The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-13
With the Long Bow
Eye natures walks shoot folly as It Mss"

Government Chemist Declares that Mlon Babes avo
Been Slain in the Fifty Years by Quiet
Medicines-Mothers Who Are Annoyed by Baby Should
Abandon the Child on Someone's Doorstep.
rR WILEY government chemist, says that in the last
~ fifty years than million babies have been killed
by soothing syrps These quietproducing drugs as le
contain laudanum, and, while baby little hoer is sotened,
broken and checked by the drug the effect OF the
audanm the child is such that his little riot IS hkey
to shortly in the celestial fields 1t may be lad
down as rule ..dont chcroform baby OF course,
if babys emute begins am and you sleepy, some
thing be DONE Did you try leaving the child on
someone's doorstep7
Philadelphia mother did better than this. She
left her offspring in Catholic church Worshipers at St
Peters startled by sudden Polish riot IN the empty
gallery Women eaped their feet and found there
of the pews 2monhsod girl baby that had just exhausted
nursing bottle From its dress, it seemed to be the child
Of wel-todo parent 1t had on long white coat,
trimmed lace, knit underwear pink and white socks,
long slip handsomely embroidered and white silk cap
1t was lonesome in the gallery and baby letting go
that shook the cathedral to it's foundations The
child taken the priests house and will be cared for
We claim that this is better than laudanum
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John Mccormick of Omaha was tempted and fell Pass
ing by the South Tenth Street Methodist church daily for
years. his attention day riveted to the bell. 1t
weighed 700 pounds Mr. Mccormick thought to himself
what splendid junk it would make if broke and sold to
old metal dealer. The idea grew him like hypnotic
suggestion.
One day when not feeling very we'll, Mr. Mccormick de-
cided take something for it. He took the bell
The iseproducer broken up and sold per plan
but Mr. Mccormick not satisfied AS he thought what
trick had played his Methodist friends, his
science gnawed at his bosom and he wandered thru twenty
states trying forget his crime Finally he returned to
Omaha confessed the crime and is in jail Mccormick
said
That has been my day and night ever since
stole it. Every night have been awakened from sleep
by its toing At times have feared losing
could neither sleep eat''
This shows the power of idea 1t is well to beware
what ideas you entertain. Sometimes Of them will do
you up.
The unconscious humor of the St. James A. NJ E. church
at St. Paul is that Sundays fight occurred Immediately
following Brothery Love by the PASTOR
Mr.. Seymour: A narrator in morning paper says:
Two OF the trustees knocked out. So furious
the struggle that the Rondo patrol wagon called
and squad of buecoats hurried to the The fight
practically when the patromen arrived
were made. 1 -
''Rev. Mr. Seymour chose his text I'VE Are the Salt
of the Earth and dwet particularly brotherly
cheerulness At the conclusion Of the congrega
ton ke in prayer and the preacher then announced that
the collection would be taken.'' .
1t this simple ceremony that precpitated the war In
Which two OF the salt OF the earth put hor de unpea
antness.. The account says:
According to the general version the minister sought
to take charge of the second box whereupon Mr. Minor
tered objection and the trouble stared Robert Love-
another Of the trustees then struck the pastor blow behind
the ear Harris attempted to his pastor but was
knocked down, and his son. who had to the rescue
piled top Of him. Things looked bad for loyalists at
this Juncture but the rushed in between the
baans and in the excitement Rev. Mr. Seymour escaped
thru door Someone attracted by the shrieks of the
and under the impression that murder was being
done, telephoned for the police
The sacred text admonshes broherly love con-
mue but that it already established In case
OF st. James this does to be the case.
The North Dakota Kernels man tells of a. bunco game
at Fargo in this succinct fashion:
''There was possum supper at Willston The south
erners in Fargo got up few years ago. Doc Man
nng rung cat for possum, and the gang
good-tl they found out how they had been buncoed
LIE Sueur Mnn correspondent who has regained health
and strength from sleeping out of doors Minnesota
winter, takes exception to in this column last
week. that the for outdoor sleeping in Minnesota be-
gins May l. In a letter to the editor he says:
81 to Minnesota Sept II, from Colorado and the
hrst thing did to arrange my bed screened porch
This porch is about six feet wide have of blanke
and sleep under two blankets .'comforters
and canvas spread when it rains. NV paiama
provided with heavy made of blanket and the
has Eskimo that exposes only my eyes, nose mouth
and small portion of each cheek have slept out in m,
openar bedroom every night this winter Twenty degree
below has te1ors for In fact the colder tn
weather, the restful my sleep.
81 advocate Of this life. Ill WE'LL believe tn
openar bed the for any person. Waen inall
wakes the morning there is feeling of lasstude
You wideawake say finally wakes up because car
and frequently do sleep twelve to fourteen hours at
Colorado May be all right but II take mine in Mime
cota 60 1pu0o Irooco nj, H.