The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
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DoJEsTVENsKY, with Indian Ocean whiskers his
battleship keeping close watch out for Togo's
fishing fleet When they meet there will be noise like
father beating the sittingroom carpet.
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It's pretty good proof that the germ theory Of disease
is very generally believed when the boys along
Nicoet allowed beat their rugs and mats out
the sidewalk the face Of the popuace these windy
mornings s.< 4 s=s:a Il
English as it is sometimes written is funny The CALI
Gem IN " Democrat says:
" J. Persbacker is excavating under his house on
Academy avenue for cellar, occupied by D. j.
Starck.
Christian Register paper that is not accustomed
to give out hot air. notwithstanding its tells of man
who said to his wife he leaving home in the morn
ing, 'Oh by the way, my DEAR if find can't get away
from the works in time for dinner tonight, I'll send
note by messenger The wife replied: 'You needn't
bother I've already found the note your coat pocket
It fathers finish He came home. ~. ~-..'
The Minot IN. d. Optic tells how Judge Cowan in
blind pig case roased the who had been the habit
drinking Intoxicating liquors less for several
the witness stand and testified that they
know whether the stuff they bought at the pig
Intoxicating or not Such he pronounced liars and
scoundrels You might like whose taste in drinks
differed from yours, but nobody can admire aaar
The Hanknson On d. News has small hot bird story
II about Sargent county farmer who has pair OF geese
that for the past four have raised brood each year.
Last fall the old gander got and with one OF the gdy
young geese Joined flock of their fellows passing and
few away the south The old goose thus deserted
iscosoate and refused to have anything to do with the
other geese the yard but kept apart from them The
passed One night last week there great number
geese flying and in the morning the farmer heard
goose in his lo south of the railroad where he kept his
birds He went and there his gander
back again. He to his corral and took the
old goose back with him. The birds knew each other and
now there birds happier than any human geese you
The gander shows indication of staying this
time.
Finga N. D., has dramatic club that has good many
of the stock companies sinned The other evening they
put From Sumter Appomattox'' the boards at the
Ltchvie opera house and had all the Ltchvile theatre
patrons holerng like mad at the hot cliaxes The Bull
letin notes the absence Of all stage fright Miss Grace "
Keep the heroine and Miss Edna Thompson her
panon delightful favoes Miss Tyra Thomson played
naturally and skilfuy while Messrs Pickett Arnfn and
Bjarne Thorkeson Oso Thone and Bye all threw Joseph
Jefferson and Richard Mansfield into the shade Next winter
the Fnga]ians likely to tour the state in "Grand
Shaksperean reviva.' n
Side Lawrence who has been spending the winter in
California, met Bliss Carman, brother poet, there This
: is Carman's story of his meeting with Riley:
II was walking down Pennsylvania avenue in Wash
ington once, with Richard Hovey when Riley ap-
preaching AS neared him, Hovey seized the Hooser
poet by the and said ...' p.
g Stop minute want you to meet Bliss Carman@
''Riley looked up at me, quizzcaly, and remarked:
"'Well, you ARE stawart, aren't you? Your parents
must have trained you trelis.'"
rs To understand this it is necessary only to say that
Carman considerably six feet and habituay
heeess shoes to reduce his height while Riley
put it briefly, is something Of a runt. ..
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Commodore F. A. Ods chief operator Of the Associated
Press Minneapolis St. Paul. Duluth and all intermediate
points and champion wolf hunter Of Hennein county, took
of the Big Island docks Sunday and navgatec
the Mnnetonka main for several hours, keeping close
watch for derecs other mpedments to navigation
Commodore Odds the bridge for several hours
shouted oarse down the speaking tubes to the
room At 1915 round Of plum duff and grog served
out to the in honor Of the opening Of CATION
Later in the day Commodore Odds rolling VI
Atlantic avenue Excelsior and listening to the MARINE
band as it blew off "The Bay Of Biscay, Oh a j. H. .