The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-26
TIE NONPAREJL MAN

Story Of Fascinating Girl at Magnolia,
MInn., Who Made an Error in the Use
of Her Powder Puff, Giving Polite Ad!
mirer Who Called on Her Decided
Surprise. ---' T. ] -',. &c.,.
A charming girl at Magnolia, MIMI,
had some powdered charcoal for tooth
cleaning purposes near her powder puff
When her admirer rang she was sitting |
in the dark. She snatched up the puff I
gave it dab into the charcoal, passed it
hastily over her face, and f1uttered ga1ly
down the stairs with smile on her face |
She said afterwards that the gentleman
started a little and looked surprised, but
she thought that this was due to her
wondrous beauty. And she doubtless said
to herself that she had him going. So
she chatted gracefully with the young
man for an hour or two, and noticed that
he couldn't seem to take his eyes off of
her mobile face.
After an hour or two Of improving con-
versation the young man departed into
the night and Little Sunshine went back
to her room to light up and look into the
glass. Mama heard the wall of woe that
went up and took little daughter to her
bosom and tried to comfort her as best
she could as she sobbed out: -
! 1.-THE mean thing!s I'll never speak to
him again! so long as I live! Never,
never!!"
A valuable bit. Of Minneapolis live stock
has found. its home in LIE Sueur county.
The Waterville Gazette chronicles the
fact that Fred Schultz was the recipient
of a valuable bullterrier last week from
his friend Park Quirk of Minneapolis.
TO T,,n ~ &c ind hut &c
evidently brought up on a diet Of pine
sawdust, as that seems to be his favor
tie food. While his pedigree Is not at
hand, it is thought that it goes back to
the days when our domestic dogs sprung
from wild animals, for this particular
specimen evidently has a strain Of beaver
blood. g = Mr., Schultz has had offers to
hireBhin out to parties wishing wood cut,
and he has already cut about 81 worth
since he has been in town. The dog has
many admirers, and promises to eat. up
any wooden-legged dog in LIE Sueur
county that offers himself.
The St. Peter Herald says that a Man
kato husband lowered at deaths door so
long his wife remarked that she pre-
sumed he was having his usual trouble
locating the keyhole.
Altho Port Arthur has fallen several
times in the American papers, not paper
in Japan has yet announced it's fall. The
Japanese understand the difficulties of
the siege of an .'impregnable fortress"
and laughed at the early stories: Of its
capture.
| John Chinaman has been. looking into
this matter of a war on his frontier and
has issued an edict Of neutrality that for
| righteousness and childlikeness is with
out a parallel in national history. Joh1
| says:
Two great empires at war-Russia and Jap
an. AS they are equally strong, fate will decide
and victory will grant due rewards to the winning
side. It is not necessary, therefore, for the
! Sons of Heaven to intercede with their mighty
! and 1nvincible army to decide who has right
The boundless Chinese empire thus remains neu
trail.
And SO it is forbidden to write anything abou
the war, be 1T in newspapers or leaflets or plac
ards, in books or pamphlets, or even in private
i letters. Moreover, it E is forbidden to- discus
i the war to- praise or to belittle any of the war
faring parties, be it in meetings Or in the pago
das, In teahouses Or In shops. The very name
Japan or Russia may not be mentioned there, no
in friendly or social gatherings, at the fam
lily dish at marriages interments Specia
policemen will be detailed to make investigation
thereabouts, both in teahouses and opium dens.
! 1t is the sincere wish of the celestial EN-
reror that subject of his shall rejoice at tn
victories of any Of the parties, not even whe
japan overcomes Russia Both Russia and lana
are pacific neighbors. So everybody Shout
mind his own business; the peasant his field, tn
merchant his business, the 1aborer his handicraft
Everybody who should dare to act, speak Q
think contrary to this edict will be punished a
a rebel.
Johns real feeling in the matter
shown as plainly as if he had shot at on
Of his pacific neighbors.
Il One cannot help mpathizing with tn
little curbstone, evangehzing bands of un
lselfish people who meet on the streets t
sing and exhort at the noon hour. Tha
is, you cannot help doing so until the
station themselves within earshot and lie
out their daily cutlery to the accompani
ment of a guitar and of reed instru
ment of the organ sort, known as
| "wheezer.' After awhile the succession
of musical screams and of bad orator
gets on the nerves and If you are no
careful you find yourself surprised tina
the evangelical ton Of the world is as ia
lalong as it is. Brethren, let us not be to
strenuous to carry the religious primarie
lest we defeat our own purposes.
In chronicling the doings of the smar
set at Osceola, Ark, the enterprisin
Press of that town says:
1.-THE grand promenade was led by MI
Singletree Doubletoe and Miss Wayne D
Berry Du Boise. Miss Mayme was at
tired in gown of pure white with vel
low trimmings, cut decollette, embon
point and en- traine, and against thi
background her chocolate hued beaut
shown forth as refulgent as a 500-candl
power searchlight. Refreshments were o
tap at all hours, and the dazzling, bril-
liant conversations, gustabiities, etc
composed a scene worthy Of the momen
tous OCCASION ~ .....
Say, there are high-steppers in all tn
:, larger towns Of this country.
"A. J. X.