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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
THE UNEASY CHAIR

RELIGIOUS ATMosPHERE IN CHAM
LET."-A. c. Bradley professor of poetry
at Oxford, in volume called 'Shaks-
perean Tragedy" calls attention to dis
tincty religious atmosphere in Hamlet"
To this he attributes in large part the
popularity Of the play. The ghost OF
Hamlet's father comes in for share of
discussion, very naturally, and here is a
part of what the professor says about the
ghost and it's meaning: ..# -.s-
What is the effect of the appearance of the
ghost? And In particular why does SHAKESPEARE
make this ghost SO majestical phantom, CIV
Ing 1t that measured and solemn utterance, and
that air of 1mpersonal abstraction which for
bids, for example, all expression of affection
for Hamlet and checks in Hamlet the outburst
of pity for his father? Whatever the inten-
ton may have been, the result Is that the
ghost affects the Imagination not simply as the
apparitlon of Il dead king who desires the ac-
compllshment OF his purposes, but also as the
representative of that hidden ultimate power.
the messenger of divine Justice set upon the
expiration OF offenses which 1t appeared impos-
sible for man to discover and avenge. remind
err OF a symbol of the connection of the limited
life Of which it is but "a partial appearance.
And. as at the beginning Of the play, we
have this intimation. conveyed thru the medium
of the received religious idea of "a soul come
from purgatory, so at the. end, conveyed thru
the similar Idea of a. soul carried by angels
to Its rest, we have intmation Of the same
character, and reminder that the apparent
failure of Hamlet's life is not the ultimate
truth concerning him. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
SENATOR'S | SONS -.
GATHER PLUMS
Evidences Of Nepotism in Wash
ington Are Many-Inquiry
to Be Made. ..
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Aug, 21.-Nepotism has
grown to be something at once ride
ulous and .deplorable. The president is
going to have his Keep investigation
committee look into it. In every branch
OF the government service the sons,
daughters and other relatives Of men
influential in official life may be found
In paying positions.
Congress can hardly be expected to
correct the evil, for nepotism is more
prevalent on Capitol Hill, or as much
so, as in the executive departments.
President Roosevelt s investigation can
not reach congress, If it could, he
would read some interesting diselos.
Of the United States, Charles W. Fair
banks, signalized his introduction into
waite secretary at 1920 a year. The
vice president has also had two Of the
members Of his household staff on the
government payrolls. One is woman
from southern Indiana, who draws a
for her by the vice president, and who
performs the duties of social secretary
mornings and evenings, outside Of Of
fee hours, for Mrs. Fairbanks and re-
| ceives no private compensation. The
other is a negro in the District of Co.
lumbia who draws a messengers pay
in the bureau of engraving and print
ing, secured for him by the vice presi-
dent, and who acts as a servant in the
vice president s household morning and
evenings.
The congressional directory discloses
in part the prevalence Of nepotism in
the capitol. For example, Senator Frye,
| formerly president pro tenn OF the SEN
ate, had his nephew as private secre-
tar1y. Senator Gallinger Of New Hamnp-
shire had his son as clerk until recently;
Senator Cockrell had two sons on the
the senate to go to the interstate com.
merce commission he took one Of them
with him as his private secretary. Sen.
ator Berry of Arkansas appointed his
son clerk of his committee, and B. R.
Tillman, Jr., acts as committee clerk fol-
B. R. Tillman, ST., senator from South
Carolina. Senator Lodges son, George
Cabot Lodge, is assistant clerk of his
fathers committee, and Senator Knox Is
son, Reed Knox, is messenger to his
| fathers committee at $1,44O a year
Senator Gamble of South Dakota gave
one Of his two places to his nephew
and the other to his son.
| The fever has extended to the of
fcers Of the. senate, Sergeant alarms
Ransdell having appointed his son tt
Fin pa9 ii clerk Nixon, one Of the ole
and tried officials of the senate, ha:
worked his son in upon the roll of the
secretary of the senate. This by nc
means exhausts the list, but show:
clearly the prevelancy of nepotism il
government offices.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
THE ITALIAN PROGRAM

crowded roof garden at the Harriet
pavilion last evening, and won repeated
evidences of appreciation. For the reg.
ular Friday evening program that of
Thursday evening fas substituted with
amendments. The band is playing in
better form daily, due to the splendid
efforts Of Signor Fanciulli. The loss
of six men JUS; before the band
to be filled by local players, was a Sc
we're one, and the additional loss of the
flute player was especially hard, but
the director has so welded his present
corps that the results are surprisingly
good.
Last EVENINGS delightful program
was culled almost entirely from Italian
march was admirable played, while. the
"Andrea ChenierO overture was given
played a cornet solo and Was recalled
large e'1 Bouquet: The I'll III Trovatore''
duet was played by Signor Nappa with
the cornet, and Signor La Penna with
the roof garden below the bandstand.
The results were but passably good, al
tho the selection will always be a IA
vorite. TIL esextet from "Lucia' fol-
lowed as an encore and was but in
differently rendered. The band ar
rangement did not seem to be the
same as that adopted by other bands,
and the individual solos were so min
gled with the band accompaniment
that it was difficult to follow them.
The last part Of the program con-
sisted of operate. selections including
the "Intermezzo, and Bellini's dra-
matte overture "Saul.' The quartet
from Rigoletta,'' was omitted and
p nnm nGe bv auda Medd dor Te
could not be present. Next week
ought to see marked advancement in
the work of the band, altho it will take
hard and consistent practice by thoroly
competent men to accomplish that fin.
ish and precision which it is readily
seen is desideratum that Fanciulli
insists upon.
= ,Ts--. Howard RoarHman
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
EIGHTY MILLIONS
MORE In IOWA
YIELD OF CORN MAY REACH AGO.
100000 BUSHELS.
If Killing Frost Holds Off Until
After the First Week in September,
the Gospel Preached by Professor
Holden Will Help Give Iowa Its
Largest Crop.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
I. Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 21.-If there
is no killing frost in Iowa until after
the first week in September, an idea
by a college professor will have added
sO,0O0,OOO to Iowa s corn yield and give
the biggest in it's history. That Iowa
farmers will make $3O,OOO,O00 this year
as result of needing the advice Of
man who receives $4,000 a year for
teaching agronomy in the Iowa state
college is the prediction of Northwest.
ern and Illinois Central railroad Off
Gals, who have obtained weekly reports
of the corn crop in Iowa.
This apparently magical achievement
must be credited very largely to Pro-
fessor P. 6. Holden Of Ames, who came
prisingly simple statement that Iowa
farmers were not getting more than
two-thirds Of the possible corn crop
for the reason that they did not put
more than two-thirds enough corn IN
the ground to grow -
Farmers ignored his advice, but rail-
roads didn It. Last spring the Burling-
ton, Rock Island, Northwestern, Mill
waukee & ST. Paul and Illinois Cen
trail railroads spent about $4,000 each
on special trains from which Professor
I1Olueu utllfeItu pldtIOl LII tdlho az wv
half the towns of the state. This time
the farmers listened. They adjusted
their planters, classified their seedcorn
according to size, so that three and a
third grains would 90 into each hill
then tested their ears of corn to find
if the seed was alive, and awaited re-
suits.
81 have made a personal inspection
Of the Iowa cornfelds and consequent
ly am able to state positively that the
stand is very much better than ever
before,'' said Professor Holden. "My
estimate is that the Iowa corn yield this
year will be 400,00O,000 bushels.'
Railroads report that they have
found that about 20 per cent Of the
gain in the prospective corn yield is
due to the work Of the Ames enthu-
| siast.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
"BACK.TO.NAIURE
COLONY" FORMED
Men and Women in New Jerseys
Freak Place Drop the Con-
ventions of Life. .r..,
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. i
New York, Aug. 2l.-Of the many at
tempts to get away from the conven--
tions Of life the most radical is that of
camp of summer So ourners in New
Jersey. The theory is that followed
Eden. Not all have fortitude to for
sake in a day the custom of genera
tions to the extent Of going about
naked and subsisting on fruits and
spring water. Yet not few make
valiant efforts to do so. AS to meats
and other gross and cooked foods, none
can be had in the place. The people
who are there now living this phase Of
"the simple life' are sane, rational
beings from all parts of the United
States and distant parts of the world.
Most of them are men and women Of
culture, and are seeking the one end
health.
The colony is in the beautiful Rama
po mountains, on the outskirts of the
miles from Manhattan. Its protector,
who was disciple of the late Father
Kneipp, has given his place the fan
ciful name Of Jungborn.
When they assemble in the bungalow
at mealtime the men and women wear
clothes. Any old kind of dress for
man or woman IS good enough. Nearly
all 20 barefooted. There are private
parks in the tract, one for the women
and the other for the men. Each park
is within a pine-boarded stockade ten
feet high. It is here that all clothing
is discarded and the open air and the
earth baths are taken. Men go about
absolutely nude, bask in the sunshine,
loll in the dry clay pits, and comport
themselves like boys let out for holt
day.
Bishop Kenny of Florida paid a
brief visit to JungborH last month
Among those registered there are Mil.
ton Conover, a fnancier of Portland
Ore; Miss Rose Fogarty, a school
teacher of New Haven; Charles De For
rest, an importer all the way from Pal.
estine; Professor Herman Miller of
Providence, R. l.; DR.. K. Rosenstein
j. Scholon.ann, teacher of Workers; L.
Scyo, musician, of Manhattan; W. Mel.
KEN Miller; Miss Cornelia Bowen, lee.
turer in the interests Of colored people;
William Miller Of Allegheny, Pa; Senior
Guiilorma Oglazagasti Of Ponce, Porto
Rico; F. M. Espinosa, publisher Of Mex.
leo City; E. T. Maxim, druggist of
Phoenix. Ariz.; Mrs. A. A. McCallum of
Montreal; E. Loohmann. butcher. of ST.
Louis; Josef Sauer, banker, of Boston
and L.. A. Harburg, printer, of Denver
Col
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
ON THE 1919 TRAIN
Kewaunee (IH.) Courier.


Mrs. W. A. Barr was a passenger on
the 1919 train for Neponset this morning.
Miss Jennie Tibbetts returned to Ne
ponset on the 1919 train this morning.
Mrs. Fred Warner and son Harold. who
have been visiting at the home of MI. and
Mrs. Walter Martin returned to Scranton,
Pa, on the 1919 train this morning.
Miss Belle Tompson, after spending a
short time visiting friends in Gladstone,
returned on the 1919, train this morning.
Miss Lulu Drury was a passenger on
the 1919 train this morning for Chicago.
Mrs. D. K. Reinhart left this morning
on the 1919 train for her home in Bluff
ton Ind.
Morritz Roth was passenger on the
1919 train this morning for a short bust
ness visit at Neponset.
Rev. Arlo Brown, who has been here
since yesterday, returned to Atkinson on
the 1919 train this morning. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
Lord Curzon's Defeat.

Lord Curzon of Kedleston could not
agree with Lord Kitchener of Khar-
toum and so left the lucrative office
of viceroy of India, which reverts to
gentleman we'll known in America,
Lord Mimic, the late governor general
of Canada.
Lord Curzon s disagreement with the
military commander in India is one
which affects more the dignity of the
office of viceroy than it does the actual
policy of the government. Lord Kitch-
ener, when he went out as commander
in-chief of the Indian army, insisted
upon having free hand in the military
department. Lord Curzon as strenu-
ously insisted that the commander 8
policy must have the Endorsement of
the Indian board of government, a
sort of cabinet to the viceroy. On this
board are a number of men whose opin-
ions on military matters Lord Kitch-
enor would not have as a gift. So the
seeds of a very pretty quarrel were
sown The viceroy has finally sue
cumbed and the general goes forward
untrammeled.
Mr.. Broderick, who was very much
criticized as secretary of war during
the Boer troubles, was transferred tc
the India office soon thereafter. He
evidently made up his mind that he
would not be responsible for unread
ness in India when the conflict with
Russia came. He has thrown down
Lord Curzon and supported Lord Kitch
ener. 1t is now up to England great
est soldier to put the Indian frontier
in state of defense which will assure
the future of the empire. While Rus
STA sweats under the chastisement she
has received from Japan is the time
for England to prepare her household
in India
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
ADJUSTMENTS
orpheum-openIng Bill.

It didn't need wiseacre to discover at
last nights performance at the Orpheum
that what the public has been waiting for
all summer was a resumption of activity
at the modern vaudeville house. AS many
as could be seated spent more than two
hours in delighted appreciation of the
first offering of the season.
Miss Nina Morris and her clever support
played pretty little farce called "a
Friends ADVICE" in a manner that more
than atoned for any lack of novelty in plot
or construction. Coming after a long line
of clever women who have appeared in
similar environment on the Orpheun
stage, she may be regarded as an addi-
ton to the many charming legitimate
actresses who have been introduced to a
local audience via the vaudeville route.
The audience Waxed merry over the an
tics of the Avon Comedy Four in a mu-
steal skit called 1.-THE New Teacher" In
tellectuality is not necessary to an ap-
probation of the quartet's efforts, but as
laughmakers they are a stunning sue
cess.
Altho they are well down upon the bill,
Knight Brothers and Miss Sawtelle made
a most happy return to the Orpheu1n. Their
singing and dancing act has lost none OF
its old-time applause provoking power
while one of the knights enters the tour
ney with more comedy than entertained
last seasons audiences.
Francis Gerard's is typical, heavy
gymnastic act but local theater patrons
have never seen more magnificent
physique than his. Joe Flynn gets away
with a good monolog that earned him
many recalls. S. Seigle is a mandolin
player Of more than usual ability, and
Nine Emmys pets are something new in
dog training. Attic this act opens the
show it is one Of the most pleasing of the
entire bill. Her trained terriers work sc
rapidly and introduce such a number Of
novel tricks as to make them favorites
with all ages in the audience.
The Orpheum is evidently prepared tt
make strong bid for renewal of pat.
ronage, and the first sample of the sea-
son compares favorably with any bill Of
fered last winter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
THE 1904 COTTON CROP
Census Bureau Makes It 13,693,279
Bales.

Washington, Aug. 21.-The census
bureau has issued a supplemental re.
port on the quantity Of cotton ginned
from the crop of 1904, showing a total
growth for that year, as fixed by the
ginners, to be 13,693,279 bales, count
ing round bale as a one-half bale.
The first report was 13,597,sS2 bales.
In explanation Of these figures, the re-
port says:
"Census bulletin No. 10, on cotton
ginning, issued April 25, 1905, showed
that at the time of the March canvass
of the cotton ginneries for the date
published in that report, there re-
NAMED to be ginned 192,275 bales from
the crop of 1904. A canvass made be-
tween July 20 and Aug. for the pur-
pose of verifying these estimates
round as half bales, were ginned in
excess Of the estimates published in
April.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
The Park System.

On a day like yesterday the Minneap-
oils park system more than justifes it's
existence. And it more than makes
answer to those carping critics who
complain that the park commission has
done. nothing except for the million
alre. If these are right, then there
are many thousands of millionaires in
Minneapolis w.
Yesterday the street railway COM
pany carried anywhere from ten to fif-
teen thousand people to Minnehaha and
as many to Lake Harriet, to say moth
ing of the thousands who visited other,
smaller parks. All these people were
millicnaires for the day in the enjoy
ment Of nature and in the perfect felic-
aty of human nature freed of the bur
dens of life. To be carefree and con-
tent, to see the bright side of every
thing, is something not accorded to the
millionaire per Sc, so the denizens of
the parks yesterday were more thar
millionaires.
To one who has the income that JUS
titles carriage there are drives in and
about Minneapolis as yet little known
and very little used which afford views
of nature scarcely surpassed in Amer
lea. TO go along the west river bank
parkway and catch glimpses of the
river east and west from Meeker islar'l
where the government is busy making
a calm and serene lake Of the formerly
turbulent stream, to pause at the mouth
of deep cool ravine and to gaze into
the embarked foliage On the farther
bank-these are sights which are so
cheap in Minneapolis that they are al
most held in contempt.
* The park system includes now all of
the west river bank from Riverside
tp ,Minnehaha Falls, and when the svs-
tenn of drives is completed it will af-
ford the most magnificent of outing
spots in the west. It is not merely a
/ driveway, there is room between the
road and the river for thousands of
people to stroll, .rest under the trees or
picnic in dells where they may have al
most complete privacy.
There is certainly not anywhere in
the west such a grand park system as
nature has bountifully handed to these
two cities in the river banks. It is !.
source Of qualification that the park
commissions past and present have
worked steadily upon the plan Of their
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
A Possible Arbitration.

Interest in the peace conference IS
intensified by the reported application
to the president to use his influence for
an accommo dation In what way the
president will proceed is not revealed,
but that he will try to do something is
certain.
One suggestion is that the president
may attempt to have the questions on
which there is a divergence referred to
arbitration. Such reference would
be unprecedented, as no country has
ever yet referred to arbitration a
question involving it's honor. Russia
claims her honor is involved in the de-
mand for an indemnity. The burden of
an indemnity she claims is laid only on
a conquered nation and she is not a
conquered nation.
However, if an indemnity was de-
clared to be fair and just by an impair
tial commission Russia might pay it
with the explanation that while she
did not concur in the Justice Of the
award she paid out of Difference to the
sentiment Of the world in favor of
peace.
NJ. Witte has shown by his actions
since he came to this country that he
expected to pay the Japanese some
money, but that it could not be in the
form of an indemnity nor a reimburse
ment for the expenses of the war. He
has offered to pay large sums for the
care Of Russian prisoners Of war; he
has called attention to the fact that in
surrendering the Chinese Eastern rail
way he was really putting $25,000,0 0C
worth of property into the hands of
Japan. If Japan is not satisfied tc
get her money payment in these indi
rect ways there seems no alternative
but arbitration or more war. The
point raised by NJ. Witte that Russia
is not conquered is one that could
hardly go against him in commission
He could safely leave that question tc
arbitration. On the other hand a com
mission would very likely rule that
Saghalien being in the possession OF
the Japanese by right Of conquest must
remain their property. There is very
little doubt Russia would agree to this
If she were relieved of the indemnit,
1t would not be worth while to reoper
the war for the island.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
Public Ownership in New York.

A larger degree Of municipal owner
ship exists in New York than is known.
New York owns more Of it's public util-
tiles than almost any other city in the
country, tho it is far behind number
of European cities in the control of
monopolies. New York, for instance,
owns the docks and ferries which con-
meet the different parts Of the city, to
a large extent. It owns over 400, miles
of water front and upward of 800 piers.
This department. has expended since it
was organized $51,000,000 and has re-
ceived $52,00O,000. It has reclaimed
1910 city lots from the sea in addition
to building some of the largest and fast
est ferries in the world.
The STRENGTHENING department Of
New York owns two garbage inciner-
ators, which save to the city 30 cents a
cubic yard over the cost Of dumping
the waste in the sea. It will soon have
twelve Of these incinerators scattered
thru the city, and they in addition to
reducing the waste economically, will
furnish the power to light number of
streets, public buildings and parks with
electricity. The present commissioner
of street cleaning promises to make the
department more than self-supporting
This department has already filled in
sixty-ive acres Of real estate having a
value Of $4,000 an acre.
The subway is really the property of
the city. The city extended it's credit
to the enterprise to the amount Of $780,
100000. On this amount the city gets
back from the operators of the subway
Az per cent annually, 31a per cent in
terest and l per cent to go into sink
ing fund to retire the bonds. A further
provision of the contract with the city
is that at the end of fifty years the
| city will have the first subway returned
| to it in fee simple.
The water department of New York
represents value of $4,000, 900. It
returns a small profit to the city over
and above the annual interest charge of
! 100000 on it's bonds.
So New York feels that it has made
something of start in municipal own
ership, and contemplates something ad-
ditional by going into the lighting bust
ness for itself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
PAUL JONES ON PIRACY
London Chronicle.

what! Paul Jones the pirate!' must
have been the shocked reflection Of many
an honest Briton on hearing that the
United States was about to pay belated
honors to the famous renegade" He
himself. by the way, rather neatly coun-
tered the English governments denunci-
alton of him as pirate. He replied that
he had looked in a dictionary and found
a pirate defined as IAN enemy of man
kind and las England was then at war
with the whole of America, the greater
part of Europe and much Of Asia, not to
speak of a bit Of Africa, she in point Of
fact came as near being the enemy Of
mankind as could well be conceived, and
that England was therefore the pirate
and not Paul Jones'" ~ g.