The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-14

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There must have been things doing"
near the Calhoun school last week, for a
bunch of girls on a street car out that
way We're overheard planning a Surprise
party that, Judging by the excitement
and generala JOY, promised to be a
prise party" but who that breezy person
may be CELSIUS We also overheard the
interesting bit of gossip that Abingdon,
or Add1e," as hesaSWas affectfonately
called, had recently. blossomed out into
long trousers and looked swell" After
the girls left the car at Lake street we
picked up the following list from the floor
of the car where it had fallen. Doubtless
1t contains the parties who attended, fol-
lowed by the edibles they carried:
Adde and WillabeAe $500. !: g.. Candy.
Paul and Carrie ~. Candy
Maiter ana RUIN &C.,. 'Canay
Fred and Phoebe ~. II. Cake
Harry and Mabel 81. Cake
Harry and Bessie -. W. Cake
Bud and Lila Is 49,. 80 Cake
Floyd and Abbie q. ........ Cake
Minor and Ethel ........... Cake
sonle ana Madeiine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Candy
Jack and Marguerite ). ...:.... Candy
Eugene and Louisa :.:.........s..... Candy
B bsS ana and Gls Winnie ~ :ceass
Chester ;s . s.sss
Ralph 49,:
My, but to see that crowd and to hear
themrholler made US feel kinky. We could
tstop work right hereaand play with them
for hours at a time: Theresare some dis
advantages in being AM uncle with touch
of plumbago. 5$3 Sss$ssss
+; A telegraph boy made an error yester-
1raX Lad
iof Commerce. Wheat riz an eighth and a
small. corps of frightened shorts had Sc
I we're cases of the twitters that yielded
with difficulty to medication.
If Hearst is president in 1904 the Yellow
Kid ought to be minister to San Domingo.
| Boston was scandalized to find that
teacher chewed gum during school hours.
A rule has been issued to prevent the
practice. Boston can stand culchaw but
I not gumchaW.
A literary columnin an eastern paper
says that out of the, S0,000,000 In the
United States, 10000, 600 have written
books. We are slowly growing to a con
vict1on that any man who writes a book
ought to be kicked. We may be wrong.
j A ranger Of the plains named Buttermill,
Ebecause. his partially for that simple
drink It created some stir until the boys
Ilearned that he was lMissourirspubiicar
which. partially explaineds ..zs 2-,.as5.
The affection of the SIav for the Jap is
badly strained by the latter's unneighbor-
lily effort to- protect himself from aggres-
sion.
. Our paper before the Soil Ticklers' as
ISOLATION on -"How to Eiongate Cucum
fbers and to Prevent Them from Swelling
Up Like Electric Light Bulbs attracted
much attention. To-day we speak or
Comparative Food Values of Ensilage
and Sauer -Kraut."
The hen show in the old city haul would
gladden. the heart of any biddy sfancier Of
hen philanthropist in the United States
: The chicken talk that comes out Of the
) tbuildding shows fha I. soslreold friend the
rooster is just about as Socky a bird a:
;, he was in 1870. The meeting Of the Hens
CLUB was largely ttendN and much in
terest is evinced in the movement.
.s!--- IE5e.
Austin Mimi. feels very proud of it,
local poet, known as 'tthe furniture king,
who pours forth strains of such thrilling
sweetness in his furniture ads in the Aus
ttin press that they turn memory back t.
lies sloppy springtime. But there ar
thOSe-EnVy always raises its MeduSa heat
who deny 'the furniture king 81 title t,
. 1.-The Austin 1aurea teship. This he refers t
in a recent New Years greeting:
Heretofore, I have written prose
4 Some, against my foes d.
Many find to oppose
Often they say: Well! there he goes
q But let the envious one vaunt himself
IT he shall come to naught.. = But there ar
. other verses. The kings trip to the Aus
tin fair some time ago was chronic1ed II
living line as follows:
Here comes the king!
See how he swings,
8 Alone he is
- Merrily he sings. F -. s-
low sweep, lads, and strong sweep,
/ Boys, and on, went.
Oh, have been to the Austin fair,
Twas there lost my hat
But I don't care for that
!, AS the girls all stood pat.
!. It is a pity that there is not room t
: give other sample twangs from the Austi
l Tyre. We cannot. however, forbear
quote the tender little thing entitled 9Th
Easter Lily
/. AS the Easter lilies form, q.
n Starting small worm.
O In it's tenderness and slender fight
Has passed many a storm;
y When it has reached its height,
o There in foliage pure and bright,