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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
RUSSIAN BEAUTY TN
BERLIN AS RUSS SPY
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Berlin, Dec. Mile. Zinaida Smo-
lianinoff, beautiful young Russian
has been obliged to appear in court at
Leipzig to answer the charge of es-
pionage in Germany on behalf of Rus
STA.
She has ben prominent figure in
the most fashionable society Of the
German capital for several years past,
and came here with warm letters Of
introduction from prominent Russians,
describing her as a lady Of noble fam
lily with great literary accomplishments.
She passed as lady Of independent
means who dabbled in literature for
her own pleasure. She is of distin-
guished appearance, gay, fascinating
manners, and was a great social sue
cess. She made many friends among
officers and high state dignitaries.
Many former friends in high society
have been summoned to give evidence
against Mile. Smolianinof and sensa-
tional revelations are expected in the
event of her conviction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
DANCING PROFESSORS
AS FASHION ARBITERS
New York Herald Special Service.

New York Herald Special Service.
Paris, Dec. 2.-Foreign ministers Of
dancing and department met in Paris
today to discuss dancing, fashion, breed
ing, department and everything relat-
ing thereto.
Mr.. Robertson, one Of the British
delegates, recalled the fact that King
Edward had accepted the dedication Of
a dance called La Pavane Mondaine
and it was decided to send to the king
an address of admiration.
During the debate which followed
on the respective merits Of the frock
coat and evening dress, the president
Of the congress expressed the opinion
that it was lucky thing for society
that professors of dancing and deport-
ment were ever on the watch, otherwise
Paris soon would lose it's reputation
for good taste. The members heartily
agreed with this view and passed a
resolution that frock coats be banished
from marriage ceremonies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
Among Masterpieces.
PARIS ALL TORN UP;
NEW. WORKERS HAPPY
New York Herald Special Service.

New York Herald Special Service
Paris, Dec. 2.-The weather in Paris
has been such as all old Parisians ex-
pect at this time of the year--a medley
,~of rain, fog, mist, warm winds and
dirty streets.
There was just one fine day when the
sun shone brilliantly and as il by magic
the Champs E1ysees and parks soon
filed with rollicking children and their
beribboned nurses.
The next day it rained harder than
ever.
Old timers say they never saw the
city SO torn up and desolate since 1900,
SO the New York visitors here feel
quite at home. The subway is still
building, but now the excavators have
struck and the dirt piles encumbering
the streets remain untouched.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
TIE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful It "a
In Preserving Health and Beatty.

Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature, but
few realize it's value when taken into
the human system for the same cleans
ing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
you take Of it the better; it is not
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present in
the stomach and intestines and carries
them out Of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating
onions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and i'm
teeth and further acts as a natural
and eminently safe cathartic.
1t absorbs the injurious gases which
collect In the stomach and bowels; it
d1sinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one
form or another, but probably the best
is in Stuart IS Charcoal Lozenges; thew
are composed of the finest powdered
Willow charcoal, and other harmless
antiseptics in tablet form or rather
in the form Of large, pleasant tasting
honey. -.
Inc daily use or these LoZeng0s VIII
soon tell In much improved condition
of the general health, better complex
ion, sweeter breath and purer blood,
and the beauty Of it is that no pos
sible harm can result from their con-
tinued use, but on the contrary, great
benefit
A Buffalo physician in speaking Of
the benefits Of charcoal says: H1 ad-
wise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all
patients suffering from gas in stomach
and bowels, and to clear the complex
ion and purify the breath, mouth and
ly benefited by the daily use Of thems
they cost but 25 cents a box at drug
stores, and although in some sense a
patent preparation, yet I believe I
get more and better charcoal in Stuart,s
Charcoal Lozenges than in any Of the
ordinary charcoal tablets - -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
NEW MYSTERY OF
. {. !. SEAS UNSOLYED
Ship Lost a Year Ago Is Found
stranded-But Where
E.s.s.. 49, Is Crew. III
Journal Special Service.

Canton, Dec. 2.-The derelict ship
which was found high and dry on a
shoal in the China Sea has been identi-
fed as the British steamer Claverdale
which was given up for lost six months
ago, and the Vladivostock Salvage
company hopes to be able to float her
in the spring.
But not one word has ever been
heard of her crew, nor can any trace
of them be discovered. The Claverdale
was commanded by a Cardigan man
and of her total crew Of twenty seven
all but two were British. While it is
possible that they went ashore it is
more likely that the ship was boarded
by Manchurian pirates and that they
were thrown overheard.
The Claverdale is a fine ship Of 1000
tons, $50 feet long. Eighteen months
ago, during the war, she was cruising
in eastern waters. In October, 1O4,
she called at Hongkong for orders and
found awaiting her a charter to con-
vey coal to Vladivostock, which was
supposed to be blockaded port. The
cruise was expected to last. six months
and the owners agreed to give every,
body on board double wages for the
period.
Six months passed. No news was
heard Of the vessel and the under.
writers paid on total loss. On the
strength Of this the owners communi.
Gated as far as possible with the rela.
tives of the crew, and paid them the
amount due each man for wages, to.
gether with bonus equivalent to a
months wages, and compensation fo1
the loss of property, that is to say per
sonal belongings amounting in one case
to as much as $500.
Finally it was reported that a large
British vessel was ashore on desolate
point on the Manchurian coast in the
gulf of Tartary, 200 miles north of
Cape Olgi. The salvage company or.
ganized an expedition, and they now
report that the ship is the Claverdale
that she has been plundered of every
thing, that nothing is left giving the
slightest hint as to what became Of the
crew, and that, except for 500 tons of
coal in the hold, the ship is bare hull
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
HANSEN TO WRITE
BOOK In LONDON
New Norwegian Minister Will,
Keep Up His Literary Work
While Envoy. +
Now York Herald Special Service.

London, Dec. 2.-Business in the Lon
don book world is less brisk at the pres
ent moment than it was. There are
several reasons which might explain
this, but in any case the reason will
remain a good one. It has been espe-
cially good for novels and other light
kinds of reading. The Christmas trade
will become really active this week
and much is expected from it. - XII.
Baroness Won Hutton, the talented
authoress Of "Pam,'' has been stop.
ping in London the last few weeks
gathering material for a new novel,
which will be the sequel to 'Pam.'
Baroness Won Hutton is an American by
birth, and her husband is chamberlain
to the regent Of Bavaria.
T. H. s. Scott, formerly editor of the
Fortnightly Review, has written book
which Unwin will publish. It is a
study Of English country house life
in relation to national life. Personal
instances and illustrations, anecdotes
unique politics, philanthropy, art, sci
ence, literature and other subjects are
discussed insofar as country-house life
has influenced them. The period Gov
cred from the fifteenth century to the
modern Weekend So
DR.. Nansen will bring some literary
work with him when he comes to Lon:
don as Norwegian minister. He is to
write book on t|Antarctic Explora.
tom for ''The Story Of Exploration u
series. This series is edited by his
friend, DR.. Scott Kettle, and published
by Aston Rivers. -:.
I At Christmas, 1919, nearly century
ago, Wordsworth presented Lady Mary
Lowther with a light volume Of verse
in manuscript. It consisted largely Of
poems by Countess Winchelsea, but
there also were pieces from Cowper
Pope, SHAKESPEARE and other masters. A
reprint of this quaint anthology is
just appearing from the Oxford uni
versity press. Wordsworth wrote q
dedicatory sonnet and that also is given
in the volume,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
INFANT PRODIGY
TIRES OF KISSES
Boy Violinist Dons Mans Garb,
and, Horrors! Has His
Hair Cut.
New York Herald Special Service.


London, Dec. 2.-There is one infant
prodigy the less in the world. now that
Mischa Elamn, the boy violinist. has
grown tired Of being an infant and sick
OF being, as such, fondled and kissed by
the women admirers Of his playing. He
determined to end it, SO yesterday he
appeared on the platform of Queen IS
hall with closc-cropped hair, and, dis
cardlng the knickerbockers and sailor
jacket OF infancy, he was arrayed in
stead in long black dress trousers, white
waistcoat, smoking jacket and man s
ordinary rundown collar. Mischa. in
fact, faced his audience no longer as q
wonder child, but as an artist and a
man.
Tt was simply absurd he told a
reporter Of the Express, for me to 90
on wearing knickerbockers and a sailor
suit. It was simply posing. I hate
posing. l am good enough artist to
stand upon my merits without the aid
Of white blouses and black stockings.
] want recognition and appreciation be-
cause | am an artist, not because I am a
little boy. I have always hated the idea
ct being an infant prodigy.
just had my hair cut as short as
possible. Long hair does not help to
get art, it does not help me to play the
violin. People seem to have extraordi-
nary ideas. They think always want
to be eating sweets. I hate sweets.
Again, the ladies want to kiss me. That
makes me furious. When I first come
over to England a gentleman used to
guide me around to all the concerts. The
ladies wanted to kiss me, but pointed
ito the gentleman and said He kisses, ,
and then I pointed to myself and said
1 play. tell you, Misch exclaimed
vehemently, IT won It be an infant
prodigy. It is degrading and absurd -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03

NUTS NOW FORM
A STAPLE DIET
Meat Eaters and Vegetarians
Cast in the Shadow by Those
of New Cult.
New York Herald Special Service.

New York Herald Special Service.
London, Dec. 2-Fletcherism and veg.
etarianism, one meaning the chewing Of
meat and the other the eschewing Of it,
have done much to cause the butcher to
grumble, but the latest cult of the we'll
TODD, whose Digestion has been i'm
paired by too many dinners, is quite
enough to drive the worthy purveyor Of
meat frantic with rage. Nuts now form
the staple diet Of many people, who
find that French chef is superfous.
Even the festive vegetable and outlet
is considered inadequate for the pur-
poses of the advanced diner.
"Lord Charles Beresford,' says Van
ity Fair, 'Ehas for some time been a
vegetarian and now Lady Charles Beres.
ford has adopted the same form Of diet
and lives principally on nuts. The earl
of Buchan and Neville Lytton are also
among the recent recruits.'
The nuts are served hot or cold and
constitute the principal course at many
a lordly mansion nowadays. IF the I'M
employed only knew" said a nutty con-
vert to an Express reporter, Esthey
could live luxuriously on two or three
pence day on the finest food in the
world and it could be varied so much
that there would be no monotony Of
dishes.'' 3d.. ...s
A booklet by Sir W. E. Cooper, en-
titled "Errors in Eating" gives some
curious figures, purporting to show the
difference in the nutriment contained
in nuts as compared with flesh foods.
Here are some nuts:
Total nutriment in chestnuts, 1913 per
cent; walnuts, $50; flberts, 500; brazil
nuts, 90; cocoanuts, so; pine kernels,
95.5; almonds, 1878. ..-... -..-.
Flesh foods: Lean beef, % per cent;
veal, 20; mutton, medium, 34.8; fat
pork, 81; venison, 22.7; chicken, 1881;
whitefsh or sole, 1913.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
ASSAILS PEOPLE
OF BRITISH STAGE
Sir Edward Elgar Attacks the
Musical Composers and Actors
as Incompetent.
ew York Herald Special Service.

Now 4ofk Herald special Service.
London, Dec. "A sweeping on
slaught on English musical composers
and English actors, delivered by Sir
Edward Elgar, In the course Of his
lecture as professor of music at the
birmingham university, has aroused in
tense Indignation in the profession. he
describes the latter as for the most part
dressed up dolls and dummies. OF CON
ductors he said England had SO far pro-
duced only one, Henry j. Wood, who
was giant. There were, he declared.
many composer conductors, mere pedan-
TIC, mechanical, respectable men, who
would be equally successful as school
masters, OF if they must keep time for
others, would figure that usually as
tlmekeeper In factory yardx These, he
said, were men who treated orchestral
music as if it were problem In Euclid
and thrashed it out without sympathy.
love or hate.
Dramatic instinct also was wanting
and he accounted for this by the fact
that there was no real dramatic stage
in England.
cal profession said Sir Edward,
there were enough good actors and
actresses to cast one drama properly
no more. They were mostly dressed-up
dolls and dummies who filed the stage.
Englishmen were content to have one
good actor and actress in play and as
to the rest the less said the better
Sir Edward said that English orches-
trail players were the best in the world,
but English soloists did not shine on
string instruments. England, he
said, had still too many brainless sing
ers and the teaching in schools had been
unable to raise the standard. -
Several leading actor-managers in
London, on being approached for views
on DR.. Cigars pronouncement, declined
to be brought into the controversy or
allow their names to be quoted as ex-
pressing any opinion, .altho they un-
doubtedly are very angry. Their opin-
ion, however, was that DR.. Elgar was
not man competent to discuss the
matter.
Perhaps said one, the had moro
OF desire to say something sensational
than something true"
Sir Charles Wyndham replied that
It is not for actors or actresses to reply
to Sir Edward. "We are people to be
criticized; we cannot appraise our own
merits or dement's.
George Alexander laughingly replied:
"Sir Edward says there are only
enough actors and actresses to cast onse
play properly. I hope am one Of the
cast More than that Mr.. Alexander
did not care to saw.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
TIBETAN BOOKS ARE
MANY CENTURIES OLD
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Londony Dec. 2.-Seven large cases
are littering the library corridors at the
India office. They contain a valuable
collection of manuscripts and speci-
mems of printing brought away from
Tibet by the recent expedition. The
collection was made by purchase for
the Indian government by Colonel Wad-
dell. The Tibetans learned the art Of
block printing from the Chinese cen
turtles ago, and the books brought by
Colonel Waddell are nearly all in this
time, and furnish fine examples of the
Buddhist scriptures. Specimens are be-
ing sent to the University of Calcutta.
the University of Cambridge and Ok
ford university.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
PARIS ENTERTAINING
TWO MONARCHs, INCOG
New York Herald Special Service.

New York Herald Special Service.
Paris, Dec. 2-Paris is entertaining
two kings this week, Don Carlos of Por-
tugal and King George of Greece.
They are here incognito this time,
SO they walk about the boulevard like
ordinary tourists. The king of Portu-
gal dropped into local shooting gall
lery the other day and showed his
qualities as a marksman by firing, APP
parently without attention, and chat
ting between shots with his escort. He
made almost a perfect score with both
dueling and ordinary pistols.
The two monarchs met quite by ac-
cident in the lobby of the Hotel Bris-
toll on Thursday and enjoyed half an
hours pleasant talk.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
INFLUENZA TAKES
NEURALGIC FORM
England Suffers From Epidemic
in New and Agonizing
Guise.
New York Herald Special Service.

London, Dec. AT the beginning
OF every winter, when fogs descend
over the city and when the air becomes
charged with that chilly dampness Pc
culiar to this country, which even the
warmest and thickest clothing seems
powerless to Withstand, everyone be.
gins talking about influenza and won.
dering what form it will take this
year, for every winter it never fails
to come along in different disguise.
Influenza has made it's appearances
this year in the shape Of violent neu.
ralgia, accompanied by high tempera.
ture. 1t began some years ago, as it's
victims have cause to remember, with
the rheumatic type, which affected the
lungs in later stages. This was the
most fatal form the disease took. Next
the digestive system was attacked and
this year the nerves, especially those
Of the head and face, are sought out
and tortured. Chemists report a large
sale Of drugs directed toward relieving
these attacks Of neuralgia and head:
aches. Facial pains are almost uni,
versal at the present moment.
81 believe we are in for a repeti.
ton of the headaches and neuralgia Of
the sixties,'' said specialist to the
Daily Mail interviewer. ttThese fol.
lowed the outbreak Of influenza in
1849 and 1850. So far as / have been
able to retraee it, the disease pur-
sued the same cycle and finished with
an epidemic Of neuralgia and head
aches. It was in the sixties that every
woman carried vinagrettes and smell
ing salts, owing to the universal and
fashionable headaches
Another medical man with general
practice said: emo doubt exists in
my mind that influenza is at the bot.
tom Of the prevalent neuralgia. Many
patients have come to me after
sleepless night and, in one case, have
been visited by a solicitor In the mid.
die Of the day. He explained that
he was unfit to do any work. I treat.
ed the neuralgia locally by spraying
volatile fluid upon the parts af-
fected. This caused intense cold and
immediate relief. The solicitor, ex-
hausted by sleeplessness and pain, fell
asleep in my consulting room.
'tThe curious point about these re.
curing phases Of influenza is that
edcu lS dccOlHpdnleu ny ulHerenC GeIu-
peratures, the first by los degrees,
the second, a stomachic variety, by 1O3
degrees, and the latest or neuralgia, by
101 degrees. /"
eve are becoming immune to at
tacks Of Influenza said third au.
thority. "About 80 per cent of the
population of the country must have
had it at one time or another, for it
is the most infectious disease imag.
Unable. Our blood has gradually form
ed toxin or fluid which kills the
germs, and this is so far perfect in
its efficiency that manifestations of
the disease are becoming less and less
severe.
"Infu-neuralgia, accompanied by a
relatively low temperature, is its latest
form. After persisting for season
or two influenza will probably dis
appear to return when the immune
population have died out, thirty, forty
or fifty years hence
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
VIOLENCE IN BENGAL'S
BOYCOTT OF BRITAIN
journal Special Service.

Calcutta, Dec. 2.-The native boy
colt of British goods in Bengal because
of the recent division Of the province
has not yet been suppressed. The sit
uation has developed into excuses
which take the form Of assaults upon
Europeans. This appears to be the case
particularly in Calcutta, where the hos
tile attitude of the natives at times
calls for stern repressive measures.
The opinion is gaining ground that
the Bengal government has made mis-
take in adopting lenient policy to-
wards the leaders of the boycott.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
SUMS HEAT IS DIMINISHING.

London, Dec. 2-Sir Oliver Lodge,
who has been doing considerable orig
inal astronomical work during the past
few years, commenting on his own OBJ
servations on the recent solar eclipse,
says he agrees with Lord Kelvin that
the sun is shrinking very slowly, and
calculated that in 20,OO0,0OO years it
will be incapable Of warming the
earth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
FIVE YEARS FOR FoRGER.
Journal Special Service.

Miles City, Mont, Dec. 2.-Henry Cakes.
charged with forging four checks, pleaded gull.
ty in the district court and was sentenced to
five years Imprisonment at Deer Lodge At
the expiration of his sentence he viii he
charged with horse stealing at Pierre, S. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
IRVING PORTRAIT
WHISTLER'S BEST
Picture Will be Center of Inter
est in Sale of Actors
Property.
New York Herald Special Service.

New York Herald Special Service.
London, Dec. 1.-The supreme mo-
ment of what promises to be the most
interesting sale at Christie g in the pres
emit year, that Of the late Sir Henry Irv-
ing's property, will have arrived when
Whistler's superb portrait Of the great
actor in the part Of King Philip II. of
Spain, will appear ON. the easel.
The sale will be teeming with interest
from beginning to end. There is
scarcely a piece in the collection, the
sale of which will occupy week in the
middle Of Decemb Der, that has not some
historical interest, or some intimate per
sonal association with the life Of Eng.
lands greatest actor. The canvas has
commanding interest as Of Whistler s
fnests creations, quite apart from the
more or less sentimental reasons, which
will help to swell it's price.
In connection with this portrait and
with the personalities Of the equally dis.
tinguished artist and sitter, an amusing
incident is related by Haldane MacFall
in his recently published delightful me-
moir Of Sir Henry Irving. The scene
was the room in the Lyceum theater In
which Sir Henry used to give his IA
nous beefsteak suppers on Saturday
nights, gathering round him most Of the
brilliant wits of the time. The por-
trait adorned one Of the walls Of the
supper room and its creator, was one
evening among the convivial guests.
Whistler and Irving.
"Now,' to quote Mr.. MacFall,
L.
unless by some misfortune one Of his
own pictures hung upon the walls, when
he would chatter nothing but Whistler
until the end of the evening. Finding
himself in the same room with his mas.
terpiece, he talked Of nothing else and
would talk of nothing else, until every.
one grew weary of it. Whistler grew
nettled. got to swearing and poured
forth his theories that the likeness did
not matter, it was masterpiece in
color; that all in all, the face was of
not more Importance than the back
ground. One day the sitter would be
forgot, but the masterpiece would re-
main and the name of the artist endure
Now that Philip Of Spain was master.
piece and the painter Of it was master
and monstrous clever fellow, he would
like to have known him.
Irving smiled his enigmatic smile
"Hein! Yes, this is accounted a fine
portrait of me, in part, said he; s'in.
deed, I so account it, but-I'd forgot
who painted it.
Among Masterpieces.
The picture had not long been or
view at the Whistler memorial exhibit
tion at the new gallery when it shared
chief honors with q Carlyle,'' my
Mother and HLittle Miss Alexander. )
| The former two are state property. The
latter is treasured family possession
and is not likely that 50 important ar
example from an American master s
brush will ever come into the marke,
again. The price is sure to run into