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HI I II I to- raSaM** 1 GOOD HOLIDAY TRADE BUSINESS PROMISES TO BUN HEAVIER THAN EVER BEFORE I N A LIKE SEASON. New York, Dec. 23.Bradstreet's today says: As the season draws to a close, holiday buying gains force, and early predictions of unpiece Sented business are being realized. Itetail trade in heavy winter goods still drags, owing to un seasonably mild weather. Re-order business in jobbing lines adapted to holiday needs is more than ordinaril) active for a usually quiet stock taking period, and some lines, especially dry goods, are really active, despite the approach of the turn of the ear Spiing business reports continue excellent and far in excess of previous years, tho holiday influences tend somewhat to lestiict immediate new engagements. Manu facturing is active as rarely before at this date, iron and steel leading with enormous outputs and record engagements ahead in all crude and fab licated products. Open tall weather still favois building activity and another big jear Is indicated by high prices and active demand for material, particularly lum ber, the outlook being for a heavy cut this win ter Winter wheat Is in good condition, with fair snow covering. Demand for money is active but conditions could not be better. Cash is still moving to the interior, but the liquidation of three Chicago banks, has not, apparently, affected the situation seriously. The shoe and leather markets are apparently tiong. Business failures In the United States for the week ending Dec 21, number 235, against 220 last week, 249 in the like week of 1904, 243 in 1903. 160 in 1902 and 210 in 1901. Failures, in Canada number 38, against 32 last week and 37 in this week a year ago. W heat. Including flour, exports for the week ending Dec 21. are 4,473 482 bu. against 4,435,- 3t last week, 1,080,708 this week last year, 2 *525,(30C in 1903 and 3,560,486 in 1902. From Julj 1 to date, the exports were 61.732,031 bu. ncain^t 33.782.1S7 last year, 83,235,550 in 1903 and 125.710 019 in 1902. orn exnorts for the week are 3,088.658 bn. againit 3,407.776 last week, 1.862 893 a year ago. K1ti 054 in 1903 and 1,502,551 in 1902. From July 1 to date, the exports of corn are 32,345,- BM bu, against 13,018 012 in 1904, 26,698,351 in 1903 and 8.124,995 in 1902 BANK CLEARINGS New York, Dec. 23.The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended Dec 21, with the percentage of Increase and decrease, compared with the corresponding week of last year- Pet. Inc. Dec New York $2,353,250,038 hicago 250.699.423 Boston 174.819,572 Philadelphia 142.043.815 Ft Louis 1'fttsburg Fan Francisco TWIN CITIES in lnnatl Baltimore Kansas City Ned Orleans MINNEAPOLIS (leveland I-oulsville Detroit Milwaukee iinaha Providence Los Angeles Buffalo Indianapolis ST. PAUL Memphis Ft. Joseph Richmond Denver Seattle Washington Portland Ore Bait Lake City fepokane, V\ ash Dos Moines Tacoma Sioux fIelenaCitty iavenpor Fargo, N. Fioux Falls. S. D., Houston Galveston 44.7 27 4 22.0 10.3 3.7 17.9 28 9 63,774.703 54,164.946 89.805,691 32,213,463 27.043,350 29,770 059 27 101 178 26,005,384 23,399,866 16,228,804 13 253.717 14,257.690 10,162,909 10,947,732 9.201,800 10.118,274 7.861.826 S.259 814 8,313,607 7 848,955 4 717,281 5.865,448 7 547,971 6 529 993 5,848 599 5 173 568 6,132,769 3 825 361 2.816,749 4,169.286 1.984,481) 1.011.368 876,053 1,052,755 343 407 19,690.178 14.025,000 '8.7 16 4 17 6 4 5 18 5 12 2 12 0 20 I 0 2 20 9 20 7 4 16.6 28 6 18 1 18.8 Totals. TJ. S $3 4S0.107.587 Outside New York. 1.126.857,569 CANADA. Jlontieal Toronto Winnipeg Ottawa Jlalifax Vancouver, B, Quebec Hamilton bt John, N 1 london Ont Victoria, B. C. 20 2 16.8 19 3 47 7 31 9 23 1 87 2 2i 7 20.8 27 6 21.1 27.0 15 1 51.5 22.0 44 2 9.4 35 0 18.8 $2S.463.14ft 22,614.118 0.820.272 2,809,661 1,890,143 2,028,066 1.021,179 1,558,688 1 185.823 1,040 389 781.79S 24 5 3 7 18.5 21.6 Total, Carada $74,113,266 15.3 GENERAL PRODUCE Official auotations of the Minneapolis Produce Exchange, corrected up to 12 m., Saturday, Dec. 23. BUTTURReceipts yesterday. 11,487 pounds Creameries extra, 23V&C, creameries. firsts. 22c creameries, seconds, 20Mic, dairies, ex- iiHS. 21(. dairies, firsts, 18c, dairies, seconds, 14c, rolls and prinja. fancy. 18c rolls and plinth choice 14c -renovated firsts, lSM-jc. renovated, choice, 16e ladles, firsts, 18c ladles, seconds, 14c, packing stock, fresh, sweet, 14c, etale. held, 10c. EGGSReceipts yesterday. 47 cases. Cur rent receipts. No. 1, case count, cases, $6 50 current receipts. No 1 candled, doz. 25c: fresh dirties, candled, case, $3.75, checks and seconds, nmiled, JM.75, refrigeratoi, candied, do-s, 21Vfjc, at murk, carlots case, S6. CHEESETwins or flats fancy, paraffined or nnparaffined 14c, choice, paraffined or unparaf fined, 12@12/bc good, paraffined or unv-araf flned, llpll^c fair, paraffined or unparaf flned, lOigllc. Daisies, fancy, twins or flats, 14c choice, twins or fiats, 12%@13c off grades, twins or tints, 10@liy 3 to good, 6@7c veal, amall and overweight, 8 1 1 mutton fancy tru7c mutton, i I and overweight, 4@5c lambs, yearlings, choice ,to fancy, luc thin or overweight, 4 hogb, *^l@6V4c RABBITS-^acks. doz. $2 50i2.75 cottontails, 4oz, $1.25 white, small, doz, 75c. BANANASJumbo bunchea ^.75@3 large bunches, $2 25(32.50 medium bunchea, $1.75@2. DRIED PEASYellow, fancy, bu, $1.50 yel low, medium, $1.25 green, fancy, $1.50 green, medium, $1 10: marrowfat. 92. GRAPE FRUITFlorida, box, $5.25@5.50. ORANGESFlorida, box, $3 California navels, S3t5 25. LEMONSCalifornia, fancy, $4 choice, $3.75. _. APPLESBen Davis, $4.50@5 2o-ounce Pip pins, $4.50 Jonathans, $5.50@6 Kings, $5 Genetons. $3.50 Winesaps, $4.50: Grimes Golden, 15 Tallman Sweets, $5 25 Greenings, $4.25 4.50 Baldwins, $4@4.50 BellBowers, bu box, $1.75@2 Jonathans, box, $2.75, Gano, box, 12.25. VEGETABLESBeans, string, bu, $4.50 wax beans, bu, $4.50 beets, bu, 65c cauliflower, rate $3.75 carrots,,bu, 50c celery, doz, 26 t0c celery, California, crate, $4 50 doz, 75 85c cucumbers, doz, $1.75 egg plant, doz. $2 garlic, 10@12c lettuce, leaf, 30c let- -_tuce, head, doz, 90c@$l mint, 40c onions, shallots, doz bunches, 75c parsley, doz, 30c peppers, green, per basket, 75c radishes, round, floz bunches, 50c rutabagas, bu, 40@45c squash, fioz, $1 spinach, bu, $1.10 turnips, bu, 40c tomatoes, Cajifornia, four-basket crate, $2.25 pome, grown, lb, 25c watercress, doz, 30c. HONEYExtra fancy white, 1-lb sections. X4c fancy white, 1-lb sections, 13c choice white, 1-lb sections, 10c amber, 13c goldenrod, 12c extracted white, In cans, 7%c extracted amber, In cans, 7c. POTATOESCarlots, sacked, white, bu, 55c --*ted, carlots, sacked, bu. 50c small lots, 5c tore sweets, Illinois, brl, $3.50@4. BUCKWHEAT FLOURFancy brls, $6.25 tales, 100 lbs, $8.25 choice, brls. $9. Low Bates flo all points on the Soo Line for the Holidays. Tickets on sale Dec. 22d to Jan. 1st, 1906, good to return until Jan. 2d, 1906. For further particulars call at ticket pffice, 119 Third street 8," LOCAL SECURITIES MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL. And interest. 35 4 28.0 17.4 3 4 1.8 32 c. Young Americas, fan cy in quality and regular in style, 14c choice, 12%@13c, off grades, 10@ll^ 3 c. Brick, No. 1, paraffined or unpaiaffined, 13c No. 2, paraffined or unparaffined, 10c, oft* grades, paraffined or -unparafflned, 5@7c. Limburger, N 1, 12] /2C No 2, 11% 12c off grades. 5@7c. Swiss, fancy loaf, 16c, choice, l.i@14c, off grades, 9@llc, fancy block, 14c choice block, ll@12c off grades, 8@10c pultost, No. 1, 0%c, pultost, off grades, 5@8c, prlmost, No. 1, 7c, primost, off grades, 3 ,_. ONIONSSpanish, crate, $1.75 Globe, per 100 lbs, $1.35. GRAPESMalagas, per keg, light weight, $6 50, heavy weight, $7.50 medium weight, $7. CRANBritRlLS Jerseys, brl, $12 bu, $1, late Howes, brl, $12 50. WESTERN PRU1TSPears, Winter Nellis, box, $3.25 pears, Klefers, $2."K). CABBAGELarge crate, $3.35 per lb, 2%c. DEANSQuotations include sacks. Fancy nav bu, $2, choice navy, $165 medium navy, S1.75@1.85, mixed and dirt}, 40@70c brown. fancy, $2.25, brown, fair to good, $1.50@1.75, *f- Lima, California," per lb, 6%c. FISHPike, lb, 8c, pickerel, 5c crappies, 78c bullheads, dressed, 5@0c sunfish, perch. tc 3@5c. POULTRYDressed, undrawn, turkeys, fancy, 17c choice, 15(16c, old toms, 15@16c thin, young tom, 12 culls, 8@10c. chickens, spiings, fancv. 10c, springs, good, 8@9c hens, fancv, O^c, hens, tair to good and small, 7Jj8e old roosters and culls, 5@6c ducks, funcy, heads off, lie, ducks, fair to good, 0@ 10c geese, fancy, heads off, 9*c geese, fair to good, 8%@0c. LIVE POULTRYRoosters, 5c hens, 7c springs, 8*4c geese, 8@9c turkeys, large, fat, 12@13c, thin, small. 8 10c, ducks, joung, white, 8c ducks, young, colored, 8V6c. PIGEONSTame, live, young or old, doz, 65c dead, 50@60c squabs, nesters, fancy selected,live or dead, ?2@2.25 small, poor and thin, un salable. DRESSED MEATSVeal, fancy. 8c veal, fair@4%c, Saturday Evening ''*"^THETMINNEA Last Sale. Bid. Asked. 200 110 German-American Bank 160 First National Bank 200 Germania Bank Hennepin County Savings Bank 7 Minneapolis Trust Company Minnesota Loan & lYust Company 130 135 Minnesota National Bank... 100 110 National Bank of Com merce 155 160 Northwestern National Bank 225 St. Anthony Palls Bank... 150 160 Security Bank of Minne sota 205 2K 205 Swedish-American Nation al Bank .t 160 160 South Side State Bank 200 Minneapolis Gas Light Com pany 6s, 1910-80 106 106 106 Minneapolis Gas Light Com pany General Mortgage 5s, 1914-30 102 102 102 Minneapolis Genet al Electric Company 5s, 1934 103. 104 104 Minneapolis Brewing Com pany common 150 160 150 Minneapolis Brewing Cora pan}, preferred 107 110 10T Minneapolis Brewing Com pany, bords Ill Mlnneannolls Syndicate 102 Minneapolis Threshing Ma chine Company 175 200 Minneapolis Steel & Ma chinery Company, pre ferred W Minneapolis Steel & Ma chinery Company, common 108 North American Telegraph Company 85 Twin City Telephone Com pan first mortgage 5s, 1913-1 5 88 Twin City Telephone Com pany common Twin City Telephone Com pany, preferred 115 Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Membership..$4,SOO 160 160 130 105 228 160 TAnonymous. 110 100 100 108 85 97 115 Last Sale. 101 Bid. Asked. American National bank 101 Capital bank 135 140 First National bank 265 Merchants' National bank. 150 National German-American bank 148 St. Paul National bank. 108 Scandanavlan American bank 140 Second N.i-ionul bank 140 State bank 110 Northwestern Trust com pany Minnesota Transfer Rail way 1st 5s, 1916 103 Mirnesota Transfer Kall wav company 1st 4s. 1916 ....V. *05 Secui lty Trust company St. Paul Prion De^ot com pany, 1st 6s, 1930 *125 Union Depot company, con sol 08, 1944 *109 Union Deoot company, con sol 4s, 1944 *100 Interstate Investment Trust company 130 American Light & Trac tion com "ari.v pfd 104 American Light & Trac tion company, com. 4s, 1931 *68 St. Paul Gas Light com pany 1st 6s of 1915 *114 St. Paul Gas Light com pany general 5s of 1944 St Paul Gas Light com pany 1st cons 6b. 1918.. 112 St Croix Ptwer company, 1st 5s, 1929 *95 Fioneer Press company, com (par $50) 10 Pioneer Press company pfd (par ?50 35 West Publishing company, com SOO We-t Publishing company, pfd 107 Tihrs, Hntchings & Co., com Tibbs, Hntchings & Co., pfd Superior Water, Light & Power ompaiiy 10 Superior Watr, Light & Power company, 1st 4s, 1931 *68 St Paul Union Stockyards, 1st 5s, 1910 S9 St Paul Fire & Marine Insurance company 208 265 152 151 110 146 110 140 145 145 125 105 100 100 100 ISO 115 109 106 130 106& 104^ 66 '116 *101% *101% 114 114 100 94 50 87^ 10S 102 10 66 91% *90 210 HIDES, PELTS,TALLOW,WO0L Beview of the Market by the North western Hide & Fur Company. Hides have not declined this week as w bad anticipated. This is due to contracts previ ously made. Whether they will decline in the next veek or two remains to be soon, but it would be wisdom on the part of the country fblpper to keep them coming, for while they n.aj not decline, they will not advance, and prices are high There is a decided reaction in furs, especially in minks. There have been seven export buyers in the mavket this week, and three of tnem after leaching here, received telegrams, saying not to buy any more at i resent, as the market was very unsettled, especially on mink, and to wait fu-ther advice before buying Skunk and muskrat are also considered to be a little too hlsh. Those who are purchasing in tne country. If they do not buy very conservatively, will realize losses instead of profits. We have been more conservative than others, and the pieseut cendition proves that we have been right. No. 1. No. 2. Green salted cured steer hides, over 60 lbs 13 Green salted heavy cow hides, over 60 lbs 12% Green salted light hides, under 60 lbs.12% Green salted light hides, under 60 lbs. branded 11 Green salted bulls, stags, oxen or work bteers 9 Green salted long-haired kips, 8 to 25 lbs Green salted veal kips, 15 to 25 lbs..12% Green salted veal calves, 8 to 15 lbs. 14 Green salted deacons, under 8 lbs. each 70 Green hides (kips or calfs) less than green salted. Green frozen l%c less than cured. 12 11% 11% 12 9% 11 12% 80 Horse and mule hides, large, each. ...$3 50 2.50 Horse and mule hides, medium 2 75 1.75 Horse and mule bides, small, each.... 1.60 1.10 Indian handled, dry flint, over 18 lbs 17 Montana butchers, short trim, light. .16 Montana butchers, long trim, heavy. .17 Montana butchers, long trim, light... 15 Indian stretched 14 Montana calf, under 5 lbs 19 Montana kip 6 to 12 lbs 15 18 Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota, Wisconsin hides 13 12 Dry bull hides 12 Dakota and Wisconsin calf, under 5 lbs 17 18 Kips, 6 to 12 lbs 14 32 Diy salted, all sections 12. 10% Dry horse and mule hides, each 1.50 1.00 Pelts, large, each $1.10(3)1.50 Pelts, medium, each 60@ .90 relts, small, each 30 .50 Short shearlings, each, green salted.. .15 .30 Dry territory butchers 13@ .14 Dry territory murrains 12(3 .13 Tallow, cake 4% Tallow, solid 4 Grease 4 last year. 3% 3i/l 3 Large. Medium. Small. Bear, black $20.00 $14.50 $12.00 Badger 1-30 1.10 .65 Cats, wild 1.25 .90 .60 Fo\. red 4.75 R.25 2 00 Fox. gray 85 .60 .40 Lyux 7.00 4.75 2.75 Marten, dark 22.00 15 00 10.00 Marten, pale 6.50 4.50 3.00 Marten, brown 11.00 7.50 5.00 Mink, dark 5.00 3 50 2.65 Mink, brown 4.50 3.25 2.50 Mink, pale 3.25 2.50 1.75 Muskrat, tall 12@13 8@9 Muskrat, winter 18 .14 Muskrat, kits 4@5 Raccoon 2.00 1.35 Skunk, black 2.00 1.50 Skunk, short striped 1.50 1.25 Skunk, long striped 1.25 .80 Skunk, broad striped and white 70 .50 Weasel 1.00 .50 Wolf, timber, eased 4.00 2.75 Wolf. Dralrle, cased 1.75 1.25 These prices are for No. 1 large, medium and small other goods are in proportion. For other furs not quoted prices are about the same as .85 1.25 .85 .70 .40 .35 1.50 83 Why don't you try Carter's Little Liver Pills? They are a positive cure for sick headache and all the ills pro duced by disordered liver. Only one pill a dose. A KINDERGARTEH PASTY. The kindergarten children of Lowry hUl had a gay afternoon yesterday when Frau Greta Brockman directed the celebration of Chrlstmab by her class of little people. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lowry had been opened for the party and was decorated with flowers, holly and a tree bright with tinsel and tiny electric lights. Frau Brockman led the children thru fancy marches and quaint dances, and they played thru kindergarten games and sang Ger man songs. Miss Elisabeth Cochrane and Miss Grace Jacobson assisted Frau Brockman. Carvers, Carvers, Carvers. $1 carvers, 70c $1.25 carvers, 90c $1.50 carvers, $1.10. Large assortment, lowest prices. Delayed shipment just received, must be sold. Gardner Hardware Co., 304-6 Henn. av. -$ "Some women axe so just and discerning that they never see an opportunity of being generous." -$ The dancing class whieh meets at the home of Mrs. Louise Long- had its holiday party this morning and Christ mas favors were distributed to the small dancers, under the direction of Mrs. H. S. Noble. The members of the class are Dolly Powers, Elizabeth Bou tell, Catherine Tracy, Dorothy Rogers, Marion Potter, Catherine Brewster, Ruth Landers, Kate (Joldsborough, Catherine McLaughlin, Margaret Mc Laughlin, Frances Long, Jessie Owen, Phyllis Burghart, Grace Walton, Jane McArdle, Elizabeth Abbott, Allen Rog ers, Russell Powers, John Osborne, Ste phen Hall, Curtis Hevwood, Trueman Penny, Crosby James, Rufus Clark, Charles and MeVev Regan. The Phi Sigma Phi fraternity gave a delightful informal dancing party last evening at the Minikahda elub. The six ty-five guests went out in carriages and enjoyed a program of twenty-one dances. At 11 o'clock a light supper was served in the glass diningroom. The Eta Episilon sorority gave a holiday party last evtfiing in Johnson hall. The ballroom was gay with Christmas greens mingled with red and white, the sorority colors. The chan deliers were shaded by means of great clusters of poinsettia blossoms and un der each drooped an Eta Epsilon pen nant. Palms screened the orchestra and banked the wide stairways, which were draped in oriental rugs. Stream ers of red and white extended from the balcony to the center of the ceiling. The tables from which frappe was served were decked with holly. Mmes. J. E. Rhodes, Ralph W. Wheelock, Smith and Conkey chaperoned the party. The 125 guests were received by the following members of the so rority: Misses Marion Traxler, Eva Holt, Anna Johnson, Stella Nichcols, Adelaide Wheelock, Bessie Doerr, Ha zel Conkey, Marion Davies, Helen At water, Marion Tuttle, Marion Smith, Gertrude McClatchie, Verna Carring ton, Florence Hearthen, Audrey Ho man, Florence Cobb. The art school at the public library was the scene of an enjoyable Christ mas party last evening when the stu dents of the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts gathered to celebrate Christmas. The chief feature of interest in the gaily decorated rooms was a Christmas tree bearing many gifts and stockings of various size. After the program and distribution of gifts there was dancing. Among the guests were Professor and Mrs. Robert Kohler and the members of the faculty. A pretty home wedding took place Thursday evening at the home MrB. L. D. Davies, 122 W Twenty-sixth street, when Miss Emma Drews and Frank E. Post were married. Rev. Stanley Roberts performed the cere mony. The house was bright with the holiday colors and wedding bells were hung thru the rooms. Miss Maud Post played the wedding music and luring the speaking of the vows softly sounded "0 Promise Me." The bride's gown was cream crepe de chine owr cream satin and her flowers were bride roses. Following the informal reception a wedding supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Post left for a wedding trip. Graham Hall was the scene of a vr-ry pretty party Wednesday afternoon when Miss Grace Horton entertained her children's dancing class at a Christmas cotillion. TheTiall was gaily decked with Christmas trees, red bells and poinsettia blossoms. The favors were floral wands and snowballs filled with white confietti. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Bancroft of 3614 Stevens avenue celebrated the fifth an niversary of their wedding Wednesday evening. The rooms were decked with Christmas greens and hollv. The guests numbered about thirty relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft were the recipients of many handsome gifts. A Christmas party was given bv Miss Grace Horton to her afternoon class in R. A. hall, Lake street and "Nicollet avenue, totlav. The hall was trimmed with Christmas trees, greens, red bells and poinsettias. The children's cotil lion opened with a polonaise, each child carrving a wand of poinsettia blossoms. A special feature of the af ternoon was a realistic snowstorm, when two large balls suspended from the ceiling ansnowballs a showerofof arti ficial smownburslt fel on the dancers and t,w* Mre th^p white "1 confetti at each other. Mrs. J. S. irxum arcl Mrs. Walker presided at the favor table. Miss Horton was assisted by Misses Mildred Merriam and Irene Whelen. This evening the young people will have a moonlight partv. Mmes. A. H. Horton and G. J. Whelen will assist. PERSONAL A1TD SOCIAL, E. L. Johnson has gone to New York. Maurice Adelsheim is home from Harvard for the holidays. Mrs. George K. Robinson, who has been 111 in St. Mary's hospital, is slowly improving. Miss Elizabeth Wymnn returned this morning from Kemper hall, Kenosha, for a three weeks' vacation. The Misses Alice and Sadie Brown of Penn college, nre spending their vacation with their cousin, Mrs. L. H. Russell, 400 Ninth street SE WiUett Runyan is home from Kentucky Mill tary academy at Loudon, Ky., to spend the vacation with his mother. Mrs. Harriet Walker Runyan. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Holmes will spend the holidays in Boston. Their sons, Henry and Fost ter, who have been at school at Exeter, will Join them. Rev. C. H. Maxwell has returned from, Daw son, Minn., his boyhood home, where a fare well reception was given for him in view of his coming departure for South Africa. The Misses Gertrude and Geneve Wales, with their mother, Mrs. H. L. Wales, and Miss Jessie Hill, left last evening for Chicago, whe-e they will spend the holidays with' Mrs. Patterson, daughter of Mrs. Wales. Anchor Hive. No. 928, L. O. T. M.. held a special meeting this afternoon in McBIroy's hall, but now of Winnipeg, Canada, was In the city yesterday on his way to La. Crosse, Wis., to spend the holidays with his parents. Mrs. Samuel Weldon, formerly Miss Mary Whitney of this city and now of Portland, Ore., is here for the winter. Mrs. Weldon is visiting ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitney and friends are planning several affairs for her in the near future. BOYS' panrairo cure. Dickens' "Christmas Carol" was giyea in a most charming manner last evening In the Sun day school rooms of the Church of the Redeemer, when Mrs. Josephine Boneparte Bice read the story under the auspices of the Boys' Printing club of the church. The decorations of the rooms formed an artistic setting for the enter tainment. Christmas greens and holly were used in profusion and In bright contrast about the rooms were great clusters of poinsettias. Miss Gertrude Hale sang a group of English songs and Master Douglas Wheelock gave a de lightful violin solo. Miss Hale also sang 'Twas the Night Before Christmas,"*' set to sparkling music. The proceeds of the, entertainment will go to buy a new press for the club. BUBNETX'8 VANILLA IS FTO_E0OJ Always get Burnett's and take no tobstitufe^* Ill r! m~A& Metropolitan Miss May Irwin, America's iolliest comedienne, after an absence or more than two years from the stage, and an absence of four years from Minneapolis, will be seen at the Metropolitan for one week, beginning tomorrow nighty in George V. Hobart's three-act comedy, "Mr s. Black Is Back.' 1 Th play ran six months in New York last season. Miss Irwin assumes the character of a widow, Mrs. Black, who has married for the second time a studious, book loving, innocent-minded professor of geology at a university near the Black bungalow on the Hudson river. Mrs. Black has wilfully deceived him, inas much as she has pretended to*be nine years younger than her true age. By her first husband Mrs. Black has had'a son who is 19 years of age, but as this son is at school in England when the play opens, she tells the professor, who has never met his stepson, the boy is .but 10 years old. The professor wants to see his stepson, Little Johnny,'' as he affectionately refers to him. He wants to dandle him on his knee^and smooth the curls from his brow and the kind old soul buys any number of toys in anticipation of the youngster's home coming. Mrs. Black, however, informs the pro fessor that Johnny must remain a little longer in England until his school year is completed. The professor agrees to this and Mrs. Black's mind is greatly relieved, when suddenly she receives a telegram from Johnny, who has ar rived unexpectedly in New York from London, in pursuit of an American girl with whom he fell in love in the Eng lish capital. Mrs. Black drops the tele gram and attempts to think out some quick plan whereby she may avoid her predicament. In the midst of her thoughts a Mexican gambler makes his entrance and presents her with an I. 0. U. for $400 from "Johnny," whom he swindled out of the money in a poker, game abroad. She indignantly refuses to pay the money, whereupon the Mexr ican threatens to tell her husband about the debt and collect from him. She-pic tures in her mind the effect on the pro fessor when he receives an I. 0. U. for $400 lost in a poker game by his sup posedly 10-year-old stepson, and it frightens her almost into hysterics. Shortly after the Mexican leaves, Johnny, a big, healthy-looking young Englishman, with a bulldog pipe be tween his teeth, dashes in and folds his mother in his arms. He stands off for a moment to look at her and is just about to hug her once more when 'the professor enters unexpectedly and asks: "Who is this man?' Mrs. Black is greatly confused but manages to summon sufficient presence of mind to introduce her son as a phy sical culture instructor from New York whom her husband has engaged to put him thru a course of exercise. Johnny, of course, is tremendously surprised, but Mrs. Black o^lls him aside and quietly begs him la demand no expla nation until she has an opportunity to make matters plain. Johnny doe's as he is told, like a dutiful son, and after procuring some gymnasium parapher nalia, he puts his innocent stepdaddy thru a course of the most violent ex ercise. The professor is almost ex hausted when the real physical cultur ist arrives from New York, and there upon, to escape the vengeance of the man he has personified, Johnny is forced to disguise himself as the cook and take his place at the kitchen stove, while the half-dead professor is rubbed witli arnica and alcohol. The rest of the play is consumed in unravelling the complications into which Mrs. Black a'nd her family have been preeipitatsid. i^'Hiis is splendidly done by Mr. Hobart,*who,"after an ex citing and ltiugh-provoking series of in cidents, gets everybody out of trouble and brings the story to a pretty end ing. During the action of the piece Miss"'Irwin will sing a numlfer of songs of the nature of those in which she has already become famous. They are all new this season. The popular Irish comedian, Andrew Mack, will be tho attraction all New Year's week at the Metropolitan in "Tom Moore" and "The Wav to Ken another of his very successful Unig.ue Manager Elliott of the Unique an nounces a superior list of attractions for Christmas week at his playhouse, in which a strong comedy element pre- ville. Burgess, Daniel and Burgess, the London specialty artists, who will be heard in the amusing skit, "The Sing ing Barmaid and Two Admirers." The Four Ellsworths form a talented quartet of entertainers that has made Orpheum The good cheer of the Christmas holi days will be richly in evide'ntee during the eoming week at the Orpheum thea ter when one of the biggest bills of the season will be headed oy Mrs. Stuart Robson and company in Edmund Days' little comedy "The Saving of Mrs. Shaw." Those thousands who almost revere the memory of the late Stuart "Robson and those'other thousands who happily recall Mrs. Robson as the orig inal Lady Mary of "The Henrietta, (LIS- JOURNAL ^^^IT^December 's Thingd to^See^at the Theaters Next Week pheum Circuit "company, Mrs. Robson is now on tour over the circuit from the Great Lakes to the gulf and from coast to coast, making the sad to smile and the happy to grow happier. She Is sup ported by a capable company of his trions and hers should be a week of triumphs at the Orpheum. There are only two or three good black-face musical monologists, but Edwin Latell is "one of them" and about the big gest one at that. Whei* one of his kind can remain' three weeks in San Francis co and add to his successes night after night, his quality is such as is seldom seen, even on the Orpheum circuit, and he promises to be a huge hife here. The height of hilarity will doubtless result from th-i efforts of Clayton, Jenkins & Jasper, whose "Darktown Circus" is produced for laughinrgs and who in the plays. The latter play will* be present-1 -Marshal], Grace Warren, May Dickson, ed during the early part of the week Svble Brennan, Madge Robinson, May and will be followed by "jfora Moore,'' Wyndham, Hellen Dickson, W. H. Stev- dominates. In order to be in line witn gi the festivities of the holiday season, 7 will rejoice that her jolly personality and infectious laugh are to add to the happiness of Orpheum theater patrons during Christmas week. Surrendering to the allurements of the world's best vaudeville, as represented by the Or- Croup. Not a minute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. Cham berlain's Cough Bemedy given ap soon as the child Decomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, wilL prevent the attack. I never fails, and is pleasant and safe to take. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Promotes the growth of the hair and gives itthelustre andaUttnessoi youth, wnen the hair Is gray or faded it BRINGS BACK THE YOGiHFUL COLOR. It prevents Dandruff and hair falling and keeps the scalp clean and healthy. mm ens, Al Lester, J. E. La Saint, F. E Whitehouse, I. S. Hill, Edward B. Giles, Leo Doherty, Gordon Thomas, Howard Bolton, W. B. Handy, S. Al ston, CharleB Hines, F. E. Page, Strap Hii alvHj a an a S & he has secured as many funmakers as! he could conveniently crowd into one -w^wey entertainment, and as he has had the I is said to be easier to count the fine bookings of the International The- stars in the skv than it is to count the atrical company to select from, he laughs in a "Yankee Doodle Girl," the claims to have picked winners in every panoramic and merry musical extrava- instance. First in order are the cham-, ganza by Barney Gerard, offered by pion headliners of popular-priced vaude- T-. King of All Cough Medicines. Mr. E. G Case, a mail carrier of Can ton Center, Conn., who has been in the U. 8'. service for about sixteen years, says: "We have tried many cough medicines for croup,7 but Chamberlain's 3 purposes only 7 'peon" of Jaspe have histrionic mule of rare attain ments. The artistic Tyrolean singing of Mirzl von Wenzl, recently over from the European music halls, and the lit tle "Lesson in Opera'" given by the talented vocalists, Henry Leone and Anne Dale, always pleases those ap pealed to by the thoroly schooled hu man voice, while the Juggling Nor mPte?, who are no strangers to the local public, are unquestionably among the greatest, if not the greatest, club swingers in the world. The comedy department will be completed by Gal braith & Farrel, "the Redhead and the Coon" in A Little Rehearsal." In dication that the bill will be a feature one all thru is found in the announce ment that the kinodrome's subject will be "The Train Wreckers," a sensation al and elaborate series Great Train Robbery," shown here last season. after which The was Bijou The little comedienne, Miss Lottie Williams, will be the attraction at the Bijou, Christmas week, in' her new play, "My Tomboy Girl," by Charles E. Blaney. The engagement is for one week, commencing tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, and will include besides the regular Wednesday and Saturday mati nees, a special holiday matinee Monday Christmas day, starting at 3 p.m. In this play Miss Williams will be seen to better advantage than ever before, as she will have greater scope for her tal ents, and will assume several different characters. Mr. Blaney has spared neither money, time nor labor to make this one of the inost elaborate produc tions ever seen in popular-priced thea ters. Nearly fifty people are required for its presentation'. The scenes are laid in New York city and the south, which allows splendid opportunities for scenic and stage effects. The story is one of absorbing inter est. Josie, a waif of the New York streets, .dons boy's clothes to protect herself and to give her a better chance to earn a livelihood. Josie is really a southern heiress, altho she is ignorant of the fact. An* uncle, thru the death of the woman who has stolen Josie, gains information which gives him a clue as to her whereabouts, and he goes to New York in quest of her. The scheming lover of the sister of Jo sie, who desires to wed her in order to gain control of her wealth, secretly se cures the assistance of*a desperado from the south to accompany him and aid him in frustrating the designs of the uncle. The vilhan reeogn'izes Josie and orders her arrested for masquerad ing in boy's clothes. She is taken to court, but is released by Old Fury, the uncle, who thwarts the plans of the vil lain and carries her to her southern home. Failing in his scheme, the false lover abducts the sister, who had re fused his hand. With the aid of a ne gro guide Josie delivers her sister from the captivity of the outlaw band and by her wits gains a happy ending to the play. Numerous musical numbers and spe cialties are introduced in the southern plantation scene and dock scenes in New York city. The play will have the following well-known people in the cast: Nellie Haskell, Maud Kellett. ^Harriet Davis, Viola McDonald, Allie ome chorus of pretty i_ one of the best hits on the circuit. The Cough Remedy is king of all and one Ellsworths will present their new to be relied upon every time. We also sketch at every performance, and it is fln^ it, the best remedy for coughs and said to be the best vehiele they have ever employed. Stan Arden, an ongi- {nr, co nal chap of artistic tendencies, will withoutbaitj in the house. make oil paintings while the audience waits, and promises to keep the inter est alive by his interesting work. Then there are the Raffertys in an amusing Irish sketch James Dalton, a come dian who says he "never needs help," and Harold Beckrow and Herman La Fleur in new illustrated' songs. A beautiful and appropriate feature of the Christmas week's bill will be the singing of a Christmas anthem by Irene Little, the talented young singer, who was formerly such a favorite with Unique audiences. For this feature many new and beautiful scenic effects will be shown. giving certain results and leav 0 after effects. We are never -1905. mWnW^lWW9m:m' Miner's Americans at the Dewey next week, commencing tomorrow afternoon. The fact that the Americans have' al ways been identified as a leading bur lesque organization is considered suf ficient guarantee for packed houses during their .entire engagement. With this seaspn's'offering the Americans have broken records wherever they have appeared. Not only does the play afford a burst of laughter every min ute, "but specialties are good and the principal parts are well cast. The scen ery is of unusual beautv, the costumes are^ more elaboraf than ever, a/id the chdrus is composed 'if twenty-four handsome girls. An olio which is sec ond to none will be given between the the two acts, including the four Con leys, the American trio, Betts, Reynolds and Fox, the Breakaway Barlows, Fish er and Clark, Joe Goodwin, May Butler and as an added feature the sensational melodramatic moving picture, The River Pirate." MAILS ABE YEBY flEAYY ONE THOUSAND SACKS IS PROBA- BLE TOTAL OF TODAY'S RE- CEIPTS AT POSTOFFICE. One thousand sacks of mail is the probable total of today's receipts at the postoffice. Last year the total for the day before Christmas was 800 sacks and, judging from the general increase this season, 1,000 or more will be the record for today. Yesterday's incom ing mail amounted to between 500 and 600 sacks and the outgoing mail was about the same. Today the outgoing mail has dropped to a point of comparative insignificance and the mailing room is almost empty and deserted. 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