The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-16
THE NQNPAREJL MAN
Story OF q Clerical Friend Who Was
Palned by somnolent Habits OF TWO Of
the srethren-How These Pillars Were
Induced to Keep Awake and the Neat
Clerical Plan Put Into Effect to Bring
1t About.

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1t About
Al clerical brother came in the other
day ito tell US a good story for publication
without names" It had a familiar sound.
hut nobody in the office could swear that
ne had heard it before, so here it is 1t
seams that in his congregation our cleri-
cal friend had two erring brothers, who
troubled him greatly by the habits they
mad acquired Of catching a little repose
during worship. Finally the pastor spoke
after this wise to one of the wandering
sheep!
Brother Park, did you ever notice that
Brother Benjamin had fallen into the habit
OF sleeping during service?'' IN
Brother Park had not noticed 1t. but
he was panied at the information.
WELL might 1 ask you to sit beside
MIN next Sabbath and nudge him In case
he falls asieep?"
Brother Park would most certainly do
SO.
The clerical brother then seeks his es-
teemed ee-worker in the vineyard, Brother
Benjamin.
Brother BENJAMIN, have you noted
Brother Parks habit of sleeping during
the sermon?'' 9
Brother BENJAMIN had noticed it and
had been panied.
Wen, would you do me the favor of
and nudgfng him in case; of drowsiness %
Most certainly Brother Benjamin would
do so.
The spectacle of the two good men
Keeping tab on each other in the sanctu-
airy next Sabbath nearly upset the dignity
OF our clerical friend during his ninistra-
tions.
This is the story as it was told to me.
Ihere is one equally good printed In the
Congrega ttonalist of q lady who was Sc
strong minded that when the furniture
polish man called she not only stood him
Off, but after five minutes talk she sold
him some polish she had made herself.
we enjoy these tales, but we sometimes
doubt their veracity,
me Russians attempted to catch on
pehlnd In Asia but the japanese seem to
have thrown the Romanoff..
That little Russian baby has been made
colonel in the Finland Guard. Colonel
Toosievitch?
The White Earth, Becker County, Toma-
hawk comes out with a whoop for .'Lit-
tie Peedy" Schroeder for county attorney
The Tomahawk says:
Who in this county does not know
Little Peedy' Schroeder son OF the late
t Nick Schroeder, Of Detroit. 'Peedy' had a
: I
! a poor boy usually had while preparing
himself for a profession. But he finally
reached the goal of his ambition, he was
graduated from the law department OF
the University of Minnesota in 1904, since
Which time he has been practicing his
profession at Frazee. Peedy is now a
candidate for the county attorneysflip OF
Becker county, and is, for young man
making q gallant and fair fight for the
nomination. AS a citizen of Becker county
the publisher of the Tomahawk IS proud
to give one Of it's boys, who Is strictly q
Becker county product, his support"
George AIDE, the playwright and humor.
ISL has an anonymous admirer.
she is mystery" said Mr. AIDE She
has written to me at intervals during tn,
past three years, but I have never me
her. nor do I know her name. She al
ways signs her letters, The Dream Girl,
When The Sultan of Sulu was first pro
dIced The Dream Girl proposed marriag
to me-. Similar letters came when Pegg,
from Paris The County Chairman an,
The Shotgun were produced. I receive,
another letter a few days ago when the an
! nouncement was made, that The Colleg
! Widow would be produced at the Gardel
4 theater. Some day hope to meet 'Th
dream Girl'.'
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the hitherto anonymous author of tn
Willy poems was, of all persons in tn
world, the serious Hamilton w Mabie
| the associate editor Of the Outlook. M,
Mabie began them in his college days a
Wiliamstown. The original poem is sal
to be:
Willy poisoned mothers tea;
Mother died in agony.
Grandmama seemed greatly vexed
And father said, ''What next? What next?
Another literary gem known as 9TH
Prodigal Son. and sung with so muc
effect by Thomas Seabrooke in 9TH
Cadi,'' has been attributed to Bill Nye
This is mistake. This song, when pub
4 ltshed, sold three hundred and fifty thou
sand copies, and, as Mr.. Nye denied tn
authorship and it became a matter G
!, much dispute, Harrison Grey Fisk, of Th
Dramatic Mirror, set out to run the matte
down. The evidence led to Mr. Garden
hire, sedate lawyer, who made du
confession, but declared that he had re
formed. Mr.. Gardenhire is better know
In some aarters as the author of "Lu
Crucis.' The first stanza of '"The Prod
igal Son. runs as foll0Ws:
|, There was an old man, the story ems,
There vast There was!
The father Of two goodly sons,
He was He was!
He lived a ranch, SO said the psalm
Somewhere near Jerusalem;
The vicinity doesn't matter -