The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-29

Lakes and Bouevards Trip Dizzliy
Made Under the Guidance of a SkIIIfuI
Chiffonnler at the Heim--A Regrettable
Absence Of Casualties.
1t is not generally known yet that he
J gu rna has put on line of Seeing
Minneapolis" touring cars into one of
which you may step, after paying your
quarter, and enjoy an automobile ride Of
an hour and a half along the lakes and
boulevards Of one of the finest cities west
of the Mississippi river. The line will be
opened to the public on May 2. 1904 on
which date Captain Arthur w. Warnock-
Warnock of the White Star Seeing Min
'neapolis line will break a bottle of mineral
water over the prov of the gallant $780,
the flags will be dipped. salvo of artillery
will be shot off and the great vessel will
leave her moorings at T h e j o III a
dock at the foot of Fourth street and
poirt her nose into the open country. Trial
trips are now being made to lay out the
route. to take soundings and to anchor
buoys in the channels and by May 2 every
thing will be shipshape for the entertain
ment of the public
Last Wednesday afternoon we had the
pleasure of making what is called "The
Lakes and Boulevards trip as the guest
OF the management. Among the passen-S
gers were the society and kindergarten
departments of T he ] o urn and other
invited guests. The '8O0' is a fine car of
4, 200 pounds weight 1t makes fifteen
miles an hour ordinarily but when pressed
can do a stunt of twenty miles an hour.
/ It carries twelve passengers with ease
AT exactly 3:01 p. m. Captain Warnock
put his watch in his pocket and raised his
hand gracefully to the chiffonnier. The
| roustabouts cast off the hawsers and be-
layed the marlinspikes. The sound of the
lcapstan was heard winding UP the an
Choir chains, the gallant $500" whistled
hoarsely twice and we were off. The lakes
i and bouleyards trip runs. out Nicollet av-
1enue to Tenth street, out Tenth to
| Twenty seventh, thence due west to the
Lake of the Isles boulevard thence to
Lake Harriet pavilion, where a five minute
stop is made while the band explodes and
you get a bag of peanuts. The return trip
/ is made via the Kenwood boulevard to
Mount Curve avenue, to Groveland av-
enue, to Vine place, to Thirteenth street,
to Hennepin and thence to Fourth street
and The Journal dock
| During the trip Captain Warnock
i pointed out objects Of special interest to
groups of passengers and gave a running
lecture. We recall the spot where Cap
tain Bromley, who came up the river with
Father Hennepin, took seven Indians sim
! gle handed-with his camera. We recall
! the Peavey Fountain precipice down
| Moccasin threw herself when her lover
Crazy Snake was killed by the First Min
|nesota volunteers during the Philippine
war. The fine group of statuary at the
corner Of Lyndale and Hennepin avenues.
entitled 1.-THE Discovery of Lowry Hill, by
Fred James In 1886. was pointed out and
the incident eloquently narrated. At the
| Walker art gallery, where a stop was
made to view the wonderful canvas by
Corot. called ED Walton Laying Out
Sunnyside, a touching poem was recited.
The ride was delightful one. The
air from the lakes was fresh and sweet,
the skies were tender and blue, the new
buds on the elms and naples and the
! fresh yellow of the willow twigs showed
| the coming of spring and the soft and
dreamy fragrance of the gasolene from
| the gallant "S00's" engines was drowned
blythe fierce and raucous odor Of Captain
Warnoclz's Scent cigar
AT the corner Of Sty-sW street and
| Steenth avenue one of the guests pointed
out the spot where his automobile ha6
| killed bulldog in 1908.
! Huh! That's nothing" said another
| 1--WE killed an old lady last fall on Sew
enth street,
In this pleasant way the hour and a
half rapidly wore away and we were tied
| fore we knew it. 3E
If you want to experience that superior
feeling that comes of automobiling, do not
1 neglect this great opportunity so soon t.
| be opened to you of taking a trip or two
| on the Journals ponderous but agile
WhiZ- wagon.
J, The society girls of Montpelier, vt.
have formed an organization to exclude
4 ali men who talk silly That is the KIND
| of girls we are trying to dodge What's
| the use of girls, anyhow, If you can't tall
| silly, giggle for hours together and lie
| about what you have done and be fool.
/ ish generally? Give us the old fashione6
girl. sa
/ A cry comes from the east that the
peach crop is going to fail. Where are
/ we to get our stenographers?
/ Mr.. CoWherd Of Missouri says that there
! is a feeling Of unrest turnout the coun-
| try. There ought to be when we are get
/ ting soaked this way by the fat boys
j Go out and stick your hand in the lake
and wiggle your fingers. It's pretty nea,
/ warm enough!
| A rat show was held in Cheltenham
| England, the other day as sort of fore
4 runner Of an effort ito popuIarize the raj
/ as a table dainty The people Of China
| think highly Of the rodent in this respect
| Why he is more offensive to the western
mind than the squirrel or the COW is diff.
| ficult to state. Rat meat is certainly the
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