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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-18
Tremendous Vote Expected.

The county has been thoroly canvassed by
both sides. and it Is expected that the largest
votes in the history Of the, county will be
polled on Tuesday: z
While the democratic central committee has
placed full ticket In the field little interest
is being taken in the result, there are no con-
tests in that party for any of the offices. On
the other hand. every republican office has at
least two candidates and many have more. So
fierce has the fight become that, with hardly
an exception, the candidates for all the offices
have been obliged to align themselves either for
or against Of the factions. t.s. ;
The reports received from the various town.
ships show that Gronna can count upon the
western part of the county almost to a GER
tainty, and It looks doubtful If N. M. Johnson,
who is q candidate for delegate, will be able
to carry: his own township OF Petersburg. Some
Of the eastern towns may be considered doubt
full, but all day today and until late tonight
Gronna will put in his time in that part. !;
States Attorney Kelly. who is a candidate
for the third term, Is being given a; hard
fight by Halvor Norskog, the Aneta attorney.
Kelly is Frich's law. partner and is supported
by the combine, while Norskog is allied with
Gr0rn E'
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NORTH DAKOTA TO Q
VOTE TOMORROW
NEW PRIMARY Law SOON TO BE
ON TRIAL.
Gronna Said to Be Ahead in the Des-
perate Fight with Former Congress
man johnson in His Home County
Contest in General the Bitterest Since
Populistic Days.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Lakota, n. D., June 1S.-The last days Of the
political battle in Nelson county on the eve Of
the first primary election are the most exciting
witnessed here in years The fight Is almost
entirely centered over the delegation to the
state convention. As matter Of fact, there
Is no t.insurgent" Or reform" agitation In
this county. but there are strong Gronna and
anti -Gronna factions.
The, opposition to Congressman Gronna, heal
ed by Attorney General Erich, who worked in
harmony with him for many years, former
Congressman N. NJ. johnson Of Petersburg
]. G. Gunderson the Aneta banker and member
OF the university board and A. NJ. Tofthagen
OF this place, who was prominent in local poll
tics many years ago, has been working night
| ind day for weeks to accomplish the defeat
OF the present congressman. A careful review
/ of the county by townships forces the opinion
that Mr. Gronna is even stronger today, just
before the votes are to be cast than he was
| ten days ago. .. 49, >...t -,
| N. NJ. johnson. A. NJ Tofthagen and several
tothers Of the opposition started q speaking cam
paigns turnout the county over a. week ago, and
have been addressing the voters several times
| a day. Mr.. Gronna and his supporters have
adopted the same tactics and have been holding
| meetings at the same place on the following
! day or few hours later the same day. The
| result has been one Of strong encouragement
and much elation to the congressman and his
followers. -
| There may, however, be slight split. John
| son and Tofthagen both strong in locali-
ties, especially; the former, but his course Of
| personally abusing Gronna has done his cause
more harm than good x -. =. D.. :,
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GENERAL PRODUCE

Official quotations Of the Minneapolis
Produce Exchange, corrected up to IL M,
Monday, June 1s.
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Neither. Faction Satisfied.

FARGO, N. D.-After tomorrow night citizens
OF North Dakota can tell how the primary cleo
ton law works in this state. The law has not
pleased any faction. To the radical advocates
it is regarded as not being broad enough To
the opponents Of a. primary lawAit is also un-
Of Legislative and county candidates and the
selection Of delegates to the state, convention
which will name the ticket.a0 -, - -
The bitterness Of the tight in the state has
The democratic opposition is practically nil and
the republicans have strapped among themselves,
with the. new gang or insurgents against the
"old gang" or the regulars. The latter organ
iEation Is headed by Alex Mckenzie, and In
cludes the present administration except Attor:
ney, General Erich. who. having served two
If the regulars win, 49,. -,e~rsr ,.5zs =
The new gang leaders are former Congressman
Spalding, former Congressman johnson, former
Register Winship and other. former OFFICIALS
under the regular organization. ~ ss.a
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: Why a Doubt Is Raised. ::

As the fight has been fought, there would be
no doubt about the victory Of the regular organ
that the primary law will. be in use for the
first time. and unit rule has been adopted has
caused some speculation as to results.
The new gang" has not selected delegates
in many counties, having named men only in
those counties in which they felt surest Of
winning. a hot fight is being made on legis-
lattve candidates in opposition to Senator Hans
orough, Tor whose successor the senators elect
ed at this time viii vote at the next session
but one. In many counties there are double
header delegations, as well as legislative and
county candidates. and the fight is the same as
If being made by different pa. ties, tho all claim
allegiance to rapublicanism
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GLENDALE, N. D.-The board Of trustees Of
the town of Forbes has voted to issue bonds
for the sinking Of an artesian well and the
laying of watermains.
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n SPRINGFIELD, g. Drank P. Glasner, for
some years editor and publisher Of the Times at
Springfield. has purchased from Robinson Bros.
the plant Of the Tyndall Tribune.
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Horse and mule hides small each. $50 1.25
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3 DASSEL, MINN.-Mrs. John Thompson, wife
Of the landlord Of the Dassel house. died sud
denly, of heart failure. She was about 40.
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able "with his mind 3 eye," to see his
picture at first as it will look, com.
pleted. This does away with much Of
the Hblocking in'' or sketching, and
he boldly paints with his love Of lux
urious color, always a glimpse OF the
open air, often the sapphire sea. some
times water, sometimes In oil. Among
his best pictures are AYE oeeser,
pho,O NA Reading from Homer, ,,
Feast of Bacchos, etc. Genial, opti-
mistic, generous, he thoroly appreciates
good work, however different from his
own taste or style. His portrait, by
himself, of the fair, healthy, earnest
face, in the Uffizi gallery, Florence,
looks much younger than the man who
was 10 years old last January. Sir
Lawrence is fond Of telling the story
Of how, after being called to Windsor,
to be knighted by Queen Victoria, e
days and expressed herself as follows:
"Oh, dear Sir Lawrence, / am awfully
glad to hear Of the honor you have
received; I suppose that now you have
been knighted, you'll give up painting
and live like a gentleman.
He has long been a member Of the
Royal academy and the Royal Society
of Water Colorists. There are about
twenty Of his pictures owned in
America.
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with massive palaces, arches, temples
and other characteristics Of Roman
architecture in the foreground, and
dim old Mount Vesuvius towering high
above the ill-fated city in the rear.
He will see several hundred correctly
costumed performers on the streets Of
this painted city; imposing pagants, en-
livening sports, exciting hippodrome
races, pretty ballets and numerous in
teresting dramatic incidents told in
pantomime. A., t.s.1,
From the apex of the gigantic noun
tain in the background huge clouds of
smoke burst forth, followed by fire and
lava. The monster temples and palaces
fall with crash, while the human be-
ing flee from the scene Of destruction.
The smoke has fairly cleared above
the fallen city when the second big
"event" Of the evening begins, a
81 900 display Of Pain IS beautiful Man
haitian Beach fireworks. In this pyro-
Jtechnic program is shown all the latest
novelties in fireworks for which the IA
nous Pain is celebrated on two conti-
nents.
The portable amphitheater carried by
the company will comfortably seat 1O,-
900 people.
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|| 81 0|T1 01NQRNADE|AHElN 81 81 Isl

changed is not known, but the later
ones are in much calmer vein. Then
there is another one breathing consid-
cradle passion and rhapsodizes as only
q poem can. Finally, it dawns upon
him that the infatuation has gone too
far and the young woman in Vienna
receives the following letter, which is
intended to end their enjoyable COR
respondence: -.
GA long, very long while I have al
lowed your last letter to lie before me,
have read it and read 1t again, but
never answered it. Receive today my
heartiest thanks in few words. And
henceforth, until we meet again per-
sonally, you will hear but little from
me by letter, indeed very seldom. Be-
lieve me, it is better so. It is the only
right thing. I feel it as a matter of
conscience, that l must suspend or re-
strict my correspondence with you.
For the present you must occupy
yourself as little as possible with me.
You have other objects to pursue in
your life; other feelings to which to
devote yourself. And las have al
ready told you by word Of mouth
can never feel satisfied with a connec
tion kept up thru the post. It seems
to me that there is always something
incomplete, something untrue in it..
| see, I am painfully aware, that, I
cannot keep myself fully up to the
right pitch: That is something that lies
once for all in my nature. Impossible,
therefore, to alter it.
"But you have such delicate percep-
tion. such instructive penetration. You
will understand all this in the way I
have intended it. And when we meet
again I shall explain it to you more
exactly. Until then and for ever you
! will remain in my thoughts. And even
more so than before. when this trouble
some, incomplete business Of letter
writing no longer disturbs them: A
thousand greetings, yours, H. I. -
A letter of coincidence on the death
Of her father was signed, "Yours un-
alterably devoted. Henrik Ibsen:' A
little later he acknowledged the re-
ceipt Of a dear letter and picture,
but requests that no more letters be
received until circumstances are
changed. The Miss Bardach did send a
telegram on the occasion Of DR.. Ibsen's
seventieth birthday, which was briefly
but affectionately acknowledged.
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gether with his inherited powers Of per-
severance and undaunted application,
accomplished great results.

gether with his inherited powers Of per-
severance and undaunted application,
accomplished great results.
Unable to gain instruction from the
Dutch masters, he went to Antwerp,
then q noted art center, and from the
academy he passed into the studios Of
Baron Wrappers and also Van Legs, q
distinguished Belgian archeologist and
historic painter. He became quite cap
tivated with an early :" History Of the
Frankish Kings" and assisting Van
town hall, the frescoes all being from
the history Of the Netherlands, it re-
suited In his becoming historical
painter. An intimacy with Ebers, the
German Psychologist, continued his in
terest in ancient history, and explains
why his subjects are largely drawn from
Egyptian Greco-R themes.
why He Changed His Name.
With his first medal won at Amster-
dam, he added Alma to his name, TAX
irg it from his godfather, explaining
that the alphabetical lists in catalogs
and picture hangings left him at the
ated name came at the top. A French
picture buyer, recognizing the talent of
the young artist, ordered two dozen pic
lures with increasing scale of prices, at
each half dozen. It took four years to
complete the commission, and they in.
clude some Of his most famous early
work. AT the end of that time TWEEN.
| ty-four more were ordered, as if they
were goods, by the wholesale. The ar.
| tist accepted with increased remuner
alton, only stipulating that he choose
classic subjects. ".. 49,.
In 1865 Tadema married Frenca
lady and removed to Brussels, remain
| ing there until his wife's death il
| 1869, when with his sister and two lit
tie girls, Lawrence, who has become {
talented writer, and Anna, a charming
dainty artist, he removed to London
where he has since remained, becoming
a naturalized British subject. Abou
this time he visited Italy, which h
previously purposely avoided, thinking
that an artist should be matured il
style, lest the potent influence Of Ital
ian art unsettle him and he becom
only an imitator, instead of doing origi
nal work. He once said on this sub
ject: cit is my belief that studen
ought not to travel until he has becom
conscious of his own aim and wants
then he will understand the great mas
ters and appropriate such things as ma
be useful to him. Rembrandt never lef
Amsterdam, and Van Dyck and Velas
quez travelled when they were al
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05

The thousands who will visit Mime
apolis during Grand Army week will
be afforded a variety of entertainment
if all the plans mature that are now
announced.
The Twin City Amusement company
organized for the purpose of handling
big outdoor events, has contracted for
the exhibition Of what is conceded to
be the most attractive and entertain
ing of all Pain spectacles, the ".Last
Days of Pompeii,'' and the eruption of
Vesuvius. - .
The exhibition will be given for six
nights commencing Monday, Aug. l3,
on the new parade, Hennepin avenue
and Erie street, opposite Loring park.
There is nothing like these midsum-
MCKNIGHT carnivals in the world of
open-a air amusement, and the expense
of the spectacle has heretofore con-
fined their presentation to only the
large cities. The "Last days of Pom
peii,'' as presented by the famous py
rotechnists, Pain, is much more than a
mere amusement venture.
The spectator sees before him within
the great amphithater mimic city COW
ering several thousand acres Of ground,
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Art Aids for
Busy People
BY MARTHA O. WELLS,
Chairman of the Art Committee OF
the State Federation,
Copyright 1908.)
xXvu-sir Laurens Alma-Tadema
Ills Life and Art.

~ N ORE than threescore years
ago, in the ,Frisian province
- II Of North Holland, a group Of
little Dutch boys were playing. These
miniature men were as persistent in
building the little dykes in imitation
Of the huge barriers which have per-
sistently, for centuries, resisted the en-
croachments Of the sea, as were the
patient laborers who erected them. In
cupations of truly national charac-
ter, digging canals, draining the soil,
turning windmills and building ships.
Unconsciously, too, they were develop
ing the same traits which have pro-
duced in the Netherlands a people ca
pable Of la boring in view Of a remote
end, accepting privations, organized to
cooperate, toll, struggle and persevere.
AS interesting as the holiday sport
proved, little Laurens Tadema stood
apart, untempted by the opportunity
the sailor with the largest herring
catch. His greatest happiness was
when, with pencil, he could transfer to
paper the big, blue, open sea, the heecy
clouds, where sky and water meet, the
ceaseless waves, the tawny sails of
schooners cutting the trackless faith
oms of water, the wonderful color of
the fisher folk and their environment.
Thru his childhood he watched the
Leewarden women. going thru the mar.
kets of Drouryp, in their gay gowns
their wonderful silver headgear Of he'll
met and rosettes with snowy caps. AL
this with his natural and precocious
art inclination. made sketching JOY
and pastime, altho sense of duty tc
his mother led him to persevere in the
studies which were. to finally end ir
law, according to the wish Of his IA
ther, of whom an early death had de
prived him. Later, when he had per
mission to turn from this irksome anG
strenuous study to art, his pleasure, to
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
HISTORIC OLD CHURCH
Relic Of Swedish Settlement in Penn
sylVania,

While the Old Swedes church (Gloria
DeD at Philadelphia and the Swedes at
Wilmington have e been frequently de-
scribed, very little has been written
about Christ church at swedeland, Up
per Merton, Pa. in the. Schuylkill val
ley. The church contains many relics
of pre-revolutionary days. From an
historic standpoint it is one Of the most
celebrated churches in the country.
The Swedes Of Upper Merton organ
lied congregation ut the home Of Gun
mar Rambo in 1880, when the Rev. Sam
uel Hesselius, pastor at Morlatton, Wis.
tied the settlement. It was not until
June "a, 1850, that Christ church was
dedicated. On that occasion the Rev.
Karl Magnus Wrangel, who had recent
ly arrived from Sw eden, preached the
sermon. The church went out of the
control Of the Swedish Lutherans, but
was not forgotten.
In 1876 Prince Oscar, now Prince
Bernadotte, with a distinguished COM
pany visited the old church and the
next year King Oscar sent fine bap-
tismal font.
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SPY ON FOREST FIRES
Watch Tower Erected Near Swedish
Boundary.

P. M. Anker of Fredrikshald, Nor
way, who is extensively interested in
numbering and mining in Norway has
caused to be erected a tower on We
dosfse hill in Aremark, near the Swed-
ish border. A watch for forest fires is
brea Is aS prompty I % telephoned sYerK 70 Gav the
nearest authorities the tower being
connected with several places in
Sweden and Norway. Not long ago the
watchman discovered a forest fire east
of Stora-Le in Dalsland, Sweden, but
the nearest forester was soon mott
fed and he promptly set out with a
force of men. This occasion called out
the first kindly words for more than a
wear.
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Denmark's Oldest Centenarian.

Denmark has several centenarians.
but the patriarch of all is Niels Mel
senof Gilbjerg, Heinsvig parish. He
is 1O3 years old or three years younger
than the oldest inhabitant of Sweden.
1t is seventy years ago since old Mel
sen married, and forty years ago since
hearing is gone, his sight greatly i'm. m.
paired but his mind is still clear. Ev-
cry day winter or summer he takes
walk in the open air, and never COM
plains that the weather is cold. His
only illness was harmless malady
when he was 81 years old.
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ready Van Dyck and velasquez and not
His Second Marriage.

In 1879, having been two years in
London, Tadema remarked, his wife
being the daughter of the famous
physician, DR.. Epps, 8. woman Of rare
beauty and an artist Of distinction. In
his home at Grove End road, sump-
tuous residence. there are three stu
dios, for himself, wife and daughter.
Set in a beautiful garden, the house is
filed with every ACCESSORY, which his
are portraits Of the inmates, for the
artist has painted many portraits as
well as classical scenes, window has
delicately colored glass Of the daugh-
ters when quaint little girls, and be-
meath is bit Of sculptured frieze bear
ing the interviewer tulips of Holland,
lilies Of France and English roses,
typical Of his allegiance to many ties.
His propensity, for introducing marble
as his pictures can be reconstructed in
bench, there a fountain falling into q
lustrous marble font, the fshpond by
the colonnade recalls his Royal acad-
envy picture Of 1904; the rich vases,
the onyx-framed window of the studio
and the FURNISHED brass stairs, which
have frequently appeared in his pic
lures Of Roman villas, furnish an end
brilliant colors, inherited from the
Dutch, are all characteristic of the Eng
lish school. His arrangement Of sub
jects. often on low, long canvas. is
Enthusiastically his own.
The French and Italian painters make
all compositions converge to a central
point, his are scattered. This may be
illustrated by the picture of Hadrian,
which, after remaining unsold for some
time, he cut into three complete ones
two of which he sold and retained the
third for his studio. Few pictures
could be thus divided. His historical
subjects are extremely realistic, and
the classical figures are endowed with
a. familiar personal interest. One OF
his most important pictures, "The Coli
seum,' shows mastery handling, with
wonderful detail, his knowledge being
so thoroly assimilated that with hi
excellent taste the result was har
monious.
| His Own Critic.
Tadema is his own severest critic
he never allows a picture to leave hi
studio until he has done his best. Hi
is the rare gift, or insight, of bein,
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"a Delightful Summer Trip for s1o.''

ga Delightful Summer Trip for s1o."
In connection with the Booth Line
steamers "Easton'' and $500 City -
the Great Northern Railway will sell
tickets to Isle Royale Ports and return
via Duluth, including meals and berth
on steamer, for $1,000. Tickets will be
sold every Thursday until Aug. 80 in
elusive, good returning the following
Monday, and on every Saturday and
Sunday until Aug. 26 inclusive, good
returning the following Thursday. City
Ticket Office, corner Third and Mic.
ollet, Minneapolis, MINI.
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Millionaires in Stockholm.

Stockholm is becoming city Of
wealthy men. An examination Of the
latest tax lists reveals that there. are
more than $50 millionaires in the city,
it being understood that the millions
arc computed in kroner instead Of dol
lars. There are 600 people in the Swed-
or more. The greatest annual income
is 1,278,000 kr 1t is believed that
Stockholm has passed Copenhagen as
the wealthiest city in the Scandinavian
countries. :.
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Will Inspect Neutral Zone.

trian engineer corps has been named by
the Swedish government as it's repre-
sentative in the control commission for
the Swedish Norwegian neutral zone.
Colonel Blaim, with Colonel Schott Of
the German army, who was previously
selected by Norway, will select a third
member OF the commission, after which
that body will determine if the terms
Of the Karlstad treaty have been COM
piled with.
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will be paid to the last cent. The Svea
company, a large and substantial con-
ctrn, has taken over the entire business
of the unfortunate Astria company, and
announces that it is responsible for all
pany This action is calculated to give
Swedish insurance companies a high
reputation thruout the world.
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Aalesund Secures Loan,

rebuilding the city, and having ex-
hausted all other means has turned to
the government. The finance depart
ment has consented to loan 100000
kroner to the city direct from the In
valid fund, which in turn will supply
means to owners of real estate for
their new buildings. The city will pay
Az per cent interest. ,r Ea
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"1s1e Royale and Return $1,000

"Isle RoyaIe and Return $1,000"
Every Thursday, Saturday and Sun.
Northern Railway will sell round trip
tickets to Isle Royale Ports via Duluth
and Booth Line steamers EastonD
and $500 City" for the extremely low
rate of $1,000, including berth and
meals on steamer. Tickets sold on
Thursdays will be good returning the
following Monday. Those sold on Sat
urday and Sunday good. returning the
over at Isle Royale of about "a hours.
City Ticket Office, corner Third and
Nieollet, Minneapolis. MINI.