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topical songs touching different prominent men about the table. One of them. a parody on a popular air, was: "Everbody Works But Fairbanks referring to the fact that the duties of the vice president are not one.
 There were tickets entitled: Temple of Fame nance-Cinchsurance," Real Railroad Rate Reform" ''Waiting List of the Roosevelt Club" "Dem-Pop, Formerly Republican Party" "Auntde Rebaters, ," Also Running" and Auto Reformers."
 Among the guests were the following:
 Vice President Fairbanks, Speaker Can non, secretaries Shaw, Taft, Hitchcock, Wilson, Attorney General Moody, Senators Allison, Lodge, Scott, Hepburn, Crane, Kean. Beverdge. Dick, Flint Dittredge, ney. Burleigh, Towne, Mann, Livingston, Salanson; the Russian ambassador, Baron Rosen; Minister Quesada of Cuba; Baron Von Dem BuSsche Haddenhausen, German embassy; Frank D. Millet, James B. Curtis, New York; Frank B. Noyes Chi cago Record-Ierald; Charles H. Grasty, Baltimore News; F. N. Barksdale, Penn sylvania railroad Gen. A. w Greedy; Secretary to the President, Loeb; J. Pier pont 4.4organ, Paul Morton, New York; Chairman Shonts of the Isthman canal commisson; s. H. Hardwick, Southern railway; G. W. Stearns, Chesapeake and Ohio; Charles Emery Smith, Philadelphia Press; Melville E. Stone, general manager Associated Press; Hart Lyman, New York Tribune; William H. Taylor, Southern railway; Frank o. Lowden, Chicago; Don C. Seitz New York World: F. D. Under wood. Erie railroad; Cy Warren, London, Ont; H. R. Charlton, Grand Trunk rail- way.
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EPIC OF THE FARM.
Secretary Wilson Chants GIories of
 Men With the Hoo.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 It is almost as difficult to grow enthu- slastic over the average government re- port as to become absorbed in the un- abridged dictionary, but few who are en- dowed with imagination can remain cold to the appeal made by Secretary Wilson's annual reports of the department of ag- riculture. He indulges In superlatives no more, perhaps. than most of other Ameri- cans, but few of his countrymen have a better reason. He deals in millions of tons and billions of dollars with the aban- don of a small boy swapping marbles. He throws a glamor over the piggery and in vests the great American hen with a greater than the eagles glory. He rhap- sodizes over haystack as Ruskin did over an unrestored cathedral.
 And MT. Wilson Is right. For the first time 1t has been made evident that sec retary of agriculture should have more the soul of poet than the brain of d statistician. He finds 1t necessary to SUD- pement cold facts and figures with flow CTS of rhetoric, that the American people may clearly see the man with the hoe in his true perspective and proportions
 There is good common sense behind this exuberance. Secretary Wilson knows as well as another that to the average man mere statistics are unattractive and large ly meaningless. When he says that "every unset during the lats five years has registered an increase of S. 4O0, 900 in the value of American farms" the fact sticks. When he states and proves that the man with the hoe has become the man with the harvester and the depositor and shareholder of the bank he tells a monumental truth that win bear some decorative detail.
 Let the good work go on. If the pur- pose of department report is to tell the people what it h doing for them 1t
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wagon and sent his son Carl "on the road" The Germans focked to see the strange beast. and before long the elder Hagenbeck bought a sea lion from Fl North Sea ship captain and a dozen monkeys from a mariner home from the Amazon and added them to his show. It was the worlds first circus of the sort now so familiar, and the next year its owner enlarged it by the addition of queer birds from another sailor, and two other bears,-one form Russia and one from Tibet
 After that, every mariner who landed at a German port with a strange pet from distant lands offered it to Hagenbeck, of Hamburg, and in few years he found it profitable to abandon his prosperous fish business, and enter upon the buying and selling of wild animals. Today he has a thierpark of 800 acres near Hamburg. and his annual sales are more than half a million dollars. Last year he sold Sl25 900 worth of beasts to the circuses and zoos of the United States alone.
 Just before the war the Hagenbecks furnished ready-made zoos to a number of provincial cities of kussia. Weekly con signments are sent to New York, and the family has extensive dealings with the zoo authorities of every civilized country in the world. It's hunters make regular trips to Africa and Central Asia each year, and, in addition. special expeditions are sent out to other places whenever there is call for an unusual animal.
 If wild animals were listed upon the exchanges of the world. like wheat and copper the daily quotations would show some startling changes. During the war in the Soudan. half dozen years ago. giraffes scared amazingly and for awhile good specimens were almost unobtainable. This was because the region wherein the lanky. long -necked animals are usually ensnared was within the zone of hostili- ties and expeditions could not enter it.. The Duke of Bedford, who bought four from Haxenbeck for his private park paid an enormous price for them. Similarly, during the South African war. ostriches increased in cost, albeit most of the
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should be set forth In terms that can be understanded of the people and remem- bered by them. Figures alone will not serve. Mere prose, too. has its lmita- tions. The muse should be appealed to, and it will be deaf or hopelessy incor- rigible muse that will not come when the secretary calls. Mir Wilson is only fairly started in his third term, and oesoi.. It's expiration it Is not too much to hope that his reports will be set down in dcathless verse and perhaps even set to mls.c.
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This time we offer yeu all our S3. % and S3. 50 tole- scope hats for $2.5O. All shades, ready now. Varley & Dauman. ono price cloth- iers. 1924 First Ave.
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Proof at Hand.

From the Chicago News.
 But" objected the millionaire trust promoter "Im afraid that would-be son. in-law of mine has no business capacity.
 There's where you go lame, papa re- piled his only daughter. He has asked me to marry him.
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By Charles B. Brownell. Copyright 1905, by Frank Leslie Publish
 ing House.

"Then snared the doughty Siegfrid, A Wisent and an Elk; Also four big Uri
 And a ferocious Schelk." The Lay of the Niebungen (Revised
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
THE FIRST CROP REPORT
T. s. OUTRAM TELLS OF AGRICUI.-
TURAL CONDITIONS IN MINNIE
sOTA-oUTLooK BRIGHT.

T. S. Outram, of the weather bureau,
today issued the first report Of the year
of the general climate and crop condi-
tions in Minnesota. It contains the de-
tailed information sent by the cores
pondents of the department. of agricul-
ture in all counties and this informa-
ton is the basis of Mr.. Outram's sum-
mary which is as follows:
There were rains in nearly all parts of
the state. on April 1, and g. and few
scattering rains or SHOWS on the morning
of April A.; since then there has been
peratures were about 80 degrees on the
below 80 degrees on the Mornings OF
April 5, 6, 7, 5 and 10. The winters frost
is generally we'll out of the ground, but
the low temperatures in the middle and
latter parts of the week froze the surface
soil so that no field work was possible till
toward noon. T.. 4'a- E, r
Wheat seeding has been begun on the
higher lands of the northern third o.
the state; in central portions wheat seed
| ing Is father advanced, and some oats
are being seeded, while in the south cen
| trail and southwestern portions whea
| seeding is nearing completion, and GA
seeding is well advanced, and in som'
! places a little barley has been seeded
! Some of, the early seeded wheat is com
| ing up. Only the fall plowed lands is be
| ing seeded up to this time. Much NOR
! attention, than usual is being paid t.
the quality Of the seed used. Early pc
tato planting and gardening are begun
I Winter rye, winter wheat and clover seen
| to be doing well. '..-a..-. . -.-.- -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
MAKING CLAY BOWLS
POPULAR WITH PUPILS

Modelling and decorating clay bowls,
ing departments Of ten Minneapolis
schools, is proving popular with the pu-
pills, and it is likely that it will become
a permanent feature of the school work.
Authorized by the board Of education
as an experiment in handwork, it has
become the most popular feature with
pupils, and the teachers who have hith-
erto had trouble in interesting their pu-
pills in drawing and designing, think
that the handiwork problem has been
solved. .--
The pupils are left almost entirely to
themselves in the modelling and paint
ing of the clay: Desig are suggested
but in the majority of cases., the pupils
prefer to use their own originality. In
filing in the designs the students arc
given their choice of three colors Of
paint: red, blue and green. After dec
orating, the bowls are taken from the
schools and baked. In many cases tho
results are remarkably pretty.
The pupils take pride in thinking
of original designs and in doing goct
work. The only objection RAISED
against making clay work permanent
feature seems to be that it takes to,
much time, and this is met with the ar
gument that the pupils take 50 much il.
terest in the work that they do thei
best with better results than has bee!
possible in the other branches Of han
training.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
THE NEW AUDITORIUM
HAS WIDE REPUTATION

."Just another bouquet for the audi
torium, )" said Franklin johnson, ad-
vance manager Of the "Everyman'
company today. IT suppose that in
the last six months have visited near
ly every city between San: Francisco
and New York, that boasts Of theater
Or music hall, and Minneapolis bears
the PALM. r.- ....-
"My opinion is shared by Herr Con-
ried Of the grand opera company. I
met him recently in Chicago. and he
had nothing but praise for the audito-
Mr.. johnson has had a wide expert
ence in managing dramatic companies.
While an undergraduate he was instru-
mental in launching the Yale Dramatic
club, ond managed the plays for three
years. The club is now one Of the
most successful college institutions IN
the country, and plays to full houses iii
New York and other eastern cities.
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/: TWO ARE FAVORED
Board Of Pardons Rejects Nearly All
....-s Applications. r

The state board Of pardons extended
clemency in just two out of thirty-fve
applications on the calendar yesterday
afternoon. Fred R. Davis Of st. Peter,
sent to the state reformatory in 1901
for manslaughter, and now out on pa
role, was pardoned, at; the urgent re-
quest Of Ezra r. Stone Of St. Peter, who
prosecuted him. John Pfester, sent
from Fillmore county in 1898 for if
teen years, for assault, had his sentence
committed to ten years, which will per-
nit him to be paroled.
A strong appeal for George $. Brain
erd, the Minneapolis lumberman. who
headed the defunct Montgomery bank,
was made by A.. w. Wright Of Austin,
who claimed that there was an over
sight by which credit of $50, 0O0, was
omitted by the receiver when the bank
was wound up, SO that was not really
insolvent. However, the board refused
pardon. Frank M. Nye appeared fol
GUY Aultman and G. A. Daily for James
Dermidy, but both cases were denied
The application Of G. Norbeck was
turned down, with all the other Henne
pin county applications, except that OF
W. A. Collins, which was taken under
advisement.
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HIS FOUR WIVES
SOUGHT PENSION.
THE MINNEAPOLIS WIDOW WINS
AND THEN LOSES.
After Mrs. A. g. BARLEY Had Been
Granted Allowance, It Is Learned
that New Jersey Woman Has a
Prior Right BARLEY Had Been Frof-
ligate with His Affections.

Lying on the desk of III. i. Roethe,
special examiner of pensions, is a huge
envelope filed with papers which tell
of a family skeleton unearthed. These
papers will be filed in the archives at
Washington among thousands of similar
documents. They bear witness to the
fact that danger lies in the application
for pension if there are any facts in
the lives of the applicants which they
might wish to conceal from the world.
Armed with the resources Of the United
ers rarely fail to probe every effort at
fraud.
In the case upon which Mr.. Roethe
has been working the woman who will
suffer is innocent of trying to obtain
money illegally. Mrs. A. G. Barley
formerly of Minneapolis, has been draw.
ing pension since her husband died III
1898. In filing her petition for pen
sion after his death, she stated that she
had no knowledge of his having pre-
viously been married. There was nc
evidence to show that he had and
pension was granted: Not long after,
woman in New Jersey, who insisted
that she was the legal widow of A. G.
BARLEY. She said that he deserted hel
in the middle years Of the civil war
She had had six children before the
desertion. Before the inquiry was com
pleted third widow appeared from
Arkansas, and shortly afterwards an
other one from New York. +
The idea that there must have beer
two men in the same regiment devel
have been four. This was obviousl.
unlikely and it was found that tn
soldier had scattered his affection
among four wives, every one Of then
| ignorant of the existence Of her rivals
As the Jersey woman seemed to hav
the prior claim, the pension went t.
her and it became the painful duty .
the special examiners to inform tn
other wives Of the impossibility Of thei
obtaining help from the government.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
RECALL BOCAUE BATTLE
Vets of D; Company OF. h the Thirteenth,
Celebrate Anniversary.

Veterans Of D Company, Thirteenth
Minnesota volunteers, met last night at
the home of Captain Charles e.. Metz,
3040 James avenue S, to celebrate the
sixth anniversary Of the night engage
the company acquitted itself with honor.
The stirring days of '9S furnished
topics Of discussion and an enjoyable
evening was passed. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. Metz.
Those present were: CAPTAIN Charles
i. Metz, Lieutenant H. W. Tenvoorde, "A,
w. Sapser, A. J. Demuth, Charles
French, R. 0. Granville, A. w. Hen.
schell, Robert Hamp, James Hartley
Nick Klein. F. G. Keogh, George M
Landon, w. w. LANCE. A. J. Matthews
John s. Mcclure, F. w. Peterson, Abe
Sleeper. Fred M. Schutt, Carl A. Sic
bold, Milton A. Trenham, G. n. Velie
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
ST. PAUL IN THE DUMPS
NOTHING THERE TO OFFSET THE
NEW AUDITORIUM IN MINNIE
APOILS. .1G$

Nowhere is the new Minneapolis au
ditorium more fully appreciated than in
ST.. Paul. That it is not a thoroly cor
dial appreciation, however, is indicated
by the following from yesterdays St.
Paul Dispatch:
Ben Greet's famous company Of Shake
sperean players is coming soon to the
new Auditorium at Minneapolis.
Once more hundreds Of st. Paul resi-
dents will attend the performances, too
good to be missed, that are not to be
witnessed in St. Paul.
: The recent lesson Of the Conreid grand
opera season will be repeated-that large
sums Of st. Paul money must continue
to be spent in the sister city until St..
Paul secures an auditorium of its own.
The Greet company, presenting the
ancient morality play, ..'Everyman,' that
succeeded SO remarkably in other cities,
will bring not only noted medium, but
an artistic prestige recognized equally in
London and New York. The engagement
will continue for one week. 1t will at
tract patrons from St. Paul and from all
parts of the neutrality-suspicious. who will
build up Minneapolis institution and in
crease the prosperity Of Minneapolis
hotels, Minneapolis restaurants, Minneap-
oils liverymen, florists, Minneapolis bust
| ness men of various kinds. ~ $50 Nh
| Were an auditoriurp now open in st
Paul, the Greet ,GomnanX would doubtless
spend half its northwestern engagement
| in this city. = Not improbably it woult
give one, week to each twin: Had a loea
auditorium existed a few weeks ago, thu
Conreid Opera company would have
granted to ST. Paul the opportunit!
awarded to Minneapolis Of hearing ia
nous : singers from Gotham's CRANE
opera stage. AS 1t was, Mahomet wen
to the mountain st. Paul musfc-lover
| flocked to Minneapolis and the flou
city reaped legitimately the rich rewar'
of it's own enterprise at the expense o
the older city. 49,: go - =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
co. 3 PROGRESSIVE
Purchases It's Own Rifle Range Near
KeeRan Is Lake.

Company B, NJ. n. G., has purchased
a rife range Of its own at Keegan g
lake and will soon begin outdoor range
work. Captain Earl Luce said today
HAT $500 viii be expended in improving
the range and building q suitable '7
shelter. There will be ample room fol
rapid, long distance and skirmish firing
The company has held the state banner amer
for range work for many years. ana VII!
60 after its tsd own " P 5ec4Ia .hls year "
Two special company medals will bt
mn FOR competitions during the season
on Aug. 90, the company will leave fol
Portland and will enter competitive
drill and range contests with other or
carnations at the Lewis and Clark ex
/ position.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
WORK NEAR COMPLETION
Associated Charities Pamphlet Distri-
button is Showing Results.

Distribution in the schools Of the
q. 600 Pamphlets telling facts about
consnmntion will be completed today
bv the Associated Charities. Altho the
distribution began only last Friday.
several answers have been i ;t,eea ges,
los;s COMMITTEES is asked. One young
how came to the Charities and said he
believed he hadssthe symptoms, a1tho
he had never thought he was i'll. he
was WI, sent to doctor and the report
showed strong evidence Of tuberculosis:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
CITY NEWS
TOWN TALK
EVENTS OF TONIGHT

Metropolitan Theater-"T Of the
D'Urbervilles." 81
Biiou Theater-"For Fame and For.
tune
Orpheum Theater-Modern vaude-
vile.
Lyceum Theater-'Romeo and Ju-
let - - -.
Unique Theater-Continuous vau-
deville <s.5 s-
Dewey Theater-"The Gay Modist."
st. Paul's Episcopal Church-Lec-
ture-recital, The Music Of the Amer
lean Indian" Miss Frances Dens-
more. E.
Johnson Hall-Piano recital. pupils
| of Miss Lydia Burton.
| First Baptist Church-Lecture.
| Rev. W. II. H. Boyle. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
ONE STRIKE. ENDED
Plaster Tenders Return to Work at the
Old Scale.

The plaster tenders who have been
on a strike since April / for an in;
crease of 40 cents day, have decided
to 20 back to work at the old scale.
The strikers reported for work yes
terday and, according to the agreement
with the employers, were cared for.
The settlement, which is practically
complete surrender on the part of
the tenders, was arranged by officers
who u secured 1 from the employers the
agreement to take back all old men at
the old scale. K The tenders, in their
strike, have been entirely alone, as
other organizations felt that they had
no case and. were getting fair wages.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
THE VARSITY BANDS TOUR.

Six Minnesota cities will be visited
by the university band in it's annual
tour which will start Monday, April "a.
Included in the itinerary are Mankato,
Mortified, Rochester, Faribault. Red
Wing and Winona. A week will be
given to the trip. The band this year
is under the. leadership Of B. A. Rose,
and is managed by Harry Brady. About
sixty men will be taken on the trip.
Miss Alberta Fisher of Minneapolis
will accompany the band as soloist.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11

The cement that last year was put on
the old Fort Smelling round tower and
thus rendered almost unacceptable
one Of the oldest historic landmarks Of
will be removed if the rec
concentrations of officers in command Of
81
General c. C. Carr, commander of the
department. of the Dakotas, and Colonel
O. j. Sweet, ranking officer at the post,
have written letters advising the res
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toration of the old tower, and last night
at a meeting Of the Minnesota Histori-
cal society executive committee their
action was received with great enthu-
siasm.
The following members of the So
ciety were admitted to life member
Fred A. Fogg, st. Paul.
D. IS. B. johnson of st. Paul read a
paper on Newspapers and Editors
from the BEGINNING Of Statehood Until
the Civil War;
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Dyspepsia, Habitual Constipation and
Liver Complaints.
Quickly relieved and permanently
cured, after all other methods have
failed. The Lauritzen Swedish Move
ment Cure Institute, Fourth floor Cen
tury building.
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SHIRTS 10c, COLLARS 1c, Cuffs 1c.
Vests 15c. The Palace Clothing House
Laundry.
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HAND TAILORED $50 suits to or
der $50. The Palace Clothing House.
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UNDERSHIRTS &c, Underdrawers
&c, Union Suits 12c. The Palace
Clothing House Laundry
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Scarfs-'sFor Men Who Know''-$1,
So. Hats, So, 81. Hoffman 8 Toggeries.
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Vests-''For Men Who Know ST, So,
|. So, 81. Hoffman s Toggery Shops.
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One ditto, SO inches deep, Y
inches long; regularly $4,000;
Wednesday -. ....... $500
Cash, or $1,000 down and So 90 per week.
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One ditto, 3s inches deep, &c
inches long; regularly $4,000,
Wednesday .......... .$74.5O
Cash, or $500 down and So 90 per week.
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One ditto, 35 inches deep, 72 inches
long; regularly 5000, Wcdnes-
day !. ................ .$46. so
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One Solid, Mahogany ditto, 50
inches deep, 72 inches long; regu-
larly $175.OO; Wednesday SLY
Cash, or $4,000 down and So 90 per week.