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AIDE AND SHAKESPEARE
Roswell Field in Chicago Post

Roswell Field in Chicago Post.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke: has been up in
western New York talking to the high
school, boys The good man is really
anxious to do ell he can for the advance
ment Of the human race, and he says
that he believes he will accomplish good
deal IL he: can persuade men to see the
difference between Shakspere's writings
and Fables In Slang. Now, this Is rath.
er unfair and sunderhanded slap at George
AIDE; still it win be admitted that SO far
William has somewhat the advantage OF
George in intellectual achievement But
George is still very young man, and
there is no telling what he may do before
he desists from his literary labors More
over George has announced that he Is
going to rest a whole year, and In that
time he may accumulate surplus fund
Of energy and ideas that would make
even the immortal bard Of Avon hump
himself to keep up the pace. DR.. Van
Dyke is a sincere and honest man, but
he is too impatient. He should walt fol
the appearance Of Georges definitive
writings.
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WHAT. OTHER PEOPLE THINK
The Elslnger Request.
TO the Editor Of The JournaE IS

In commenting upon a recent editorial
int h e. J o ur n a y concerning the be-
quest Of w. H. Elsinger of St. Paul. for
the purpose Of buiIHing a rescue home
in the Midway district, George H.
Allen of your city,; seems, in an article
in the Sunday J o.usr' n al Of Oct. %, to
take exception to such an enterprise.
upon the ground that "it amounts to re-
signed and hopeless recognition Of the
lowering Of the home standard, and
breaking Of home ties-arid the heartaches
of innocent women and tchildren; and that
it is one Of those enterprises which should
not be necessary" IT, e2sz". .>>
i If a man should be- crossing bridge
Of faulty construction, land should break
thru and fall into the stream beneath, Mr.
Allen, If he.conformed> to his matchless
logic would not throw him plank for
| the reason that he would5be giving hope.
less recognition" toadefective ,mechan'
ism, and to the criminal incompetence o1
| the builder Of the bridge y He ;woul6
stand upon the shore, i his mind obscurec
/ by clouds of fantastic dreams and iri;
descent theories, while; the victim of the
| imperfect. bridge sank helpless and de-
! spaaring Into the dark waters of 1.-THE
! river y,,.N ,1::lrsGc H1SI a:-.tE.. -
| Mr.. Elsiuger, in common with all othel
| believers In a. sane and Epractical philan
| thropy, deplered transformations which
/ make any chart ahlet enterprise necessary
but believed that So dong as~the condition
{ dd eTSt end tha Egttt syils as
in his power to minister to the immediate
needs ;tof, the. victims fof such conditions
and thereby minimize the evils thereof.
| The process of charging present condi
| tionsS Is ais slow as the movement Of Z
| glacier, and the aims of each one of III
should be to contribute by thought, &C
and example to that great final consum
! mation-but mean time we should hold GU
la helping hand to those less fortunate
than ourselves. We cannot stay tn
/ storm that sweeps the sea, but we cal
throw out lifelines to its drowning vic
! TINS. - $780,. ~, -.
T Now as to the towering Of home stand
ards,' how can that be? Ninety per cen
of the girls who apply for shelter at sucl
institutions either have no home or hav
been exiled from the parental roof as
result Of their fall. BY what process 9
reasoning. then, does MIR. Allen reac
the conclusion that a. rescue home 'low
ers. the home standard" or breaks fam
lily ties? : -':
/ The purpose of the, rescue home is
most exalted one. It opens its doors t
the fallen ones, who would knock in val
at any. other place on earth. It Is tn
expression of the most. beautiful attribut
!; Of the human soul-eharity 1t will b
the embodiment Of a religion which ':doe
! things" and as, such. It should be en-
couraged and welcomed in, this great cen
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Orpheum-VaudevIlIe.

This weeks bill at the Orpheum has
been arranged to care for the worst case
of blues that may appear at the box
office. It's laugh provoking qualities are
beyond criticism. The show opens with
the -Four Emperors of Music" who do
clever line of work, and the act is en-
livened by blackface musician whose
antics good his music @Redford
and Winchester, burlesque jugglers, have
a turn which has the old-timer, Harrigan,
outclassed. BEDFORD is juggier of merit
and turns off his tricks in a droll style
that catches the house from floor to roof.
He wound up the act by tossing apples all
over the house and permitting the strong
arms to throw them back on the stage,
where he impaled them upon a fork held
in his teeth.
Stella Lees dancing was Of a high
order, and Allinei's acrobatic monkey
"Petro'' made the biggest hit of the even
ing. 1.-THE monk has been trained to do
all sorts of stunts on the trapeze and rings
| and goes thru all Of the evolutions of the
professional gymnast. "Petro' must be
seen to be appreciated.
Harry and Kate Jackson waste their
apparent talent on poor act, "a Bach
elor's Home" but resort to the old-time
| tricks Of low comedy brings them a full
| Fletcher Is still giving representations, but
has cut down his accessories and aids,
and works only with small dressing
| table. His best work is done in the one
act playlet, AT the Telephone the act
| which created such a sensation in London
| last year. In this sketch the actor, In the
role Of an absent husband. hears over the
telephone the screams of his wife and
child as burglars break into their country
home and attack the family. Fletcher is
improving In his work with each years
experience. .-5s
| The Zazell and Vernon company do an
acrobatic act strongly suggestive Of the
"Superba" turns, and have added new
and startling features. The show closes
with solution Of the servant-girl ques.
/ tion-on the kinodrome.
| II, H Ritcf1ie,
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LuFE, AND THE rouNeEsT
TEACHER" IN a FASHIONABLE
GIRLS BOARDING -ScHooL-The
boys school has been done into fiction
again and again, but the boarding school
for millionaire's daughters less often. A
chance for a peep into one Of these
schools where young ladies are fitted for
lives Of lavish expenditure and other
things is given in Concerning Belinda by
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. %
Belinda, be it said, Is the youngest
teacher in the school, and a teacher who
would inspire youths, If not maidens, to
assiduous toll. However, she wins the
girls hearts, just the same, tho they
don't choose to show the fact by extra
efforts at their books. But very amusing
are the tales that are told Of Belinda's
pupils and Belinda-how Belinda acted
the chaperon and then forgot her part in
the excitement Of meeting an old friend;
how Amelia, one of the pupils. had a part
in humiliating romance; how Evange-
line Marie eloped: how a pickpocket be-
came French instructor in the school
and obtained emoluments aside from
those called for in her contract, and many
other things. .--..t l.. .Ss-.s5e,
The only complaint we have to make
Of the book is that it holds too little con-
corning Belinda herself.
Doubleday, Page & Co.. New York.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Hljou-"Texas.n

Texas" pretty story Of ranch life
IN which shows thread Of perfectly
sane romance a sprinl<ling OF most
wholesome and original comedy and a
strain OF plausible villainy, was presented
to two capacity" houses at the Bijou
yesterday.
From charming little Mabel Dixey In
the title role, Texas West. to Corpus
Christi, the peon, who made good in
thankless, kick-about role, the cast was
well selected. Not part was exagger-
ated-not even the two phases Of In
gratitude interpreted by Ted r. Griffin,
as Pasquale, the border halfbreed, and E.
E. Duff as Lord Angus Trevor. The for
mer made an excellent villain, and his
appearance on the stage was the signal
for an appreciative silence and bit of the
best work Of the production. While he
was the man selected TO do the murder
GUS work, he committed his mimic crime
without undue raking, as cool as Lord
Trevor, whose task was the portrayal Of
the money governed tragedian-
Miss Dizzy Is the natural choice for the
part she plays, and was eminently sue
cessful. Sydney Ayres, in the leading
male role Jack Dalam, "Freshwater
jack" made an ideal lover for Texas
West and hero Of merit. In the third
act, when convalescent after dangerous
wound from the gun Of Pasquale,S his
tussle with that villain during which the
latter finally impales himself on his own
knife, which the hero has wrested from
him In fierce struggle, Mr.. Ayres fur
nished work worthy Of the applause he
received.
The other male parts taken by Ernest
Allan, as Colonel Buck West, the heroic
father Of Texas and owner of Buckhead
ranch, w. T. Chatterton as Tank the
old-tiner. Howard Messirner as Sam Sor-
rell, the would-be dandy, whose talents as
lover are rudely shattered by the friv-
olous Widow Peppercorn, Louis Theil,
the rough but warm hearted "Okla-
honey" successful rival of Sam, were in
terpreted In manner that won admira-
ton for the cow-puncher tribe.
Lady Cecelie Trevor, sister Of Lord
| Trevor, owner Of the triple X' and the
"Oh-ny aren't these cow punchers the
| rowdies." character, was well taken by
Harriet Broadhurst. Lee Hobbs Martin
as Lady Francis Mackenzie, cousin of the
Trevors, whose love for the picturesque
children Of the plains is responsible for
the perpetual clamor Of Lady Trevor to
be returned to England, is another actress
OF the Mabel Dixey type. perfectly nat
ural, but bringing out all the possibilities
| in her part. Monica Lee makes an ideal
Mrs- Jennie PepPeTcorI,, the widow whose
Establishments and teasing keeps the RI
vals "Oklahomey" and Sam, on the anx-
ious seat and constantly serving her as
vassals would a queen. A natron In a
natrons part Is the case with Hattie
Foley as Mrs. West, the wife Of Colonel
Buck West, the master Of Buckhead
ranch, and her peculiar adaptation to
the part gives her lease on the hearts
of her auditors. e. c. H.
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October 80, 1oo5.

experiment Of rewriting them In the
shortest, sharpest, clearest, simplest, most
effective way possible, and send them
again. The chances are that you will
get a check, ipstead Of Returned with
thanks You may find that the sentences
were loose ointed, slovenly, or shpshod.
You probably have not learned the SUI
preme art Of condensation.
November Success is rich in interesting
articles In line with it's dominant theme.
"Just Plain Graft" and big Salaries and
Fees are two very timely articles in a
long list. President Eliot of Harvard
writes Of the evils Of football.
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Those Railroad Rate Conventions.

Mr.. Bacon's way Of getting up
convention resulted in two bodies OF
men meeting in Chicago and declaring
themselves, one for, the other against
the presidents railroad policy. It will
hardly be claimed that the rump was
representative in delegate sense. Ger
tainly the delegates from the CONNER
cial club in this city were not repre-
sentative, since the Commercial. club
never discussed the question of rail-
road rates and never authorized anyone
to represent it on the subject. The
gentlemen who went to Chicago and
Joined the rur1np convention represented
themselves principally. They also rep
resented that American feeling which
gags at being bound in advance to any
set of opinions. Mr.. Bacon's method
of getting harmonious convention was
strictly correct under his call and he
was justified in preventing railroad men
from taking possession of it, but 1t
cut out some independent men, no
doubt.
The one thing of interest is that the
railroad men thought it worth while
to get possession of Mr.. Bacon's con-
vention.r Could they have sat in the
same hall with the supporters OF the
president and outvoted them, the re-
suit would have been sounded thru the
country as the "sober second thought
of the business ELEMENT "the death
knell of a baseless agitation,' etc. 1t
would not have taken the railroad lit
erary bureau fifteen minutes to turn
On the limelights.
The fact that they did not succeed
in packing the convention, and yet
thought it worth while to hold one of
their own, shows that the lines are be-
ing drawn. It is the people and the
small shipper versus the railroad and
the big shipper. It is the fellow who
pays the regular tariff against the gen
tleman who gets his rebates as regu-
larly as he gets his meals. However
he gets them, whether thru preposterous
claims for damages regularly allowed
or thru the confidential clerk, who trav'
els over the country leaving bundles OF
money on business men s desks, is I'M
material, he knows he gets them, and
net only from gratitude but from self
interest he is against this terrible
scheme Of socialism proposed by the
president. The actuality Of Hsquart
deal" between man and man appears tt
him like the DOGGY Of anarchy. !
But there is third class of business
men, men who have never accepted ia
vors from the railroads, but who hon
estly and sincerely doubt the efficacy o:
government control Of rates. There i
no use denying that these men exist
and it is probable that some Of then
sat in the rump convention at Chicago
But they must have realized before the,
got thru that they were merely addinl
an air of Importance to an otherwis
well-nnderstood gathering Of specia
representatives.
so, ksro% ir,ort ~
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Our Foreign-Born Increase.

Minnesota 3 growth in the past five
years has been drawn almost wholly
from the natural increase, and from the
influx Of people from other sections
Of the United States. According to
the state census bureau; the foreign
born population Of the state is only
about $4,000 greater than it was under
the federal census Of 1900. The immi-
grafton must be put at a somewhat
higher fgure,- allowing for-the deaths
in five years among foreign-horn Min
nesotans. 49,. y..>...;;sa
The record is accounted for by the
changing character of immigration into
the United States. Germany and the
Scandinavian countries no longer fur
ish the bulk Of the newcomers. Rus
STA, Austria, Italy and other countries
of southern Europe have been sending
US the great shiploads, and while a
wave Of this kind Of immigration has
reached one section. Of Minnesota, the
iron range, the rest of the state has
been practically untouched by it. The
bulk Of the present immigration is not
going to the land, but stopping in the
large eastern cities and industrial cen.
tiers, increasing the congestion and add.
ing to the problems Of those @communi'
ties. = .
The increase in foreign-born resi-
dents Of Minnesota since 1900, while
small, has still been largely from
northern Europe, and more particularly
from the Scandinavian countries thai
have already furnished so large an6
The Swedish-born have increased near
ly 1000 since 1900, the largest in
crease Of any nationality. The Norwe
gian- born have increased 1000. Fin
land has contributed 5000 newcomers
a large portion Of whom have gone tt
work in the iron mines Of ST. Louis
county. That county, out Of 1886
persons Of foreign birth, now has 1907
native Finlanders. Russia has contrib
uted about 5000 to the state 3 popu
lation, and the bulk Of them are doubt
less Of the Jewish race, driven from
home by persecution, and settling il
our cities. 49,: >:3@.~t ssSsz s1s..
! The only notable immigration fror
southern Europe to Minnesota il foun
in the $500 Austrians, and the large
part Of this number have also com
into the iron region as laborers. 'Othe
additions from foreign countries hav
been SO small as be hardly worth ne
tlce. Germany has sent in 1880, whic
is small number in comparison to th
,0O7 native Germans found in til
state in 1900. That is net increas,
of course, and allowing for deaths tn
actual German immigration has bee
perhaps twice 1880.
There is no menace to Minnesota eli
, izenship in the nativity figures Of th
, new census. The character Of our ne
; people, taken by and large, is Of ii
same high standard as past immigr,
4 ton. -. --.-.-
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Hennepin's Anniversary.

Hennepin Avenue M. E. church,
which yesterday celebrated it's thirtieth
anniversary, is monument to the Har-
rison family, which was interested in
its beginning and which supported it
with heart, brain and purse thru all OF
it's early struggles and it's later sue
cesses. This is not to say there were
not others loyalty and effectively it's
friends. The last position in the world
the Harrison brothers would have COW
eted, would have been that of either
dictators or patrons, for they We're as
modest and retiring as they were ear
nest and conscientious. They are en-
titled to the praise given to pioneers.
The thirtieth anniversary of church
in community as new as Minneapolis
is an event we'll worth general public
attention. The Hennepin Avenue
church illustrates in it's situation the
growth Of the city,. It was built to
hold one Of the outposts Of the town
1t has been overtaken by the spread
Of population westward, and it finds
itself now DOWNTOWN churcn, not an
outpost, but one Of the citadels Of
| religion. The fact brings the society
face to face with it's future problem
and it is quite likely that Hennepir
| Avenue will meet the exigency will
accustomed energy and devotion. Thu
location is exceptionally good for al
institutional church, and if the society
shall determine to rebuild with tha'
end in view, we may be sure there vii
be erected church on Tenth street ant
Hennepin avenue which will be the cen
ter Of a magnificent religious work, ex
tending it's lines to all parts of tn
local missionary field and inclusive O.
all the approved. appliances for reach
ing and uplifting men. ......-.s' b.,
Admiral Alexieff once predicted tina
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Foyer Chat.

'tHome Fol',s,' c.. T. Dazey's new
American play, created an excellent i'm
preston at the Metropolitan last night
opening to one of the largest Sunday nigh
audiences Of the season. The production
will be reviewed in this column tomorrow
When 1.-THE Crossing is produced
the Metropolitan for a half week begin
ming next Thursday evening, local thea
tergoers will have an opportunity Of see
ing most powerful and romantic play
Louis Evan Shipman, who dramatized
among other things, 1.-THE Crisis" an
wrote darcy Of the Guards" has mad
together with the author, Winston
ChurchilIs latest and most successfu
novel into wonderful play that is quit
the dramatic hit Of the season. 90, q.
1.-THE School Girl and nearly sevent
Of her rollicking companions will max
merry all next week at the Metropolitan
That this girl will be a fascinating crea
ture goes without saying, since she Is tn
creation Of Leslie Stuart and Henry Ham
ilton, the authors Of "F1orodora" an
'"The Duchess of Dantzig." This delight
full musical comedy comes direct from 1t
notable success at Days theater, NeE
York city, and in the title role will be see
Carrie Reynolds, the captivating prim
| donna, last seen here with the Roger
Brothers.
The peerless singer. Maude Rockwell
the pride Of the Pacific coast will sing a
the Lyceum this week. Charles S. Laird
the popular Minneapolis singer. will ais
sing Illustrated songs. Dainty Dolly Theo
bald, the. smallest soubrette In the world
the Yale trio, and other fine specialize
are in the bill
This is anniversary week at tn
Unique theater, and to signalize the even
! the management will present handsom
souvenir to every lady and gentleman VIII
| attends a matinee or evening perform
ance Rev. G. L. Morrill, will deliver a
appropriate address tonight There wi
| be bill or high class vaudeville acts.
Resplendent with elaborate scenery
pretty costumes, clever and funny come
dams, and q host Of comely and datnt.
girls, B. c. Whitney's production of 9TH
Show Girl" the musical comedy whicl
scored decided hit here couple Of sea
sons ago, will commence a weeks en-
gagement at the Bijou next Sunday.
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WHERE 1T BELoNGED.-Ana amateur
authoress who had submitted a story to a
magazine waited for several weeks with
out. hearing from the editor concerning IT.,
says Harper's Weekly. Finally she sent
him a note requesting an early decision,
because, as she said, she chad other irons
in the fire.
Shortly after came the EDITORS reply:
.tDear Madam have read your story,
and I should advise you to put it with
the other irons"
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THE MINNEApoLI rs JOURNAL.

Bill Wear, vice president. and Bins
Thompson. Craven and Templetons com
pose the executive committee. The it1iti-
alton Ii dollar bill. At the first meet
ing grocery Bnl. Laundry Biilsand Coal
BIZ were biackballed with immense en-
thusiasm. An
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st. Paul, Oct. g. = =. ..
- Was 1t Talnted7
q S3l~r - III. r~s..~~1.


AS moral questions are the order of de-
bate, II should like to submit to your
readers this one. Recently when start
ing on journey a friend said to me-
LET me take your: ticket. I have toe
many trunks to be carried on mine an6
you have none. rTN check of m!
trunks on your ticketn'l Without think
ing whether by the act + was beating thu
railroad or doing anything off color,
handed him the ticket. He checked hi:
extra trunk and handed the ticket bacl
to me. The question is, was that &
tainted baggage check2 p "A Reader.
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President Roosevelt is going to see that
his Jack Tars and bluecoats are not
turned away from the doors Of the thea
tiers when they have the price. While we
sympathize with the soldier and sailor,
this is not GREATNESS issue.
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The president Of the bank Of Germany
receives a salary of $1,000 year, and
the heads Of the banks Of England and
Germany draw $4,000 combined. McCur-
dy and Mccall draw s25o,ooo directly,
and are able to turn considerably more
in their direction by high finance" But
think Of the protection they are giving
your families!t 80 z .sSst s=
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The German supreme court has refused
graduates Of American medical colleges
the right to use the title Of doctor in
the old country. Then all we can say is,
let the old country continue sick.
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Former Senator wellington recently
referred to Chauncey M.sDepew as rob-
Der. People have forgotten what Well
ington was called, but 1t was something
beginning farther down the alphabet.
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The president passed his forty -seventh
birthday last, week Having been 50 busy
the first forty-six years. It Is doubtful if
the president will eyer rest comfortably
lin retirement !&asss
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+ 50 far the Russian masses are taking
it out In excitement under the sur
face. This revolution is q good deal like
a muskrat. When III comes to the sur
face thecz shoots at it, s.
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YOUNG WRITERS. BE CONCISE
Josh Billings said that he did not care
how much a man said, If he said 1t In
a few words, says Success Magazine for
November. rs
II you are wondering why your articles
come back from publishers, just try the
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Then he had his ownsupport and con-
siderable exposure toward a gpossible bolt
Of lightning. ffs8 u

There Is a controversy In Missouri as
to whether the fourth OF the nth Thurs
day In November should be observed as
Thanksgiving day. Which day has the
football game scheduled? That will set
tie 1t. s-