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The Country and Congress.
There are manv reasons why the
members of the lower house of con
gress should wish to adiourn and hurry
home. The pressing reason is that all,
or nearly all, are candidates for re
election, and the reports from their
constituencies are far from reassuring.
The state of feeling in the country
against the abuses of big public cor
porations is such that it cannot be ac
curately gaged. Members of congress
do not know today whether the passage
of a rate bill will quiet the agitation
or merely accentuate it. They fear the
worst from their personal standpoint.
There is a feeling at Washington that
what has been accomplished in the way
of legislation has merely whetted the
appetite of the country for more. The
members are expecting contests for
nominations in manv districts from
men who represent a still more radical
attitude toward trusts and combines.
Under these circumstances many
members want to get away from Wash
ington and home to inform their con
stituents upon the actual accomplish
ments of the session, with the expecta
tion that the facts, as outlined by
those who took part in the work, will
have a tendency to satisfy voters who
have been excited by muckraking pro
pensities of manv publications.
The statement issued a few weeks
ago. showing how hard congress has
worked and how many more bills it
bad passed than any other congress
that ever tried its hand at the busi
ness, did not do any good. At that
time congress had not passed two very
Important measures that the people
wanted, and they had no patience to
examine the record of routine work
while the fate of those bills hung
in the balance. Since that report con
gress has passed the rate bill and al
cohol bill and sent them to conference.
The eye of the country is on these
bills. If they are perfected, there will
be more of a disposition to give the
congressmen credit for their work on
ither lines but if these bills are not
perfected, it will be no answer in the
campaign that congress passed more
laws by lineal measurement than any
f its predecessors.
A Belgian scientist announces a hot
llr cure. The farmer would like to see it
tried on his crops.
Railroad Despotism.
The nastiest part of the revelations
regarding the Pennsylvania is that
chapter relating to the treatment of
citizens who attempted to open coal
mines without the advice or consent
of the railroad. The testimony of one
of the vicepresidents of the road is
that he "discouraged new openings
and that he refused applicants side
tracks. If they got past him and se
cured them from higher officials, the
testimony of other Pennsylvania min
ions is that they were harassed and
worried by the lack of cars until they
either quit or bribed the understrappers
pf the road with shares of stock to
end them adequate supplies.
Tespotism eoiild surely go 110 farther
than this. The railroad which held it
ielf out to be a common carrier bound
by its charter to treat all alike, under
took either in the pursuance of a policy
jr merely from caprice^it matters not
whichto regulate a private business,*
to control the supply of an important
product and to declare who should be
miners and who should not. The more
this unblushing testimony is examined,
-s he more irritating does it appear, the
nore does it raise in the minds of the
aeople a doubt of the efficacy or char
tcter of any private management of
railroads. The whole coal situation in
ihis country needs the sifting of an in
vestigation. The whole relation of the
(allroads to it, so far as it has been
it ihown, has been one of criminal des
potism. If there is anything back of
Ibis attitude which justifies it, the rail
pads are entitled to have it shown. If
n there is nothing to excuse such conduct
xcept graft, then the facts should be
fcnown so that the law may deal with
-fb as it deserves. The policy of cover
I- ,JP cannot be played again. The lid has
ee partially lifted. It must be taken
cu- entirely, tho the smell should drive
Monday Evening,
men aa h|gh up as Cassatt himself to
disgraceful retirement.
N. B.If the people of the United
States have anything to say about who
shttll run the Pennsylvania hereafter,
it will not be George F. Baer.
Mr. Patton stands pat on the Pennsyl
vania graft.
Took His Word for It.
Senator Nelson furnished another in
stance in the senate the other day of
the confidence which the members of
that body have in any statement which
he may make on the floor. The ques
tion of government inspection of grain
was up in the way of an amendment
to a pending bill. Some serious charges
had been made against state inspection
and directed particularly at the Min
nesota system, whereupon Senator Nel
son took the floor and instructed the
senate for twen ty minutes in the sys
tem of Minnesota inspection and the
reasons why some charges made against
it seem to have a basis of fact, altho,
under the senator's illuminating expla
nation, it must have been apparent to
the senate (and in view of their ac
tion seems to have been clear) that
one great source of dissatisfaction is
the condition in which grain is shipped
by the producer. Senator Nelson called
attention to the necessity for dockage
at the elevator for dirt, foul seed, etc.,
to the reduction in the price of maca
roni or durum wheat the necessity for
cleaning and securing wheat, and tho
other processes necessary to produce a
marketable article. When Senator Nel
son had finished, the proposed amend
ment was properly laid on the table.
Mr. Baer has a divine right to run the
coal fields, but he Is willing to take hu
man commission to run the Pennsyl
vania.
The Auditorium Work.
Rev. G. L. Morrill gave his final
service before the summer vacation at
the Auditorium last night, when the
Memorial day service was held before
an audience of 3,000 persons. The Au
ditorium has been used by Mr. Morrill
for-the evening service since the 3d
of last December. In that time he has
preached to audiences aggregating 60,-
000 people. The character of the serv
ice has been that of an undenomina
tional church, free to everybodv and in
cluding three things: educational fea
tures in art, appropriate music, a
square-toed sermon.
The work has been financed by con
tributions entirely. A the first the
collection was taken in the church.
There were two things the matter with
this plan: it did not produce enough
money to take care of the rent and
incidentals, and it took too much time.
After long consideration of the prob
lem, Mr. Morrill substituted a sub
scription at the door.
This had two highly gratifying re
sults: It raised the average giving
from 2 cents to about 7, and it relieved
the tiresome wait of taking a collec
tion in the service. The Auditorium
has not been a dead thing in giving to
others. Contributions have been made
by the audiences of something more
than $1,000 to various public move
ments. To the Berwin fund the Audi
torium gave $500, to San Francisco
$300, to the encampment $100, besides
answering many minor calls.
In getting possession of the Audi
torium, Mr. Morrill struck the keynote
of his work in the city. Its success
has been gratifying its results have
been attested both by individuals and
by observers who have occasion to note
the effect of civic movements of all
kinds. The meetings will be resumed
in September, when Mr. Morrill will
be able to announce additions to the
program of services.
Governor Pennypacker is considerably
obliged to the Pennsylvania railroad for
giving the Philadelphia newspapers an
other topic.
Advertising Doctors.
The prejudice uf the medical profes
sion against advertising doctors is so
strong that in California they secured
the passage of a law in 1901 which is
intended absolutely to prohibit doctors
from advertising, and declares, among
other things, that "the accused party
at the time he presents his answer for
filing, shall deposit with the secretary
his certificate, and unless he does so
the secretary must not file his answer,
and default shall be thereupon entered
against liim and his certificate revolted,
if the charges, on their faee, be deemed
sufficient by the board.''
This matter has been passed upon
judicially. Some doctor who advertised
refused to file his certificate with the
secretary of the state medical board,
and the court says that he cannot be
compelled to surrender his certificate
on the order of an irresponsible party,
especially when no testimony has been
taken in the case. The license is prop
erty and cannot be taken away except
in such manner as is prescribed -under
the constitution that is, by due process
of law.
The California Medical Journal, in
commenting on this decision, declared
it to be a righteous one and one that
commends itself to the intelligence of
the laity as well as to the profession.
Furthermore, it disapproves of the
whole theory of opposition to the an
nouncement of new remedies. "The
wisdom of today," it says, "may be
the folly of tomorrow. Shall nine men
sit in judgment and decide that noth
ing new shall be advanced by the pro
fession? Then progress would cease
and the board of medical examiners
become the owls of the age. They could
sav thus far you can go, and no far
ther. Five imbeciles can Control the
wheels of progress and say, we are the
people and wisdom will die with us."
There is a natural prejudice against
the advertising doctor. Sometimes he
is a fake, and, furthermore, we have
been taught by physicians who despise
advertising to look with suspicion upon
any man who vaunts his professional
skill as a merchant would bqast of a
stock of goods. W recognize the dif
ference, and yet undoubtedly a proper
amount and a reasonable kind of ad
vertising may be approved on the part
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of the medical profession and undoubt
edly many of the advertised remedies
and advertising practitioners are
worthy of patronage* 'At any rate, it
is significant that a medical journal
should so pointedly condemn the drastic
measures taken by a state medical
board to puniih members of the profes
sion who were guilty of no greater of
fense than that of advertising their
special knowledge.
A Mrs. Nolan, just divorced In Boston,
allowed Mr. Nolan to have Ihe custody
of the twenty-four children. Did some
body say that "Everybody works," etc.
Jockeying the Pure Food Bill.
Everything seems to progress at
Washington but the pure food bill, and
there are signs that this much-needed
measure is being deliberated held up
till the last hours of the session, when
it will go over for lack of time. The
senate has done its duty, but the house,
according to one correspondent, seems
to have built a cofferdam about the
bill, around which the stream of legis
lation flows.
honest manufacturers, from retailers,
and from consumers who have awak
ened to the danger that lurks in poison
ous colors and noxious drugs innocently
taken. On the other hand there is a
strong lobby maintained by the "rec
tifiers" of bad whisky and the makers
of fraudulent goods of all kinds. This
influence has frightened a lot of back
boneless congressmen, and they want to
put the whole subject over until after
election. They have toyed with the
bill for months. It was introduced in
both houses Dec. 6. and passed the sen
ate Feb. 21. The house committee kept
it "in soak" for a few weeks, and
substituted the house bill for the senate
bill, which is a broader and more pro
gressive measure. The house bill, how
ever, is a long step in advance, and
would be welcomed by the friends of
pure food. It was made a special order
for April 10, and on the calendar as a
special order it remains. Appropriation
bills and a dozen other measures get
preference, and the .pure food bill goes
over from day to day.
The house has dallied with the Ilev
bum bill long enough. It is about time
for action, and the public will not be
satisfied with any lame excuses. A
failure to act on the measure at this
session will be equivalent to a defeat,
and those who are responsible will have
to answer for their disregard of public
health and safetv.
Glassport, Pa, authorities have begun
a campaign against those who use pro
fane language on the streets or in public
places. For mild brands a fine of 40
cents has been fixed, and for stronger
brands the users will have to -pay 67
cents There are times when a man 'will
not allow 40 cents to stand between him
and the remark, "By hen."
Timidity among congressmen is the
explanation. There is such a strong
demand for pure food legislation that 1 tie the wisest thing i6n^ the present crisis
they dare not defeat it. It comes from I L.5
Senator Burrows of Michigan favors
the popular election of senatois after an
amendment to the constitution has been
secured. Mr. Burrows believes this is
the way to favor things which are com
ing without committing himself to any
ridiculous project for bringing thern
about.
Charles Landis of Indiana is so
firmly convinced of the efficacy of the
tariff that in the national house last
week he went so far as to defend the
practice of selling more cheaply to for
eigners than to our own people. Lucky
foreigners!
Mr. Towne did not find room enough
in the democratic party for President
Roosevelt and himself, so he expelled the
president with a mighty puff of the lungs.
Mr Towne need not have been alarmed,
there was room enough for him in any
event.
The United States will print about a
million less copies of reports this year,
and thereby save about $750,000, but
congress has already blown it all In
the attempt to build a battleship in com
petition with a private firm.
City Magistrate Pool, who has re
signed from the police court bench in
New York, once rendered a legal decision
that a robin was a wild beast Mr. Pool
ought to be engaged by the gpvernment
on the tariff.
Patack's fifty-fifth. tiea.viris lias
just closed in the recorder's court, and
he. has recently begun his sixth term as
mayor of the death house at Sing Slpg
It will soon be advertised as a health
resort
Massachusetts has increased the speed
limit from fifteen to twenty miles an
hour. It was one of those acts which Is
calculated to make the law square with
the. practice, but does not work both
ways.
The prohibitionists have nominated
State Treasurer Berry, a democrat, for
governor, and are looking for a coalition
with the party of "opposition to sumptu
ary legislation.M
The world is wobbling.
Senator Piatt has come out in an in
terview denying positively that he is "a
doddering nonentity." We should hes
itate to take Mr. Piatt's statement on
this point, as he may be prejudiced.
Japan still has 600.0Q0 soldiers in Man
churia. She has two reasons for not
bringing them home, one that they are
not needed there, and another that they
may be needed where, they are.
The record of the Boston baseball
team of a series of straight defeats
causes the Boston Globe to cry mightily
for a new pocket edition of Emerson's
essay on "Compensation
H. H. Rogers is now of the opinion
that the government of the United State*
is not merely an ornamental institution
calculated to give an air of legality to
Standard Oil graft.
The, Detroit News says that the raise
in prices made by the collarbutton trust
will hit us in the neok. But if we may
believe the comic papers, it will ty "s
under the bureau,
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MINNEAPOLIS IbiimkL.
Minnesota Politics
Hennepin May Find Conditions Right
at Duluth to Present BoutelleDem-
ocrats Will Probably Meet During
Pair Week.
One of the reasons why local repub
licans want to send an unpledged dele
gation to Duluth is because there is a
possibility of the convention hitting
on a Hennepin man to head the ticket.
After arriving on the scene, the dele
gates from Hennepin may find the oc
casion propitious for presenting the
name of Mortimer H. Boutelle.
Boutelle has been in the minds of a
good many republicans, both in Min
neapolis and outside, as good material
for governor. A the Garfield club ban
quet in Duluth, where Boutelle took the
company by storm, a Boutelle boom was
started that would have swept Duluth
and spread over the state generally, if
Mr. Boutelle himself had not called a
halt. does not want to leave his
business for any political office, and
has taken every' occasion to discourage
the gubernatorial talk. It has not
stopped, however, and is frequently
heard in Minneapolis. The friends of
the big attorney feel that no man in
the state could put up a bettee cam
paign, and that his nomination would
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AMUSEMENTS
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Metropolitan"Wllhelm Tell."
"Wilhelm Tell," bv Friedrich von
Schiller, was presented at the Metropoli
tan theater last e\t.mng by the Swiss
society of Minneapolis. No more appro
priate medium of celebrating the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the society
could have been chose.n. "Wilhelm Tell"
is one of the greatest dramas illustrative
of the "Freiheits Kaempfe" in Switzer
land, and is one -of, the masterpieces of
the great German author- The perfoim
ance was put on under the direction of
Louis Kopfman and was enjoyable thru
out. It was well stased, the actors read
their lines with a genuine ring of pati iot
ism, and Schiller's beautiful and lofty
sentiments found sincere exponents ,n Mistakes,
the group of sixty "Schweitzer who
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composed as
A large audience, including the German
generous applause. Particularly impres- f
sive was the scene on the Ruetle, where
the dawning of liberty for th oppressed
Swiss makes the setting for beautiful
patriotic expressions. TeJl's master shot
in the third act, called forth a splendid
bit of acting and was the climax of the
evening. Werner Stauffacher, played by
Henry Steuderl Wilhelm Tell, bv Theo
dore Muellei HeOwig, Xell's wife, Mrs
Mueller, and Gertrude, Stauffacher's wife,
Mrs. Louis Kopfman, were, very success
ful Hugo Yetter as Herrman Gessier,
the hated Reichsvogt, and Carl Baer as
the Bannerherr, gave a vivid portrayal of
the roles. The other members of the
Swiss society who, by their intelligent
interpretation of Schiller's work, con
tributed towards the entertaining pre
sentation of the play, were, J. Schwittala,
A. Zimmerman, St. Mallner. John Plets
cher, Louis Hauser, A Miller, Fr Nig
geler, F. Huengi, Louis Kuenzi,
Louis Kopfman, Fred Knobel, Cas
per Michel, Mag, J. Guildimann, J.
Christne. Fisher. G. Hefti. Conrad
Pletscher, Knobel, Jr, Miss Marie
Mellet, Mrs Fred Niggeler, Mrs. St. Moll
ner, Mrs. R. Knobel, Charles Guggisberg,
"Victor Knobel, A. Wansed Henry
Luekenbach, Beat Meyer, Fritz, Steiger,
A. Miller and B. Fisher.
Bijou"When Knighthood Was In
Flower."
Few plays have within themselves the
inherent strength possessed by the dram
atization of Charles Major's novel, "When
Knighthood Was in Flower" So vivid
and realistic are its linr.3 and situations
that of itsel* and independent almost of
its interpretation it has power to attract
and hold When properly interpreted,
tho, that power to attract becomes a liv
ing thing that fascinates. One. lives and
moves and feels with tho characters of
the play. There is nothing involved,
nothing of the problem in the plot Its
characters and their emotions are easily
\ina.ea-stood. For these reasons the play
must ever be popular.
There are few characters that offer the
opportunity for the display of brilliant
woman genius that is offered by the
central character, Mary Tudor. The de
mands of the part are as great 1 its
opportunities, for it demands everything.
The part of the proud, wilful, impulsive,
coquettish and loving Mary, sister to
King Henry Vtll. demands the best of
everything if it Is to be interpreted in
Its full strength and beauty.
Virginia Drew Trescott and a large
company appear at the Bijou this week
with an able, presentation of ''When
Knighthood Was in Flower," and were
greeted yesterday by twq {arge and en
thusiastic audiences Miss Trescott as
Mary Tudor, has the full demands of the
piece upon her sjhpulders, and for the
most part is capable. Unfortunately,
however, a Lady Macbeth temperament
cannot be fitted to the beautiful, lighter
and more girlish and subtle part of Mary
Tudor. In the heavier scenes Miss
Trescott is at her best, but she cannot
portray with full effect the changing
moods of youth and grace.
Her leading support, Johp J. Farrel, as
Charles Brandon, is good as captain 6f
the king's guards, but pot so good as the
lover ot Mary Tudor, sister of the king,
Mr. Farrel is an able man and pleases
on the whole, as does Miss Trescott. In
the heayler, strenuous scenes he is at his
best. Martha Mayo as Jane, isv
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wishes, and have not forced the issue
with him. It is not likely that the
county convention will take any action,
but if the delegation is free to act at
Duluth it may find a sentiment in other
delegations that calls for Boutelle. N
matter how strong his feelings are on
the subject, he would have to accept
the nomination if tendered to him in
such a way. That is the outcome his
friends are hoping for.
The democratic campaign bureau is at
work already preparing literary mate
rial for use later on. There will be
plenty of time for that after the repub
lican convention, but one story goes
that the democratic bureau is expect
ing to see Jacobson turned down at Du
luth, and has prepared an article for
use in the democratic press, telling of
the great things Jacobson has done and
the reasons why he was defeated at the
behest of the corporations.
The democratic convention will be
late, and more than likely it will be
held during state fair week. There will
not be much of a contest in sight to
attract delegates from outside, and a
lareer attendance will be secured if
held during the fair It will enable
outsiders to combine the two trips, and
will be appreciated by those living at
a distance. The state campaign can
hardly be opened in earnest till after
the primaries Sept. 18. and a conven
tion about Sent. 5 would give two weeks
for the candidates and committee to
get readv for active business. As far
as organization goes, that is well in
hand right now.
The Princeton Union says it is a good
guess that the nominee at Duluth will
be Jacobson, Cole, or "some man who
is not at present entered as a candi-
date." Kef erring to Hanson, or to
Boutelle? Charles B. Cheney.
Foyer Chat
and characters dear to every Scandinav
ian heart, will be the offering of the Swe
dish Dramatic club at the Metropolitan
for the half week opening tonight. The
local color wttl be furthefr heightened by
the introduction of patriotic songs and
national dances. Miss Ida Ostergren, a
celebrated actress from Stockholm, who
has been appearing with the Swedish
Dramatic society of Chicago, has been
engaged for the leading roles in "Ner
kingarne," which is to be given tonight
and Wednesday night, and will also ap
pear in "Vermlertdingarne," which Is to
morrow night's bill.
The engagement of Nat C. Goodwin at
the M-tropolitan the latter part of this
week calls to mind the fact that In all
the years this favorite player has been
before his public, he has never pro
duced a play that did not have upon it
the stamp of cleanliness and wholesome
ness He comes again this season with
another new American play, written by
William and Cecil de Mille, a comedy
dealing with New York life, which has
scored a decided success wherever pre
sented. Seats fpr the Goodwin engage
ment can be secured today.
The popular esteem in which the Fer
stock company is held by the theater
going public of Minneapolis was evi
denced this morning by the long line of
seat purchasers who besieged the box
office of the Metropolitan at the opening
of the sale for the first week's engage
ment of this notable organization of
players. From the heavy advance reg
istered this morning -the opening next
Sunday afternoon in "The Great Ruby,"
will be in the nature of an ovation, and
will doubtless rival some of the first
night scenes in New York in the eaily
winter season.
Ralph Stuart is keeping up his win
ning gait in furnishing brilliant light
comedies for the entertainment of pat
rons of the Lyceum theater Two ca-
Ralph Stuart players, will be reviewed
Tuesday's Journal
The Unique's big dramatic bill was in
augurated with two matinee perform
ances today. The bill for this week in
cludes two fine one-act plays, besides
high-class specialties by the great El
dridg^ the merry Fishers and Ben Mul
vey, eccentric comedian. The best and
latest music, European novelties and
brilliant dancing turns are featured.
"My Wife's Family," a clever musical
farce comedy, will be. the attraction at
the Bijou next week, commencing Sun
day afternoon. This production is a
melange of comedy situations, bright
lines, original repartee, dances and
music.
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINS
Editor of The Journal.
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and Swiss residents of Minneapolis and the more for it. President Roosevelt
St Paul, witnessed the performance may June mad* a mistake in the recent
The social spirit was prevalent, and at repub lean-democratic^mix-up- bu.we be-
the conclusion of each impressive scene "eve timeehwilloprove him in the right. He
the audience showed its appreciation by
May 28, 1900.
pleas-
ing, and capable. She has a vivacious
manner, an entrancing: smile and a well
controlled voice. Joseph Slator as Henry
is appropriately bluff and choleric.
SFho some lack of experience is notice
able, the performance is pleasing and
moves along with a swing and dash. The
costumes and properties are selected with
care, and the pieee Is well staged. Miss
Trescott is an actress of ability and
worth, having formerly been seen as lead
ing support for Frederick Warde in heav
ier parts. The piece will run the week,
with matinees.
Plays reflecting life in "The Land of
the Midnight Sun," and depicting scenes I far~from "objecting to the niche in which
men make mistakes we love them
a "tt make mistakes, but his
insignificant compared with
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of judgment as a whole,
I felt a personal affront in reading the
words of the Duluth gentleman from New
York. The citizens of the country love
their president. I am one of those, citi
zens, and I feel that an attack such as
that of last Wednesday will be resented
to such an extent that Mr. Towne will
find, that he has created a. boomerang for
himself, and that he has made an error
of judgment, thus making ammunition
for the republican guns of the coming
campaign, and a sodden charge for the
democratic T. H. C.
TRADE SELFISHNESS
Adam Smith in "Wealth of Nations."
The legislator who supports eve.-y
proposition for strengthening monopoly
is sure to acquire a great reputation for
understanding trade. If he opposes them,
on the contrary, and still more If he
have authority enough to thwart them,
neither the most conspicuous probity, nor
the highest rank, nor the greatest public
service, can protect him from the most
infamous abuse and detraction, from per
sonal insults, nor sometimes from real
fiariKer, arising from the influence of
furious and disappointed monopolists
RUSSIA NEEDS AN EXPOUNDER
Washington Post.
Before many days have passed It will
become evident that somebody with the
ability of Senator Bailey is needed in
Russia to see that she. gets her constitu
tion on straight.
WORLD TURNS ON 'EM
Chicago News.
Some of the trusts must be beginning
to doubt whether this is the same old
world that they have been exploiting all
these years.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
MAY 28
1576First issue of Liverpool
Times, England's first regular news
paper.
1660George I. of England, born,
1765-Patrick Henry's resolutions
against stamp act passed Virginia
assembly.
1810~ rw prince of Sweden
killed by fall from his horse.
1818First steamboat on Lake
Erie launched.
1843Noah Webster, author of
dictionary, died.
1843^-Quebec's first great fire.
1875Erie Railroad company ad-
Judged bankrupt.
1881Great Britain paid United
States $75,000 in settlement of For
tune bay fisheries dispute.
1883Michael Fag In, Phoenix park
murderer, hanged In Dublin.
1892Earthquake shock felt In
southern California.
'1893Body of Jefferson Davis
taken from tomb In New Orleans for I
remoyal to Richmond.
1893William E. Gladstone burled
In Westminster Abbey.
1905Japanese defeated Russian
fleet in battle of the Sea of Japan.
ADAM OF THE UNSALTED SEA
Washington Cor. New York Post.
J. Adam Bede of Minnesota has found
It impossible to act upon the wise- injunc-
tion Tom Corwln laid upon a young mem
ber who came to him and asked for a
recipe for success in the national legisla
ture: "Be a solemn ass." Because of an
unfortunate sense of humor and the abil
ity to tell a story In a way to command
popular approval and make a large crowd
laugh, Bede finds himself under a stern
moral obligation to be "funny" every
time he gets On his feet.
The Minnesota man is something more
than a mere buffoon. He is as valuable
to his state and district as the averaage
member of congress, and his home people
he has been placed in popular estimation
are rather proud of the fame he has won
as a laugh-producer.
His career has shown that he is a man
of some substance and convictions. He
was born on a farm in Ohio, and after
receiving his education In the public
schools, became a printer, and later, a
schoolteacher. Then he took up news
paper work, and lived in most of the
western and southern states. He was a
reporter in the press gallery in Washing
ton in the early eighties. Then he mar
ried and moved to Minnesota.
Bede had an idea that he would be se
rious in congress, and his first speech be
gan as platitudinously as any one could
wish. All the members who knew him
had swung about in their chairs to face
him. their faces cleft with anticipatory
grins. The new Minnesota member
showed no more traces of humor than a
hard-boiled egg Men began to whisper
to one another, "What's the matter with
Bede?" Bede had bc.sn a public speaker
long enough. to realize that nobody was
NOT "RETIRING" FROM BUSINE8S
Hartford Times.
In his sixty-eighth year James Hill
has begun the construction of another
transcontinental railroad. The line is to
run thru the Canadian southwest, is to
ask no land-grant favors from the gov
ernment, and it is said that within two
months 4,000 miles of road will be under
contract. Into the great undertaking,
Hill enters with zest, vigor and deter
mination
The case of Hill has no mercy on Dr
Osier theory of the age at which man's
usefulness should teach its terminal sta
tion. A few months ago Hill announced
his purpose to retire from active business
to get time to "read a book or two." But
theater yesterday when "Confusion," a I Hill Like liberty and union, they are
screaming farce, was presented. In se- lone and msepaiable. Of all men he'd be
lecting plays that will produce hearty I the most wretched if. in his present vigor,
laughter, Mr. Stuart is extremely careful he should lay as'de the. reins and get
to present only those that are pure and idown fiom the driver's box It's peaches
wholesome, and which leave a pleasant jand cream for him to dream great things
taste in the mouth. "Confusion," In land then go ahead and do them. He
which Nat C. Goodwin scored one of his I likes to conceive large undertakings and
greatest hits, and its performance by the then execute them He things 111 mil
SOCIALISM AND MARRIAGE
Frederick Eng&lsThree great ob
stacles block the path of social reform
private property, religion and the present
form of marriage.
Edward CarpenterLet woman insist on
her right to speak, dress, thing, act. and,
aLo\e all, to use her sex as she thinks
best, let her face the scorn and the ridi
cule, let her lose hej own life if she likes
Morris and Bax. in "Socialism Its
Growth and Outcome 'Thus a new de
velopment of the family would take place
on the basis, not of a predetermined life
long business arrangement to be formally
and nominally held to, brrespecthe of cir
cumstances, but on mutual inclination
and affection, terminahje at the will of
either party.
Bax, in his "Outloelt from the New
Standpoint"Meanwhile, we ought to
combat by every means within our power
her right to speak, dress, think, act. and.
the metaphysical dogma of the inherent
sanctity of the monog&tnic principle
Bebel, present leader -of the German
socialists in ""Woman',We
*%.,*& fpl
paying attention to him, and he essayed Gardnei, John CoHogau, Charlotte Holt Fc" et
a comic storv The house immediatelv McNuity, Alfa Holm, Charlie Monroe, Bertha
a comic story. ine house immediately 1 Martha Tolletson. Evelyn HMI.U,
showed signs of making up. and then the
pacity audiences enjoyed to the utmost it's as difficult for Hill to retire from bus-
the latest offering at this popular family ine^s as it is for business to retire from Shattck.' Petri tauike, Stuart TWson Butu
Nelson (^eorge Dahl. Hilda Sikkila. Mabel Tar
ner Wlllard Huntington Ethel Curtiu. Jamea
Huntlupton, Margaret Hrbtrt John Frederg,
Blodneu Roberto Mabel Larson, Ella Hall, 0-
iar Haverberg Harold Moon, Ruth Gilbert Ed
ward Mc(aule Marie Granheiin, Maldy Lalne,
Anrii Holuier, Stanley Watson. Carl Frank.
Eslard UoaiP Trances Anrlerson Mfild Peter
son. I'eail Garvin, Walter Blom Florence Chap
pell, Clarov Jchnson Elva White Harry Ull
more Mabel Schaffer, Ezra Hansen, Vlolett*
Hall, Herbert Howes
lions and, much more, he acts in mil
lions, too He ha*! a great creative fac
ultya gift for construction, for de\elop
men, for seizing the bull of an opportunity
by the horns
Close up to the psalmist's allotted limit
of life, he now begins the execution of a
great project The Great Northern rail
road, which stops where, the Pacific ocean
begins, and which is supplemented by a
steamship line to the orient, will long re
main a great monument to his memory
But he proposes to erect another monu
ment just as great. Any reports about his
retiring from business yet awhile should
be taken with a hogshead of salt.
Hanell
Minnesota man saw the role that had Laj ton Banner, Helen Widen, Nora FagerlunU,
been assigned to him. Since that day he
has never attempted to dodge his duty
must ascer
tain which form of marriage is the most
morala marriage founded on the bour
geois idea of property, -or a marriage
founded on the free, untrammeled choice
of love, such as is only possible in a so
cialistic society.
SELECTION OF DELEGATES
St Cloud Journal-Press.
The Minneapolis Journal makes an ex
cellent suggestion to the republicans of
Hennepin county. It is that Hennepin
send an uninstructed delegation to Du
luth, and to have one that is truly repre
sentative of the peoplo, they should be
elected by wards and towns by the
delegates to the county convention. The
old-time plan was to have a committee
appointed by the chairman select the
whole delegation which could thus easily
be packed In the interest of certain can
didates. Hennepin county haAing the
largest delegation and no candidate for
the, head of the ticket, by adopting the
Journal .plan, will gain the confidence
of the whole state, and will have a potent
Influence in nominating the right man in
the right way.
THAT GOING-AWAY-SOON FEELING
Chicago Journal.
People do not litter up their parlors
with refuse and filth, and they ought to
have the same feeling of decency in re
gard to the public streets and parks.
Most Chicagoans act as tho they were
merely staying here temporarily, and did
not care how piuch filth they might
cause, for they are going away very soon.
ADVICE
There was once a pretty chicken
But his friends were rery few.
For he thought that there was nothing
In the world hut what he knew.
So he always in the farmyard
Had a very fom ard waj.
Telling all the hens and turkeys
What they ought to do and say.
'Mrs. Goose," he said, "I wonder
That your goslings you should fet
Go out paddling in the water.
It will kill them to get wet."
"And I wish, my Old Aunt Dorking,"
He began to her one day,
"That you wouldn't sit all summer
In your nest upon the hay
Wont ymv an out to- the* meadow
Where the grass with seeds is filled
"It I should,*' said Mrs. Dorking,
"Then my eggs would get ah chilled/'
"No they won't." replied the chicken,
"And no matter If ther do.
Eggs are really good for nothing
What's an egg to me or you?"
"What's an egg?" aaW Mrs. Dorking,
''Can it be yoa do "not know
You yourself were in an eggshell
Just one little month ago?
And If kind wings had not warmed yon,
Yon wml not be out today.
Telling hens and geese and torkeys
What they ought to do and sayJ
To he Tery wise and show It.
Is a pleasant thing, no douht
But when young folks talk to old folks.
They should know what they're abont.
Anonymous.
'IHCMtt^iyu^L'^
THIS COLUMN
FOR JIM KEY
MERCY #ANDS
More Bands of Mercy.
A number of pleasant features ar(
being planned for the 25,000 member^
of the Jim Key Bands of Mercy in th
near future.
"Uncle Bert" is coming from New
York, before long, to meet the mem
bers, and he is preparing to write to all
of them, expressing his appreciation of
the enthusiastic manner in which the
Minneapolis children have taken up the
humane work.
The names published today complete
the Irving school bands and the Nicol
let school bands.
As soon as the plans have been com
pleted, the members will be notified
thru their column in The Journal.
Third Grade.
Helen L.. Bauman, teacher.
Maigaret Maglll, president, Leslie Hendersoa,
secretary, Edna OErlen, Helen Jm,telius, JoLa
.McDonald, Russell Loberg, Veroa Walker. Louis
3 fFf
Lnvuy. Mar Ohtrem, friend Orcutt,
Llovd Brown. Elsie Sundell, Olga Malmbeig,
Arthur Olson, rlorence Mcaroe. William Fita
henrv. Mabel Tiller. James Sinclair, Vera Dick
son, Mark Gibbs, Blanche Curtia. Cheiter Wbite
ly,^Mildred Metz, Rudolrh Sundell. Esther Ab
berg.
A Third Grade.
Mary Frances Winton, teacher.
Timothy Conidan, president, \\liter Williams,
fcecretur\ MadelU Kiouschuabble. Gilbert Cheat
lrra Minrle Tabor Eva Curran. Clifford ieneU,
Claudia Rces, Mabel Jacobson Lester Wlek,
Hazel Websttr, Howard Beal, Routine Htir
man Artl ur Caryl Gertrude Peterson, Llsta
Smith. Gordon Teague, Clarissa Tollefson Blrale
Richardson. Burton Bones. Mabel MeCartuy,
Olga Boluigren Loretta Proctor, I eon Conover,
Grace Llbby, Ann'e Buker Anna Pedereon. ail
Maith a Woid Louis Davis. Florence Hall,
Harrv Llmer Gertrude Irai.cK Mabel Wenell,
Ch tries Snilman, Catherine Jacobson UH.ua
McLaughlin Maigartt Lanrence, Robert Andef
son. l^arl Stiller.
Fourth Grade.
Mabel E. Marshall, teacher.
Jemiuie Olson, president, Beatrice Brownjnf,
sec.etaiy, Paul Crlie, Roy McCoruiick Marsie
A Fourth Grade.
Gertrude A. Bowen, teacher.
Ellen Shaw bold 1 reside it R^jmond Weier,
secretarj Louise Teague, Huth Jr'illmore. HJI
ence Lnrso.i. %Mnnie Sundsvold rgarot Or
^old. Helen Olson. Dorothj Andeison MabI*
Holm, Ehthcr Helt D^His Tones Florence Web
ster, Amanda Hippo Eveh-n Ban Amlla Or
cutt, Huth jrlhous Mabel Knur Usther
Schramm Stt 11 Shawbnld Marv Desmond. Net
tie Amundsen Maud Warren Ruth Cravens.
Morris uibbs W iltn Olsou Roy Howes Airii
Ossal. lugn'al Hansen. Georpe Loberg Robert
Roers Ale\ W'lthei-, Koimind Bun-ouKh Hir
ace Libb\ WiJlard Kindle Joseph Kormaa.
Ralph Woodward, lbln Lingren Roy bn=o 1,
George Anderson Allan Jones Howard Andersua,
Bertrand Kin^. I'aul Christenson
Fifth Grade.
Dora U. Johnson, teacher.
Wauie H-udeibon, president Ethel Miller see
retaiy, Paul t'olburu. Roland I'nndie Marvel
Olson. Mvrl \1 H'allum Ruth Larson. Rav L
man Robert Widtrom Evelru Gilbert Raymond
Penwell Ellen Wenell. Esther Jobuson. Rata
Metlligott, Raymond Du lour Raj Hall, Clar
ence lumber?. Abel Peterson. Hei Korinai^
Mathilda Wenell Ha7el Anderson Hanv Kiep
ner Mabel Jabo. Laton Traiken. Ea.il Mun&ou.
Cerl Blom Margaret Prindle Rnth Foster, trauk
Reiulck Edna Hasted, Clavton MeLaugb in.
Ruth \agel. _RQJ Peterson. Julia McSlligott,
\rchei Watioo. Harold Murphy Eorphllu M^djo,
Her\ey Clenfleli! Oliver Wold. Grace Thompson,
Esther McCulloeh. E Prank McLaughlin, Lucie
Tomlinson
A Fifth Grade.
A. M. Mosford, teacher.
Mjrtle Johnson, president, Gnssie Haberland,
secretary, Mjrtle Korinau. Helen Manchester,
Ethel Pontius Fyrne Argetsinger. Hazel Monroa,
Edna Heft. Emma Miller, Lila Jchnson. Thelms
Olsen Blanche Fenell. Blanche Nasel. Walter
Gamble. Chester Brnskrud. Charles Caslin. Jen
nie Lindstrom Kaspara Haverberg. Ellen Taint
er. Lillian Dumas, Minnie Pederson. Rosalie
Berthlanme. Nocini Mi*chll, Trevor Tones,
Hairy Schnr6tein. Heln Miller. Esther (tilleece,
Mamie Marchessault. Esther Olson, Loretta Bow,
Frank O Brlen. George Dougherty. Fred Lebner,
Harrv Holmer. Basil Hall. Aithur Chelberf,
Xta-lph Holt Clarence Olerg George Oodlll-
A and First Grade.
Ellen Mather, teacher.
Grace McAliee president, Mamie Peterson,
recretary. Alice Brennin Clinton arr lleu.
Sternberg. Maigaret Ridglev. Isabelle Peterson.
George Shiima'i Scott Biumbaugh Parrel Pries.
Willis Zorn, Ruth W in-low, Glenna Kinney.
Arna Billeter. Harold Frederiekson. Hasei Rain
ville Rudolph Bilhter. I~ene Perosslers. Earl
Sweeney Walter Mxers. Helen Armagast. Maf
cella Briggs. Rexford Briggs. John Monhsa,
Willie Johnson, Bea rice Desroiei-. i-hli
nors, Anna Shnrmau, Marie Gephart. Etta Ssx
gent
A Second and A and Third Grades.
Jeanette Keele teacher.
Albert Ziemer president: Verra Rhomberg.
secretary. C!eo Barnett. Harold Rag. Adela Stet
ler. Walter Grabner, Arrilla Brumbaugh, Sarah
Leonard, Herman Otto. Louis Brechet. Grace
Duggan, Beatrice Daughertj. Josephine Carr.
Dorothy Winflow, Florence Monahan. Georgs
Carr. Inez Roberts Ferdinand Batwchi, IJllian
Roberts. Mabel Sargent Kutfa Sargent. Cartn*
Desrosiers. France" Sherman, Frances Beck.
Philip Olson, Lean MeKennj
A and Fourth Grades.
Marv E. Foote, teacher.
Earl 'McAbee president, Helen Mastinelta,
secretarv. Laurence Frice EmU Ueimana, Erwla
Woodsdde, Ralph Price, Willie Spafford. Georg*
E Johnson. Ra*mon Moore. Fred Gephart. Harry
Johnson George Gephart. Willie Beck. Howard
Bruce. Jean Stetlpr. Leslie Gris^old. Jogene
Stafford. William Otto. Frank Grtswold. Handle
Slack. Walter Bojrdman Gladys Anderson,
Corine Mason, Treasa Aldrich, Clara Beck, hUf
Spafford.
COME TO MINNEAPOLIS
The Foos Gas Engine Co. of Sarin*
field, Ohio. Locate Branch Office in
Minneapolis. One of the most reliable and strong
est eras and gasolene engine companies
in the United States, the Foos com
pany of Springfield, has recently opened
a branch in Minneapolis, with sales
office at 310 3d ave S. W. H. Swart
zenburg, an exnert gas engineer, who
has been closelv associated with the
gas and gasolene engine business of
the northwest for the past twelve years,
is manager. The Foos Gas Engine com
pany has devoted nineteen years to tha
exclusive manufacture of gas and gaso
lene engines, and have one of the larjf
est and finest-equipped factories in th
world. More than 24,000 of their en
gines are in daily use in factories, ma
chine shops, printing offices, black
smith shops, grain elevators, etc.
The new brsnch will carry a com
plete stock of the famous Foos engines
and is in position to fill orders prompt
lv. Special attention will be paid to
the farm trade of the northwest, and
engines for threshing, feed grinding,
pumping, irrigatinff. etc.. will be fur
nished on short notiee. The advertise
ment of this concern on page 4 of to
day 's Journal should be read by
everybodv interested in gas and gaso
lene engines. Mr. Swartienburg will
be pleased to furnish estimates on. cost
of plants for every purpose.
Brery good Sikh prefers to die on the bun
ground. Regardless, of rank or age. co rng must
intervene between him and ti earth, wheji kf
breathes his last.
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