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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-25
suffered From Catarrh of Kidneys
threatened With Nervous Collapse
cured nv Pe-ru-r1a

Mr.F.B. Richards, coo E Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. c., War Correspondent
writes: EXACTLY six years ago L was
ordered to Cuba as staff correspondent OF
the New York Sun. was in charge ora
Sun Dispatch boat through the Spanish
American War. The effect of the trop-
icaI climate and the nervous strain
showed plainly on my return to the
states. Lassitude, depression to the
verge Of melancholia, and incessant
kidney trouble made me practically an
invalid. This undesirable condition
continued, despite the best of treatment.
Finally brother newspaper man, who
like myself had served in the war, in
duced me to give a faithful trial to
Peruna. did so. In a short time the
lassitude left me, my kidneys resumeda
healty condition, and complete cure
was effected. I cannot too strongly
recommend Peruna to those suffering
with kidney trouble. To-day am able
TO work as hard as at any time in my
life, and the examiner for leading in
surance company pronounced me an
"A risk"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-25

For sA!e,--Prgls trsss L.,
h"'''s Liberty, RF.D.Na2
l24lvk'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
Leopold's Little Whitewash.

Leopold, king Of the Belgians, has been
doing something in the Investigating
line himself recently. The reports that
the Free State on the Congo was any
thing but free and everything but a
state, stirred his majesty to action and
he secured the appointment of COM
mission to investigate. King Leopold
has the reputation of having the worst
set Of morals and about the best outfit
of brains among the royalties Of Eu-
rope. The report of this commission
would seem to vindicate the king1s
claim to business ability of high or
der. It has just brought in report
cheerfully indorsing his administration
and setting down hard all the many
highly colored and exciting stories OF
cruelty to the natives.
The fact that the natives are obliged
to pay taxes in labor has been brought
forward as proof Of the existence OF
a system Of slavery, but the commits
sion approves the system and declares
that the tax in labor is the only tax
possible in the @Congo at present. Ii
is not new principle in taxation, but
is recognized in all new countries and
{ kept in many old countries. The com.
mission finds that tie method of col
lecting the tax has been faulty. The
superintendent. and collection has beer
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
ADJUSTMENTS
Uniuue-Amateur NiQht,

r -:
Amateur talent fairly overlooked the
boards of the Unique last night on the
occasion of the regular Friday night
amateur show, the furiously funny event
of the week in theatrical circles. There
were amateurs a-plenty >on the state,
amateurs in the wings amateurs in the
dressing rooms and amateurs In the front
of the house who had paid to see their
successful rivals laughed at.
There was real talent in last night s
show, and there were moments when
those who had come Ito scott remained
to applaud with genuine enthusiasm.
There were a number of pleasing singing
numbers, good acrobatic acts and COM
edy bits. A few old favorites who have
never yet been able to Ego the distance
were on hand and set the audience wild
with their attempts to be entertaining,
one star, Mary Critics, in particular, shin
ing alone with peculiar brilliancy ali
her own, defying anyone to duplicate her
act or listen to her singing. Some OF
| those who appeared were: Mary Cum
ings recitation; Margaret Mcmillan, song;
| George Roberts, comedian; Dean broth
| ers, acrobats; Smith and Burns, songs
Marjorie Rice recitation; Clarence Bur.
nett. buck and wing dancer; H. H Davis
| black-face comedian; j. Fisk, songs
Florence Worth, recitation; Miller broth.
| ers, acrobats, and Victoria Forman, reel
| tation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
Metropo In "Much Ado
About Nothing"

Nine. Modjeska is still sprightly as
Beatrice and her accent adds piquancy
to the hayward heroine Of Shakspere's
merry play, much Ado About Nothing y
Despite her age she still infuses spirit
Of youth into the part and shows much
Of her old charm. She is saucy without
being pert, her humor is never shrewish
and thru all her fouting speeches there
is a dainty winsomeness. Her Womaniy
sympathy with the hero in disgrace was
in striking contrast to her arch irony in
the war of words with Benedick when
he would confess his love. 1t was pleas.
ing picture, altho it marked sadly in
the minds offs Nine. Modjeska's adj
mirers the passing of a notable career.
William Hazelton gave vivid reading
only at all times distinctly ineligible,
but played the cynio with as much sin
certify as he did the lover. Mr.. Hazel
ton shows a fine judgment and inte1Ii-
gence that produce a very human char
acter Edwin Caldwell was an enthusi.
astic and impassioned lover and Wads-
worth Harris convincing Don Pedro.
Miss Emma L. Frederick as Hero took
a girlish delight in weaving the plot
around the two seoffers at marriage
and she was well aided by Miss Loretta
Wells as Ursula The rest of the cast was
satisfactory with the exception Of two
members, whose ignorance of their lines
was inexcusable 1t was difficult fol-
the audience to understand why there
should have been such long waits between
the acts, for the stage setting was moi
elaborate enough to require much time
in its transformatio
| Frances r. Sterrett.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
What's the Use7

To the Editor OF The journal: 49,,
Why take the gates off? If am not
mistaken, they were put on for safety.
That surely is their purpose. Does not
this subject seem little far-fetched to
the general public? There is always
something to kick about. Especially in
a large city like this, but who ever
thought of kicking about the gates on
the street cars 1t seems like straining
at gnat and swallowing a camel, when
there are so many other things Of such
vital Importance that we could kick for
and get. f..
Our street car system Is just about
perfect Could not be improved on IN any
way that can see. What is the use Of
kicking when we have the, best service
in the country. They have safeguarded
the motor man, taken good care Of the
conductor and put the gates on to safe
guard all kinds Of passengers, old, feeble,
blind, lame. children and DRINKS.
All these are or may be benefited by
the gates being on. They save lots OF
trouble and law suits to the company.
Time is money of course in many cases.
But it took the Lord six days to make
this world. We are going at too fast a
gait. We need to hold now and then
so if the gates stay us a moment, well
| and good. It appears now the argument
the gates is time lost in getting on and
off. But I think the purpose for which
| the gates were put on overbalances the
argument of time lost-safety to the
passengers and trouble and expense tt
the company. w. G. Dance.
| Minneapolis, Dec. Z, 1905. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
The Peach Is Thoughtful.

Raymond Of the Chicago Tribune re-
ports that dear old Chauncey is looking
droopy and tired. He did not march
down the aisle Of the senate with his
old jaunty air. He did not grasp hands
right and left and fling. the merry quip
or the seasoned chestnut at his col
leagues. When a recess was taken and
the solons retired to the cloakrooms
Chauncey was not there with the latest
story from his European travels. In
stead the Peach sat silent, alone and
brooding at his, desk. He was thinking
perhaps, whether it had paid him to
grab the money Of widows and orphans
for mythical legal services; whether it
had paid him to be anything but square,
open and aboveboard. IL :. = "a
He might have been thinking Of that
suggestion Of T h e Journ al that he
resign. Restitution and resignation are
hard things to face. 49,. lib
But it is better sometimes to face
them than to be obliged to despise one g
self. Chauncey has still an opportun.
ity. ,... >.-s. - q. = ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
The War Secretary's Report.

The annual report of the secretary
Of war shows what an immense amount
of general business is loaded upon the
war department in time of peace. The
secretary has the supervision not merely
of the care Of the army, but of the
government of the Philippine islands,
the development Of Alaska, and the con-
struction Of the Panama canal. In the
transaction of his duties, the secretary
has this year travelled nearly fifty thou
sand miles, visiting the Philippine
islands and the Panama isthmus, besides
making many necessary official trips
within the United States. He has be-
come more familiar with the problems
of his department than any of his
predecessors, and he has more and
greater problems than any war secre-
tary since Stanton.
Secretary Taft gives a great deal Of
space in his report to the progress of
canal building. It has not been SO great
as to please him, but he is clear that
progress has been made and is equally
clear that this country is going to con-
struct the canal, and at Panama. The
greatest obstacle in the way at the
present time is the labor problem. The
available labor in the zone is mainly
negro, and Of a very low order Of eff
|'fciency. The application of the eight
hour day to canal work the engineers
believe is hindrance, tho Secretary
Taft did not at first agree with them,
believing that it would enable the canal
to have three shifts day and have
men continually at work. IF this is not
true, and if, as seems to be the case,
the employment Of white labor is out of
the question, the secretary believes the
problem is removed from the ordinary
des-union discussion. In other words,
the secretary would very likely be glad
to see congress take the subject out
from under the eight-hour day.
The country is already somewhat IA
miliar with canal finances. The French
rights cost $4o,ooo,ooO, the zone $40,
100000, and there has been spent some
thing over $10,00o,00O, only about 81,
SOC, 900 of which appears to have gone
into construction. The larger part OF
the appropriation has gone into perma
nent plant, housing for the laborers
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
The Death Of Senator Mitchell.

The sudden and unexpected death of
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon closes the
question of his guilt or innocence so far
as humanity it can be discussed.
He had been convicted Of a crime
against the government and been SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of 81 900 and suffer
six months imprisonment. He had ap-
pealed to the United States supreme
court and this appeal had acted as a
stay of execution of sentence. Had
the appeal been heard and the verdict
Of guilty been upheld, the fact would
have worked forfeiture of his office Of
United States senator. But the death
all proceedings. The senate will recog-
nize him as a senator and will be repre-
serted at his funeral and will adjourn as
a mark Of respect, as it usually does
when member dies. - y:
This is technically the correct thing
for the senate to do. Nobody wants
| to see the memory Of man more Sc
verely handled than is necessary. The
senate had no legal means of knowing
| whether Mr.. Mitchell was guilty, and in
| the absence Of such knowledge assumes
| his innocence.
| The whole country will deplore the
sudden taking off Of Mr.. Mitchell. If
he was innocent, if the lower court had
made a mistake in his case, it would
| gladly have seen him righted and his
reputation cleared. If, on the other
hand, he was guilty, it was as much the
right of the country to know it and to
! have the benefit of the example Of his
punishment.
1t is not time to indulge in clap
trap about death wiping out all scores
because it was not merely the man
Mitchell who was on trial. It was the
people Of the United States. The ques-
ton at issue was whether we had left
any proper respect for law.
Public virtue has received some rude
shocks of late in the discovery of grave
acts of immortality in men who have
been implicitly trusted by the public
Their acts seem to have grown out Of
a partial breaking down of the fine
sense Of honor in the American people
/ The hunger for gain seemed to have
supplanted the eagerness for just fame
| Men laughed away charges which woult
have made men of an earlier generatio,
seek seclusion from public view. Act
which. in themselves were indefensibl
were quite commonly defended on tn
ground that others were doing thing
equally bad. The end was coming t.
be the best and only defense of TIL
means. >.'
, If there has been a change; if ther
has been halt called in such thinking
, and such acting it is due to the fac
that the conscience Of the great mas
, Of Americans was not dead, but merel
sleeping. It's awakening has been crue
to some individuals, but it was a neces
> sary awakening. Its effect should NO
be dissipated by any maudlin sympath
with Individuals
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
BUDDING PLAYWRIGHTS
In MINNEAPOLIS

Charles and Katherine Gibson, who
are appearing in brilliant sketch att
the Lyceum this week, are looking for
new play, and since their arrival in
Minneapolis have inspected the output
of number Of local playwrignts.
that there are dozens who write for the
stage living right here, but such is the
fact. They may be unknown, they may
never have enjoyed the exquisite agony
of first night IS production, may never
have received anything stronger than
promises for manuscripts which have
cost them dearly in time and toll, but
they exist in Minneapolis in consider
able numbers.
A chat with Mr.. Gibson in his dress.
ing room was productive of much in
formation. He was found busily en-
gagged in reading prodiglous manu-
script, and on his dresser dozens Of
others reposed in more or less merited
obscurity.
something suitable for Mrs. Gibson and
myself. 1 was particular to say that it
was wanted for vaudeville presepta-
ton, and that full curtain raiser
| would not do. I wanted sketch and
said so plainly, something bright, en-
| PERTAINING and not too long.
Look what I have received, the
| manuscripts Of plays that would run
three hours T1 and some Of them SIX, !,
with all manuscripts. They are too
long, too talky. Now what on earth
did the authors Of these plays mean by
sending them to mes I can It use them.
| I haven It even time to read them, can
only return them with thanks.
| TThere are plays here that it would
cost $4,000 to produce deeent!y. There
/ II. I,.o, iad boo ~.
edies in which every act ends with the
| dead piled on the floor.
CT am sorry for many Of these peo-
| ple. some of whom have written very
] clever stuff. A few have asked me for
my opinion Of their work, understand
ing that I could not use their plays,
and I have written them giving all the
encouragement l could. -.
"And there are some good ideas IN
these unknown offerings, but for that
matter there are good ideas for plays
in newspapers every day. 1t makes me
think Of what Macauley said about the
colors in a Turkey carpet and the words
in Robert MontgomerY's poems: They
are all right if properly laid together.
in plain, straightforward fashion, TAX
ing care to avoid the obvious, there
would be a great improvement In stage
literature. For it ought to be appar-
ent to everyone that the dramatist must
make his characters talk like real peo-
pie, not as heroes and heroines talked
| in the romantic novels Of hundred
years ago. People in real life, even
educated people, take the shortcut In
conversation. speak half sent fences. of
which the full meaning is instantly ap-
preciated. This stimulates the action
and keeps things moving .-.
| Some ideas for titles may be cleaned
| from the manuscripts which Mr.. ellison
} is perusing. A few of them are as fol
lows: s'The Laws Delay" "a Life
} for a Life "She Never Told Her
Love- "When Love Is Young, -" Nor
wav and Sweden "Miss Bolivar I
! Beaux, ',tt Coon Hollow, "The Search
J light Of Truth" GA Travellers Trou
bles, - Olaf, the Ogre" "Three Days
Out,'' "The Plot of Fiend,' 4
Serpent in Satin'' and "Minnesota.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09

No Gates; Open at Every Crossing.
To the Editor Of The Journal. O.,
I am constrained to say take off the
gates, or compel the company to open
them at every stop the car makes, no
matter where it stops, and keep them
open until the car is ready to start Oh
again.
And, by all means, train the conductor
and motorman to be more courteous to
patrons, and not be in too big a hurry
to close the gates on a person who per-
haps has ran two blocks to catch that
particular car.
And, Mr.. Editor, while you are at it.
why not make them put on the rear
end Of every car the same sign that Is
on the front and side so we can know
which car we have missed, and save us
run of two or three blocks to catch
a First avenue car and when we do get
up to it find it is a Washburn Park Or
Bloomington car?
John B. Walker,
211S Bryant avenue N.
| Minneapolis, Dec. g. 1905.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
CEDRIC PARTY SAILS
-Four Hundred Northwesterners Retui
to Old Country for Christmas.

J. F. McElroy, city. passenger age1
of the Burlington road, returned todar
from New York, where ne accompame
lists returning to Scandinavian coui
tries. The train, which ran speeis
from Minneapolis to New York over til
burlington & Erie, was made up Of ne
chair and sleeping cars and carried %
passengers. When augmented by otht
northwesterners who came by reguls
trains, the party booked for the Whit
Star steamer Cedric thru the Breck
agency in Minneapolis numbered 40v
This is the largest booking of the seaso
by any agency for any steamer leavir7
New York. Alec Hard of the Whit,
Star agency in Minneapolis also accom-
panied the Burlington party to Ne
York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
SOMETHING DOING

Seldom does a story move on With a
hold on the readers interest such as Is
taken at the outset by Sir Arthur Conan,
Doyle's Sir Nigel: a Companion to "Thef
White Company" begun last Sunday IL y
r e5SJ u rn a l. S magazine and con.
tinued tomorrow. The very first para
graph grips the attention; in it there fs
portent of great things and these quickly
follow in 1.-The black DEATH" thrillingly2
described, in the evil times which fell
upon the house of Loring, in the develop
ment of hostility between the Abbey oil
Waverly and the Lorings, in the lion
hearted NigePs declaration OF war against
the abbey, and in his battle royal with.
"the yellow horse of Crooksbury. II az
good beginning means good story, ano'
it does with Conan Dyle. then "Sir
Nigel is sure to be one Of the author
best
The scene Of the story's beginning fs
England, the time the middle of the four
teenth century, that romantic period or
upheaval when the nation broke away
from the iron feudaI system. The church
at this time still held sway, and In the
times of want following the reign Of 1.-THE
black DEATH extended, its power ovei
the people thru the requirement OF broad
stretches of land that had before beer
the property of the feudal lords. So i
was that the Lorings suffered. losing al
of their great estates except a mere fragf
ment, after the pestilence had reduced
the family to two-Lady Ermyntrude
Loring and her grandson, Nigel.
Lady Ermyntrude's husband had fall
en- before the Scottish spearsmen at Stir.
ling, and her son Eustace, NigePs father
had found glorious death nine year
before this chronicle opens upon the pool
of a Norman galley at the sea fight o
Sluys,' says the story. With such
blood in his veins Nigel, at the age OF q
tho small of stature, was man witt
muscles of steel and a soul of fire.,
daring character. splendidly drawn.
Abbot John and Brother Samuel q
waverly abbey, are flesh and blood char
acters Of almost equal, tho different, In
terest-such men as make story big
and stirring, real men Of times when tn
cloister did not mean inaction. And the
there is Pommers, 1.-The yellow horse
Crooksbury," one Of the characters
the story, that the reader feels Is to pia1
a highly important part. -
With such scenes, such times and sue
characters In a story such as the au
thor can weave, the reader cannot buN
await future chapters OF the story r
genuine suspense.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09

Gates Absurd; Our Submission Pathetic.
To the Editor of The Journal.
am an ardent abolitionist, and in
hearty accord with any movement to
throw away the gates.
When learn that Minneapolis has
awakened to the fact that the gates on
the streetcars are a nuisance, sit up in
establishment and wonder what has been
infused into the old town to resolve
lethargy into activity. 49,.
If that mental awakening comes as
result of the recent invasion Of religious
enthusiasts, it is to be hoped DIR. Chap
man and his forces will come again and
often. R-.s-
Do + want the gates relegated to the
scrapiron heap? Well, what else could
man wish who has lived in cities besides
Minneapolis, with its incompatible
streetcar system and abomtnable gate
The idea that city like Minneapolis
should submit to such an infamous in
stitution as the gate system is too pre-
posterous to be either ridiculous or alb
surd-it is pathetic. Mort wayne.
Minneapolis, Dec 6, 1905.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
Style of Gates Built Less on the Lines
Of Rat Trap Suggested Conduc-
tors and Motormen Might Operate
Them so as to Occasion Less Com
plant.
GATES OR NO GATES

Among the many communication re-
ceived by The Journal on the
.gates question: have been number
from people who are in favor Of re-
tanning the gates in some form, but
think there is room for Improvement if
this is done. Incidents are related of
accidents occurring because the gates
are apt to catch the clothing, and some
times an arm or leg, the victim being
dragged for some distance before the
car can be stopped. It is suggested that
gate can be invented that is built
less on the lines Of rat trap.
Other gate advocates suggest that It
the conductors and motormen were dis
posed to be more obliging and alert,
that much delay would be obviated;
should be opened, they say, just before
the car stops, not afterwards. That
gates should be thrown open on both
sides Of the street at transfer points.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
THE MISSION OF THE DRAMA

J. S. Metcalfe in the December Atlantic.
The temples of the drama are scattered
everywhere, in the small towns as well as
in the great cities. Their doors are open
not Sundays only, but every day of the
week. It's congregations gather gladly,
and not from any sense Of duty, or at the
prickings of conscience. They are in a
receptive mood. The thing seen and
heard comes directly to all classes, to both
sexes, to every age A greater or less
quantity of what they see or hear is taken
into their inner consciousness, and, UNI
known to themselves, IS reflected family
or strongly in their own lives and their
own persons; and yet we, who think our
selves wise people, let this potent in
fluence for good or bad find its guidance
in whatever hands it may chance to fall