The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-15

The Japanese have orders to blow ur
their own battleships before letting then
tall into Russian hands, and they will dt
1T. too. 1t seems to be unnecessary fo1
the Russians to give these orders.
The voice Of the Missouri mule is awak
en1ng the orient from its age-long sleep.
Secretary Hay invites all the European
powers to step up and take the pledge
against stealing. = -
Just as we get ready to sift the a s7,e<
the mercury drops like&the hot stove Iiftel
from. the4hand- sof stl1es,h hired help. Some
thlns too much of this winter!
We We're preparing toI print the "a answer.
to the egg problem in This Column Satur
day when the foreman of the COMPOSING
room the managing editor and the proof
reader came into our room and grated
their teeth. We withdrew at once from
our position. The argument was tina.
they couldn't set algebraic stuff, radica
signs and the like. without giving th
Mergenthaler machine a hot box. Thi
is where we sympathize with the Mer
genthaler. The very sight Of the mail Sat
urday gave us a hot box
Count Cassini, the Russian minister q.
washington, with much dignity and cool
ness, has Informed the United States gov
eminent that while the czar's fleet wa.
riding peacefully at anchor in its harbo
at Fort Arthur, unsuspecting danger, tn.
1nlkkyooo Jumped in his fleet and tor
pedoed the czar's feet when it was look
ing the other way, this disagreeable con
quot arous1ng the indignation of the ,cza,
and bringing about a state Of unuleasant
ness IN the far east that is pra ctically war
Inc car has indicated a determination +,
slap his great and good friend the Milky
doc on the royal wrist,
The Franklin Tribune let's out the se
cret that ''Ralph Wheelock is down for
song and dance before the editorial NEE
on the 18th" We hunt our hole-not fo,
rear or nearing and seeing Mr. Wheelock',
stunt, but for fear Of being called on t.
turn a double flipfop over the tables.
Inc sChaska Review announces the mar
rage OF Henry Hammer. There was n,
charivari but if there had been Mr.. Han
mer was prepared to Nail a few of n.
boys. ". 49, .- .-. viz
Chaska has Fishhook club. a. lean yea,
aggregation of girls who are out fo
game, each one hunting for her man. TIL,
heVleW refers to them as socialists be
cause they hold socials A business meet
ing was held Wednesday night for til,
purpose of selecting bachelor victims an
lhen proposing to them. A wanderin<
Keynote diplomat declares that he hear
the names of Joseph Burkhart. Thoma!
Burns, Professor Malone, Dick Salter DR.
sums IS julius Moldenhauer, Tom Prows
anu Happy Halloran mentioned. Thes
e BOYS are now preparing to leap for tn
IRE escape the moment any member of tn
f1shhook club drops on one, knee hold
up both hands andS exclaims, Precious. =
Further prowling among the exchange
shows that f1shhook parties threaten +,
become leap year fad. A dispatch from
appleton, Wis, says that at an entertain
ment in the Congregational church Cur
tam was arranged and over this youn.
ladies' fished with hook and line for mai.
partners to take them to supper m,
social was called a trip to the Wisconsi,
Dalles. Chairs were arranged in the shan,
o. seats IN a train; After a lecture Their,
was a midnight out of door picnic
IT the girls keep it up the way thew 1av.
started out, tax on bachelors in tn
nortnwest In 1905 would enrich the gov
ernmental treasury about 3Oc.
"A. J. r.