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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
Moral Cowardice in the House.

The hesitation of congress, about
raising salaries is due no doubt to the
unpopularity Of salary grabs in the
past. But the timidity of this con.
gress is about as cowardly as the bold
ness OF its predecessors. They took ad:
vantage OF the fact that they had
large majority and rushed thru a bill
giving them an immediate raise. The
present >house3has backed awav from a.
proposition to raise the salaries of
members of the next congress. It gave
ITS adherence to the justice of raise
by voting substantial increases to the
speaker, vice president and members of
the cabinet, but when it came to a roll
call on the salaries Of members all the
bravery fled from the house" It's cour-
age, like that of Bob Acres, oozed out
and 1t would not even stand sidewise
to be shot at by the country. -,
This appears to be a. mistake. There
IS substantial reason why congressional
salaries should be raised. If the men,
bers are to be paid at all they should
be paid the value of their time. Bit al
the value of the time Of different mem
bers& is not the same the basis of paw
ment should be the minimum wage at
which the member can maintain him
self honestly in Washington. This can
take no account nor make any provis.
ION for social entertaining, for that
is too indeterminate as : well as = too
remote. from the actual needs of, the
government. What is the minimum
sum. on which. a member of congress can
live. IN Washington plainly, but com
fortably, can be- .ascertained. d It has
already been ascertained that $4,000
does not cover, it. ;. It was therefore the
duty of the house to fix another. amount.
which would answer. In neglectines to
do, so the house has. shown real moral
cowardice. :: =. =. s',-:~::.'@>-1>~-
It is regrettable that the best mem
bers Of the house, who are conscious
of the rectitude Of their intentions in
voting, their successors an increase of
say, have their votes overwhelmed by
the political towards. .~ =.
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Roo K
BY w. r. K.

The LURE OF THE DEsERT.-The
popular conception OF deserts Is that they
are - good places--to avoid. But that is
not the view taken BY George Wharton
James IN his splendid -two-volume work,
ne ~ IN onders OF, the Colorado Desert. On
the contrary, Mr.. James holds that the
desert Is ruiz of delights, a place for the
cure OF Doth sick souls and sick bodies.
4 as not IN the average desert. and in
p aitlcutar. IN the Colorado desert, which
rs III southern California and not in Col
ora do, but the heat itself is not killing,
says Mr.: James, and then when the day
- aone there is a. delicious, life-giving,
aody -nea!ng GOODNESS y and calm that
i1iahes an The discomforts Of the sum
scorcned day a poor price to have paid
-, duVance or to be collected the day
Io!lo@ing. And then there is the mar
Vs4ously clear air, with the wonderful
range and acuteness Of vision it gives,
us blazing stars by night; and, again,
there is the feast of odors, which do
not plend, but come to the nostrils sepa-
rate and distinct and delicious; and the
gorgeous paintings Of earth and sky; and
the desert allfe-birds and strange Great
ures tnat crawl and others that prey:
ana the good Indians, Industrious and
interesting; and theSdesert rains; and a
'hundred other things to see. But best
OF all, as the author says: 80
{. mere are solitude and God, both necessary,
ana the only necessaries to the full awaken
t hs Of Ine human souls The Arab has learned
tnls. He has keener spiritual sense than his
mate rial occidental brother The footsteps OF
ani are often In his desert garden, and the
ARAB goes to seek, and to follow them
AND next to the finding Of ones soul
Inc desert 10 Gods great health giving labor.
atorS. 1T Is the manufactory of health, where
are 70 be found purest sunshine, purest air
purest SOIL: Disease fees away in such pres.
e ene WIN the freedom Of the wild animals
one sleeps on mother earth's bosom and abso.
lutely literally, positively draws life, and vgor
from her maternal founts. -,~.G -.
Plainly Mr.. James sista fervent lover
OF the desert, and he; is constant to his
loVe. FOR tWenty-fy Years s.dhe has
STUDIES this mistress of his soul, so that
ne speaks with authority of all her as
Pects and all the riches Of her nature
BUT Mr. James has done more than tt
write panegyric on the Colorado desert
he has written a book. not only of inter-
est to the curious and those who would
be entertained, but Of great scientific
value His book is worthy of place OF
Importance among works of exploration
lie not only gives much fresh informa-
tlon, but he removes much misnforma
ton, which is quite as important He
writes fluently, and with power to hold
the reader and impart to him much OF
MS own enthusiasmAsome of the lure OF
the desert. The book is rich in it's illus
trat1ons from photographs and from pen
and-1nk sketches by Carl Eytel.
81 Little Brown & Co., Boston
IS net.
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WHAT TO: SEE AT THE g. i.
T. THEATERS NEXT WEEK

mother s. weakness will develop in their
little daughter he valves all parental
responsibility, and attempts the >Gynt-
ish experiment of. being to himself
enough. 80 .,:s.,-,..'. ~ ......T -,
IT. Daniel Frawley will be e s. seen ), i: in
the role Of the disint erested.4 friend Of
yam. B1bber,s discovering the child Of
Caruther's on the stage, The ,Littlest
GIRL IN q fairy scene, he takes her
to the fathers, apartments where he
sksIl!itully plays on the dormant sensi-
sbiities Of his friend, awakening the
parental love and justice that finally
triumphs, and restores the motherless
child to home.
In "Lost Twenty four Hours'' Mrs.
Dick Swift returns to her home after
weeks absence, and entering her
husband s smoking room finds him en-
during the unwelcome embraces of the
beautiful Bertha Darce, an attachment
OF his bachelor days.. and "a woman
accepting Dick s. explanation. that
Bertha is his sister, the hospitable lit
tie. bride gives the woman a hearty
welcome, and invites her to make her
home with them
Previous to this, Dick, taking, ad-
vantage Of his wife's visit to her par
ents, spends a night with his bachelor
friends, which affected him so peculi-
arly,. that for thirty hours he lay in a
|,slumber from which he was aroused
by the breaking in of his bedroom
door, at the instigation of his brother
David, a member of the household. an
austere theological student. Thinking he
has slept only short time, Dick
Hoses twenty four hours, which causes
the serious complications. that tax all
his ingenuity and diplomacy to Olsen.
.tangle. This role will be sustained by
Mrs. Mortimer, while Miss Ethel CLAY.
|:ten will be the bride. The amusing
Mr.. Hassell. while May, his .affianced
Ebride, will be carried by Miss Consuelo
Bailey. /
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South Cardinals Opportunity

The Charleston News and Courier
sadly admits regarding Tillman: "He
is doing nobody any good. He is sim
ply exposing the state which has, hon
ored him with its highest Offices to the
distrust of the world and, worst Of all,
he is regarded as typical. Of the people.
Of South Carolina. = Is
The News and Courier evidently would
be glad to have the world draw a diff
ferent conclusion, one sweeter to South
Carolina. Yet it offers no basis for an
opinion that Tiltman is not typical.
He has been honored with the highest
offices in the state, which is pretty
fair evidence that he was typical of the.
state at the time he was elected. He
is continued in office, which is some
proof that the type has hot changed.
Tillman's present term as senator
ylll expire March % 8, 1870 IF he should
happen be- the sen-
ate there might be created an impress
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
GOALS FROM THE FIELD:

The Curb club was discussing the career
Of two former members Of the legislature,
q senator and member of the. house.
The senator was one of the combine and
it. was currently reported that he deliv-
cred the vote Of the house member regu-
larly and pocketed the compensation,
giving the house member only an occa-
sional lunch. 1884,.
At a dinner where some solons were
talking rather freely this particular SEN
ator was criticised rather freely, when
the house member above mentioned be-
came warmly indignant. II. can't stand
for such criticisms of Senator Blank, -
he said. Blank is friend Of mine;
the fact is, he: is the man who brought
me OUT u
"Well, I guess =. drawled :. another
house: member; the, fact is too that he
has cashed you in as often as he brought
you OUT ia
After listening to = "vogner''.:s by the
Symphony orchestra one is forced to con-
clude that the German wild man has had
some wrong from the brass bands. The
brass band has a. tendency to gincrease
the disorder+of the Wagnerian concep-
ton, the symphony strings calmsit down
and reduce 1t almost to state Of peace.
WagnerEdid'e not write his pieces for
brass bands any more than SHAKESPEARE
wrote his for parlor theatricals,s so it Is
unfair to charge him with all the crimes
the summer bands have committed in
his name: 'tsVogner" as interpreted by
the orchestra is eminently safe and sane,
one whom children might stroke without
arousing violent passions, yet the or
chestra preserves the movement and
swing of the Dutch colonel OF music It
does not make you want to kick seat
over, but it is accompanied by a sense
of satisfaction In the act of listening
that goes with little other music.
In the month of April, 1888, a we'll
dressed and apparently sane citizen Of
Minneapolis was observed at the corner
Of Fourth street and 'Nicollet avenue
reading a newspaper. Suddenly he
threw, both arms in the ali and let out
a series Of yips that curdled the blood
Of passersby. It was thought he had
gone suddenly insane. IIasty investiga-
ton by the. police showed 1t was not a
case of ordinary insanity. The man had
merely succumbed to intense patriotic
joy over a; statement in the extra. The
Buena Ventura, a Spanish vessel, had
been chased by the entire United States
navy, overcome, captured and towed into
port. 'ss 49,
The Buena Ventura continued to be
our: national property, since no Spanish
force appeared in the offing sufficiently
robust to recapture her. Il When peace
came she was turned overf to the coal
carrying department, and IN rsthat she
has continued until the other day, when
she ran against submerged portion of
the United States and sank. There she
lies, of sMontauk point, rsr; mast stick
ing out of the water. and no honor done
to her remains. Will mo- congressman
Introduce "a joint resolution sapproprlat-
ing 100000 from any moneys in the
treasury not otherwise engaged, & to raise
the Buerias Ventura and re1it her for a
museum great B
.S s 8 Janaes Gray.
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ADJUSTMENTS j s ]
The Symphony orchestra-RurestaIier

The Symphony orchestra-RurestaIier.
Alois Burgstaller, well remembered in
Minneapolis as the magnificent Parsfal
OF the Damrosch organization, came down
from the grand opera; pedestal last even
ing and renewed his appeal to local mu-
sic lovers from the concert platform. Az
the soloist at the symphony concert at
the Auditorium he was one of the mu-
steal triumphs of the season. Few sing
ers have received as hearty and sincere
appreciation here.
This was due in no small part to his
generosity. After singing three, Wagner
selections, the prize song from the
Meistersinger, the narrative of Lohengrin.
and Siegmund's love song from Die
Walkure,' HERR Burgstaller yielded to
the plea of Director Oberhoffer and the
insistent applause of the people. and
gave an extra number. It consisted of
Der Neugerige,' by Schubert. and the
"Wanderlied" of Schumann, Mr.. Ober-
hotter supplying piano accompaniment.
After long evening of solid Wagner,
delightful as it had been, the breath of
other lyrics was refreshing, and this
number had the heartiest applause of all.
1t won for an encore Schuperts ..Unge-
duld, and when Burgstaller came on for
this last favor, his greeting was thun-
ooiouS. 1He ulS Tenor larry won the
hearts Of the musical public of Mime
apolis. Tho not always smoothly ham
died, his voice is a marvellous thing.
pure and sweet in it's upper tones, big
and organ like as it descends- His boy
lsh spirit and his awkwardness only add
to the appeal he makes. 49,
The Minneapolis Symphony orchestra
was not overshadowed in any degree by
the soloist. Its work has never. per-
haps, been more. spontaneous and mu-
stcianly. The program was admirably
selected to give variety in themes and
tone coloring, and to present Wagner in
all his moods and lenses. Three grand
opera preludes familiar, to all Wagner
lovers, We're interspersed during the
evening, and all were given in a man
ner entirely satisfactory The rich har-
monies and reposeful qualities of the
Siegfried 1dyl gave a more intense
pleasure, and the high point of the
evening was no doubt reached in, the
playing Of the Good Friday SPELL from
"Parsifal," tone poem that lends it
self to reading even when removed from
Its inspiring setting. This was given
with the most artistic shading and phras-
ing. The fitting climax to all was the
Ride of the Valkyries,' which the or
chestra gave with a splendid enthusi-
asm, and lifted the audience to such a
pitch of enthusiasm that the number had
to be repeated. The big orchestra is now
well launched on its season., ana the
work Of last night is ample evidence that
1t Is climbing to greater perfection of
artistry. IL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

What some people call Mr.. Hills def
ance to the attorney general is not SO
very defiant after all. 1t Is only what
Mr.. Hill would be. expected to say for
reassnring his stockholders and quiet
ing the stock market gamblers. Mr..
Hill says the seo,oOoooo Of new stock
will be issued, but he does not say 1t
will be done regardless Of the state au-
thorities. He is careful to explain that
the issue is not to- be made till May,
1908, and that ''before then there will be
time for, everybody to be satisfied In
other words, he is certain that the Min
nesota commission can be convinced that
the new issue is bona. hde and made for
laudable purposes. That is what we all
want to know. 15555
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have not awakened to the fact. We
have been going on innocently suppos-
ing that the freest man was the man
who went to the polls and, taking into
the booth a ballot which contained the
names Of all candidates, marked those
which pleased him and left the others
out in the cold. But now it appears
that in not having a circle at the head
of, his ballot in which he could vote
"the straight ticket'' he has been de-
prived of some substantial right.
What can that right be9 Nothing if
not the right to remain in ignorance of
the names and records of candidates
and trust to the party circle. Nothing
but the right to mark time for party
rather than to be a free lance for lib
erty. .'
1t is rather curious to learn that
while we think that we have accepted
the Australian form of ballot there are
only five states in the union which have
really adopted it. The others have
modified the ballot, some with party
circles, some with emblems, some with
separate columns for parties, some with
all of these devices to help bosses keep
control of ignorance.
1t is to be hoped Chicago will sue.
coed in knocking the rim off the circles
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

Senator Foraker has presidential
boom which he will gladly waive in be-
half of any other Ohio statesman who
has one which he will not waive. The
Ohio senator Is the politest person in
the ring at the present time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

Senator Culloms bill making the presi-
dent eligible for only one term Of six
years meets the approval Of many states
men Of advanced years. Not even a
much younger man than Cullom would
refuse the job under these conditions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

The Boston Globe thinks a good ques-
ton for debating societies would be,
when is a streetcar full?" But how
will it ever be decided when a streetcar
has always room for one more?
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
DEC ia

DEC. Is.
1s14-The Hartford convention was
opened.
1s71-"5oss" Tweed arrested on a
charge Of felony and confined In the
Metropolitan hotel. New York.
1seo-Sloux chief Sitting Bull killed
In skIrmlsh with Indians In South
Dakota.
189s-caIvln S. BrIce, American
financier, died. Born Sept. z, 1s45. {.
1ses-6oers defeated the British at
the Tugela. tisSst 3
feoo-Queen WiIhelnfina OF the
Netherlands gave assdihners to Mr..
Kruger. 80 90. S. ( 30
1so2-venezuelan government ap-
peaied thru United States fer arbl-.
..tratton of European claims.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

Secretary Root is making Roadway
slowly toward convincing this country
to take away from foreigners the task
Of doing something for us cheaper than
we could do it for ourselves
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

Thomas Lowry used to tell story of a.
Minneapolis man who always gave three
months notes in December because. it
made spring come sooner. The gentle
men who have undertaken to place block
SO in Mr.. shaw's open palm on Feb. us
may lind the intervening period so busy
as to exclude the flight of time. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

French scientists are discussing the
duration of lightning flash. It is about
two and a half times the period that
any gentleman under consideration feels
certain that he has been slated for chief
Of police. 49,. '.~- ..-.-. 81. :.
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Dewey

Dewey. F.,
Next week at the. Dewey theater
..Ihe INNOCENT Maids'' will be the at
S Sa?tI The organization includes
Smith and Champion, comedy sketch
artists; Horton and La Triska, the Mes
senger clown and the human doll, the
seyonss, eccentric, takers; Sadie Hues-
TED, the woman barytone, and Hughes
and :Hazleton, travesty artists. Two pro-
auctions, 'The Geezer'' and sfHappy-
LAND, - are presented. There are. thir-
ty-five, people in the company and the
show beauties are pressed into requisi-
ton in the twenty picturesque singing
and dancing melanges, sailor, Irish.
Dutch, Scotch, plantation, soubret boys,
black crows, scarecrows and farmer
numbers. :.
With the performance there will an.
pear every afternoon and evening
Athod' the French wrestler, who
will meet all corners and forfeit $25 to
anyone he fails to throw in fifteen
minutes- .. - - =.
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The Kansas City Star says that one
Of the grievances against the all-night
saloon is the fact that many Of them
harbor all-night electric pianos. These
pianos may play with greater regularity,
but the boarding house nightingale
throws more ''souP' sinto* the crime r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

/ Excursions to South ana Southeast
on sale first and third Tuesdays each
month to and including April, 1907.
svia Wisconsin Central Railway, at very
low rates. For full particulars address
sor call upon Frank Il. Towne, City
Ticket "a gent, $50 Nicol1et avenue,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

Hall Game, with his customary mod
be boiled down. AS long as there is as
much Shakspere in the world as there is:
the less room there will be for Game.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

One thing that convinces the country
that Senator Morgan expects to be in
the next congress is that he has begun
a speech on the canal at the short SEES
eion - o.. -:r-.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

Count Boni claims to have been high
ly insulted by the offer of job as head
waiter. Any job involving work would
be more or less of an insult to Boni. !;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15

A New York surgeon cut piece out Of
a bad boy and made him over into Z
good boy. There seems to be too much
of a good many boys at times. .-,:. -.
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Harvard and Yale are to have a de-
bate in French, but under modified rules.
The umpire will talk in English.
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sion that South Carolina had tired ofs
being represented before the world by.
| man whose craftsmanship was exem-
plifed in the Chicago speech of few
DAYS ago. ss
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Mr.. Bryan is of the opinion that the
presidents message is good and would
have been better if he had taken more
of the democratic platform. 3@is&S2
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The house Of lords of Great Britain
objects to being abolished. So does Sen
ator Plat. as. ~.
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Unique - .. .-.~~..
The announcement for the week at
the, Unique promises a strong and en-
tertaining bill.
Joe j. Bowling and company come
this year with two new acts, HMr.
Barnum's Baby,' which he will pre-.
sent Monday: Tuesday and Wednesday;
ana Lots Wife, for the remainder
OF the week. Curtis and Adams in
their act of song and dance are CON
ceded to be among the best German
coms m on the boards = -:
1.-The Right Stocking,'' a Christmas
sketch. is the offering of. Ray Ogden
and company. Bingham and Gable .
musical number will be followed by the
sensational globe-rolling act of Miss
Brachard, assisted by Orrin, the Jug
gler. Baton and club swinging will be
introduced: and the novel feature of
club Juggling on the moving globe.
:, A new illustrated song by Irene Lit
tie and some new moving pictures win
complete the program. : :.
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1t Is not claimed that the subsidy fol-
lows the flag. It precedes it. =, ,''~ -
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SPANS guarantee that her intentions
are peaceful is the appointment Of
Weyler as minister Of war. .@-.