The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-17
With the Long Bou,
-'.Eye NATURES walks. shoot folly ~ IT Hss.
The Most Beautiful Stenographer in the ofic'
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 misse
falling heir to Immense Wealth the other day. WouI
you like toll hear all about it9 Well it's like this
The Stunning One was travelling railroad som
where in southern Minnesota and the crowde
to the doors. She was occupying seat all by b, ]
ownty, with her little baggage in half of it and h
$lo75 hat pinned to the seat in front. She vel
comfy and was reading q Radient Girlhood, Harot
DerWentwaters Choice, something like that i
Enter wealthy old German farmer (who had save.
1t alD, supposedly without wife child who STANG
in the aisle without offering apparently expecti1,
to sit In the only unoccupied seat j
The Charming One instantly discommodes herself
gathers up her luggage and offers him the other ha:
Of the seat III. j
The wealthy old husbandman (who had saved !,
alD was surprised that he took the seat at ono
but kept looking at the young lady Finally he saiG
. My dear young lady, will you tell me your names i
The Charming One at once that she had mao 4
hit and that he intended to leave her Immen.
Wealth, yet she hesitated The rich old farmer with
bank account continued .@4~ z-~za
81 haf traffeled this road for twenty-five yea Z
and yet before has any lady offered me (
"But why should you wish to know my namean /
She listened breathlessly, for she expected him II
outline his intention Of leaving her this Vast Wealt
The old man said in kindly way: u
''Your action was so noble yet that wish to ser
your name to the paper already" -..
r 1t.
And that is the close call the Stunning One has
from becoming immensely wealthy and travelling
Yurrup
go ~
John Ramey of Rec Heights, S. D., has goat :
stout and goaty that he does the work in tread powe
mill Mr.. Ramey's FARM, The goat has very ara
tocratic air and gray sidewhskers that nearly swes
the ground. Mr.. Ramey is thinking Of providilT
him monocle.
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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 top of the 9TH
and that to get from the top he had to reach I
275 feet. Then the pile turned to silver dollars
became mile and "a half high. He was so delight
with this vast wealth. if he could not reach ii
top of it, that he went out and married beautift
spirit medium who blessed with controlling spin
which caused real diamond to fall from her mout
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 sta
knee-deep in diamonds, running crops and putt;
astop to all agriculture. At this point he awoke,
the first thing he did in the office that day was
prod lin print the old subscribers who had neglect
to pay up for several years. .. -. IT,.
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Suppose someone gives you check for $40 in {
course Of business You something Of art
and you look lovingly upon the face of that check
seq WueTe YOU Gall Improve Iou put pIdius d.
work upon it and you give lit the artistic touch tb
the crude maker Of the check neglected to supp,
From a mere check reading $40 you have beautit
finished product reading 5000 The cashier at. t
bank finds that it is easily worth 800 to his insti
tion and hands out that amount Of cash. You M
represent nothing to him. In fact words {
changed at all. You do mot urge him to invest. in
90 He buys the check of his own initiative
Yet the next day you are in, Jail.
But take the exploter of some security, say she
y of Copper stock He puts in his artistic work MAXI
the public think his share is worth 800, when 1t
worth $40. He marks it up temptingy, declares d
and finally the public takes it at par. Then it Dire
to $40 again. 49,. 49,. e., $780,
: Now, why doesn't he 60 to Jail next dayf 4
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- .<stProfessor" Bell aged 4O,a st. Louis clairvoya
- eloped from Whiting, Ind, with Miss Maud Eat
aged Is. The couple went to Chicago, and were M
ried. Bell had known the girl only four weeks, a
when her parents refused consent to the marriage
elopement followed. Miss Eaton had been prominf
socially in Whiting, but is so longer. Poor lit
Maudie! When she is 2s and wishes to be alive a
having fun, papa elairvoyant with tobacco bres
and with holes in the heels of his stockings will pre-
to sitgclose to the fire all the evening and read s'M
= ties Revenge, or Why Did He Elope with the Cook
i When Maud is 3s and keeping boarders, her Gle
visioned will be 60 and hs teeth will have dropI
g out. Girls, it never does anyone any harm to ld
Z ahead little, but of course do not expect you
ss+d do that. -a---.- "A. j. R