The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-27
With the Long Bow
Reporter Secures the First Interview with James Key the
Educated Horse-Keys Opinion on Binders and the Re-
formed spelling-Oats His Favorite Breakfast Food.
Eye NATURES walks. sho'

formed Spelling-Oats His Favorite Breakfast Food.
A REPORTER for the Long Bow went to Kansas City
~ this week in order to scoop loahsome contempo
aries and obtain the first interview with Jim Key, the
whose learning and whose general intelligence
been Of much interest to people of the south and
west.
Mr. Key was found at his family STABLE but at first
fused the interviewer saying neigh to all efforts to
him Finally special plea being made that the
porter from Minneapolis, where Key to give
show the horse sent out word that he would the
porter at breakfast time, alleging that he very busy
horse and had little time to himself. ...
This proving satisfactory to all concerned
the interviewer called at Keys stable at 73o and
found the famous horse at his oats:
There is breakfast food, said Mr.. Key after he
had hoofed chair to his visitor and excused himself for
continuing eating here is breakfast food for the horse
like the good old In fact eat them three times
day: ] regard them brain food.''
NIr Key,'' asked the interviewer care you in favor
Of blinders9''
Bnders'' said Key, meditatively, care the horse
what footbinding to the Chinese All Intelligent
horses oppose them.''
''How do you regard the reformed speling?'
cit would be much less Of strain the colts.
favor it,
evil the automobile ultimately your out9
'The horse race (sming) will always be popular But
the automobile may lift the burden Of labor from backs
and place it machinery That will give the horse chance
to develop hmself.''
'Wel might the cash registers and attract trade.
We might also teach the simpler branches in schools
'TIow do you think the children would like have
horse for a teacher?'
''It would prove popular in time. Besides could
take them all home at the close of school, .4-
''Mr Key, will ask you last question: How does
1t to be educated horse?''
'It is good lump of sugar after oats Well you
must go? Good-day, will you in Minneapolis"
s'Good morning.
Justina Wilhemna He'll given divorce from julius
He'll, in Judge John Mullins court in Denver Mrs He'll
married He'll in Georgetown in January, 1905 and he not
only refused to support her, but made very hot for
in other ways.
dispatch from Nashville Ind states that James Whit
comb Riley and John Dickey, close FRIEND have bought
Bear Walow hill in Brown county, which they
preparing to erect fst-class hotel containing
twenty-seve Mr.. Dickey who is Greenfield man
is the ground experimenting the of clearing
the hill of it's timber Five thousand fruit trees will be
set out All lovers Of the Indiana poet will hope that he
will do we'll the former Mr.. Riley who kept the hotel
and who spoken of so highly.
Alderman Bahhouse John Coughln Of Chicago up for
election again. declares that there grafters in the
city council Bathhouse is good deal Of bard,
has thrown his views into the poetic form thus
This adermanic business ism what the papers print
Tss l a Ss in or M hit m
And if anything doing I'd be very apt to hear.
The papers tear up the back-unhappy alderman!
And they shout Gray wof'' and Grafter' we
doing the best
You hear alot of talk Of getting Doodle,
But those who start these fairy tales in noodle
If anybody's "coppng' out piece money queer
1t must be on the quiet, or would surely hear
The papers rip the back-oh! a of rhyme
And they always knock the hardest just election time
Once in while, like all poets get stuck for wore
to rhyme, and 60 down thru the ALPHABETICAL B, c. D.
until I get hold Of something. In my latest poem go
stuck at the twentysecond lne and get jus
wrote Oh for word to rhyme That's poetic license and
If I wer'nt too modest might say it clever way
out Of it.
''Say, I'm glad the council didn't raise the poetic
lfcense.''
A Fargo man, who bibulousy inclined, became en-
tangled in the Moorhead article Friday last but had
enough left reach hardware store where he tried bu,
wheelbarrow. The hardware hestated for momen
to take advantage of in the purchasers condition
but finally produced the barrow. Into it the Fargoa1
dropped with sigh of relief and began wigg
his legs under the impression that he wheeling him
self home.
There people, you know, to whom making displa,
Of themselves scheduled under the head of 'thavne
good time.'' Marvellous indeed is the human mind.
"A. j. r..