The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-14

How VIII s. Adams, Editor at Chips"
Mas AIKEN In by a ecia Stranger from
Milwaukee and Made totNaner the Sum
OF One Dollar on What Proved TO BE a
Sure Thing for the Man from the Hop
Metropolis.
Will 8. Adams, who lis publishing at
Marquette, Mich, for love and money, q
Little Thing in the magazine line called
Chips, has been taken, In by conf
dence man from Milwaukee,. Mi. Adams
says:
1T isn't often the editor gets nipped in
the seat Of his financial trousers, but this
time the bitter took off "a hunk without
giving. us chloroforrh.' 'g5t
1t was in this way. A gentleman travel
ing for a not very we'll known firm of
brokers went into the sanctunl to sell Mr..
Adams $500 worth Of stock in the concern.
Wh1chr1s doing business on a stock COM,
pany basis: Som one up the street told
him that the editor had more money than
brains. OF course, the only Deduction to
be made from, this was that he was az
solid as mint and better than j. Pier
Spont' sscheck. sa < s@
Ito sell you a small interest~in our firm.
We pay 20 per cents per cent quarters
--coifeetable in cigaret coupons, soap,
wrappers or national bank lithos. You
can pull out at any time you wish, with
out leaving any clothing, and the firm
will refund your money, on request 81
Mr.. Adams, of course, saw thru this at
once and winked the other eye at the
agent like the slapping of barn door
in a heavy wind. But that was not the
last shot the scoundrel had in his locker.
Let the editor of Chips tell his own
story: gs
I'VE declined the stock, and the agent
Inn, 6iot FOL ti,,cr oh for on
other means Of separating us from our
hard learned rah- haW.f
!" I'll bet you one dollar he said,e shat
| Roosevelt will not be renominated for
president this year. 800
Our republican blood naturally got the
waiting to count the cost. This Is where
we lost, and it didn't take a mountain
or alton of brick to fall on us to under
stand it when the man from Milwaukee
said that Roosevelt had never been nomi-
mated, which, Of course, made his re-
nomination utterly impossible.
The Honolulu Manila Cable company
when near Guam discovered $3.50 fathoms
| of water. This means that 2the ocean
there is six miles deep, less sixty six feet.
It would be pretty good boy that could
dive and fetch bottom there.
|
ling up the population Of the world and, If
/ it is any satisfaction to- you, you may
know that you are merely one of 1903,
10000 people. What a:lot of us there are
and all SO alike. "
i Will Bassett the inventive genius who
squeezes Fairmonts drinking water thru
the pumping station to wiring out the
germs has just made an automobile that
in tearing past the Old Ladies' home is
guaranteed to get one or two Of the in
mates and to vanish before the authorities
come running out to pick them up Mr.
IBassett has a pretty well equipped ma
/. chine shop at the engine house and dur
/ ing all his spare moments he worked or
! his automobile idea Slowly and surely
the machine developed under his busy
hands and active brain. After utilizing
two years Of spare time he ran the
while the band plaXed FFather's Pants
Are Now on Willie. ''N's AgSs
The machine does good work. and W. B
and family are going to ST. Louis overland
on her Quarter deck. IL,
Marshall Field. says that he will not &C
cept democratic vice presidential nomi
!. nation. He can see no object&in pouring
: money into rathoIe.
Levi T., Letter LETT an, estate Of $25,000,.
|, O00.- Why did Joseph Letter wish to cor
: ner that .wheat? It seems SO unnecessary
Have you noticed that there are yer,
few flies this year? z What does thi
mean?
The Breckenridge IT Mimi, Telegram
brings to hand an account of some of tn
j troubles Of James Lynch the popula
station agent of the Northern Pacific o
: that city, in attempting to solve tn
matrimonial question. Since he wa
; notified by the officials of that road tina
, he would be compelled to give up his lif
: job, the young ladies in that section o
, the state have been making life interest
ing for him. Owing to the fact that thi
is leap year, the young ladies are not s.
!, shy and coy as in other years. Ever
) mail which Mr.. Lynch receives contain
+ all the way from one to three proposal
( from young ladies who wish his protec
/ ton during LIES journey. Mr.. Lynch
: somewhat embarra ssed by the wealth Q
j matrimonial material at his command
: and has employed a stenographer to an
, sWer the letters he receives, as they ar
b accommodating SO fast it Is impossible TO
him to give them his personal attentio
: and attend to his business matters. NOV
n here is an idea: Why not marry the stem
e ographer? It has been done in man
cases and with very successful result:
: "A. J. r.
: KTTEWES0TA pALTTIGS