The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-16

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The NonpIareiI Man
# Casualty ohserved.
Hicks, the almanac sharp, foretold de.
cided cold in Jannafy:s Wasn't that
wonderful! - ~ sss.s-5:. ~
Mr. Tillnlan scouts the idea Of export
ing the negroes. We Should say negro
would be a chump to stay around where
Tillman was.
The sheriff at Indianola, Miss. says he
thinks the president As a 4 41carat jackass.
# this is not 1ese3 majestas it verges
mighty close to the danger line. y 81
The Burne-J Jones' pa hitting, '"The YAM
pre- is to be on exhibition in Chicago
1t Is said to be valued somewhere around
$4,000. Give us the SIS, 900 and we will
worry along with a good chrome that you
can buy, anywhereswithA a gorgeous gilt
frame for $2.75.
A Minneapolis man believes that the
millennium is close at~hand. Perhaps so
and perhaps not but We are at least pretty
sure spring is not mere than eight weeks
distant. W II
r. IN NJ, ..a:' ~ " 81
Our old friend lieutenant; Governor
Tillman murdered asInan yesterday when
he wasn't looking. People who live near
the Tillman family ought never to let
their life Insurance. rum low. j. ~.
.=1.=,<. = ~: ga !, =, Z
A rich New Yorker was called eccentric
for buying nude French f3paintings and
having gowns painted on them. Gowns
are better than nothing, but the real
remedy for paintings Of that character is
Carrie Nation and her little ADJ.
This column has@just paid it's taxes. If
j. EPieGp.r Morgan paid in the same proper
ton he would have to sell out all his
ocean steamers 5and. six or eight railroad
lines. And this is no dream. =" -
e. life first sight Of hts tax list was SCI
we're blow to father.
mind said a thoughtful neigh
sents.''a &
Projection hadess,ss sssralied fatser. Dur
sitas tite last year pofaL linahars got a
gold watch two bureaGs andsa sideboard
panys shianted a post oIE,sIdy front lawn
land the sidewalk line wass changed at an
+ expense-to me-of SITS ''"S:'ts'> ny
{ 1t does make man thoughtfuL ttss5
| F -, - z ~
| Alice in TangletoR'n, No 1.-After Alice
mad listened to these wonderful stories of
the adventures Of Mr.. Harrington in Tan
] gletoWn; She thought to herself. sswhv
should not I go down into Tangletpwn in
search Of the marvellous? Who knows
what there may BE in that :woflderful
country for Little Alice?"
+ $50 one day her mother was not
| looking and whilel her big sister Emily
was reading the "Origin, of Species Alice
slipped down Kenwood Parkway, up Lyn-
| dale avenue to the north, finally turning
east on Chestnut avenue into the country
OF erchantment. Here. She was soon 11f
| terly lost in the bewildering tangle OF
streets with their strangely gabled houses
concealing the mysteries of the Arabian
nights so graphically related by Mr.. Tank
ington. =
In the strangeness and the half silence oil
her echoing footsteps Alice became a Bit
frightened and wondered if eyerythine
was not held in a magic sleep under some
strange spell Of efchantment but a little
boy, sitting on the steps in front Of No
III, stuck out hts tongue and wrfnkled his
nose at her, SO she felt very sure she wa:
still in the reaIwerld, .. !.
q. = Across the street from 217 was .
strange house with seven gables in thu
4 roof and all kinds Of latticed piazzas will
4 vines over them. fThesplace looked gloonv
In spite of the vines and. she was coins
right on by the steps when a voice behind
the lattices said pleasantly, "Iuilo
Alice"
l How do you do" replied Alice stoppin,
| txa mi ir,o
Il am very well, thank you. Won
you step in and have a seat and rest TO
an l1our?" 'sSs -
"Alice hesitated, but she thought t.
herself My goodness, If it's adyentur
; I'm after, why not accept it when it ap
pears?' 80
So she climbed the steps and beauti
full lady opened the. screened door an
, Alice walked into the strange house an
sat on beautiful couch with Turks
, rugs on it, and so how and comfortabl
:. that her feet touched the floor.
4 you are not lost, T. am sure" said tn
;. beautiful princess smiling down at her.
. ooh, no." said Alice. "Not at all.
4 am in pursuit of adventure
E "Of adventure said the lady with
puzzled look. ~ -
Yes said Alice, "have you ever me
Mr.. Tankington?
$ ''Mr. Huntington? % replied the lad,
= II fear !; have never had that pleasure
: who is hep =, ::
! Then. Alice told in detail all of M
e Tankingtons adventures she could RI
t member and the kindly lady laughed In
! moderately. After Alice had finished, tt
princess went out, In a short time sf
5 returned, stamped on the floor with hi
d foot and clapped her hands. - A dot
t opened and procession Of slaves al
I. peared. One bore on a platter a 1itt
dish of ice cream another a box Of choct
late creams, another had n1arshfnal1ow
4 and still another rich cake and caramel
o my goodness" thought Alice, this
/ certainly the real thing
2 So she ate freely and conversed with Il
e lady who inquired where she lived ar
II what her father did and If her moth
% would be worried at her absence The
! Alice, overcome by the comfortab
= warmth and softness of the couch and Il
lovely CONNECTIONS laid herself down al
went sound asleep The last thing 81
: heard was the lady ordering the >carriag
s. is5When she aWoke She was lying comfor
+ ably on her own bed and her sister S.
d, by reading. 5tit !.
all '.Where is. the beautiful lady" ask,
is Alice sitting up suddenly and lopkil
as.l around IA ps4sSs 49,
81 .sThe beautiful lady 81 said her siste
id What beautiful lady? All we know
,rl that you camel flying through the air
II &c borne by. Invisible hands and we're la
is,I gently III your own bed. It looks TO n
he like a fairy STORY. iii IS sss 55 sS s.
IL III VAS faHies and eneh an tnerts al
all kinds Of magic replied Alice, 7' 81