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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-05-26
OVERsENS1TIvENESS CURSE TO MANKIND.

BY Ian Macfaren.
! !: !:
- Oversensitiveness Is comprehensive com
| WI plant, and the cause with people is fine
| WI ness of nature One expects an artist to be
| M | more susceptible than plowman. You may
| NJ | compliment but you may not complain, you
i may praise, but you may not criticse. 1t was
| ~ not really the reviewers who killed the poet
IAN Keats, for he died of pthisis, but an article
So mbittered and fastened his death and Tenny
son himself did not appreciate candid treatment and
shrunk from the public like timid animal.
People who have risen in the world apt to be too
much concerned about their standing They feel
themselves narrow ledge, and afraid that some
one should ostle Them They watch their neighbors and
nervousy note how people address tem where they are
Invited who calls upon them, what place they have at
dinner table and such like trvlates When an old man
who has made large fortune by industry and integrity
who holds the Christian creed and goes church reg-
ary whnes by the hour because people his new pla
teau have taken notice of him. has another Illus
raon of the littleness of humanity Working people
are most Jealous about their dignity and constantly
in the condition of being "hurt." You may not call
working mother you must be careful to call her
lady, almost careful you to call her better
off sister lady, but to speak Of her woman If you
are wise in aluding to working you will forget
Mr.. or to say gentleman
Apart from the delicacy Of nature the chief
cause of oversensitiveness If you go to the it.
really vanity There is too much Ego in our Cosmos as
Kpling would say Our circumstances is too acute
and it is too acute because 1t is swollen inamed
People think Of social neglect than their sins
and troubled by the unreal than by the real
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
Unlque-Po!lte Vaudeville.

Everything on the Unique bill this
week Is constructed for laughing pur-
poses, and some of it Is laughable. Three
sketches, two singing and talking come
dams, Irene Little and the motion pic
lures make up program which, while
lacking in variety, has many features of
Individual excellence.
Sanford and Darlington start the game
With sketch which serves to intro
duce several rather difficult acrobatic and
balancing feats. Eva Thatcher, ''the
Irish lady," who has pleasing enthusi-
assn, gone Slightly wrong is the next to
the front. Irene Little sings her songs
without pictures this week, but with no
loss Of her grip on the Unique patrons.
Leeds, and LIE Mars come under the wire
with boxing match which is close to
the real. thing. There is something in
the spectacle of soubret, petite and
pretty, beating the block off the char
acter comedian which appeals to the
sporting blood and the susceptibilities of
the audience at once. J. Gaffeney Brown
has solved a problem harder than that
of perpetual motion, he has made the
cigaret industrially useful At least he
earns a living largely on the strength of
his clever stunts with the lighted coffin
nail. iced and Lazelle step to the bat
With a "hashhouse'' sketch which scores
a two-bagger. The motion pictures are
taken from the play kathleen Mayour-
men," ~.-;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
Gompers' Campaign.

There is said to be division Of sen.
timent among the leaders of the Amer
lean Federation with respect to the
Gompers campaign against republican
congressman. John Mitchell is reported
to be one of the protestants on the
ground that the Federation is being
made too much Of democratic adjunct
and eentering its opposition too largely
upon republican candidates.
If. the Federation were effective in
it's operations it might turn the control
of congress over to the democrats, thus
blocking further progress by President
Roosevelt in his reform movements, in
which labor is quite as much interested
as anybody else. And the same policy
pursued might, if at all effective, turn
over both the legislative and executive
departments Of the government event.
ually to the democrats, with inevitable
consequences to the protection system
and morally certain commercial depres-
sion and distress in labor circles.
Mr.. Gompers' campaign would have
been much more reasonable, and doubt
less more effective, if it had not been
so pointedly directed against repub.
icans. Possibly he did not intend to
place his organization in that attitude.
but the democratic candidates inter
rogated by the Federation catechism
seem to have been more ready than the
republicans to promise anything that
might be demanded Of them in the hope
of promoting their political prospects,
In this. way the democrats appeared
to be more generally in line with la
Dor $ demands, altho labor has nothing
to hope from the ascendancy Of demo
cratic policies, and it's own experience
should be sufficient evidence on the
subject. b..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25

necessary in all ways that are practical ana
beneficial to the people to make the railroad
statutes Of the state conform to the rate-regu-
lation Jaw recently enacted by the federal gov.
eminent.
Former Governor Van SAINT and Com
gresham Stevens also addressed the
club, and sat the close of the meeting
resolutions were adopted indorsing the
entire state and congressional ticket.
Z Favors Reforestation.
Mr.. Cole also committed himself to
practical forestry policy. He said on
this subject:
Another question which confronts us and
which thoughtful people everywhere are con.
sider1ng Is the question of perpetuating and re-
producing our forests. If the present rate of
destruction of our forests is to continue for the
coward y years and no enof ma n
ourselves without forest but without the es-
sential things which the forest furnishes. The
question of reforestation is practical question
and If 1t succeeds 1t must be dealt with in q
practical way and under conditions which make
success possible
Of the United States and figure out what part
Of the earth's surface should be reforested
unless he has reliable information as to the
conditions generally affecting the territory BE-
There Is only one way to obtain that infor-
nation, and that Is by having n proper invest-
cation made. -.
It is my belief that no tract of good agricul.
tural land should be set apart for forest pur.
poses while thee is an abundance of land unfit
for or incapable of cultivation when that land II
especially adapted to the growing Of white pine
trees.
told that the government owns millions
of acres Of land In Minnesota. Much of it once
was or now is covered by luxurious growth
Of white pine. and is SO rocky and hilly that
the filling Of the Soil is impracticable If not
! impossible. and these lands are not surrounded
by conditions which make reforestatton tmpos-
| sible. These, them are the places where refor-
estation should be undertaken. Thru the opera
ton of the stone and timber act and In other
ways this character of land is fast passing from
| government ownership to private holdings And
| In order that the state retain within her Dor.
ders the greatest possible area of that class of
| land for forest purposes at no greater expense
| than asking congress for the enactment Of law
| setting it aside for national parks or forests,
| 1t seems to me that the sooner we qualify
| selves as state to make such a request the
| better will 1t be for all. In order to know
| what lands should remain for agricultural pur.
poses and what should be given over to refores-
| tation Is seems to me that competent and trust
worthy cruisers should be employed at the ear
| Hest day practicable to make the necessary in
| from the field notes Of the government survey
ors, and it is perhaps best in order to facilitate
the work the federal government be requested
| to engage cruisers to accompany any OF those
employed by state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
ADJUSTMENTS
~Lyceum-"The Only Way"

IyCSunI- iHo OIily way
Each week Of the IFrawleys' engage
ment but proves the more conclusively
that at last the Lyceutn theater has come
into it's own. It is fast winning a eli
entele which appreciates the artistry Of
manager and actor like T. Daniel
F'rawley. This week the Frawleys are
presenting 1.-THE Only Way a. drama
tization of Charles Dickens tale of Two
Cities" AS presented by the Frawleys,
the play follows closely the incidents Of
the great dramatic novel. No matter
what may be said of the justification Of
Sydney Cartons sacrifice, the piece has
the great merit Of being almost breath
lessly interesting. The prolog and three
of the acts are but the stspensive pre-
liminary to. the grand-if gruesome--
finale, the death on the guillotine. The
real pity Of 1t is that the tender, loyal,
loving Mimi has her young life ended so
terribly. But in the interest of art, her
suffering and death were essential to the
completeness of the" picture. AS to sgd
ney Cartons death, one is compelled to
agree with him in his last speech, 1T is
a far, far better things that L do today
thanaI have ever. done.'. THE character,
Sydney Carton. within ALI. IT'S varying
moods, its heights and depths, would tax
the resources of any actor The first act
| alone calls for nearly sthe whole gamut
of expression. Generously endowed with
brain, refined, sensitive and conscious Of
his powers, vet HELPLESS victim of drink
| and cognizant OF wasted life and a
hopeless loye-here, indeed, is a formid-
able task. yet Mr. aFrawley's ability
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
Tuesday Evening,

sissippi. The negroes appear to have
recognized Mr. Smith Is success as the
beginning Of an onslaught upon them
in a state which has heretofore been
exceptionally fair to the scolored man.
While there is no direct evidence OF 1t.
it is, fair to presume that the negroes
have discussed this change in Georgia
sentiment and the lower elements
among the negroes have become In
famed in their passions, as their, bet
ter educated brethren have become In
dignant at the outlook. Injustice
always breeds injustice. .-,,s"
Another factor in the Atlanta situa-
ton to which attention is directed by
the Constitution is the number OF low
groggeries which are the loafing places
Of the worst class Of negroes. 1t de-
mands the closing Of them. We do
not see why this exposure made by q
newspaper should not lead to a pract1'
cal Investigation by the administration
Of Atlanta Of the question whether 1t
is doing all in it's power to keep the
negroes as we'll as the whites in order
It looks as tho Atlanta was putting
metropolitan airs and ideas ahead
of the safety Of its children in allow
ing such places to run.
Possibly there are some other things
the city Of Atlanta can do which take
precedence Of shooting innocent ne
groes to terrorize guilty ones.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
Congressmen Should Come.

The upper Mississippi river improve
ment convention, to be held in Mime
apolis on the 10th and 18th Of October,
is attracting the attention of business
men in the upper valley, and is likely
to bring together a good attendance.
There is one class Of men, however,
who ought to make it a special point
to attend this convention with view
to informing themselves thoroly with
regard to what the promoters OF river
improvement want. These are the con-
gressmen representing the states OF
Minnesota, Wisconsin,, the Dakotas,
Iowa and Illinois.
These congressman are, in theory at
least, the business agents Of their con-
stituents in Washington. This matter
of river improvement must be under
taken by the government; congress will
have to furnish the money and congress
ought to know how much money will
be required, how practical are the plans
on which it is proposed to spend it
and what results are likely to be &C.
complished. Congress will look to the
members from the Upper Mississippi
valley for that information. We can
not think Of anything which is likely
to afford the representative, present
and prospective, a better chance to
equip himself for valuables service to
his constituents than to get in touch
with the river improvement movement
and thoroly inform himself on the sub
ject.
It is especially desirable, therefore,
that the congressman Of this region
now sitting, and those gentlemen who
expect to be elected this fall, should
attend this convention. They will find
here men who have given to this sub
ject years Of study, who have had tex-
perience in river navigation, who have
information with regard to~-the engi-
neering problems involved. and who
have commercial important interests to
be served by the proposed improve
ment. 1t should be matter Of public
duty Of the highest Importance for
every man who has, or is likely to
have, vote in congress on these mat
ters, to inform himself with respect to
that vote by studying the question In
this convention.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
The South's Problem.

People Of the north, fortunately for
them, have no adequate conception Of
the conditions which brought on the
recent race war in Atlanta, Ca, and
which might bring on similar ~slaugh-
ter in any part of the south. We have
negroes going about among us, attend
ing the same churches and places Of
entertainment, using the same cars,
their children attending the same
schools with those Of the white people,
and we have no race problem simply
and solely because the white predomi-
mates in the north. Under these cir
cumstances the north cannot dogmatize
on the subject" But it can sympathize
with both the terror-stricken mothers
of the south and with the inferior race
which is doomed always to have all it's
members cursed for the fault Of few.
The south in one sense is reaping
from the seed sown long ago. The
story of how the negro came to the
south and how he was held there for
generations need not be rehearsed; it is
history. History does not solve any
problems, it merely states them. TIC
solve this problem demands all the en-
ergies of sociology, education, religion
1t can scarcely be solved by war, Ger
tainlY not by deportation, for the south
cannot do without the negro when al
Is said.
How is it to be solved9 Booker T
Washington is patiently working on his
corner Of it thru industrial education
the churches are working upon it thru
religious teaching, the states are work
ing upon it thru legislation. All O,
them taken together do not make al
much impression upon it as the chile
with it's wooden shovel on the sands O.
the sea. 3. ~ r.
& b Yet it must be admitted that all ar
working in sound ways and apparent,
with as much fervor as is consisten
with permanent results. So far as tn
ontburst in Atlanta is concerned it an
pears to have some connection with tn
recent electoral campaign in that state
One Of the candidates for governor
Hoke Smith, made his campaign .o1
the exclusion Of the negro from Il tn
ballot by, the means which have beel
employed In South Carolina and Mis-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
What Other People Think
Local Express Charges.
Editor of The Journal.

To the Editor of The Journal.
A few months ago, I think, the Conn
mercial club undertook to influence the
various railway express companies to ex-
tend the boundaries within which they
delivered express matter, and were met
with an answer that the officials who
had the power to arrange for such an
extension were out of the city.
Formerly the express companies noti-
fled parties for whom packages had been
received, but of late they deliver them
at an expense to the receiver Of Is cents.
live on Blaisdell avenue, one block
from the trolley line, and half a block
from the corner of Franklin avenue, yet
the express companies. or one of the
principal ones, at least, has recently
imposed a tariff for the delivery of two
small packages. equal to that charged
for sending one Of them from Washing
ton, and the other from New York to
Minneapolis. Is it not time that the tel
egraph and express companies accom-
| modated their service to the growth OF
the city and the convenience and rights
of their patrons? I trust the Commercial
club will renew its efforts.
"A Victim.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
A Point Of Law,

To the Editor Of The Journal. s
; The law Is a profound science. Ito
practice, however, is sometimes bewil-
dering to the layman.
I dropped into a circuit court that was
in session here. They were trying
man on a charge of murder. He had put
in plea Of insanity, thereby virtually
admitting the killing. In the trial the
Jury found he was of sound mind at the
time Of the murder and at the time Of
trial. But instead Of bringing In a YER
dict Of guilty. they were instructed to
go on with the case and try it just as il
no plea of insanity had been made. The
jury returned a verdict of guilty. It
seems the law gave the accused the priv
ilege Of showing himself insane as a de.
tense, and then, when that defense
failed, gave him the regular trial-just
as If he had not pleaded insanity and
mot guilty.
This reminds us another case. A man
was said to have been arraigned in court
Tor murder. He pleaded guilty The
judge said that the case would have to
go to trial just the same as If the plea
had been mot guilty." because" as hs
said, the prisoner may be insane, be-
sides, he Is such a notorious liar that he
could not be believed under OATH" The
jury 1--WE. are told) found the prisoner
not guilty =
Z Was there any difference In the appli-
cation OF law. in these two cases? II
the accused has the. right to- have his
mental condition established In one case
why should he not have 1t in the other
case,s also? No Prescriptions of law can
affect a prisoners mental condition.
Therefore, why not have every pris.
oners mental condition determined
by the law before trial in every
case, no matter what the plea is-guilty
or not guilty. e. A. Benjamin.
Menomonie, Wis, Sept. 20.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
The Duty of Cuba.

The labors Of Secretary Taft in Cuba
will be in vain, in the opinion ola re-
spectacle portion CT the American press,
even should he bring the two parties
together in spirit Of concession. The
making of peace, even on the basis Of
a new election, would not avail since,
in this opinion, the dissatisfied ones
would wait only until new grievance
gave excuse for new instruction.
This might be true, unless Cuba
should set up a strong as well as just
government. The main difficulty with
the rule Of Spain was, it was both weak
and wicked. It could neither do JUS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25

proves him equal to 1t. His lines In the
great third act are wonderful .andS IT is
in this-the 9revolutio nary tribunal scene
that Mr.. sFraWley. shows his best
powers # H IA
The edelicaoy and simplicity Of Miss
Consuelo Bailey's art Is suited to the
loyal little Mimi, and it was by its very
simplicity that her work makes the, char
aoter sympathetic and impressive When
she guesses Sydney Cartons purpose to
die on the guillotfne in Charles Darney's
place, she has moment Of conyulsive
sobbing, which Is the best bit in the en-
tire production. Her genuineness and
magnetism win deep admiration for her
work. .gga.. .. s.,,s i 49,.
After Mr.. Mortimer's really superior
work last week In 1.-THE Charity Ball.
one can but feel disappointed In his
Charles Barney. The impersonation
lacks ardor and genuineness. The char
acter is rendered so unsympathetic in
Mr.. Mortimer's hands as to give no good
and valid reason for Sydneys sacrifice.
lie seems not to care much about Lucy
Manette' and one could hardly blame her
Tor not seeming to care much about him.
The fact that t1v dramatic intent Of the
presentation hinges on a rare and beau
t1ful love-a love SO perfect that the 9th
down his life that she may be happy ar
this love-makes this lack in Mr.. Morti-
mer a serious fault, ..
Miss Turner as Lucy Manette has lit.
tie to do-save in the third act-but f.
look pretty, and she certainly fills the
eye IN this respect. George Hassel as
MIR. Lorry is good, even If he does give
a slight suggestion Of low comedy al
times. Louis Thompson is unconvinc1ns
as DIR. Manette. The Ernest Dafarge OF
Charles Macdonald is rather ponderou,
as to voice. but in the main well por.
trayed, and a: word of commentator |.
due Miss Christine Hills vengeance. ;
The mob in the tribunal scene is-sur
prising as it may seem in a stock com
pany-very well handled, due, no doubt
to Mr.. Frawley's good Judgment In plac
Ing a number Of his principals there t,
Keep things going. :,
| It seems pity that more of the beau
tl1ul d1alog of the last chapter of tn,
novel could not be included in the dram
atization. >.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25

stice nor wreak vengeance. IA few guur-
illas in the brake could defy it. Her
soldiers feared to go out Of the sight Of
the fortresses she held. I'll
It is quite evident that there is an
element in Cuba that is prepared to
play the same kind of tricks with a
republic. They are not revolutionists,
in the sense that our forefathers were
who took up arms only after having
exhausted every known form Of legal
and moral appeal, every honorable sug-
gestion of compromise Of written and
proved grievances. The. Cuban revolu-
ZIONIST is more like the man who stones
the umpire at baseball game, merely
because the decision has gone against
him. .s..--
If the republic is re-established by
the labors Of Secretary Taft, it ought
to be with the understanding that it
will put itself in opposition to defend
itself against freebooters and black
mailers. It ought to have an army and
it must pursue policy Of internal i'm
provement which will open up every
part of the island by railroad, or high
way, or both. The guerrilla in Cuba is
entirely dependent upon the brake for
protection and the helpless, isolated
farmer for subsistence. =, He would 90
out Of business if all the underbrush
were cleared and railroad depots took
the place Of jungles. s
In addition to being strong, the new
administration must be just. The pres
ent government is enormously extrava.
giant. It spends SO much money that
it is scarcely wonder that the island.
ers have concluded that where SO many
live off the government the rest might
as well file their applications for gov:
eminent jobs.