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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
THE UNEASY CHAIR

Call for an Apostle Of the Slow Life;
Case Of "a Man Who Abandoned the Swift
for the DiIatory and His Romantic Re-
Ward.-Scme day, II it is not so slow in
getting at the work that some one else
will get ahead Of 1t, The Uneasy Chair is
going to write book on .'The Slow Life
1t will not be book that will appeal to
everybody; there will always be the
Thomas LaWsOns and the Theodore
Roosevelts, who must move at clipping
gait or by big nlajorities; but it will appeal
to two large classes, those whose men
tai habits are slew by nature, and those
whose mental habits are too fast for the
good of their physical constitutions, to the
quick wearing out of the latter. To the
former the book will say: 1.-THE tortoise
won the race from the hare by keeping at
It, and he had time to take in the scenery
as he ambled along To the latter: Put
ION the brakes. or8,you will soon be on the
breakers." These bits of sluggish wis
dom, If they bring any return at all, will
bring it slowly. but that will only help
The Chair to practice what it breaches. I'll
All of this is a rather slow introduction
to the story Of one who had to put on
the brakes, and it Is not to be taken as a
warning against future literary efforts of
The Chair. rather only as one Of The
Chairs uneasy dreams set going by Off
the Highway, by Alice Prescott Smith,
the story of a San Francisco physician
who abandoned his profession to farm
| prunes, and quite unexpectedly. to make
love. He succeeded fairly we'll at the for
mer and to his own satisfaction at the
latter: tho in love- making he well nigh
failed because Of his denseness and facil-
| ity for suspicious However, his stupid
ity seemed to be limited to matters Of
| love, In other fields being quick enough
of wit and action, even with the brakes
on so that the reader. Of the book is quite
we'll pleased that the heroine, really
charming girl, should give herself tc
him. .t
| The story Is an unusual one, and is
well told, except for the character draw
| ing in the case of the "hero," and holds
enough Of mystery to keep the reader
wide awake to the end. It is a story well
suited to give moderate interest to slow
life by a winters fireside or in summer
hammock In a shady nook.
! Houghton, Miffin & Co.. Boston. $3.50.
t'The Wandering Host. This is an ale
CORY by David Starr Jordan, president o.
Leland Stanford university California. i
is an allegory Of life, intended to show thu
true way. It Is poetic in diction and sug.
gestive in thought. The essence Of it,
thought may well be stated in the dedica
! ton, which Is to the authors wife:
When man shall rise to manhood's destiny,
| When our slow toddling race shall be full grown
Deep in each human heart a chamber lone
OF holes, hottest shall builded be,
And each man for himself must hold the key.
| Each man must kindle his own altar fires,
Each burn an offering to his own desires,
And each, at last his own High Priest shall be
| American Unitarian association, Boston.
| ~. 80 cents net.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

Thomas OBrien, the man who invented
the gold brick confidence game, is dead.
His works do follow him, but they were
rather coarse compared with, some Of the
modern "commercial'' devices for long
distance pocket-picking,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

r President Sam of Haiti has been given a
life sentence for something $tor other.
SAM size in crime is about; that Of nip
ping a chicken.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

Satisfactory experiments are being
made In Berlin with a trackless trolley
system. The public would like to know
if 1T is going to run the present seatless
cars .. ...-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

Baldwins airship has made another
flight But the people, despite the por-
ter, will use good, comfortable. parlor-
car for some time yet. .-...,-.....,. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
SIGHTED

Atlanta Constitution.
Wonder why Mrs. Chadwick confined
her straw securities to the name OF An
drew Carnegie? She needn't have sighted
the other plutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

Congressman Esch OF Wisconsin has
senatorial aspirations, but his followers
find it rather difficult to cheer for. a
snaeZa. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

500 Line Holiday Excursion Rates.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
will be in effect between all stations,
Dec. %, "a, %, %, 90, 80 and 81 and
Jan. /, 1905. Return limit Jan. 8, 1905.
Ticket office, 10 Third street s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

A brand new set of election laws and a
supply of incorruptible, voting machines
might help things in Colorado. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
THE WAY OF THE WORLD

Chicago Daily News.
The owner Of a barking dog is always
the first to complain about the noise made
by the neighbours children.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

It is coincidence that one Richard
Harding Davis play should follow anoth-
er at the Metropoli tan,, for the engagement
Of William Collier in "The Dictator will
be followed New Years week by that of
Robert Edeson In "Ranson's Folly" an
other Davis play, which scored one Of the
greatest hits Of last season in New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
New EDITION ~ "FrackIes and Tan,".

New Edition Of "Freckes and TAM
Minneapolis friends of the late Roland G.
Bowman will be interested in a new ed1-
ton of his little book FrecEies and Tan.
They will regret to see, however, that both
title page and cover have misspelled his
name, making it Rowland instead Of Ro-
land. The new edition is illustrated by
Fanny Y. Cory. 49, @...'f : e. -
Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago 30 cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29
AT THE. THEATERS
Foyer Chat.

In ''The Dictators,'' which he is pre-
senting at the Metropolitan this week,
William Collier has found a vehicle that
is bound to enhance his already fine repu-
tatiOn greatly. t:y.:2 ..," ~E.s IA
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

Z Friday night at-the Bijou 500 newsboys
will be the guests of James J. Corbett,
Manager Hal Davis and Manager Theo-
dore Hays. The boys will be accom-
panied by the Journal Newsboys' band.
Pals" at the Bijou this week Is play
ing to capacity at each performance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

& The versatility Of Florence Stone Of the
Ferris stock company. is striking1y shown
by the part she is now playing, and that
which she will give next week. Two more
widely contrasted characters could hardly
be found than Dearest In Little Lord
FauntIeroy,', and Cigarette in Under
Two Flags in which she will open Sun
day evening. II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

Since. 1875 this country has had 22,15e,
654 immigrants, and yet there is room.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

Z The marvellous Nelson family. whose
acrobatic feats have astonished Orpheum
audiences for the past two weeks, close
their enga cement Saturday night, and will
not be seen in Minneapolis again this sea-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

Unique ideas are always being sprung,
at the Unique tfeater. The latest Is q
midnight performance for New Years
eve, at which 1t is, expected there will be
big attendance to sing out the old year
and welcome in the new with cheers. The
occasion Is a professional performance, for
the benefit of the play folk who happen
to be in Minneapolis Manager Gallagher
has extended them all an invitation to at
tend the special Unique II o'clock per-
Torrance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

= The new musical drama, "The Street
Singer comes to the Bijou New Years
week, with Florence Bindley as the star.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-29

St. Mark,s Not So Bad OLA letter
written from Venice by William Henry
Goodyear, the curator Of fine arts or the
n,useum of the Brooklyn institute, on
ST Marks, holds that the condition OF
the basilica is not so grave as it ap-
peared to be-.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
only Crime at a Distance.

New York-If a crime becomes a
crime in a certain state only after a
man has left that state, has that
state a right to demand his extradi.
ton, since that crime necessarily was
not committed when he was in that
state?
It sounds much like delicate ques.
tion raised by the low comedian in
ono of Gilbert's topsy-turvy comic
operas; nevertheless, it was the point
raised by a lawyer, and what is more
he won the point. It was a brand
new question in New York. but de-
cision had been made in a similar
case in Iowa, and Justice Scott was
guided by the Western precedent.
Jacob Zipf a couple of months ago
left his wife and child In Newark
and came to this city. His wife, in
Newark court, made charges of de
sertion and failure to support He
was arrested here on December z
and since has been in the Tombs
pending the obtaining Of extraditior
papers. House, Grossman & Vorhau'
instituted habeas corpus proceedings
in his behalf and yesterday he wa
before Judge Scott. Mr.. Colder o.
the law firm said:
"The law Of New Jersey is peculiar
in that 1t does not make desertlor
alone a crime, but says that when q
man fails to support his wife and fam
lily and leaves the state he is guilty
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12

says Mrs. Looney may as well pre-
pare to wear the diamond ring, as he
was long time figuring out the mum.
Der most likely to get the diamond.
If the guesses keep coming in per.
sonally and by mail as fast as they
have the 975 receipts will be exhaust.
ed before the month is up. But as
soon as taken the diamond will be
awarded.
The Number to Be Guessed At.
There it is, sealed up in an envelope
in the window, with the diamond, and
there it will remain until the diamond
is given away to the lucky guesser.
Written across the face Of a large,
white envelope are the words: This
envelope contains the unknown mum,
Der in The Capital Journal Diamond
Guessing Contest" This number was
formed in exact pursuance of the plan
advertised in The Journal, by a com
mittee Of business men and Journal
subscribers, who came into the office
Monday morning. Following is their
signed statement on exhibition at Mr..
Hinges show window:
The Unknown Number.
We, the undersigI ed, were present
at The Journal office January 11th, and
assisted in the forming of the unknown
number, according to the plan pub.
lished to be used in the Capital Jour,
nal Diamond Guessing Contest. Un.
der the rules of forming the number,
1t is impossible for anyone, not even
the members of this committee, the
publishers of The Journal, nor the
jeweler who furnished the ring, to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Uniform Divorce LAWS.

The Chicago News calls attention
to the possibility that the recent ac.
ton of New oYrk churches with re
gard to the remarriage of Divorces
may bring about federal divorce law
sentiment that will prove beneficial.
This is a consummation devoutly to
be wished for. There is scarcely any
federal legislation that would result
in greater good to the social welfare
Of the people of this country general.
ly than a uniform divorce law. 1t
would seem, If one were to consider
the high interests of American socie.
ty, that It would be as easy and GER
bring about legal conditions which
tend to protect the purity of the fami-
ly as to pass a law which has. uniform
operation in defense of creditors
right against insolvent debtors. To
deny this is frankly to admit that the
dollar is the true god after all. The
enactment of a uniform federal di-
vorce law is desirable from every
point of view. It has been recon.
mended that a conference between
the governors of the several states
be held for the purpose of outlining
a general plan for legislation which
will secure practically the same re-
suit. A moments reflection should
convince any person that such a plan
would prove ineffective, and at best
be far less feasible than a persistent
attempt to have the matter taken up
by congress In the one case there
would be forty-fve law-maling bodies
to deal with, and the supposition that
these would act in union on any sin
gle proposition approaches the border
line of the absurd. If the churches
of the country desire to engage in q
crusade of practical moment, here is
the opportunity. The importance OF
the subject warrants any labor and
expense that may be involved in
thorough organization, and aside from
this, the movement would have the
unqualified support of an overwhelm
ing majority of citizens.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12

with an unaffected "this is IT," she
sang the phrase with all the rippling
grace and warmth of tone that made
it remembered above wondrous trills
and sparkling coloratura. And all
this not even for the asking. The bird
in Nine. PATHS throat could not re.
main silent at the mention of a well.
loved bit from the bestowed opera.
1t was Nine. PATHS regret that her
husband was not at hand to be pre-.
sented. OF him she said, with q
sparkle in her expressive eyes:
"Hc is a noble Swedish gentleman
the very soul of honor. The public
concerns itself with my age and his
quito naturally. Well, we are not
absurd together, can tell you He is
33, but truth to tell, l am younger
than he is. For fact, can outwall,
him now"
And the mention of n walk brought
this little lament:
"Oh, how l would like to go out to.
morrow for a walk on Market street
My husband wants to take me, but
1 do not dare. owe it to my man.
agement to run no risks. When tall,
too much get hoarse." At which
she laughed heartily, remembering
that she had been chatting merrily
for some time.
The sale of seats yesterday for
Nine. PATHS two concerts netted an
other $4,000, making the total to date
of $4,000. There are still good seats
to be had for the Monday matinee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
BY A COMMITTEE OF SALEM
GENTLEMEN WHO SIGN A
CERTIFICATE
Large Member of Guesses May Bring the
Contest to a Close Sooner Than
Was Planned at the Start

IT'S the real thing. It's a fair way
of awarding it." These and similar
comments were made by the crowds
in front Of the G. H. Hinges jewelry
store show window when The Journal
$3.50 diamond Tiffany gold ring was
|put on exhibition Saturday, and 1t is
Pm unmistakable fact that it is a dia.
mond of tho purest water, and daz.
bling white stone of the kind now
most fashionable, that sells at retail
D n the best jewelry stores at $3.50, and
all who see it will say so, The set.
hing will be completed in a few days,
and then you can go in and put it on
your ladys finger, and tell her you
have made the guess of your life in
her behalf, and, this being leap year,
she may say the words that will make
You happy.
Many Guesses Saturday.
There was a constant stream Of
subscribers Saturday taking the mum.
bered receipts, and writing their
guesses on them and depositing them
n the soldered tin box at The Jour.
bal office. There were ladies and gen.
tlemen, state and city officials, bust
hess men and some of the sporting
Bort who were taken by the opportu
nifty to participate in a perfectly
harmless and amusing guessing con.
test" but all lured on by the free
gift to guess $3.50 diamond ring onto
their finger. Hon. d. II. Looney, OF
Jefferson, ex-president of the state
board of agriculture, paid a year in
advance and got four guesses, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
THREE

of crime Therefore he could not have.
been guilty while wi5hin the juris-
diction Of the governor Of New Jer-
sey. The governor OF Iowa has agreed
to a similar point"
That's to the governors credit.
said Justice Scott.
The lawyer asked for zipfs dis
charge. Assistant District Attorney
Gray admitted zipfs was not proper
case for extradition.
This is a point upon which three
great minds agree" said the Justice.
and he ordered the prisoner released.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Never Preached.

81 seen you kissin' Name" said her
little brother.
We'll, here" said the dear girl's
accepted lover, If give you a dime
can l trust you to say nothing about
it?"
Sure! l never peached on any Of
the other fellows when they gave me
money"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Revised Proverbs.
columbia Jester.

NVVIWIIIUIH dVNNUIsT
II is never too late to spend
Money makes the mayor go.
A slippered foot gathers no tacks.
You can drive man to drink, but
you can't make him pay.
It's long course that has no lee
lures.
A subscriber and his money are
hard to part.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12

GEO. c. WILL,
HAL. d. PATTON,
CHAS. II. HINGES,
FRANK C. FERGUSON.
The above named gentlemen were
know what the number is. (Signed)
N. ]. JUDAH,
j. G. GRAHAM,
the committee. Constable John H.
Lewis and ]. M. Lawrence were on
the committee, but arrived too late to
participate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Diva Tells a Secret.

The secret of no wrinkles" she
went on. lis no worry. That's one
thing | will not do. Above all, do
not read unpleasant things. The pa
pers | do not read. In a general way,
! know that many of the critics have
been very severe. They contend that
because have been singing for fifty
years the volume Is closed The peo
pie who say this do not understand
me- Mark this-when you hear me
tomorrow evening you will not hear
vibration in my voice; you will
understand every word | say-a do
tail not observed by the later singers.
and you will hear that the quality Of
my tones remains unchanged. | would
like to know who else at so can do
that; surely not any Of the unfrlendly
critics"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
A phrase From "Faust." /"

Reference to her last visit to San
Francisco fourteen years ago brought
the remark that one Of the haunting
bits she sang then was the local flight
from the highest 70 the lowest melodie
depths. a wonderfully beautiful phrase
in the prison scene Of Faust"
'oh. yes!" she answered and then,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-15
Baby Willie's Papa.

Fame has it's limitations. after all,
as W J. Bryan found out at the be-
ginning of his political career" said
}. NJ. Black Of York, Pa. while dis
cussing the Nebraskan. During
Bryan's first campaign for Congress
his son. W j.. Jr.. was born, and the
boy soon proved the most popular
Infant in the Fifth ward in Lincoln.
where the Bryans live. 1t was busy
c;mpa sn for Bryan and he was away
from home much of the time. Every.
where he spoke he was greeted by
cheering crowds, and he had reason
to think he was the best-known man
In the state On his return from one
Of his trips his conceit was rudely
shocked. AS he was walking along in
/ street Nc far from his home he
aeard one little Sirl ask OF her com.
p1nion:
''W'ho's that big man?
"'Why. don't you know came the
scornful reply. That's baby Williess
rapa'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-15
of medicine was getting into his car,

of medicine Was getting into his car
riage.
m in a hurry caiied the doctor.
and can't step to see you, but it's al
right-you haven't got it,
Haven't got what?' demanded the
aStonished artist
"Whatever you think you've got.
Noi a symptom of it. Good-by." and he
drove away,
We'll, now" said lowering. turning
To lamp post. as the only witness Of
the scene. that's the time he's mis-
taken. | know I've got it-ten d.
lars in my pocket to pay his last
bill; but if hes sure | haven't I'll try
to get in line with his diagnosis" and
he went around to his club and sat in
a little game Of draw. which came
cut as ne expected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-15
A Doctor Ahead Of Time.

According to the Philadelphia Post.
the fayorite pastime CT the "black-and-
white" artist. responsible for so many
comic sketches. is to read Of some
deadly disease, preferably a new one,
go to bed imaging he has Ii. lie awake
all night, seek his doctor in the morn
and set assurance that he is in per-
1y to work.
Cne morning not long age he turn
ed up at the doctors just as the man
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-15
AMUSE MENTS.
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The management of the Elks' thea
ter has a guaranteed attra action in the
petty comedy drama Sweet Glover,
which will be the Offering Saturday,
February 20. Sweet Clover how
ever tells a more serious tale than
most plays though there is delicious
comedy in plenty in the roles of Abb
gal Holcombe," the spinster and her
backward lover, job Mason who
has been counting her for thirty years
and is still "a-leadin' up to it and the
characters of young Jack Hamilton"
and his sweetheart Sunny Andrews. =
with tNeir many lovers quarrels.
Though the play is sometimes called a
pastor idyl. only one scene is laid
in the country, while the other three
are located in the metropolis, thus al
lowing considerable scope for some
! beautiful scene effects. handsome cos
tuning, odd furniture and original
lighting effects. Otis B. Thayer plays
the principal role of Jerome HoI,
: cobc" and Edna Robb. clever
young emotional actress enactS the
characte of Lois Holcombe' The
original company is retained.
AT Valley Forge the new romant-
ic drama by William l.. Ronerts, au-
thor : many Of the latest New York
successes, will be the attraction at the
Eiks theater on February 16, featur-
ing the young romantic actor Mr.
Maurice Freeman and a selected com
pany of some of the Nest actors and
actresses in the profession. A com
plete scenic production is carried by
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-15

this company. The Des Moines News
in reviewing the performance, said
AT Valley Forge is an Interesting
melc.drama with a tinge of romance
The audience was proverbally enthusi
astic, and were happily disappointed
expecting to see the usual stereotypeC
situations and climaXes. but instead
saw a dignitied, splendid play, dealing
With the stirring times of our great
revolution :
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-15
USAGES OF LENT OLD
Continued from Page One.

The astonished prince, unfamiliat
with either the language or the Gus
toms of the country, naturally mis-
took the action as some butfoOnery in
tended as an insult to himself-to say
nothing &C the cock-and with sword
in hand leaped to his feet to resent
affront. i he cock mimic fled in ter
ror, and it took the combined eff Ets
of interpreter and couruers to soothe
the royal gentlemans ruffled dignity.
Apparently the foreignera considered
ii a "CuStom more hC1ored il the
breach than in the observance. for
thereafter the official disappeared from
the reyal pay roll.
SoIemnity of Holy Week.
From Ash "Wednesday until Palm
Sunday. which ushers in Holy Week.
the time is spent quietly. with abstin-
ence. charity and intlospoCtion. But
on Palm Sunday which commentaries
the triumphant entry of the Savior in
to Jerusalem. begins an especially sol.
emn season. Maundy, or ManGlate
Thursday is the day on which the
Lords supper was ordained and the
disciples We're taught their great les
son in humanity by Christ's act in
washing their feet G cd Friday needs
no exposition. All the Catholic bodies
are in mourning on that day. and even
nonconformists arc coming to regard
it with greater reverence than was ac-
corded it a decade ago,
The Irish seem to have regarded the
enforced forty days austeritics as
hard lines. if the appended doggerel,
for which that long-suffering country
is made to stand sponsor, can be re-
garded as an index.
Collop Monday, Pancake Tuesday.
Ash Wednesday. Bludee Thursday.
Fridays lang. but will be dune,
And hey for Saturday afternune.
Hey fer Sunday at twelve O'Clock,
When all the plum puddings jump
out Ct the pot.