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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29

who are surviving, cannot help but re-
gret the necessity which removes it
from the sphere of mundane activities.
There is no use in discussing the cause
Of the financial failure Of the Globe.
One says it is that st. Paul is dead
town; another says that the Globe fails
because organs are no longer acceptable.
Whatever tho cause, it is q reminder
Of the uncertainty Of existence and Of
prosperity.
It behooves all who read the history
Of the Globe to make up their minds
that success in newspaper work is not
always the result Of great backing and
Of profound earnestness, (the Globe
was earnest to the point Of morbidity),
but upon a certain subtle something
which is in the last analysis the
capacity to travel with the people and
not SO far ahead of them that they will
lose sight Of it.
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esting occasions upon which lie got out Of
himself and into some other character.
w. 3. Cham oer,aia.
MetropoIitan-N. c. Goodwin In "An
American Citizen"

American Citizen"
'An American Citizen" is an old play.
but Madeline Lucette Ryley wove thru
it's ingenious plot enough sentiment and
pathos. clothed in clever dialogue. to
make it a perennial favorite. 1t must be
confessed that Mr.. Goodwin and his com
pany gave rather spiritless performance
of the old success last evening, but if the
players showed lack of interest. the
audience made up for it and few of Mr..
Goodwin's lines went unapplaude5-
Mr.. Goodwin in the role of Beresford
CrUger the man who "abdtcatad' mis-
name and country, presented a natul al
and amusing picture of the eccentric fci-
low whose unselfshness makes trouble for
himself instead of happiness. and who
does not receive his due reward until ire
close of the last act. II is a part tnas
shows Mr.. Goodwin to excellent advan-
tage, especially in the third act where he
has full opportunity to display his powers
as comedian.
Ruth Mackay as Beatrice Carew has a
good sense of humor. She has also
charming voice and manner and her
growing interest in the man she mar
ried to save herself and him and few
others from financial ruin was in ad-
mirable taste. Neil OBrien added not
little zest to the play as Sims, the nom
committal valet. Flora Parker was the
good friend and pal, George Chaplin, and
Ina Goldsmith took the role OF Garcia
Chaplin. Ethel Beale was handsome II
rather colorless Lady Bum. Fred Tyler
took the part of Peter Barbury, the conn
dental friend and partner, and Ellie Nor.
wood was Edgerton Brown, whose haolt
of dying created much of the trouble
Master Shelby as Mercury. the office poy,
won a success all his own with his molly
and mistlingtoe."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29
THE MAGAZINES

Evolution In a New LIght.-The time
has come, think, when we are beginning
to see the process Of evolution in a new
light, says Professor T. II. Morgan of
Columbia university in The Popular Sci
cnce Monthly for May. He adds:
Nature makes new species outright. Amongst
these new species there will be some that man
age to find place where they may continue to
exist How we'll they are suited to such places
will be shown, in one respect, by the number Of
individuals that they can bring to maturity.
Some of the new forms may be well adapted to
ertain localities and will flourish there: others
may exc out precarious existence because they
do not find place to which they are wellisufted,
and cannot better adapt themselves to the condi-
ttous under which they live; and there will be
others that can find no place at all in which they
can develop and will not even be able to make a
start. From this point Of view the process Of
evolution appears in q more kindly light than
when we imagine that success Is only attained
thru the destruction OF all rivals. The process
appears not so much the result OF the destruction
Of vast numbers Of individuals for the poorly
adapted will not be able to make even begin
nfne Evolution ID not q war OF all against all,
but It Is largely .creation Of new types for the
unoccupied or poorly occupied pisces IN nature.
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Fitzhugh Lee. :

The sudden death of Major General
Fitzhugh Lee removes from earth one
Of the minor heroes Of the Confederate
service and a major hero of the Span
ish-American war. It was Consul Gen
eral Lees frmness and courage in tell
ing the truth that brought the govern
ment of this country to see that some
thing had to be done to remedy the
intolerable conditions brought about by
Weyler's reconcentrado orders.
When war was declared, Lee came
home to enter the. army, and he, with
General Joe Wheeler, became the large
figures in the romantic reconciliation
between north and south. Officers
against whom they had fought in the
rebellion welcomed them with great &C.
claim back to the uniform Of the re.
public. General Lee did not get into
the war as much as Wheeler, which
was always a sore point with him, az
he had promised himself when he left
Havana to return and help pull down
the Spanish flag from the island.
President Mckinley rewarded both
Lee and Wheeler with frst-class rank
in the regular army. &C., ES.
Fltzhugh Lee was a nephew Of the
famous southern leader, Robert E. Lee
and had full share Of that great
mans chivalry of character. He had
in his makeup a good deal Of the pride
and picturesqueness Of the south, too
and when he made his first campaign
for governor Of Virginia, rode all over
the state on horseback, accompanied
by a cavalcade. .."
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AT THE THEATRES
MIR. Goodwin and the Critics.

Yesterday had the temerity to say. in
reviewing the performance. Of 1.-THE
Usurper' that the star, N. G. Goodwin.
lacked versatility. My point was that, tho
he had played many parts in the course of
his career, they lacked differentiation. He
was always Nat Goodwin, no matter
what the play or the part. I added that
Mr.. Goodwin's stage personality was a
pleasing one and that his acting enter
tanned, amused and occasionally touched
his audience. Today Mr.. Goodwin comes
to his own defense in a letter to the press
wherein he says:
'If creations like Jim Radburn In In
Mizzoura,' Christopher Blizzard in Con-
fusion Caraway Bones in Turned Up
and performances of Shylock and Bottom.
all the leading characters in Gilbert and
Sullivan's operas, the grave-digger in
Hamlet and the production Of twenty
six original plays are not evidences OF
versatility, I cry quits, and I must bow
to the inevitable, and consider my thirty
years wasted. But it will take more than
the opinion Of the above mentioned crit
les to convince me.
cit was Charles Lamb, I believe, who
said: Apprentices are required for every
trade, save critics. They are ready
made
Obviously, the mere fact that an actor
has appeared in many roles is not con-
elusive evidence Of versatility. No one
has ever accused Frank Daniels, for In
stance, Of being a versatile comedian,
always funny tho he is. And yet Mr.. Dan
iels in his career upon the comic operate
stage has created" many parts. The
costumes and lines have varied. but the
hand was the hand Of Esau. Mr.. Good
win, in my humble opinion. is in much
the same case. The three roles In which
he appears in Minneapolis are as like as
three peas in a pod. Put boots and a
SLOUGH hat on any one Of them, and,
presto. you have Jim Radburn of In Miz-
zoura." If Mr.. Goodwin is really versatile
isn't 1t about time he began to imper-
senate somebody?
After thirty years OF success IN stage
variations on the always entertaining
Goodwin personality, it would seem as II
its possessor might find the equan!mity to
brook critic who failed to keep the In
cense always burning under his nostrils.
Yet he permits himself jibes at the un-
fortunate tribe of critics that are I'M
worthy OF a great artist Mr. Goodwin
would do better to suffer In silence,
wrapped in the consciousness that these
upstart writer's do not know whereof they
speak. Thru twenty OF his thirty years
have followed Mr.. Goodwin's career.
must somehow have missed these tntor-
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National Bank Examination.

The Bigelow defalcat1on, Following
the failure Of the Faribault bank, has
shaken the confidence Of people in the
northwest in the value Of national bank
examination, and, indeed, no one is more
impressed with its insufficiency than the
bankers themselves; for no one IS more
interested in thoro and complete expo
sure Of the condition Of the banks than
the bankers.
The bankers do business with each
other In large figures. Their relations
with each other involve the necessity OF
absolute confidence in each others in
tegrity. The necessities Of business re-
auire this confidence. Banks loan
money to each other, carry large bal
anees with each other, and the interests
Of each are committed in a greater or
less degree to other banks. So it be-
comes more important to the bankers
themselves than it is to anybody else
that the system Of inspection shall be
thoro and complete.
The Faribault failure and the looting
of the First National Bank of Milwau-
kee by it's president demonstrate that
the directors, for their own protection,
must have trustworthy information
with regard to the condition Of their
own institutions. It means that, be-
ing unable to rely on government SUI
pervision, they must, for their own pro-
lection, secure the services Of the best
experts obtainable who shall present
themselves without notice to the officers
of the bank and make thoro examina-
ton of its condition.
Government inspection is largely a
political deal. Men obtain appointments
to the position. Of bank examiner, who
have little expert knowledge, who,
men in other lines, have such limited
knowledge Of the banking business it.
self, that their services are Of practic-
ally no value. Indeed, we are advised
that some Of the banks in this district
have recently refused to pay the fee de-
manded for examination on the ground
Of no examination. They believe that
the pretended examination has been
merely superficial and have declined to
meet the usual charge for the service.
This is going to compel recognition
by the government of it's duties to the
banks and to the public in this dis
trict. But in the meantime there is
no protection for tho responsible bank
directors SO far as we can see, except
in the way indicated, namely thru a
thoro and complete examinations by
competent men employed by the direc-
tors themselves. And while this may
afford the directors Of the individual
bank satisfactory information as to
their own institution, it cannot afford
them that information with regard to
other institutions whose directors may
have taken less pains for their own
protection.
Necessarily an adequate system of ex-
animation must be general, whether
provided by the banks associated to-
gether or by the government. Mani
testify it ought to be done by the gov
eminent, but it never can be SO long as
the office Of bank examiner is conferred
as political favor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29
THE UNEASY CHAIR

GEORGE ELIOT MATERIAL IN THE
HANDS OF A NEW AMERICAN NOW
ELiST-Edward Uffington Valentine is
a name wholly new to most readers, and is
likely to be somewhat slow in gaining
wide personal acquaintance. despite the
fact that its owner has written very SUI
perior novel, novel that has something
imposing about it. when compared with
the average story Of the present day COM
monty called "a novel; The main rea-
son for believing that it will be slow to
make friends for its author is It's lack
of sunshine, its somberness. The material
is such as great novelists have worked
with with high success-George Eliot, for
example--but for the most part under at
least a clear light, while Mr.. Valentine
seems to have been working unaerea low
ering sky, which now and then dropped
rain, only very infrequently letting thru
a bar of sunshine. Nevertheless. Mr.. VAL
enttne has done a piece Of work along
lines and with success that are pleasant
to follow and richet in promise Of great
things fn 5.g..a@-t-rf
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The States Legal Department

The office of the attorney general Of
Minnesota has finally been placed on
a. basis somewhere near the measure
OF its dignity and Importance. BY the
action Of the legislature, requested by
Attorney General Young and recon-
mended by Governor johnson, the de-
partment now has three assistants at
salaries Of $4,000, while the former es-
Enlistment only allowed two assist
ants with salaries Of $4,000. An addi-
tional clerk is also provided. ~ r., -
The attorney general is not only
the legal adviser and court representa-
tive Of all the state Offices and depart
ments, but he is frequently called upon
to defend valuable property interests
of the state, or to go into court against
powerful corporations, pitting, himself
or his assistants against the ab1est legal
talent that can be obtained. It was 3
false economy for the state to stint in
paying salaries to counsel, and a wise
liberality to make the new provision.
Any county in the state is, likely to call
on the, attorney general for help, in i'm
portant criminal cases, and he must give
assistance in all such cases appealed to
the supreme court. Under such circum-
stances the best is none too good for the
states legal department. The latest
acquisition, Mr.. G. S. Jelley, is favor
ably known in Minneapolis and will be
better known in the state at large. His
appointment reflects credit on Attorney
General Young. The other assistants,
George T. Simpson and R. A. Stone, also
have high regulations for ability and
legal knowledge. -... -. s...
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An Opening Wedge.

One Of the important acts of the leg
islature has been almost overlooked be-
cause it was accomplished so quietly,
and because it will not really take eff
feet for nearly two years. The law
placing the inspectors Of the dairy and
food department on a civil-service
basis is referred to-. The act was pur-
posely drawn SO as not to interfere
with the staff during the present ad-
ministration, but beginning with 1907
no one may be appointed inspectors
except from list Of persons who have
passed an examination set by the board
organized for that purpose. Once
appointed, inspectors may only be re-
moved for cause. --~.. g, .,s -~@~. - no. -. "
The board is to consist Of the dairy
and food commissioner, the attorney
general, and the dean Of the state agri-
cultural college. It must hold am ex-
animation every year, and oftener if
necessary, and applicants remain eigi-
BILE for a year after passing the. exam
nation. - E5@s
The dairy and food department. is an
excellent place to start the civil serv-
ice movement. Proper inspection Of
creameries, dairy barns and the food
supply in general is of the highest i'm
portance to every citizen Of the state.
AS long as appointments are made on
a political basis, the best service can
not be obtained. No matter how
honest and Jealous the inspectors may
be, some Of them will lack the knowl-
edge and experience necessary to eff
cheney. The most important provi-
sion Of the law is that protecting in
spectors from discharge for political
reasons, and putting them on their
good behavior, discharge being only
possible for neglect Of duty, incompe
tence, characterization or immortality.
The reasons for discharge must be fled
and the man discharged has a right to
hearing on the charges made. Such
a system will discourage employees
from mixing in politics, which in the
past they have felt compelled to do.
From this beginning it is to be hoped
that civil-service principles will be ex-
tended to other departments Of the
state government. There is a less ur-
gent call for it in the grain depart
ment, because this service is constant
~ on trial before q critical public Of
grain dealers, and incompetence would
be disastrous. Civil.service rules
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A Large Wheat Acreage.
Altho seeding in the northwest is

Altho seeding in the northwest is in
a state Of completion far in advance
of last year, and we'll ahead Of the
average, there are still two weeks re-
naming in which the farmers may SOW
wheat or coarse grains. Many farmers
have put In their wheat and are ready
to sow barley, flax, oats or other small
grains and are debating what to do. It
seems an opportune time, therefore, to
call attention to the fact that wheat,
the old reliable, the standard crop Of the
northwest, Is a pretty good thing to tie
to just now. No one can tell, Of course,
what the crop outcome will be, nor can
anyone tell what prices will rule for
the wheat next year, but it is a safe
statement that to expect a return to
former extremely low prices, is not war;
ranted. Sixty-cent wheat is not
likely to be- seen for long time, if
ever, and no farmer need hesitate to SOW
it, thru fear that the price will not be
remunerative when he is ready to SELL
Ours is great country. The natural
increase in population adds greatly to
our population every year, and new peo-
pie are coming in at the rate Of almost
a million a year from Europe. Our
home consumption is increasing rapidly.
IF we produce more wheat this year
than last, it does not follow that prices
will 20 back to former low points.
There is one thing about wheat that
nothing can change-that is the good
market. Nothing that the farmer can
produce meets reader sale. Here in the
northwest are the great mills that con-
sumo the wheat. This industry, built
up thru years Of effort, is capable Of
greater expansion. Aside from consid-
Grafton of the personal benefits to the
farmer, there is the great general
benefit accruing to all from the main
tenance Of this industry. A big wheat
crop enables the mills to grind freely,
and employ labor more steadily. A
spotted crop, yielding below normal, as
was the case last year, brings returns to
the few producers who are fortunate,
but the many who suffer crop losses fail
to come out well. A good crop, yield
ing uniformly well, brings general
good returns and greater prosperity,
even tho the price be somewhat lower.
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The Rev. Hubert w. Wells, rector of
st. Andrews and one Of the best known
ministers of Wilmington, Del. is now
obliged to walk on crutches because he
kneeled so much in the services Of the
church. In some manner the minister in
jured his knee, and constantly kneeling
on it made it necessary for DR.. Jesse
Williamson to place it in a plaster cast
Clergymans sore throat has been IA
vorite disease in the past but clergyman's
sore knee is a new one. If any pastor
should have the two diseases at once, he
would be in a bad way
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TO A BON WANT

oh rich autunnal tinting of his nose
What radiant rosy tinted dreams you orins
or vineclad slopes and autumn Vihlagihg'
And rina crane fragrance. sweeter than the rose!
Dreams of old pagan days. when Bacchus goes
All garlanded with vines, or Tolls to sing,
And, singing. slumbers. TIL long shadows hing
Their cool arms eastward ana the stars unciose'
What tall moist beakers have You fingered in
papan rroboscfs of the sunset tip!
But beer cools not while fancy's fingers spin
A frail glass stem and each remembered sip
Warned YOU with bushes from some olden sin.
Yon beacon-light of too-good- fellowship.
Margaret Lee ASHLEY. II Smart Bet.
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mend one that's practical. The difficulty
in Minnesota is to get asmachine that win
run q primary as well as a regular cleo
ton. Il this problem should be solved,
It would be a step toward escape from
the clumsy, uncertain and tedious system
Of voting and counting by printed ballots
and weary men.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29

Some OF the fancy panels in. the gov
ernors reception room have cracked ana
come off. It IS unknown whether it was
the heat engendered by the Horton bill
that did It or whether the said panels
lost their balance craning their 1,ecks to
see the Indian girl coming up the pike
In Douglas Volk's picture. +
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29

10 Tho compiler of a dictionary of authors
makes out that there are, $500 people in
this. country who have written books This
IS only one in the thousand Of population
and Is not as bad a showing as might
have been expected. :, ...-
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You see what a great state we are when
we can give New. York such men as I'm
derwood, Merriam, fTowne, Clough, Calder
wood, Krech, Kncx, and searle and have
enough left to run the local machine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29

y Should g. BsslnessoA1an Rotire?" is the
subjeot dischssea BY governor Hoch Of
kansas in = rh4gazine |Salrrti article If a pVsi-
ness man 15ttetirAs much before midnight
now; the trusts\ get his business.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29

Scotland, too, Is beginning to yell for
home rule, and what do you think is Scot
lands grievance against England? Why,
that Scottish peers must walk behind
English peers Of equal rank even in Scot
land. Wouldn't that freeze your par
ritch"? ns H. -" ... -. ~l
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Mr.. Carnegie would not accept the presi-
dency Of the Equitable Life Insurance
company for all Of the surplus, and yet
we can think of, no man who would take
more keen delight in distributing it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29

Germany names Mr.. Tincanza as her
member of the board Of consulting en-
gineers for the Panama canal. This will
be a happy selection for the other en-
gineers when it is. decided that the time
has come to rush the GROWER. -
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An attempt is being made in Indiana
to preserve 1.-THE Old Swimmin' Hole
made famous by Riley, If every man who
has had knots tied in his little shirt on
it's banks would contribute a dollar it
could be done.a 1s>'- 81"
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New York's talk Of making Mr.. Roose-
Welt mayor at a salary Of 100000 a year
may come to something. He would Ger
tainly enjoy the gray wolf hunting in and
about the city hall. -.
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The hated government by injunction"
has reared its ugly head in Chicago again.
This time is invoked to prevent strik-
ers from gaily whacking peaceable citizens
over the heads with nlauls. The federal
government is a solemn thing totally de-
void of the spirit Of American liberty to
do the non-union man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29

Mr.. Lawson is predicting a frenzied
Wall street within thirty days." Wall
street. replies that this is important if
true.' Important to Wall street, perhaps
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29

There is some nervous apprehension lest
Professor Goode issue an order to the
Andes mountains to show cause. ~ ...
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If the Russian fleet has really sailed foT
Vladivostok we may again hear 1.-THE Lay
Of the Pounded Thumb" on the streets of
st. Petersburg. -
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ideals have not been entirely in vain
From the profits he has bought~a $500 calf
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The president seems to be after the
markets with cheap bear steaks. -.