The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-10
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PEAKNG about little fishes and their fnny ways visit
~ to Pollocks pond sufficient convince person that
he does not have to Mnnetonka to get all that fish
element Of which his ignorance of life under water de-
priving him.
Poocks pond is happily situated in the back yard An
Earth Shower given after pm. and before to which
Mr. Pollock invited his society friends to and bring
their shoves which came served to excavate
hole the bottom which then cemented and
dered fish and proof Tubs containing water lily bulbs
other aquatic plants sunk water plants set
out along the shores and the whole place filed with drink
Fifteen twenty gold fish then induced to visit the
pond and enjoyed enough to stay there permanently
No trouble has been experienced from CATS but after Mr.
Pollock imported from Japan big $40 gold fish with bubo
lobster eyes and tail like piece of bunting o>large hot
dogs detected the pond and laid their down in to
COOL But the fish them coming and ducked
This incident took place at $50 Mr. Pollock hearing
the fishes whsng their fingers for help threw up his
chamber window and looked When he the dogs
clinng in the fishes cozy corner his thought couded
with and he went down stairs like the hired man when
he carried along by bag of feed out of the second story
barn window.
The dogs had cooled off and and the hsh were unln
jured.
visited the fishery in the cool of the day about feeding
time and the inhabitants of the water fully hungry
as the Minnetonka boys but not quite This
NAV be explained by difference in the size OF the ponds,
Mnnetona being larger However, their numbers had IN
80 40 and the city water seemed to agree with
them amazingly.
George Frog had also discovered the pond and sit
ting on under lily leaf with his face in the air
meditating. His movements in the water when disturbed
were very agile but he did not to the gold fish,
and several frogs from Lake of the Isles have visited the
pond from time but have returned to tell OF their
travels.
On the WHOLE private fish pond is great source OF
and recognize the counenances
of the fishes and give them accordance with the
characteristics shown In Pollocks pond met lreneus
Prime Thomas B. Reed General Jackson and Thomas II.
Benton swimming around and looking out Tor bread crumbs
letter was received yesterday from lumber merchant
in small in Michigan, who made known his wants
thus:
Dear Sir
you get cuppy of the Clamaxe Paper where all
CARL that like to be marrd there work
like the Paper and get 1t just
send the Bill & will Pay for the same
Can anybody tell what the Clamaxe Paper is?
~
We saw man the other day who worth about mil
lion dollars Or at least had that amount. Instead OF wear
inc that hard fierce look his brow he appeared quite
Portable conened and nothing about him seemed to in
dictate he wanted all the rest Of the money there
Why not patronze rich little instead of jumping
them? They may yet leave money. $50.
Hearing that Teddy Roosevelt, Jr had instant sue
Sunday school teacher panied to read
terdav that he had taken prize in cakewal at Madison
Conn., Teddy versatile child and may day achieve
the great honor of place on the college eleven.
"A. J. r.