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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
Lyceum-''Around the World IL
EIGHTY DAYS."


The Ferris stock company's attrac-
ton at. the Lyceum for the week
commencing tomorrow evening will
be a grand scenic presentation Of
Around the World in Eighty Days."
The regular matinees will be given on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Ow-
ing to the length of the performance
and the number of scenes, the curtain
evenings at 8 o'clock promptly.
The story Of the play, which is one
of the most interesting that has ever
been seen at the Lyceum, is as fol-
lows:
In the year 1872, Phineas Fogg, a
member Of the Eccentric club, while
playing a game of whist with three
other members, brings up the subject
of travel. One of the players says
that a trip around the world cannot
be made in eighty days. Phineas Fogg
says that the trip can be made in the
stated time. Fogg offers to wager
100000 ($100,000) that he can make
the trip, and the bet is taken. Mr..
Fogg is a very extraordinary person
and everything he does is done in a
very cool manner. Fogg at once goes
to his home to make preparations for
the trip. He directs his man Passe-
partout to pack two satchels, one for
each of them. Passepartout, in his
haste to get away on time, leaves the
gas burning. He does not think about
it till they get on the train, and when
he mentions the subject to his mas
| ter, he is told, Every we'll, it burns
at your expense On the day they
start on their journey, the Bank OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05

A design which can be beautiful in it's
effect Of iridescent colorings is given above
and taken from the French empire period
of the sixteenth century. It can be APP
piled to the ends Of dresser or sideboard
covers, or used in an empire room,
wrought on a cream satin sheeting in gold
and white effects. This particular piece
is one Of set Of three pieces intended for
the arms and back Of reproduction of
our grandmother's chair, and is in rides
cent colorings Of blendings OF blue and
green, the center medallion being in the
old china. blues In tho two shades, alter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
Metropolitan-Ezra Kendall in "The
Vinegar Buyer"

The Irresistible Ezra Kendall, with
his twinkling eye, his slow smile and
his persuasive drawl, not forgetting
his sky scraper hat, will be at the
Metropolitan for four nights and
Wednesday matinee beginning to-
morrow evening, with his play, "The
Vinegar Buyer"
AS a monologuist he was supreme,
and as a star in his own play he is
said to be funnier than ever. Herbert
Hall Winslow is responsible for the
play, which is replete with Kendall
isms. This can be readily seen by
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
EMPIRE DESIGN OF 10TH CENTURY
Clara L. Kellogg.

mating sections, and each outlined in two
threads Of black flo. The stitch is oriental
COUGHING Qaying down Of threads) circltng
jewels Of hunters green in satin stitch,
which has first had in-flled work Of cot
ton. Foliage circlet Is Of blending Of blue
and green IN Kensington shadings with
thu connecting jewels in the darkest Of
china blues. Ribbons In tapestry stitch OF
sorrel green, outlined in hunters green.
Little horet at top in shades OF blue with
green center. and outlined in black. Ground
Of natural lined with handkerchief hens,
hemStitched.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
ness to the oriental scenes. There are
thirty sneakinP nartS.

ness to the oriental scenes. There are
thirty speaking parts.
A. Byron Beasley is cast as Phineas
Fogg, Joseph Totten is cast as Passe-
partout. Ben Johnson will be seen as
John archibald. an American; the
played by William HI. Murdoch:
George J. Gilmore, Ernest Fisher. ID.
P. Jerome and Frank Lally will be
seen as club members; Miss Maude
Gilbert is cast as Aouda, an indian
princess; Miss Leslie Bingham is cast
as Ayeesha her sister; and Miss Maisie
Cecil as Nancy, Passepartout's sweet
heart
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
ONE, BUT TWO.

.
cat last, darling said the happy man in
the new clothes after he had settled with the
minister, I'VE are really and truly one-one for
ever"
Theoretically, yes,'' rejoined the blushing
bride, "but from a practical standpoint it will
two"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05

the sentiment that Is close to the sur
face in every theater audience.
The surroundings, the mise-en-scene
of the last act, for example. are most
effective in a novel, striking and pow
erfully appealing way. The rising
curtain discloses the exterior Of a. farm
house, wrapped in the folds of a New
England snow storm. A moment is
given to this picture, and then the
front wall Of the house disappears and
the action Of the play goes on within
it. The storm without is indicative Of
the stress within, and the visual i'm
preston intensifies sympathy with the
tribulations of the characters. Hope
blossoms into fru1tion, as the action
proceeds, and joy succeeds grief.
When the story has come to its
happy end, the family group, which
has been about the supper table, joins
in singing the "Doxology," and an in
slant later the house exterior is shown,
bathed in soft moonlight. The storm
without has passed, as has that within,
and the smoke which curls lazily from
fort. These contrasting scenes are
most significant in symbolic beauty;
like the famous "last scene of "Shore
Acres" the last act of Quincy Adams
| Sawyer" has moments which will be
RENE mbered long after recollection of
the main story of the play has passed
out of the mind. The engagement of
| "Qincy Adams Sawyer" is for three
nights and Saturday matinee, COM
mencing Thursday, Dec. 10.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
PARENTAL TRAINING.
rhicson News

Smith-How old is your son, Jones?
Jones-He'Il be 81 tomorrow.
Smith-He's certainly credit to you.
Jones-Well, he ought to be. / spent fifteen
years in bringing him up and six months more In
calling him down
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05

conception to the comic creations of
q. w. Townsend and Glenn Mac
Donough. 1t has been one of : the
most successful entertainments ever
staged and has had a long and pros
porous career. Built for laughing pur-
poses only, it is said to more than
make good it's promises,
Farce comedy, particularly when
served in an attractive form, is one of
the most popular of theatric diver
sions. 1t is, as rule elastic in con-
struction and will allow of constant
and catchy material. ''McFadden's
Row of Flats" is, if anything, more
flexible in Its construction than the
average play Of it's kind. Each sue
ceeding season it has offered new sit
uations, new comic action and partic-
ularly novel features in music and
specialtles. The music this season Is
nearly all new and tuneful and the
ensemble effects and specialties are at
tractive. There Is something irresist-
ible to the average theatergoer in a
chorus of pretty young women who
sing and dance as to the manner born.
They brighten any show and they set
off the work and ability of the prin-
cipals, just as settings Of rare jewel
display it to the best advantage. This
season particular attention has been
| paid to the chorus in the Flats and
| it includes some of the most beautiful
women on the stage.
The present production has been re-
yiesed right up to date. There is not
a dull moment from the rise of the
curtain until it's final fall and the per-
Torrance not only scintillates with
clever comedy conceits and tuneful
| music, but is adorned as well with
scenery Of magnif1cence and costumes
that are bright and beautiful.
The presenting company has always
been noticeable for it's general excel
lence-this year it is said to be better
| than ever before and will include
many we'll known artists, notable
among them being Marguerite Fergu-
son, Ada Boshell, the Exposition -Four
Joe Willard, Brett Reed, Walter
Bramblette, James e, Rome, Jerry
Sullivan, the Yellow Kids, Teddy Sim.
mons, May Baker and Libby Hart.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
Metropolitan-"Qutncy Adams Saw

That popular rural play. Quincy
Adams Sawyer" which comes to the
Metropolitan direct from the success
full engagement at the Auditorium,
Chicago, has many strong comedy
features; yet it possesses touches of
true pathos which prove that author,
producer and the management have
labored with good results to appeal to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
BILLS OF THE VIEW

the hands Of superb cast, supporting
the inimitable Ezra Kendall, should
prove a most delightful entertain
ment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
FooTLIGHT FLASHES.

FooTLIGHT FLASHES.
The Sleepy King will play at the Metropoli-
tan for week, starting Dec 27
"Way Out Vest Dick Ferris favorite play.
Is scheduled for an early production at the
Lyceum
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05

nels. Minneapolis
also has her mush-
room caves, two of
them. Both are sit
uated at the north
ern end Of Nicollet
island, and are in
teresting places to
visit.
A. scramble down
the steep bank, the
descent of a flight
Of rickety stairs to
an old shed roof, a
cautious l@ creeping
down another nas-
row, tumble down
flight Of steps, and
the entrance to Mr..
Goody's cave is
reached. He is the
pioneer mushroom
raiser in Minneapo-
lis; but the door Of
his cave was found
padlocked on the
occasion of a recent
visit there. He was
evidently not at
home. Mr.. Porte's
cave, a few yards
further on, and
rather more access
Sible. after ono hoo
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05

Observation-Disclosures Row of Flats"
"McFadden's Row Of Flats" bright.
ly new and furnished in glittering new
outfit Of scenery, costumes, music,
jokes and pretty girls, commences an
engagement of one week at the Bijou
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50, includ-
ing the usual Wednesday and Satur-
day matinees.
This clever farce-comedy owes its
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
GROWING MUSHROOMS IN MINNEAPOLIS
Hard Working French Veteran Nicolet
the Escuent Delights Are Produced.

" N japan mushrooms are grown on
decayed tree trunks. In England
there are many mushroom
a farms, and large quantities of
the y spawn for propagation
are prepared and exported. In
northern France mushroom culture
is widespread and profitable indus
try among the peasants. In Paris
alone thousands Of tons of mushrooms
are said to be raised every year in the
network Of caves and tunnels extend
ing under the city streets and out into
the surrounding country. The most Of
these caves are abandoned stone quar-
ries; or rather mines, for the white
building stone occurred in veins and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20
FISH WITH ELASTIC SKIN.
Remarkable Creature Makes Itself
Too BIG to be Swallowed.

A few days ago a number of Speci-
mems of the puffer were taken to the
aquarium. The buffers are caught III
the neighborhood of this city. They
are so named because of the eias-
ITCHY of their skin and the facility
With which they can initiate them
selves by doubling their size. When
in this condition they resemble in
some respects a ball. The nose and
brilliant light green eyes protrudC
from one part and on the other side a
tail projects. Apparently a sense of
danger close at hand is the signal for
putting up and the success of the effort
does not appear to be governed 10y
confinement to the water. Air seems
to serve equally well, as was demon.
Strated by Mr.. Spencer. the superin-
tendent of the aquarium the other
day. He lifted one from the tank ami
instantly its pumping apparatus began
to work. A very short space of time
second or Observation-Disclosures re-
quired TO give the fish rotundity.
Its skin is beautifully notified and
when lying on a gravel bottom it might
easily be mistaken by another fish
swimming above for part of the bed
Itself, Although it is not known
positively why the puffer has this
power to enlarge itself, it is thought
by some that this is a means of pro
lection. The fish is not large, being
only six or eight inches long. Every
one knows how hard it would be 10
swallow a ball six or eight inches in
diameter and that the number OF
species of fish which could do this sue
oeSsfully is not large. The pufrer has
the power, apparently TO make Itself
as uncomfortable as a fshbone-whiie
In the process of being swallowed
4 story is told about two New York
fishermen who pulled In netful OF
buffers, species of fish they had
never seen or heard of before, They
dumped the fish into the bottom of the
boat and were surprised to hnd in the
SPACE of a second thats~by some
miracle the boat was full to overflow
ing with fsh.-New York Tribune.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20
COM M EMIT.

The Register, Central City, Colo, reN
Gently published what the editor has
learned during his experience as an ed
itor. He learns:
That the path of the country editor
is strewn with roses-and rose bushes
have thorns;
That paper can live in Central City
without the patronage of the foreign
patent medicine cure-all quacks;
That the people enjoy the novelty of
such a paper;
That the editor who tries to please
everybody is doomed to disappoint-
ment and must exercise great caution
If he hopes to escape the fool-killer;
That campaign promises are even
more fragile than the pie-crusts any
body's mother used to make;;'
That many men would rather tell
two lies than pay one little printing
bill;
That one hour of hustling is worth
more to newspaper than two weeks
spent in posing on the street corners:
That some men and women feel in
Jured if we fail to mention their good
deeds, however trifing, and that we
will be injured if we mention their evil
deeds;
That an editor who has opinions and
dares to publish them has enemies and
the one who has no opinions has no
friends;
That peple who do not pay for your
paper find more fault with it than
those who pay in advance;
That the woman who lays awake O.
nights to discover what time her neigh
bors' men folks come home will rean a
crop OF crows-feet that will cause her
own husband to stay out late:
That the so-called common people.
are more reliable and trustworthy than
those who think themselves some
pumpkins"
That Central City is the best town of
one thousand inhabitants in the north
west;
That Central City has several wo-
men who would make excellent report-
ers-if they could be kept from telling
everything they know until after the
paper was issued. (Now don't get mad
this Doesn't Apply to you; it means
your neighbor-the one who gossips)
That an editor. being a human ami
mai is Just as liable to make mistakes
as inc preacher. doctor, or lawyer.
ana mat he does make them;
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20
Upton TO A NEWSBOY
Gave Lad 81 for a Paper-Boy Bet 1t
on Shamrock.

VI Oh~fb WIN
Philadelphia Cor. New York Times
The happiest and proudest boy in
this section ofthe United States today
is George Kessler. He is only news
boy, 13 years old, but since Sir
Thomas Upton has come into his
horizon the cares of life have been for
gotten.
George lives in Germantown. He
made the acquaintance of Sir Thomas
at Wayne Junction recently, and in a
peculiar manner. Hearing that the
owner of the Shamrock would be
aboard of a certain train, he watched
for its arrival, and when it finally
pulled in ran through the cars crying
Justify
"All tn evenin' papers. Full &C.
count of Sir Thomas Lipt'n and the
yacht Shamrock"
Sir Thomas heard his cry and
bought a paper. George says he
recognized the great tea merchant at
once from his picture and was dead
sure it was him when Sir Thomas
gave him dollar bill for a paper and
said Keep the change"
Eyer Sir Thomas Lipt'n, ant your
said George.
Eyes, my boy replied the yachts
man.
well l wish yer good luck" said
George. Eyer plucky and deserve
somethin' fer comm over here so
often.''
What are you going to do with the
dollar l gave your asked Sir Thomas.
"Bet it on tn Shamrock" and
George lodged out of the train, which
was beginning to move Sir Thomas
called after him a parting Injunction
to write to him. This George did and
has just received Sir Thomas reply as
follows:
Steam Yacht Erin Sandy Hook,
July 11.-George Kessler, Newsboy
Dear Sir: On behalf of Sir Thomas
Upton, | have been requested to write
and thank you for your kind letter of
the 14th, which Sir Thomas appre-
ciated greatly, and he wishes me to
thank you for your kind wishes. am
faithfully yours,
Joseph Woodcock, Secretary
To this Sir Thomas appended his
autograph and that's what p1eases
George.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20

tough Hale never succeeded in prov
ing his accusations, yet the latter
caused the late Lord Farnham no end
of annoyance and expense, and IN
doubtedly FASTENED his death.
The family name of the lord OF
Farnham is Maxwell, and it is hardly
necessary to add that, like most other
inhabitants of the north of Ireland,
they are of Scottish origin. They
owe their wealth and prosperity to the
fact that they fattened on ecclesias-
teal benefces and held high dignities
in the church Of Ireland for number
Of generations, including the bishop
RIGS of Fillmore and of Ardagh. The
founder Of the family was Sir Aymar
de Maxwell, who was great chamber
lain of the kingdom of Scotland.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20

Army is bringing up fifty small boys
from the slums of New York and Chi
cago, teaching them to raise prize
poultry and preparing them to be
| farmers, started in life with land
enough to make living ON when they
are old enough. With the exception
of these children there is no one at
Amity in receipt of charity.
"The government could create tax
payers for itself on mammoth scale, "
said Commander Booth-Tucker, "if it
cared to follow the example of New
Zealand in the settlement of its lands.
President Roosevelt has been saying
some trenchant things about race
suicide. But the whole tendency OF
our present civilization is to kill the
home. The whole tendency of the
prudent man today, the man who
wants to get ahead and save some
thing, is to avoid marriage and large
family.
Public sentiment increases against
those who have families for which
they cannot provide. If you come down
to the plain, prosaic facts of the case,
children are nuisance in a city An
other plain, simple fact, as proved in
our colonies, is that the hope of be
coming property owners, of owning
their own homes, transforms the aver
age man into a different creature. II
is hard for the average man to get out
of rut. But put him in one of our
colonies and show him how, within 4
term of years. he can repay us and own
his own home and you would be as
founded to see the difference it will
make in him"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20
MASTERS LAMENT FOR HIS DOG.

mourn the loss of one most dear;
A friend devoted, brave and true;
And think no shame to shed tear
AS tribute to his virtues due.
His noble heart has ceased to beat;
His loving eyes have looked their
last;
The life that made my life more sweet
Is now a memory of the past
Dear brute, thy virtues would not pale
Before those of some human saint,
II was not thine friend to TALL,
Nor in the face of danger faint.
Thise happy, happy days we spent
Together travelling many a mile,
Thy fond dumb speech was eloquent;
Thine eyes gave smile for smile.
What knight more chivalrous and kind,
More ready to defend the weak?
What gentleman could one e'er find
More courteous thiugh he could NOT
speak?
So ready with his gracious paw
And wagging tail to show good will,
Fast friends he made of those who
saw
They loved him then and love him
still.
May flowers bloom ana grasses wave
About the spot where thou dost
sleep,
May birds sing requiems Ger thy
grave,
And mother earth her kind watch
keep.
Rest thee in peace, thy sufferings
DER,
Gods will be done; and who can tell
The may be" meetings on that other
shore?
Fast fall our tears: farewell! fare
we'll!
e. A. P. Henshaw.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20
It was not because Thomas had in,

1t was not because Thomas had iust
landed and was trying to earn enough
to bring out the wife and foiye
childer' from the "owld country" $50
the contractor told us); or that he
seemed TO be greatly superior to the
other day-laborers, that Thomas COM
mended himself as our future gar.
dener. No: it was the richness of his
hrogue rather than the poverty of his
clothes; the tilt of his corn-cob pine
from AZ honest and humorous. If M.
shayen face; the swinging strides of
his slightly bowed legs. as he trundled
a wheelbarrow across our little acre
with the comfortable air of owning
the property; the careless pose of MS
sinewy body. as he leaned upon the
TaGe handle to pass the time o. day.
with surprising. number of friends
VINO happened by" it was his easy
good nature and the readiness with
which he adopted us, perhaps. that
Won our hearts; but chiefly. / SUSPECT
we engaged him because he knew
nothing whatever about gardening and
ne knew that we knew ia highly
desirable qualification-Countrv Life
in America
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20
ONE INCH.

Freeport (Ohio) Preserve need
eight or ten lines yet to fill out this
column announced the foreman.
Thereupon Editor Clugston of the
Spiketown Blizzard sat down and be-
gan writing:
"Our thanks are due to the Hon."
Here he paused.
BILL" he said, who's the guy we
sent to congress from this district the
last timer"
Jackson" replied the foreman:
"Clem Jackson"
Clement Jackson" he proceed
ed, who SO ably represented our dis
trict in congress, for package Of"
Here he broke off again.
Bill, what was that stuff that came
from the agricultural department the
other day."
Some kind of seeds, l guess, l fed
EN- to the pigeons
valuable garden seeds. We
haven't any garden, but we are just as
much obliged to him as if we had.
Congressman Jackson never forgets
his constituents. We predict that he
will be elected again without any op-
position worth mentioning"
81 reckon" said Editor Clugston, as
he stepped up to the case to put the
item in type himself, when he sees
this he'll send me a lot of his old
speeches, darn him."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20
HABITS OF THE COWBlRD.

The cowbird is black and a little
smaller than the red-winged black
bird. There are three species, two of
which-the common and red-eyed--
migrate to our northern states and are
found associated together. The male
of the common cowbird has head and
neck of deep woodbrown, while the
red-eye is wholly black and very lus-
trous. The females are smaller than
the males and duller in color, although
the red-eyed female is quite black.
The bird receives its name from its
association with cows, besides which
it feeds, snatchins up the insects that
are disturbed by their heavy tread.
About half dozen usually attend a
single animal or bunch of cattle. part
OF which may be of one species and
part of the other. Indeed, the two as.
sociate together as peacefully as
though they were of the same species.
The most serious indictment against
the cowbird is that it builds no nests
and does not rear its own family. Its
eggs are laid in the nests of greenIets
warblers, finchers and other black
birds, most of which are smaller than
itself. Of the first FIVE red wings
nests examined in 1902, four contained
the eggs of the cowbird. The sum-
mer warbler was one day found bury
ing the detestable eggs in the bottom
OF her nest. together with one of her
own. Two orchard orioles nests, not
fifty feet apart, each contained the egg
of the parasite. probably of the same
breed.-Country Life in America.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20
Visitors to Njaoara

The number of visitors to Niagara
ans averages three-fourths of a mil
hon a year. In the year Of the Buffalo
exposition there were 3.OO0. GOO