The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-05
U75th the Long BoU.

IN ISPATCHES from Toxic give the comments Of two Of
- the Japanese newspapers, the i and the Nchi Nich
The papers sound dmnutve, but attempt to lick the
editor of either would probably be disastrous
The Rural Retreat (va) Times says that E. H Humble
the hustng teamser sold his mules to Captain Howe and
loss how get the hayoft to feed his
he used twist the mule tail and take the elevator.
Twenty years ago today there much discussion Of
railroad there demands for the enactment
Of interstate law. The people finally
allowed with holes in it.
The greatest and nob]est sefresrain in the world to
keep yourself from telling somebody your troubles
Colonel Rogers has just laid in two sacks of -four The
Market Record has figured out serious shortage in wheat
before the next crop shows up. ~ 49,
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Were it not for the disgusting selfconceit of the
roosters might enjoy the poultry show week. The
rooster natures heart He has not civilization
enough his opinions with poteness and
savor fare and his disgusting exhibition of the art Of
being it ofends good taste and refinement How the hen
to put up with it certainly of the mysteries
Of the coop. If eight hens would join hens club
modelled after Soros and throw the down good and
hard twice. he would discover that he
the only kernel on the COB
AS exhibition Of the permanently swelled head the
rooster is face princeps The gentleman turkey is
times good deal inflated In his mind and externazes his
opinions Of his Importance the state Of his feathers but
the rooster his conversation and general bearing
We knew small boy who, annoyed by the
cet Of the family rooster spent considerable time in the
barnyard trying to reduce the bird state least bo
dsring humility. Boys all big straw hats then
and his method Of procedure this The rooster would
60 certain length Of time without growing Then he would
get to thinking his immense Importance in the uni
versal scheme Of things and would just have to
burst The moment he settled back his hind legs,
ranged himself to take the reco Of the hched
on both lungs to let it the small boy would shy his
straw hat at the bird The result would be that the es
protector would attempt and to with the
breath The effect the musical character of the song
always disastrous. The soberer hens up
amused surprise their bills and have known sp1ightly
young pullets fairly to fall sideways with conceaed
merriment The effect the ROSTERS sef-esteem ap
parent He mad way thru and would hang around
hours at time waiting to discharge uninterrupted
Of the small boy equally vgant pre-
vent this and the unequal combat often ragged
large part Of the forenoon The result long series of
broken up agtaed, shattered and Notwithstanding crows
that filled the hearts of the hens with subdued laughter
caused the old red to and look the bars
what wrong with the hens gentleman friend while
the horse laugh heard resembling in tile barn.
OF course the rooster Important bird shown
by the rivalry among the hens roost the perch next to
him at night But if he could conceal in Degree his
opinion Of himself he would rise largely in public
esteem. -. "A. j. r. r