The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-17
With the Long BolD
-"Ey. natures walks shoot fogy ss n hHss !"
The Most Beautiful stenographer in the oficI
and that Is Saying Good Deal, Narrow
Escapes Falling Heir to Immense Wealth
Story Of the Stunning Ones Escape.

The prettiest stenographer in office just MISE
falling heir to Immense Wealth the other day. Wou}
you like to hear all about its Well It's like this II
The Stunning One travelling railroad soml
where in southern Minnesota and the car was crowdd
to the doors. She was occupying a seat all by he
ownty, with her little baggage in half of it and h
slS75 hat pinned to the seat in front. She vel
comfy and was reading q Radent Girlhood, or Haro
Derwentwater' Is Choice" something like that.
Enter wealthy old German farmer (who had save
1t al), supposedly without wife child who stan!
In the aisle without offering apparently expecti
to sit in the only unoccupied seat.
The Charming One instantly discommodes hersel
gathers up her luggage and offers him the other ha
of the seat. tlfs... ~ r..
The wealthy old husbandman (who had saved
alD surprised that he took the seat at onI
but kept looking at the young lady. Finally he said
My dear young lady, will you tell me your name?t
The Charming One saw at that she had mad
hit and that he intended to leave her ImmenI
Wealth. yet she hesitated. The rich old farmer with
bank account continued: zrsSe
~ hat traffeled this road for twenty -fve veal
and never yet before has any lady offered me
seat.'' ..s.@ -.-.. /
'fBut why should you wish to know my namea''
She listened breathlessly, for she expected him
outline his intention Of leaving her this Vast Wealt
The old man said in kindly way:
'tYour action was so noble yet that wish to ser
your name to the paper already"
he d1dn>t get 1t. He was a tight Wad
And that is the close call the Stunning One hf-
from becoming immensely wealthy and travelling
Yurrup.
John Ramey of Rec Heights, S. D., has goat
stout and goaty that he does the work in tread pow
mill on Mr.. Ramey's FARM The goat has very AR
tocratic air and gray sidewhiskers that nearly
the ground. Mr.. Ramey is thinking of providil
him monocle.
The editor Of the Adrian Democrat had the nigh
mare the other midnight and dreamed that he had
pile Of dollar bills laid out fiat one top of the 9th
and that to get from the top he had to reach
275 feet Then the pile turned to silver dollars al
became mile and "a half high He was delight
with this vast wealth, even If he could not reach
top of it, that he went out and married beautif
spirit medium who blessed with controlling spin
which caused real diamond to fall from her mou
at every word she spoke. The nightmare appeared
continue several years, at the end of which time
editor claimed that that entire section of the
knee-deep in diamonds running crops and putt
stop to all agriculture At this point he awoke,
the first thing he did in the office that day was
prod in print the old subscribers who had neglect
to pay up for several years.. .--.
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Suppose someone gives you check for $40 in t
course Of business. You something Of art
and you look lovingly upon the face of that check
see Wnere you can improve LOU put Drains a
work upon it and you give it the artistic touch Ii
the crude maker Of the check neglected to supp.
From a mere check reading SO you have beautit
finished product reading $780,: The cashier at, t
bank finds that it is easily worth 800 to his nstif
tion and hands out that amount of cash. You m
represent nothing to him. In fact, words are
changed at all You do snet urge him to invest in
He buys the check of his. own initiative.
Yet the next day you are in Jail.
But take'the exploiter of some security, say shs
of Copper stock. He puts in his artistic work maxi
the public think his share is worth 800, when 1t
worth &c. He marks it up temptingly, declares d
idend on it out Of money set aside for the purpo
and finally the public takes it at par Then it dr
to $40 again. 49,. .,.;----...-. ....-
Now, why doesn't he go to Jail next day.
tsProfessor'' Bell, aged 4o,a st. Louis clairvoya,
Il. eloped from Whiting, Ind, with Miss Maud Eat
aged Is. The couple went to Chicago. and were
ried. Bell had known the girl only four weeks,
when her parents refused consent to the marriage I
elopement followed Miss Eaton had been promin
socially in Whiting, but is no longer. Poor lit
Maudie When she is % and wishes to be alive q
having fun, papa clarvoyant with tobacco bre'
sit close to the fire all the evening and read tM
: tie Revenge, or Why Did He Elope with the Cook
: When Maud is 3S and keeping boarders, her Gle
vsioned will be 60 and his teeth will have dropI
T. out. Girls it never does anyone any harm to Il
: ahead little, but of course do not expect you
80 do that. y -.... "A. J. r