The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-08
With the Long Bo,D
Anarchistic Argument for the Min Of Human Kind
ness With a Little of the Cream Left on It.
Eye natures walks, shoot folly

T-o SHOW that the milk of human kindness is
stopped over quite in vain, T. B. Murdoch poll
tican and editor of the Eldorado, Kan, Repub-
lican joyfully prints the following written to him
after many years
ssDear Sir: Eighteen years ago this summer
young mother going east with her first baby The
baby only three months DID, sick and very fretful
the mother very tired and anxious. In the same car
Were number of politicians going, think, to con-
vention The young mother listened to much of their
conversation, smiling internally at one or two OF
their good stories; but it did to her that
any of them had observed her her struggles with
the baby 1.-the train stopped at the supper station
and the gay crowd trooped out Then one man came
to her inquired about the baby and told her to go out
and get her supper, saying that he would hold the
baby ands she was to hurry. Circumstances made
it for her to accept this Offer but she did
not neglect to learn the of the friendly politician
Thru all these years. whenever she has seen that name
in print she has said to her husband Some day
shall write him note about that little incident, which
he has probably forgotten entirely and tell him that
for eighteen years he has had rm friend that he
knows not Of also that than once when travelling
have endeavored to pass the act OF kindness on.
stNow that the baby is finishing her high school
work the mother sezes the occasion to inclose COM
mencement card and say thank <you.
Mr.. Murdoch feels that this is about the cheer
fullest letter he received.
A young fellow who travels on the Fourth avenue
south in Minneapolis tells this story along the
lines: r.s'-'
.s.The other night about o'clock as was coming
down town I noticed an elderly lady in front of me
with heavy, basket. She dressed in old
fashioned way, and seemed much concerned about
where she was. She held transfer in her hand and
kept looking around at the conductor and out of the
window in nervous and excited manner that showed
that she stranger to the transfer system Finally
she stood up in her seat and looked around. The
ductor paid attention to her. said, MADAM, to
what line do you want to transfer9' She looked
me with the deepest gratitude 4 want to go out
Western avenue. I'm not used to these cars You
transfer at Hennepin then get off there and will
that you all right. She thanked and
heaved a mighty sigh of relief
* H T took borh ar12o ho1,, roM
and put her the proper AS she assembled
the steps she turned around and said with deep feel
ing, Young man, know you have good mother
God bless you. s'Thank you, and God bless you,' I
replied the moved off, and say, woudn It have
taken $40 for the pleasure the incident gave me.'
Why can't we be little more kindly disposed to
another. But we must be careful. Perhaps it is
dangerous tendency, insdious form of socialism
that would eat away at the foundations of gov
eminent -.%.
strong and almost unanswerabe plea for cannibal-
ism. If you are going to eat meat at all, - argued
the Yankee Plato, ''why s not eat the best.''
College men 'got theirs the other day at the
congress OF religion held in Chicago. Rev. E. e.
Updke said that the 'hurrah boys" were worse than
psh their best work by devoting their mission work
to of the rather than reaching
foreign lands Evidently Papa Updke has in college
eigaret smoke DR.. Patton Of Ann Arbor and Rev.
Jenkn Lloyd Jones also took knocks at the college
youth This ought to hold them awhile!
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At last Minneapolis is beginning to to her
own. The following item is going the rounds of the
press; :
7 NThere is being built the Minnesota state fair
grounds in Minneapolis the largest live ampi-
ttheater in the world at cost Of 800 OOO' etc. etc.
+a After watching the press of the country for the
past fifty years locate at St. Paul the falls of Mime
@haha, Lake Harriet, St. Anthony Falls the milling
center, the state university, Mnnetonka the lumber
industry and the grain trade, it fills this city will,
solemn joy to note that the tide has turned and that
going to get the state fair at least perhaps
later the St. Paul postoffce Fort Smelling the Missis
sippi river and the Indian mounds.
Archbishop Ireland Of the diocese of Minneapolis
has recently returned from his visit to Rome
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