The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-24

neapolis: n Mccarthy. Price S1.6O. Il
THE sIGNIFICANcE OF THE RING AND THE
nelD. !, Boston: The Poet-Lore company.
THE NONPAREJL MAN.
In Which Brother Edward Josiah Mat
thews Of Omaha Was Held Up by TWO
Daring Hlghwaymen Who Attempted
to Go Thru the Reverend Gentleman:
cIothes--In Which Brother Matthews
smote the Hishwaymen Heavily Upon
the Mob, Damaging Their 5Counte-
nances, for Which Act Of stern jus
tce He Was Thrown Into Prison by a
ThoughtIess Omaha Policeman.
Rev. Edward Josiah Matthews got some
| thing the worst of the deal at a recent
Omaha civic function, altho he showed
great bravery. The pastor was on his way
! home from prayer meeting last Thursday
night, full of peace and Of great content,
when he was held up by two bad men who,
with oaths and loud, persuasive bias
phe1ny, threatened to break him in twain
| and to knock off his capital extremity,
provided he did not at once abandon, give
up and free himself of his money and
l'valuables..
Did; Brother Matthews give down? We
Wot not! The way he sailed into those
two sons of Belial gave them the most in
teresting two minutes exercise they had
ever obtained outside of the gymnasium.
An Omaha policeman, awakened by the
miXup and the agitated language borne
on the night air, hove in sight and the
two hold-ups men, one with his face bat
! tered and the other ratified in his wind:
/ took to flight, leaving Mr.. Matthews in
possession Of the field and of a set of
I brass knuckles that he had wrested from
4 the enemy. .$
I His hat was in the gutter his face: was
bloody, he was in possession of "a set Of
/ brass knuckles and he was much agitated
| and perturbed, and that seemed to be
evidence enough for the intelligent cop,
who jumped him at once and pulled him
to the sta ation house.
His explanations were not listened to by
his captor.
The people at the station were not to be
taken in by explanations, either, and it
was not until the rays of the morning sun
} gilded the gables of the station-house and
; played checkers thru the bars Of the cell
! which had been assigned Mr.. Matthews
that. it, dawned on the mind of the SER
geant IN charge that. after ALL there might
be some truth in the story told by the
gentleman. After a few inquiries Mr..
Matthews was released. with apologies.
Why didn't they fine him?
In the democratic party at Oma ha the
silver men have taken back the goldbugs
and all is harmony, Providence, nobly
backed up by tho republican party, having
settled the silver issue.
Mrs Ormsby of Chicago is waving her
hand at the president and remarking, wag-
gishly, AN, there" Mrs. O.'s offense
against the peace and dignity Of Cook
county is quadruplets. sis-avsE.g
That tss..Tarae Moose brand Of rum used
up Crookston way is said to- contain a
slug Of it.. A single drink of it constitutes
felony, while {. load is good for varie-
gated homicide.
A dispatch from Lakewood; where Mr.
: Rockefeller lives, says that the oil mag
nate has taken, to skating with as much
< ardor as he plays golf. He appeared or
: the lake at Lakewood this week with :
y new pair of club skates. Mr.: Rockefelle,
was out about ar hour. He likes to skate
! just as he plays golf-all by himself How
would you like to be in position where il
: was telegraphed all over the world every
+ I time you took a little quiet skate?
The Atlanta Constitution finds tha
O President Roosevelt is a goner, anG Incl
+ QenCally, any OCnGT repuDl1cdll. because lIle
+ republican national convention of mex
: year will be the thirteenth in the history
: of the republican party. Some thoughtful
patriot may fabricate a gaVel out Of the
r left hind foot of graveyard rabbit ant
V save the grand old party yet. All is no
E lost! @E.ss,e j;
~ sz-Er r7k,7 AZ. =aTu
st,aCanada wants: to buy Greenland f;Der
]tnark. Seems tho our icemen's association
e ought to '.make a loller" on this. ,.-na
n Now Pittsburg has typhoid epidemic
. The worst use a city can make of it's sew
: age is to turn it into it's own water supply
s Panama doesn't seem to be a bit afrait
e of Colombia s.+
e A nice present for Santa Claus would b.
e a set of those asbestos whiskers grandp;
|, used to wear.
r If twenty or thirty beautiful maiden
e come into the office and hang a branel
t tof mistletoe up over our chair, what ar
d we going to do? Smile and look pleased
o of course! ~
d If we had our choice of a Christina
>, present. and why shouldn't we tell righ
a out without any mock modesty whateW
e want, we would not care: for SO Yer
It much! A very little thing would satisf
IS US right up to the handle. Say a 11ttl
e ten-acre farm on the upper lake at Min
y netonka on this side Of the lake wher
: the trolley is going to hit some day
n With this would go strip Of lake fror
l. and dinky little cobblestone cottage {
Ia feight or ten rooms a modest gasoler
le chu-chu launch and a little red Jerse
cow that gives cream. With this litt]
outfit would be thrown in on the side
)natty, fetching and up-to-date bank &C
/ count of $4,000 to run the house wit
l. and a small wad of 500 preferred stoc
> that is paying dividends, the latter. jus
4, to make us feel comfortable in our mind
l. when tile stock goes to 81 after the elet
/ tion of 1912.
l. Resign this present position. Not Q
ld your neckwear! But we wouldn't try
OF get into the office until 9:10 a. m. An
10 We would feel little freer to touch tt
lg management gently for a slight raise fl
p. extraordinary merit.
1e The contented man on a small farl
I'd worked by another party. said contente
ly man having a slight bank account, he
in the world pounded. to a. pulp.
in "A. j., R..
A. MlsTLEToE
10 Lingering at her fathers gate
er Parting comes SO soon
Wonder if there's mistletoe
of On the stars or moon?s
I'd She don't know and I don't know, j.
t. Yet think there might
ty Be spray some angel hung
n Right DER head tonight. 7
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" If that's true it can't be wrong