The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-26

With the Long Bow
ii Eye natures walks MOOT q
Story of William Twins Daily Bath in the Grand Old
Mississippi at La Crosse-When the Top Of the Water
Hard He smites it with an Ak and Goes in Anyhow
Chilly Citizens Their Teeth shvering Stand Around
in Awe and Disgust.
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM IRWIN Of the Southern
- Minnesota division of the Chicago, Milwaukee ST.
Paul considerable attention and hostility
at La Crosse by bathing the nice, cool public baths
The baths closed to the public month ago, but
every morning before ocock Superintendent Irwin crosses
Mississippi Pettbone island into the
clad in nay bathing suit and his natural modesty, and
observes with smile the little spinters Of ice cnging to
the booms and runways
When Irwin goes up the air like SMALL hot frog
and lands the drink the crowd groan and its teeth chat
until the sound resembles boy rafting bag Of marbles
Mr.. Irwin then to the surface and remarks:
"Come on in boys She great! Just as milk
Nobody heeds the invitation, however, and Mr.. Irwin
after ploutering about for few minutes, retires to the
genteel privacy Of his dressing room, makes few quick
passes with sheet Of No sandpaper and towel and
prepared forth the abors of the day until evening
1t is said to be great sport but give the fierce joy
that from putting the storm sash at eventide
49,
The people of sapulpa Indian Territory filled with
such bitter that not only gas furnished Free but
premiums offered to customers One company presented
pound Of the best coffee each customer and the
other, not to be outdone back with gift of dol
lars worth of sugar Here nothing is free in connection
with unless there is air pumped into the mains
where, and that free to the company only Subscribers
pay $11o per 1000 feet of climate. : .
Congressman Mich Longworth's mother says that she
cannot anything Alice Roosevelt that should attract
her She denies the engagement.
A New York business insists that the ideal family
should have ten children If you cannot have the children
boiler factory on the next lot is recommended
How would you like be Millionaire and so be in
position to instruct your fellow in the Higher Life?
Prominent in the Spanish and Philippine wars you may
recall the of General Jacob Hurd Smith. General
Smith caused much dsquetude among friend and
foe by his noisy and harsh methods taking in war
fare that he was known in the army He'll Roaring Jake
General Smith retired from the army after series
devoted to roaring in the Puonan described
above went to Europe for peace and became en-
gagged what he calls the business Of scientific oaing
Thousands of others engaged in this pursuit Europe
But that continent finally palled General Smith s
TASTE and he recalled the grand United States with
emotion So he and Mrs Smith packed up came over
Interviewed the other day, the old veteran said: .
+. Mrs. Smith and going back to Europe, where
there plenty of gentlemen of LEISURE whose only object
in life is to loaf, comfortably and serenely''
Asked to explain, General Smith said:
II go to visit friend at his office. = e..
why, how do you do, Smith, says he 'bess your
soul, am glad to YOU Sit right down. Great rush
this morning Here's the paper Make yourself comfort
able
"Wel in hour finish the paper The office boy has
just dumped another bakeful of paper before my friend
Sorry, Jake says he, something new up Wait half
hour; We III go to lunch.' " ~
II wait We rush to restaurant He orders pork and
BEANS pie, milk. order good lunch In minutes he's
thru. I'm just started.
Excuse me-, says he; got to rush back I'm going
to have time this afternoon and we'll have grea
talk I finish eating and loaf back. T..
'Theres carriage waiting outside the office. I ash
the coachman
" docs Oscar have the carriage down often?'
'Yes sir says he but he hardly it; keep
it waiting until 6; tells to GO and tell Mrs. Oscar he
busy and can't be home to dinner >.
"It's that way with 'em all. It's back to Europe
incidentally General Smith noted ''great prosperity
the United States. Great prosperity! WE'LL should sa
sol What breaking our necks for? A J.. R.
DANGEROUS RAILRoADING.
A NEWSPAPER writer, meeting Lord Brassey at Re
n Bank, N j., asked the distinguished foreigner if
feared to travel on American railroads.
ooh, no. Lord Brassey answered. t'Your America
railroads kill good many people in the years course br
we must remember that they carry good many people
good miles In proportion, probably they do
damage than the railroads of France or Of Scotland.