The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02


a Queer Circus
A FUNNY circus performance that was long ago
= in Picking. To sure, there dipo-
circus going there continuously for the
past years this is the other kind accompanied
by clowns and tigers and things It was, moreover,
performance for the court alone and the Snowman
the old empress with diamond ring set
with large stones, cashmere shawl exquisely
embroidered and the pet baby elephant. This is
pretty good inducement attend circus
empress
good many other customs that turned
topsyturvy in the land of the yellow dragon the
animals brought the empress, instead of the
having to walk about in the straw and dust
TIL ordinary every day folk have to do in
America, and perfectly willing to do First the
tigers cage dragged before herimperal eyes,,
fully inspected and then taken to be followed
another and another, to the end of the menagere.
The empress laughed at the clowns and the tun
blers and amused with dwarf clown in
tcular that she had him presented to her and inspected
him curiousy close asking him all sorts of
questions about his work. his life, his and of
whether notShe liked Picking. @.ss4s@. =.
And all this interest spent little one-rng
circus such would not think. was worth while
all. The United States has been the preferred adj
the Chinese government the troubous
days 1900 showing that the nation is considered
great power China. What that estimation might
come three-ring truly American circus burst
the nation the other side of the world
is something that is too supendous to be worked out
story, "a Christmas Ogre' printed the
Christmas number of Junior the story
of a little girl who Struggled into fiat where
people with children allowed to live, and
pathetic features the fact that that
she could have Christmas tree. It is inn
possible story all It is we'll known that many
apartment children. this past
in. o11I
the celebration of the holidays with what they
call 1.-The deadly Christmas tree. L things like this
keep children question the claim that this is
chdrens age" and may think they have
returned to the days of ogres and tyrants
To be old enough to to school, to be anxious to
go to school, still be considered big to go to
with ordinary children,
very large little boy in suburb Of London. is
really only infant in years, but in stature and
strength he is bigger than ordinary
is quick in proportion, he became terror to the
young children of his wherever School
thorities forbade his presence, when his family
tried him in, the sided with the school
people, because very clearly The laws expected
deal with young giants.
What a dull life it must be to be an. heir to a
throne, especially to the German throne to
take ones studies and pleasures with due regard for
the fact. Not only has the German prince had
the hardest kind of study put upon but just
Gently his father sentenced him imprisonment for
three days for disobedience in riding Will
helms health is not good it might be-
IDENTIFY intends that the eldest of his has
especially trained in the duties kingship shall
to the place. Meanwhile it is rather hard
the crown prince
That man Of many millions John D. Rockefeller,
who is willing to give a goody percentage of them
to the or child who can give him an
appetite head of hair, has taken to skating
these past cold days the proverbal duck takes to
Evidently Rockefeller given quiet
tip, for home makers Of cookies doughnuts,
nothing of small boy and girl skaters know that there
is nothing like skating for putting regular
upon ones appetite.