The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20

II M LEWIS has nice poem in the Houston Post that
y. starts out gloriousy thus:
have kissed you but once, just once, my sweet, !
Have my eyes to your own looked down III.
Just once in my arms for moment fleet ~~a =
Just once was it for lips to meet, etc, etc.
We begin wonder why it-was that J. NJ satisfied
with round when eyes catch the second verse;
Since then in the rush and clatter OF things
Ah strenuous life is kind
have lost thought the kiss that cings, ETC., etc.
Which would to indicate that the dog had broken
. loose-or pa.
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We backlot farmers who propose to edit little strip OF
garden this spring. are beginning seeing the
cotash in blossom more
Ism it about time for political leader to bring the
constitooon Of the barn and 1t taste or the
fresh grass9 :....- :.,:. .....
The way the hen laid for the egg cheerful proof
Of what be done when dominated by one ldea
49,
The Hooper Col) Press man has everyone in town mad
at him. and is selling out His final farewell as told
in his paper explains the Speaking OF setti1ng
up" he says:
Comes in s'Uncle Billy Wallace, who
known settle his debt unless cash balance was IN
his favor he gets mad because refused to bal
ance Of $780, which has been running over
a year, against his account Of $3.50, and then
cough up $240 for meat delivered since JAM l. l9oo
When his outfit submits to letting account run one
year MORE the debtor must give note we'll secured
and pay high rates Of interest. Because we didn't
treat "Uncle Billy in similar clad-lron manner ne
has threatened to attach our goods when we move
from Hooper, However, he refused the cash difference
between his account Of $1105 and account Of
$780, so we wait for his attachment papers to be
served. Next comes A. G. Hill, the gentlemanly (O
landlord of the Commercial hotel, with bill, and be-
cause we overpaid him Is cents in making change and
we followed him to the hotel to get money! he
orders out of the hotel and seance follows. or
course "get out'' just soon as we make his be-
loved present Of the Is cents and also rent
of so for bed furnished two OF their guests one
night when the hotel was ove1fled, and another
count Of over 81, which - dear sister has owed us
from time untold They need the money! don t, and
our only regret is that didnt save in about
. of A. C.'s Stats as to give Dr. Rosebrough
lob before left. Now it is in order tor the one
at the postoce to give us trouble OF
some kind, he has been very quiet and peaceabe
since Christmas number, in which incosed our
holiday greetings.
There is that lack Of sweet reasonabeness about the
Press that has stened up the spne Of everybody con
cerned No matter where the Press the will
be get him. Wonder don't take tumble to our
selves. It's easy enough to other folks faults
Two old fellows in the exchange Saturday and
recalled the time when they put board the kitchen
chimney when sister having her candy pull The stuff
boiling mery and the girls standing around with
aprons and mouths watering when the stove began
work backwards Sister holeed good and the girls all
running into the yard but the boys slid down the Other
side of the roof and lit in the garden The pleasure OF the
adventure great that they didn't get over talking
about it until it ecpsed by ''Noony' (short fol
Nsance Norris great feat of pouring eacup Of moasse
into the toe Mr. Haleys overshoe when that estmab
gentleman, calling the Widow Robbmson had lett nj
footwear the front porch not to track dirt into tn
widows supernormay clean paror where the whano stoo
and the haircloth furniture Mr. Haley "mad tina
he would have done boysaugher if there had been bo
within half-mle Of the spot when he slipped the
shoe Noony very proud Of this exploit and rightly
"A. J. r.