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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
Dunn S Answer.

Mr.. Dunn has replied. His answer
is given in full in this issue Of T h
Journal. He needs every chance he
can get to explain his action in con-
nection with the mineral land leases,
which are treated particularly in an
other article, and in connection with
the handling of state pine lands.
His newspaper champions have been
afraid to publish the public examiner s
reports, but are able to furnish any
amount of space for an answer to some
thing which the public, so far as it de-
ponds upon them for information has
not yet seen. Manifestly, they have no
satisfactory evidence that Mr.. Dunn s
answer to charges which they have not
been made acquainted with is suf
fcient.
A good deal of his answer is repe-
tition Of previous replies to the effect
that it was hard job to handle the
timber business, and that he did the
ments to show that it was better to
take what he could get than to go to
law.
Of course, the state had, or was sup
posed to have, insurance from loss in
every permit issued; if not in the prin-
cipal at least in his bondsmen. If the
principal was not good for the amount
claimed, as Mr.. Dunn asserts in some in
stances, presumably his bondsmen were.
That any bondsman was ever sued does
not appear.
rs to permits issued prior to his in
cumbcncy Of the office, it will be re-
Ilembered that Mr.. Dunn announced
publicly when he came into office that
all these permits not properly executed
and not properly carried out would be
cancelled. He seems to have understood
at that time that he had the remedy
in his own hands. If he had applied it
scores Of permits by which the state
was heavy loser would have been
cancelled and the timber covered
by them would have been saved to the
state.
An interesting feature Of the answer
is Mr.. Dunn g attempt to lay the blame
upon the present auditor. How mucl
the presnet auditor may be to blame fol
the condition of things revealed by the
public examiners statements nobody
can Judge as well as the exauditor an(
his deputy. Mr.. Dunn seems to have
signed the mineral leases himself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
FlNLAND,s NEW GOVERNOR

Lieutenant Governor Won Wahl is to
succeed General Bobrikoff as governor
general Of Finland. General Won WahF S
reputation for severe methods Is about
the same as was Bobrikoff' s. When he
was chief Of police in st. Petersburg stu
dent disturbances were ruthlessly dealt
with, and when, in December, 1895. Won
Wahl was relieved Of the position and
appointed governor Of Mini Novgorod, IT
was said that Gear Nicholas had salts
fled himself that the student disorders at
the beginning Of the year had in reality
been fornented by the police, owing to
the desire Of Won Wahl to ingratiate
himself with the emperor. yS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
THE MAGAZINE SAMPLER

Some Fine Epigrams.-The Rev Henry
Van Dyke contributes wise and e1o-
quent essay on The School Of Life to the
October number Of Harper's. It is rich
in trenchant remarks that will probably
be quoted for some time to come, as, fol
instance: q - r.
digest It. ~ 59e =: Fl -s>< T: s..s#
Reason and Righteousness: what more can
the process of life do to justify itself than ia
unfold these two splendid flowers ON the tree OF
our humanity? -
Sorrow is an astronomer, and shows us the
stars. ~
JOY carries the diyining rod, and discovers
hidden fountains.
Only genius or angel can safely be
turned loose IN library to wander at will.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
Foyer Chat.

1sadore Rush, last seen here as Lady
Holyrood in "Florodora,' has the title
role in "Glttering Goria,'' the Offering
at the Metropolitan for the half week be-
ginning next Sunday. Her new char
acterization of Gloria reveals her at her
best, and also permits of the display Of
some Of those marvellous gowns for which
she is noted.
The title role Of Cousin Kate" in
which Ethel Barrymore is continuing for
a second year, and in which she is to be
seen at the Metropolitan the last half Of
next week, is the fifth consecutive success
for this versatile young artist-the 9TH
ers being Captain Jinks," His Excel
lency the Governor Carrots" and "a
| Country Mouse"
"Under Southern skies,' Lottie Blair
Parker's romantic story Of Louisiana life,
| began an engagement of one week at the
| Metropolitan last night. A review of the
production will be given in this column
tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
Russia s Recession on Contraband.

Count Lamsdorf, the Russian minister
Of foreign affairs, in replying to the
British and American objections to Rus
sia's definition of what is absolutely
contraband, makes what appear to be
some very generous concessions to the
more liberal view Of the former.
The contention Of Secretary Hay and
the British government was that. to
treat coal and other fuels and raw cot
ton as absolutely contraband, might
lead ultimately to the extinction of
trade, on the part of neutrals with peo-.
pie Of belligerent states, in all articles
which might be- ultimately converted
to military uses, so impairing the
reasonable and lawful rights Of neutral
commerce and restoring, measurably,
medieval conditions in the twentieth
century Russia s insistence that coal
should be regarded as absolutely contra
band during the present war was in
strange contrast with her position IN
1884, when she declared that she would
never consent to any agreement which
embodied such principle.
Since the opening Of the present war,
Russia has declared coal, naphtha, alco-
hol and other fuel contraband Of war,
altho these articles can only be classed as
such when destined for the military or
naval forces Of the enemy. Contraband
Of war comprehends only articles having
belligerent destination, as our govern
ment declared in 1898, including in alb
solute contraband ordnance, machine
guns and other articles Of military and
naval warfare. It. declared that coal
was contraband when destined for a
naval station, port Of call or a ship OF
ships Of an enemy or place that is
besieged. s.-.e -
| Count 'Lamsdorf comedies that, in the
case of provisions, the captor must
prove that, whatever may be the adj
dress, the goods are designed for bellig
erent purposes. The same conclusion
seems to have been reached in the case
| Of coal and fuels. Destined for the
use Of, the enemy, they are confscable
but the captor must prove such intended
use. IL ships papers are irregular, The
assumption Of innocent character o,
cargo Is V1tldCtu. LII IL d suDSGdHCld
concession to the American position tt
recede from the view that certain arti
cles like coal, because they may: be uset
in peace or war, should be immediatel,
classed as absolutely contraband. Gu
government S position is correct, accord
ing to all precedent. Therefore Their
is nothing per Sc inconsistent with neu
trality in the conveyance Of any of TIL
i articles termed contraband Of war. TIL
neutra1's guilt lies in conveying Their
! for the warlike purposes of the enem.
! and unless the court of prize and tn
J captor establish against the neutral
quasi-hostile character or some ac
implying such the neutral is on
{ Of the captor's jurisdiction. Hos
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
Lvceun--nThe Runaway VIE,

Accessible history does not record the
birth of Mickey Rankins fve-act drama
whose title-.'The Runaway Wife''-is so
strongly suggestive Of farce comedy, but
| the play is too delightfully."- orthodox and
reminiscent to belong to any recent
decade. d
Having in hand the artist, married
above his sphere and thereupon losing
his sight, the gentlernanIy villain with
power to enforce the artists poverty and
Vaccinations sufficiently to ALLEVIATE art
+ list and wife and eventually transplant the
American wife to noble English home,
the dramatist providentially dispatches
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
A New Use for Sawdust.

Scientists who have been experiment.
Ing with it are finding that sawdust
is one of the most useful articles in the
world. Shipbuilders in England,
France and Germany are now using
quantities of it in form that is called
astone-wood, a mixture Of sawdust
with certain minerals, which, formed
into slabs under hydraulic pressure,
makes a surface which is safe to walk
upon and will not burn or permit one
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
NY FOX TERRIER

A little demon. in defense;
Brave as a lion he.
wish I had the courage
Of this atom on my knee.
little universe Of love;
Unselfsh as the sea.
/ wish did by others
As he has done by me.
A little lump of loyalty.
No power could turn from me.
wish had a heart as true;
From fear and favor free.
A little fountain full of Faith.
Forgiveness, Charity;
T wish / had his patience
And true nobility.
A little fash of fire and life,
Whata'er the summons be.
wish that could face the world
With half his energy.
4 little white fox terrier,
In whose brown eyes / see
The little windows of a soul
Too large to live in me.
Harry w. French in the Independent
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
A Suggestion.

TO the Editor Of The Journal
Doubtless there are many people in
this city who would be glad to have a
chance to hear the new Auditorium or
gan played by CASTOR Marie Dethier, for
merly of Paris, pupil ofsAlexander Gull
mont, and now organist Of st. Francis
xavfer's church, New York. He IS only
I27 years old, but is recognized as one
of the finest organists in America. He
was especially recommended by Guilmant
at the time he accepted the st. Francis
organ and his playing would doubtless be
a revelation to many here, and the com
mittee could rest assured that he would
do the organ justice. E. w.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
THIS DOG LIVES ON CORN.

The greatest curiosity in Union county,
Illinois at present Is a corn eating dog
belonging to Fred Seegar Of Jonesboro.
This canine freak is an English bulldog,
and he cares no more for a choice bit
of beefsteak than a, South Sea islander
does for shakspere, but he will eat an
ear Of corn with the greatest relish. Corn
on the cob is his diet, and he is as plump
and jolly as a dog can be.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
Monday Evening,

to slip. This substance cam be worked
like any hardwood and is being extern
sive1y used.
In this city, where SO much sawdalst
is burned for fuel, it might be possible
to utilize it proftably for sidewalks or
paving. At any rate, the subject is
worth looking into.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

New York is planning a permanent in
dustrial exposition to attract outside buy
ers. Such an exhibition for northwestern
buyers might not be a bad investment for
the Commercial club.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
THE JOURNALS PRESS ROOM.

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 fourdeck
Goss Presses with a total capacity of 144,OOC
eight-page Journals an hour, printed, folded and
counted. The best time to call Is from 3:1o to
80 pm. Inquire at the business Office and be
sdirected to the visitors gallery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

The United States agricultural depart
ment is looking for an insect that will
kill potato bugs. What is the matter with
the farmers boy and two shingles?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

A Canton (Ohio) correspondent says
that Mrs. Mckinley refuses to be beguiled
into cheerfulness. She appears to take
past and in dwelling on the cause Of her
grief She continually refers to the assas-
sination Of her late husband as .sthat
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

Professor F. Fl. Snow Of the University
Of Kansas went to Colorado this summer
and brought back 10000 varieties of bugs.
This speaks volumes for the Colorado
hotels. 4 ,s,-5 S..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

Chivalry is not dead yet. The Herring
ton (Kan.) Sun says: Nh IL
Dave Longhofer carries Mary Thom's milk
Shoes the flies while she does the milking.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

Nicaragua and Honduras have settled
their dispute and the. worlds peace in
that section is now SAFE. Now bring on
the next dispute.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

Young Mr.. Rockefeller is starting up his
fall Bible class campaign. It is a great
privilege to sit under his ninistrations,
something like getting your milk of an
English lord who is in the dairy business
for pleasure - I -. : y =. --.-- II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
BOOKS RECEIVED

THE CONFESSIONS OF MARGUERITE. BY
I opie Read. First published anonymously
| Chicago: Rand & McNally Co. u,
FREE AMERICA Short Chapters Showing Flow
Liberty Brings Prosperity. BY Bolton Hail.
Chicago: L. s. D1ckey & Co.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

With ripe tomatoes at their present
price there is no excuse for neglecting
to make the winters supply Of chilisauce
and catsup without red paint In them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
TRAVELLERS ABROAD

yoNnnN-T s Express Co., 90 Strand; Ameri-
can Express Co., Waterloo place.
DENMARK-U. S.. legation.
2ARIS-Eagle Bureau, SO Rue Cambon. hesl-
dents visiting Paris can have their mail or
kilograms sent care of this Bureau ana the
same will be forwarded to them or held for
their arrival.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD

Sir Gilbert Parker as Poet-Fool's Song
from "a Ladder OF swords''-opie
Read the Author Of .The Confessions
OF Marguerite a Book Published at
First ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Barr Nc
cutcheon confesses to the Crime Of a
Book Published Under a Pseudonym.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19
The Browns

The Browns Valley Tribune says:
A great many candidates for office base their
politics on the returns of their respective coun.
ties at the last election. AS goes the county,
so go they
Charles B. Cheney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

George Barr McCutcheon admits that
he is the outhor of Brewster's Millions,
a book the authorship Of which has hith-
erto been attributed to one Richard
Graves. In explanation of the conceal
ment Of the authors identity, Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon says that it is the result of a
wager with a publisher to the effect that
the name of an author has nothing to do
with the sale Of a book.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04

lizards is power, said Daily. by knoWl-
edge mean thought. Thought begets
power. Study out what you want to
do; not only how to make the shot, but
where you want the balls to go for po-
sition. Think it out. Thought-thats
the thing-and by and by you have the
knowledge. OF course you have got to
practice to get the execution, the man
ual skill, for billiards is a game where
the brain and the body must work to-
gether.
knowledge and execution come from
practice and from talks and illustration
by good players. Still there are times
when I want to be alone and figure out
new shots. The best billiard player can
often learn something new from some
body else 1t is a constant study, and
to hold ones form requires constant
practice. But, speaking of being alone,
1 learned the cushion draw with the
reverse twist this way and was the
first player to use it. also became the
best cushion carom player from prac-
ticing alone. On the other hand. I
learned a shot from Willie Hoppe. The
object balls were close together, the
cue ball some distance away and the
three balls nearly in a line, requiring
very fine shot to count and not much
chance of position. I was studying
over it when Hoppe, who was looking
and get 'em in the corner2' Sure
enough, I tried it and got them in a
corner. It was a kiss shot. but simple
enough after once pointed out and a
good solution of the situation
Temperament No, I don't think
temperament counts a great deal in
billiards. OF course. if the men are
evenly matched in skill. temperament
would count, but the stronger player
will win even if his temperament isn't
as well suited to the game as his oppo-
nent's. There never was a player yet
who went into an important match
whose temperam ent was so placid that
his heart did not beat rapidly at the
start. If you're hanging to a horizontal
bar only ten feet from the ground you
do not put any extra exertion in your
hold. because if you drop it will not
amount to anything and there's moth
ing to be afraid of. But if that bar
were fifty feet from the ground you'd
take the firmest grip you knew how
and hang on for dear life. That's the
difference in the way a man feels when
he doesn't care whether he wins or
loses and when in an important con-
test. Technique. knowledge, execution
these things count more than tenn
permanent
80 many amateurs get the ability
to execute without proper knowledge Of
what they ought 10 DO Ihey can make
the shots, but don't study out how to
land on the balls to get the best results.
When you see a players cue ball get
ting away from the object balls he is
playing poor billiards. no matter how
easy the ensuing shot may be. The
man who is playing a fast cue ball is
not playing good billiards. The thing
is not only to get good position with
the object balls, but with the cue ball
balls together is the better player.
When a professional leaves himself
hard shots it shows he is out of prac-
ffce"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
MAUD ADAMS. EARMER.

If Maude Adams has any particular
fad it is probably associated with her
love for outdoor life. She owns quite
a little farm on Long Island, n. Y,
where she spends nearly all of her time
during the summer and superintends
the management of the place She is,
in fact, what may be termed real
farmer and makes pets of her horses.
COWS, sheep and pigs.
Some months ago a well known pub
Ecation which is devoted almost exclu-
sively to the interests of women printed
a page or more about Miss Adams. par
ticularly about her life on the farul-in
other words, Miss Adams off the stage.
Among other things contained in this
article was that when Miss Adams went
away from home her pigs actually
cried. In speaking of this not long ago
she said she was not certain of the
truth of this statement, as she had new
er yet been able to tell when pig was
really crying, although she had studied
the nature of the swine with more or
less interest.
eff they cried when I went away"
said Miss Adams, q have no doubt that
they will laugh when L return. I am
going to watch and see if they do If
pigs are laughing when they want to be
fed 1 can then understand l will be most
warmly greeted upon my return, for
was there ever a time when pigs would
not indicate a desire to eat?"
1t need not be inferred that Miss Ad
ans is a fancy farmer. for she is not.
nor is she an agriculturist. 1t was Will
liam Jennings Bryan who said that an
agriculturist is a person who owns a
farm, but lives in the city, and who
spends the money he earns in the city
in keeping up the expenses of the farm.
Miss Adams makes her farm self sup
porting. She is a systematic farmer.
She allots so much acreage every year
to wheat, corn, oats, timothy and clover.
She has one of the finest and best cul-
tivated gardens in all of Long Island.
Nearly all of the product of her farm
finds a market at Williamsburg or east
Brooklyn, and no little of the yield from
her garden goes to the best hotels and
restaurants in New York city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04

taken to California early in life and
when a young horse took a pacing rec
ord of 2:19%. At that time the
Strathmore branch of the Hambleto-
Man family was not in fashion, and
Sidney was not regarded with much
favor. George Valensin. a member of a
noble Italian family who had settled in
California and become interested in
trotters, bought the son of Santa Claus
and placed him at the head of his
breeding stud, and to Count Valensin.
as the Italian breeder was known, is
due the standing Sidney has today as
a sire Nalensin had the utmost faith
in the horse, and he lived to see young
sters by him trot and pace to worlds
records, and when he died the son Of
Sidney had already taken his place
among the great sires of his time.
After Count Valensin's death Sidney
was sold to a Michigan man, who after
a year or two of effort to keep his name
before the public finally buried him in
the obscUrity of a nonadvertised breed
ing farm, and until the remarkable
performances of the two great mares.
Lou Dillon. 1:5s45, and Dolly Dillon,
2:O6%, mis- name was but occasionally
mentioned.
With the close of the season OF 1903
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
''vENIcE IN NEW YORK"

Duss and his Metropolitan Opera
of Loudon G. Charlton, recently opened
the second season of Venice In New
York" at the Madison Square Garden
and indications are that the engage
ment viii prove a striking success
The production of Venice" this sea-
son is on a much grander scale than last
year. New scenery has been painted,
new lighting effects are used, the Grand
canal has been made ten feet wider and
many gondolas have been added to the
fleet.
To those who have visited Venice it
will be a pleasure to find within a block
of Broadway so good a reproduction in
miniature of many familiar scenes st.
Marks cathedral, the doge's palace, the
campanile and Desdemona's house are
faithfully portrayed on the canvas at
the foot of the Grand canal.
The blue Adriatic with its ripping
waves, the moonrise with its path of
gold mirrored in the water, the float
ing clouds with the stars peeping
through their f1eecy foIds-these Vene-
tan effects produced by the master
hand of Duss represent the very acme
of realism in stagecraft.
Last summer there was some COM
plant that the more subdued passages
of the orchestra We're lost TO the au-
ditors in the remote sections of the
Garden. To remedy this defect a glass
sounding board has been placed in the
rear of the orchestra.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04

Sidney Joined the list of sires with 100
or more standard performers each to
their credit. his list just reaching the
hundred mark. AS only thirteen sires
have attained this great honor. 1t is not
difficult to realize Sidney's greatness as
a sire.
The greatest Characteristic of the
Sidney family. and one that has done
much to hurt his reputation. is the pos
session of such natural extreme speed
that his get are able to trot or pace
fast miles before they have had train
ing enough to enable them to carry
their speed for a race Of heats
Many of his sons and daughters have
been started in races before they had
been given the work necessary TO mus
Gle them up, and as a conseque2ce they
gained the reputation of being soft, a
reputation, by the way, that they would
never have got had their trainers IN
derstood that natural speed would not
win races until its possessors had been
given work enough to enable them to
carry it through a race of heats
Now, in his old age. Sidney has sud
denly become an important element in
the breeding world. and many good
mares will doubtless be mated with him
during his remaining years of service