The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12
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On the Obvious Improperly OF Elopng With Blrdle-A
Michigan 25o-Pounder Elopes With a 24-Yearold Boy
and as She Cannot Be Concealed in the Tall Clock
IS Arrested by the Detroit Police
p IRDIE has clip do you make the past participle
eloped? At any rate that what Birdie has fooishly
done.
The news comes from Michigan telling how Mrs Alice
Adams weight $50, "aew'' with Thomas Moore Bishop
age a. When 25Opound lady tfes the Detroit papers
seem to consider it item of considerable weight
Andrew G. Adams ''father employed Bishop last
and Bishop carried off mother at the close of the
reward for his employers kindness to him. Father
sought the help Of the Detroit police and the pair have been
captured.
This really sorrowful affair." breaking up families and
making people lose faith their fellow men, and it would
be alluded to here not for the weight of the
Juliet Somehow the mind revos against lady
clipping with anybody. You cannot think of 250pound
Juliet balcony while Romeo down
the thin ladder she looks tmorously the edge To
hear the balcony creak 'gve and buckle Juliet steps
it would take the out Of possible
of acting, matter how ferently Romeo spoke
And yet why should Cupid hesitate at dschargng dart
at mark rather than at lady built the prn
ce Of the langushing snuous beanpoe But real hero
would hesitate before remarklng to the tat lady fly with
me- considering the obvious mpediments in the way Of
Birdie taking wing No really meodramatic hero could ask
the heroine to wadde off with him. would he hurry her
up by suggesting that she get down and roll Clearly this
would knock all kinds Of feet out from under the poeys
But if you do the balcony with heavy lady
we'll to that the stage carpenter puts extra brace
or two under that section of the scenery:
M de Bere Of the Sheldon IN d. Progress was worked
by midnight in Coontown'' show The manager of the
outfit William De- Hart skipped out from Oakes leaving
his people stranded The Progress regrets the unmey dis
appearance Of Mr. De Hart only because had comps
for the performance but because in unguarded moment
had accepted from the genemany advance agent order
De Hart for ST. for printing done in the fond magma
ton that having Of its staff working nights cashier
at the operahouse gave it cnch the situation This
action by the management of the company might properly
be called 'black art
The Fargo Forum tells how Frank Thompson grand sec
rotary Of the Masonic bodies North Dakota enter
tanning young who had called the Thompson home
and who particularly DESTROYS of making impression
"Do you smoke cigarets9'' asked Mr. Thompson. -
Cerainly not, sir, replied the young man, with spirit
81 would consider dgracefu to be with
vile things in mouth think all cgaret smokers should
be sent to the detention-house Why did you ask?'' ~
~ thought perhaps you might let have one'' said
Mr. Thompson II smoke them occasionally 81 /: -"
Poll L. Parrot died suddenly last week and in rather
remarkable Polly seemed to be all right and talked
about much usual during the first week,
but on Thursday she looked up if she somebody and
remarked: -~ :...s- = =.
''Helo!'' -.~
No attention being paid to her, she suddenly exclaimed
"GoodbyN "a
This remark accumulated by Polly falling from her
perch dead. Her two claws stuck straight up in the air
When her mistress reached the Polly gone bird
Poly's age was unknown but it very great So
many had passed her that she baheaded
on her breast feather having fallen having
pulled out by the bird herself Poy back and wings
feathered but the rest Of the bird just plain parrot
Like all other her intelligence remarkable On
first sight Of the bird almost everybody would ask Can
he talk? and Polly learned this phrase But when
the to the house and his cage set down
by Pollys the parrot looked him critically and re-
marked q Can you sing any?'' ..-. ~> ~ ~
Where do you suppose all that intelligence is nowq
California professor says animals have souls Polly did
not have SOUL she putting up remarkably good bluff
"A. J. R.
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