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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
AT THE THEATERS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Vaudeville has it's traditions as well as
grand opera. One Of the never-broken
traditions of vaudeville is that the show
shall begin with an athletic turn. Per-
haps this is why so many patrons come
late, but If all of the opening turns were
as good as that Of the I4aVlne- Cimaron
trio the seatholders would be where they
belong before the leader Of the orchestra
appears. The woman is a pleasing dancer
and contortionist. The men do some hair
raising tumbling and dancing. Last night
a wild swing Of a chair resulted in what
must have been an exceedingly painful
injury to the young woman, but she re-
pressed her feelings and finished the act.
Louise Dresser, hardly as pretty as she
was billed, but pretty enough, sang popu-
lar songs, and made a hit with 1.-THE Same
Old Girl Winona Shannon and Frank
G. Campbell gave Ellis Long Lost Child
in a style that pleased the house. The
story was that Of a girl translated from
Avenue A-""where they do such things
and say such things" to the frozen SPLEEN
dor of a Fifth avenue home The grind
ing of. "East Side" against the avenue
gave Miss Shannon an excellent oppor-
tun1ty to display her powers as an ex-
ponent Of the Chimmie Fadden cult. Mr..
Campbell was faultless in his impersona-
ton of the man with more bonds than
blood -. 49,, % II.
'Jack Norworth had his crowd groggy
and on the ropes' in short time. He
gave a series of local digs in which dig
nifty was sacrificed for hilarity. Lavende,
and Tomson in "a Touch Down. found
Minneapolis-crazy on football fertile
field in which to cultivate the fun-produc-
ing germs of their playlct. 1t made one Of
the hits of the evening.
Lydia Yeamans- Titus, with Frederick
j. Titus at the piano, gave an acceptable
twenty minutes of limitations. Jack Ma:
sons society bellies wound up the show
with a whirl of colored lights and Other
things. ~ The girls can sing and DANCE
They. are pretty and are gowned becom.
ingly: The kinodrome with "Tom,. Tom
the Piper's Son." in which one sympa
thizes with the pig, brings down the as.
bestos. j. H. Richie.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
BfIou-"Buster Brown"

Melville B. Raymond, author Of the
cartoon Musical Comedy Cluster
Brown" has not fallen into the error usu-
al with those producers who bid for popu-
larity thru the title Of his piece, without
regard to it's true merits. While it would
be difficult to find more popular char
acter than Buster Brown, the boy Jester,
MIR. Raymond; does not depend entirely
upon that popularity, but presents a pro-
duction worthy of approval on it's own
merits,
AS musical comedy, Buster Brown" is
a success. There are pretty songs, pleas
ing dances and some excellent chorus
work. The review Of the Scotch fusileers
Is one Of the features Of the production.
The dancing Of Burt Jordan and Rosa
Crouch Is one Of the cleverest specialties
seen on the Bijou stage this season.
OF course, the great attraction Ia Bus
ter himself, and Master Giovanni fills the
bill. to perfection. He is forty nine inches
tall; weighs sixty one pounds and Is SO
boyish- looking that it is difficult to be-
lieye that he is "a years old. His make
up Is so true to the pictures of -Outcault
that one is almost led to believe that tho
cartoon1st used Giovanni as model.
Buster Brown, without "Tige" his faith.
full canine, would be bereft of interest and
while Mr.. Raymond has given the dog nc
lines, his part in the play is as clever q
that Of his little master. And Jack Bel
makes a good dog. Between the two
Buster and .Tige,, the audience is kept II
nlerrtment most Of the time .....-. '93sS.
The other characters Of the nonsensfca,
little comedy, which Mr.. Raymond has
woven about the central figures, MIR. anG
Mrs. Brown, Buster and Tige and Bridget
the cook, are all good. May Walsh, as
Susie, Mrs. Browns sister, is a clever lit.
QnfraSS cir nj
Nan Dodson, as Mrs. Browns mother. i.
a strong minded woman and gives a life
like Interpretation Of humorist's idea O.
a mother-in-law. Joseph T. Kelly is al
right as Ludwig Rock, German, but i.
extremely funny when masquerading a.
Sir Donald Waterproof (McIntosh) O.
Scotland. II. G. Davis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
q.
THE MAGAZINES
Sane or Insane?-Dr. Stephen Smith, II
Leslle's Magazine for April, says:

Sane or Insane?-Dr. Stephen Smith, in
Lesle's Magazine for April, says:
rs there any sure test by which to tell the
sane from the insane?" inquired a student Of
the famous French alienist. Esquirol. "Please
dine With me. tomorrow at g o clock" was the
answer Of the savant. The student complied
Two other guests were present, one Of whom
was elegantly dressed and apparently highly
educated, while the other was rather ,uncouth,
noisy and extremely conceited. After dinner
the pupil rose to take leaye and as he shook
hands with his teacher he remarked: 1.-THE
problem is very simple after, all; the quiet
well-dressed gentleman is certainly distinguished
in some line, but the other is as certainly q
lunattc and ought at once to be locked up
''Iou are wrong, my friend" replied Esquirol
with a smile. ''The quiet, we'll dressed man
under the deluson that he is God, the Father;
whereas the other man, whose exuberance and
self-conceit have surprised you, is NJ. Honore
de Balzac,y the greatest French writer Of the
day . - n. !. -. = J !. !. = !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
The Santo Domingo Treaty.

The senate adjourned sine die Satur-
day, leaving the Santo Domingo treaty
on the calendar, to be taken up as UNI
finished business at the special session
of congress in October.
The treaty, even as sedulously amend
ed by the senate, apparently became
terror to the democrats and enough re-
publ1cans to scare off affirmative &C.
ton. Visions of John Bull Egyptian
protectorate under Lord Cromer seri-
ously affected the sensibilities of. Nor
gan and other senators who will, no
doubt, load up during the recess with
oratorical dynamite for use at the
autumn session.
Secretary Hay, who has been sadly
overworked for several years. and his
assistant, Mr.. Loomis, who formulated
the protocol or preliminary draft Of the
treaty, to which the senate objected and
which brought about it's withdrawal,
have gone off on their vacations: and it
is intimated in Washington that Loomis
will be given the Mexican mission to
take him out Of the foreign office,
where, during the illness of MIR. Hay,
he perpetrated the protocol which
scared the senate.
The. abandonment Of the Salto Do
mingo treaty does not affect the work
Of our government in the collection of
customs duties at two Dominican GUS
toms houses under the decision of the
arbitration court last July. That de-
cision provided that the Dominican gov
eminent should pay $4,500,000 to the
Santo Domingo Improvement company,
an American. concern, with interest,
and, in default, our government would
appoint financial agents to collect the
revenues and turn over to the company
monthly percentages thereof until the
whole claim is collected. d.
| Under the abandoned treaty our gov
eminent bound itself to assume the re-
sponsibility of adjusting all the $780,
100000 Of obligations of the Dominican
government, the greater portion Of
which ($27, 0O0,0OO) is held in Europe
by various claimants who are eager to
collect the face Of their claims the
surplus remaining after paying the
claims to be handed over to the Do
minican government, whose complete
integrity our government agreed to
maintain.> This arrangement would, be
tantamount to extending an American
protectorate over the republic. It is
possible, if the president and state de.
partment had kept themselves in touch
with the senate thruout the negotia
tions for this treaty, the senate would
not have seriously antagonized it, be-
cause it practically is based upon the
Monroe doctrine, and was designed tc
prevent the European governments
from trying to collect the claims OF
their citizens by the bombardment
method, or the Selling and holding Of
the customshouses, and,. instead, have
the custodian Of the Monroe doctrine
take control of the collection Of for
eign claims. The senate was 'incensed
however, because it looked as if thu
} treaty was going into operation with
> out review by the senate. The presi
, dent was assailed vigorously and tn,
: treaty went to the senate, and the stat.
, department. announced that the charges
Of intention to annex the Dominican
r republic or assume protectorate con
= troll were utterly without foundation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
Monday Evening,

They believe that their judges ought to
value their positions so highly that
only a strong sense Of duty in another
direction will cause them to quit their
posts and that then their sense of pro-
priety will not permit an attempt to
hold onto judgeship while striving to
connect themselves with q political Of
fee. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

What will the legislature think of a ere
.monstrance" against the reciprocal de-
murrage bill signed by the shippers at the
request Of railroad representatives? The
senators cannot properly attach much i'm
portance to such a petition. It Is not SO
long since number OF twin city shippers
signed a petition to the governor of Min
nesota, asking him not to enforce the
laws Of the state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
HE BETTER BEWARE

Sandy Bottom Correspondent Kingwood
(W. Va.) Argus. - -
There is a certain individual who is
nosing around trying to attend to other
peoples business and neglects his own;
he Is tmeddling in business affairs that
will cause him trouble. If this ignoramus
would be a little more prompt in paving
his debts it. would be better for him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

has asked us for brief outline of the political
and historical setting Of If Youth But Knew"
by Agnes Egerton Castle, recently published
in Collier'y Weekly. We have not read the
book and have not time to do go now. Will
some reader answer the question very briefly
thru this column? Vi b
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
THE READERS QUESTION BOX

(Readers sending serious questions about books
matters pertaining to the book world to The
Uneasy Chair in care OF The Minneapolis Journal,
WILDE answered here to the best of The Chairs
ability and .resources.1f
Book -loyer-We have asked the publishers
of Doors Outward whether sequel has been
published. As soon as reply is received It.
will be printed here.
To Our Readers-G. E.. f.. Devils Lake n. D..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
John Lind, Speaker Clague and Mayor
Jones to Speak at Mass Meeting.

The Mems club Of Park Avenue Con-
gregational church will hold a public
meeting Wednesday evening in the in
terests of good citizenship. Exon
gresham John Lind will speak upon
'tThe Work of the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress"; Speaker Frank Clague on Lay
P. Jones on Municipal Government,
Theoretical and Practical"
The meeting will be open to the pub
lie, and is held purely in the interest
of higher civil ideals.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

A discovery that the standpipes in a
thirteen-story office building in Chicago
were merely dummies used as an economi-
cal means Of giving the place the appear
ance of having complied with the law, has
made the authorities Every indignant
Some Of our "authorities'' are getting too
particular ..z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

Bunyon Turton, postmaster ct Farming
ton, Iowa, states that it has been revealed
to him that the second coming" will &C.
cur Oct. a. 1909 An idea like this shows
that the postmaster has not yet profited
by the first coming.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
NOT VERIFIED
Centerville (Miss.) News.

= Centerville (Miss) News.
There have been rumors Of a wedding
that may have already occurred or posi-
bly, may occur, but we are not well enough
informed to make an official statement
and will let the matter lie over for q
week or so ..'5Sz4s, .t-,-s $685.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

A young man who worked as steno-
grapher for the statute revision commits
sion, drew vouchers for washing tow
els" and now he objects to the record
so stating. He thinks. the state treas
urer's books are no place to air dirty
linen ". 49, a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

j. This is graduation week at the state
agricultural college. The young farmers
must grab their sheepskins and hurry
away to the fields in time for the spring
planting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

to this, anomalous boycott, it will have
rendered labor service. If the boy
colt and the strike together could not
succeed, it is difficult to see how the
boycott alone can.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

"Properly. done," says professor Of the
University Of Pennsylvania; gambling is
not a dissipation. but a recreat ion'' The
U. of P. is showing spirit Of rivalry to
Chicago university in it's professional
IDEAS r2~ ,#.. -. s. -..... ..=-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

Senator Beverage will probably use the
recess Of congress in writing a sequel
to the Russian Advance" 1t might be
entitled the Russian Dash on Vladivo-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

The Japanese are making remarkable
use Of the telephone in their field work.
but they are too polite to be cross at the
honorable central.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
INDIANA SOCIETY NOTE

Connellsville Gnd.) News.
The rat match that was to have hee,
held In the room formerly occupied by
Meyers bakery has been postponed from
Thursday evening Of this week to Thurs
day evening of next week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

The king of Belgium ran his machine
into ditch rather than run into woman
The king will certainly be censured by the
Mile-a second club.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
HOLINESS

One fought to serve his God,
But lost all gentleness in might:
One thought to serve his God,
But walked all lonely on the height.
One sought to serve HIS God,
But missed the spirit in the rite.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
AND THERE'S ALWAYS a SUPPLY
New York World

$3.50 =, new YORK World.
Society began with the monkey dinner.
science followed with the dinosaurs tea.
and now sport comes forward with the
rhinoceros banquet. Finance dimes req
ularly on lamb.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
Colonists' Rates to Points in the South
west

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will. on Jan. 18th, Feb. 21st and March
21st, sell one-way colonists' tickets to
points in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Texas and
Colorado at greatly reduced rates. For
further information, apply to R. H..
Heard, General Agent, corner Nieollet
avenue and Fifth street, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

snring tomorrow: But great many
people will await the book beer sign De-
fore believing it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

General Oyama is 70 years old, but the
Russians cannot Oslerize him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

A fourth. and wiser, found scant time to war or
dream or pray.
Because his hours were full of love and kindess
here, today.
Warwick James Price, in the Criterion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

ance president to return 100000 that it Is
alleged he hasn't earned. Some other day!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

The Unique theater is to be enlarged by
lery, early in the spring. The theater is
playing it's capacity and turning people
away with a regularity that seems to
warrant the Improvement. The change
of bill was made this afternoon for the
week. Pearl Seeyle, the vocalist, did not
arrive, and the Fredericks, strong sketch
team, was substituted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

Backache is almost Immediately re-
ieved by wearing one of Carter g
Smart Weed and Belladonna Backaches
Plasters. Try one and be free from
pain. Price rs cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
Board Has Power.

City Attorney Frank Healy has ad-
vised the board that the school authori
ties have the right to prohibit fra
ternities in the schools. eff these
organizations interfere in any way
with the work of the pupils or inter
fere with the school discipline, it is
within the province Of the board of
education to forbid them, and I have
80 advised the board in written COM
Mrs. Andreas Ueland said: "I re-
gard the high school fraternities as IN
kind and undemocratic. They draw a
dividing line where one does not want
it. The members are confined to asso-
ciating almost wholly with themselves
and are deprived of other healthful and
valuable associations. In addition to
wasting the pupils time, I think in
boys they cultivate bad habits"
5 " Parents Should Act.
Wallace M. Nye, chairman Of the
public affairs committee of the Com:
mercial club, said: "The public schools
e ess be efG and Bs to fee Ill
gendered by cliques arising from the
fraternities are a serious proposition to
pupils, and, they should be s pared this
experience. If parents understood the
matter they would settle it quickly,
as they could do easily, working with
Mrs. Charles E. Brewster has been
much impressed with the cruel suffer
ings entailed by the system on the
children shut out Of the fraternities.
.'This is worse,'' said Mrs. Brewster,
elder brothers and sisters of the col
1eges, altho I disappove Of the whole
fraternity idea. Such clique distinc-
lions are wholly at variance with re-
publican spirit and public interest.
Parents object to them when they under
stand them, but have not the courage
to deny their children a present
pleasure for the. greater good of the
whole school. I know of no other in
fluence so powerful in creating class
distinctions and it will certainly have
la demoralizing effect on the schools if
continued unchecked and unrebuked. -
Character Building Affected.
Judge Robert Jamison said: ri
disapprove of the fraternity spirit
in the public schools. They should
certainly be free from all invidious
class distinctions. The clique feeling
lis bad influence in character build.
ing, which is the most important thing
we expect Of the public schools
There is no doubt they engender much
bitter feeling.'
Mrs. E. F. Mearkle considers the fra.
ternities snobbish. "They are social
clubs, exclusive in character, that tend
i to foster social distinctions. AS such
they are out of place in the public
schools, which should be- democratic
High school children are too young to
appreciate the real distinctions between
classes and false ideas are. incul
Gated by the snobbishness of secret
societies.
N. F.. Hawley, former member of the
board Of education, saw some benefit
for the members in the societies, but
this is offset by drawbacks. One
| of the evils is the bad feeling engen
ldered and aRother is the secrecy ID
is apt to Keep boys out nights toe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

Wichita, KAN, is going to give Spar.
aifal' with local talent! "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

Elbow to Write: A Handbook Based on the
English Bible" by Professor Charles Sears Bald
win Of Yale. will appear this week with the
Macmillan imprint. Its object is to make the
value Of the English Bible model of STYLE
often attested by men of letters, available for
practical use. ...rr
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Of running her husbands political pros
poets by her FRANKS; yet in her inmost
nature good. Into the lives Of these two
comes Cliffe, = poet, bad, mad and dan
gerous to Know He q exercises strange
fascination for EadSa Kitty He leads her
into career ofafolly; tf1at1 sets all London
talking, and from folly follows tragedy,
Lady Kitty striving in vain to shake off
Cliffes sinister power. -
Prototypes In History.
The characters, it is seen, bear strong
resemblance to William Lamb, Caroline
Lamb and Lord Byron, and the situations
in part are almost the parallels Of those
in the lives of this historical trio. But too
much stress should not be laid on this.
Mrs. Ward appears to us to have done
no more, no less-what every artist does
chosen models for his characters, max
ing her portrayal of them as nearly like
the originals as she has seen fit in order
to make her picture convey the idea in
her mind. Lady Kitty, and the forces that
rack her and make her a victim against
her will of the wiles Of Cliffe, and the for
ces that at last save her, are the things
Of absorbing interest, regardless Of Caro-
line Lamb and Lord Byron, and the au-
thor's purpose is more than to rehabilitate
and modernize All ancient scandal. It is
i
Of the spirit tried with the fire Of pain
and out Of that trial Is brought that which
in the end repays for. all the pain, .an6
mora souls discovery of itself and OF
it's own.
The Book Mrs. Wards Best.
1.-THE Marriage of William Ashe'' is a
distinct advance over any of the authors
other books that we have read. There
is more Of life in all Of it's characters. Be.
sides, her skill in handling difficult situa.
tions has improved. The situation at thu
close is exceedingly delicate, yet 1t i:
treated with a masters touch. While W,
believe that some Of Lady Kitty's pranks
| could have been spared the reader, tn,
effect or the story as whole more thar
compensates the reader for any Sigh
! tedium in length. Lady Kitty is a char
| acter who once known is not soon or east
| ly to be forgotten. -r%r
Harper & Brothers, New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

Handsome souvenirs Of Florence Stone
will be presented to JIyceum patrons at
the performances Of cleopatra" tonight
and Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. The
bill will be reviewed in this column to-
morrow. '-'~. $500. - Z !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

SLUMP IN VERSE NOT so BAD
IF THE VERSES ARE GOoD.-While
English publishers and editors have been
discussing '"The Slump in Verse;" says
The Book Buyer apropos of an article by
John Lane under the heading in the Book
Monthly, DR.. van Dykes volume "Music
and Other Poems,'' has been selling in its
twelfth thousand, which is thought to be
the largest sale, in this country, at all
events, Of any new book of verse in many
years. -',.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
Foyer Chat.

In Francis Maclennan, one Of the lead
ing tenors Of Henry w. Savage's "Parsi-
fall company, it is believed Mr.. Savage
has discovered an American tenor de-
stined to take Ais place among the great
singers Of the world. 1t is years since any
young tenor has made so profound an i'm
preston in Boston and New York. Mr.
Maclennan is not yet 80, and this is his
third year on the operate stage. He was
born in Bay City, Mich.
Mother Goose" the most brilliant and
comprehensive of all the Drury Lane spec
tacles presented in this country, will be
seen at the Metropolitan next T. Sunday
night, beginning an engagement of a
week.