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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

This is an age Of specializing. Even
in our sports we specialize. This fact
is emphasized by the credited report that
Heston, the most famous player Of the
Michigan football team, has made fail
ure as a coach and will retire. The ex-
PLANTATION given Is that while Heston was
a great natural player Of football he never
made any study of the game and when he
came to teach it to other men he real
lied that he was deficient in kno Wedge
Of it's principles. The formations of foot
ball bear close analogy to those OF
an army. There are many instances in
history of great and dashing division
commanders who failed utterly when they
were called upon to plan a campaign.
Heston evidently was a Custer rather
than a. Grant. r-'. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
BY w. r. kirkwood.

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4 RANDALL PARRISH WRITES AN
OTHER ROMANCE OF THE OLD
There is something strong
~ alluring about stories Of adventure on
the frontier in the days when the Anglo
French struggle for supremacy had ex-
tended itself into the Illinois country.
The m1ngling. at the far outposts of the
armies, OF the very rough with the very
polite whom fate drew from the courts Of
Europe, the bravery and heroism which
the life entailed by its endless adventures,
the very fact that it was the fringe Of
civilization-these and other things make
well-told stories Of the sold frontier"
irresistibly tempting to the novel reader
Randall Parrish, aware Of this, and
familiar with the history of the Illinois
frontier, has written another story Of the
days Of Pontiac, the Ottawa chief, which
he has given the title A Sword of the
Old Frontier. ~zS5S #n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
TIE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

chosen field, General Grosvenor was jus.
titled in keeping out of it. The other
is that General Grosvenor has become
convinced that, as prophet, he should
now take q back seat, in fact, yield the.
palm to Champ Clark Of Missouri. It.
seems that some years ago Clark pre-.
dicted that if Grosvenor should ever.
inform himself with regard to condi-
tions in the Philippine islands he would
be converted to free trade between the
islands and the United States. GEN
eral Grosvenor believed Champ was
Joking. But just to test the matter, he
went to the Philippines this summer,
and 10, it was just as Champ said; he
was converted to free trade. After
such tumble General Grosvenor does
not believe the whole weight of the
predicting business should rest on his
shoulders. He wants to transfer the
heft of it to Champ Clark.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
General Grosvenor Fails Us.

The Journal printed the other
day little symposium Of opinions from
political leaders, showing that there is
great mixture this year, democrats
supporting, republican. tickets and re-
publicans telling their bosses to go to
sulphuric regions, while the president,
acting as the mouthpiece of all par
ties, proclaims the issue to be the
shifting of corruption with the sword
of the Lord and Of Gideon.
But we did not know how obscure
the situation was until it became known
that the prophetic soul Of General
Charles II. Grosvenor is stumped. The
seer's vision is thickened and he re-
fuses to predict. Now, campaign
without a prediction from General
Grosvenor is like Hamlet without the
'tto be or not to be- speech. From
his infancy in politics General eros
venor has done general predicting
business for the republican party. He
has consulted the stars, established
communication with the planets which
affect our political weather, and been
Eeyer ready to give us a tip on the kind
Of ldioWnpotir we should have on ballot
day. @r5-
But the seer has quit. He says this
campaign is uinscrutable..' He can
not tell how it will come out. His rab-
bit foot and his rheumatism are alike
unable to give him a pointer.
There are two theories about Gen
eral Grosvenor 8 failure in this crisis
One is that it is an impossible cam
paign to foretell, and as a shrewd man
with his reputation to protect and {
family whose support depends in {
large measure on his success in hi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
OLD AGE

1t is too late! All! Nothing is too late
Till the tired heart shall cease to palpitata
Cato learned Greek at eighty; Sophocles
Wrote his grand Oedipus, and Simonides
Bore of the prize Of verse from his compeers,
When each had numbered more than fourscore
years;
And Theopnrastus at fourscore and ten
Had begun his Characters of Men,
Chaucer, at Woodstock, with his nightingales,
At sixtv wrote the Canterbury Tales
Goethe, at Weimar, toiling to the last,
Completed Faust when eighty years were
past.
What then? Shall we sit idly down and say
The night hath come 1t is no longer day?
The night hath not yet come: we are not quite
Cut off from labor By the falling light;
Something remains for us to do or dare,
Even the Oldest trees some fruit may bear.
For age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress;
And as the evening twilight fades away,
The sky Is filled with stars. invisible by day.
Henry w. Longfellow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

Z WHAT JOHN HAY TOLD MARK
TWAIN ABOUT THE PIKE. COUNTY
eALLADs.-A signed letter from Mark
Twain which is a. most valuable addi-
ton to the history Of American literature
is published in, a recent Harper's
Weekly. It's. subject is the chronology
OF John Hays famous Pike County Bal
lads, and it is likely to set at rest all
controversies as to the time when they
were written. Mark Twain states, in an
swer to paragraph by w. D. Howells
in the North American Review, that the
ballads were not only written but were
published earlier than the Pike County
balladry OF Bret Harte, and that John
Hay himself told him this in 1870 or 1871.
1T was contemporaneously supposed, Mr..
Howells wrote, that John Hays Pike
County poems were inspired or provoked
by Bret. Harte's ballads of the same
region, whereas, according to what John
Hay told Mark Twain, Harte's verses
woke his Hay's) buried waits and they
rose and walked.'' ys@: >sa -. a.>.,.0'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
THE JENNIsoN FUNERAL
Late Principal OF Logan School Is Laid
s- to Rest.

The funeral Of Miss Clara Jennison, late
principal OF Logan school, took place at
2 this afternoon from the family resi-
dence, 231o James avenue N. Services
at the house were conducted by Rev.
L. H. Hallock of Plymouth church Miss
lnez Davis and Herbert Forsell sang. At
Lakewood cemetery Rev. c. H. McCaslin
of Highland Park Presbyterian church
officiated. The pallbearers We're Claude
S. Jennison, Earl Newcomb. Leon New
comb and Verne Newcomb. Relatives
from out Of town were present as fol-
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. William P. New
comb Hutchinson; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Spencer, Leavenworth, Kan; Frank Jen-
nison, Grow Wing county; Clyde Jen-
nison, Duluth
Principals and supervisors Of the public
schools attended in body, as did the
teachers Of Logan school.
The many beautiful floral offerings ex-
pressed the sympathy of Miss Jennison's
large circle of friends. Among them
were clusters and set pieces from the
principals of the public schools, the
Teachers club, teachers of Logan school,
janitors and children Of Logan school.
the Christian Endeavor society of Plym-
outh church, and friends.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
Twenty Years.

& Twenty years ago today T h e J o u r
nal passed into the control Of the
same business and editorial direction
which guides its fortunes and shapes
Its policy now. For twenty years there
has been no change in these respects.
This is something that can be said of
no other daily newspaper in Mime
apolis or st. Paul. The highly esteemed
and veteran editor of the St. Paul
Pioneer Press has been in editorial
charge Of that paper for a longer pc
Rod, but his associates in the business
control have changed several times.
And not only has there been this per-
manence of management, but T Q
Journal is enjoying today the faith
& full and efficient service Of a consid-
cradle number Of employees who were
members of it's working force twenty
/ years ago.. 4 =. s5f. ,ss-@.EF4 .. ... "a
II Twenty years in the history of the
northwest is long time. It repre-
sents great changes which cannot be
recounted here, but need only to be
suggested. Twenty years ago the popu-
1ation of Minneapolis was practically
half what it is today, according to the
state census Of both periods; the popu-
lation of the state and Of the north
west has grown proportionately while
1.-THE volume of business has multiplied
many times. Twenty years have added
" greatly to the general prosperity, to
the general comfort of living and to
the advantages we enjoy as a com
munity in nearly everything that makes
for social betterment.
The Journal has shared in this
general advance. Twenty years age
the regular size Of the paper was -four
pages. Sometimes a pressure of bust
ness called for six, while the spirit oil
/ enterprise soon enlarged the Saturday
edition to eight pages. We are MOI
disposed to boast Of its growth, bu
rather to indulge. if we may be allowed
In feeling of satisfaction that the ap
probation Of our persistent effort t,
give this public good and reliable
newspaper has been so generously sup
ported in this community as to enabl
TheJ ourna | to take the rank whic]
it holds today among the great news
papers Of the country.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
TRAIN RUNS INTO !.
BURNING BRIDGE
Miraculous Escape Of Passengers
on Great Northern Near
GAINESVILLE, MINI.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Nov. IA Great
Northern local passenger train, north
bound, ran into a burning bridge five
miles this side of GAINESVILLE last night.
The bridge was only partially consumed
and the engine passed over safely, but
the rails spread and the mailcar and
two, passenger coaches tipped over and
landed sidewise in the ditch beside the
track.
The train was going at a high rate
of speed and the escape of the passen-
gers was almost miracle, especially
in view of the fact that an acetylene
tank exploded in one of the cars. Only
seventeen passengers were on the en-
tire train and half of them sustained
bad cuts by falling against windows.
The ditch in which the train landed
contained two feet of water, and the
passengers were soaked with blood and
water when taken from the cars.
No one was fatally injured. The
train ran over the Northern Pacific
tracks last night and the bridge was
rebuilt TODAY,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

a Judge, but in 1893, when the subject
was matter Of history, he wrote for
the Century Magazine an article in
which he took up some of the criticisms
of his rulings and defended them Wig
orously. His conclusion, which long ago
became the conclusion Of the country,
was that Spies and his confederates
were hanged "not for holding opinions,
but for the commission of hideous
crimes -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
HERE GETTING IDEAS
South Carolina Man Studying Mime
sofa Reformatory System.

South Carolina is looking to Minne-
sofa for ideas on prison management,
and especially for method of reform
ing young criminals. A. K. Sanders,
chairman of the board of managers of
the South Carolina penitentiary, is in
Minnesota studying methods. and has
asked Frank L. Randall, superintendent
of the st. Cloud reformatory, to make
an address before South Carolina law
makers this winter. Mr.. Sanders says
sentiment in his state is beginning to
turn against the chain-gang system, and
they want to reform their criminals in
stead of merely to punish them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
THE scoT's HONEYMOON

The following story is told by the statis-
tician of Massachusetts, IT knew in Rox
bury, when lived there, a Scotch tobac
confst who got married. Meeting him a
few days after the wedding, said: WHY.
Donald. thought you were away on your
honeymoon?' Well so we are the sim
pie young fellow answered; Mary is down
at Cousin Tam's for a week, and I'm
goin' to take week when she comes
back.'''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

The Connecticut state board Of trade
body the agitation looking toward the
federal supervision of insurance is an
interference with the rights and privileges
of the individual states as established by
the constitution and the decisions Of the
supreme court, and IS therefore mex
pedient.' It does seem pity to inter-
fere with good game.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
King or Republic?

Norway Is TO have a referendum.
after all on the kingship question. The
storthing last night gave Premier
Nicholson authority to negotiate with
Prince Karl of Denmark for the throne.
To this authority, however, there is
attached the important condition of a
referendum as soon as Karl has con-
sented. This stipulation was part of
the ministerial proposal and its at
tachment is in no sense a defeat for
the government, whose majority in the
storthing is large and loyal ~
1t Is suspected, however, that the
referendum is an essential part Of the
informal acceptance which has already
been secured from Karl The Danish
statesmen foresee trouble for any king
in Norway whose title does not rest on
the vote of the nation. They know
that the republican sentiment in Nor
way, particularly in the western part,
is very strong and they fear that if
Karl were to ascend the throne on the
mere election of storthing, which has
had no mandate from the people on the
question, the issue Of republic or mon
archy would become the ruling one in
Norwegian politics, containing possibil-
tiles Of endless trouble for the new
king. So they prudently demand that
the kingship Of Karl shall receive the
formal approval of the nation.
There is no question Of the consti-
tutional right of the storthing to elect
king out of hand, nor Of the plan of
Premier Nicholson and his cabinet to
follow that course Of procedure. But
the Danish demand of referendum
seems prudent and timely. It will give
the Norwegian people an opportunity
indirectly to vote on the question of re-
public or kingdom It is true that the
question to be submitted will probably
be-: Shall Karl become king Of Nor
ways But if the republicans unite and
by a strong campaign succeed in mega
tiving this question, they will make a
republic inevitable-as explained in
The Journals cable advices from
Christiania today. It seems to be gen
| C1dllJ dS1 OCu Ny oil Guc ACouO1o LII ANOI
way that none but a Scandinavian
prince can be accepted for the king
ship. There is no chance Of getting a
Bernadotte from Sweden, and King
Christian of Denmark would hardly
permit another of his house to stand
were Karl rejected. The Scandinavia
possibilities would thus be- exhausted
Moreover, if the republicans win il
the referendum will probably
be taken Nov. IL or 19-it would bt
we'll understood that the people wanted
a republic. The Nicholson cabinet
would either have to concede this poin'
or resign. If, on the other hand, thu
royalists win in the poll, the trouble
some question will be settled for goot
and Haakon VII will ascend throne
that rests on the surest Of all founda
tions-the approval of the people.
The one thing that will dispose many
who are republicans at heart to vote TO-
Karl will be the feeling that Norway
has had trouble and unrest enough ant
that it is now time to put matters On !.
permanent basis by the election of ;
king.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

Candidate WINS says that Immediately
after he is elected mayor Of New York
he will institute condemnation proceed
ings 50 that the city may acquire the gas
plant When Mayor Dunno of Chicago
read this, he nearly fell out Of his chair
with laughter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
IN TROUBLE AGAIN
AxeI johnson May Lose His Saloon
License This Time,

Cfcense This Time.
Axel Johnson, whose saloon at PIT
Washington avenue N was closed last
Sunday on account of a brawl there, is
again in trouble and his place of business
has again been closed by order of Mayor
D. p. Jones.
Johnson was allowed to reopen after the
Sunday trouble, but today a delegation Of
Firms called on the mayor and reported
that dozens of minors were being fur
nished with liquor there daily and that
no questions were ever asked concerning
their age. They brought some of the
young men with them who admitted that
they had obtained liquor there. The po-
lice will make thoro investigation and
If the charges are sustained the mayor
promises to revoke the license. s-s-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
GlDEoN'S BIG STICK


President Roosevelt at Atlanta.
So far from asking that you be lenient
in your Judgment Of any public man 7
hold that you are recreant if YOU are
lenient. Do not be lenient, but do be
just. II you have good reason to believe
that ne Is corrupt, then refuse, under
any plea OF party expedency, under afy
consideration to refrain from shifting
him with the sword OF the Lord and Of
Gideon. a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
THE FIRST DIPLOMAT OF EUROPE
La Vie Parisienne,

Edward VII. would suit us as a sover-
eign down to the ground. If the French
people only knew him he would be elected
king by universal suffrage. cannot
imagine how such a delightful and char
acteristically Latin man came to be the
sovereign of an Anglo Saxon nation that
lis by nature stir and morose.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

THE MUSIC LOVERS TREASURE
Helen Philbrook Patten has gathered into
book bearing the above title striking
poems addressed to composers or written
about musical instruments. The poets
represented range from SHAKESPEARE Milton
and Schiller to the youngest Of our pres
ent-day choir. Illustrated.
Dana, Estes & Co., Boston.
81 20 net. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

Tammany, particularly, is panied by
the fact that the Hearst mayoralty can
didacy has been formally Endorsed by
the Patrolmen's Benevolent association,
the Firemens Benevolent association, and
by an association composed Of street
cleaners. These are suspicious straws.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
Through Tourist Sleeping Cars en- Four
paws of the Week to California Via
chicago Great Western Railway

The chicago dIcdG w csteIu halfway
offers choice of four through tourist
cars cars per week to California; the first
leaving Minneapolis 7:4o am. st. Paul
+. eS Missouri MoRPs aez s sa5 Santa vita
Fe, arriving Los Angeles 8 am. the
following Friday. The second leaves
Minneapolis pm, st. Paul $3.50 pm.
every tuesday, going via Omaha and
the Rock island Scenic mi Route, arriv-
me third leaves Minneapolis 1O:45
nm M St. Paul l1:2o pm. every Wednes-
day. day. going via Kansas City and the
Rock Island-El Paso Route, arriving
Los Angeles 1856 pm. Sunday. The
fourth leaves Minneapolis 1920 am,
St. Paul 1850 am. every Thursday via
Kansas City and the Santa Fe route,
arriving Los Angeles s:25 am, San
Diego 12:45 pm. Monday. For fur
ther information apply to r. 81. Heard,
General Agent. corner Nicollet avenue
and Fifth street, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01


politan. =
''The Crossing" which comes to the
Metropolitan for three nights and Satur-
day matinee, opening tomorrow night, is
a strong and moving romantic drama
with a pretty love story running thru it
and there IS not moment in the play
when there is lack Of action or interest
The four big scenes are laid in New Or
leans in the early part of the eighteenth
century and the great opportunities for
magnificent stage settings have all been
taken advantage Of. The cast is headed
by John Blair, who plays lie part of
Nicholas Temple, and the entire company
is said to be a remarkably strong one.
A new Kind Of theatrical advance agent
has made his appearance. Beginning to-
morrow 1.-THE Electric Walking Man
will make his appearance on the streets
Of the city announcing the coming of
1.-THE School Girl" the dainty musical
comedy success direct from Days New
York theater, which will be the Offering
at the Metropolitan all next week.
Every hour or SO this advance agent is
going to give away tickets to the theater,
a really strange thing for an advance
agent. but nevertheless true in this in
stance. At regular intervals bundles of
envelopes will be cast to the Winds and
in each. bundle there will be orders for
two seats at the Metropolitan. It is
proposed to give away ten seats for every
performance, and the only question that
remains is "Who will be the lucky ones?"
The general verdict seems to be that a.
better play has never been presented at
the Bijou than 'Texas"' the delightful
comedy drama of southwestern ranch
life. Another large audience witnessed
this deeply interesting play last night.
1.-The, Show Girl commences an en-
gagement Of one week at the Bijou next
Sunday. It is a beautiful production,
with cast Of well-known singers, and
abounds In refined specialties.
During his present engagement at the
Orpheum, Charles Leonard Fletcher in
cludes in his impersonations Mark Twain,
in a characteristic after dinner speech;
Fagin, the Jew, in Dickens "Oliver
Twist; Sherlock Holmes, Ezra Kendall
and other well known characters.
Maude Rockwell, the beautiful Cali
forn1a girl with the rare soprano voice IS
the stellar attraction at the Lyceum this
| week, Miss Rockwell is only one OF
| many top-liners In the big bill
Anniversary week and the big bill pro.
| vided for its celebration at the UNIQUE
are proving strong drawing cards. The
| fine act Of the Bladder Lavelle trio. trick
bicycle riders, is one Of the handsome s,
and most dashing acts in vaudeville
Harvey and Doane, in a clever singino
| act; Carrolton and Hodges, dancins
comedians Rose and Ellis, comedy barre
| jumpers, are excellent features,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
ORDERED TO PHILIPPINES.

Lieutenant Walter Grant, for the past
three years one of the aides de-camp of
the department of Dakota, u. 8. A, has
been ordered to the Philippines. He will
join his regiment, the Thurd cavalry, aat
San Francisco next month, and will sail
for the islands in December.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

AS soon as Armour and Valentine
formed the Central Leather company a
shortage was reported In the material
that goes into footwear, and an advance
in the price Of shoes was reported. There
is tariff on hides, too. So taking it all
around, the shoe wearer has his corn
trodden on.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

Oscar the chef Of the Waldorf AS
toria remarks that one meal q day is
enough. If Oscar will see that we get one
meal day at the Waldorf we will not
bother him about the others.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
NN

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Beatrice Cenci, Madonna Of the Chair and
Sistine Madonna, by Phebe Estelle Spald-
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
CONCERT AT CHURCH
Large Audience Hears Enjoyable Pro-
gram by WeII-known Artists.

Several of the leading Swedish musi-
clans Of the city took part last night in
a concert at the Swedish Lutheran Beth
lehem church, Fourteenth street and Lyn-
dale avenue n. A large audience was
delighted by the. excellent program. DR..
P. n. Magnusson, president Of Minnesota
college. delivered an address on THE
Reformation" Musical numbers were
furnished by Professor Theodore Remic-
stad Professor Eric Sjelander, Professor
E. J. johnson, the Misses Hanson and
Johnson and the church choir.