The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
THE N0NPAREIL MAN

THE N0NPAREIL MAN
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Flirting In Church Defended by Rev. M. B.
Williams Of the Rock River Methodist
conference--It Brings Out the Young
q Folks and SWeIIs Church Attendance
a MIIder Form Of Dissipation than
Flirting In the Park.
Rev. M. B. Williams, chairman Of the
committee on Sabbath observance Of the
Rock River conference of the Methodist
church, says that flirting in church should
be encouraged Mr.. Williams idea is that
anything that Is a pretext for the young
folks to go to church is a good thing.
Flirting is as good a lure as anything,
says Mr.. Williams. THAT is how first
become interested in the church"
Friyolity during religious service was,
he said, to be- expected of Americans. :.
..ssThe expectation: Of seeing a young
woman home has brought many a boy to
church" Mr.. Williams continued "Amid
the love-making there is a change for the
religious influence to- steal in =. s-.'. {
Flirting in church is a much milder at
fair than flirting in the park. /
The New York Press gives an account
Of a conversation on a bench in park
that attracted the attention Of number
of people on a seat on the other side of
"a leafy bush: It went something like
this: .=...s--o = g.. Es
"stop! If you kiss me I'll never speak
to you again. s'
Can eloquent pause0 - "
Don't you ever dare to do that again"
IT couldn't help it, -, ~i.$.@.[ ~
yes you could. Now, behave" 49,
"All right; I will 49,. + -.y.-.: s.. -''
| (Another eloquent paused ~ -
I IF you kiss me again.. I'll tell mother"
'.No, you WON'T ~: 49,.
eyes, I, will. g.. E<...g -
(Another pause.) $. ~ ---
oh! Now, you stop"
''Why?" -
because want you to-"
why do you want me tor
Because"
| (Silence for few rninutes0
II wish you would keep your arm to
yourself
| "Why?' i. ..-.- - $780,.
Because I, don't want it around my
waist" = T. ;>.:.
.'Why not?" 80. = y
| Because it isn't proper" ...
| 'sWhy isn't it?'' II: -: =.
| Suppose some one should see?"i -&
4 "But no one can" >=1&~ .~~.~.. -
81 teEheyL might = - ~1@z 49,
II And so it went on, drawing the absorbed
attention Of two women and three men
/ on the other bench. It; was not exactly
an intellectual treat, but there was a
lot of humanity in it. - 80.
The La Moure county, N. D., Chronicle
tells how the towns famous artesian well
suddenly gave up the ghost the other
night. Thursday it was throwing water
and sand around like a non union plas-
terer, but Friday morning it was found
as dry as a political orator. People came
rushing from all sides with blanchec
T. faces. G. A. Gilbourne,, who secured the
contract for suppling La Moure with 6
contract for supplying La Moure with {
4 well and system OF wateEworlSs, arrived
4 on sthe- scene from Aberdeen Friday.
II This condition doesn't tstagger. me a.
4 ALL" said he. The same thing has oc
cured several times in our experience O.
u course theswell hasn't gone dry Some
!, thing has got into the pipe and stopped
}, the flow Of water. We can. easily re
} move this obstruction and bring on tn
} flow, but in view of the fact that SO mucl
sand was being thrown up with the water
{. we may decide to abandon this we'll alto
) gethet and dig another, x.
f But you can tell the people this: w
l have agreed to- supply La Moure with
; well and waterWorks,3 and we are goinl
to do it,, &C.,. 1898
Il La Moure felt better after this assur
ance and the gay life Of the restaurants
; the boulevards and the Bois de Boulogn
- went on as, usual. s...-=.
n The gentle art Of rubbing it in Is illus
9 trated in the case a Fargo man who
a according to the Forum, has a wife VIII
e has been practicing it for, years. 'sSh
d has never forgotten" says the man, eth
G time when made mistake in payin
a BILL and as a result was S2.35 short
my cash at the end Of the day.
''She reminds me constantly: Of wha
luxuries we might have enjoyed if I ha
II not been so careless on that memora b
y occasion.
: ''Last week our daughter, while visitin
: in. the country, lost a valuable damon
: ring, a birthday present from me. 49,, 49,
/ "rDon't say a word to the poor gil
y about it, said my wife, after she ha
= informed me Of our daughters loss. 9Th
s. poor girl feels bad enough about, it a
3 it is" *.J.j
A story Is told Of a shock received
,. a Duluth pastor after the services tn
,, other evening. He makes it point t
- welcome any strangers cordially and thu
u evening, after the completion of the sci
T. vice, he hurried down the aisle to static
% himself at the door. = r.
10 A Swedish girl was one Of the stranger
- in the congregation. She is employed g
=. a domestic in one Of the fashionable Eas
: End homes, and the minister, noting thu
/, she was a stranger, stretched out h
~, hand ~ S-:E'#
! He welcomed her to the church, ar
expressed the hope that she would be
e. regular attendant Finally he said tn;
" if she would be at home some evenir
j. during the week, he would call.
in 'T'ank you,' she murmured, bashfull
s. but ay have a fella." -5'r-..'
Three Of the members of the congr
r, cation heard the conversation, and
re spite of the fact that their pastor swo
I'll them. to secrecy, one Of them 'Ieaked
rs -.- ...s "A. J. r.
III UTILIZING THE NAVY YARDS
| Ht,5s-& Brooklyn Times. II, -. =
s The successful building Of the Co
4 necticut, the greatest vessel in size y
~ produced by the government, Is stro1