The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

III ERCY TRUBsHAW, editor of the cooperstown
- (N D. Courier, sold his horse last month
IL and put in prairie schooner run by gasolene,
Just as they are in Fargo. He felt the machine ali
over with the wrench and oilcan crawled under it
and looked up just they do in New York, spit
carelessly two three times to impress the waiting
and didn't move off. Nothing happened.
i Mr.. Trubshaw took off the washboiler and looked
the double and thripple convaluted sparker in the
eye. Nothing doing. He pushed little and said:
stWhat's los NIT the goshbinged thing'' Still moth
ing went. In spite of the efforts of every handy
man in town. all of whom stood ready and willing
at any and all times render valuable information
and advice any and all Subjects it wouldn't bulge
d The auto stood in a house in the rear of Mr.
salesman for Fargo machinery supply house struck
town he invited to inspect the machine. The
Invitation accepted and the travelling set
to work.
He carefully went every part Of the gaso-
lene engine and adjusted several parts, which, whio
not in bad shape he suspected mis- ht have had some.
thing to do with the breakdown. Finally he told
Mr.. Trubshaw to try the machine.
'tIt's all right,'' said the travelling man, "and
there is why it should not work.
Mr.. Trubshaw turned every crank but the
chine budged.
The opening of the automobile shed was the sig.
nal for every idle person in the congregate,
fully watching the progress of events was the town
comedian. To him, after smelling around, belongs
the credit for discovering the of the trouble.
'Why don It you buy some gasolene9'' he shouted.
The suggestion acted upon, and, sure enough,
the tank empty
Everybody in Cooperstown smoked Scent cigar
that day, and Mr.. Trubshaw, later on, signed for
fake dispatch from John D. Rockefeller reading:
"You can't make it 60 without paying tribute
to grandpa.'
Doc Bixby is going to be oslerized. He says
|'The fact that week from this date is the fif
tieth anniversary Of first appearance about the
house leads to the melancholy reflection that
entitled to white whiskers and sit in the
Svyhe on
ter of the stage"
Hosts of friends from outside the state are to
be present at the killing. The form of his official
taking off has been chosen by the doctor himself.
He is to be rollerrnkocuted. After full meal tho
doctor intends to proceed to the rink, shake hands
sadly with all of his old friends and have the boy
= put the skates him and bunch of roses the
rink doorknob He will then strike out fearlessly
amid profound silence
Bang!
Among all the biblical problems that have been
sent in for solution, the following offers the gravest
difficulty Yet it is easy. This bit of verse is writ
ten of well-known character in holy writ char
acter of whom you have all heard and possibly read.
1T is absolutely true to life, and when you have the
solution in your fist you will be surprised that YOU
could not her at Here is the description:
She walked on earth,
She talked earth,
Convincing man Of sin;
She is not earth,
She is not in heaven,
is And get in.
The natural assumption might be, PERHAPS that
she is in the other place. This also is untrue. Who
is this wellknown biblical character9
| M4
If mailman comes raging down the street, gets
you cornered and proceeds to 'knock your block
off, sing to him. This will quiet him.
Perhaps you take this JOKE but it is
fact that music will be substituted at the Kansas
state insane asylums for handouts and
A recommendation to this effect has been made tc
Governor Hoch by the board of lady visitors, AM
the chief executive intends to carry it OUT.
ssRagtime music,' said Mrs. Lewis, one of thu
: board 'makes the patients actually violent They
want different brand Of music. Something serious
suits them best If we can start music in a room