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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
A Trade Opener.

Consul General Goodnow cabled yester-
day from Shanghai confirming the report
that the British Chinese treaty had been
signed, and stating that Minister Con-
ger would proceed to the completion Of
the negotiations for a commercial treaty
with the United States securing similar
concessions for the American trade. It
was understood that the British treaty
was to be the basis of the treaties with
the other nations and the effectuation of
such concessions as are embodied In it
will be of the utmost business Importance
to our own country, which is justified in
looking for large share of Chinese
trade.
The British treaty contains fourteen ar
ticles. the most important of which are
those protecting trade marks, increasing
landing facilities and bonding privileges
at the open ports, the improvement OF
! Canton river and harbor, pledge of China
B to provide q uniform national currency
abolition of the likin tax, reform of min
1 ing regulations, reform of Chinas judi
cial system, provision for an investigation
of the missionary question.
One of the most abominable obstruc.
lions to trade within China Is the likin OF
inland tax, which is collected by maniar.
ms and other officials Of the interior a.
brief Intervals, making the price Of mer
chandise to the interior purchaser almos
prohibitive, as the likfn is a cumulative
tax levied on goods that have alread,
paid customs duties upon entering ont
Of the open ports.
Business houses trading with China ex
press doubts whether this clause Of fh'
treaty can be enforced, as the inland ia,
is a favorite form Of robbery among Chi
nese interior officials. It is proposed tina
IN per cent be added to the customs du
ties In lieu Of the 1ilkin tax. II irpperia
DEGREES were trustworthy. this clause o
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

On the official republican primary bal
citizens and shining republicans, A. A..
Anaes. for mayor, and N. w. King for sher-
if. This fable. which is no fable, but gos-
pei truth, teaches that the law should for
bid indicted persons to be candidates for
Office or to have their names placed on the
ballot, primary or final. It is an offense
to every voter in Minneapolis that those
two names will confront him when he
scans his ballot next Tuesday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
PREMoNITIoNs.

There's a shadow on the grass
That was never there before;
And the ripples as they pass
Whisper Of an unseen oar.
And the song we knew by rote
Seems to falter in the throat,
And a football, scarcely nbted, fingers
near the open door.
Omens that were once but jest
Now are messengers Of fate:
And the blessing held the best
Cometh not or comes too late
yet, whatever life may lack,
Not a blown leaf beckons back.
Forward Isl the summons. Forward!
where the new horizons wait"
Robert Underwood johnson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
IN A .NU1SHELL....
Lumber and Other misunderstanding Figures

"Reduce the tariff lumber abolish the tariff
lumber popular political watchwords Few
people, perhaps realize that OF lumber
chief industries Of the United Staes and that
abolish tariff protection must
the most formidable opposition. 55 IS. So q
In value of It's product lumber is exceeded by the value
textile and iron and steel indus
figures being Food. s22777020o; iron and Steel
textiles se3 4s4; lumber 9o579
IN number Of it's employees lumber ranks third.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
The Ferris Company in "The Christian
=. .,..: at the lyceun -.

From a box office standpoint at least
the Ferris: company seems ia have scored
q substantial success. my JIM at
tracted large audiences to the Lyceum all
OF last week, and Sunday night, when
"The Christian was presented as the Sec
ond weeks bill, extra chairs were again
called Into use to accommodate the crowd.
Moreover, the audience was highly pleased
with the play and with the manner of its
playing. -,.- We .1.l&E se.@ -
+ Miss Grace Hayward, the company's
leading woman, made her Minneapolis de-
but as Glory Quayle and created most
favorable impression. She is a little
woman with an expressive voice and d
Wtnsome personality, and her work as
Glory is highly creditable. At her best;
perhaps, in the light banter Of the first
act, Miss Hayward nevertheless conn
mands respect for her handling of the
later and more trying scenes The char
acter grows in her hands and she sue
ceeds in depicting forcibly the struggle in
Gfory's breast between her love for John
Storm and her ambition. Making no at
tempt to counterfeit Glory's appearance,
and having even discarded the red wig
that has come to be expected in the part,
she yet realizes the character of the
woman In a way that augurs we'll for her
work here. Her handling Of the tense
scene with Storm in the third act is
marked by intelligence and discretion.
When Hall Caine created the character
Of John Storm he unfortunately made him
a cad and this caddishness has been re-
tanned in the play. Storm poses much and
the pose is not a graceful one However.
that is not the fault of the actor but Of
the author playwright, and w. D. Corbett,
who Is cast In the role, plays it we'll He
succeeds admirably III depicting the re-
ligious frenzy that took Storm to Glory's
apartments with a fixed determination to
kill her body in order to save her soul, and
he accomplishes the, transition from priest
to man, from Nemesis to lover, gradually
and without doing violence to the prob
abilities
The chief interest Of THE Christian
naturally centers about these two char
acters, but there are several minor parts
| that present opportunities for good act
| ing and, in the present instance, they are
we'll played. Dick Ferris as Eoratio
Drake. w. H. Murdoch as Lord Robert.
Burt Mccain as Archdeacon Wealthy,
Laura Mccain as Polly Love and Maisie
Cecil in the small part Of Betty, all do
| commendable work.
The play has been deliberately and cor
rectly staged. At the Ferris prices 1t
should prove a strong attraction, as it has
never before been done here by a stock
| company. ~. w. Lawrence,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
GOOD RESOLUTIONS.
Detroit News-Tribune.

Detroit News-Trtbune.
To return good for evil and JOY Tor sor-
row. a 4. -
70 be my brothers helper rather than
his keeper. ~
To teach the doctrines OF justice rather
than charity.
TO believe in the humanity Of man rath-
|er than his frailty.
To be silent rather than speak Ill.
To utter prayers Of thanks rather than
Of supplication.
To be cheerful Of my lot; yet ambitious.
This shall I follow. ksl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

The complaint Of Beltrami county re-
garding alleged injustice to its state fair
exhibit should be fully inquired into. The
display was certainly a very creditable
one, and was made UP Of produce contrib
uted by farmers from their. regularly Gull
tivated fields, without special preparation
for exhibition purposes. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
Copyright, 1902. by McClure's Newspaper
Syndicate1

lCopyr1ght, 1907, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
The dust rose in choking clouds. The
feet OF the dancers thudded a dull ac-
compartment to the wailing music which
the Mexican sheep shearers drew from
harp and guitar. One or two men were
dancing with spurs on till a ripped dress
and shrill feminine protest excluded
them from the floor.
1t was a ranch, dance at Billy Motlow' S
Bar Is rancfouse and the ladies who
graced the occasion, except Louise Nor
rison and Miss Willie Porter, the school
teacher, were all married women. Their
numerous progeny had been slowed in an
adjoining room. Mrs. Billy, aware of
what would be expected, had made a bed
Of blankets and comfortables along one
wall There the youngsters reposed, their
bare toes sticking out toward the be-
holder.
Poor Gene Mcknight leaned against a
decreasing and watched the dancers. He
was outcast from the whole festivity since
he might not even speak to Louise Nor
rison.. The girl looked pale. heavy eyed
and unhappy. Her sister-in-law. Mrs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

When the courts and juries and prose-
cutors establish by their practice the fact
that the law has just as severe penalties
for the bribe-giver as for the bribe-t aker
there will be less bribery. It isn't fair.
anyway to send the weak victim Of the
tempter to prison and allow his seducer
to continue to. dine at his club. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

William D. Lord a young man who oc-
cupied a position of trust and ample
emolumenti abused the confidence his en-
ployers reposed, in him. w Now after a
years chase he is in Jail on the charge OF
embezzling $4,000. Yet other Sporty
young men will read all about Lords case
and go and do likewise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

An Iowa boy who wanted to be farmer
killed himself because his grandparents
insisted on attendance at school. That
boy probably knew what was best for
him. Had he gone to school the embryo
Of good farmer would have ben spoiled
to make poor scholar. When any boy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
Books and Authors
FUTURE OF THE NOVEL.

In the North American Review for Sep
TENDER there is an interesting symposium
on Jules Verne's audacious prediction that
in fifty or hundred years from now,
there will not be any novels or romances
in volume form, as they will be supple
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09


newspaper. n..,
James Lane Allen
d o e S not think
Verne's views worthy
of serious considera-
ton, arguing that, If
novels are declining
in merit, they have
so declined before,
and have revived in
merit and will do Sc
again. Novels are
needed and will be
needed and the mind
Of the race will cal.
more for the devel-
opnent Of the fine art
of fiction to the enc
of time" He thinks
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

We haven't figured just what percent
age Of comfort the democrats are able to
get out Of the Maine election with a 25, COO
republican majority, but we are willing
to throw in the fractions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

Why not abolish the attorney generals
office and give the supreme court a vaca-
ton sine die. SO long as the gentle and
busy Ed Stevens tarries with us.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

rs Alonzo whiteman is now playing the
role Of a Methodist preacher with crowded
houses and unlimited supply" opportuni-
ties. This prodigal-son, regenerated- sin
ner business is all right in its place, but
such an accomplished rascal as Whiteman
has been for fifteen years or more ought
to have time for the production of a large
crop of the "peaceable fruits of righteous
ness before any religious society receives
him as a leader in the service of the Lord.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

develops strong bent for staying on the
farm he ought. to .bev given his own way.
There aren't enough OF that kind, and
there are no better places for boy than
a farm. b.. ~s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
Rose Melville In isis Hopkins" at the
BtIou,

The career of Rose Melville has been Pc
culiar. Several years ago Miss Melville
came to Minneapolis as a member of g.
farce-comedy company, in piece known
its kind 1.-THE Prodigal Father had little
to recommend it to serious consideration;
but Miss Melville played a five-nninute
sketch, in which she appeared as Sis Hop
kins, a bashful, awkward girl from Posey
county, Indiana. More a. caricature than
a portrait, Sis, nevertheless, became popu-
lar. Her gawkishness, her quaint philos-
ophy and, perhaps most important Of all,
her peculiar appearance, endeared her to
audiences all over the country. Then
someone hit upon the idea of charging the
sketch into thtee-act play. The trick
was done and Miss Melville began her
career as a star In a character which she
herself had made famous. 49, ,s.
It has been claimed that Rose Melville
cribbed the idea Of Sis from fellow pro-
fessional If that is so the public is the
gamer, for, caricature though 1t is, there
is much to- admire in Sis; and the sue
cess that has attended the play, now in it's
fourth season, justifest = Its elaboration.
Both the comedy drama and the sketch
from which it was evolved have been seen
here before and are more or less familiar
to Minneapolis play-goers. In brief, isis
Hopkins is bad play but an excellent
entertainment, which finds Its reason fol-
being in the admirable character work OF
the actress who plays it.. -s
A number Of good specialties are intro
duced. including Sis "Snakentine" dance
and a funny topical song, TITS Up to
Me- in which William j., Mason, In the
character Of Obadiah, explains the joys
OF an undertaker's life. The company has
| changed little since last season 50 far ar
the leading roles are concerned, and is
competent. ~ s. Lawrence
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

DR.. Ames, who is not able to travel is
able to practice providing good moral
character can be proved on him. Search
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

S Here's to good old Governor Ramsey.
who was fs7 years old yesterday! Every
time the sturdy old first territorial and war
governor adds another year to his veneer
able total thousands of Minnesotans, old
and young, are glad. Even II they don't
write to the governor their congratula-
tons go out to him just the same.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

Krupp, the gun man Of Germany, has
been experimenting on eannons made of
papier-mache: In the next war we may
all be killed by newspapers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

A portrait OF Martha Washinston will adoru
the scent postage stamp which Will - IL
sued next fall. 6 e. 81;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

The brave and gentlemanly highway
man, who holds up servant girls and
beats them nearly to death, should, ii
found, be made note Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

. Missouri claims a 55-pound pumpkin,
61h feet in circumference, The champion
ship should go to Missouri-the champion
ship for overstatenaent. s sss..5, .
My old college chum told me, yesterday
that he spent the day at .Taylors Falls.
The beauties Of nature at that glorious
spot can not be exaggerated but what
especially appealed to him was the pres
ence of his two nieces who are anywhere
from 8 to 10 years old. The girls like
him If he is getting old and crochetty and
he thinks there are only two girls on
were SO glad to see him that they
jumped heavily on him several
times with both feet. They spent
the first half day playing tag
and jumping on uncle. Uncle is as hard
as rocks and didn't crack anywhere.
This seemed to dfsappoint the children and
in the afternoon they went out and got
spiked shoes, such as the .,lumbermeh
wear, and came back and jumped on uncle
some more. But, bless you, he liked It.,
said he wished he could be where they
could jump on him every day He
| thought that the next time he went up, he
might take the children eight cents
worth Of candy and try to ruin their little
digestions. =. =. -
/
| Well, the school year has started in
| fresh and joyous, teacher never getting
| married after all, but showing up as smil-
! ing and cheerful as ever, after her sum-
mer campaign and q long, happy school
| year now stretches out before u.s. The
| first thing to do, Of course, Is to organize
and get the children's little stub noses
on the pedagogical grindstone. Thep, lest
| teacher grow stale for lack of work, she
will not be compelled to sweep and wash
| the floors after school hours, but she will
be expected to join a teachers reading
t club, where they read and discuss nice.
| Juicy pedagogical subjects such as How
to Wallop Johnny's Little Clothes" and
incidentally. 1.-THE Education Of Man." a
light, frothy novel by German teacher
which has gene into its twentieth thousand
| in this country. Lest teacher get rest
on Saturday, there will be a series Of de-
lightful teachers meetings on Saturday.
designed to keep her mind right on the
stretch and to prevent her from doing her
| own room work.
Glorious. happy, carefree days OF child
hood and youth! We never see teacher
going 50 cheerfully to her task on the
! 1880 car that we do not long to present
her with the big red apple we dubbed
! down from our neighbor's pei Sopsy-
| vine" apple tree in 1872. $3.50
O glorious days of childhood, -
| And me in my thirteenth year, l5
| When Peewee jackson dubbed me
| And teacher "twigged my ear.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

The smoke inspector on Martinique is
not doing his duty ,@.''' : 81. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

Ecuador holds the record for volcanoes.
ones In Russia that are still active.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
The NonpareiI Man
Casually Observed.

The president attended the Baptist
church Sunday as delicate compliment
to the navy. r''S~ r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

the drama, and they will have 1t. The
theater is to be rival of both fiction and
journalism.
Hamilton Mabie thinks that $50 long as
life is dramatic and men have imagina ton
they will delight to tell and to hear stor-
les, and the dreadful possibility of world
in which the Arabian Nights and Vanity
Fair have been expelled by the newspa-
pers may be dismissed. !"
John Kendrick Bangs smilingly agrees
with M. Verne and says sit will require all
the leisure of the future public to keep
abreast Of their own times, and, conse-
uuently, the novel will cease to exist, I'M
less, of course, the ideal publisher who
publishes just for the fun of it, comes
into being with other improvements Of the
age-wlich is doubtful prospect. He
thinks the thirst for story will be gratff1ed
when men and women sleep in the future,
and the literature of the period will be In
sduced by pills taken before retiring and
acting Immediately thereafter and there
will be pills to induce poetry and other
forms Of literature.
Mr.. Bangs view is in keeping with his
radiant nature. Hamlin Garland Is I'M
questionably as wrong as Jules Verne ana
as illogical. If the increasing population
demands drama, they demand fiction in
books more, and will get it. Mr. Mabie is
right in his recognition Of the congenital
and inextinguishable love of the story
which characterizes the race.
Literary Notes
The first volume of the Stuart papers in
manuscript in the Royal library at Wind
sor has been published by the Historical
Manuscript commission, by permission Of
King Edward. These papers are very
| valuable and very few literary men have
had access to them.
Lord Salisbury is said to be an inces-
SAINT reader of French novels.
| Mr.. Kitton, in his biography OF Dickens,
| says Paul Dombey was Dickens nephew.
Harry Barnett, a cripple who died when
| a child, and Dora was Miss Beadwell.
| with whom Dickens was desperately in
| love when he was Is.
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When the presidents driver in Chatta-
nooga saw a trolley car coming, he gave
it the right Of way without any question.
The Chicago Journal, after deep
thought, has found what. was the matter
with the bicycle. 1T was too much like
work. Oil It, man. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

Bowling people are jubilant over the
fact that the newspapers Of Renville coun-
ty have at last been solicited for
their man. The Morton Enterprise which
has been suporting Young, came out in its
last issue for Bowling.
Charles B. Cheney. (
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

a. The $redoubtable J. J. FurIong thinks of
running as democratic candidate for the
senate In Mower county in case the re-
publican nominee is c.: D. Belden.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09

- Missouri claims 155-pound pumpkin,
OK feet in circumference, The champion
ship should go to Missouri-the champion
ship for Overstatendent. 70
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-10
Alma College.

Game with "Kazoo" on Davis Field to
IN orrow.
The October "Almanian" will be out
next week.
Misses Shepherd and Rustiing entered
the college the first of the week.
Rev. DIR. Lowrie Of Niles, Mich. was
the guest of Prof Clzbe this week.
Football enthusiasm has never reached
a higher mark in Alma than il reached
last Saturday.
William Robinson has decided not to
remain in college. He will go home to-
morrow where he expects to assist his
father.
The library has received this week
two valuable books from the kindergart.
en- department for students OF that de-
partment.
The Y. M. O. A. received this week
for their new room. the gift of a mum
Der OF chairs and pictures from Mrs.
Wallace Smith OF Saginaw, w. s.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-10
Elizabeth Frances SeaYer.

The sad news reached here last Mon.
day that Miss Elizabeth Seaver had
died in Harper's hospital in Detroit tn at
morning and the body would be brought
home that evening. The deceased had
not been in very good health for over
year but during the summer had been
staying in Mackinaw City where her
health had improved considerably. She
bad been troubled with her heart more
or less ever since childhood and on her
way from Mackinaw City TO Detroit
about three weeks ago she was taken i'll
on the boat. Upon reaching Detroit she
was taken to the hospital where she
was given every medical care, but dur.
ing the latter part of last week il was
seen that she could not recover and her
relatives were notified TO that effect.
Her father and younger sister were with
her at the time of her death and accom-
panied the remains home Monday night.
Besides her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
f.. Seaver, she leaves two sisters Lillian
and Charlotte, and one brother, George.
The funeral was held at the Baptist
church Thursday afternoon at two
O'Clock and the remains laid at rest in
the. Riverside cemetery.
Lizzie, as she was better known to
her friends in Alma, was twenty. six
years Of age and had lived in Alma the
greater portion Of her life. Her former
associates at the Wright House and
Sanitarium are deeply grieved at her
death and to show their last respect to
her the casket was nearly buried with
flowers presented by them and her other
mourning friends.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-10
GOV. BLISS INJURED.
1t is Not Thought that He is in
Any Immediate Danger
However.

Gov. Bliss was quite badly injured by
being thrown from horse in the G.. A.
r. parade in Washington last Wednes.
day. The governor at present is in bed
at the Arlington hotel with two doctors
in attendance who say that while his in
juries are quite severe they do not ap.
prehend that they will result fatally.
He has bad hurt in the forehead
above the right eye, in which three
stitches were taken his nose is severely
bruised and there is another wound on
the left cheek. Besides these injurie 8
he is suffering from a sprain in the
right shoulder and left hand, and his
right ankle is badly sprained, although
the doctors say no bones are broken.