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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
The Lakeield Standard saws:
AT THE THEATERS
MetropoIitan-"The Sleepy King"

MetrOpoltan-'l ne sleepy Nlng.
Some improvement has been made in
this production since it was launched a
few months ago. The current perform
ance is rather more attractive than that
seen .sat the Metropolitan last fall. The
music has been rearranged and augmented
and the book especially has been revised.
New jokes have been provided for the
comedians, new business for the lead
ing performers. The practical experience
Of "the road has proved equally valuable
to the managers. and the artists.
The conceit. of a drowsy regent who
turns his kingdom over. to a prime min
lister in order to secure sufficient sleep
lin the royal woOdshed" is a guarantee
of humorous material, while the romantic
element is sufficiently assured by the cir
scumstance that the Princess Nesca who
is to be "auctioneed off to the highest
bidder among neighboring royalties, pre-
fers, instead, to follow into the land of
Arcadia a young troubadour, Strephon
whose voice and face she loves.
Walter Jones, the sleepy King Ozo. re-
gent Of Ruralania, has somewhat better
grasp Of comical opportunities. He was
handicapped last night with hoarseness
Hs was efficiently aided by Ed Rsdway
sauer, whose rolling r's made frequent
| hits. -
l. Miss Nellie. O'Neill, IDS AiryasAnn, the
| female agent for airshfps, was a decided
| favorite. Perhaps the most welcome mum
! ber on the musical program was her .'Oc:
| toroon Lady" She was recalled time ani
again to exhibit the .acrobatic dancing
| forswhich this little soubrette is famous.
| The soprano of Misssl Catherine Linyar6
as Princess Nesca, and the barytone O.
the Strephon, George Fiske, were admired
particularly in their duet, Sweetheart O.
Mine Other numbers encored were
"Gloriana" and Mamie by Picklesauer'
four statuesque daughters; Sweet Six
teen" by Nesca and chorus; ."Captail
| Kidd by Ozo and chorus; the male quin
tet, t"Reuben Redbreast,' and ''If I, Wer
Mr.. Morgan" The last named selection
entrusted to Ozo, Picklesauer and tn
! Goat brought forth one of the most ap
plauded impersonations, that of the goa
by Dave Abrahan1s, who was also the owl
Another. valuable feature was the sons
I'm Missouri" with dance, by Ozo, Anr
Picklesauer and one Of the daughters.
I Not only is the scenery picturesque, bu
the costumes, as was observed at tn
earlier performance, are both varied an
brilliant. The ample chorus is pretty
especially, Of course, the. show girls, an
the choral singing answers all demands
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
PROFITABLE BEGGING

4 E
A woman was arraigned for begging
and vagrancy in the Essex market police
court in New York, a few weeks ago who
had among her belongings a heavy bundle
tied in a large ,colored. handkerchief, in
which were found over $40 in pennies and
other small coin, the whole mass weighing,
more than fifteen pounds This, accord
ing to the wotnans own story.she had coll
lected in two weeks, seated on the curb
at a certain corner on the Bowery with a
plate in her lap And still more interest
ing was the disclosure made by a bank
book of a savings bank in Syracuse. N.
Y, in her possession, showing an account
to the woman's c1sdit of over $1,000. 1t
appeared also that the woman had three
grown UP children living in Syracuse, who
We're able to care for her Yet so Woe
Ebegone and poverty stricken did the wo-
man appear when arraigned in court tina t
not until her hoardings were disclosed
would even police court shyster take up
lher case. sissss4s
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

for January the following subjects are
discussed:
Physical Progress "Triumphs in Attaining
the the Physical Ideal, "A chronological Study"
The Great Psychological Crime, - "Oppor-
tunity, THE Tissue Salts .'Osteopathic
Medical Legislation. - "Roycroft Philosophy"
The Higher Law" ''Mineral Water Sermon
Keep the Fire Alive-keramc Studio for
January is keeping the fire of interest in
the potter and decorators arts alive by it's
Offering of art topics, which include the
following: ~
Spring Competition, National league of
Mineral Painters Poppy Designs, : Grand
Feu Ceramics-Kilns, Border Design for Punch
Bowl, Lily Leaf Design" ''Plate, Bowl and
Pitcher, Second Prize Competition "Wild Car
rot Panel with colored supplementl, striped
Bass
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
Chinese ACquiescence.

The Chinese foreign office yesterday
Welded to the persuasive tones Of the
Russian minister at Peking, and Lien
Fang declared China would be salts
fed with a settlement which would
leave Russia in possession of Nam
churia, according to the terms Of the
Russo Chinese treaty, while Japan
would retain her treaty rights in
Korea, the condition being that
neither power would attempt to OBJ
tain further advantages in either
country.
It is noticeable that, when Lien
Fang asked M. Paul Lessar when
Russia would evacuate Manchur1a,
that willy diplomat, who beats even
Count Ignatieff at diplomacy of the
mendacious kind, said the weather
was "too cold" for the operation, and
Russia S interests would be jeopardized
if evacuation took place pending ne
gotiations with Japan.
| Having practically recognized the
| logic of Russia's actual occupation of
| Manchuria, the Chinese foreign office
| need not worry about the date of
evacuation. Russia is not going to
| evacuate g. territory acquired after
half a century Of approach. Paul
Lessar, the Russian minister, has
done more in personal service to push
Russia's eastward movement, than
most of the men whose names are
prominently connected with it.
China, consenting to situation
| that Russia has made, is painfully
lacking in heroes to stir up Chinese
I patriotism and fight the battle fol
| independence. She has no David tt
resist the Russian Philistines, and the
other western powers who are waiting
to partition what Russia leaves O.
/ China; no Iscanderbeg to lead the
people to action, as that hero led tht
+ Black Mountaineers against th'
Turks; no Tell to light the fires Of lib
j erty. Even China's secret organiza
tions, like the Boxers, possess only al
insane desire to drive foreigners ou
of China by fire and sword, and offe
no substitute for the existing order
bad as it is, but chaos. The man fo
the hour does not appear in China
: Her Tartar conquerors would like t
save what remains Of their conques
of some two centuries ago. The ma
tive Chinese would like to see the res
toration Of the Ming dynasty, whicl
was displaced by the Tartar dynast
: Of Using.
What will happen is most likely t
!, be the maintenance of her nationa
traditions and policy as to Korea b
Japan, who will irrevocably stan
firmly for her Korean interests. Sh
is sending troops there now She ha
taken control OF the railway froT
Fusan to the Korean capital, Seou
), Fusan, on the Korean Strait, looks di
! rect1y across the strait to the shore
, Of Japan. Protected by her nav,
Japan can ferry her troops to Fusa1
: and thence by rail, place them in tn
S heart of Korea for distribution wher
!. needed most. No joint ownership 9
Korea with witt n! Russia for Japan:
$ Russia is finding out that a thir
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
TUESDAY EVENING,

lines. OF these, IA are in the heart of
mississippi. In the same period there
were sold to farmers along the line
of the Southern railway 2,270.01S
acres of land. In the same territory,
more than I6,0 900 new buildings were
erected at cost of more than s26,-
100000.
II. social conditions in the south
We're better, there is no doubt that
there would be an immense immigra-
ton from the north. White people do
not like to settle among negroes
when they can settle among whites,
and they do not like the intolerance
Of the south. which still Furnishes with
social ostracism the person who does
not think and believe with the ma
jority on all questions that are sup
posed to affect the south in peculiar
manner
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE. THINK
People who have things to say to the pub.
lie that ought to be said, are Invited to
use this column. But the space Is IIm-
tied, and all communications must be
''boIled down. much as possible.
Three hundred words is a safe limit

Management of Juvenile Deinquents In
New York City.
To the Editor of The Journal.
The official report of the committee Of
the New York State Board Of Charities APP
pointed to investigate the affairs and man
agement of the House of Refuge on Ran
dalPs Island, an institution which had un-
der care or Oct. 1 of the current
year. S12 boys and 119 girls committed
from New York city. is at hand. and is of
especial interest to those who are anxious
that Minnesota shall profit by the costly
experience of older communities. and avoid
their mistakes, in methods which have
been or may be adopted for dealing with
juvenile and adult female delinquents.
! The Randall Is1ard Institution was in
corporated in 1924 under a law organiz-
ing the Society for the Reformation of
Juvenile Delinquents in the City of New
York 1t has been largely supported by
state appropriations, and because of be-
ing a city institution. it has escaped the
public scrutiny and criticism which attend
the management Of the public institutions
Of the state. Concerning the practice of
receiving girls and boys under the same
management the report says: Experience
in reformatory management has shown
that delinquent girls are out Of place in an
institution to which delinquent boys are
also committed 1t is now we'll recognized
detrimental to the morals of both and
complicates the problems Of management
We recognize the efforts Of the managers
to mitigate these conditions by having ar
/ auxiliary board Of ladies, who are specially
charged with the care Of the girls anC
who are conscientiously and intelligently
performing their duties The committee
therefore recommends the passag of ar
act prohibiting the further commitment OF
girls to the institution
This opinion from the highest authority
. in New York state, and as affecting the
experience of the Oldest institution Of its
class in the United States, is an impor-
ant contribution to the arguments which
have been advanced in Minnesota in favor
of the establishment of Reformatory fol
Women, and distinct institution for deal
I ing with incorrigible and delinquent girls
The removal of female charges from jails
warehouses and city lock-ups. and tht
, complete separation and classified asso
! ciation of those held in duress. is vital t.
successful reforn1ators treatment.
&C. E. Faulkner.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
A DEMOCRATIC VIEW

I. t.. IdQl C1lODe.
The republican party has not carried the
reciprocity idea into effect. 1t negotiated
few treaties of minor Importance in the
first instance. in order to persuade the
people that it was doing something along
that line. AS the tariff parasites are
more hampered they grow more exacting.
Just as they will not now permit the
slightest modification ip the most unjust
schedule of the entire tariff act, SO they
have issued orders that reciprocity is to
go. No treaty or other arrangement in
Volvirig concessions for the benefit of trade
can go thru congress. Even our promise
to Cuba was broken until years of agita-
tion had forced a tardy and partial full
fill1nent.
The republi can party stands, therefore,
to- day convicted as the enemy Of reci-
procity and the volator Of its own pledges
made in the name of that policy. It is
wise and right for democracy to accept the
issue The democratic party stands as the
only hope and salvation of the country
against the robbery of an unjust and un-
necessary tariff. That wall can best be
broken down, or at least serious breaches
can be made in it, by using the battering
ram of reciprocity.
This is particularly true with reference
to our neighbors on the north We are
about to lose our enormously valuable Ca
madam trade, and, more than that, to see
Canada brought closer to the mother
country and farther away from US in all
our relations, if We are not prepared to
trade privileges in her markets. Not an
American interest would suffer thereby.
Yet you could more get reciprocity
treaty with Canada thru a republican con-
gress than YOU could get a republican con-
-Vention to nominate a democrat for pres
ident. Il
This is a great democratic opportunity.
Tariff reform is the popular demand OF
1,<,c.
reciprocity issue and the bad faith OF
successive republican administrations will
itself be a powerful democratic ally. Let
us wage a hot fight along this line for the
welfare of the people and the expansion OF
trade that are. both visibly connected In
| the public mind with the furthering et
the reciprocity policy.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

Herewith 'rh ] o a gives a pic
ture of the "Old Corner Bookstore (Which
is now a bookstore no more), one of the
literary landmarks of Boston The old
building We'll nigh ceased being fit for any
kind of occupancy a few days ago, fire
breaking out in the upper story and
threatening to destroy the structure. The
people on the lower floor did not know the
building was in flames until the fire laddies
and their apparatus were at the door. The
loss was about $500. The picture herewith
is from M. A. De Wolfe Howe's Boston:
the Place and the People" (The .MacMil-
! Interest as to what disposition would
| eventually be made of the remarkable col
| lection of books, manuscripts and auto
graphs formed by the late Bishop John F.
| Hurst of the Methodist Episcopal church
| has been great. The bishop was for years
one of the most persistent book hunters
in America. There are no less than 225
| different works which come under the
category Of ''Franklin Imprints," and over
| 600 works on the Indian languages
Of America in the collection. Nc
/ phase of book collecting has more
substantial grounds than the present
| demand for tassociation books,'' anC
in this connection it may be stated that
the Hurst collection contains over dozer
! different titles representing works that
came from the book shelves of George
| Washington. One of the gems is the
original manuscript of Poe's '.Tamerlane.
| Nearly all the more noted American au
/ thors are represented in manuscript Tht
4 Anderson Auction company of Yves
| Twenty street, New York, has beer
selected as the auctioner to conduct thi
sale, which is scheduled for either Marcel
or April next.
/ A valuable report of Illinois fre
employment offices accompanies the I'LL
nols Labor Bureaus Report on coal pro
duction and inspection in that state. L
1902 "a per cent of those applying for hel
We're given positions. and the method
of the employment offices enbody helpfu
suggestions for such work in other state
i Helen Keller has agreed to contribut
| a series Of articles to The Sunday Maga
zine, London, on subjects usually &C
counted beyond the ken Of people Athlete
as she is.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
? BOOKS RECEIVED

MAN AND THE DIVINE ORDER. ESSAYS in
the Philosophy of Religion and in Constructive
1dea11sm BY Horatio W. Dresser. author of
The Power of Silence etc. New York: G.
P. Putnam's Sons. Minneapolis: n Nc
Carthy. Price 81. 60.
ANNUAL COAL REPORT OF
THE ILLINOIS BUREAU OF LABOR STA
TISTlCS FOR 1909. Also the Fourth Annual
Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices
for the Year :Dnding Oct. L. 1902. David
Ross secretary. Springfield ILL.,: Phillips
Brothers, state printers. Illustrated.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
a NOVEL DUEL

Paris has devised a new mode of duel-s
ing for Young women whose feelings have
been ruffled. Two such recently decided
that their honor demanded duel. Having
no weapons conveniently at hand, ingenu-
ity came to the rescue. Each toof of a
stocking and filed it with sand At last
accounts the vanquished was reported In
a hospital probably dying.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

of century Of contact with western
nations has given Japan an assertive
will of her own. and that while the
Chinese statesmen are tlaccid inverte-
brates,. the statesmen of Japan can
not be .beguiled by the misleading
.artifcialities of diplomatic phrasing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

Assuming that the business interests Of
the country are practically unanimous in
their opposition to President Roosevelt,
Harper's Weekly remarks that only three
candidates for the presidency thus op-
posed have ever been elected. They were
Jefferson, Lincoln and Jackson. Each
would have been defeated, says the
Weekly if -. And another ''if'' will
make Roosevelt the fourth exception. BY
the way, Jefferson, jackson and Lincoln
make pretty good company.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
Looking Southwark.

The Manufacturers Record presents
some figures of industrial develop
rnent in the south that go to prove
that considerable population move
rhent is setting in from the north to
the south.
During the last fiscal year, the in
dustrial department Of the Illinois
Central reports, 2O6 new industries,
Swing employment to more than To-
600 persons, were established along its
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
T55Ey
MINNEsOTA POLITICS
Democratic Weekly Of Fergus Falls Pune
tures the "Embamed Beef" Issue
Dan Gum mentioned" for Railroad
CommIssIoner-The Latest Political
Fantasy from Northfieid.

Wheelock's Weekly, the organ of the
Fergus Falls democracy, knocks out the
silly "embalmed beef issue in one round.
The bourbon editor says:
The anti-administration papers are
writing untruths with cheerful reckless
ness about the corned beef episode at the
Fergus Falls hospital which resulted in the
temporary illness of a number Of patients.
The affair was not of great Importance
and had no serious effects. The corned
beef Is the same thing that is being used
weekly at the hospital, and it Is perfectly
good beef. Yet in order to make points
against the administration it is represent
ed that the board, of contro1 was Will ully
negligent in the matter, and that hundreds
of patients We're seriously i'll. This paper
is not exactly an administration defender,
but such startling deviations from accu-
racy on the part Of the faTtis make it nee
essary to protest. All that is necessary
to condemn the state administration IS
the plain truth. Why not stick to facts?
The redoubtable Dan Gum of Grand
Rapids is the latest to be mentioned for
this keeps up the eighth district will have
nearly as many candidates for state office
as Hennepin county. 3
The Mortified News is earning it's repu-
tation as the Munchausen Of Minnesota
| pOllLlcS Will SUCH SIACSIuSlll5 DIS ILLS.
/ The latest runor in a political line is
that Collins forces have. formed an alli-
ance with Judge Mills. who is candidate
| for railroad commissioner. That is an en-
vironment that ought to hurt Judge Col
| Inns as much as the gubernatorial and
I board of control environm ents''
| And yet the proprietor Of the News ac-
4 cuses the city newspapers of giving out
political misinformation." A combina-
tion between Collins and HeatWole would
be as probable as one between Collins and
Mills. ~ -,
The Lakefeld Standard says:
"A year ago the administration organs
We're raising the same objections to DR.
Babcock' s. candidacy for speaker that they
are to Mr.. Dunn's candidacy for governor
The appointments made by DR.. BabcocA
convicted his opponents of being dema-
I gogues. History seems likely to lepea
i, itself" H.
Does the Standard refer to the appoint
ment Of the railroad committee?
i Cha rles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
Only 2-CENT Daily in Minneapolis.
The Journal carried in November
1876 columns of advertising, 400 col
umns more than any other Minneapo-
lis or St. Paul paper, daily or daily
and Sunday issues combined.
The Good of an III Wind.

One of the good sides of the recess
sion of the speculative boom and the
effect it has had on the substantial
business interests of the country is
the chill it has given to the enthusiasm
For worshirin captains OF Industry
and lords Of finance. PierpOnt Nor
gan is not a tenth so great man to
the American people as he was a year
ago. The humblest citizen would
scarcely walk a block now to gaze
upon Charles M. Schwab. We are no
longer terrified by announcements OF
new trusts and consultations. Over
towering success in business and col
ossal fortunes do not make us fall
down and worship as they did. we be-
gin to realize that there are other
kinds of success in life than the
anassing Of riches, and that the talent
for acquisition is not the only ad-
lnirable talent vouchsafed to mankind.
We have a better point of view OF
human life than we had year ago.
The big man In front does not obscure
the whole procession, The man who
hasn't wealth and probably never will
have it, does not feel 50 insignificant
as he did some months ago. The man
of wealth is not "swelled up" as he
was when he was attending captains
of-industry dinners and read praise OF
himself in every publication that came
before him.
The change in the point of view has
even affected commercial publications
"A fnancla,
publication had stirring editorial or
the false conception Of success In life
which makes everything depend
ent on the heaping up of a pile
Last week our own Commercial Wes
went SO far in it's meditations on the
error of following the nimble dollar
too sedulously as to declare tina
s1nsng men ambitious to pile IL
wealth there exists most wastefu
disregard for future good. It say
that many a man has wasted a, frient
to save a dollar, and continues:
And if he gets the dollars what has he
He has the biggest house and the blgges
automobile in his ward; the biggest wed
ding for his daughter; the biggest head
ache after the ball, and the biggest bill {
expense. For this eminence he has, pu
himself beyond the companionship OF nj
neighbors. Men will not chum with me
into whose eyes they cannot look at
level; and men striving to be above all tn
rest cannot chum with any one
After this the writer quotes Brown
ing and refers hopefully to the lif
Beyond.
Truly, adversely has it's uses.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room. which is the finest in the west.
The battery of presses consists Of three four
deck Goss Presses, with total capacity OF
144,O 900 eght-page Journals an hour, printed,
folded and counted. The best time to call is
from 3:15 to 4:30 p. Inquire at the business
office and be directed to the visitors gallery OF
the Press Room.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
Joseph Chamberlain understands We

Joseph Chamberlain understands very
Well that in these days political move
rnent that is not we'll supplied with funds
might as we'll not try to move. His tariff
reform league has subscription list that
already yields 100000 year, besides ir-
regular donations. A lot Of public opinion
can be created by the expenditure of
100000 a year. II the advocates Of reci-
procity with Canada had that much money
to spend, congress would soon take no.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
THE RIDDLE oFTHE SPHINX
New York Sun

Oedipus had just solved the riddle Of
the Sphinx. IS
s .'The way to make her talk he ex-
planned. ..is to get her to4the opera
Triumphant in his discovery, he was.
however al, a. loss for .aneanss of trans
portation.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
THERE TO STAY
3unalo News

Buffalo News.
The old Kansas farmer was sitting on
the fence looking at the dark, funnel
shaped cloud in the distance.
NO these cyclones amt no good" he
grumbled.
.tFow's that?" asked the stranger.
eWal. they take the chimney. shingles
and everything else off the roof but the
mortgage
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
TRAVELLERS ABROAD

VIII find The Journal on file as follows:
LoNDON-U. S. Express Co., 90 Strand.
American Express Co.. Waterloo
Place.
pENMARK--U. s. Legation. .r4.
PARIS-Eagle Bureau, 80 Oambon.
Residents visiting Paris can have theil
mail or kilograms sent care Of this
Bureau and the same will be for
warded to them or held for theil
arrival,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

Well, if Japan and Russia must fight we
suppose we'l1 have to feed their armies.
And we won't charge more than an ex-
orbitant profit.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

The article from the st. Paul Globe, re-
ferred to in these columns yesterday, will
be found on this page to-day.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29

It IS pretty certain that the agricultural
department will not be charged with un-
derestimating the wheat crop-at least,
not up in this neck of the woods.