The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
With the Long BOaD.
Eye NATURES walks, shoot foEy a. II n7es."

D FADING the late Gene Fields tBaad Of the Waller
IN Lot the other day. did wish Gene here long
enough to strike us for $780,
This summer-wnter nterregnum has decided advan
age You have neither to the lawn to shovel the
the city fathers would only get after their streets
with feather duster, the weather would be great.
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The Argentine farmers turning out big stunt OF
wheat and the price is beginning to get bit wobby IN the
600 wheat at this time Of year. ~.
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The in the prohibition national committee seems to
be an Incorporate affair. ~... .E4#@as
At La Moure n D., the other day fierce turkey, not
broken to the halter used to the cars broke away from
Brand Suempers eaped violently thru the drug
store window probably in search Of aneshetic The
aothecary his victim and then at his window
and remarked ''We, he's bird!"
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Another little English boy wrote "The Rich
MAN. This is how the wealthy gentleman appealed to the
childish mind:
I am rich man I live in Victoria ParkI
80 visiting all morning In the afternoon sit
III and smoke, and at night go to dance with
my young lady. Another day starts I visit the
poor people, then provide a soup kitchen. And
have plenty Of friends, for where their is
money their is friends I send my boys to COL >.
lege to learn to speak correct. My wife is busy
choosing which cloths to put on. will now en-
close my essay
do not remember any better place for boys than tout
TO old Aunt Mary's Pie and cookies always to be
found in the buttr cookies the bottom Of old
stone jar, both instantly tap when the boys ap
peared the place. And Aunt Mary seemed to like to
the too. One day when at the old place alone
told how she baked the bread in the dead mid
die Of the previous night.
Aunt Mary lived alone the old farm The family had
scattered Some married, some were dead but Aunt
loved the old place and would not leave it live
with the children AS she grew older habit OF wakeful
ness had grown her and many of her household duties
performed at night One evening after "setng the
bread Mary retired She slept peacefully for awhile
and then found herself suddenly broad awake The
shone into the and it almost light day. She
heard the distant jangng Of the town and then all
quiet again. How still the old house She could
almost hear it BREATHE There ghosts in it to dis
turb the occupant but the place full OF memories AS
her wandered the years and summed them all up
each picture the wall stood for period Of her fe
of furniture represented epoch The old
bureau with the curved legs wedding g the brass
androns had been purchased with the first earned by
teaching school, Unable to Sleep she arose. lighted the stall
Ter CANDLE the kitchen peer into the
face Of the old clock
10 Mary finished dressing
and had the bread set to se for baking The
were and she by the stove feeling very comfortable
except that her head felt the need of sleep After the bread
finally located in the oven which made ready by
opening the register Of the stove merest she lay
down moment the lounge in the "stng room " think
ing "ump up and watch the bread She 'not
bit sleepy scripture to her mind without
solicitation Ho! every that thirsteth, ye to the
waters and drink And again, Awake thou that Sleep
est arise, let thy light shne.''
Aunt Mary sat up suddenly. To her surprise she
by the clock that she had slept Of hour
She expected that the bread scorohed, but it
right "a beautiful BROWN and crisp top and, tested
by broom straw done way thru.
At a. Aunt Mary taking breakfast, hot roll,
seoffee and
exercise Of the night.
And another morning looked in thru the windows at
the solitary occupant and change the dear face
nor in the dear old house. A J. R.