The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-26
With the Long Boa.
-"a,. nstur.,s walks. shoot fonr as mos"

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THE president denounced Washington smoke nuisance
by There great advantages in not having
to plan election Think how impossible it would
be Senator Capp denounce any particular smoke
nuisance.
Have you been running for the senate any yet7
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The Joneses are off the reservation! Asreport from
Manila says that the entire Paajones tribe is in rebellion
p j. Barron in the Columbus Journal says he under
stand how teacher parent by sheer force Of rra
ton may strike child whose "cantankerous cussedness'
has been carried to the very limit. He adds:
We understand how such thing
might happen, but what passes comprehen-
sion is how any deliberately and in
cold blood pound poor little sinner who
comes to the scratch with the fight all out Of
him, with terror and pleading in his little eyes
and fear and trembling in his little bones, his
little mind struggling with the proposition that
for spiritual and mental guidance he must look
to the as he looks for physical bru
tality-how any among can be brute
under such circumstances is too deep for
The feelings arise in the matter Of murder. One
understand how in sudden rush Of passion may
strike dead another who has added insult to deadly in
But how person in cold blood set about and
plan FOR days weeks ahead to kill his fellow man?
Striking killing only degrees Of the spirit
Isn't 1t better after all to suffer any amount Of insult
injury without reaction Of any kind9
Or should under certain circumstances strike kilt
It is question unable to
Tho Gazette man accused the Lisbon Press Quill
driver Of sene antiquity and the Free Press back
freely in this strain
Our neghbor says "od.' Wouldn't
that kill you when faster, jump
higher, kick further, than the Gazette writer
any old day. Let see, Methuseah lived to
the graceful age of 969 years, and we have yet
919 years to credit
With this long period to look forward to, delinquent
subscribers will feel still less in hurry than ever.
49,
The following letter been received from business
quite we'll and favoraby known in London whose
fame has extended far beyond the boundaries OF that city,
refer Ebenezer Scrooge Esq., of the firm Of Scrooge
& Marley we'll known change. The letter speaks tor
itself:
your valuable publication to readers and others
against sentimental and wasefu generosity that does not
accomplish the object sought Some when engaged
in lucrative business in London-one, may say
strictly business pesI experienced during memoir
able Christmas night series of dreams haucnatons be-
ginning with the alleged appearance to Of the ghost
specter of my former respected partner the late Jacob
Marley Esq Influenced by the alleged revelations made
by the smuacrm of the late Mr. Marley abandoned the
careful and painstakng business habits Of lifetime and
began squandering the wealth Of the mhen
by alone, Mr. Marley being deadprofusey. Especially
Christmas time did my expenditures become what
call profgate Later in the year recovered my
temporarily only to relapse and fall back again into
travagant habits at the next and following Christmases My
hire was, during this PERIOD doubled and quadrupled
and other expenditures increased in similar ratio The
suit that the old, reliable firm OF Scrooge Marley
found ITSELF at the end Of term Of years. financial
and compelled to retrench closely weatherng the
gale only with difficulty The people whom l. aban
dong the business principles of lifetime had been trying
help, showed disposition to get all they could out of
with adequate return shout God bless you,
merry gentleman, nothing dismay, thru my key
hole at Christmasde.
"Finay the ghost Of Mr.. Marley made second ap
warned that the business going to the
bow-wow hurdle-race pace Bob Cratchtts salary
cut to the bone and the extra coahod bought by him for
office Sold These and other Of returning
enabled the solid old firm of Scrooge Marley to
weather the gale and thru all right This Crat
got but half days layof for Christmas and felt -used.
been severely abused by the public perhaps naturally
for Of rerenchmen and this letter is Of
fered In explanation Trusting that in
dugent public will bear with until the old firm Of
Scrooge & Marley is again its feet remain most
spectfully -Ebenezer Scrooge.'