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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-03
THURSDAY EVENING,

plants or railroad yards. When this tract
almost in the heart Of the city and adjoin-
ing our principal park is so occupied
the action of those who oppose the park
plan will not be regarded as so public-
spirited as 1t may now appear. The same
policy which resists the acquisition Of the
tract along the Kenwood boulevard for
park purposes prevented Minneapolis
years ago from obtaining the island for
the same purpose.
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The journal
Goes Home.
Minnesota and National Issues.

Minnesota ana National Issues.
Interest In Minnesota centers so
completely in the gubernatorial con-
test that comparatively little attention
is given to any other phase Of the
political situation. 1t is, therefore, a
timely suggestion which: comes from
Washington, and which undoubtedly
represents the sentiment Of the con-
gressional delegation, that it Is i'm
portant for the republicans Of Mime
sofa to take into consideration the
work Of the convention Of March IT.
That convention will afford the re-
publicans of Minnesota the first and
only opportunity they Will have to
take a stand with reference to great
national issues. If it be true that the
republicans Of Minnesota do not be-
lieve the tariff schedules to be sacred
things which may not be touched at
any point, they will have chance and
1t will be their duty to say SO in the
convention in this city on the 18th
inst. and to back it up with dele
cation to Chicago, not only from that
II COnVentlO1l,. DuI 1TOHl every OlSCf1CL IN
the state, representing the real .senti-
ment Of the people on this question.
Whether the republican state con-
vention can be induced to declare
itself in favor of Canadian reciprocity
remains to be seen. The Minnesota
legislature, it will be remembered,
turned down this proposition at the
last regular session. Undoubtedly
there has been great growth Of senti-
ment in favor of Canadian reciprocity
since that time, and while what we are
convinced is a mistaken notion about
the effect of Canadian reciprocity on
the agricultural interests Of the state
may yet prevail to such an extent as to
prevent an Endorsement Of that propo-
sition. the question of general tariff
revision certainly is one upon which
Minnesota will be expected to have
something to say when the representa-.
tives of the party get together in this
4 city.
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Railways in the Philippines.

Representative Cooper's bill author
ling the government Of the Philip
pines to- issue bonds for public inn
provements and to guarantee the
bonds OF railway corporations will, if
adopted, mark the beginning Of a new
era In the islands.
Altho the American occupation of
the islands has now lasted six years
and Internal peace has been substan-
TALLY maintained for, two years very
little has been done to improve the
means Of communication. Some
means Of communication. Some wagon
roads have been built, but in this day
wagon roads are of Importance only as
feeders Of railway or steamship lines.
Not until the Philippine islands are
we'll supplied with railways will Amer
lean civilization begin to sink deep.
Not a mile Of railway has been built
since the American occupation. Pri-
vate investors do not regard the field
as an inviting one without govern
ment support. Railways must either
be. built, by the government or by pri-
vate agencies having government
backing. H. ,... ..'.
The feeling in favor of public own
ership Of railways has not yet reached
that stage in the United States that
will approve Of such ownership in a
distant dependency wher it would be
a means Of tempting civil service
which must he kept incorruptible.
In the United States proper a prop
osition at this time for a state or the
federal government to guarantee the
distant dependency, where it would be
| received with derision, altho such gov
eminent aid has been given in the
past, but the situation in the Philip
| pines Is decidedly: different, and-,it is
to be hoped that congress will adopt
| the Cooper bill or some similar meas
ure.
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''Parsifap at the Lyceum.


"ParsifaP' at the Lyceur.
To the Editor of TIE Journal
sE VIII you allow me to express some most
deserved gratitude for the production OF
ParsifaP' by our Ferris Stock company?
II there were many smiles of superiority
and dlsdain when the announcement of
this astonishing undertaking was made, 3
there ought now to be frank apologies
and generous recognition. For, in the first
place, instead Of Transforming the t.sa-
cred stage festival play into a spec
tacular attraction, as even Irving did in his Z
matization has kept all the essential ideas
and serious strength Of the original music
drama. By being able to hear the spoken
lines better than the sung words the new
nearer gets, too, clearer understanding
of the drama than he would from an un-3
prepared attendance on it's original, form.
The really foremost character of Gurne-is
MANI was given with fine strength and
high nobility. Kundry was excellent in ,
both her double characters. Amfortas I
might have given. in proportion to the
high standard Of the two former charac-
tiers, a more self controlled impressiveness
of his torturing guilt; and, if the titIes role
was the only really weak one in the cast;
this is more tolerable in that Parsifal him
self is the least dramatic character in the.
work. IL
Those who still live in the ideal pfem-;
cries Of Bayreuth itself can srevivify. Those
ennobling memories thru the sug-8
gestion- of this production. Those
who really long for this Mecca
can prepare themselves ( for it, by
not merely availing themselves off, his
surprising opportunity offered by the aIy-
ceum, but by sitting down in the peace
full home hours, reading Tennyson's "Sirs
Galahad," the inspiring historical ac-d
counts of the .'Parsifal PERIOD in Finck' s.
or Glassenapp's life of Wagner, or Wag-$
ners own essay on ''RelgionEands Art int
the tenth volume of his writings. Thet
key to this stimulating essay is. found m
the quotation Wagner makes from q let
ter Of Schiller to Goethe: when one
| fastens on the real character of Chris
| tianity, in which it is distinguished from
all monotheistic religions, this is found
in nothing else than the removal Of law.
the Kantian imperative, in whose place
Christianity will place a free inclination.
|1t is, therefore in it's pure form, the pres
entaton of beautiful morality, or the hui
manizing of the holy. and in this sense the
only aesthetic religion"
| So it is to be earnestly hoped that all
! those whose art ears are not merely open
to a fine voice. whose art eyes are not
I far-sighted in ,straining for remote gor-
geousness. and whose religious ideas have
developed from a primitive literaness to-
wards a tigurative and poetfcal ethics.
will be able to profit by this means Of rare
culture at our own humble doors.
| Harlow aGle-
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SOUTH DAKOTA TOPICS
The Redf1eld Press says:


Should the politicians of Sphinx county get into
q middle about tweedle dee VS.. tweedle DUN
and sacrifice home man who has good show
to bring the honor of the governorship to Sphinx
county, it will Justify fully the last legislature
in .enlarging the Redfeld home for the feeble
minded.
The above is no doubt Endorsed by a
large preponderance Of sentiment in Sphinx
county. Mr.: Berg is the .thome man
who has a good show'' to be governor.
Only recently he has been in the county
Strengthening. out matters, and it is be-
lieVed he will have it all right In the
convention. -.~.. --..a sr
A plethora of candidates tells the story
in Sphinx county. Packard would like to
be lieutenant governor and Bromley a
congressman. The Berg program of the
organization caused both to 'holer."
What promised at one time to be at
least a stumbling block in the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Berg was the report that
he had promised to secure a good APP
pointment for Bromley and to turn over
to him such other patronage as fell to
the lot of Sphinx county.
This seems a: small matter to ALLEVIATE
a mans constituency, but the opposition
to Berg made the most of it and for a
time gathered some momentum.
Mr.. Berg had been informed that the
delegation had agreed to indorse Bromley
in consideration of his getting out of the
way of Burke for congress-. He thereupon
told Mr.. Bromley that he would acquiesce
in this movement and act in harmony
with the states delegation. Mr.. Berg has
made his explanation, and since then it
has developed> that the congressional
delegation has not promised Bromley a
place. With the pressure brought from
the outside the ground: seems to have
been we'll cut from under the Berg OBJ
jectors, and his star still appears to sc
in the aScendancy.
Longstaff of the Huronite essays to ex-
pose some of the campaign secrets Of
the CraWfordites. Their ticket, he says
is partially made up and is as follows
Campbell and Martin for congress-, Os-
bon for state auditor, Steere for secretary
| of state, Lien for lieutenant governor and
Packard for commissioner Of school an(
public lands. It Is asserted that CraW-
ford has made a deal in Yankton to run
Dillon for the supreme bench agains,
Haney~sand- to. send, Price .eto~the state
senate. The machine" asserts tina
neither this deal nor the one to run Camp
bell for congress will go thru.
| Governor Herreid isn't running for Of
| flee and so cannot be charged with bid
| ding for, the Russian vote when he pub
| licly took the stand that the car rathe
| than the mikado is entitled to the mora
support Of the United States in the pres
ent unpleasantness. e. G. Torrey.
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AT THE THEATERS
Eover Chat.

Ferris Stock company's elaborate pro-
duction of Wagner's masterpiece, "Parsi-
fall" Is drawing enormous audiences to
the Lyceum this week. At the matinee
to-day standing room was at a premi um.
The great number of people who are I'M
able to get desired seats for this week
can do so next week, as Mr. Ferris has
decided to continue the play one more
week.
The clever entertainment furnished by
Paula Edwardes and her company in
'.Winsome Winnie" continues to attract
large attendance at the Metropolitan.
Four more performances, including mat
inee Saturday, will terminate the run Of
the piece in this city. "..:
Miss Clara Hess, beautiful and tai
ented young, songstress, who was one of
the principal members Of Lulu Glaser's
company during the long run of dolly
Warden in New York city, will be one of
the features Of the program to be pre-
sented by Fanny; Rice and her company
of speciality artists at the Metropolitan
next week. Miss Hess will sing selections
from various operas. Seats for this en-
gagement can be reserved to-day.
The Orpheum show, now holding the
boards at the Bijou, attracted two large
audiences to that playhouse yesterday
afternoon and evening The list of ar
lists is unquestionably one of the strong
est combinations of vaudeville talent that
has ever appeared here. Mcintyre and
Heath, who head the big bill. will put on
new sketch for the remainder of the
week, commencing tonight, entitled "The
Man from Montana" which is. said to
be decided hit. A matinee performance
will be given Saturday at 2;30.
Joseph Murphy, the popular Irish COM
edy actor, will appear at the Bijou al
Of next week, commencing Sunday after
noon, and will present the favorite Irist
dramas, "Shaun Rhue" and Kerry Cow
Kerry Cow" will be put on Sunday anc
Wednesday afternoons and Sunday, Mon
/ day and Tuesday nights, while ''Shaur
Rhue" will hold the boards "Wednesday
Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights ant
Saturday matinee.
A novelty in the theatrical bill of fare
will be provided at the Metropolitan mex
week by Fanny Rice and her clever com.
pany of speciality people. Fanny Rice
liked Of American condolences, will fur.
the others on the bill are The Grea
Leon, in magic and Illusions: Jules ane
ELLA Garrison, in a travesty sketch Clara
Hess, in. operate selections May ant
Edna Elliott, the novelty dancers; TIL,
RoZinos. in comedy acrobatic work; Mile
Esmeralda, the xylophone soloist, AM
the favorite comedian, Bobby Gaylor
Seats for the engagement can be reserved
Thursday morning,
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HER FEET STILL PATRIOTIC

Mrs. Bradley Martin has not yet ex-
patriated herself so far but that she sends
home for her shoes, and, thus early, she
has sent in her spring order for forty
nine pairs. The fact that she still remains
loyal to American shoes is a bit of devo-
ton that is truly touching. Some day,
following the example Of the renowned
Marie Bashkirtseff. Mrs. Bradley Martin
may. have shoe museum opened In her
honor, and then 1t Will be gratifying to
American pride to have them all labeled
Made in the United States =
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A GOVERNOR WRITES a PREFACE

Governor Pennypacker Of Pennsylvania
is the author Of q preface written for a fac
si1nile Of THE Chronicles Of Nathan Ben
saddi, :" a collection of colonial satires on
the University OF Pennsylvania The
chronicles are writtenfin Biblical phrase
and are in imitation of some English
writings which appeared in 1870. The
book for which Governor Pennypa eker; has
written a preface will be published. at the
Expense of the Fhilobiblon selub. Phil
.adelphia organization for the study Of rare
books and manuscripts. .s
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BOOKS RECEIVED

THE THEORY OF INVESTMENT AND sPEcu-
LAT1ON BY Rollin e. Smith, Minneapolis.
Price so cents.
THE MODERN BANK. BY Amos kidder Fiske,
associate editor of the Journal of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin. New York: D..
Appleton s. Co.. Price $3.50. Postage II
THE SONG OF ROLAND. Translated into Eng
lish by Isabel Butler, for the Riverside Liter
AZURE Series Boston, Houghton, Miffin &
/, Co. Price Is cents.
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Prophets of Calamity.

In Chicago the other day DR.. Frank
Lydston said that the Americans were
fast becoming a nation of criminals
and degenerates. According to some
men, and very often the best and
wisest men of their times, the world
has been growing worse ever since the
beginning Of time. ..~
In his interesting book on 1.-THE
Social Unrest" John Graham Brooks
says that when Jefferson became
president, "the entire conclave of
scholars as well as the whole business
world of New England was Mortified at
the prospect of POLITICAL control by
the common .peop1e.''~ At New York
dinner eAlexanderE,,-I Hamilton said:o
Your people, sir, your people, is a
great beast" Fisher Adams said in
1903 that the country had become "too
big for union, too sordid' for patriot
ism, too democratic for liberty"
President Dwight Of Yale college said:
I'VE have a country governed by
blockheads and knaves; can the
imagination paint anything more
dreadful on this side of hell?" In his
fast day sermon in 1910 Charming
said: We live in times which have no
parallel in past ages, in times when
human character has almost assumed
a new form; in times Of peculiar ca
lamity, thick darkness and almost
despair. The danger is so vast, so
awful, so obvious that the blindness,
the indifference, which prevail, argue
infatuation, and give room for appre-
hension that we never can rouse our
selves to those efforts by which alone
the danger can be averted."
Mr.. Brooks says that if the opinion
Of twenty Of the wealthiest and best
known of the citizens Of New England
had been asked at any time during the
two administrations Of Jefferson and
probably Of Madison as we'll, it is safe
to say that eighteen of them would
have thought the country going to the
dogs.
And so 1t has been almost in every
decade; SO twas with Wendell Phil
lips saying in Faneuil hall: Il am
! asked to say God bless the common
wealth Of Massachusetts.
say God damn the commonwealth of
Massachusetts" to our own time when
because Of the prevalence of crime, the
spread of political corruption and the
devotion OF our people to material
goods, the downfall of the republic is
declared toEbe. at hand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-03

@Of the twenty-five or more illustrations
to the Forthcoming autobiography of Herr
bert Spencer, several are portraits Of hts
father and mother and other members Of
his family from Spencer's own drawings.
There are also some plates drawn to acA
company his articles on engineering and
pictures of Spencer's mechanical inNens
tons, among others an invalid's chair. s.
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&. MAGAzINE-sTAND .GLIMPsEs

The War News Digested.-The news of:
the war between Russia and Japan has
been so voluminously reported, and: with
so many contradictions, that it is a re-
lief to turn to the editorial statement
which is presented in the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for March.
which, in graphic, discriminating style,
carries the reader thru the mass Of re-
ports and rumors and lands him safely
In the few but intensely interesting facts
This record is copiousy Illustrated, and
is supplemented by two descriptive arti-
Giles on the men who are doing things
for both Russia and Japan. 1.-The Great
Disaster at Baltimore '"The Career of
the Late Senator Hanna "Santo Domin-
go, a. Turbulent Republic" and can In
terview with the Pope are among the
other features of the Review:
Minneapolis in Pictures.-Local interest
and pride will be stirred by an article in
The World To-day for March. It is an
article on Some Pioneer Park Builders, y
by Mrs. Herman ]. Hall, vice president
of the American Park and Outdoor Art
association With it appear pictures Of
c. M. Loring, president Of the Minnesota
State Forestry association and a member
of the Minneapolis park board; of Min
nehaha falls, Of Bridal Veil falls and of
The Golden Path on the West River
Bank parkway. Among the other fea,
lures of the number are some of the best
pictures of the Baltimore fire ruins that
have been printed, a long article about
| the Chicago Art institute and "The Brit
ish Expedition to Tibet"
Prescott Was Not Blind.-Rolo Ogden
has earned the gratitude of the world
of letters by his article on :" Prescott the
Man in The Atlantic Monthly for March
Prescott the historian for the most OF
us has overshadowed Prescott the man
We are grateful to Mr.. Ogden for a
| sight of the man. Among other things
Mr.. Ogden says;
| Prescott was known as. the blind his.
| torian, and the tradition that he was
totally blind became early fixed and almost
impossible to dislodge. He wrote tt
Colonel Aspinwall: I can't say like
to be called blind. have, it is true bu,
one eye; but that has done me some
service, and, with fair usage, will I. trust
do me some more But In spite Of al
| his explanations, the world went on be.
I lieving that Prescott was. as he h,lmor.
ously protested that he was not. high
gravel blind y
The list of reading offered in the, Marcel
! Atlantic is long, and the quality up tC
the magazines usual high standard
War Map of Manchuria and korea.--Th,
magnificent war map of Manchuria ant
Korea, 36X42 inches, which is published
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President Joseph Smith Of the Mormon
church says that the revelation command
ing polygamy was made known in a visit
to the first president from IAN angel in
black" Black or red, it is all the same
and from the same place.
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If the ground offered by Mr. Lowry
and Mr.. DunWoody and others for park
purposes is rejected it will probably be-
come in time the site Of manufacturing
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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 four
deck Goss Presses with total capacity OF
900 eightpage Journals an hour, printed.
folded and counted. The best time to call Is from
8:15 to 4 40 p. M Inquire at the business office
and be directed to the visitors gallery.
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st. Paul invites Minneapolis to share her
water supply. 1t is not the lack Of whole
some water, supply Minneapolis needs so
much as 1t. is a new water board; or,
rather, Minneapolis needed a new water
board about two years ago when that
body stood insthe way Of increasing the ca
pacity at Single Creek station at very
slight expense sufficient to supply the
whole city without =resorting to the lower
pumps. The proposition at that time was
removal Of .:one Of the lower pumps to
Shingle Creek station to supply sufficient
capacity there when one pump is shut
down for repairs. The plan, however, did
not suit the preconceived notions Of the
East Side member Of the water board and
his constituents are just now paying the
penalty.
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Members of the Iowa delegation in con-

Members Of the Iowa delegation in con-
gress are selling upon the defeat of
Prouty to make 1t appear as if it were the
beginning Of the end for Governor Cum
minis. Prouty's defeat was undoubtedly a
disappointment to Governor Cummins and
possibly a back-set to some extent but
the opponents Of Cummins who think he Is
licked because he may have lost one battle
are likely to have to revise their judgment
Cummins stands for an idea that is going
to win. The victory may not come just
now, but twill come because it ought to-
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Caspar Whitney, editor Of Outing, is
planning an extended trip thru South
America. His trip will very nearly. COM,
plete a world circuit, in the course Of
which he has encountered strange adven-
lures and has had many hair-b breadth es-
capes. He expects to embody his South
American trip in a comprehensive book
on the subject. GO. 81. -.,=~.t,-
Those who are seeking light on the 1,rin-
'ciples underlying investment and specula-
ton will find much Of interest and value in
a little book. The Theory Of Investment
and Speculation, by Rollin E. Smith of
this city, a member Of the Chamber of
Commerce. The book is not intended for
men of experience in investment and
speculation, but for. those who have their
lessons along those lines to learn. The
subject matter Of the book is indicated by
the following heads: Different Forms Of
Ways" Looking Oyer the Speculative
Field, Wheat 'cropsReports." s'Errors
That Are Easily Made ''Some Sugges-
tions," and others.
..1s.. TWILIGHT IN WINTER.
One pale and splendid star that seems to
g.. rest,
A. luminous gem, on beauty's pulseless
Three pines, like shrouded Fates; a night
birds cry; . g.. '.,..-s .-.. - H.
A tideless pool where shuddering sha dows
lie!
Anton e. Anderson in Lippincott's
! a., Magazine for March. d..
Amos Kidder Fiske has given. a concise
and lucid description of the various func-
tons of the present day. bank in the
United States in his book, The Modern
Bank. Mr. Fiske's intention in writing
the book was to give as clear an idea
as possible Of what an up-to-date, bank
| does and how it does it, and this inten-
ton he carries out. g. .-4- :
| Leroy G. Davis, whose poetical work
| The Booklet of the Golden Leaves, is an
nounced for early publication by the
Broadway Publishing company, is mem
| Der OF the Authors club. Of. MINNEAPOLIS
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