The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-02
With the Long Boau.
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1876 there two office boys in the Standard Oil
office One of them spent all his time soldering the work
off on the other boy, who did it and said nothing One OF
these boys is now millionaire Query which is it?
This is the joyous May time when the taxpayer who has
paid $50 $500 for his license to live finds the water
tax trailing its Shiny length the months expense
sheet.
boy is naturally curious and mbibes great deal Of
superuos knowledge but the science of the OF has
to be forced him by indignant mother
The presidents menu we'll cared for in the Colorado
wids There is larat SOUP fet de saddle blanket
smohered onions saddle of prairie dog bear steaks and
rhubarb pie No wonder the president is slightly ndspsed
If that Draw ladde Andy Carnegie wants real excitement
for his money he should try to avorite cereal
A wheat is fun than buying poor widow
ton of coal.
new Wisconsin law makes it misdemeanor to tip the
Pullman porter The chances that he will not complain
on you.
If Mr. Carnegie could up $1OOOOO0O for the past
grand professors he might be induced to part with few to
pension the humorss they wouldn't have to do tat
least, regularly
If there is so much grating going on it will be
farmers to lead poorest the railroad track
about the time the down express is due. 4s@s: r.
Probably as humane a bit of philanthropy
put into effect American railroad introduced by
Mr. Pennington when he first took control Of the 500 line
Noting the large number of Walkers that using the
trucks of the road sleeping Mr. Pennington had
cushions put the trucks Of the
that between the points specially favored by the Walkers
The surprise and gratitude expressed by the Weary Wie
often touching One day very disreputabeooking
specimen crawed under the when he thought
looking and dropped into his BERTH The shock Of the
upholstered trucks terrible He crawled out and
observed looking under and around the other end Of the
''What is it?'' asked the brakeman cordially
"W'eres der lavertory?' .....
The San Francisco Examiner says that Luther Burbank
Of Santa Rosa has succeeded producing another wonder
full creation which will under the head of potato
pernens and is known 'potato fruit.' You plant
potato and gather from the luscious white fruit
that is delightfully."- paaabe and makes excellent preserve
Mr. Burbank has named the potato fruit ''pomato. -
When compared with tomato the pomato is smaller in
size and it's meat is white instead of red It is highly
favored In other Words it's flavor is that of fruit rather
than vegetable Burbank speaks of the creation of the
pomao resulting from the turning Of the plant life
opposite direction.
and the tubers of secondary consideration he
''the fruit on the vine being the main object
In way other Mr. Burbank has argued the potato
into going into the fruit business instead of devotng it,
time to potatoes The country will feel rather Disguised
with Mr. Burbank that he has not worked both ends Of tn
potato at and taught also to eat its potato
bugs the tropical pitcher plant eats flies 1t may yet b.
possible to graft this yeatng plant to the potato
that it may it's bugs This would be bit
genealogical work that every farmer would appreciate.
A. J. R.