The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-03

~ Friday Evening,
With the Long Boo.
=" 1>s nssa..,s walks. shoot
THE furnace had another nice black diamond sunburst
on last evening
medical authority says that in railway collisions the
passengers who asleep the bad effect OF shaking
It might be good idea when
press train at sixty heading for you to drop
off to sleep.
This man Hoch had twenty-nine mothersin-aw. Lucky
fellow
This has hard winter for freaks The ossifed
man. the bearded lady and the original rubberneck have
barely their board and Clothes nothing of those
little uxuries dear to the heart of all abnormalites The
trouble is that the popular taste improving at least
changing People do not much for deformities
they did There time when good freak would
receive 1925 $3.50 week for sitting platform It has
been proved by the OF the last two years at
Coney Island that the respectable and
the it appeals to the we-conduced American
household, the more profitable it is.
Times change ct in ills mutant No will the
Intellectual attempts Of the Amess Wonder embrace the
Fat Lady excite the public mirth will indignation rise
high when India Rubber Man bounced.
New issues call to duties.
When Denis NIuvihil stoker at $14 week. was elected
mayor Of Bridgeport Conn., at salary Of So 900 year,
Mrs Murphy bought hat and for three years affairs
in Bridgeport have been going smoothly But last week
the blow fell Mayor Mulvh asked the Connecticut egis
ature his salary to year. say
ing that could So 900 year mayor Of Bridge
port Whether Denis will be mpeached resolution Of
passed has not yet been decided.
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Speaking of collectors and collecting there is disease
for which have taken treatment in the hope Of escaping
the maay and that the gathering together Of the crocey
metaware that is called cosonne It is kind Of
decoration of enamel in which the outlines of the designs
formed by small bands lets of metal bent shape the
1nerstces OF which filled with enamel paste Of approp
ate coors and then vtrifd by wise person looks
the uens with glass; slaps it aectionatey says
Ihls rare and valuable old piece dates from the Ping
Pong dynasty and specimen of it is found in the British
museum 1t is worth we'll into the hundreds of dollars pos
Then you find yourself getting all goosefeshike in the
of this wonderful specimen the art of antiquity
and make mental look up the PngPong dynasty
at This way danger lies.
Thomas j. Mcguire the theatrical man of New
York has made surprising discovery Some time AGO Mr.
Mcguire had Of the tongue and that important
cut out to the very roots.
Four weeks after the operation he said was think
ing how hard it would be not to talk for the rest of my life
and said 'D-n it? right out like that. Then knew
could talk Next morning they brought eggs for break
fast had had nothing but liquids and eggs four weeks
was sick Of Them and said: 'D-n those eggs! Don y
bring more The doctor almost jumped into the all
when he heard speak, r..
This is Magures surprising contribution to SCIENCE thu
fact that talk without tongue AS physiological
wonder that has excited interest in the medical professio,
ruout the world and to that almost incredible fac
that ongueess man talk and talk WE'LL Mcguire ha
just appeared before the national of
In Albany, where he made speech and sung.
Mcguire was operated last March for Of th
Mo+u
% years, he is today as hale and hearty as ever ~ -
lille listening to his words is almost impossible to he
heVe that he has tongue. In to question h.
opened his mouth and displayed the cavernous gap that tn
tongue had formerly occupied Not vestge of it remained
Mcguire in trying the internal workings of his face ha
discovered that certain other portions of mouth can
used to form the sounds in the place of tongue He is
little weak in d's and EEts but they manage to come OF,
N a surprising manner considering his misfortune
There IS one thing however, in which Mr. Mcguire will
Ind himself deficient When he wishes to express conemn
how can he wrinkle his and stick his tongue ont
Wrinkle his nose he but what mere w1nkling of III
nose when the extension Of the tongue so to tn
proper expression Every girl will for the actor in hi
great deprivation.
Still, it is something to be able wrinkle your nose
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