars,' said Mr.. Peasley. "We think
tation has preceded u.s.
Then we heard one old lady ask an
other if there would be any evening
services in the dining saloon, and Mr..
Peasley, who. was reaching into the
his hand A up and ue encIaimed lussa sanet tG
fed catfish! Boys, it g Sunday!''
It was. We had been sitting there
among those nice people thruout the
calm Sabbath afternoon playing q
wicked game Of "draughts, After
two weeks among the Mohammedans
and other heather. with every day a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

the police. DR.. James, Judge Lindsey Is
physician, discovered the plot and the
probation officer confessed and impli.
Gated about everyone who was close
enough to Judge Lindsey to be of use
to his enemies. Perhaps the greatest
injury to his work is done by the
stories circulated to discredit it. ~
the reform school during his six years
to the reform school without an officer:
each boy carried his own carfare and
his own commitment papers. One boy
went to Buena Vista, whole days
journey from Denver, and delivered
himself to the warden at the reforma-
tory, as he was too old to go to Golden
and his offense was too serious. The
records prove this to be the fact. vet
the story is circulated everywhere that
it is untrue.
Holds Court at Night.
Another story that is diligently cir
eulated IS that Judge Lindsey Is very
he tries more causes on the county
court docket than are tried by all Of
the federal judges in the same division
put together, and his decisions are sell
dom reversed. Besides this, he does
all Of the juvenile work, which is extra
and outside OF his regular work. It is
usual for his court to meet at night as
well as during the day. In the recent
election causes he held court every
night for three weeks, frequently sit
ting till IL 0 CLOCK. The only vacations
he takes, even for Sunday rest, are
his lecture trips, on which he has made
as many as five addresses in one day
to people who are interested in his
work and are people who think. Judge
Lindsey is slight and looks delicate,
but he is capable of more work than
any man who is associated with him.
Nothing has done him so much. injury
politically as these stories that he is
a nervous wreck and is suffering from
nervous prostration, for no voter is
willing to trust state interests to man
/ physically incapable Of bearing the
| burden.
In the large cities one Of the most
important factors Of successful juvenile
work by the courts. are the factory
inspectors. The law forbids children
under from IA to 16 years Of age, vary
! ing in different states. to work in places
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

are farmers. The hard-worting tapan
gets one tenth Of the crop every yeas
and II he looks up to see the steamboat
go by he is docked. All Egyptians who
are not farmers are robbers The farm
| ers live on the river. All other natives
| live on the tourist.
I have seen so many tombs ana orypts
and family vaults that am ashamed to
look an undertaken In the face. For three
| weeks have tried to let on to pretend
to make a bluff at being deeply Interested
| in these open graves. Other people
gushed about them and was afraid that
II didn't trail along and show some SEN
| timenta1 interest they might suspect that
| was from Iowa and was shy on soulful
ness. I'll say this much, however-L'm
mighty glad I've seen them, because now
I'll never have to look at them again.
| Egypt is something like the old set
tler-you'd like to roast him and call
him down. but you hate to Jump on any
thing SO venerable and weak. Egypt
Is so old that you get the headache
trying to think back. Egypt had gone
thru forty changes Of administration and
was on the down grade before Iowa was
staked oat
| The principal products Of this country
are insects, dust, guides and fake our1os.
I got my share Of each. am glad
came, and may want to return some
day, but not until have worked the sand
out OF my ears and taken in two or three
county fairs. I have been walking down
the main aisle with my hat In my hand
SO long that now am ready for some
thing lively.
| Americans are popular In Egypt, during
business hours. Have not been showered
with social attentions. but I am always
comforted by the thought that the exclu-
sive foreign set cannot say anything
about me that haven't already said
about 1t. OF course, we could retaliate
In proper fashion If we could lure the
foreigners out to Iowa, but that seems
out of the question. They think Iowa is In
South America
shall mail this letter and then chase
It all the way home.
/ Give my love to everybody, whether I
i know them or not. Yours,
-PEAsLEY.
2. s.-open some preserves
i 80 4. +
Not comprehensive review of the
fruits of our journey and yet fairly
accurate.
! 1.-THE End.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
End. I

many objects Of art that she exports
more than she imports and that the Inn
potion OF such a duty would simply lead
to reprisals.
Moreover the leading dealers have
branch establishments abroad, conse-
Quently they would send new purchases
to the countries where no duty is levied
and not to Paris. In conclusion the deal
ers point out that it would be extremely
difficult to estimate the value Of the OBJ
jects of art brought into the country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

:
who takes an interest in his work, who.
does not feel the effect of the trust
hatred. He receives anonymous let
tiers threatening his life every day.
Certain stories are circulated diligently,
and turn up wherever his name is mem
toned.
Three probation officers have been
attached in his court. The first and
the second, both, were convicted and
confessed that they had become in1pli-
Gated in organized plots against him.
The first one, after an adult delinquent
had been warned by the court, would
go to the man and compound his offense
and give him protection for money, us
ing Ills authority as a court officer.
When Judge Lindsey found it out he
made the thing public and the man dis
appeared. The probation officer put
into his place. after a year, was caught
In a plot to get Judge Lindsey to visit
"a certain disreputable place and during
his visit the place was to be raided BY
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
oPPosE TAX ON ART
French Dealers in Arms Against Pro
posed import Duty

5ss =, posed Import Duty.
New york Herald Special Gable Service Copy.
right 1905, BY the New York Herald.
Paris, June 28.-The members of the
Association Of Paris Art and Curiosity
Dealers are rising up against the new tax
which the French government is reported
to be considering. It Is proposed to levy
on objects of art imported into France
duty of 20 per cent ad va1orem, and it Is
said the treasury would benefit to the
extent Of about $3,400,000 year.
The art dealers declare France has SO
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

Our boat arrived at Assouan one
morning accompanied by a sandstorm
and q cold wave. The Cataract hotel
stood on promontory overlooking q
new kind Of Nile-a swift and narrow
stream studded with cleaning powders
the weather was ideal (after the sand
storm ran out Of sandy, the hotel was
the best we had found in Egypt and
there were SO few antiques that sight
seeing became a pleasure. Besides,
after one has been to Luxor anything
in the way of ancient temples is about
as much Of comedown as turkey hash
the day after Thanksgiving
Here, on the border Of Nubia, we be-
gan to get real glimpses of Africa. We
rode on camels to q desert camp Of
gypsies Of Nubia-dress their hair with
mud instead of bay rum and reside
under patch Of gunnysack propped
up by. two sticks. On the hills back
Of the town we saw the barracks where
the English army gathered itself to
move south against the Mahdists. we
were invited to 20 out in the moonlight
and hunt hyenas,t but did not think it
right to kill off all the native game.
LILO U4k CAuipAk dV <AooOudn okAu UA0
Of the great engineering achievements
Of modern times is the dam across the
Nile. It is solid wall Of granite, a
mile and quarter long, 100 feet high
in places and 88 feet thru at the base,
and 1t looks larger than 1t sounds. We
went across it on push car after tax
ing boat ride in the reservoir basin,
which is said to contain 294,O0O,00O gal
.lonsss of water. This estimate is cor
rect as nearly as we could figure it.
The dam is about four miles above the
town. We rode up on a dummy train,
with cars almost as large as Saratoga
trunks. and came back in small boat.
We shot the rapids, Just for excitement,
and after we had caved in the bottom
of the: boat and stopped an hour for re-
pairs we decided that we had stored up
enough excitement, so after that we
followed the more placid waters.
The black boatmen had weird
chant, which they repeated over and
over. keeping time with the stroke. It
vas combination Of Egyptian melody
follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

And where do you suppose he was on
the morning we were making our fren-
zied departure from Luxor9 We found
cuti A native stood alongside Of him,
Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-16

der attachment at Douglas; jury trial set for June IS.
 Marcus H. Hardy ys. Junction De velopment Company, for debt and dam ages, arising out of business trans action: jury trial set for June 10.
 Live Stock Sanitary Board vs. Ken ney brothers, jury was demanded by defendants. while the demurrer in the case was set down for argument on June 6. The question inolved in the demurrer will in all probability set tie the case
 P. Sax vs. w. B. Kelly and the Con- soiidated Printing Company for dam ages arising out of the publication of an article from the proceedings of Jus tice Hoean's court at Lowell in regard to Sax and his sister; jury has been demanded and the case set for trial on June 21.
 T.F. Arborn vs. F. W. yellacott. for damages arising out of business deal ing in Bisbee; set for trial June 22; jury trial.
 Molinar vs. Hill, an appeal case from the justice court in Bisbee, was dis missed on rrotion of the plaintiff.
 Rita F. Williams vs. A. R. McCam- ley, an appeal case from Bisbee, was areo dismissed on motion of the plain tir.
 The divorce case of Hattie Lee vs. !. D. Lee, a contested case, was set for trial on June g. ....
 Arizona Development Company vs. H. L. Grenard ct al., for damages, was set for trial July z.
 Angel Bertol ys- SiIvestre Bertol. for divorce, was set for trial on May PC
 The numerous cases filed by Bisbee parties against c. J. Radovich. regard ing the title to lots on mining claim in the city limits of Bisbee in the vi. cinitv of Brewery Gulch, were dismiss ed upon motion of the various plain tiffs. the difficulties having been set tied out of court.
 E. A. Gotterba vs George Hennir- ger ct al. to quiet title to mining property in Bisbee district, set for July 10.
 Helms ct al. vs Dave Hankins ct al. to quiet title to mining property in Warren district. July 10.
 Andrew Hagland ys. John Crow man ct ux.. for possession of prop ertv. iudgment for the plaiDtiff.
 Territory vs. Arthur Zezina. charged with crime of robbery. alleged to have heen committed in Naco, was on triai this forenoon and given to the jury about ? o'clock.
 The demurrer in the case of liar. grove vs the City of Bisbee was over ruled and the case set for trial June 6. The sane ruling was had in the case of Helms vs. Hankins.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-16

DOUGLAS, May 15. - Especially -
 The local officers and rangers have received word from Yuma of a jail break there Thursday evening. The man who made his escape from the Yuma county jail was J. c. Hampton, who is charged with the robbery of Wells Fargo & Company and the Southern Pacific railway company at Gila City three months ago, and whose trial at the last term of court was a failure by reason of the jury's non. concurrence. Deputy sheriffs are now securing the country for the fugitive, and it is believed that he cannot es- cape recapture. :.
 AS near as can be determined, the prisoner made his departure about 4:30 in the afternoon. His exit was effected from the county's flimsy jail by working two bars loose in the jairs south window. Through the aperture thus made Hampton escaped to the corridor, replaced the bars and slipped over the adobe wall surrounding the jail. < Hampton must have been -reparing for the event for some time, as the work done could not have been done I in minute. And when he got ready he made quick getaway, for Under Sheriff Riley visited the jail every fifteen minutes during the afternoon. There were seven other men in the jail with Hampton, but they plead the densest ignorance of his departure. Most of them were asleep at the time he left, while the balance were studi- ously gazing in another direction.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-16
LIrcHFiELo FUNERAL.
Held Yesterday at Los Angeles.-He
 was a Pioneer of Douglas.

DOUGLAS, May 15, - Especially =
 Ge funeral of the late l. N. Litcn -Ield was helt in Les Angeles yester .ay. Tse rema'as were r,aced in s sult and will later be taken to Chi ago for fila, interment. Mrs. Litcs .eid and hei daughter. Mrs. E. s. Mas ars. will arrive In Douglas tomorro, evening.
 5r. Litchfieid died in Los Angela 'sst Thursday of tuberculosis of th. stomach.
 He was a pioneer of Douglas, com ing here in 1902, and erected the frs brick building in the city, that nov used by the First National Bank. H' was also president of the Douglai Steam Laundry company.
 The deceased was sixty-seven year of age at the time of his death.