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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
AT THE THEATERs
Metropolitan-"RobIn Hood"

Whether they We're most eager to hear
the best American comic opera or the
best comic opera company in America;
whether they yearned to enjoy again, in
every young girl practices or to ap-
plaud Messrs. Barnabee, Macdonald and
those other modern mediaevals that they
had applauded years and years ago
in any event, a large audience, Of whom
many were socially prominent, greeted
with untiring approval last night the only
"Bostonians" and the only robin Hood
The old opera sounds all the sweeter
this season in contrast with thick crowd
ing memories Of superficial musical COM
edy. The thoroness Of the performance
from every viewpoint is all the more
gratifying. The restful romance of that
faroff time when the outlaws horn star
tied the deer in Sherwood forest loses
but little from an occa sional admixture Of
modern puns and Broadway slang.
The familiar comedians have become
but SO much ripper in their experienced
drollery. Henry Clay Barnabee, whom no
English monarch could decline to reap
easily the delicate problem of refined in
ebriety-at once dignified and maudlin. No
less individual remains George B. Froth-
ingham, that jolly old churchman, Friar
Tuck, with the Rabelais mug embalm-
ing the words of the first English comedy,
WARY, can drink good ale With any
that wears a hood
Musically, however, this latest ''Robin'
is most delightful in it's choral aspect. Vo-
cal harmonies so full and rich have seldom
been heard Of late at the Metropolitan.
OF the soloists, the Australian basso,
Howard Chambers (Win Scarlet) with
powerful tones as uniform as they are
seal-smooth, is by far the most valuable
recruit. Douglas Ruthven, the Robin, sings
enticing tenor In all but the upper reg
lister. Miss Kate Condor, of engaging ro-
tundity in the doublet of Jessie Bartlett
Davis and Alan-a-Dale, is a thoroly
good Promise Me- contralto if her notes
are not OF uniform dulcitude. AS Maid
Marian, little Agnes Brown will employ
her careful and rather brilliant method
more effectively when her sopranoette
grows with herself. She is daintily piquant
and sincere. Even more vivaeious is the
Annabel, Miss Blanche Morrison. w, III.
Macdonald, still in the ale line. retains his
voice well. III. Is. Curry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

There IL q curious society. in New
York called the New York State Assooia-
ton Opposed to the Extension Of the
Suffrage to Women. It is composed Of
women who think that the extension OF
the suffrage to their sex would be q
calamity. They spend about $1,000 a year
in intoxicating the idea that politics will
do more harm to women than they win
do good to politics. In view of the In
difference to woman suffrage that now
prevails. there does not seem to he much
for the association to do.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
The Great Daily
49,. Offhe
Great Northwest
A Record for 1908
that Counts.

THE JOURNAL in 1903 carried
1913, 756 inches of advertising or
t62, 1854 inches more than in 1902,
an increase of about 20 per cent.
THE JOURNAL in 1903 carried
over 10000 inches more in it's
daily issues than any other Min
lneapolis or st. Paul paper carried
jim it's daily or daily and Sunday
issues combined.
The Journals Circulation
for December averaged 81, OO5
copies, which goes directly to the
homes. -. ..-... -. - II. e, :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
RULING BASED ON COMMON SENSE
madison (wis.p Democracy


The Minnesota supreme court is guilty
Of the truly sensational. 1t has given
decision in the cause Of justice and
ignored pestiferous technicalities in the
process. Three young fellows murdered
a man near owatonna to obtain SIS in
cash which they knew he possessed. They
were captured and one of the assassins
turning states evidence, conviction was
simple. The case was clear from every
point Of view, yet an appeal was taken
to the supreme court. That body now
refuses to intervene, brushes aside the
lawyers exceptions with scant courtesy
and practically says that. guilt being per-
fectly plain, 1t will not permit the mockery
Of another trial.
The Minnesota supreme court has no
reputation for superlative brilliancy. but
such a common sense ruling as this will
easily counterbalance any deficiency in
that regard. Possibly it bore in mind the
sfckening conduct of the Missouri tribunal
recently in turning loose, on technical
grounds. the whole gang Of st. Louis
boodlers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

Canada imposes no duty on rough lum-
Der; we do. The result is that in the west
American lumber made from our fast
diminishing Minnesota forests is being
poured into Canada at a low price, while
in the east we are importing Canadian
lumber at high price. It would be pretty
hard to make the people Of Winnipeg be-
lieve that there ought to be tariff on
lumber. 1t would also be pretty hard
to make the American people believe that
their tariff on lumber ought to remain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

A Kansas City special to The J gu r
n a yesterday characterised the Kansas
wheat situation as rather startling. Attic
Kansas had a big crop. all but Is per
cent Of It has been sold. The big demand
for flour and the profitable prices have
caused the millers to turn wheat into
-four as fast as possible. Along about
next July good milling wheat may be
kept in glass cases.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

Out of Norine's disappearance and the
fair Isyl's coronation came results which
make altogether an entertaining yarn in
itself. The story telling stunts of the
various characters are well done but are
somewhat marred by the overworking of
the slang lexicon; not that the stories are
coarse, but that they get to be a bit tire
some thru the straining to be clever. The
first of these tales is perhaps freer from
this fault than the others. It is the story
Of Golcher, the innkeeper. or how Col
cher got married. It begins thus:
:. had mound pup once that would eat
anything in the world if he only got the
idea that you was takin' it away from
him. Sawdust or grass or chunks of coal.
it made no difference to the pup Just
hold it out, an make like you was going
to haul it back again, an he'd grab it an
sink it SO quick he never knew how it
tasted He only wanted it because he
couldn't get it,
Rather significant beginning that for
a matrimonial tale. WE'LL Golcher's style
is about UP to that all the way thru, and
one can see that the interjected stories,
while they delay the impatient reader,
are not likely to spoil the entertainment
except for the blemish of too much eff
fort at manufacturing breezy American
isns, to use euphemism.
A literary citizen of Bettles on the Koyukuk
river. Alaska, recently ordered some books of
Doubleday, Page & Co.. and sent little can
vas bag Of gold dust to pay for them.
The new volumes of American poetry
issuing from the presses give small prom
Use of the coming of a master soul. Yet
the spirit Of poetry true and stimulating,
is found In the beginning verses of Edith
Thomas, Whitcomb Riley, Margaret Sang
ster, Edwin Markham and some others of
the living poets, but the real American
seer has not appeared. Mr.. Wiley, in his
Voices and Visions" strikes a clear,
ringing note occasionally, but, like a dozen
others whose verses have been printed
during the last few years, he generally
misses the mark and collapses into bathos.
When a poet calls his own verses poor,
imperfect blossoms it may we'll be asked
why he insists that the public shall take
and read such output.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

The house committee on Indian affairs
has 1a' 8 decided in favor Of reporting bin
opening the Rosebud Indian reservation
IN South Dakota. This won't interest the
land-grabbers much. There will be a
genuine farmer ready ito grab every
quarter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

The Bryan dollar dinner in Lincoln last
night was very radical. There generally
are more radicals at dollar than at double
eagle banquets. Now and then there is
a Hearst or Tom johnson. but radical
ism and wealth do not usually travel to-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

gether. The radical Is a man who is per-
sonally disseminated with the existing or
der OF things. It is hardly reasonable to
expect comfortably situated man to be
laundering for a change
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
BOOKS RECEIVED

THE REIGN OF QUEEN IsYL. By Gelett
Burgess and Will Irwin. New York: Nc
Clure, Phillips Co. Minneapolis: N. Nc
Carthy.
VOICES AND VISIONS. Collection of
+ Verse. Chiefly Occasional. By Franklin Bald
win Wiley. Boston: Richard G. Badger.
1. The Gorham Press. Price $1.25.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
An American Queen In an American
City; the Fair Isyi Of San Jose-cIever
Book OF Messrs. Burgess and Irwin
An Alaskan Remittance Tor Books.

AS II the eventful three days reign Of
queen !syl We're not enough to furnish
material for romantic comedy tale,
Geiett Burgess and Will Irwin in The
Reign OF Queen isyl have adopted the
plan OF Godfrey Chaucer and others be-
lore and since his time and spun several
yarns of varying interest and cleverness
within that about the lovely Isyl.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

Southern grand juries continue to indict
planters for peonage. If this keeps on
much longer it will be distinction down
south not to be indicted. Remember, too,
that southern grand juries are doing the
work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
Foyer Chat,

. . r r g.
James A. Herne's last play t'Sag Har-
bor," is frequently spoken Of as his best
work. Mr.. Herne lived among the people
In Sag Harbor" just as he lived among
the people in sShore Acres A fine pro-
duction of this comedy will be given at the
metropolitan for three nights and Satur-
day matinee, beginning Thursday evening.
One of Henry w. Savage,s great sing
ing organizations presenting George AIDES
successful musical satire, 1.-THE Sultan Of
Sulu," will be the offering at the Metro
politan for the half week commencing on
next Sunday.
Jane Remark as Cigarette in the orig
inal production Of Ouida's romance, .Un-
der Two Flags" will be tie attraction at
the Metropolitan the latter half Of next
, week.
George Sidney won hosts Of friends last
year as a star in Busy Ivy and judg-
ing from the size of the audiences at the
Bijou this week, bids fair to duplicate the
success attained last season.
The Carl Hagenbeck Trained Wild AMI
NAL show will appear at the Bijou next
week. All the acts, eight In number, take
place in a. huge steel cage covered with
a heavy net, SO that there is no danger
Of accidents. There will be a daily
matinee.
Last evening the Ferris Stock company
presented Jim the Penman'' to large
audience.
.Thelma," the dramatization Of Marie
CorelI's book, viii be presented at the
Lyceum all next week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

AN INVITATION is extended to all to visit
the Press Room, which is the finest In the weCt
deck Goss Presses, with total capacity or
144, 900 eight-page Journals an hour. printed
folded and counted The best time to caH ID
office and be directed 10 the visitors gallery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

The Pope's Views as to Church Music
An editorial in The Outlook Of Jan. 16
throws light on, the attitude Of Plus x
toward church music. His announced de-
cree, it seems, is but in line with a
previous effort Of the Catholic church to
purge the church of inappropriate music
The Outlook says: ."The intrusion into
the services of the church OF dance mu-
sic, love songs and even the music set
to lewd. ballads. which the congregation
often sang to their original words while
the choir were singing the religious words,
came to be so pronounced that COM
mission of cardinals was created by Plus
W to carry out a resolution OF the coun-
ell Of Trent on the subject. The tendency
which the present pope is opposing is the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

men may sink, men who trust them to
the last reveal the heights to which
men may rise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
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 lin.
tied, and ali communications must be
.boiIed down" ~ much as possible,
Three hundred words Is safe limit.
To the Editor Of The Journal.
I want to submit a puzzle. In reading
T h e J o u IN q l the other day about the
Nelson boys learned that they are to
be hanged for murder. They are boys
under age and were drunk when the crime
was committed. In another column there ,
was an item about an Indian who, while
drunk, murdered seven people, but who
only got forty years on account OF being
drunk while doing the crime. Why does
1t count for an Indian to be drunk and i
not for q white MANI Curious.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19
MoRsELs FROM, THE MAGAZINES

The Most Corrupt City lin the World
It is our own city Of .brotherly love, Phil
adelphia. At least that is what Gus
tavus Myers says in the January National,
Review, London. Mr.. Myers says: .Chi-
cago, San francisco, Minneapolis and
years ago have risen from the muck Of
political theft" tho they are not wholly
clean yet. But Philadelphia! .sWeH may
the world contemplate this city Of broth
erly love- with justifiable disgust and hor-
ror." Fiscal Reform "The New Leader
Of the Opposition British Manners, .
Cotton, Golden and Chamberlain are
other leading articles in the number, Civ
ing British views Of British affairs Of
worldwide interest.
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TRAVELLERS ABROAD

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

Judge collIns Discovers That His News
paper Following Is Already About
Even with Dunn's--He Announces the
Result OF Checking Up in a Letter to
Papers Which Are Friendly to Him
Attitude Of Reese, Warner and ,schIff-
man Is No Mystery--Who Viii Be Ma.
tIonal Committeeman?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

]. F. Jacobson, the new chairman of
the board OF control, arrived from Madi-
son this morning and took up his duties.
He has wound up his private business at
Madison, and will give his entire time
hereafter to the state. He took the APP
pointment with the understanding that
he have time to close up his home affairs,
and the story in democratic paper to-
day that he has been rounding up votes
for Collins is a complete fabrication.
Charles B. Cheney. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

''Thelma," the dramatization Of Marie
coreln's book, viii be presented at the
Lyceum all next week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

Last evening the Ferris Stock company
presented Jim the Penman" to a large
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

In the Calderone trial Fred McGhee
Of St. Paul came up with long green
bag that excited much speculation. In
Calderone depending on the long green for
acquittal?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

river. Alaska, recently ordered some books of
Doubleday, Page & Co., and sent little can
vas bag of gold dust to pay for them
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

The car may try his best to stop the
war, but it is as difficult stunt as it
is to keep the southern agriculturist from
shooting when he sees the colored brother
emerging from his hencoop at daybreak.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-19

Governor Dunn has abolished the gov
ernor's staff. For Sale Cheap-A few
bales Of gold lace. Apply to the St. Paul
tailors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
Thieves and Bibles.

Bibles are said by detectives to be
more rarely stolen than any other OBJ
iects This is not because Bibles are
worthless to a thief, but because few
criminals are sufficiently depraved to
steal the good book \ detective said
recently that in an important ease
which he had followed mp some years
ago thief had entered the house,
stolen some valuable jewels and left
untouched q Bible bound in white
chicken skin and studded with pearls,
The detective caught the thief, and the
man who had been robbed, Il dealer Ill
curio$ visited his dcSpoiler in jail took
an interest i'll him because he had not
taken the Bible and eventually reform
cd him and got him good job
u knew. he thief said. 't.at If
took that Bible it would do me harm
and if didn't take il it might DO me
good let it alone, and now. thank
heaven, I'm an honest and a righteous
man"
Tie detective added th0t in another
ease where a thief had stolen 4 Bible
the book had been returned. "Ane.Aer
thing fcw thieves will take" he 2sl''r''.
is a childs savings bank. - hic1go
Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
Pawninx Wives and DnuEhters.

They have a curious way Of utilizing
wives and daughters in some parts OF
India. If man wants money he puts
these members OF his establishment in
pawn, and his creditor detajns them
until the debt is discharged. The Gus
tom varies in different localities In
Meliore the Yerealls pledge their dansh-
ters to creditors who may either marry
them or give them away, and a man
who has TO go to jail deposits his wife
with another family Of her tribe until
his return. In No.. Areot unmarried
daughters are s"e nently mortgaged
and become IT, ss5solute property OF
the holder unit liquidation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
ybe seful Snntlo.yer.

It is common joke To call inferior
cigars "cabbage leaves, but as q mat
ter Of fact, some very good weeds are
made from the leaves OF the Sunfiower.
These leaves can also be smoked III the
place of tobacco, forming quite passa-
Bile substitute.
The stalks and leaves make excellent
food for various animals. While tie for
mer can also be employed as fuel. sun
flower cake is made from the seeds Of
this useful plant after the oil has been
extracted. this oil being very nearly
equal To olive oil and used in cooking.
The seeds not only serve as food for
cattle; they are mashed and kneaded
into bread by the poor peasants Of Ger
tain parts of Russia. and they find 1t
very palatable.
Potash is obtained from the ash Of
the stalks. The proportion is about
one-third Of potash to the total ash
left after burning. \ yellow dye is
made from the flower of the plant. The
fiber can be worked into Il silk mate
rial
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27

The fisherman ,lreH IN 81. anc.
And went Ualue .or t.4f.= .sht.
tn fish ~. Re. M=8h -, She-.t
II clothes h4! vanish - stt:l'f.
-l;,.s, ga T-3Vnici
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
The NetI In Persia.

J. -. Rees, a lecturer Oh Persia, says
that the wells worn by Persian ladies
are more of a privilege than Il punish
ment. Screened behind it woman may
walk wherever she pIeases. and even
her own husband dare not question her
movements. Doubtless many Persian
ladies make the most of their opportu-
mites The Persians, as rule, do not
think it right to take Wine, but as near
ly all their poetry is in praise of the
flowing bowl it viii be inferred that
they frequently do violence to their
conscience. Occasionally, however, they
are seized with remorse, whereupoE
they destroy the Wine of their Arme-
MAN neighbors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
A Jolly Game For 6oys and Girls Called
What Does Ny Lady Want?"

Word bul.6.a1, word guessing,
gcograph!cal and other Instructive
game. are all enjoyed By young peo-
pie, but thcrc comes d tune when
they visa and need something In the
nature oI a romp \ good game Of
this Kind is played By seating The
boys and qirIs around the room,
with plenty Of space III the center,
and giving 10 each player the name
Of some article used by lady whcn
She makes her toilet such, for cX-
maplc, as hairbrush, hatrpln, shoes,
bonMet, gloves, etc.
The players having hert thus
named, the leader, prel Ieaa.. So
Iectcd, takes hs Stand IN ,ac al35'e
Of the room, holding wooden pane,
circular ray Of amy similar oa-
jnct that may bc tNlrIDd around Oh
the floor 10 BEGIN lac game he
tWirls tie plate Oh tho j.oor rs hard
as he c2n and speaks some sentence
in Nhirh he o.rs the maine of one
Of THE toilet articles 'Ife PLAYER
w6o bears tbat name must then
Icatc=his seal and Try 10 catch the
plate before i @tofs twirIin4 II
he fails to 60 50 Ae must paH=a for
fcjt Of some I>ind, il he succeeds he
takes tire tUirter : place
The tWir-.r generally speaks a
sentence Ike this: My lady is CONG
out, and She wants her gloves The
player whose name is "Gloyra" then
rushes to the plate and tries To
catch it before it stops tWirIng.
The twirler las the right at anv
time TO cry out the single word
"Ioilet y and when he does aIl=the
players have 10 change seats TIE
player who does not ct one takes
the place of the twirler and also
pays a forfeit. The twirlcr himself
is sure to get a seat, for he watches
his opportunity as he cries out the
word.
Forfeits are redeemed at the end
Of the game, and this may be made
entertaining, by requiring the for
felt PAYERS 10 do all sorts OF f,lnn.
things.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27

Earths harvest comes from seed
a,oHn oat 10 QIe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27

He who has no vision OF eternity wr1a
never get true hold Of time.-Carlyle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
When Two RafnbOvs Are Seen

When two rainbows are sometimes
sc"n at once. one outside the other. the
inner or. primary bow. as it Is called.
is always the brighter. and the red
band of color is always on its outside
The outer or secondary bow is much
fainter in color. and the red band Is
always on its inside. This is because
in the primary bow the suns rays are
only reflected once. while in the sec
ondary bow they are reflected twice,
which makes them fainter in color and
turns them upside down. In one rain
bow we see the rays Of the sun enter
ing the raindrops at the top and re-
feeted to the eye from the bottom,
while in the other We see the rays en-
tering the raindrops at the bottom and
reflected from the top, whence they
reach the eye
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
Easy Reading For Infants.

He proposed, conjointly with his fla
ther and brother, to blast the stone as
the most expeditions mode of gaining
access to her arcana. and this III the
open daylight, in order that any tute-
larry protection she might be disposed
TO extend TO her favoritu haunt might
NJ she was a thing of darkness and
night be effsetually countervailed,-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
H IA q II.

SunA4Y Saoal E.ar5ar- E.~a
nald. Gn Ne1 reeel ,aa ~l7F.e-'
couse.a.elava1 II Ea, ua 1oai
word
.ia..Id~=Acef OF Tie graz =
Smart SET.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-27
4 Sect Sentence.

Lord BraxtinlI admitted the abilities
OF criminal who was undoubtedly an
accomplished murderer, for the Judge
said. "l-'rt e lever chiol, bat yll be
nan" the VAIN of Il hanging my man"
Hard Scotch