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of us. It was of Diaz that great thinker said, after considering pro foundly his antecedents, the national material upon which he had to work and the results he had achieved, that, all fin all, he was the most powerful ruler in the whole world.
 Possibly that is so today. The repub- lic over which Diaz rules. far more like a benevolent. absolute despot than like an elected executive, Is made up of the most difficult human elements.
 People of Spanish blood, developed in the new world; people of aboriginal American blood, by no means easily transformed into good citizens of civ ilized State: hybrids-notoriously mer- curial, fickie and turbulent the world over-with a mighty thin sprinkling of SpanIards, other Europeans and Ameri- cans, make up the citizenship of his country, Before he took the helm, Mexico, like every other Spanish -Ameri- can State, was torn by revolutions; church ridden; the prey of other na- tions: whipped by the Yankees; seized by the French as an Empire for Maxi milan, the Austrian; subject In fact, to about all the ills any country has ever suffered.
 Diaz-hmself a real soldier in his youth ,as no other ruler now living, not even Roosevelt, was-after years of
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or Conklings in the upper house of our National Legislature today. Nor are there any orators like Reed or Blaine, or tariff leaders like Mckinley in our House of Representatives. We have strong Congressnen, obe sure. but none of them has had the chance to size up in the foremost line of the worlds men of power, even supposing there are dozens who might, were the opportu- nity to present itself. But in Uncle Joe" Cannon, the Speaker of the House, a place that only a strong man can i'll, America probably has the strong est presiding legislative officer now in active service.
 Is the Sword Mightier Than the Pen
 TOdayR
 That the men who are powerful in war in diplomacy, in governmental af- fairs generally. should here take prece- dence of men of great power in other directions is only a reflection of the mental attitude of the whole world in these years of general ferment, when the sword. apparently. is mightier than the pen. when one of the greatest wars in history, with the ultimate Oriental nation as a victor, is drawing to a close.
 But the world still recognizes other forms of power than those possessed by the ruler. the fighter, the diplomat ist and the law maker. It still delights to honor the man of spiritual power the potent reformer. the poet of lofty ideals, the great novelist, the great dramatist. the painter and the sculp- tor of genius and the scientist whose researches make for the benefit Of all mankind.
 It may be true, however, that there are not now so many men of excep~ tional power in literature, the arts, in reform and in religion as formerly.
 The change fin the worlds sentiment its great men in the past two years suggests marking back to May, 1903, when a Berlin publication invited its thinking readers to name
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men and Wcmen JUe Read Hbcut PERSONALITIES OF REAL
 POWER IN THE WORLD TODAY
BY DEXTER MARSHALL

and no one would look for commanders of the Japs' calibre in the fighting forces of any other European natlon' except, perhaps, Great Britain.
 She has Kitchener and Lord kooerts among her soldiers, and Admiral Loro Charles Beresford among her sailors, who have been tried and not fonnd wanting. But, of the three, Lord ROD erts Is now so we'll along in years that he can no longer be Included among the world most powerful fighters.
 Great Britain, then, has only two ac- tive men known to be strong in the profession of arms Of these Beres- ford. the sailor. has had little chance to distinguish himself since the mem able day when, before Alexandria his achievements were such that the admiral of the fleet was moved to sig nal Well done. C9ndor' in recogm- tion of what his ship had done. That was nearly a quarter of a century ago.
 Kitchener's deeds have won for him the unqualified admiration of the whole world. In India, in Egypt, in South Africa-wherever he has been sent to lead the British land forces, there he has led them to victory. Like the Japanese, neither Beresford nor Kitch- ener has ever known defeat, but neith- CT has ever had to meet foe the equal even of the now despised Russian.
 Great Britain, to dave. Is entitled. perhaps, to be termed the ''MIstress of the Seas" but her ships have not met the ships of another civilized na-
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members of the Russian Gourtier set, there are none so mean as to do him rNyerence. On the breaking out of the war with Japan the Russian naval and military chiefs were believed to oe men of genuine fighting power To- day Makharoff Is dead. Kuropatkin IS disgraced. and so are Alexieff and 6toessel and the desperately wounded Rojestvensky; all the supposedly mighty men of war on the Russian side are hopelessly down and out.
 Worlds Proved FlghteFs Now Mostly
 Japanese.
 Togo and Oyama and Kuroki and Nogi and Kamimura, and others with like names-all short of stature and with stiff black hair and nut-brown skins-these are the men of proved fighting power today, almost the only men of their class now alive. It may be that there are officers in the armies and navies of Germany and France who might rise to the level of these 1aps were they to have the chance to try. But they are few, indeed, who would like to bet their money on 1t,
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the worlds ten most distinguished men and awarded places among the ten ac- cording to the vote thus brought out. The resulting list was as follows. in the order of the number of votes cast for each:
 TOlstol, Mommsen. Marooni. Ibsen, Edison. Nansen, Roentgen, Menzei, Koch, Emperor William.
 The intensely German cast of mind among the voters who made up this list Is shown by the inclusion of the German historian Mommsen, the Ger man historical painter Menzel, and tho German Emperor. alone among the worlds rulers.
 Three of the ten. the first, second and fourth. were writers. No soldier, no sailor, no statesman, except the Elm peror was included. His name came last Clearly. these voters believed the pen far mightier than the sword. In their minds literature. the peaceful arts and the sciences took immense
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precedence over everything else. and the world as a whole acquiesced in their view two years ago.
 Toistot, whose name heads the list ia undoubtedly the most powerful writer now living; his work is about coria- pleted, however, and in spite of fta power is far from being regarded in some quarters with the reverence be- slowed upon 1t by his disciples.
 Ihsen, who comes fourth fin the list. is also clearly entitled to q seat among the worlds most powerful writers; this was never so clearly recognized as now. when he is approaching the age beyond which men write no more
 No other dramatic writer approaches him in power, in spite of the bitter criticism his plays have evoked. Ths name of no one writing playss in Eng fish is worth setting beside the names of either Tolstoi or Ibsen. if power be the quality required, and no other nov elist writing in any language can be brought forward as a match for Toll stoi. The general recognition of this fact is proved by the circumstance that, although the Russian and Scandina- vian tongues are so difficult that both Tolstoi and Ibsen have to be read in translation by the vast majority of the well educated even, their works are familiar to the mass of thoughtful readers everywhere. Tolstoi, however. being immensely in the lead.
 Kipling, the Anglo-Indian novelist. would get many votes among the read- CTS of the world as writer of power; there would be much difference of opinion about his poetry. Swinburne, with all his grevious faults. is entit- led to first place among living poets writing in English.
 Perhaps Sinkiewicz, the Pole, who wrote the scintillant Quo Vadis." should be named; undoubtedly Suder- mann, German dramatic poet, should. and perhaps Edmond Rostand, tho Frenchman. author of :"CyFano de Ber- gerac," though there are critic of some
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soundness who fail to see exceptional power in his works. John Morley and James Bryce, historians, are writers of power.
 There Is a vast army of more pop- ular, more agreeable writers, so far as some of us go. than those named, but they clearly lead In power.
 Among living American painters. should be attributed unhesitatingly 10 John Sargent, expatrsated portrait Abbey.
 To explore the general field of art in search of painters with power would be to enter the critics disputed terri- tory, however; the names of these foremost Americans are mentioned merely because just now our picture makers have more power than our writers. no dlscourtesy to Messrs How els and James being intended. Nor Is America lacking in sculptors of
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BADBLOOD
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 Ihave used 8. 8. 8. and found 1t to be Sn excellent blood purifier and tonic. My blood was weak and impure, and as Q result my system became very much run down and ddebilitated = lost twenty or moro pounds in weight, had no appe- tito and was in bad shape. Seeing 5. s. 8. 00veKtl9ed began It's use, and am well pleased with the results after using 1t for some little while. My system and general health have been wonderfully built up, and no not hesitate to give WaTren, O., 60 Second St.
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fighting for lost causes, Of defeat, of exile, of Imprisonment, both in his own land and in the United States, became President in 1875. He seized the rcins of power with q flrmer hand than Mex leo had hitherto known and 1t was not long before his power was realized and respected. From that time the status of Mexico and the character of its peo ple began to improve
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has been doing the same thing. The help of the Senussiya was asked by both the Mahdi and the Khalifa when they were fighting the British. but was not granted. Had 1t been the results might have been different. During the Boer war the Senussiya intelligence de- partment kept close watch of the opera
 tons. and today it has agents con
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puned with an influx of blood, which causes the serum of the blood to exuda on the surface of the membrane, giving rise to catarrhal discharges. Summer oatarrh is in nature exaoe4w the same disease as winter catarrh.
 The same remedy. therefore, Is fndI~ | cated. Feruma cures cafarFh, winter and ssianmeFs wherever it is located in the human system.
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summer Cold. are Tenacious.

Summer catarrh and summer cold are phases frequently heard in these days.
 Catarrh Is not confined to the winter months. It is quite as prevalent in summer.
 Catarrh Is a failure on the part of the human organism to adjust itself to its environment.
 The blood deserts the surface Of the body and the mucous membranes are
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
DAMAGING TESTIMONY
IN LAND FRAUD GASES

Judge Charles F. Amidon of the
United States district court yesterday
began taking the testimony in the case
Of William T. Horsnelf Of St. Paul and
Royal B. Stearns of Pierre, s. D., Hors-
nell and Stearns are charged with con-
spring to defraud the government out
of public lands in South Dakota.
=. d. Laughlin, receiver Of the land
office at Chamberlain, s. d., identified
the certificates for registration of home
stead claims, which had been filed in his
office, and Clerk Taylor testified to the
entries on the records. 1t is charged
that these entries were part of the
scheme to defraud
Miss Katie Spitolski, formerly stenog.
rapher in Horsnell's employment office
was the first witness called for the gov.
eminent. She testified that in the sum.
mer of 1904 she signed certificate fol-
registration at Horsnell's request, and
that i:he promised to pay her expenses
for two trips to the claim and $10C
when the deeds were secured and turned
over to him. She said that she haC
never intended to take homestead
She identified the certificate which she
certain that the blanks were filled in al
the time.
Miss Nora Goodkind testified that sht
had heard that Horsnell was Offering
$500 for signatures and went to hi
office. Her testimony as to her subse
quent dealings with Horsnell wa
| Identical with Miss Spitolski g.
The government still has number O.
witnesses to call, and the defense will
be strong. The case will probably las
| three or four days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
HOLD CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Postof1ce Officials Find Many. With
insufficient Postage Affixed.

Many Christmas packages are being
held for postage at the Minneapolis
postoffce. A large proportion of these
will never reach their destination, as
the senders neglected to put their ad-
dresses on the outside and there is, no
way of notifying them that they have
failed to pay the full tax.
The great source Of delay and loss is
the general ignorance regarding Euro
pean postal rates. Many persons at
tempt to send their packages abroad at
domestic rates, and of course they are
held up. Since last Christmas parcels
post treaties have been made with Eng
land, Germany and Norway. The Eng
lish agreement includes all the British
colonies. To these countries parcels
weighing four pounds and six ounces
or less can be sent at the rate Of twelve
cents pound.rr9To, all other foreign
points. except Mexico, the regular letter
rate of five centsr a shalf ounce applies.
Packages for the Philippines and all
other American dependencies go at the
usual domestic rate. -. ..-
The usual attempts to cheat the gov.
eminent out Of few cents are being
made. The time-honored trick Of roll
ing up some article in newspaper is
much in evidence. The postal employees
are quick to detect this, and it only re-
suits in the loss Of the, gift sent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
TOO MUCH GRAFT
IN WARD SYSTEM.
STREET COMMISSIONER OF THIRD
WARD RESIGNS. DIsGUsTED.
He Charges That Ward Funds Are Used
in Payment of Political Debts by
Paying Wages to Inefficient or Lazy
Political Workers in the Street Crews.

Elias Magni has resigned as street
commissioner of the third ward after
five years Of continuous service. The
game is too strong for him and he will
HE himself back to private life. The
resignation takes effect on Jan. l, and
he will not even remain in the office
until his successor has been elected,
which will be about the middle Of the
month.
Mr.. Magni has found the position Of
street commissioner in the third ward
nothing but an annoyance, under the
present. system. The work is not too
hard and the compensation tho not
large is fairly commensurate with the
services given. But when he is held
responsible for everything connected
with ward work, with little or nothing
to say about the selection Of his fore
men and laborers, he believes it is time
to revolt or quit.
81 resigned last spring. said Mr..
Magni today, 'sbut was prevailed upon
ton le at this time n'i is s final When e peiit
ical rewards are given the preference
over business methods and the ward
funds used for the payment Of political
debts instead of for ward improvements
| as has been the case this year, I car
not in justice to myself retain the posi-
IAo4 any AoHSei. nave Oeen COIN
PEELED to accept as a foreman mar
who cannot write and is incapable Of
keeping the time Of men under him o.
the record of the work. Also I have
had to accept men who were unable o.
unwilling to do a days work. Thes,
jobs were given as reward for politica
work and the ward foots the bills
| The duties of commissioner of tn,
ward are not light by any means. H
must supervise the street sprinklin,
force of thirty sprinklers, a sidewalk re
pair crew, night crew with two sweep
ers. grading crew with two scrapers
and as the ward fund is small in com
parison with the amount Of work to b
done. it is necessary that every cent b
turned to the best advantage. If tn
work is not properly done, the blam
falls on the street commissioner, not
withstanding that he is not given full
authority in selecting his assistants.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
HOTEL MEN ORGANIZE
With Restaurant Keepers They Form 3
Protective Association.

Following the lead of their st. Paul
brothers, several Minneapolis hotel and
restaurant men yesterday formed the
Minneapolis Hotel and Restaurant
Keepers association. The purpose of
the organization is said to be protec-
ton. primarily, and after that economy
by strict application Of the community
of interest idea in the business. This
Will be specially applied to the servant
problem. ..... = ".
The hotels represented in the original
organization yesterday were the Nicol-
let, West, National, Commercial and
Brunswick hotels, the Fred Schiek com.
pany, William Crombie, Thomas F.. Lal,
y, and the Pauly, Beaufort, Rogers and
Hyser hotels. A permanent organiza.
ton will be effected after Jan. /, the
following acting as temporary officials
A. E. Tonne, PRESIDENT; S. 3. Hopes
vice president and Louis Schiek, secre
tary: and treasurer. =. S@.sz@.
The st. Paul interests organized two
months ago and have found the ste1
beneficial. The local association viii
pull together, especially in the matter
Of convention contributions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Croup.

Not minute should be lost when a
child shows symptoms of Group. Cham
berlain 8 Cough Remedy given as soon
after the croupy cough appears b. VIII
prevent the attack It never fails. and
is pleasant and safe to take
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Tourist Cars to California,

If you cross the continent in one Of
the tourist sleepers Of the Union Pacific
you will enjoy your trip and save con-
siderable money. Inquire of H. F. Car
ter, T. P. A., 376 Robert street, St. Paul,
MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
LYCEUM TO BE DARK
Change from Vaudeville to Stock
Necessitates Extensive Alterations.

Manager I. @. speers of the Lyceum
announces that his theater will be dark
for several days pending the change in
the policy Of the theater from .vaude-
vile to stock. Some time is required to
fit the house for the elaborate require
ments Of a large stock company pre-
senting all of the big, standard attrac-
tions available fer stock theaters.
Painters, decorators and scenic artists
will be in possession of the house after
tomorrow. The last vaudeville perform
ance will be given tonight, the excel
lent bill which has run during the week
being the attraction. .-.
AS soon as details can be arranged,
a first-class stock company, composed of
some Of the best players in the profess
sion, will be installed at the Lyceuyn
for a long run. The management is
considering the claims Of a number -cf
high-class organizations, and while def
mite plans have not been decided upon
in connection with the winning com
rany, the final announcement may be
made almost any day.
Mr.. Speers will remain as manager Of
the theater when the new stock com
rany is installed. .--.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
STRUCK BY AUTO
J. d. Blake Reports That Big Blue Car
Ran Him Down.

j. d. Blake, 1924 Mount Curve ave-
nue., notified the police last night that
he had been run down by a large blue
auto while he was driving on Hennepin
avenue He says his horse was badly
Jury himself. He was unable to get
the number of the machine and detec-
tives are trying to learn it
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
FOR HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Governor Will Ask Good Roads Associ
alton to Nominate Men.

Governor John A. johnson will ask
the Minnesota Good Roads association
at it's meeting in St. Paul next Tuesday
to nominate several qualified men for
appointment to the state highway com
mission which will be created in ac-
cordance with the act Of the legislature
This body did not provide the commits
oad W w11R 5a hence I nna fund for or
the commission will be to conduct an
educational propaganda for the i'm
provement of the main highways.
Only thirteen Of the eighty three
counties in the state have organized
good roads associations, which might
indicate that the movement is not as
general thruout the state as many
might expect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16

Those unhappy persons who suffel
fro c1srs snS e1 yspf P s @1a
Gus, dyspeptio sufferers. Price 25 cents
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
WANTS SKATING Kinks
North Side Commercial Club Is Ate,
Place for Amusement.

Kinks like other sections Of the ci i: an5
the North Side Commercial club has
undertaken to secure them. Todd 8
pond, on Fremont and Eighteenth ave-
nues N, is a good place for a public
rink, and SO is the old workhouse quar-
ry near Camden place. If the city will
furnish the water and the fire depart
ment will take charge Of the work of
flooding these sites, which is the usual
way of securing skating ponds, North
Minneapolis will be happy.
The club will endeavor to secure an
engine house with equipment in the
Forest Heights district.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
HANI.EY IS ACQUITTED
Prominent State Politician Not Guilty
of Fraud Thru Mails.

John G. Hanley, who has been on trial
in the United States district court in
St. Paul, on the charge of using the
day.. Judge Page Morris directed the
verdict after hearing lengthy argu-
ments by the attorneys for the govern
ment and the defense on Thursday, and
taking the case under consideration over
night. In charging the jury Judge
Morris said that the government had
failed to establish the charges in the
Indictment.
.Hanley, who has been prominent in
state politics, was charged with offering
the stock Of the Consolidated Farm and
Ranch company for sale under. false pre-
lenses. The specific charge was that
he had represented that the corporation
was the owner Of certain property to
which it had no title. s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
STRUCK BY ENGINE
Moses Ben amin Is Seriously Injured in
Union Station Team Shed.

Moses Benjamin Of the Western
locomotive in the Union station train
shed yesterday afternoon and seriously
injured. He was looking over some iron
when the Great Northern passenger
train pulled in, striking him and throw
ing him to one side Of the track. He
was taken to physician s Office and
later to his home, 1924 Fifteenth ave-,
nue. S. Tt is feared that he was inter.
nally injured.