The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-16
With the Long Bo.D

Dinner and Recalling His clearinghouse Expert
ences in a Far Country Refuses to Eat the Same
Elder Brother Naturally Disguised at the Situation.
-HE prodigal son sat down s,nilingly the table,
remarking that it seemed good to be at home
II once The family, with exception, re-
piled that it seemed good to see him there.
eyes, said his father joyously, that is fat
ted calf.''
The elder son sneered. ,.....
emo, no, said the younger son with deprecat-
ing gesture, mo veal for worked for six months
in clearinghouse in the far country 49,, >:...~
''But this meat raised our own farm, my
boy argued his father ~ had it killed especially
for you You may depend upon it that it is all right.
II know, I KNOW said the younger son, "and
but you see, father it is the idea that kills me. No
sir, no veal for yours prodigaly. But would like
cup of tea and sturdy Of the vegetables and
green truck
''That's always the way with them prodigals,''
said the elder SON disgusted to himself II wonder
veal Just to show his superiority to the conventions
Well, It's Of the things have to put up with
ths 'afs'n" hole I'm tempted to start for Denver
p But he thought better Of it after dinner
Tomorrow many Of US devote some part Of the day
& eve take our Bible exactly as it reads. We are
opposed to Wrestling scripter'."
Yet venture the assertion that the Bible does
not always mean what it says. That you may under
stand us, let us give concrete example, The Bible
"Give to everyone that asketh thee, and from him
that would borrow turn not away
Now let take this literally. Suppose the saloon
Keepers association is around with paper collecting
money for free beer for picnic in Hogans grove next
Sunday afternoon. Does this Bible passage indicate
case7
And as to borrowing suppose half crazed
with anger and drink should rush and ask the loan
of your revolver to kill his mother. Should we not
turn away from hm9
The Bible contains history of the development of
the human mind and it to be reasonable promo
sion that should study it in the light of what wa
know and not in the light of what we don It know.
Ii this be heresy why bring your stake of intol-
efance and faggots Of ridcue and burn u.s. We eniov
the genial warmth 'O'
The coming in Of politics again recalls the Missouri
definition Of a statesman, "a loud noise with hair
on it, 49, ~. .
Congress did something yesterday. Isn't this
breach OF courtesy or something's
49,
The Kenwood streetcar line has conductor who
washes his hands, has his comfortably blackened
his clothes brushed and in addition to all this is
gentleman. How he do it on IS cents an hour ia
something of problem, but eighteen twenty Of the
Kenwood milionares are fixing it to leave him sio
600 In their wills
Ii the anarchists given island somewhere
as suggested they ought to be freely presented with
one of those shifting islands the Missouri where
you are here today and tomorrow 10, you are not
This is anarchy
Inc world has made progress enough in ethics and
religion so that many who would like to do 50 hesitate
to run the lawn mower at am, while the neighbors
are still deeply buried In their early morning geen
But there is always work to do with the sickle anil
lawn shears trimming the edges This is the ideal
work for $40 The air is so fresh and Green and
so full of etherazed apple blossoms that you do not
mind the large mosquitoes from Anoka county
whe came down last night to be on hand early
and have been perching fence and roosting in
the bushes all night obtaining little troubled sleep
at intervals and looking at the sky to see
II 1t Is not almost time for you to come out ;< ;:
- When they you they remark, t'There's our
meat" and jubilant hum arises in the air as they
sa1y out TOR breakfast Between fighting mosquitoes
yank1ng down the grass and being careful to avoid
Killing George H. and Frank W. Toad, who are doing
a little early morning buggng before retiring to soma