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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-01-19

Mitch Burton of International Falls
was In the city Wednesday. 49,.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-01-19

81. B. futile of Grey Eagle was II
the city yesterday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-01-19

j. Rem Decker has moved his mems
furnishings store and tailor shop to
the room in the First National bank
clock east of the bank. Sylvester &
Nichols will occupythe quarters in
the NORM block as soon as they are
made ready
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-01-19

Mr.. Jones was candy maker for Syl-
vester & Nichols for several months
last year. Mrs. Jones Is q daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Moore of this city,
and her friends here will wish Mr..
and Mrs. Jones every happiness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
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By s,aP.=,k;..,
LIGHT ON AMERicAN' DIPLOMACY.

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LIGHT ON AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.
TE1t IS safe t. saXths t. the :ayegage
American knows little Of the machinery
Of :diplorfacyS,as applied to American at
fairs, One reason perhaps, has been
the want Of a. popular work on the sub
ject. That want, however, has now been
met in The Practice sof Diplomacy, BY
John W. Foster, whose qualifications both
as, a diplomat and asEas writer area of the
very highest. The sbbak :is<aesigned as
"a companion volume and a complement
of "A Century of American Diplomacy I"
Tie latter s'soughtsto Show the influence
exerted by, the United Statessih the franz
ingn and Improvement Of International
law" and "the present work is intended,
primarily, to set forth the part taken by
American diplomatists in the elevation
and pafriacation of diplomacy; and, SEQ
ondarfly; to give in popular form, thru
such a narrative, the rules and procedure
of diplomatic, >intercollrse:s'' 1 1t will be
seen at once, from this. Statement (the
authors own) Of the purpose of the book,
that 1T contains material that thorogoing
Americans" ought to be familiar with, es-
.pecially as the field is. one to which such
thorogofng Americans will more and
more aspire. The subject is discussed
under SUCH heads, as ''sUtility ,of the Dip
lomatic .Service,'s. Flank of Diplomatic
Representatives" 1.-THE Appointment of
Diplomats Duties, Of. a ! Diplomat -
gCourt Dress Decorations and presents, -
etc The book IS by no means a dry re-
cital of facts. but contains a wealth of
illustrative anecdotes, that both enlghten
and amuse, making the book thoroly en-
joyable as well as highly instructive.
Houghton Mifflin & Co., Boston.
So net.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
THE SUPERFLUOUS FINGER
The Thinking Machine Solves the
=. = Strangest Problem Yet.

jacques Futrelle, author of the
Thinking Machine stories which have
been SO successful a feature of the Sun
day Magazine of The Sunday Journal,
presents Tor next Sunday 1.-The Prob
lem of the Superfuous Finger" Just
think OF an attractive young woman
visiting prominent doctor and de-
mandlng Of him the amputation of the
first joint of her forefnger. There was
the surgeon, finally becoming incensed,
declared that he would not perform
the opera ton for any sum that she
might mention unless first convinced
that the removal Of that finger was abb
solutely Necessary. Then the woman
| intimated that she herself. might get
rid Of it, even shoot it of, but she first
wished the promise Of the doctor that
he would dress the wound. That is the
way the case came to the Thinking
Machine. What in the world did a
But the plot soon thickened.s
son Hatch thesvery next day: after the
episode in the DOCTORS Office, laid be-
fore the Thinking Machine the stranger
[Spart of the problem. In a well TODD
apartment house a woman was found
poisoned and murdered. Both the doc
tor and the Thinking Machine were
quite, positive that she was the woman
with the superfuous finger, but when
they came to examine the corpse they
found that the superfuous finger in this
instance had been removed several
years before. Here is certainly a mys-
ttery that demands for it's solution the
utmost skill. The Thinking Machine
was equal to the emergency, and in
short~space of a few hours he demon
strated, exactly why, the Doctors client
wished her finger off.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
The Soap Trust in England.

The hue and cry in England over the
formation Of soap trust shows that
the Britisher has no notion Of sitting
supinely down while his industries are
"Americanized.' The newspapers
are filled with denunciations and lists
Of non-trust soap, which. consumers are
adjured to buy. Ministers are ques-
toned in parliament as to whether
their departments use trust or non
trust soap. ,Jobbers receive. excited
orders from their customers, containing
provisos that no trust soap is to be in
Guided The head Of the new comb
nation, VIII. Lever, himself member
Of parliament has, tumbled from a pc.
sition of influence and respect to a
place where there are none so lowly as
to do him reverence - ..t
1t was this fear Of trusts, we are
told, that prevented Joseph Chamber
lain from securing more general sup
port, for his tariff proposals. "HSee
what the tariff has done in the United
States,'' shrieked : his: opponents.
Save England from being trustifed. -
And now comes Mr.. Lever, elected to
parliament on a free trade platform,
and forms a great soap combination.
He asseverates loudly that it is, not a
trust merely a. working agreement
to cheaper the cost of both :smanufac-
ture and distribtltion! r Sounds IA
miliar, doesn't ito Mr.. Levers mo.
tives are high minded and philanthrop.
ic. True, they involve The discharge
Of a number Of employees and Incl
dentally the increase : Of his own in,
come. But the. economic principle is
sound. 49, ',>as5s' * oas7zT.
All this is very zedifying !. For one
| thing, it becomes evident that the bur.
den of responsibility for the forma
ton Of trusts cannot be loaded on the
tariff s shoulders alone. Doubtless, the
tariff helps out some of+our trusts to- a
very considerable. extent. :. But we
have trusts in duty-free products, just
as England has and will have.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
Lyceu1n-

AJCCu4A-
1.-THE Dictator,'' the comedy which
finally q established the reputation s%of
RICHARD Harding Davis as a playwright,
will be played next week at the
Lyceum by 1.-THE .Frawleys, beginning
Monday evening. 7. Daniel Frawley
will enact the part Of Brooke Travers.
WNlhil while latitude Of the smaller
South American states, the play is also
a delightful comedy with a strong
human interest. = 4 ~.
= The lines. are bright and clever,
sparkling all the time while the situa-
tons are funny. It is hard to realize
there is any seriousness in the play
all the time, altho the embarrassing
situations IN which the characters sons.
time find themselves, ought TO- be .serl.
GUS enough. ( - f*:.,. =
Given wealthy New York clubman
running away from New York for the
commendable purpose of escaping being
hung, given Borte- <Banos, ripe for a
revolution re- g On: every FIVE minutes, giye.'
Duffy, the marvellous secret service
man, Colonel John T. Bowie, the Amer.
lean consul and maker of revolutions;
Bostic. the missionary, and Miss Sheri'
dan, also a missionary, and an unwil
ling sacrifice upon the altar of matri
nfony, one has the material for the
plot. That, is, one has the people who
go to the; making Of the plot, 10 de.
|'scribe the plot itself with it's .inimitably
funny situations, it's bright and spark,
ling lines, is another. task E. E?
THE play will be well staged and the
parts admirably taken by the e other
|members Of the company. Monday night
Twill be women.,s night
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
Street Railway Fares.

Some will interpret the reply of the
general manager Of the street railway
company to the aldermen of the three
cities as the expected "stand-of. i"
Others will predict that the aldermen
will 90 no further in the matter.
Neither one Of these assumptions is
necessarily sound. There is sense in
Mr.. HELD s suggestion that subordinate
officials could not change the, fare, and
while it iss,true that Mr.. Lowry could
not legally make a change, any offer
on his part would undoubtedly be one
which having been previously infor-
mally canvassed by the directors, would
be agreed to by them. On the other
hand, it is unfair to assume that the
aldermen having put their hands to
the pillow will leave the furrew be-
fore they have made at least fair at
tempt to accomplish something. l. "
Apparently the aldermen have not
fully agreed upon the concession
they will ask. One city wants
one thing, another wants some
thing. else. The probabilities are
that concession which ., would
best meet the wants of one would: not
be osthe highest advantage of~anether.
The conditions in Minneapolis and st.
Paul are peculiar. Reasonable fares
between the cities with liberal trans
fers are important. The question of a
single fare is to be considered in con-
nection with the quality of the service.
Our. twin city company has a good
track and runs fine cars, but is still
short in the number. In the case of
some parts Of the system there is
abundant cause for complaint on that
score. Whether there is any reduction
in fares or not, this matter of frequen-
cy of service is something that the off
GERS can take care of without waiting
for The action of directors who know
nothing about the matter. -: "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
Buo1u-;

Buou- Pc:
One Of the most ENJOYABLE offerings
az the B1Jou-- last season -HtTexas. y
/. the play. of WESTERN ranehs ]. life, by j.
sMa az 5,Felsggl, and probably no, more
sWelcomey announcement could be, made
than, that ."Texas''S will: Be the 's.at-
traction Thanksgiving week, beginning
tomorrow, afternoon. In addition to
The regular Wednesday and, Saturday
matinees, a. special Thanksgiving day
matinee will be given Thursday, start
Ing at 3 pm. 49,. ~ >
"Texas - is one of the few western
plays that have received praise from
the critics wherever presented. IL is
not, of the blood variety, but
story. Of Texas life told in a manner
which holds the watcher with. keen in
terest: interviewer thru the play is a
cleyerly- told love: story. 80 =.
*Texas West, "a striking young lady Of
western type and retirement, is the
character played by Miss Mabel Dixey,
a daughter of the well-known actor.
Henry Dixey. Charles D. Coburn, the
leading man, presents something sell
dom seen, in the caricature Of western
manhood: Mr. ,Coburn is "a .stypicaI
Texan and, is as much at home in the
saddle .stroundin'a UP "a: bunch iof ,long.
horns'' as he is on the stage. The
supporting company is practically the
same that was here last year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
For Whom Do They Stand?

+ The contest for speaker of the Min
nesota house has reached a stage that
is puzzling to the observer, and the
members will naturally find some
difficulty in making up their minds.
Several candidates are in the field, but
none with commanding lead. Until
the last few. days the canvass has been
one, of. personal solicitation by and for
the candidates, on their individual
merits and geographical considera-
tions. Three candidates are working
hard; several others are more or less
receptive: The new member who knows
the .aspirants by reputation only is not
prepared to make an intelligent choice.
He is more or less open to the tempta-
tion Of patronage or choice committee
assignments, Therein lies q danger.
The large corporations interested in
Legislative matters have not shown
their hands openly in the speakership
contest. They have taken part, how
ever, just the same. They do. not
want a speaker known to be- unfriend-
~, They may not hope to elect one
who will be complainant, but they have
their choice Of the candidates, and
their influence. has begun to be ex-
erted for the men to whom they feel
friendly.
The state at large, the business men,
the professional men, the farmers and
the working men Of the state, do not
want interested corporations" to have a
controlling hand in electing a speaker
and appointing the house committees.
They do not want the corporations
treated unfairly, but they believe that
the corporations should rest their case
with the legislature as unbiased jurors,
and not attempt to pack or manipulate
that body. Any attempt to do 50
should meet with rebuke. No mem
Der Of the legislature will do his whole
duty to his constituents if he pledges
his vote to man without knowing in
advance where he stands and what his
backing is. -
As remarked before, the situation is
puzzling: There are signs of corpor.
alton activity, but nothing yet that
can be classed as proof. One thing
however, is certain. The "interests u
have a hand in the pastry kitchen and
are hoping.to pull out the pie.
There iis no hurry about electing a
speaker. At any rate, there is not
enough to warrant member in pledg
ing his vote before he has had time to
find out few things.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
Farmer Hills Plan.

ss One Of the leading farmers of the
northwest, Mr.. James J. Hill, makes a
plea in the December Century for the
farms in every agricultural county Of
the nation. Mr.. Hill has achieved great,
ness by another route, but he is an
enthusiastic farmer, and there is moth
ing he enjoys more than giving good
advice. to his fellow agriculturists. He
is a persistent advocate Of improved
farming methods 81 aa every y sfezhie is
given "a an oppertulnIlii1ty he impresses on
the people the economic waste "of old
style farming i. He. finds, however. that
lectures, speeches, and agricultural
schools do thar Che majority Of Farm
.erss out Of thesgo4 and hanoW, wants.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
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iOrpheu1n-

iOrpheum-eE
Probably the most acrobatic exhibit
ton ever given at the Orpheum. was
that of the Patty brothers last season,
the headiWalking. stunt of. young Alex
anders Patty being not only the, acme
OF, sensation alism but a. feat whose 4ac-
cdmp1ishment caused *the greatest as
i onishment in local medical circles, In
spite Of the fact that young Patty
stands in imminent danger Of break
ing his neck every time, he bounces
along the platform and down the steps
Son his head, he. lis still alive and is
coming back, to the Orpheum next week
ito repeat the performances s.
A big bundle of clever and pretty
femininitY style themselves stThe. Vas
'sar, Girls" The eight in appropriate
eapaan gown, exploit Their. talents, as
Observation-Disclosures vooalists and dancers
in ensemble work, while each Of the
sgirls is q specialist, Jessica Cree is
d whist1ing and Nonette Tyel a vi6lin
isoleist. = The Nassar sgiflss,s portion of
the performance will conclude with a
riliantly beautiful electric ballet. j,
q Nearly every. theater habitue remern-
'bers the Kangaroo Girl with DR..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24

a PLEASING HOLIDAY ROMANCE
Rosemary, in. Rosenary in Search Of a
Father, a long short story by, G. N. and
A. M. Williamson is one of those chill
dren who still believe IN fairies. Conse-
quently when she is told BY the nurse of
d family IN adjoining rooms in hotel
at Monte Carlo that her lost father is
sure to be looking for her on Christmas
eve, she goes out to make sure that he
does not miss her. She cannot remember
him., and 50 when: hessees a handsome
and kind-looking man in an automobile
she decides that it must be=tler5 father,
and she steps In front Of the machine to
make sure that. he will see her. What
comes OF this adventure is for the reader
to. guess until - he has, read the story,
which is,4ssuet IN viting4 form, withsa
decorative: covsr, Unusually ARTISTIC illus
trations and bakder3 designs.# "a: sNs M
+ the Mcclure Phildps companN New York. Is Il,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
"a BABY THE SIZE OF Nine"

When sec somebody's baby tuat about the size
As ps sgsa,, around ,'as the WITH little
There's the queerest sort Of feeling at the bot
tom Of my throat r ~
While the engine bells and whistles take d sad
u and sobbing note ~ $780, -
Both my arms begin to hunger for the load
AL that's always light s:sst.P' ga s. 81
And I'd give my soul to hear her calling stDad-
-dy,'' in the night.
Yes, I've got to gulp my grieving nor betray
the slightest sign,
When ! see some stranger baby just about the
50 size Of mine.
When see a sturdy youngster just about the
size of mine. ~
am less the rugged oak tree, more the cling.
ing tendriled vine;
Then I think the streng th. attributed manids
half myth, S9 i Is
And the storm defying bole becomes the bruised
and twisted withe. sgss 4 .ss5 70
Then know the ones I cherish are the guar.
/ dians Of me; Is
Whites my world could scarcely recognize I'll. thhss
j, picture It would ssss.sy ss.ssss xE,.t.s
Drumming brine '
q mine. s>55l' 60 1870 e.
Chicago News.
49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
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The Caruso Case.

IF the man. Caruso is guilty the New
York police court should have praise
for making an example Of a person as
prominently before the public as he.
If he is not guilty there should be
nothing but commiseration for a man
who, because Of his delicate relations
to the, public, must feel the humilia-
tion, Of this exposure beyond what al
most any other man could. -.
The hiatus in this case is the disap.
pearanee; Of the complaining Witness
This is explainable.o on three hypothesis
that she was confederate Of the
policeman in making a false charge
that she was spirited out of the jur.
isdiction Of the court by agents of the
defense, that she voluntarily disap
peared rather than face the ordeal OF
testifying in such "a notorious case
The first is too far fetched and the
prominence it. receives in the arguments
Of the defendant is strongly suggestive
Of it's falsity. The second is plausible,
for the failure of the. Graham woman
{ to appear, against, him was apparently
& the mainstay Of: the Caruso. defense
The thirdfis. altogether the most prob
able. Few women svRould have the cour
age to- face SUCH a gaping mob as gath
cred to hear his case.Ef =
The correborated evidence of the
policeman seemsi TO have been taken as
sufficient; to make a case. >%si>
Judge Dittenhofer., am his plea fol-
Caruso appears to have made much of
the fact that it was a shame to con.
vict on such a charge a man who was
received in many homes, and who was
patronized by royalty. The argument
puts the cart before the horse. The
fact is that If Caruso was the kind OF
man the testimony declares him, he
should not be received in any home
neither should he be permitted tc
come before an American audience tc
interpret works Of art, which have a
moral value. 1t will be said that the
! personal character of the interpreter is
secondary to the Interpretation, that
I the people go to. enjoy Caruso s voice
and not to come in contact with his
personality. This doctrine is coming
more and more to be rejected. The
publieS5is tending more to erect mora
standard for artists as well as fol-
i business mel. The elevation Of the
stage has been a mooted question il
this country for decades. How can We
elevate: At ifs No accept on 1T person.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24

Individual Menbersif Restored to Army Must Begin
at Bottom Again Negro Preachers and Agitator.
Fooli'hly Making Race Issue Of the AffarInjustice
Is Claimed By Investigator. ~ s.s &s..,rsz @.
Washington

Jeurnal Special Service. & 4,
s Chicago, NOV. ], Washington
p IT special says: BY the time
President Roosevelt returns to Wash
1ngton every soldier of the three, cem-
.paMesa of the !, Twenty,ffth, infantry
who are being. held responsible; for
smoothing up = Brownsville, Tex.,7 will
lpe ,S fout cot the service for: good and, all.
+ Ihefe. seems to be absolutely no way
70 inlt1eate the sentenc e. Even if those
guilty OF shooting up the town should
selves innocent gsheuld, & peach = on
their comrades, they would still be out
foI, atne. service, and 7the only thing; the
president could do would be to, allow
them to: begin at the foot Of, the lad
der once more, which few of the older
men, OF course, would care to- do. !, t,ji...,l
/. ErobabiX the worst enemies ,ofs1these
negro SOLDIERS 3wAe care on the. whole a
hn e. lot OF men, are the negro preachers,
poAtlclans and and agitators, meas ', and
women, who haYe, taken UP the case
wrong end to. They persist. in making
Elt racial affair. NO enc rwhos under.
stands the situation Will for a moment
EbeHeVe that President Roosevelt fred
these soldiers because tof their black
SKINS. 5sa!'A%2 * Ii. & 81 'shS, sfra,
{ IAe issue , is not lat all racial. but a
matter ct ethics, Of discipline, and :tot
the application Of; the principles of alb:
Estraet Justice. The only: way. in which
the negroes can secure the cooperation
Eof white. people IN this matter. is 'by
recognizing it the fact that. if innocent
Epeople are to be, punished for the Sins
+ OF the guilty, the whole fabric Of com:
mon law would disappear and, no man
would lSl be safe from Tho application Of
such q principle. 1t Is this sense Of
Injustice which has: stirred up 50 much
protest that it -in5dueed. SECRETARY Taft
to hold up the presi dent,s order a day
Eor t tWo to afford time for a final appeal
|: The negro sagitators, however, lar; al
STIRRING up trouble by insisting that
this is. an attack upon their race and
by denogneing the: !: president as az
enemy of their people. This is rapidly
alternating many Of the best friends Of
Fthe negro soldiers. r:=zv} VIZ :--.s.;,
[ Thescase- ofsthe negroes will be- ksn
up, IN congress and5' it is believed! There
fwiH, be much discussion Of it during Che
winter. q - TT 'rr3tes:t..s. SEE :
Resolutions indorsing pSecretarv2 Taf;
for. the, repubh cam: presid ential nofni
nation have been adopted by the Ma:
tional Negro Baptist Preachers union