The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-04
With the Long Roau.
-"Hys aaturs's wallis, sAoet foay % n

MAN late Of Cambridge, Mass tried to force mule
a to drink What is the use of great knowledge mill
in town when living under its very shadow will try
to dictate to his mule ".
The theot farmer who seizes his spade and at
empts bury the seeds bought by his wife understands the
great need felt by the farming community for practical
steam pillow.
Word comes from London that the countess of Ross
yn who Miss Anna Robinson, American actress has
settled $4,000 year her husband without conditions
How would you feel if your wife tried to settle $4,000
year on youq And without conditions!
Vermonters claim that this years sap not yielding
normal supply Of syrup. New Orleans have to supply
the decoration Of next falls buckwheat cakes
A4 :.-...
March in like gentleman and went out like gen.
tleman. April in smiling but burst into tears at the
sight Of some of the alleys Clean up!
Roswell E. Field in the Chicago Post has dug old
hymn Of 100 years ago that shows how far have sayed
from good ideas Of the fathers This cheer
full ditty began follows:
In vain for mercy now they cry;
In lakes Of liquid fire they ie;
~ There the flaming pillows tost
Forever, oh, forever lost!
But saints undaunted and
In calnness view the dreadful scene;
etc. etc. That really the dreadful part Of it, that the
pleasant and The saint Of today would
be anxious these celestial bad lands supply free ice
put in system Of irrigation and get as possible to
leave for better homesteads
49,
Astronomers tell us that Giacobnis comet is trying to
get the SUMS left end Anyone who would put pois
oned meat in this comets route lacks the instincts Of
tleman.
The people who digging the buried cities Of the
have found what to be the Oldest love letters
earth They written by Babylonian gentleman to
goo-goo about 1900 years before Christ which is far
longer than oldest nabtant remember BY careful
arthmetica work find that these letters 05
DID, This Babylonian gentleman sent these letters to we'll
who dwet in Spparra the Sepparar of the Bible
They oted down large bricks and sent by freight
"Hearts DUST but hearts, loves renan,'' cut in inn
pershable brick Marduk, this the lovers namehow
beautiful sounded to herwrite to his tte Sheep
follows:
'Oh you alone my life. I could spend eternity in
the light your eyes. Tell how you Oh! bounce
off messenger who shall aay this dsque Think you
so far and here in Babylon. also in suspense.
Kindly dispatch messenger see above) to quel
my fears and rejoice the rest Of days. Oh live long,
I pray you, for'' '*
And here the broken brick refuses tell further why
little Bright Eyes should live longer but know. It
because she necessary to Marduks very existence
Without herbut why 60 on you have done it all yourself
and know just how it goes. -. .-,.,.
In response this brick Marduk doubtless received
very short brick which thanked him briefly for the last
camelload of candy, and reported pleasant call from
certain agreeable Mr.. Someoherbuk whom the little sheep
had met the other evening, heaven bless her. H.
Poor old Marduk He had it bad! Whether he
ried his little sheep and lived oyousy AFTER friendly
brick remains to tell hundred years is long time
and foryone Of these hundreds to reach back
Marduk and little Bright Eyes in the good old town of
Sipparra. A. }. r.