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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
ADJUSTMENTS
Duke Of Duluth. /"

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The Biioq management. is to be g con- 2.
gsatulated for the attraction Et which VIII H. it
iuth,'' with Nat NJ. Wills as the star.
with an abundance Of bright, catchy
airs and strong ensembles. The cos
tunes are fetching. the scenery is elab-
crate and striking, and the entire COM
pany, both principals and chorus, much
above the average. ~
There is a strong, tho old, comedy
Baratta, the bogus Italian consul, and
MI. Wills as: the double. The entire
performance is. pleasing with the sin
gle exception of Mr.. Wills parodies,
which are. too suggestive in spots.
Mr.. Wills is strongly in the limelight
and makes good. but great credit is due
to the strong support Of the other prln-
cipals. Miss Ethel Kirkpatrick, the
leading lady is not only beautiful but
which should be given more opportuni.
ties. Eta Pearce has been seen here
before. She is a comely and vivacious
soubrette and does some clever work.
The cast is greatly strengthened by
Frederick Knights and Carrick Major
The duet by Miss Kirkpatrick and Mr.
Knights is a hit. Mr.. Major has a fine
Well-tralned voice and makes good III
his single opportunity, "No Peach
Hangs Too High for Him Them
May Harrison as Blanca proves her
self capable and her good looks make
her favorite. Tony Hart as the bogus
Italian consul has a unique opportunity
in a pretty serenade, "Rosita,' the eff
feet of which is heightened by thu
| clever dance of the chorus and thu
| lighting effects. Miss Arnold is EN-
inently fitted to play F1irtino.
M G. r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19

"slR RAoUL'' is from the pen Of the
Rev: DR.. James, M. Ludlow of East
orange, N. j., and is a stirring STORY, of
me thirteenth century and the crusade
led by Boniface Of .Montferrat, brother to
conrad, which got as far as Constan tino-
PIE and ended there: thru the craft Of
DJsalndolo and his party, In Venice ..f~s
Sir Raoul Is, the. SON 4 Off Max won
Ehhlrestein Of the SchWarzwald: ( Grown
up ne is in love with Renee, the daugh-
ter Of Conrad Montferrat, a Creek prirl-
cess thru her mother. q In a fit of jealousy
Ehe commits grave fault in a tourna-
ment, is unjustly degraded from the
rank of knighthood. goes out unknown,
is reported dead. is buried in. his home
chapel f.e., a body that is supposed to be
his Is buried, joins a robber band. then
| saves Renee from death, goes to, Venice,
comes into service of the doge Dandolo,
OF whom he says: 'I have thought over
! the matter now for many years, and be-
] lIeve, II. eyer the devil comes into our
world, I saw him that night. He serves
Loyalty While he serves He wins fame.
IS re-knighted under the name. Of Raoul,
by Boniface, by Alexius, by Dandolo, each
! giving him a tile. : re-. =
T.. The ,SstoryEis well told. has a lot of
hghting by land and sea, hair -breadth
| escapes, etc.. and a capital outcome.
II @=az4i.& ~ .E&f f4-@s =; I w r X
! Fleming H. Reveil company New York
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Orpheum-Modern Vaudeville.

There is nothing startling at the Or
pheum this week, but the bill offered is
one which will please every taste, at
times, before the evening is over. The
show opens with Paul Kleist still Civ
ing the musical-clown act with good
effect. He is followed by E. Frederick
Hawley & Company in hair-raising,
heart .rending melodramatic thriller that
puts into the shade any of Charles Bla,
ney's eat 'em-alive productions. 1t is
intense, fervid, illogical, reeking with
gore, wine and women-au Of the
nerve erkers of a five-act alfalfa-c
cult charmer compressed into super
heated twenty minutes. There are
baser and better passions, flouted hus-
queens of the alkali district, Navajo
blankets and silver spurs, to say moth,
ing Of the lost child and the girl who
gets the drop on the bandit and then
refuses to shoot. : ~ - -
It is really hard bit Of work for the
principals, but Hawley and his asso,
ciates get away with the act in style
that leaves the gallery with teeth set
and fists clenched. Down stairs the
effect is less marked.
The LIE Pages have new jumping
ries of wonderful high kicks and Hsoft-
shoe' jumping. The act is staged with
the barbaric splendor Of Pullman in,
terror, and is supposed to represent the
dormitory headquarters Of an athletic
student. -.
John Howley and Allie Leslie bring
back the days of variety when the in
I terlocutor, asked Bones why a he1
crosses the road, and Howley gave {
good turn of the old-time clog dancing
Goodman $ dogs and cats were wei
trained, but Goodman still uses the
whip too much to suit those who are
really interested in trained animal acts
Bert and Bertha Grant, colored dan
GERS, are good at the windup of thei
turn, when they get down to buck ant
wing dancing. The colored entertain
ers' conversational work in vaudevill
is usually rather tiresome, and this pal
are no exception.
The August family, jugglers, close tn
bill with a diningroom act in whic
they juggle everything, from eggs t
lamps. Their work is clever but hardl,
up to the standard set by the Peri
skoffs and Salerno. Two new films OF
the kinodrome close the show.
j. H. R.
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY

>1ea2-Treaty of St. GermaIn, by
which Canada and Nova Scotia were
restored to the French.a nv f
16s7-La Sale assassinated by his
followers. Egs* s.
1676-Settlement OF Warwick. r. H.,
destroyed by Indians. -
17ee-stamp act repealed BY British
parliament. -.=r >''>.- In
1776-Boston evacuated by the Brit
ish. II .<s ~
1811-CharIes ~. of Sweden abdi
Gated In favor of his adopted son,
Bernadotte.
1s4s-WiIIfam, king OF Holland,
I died. &...-., s.Gs, I
+ 136o-WllIiam Jennings Bryan born.
1e71-Siege Of Paris begun.
18es-Bat1eshlp oregon started on
| It's trip around Cape Horn In antici-s
patton of war with Spain.
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1t pleases certain class of literary
dilettanti to profess a feeling of dis
tress at the introduction of simplifed
forms of spelling. They affect, deep
concern about the purity Of the Ian
guage, and the. heat of temper which
they manifest when it is proposed to
eliminate some Of the unnecessary let
ters they seem to think will be accepted
as evidence of their superior scholar
ship. The most poignant grief is gen
orally manifested by those who have
the least occasion to exhibit it. They
profess a high degree of pleasure IN
the form of word because in that par
ticular form they think that it tells its
history. AS matter of. fact, there IS
little or nothing in this assumption
Forms of spelling have changed from
one period to another as a matter OF
convenience, and we shall probably con-
tinued to improve upon many OF our
present absurd and awkward forms re-
CARELESS Of the sensitive feelings Of the
professedly intellectual.
The character of the men who are
identified with the movement for SIM
plifed spelling gives ample assurance
that no violence will be done to the
language, but that the progress made
| will be along conservative lines
| Among the eminent scholars who have
| recently organized for this purpose are
such distinguished names as William
T. Harris, United States commissioner
| Of education; President Butler OF Col
umbia university; Justice Brewer Of the
United States supreme court; l. K
Funk, editor and publisher of the
Standard dictionary; Professor William
James of Harvard; Professor Louns
bury of Yale; Professor Hempl Of the
University of Michigan; President Dav
id Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford uni
versity; Richard Watson Glider, editor
of the Century; Brander Matthews anc
institution of Washington. These are
some of the scholars who are iden
tilted with this movement, which
is financed by Andrew Carnegie
Colonel Charles E. Sprague, president
of the Union Dime Saving institution
and Lyman P. Gage, former secretary Of
the treasury.
It will still be the vogue for "Pre
tending Percys' to speak with disre
spect and slightingly Of this movement
but with common sense to back it up
and with moderation to protect it from
absurdities, it is certain to make prog
ress until the spelling Of our words il
the English language has been brough
to basis of common sense, and Eng
fish spelling is as rational as the Frenc]
+ or Ethe. Italian = j.. 49, a., -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
Winter Wheat Prospects.

In commercial or financial sense no
more important news appears at the
outset Of the week than the report of
another fall Of snow over Kansas and
the neighboring states. Every late
change in the weather, so far as the
southwest is concerned, has been favor
able in the broad effect, and confidence
in the stability of things for the COM
ing season has been strengthened. There
is winter wheat crop just coming to
the point where it may be observed,
yet too immature to make possible any
reliable estimates. as to condition.. Rrac-
ticallv all that can be known of it yet
is that it has had much needed protec-
ton against the. cold periods, in the
more important producing territory and
that the moisture needed to carry it
along thru the early part of the grow
ing season has been supplied. If there
is to be any serious damage to winter
wheat this year. and any cutting down
Of expected yields, it must come as a
late development. There had already
been enough rain and snow totcheck the
complaints of dry soil that had just
begun to come from western Kansas
and with the additional precipitation
over Sunday, it would seem improbable
that any bad reports, Of a reliable char.
acter. can come for the present.
An early start is not necessarily an
assurance Of a good crop, but it is q
big factor. 1t is true that in a season
only a few years back, when the winter
wheat crop was cut down almost 100,
: 100000 bushels from the estimated yielc
as based upon condition averages early
: in the year, the damage came late il
: the season, much Of it even at harves
time. Yet while there is never any
thing sure about it, until the grain ha
+ been cut and. threshed, an, early star
under favorable conditions increases tn
chances very greatly.
1t is long time since anything ha
been heard of bleeding Kansas On
weather prophet-not government au
> thority, but with some little privat
, reputation for good guesses-has figure
! out that according to the law Of avel
ages there should be dry weather in tn
southwest this year. From the fac
that there has been no drought there 70
several years. there is the greater like
(. lihood Of it this year, according to hi
: argument. This may come about, blu
to date there is an agricultural promis
for the southwest that means million
and millions in new wealth, that indee
could scarcely be better at this date.
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, No Objection Here.

No exceptions can be taken on gen
eral principles to the activity of St.
Paul's new Business Men 8 Union for
the promotion of the jobbing trade of
that city. Such evidences Of life and
enterprise on the part Of our neigh
boring city are highly commendable.
The spirit of rivalry between Mime
apolis and st, Paul has always been a
good thing for both Of them, but there
is one feature Of the ST. Paul campaign
which is certainly new, and about
which there may. be very serious ques-
ton.
1t is reported that an attempt
will be made to create prejudice
against Minneapolis. because Of the
"id'; that because Minneapolis
sees fit to enforce the Sunday saloon
law, that fact is to be made use of IN
diverting trade from this city to st.
Paul. 1t is possible that some st. Paul
business men may think that there Is
profit in that sort of campaign. We
do not believe that all of them, how
ever, will deceive themselves with the
idea that they can profit commercially
by contrast ing conditions in this re
| spect between Minneapolis and st. Paul
They have first to assume two things
One is that the business men OF st. Eau
rely upon the greater liberty accorded
to vice in that city in order to make
| money, and the other that the bushes:
men Of the northwest whose trade they
hope to influence, are of a kind who
would be inclined to visit st. Pau
rather than Minneapolis because the pc
lice regulations are more liberal in st
Paul than. here The former is some
thing which some people in St.. Pau
at least will be heartily ashamed OF
and the. latter is quite as likely to glv'
offense as it is to win favor.
We are quite sure that in Mime
apolis the time has gone by when thu
business men feel that the largest lib
erty with regard to the liquor traff'
and the evils which usually attend i
is promotive of business prosperity
That may still be the prevailing notion
in st. Paul, but we doubt it. At an,
rate, we are quite willing to have st
Paul advertise herself as the "wid
openN town-if she wishes to do that
and to emphasize the fact among peopl
of this commercial district that in Min
peapolis more regard is paid to tn
. enforcement Of law. The distinction
between the two cities on this broa
line is something which we are quit
willing to have made.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
LAYMEN TO UNITE
Men of Westminster Congregation win
Form Union

Formation of a Westminster Men 3
union will be considered Wednesday
night at the church. A general invita-
ton has been issued by the pastor and
officers of the church to the men of the
congregation to attend a dinner at $3.50
pm. when plans will be talked over
FOR the organization of union for COM
mon acquaintance and good fellowship,
and for what definite form of activity
may be elected.
The movement is in line with similar
ones in churches of the denomination in
other cities, and the hope is to unite the
Presbyterian laymen in closer bonds of
brotherhood for practical helpful ends.
Westminster has never had such an or
ganization. The plates will be 80
cents each and notice should be sent to
Rev. Harry G. Finney, or by telephone
to the church office. u.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19

The Rochester, N. Y, street railways
have been purchased by the New York
Central railroadl The company pro-
poses to own and operate chain Of
trolley feeders all the way from the Nj
agara to the Hudson. AS this will re-
move competition which the railroad
was beginning to feel, the stiffening up
of trolley rates is as certain as the com
ing of spring. One of two things must
follow, regulation Of rates or public
ownership of the roads. II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19

citizens wearing Prince Albert coats
and high hats, Flaaten's band, and the
fire department. met the train. Mr.:
Wills was enthroned upon the hook and
ladder truck which was g flag draped !"
in his honor. and march was taken to
the city hall. Mayor Cullum in well
chosen words welcomed the city s
guest and presented him with the NM
nicipal key.
City Controller Mccormick taking
the part of the prime minister, then
read literary gem composed for the
occasion by George Cecil Cowing, the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
CHEAP MAN MAKES AN EXPENSIVE
BOILER
Boston Globe

There is a political parable in the
story that comes from -Houlton, Me-,
where an employer z discharged his
licensed and expansive Sengineer and
hired man at 81 day to run the boiler
The new employee failed to appreciate
the necessity Of keeping up the water
level in the boiler and presently OBJ
served that the boiler. was getting red
hot. He accordingly turned in a large,
sudden quantity of cold water. The
next thing he noticed was that the boil
Ell was making a funny noise" so he
climbed up on top of it to investigate
the safety valve. He, went some higher
than he meant to, but alighted practi-
cally unhurt, and when rebuked for his
share in the explosion asked Indignantly
What do you expect for a dollar a day?''
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Redwood is not the c

Just why the musical comedy that is
to be presented at the Biiou' this week,
featuring the comedian Nat NJ Wills,
is called "The Duke of Duluth no
one has been able to figure out, but no
matter-Duluth is mentioned, and not
since. the visit of Proctor Knott, who
first gave the town a place on the map,
has there been such royal reception
to visitor as when the company Wis
tied the Zenith city last week.
A procession consisting of a 1000 per-
sons, according to the Duluth Herald,
headed by delegation of prominent
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19

ton, Joseph Kilgour, George Parsons,
Grace Thorne, Lillian Dix, A. s. Lip
man, w. FL. Burton, z. S. Barrett Ed
ward See, Flora Juliet Bowley, Ada
Curry and Florence Gerald.
The big "all comedy" bill composed
of some of the best vaudeville acts in
the business, which will hold the boards
sof the Unique this week, has the
following list of "headliner'' attrac-
tons: Grace Huntington & Co., in 9 A
Matrimonial Mixup ";;s the four Ander-
sons, high-class vocalists; the Knicker-
and and Bertie Alien len singers and dancers;
and the dainty soubret Grace Almond.
Blanche Walsh, without doubt the
most powerful emotional actress on the
American stage today. will bring her
latest and greatest success, The
author of eaThe Climbers" and EsThe
Moth and the Flame,' to the Metro
poitan for half a week opening on
next Sunday evening. Altho the play
has an intensely dramatic, almost
melodramatic plot, the character Miss
Walsh assumes is that of one of those
radiant, queens of American social life
| most preiudiced foreigner. Mr.. Fitch
has, however, made use Of this feminine
| type in a way that illustrates some
thing more than her mere physi-
cal attractiveness. He places her in
such equivecal situations, and tests her
| loyalty and faith as wife in SUCH
way as to bring home her qualities of
! heart and intellect in no less a degree.
| Wednesday afternoons at the Bijou
| will hereafter be known as souvenir
| day. and each lady attending will re-
ceive a suitable souvenir. The first of
| these souvenir matinees will be given
Wednesday, during the performance Of
Nat M. Wills and his company in
"The Duke of Duluth stF
In the new edition of "Fantasma,
which will be presented at the BijOu
Guido all former productions of pam
tomime. "Fantasma has distinct
and logical story, well told, and adj
hitting of the introduction of dances
and specialties in rational way.
A new play was presented at the
Lyceum yesterday by Ralph Stuart and
his excellent company, which Won the
distinct favor of two of the largest
ceum. The audience discovered to its
great surprise that "The Man from
Missouri was not a cowboy play
at all, but a strong, vigorous drama
depicting social life in Washington,
with it's wiles and dazzling schemes, in
( which a typical western ranchowner
, plays conspicuous part in bringing
full of comedy. and the performances
$ yesterday were greeted with uproarious
1 applause The play will be reviewed
9 in Tuesdays j ournal.
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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL
ITS MERITS PROVOKE COMMENT
Stewart (Minn.) Tribune.

Stewart TNInII.J
The merits of the Minneapolis Journal
Sunday paper are source of frequent
remark. T he J a is Sunday Issue
Is not made up of trash and nonsense,
as are the majority Of the Sunday pa
pers, but Is full Of articles of live Inter-
est on live topics. The Sunday Magazine
accompanying the paper is also a vaIu-
able publication In Itself, comparing ia
vorabIy with the Saturday Evening Post
and other similar publications..
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Foyer Chat.

Charles Klein, the author of "The
Music Master,'. has in his latest play,
"The Lion and the Mouse,' which
Henry B. Harris will present at the
Metropolitan next Thursday evening,
selected topic of universal interest
Much has been said about the. part
America at the present time, but this
is the first instance in which the money
power has been used as factor in a
drama. The cast is notable one, in
Guiding Arthur Byron, Margaret Hing
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NJ onday Evening,

ample of what business men can do
to secure reasonable rates when they
stand together. This thing of standing
together is mighty important in the de:
velopment of any commercial center,
and nothing has probably contributed to
the success. the growth, the prosperity
of. Kansas City more than the stand
together" policy which the business
men of that town have followed for
many years. ( 4 IS !!..=5 III. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19

8 Senator Dolliver caused something of
a sensation in Iowa politics by indoors
ing George D. Perkins, the Sioux City
editor, who is candidate for the CUB
ernatorial nomination against Governor
Cummins. Mr.. Dolliver explain his po-
sition by saying that he Endorsed the
Sioux City man before he was aware
that Cummins would again be a candi-
date, and no one has minated yet that
he hurried little 80 as to get in ahead
Of Cummins' decision to RIM.
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81 stts<t : =.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED,

The Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of
the Settlement of the Jews in the United States
| Address delivered at Carnegie hall, New York
Thanksgiving day. 1905 together with other
selected addresses and proceedings. New York
The New York Co-operati tive. Society. ~
( Uncle William, the Man Who Was Shift less
BY Jeanette Lea. New York: The Century
company. 81. -, fe - TX 80 ~ n h4FH =
| Peterkins: The Story Of Dog. Translated
from the German of Ossp Schubin by Mrs. Johr
| Lane. with drawings. New York: John Lane
comnany s-'S 49, ss----st-.S}e ssas
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THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

and for other subscriptions, up to
81 900, the joiner has his choice Of "as-
sociate,' 1'life member" PATRON
or, founder. There is nothing in
the constitution of the society that
tends to prevent on-member from
slapping mosquito, provided the insect
is trying to bite.
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The Swedish riksdag has passed bill
empowering municipal authorities to
regulate the hour for the closing of
shops The tendency Of competition has
been to keep the stores open till in
creasingly late hours, to the great suf-
fering of the employees. The opposers
of this law declared it was socialism, -
but what of that if it is good thing to
dos
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March 70, 1906.
seems to be "at sea-. without rudder

Frank valesh of Graceville has an
nounced himself as republican candi-
date for representative in the Swift-Big
Stone district and as Representative q.
E. Hogue of Benson is about to move to
Kansas, he may not have opposition.
Senator H. w. Stone OF Benson is can
didate to succeed himself, but may be
opposed by F. M. Geier Of Ortonville.
Charles B. Cheney.
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Rates to New York and Boston

Via the Michigan Central are as low as
by any other road. Excellent train ser
vice. Tourist sleeping car. Chicago to
Boston every day except Friday. Ten
on through tickets. Ask local ticket
agent for information, or address V. G..
Russell, N. w. P. A., Pioneer Press
Building, ST. Paul, MINI.
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KEPT HER PROMISE

''~"'
t'I shall wed whom I please"
Said the belle to the beau,
Tho she sat on his knees;
II shall wed whom I please"
."Good" he cried with a squeeze,
Good! You please me, you know!' +
81 shall--wed-whom-I-p please
Said the belle to the beau. s..- !
q - . New Orleans Times Democrat.
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A Georgia newspaper declares that
conscienceless Florida Gamers are pack
ing catfish dyed pink with aniline and
labelling them Alaska salmon. This
may be joke, but we have noticed
that the canned salmon have had rather
of a fishy taste this year.