The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
The NonlpareiI Man
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Oscar Trgss has. thrown down the United
States government <-.t, .. &.'7s. 3: = -
Mary Maclane says, Il was born to be
alone II, is plain from this that Mary plays
upon the piano. e..,95v,>z s4I& - 49,
express an intention of 9matrimony in the
early autumn but, even that ceremony will
hardly make the combination any Stronger.
An auto threw the sultan of Morocco into
a stone wall. The auto is great leveler
An ak trust is proposed large number
OF political candidates who are fearful of
catching one of the products of this trust on
the neck. are hoping for increased prices.
North Dakota reports an absence OF mos
qultos because 1t was so wet. That is given
as the reason they have been so frequent
here. ,a ~ =.
Three soldiers. not knowing Mr.. Corbett,
the human pile driver, called him "slob." "
Inc nshter made three eloquent gestures and
tne army retired behind the breastworks.
Guam has new governor. The principle ex-
port or the new colony Is comic OPERA
Henry Smell Of this city says that the next
time ne goes into the mosquito country hunt
ing land he will wear armor. Night over
LOOK Mr.. Smell on the edge of swamp north
OF Lake kabetogama, and, without knowing
the game as he should MIR. Smell tried to
camp there. He reports that the mosquitoes
o. the region. seemed to be suffering from
insomnia He says that there were hun
areas OF millions of them and that they
MT, his trail little before midnight. From
tnat time until morning he lived the strenu-
Gus me and when he reached camp the gang
OIL not recognize him. On the way home every
health oh1cer encountered took one look a,
MN ana threw fit, nearly all Of them
diagnosing the case as that of aggravated
small pox: The ''brutes," meaning the mos.
qultos, not the health officers. are reported
oy Mr. Smell as being about the size of quail
A correspondent objects to having the loea
| stage elevated by 'Sapho." No matter how
much you prune it down "sapho''. is g, bum
play: That is the only language that does il
justice: We, would rather see a Big Nit
man as heroine any day, with AL Smith as the
neavy villain. When 'Sapho' holds thu
boards, we retire to our garden
Banf' Can, Aug. 23-The great hotel here
mas just put in a monster organ as big AZ .
| banks OF keyboards that run down. like .
lawn with terraces. The Rev. G. L. Morrill,
no" on his trip to the west was asked II
preside at the monster after dinner the othe,
nlsht. and did modestly walk up and dowr
the keyboards few times with his felt slip
pers on, causing a thunderous and mournfu
| SOUND to assail the heavens. When he fel
that he had control of the instrument Mr.
Morrill, patted it few times on the necl
ana announced that he would give the awe
| struck guests little thing OF his own com
! position entitled The Daisy and the Ava
ianche, as being particularly appropriate
| 70 the mountains. The argument or "motiy'
OF the composition was that a little trustfu
daisy Ia the path of a mighty avalanche was
because OF Its faith. uninjured by the grea
mass OF snow and. rock, when mighty tree
ana small hills were torn away and ttosse
into the valley like so many toothpicks an
handsful Of gravel.
Mr.. Morrill, first, by music, mind you, de
scr1oed the modest daisy, using the littl
Wlsgly notes Of the organ and patting
gently with a sort Of musical 80. bossy.
tnat drew tears from the hotel clerk
! He went on this way for some time whe
all at once the avalanche started! The pas
tor lit into the heavy bass like huuer
| tramp into an apple pie; he threw IN tn
| double swell and drew out stops till it sound
| ed like wood pile falling down: then wit
tne organ taxing the dangerous curves wit
the sparks flying from every Wheel the pas
tor skidded over the keyboaFds like thre
men on the bags when the heavy hrst base
man knocks out an over -the-fence fly. Th
roar was terrific. Then, amidst it all, th
avalanche came to sudden stop, the paste
pushed in the double, compound stops and th
little daisy was heard singing its sweet, sim
pie. trusting Never Touched Me- On th
perfumed air OF eve.
/, And the next thing the people knew th
pastor was turned to the audience bowin
profusely and smiling like summer ey
after strenuous day in the bayfield,.
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