The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
With the Long Bolu
How One Kansas Town Taken Care Loafers and
Founded at the Same Time Broad National School of
Pure and Undefled Americanism. >--."
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EDAN, Kan has provided building for the town loaf
- great many Kansas farmers retiring and
moving into town, and there strong old soldier element
who getting too elderly to work hard to these
classes the natural oafes They all used to frequent
the stores but the penuriousy nailed down the covers
the cracker barrels and got keeping the cheese under
lock and key.
Under these untoward and conditions the
leading spirits asked the town to put hundred or two INTO
ga police station''
The idea took The building was located inter-
section the oaers what going all
the business part of the without leaving their quarters
In the crowd takes its chairs and benches out
side aud the time of day be told the oafers
hitch' their chairs the building dodge the
The old fellows have named their headquarters the
'Honk-a Tonk' and cigar is named in honor OF them
rule the sessions open with the village gossip; then
follows discussion of municipal affairs Then comes the
handing of final decisions upon lawsuits that have
been tried that day in the local courts.
In addition all this the place is great civic school
for boys who drink in patriotism at this fount OF pure
Amercanism, which is always flowing and learn to spit
properly and condemn Every small town
and large oo for that marlborough to have Its Honka
Tonk.
Editor Eddy of the Sank Center Herald had no sooner
gone chicken business than eggs declined rapidly in
price. Mr. Eddy is likely to for governor platform
pointing with pride to the destruction Of the egg trust -
Mr. Cheserton, the essayis amostMr Chestyto
that the artistic temperament disease that acts anna
Tours 1t disease that from not having su
of to utter and get rid of the element
of art their being Artists of large and wholesome
vitality rid of their easily they breathe easily
perspre easily But in artists of less force the thing be-
pressure and produces definite PAIN which is called
the artistic temperament The great tragedy of the artistic
temperament is that it cannot produce any art
This why the artistic temperament often takes to drink
and other forms Of dissipation It is necessary to assuage
this pain called the artistic temperament and to- forget it.
You will notice the artist who is busy and has market for
his hash It time to paint the town. '..'' ~4'
If you haven't the temperament don't banker after it,
and above ALL don't walk around in bulldog pipe and
1amngo jacket and attempt poor imitation Of it. The
crowd is wise to your play
Excavating on top of Montmartre Paris Sauvageot
an antquary discovered love letter 700 years DID, It
written by the Knight Jean de Gsors to his lady, Alice de
s The knight declares that he has worshpped the fair
Lady Alice from afar, that had she given him any
right to declare his love- but that her image has been his
guiding for years. and that now the Of BATTLE he
wishes to send her chaste farewell :; - i.
But he did not get the letter off, probably had stamp
and during the battle gentleman Of old France mad
about something, smote him the brow with meat
He buried in trench, and the fair Lady Alice
knew.
Chicago has had an interesting lawsuit Robert F. Edg
comb wealthy cubman, also secretary Of the Western Flour
company, and therefore qualified to judge biscuits had the
temery to denounce cold and soggy dyspepsia producers
the biscuits placed before him HIS housekeeperS
Francis Pratt Staunton and when she took to differ
is alleged have knocked her down and kicked her. AS
result Of the alleged assault Edgcomb defended suit
by Mrs Staunton for $4,000 damages Edgcomb declared
in his testimony, that when he criticized her cooking
Mrs Saunton dropped the floor and shrieked murder
The jury all men, found for Edgcomb Let this be terrible
warning to whose biscuits first good
stout crocke1y doorknobs. "A. j. R.