The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-12
With the Long Bow
Alderman Couglin of Chicago Bursts into Song-Hoding
Hands in the Moonlight Is the Latest Invention of the
Muse of the Bathhouse.
Eye NATURES walks, shoot

Hon John j. Coughin alderman Of the first ward, Chi
cago has penned beautiful little entitled Holding
Hands in the Moonlight Mr. Coughln believes that g #
would hold fair hands Alright go hold them the pale
moonlight ....- ia, a. MI.
Mr. Couehn has been known by his Chicago
as Bat house john from the that he time
proprietor of high class bathing establishment There
to be why bathouse and poetry should not
&c together and might well be that the liquid, slvery
sound of the baher splang the Lake Michigan water over
their might induce poetic expression OF the highest
order l.=.
No one deny that the idea Of holding hands In the
Pale Moonlight highly poetic Even under the gasight,
people who have held hand made of four queens and
nine spot which latter be dsregarded under these cir
cumstances have been filled with the divine aflatus.
We look forward to view Of Alderman Coughn's
muse in her spring hat
may be all right go to Europe, but wearing
one of those ''see Anoka First buttons.
Luckily the prophet did go his city Zion might
have drawn a re-Voiva on him.
The veterans Of the civil fast passing away.
Some the sufferers Of 1 49, who make loud
now, teething at that crisis Of beloved
on s history rebels in against not only the
u S. government, but against all government -
49, XM4 -"' .-|T =" 49,
. AT lexington KY the East Telephone company has been
obliged to do away with the foolish party line ." Manager
Jones' speaking of the reform, says: 80. T.. s..
The system has been satisfactory generally but in
instances persons curious to know what the nehbors
saying would break the line and listen to their
sation These persons to be called Frying Toms and
upon investigation recently found that Of them
actually had their phones located that they could take the
down. lying bed themselves and at the
same time learn what their saying and doing
On this have abolished the system and will give
each subscriber a lne.'' -. -:
that safe do goo
goo'' over party line
The great interest taken by everybody 40 years
age the clippings published Sundays Minneapolis
Journal taken from The Journal of twenty-five years
ago. and the interest aroused in the Hoot Mon'' remin
also published the valuable sheet that
people who have lived thru past always interested in
It to be regretted that the city has biographer of
breezy Boswean who has recorded events other than
the date of the first postoce the first suspension bridge
The yet-tobewritten Autobiography Of R. f. Jones from
the Founding Of Minneapolis to the Census Showing Mill
Ion People, would have thousands Of interested and excited
readers and lines Of people would have their cards in for
at the public library George A. Brackets "Minneapos
from 1922 to 1927 would sell edition twentyfou1
hours. Patrick Gibbons ''Old Minneapolis with Remi
niscences of the Hot Game Sports Of the 7Os sos
could hardly be printed fast enough to supply the demand
Harlow Gale Psychological Characterstudies the Early
Settlers would meet with large demand, and Albert H
HAIL. 'Early University Days. Who Put College Cow
the Top Of the Main Building in 1862 would fill long
felt gap in the history Of institution in which the whole
state takes pardonable pride.
Mr. Hudson may yet prove to be the citys Boswell tho
the lack of the romantic vein and the absence poetic
touches in the Dictionary Of Minneapolis us with for
Dous. 1et we snoud not forget that Mr. Hudson
appetite quill in his fDreamlight Moonlight with
Other Collected Poems" published by Raymer in 1883
This muchsoughtfor little volume many al
old Minneapolis library and the last auction price quoted
Book Prices Current shows that admirer paid So fo
the little first edition with four pages
advertisements in the back Most Of the early copies ac
these pages There is always demand for good mould
"reminiscences with moth ball flavor fresh upon them
Be to write them before you die T. 4 :~-A R.
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