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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

ply pronunciation and meaning of about
2s COO words and phrases in the English Ian
guage. It includes all words used by an aver
age individual in speaking and writing and
the words and phrases found in the newspap-
pers, periodicals and books most generally
read. There are 500 Illustrations inserted to
throw light on the text definitions and the
appendix contains a pronouncng list OF pro-
per names, foreign words and phrases. tables
of weights and measures including the me-
trio system; the current coinage Of leading
countries; symbolic flowers, gems, etc. The
volume seems to supply the need OF all who
want mass Of essential information in small
compass.
The Unspeakable Scot. BY T. W. H.
Crosland. New York: G.. p. Putnam's
Sons. Minneapolis: n. Mccarthy. Price,
S1.25. ..- -- ...-- ---.. .-..-- -. Ea.
The author admits the peril of honest
criticism of the Scot. Old DR.. johnson did
not mind the result of attacking Scottish
quirks and quiddities, but people generally
do not have such tough natures as the scold
ing DOCTOR who had no liking for the Scots
Ecclesiastical cough of conscious knowledge"
The author suggests that Hadran built the
long wall to keep the Scotch out of England:
that for thousand years the Scot was Eng
lands bitterest enemy: they deserted Mary
Stuart in her hour of direst need; sold
l.
600, and are the "dullest race Of white men
in the world. The Englishman has always
felt that there was something wrong about
the Scotchman.' This idea crops out in
way back English literature. So the author
takes up the Scot and dissects him in pariia-
ment; in Journalism; at home in Thrums and
Drumtochty; in poetry and criticism; in COM
merce; in his cups as whisky
to breakfast, whisky to dinner, whisky to
supper; whisky when you meet friend:
whisky over all business meetings whatso-
ever; whisky before you go into the kirk:
whisky when you come out; whisky when you
are about to take a, journey, whisky all along
the road; whisky at the journeys end; whisky
when you are we'll, whisky If you are sick.
whisky the last thing before you die And
so on. In the last chapter the author makes
no apology for his severe arraignment. He
wants his verdict to stand as an English
mans verdict, and his closing advice is FOR
all Scotchmen to "stay at home" The
"canny Scot" who reads the book, will only
smile a grim smile and thank God that to
an Englishman he is "unspeakable."
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

The refusal Of the Irish mayors to- at
tend the coronation ceremonies in West
minister Abbey is, a sufficient Indication OF
the prevailing sentiment of the Irish peo-
pie. Ireland is hostile to the last, and
England is chiefly to blame for It. The
same kind of treatment accorded Ireland
which is granted to Canada or Australia
would probably make that island as loyal
to the crown as are any of the provinces
along our northern frontier. The wonder
is that the people Of England are not able
to see it.. It was plain enough for one OF
the colonial premiers to see and advocate
at the recent conference. s4. 81 49, i
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
ADJUSTMENTS
The HaswelIs In s'Because She Loved
f " Him So." " ;

The HaswelIs In "Because She Loved
because She Loved Him So,'' Gillette's
sprightly comedy Of domestic infelicities.
never before presented in Minneapolis by a
stock organization, is pleasantly revived; at
the Metropolitan this week by the Percy Has
we'll company, the members of which enter
into the spirit of the play with a nice appre-
citation Of Its humor. -
Taking for his theme the" unreasonable
jealousy of a young wife, Gillette has, in
this comedy, satirized G. not unfamiliar phase
OF modern society. His heroine'i Is plagued by
swarms Of what The French term "papiHons
noirs'-black butterflies, which, while they
do not reach the dignity Of a "bete noir, 2
are yet very disagreeable things, notwith-
standing. She sees evidence of her husbands
infdelity in, the most trivial incidents; and
she ruins his happiness and her own through
a fear that he may tire OF her aud seek else.
where that companionship and trust which
her jealousy denies him at home.
Given such a woman and such a man
given, also, q mischievous housemaid hen1
upon making trouble. and the resultant les.
arrangement could be predicted by the-yeries
dullard So far the story Is commonplace
enough-but wait.
Z. The wife returns to her parents home. The
husband follows. Their arrival, however, has
'DeSn AHIlClJuISup 4duus9 ILSA OA0 PSoPASs wiz
have lived together thirty years without 4
quarrel, determine to .'row" each other, un,
mercifully, hoping. by this device, to brint
about reconciliation between the young
people and show them the utter folly Of theil
course The ludicrous possibilities Of the sit
uations that follow. are made the most OF
The idea is novel and effective: and it,
humor is we'll developed.
Miss Percy Haswell plays the young wife
Frank Gilmore is the husband and the role
Of the father and mother have been allotet
to Alfred Hudson and Miss Alice Butler
All are eminently satisfactory in their re
spectiye parts. The make-believe bickerin,
| Of the old people Is as. funny as it well coul'
be, and the wrangling Of their children
while not without its; tragic element, ye
lsproves most diverting to the audience. Mis-
4 Agnes Everett is deserving of praise for he
Eplaying OF the Irish servant.
I Z. ~. S. Lawrence.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

President Roosevelt beat a Boer marks
man call hollow in an impromptu match
at Oyster Bay the other day. Teddy
made five "bulls eyes, in 1--WE consecutive
shots and the South African declared that
our president was better rifle shot than
any man on the veldt. 1t is his capacity
for excelling in nearly everything he un-
dertakes that, added to their absolute
confidence in mis- honesty. Of purpose,
makes the people believe in Theodore
Roosevelt as they have believed in no
man since Lincoln. r.. =~~,ss ~. !.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

The Journals invitation to the
song writers to compete for prize of $50
for the best state song meets with the
approval OF musicians and others. Manu-
scripts continue to come in. most Of them
written to some familiar tune. While this
plan seems to us as likely to produce the
best results, some Of the musicians seem
TO be in favor of the composition Of new
music. There are no conditions imposed
as TO that matter. Composers who feel
qualified and disposed to compete are at
liberty to accompany their verses with
music Of their own writing IL they so de-
sire. Mr.. Scott, resident manager OF the
Metropolitan Theater. indorses the
scheme very heartily and kindly offers to
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

The withdrawal of W. S. Dwinnell as
candidate for the legislature on account
OF absence from the city and business en-
gagements which would make it impossi-
BILE for him to tcerve in the house, is to
be regretted. Mr.. Dwinnell,. If nominated,
would undoubtedly have been elected and
would have made splendid representa-
tive, judging by bis record in that capacity
in the session of 1899. = ~ zSS5sfss :,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Copyright. 1902 by McClure,s Newspaper Syn

Miss Geryaise Plympton had one hobby
chiromancy. She spent all her spare time
investigating It's mysteries It was even said
that her chief reason for entering the hospital
training school was the opportunity 1t offered
to feel the pulse and incidentally glance at
palms OF the hands of the patients. Out of 1t
all she had drawn confirmation for certain
palmist theories and amended others by a few
rules OF her own which she contemplated pub
lshing-by and by. .=.Essz
There is a popular superstition that young
house doctors and nurses always fall in love
with each other. But Miss PlymDton was
saved from this extravaganza of emotions by
her discovery that all her contemporary doc
tors had forbidding lines. In the hand OF one
she discovered unmistakable evidence OF men
tai alteration. In. another signs of a violent
temper, and still another was hopelessly stin-
gy. The owner of the latter. however. per-
sisted in liking her in spite OF all her snubs
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Sworn Average Daily Circulation
for the Month of July, 1902:
$3.50 4.
. Record of advertising of
Minneapolis papers for
July, 1902. COILS:
Journal, Il issues !. 94
Tribune, 81 issues gil
Times, 81 issues =. , I'll
PERMANENT TARIFF COMMISSION

A contemporary emphasizes temperance
In agitating for revision Of the tariff, and
finds a reason for it in the condition OF
the public revenues at the beginning OF
the fiscal year. ~.
, When will the day come when our gov
ernment will be ready to adopt the plan
which is quite generally regarded as cal
culated to protect the country in large
degree from that disturbance Of business
which periodical agitation OF tariff re-
vision as. a political issue is likely to
produce? 1t Is to be hoped that some day
we shall refer, this matter of the tariff,
. which should be purely a business affair
and never allowed to become political
issue. to a strong commission in which
business men of all political faiths would
have confidence, and which should be non
partizan in character. Recommendations
of such commission made from time to
time would commend themselves to the
Judgment of the country as a basis of
, congressional legislation the modif-
cations of the tariff being, not general and
sweeping as the result of long agitation,
with consequent hesitation and 'demora1i-
cation Of business, but gradual and Incl
dental, affecting but. few articles at a
. time. and justified always by thorough
Investigation:
Such an administration Of our protective
principle and revenue policy by perma-
nent commission, and : the consequent
greater or less elimination of the subject
from the field of practical politics, is a
consummation most devoutly to be wished.
It has received the commendation of pub
lie men and students of public affairs and
the Endorsement Of political conventions,
but it has yet to be actualized in legis-:
lation and entrusted with the discharge ot
a service of great Importance to the COM
mercial and industrial interests of the
country. -. ~ 49, .'----... 80
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

Advancing lumber prices may interfere with
the building boom, but it ought to make
good sale for old houses that are modernlzed
and placed IN proper repair.-The Tribune.
Excusing the bad English, the above
paragraph might suggest to some. people
the propriety Of reducing the lumber
tariff or wiping it out altogether. That
infant industry seems to have ,,outgrown
Its swaddling clothes: Il T. ~ ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
NEITHER DEAD NOR SLEEPING
Louisyille Courier-Journ;

LOUISVILLE COurfer-Journad.
Professor Albert BUSHNELL Hart Of Harvard
has gone to the trouble of preparing an ad-
dress in which he announces that the Monroe
doctrine is dead. Professor Hart must have
a strange idea OF life and death. A doctrine
which is scrupulously observed by every
power in Europe may be dead as the pro-
fessor construes death, but It Is just as much
alive as it eyer was.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
GRUESOME PREDICTIONS

Rear Admiral Taylor of the bureau of
navigation, denies that he said that, the
United States and Germany would go to
and Germany's dislike Of the Monroe doc
trine and the kaiser's belief that Ger
many is the predestined conquerer of the
world.
r. It is best for men like General Taylor
TO revise the talk they give to the news
papers. Not that the American nation is
frightened and likely to lapse into a very
ugly condition Of neurasthenia through
such gloomy predictions, for 1t is; very
certain that in the words of Macdermott's s
song: .-.... ..-..,. ....s.,...
O. We've got the ships,
i, t. We've got the men, !, ~.
~ We've got the money, too! - ..-
and this triad of facts Is deeply I'M
4 pressed upon the American understand
ing. III Fl. .:..,
{ The kaiser is all right, and If he goes
wrong as to this nation, he~is not likely
to stay wrong very long. He has recent
ly quite handsomely subscribed to the
Monroe doctrine, seeing that weEare in
dead earnest about its retention as an
ancient and necessary policy and no
threats Of even a combined Europe can
,abate our tenacity as to maintaining its
integrity. AS for commercial rivalry,
there is no likelihood Of our coming to
blows over supplying the scantily clothed
Africans and Oceanicans with bleached
cottons or unbleached, and colored, breech
taken the trouble to draw up carefully
devised plans for the invasion Of our
country by Germany, but we have laughed
Il at them very sensibly, There are some
: people always ready to talk alarmingly OF
foreign invasion, Just as in England, from
s Napoleon's time, the fbogey of French in
vasion has. been exhibited to frighten the
timid and nervous. Even the proposed
tunnel under the English channel has
been abandoned through fear OF It's use BY
q French invading host. 81
Within the last few days there has been
an attempt to scare the nation by naval
officers, who express the belief that. our
coast defenses are absolutely weak an6
even worthless, as against a well-pre-
pared naval attack. It Is claimed thai
the R,lnners who man our big coast de-
fense guns have had little or no expert.
ence in handling and discharging then
and 1t is pointed out that three large.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Mr.. FLETCHER EXPLAINS

Mr.. Fletcher writes communication
to T h 9 journal to-day to state his
position on leading questions.
He takes up first the isthmian canal
matter, and explains his opposition to the
Nicaragua route. In this respect T e
o ournal Is In a. position to sympa
thize with him, as it has never been i'm
pressed with the wisdom of selecting the
Nicaragua route and attempting to make
sit compete with the Panama. What we
understand Mr.. Fletcher to have been
scrfticized for by his constituents was his
generally understood hostility to all 18TH
mian canals, and he admits to-day that
he does not believe that an isthmian
canal will prove as beneficial to the COM
merce Of the country as is generally an
ticipated. His preference we UNDER
stand to be the Darien canal, which, how
ever, has not been regarded with favor
by our own government engineers.
+ On the matter of our Cuban policy, Mr..
Fletcher declares himself in favor of
genuine reciprocity This, he says,
was "the purpose and intent of the plan.
proposed by the Minnesota delegation
and cit was and is only in methods that
the delegation differed with President
Roosevelt, and "not on principle or the
desirability Of mutual beneficial or recip-
rocal relations" The record shows, how
ever, that the Minnesota, delegation OPP
posed method of reciprocity as to in
terchange of commodities and proposed
in place Of it system of rebates which
could not affect the interchange Of COM
modities in any particular. President
Roosevelt and his legal advisors rejected
the rebate plan both because it was not
regarded as a wise policy calculated to
beneft the Cubans or desirable as prec-
edent in its relation to- our own affairs,
and because 1t was Of doubtful constitu-
| tionality. In view Of: these facts, the
bond of sympathy and agreement between
our delegation and the president, as to
the matter upon which he laid special
emphasis in two messages to congress, Is
not and does not seem to us to have been
very intimate or strong.
AS to Mr. Fletcher's record with re-
gard to the sugar trust, to which he also
refers, the congressional documents show
| that he failed to vote for the Morris
amendment to the Cuban reciprocity BILL
depriving the trust Of its differential, and
then voted against the reciprocity bill
| after that amendment had been adopted.
It is not pleasant to be obliged to call
attention to these matters, but Mr..
Fletcher places Th e Journal In the
attitude of misrepresenting him, and we
are, therefore, bound to revert to the
! facts. a. \ y - IN
| or course, no one can have any eontro-
versy with him or any other candidate
about the desirability of maintaining the
necessary public improvements within or
affecting this district. or with respect to
any measures pending which have bear
ing upon the interests Of the district.
/ It is assumed that any representative OF
this district would stand for these things,
and, other things being equal, it's for
! the peopleso the district to determine for
themselves which one Of the candidates
/ can further the interests Of the district
most effectively.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
THERE you HAVE IT
Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press.
without his check book Mr.. Morgan
would never have been the ,emperor's guest" !"
sneers the Neue Freie Presse. Certainly
not; and II William had not been the En-
peror Of Germany, Mr.. Morgan would not
have accepted the invitation.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
NEW. BOOKS
NEW BOOKS
Addresses to Young Men and Young
Women. Delivered to the st. Paul's Con-
gregation at Minneapolis: By Rev. n. J.

Addresses to Young Men and Young
Women. Delivered to the st. Paul's Con-
gregation at Minneapolis. BY Rev. n. J.
!. Loiare, B. L. Minneapolis: Press OF the
Ungdommens Ven.
These addi esses embody: the faithful admo-
nitions and comments on the Bible addressed
by an earnest and conscientious pastor to
the younger element of his flock. He defends
the Christian Scriptures from the assaults by
modern forums of untelief and negation, that
his young people may be able to give a true
answer to any who ask them to give a reason
for. the hope that is within them. He points
out the necessity for building up Christian
character and embedding strong religious
principles in the daily life and acquiring
self-control and to use discrimination in the
choice Of recreation. The advice is very sound
throughout for young men and young
wonien.,sis The latter he warns SOL
-emnly against The men who are
sunfit husbands for pure women, and advises
them to remain single rather than take risks
..,just to get into married life,'' and tells
them they can do most useful work il they
remain single. You are in good company If
you maintain your celibacy,' says Mr..
Lohre The book is plain-spoken and the
author disclainns any effort to give 1t literary
finish Its counsels are applicable to young
sChristian people everywhere.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
A NEAT JOB
G,rookston Ti,nes.

Th minneapolis ournal'S5
scoop on Mayor AIMEE resignation was even
as q home run over the centerfeld fence.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

Mr.. Fletcher says the sugar trust Is de-
termined to throttle the beet sugar indus
try In its CRADLE, 1t gives mere evi.
dence of disposition to bring 1T up as a
child of its own.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

have the song selected. II adapted to an
orchestra. played at the Metropolitan
every night for q week In order to-
familiarize his patrons with 1t.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05

L
cious revision of the existing tariff law, al
ways maintaining the sound principles of
protection as enunciated by the Honorable
James G. Blaine, but I Insist that this shall
be done by the friends of protection and not
by its enemies, and always along the lines
of the wisest care of the interests OF Ameri-
can labor and American industries. ~
~ I have been, am now and shall remain,
whatever criticism on this head may be made
against me, III favor Of obtaining most lib
eral appropriations for important public
works tn and affecting this congressional dis
| trict. l. leavesit to others to belittle the ad-
vantages which must accrue to my constitu-
ents in this course.
I have been and am in favor of the extern
sion of the rural free delivery system just as
fast the postal revenues will permit SO
that every farmer in my district can enjoy
his daily newspaper with his MONDAY repast
I recognize that the Philippines were
placed in the care of the American people
by the events of an unsought war and that
we can't shift the responsibilities thus provi-
dentially placed upon US. / approve the
| course taken by the administration of Presi-
! dent Mckinley and President Roosevelt ir
| the management Of the exceedingly compli.
Gated and difficult questions growing out ol
these new relations, and firmly believe thai
the wise and conservative policy Of the ad.
administration as is being worked out by Gov.
ernor Taft and General Otis, will deserve and
receive the hearty approval Of the American
people, and as time goes by the Philippine.
themselves will become the most gratefu
| peoplef on earth for the benefits conferred
upon them. q.
1 feel that you and all my; constituents
should think it quite unnecessary, >in viev
Of my record as stalwart republican To-
nearly half century, for me to make thi
somewhat extended statement Of my position
upon these questions, but as stated Sin tn
/ beginning, do SO to remove all possible
4 misunderstanding by any who wish to know
the truth. or Misrepresentation by any VIII,
seek grounds for opposing my return to con
gressi s.
In justice to myself, ask you to give thi
i a place In your columns. Very truly yours.
Il. Fletcher
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-15
King George Personals.

Correspondence of The FREE LANcEJ
King George c. H., Va, July 1lth. 1902
Mr. Fred. c. $. Hunter, who has been
spending few days with relatives at the
Court-house, has returned to Washing
ton.
Mr.. Taylor Smith. of fredericksburg.
Is visiting his uncle, Mr. Allen Smith, of
Canning"
Miss Blant Mason. of Cleveland. - is
visiting friends in Tappahannock, Va.
Miss Mary Hay. OF Illinois, who taught
the past session at Cedar Grove" has
returned to her home Miss Hay won
many friends while IN King George who
regret her departure
Mrs. h. j. Smith, of fredericksburg. is
visiting her brother, Judge j. T. Mason
and Mrs. Mason at "Shelburne"
Miss Bessie Mason, of Colonial Beach.
is attending the Normal School ut Tan.
pahannock, Va.
Mr.. VIM. j. Barksdale. of Falls Church.
with his two children, are visiting Judge
and Mrs. c. III. Aslitan, at Waveland.
Mr.. Julian Stuart James, a prominent
lawyer of Baltimore, is visiting his aunt.
Mrs. X h. Stuart, at Cedar Grove
W.. Rose, Commonwealth Attor-
ney, was engaged on the 4th instant in
taking dispositions before Counsel + l..
Hunter, in a divorce suit.
Capt. Dan NJ Lee, of Highland Home. 4"
Stafford county, was in our village on
the 4th on business. Capt Lee looks as
young as he did some fifteen years ago
His genial presence and merry laugh
makes him always welcome.
Miss Sadie Gibson, Of Baltimore. who
has oeen visiting friends in King George.
lett by the Rappahannock steamer on the
9TH for fredericksburg, from there she
VIII go to Culpeper county to spend the
remaining summer months.
Mr. Barton Mason. OF fredericksburg,
Is visiting Mr.. Geo. Ogle Taylor Jr. at
"FerDeaux"
Mrs. A. b. Davis who has been visit
ing her mother. Mrs. r.. f. Stuart, at
Cedar Grove has returned home
MIR. Z. Calvert Stuart. of Baltimore, is
spending two weeks with his mother at
Cedar Grove
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-15
Poisoning the System.

1t is through the bowels that the body
is cleansed of the impurities. Constipa-
ton keeps these poisons in the system,
causing headache, dullness and melan-
cholia at first. then unsightly eruptions
and finally serious illness unless a rene.
dy is applied. De Wits Little Early
Risers prevent this trouble by stimula-
ting the liver and promote easy. healthy
action of the bowels These little pills do
not act violently but by strengthening
the bowels enable them to perform their
own work. Never grippe or distress d. G
bowman