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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
Editorial Section.
The Russian Land Question.

THE car of Russia is perhaps not a close student
Of history, but if he happens to have followed
the trend of revolutionary movements he should rec
ognize that the started in his country is Of the
kind which does not abate itself. The Russian
ment for representative government is but phase
of the land hunger which has overthrown more gov
ernments than any other The douma is
enactng the role Of the Gracchi. The czar's min
listers are but repeating the experience Of the min
listers of Queen Victoria who held on until forced
let go, the theory that the Irish should not be per-
mitted to the land Of their country The French
revolution, whose causes the eloquence Of Burke
succeeded for a time in obscurng and which has
generally been credited to fanatics, had at bottom
the as the others-the hunger for land
The territorial expansion of Russia has been the
phenomenal thing in her history, and while she
has taken in great deal of land which is useless
for agriculture yet the immense acreage of crop
producing country included in the empire has always
made it matter Of wonder to the world that Russia
produced better results financially and economic
ally The of the failure Is found in two things,
the system Of holding the land and the lack Of ag
cultural education When Alexander II, in 1853,
manumitted the serf he gave him enough acres to
support him in the frugal style of Russian peasant
But he did not provide for future expansion Since
that time the number Of the Russian husbandmen has
doubled and there has been no increase in the land
holdings The simple proposition of the douma is
that the time has arrived for another distribution
and this time it must be adequate. The higgling of
the and the ministers is merely an evidence
.nat they do not understand the problem Of their
country.
The second factor which has reduced the pro-
ductive capacity Of Russia is the lack of education
Diversified farming has been introduced in
Russia. The crop is wheat, nothing but wheat.
"Today," says writer Russian affairs, "the
Petersburg on to Odessa nothing but immense
waving wheat field stretched endlessly either side
of the raroad'' The one-crop system is attributed
to Witte who in his eagerness to have export
showing forced this suicidal policy upon the people.
Experts agree that the onecrop system has seriously
affected the black earth belt Of Russia which sup
ports two-ffths of the entire empire. What the re-
formers are crying out for is system of admins
tration which will first add acres to the peasants
farm, and, second, will spend some money renewing
the soil instead of carrying on forever the policy Of
conquest which came to such disastrous pause at
Mukden. The douma has domestic policy with
little of tinse but which would in time Russia
The bureaucracy is still welded to insensate
quest This is the main difference between them. It
is fundamental, however, since the douma policy calls
for sacrifices from the nobility, while the nobility
has all it's existence been accustomed to have the
people make sacrifices for it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
Progress in Forestry Cause.

EVERYBODY believes in forestry now, and even
- the lumbermen who opposed the movement five
or ten years ago coming into line. The rapid dis
appearance of timber in eastern and central states
has brought the most calloused despoer OF the
land his senses, and umbermen as class are show
inc willingness to cooperate with practical forestry
measures.
One of the most powerful factors in this change
of has been the forestry propaganda OF the
woman IS clubs. The committees of the national and
declarations have been active in season and out
of season. urging the Importance Of the question and
bringing it home to the business public The work
of the women was first regarded lightly. They were
considered theorists, who had sentimental and not
practical for their stand Gradually the ire
mendous practical application Of the question has
veaed itself The higher values scored every year by
lumber products have been an eye-opener The women
of the national federation are meeting IN state
that has passed the maximum point producer or
lumber. Its decline will be swift henceforward, till
our great pine forests will be only memory. Much
of lumber is already coming long distances, and
the price is advancing at a rate which alarms the
public that is paying the bill us.i
Practical forestry is only in it's infancy here. We
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
Wayne MacVeagh on the Grill.

a MOTHER idol has toppled off his perch. Wayne
~ MacVeagh, orator, statesman, reformer of
Pennsylvania is sitting in the dust wondering what
hit him Mr. MacVeagh has been the adviser of Mayor
Weaver in his fight against the corrupt gas ring in
PHILADELPHIA He has had retainer from the commit
tee of nine which has been advising the mayor to ter
inmate the u. g. I. lease as he can take over
the GAS plant for the city, Now it out that Mr.
MacVeagh also has retainer from the gas company.
The publicity Of this fact appears to be what hit Mac
Veagh.
Mr. MacVeagh has issued statement which has
quite a. senatorial ring to it, He says Whoever as.
serts that have been anything but sincere friend
of reform in the city, state and nation is wfu ana
deliberate liar.' ...
Nobody has yet said that Mr.. Macveagh is insin-
cere but good many asking how he can recon
Gle his two positions the advisor OF mayor VINO
ia expected to kill the gas trust and as the attor-
new Of gas trust which has wish to be killed Off,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

The canal has already cost the government about
900 in cash. In addition the $40 900 paid
the French canal company, 900 went to the
merry little republic Of Panama for the strip and in
two appropriations about $685. 900 has been pro-
vided for construction work. The sundry civil bill has
just made provision for 600 for the work
of building the canal. There is stipulation In this
bill that the amount named shall be reimbursed to the
treasury thru the sale Of bonds already authorized
for canal purposes The evident intent Of congress
to throw the remaining burden of the canal upon the
future by paying for it with Understanding notes
rather than with cash. ,-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
Burr's Trial for Treason.

MAS Aaron Burr a traitor in deed, or only in
w thought Or was he, after all, an erratic,
cinating line of inquiry will be brought to
end, because it's questions can be concusvely
answered The verdict of his own day, the popular
verdict, was practically unanimous. The nation be-
ieved him traitor tho the charge was never proved
and it fifty years before historical students be-
came parzans Of Burr and began to appeal from the
Judgment Of his contemporaries.
It is hard to find new evidence after generations
have passed. but new view of the case is given by
Frederick Trevor Hill in the June Harper's. he re-
views the great trial at Richmond from lawyer 8
standpoint, and points out that the record of that
case, confined as 1t was to testimony for the prose
cution is still the strongest document that exists in
of the prosecution g The muchadvertised wit
could give nothing but impressions and treason
able utterances No sign Of reasonable act Burr
turned that famous tscotch verdict can only be
planned by the height Of popular feeling against Burr
which the jury undeniably shared.
This jury of the remarkable features Of
the case Out Of the first hundred talesmen exam
ined, only one man could be found who had not
formed an opinion of Burrs guilt Then the defense
headed by Edmund Randolph, offered to pick the
jury from those hundred prejudiced men, It made
selection, not from the least prejudiced but from
the most violent expressed enemies of Burr and with
this "grandstand play" Burrs lawyers placed him
at the mercy and upon the honor Of his enemies
From the fimsy evidence supplied not this jury
could bring verdict Of conviction, but the jurymen
were too strong partizans to confess the charges
groundless, 30 they found that "the defendant
Aaron Burr, is not proved to be guilty under the
Indictment by any evidence submitted to Against
Burr protest this evidence received by Chief
Justice John Marshall who presided at the trial. but
was entered as verdict of not guilty.
The nation at large convinced that Burr only
escaped by hocus pocus of the law, which barred
the testimony Of General Wilkinson, the chief wit
ness Wilkinson testified in the second trial, when
Burr was arraigned on the charge Of plotting the in
vasion of the Spanish colonies, and Wilknson's evil
dence proved no better than the rest, Burr
again acquitted. He always rested under cloud Of
1t is interesting to review the case as a great
legal battle, and any layman that there
was no evidence to convict the Of treason. It
is not 50 easy, however, to work up sympathy for
Burr. His great ability does not excuse his many
faults and stretch Of the imagination picture
him as character for young men to emulate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

Various newspapers trying to discover what
hidden power powers potent enough to throttle
the pure food bill in the legislative body that IS sup
posed to close to the people. 1t is said that the
patent medicine and the whisky interests have been
able to accomplish this feat The bill passed by the
senate went the house Feb 22 and was reported
favorably with certain unimportant amendments on
March T.. It made special order for April 10.
The rest is silence
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
Movements Of Population.

IN OsToN has taken Mayor fitzgerald seriously and
proposes n response to his call to organize
men will be asked to subscribe $4,000 a year
for three years on condition that the city shall give
like amount, and thus 100000 a year will be made
available for booming Boston,
This is large program even for SO great city.
1t should make .other cities think IL Boston, Of
the Oldest certainly the dignifed, and presum
ably the most cultured city America, does not dis
dain to advertise her ADVANTAGES on the billboards
and in .sthe public prints' why need Minneapolis,
St Paul, Omaha or Kansas City hesitateq
The star OF empire proverbially takes its way west
ward but there is always receding tide Of popua-
ton flowing eastward New York and Philadelphia
have drawn some of their best brain and accumulated
some of their most active capital from the west To
recount the names of the men who have left Mime
apol1s alone to make their homes in New York would
make an interesting commentary upon the fexibiity
of population What does Minneapolis or any other
western city do to retain these valuable citizens who
are struggling back to the eastq Scarcely anything
we depend upon the flow Of population westward to
compensate us for the drain upon our supply Of men
toward the east. In numbers we gain by the COM
parative processes, but not necessarily in weight Of
influence in the country. The men who 90 east are
usually trained men, men whose capacity has been
ascertalned and who are, therefore, wanted More
over they are men who have accumulated capital as
well as experience They leave the western cities
just when they have arrived their highest capacity
for usefulness to the communities which developed
them The influx Of strangers from the east is com
posed largely OF men of unknown caliber and small
or no capital They have come to take pot luck and
explore the possibilities of the west They are well
coined and the western cities endeavor to make their
residence permanent and in most succeed. Yet
there IS the problem Of the western deserving
to the east Is there not duty incumbent upon the
boomers to ascertain the amount of this depletion of
population its character and learn if there is not
some measures which might be taken to lessen it,
If advertising will help attract them to Boston vhv
won u 1t help hold them in the west for Mnneapolisa
IT, me vice president of Venezuela having declared
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

The peculiar appropriateness of John Wesley
Gaines fathering publicity bill is apparent John
Wesley Gaines could not keep anything secret if he
would. He confdes all his secrets to the Congressional
Record and lets it keep them. 1t contains con-
fdences of John Wesley Gaines the of thirty
six volumes of 500 pages each.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH

Olympia (Wash) Recorder.
What need to chase the smile from the dimpling
maid by criticizng the ugly mouth rather than pras
ing the lovely eyes; to pluck away the hardearned
laurels of age by their too critical reduction to
meiie erftV OF to. deaden the ambition of youth by
Goddess: as: Justice TEN mercy, so we find
81 the and need of happiness
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

Lots of people who were never accused OF murder
have died since Mr. Patrick began his round of ap-
peals ,..4.. cox.,o .na
France have united protest against the act OF the
Chinese government in dismssing the Englshman who
formerly collected the customs OF the country. Inc
job themselves, hence the protest Hurrah for home
rule
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

The return of Doe. Bxby to his desk has displaced
the weather as topic of conversation in Nebraska.
There is nothing like having your household
word.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

Joseph Chamberlain read the unionist free traders
out Of the official unionst party This reduces Cham
berlan g party to group easily handled and which
Chamberlain may expect to grow greater, since it
could hardly grow smaller.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

There batteships blowing the waters of
peaceful Lake Mohonk; pirates on her borders no
warships her strand; ominous signs of combat
anywhere nothing except here and there stray
quito seeking to extract living from the person Of
peace delegate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

The ghost of Addicks has raped twice on the
speakers desk of the Delaware legislature, startling
the entire state
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

Perhaps may forget some of national trou-
bles when July and it's list of dead and manned
comes in.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
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OH sat rwo ::rnen
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

Mayor Tom johnson wants Cleveland to have
public baseball board. There is nothing like
tanning the fans in election year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

Colonel Greene's civil war with Lawson was moth
ing to the attack on him made by Mexico.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

The vice president of Venezuela having declared
that Castro is violating THE constitution by refusing
to enjoy the prerogatives of the presidency it must
to the Hon. Charles A. Towne that Castro ia dna
to receive some attention from him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

The destruction of battleships in time of peace is
distinctly encouraging to contractors
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

IT WILL HOLD HIM AWHILE
Boston Herald w.,
The gaekwar allows that he doesn't understand
our tariff but he proposes to give it his early at
tention. .'-#. F
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03

aasIsin the least simply cannot be re:2
adiSkss6a s,:ass senatorial campaign oi,S
stsss.eeA 9 {, y go. 81 ~; ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02
THE OLD SCRATCH"
How the Evil One Came to Be Pcpu-
larry Known as "The Old Scratch"

One of the many familiar names of
his satanic majesty is The Old
Scratch" 1t is undoubtedly due to the
fact that scratching is SO disagreeable
that people thought it no worse than
the evil one. A scalp full of dandruff
keeps one scratching all the time; not
only disagreeable, but considered very
inelegant in polite society-as it should
be-because one ought to keep the
scalp so clean that it would not itch.
To cure the scalp of dandruff effective
ly use Newbro's Herpicide. 1t kills
the germ that creates the dandruff
which is preliminary to falling hair,
and. finally, badness. No other hair
preparation kills the dandruff germ.
Herpicide also is a very delightful and
effective hair dressing. Sold by lead
ing druggists. Send 10 cents in stamps
for sample to the Herpicide company,
Detroit, Mich. T. II. Thomas, special
agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02
NOT A PATENT MEDICINE.
Hyomei Scientific Treatment for Ca
tarrh by Breathing Medicated Air.

Breathed through the pocket inhaler
that comes with every outfit, Hyomei
destroys all catarrhal germs in the
air passages of the throat and nose,
soothes and heals the irritated mu-
cous membrane and effectually drives
from the system all traces of catarrhal
poison.
No one should confound Hyomei
with the patent medicines that are ad-
vertised as catarrh cures 1t is as
superior TO them all as the diamond
is more valuable than cheap glass.
The complete Hyomei outfit, consist
ing of a neat pocket inhaler, medi-
cine drOpper, and a bottle of Hyomei
costs but 81. and extra bottles can be
obtained for 80 cents, making it the
most economical method of curing ca
tarrh, as well as the most reliable.
II. o. Rolls has sold a great many
Hyomei outfits and has seen such re-
markable results from its use, that he
sells it under an absolute guarantee
that it costs nothing unless it cures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02

Appears Younger 1t is quite 20
years since the first American tour OF
Sarah Bernhard. She was then So
She is now 81, and the critics say she
looks younger than she did quarter
of century ago. Tri-City people will
have opportunity 10 see Nine. Bern
hardt on her farewell tour at the
Grand, Davenport. Feb. 26.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02

noon from the home, Dr. +. Fl. Burrell
Officiating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02

Edna May to Wed?-Edna May, who
is playing in 1.-The Catch of the Sea-
SON. at the Illinois at Chicago, is en-
gagged hard and fast. 1t was stated
last night that, unless she changes her
mind. she will be married within 4S
hours. at the end of her Chicago en-
gagement. The man who won, where
some dukes and perhaps some princes
failed. is Oscar Loensohn, of New
York. heavy stakeholder in the
American Tobacco company. and mem
Der of family which is possessed of
"a fortune of s20.000,0OO. Gossip has
coupled the names of Miss May and
Mr.. Loensohn for some weeks. He
has followed her around the country.
and they have been seen together SO Of
ten that the announcement is only
moderate surprise to their intimate
friends. In Chicago during the last
week Mr.. Loensohn has been in con-
slant attendance upon the fair ac-
tress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02

ment lovers on edge and viii pack the
theater every night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02

Death of Chiid.-Blanche, the Agar
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Hubbard of 613 Fifth avenue, died
Wednesday afternoon at $50 after a
short illness with bronchial trouble.
The funeral was held yesterday after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02

Tonieht's BiII.-"The Persian Prime
ess" will be presented at the Illinois
theatre tonight by the Johnson-Har-
rington Stock company This is So
ciety comedy drama, in five acts, and a
bill that is featured by this company
Four big vaudeville acts will be given
this evening in connection with the
drama, making dramatic and vaude-
vile performance complete. The mat
inee tomorrow afternoon will be a bar
gain matinee, when The Ohio Girl
will be given-a bill presented for the
first time in repertoire by this COM
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02

ment lovers on edge and will pack the
theater every night.
Clear $34o by Masquerade.-The
street car employees of Davenport have
cleared $40 as the result of the big
masquerade given last Saturday at the
Turner hall. This money will be used
for the sick benefit fund The mas
querade last Saturday was the most
successful one ever given by the street
car men, both in point of attendance
and in a financial way
Obituary Record.-Helen Lucille Will
son, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wilson, 1901 Iowa street. passed
away at 1880 o'clock yesterday after
noon after two months illness. The
child was one year, seven months and
2S days of age.
August H Wolff. ex,jusIice of the
peace and ex-constable, passed away
yesterday morning at Mercy hospital,
where he was taken two weeks ago suf-
fering with dropsy. He was SO years
of age and was born in the east. hav-
ing come here 80 years ago. OF late
he has been working at the st. James
hotel So far as known he has no rela-
lives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02

Scoring Success. Heart and
Sword" Walker Whitesides romantic
comedy, is said TO have scored an I'M
qualified success this season. The play
is staged with all the care as 10 cos
tuning and scenery for which Mr.
Whiteside's productions are so well
known. The gowns worn by the ladies
of the company are from the establish
ment of Maurice Herman of New
York. and are reported TO be exquisite
results of the modiste's art. The COM
pany supporting Mr. Whiteside is q
most capable one; among its members
in the cast are Lawrence Evert, Frank
Gardner. John Palmer Collins. Ed
mund Carroll. w. S. Wender. Miss
Claire Vincent. Miss Carol Pollard,
Norman Wendell and Miss Jessie
Church. The date of Mr.. Whitesides
engagement in this city is Monday
evening, Feb. ) at the Illinois theater