The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
RAVE OVER MINNIE
Two Atlanta Girls Heap Tributes
Upon the Flour City
and the North.
Instead of Bowie Knives and Revol-
vers, Caramels Were Flashed
Before Their Eyes. i.

"The wonderful bargains dear to the
feminine heart were not the only fas-
cinations Of Minneapolis discovered by
two Atlanta girls who recently attended
here the convention of the National Edu
cat1onal association. These young wom-
en- are the Misses Mae E. Timmons and
Helen S. Howard. They have col
laborated in a tale Of their adventures for
the Atlanta Constitution.
The girls had never been north be-
fore. Living in imagination, like all
southerners. 50 much closer to the
sixties than do the Americans Of other
sections. Misses Mae and Helen closed
their tiny teeth courageously when they
crossed the Illinois border. They were
listening for the crack OF shotguns
They were from the real southland,
they were granddaughters of Con-
federates and doubtless a fitting am
bush would be prepared by north
ern foes. I'VE had not forgiven the
northerners," exclaim these un-recon-
structed dimples, land we supposed they
had not forgiven us!'
But time and the train passed on. The
sweet victims rushed nearer and nearer
to their doom without detecting any fate
full prepara tions. At last they heroically
admitted, in Italian vowels, to an Illinois
man, that they were from Atlanta. He
did not give them ten minutes to say their
caramels, "and it took only a short time,'
the girls generously confess, for us to en-
tertain more kindly feeling towards
them Every one with whom W." came in
contact did all they could for our happi-
ness. They said: It's such a pleasure
to do anything for southern girls!' We
believed them. they spoke from the
heart
Variety of Scenery.
very vile, every prospect pleased the girls
as they entered Minnesota. The scene
that lay before us" they exclaim, each
holding the others pen, was one of un-
ending beauty! The most striking part
of it all was it's great variety Of scenery,
for no two places looked alike After
telling of our lakes and hills, the dual
observer cries cheerily: ''Never have we
breathed purer air. seen richer grass.
prettier lakes, or a cleaner city than in
Minneapolis!"
And then the frank Southernettes pub
lish feminine secret hitherto unrevealed
to the northwest "You know girls, to
a certain extent" says Miss Mae Helen.
measure their good times by the number
of clothes they soil!'
Unhappily yet happily, the sisters
couldn't soil any Of their shirt waists" "
But the laundry standard was not to be
abandoned. The girls eluded the test
clusion that it was not the dull times" that
kept them fair and unlocked, but the
clean city"
1.-The dwelling districts Of the twin
cities,' it is mentioned, ''fascinate the
very soul Of man from the pent-up cities
in the east
Where Do the Poor Liver
while being shown over Minneapolis,
we asked, Where do the poor people
ive? as we saw no signs Of dirty back
citizen Of town whose fat dweller prides
inquirers were informed that there were
few apartment or fiat houses in which
the poor people resided This from the
citizen of town whose fiat dweller prides
herself upon the steam heat of her home
and It's open plumbing!
But as a whole the thousands Of we'll.
kept cottages (sic), each with it's greer
lawn, garden and boulevard present the
twin cities as a model Of self respect
order and comfort"
Attorney Doty of Merriam Park and the
local White Ribbon ladies may find
erurnb Of comfort in the opinion of these
honest strangers that minneapolis ant
St. Paul enjoy an admirable liquor law
the saloons being confined to the bust
ness districts giving to woman that inde
pendence Of spirit of going about her bust
ness alone when and where she please
which so characterizes her from the WON
an of the SOUTH
"The western people," blithey general
ize the Atlanta girls, have not only al
extraordinary fondness for parks, but
positive genius in arranging them. Their
are a half dozen lakes within the cit,
limits of Minneapolis and all Of thes
have been converted into parks. The.
are not on magnificent scale, but dafnt,
and bewltching.''
Best of all delights, however, the Mime
sofa capitol was built of Georgia marble!