The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-18
With the Long Bop
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Gas Users at Paying 81 Per Thousand Feet for Indiana
Clmate-Brand of Minnetonka Cider that Gives Well
Known Lake Cow Severe Case of Misht Horns.
oU would be surprised to see angry the herd
were in indianapolis when they discovered, thru the
CITY inspectors dsgraceful activity that their
pumping air into the supply There might be some
excuse this in MINNEAPOLIS for brand OF climate is
worth $0 per thousand feet but in Indianapolis the gas
could for paying 81 for thousand feet
of Indiana atmosphere and they kicked and rared up like
Maud the when old ST attempted to substitute peck
of shoe pegs for oats in old Mauds breakfast food
The plea of the gas company probably that the
brand coal they using produced too thick and ropy
article of gas and it necessary to dilute it little with
air or the gas burners and gas stoves would get all
gummed up. ..E ..y ..@
At anv rate the gas consumers of Indianapolis are
ing like the desolate beach low tide and the
pany has just declared extra dividend watered bonds
to keep them quiet. -... . .... . =. ..,Hfv~ W.
Minnetonka farmer who was doing "Country Life
in America stunt, the advertisement and sent for
patent cider press extract the juice from bunch Of crab
apple fruits that grew his farm The press worked all
right and the producer threw in little alcohol to help out
the cider The the cider first the next morning and
drank few quarts of it. Either there something
potent in Mnneonka crab the too susceptible
and lightheaded Be that it may, she accumulated
of mst horns and mooed around the barnyard
in way that made the rooster climb the fence surprise
that ripped capboards from the henhouse The all
forgot lay because Of the excitement and the Mnneonka
Record had member of it's staff writing up the incident
before and looking fearessy into the sturdy qualities
of the cider s'> .-1
Will Harwood formerly of this paper and whose blank
occasions such the distant approach of Memorial
Day made William Cullen Bryant stir uneasly in his tomb
has written book detailing the work of Luther Burbank
in persuadng the plants and vegetables that they not
"doing their durndes The book is one of the fairy
tales of science and shows in marvellous the wonderful
primacy of the creation. Mr. Burbank would take
for instance the potato plant and show plainly that
not manifestng the perfect potato. The potato would be
uly at first and would show anger that anyone
that there better type Of potato than it bringing
out But Mr.. Burbanks logic had less weight
the plant began by degrees to produce better vegetable
Encouraged by results the potato just throwing itself
into the work and is turning out tubers that make the
grocers mouth water when he looks at them. It is
velous. .-...... - ..5..>. Il. ~<<-.E.
Mr. Burbank is being urged to take the rhubarb plant
hand The rhubarb has the rudments of material that
IS yet produce he perfect That sleeps the
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manufacturer of foreign cheese was about to give
100000 to the American Board hesating lest the
board declare his money tainted If it carries the odor
the cheese about may for looking
sideways at it twice. t-.&*' e.
Rev. W. W. Hicks, pastor of the Chlhowie Methodist
church at Richmond Va has been found guilty Of conduct
unbecomng minister and has been suspended for six
months, to be followed by probationary The charge
upon which the ReysMr Hicks was was that Of taking
dare to kiss pretty The dare was given him
by the scoundreless herself. The Rev. w. W. said he
couldn stand by and hear pretty him kiss
her. 1t didn't take him two seconds to imprint chaste
Methodist salute upon those ruby lips Then the Other
brethren who forced to stand around with nothing
doing, got mad and demanded trial.
Bro Hicks one of the oldest ministers in the conference
but is said that this is not the first time he has had similar
charges preferred against him.
Let this be terrible warning When they dare us t,
kiss them let us back off and say tu tut little girl 70,
are frivolous - ,.<---... A n