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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
THE NONPAREJL MAN

The PsychopathoIoglcaI and Psychological
Fl Fact Underlying the Terrible Tomtom-
ing and HIdeous Racket Made by Chs
nese Physicians When Patient is
Sinking - Necessity for ArousIng the
Attention Noted by New York Phy-
slctan.
The Chinese method of treating the very
SICK is now receiving some notice by the
more advanced medical men Of America.
Ihis method does have some remarkable
results and 1t is certainly worthy of more
tnought than is usually given it.
Erleny the Chinese method of treat
ment is this. When it is seen that the pa
tient Is sinking the Chinese doctor and
everybody else in sight set up horrible
racket Of tomtoming, chattering, running
slat along the bantsters, beating a lath
On the tin dishpan and in various other
ways making terrible din that would in
America result in the sick man getting up
and Kicking the whole outfit down stairs.
very often under this stimulus the Chi
Eese patients attention is obtained and he
forgets to sink" and so holds his own
and often begins to recover right there.
Contrast this with a civilized" death.
When the patient is very low or is '.sink-
ing, civilization demands a dea thly quiet.
All noise is barred from the room and from
| the house. Everybody walks on tip toe
IT the patient is rich, straw is placed in
the street to deaden the noise of the
wheels. Result, nothing distracts the pa
tents attention and he forgets to live.
The Chinese have demonstrated, un-
knowingly, a great psychological or psy-
biological fact. It Is to awake the
attention Of the patient and so prevent
him from letting CO." A writer in the
Medical Brief tells this story illustrative
of the point at issue:
A patient of mine had received the last rites
and he had sunk into that coma which precedes
death. Some in the next house struck up
the ANVIL Chorus from III Trovatore.''
was very much annoyed and distressed, and tried
to stop it.
Suddenly tine oulsation at the wrist began
| again, the patient gradually opened his eyes,
motioned to his sister. She bent low, and he
whispered in her ''Tee dunn, tee dee, that
is my favorite tune We reused him, fed him.
and to-day, ten years after the event, he
weighs 24O pounds.
SO l have discovered that any thing that can
| arouse the subconscious. subliminal self will
cure my patient when all drugs fail, and noise
| Is a very cheap agent.
| There is a great truth here but it has
been discovered for some thousands of
years. There are other ways of attract
ing attention besides tomtoming or play
| ing the piano.
The most satisfactory testimonial we
| have received of the virtues and beauties
of that epoch making work, STONY Lone
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

Ernest Thompson Seton is an expert in
woodcraft and what he doesn't know about
big and little animals is reduced to a
cold -blooded cipher In his Two Little
savages he relates the stirring adventures
Of two boys, Van and Sam, playing In
dams in the woods. Yam was born with
the instinct of a naturalist and he was
irrepressibly fond of idealizing the Indian
into a hero. So he and Sam, a kindred
spirit. began to live in the woods as they
thought real red men live, and the details
of their experiences is riotously serio-
comic. t'We don't want to be white hun
ters,'' said Yam to Sam. eve want to be
Indians" The boys, however, kept in
fairly easy reach of civilizat ton. Mrs. Sc
TOMS cover design and decora ted title page
are charming evidences of that lady's tall
ent
Lillian Bells Book OF Girls deals very vi
vaciously with a decidedly fascinat ting type
of the dear creatures, chiefly. Hedwig is a
little doubtful A girl from the south Of
France and chambermaid, who had a
tendency to throw vitriol on ladies clothes.
is not to be dealt with leniently, but Jus
tine StanwiX thought differently. Annabel,
in "The Last Straw is simply splendid.
The story has a very comic f1avoring, al
belt tears are shed, the fun coming in
when the mother accepted Annabels re-
jected lover The story of Garrett Ovens
Little Countess is about dear little af-
fectionate Polish countess and her Amer
lean lover. 1.-THE Last Straw, however,
comes nearest being model short story.
Grant Allen in Belgium, Its Cities, has
enriched his guide book to Belgium and
it's chief cities, with mass of information
most agreeably communicated, touching
the architecture, sculpture, painting and
other rt reyea led in cht1rchaS tralJeri o.
and public buildings, etc, and matters of
interest historical and antiquarian. The
author gives a historical sketch of the Bel
gian towns and the development of the
Low Countries thru commerce and canal
transportation, Bruges and Ghent rising
to great Importance and figuring conspic-
| uously in history, Bruges becoming kind
of Venice of the north. Mr.. Allen takes the
reader thru the wonderful old towns with
most attractive disclosures en- route
touching eversl detail worth noting, the
churches, with their art features, receiving
close attention. The volumes are copicus-
ly illustrated.
Never has the pencil Of Howard Chand
/ Ter Christy interpreted ard illuminated a
| text so truly as in his illustrative worl;
| in the new edition of The courtshIp OF
| Miles StandIsh. The drawings are repro
duced in colors and in black and white
| The bluff old captain, in the artists delin-
| cations, comes to us as yeEitable flesh and
blood, and the emotion of John Alden de-
| batting between love and his friendship fol
| Standish, and his heroic self abnegat ton
: and the woman's intuition, why dom,
1 you speak for yourself John?' coming ir
/ bewitching tremolo from the lips of Pris-
ella. as she smiled archly-all these
| things are made living realities by the
magical pencil of Christy. The bridal pre-
/ cession is the full page frontispiece and
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
H.RTHRleHT EASILY MAINTAINED
Boston News Bureau.

h. - 8 loUSIUH NEWS BuTeau.
Al, the recent annual dinner of st. An
zdrew's society Andrew Carnegie said:
But few scotchmen have been cursed by
being born to wealth." and continued in
a speech praising poverty.
Rev. DR.. George G. Lorimer raised a
laugh at the expense Of Mr.. Carnegie Il
am glad, = said DR.. Lorimer TO hear that
Andrew Carnegie is such an enthusiastic
admirer Of poverty T was born poor, and
]. know that shall hot have to exercise
my wits to know how to die poor ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

The University Of Chicago is to get
s1.S50,0O0 more from Rockefeller. The
University of Nebraska has declined SGT,
600 from the same source In some re-
spects the Nebraska Institution may yet
be richer than the other
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
WEAVER ALSO FOR PARKER

General James b. Weaver of Iowa. once
candidate for the presidency on the
! greenback ticket. ard more recently can
didate for the same office OH the populist
ticket. has indorsed the candidacy OF
Judge Alton B. Parker. General Weaver's
announcement of his preference follows
similar announcement on the part OF Jerry
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
THE MAGAZINES

War OF 1912 by Captain Mahan.-s scrIb-
ner's for January is especially noteworthy
for the commencement of a history Of
the war Of 1872 by Captain A. L. Mahan,
U. S. N. The opening chapters discuss
the wars "Antecedents and Causes" The
frontispiece is THE Impressment of an
American Seaman in colors, by Stanley
M. Arthurs, and shows graphically one
OF the prime causes of the war OF which
Captain .Mahan writes. Robert Grants
THE Undercurrent'' is to be continued.
The list of other things offered Is long
and OF the magazines usual standard OF
excellence.
Henderson's Bouquet for Roosevelt
The leading article in Everybody's excel
lent number for January is And What
Will Congress Do?'' by David B. Hender-
son, ex speaker Of the house. Mr.. Hen
derson discusses the canal the tariff and
money. He does not think anything will
be done as to the tariff and money, and
thinks congress will not consider the canal
until attention has been especially called
to the matter by the president. Speaking
further Of Politics and Personalities, ne
says: 1T has been claimed in some quar-
ters that the relations between the presi-
dent and the congress are strained and
even unfriendly. Nothing could be fur
ther from the fact. The president treats
all the lawmakers with respect and most
friendly consideration. He is quick and
may seem at times abrupt, but it is true,
emphatically true, that he is ever courte-
Gus and friendly He has not the gentle
gifts Of President Mckinley, but he has
his heart and hand
Jefferson's Tunnel.-"A curious but
rarely mentioned feature Of Thomas JEFF
ferson's famous home at Monticello, Va,
is tunnel extending from the cellar of
the mansion for distance of a couple of
hundred feet and having it's outlet in an
open field. This underground way, which
is large enough to permit the easy passage
of a man from one end to the other, was
dug by Jefferson's slaves during the war
Of the revolution and was designed as a
means Of escape for their master in case
Of a sudden surrounding of the house by
British troops" This is from LesIe's
Weekly for Dec. II. The same number
contains review of the seasons eastern
football and an article by Edward A
Spitzka Of the College Of Physicians and
Surgeons, New York, holding that assas-
sins are not necessarily insane.
Press and Presidents Message.-The
Literary Digest for Dec. 10 summarizes
| the comments of the press on the presi-
dents message: His treatment Of the
corporations is indorsed by his own party
press, and is criticized, chiefly along tariff
lines, by the opposition; his treatment OF
corruption is universally indorsed, but
criticized by the opposition for not going
far enough, and his treatment of Colon
bia is pretty sharply criticized by mum
Der of Independent and democratic pa
pers, altho it is accepted by a majority
of the press at large
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

Chicago is to have an ordinance which
permits Of the arrest of dangerous char
acters on general principles. The danger
Gus character ought to be locked up all thu
time. What a farce are our laws which
permit short sentences for criminals wht
are sure to be occupied with crime agail
sentence is about right for a professional
criminal.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
FAR FROM INEXPENSIVE

Washing on Star.
Many a man would. give great deal
for your opportunities said the earnestly
ambitious man. u I
"Of course" answered Senator Sor-
ghuH II had to give q great deal for
en- myself. = l55s Is, Il s53ys
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

They think in Chicago that there would
be fewer toughs nathe community If there
were more husky men teachers in
the public school addicted to a lib
eral use of the rod. Sentiment in
favor Of the old fashioned, method
of keeping hechi1d from spelling is grow
ing everywhere. We fear the youth ofsthe
land is near to evil days.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

The Chicago public safety committee ad-
vises every citizen to pack a big gun. The
committee thinks this general armament
will result in fewer holdups. 1t probably
will-the wise man will stay at home o.
nights, with all his neighbors carrying ar
tillery. /.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

1t is worth while for an American to
be insulted if he is to be carried back to
the place Of insult on an American man
of-war in order to receive an apology.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
TRAVELLERS ABROAD

AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room. which Is the finest In the west.
Goss Presses, with total capacity OF l44. 0o0
eight-page OF s an hour, printed. .foide9
and counted. The best time TO call Is from ":1o
10 <:30 p. m. Inquire at the business Office and
be directed the visitors gallery of the Press
Room
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

One of the funny things of the sea
son is to find Canadian papers who shouted
for the Boer war finding fault with Prest-
dent Rooseyelt's aggression in Panama
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

generally sympathetic with the unions so
long as they keep within the law, but it
ends there very promptly.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

The United States now has 100000 miles
of railway And yet there are some parts
of the country that are hundreds Of miles
from railway.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

The engagement of DeWo1f Hopper and
his talented company of players will close
with to o-nights performance sof Mr. Pick
wick at the Metropolitan.
| Tomorrow night Tim Murphy will begin
an engagement Of three nights with mat
| inees Christmas Day and Saturday. pre-
| senting for the first time in this city at
the Metropolitan his new play, 1.-The Man
| from Missouri. The sponsors for this
new vehicle, Messrs. Hobart and Rose,
| are said to have fitted the comedian S
| unique personality to nicely, and the
critics everywhere have credited Mr.. Muir
| ply with doing the ibest work of his
career as Jim BrOnchO IS ~ =. e.
In 'Tae Sleepy King;'' which is to be
the attraction at the Metropolitan for the
entire week commencing next Sunday, the
costumes and mechanical and scenic ef-
fects are magnificentIn the extreme A
fortune was expended in preparing this
musical comedy, and music specialties.
| scenic effects and costumes blend in one
grand harmonious whole Walter, Jones
heads the company, which comprises six
| ty of the most <talantedt artists In the
comic opera world Seats for the engage
]=ment can he; obtained to-morroW.4 y I,
The Ferris Stock company's production
of the great English drama Lights o.
London is proving a good card at the
Lyceum,@ the house was well filled at both
performances yesterday. Starting to-
morrow, there will be a matinee every
! day the rest of the week, the two regular
on Thursday and Saturday, with a special
on Friday, Christmas Day, For the com i
ing week, opening Sunday evening, the
Izcompany will be seen in the excellent
comedy drama, San Innocent Sinner
I Miss Grace Hayward, = who has been SC
| long out of the cast yon account of ILL
ness will return and play the leading role
r. The clever play, "Graustark" which the
company made such a hit in last season
will be presented the week of jan 8
Both Dick Ferris and Miss Hayward will
! be in the cast. s>.Assy t- GO .sre.+
''Why Women Sins'.is something new
in the melodramatic line, and is proving
la good drawing cardoat the Bijou. The
plot is unfolded in a consistent manner
and a company of capable people is en-
/ gaged in interpreting the wel.told story
which deals with the .follies and foibles
Of New York society. A special holiday
matinee will be given Christmas Day
starting at p. m.
Mabel Hite whose lively rendition O.
the quaint negro song, MY Sambo," wa.
one OF last seasons hits of Isidore Wit
mark Operauc farce, 'Ihe ChaperOnS,
still clings to this successful musical mum
Der, but has added to her repertory an
other song which is reported to be i'm
mensely popular. It is sung in humor
ously confidential way and is called "Thert
Amt No Use of Talking, Bilie's Yer,
Good to Me-" The Chaperons" opens {
weeks engagement at the Bijou mex
Sunday afternoon.
The regular ladies' matinee inaugura toe
by the management of the Dewey theate
will occur Tomorrow instead of on Fri
day. Souvenirs will be presented to eacl
lady attending the theater. Reilly &
Woods spectacular and vaudeville com
pany will prove a revelation to the ladies
who pay their weekly visits to this popu
ar theater
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
MINNESOTA POLITICS
frank Eddy Denies That He Is an "Un-
deraround Camp algner''-t4e Has Al.
ways Told the Voters What He Stood
for and What he Wanted--Hls Cam
palan Among the Voters Makes Him
Strong at the Flnsh-G. S. Ives
Talked Of for appointment.

Frank M. Eddy objects to the term
underground campaigner'' which was APP
piled to him in this column Dec. 16. He
writes from Roseau as folloWs:<ss
Il desire to enter a most Vigorous pro-
test against the term underground cam
paigner' as appliedsto myself:sssIt is mant-
testify unfair, pnjusfs and untrue am
the only candid terS governor who has
dared. .@ or who Will dare, ito frankly state
and state questions. have run for office
more frequently than any man OF my age
In Minnesota. have always frankly told
the voters what stood for and what
wanted, and furnished this information
from the rostrum and thru the press. !
do not know how to runt a gum shoe Or
pussy foot campaign. 1t seems to me
that Z he JSo urnal can afford to be
fair
The term Underground campaigner''
was not used in an unfavorable sense or
in any spirit of unfairness. 1t was used
in conveying the idea that Eddy is
stronger than he looks. He gets out
among the common people, - and often
oyerturnss the recognized leaders, He is
apt to come in with delegates from coun-
Ties where the newspapers land the
bosses" are al against him. OF course,
Eddy makes no secret of what he is do
ing, but the politicians do not always
realize. what he has accomplished until
the returns come in He has always
come in at the finish stronger than he ap-
peared during the campaign.
The choice of words in the previous
article may not have been happy, but
surely Frank could not complain of the
general tone Of it. which gave him credit
for more strength than politicians gen.
orally concede to him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

the drawing is reproduced in colors, and in
perfect sympathy with the scene:
Onward the bridni procession moved to their
own habitation.
Happy husband and wife, and friends conyersing
together.
Pleasantly murnured the brook, as they crossed
the ford in the forest,
I Pleasant with the image that passed, like a
dream Of love thru Its bosom,
Tremulous, floating in air Ger the depths Of the
azure abysses.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

Gideon S. Ives, formerly of st. Peter
but now a member of the St. Paul bar,
has been suggested as a successor to
Judge Collins on the supreme. bench or
for attorney general in case Mr.. Douglas
is appointed to the bench. The sugges-
tion Is worth consideration. and there will
be plenty of time to consider it according
to the present outlook
arlac
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
President Roosevelt 5

Generat Wood no further promotions The
general has had enough to last for few
years good man tho he Isl ssssss
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

A ull-blooded Indian trundling a pa
poose in a baby carriage caused as much
excitement in an Indian territory town
last week as a white woman saving wood
would cause in a white mans country
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

1t is whispered about that there is an
oil field waiting development within three
hours ride Of Minneapolis. Sh! Don't
let Rockefeller hear
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
AT THE THEATERS
Fover Chat,

The engagement of DeWo1f Hopper ant
his talented company of players will close
with to-nights performance sof Mr.. Pick
wick at the Metropolitan.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

The Missouri supreme court has decided
that boodling is all right if you keep
within the techncalities.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

Santa Claus Union No 621 has decided
not to try to enter chimneys in flats where
soft coal is used. It's ruinous on the
whiskers
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

Colonel Bryan looked over the Roman
forum the other day and decided that the
old man Cicero wasn't so much,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

A Missouri man has a process by which
cigars are made from straw. We have
detected number Of these products
around the office of late. But it isn't nee
essary to use straw that has already been
used around the barn.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

Gray hair is the fashion this winter,
that is if it is gray naturally. Nobody is
likely to have it colored gray
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-20
COL. C0LDING HONORED.

Masonic Jewel With which He Was
Presented Is a Very Handsome One.
Col. Robert L. Colding returned yes
terday from Atlanta, where he has
been in attendance on the Supreme
Court. Before going to Atlanta, Col.
Colding attended the meeting of the
Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Ma
sonry of Georgia, where he was accord
ed signal honors by the members of the
grand chapter.
AS mark of their esteem he now
wears one of the handsomest Jewels
worn by any of the officers of the or
der. This was presented to him at the
annual grand convotation on the occa-
sion of his declination of reelection
to the office of Grand High Priest. The
presentation was made by Deputy
Grand Master Thomas Jeffries. in a
speech replete in complimentary allu-
sion.
The badge, or jewel, consists of a bar
from which is suspended the court of
arms of the state of Georgia, the grand
chapter being indicated. Below this is
a triple triangle surrounded by the
wreath, and in the center representa-
ton of the breast plate worn by the
Jewish high priest This contains
twelve large stones of various sorts.
emblematic of the twelve tribes Be
low all is mitre. The jewel is, in all,
longer than ones hand, and very heavy
and handsome.
The first public occasion on which he
will wear his new ornament is the con-
vention of the General Grand Council
at Little Rock, to which he has been
elected grand master of the Grand
Council of Georgia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-20
To HIS DEATH
ROBERT HILTON PLUNGED FROM
SECOND STORY OF HOSPITAL.
HAD BEEN ILL SHORT TIME.
SUDDENLY BEREFT OF REASON
HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.

From balcony of st. JOseph's Hos
Pavement Below, Scattering His
Brains on the BricIs-Ten Minutes
Before He Had Talked Pleasantly
with His Nurse-FearfuI Scene
Was witnessed by MOtOrman OF
Passing Trolley Car-Was an Heir
to Large Estate in Nevvburg, n. Y.
Suddenly bereft of his reason, Rob-
ert G. Hilton, connected with the
United States Engineers Office, a pop
ular member of the Georgia Hussars,
and an heir to an estate in New York
valued at between $500, 600 and $500 900,
plunged from the second story balcony
of st. Joseph's Hospital. shortly before
9 O'Clock yesterday morning, and dash
ed his brains out on the pavement on
Taylor street.
The plunge to death of the delirious
man was as unexpected as it was hor-
rible. Scarcely ten minutes before he
talked pleasantly with the nurse who
had carried him a glass of milk and
seemed in excellent spirits. He was
not regarded as an i'll man, and had
been perfectly rational. He followed
out his own idea when he walked to
the hospital Monday night and secured
room on the second floor. He had
been i'll with intermittent fever, but
his condition was not regarded as at all
serious.
1t was only few minutes after the
nurse left the room that Hilton crawl
ed out on the veranda. He is an ex-
cellent swimmer and some of his
friends are of the opinion that while
dellrious he imagined that tho street
below was a sheet of water. There
was a sudden inclination to dive off
the veranda and down he went, head
first, to his death. He leaped over the
banister without touching, and land
ing with force enough to crush his
skull, and scatter his brains over the
brick pavement.
Habersham street trolley car. go
ing north, passed at the tragic moment
and the awful plunge was witnessed
by the mOtorman. Clad only in a night
shirt, Hilton was seen by the motor
man to shoot over the balcony railing.
The man on the trolley car cried out
and the attention of the conductor and
passengers were attracted almost at
the instant that the body struck the
pavement. 1t was sight that will
never be forgotten by those who wit
messed it. Not until the cry rang out
from the trolley car did those in the
hospital know of the fearful happen
ing.
House physician and nurses rushed
into the street, but death had been
instantaneous. A sheet was secured
and the body was taken hurriedly into
the hospital. Quite a number of peo-
pie had gathered by this time. Later
the remains were turned over to an
undertaken and prepared for burial.
Hiltons mother at Newburg, N. Y.
was notified of the tragedy and the
body was ordered shipped at once 1t
left, unaccompanied over the Seaboard
Air Line at an early hour this morn
ing. Hilton was a native of that place
and had only been in Savannah about
three years.