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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
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The Menace Of War.

The genius of man has not yet dis
covered the art of making theaters
f1reproof Neither has the intelligence
of the civilized world, altho its at
tention has been directed toward the
settlement Of international disputes by
peaceful arbitration, been able to get
the nations to anticipate the millen-
ium by dissolving armaments and go
to court rather than to war.
Russia's expansion eastward, during
the last fifty years., slow but persist
ent. has at last brought her where
her legions threaten the interests Of
Japan, Germany, France and Great
Britain, each Of whom has contributed
something toward the partition Of the
Chinese empire, and will use the last
Russian encroachment in justification
of the partition, of, what is left Of the
empire, unless, indeed, a strong ma
tlonal spirit is suddenly developed in
China, which will make the worm
turn and fight for national existence.
To-day, rejuyenated and modern
her demand upon Russia by force.
The demand is for Russia, not only
to keep her hands off Korea, regarded
by all Japan as part of the Mikado's s
territory, fairly. won in the war with
China in 1S94-95 and deprived of it
yrRussia, France and Germany; also
that Japan's trade, interests in; Man
churia shall be recognized and pro-
tected 1t is evident that Russian oc-
7cupation of Korea means the :ulti-
mate assault upon the insular Japan
and it's acquisition by Russia, unless
the Japs now accept Russia's chal-
lenge and strip for. actual conflict.
Russia has gone, too far to retreat
She has prolonged negotiations, as
usual in order to complete her war
preparations, and when She. is sure
of that, she is likely to advance in
probably somewhat better condition
River Pruth in 1877 to punish the
unspeakable Turk. The Japs showed
fine fighting qualities and excellent
strategy in the war with China about
ten years ago. :: The Russians are
fighters from way back. They will
go wherever ordered without finch
ing, but they have, not been favored
very often with good leadership. Peter
established the military power OF
Russia in the wars with Charles XII
by the crude force Of heavy; battalions
With the minimum Of Intelligent di-
rection., But. Russia has had hel
Suvarofs and Skobeloffs, and the won
derful charge of Skobeloff and his
men UP the heights Of .Sistova, during
the > yRusso-Turkish war, cannot, be
forgotten.. s.s
l. In fighting the Japs, Russia will
have to face a modern fighting nation
as we'll equipped .ass,herself,i quite g
different thing from fighting Turco-
mans in Central Asia or slaughterine
helpless Cinnamon on the banks of: the
! Amoor. She will, moreover, have tc
face the possibility of Japan's ally
England, being drawn into the con
| flict, altho she is not obliged To ac'
| in her behalf, unless a third party at;
,tacks Japan.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
a Poem About the "Rubalyat" by Mrs.
Mary M. Adanns-Professor Plckerins,
the Author of the Moon Book, As a
Mountain cllmber-The rawlings Of a
Character In "HistorIcaI' Novel;
Chair Made from Wood of shaksperes
Mulberry Tree.

Mrs. Mary M Adams, who died not long
after the death Of her husband, Charles
Kendall Adams. late president of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, wrote poetry of ex-
ceptional merit. A book OF her odes lyrics
and sonnets has been published under the
title The Song at Midnight One of the
best things in this dainty little book is
this which was written in a copy of the
"Rubaiyat":
Q, song and singer, that SO well enshrine
The quenchless longing for the life divine,
The fears, the hopes, the struggles and the
pain,
Who reads thee in the days Of heeting time
Must lose the deeper word within the line.
The word that bids the song and singer live.
And still fOrbidS the melody decline.
Ah well for him who himself resign
10 al that's ordered in the great Design,
Nor questions as he presses bravely on,
Content the Author shall his work define.
Who asks not for an outward mark or sign
To scan the difference in milne and Thine"
Assured that when the river 5 link is reached
The new tomorrow shall to-day outshine.
Still better is the sonnet "Antigone.''
What lofty purpose held thee holy maid.
Thou signal witness of ennobling thought.
What mighty semblance of the Godhead
wrought
Its way into thy heart, and on it laid
Such tribute to itself as few have paid?
Can such self-sacrifce thine be taught,
Or does it still elude If it be sought,
Keeping itself In unseen garb arrayed?
Ah, faithful woman's heart! it is with thee
4. In every place this garb of light to wear,
Tho only one has found the poet
Who can interpret well it's majesty.
Yet, thought sublime! that one thus glorifed
Proves cen the lowliest unto her allied
Musical, too, and fine in sentiment is
the Cradle Song, addressed to Sleep
closing with this stanza:
Do thou while darkness reigns
Lead him to realms of light;
Show him the land where day
Is never lost in night;
Bring him from scenes like these
Safe when darkness flies.
And Heaven 1 too shall see
Deep in his radiant eyes.
0 Sleep! thy rnurnurs sing
To my king.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
AT THE THEATERS
Eoyer Chat,


The catchy airs of ..'The Sleepy King
are heard on the streets once more, and
the musical. comedy, as presented by the
Walter Jones Musical company. is attract
ing large attendance at the Metropolitan.
The piece, will be seen at that theater for
the rest Of this week, with matinees to-
morrow and Saturday.
That the public is deeply interested in
the coming engagement of Klaw & Err
langers stupendous production of "Ben
Hur' at the Metropolitan next week is
evident by the almost unprecedented num-
ber Of mail orders for seats already re-
ceived, and every mail brings it's quota
to swell the list. These are. filed in the
order of their arrival, so the first comers
will have the best choice of seats. The
curtain at the evening performances will
rise promptly at 8 o'clock and at 2 o'clock
at the matinee.
A large chorus Of pretty girls, plenty
of catchy music well sung. lots of good
comedy and excellent stage effects COM
bine to make "The Chaperons'' one of
the most enjoyable entertainments seen
at. the Bijou in a long time. There is not
a dull moment during the entire perform
ance. A special holiday matinee will be
given tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
pointed moral, and in which the con-
struction shows boldness and originality
is said to be the Lighthouse by the Sea-,
the new sensational melodrama which
will be seen for the first time in this
city Sunday afternoon at the Bijou. Seen
ically and mechanically the production is
said to be most elaborately equipped.
Hayes and Suits carry off the honors
with the Dainty Duchess company at the
Dewey this week. Other members of the
olio worthy OF mention are Jordan and
Harvey and Idylla Vyner, the latter an
acrobatic dancer, who sings and dances
herself into the hearts of the audience
twice daily.
Large audiences are witnessing the Fer
ris Stock company's excellent production
of the comedy drama, An Innocent Sin
ner,'' at the Lyceum at every performance
this week. This afternoons performance
drew a large house There will be a spe-
cial New York's matinee tomorrow.
aGraustark.' the great romantic COM
edy; with Dick Ferris and Grace Hay
ward In the leading roles will be pre-
.sented at the Lyceum all next week
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

4. 80.
Professor. William, H. Pickering. of, Har-
ward university. who has atslast completed
his much-diScussed Atlas of the Moon,
published by Doubleday, Page & Company,
is not'only an astronomer. but mountain
climber of note, having ascended over a
hundred peaks, including FL Misti at an
altitude of 49, 400 feet, in Peru He was
director in charge Of the party from Har-
ward university which made in Jamaica,
the most complete and valuable series of
moon photogra phs ever secured. The pub
licatiOn of the Atlas. which has to do with
everything from the origin of the lunar
satellite to its present-day vegetation and
snow was, delayed for year because.
during it's preparation the author made
quite important discoveries which necessi-
tated a Encouragement of material, but
which made it even more valuable and i'm
portant.
M. G. W. writes to the New York
Times Saturday Review It is about the
historical novel. He says:
For half century have been a reader of
that class of whom the Germans say: 'Die
lesen die Bucher veg vie die Manner Cigarren
rauchen." I have read for profit. for pleasure
for inspiration. To what purpose shall read
the historical novel of to-day, since l a
creature Of habit, and read it / must. Z Let me
quote from a recent much-editioned specimen.
The hero tells his Gown story, and in three con-
secutive pages he writes thus of his behavior
during a conversations:
'.I said vehemently.''
~ fell back in black despair"
81 protested.
II II shook n; 1nG my ;! head feeb1y''
81 lay on the floor in impotent frenzy
Il shouted-''
Il said feverish1y.
81 burst out" 90
ttI implored.'
81 cried"
II moaned.
81 fell back speechless.''
Is this literature:
ably accurate picture of a man in a frenzy
Of delirium tremens.
From Miss Marshall Saunders one may
always look for a good and wholesome
story, and nobody will be disappointed
with her The Story OF the GraveIys, tell
ing how a good little grandmother, a
saint in daily life, kept the family together
and showed them how to breast the waves
of adversely and to conquer themselves.
The story is written for girls, and cer-
tainly Margaretta Stanisfeld and her un-
! married sister Berty unusually inter-
| esting studies for girls who need to learn
| that life is something besides a delicious
summer dream and that life's duties de-
mand hearing even as against the gem
orally imperious call Of pleasure.
! The armchair made from the wood of
| ''Shakspere's mulberry tree which was
sold for G145 at Sotheby's last March, was
again offered Dec. Z at Puttick & Simp-
sons auction rooms, London. This time
the highest bidder was G So at which sum
| it was apparently bought in by the owner,
Mrs. Hitler, wife of Rev. w. Hitler, rec
| tor of st. Lukes, Sheffield, and niece Of
one Of the original possessors.-NeW York
Times Saturday Review.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
/, MINNEAPOLIS man carried a. rattIesnak

A Minneapolis man carried rattlesnake
around in his pocket last night. He care :
lessly put his hand in his pocket and was
bitten, After that he was bitten twice
more while reaching into the pocket to
show the snake to persons who were Curl
Gus to see the beast that bit the man.
Suckers are born every minute, and fools
about as often
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

An old teacher writeset to r h e our
a from Albert Lea to protest on the
honor and dignity Of the profession against
the proposition to unionize the school
teachers. The proposition is enough to
make any teacher, jealous of his profess
sional reputation, feel uncomfortable.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

"Out Of the cloud that s1hites, benefcent
rivers of rain,'' and the, fearful disaster in
Chicago vest erdayr will have some good
Consequences in making the world a lit
tie less hard hearted, a little less self-cen-:
tered and thoughtless. No man can read
the accounts Of that dire tragedy without
feeling himself a little. closer to his fellow
beings.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

To Illinois belongs the distinction
of being the greatest whisky making
state in the union.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

Most Of us are slaves to, our. jobs
That school teacher who married in hasts
rather than take a, job is ex-
ception.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

49, 3 : = >
The action Of PresideatsAlbert Young of
thes' Chicago Livery Drivers union in de-
claring atrnuce of fttfi fttfifda da As ;th ;Jth account Of
the Iroquois theater dlsaaEar, is the light
deed at the right tFHaea ri n The The announce
msnt. was .timelN,. toa koff the public :was
violently indignant over the refusal CT
some of the strikers to assist in the rescue
work last hight, when called upon to do
so BY livery Stable owner who Offered
the use Of his carriages,apdr horses, ,3if. the
men would take them out
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
WHAT OTHER, PEOPLE THINK

it.s., ITi
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 lin.
tied, and all communications must be
"boIIed down" as much as possible.
Three hundred words is safe limit,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

Mr., Eustis has gone on an extended
vacation trip, but he. has left behind a
token, kte that will keep. his memory, warm
ilr the hearts aof ,gubernatoriaL candidates.
Out sofs sight. will not be out Of mind In
his case. But seriously;s he has taken "a
very important and very wise step. He
has made a statement which" will tend to
keep his friends all over, the state, from
pledging themselves to the, candidates now
in tile field AT the Same time hes has
said nothing that win tforce. him to be-
y is?,Jr,s... ..G5s.G, ts+t.I
him as to justify him iii announcing; his
candidacy. - '5'.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

8 aGraustark,' the great romantic COM
sedy, with Dick Ferris and Grace Hay
ward in the leading roles, will be pre-
isented at the Lyceum all next week.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

The time to prevent accidents is before
they happen. Minneapolis is liable to Just
such a frightful calamity as befel Chi
cago yesterday. It hasn't come yet, but
it is a menace which We cannot afford to
ignore: We. do not wantto learn the les!
son taught,,ih Chicago at the frightful
cost paid by the people Of that city.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

The New York World is very confident
that John .. Rockefeller has now got
control Of the: steel trust. This. will be
gloomy news for such competitors as the
TRUST. still has, They win, shiver in ap-
prehension Of What is coming, if they are
familiar with the ehistory of the Standard
Oil company 7we5 may expect to see them
undermined, absorbed or ruined, one by
one, with the certainty, of fate itself.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

Only 2-CENTs Daily In Minneapolis.
REMEMBER; all this circulation is
the S o'clock edition, which is deiiv.
cred directly to the homes. All the
members Of the family have time to
read it. i, =, y n r.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

How the sIctIy Of the United States lap
Up Four Billion Pills a.Year from the
Output of Single city-A~fui Fig
ures on the Phi Industry Of Detroiti
Mich-Judse Farmer Of Spring VAL.
ley Tells How He Has~Lived to Be 80
without Turning Hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
The Coming American.
i'm the Portland Oregonian.

From the Portland Oregonian.
The character of the so-called american
race is sure to be considerably modified
by this largely increased infusion of italian
and Hungarian blood. Hitherto the vast
majority of our immigrants have been. up
to 1900, either from English-speaking coun-
tries or from Teutonic races, but the pres
ent and impending immigration comes
largely OF the Latin race, who, though in
ferior in some respects to the northern
races of Europe. is superior to them in a
popular taste for music and an artistic
sense of beauty. The new infusion will not
make us a stronger race but 1t may make
us a more light hearted, versatile and mer-
curial people. Certainly II Is true today
that our American civilization makes no
large contribution to the world of art, OF
music or high literature We make money
rapidly; we furnish good market for the
products of the artistic brains of France
Germany and Italy. but we lack something
of artistic taste and vision that is possessed
In decent degree by the peasantry OF
Europe and in a superior degree by the
Hungarian gypsies. President Roosevelt's
forecast of the American people as a COM
posite race will be realized and its realiza-
ton will make us more attractive In mind
and body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.
War of Ballots in Ohio, Iowa, Mary
land and other States.

From the Milwaukee Journal
This is an off year for elections; yet there
no some contests which will be worth at
.o,t;op for special reasons. There are to
10 state elections in Ohio, Iowa, Rhode Is
fard MARYLAND. Massachusetts, Kentucky.
routsiana and Mississippi The three last
named have no special signincance. iheS
will stay with the democrats ana nave no
special features of Importance. Massaehu-
setts can be depended on to remain repup-
lean.
In Maryland, Germans standing is at
stake. The state has been republican LOT
some time. and carried four out of six con-
gressional districts last ral; put tne sta.e
Vas democratic and German was again sent
TO the Senate. If the state should go repub-
ljcan this fall many will interpret the result
"a adverse to German and 1t will in1ure his
chances, IL ne has any, for the presidential
nomination next year. Anyway. 1t would
weaken his influence in the party. 1t is
supposed, in view of this, that German will
nut his strength into the canvass and make
every effort to retain Maryland In the dem
ocratic column. He himself Is largely the
issue.
Senator Aldrich and so republican for many
and many years; but strangely enough, It
elected a democratic governor at the last
election. The returns will therefore be
watched with some interest.
In Iowa, the interest will center most
about the conventions. Whatever nominal
ton the republicans make will be success
full at the polls. But the lively question will
be whether the Iowa idea," the tariR-re-
form-within- the-p party forces win be able to
control the convention. Ex-Gov. Cummins
heads these forces and he has made the
issue prominent. It has taken a wide hold
in party sentiment throughout the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
Dividing the Booth Reward.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
1 notice that your careful copy reader
struck out the words "eight-tenths Of a
cent from the note 1 sent you concerning
the payment of the government rewards
for the capture of Booth. Herold. Adzerott
and Payn No doubt he thought that in
doing he was correcting me- but he was
not, he was correcting the public statutes
of the United States. The act providing
for payment of the rewards for Booth ard
Herold, $4,000 for the former and $25 coo
for the latter, provided for adding the two
sums together. because the two men were
taken by the same party, and for dividing
the total sum. $4,000, among the members
of that party. The question how to divide
it had been submitted by the Secretary of
War to a commission of two members
Adjt. Gen. Townsend and Judge Advocate
General Holt. and they discussed the QGes-
tons involved in long and somewhat
curious report, in which they considered
also the question of dividing the reward
which had been offered for the capture OF
Jefferson Davis Students of out-of- the-way
items in our history will find the document
worth reading. 1t took up the claim of E. J.
Conger, a detective that he led the party
which overlook and killed Booth and captured
Herold. and rejected his claim for the prm-
cipal part of the reward on the ground that
it could not be assumed that civilian was
in command of a military detachment when
a commissioned officer was present The
two generals held that Lieut.. Doherty the
military officer in command. should have a
tenth of the reward, or 81 500; that Congo
should have $4,000 and that various other
awards should be made, including $500
each to the nom commissioned officers and
privates. Sergt. Boston Corbett, who killed
Booth to have no more than the Others
In fact the generals intimated that as Cor
belts act in shooting Booth was done with
out orders and was really an act of dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
WHITE DEATH
From Lead Poisoning Has Claimed a
Whole Pottery Town.

London Corr. New York Times
The little group of blackened pottery
towns, Burslem. Stoke, Hanley, Etruria,
Longton and the rest, with streets full of
dwarfed. misunderstanding workers. are
within few miles of lovely scenery and
healthy looking country people. They wear
white, shroud-like coverings for a protec-
ton from the powdery lead. But danger
comes not only from the dust; 1t exists
wherever the raw lead is present The girl
who wipes the unglazed ware with tow, the
m:.n who dips the ware into the tube of
glaze, hands and arms white with the thick
fluid, the girl of boy who carries the ware
from the tub to dry is just as much ax-
posed. The pallor of the faces and look
of consumptive sickly prettiness mark the
early aenemic stage of disease.
Following come the acuter FORMS and
the victims bowed with pain, seize on any
| thing as counterirritant. A "hot-sherd"
from the kiln has served the purpose and
burnt dress and bliStered skin have borne
evidence how intense Is the suffering which
found relief in such a remedy. Often other
stages follow. The hands become useless
from wrist-drop. and paralysis. fits, blind
ness, impeded speech and insanity ensue.
Since last November about ten deaths have
come before the public: but returns are
faulty and inQuestS. often unsatisfactory
In the last are two boys and six women,
none of them over twenty-one.' This
feature of early death marks nearly every
instance. Everything In the potteries set
ties around this one trade. Out of the 80
COO women employed throughout the coun-
try at this work, 20, 7OD, not counting girls
under eighteen, are found in the Stafford
shire towns.
The difficulty is as great for men, If
they give up their work in the pottery they
must starve. If they go back a horrible
death lies in wait for them. DIR. Oliver,
the government expert, and the great au-
thority on dangerous trades says that chill
dren born of leadworkers usually die in
commissions DR.. Prendegast adds: "Of fifty
born alive. twenty died the first year eight
the second. one later, and only fourteen
have reached the age of ten" The en-
ployes have suffered from the absence of
public opinion and from the sort of moral
stagnation of a district in which men are
competing against each other In a dan
gerous trade in which a suffering of the
workers is a necessity of the work and the
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tourists send up or bring up from Florida
starve to death after they get here. They
live a few weeks. or a month or two, with
out eating anything, and then just die
Maybe this is just well In the case of
these alligators, for the alligator would
hardly do for household pet and. a
matter of fact. the owners of these small
alligators are likely to be pretty well tired
of them anyway before they die. But now.
with alligators kept for show purposes. es-
pecially the larger ones, it's different. You
can't afford to have them dying off on you,
and you've got to get 'em to feed somehow
If they won't eat you've got to devise some
way of making en- One way of doin;,
this, with the larger gators. is to throw
food into EN-. To be able to do this you
have got. of course, to get them to open
their mouth and in doing this you must,
of course exercise due care, for you don t
want an alligator to bite your hand OFF. or
anything like that