The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-08
THE NONPARHJL MAN



and Smiling the out-do Air.
1 tt was quite cold. The mercury chow
cred around ten below and at night it
gave the furnace a stimulus for its appe-l
tite by dropping to is and Is below with
the Isickening regularity OF a mans favor
lite railroad stock just after he has bought
100 shares on tip from one Of John w.
Gates clerks. The mercury had been do.
Ing this steadily for eight weeks and even
mild hammered men, who were trying to
get anger out of their thought, were be-
coming ANNOYED when, one day early in
March, the weather man saw the hand
writing on the Saskatchewan wall and pre-
dicted warmer" Strong men, with tears
of joy running down their faces, fought
for g chance to get the paper and to feast
their eyes on this simple word in the
wea Their predictions and everybody except
the coal man breathed freer.
1t came. In the early morning there was
a light mist in the air and a white frost
on the exposed shingles on the roof Of the
piazza. There was also a crulnbly frost
on the branches OF the big trees. Even the
little trees, trying to break into the gem
|eral tree game. wore their frost proudly
just like the big trees. Then the air had
la taste of spring in 1t. The English SPAR
rows. full Of joy, carried their tail feathers
straight up at right angles to their backs.
The mercury climbed and climbed. JOY
Gus women appeared on the street and the
bargain sale blossomed like the rose.
/ And at last! Water began to run in the
Istreets. a loud cheer arose as this glori-
lfous sight was detected and men when they
met on the streets murmured Of lilacs and
l}cTpcuses. Several people, up early in the
morning, had heard the wild geese. far ur
in the air, going north. The strawberry
appeared in the market and games OF
marbles Waxed fierce on the south sides OF
the downtown block.
| Suddenly the hot air furnace found ol11
what was going on Instead Of holding
back any longer it let out fierce gush OF
heat at every register and even at the colo
air intakes.
It was spring.
4 The book beer sign and the robin hav.
reached Kansas City.
4 Do you remember how the yellow dande
j lions look when they spot the tender greer
N OF the new grass? You do! Then forge
lit! It's too soon.
j A Philadelphia business man who con
sidered an elevator q death trap an
i refused to ride on one broke his neck b
falling downstairs last week. He slippe
j on the top step.
|
general at New York, was Informed tina
a high-up Russian predicted that all tn
Japanese would be driven into the sea be
! fore September he replied that all tn
japanese We're pretty good swimmers.
While there are still people easy enoug
to let go Of $3.50 to consult hoodot
it seems almost like a waste of time t
be working honestly for $3.50 a day.
Eki Hioki, the new first secretary of til
} Japanese legation. who has just arrive
; in Washington, says his countrymen al
seriously happy Joyful, tho not owe,
joyed," and that they have not lost the
heads but look on the progress of We
: with real serious satisfaction The re
/: markable poise Of the Japanese nation re
: minds one of the boy in his first pair
: new boots who has just found a quartz
in the roadway and who walks all aroun
!. 1t to look at it and admire 1t before picl
ing it up.
: It has been suggested that the Colon
bian army be hired to dig the cana
The army might be induced to agree
this If it could work while swinging
it's hammock.
The Adrian Democrat sorroWfully chror
icles the story Of how leap year he
q Adrian. The couple In question have bee
''keepin' company for ever so long, ar
q really intended to be married this sprin
q But the girl says: "Not much. pos
= lively won't be married this year ar
have everybody say I had to ask hir
No, sir" And so-there you are
The coal bin is not has-been yet.
8 Mr.. McGovern of the Wabasha Herald
! not that other. McGovern-tells no
: Bryan has about ruined the democrat
party and must be got rid off, II
!. party won up to 1860 with great reg
= larity. In fact, 1856 was the last of II
:. democratic series OF victories At tn
!. time Bryan was born, and the democrat
= party went down to defeat after that re
: ularly, beginning with 1860 Mr.. McGo
(" ern outlines these sad events and clos
his article as follows:
What he did to us In 1895 and 1900 requir
no special mention For forty-four years he b
kept us out Of power. all the time, except Gig
L =. ars. when accident orercame his baneful
1t fuences. Bad man, that Bryan. See how ref
1t larly we were winning until he 'butted in
= away back in 1860
e It will be noticed that Mr. Clevelal
= is the only man who has been able
Is overcome the Organic influence. Al
- = Bryan is trying to club him.
- Should a wife press her husband
:, trousers? This momentous question
- - being agitated in Boston. Thru the ct
!, - umns Of the Boston Post such well -kno,
of women as Edna D. Cheney, Mrs Julia
= Duff, Mines l.. B. and John L. Bat
mother and wife, respectively. Of the Ma