The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-22
THE NoHPAREIL NAN
How Editor Goddard Of the North Dakota
Editorial Association Winged q Monster
Mountain Lion on the Editorial Hunt In
Mexico This Month--No Casualties.

kota editorial trip thru Mexico tells Of the
shock experienced by Editor Goddard in
curio store at Ell Paso where they kept q
pet mountain lion, Of which fact the North
Dakota thought moulder was not aware.
He was buying few curios to take home
SO as to tell the folks he dug them up in
an old Aztec palace, when he was inter-
rupted by gentle touch on the sleeve.
The story is told as follows:
He thought it was the lady of whom he had
bought some specimens and who was wrapping
them up, and in his cheerful and genial manner
he, put his hand in his pocket for his pocketbook
and turned his head the other way to say ''how
much is it?" and then stood that pet mountain
paws on his sleeve and looking up in his eyes
as much as to say: "Hello boss what's the
news up in North Dakota, anyway" Goddard
and turned double summersault and cart
wheel, tipped over the girl and broke $14 worth
Of bric-a-brac before he got into the street.
The thought moulder is said to have
made a quick recovery and ito have
that it was all a dream and that kittie was
after all harmless. He was caught the
next day preparing a story for his paper
telling how he shot mountain lion meas
uring six feet from tip to tip.
The 'eUnplucked Lilies of Mankato," q
leap year club, are out after prey.
Dr. William H. Parker, national bao-
ter1olog1st. has found staphylo-cocci on
our paper money. That must be what
causes the IS bills to break so easily.
The joyous whoop Of the strawberry
plant Is heard in Louisiana.
Professor Slaughter Of Chicago univer-
sity says that the crying of a babe is
Sweetest music But even the professor
R>@I Ill
when the babe starts its symphony at 2
a. ss.-s
| Do you notice that delicate green COM
! ing into the lawn?
his quiet home at Princeton his 9th BIRTH
day. No one called to ask him what he
| thought Of Mr.. Hearst's candidacy, but
you can form a shrewd guess what his
opinion really is.
Lieutenant Granville r. Fortescue has
| been exiled from washington for falling
over his saber. Also for wearing social
uniform of the army at afternoon teas.
Lieutenant Granville was attached to the
White House social staff. President Roose-
| welt has ten military aides at the White
House and they are kept busy. The wife
! of each cabinet officer has one to hold
her flowers or gloves at White House re-
ceptions. Sometimes she has two. This
distinguished young officer in his haste
to hold a lady's flowers took header
| over his sword and seriously strained him
self. He has been chosen to look over the
| war in the orient and will soon be located
| in the danger zone IN some Toxic hotel
instead of taking part In these military
hurdle races.
| Some comment was made the other day
- ~
course, no one will take any advice what
ever on this subject, but we must do the
best we can to warn. So we relate the
sorrowful story of the loss of influence
for good experienced by our beloved pas
tor at Cabin Hill, N. Y, and all thru g
series Of googoo letters.
The Rev. James A. Gordon loved the
beautiful Mary Agnes Sutherland Of his
q little flock both wisely and well, and
asked her to marry him. She assented,
and that was all right. Then the Rev.
James began writing her googoo letters.
Under the circumstances you might say
this was all right, too. but as time sped
on the Rev. James desired to back Out
Of his engagement and Mary Agnes pulled
the letters in court.
It seems that, the Rev. James was q
, ready letter writer, throwing off three
and sometimes four epistles per day rn.
til the time when he tried to back out
, He says:
} II could have you right here in my arms
would be SO happy. You will uphold my hand.
in every good work. as will yours.
A red, red rose; that's just what you are tt
me.
want to send you the sweetest kiss and
warmest embrace I can. e&-
, Oh, just love you with all my heart, and
wish we were together in person as well as In
spirit. love to feel your dear arms about me-
and feel your hands smooth back the hair from
my forehead. 49,.
I wonder If the people Of Cabin Hill thinl
their preacher loves to kiss pink cheeks and rosy
lips.
There is much more of this character
and some not quite so nice, that the New
: York papers quote, but at which we draw
the line It seems that after meeting an
other lady the Rev. James wrote Mary
: Agnes that it was all hideous mistake
that he couldn't marry her, as he didn'
love her in the way he ought to. He pu
his decision on a religious basis. He ha;
prayed for advice, he said, and had found
that Mary Agnes was not the suitabl
helpmeet for him. He asked forgiveness
for any little wrong that Mary Agne
might feel.
d These letters were read in court AM
the jury threw down the pastor to tn
tune of 81 500 damages. The flock, befor
the letters were read in court rallied t.
their pastors support with an enthusiasm
and loyalty beautiful to behold. But sine
the letters were read the idol has beef
|, shaken from it's pedestal and has sadl,
crumbled. ---.
Let us beseech Of you, brethren, tina
when the disposition seizes you to indit
googoo letters that you sit down and thinl
> real hard. "A. J. r.
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