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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

PORTFOLIO OF "BIRD PoRTRAIrs.'
Something for the bird lover to exclaim
over and delight in is portfolio of bird
portraits from paintings by Bruce Tfors-
fall, with descriptions by W. E. D
Scott, one of the highest authorities on
birds in the country. Mr.. Horsfall made
his portraits from life. His aim was tc
catch the character of the birds, and one
looking at the portraits realizes that he
has succeeded fully. The pictures from
the portfolio, framed, would make ad-
mirable additions to the home picture
collection of >bird-lover, and would be
both valuable and decorative for the
schoolroom, where Mr.. Scott's illumin.
ating notes would, with the pictures
make every boy or girl life friend OF
at least the eight of our featheret
beauties included in Mr.. Horsfalls group
The list includes the bluebird, the robin
the meadowlark, the young bobolink
the startling, the brown ,thrasher and the
catbird. r 49,. 4.
Mcclure, Phillips & Co., New York.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
SHIPS GO DOWN In
GALE.SWEPT SEA.
Two Vessels Hurled on Rocks in
the Graveyard Of the
Atlantic.

Halifax, N. s., Noy. 22.-The violent
storm which swept the coast of Nova
Scotia the latter part of last week ap-
parently has claimed two more victims.
A tWo-masted steamer went to the
bottom on Thursday afternoon off Bea-
Yer Harbor, on the east coast of the
province, ffty-fve miles off Halifax.
of another vessel was sighted by the
craft that reported the sinking of the
wreck of the two-master.
News. of that disaster, which is one
of the strangest in shipping records, was
brought to Halifax by the steamer Kill
keel, commanded by Captain Allan.
from Port Hastings, Cape Breton, with
a cargo of coal.
Steamer Heavily Laden.
The Kilkeel on Thursday morning ran
into a gale. Heading into Beaver Har-
Dor at 10 CLOCK, Captain Allan OBJ
served behind him another steamer,
with two masts and heavily laden, ap-
preaching. The gale was then blowing
at terrific rate, and the sea was
breaking heavily on the numerous
shoals which stud that coast. - 3.
When the Kilkeel reached the haven,
the unknown steamer passed west OF
Horse island, near the harbor entrance,
! which hid her hull. Suddenly great
| cloud of smoke or steam shot upward,
and when it cleared away the masts of
the incoming steamer had vanished. The
| officers in the Kilkeel, who had been
watching the approaching steamer, de-
clare they are positive she went to the
| bottom, and they say that they are sure
that no boat could live in the sea that
| prevailed.
Struck a Rock.
They believe she ran too far west and
struck a rock and that as she foundered
her boilers exploded. When the Kilkeel
came out of Beaver Harbor Sunday,
after the sea had moderated to some
extent, the captain and his officers had
their glasses on the spot where they
thought the disaster occurred, and they
saw what they took to be the funnel of
a steamer sticking out for some distance
above the water.
There was such a heavy sea running
then that the Kilkeel could not approach
the dangerous shoals.
Off Ship Harbor, thirty miles west of
Halifax, a large schooner, bottom up
was passed by the Kilkeel on Sunday
morning, making the fourth wreck re
ported on the Novia Scotia coast in two
days. There was nothing visible by
which the schooner could be identified
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
AS to Divorce.

"Clergymen may inveigh against
the divorce evil, but if good is to come,
newspapers must intercede,' says
Judge Bishop Of the st. Louis circuit
court. The learned Judges idea seemed
to be that the newspapers, by 1idlcul-
ing many of the alleged causes for
divorce, could laugh them ont OF court.
Inasmuch as the judge made this
statement after he had finished the JOB
of separating eighteen couples at a
single session, perhaps this would be
good point of departure for the news
paper writers. Let them comment alrlly
upon the immaculate wisdom and all
pervading Judgment of a man who can,
in five hours, learn all about the mari
tai infelicities of thirtysix individuals
and decide that they ought not to see
one another any more.
This is probably an exaggeration OF
what this Judge did. He very likely
had the cases under other considera-
tion and merely registered his DEGREES
at single session. Nevertheless, there
is considerable ground for belief that
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patch by many courts.
Judge Bishop remarks that there are
too many grounds for divorce. Infdel
itv, desertion and the commission OF an
! Infamous crime are, in his opinion, gooc
| grounds, but there are scarcely any
| others. There are two others which
are extensively used-incompatibility
-, +ysoo n
compatibility is somewhat vague ane
general complaint. It is sometimes rea
and sometimes imaginary. The presid
ing Judge may find it imaginary whe1
it is real and real when it is imaginary
There is scarcely any scientific line
for him to draw. Perhaps his breakfas
may have something to do with it.
Cruel and inhuman treatment is no
50 uncertain, and yet there are element
Of vagueness in this class Of divorc
complaints. How much Of the so-callet
cruel and inhuman treatment testlmon!
is perjury and how much the result o
distorted views of life cannot be know
with certainty, but surely a great dea
Of it is so. When neighbors canno
have dispute over the clandestin
visits Of a few hens to a garden with
out developing in the whole neighbo1
hood profound ignorance Of the truth
it is possible to imagine what it ma
come to when man and wife fall out
But perhaps it is useless to blame tn
courts for granting divorces too easil
or the clergy for marrying couples to
readily. The trouble originated Ion
before they were called in. Divorc
begins before marriage. Judges VIII
have tried many cases agree substa1
TALLY that most divorce cases original
in too short courtships. The COUP
took a violent fancy to one anothe
and were married before they had b.
come acquainted. Soon the glamor wol
off and resort to the courts for a sep;
| ration was the next step.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
BY w. P. klrkwood.

EVIDENCES OF IMMORTALITY IN
EVERYDAY LlFE.-In dealing with
most problems OF life we are apt to look
for solutions in some yet undiscovered
field. Some new find, we say, will some
day let In the light and then we shall
know the truth. Those who see only the
material world expect to see the belief in
Immortality dissipated by some test like
Burke's with radium on bouillon. Those
who refuse to admit. that life ends in
dust look for support for their belief in
some miracle of far-off origin-too often
they do that alone, overlooking the evil
dences of an endless life in everyday
experience. AS help to the study of the
ever-present evidences, Samuel McChord
Crothers, in lecture called The Endless
Life, delivered in the Ingersoll course at
Harvard, has made a most valuable con-
tribution.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
NOTED HOTEL CLOSED
Passing of Brookfeld Tavern, the Home
of Famous Men.

West Brockfeld, Mass, Nov. a.
The old Brookfeld tavern, built in 1850,
has been closed, and for the first time in
more. than 200 years the town is with.
out a hostelry. Were the registers Of
the house in existence they would show
a list Of signatures that would be well
coined by the most aristocratic metro
politan hotels.
George Washington was entertained
in 1889, and few months later Martha
Washing gton was a guest. John Adams,
the second president of the United
States, occupied the best chamber in
1899. In 1904 Jerome Bonaparte and
his strikingly handsome bride, Eliza
beth Patterson of Baltimore, grand
mother to the present secretary Of the
navy, were received. Three years later
Jerome Bonaparte was made King of
Westphalia by Napoleon. Lafayette
stopped at the tavern on his triumphal
tour in 1924. From beneath the roof
Of the famous inn were dispatched
minute men to Lexington and Concord
and patriots who fought at Bunker Hill
With the advent of railroads and the
passing Of stage routes the institution
failed to pay.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

Debs riots at Chicago in 1894 and by his
recent meat trust decision, and as a
prominent university professor said re-
Gently, anything that he says on corpor-
ations demands attention. Judge Cross
cup points out specific remedies, not mad
remedies, but thoroly rational and prac-
tical; he advocates among other things
the federal incorporation touched upon by
President Roosevelt in one of his speeches
in the south.
The American Illustrated is not one
article magazine. All the stories of the
number are excellent, and in illustration
it is much above par.
"Soldlers Of the Common Good" is
Charles Edward Russell's term for the
brave and thoughtful men who, in every
modern civilized country, are striving to
promote the greater welfare Of the mil
lions; dramatic and profoundly moving
are the tales Of these sociological pioneers,
which he tells in the opening chapters of
his new serial in thee December Every.
body's. How many Americans know the
history of the Toad Lane weavers, who
by saving twopence a week, founded the
great system Of cooperation in England
Or how many of us realize, for that mat
ter, the tremendous, hold that co-opera
ton has on the industrial life Of Grea
Britain today? The citizen who has hope
for the future will find this good reading
Mr. Lawson, in his latest installment o.
"Frenzied Finance" makes public tn,
shastly plot whereby STANDARD Or
tried to make millions from the fata
wound of President Mckinley.
Effort has been made to make tn
Christmas number Of Everybody's excep
tionally strong in fiction. The first in
stallment Of Rex e. Beach's romance o
| the Alaskan gold fields, "The Spoilers,
indicates that this is a stirring story
Supplementing the novel are character
istically spirited story by o. Henry
Booth Tarkington's lord birmingham,
one Of the best love stories of the year
| and Grace s. Richmond's "On Christina
Day in the Morning. a thoroly fresh ant
| charming "home story"
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
Fairv Protector Platt.

The press reports say it was a pa
thetic sight-and SO it must have been
Senator Platt, a feeble, shrunken ola
man. sitting curled up in the space
g. tabbv cat might fill, answering in
hollow voice the searching questions Of
his inuuisitor. He testified quite frank
ly--it has always been the Platt meth
cd to talk boldly when the policy OF
secrecy was no longer possible-of acts
which should make him ashamed and
which certainly make the people
ashamed of the fact that this old man
is senator Of the United States.
Year after year Platt made pill
grimages to the insurance company Of
fees and held them up for campaign
contributions. At $4,000 call, he
was reducing the surplus of the COM
panies and saving the country. When
ever funds ran low, Platt would put
on his hat and take wander over to
the Equitable building and draw a few
thousands on account. He knew where
the easy money was and got it.
But Platt is no mendicant. He was
doing business on business principles.
For every dollar he absorbed of trust
funds for the state campaign, he was
prepared to render an equivalent in
service. "The companies looked to me
to protect them from any hostile legis
lation.'' It would be interesting tt
know whether this legislation from
which he protected the companies was
hostile in the ordinary sense of the
term or merely hostile to the clique
which had obtained possession. Prob
ably both kinds were represented
There would be many bills introduced
by members having for their object tn
forcing of the insurance companies tt
put up some money for peace. Their
would also be bills honestly INTENDED
to improve the insurance business
Neither kind would get by Senate
Platt in his disguise as the fairy pro
tector. The big green dragon of hos
tile legislation came out Of his cav
and fairy Platt waved the wand an
10. he was not. This was very chea
at $4,000 a campaign. The state com
mittee was entitled to more.
Platt and Oden have not much to re
proach each other with now.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
N~v5.:ss7

STRIKING PASSAGES FROM F. MAX
MUllER'S WRITlNGs.-The wife Of F.
Max Muller has gathered into a book of
portable form various striking passages
from the works of the professor. She
has added to such passages extracts from
letters and from unfinished writings. The
book is one to appeal to those question
ing the meaning Of life and it's burdens
Professor Muller had learned the lesson
of resignation, and the manner in which
he met the ills Of life is study full OF
good for him who will undertake it. The
book bears the title Life and Religion.
-. Doubleday, Page & Co., New York.
-.'rI- $1.5O net
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
"A MAIDEN FREE"

Ye shall not lack for the suns fierce shining
With the gold Of my hair will I make ye
glad; -, --.-s.- ,r:-. s
For your blown, red forests give no repining-
Here are my lips; will We still be sad?
Comfort We, comfort ye, days Of cloud,
Days of shadow, of wrath, Of blast
who love We come at last. @sS,1
Laugh to welcome me-! cry aloud!
For wild am I as thy winds and rains
Free to come and to go they;
Loves moon sways not the tides of my veins;
There is no voice that can bid me stay.
Out and away on the drenched, brown 1eal
Out to the great, glad heart Of the year!
Nothing to grieve for, nothing to fear;
Fetterless, lawless, a maiden free
@-.-=l -Ame1ie Rives.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
NATURE APOSTLE DIES,
VICTIM OF FASTING
journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Chicago, Nov. 22.-Unable to retain
nourishment, due. to long periods Of
fasting. John Kleinst, the ''back to ma
room at 683 Grand avenue, to which he
had been taken a week ago by a
friend.
Kleinst, who was so years old, had
Travelled all over the country on foot,
wearing only sandals and clad in the
thinnest and coarsest garments. When
he did not fast he lived on roots and
herbs. One Of his beliefs was that the
day Of Judgment was at hand, and fre
quently he would stop persons on the
street and with uplifted fingers warn
them to prepare for the last day.
He wore no underclothing. and for a
few months he was familiar figure
in the downtown streets. in which he
sold pamphlets advocating his ideas of
getting back to nature.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.


"Srongheart" is duplicating the sue
cess scored last season at the Metropoli
tan, and is attracting the largest at
tendance Of the present season. Tonight
will witness the last performance of this
great college play by Robert Edeson and
his capable company.
The story of "Ann La Mont" the mod
ern problem play, in which Florence Rob-
erts will play the title role at the Met
ropolitan tomorrow night and the re-
mainder of this: week, concerns young
woman Of breeding, temperament and
ventions. The theme concerns the
the social law which condemns the
woman and condones the man..
At the Metropolitan tomorrow the sale
of seats will open for Richard Carries
biggest and best musical play, "The
Maid and the Mummy This piece has
enjoyed hree-month runs in New York,
Philadelphia and Chicago, and is a splen-
did all-around entertainment. Interest
in Minneapolis is unusual in the forth
coming presentations of this play, as Miss
Janet Priest, formerly of this city, has
one of the leading roles. May Boley,
Smiley, Rose Walker and other musical
comedy celebrities also are in the cast.
"The Girl and the Bandit closes its
engagement at the Auditorium tonight
With Viola Gillette, Mabel Hite, Joseph
c.. Miron, George MacFarlane, Marion
Wilder, Frances Ann Weare, John G
Sparks and T. Henry Coote, Mr.. Perley
has assembled a most efficient cast o.
principals and the chorus Is a positive
revelation Of what may be accomplished
in this department of light opera.
Rose Melville in isis Hopkins" is play.
ing to crowded houses at the Bijou thi:
week. This is Miss Melville's seventh
season in the piece.
| judging from the demand for seats TO-
Kellar's performance at the Bijou, wh1cl
| commences next Sunday afternoon,
| record d-breaking business is in sight fo
| this popular theater. Kellar is alway
| one of Minneapolis favorite entertain
erS.
| The puzzling manner in which 7. Mel
son Downs, at the Orpheum this week
causes coins to materialize and disappea
| at will is one Of the best examples o
! digital dexterity ever seen here, his ia
vorite feat Of picking twelve coins out o
the air in rapid succession always win
| ming enthusiastic applause. &C..
| The celebrated Rennee family of five
| international singers and lightning chang
! artists, are the stellar attraction at tn
Lyceum this week. The famous Touris
trio, comedy singers; Mack and Elliott
in a new sketch; Hal De Forest and com
! pany in a comedy bit, and Dicks Chal
lenge Dog and Pony Circus are good acts
"The Harmonious Trio" one of the bes
legitimate singing acts ever presented i
| vaudeville. is the head-liner Of tn
| Uniuues bill this week. Another top
liner is the act of the Hirschornes, Al
pine warblers. Hanvey, Doane and com
/ pany present "Clams," a new farce, an
| Burke brothers give an exhibition {
fancy club swinging and hoop rolling.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
THE MAGAZINES

The Christmas ScrIbner's.-The Christ
mas number of Scribner's Magazine con-
tains fiction by a remarkable list of con-
tributors, which includes Frances Hodg-
son Burnett, Richard Harding Davis, F.
Hopkfnson Smith, Mary r. S. Andrews
Ralph d. Paine and Nelson Lloyd
There is also one of Henry van Dykes
most imaginative poems entitled "The
Swarning Of the White Bees" which is
full Of melody and fancy. Artistically. the
number is made beautiful by a colorec
cover, and many Illustrations reproduced
in colors, by F. c. Yohn, Henry McCarter
J. G. Leyendecker and George Wright
There is also a beautiful, art article by
Kenyon Cox on the paintings Of Holbein
with many examples Of his work.
The features of the number are too
many to name. It Is enough to say tha
it is a magazine to delight the discrim
mating reader.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
Working Girls Home, 1900 Fifth Ave
... nile s..

Free of charges as far as rooms and
locating girls in good families is con-
eerned. Country girls IN great demand
by first-class families. This home is
rp regulated and doing good % q to 'ai citizens Me
and girls themselves as we'll. Mrs,
Sarah L. Sequin, matron, Rev. P. A. Sc.
quin, manager.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

proportion to the real earning capacity
1t takes no account Of cost nor does it
pay any regard to The expenses which
may be necessary and just. : OF
two corporations which have equally
large gross receipts, one may be in a
naturally disadvantageous position
which increases unduly the cost Of oper.
alton or management. Clearly it's abil.
ity to pay is less than that Of the rival
company in possession Of natural advan.
tages'
Mr. Purdy argues in favor of his plan
that the corporation knows exactly
what tax it will be obliged to pay. It
will have no interest in the personnel
of the board that does the assessing be-
cause no dispute can arise as to the
amount of the tax. Substantially the
same can. be said of the gross earnings
tax. There is this to be said of the
Purdy plan, however-that it levies its
heaviest assessment on the most prosper
Gus corporations, or rather, it levies it!
heaviest assessment when the corpora
tion is most prosperous. ~ .@
1t is not to be expected, of course
that Minnesota will abandon her gross
earnings tax on public service corpora
tions. 1t has hitherto been regarded
as the most intelligent system and i.
perhaps more certain revenue produce,
than the plan proposed by Mr.. Purdy.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

Secretary Taft contends that the canal
will meet with ample obstructions in
Panama, without encountering them in
Washington. Our elderly statesmen,
however, will see to it that there is the
proper delay in Washington.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
DIES AT 04, M0URNED
BY III DESCENDANTS
Journal Special Service.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-In the death Of
Gottfried Thomas, who has Just been
buried in Milwaukee, and who was one
of that city's oldest inhabitants, there
passed away the head of probably one
of the most remarkable families in the
country. Mr.. Thomas was "a years old
children and great grandchildren sur
vive him. A majority of them were
present at the funeral. Of the grand
children, the eldest is a years old.
Of the great -grandc dchildren the eldest
is 21, while many of them still are in
fants. The grandchildren, and great
grandchildren are scattered from Cali
fornia to New York, and from Wis
consin as far south as Missouri.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
NINE SECONDS FOR
THIS CHICAGO WEDDING
Journal Special Service.

JouInal Speclal SeIVlce'
Chicago, Nov. GIT required Just
nine seconds for Lulu Liller, negress
of Knoxville, Tenn, to become Mrs.
Whitroy of Chicago. Judge Julian
Mack offciated at the wedding. The
cloakroom off the juvenile courtroom
was the scene of the ceremony.
The judge left his chair, stepped into
the room, performed the ceremony and
was back in his seat with the next case
called before witnesses for the one case
which had been disposed of had moved
away to give place to the witness IN
the next.
"Do you want to marry this wom-
an ~ and" Do you want to marry this
man9' elected answers in the affrma-
tive. "Do you promise to be a good
husband9" and "Do you promise to
be good wife?'- completed the ex-
change of VOWS.
"Then I pronounce you man and
wife, said the Judge.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

Senator Hopkins Of Illinois on his arri-
val in Washington said: 'In the long run
the senate will pass a. railway bill sub
stantially along the lines indicated by
President Roosevelt" TN the long rum
probably describes the condition prece-
dent.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
THE RUSSIAN FREEMAN

., Washington Star. y r.
Out of the darkness far blacker than
night, ,-
Hurled unexpectedly into the light,
Viewing the sun with too careless a gaze,
Writhing in pain at the touch Of it's rays.
Hating the horrors that gathered so fast,
Judging the future alone by the past,
Struggling and snarling, suspicious and
sore, ....t ' r. ."'es
killing and cursing and worse than be-
fore. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

The Detroit Journal is surprised at
the surprise expressed because the Stand
ard Oil crowd attempted to realize the
financial possibilities Of the Mckinley as
sassination. When you play cards with
that gang you .'cannot stop to spit
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

Stanley Washburn's letter in today's
j Journ a throws a new light on Jap
anese military affairs and shows that the
devotion to system and adherence to the
prepared plan cost the Japs a great deal
in the last war. Their plans were toe
complete and well defined sometimes.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22
Through Sleeping Car Service to Mar.
s. shall Minn rl

The sleeping car from Minneapolis
and ST. Paul via the North Western
Line to Redfeld, now runs via Tracy
thru Marshall, Candy and Goodwin to
sleeper runs Via Tracy thru Brookinps
and Lake Benton. Connection at Huron
except Sunday for Wolsey, Miller and
Pierre.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

A Berlin dispatch declares the German
nation is disgusted with the frauds COM
mitted in the recent New York election u
There are several people in Germany who
get disgusted whenever any proposition
to put anything in the hand of the people
is broached
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

A Washington philosopher said that the
difference between certain brilliant Off
clal and Secretary Taft was that every
BODY admired Mr.. so-and--so, but every
body liked Taft. They say that large
bodies move slowly, but Mr.. Taft has
certainly moved rapidly into the public
liking.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

Hon. Champ Clark Of Missouri is try
ing to throw a glow over democratic
prospects. Almost anything that might
be thrown over democratic prospects
would make them look better.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-22

Not long ago Russia forbade the pur-
chase and use Of typewriters without po-
lice permission. The order was to pre-
vent the dissemination Of typewriter
revolutionary circulars. Now the type
writer companies are having machines
built with an extra magazine of conso-
nants and are moving on the czars
works.