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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
Another Protest.

To the Editor of The Journal
The proposition of the Minneapolis "health
commissioner is one of those fine proposi-
tons with which one may catch the applause
of unthinking mankind. He SURELY does not
mean thus to prove the theories Of the
medical profession. We are afraid the
medical thinking practitioner would never ac-
cept the outcome of such an experiment as
conclusive scientific proof. DR.. Halls talk is
hardly worth consideration were it not for the
fact that such an eminent man has spoken.
His propositions begs the question. Is it any
conclusive proof in favor of vaccination that
none Of the successfully vaccinated at the
quarantine hospital Twelve in number) had
caught the smallpox? Is the dear doctor not
aware that many successfully vaccinated per-
sons have actually, despite vaccination
caught smallpox at other places? Now would
that be positive proof for the "antis' # non
vaccinated persons would not catch, small
pox when attending smallpox patients? Most
certainly not. The. Doctors theory Of prov
ing that vaccination is efficacious it so un-
scientific that a man who puts an NJ. D. after
his name ought never to- have given it Sec
ond thought. 1t is the bluff argument of
sophstry You. are asking people to be
vaccinated.: It is up to you to prove your
side.
That the theory Of vaccination is "a we'll
nigh universally accepted doctrine in the
medical profession according to the knowl-
edge of Dr. Hail. Shows how little the doctor
is posted on vaccination.
For his special benefit and the benefit of the
public some of the up date doctors should
be heard from: Joseph Plocher.
st. Peter Minnn.
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OTHER PEOPLES NOTIONS
Efficacy of Vaccination.

To the Editor Of The Journal:
While seated in the office Of a hotel in this
place, I was scanning the pages OF a some
days old paper, when I came across the
communication on vaccination from the pen
of l.. G. Williams The strained condition
of some of his arguments, manifestly against
the efficacy of vaccination, seems so peculiar
that I could not help but tell my experience
with the disease of smallpox and the result
OF vaccination in connection with it.
In the article, Mr.. Williams says that Cap
tain Bugler's company Of soldiers in the Phil
ippnes were all vaccinated twelve times, yet
they had smallpox. There surely must have
been something radically wrong either with
the surgeon in charge or with the vaccine, as
never have known a reputable physician to
recommend continuous revaccination after
it had become evident that the patient had
been successfully inoculated. However that
may be, criticism was not my motive in
writing this article, but to tell my actual ex-
perience with this dread disease, smallpox.
In 1865, when was a boy of Is, the little
hamlet in which I lived was visited with an
epidemic of smallpox. The village was a new
one just started, with only about twenty
families all told. There was no physician in
the place and none within thirty miles. The
disease was brought to us by a young man
coming from another state, he having con-
tracted the disease while on his way He
reaching the village. AS is usual in such
cases, where there is no physician, the adults
of the place all were at variauce as to the
nature of the disease, and the result was that
two or three days elapsed before doctor
was sent for. When he came he pronounced
it smallpox of most malignant form There
were about twenty children of all ages in the
village, and the good doctor immediately
called them all together and proceeded to
vaccinate us all. OF course the children were
not permitted to visit the patient and were
not exposed as were the adults. But every
family in the village had one or more cases
In my family there were only my mother. my
sister and myself; yet my mother had the dis
ease in it's worst form, but myself and sister
did not contract it, although she and 1 were
the only, nurses mother had Many times
while helping to care for her, were my hands
as we'll as my sisters, smeared with the virus
| from the disease Out of the twenty children
vaccinated, only three contracted the disease
and they were those belonging to the people
! at whose house the first patient lay. In fat
every one on whose the vaccine worked
with the bare exception of the three children
! mentioned, enjoyed immunity from the dis
| ease. Remember, this was the old-fashioned
| smallpox of forty years ago, when gmore pa
| tients died than got WELL and not the disease
! Of to-day, which is on a par with chicken
| poX. L. e. Davis.
| Bayfield,, Wis
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

If we were to take account only OF the
boasts of the commercial traveller, of the
threats of tariff makers, of the huge in
vasicns" of commerce, OF the colossal
plans of syndcates and companies to
make inroads into the trade of rival ma
tons of the reports of commercial battles
and sieges the world around, of the un-
deniable animosity that is being stirred
ND by commercial rivalries, we would be
inclined TO say that the present is an
age of great int irrational bitterness and
hatred We Americans understand pretty
we'll by this time that, like the English,
we have few friends among the peoples of
the world Notwithstanding the ost enta-
tious and eager proffers of friendship we
are now receiving from the governments
Of Europe We know very well that our
success in the Spanish-American war and
our still greater successes in the present
commercial war have won us the ill-will
of the masses in Europe. The testimony
Of travellers is too uniform on this point
to leave it open" to question, It undoubt-
edly wounds nation about as grievously
to lose a portion of it's world-trade as
to lose portion of it's territory. Hence
we should not be surprised that as we
go on looping off this piece of trade from
Germany and that from England and this,
again, from France we should arouse the
,ill-will of their people.
But there is another side to the shield
and one that we would do we'll to consid-
err before we draw general conclusions as
to the tendency of the times in respect to
internat ional relations. Here is Prince
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
CHINESE EXCLUSION

1t is reported from Washington that
the Merchants Exchange of San Francis
co has entered protest against the pas
sage of such Chinese exclusion bills by
congress as the Kahn bill. as inimical
to business interests on the Pacific coast.
The latter region is not altogether solid
in support of such measures. .s->
This Kahn bill, which is said to be ia
vored by the entire congressional delega-
tion from the Pacific coast, not only alb
solutely prohibits the entry into the Unit
ed States of skilled or, unskilled Chinese
manual laborers, but provides for series
of extremely humiliating and insulting
regulations to be applied to Chinese Off
Gals, teachers and students, treating them
very much as criminals. There is very
decided opposition to this measure by a
very influential element inside and out OF
congress. At a time when our government
is trying to extend our already growing
trade with China, who has promised to
give us all the trade advantages of 'the
most favored nation" it would appear
very short-sighted to enact a drastic ex-
clusion law embodying clauses which
strike directly at the terms of our treaty
with China. which terminates in 1904. In
stead of perpetrating such bad faith the
Geary exclusion law should be extended
| until the treaty expires in December, 1904
Meantime the quality of a new exclusion
| law would receive the earnest attention
of the American people. Our government
always demands that our citizens in China
| shall receive protection and uniform gooG
| eatment from that government, and as
we are pledged to deal likewise with the
Chinese citizens who are permitted tc
come to this country, it will be decidedly
| bad faith to pass a law before the expira-
tion of the treaty, treating Cinnamon tt
| insults and humiliation The Geary ex-
clusion act expires in May. Let congress:
| extend it. with the consent Of China, un.
til December, 1904, when the treaty ex.
pires. The Geary act embodies a fire.
construction of the terms of the treaty
and in fact is not the Interpretation of the
| treaty the Chinese were justified in be-
! lieving would be given. If we treated an.
European nation in the same fashion a.
! to treaty Interpretation our government
| would be called upon for an explanation
| and a retractiOn.
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AUDITORIUMS

The development of the auditorium idea
in the different American cities, is very
interesting. These auditoriums are a
sort of<eapitols. The great and powerful
and truly national unofficial organizations
that hold their conventions from year
to year have as much need of legislative
halls as have national and state govern
ments. But the conventions Qegisla-
tures) of these bodies meet in different
cities in different years. They can't carry
their caDitols with them, but the cities
that desire to and will, therefore, be
likely to entertain them. can provide
auditoriums thai can be used from time
to time by the national gatherings OF
various bodies. So there have been or
are being erected in most cities large
buildings, caDable of seating thousands
and in other ways adapted to convention
purposes. It has come to pass that a
progressive city that desires to be in
close touch with the currents of national
life, has to have ar auditorium about as
necessarily as a city hall.
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THE MINNEAPO LIS journal.

Henry coming to- visit the United States
with the actual purpose, whatever Interior
designs it may cover. of cultivating COR
dial relations and good will between the
United States ana Germanysa He has even
gone soafar, tits reported, as to- write
Admiral Deweyssa letter apologizing in a
way for the irritating conduct of the
German admiral In Manila bay which led
Dewey to inform the German that he
could nave peace or war. Here are the
powers of Europe disput ing among them
selves as to who was our friend during
the Spanish American war. Here is Great
Britain yielding to our wishes in the mat
ter OF the isthmian canal and the Clayton
BulWer treaty. Here are delegations of
workmen from various European coun-
tries coming to our shores to study us and
our methods. Here are IS 900 American
business men established in London. Here
are French authors like M. lie Roux COM
ing to our universities to lecture and
incidentally, to promote cordiality be-
tween the United States and France. Here
is M. Lebaudy establishing a French COL
ieSo a. IAe UNIVERSITY OIL chicago ana the
French government establishing a techni-
cal school for engineers at Pittsburg and
a school of economics at New York. Here
are the hundreds of thousands of Ameri-
cans that every year visit the mother
land-that is to say, all Europe
All OF these things must make for in
ternational good will and tend to offset
the enmities aroused by commercial COM
petition. They graphically illustrate
too. how the attention, of mankind is
centering in America. In the past there
has been much to draw American atten-
ton to Europe, but little to draw Euro
pean attention, in the mass, to America;
despite the great streams of emigration
from Europe. Now while we go to Europe
to study the arts and antiquities Euro
peans come to us to study industry and
commerce and the modernities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
SHIPPING SUBSIDIES
london Mail.


In British commercial circles interest in
ATLANTIC development is centered for
the moment in the question whether the ship
ping subsidies bill will pass into law or not.
Americans frankly recognize that, unaided,
their shipping has little chance against our
own The American sailor is more expensive,
and American ships cost more to build Up
to now all the strenuous efforts to galvanize
American shipping into new life have had but
little result. But with the passage of the
shipping bill all this will be changed
Leading shippers in the port of London say
That with the passing of the American subsi-
dies bill much trade will pass from under
the British flag unless special legislation is
Sfra1ned to meet the new situation. The only
legislation that could do this would be the
imposition of "a special tax on subsidized
steamers using our ports; and there is no
prospect of such a law being even seriously
discussed Yet may before long find the
story of our bounty killed sugar trade repeat
ed with our shipping.
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illness There isn't a true man in the
world that does rot feel proud Of such
men. And. probably, thsgreat night
fight De Wet and his burghers put UP in
side that awful Gordon ofssteel and fire
has no 1s' warmer aDplauders than the Brit
ish soldiers sole who manned the line.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14

A Manitoba farmer, writing to con-
temporary, wants to know why he and his
fellows who buy Is per cent of their ma :
chinery from the, United States can not
sell their wheat in the American mar
ket? Chiefly because we are afflicted
with congress that does not seem to, be
able to grasp the fact that the United
States requires a tariff policy quite diff
ferent from that OF thirty years ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14

Current History for February under the
heading Current Literature the book
review department-says of "Bart's Car
toons for 1907:
Lovers Of newspaper cartoons are familiar
with the work of this ingenious and skilful
caricaturist. It is said that '.Bart's', work is
now, and for several years has been, more
widely copied by the newspapers and maya
zines than that of any other cartoonlst. Our
own pages have. contained many reproduc-
lions of his clever drawings. AS serio-
comic delineation Of world happenings and
political situations they are worthy of pres
ervation in the form given them in the hand
some ANIMALS of which the present number is
the eighth
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14

The independent spirit of the Minneeapo-
lis millers commands admiration. Ihey
laughed at McIntyre's flour trust and went
their way and paid dividends while he and
his trust went on the rocks Now they
refuse to participate in the creation OF
national organization of millers There -
s'nothing in it, for them, therefore they
stay away; and we have a national MIL
lers association, as a result, Win lie
biggest miIlers in the country left out.
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a week.. An obstinate fever has now de-
veloped, which the physicians consider a
grave symptom and every effort is being
made to ward it off. .s
Virginia EarIe's Suit for Divorce.
Virginia Earle the actress, whisked into
the Office of Charles Donohue, referee, to-day.
to help out a suit she has pending against
her husband, Frank Lawton, whistler and
actor for an absolute divorce. They have
been separated. She is playing Lady Holy
rood in .Florodora' at the winter garden.
The hearing was private. A. II. Hummel ap
peared for Miss Earle and H. NJ. Crossman for
Lawton. It was understood that Lawton is
not fighting very hard. He has OF late been
at the Empire theater in London.
The Lawtons were married on Oct. Is, 1894,
when the wife was playing in Wang and
the husband was doing the part Of the t'dan-
cling master and whistling" in the s'Milk
White Flag at Hoyt's. The plaintiff has
since played in the "Girl from Up There and
in 1.-The Belle of Bohemia Cause for the
suit is said to have been given in London.
Valentines Not ActiOnabIe.
Mrs. Freda Cohen, who keeps boarding
house at Az East Fifty-second street. received
a valentine to-day and Immediately went to
the Yorkville police court and asked for a
warrant for former boarder whom she sus-
pected had sent it to her. She showed the
valentine to Justice Meade. 1t showed a very
bony turkey beneath which was the advice:
Don't feed your boarders on tough meat.
The magistrate told her that there was no
law against sending these valentines.
Fearful of the Legislature.
This is gubernatorial year. That is to
say, a state election takes place in November
The best politics for the dominant party in
such year is short session of the iegis-
lature. The least done, the least peril Of
making enmities that might injure the party
| in the campaign. Governor Odell is, there
| fore. anxious for an early adjournment of the
legislature After his own pet measures are
put through and the appropriation bills passed
he thinks it time 10 adjourn. March II is
now the time limit that has been fixed by the
leaders. They hope in that time TO pass all
the bills that must be passed, and by not
proonging the session they expect to prevent
vexatious and dangerous discussions Of ques-
tions at issue. The Stranahan mortgage tax
bill, the canal Improvement bill and the char
tiles reorganization bill the most inn
portant measures that have chance of pass
age at this session. There will be no excise
legislation and nc excise debate, if the powers
that be can prevent.
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1"SOm ebOdy Loves YOU"

Probably the meanest personal ad scheme
that ever ripped 10c in stamps out of a guile
less youth has been worked in the Lafayette
county, Pennsylvania papers. 1t reads thus:
Young man-Some woman dearly loves
you Would you know who she is? She
would like to be your only sweetheart. Send
10 cents il stamps. to Occult Diviner, address
~ -, and learn her name"
? The name, Of course, that came was
Mother <a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
AN ARIsToCRAT1C VIEW
Modern Society London

Modern society, uOnuoH.
In his young days the German emperor
William l. set an example to princes and
.princesses who stand near a throne. He was
IN love and with a girl of noble degree, esti-
mable as she was beautiful; but, to safeguard
the interests of the royal house to which, he
belonged, he married in accordance with his
fathers wishes, completely sacrificing his
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14

own inelinations. 1t stands to reason that.
If the higher-placed royalties contract infe-
fior alliances, their family prestige must de-
cline taking with it most of their influence,
and disposing the people to regard the mon
archy as an institution which may well be
supported at a lower rate, if it is cheapening
socially.
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and we have not yet disentangled our
selves from the meshes of that foolish
venture. The present call to do some
thing for Cuba is different matter
There is no wild speculation, no national
dishonor involved, as In the case OF silver
The nation is as much bound to put Cuba
on her feet as. whensits signature IS at
tached to bonds issued to pay national OBJ
legations. al
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
THE WIND SUPPLY OF CONGRESS

Boston Transcript Qnd).
There is "a touch OF humor in one feature
of the several scientific arrangements for
yentilating the national house of representa-
itives. This is in the little zinc slides under
the desks, by which the amount Of wind
necessary for each member is carefully regu-
lated 1.-TWO fingers full is said to be a
normal allowance, strange as the finger may
seem as a unit of congressional wind. Some
members take more, as might readily be
imagined and express desire that no limit
be. placed on the supply OF fresh air per-
smitted to creep up the legs Of their desk and
allowed to emerge through the grating de-
signed for that purpose. Others, who regard
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14

Governor Cumlnins. of Iowa, has dis
covered that consumers have rights that
the trusts must respect The consumers
are beginning to think of their rights
themselves. Perhaps they will assert
them some Of these days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
Nixon,s High Hand.
Joseph Letter Is Worse

Physicians in charge of Joseph Letter, who
has been i'll for several days. at his home. %
West Thirty-third street, reported last night
that their patient was considerably worse and
is now threatened with pneumonia MI
Letter was at first thought to have typhoid
fever, but that diagnosis was abandoned
Monday, when it was said he had nothing but
bad attack of grippe and would be out IN
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14

Senator Foraker is getting down to
business with his proposition to reduce
Dingley rates on Philippines articles and
commodities Is per cent. The expansion
policy 'and the Chinese wall idea of tariff
LEGISLATION can not be long entertained
by this nation at the same time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14

ventilation as 'the most insane OF modern
fads." order no air at all, and their wishes
are sratifed Automatic arrangements keep
the Temperature of the legislative halls at an
even figure, not varying half a degree in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
TIGHT SQUEEZE FOR A PEERLESS

'.only twenty inches of sitting space is to
be allotted to each peeress.' says contem-
porary, dealing with the preparations for the
formal GROWING of the king. Twenty inches!
And for ladies who have had no training in
London local railways. Tut. tutl IT'S psos
postsrouA -,
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Echarac teri2ation would result! She is tall and
sEbeauuful and an ideal Katharine in appear

Characterization would result! She is tall and
beautiful and an ideal Katharine in appear
ance.
Mr. Hanford's company, though carefully
trained, is unhappily not strong Aside from
VIM. J Shea's unctuous Grnmio, a loud
mouthed knave Of the well-known Shaks-
perian family, and Miss Marie Drofnah's very
satisfactory Blanca, there is scarcely fin
ished piece Of work in the whole list. This
is not unusual, however, in Shaksperian
productions, since a large company is needful
and rates on the railroad are high. 1t is
noteworthy that the young players were much
more effective as the lodging servants at
Petruchio's house than when masquerading
as gentlemen in doublet and hose.
The play was preceded by a little episode,
The Old Guard" in which Mr.. Hanford
demonstrated his versatility by an effective
impersonation Of an old Napoleonic veteran.
In motif 1t was not unlike Henry e1rving's
wonderful Waterloo" and while, OF. course,
not SO finished and careful impersonation
it gave taste of Mr.. Hanford's quality that
was most pleasing. Miss Marie Drofnah, the
anagram in whose name seems to betoken
some relationship to the star, was seen to
better advantage in this little sketch than
in the principal play.
1~s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
CASUALLY Observed.

New York horses of the 400 are now having
their hoofs ''shined" by "a bootblack. Why
not have the skin on their legs creased?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
The Nonparsif Man.
A, Bad Habit.

A Bad Habit.
"a man from Anoka named Babbett
invested in Belgian Rabbit
Bat the cats took their hare
With, the fur on, quite rare,
And SO he abandoned the habit.
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The board Of health Of Jersey City has
found several tlourishing industries where
cigar butts, sometimes called "snipes,'' are
worked over into cigars again, hence the
board has had an ordinance passed that here
after no discarded cigar butts shall be gath
cred up in the streets or public places of
Jersey City and made over for second sale
Say what are we smokng2sn 49, L - a