The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
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tThe autopsy upon the assassin IS body showed
that he had normal brain. One of his ears, how
ever, protruded and the other fat and this
cumstanee, taken with the fact that his turned
to the right, is claimed show tendency to GRIM
lnahty. Madrid Dispatch
All this shows the Importance of early habits.
Some boys sleep with one carelessly doubled
pounding the pillow After beating the head rest
for number of years in this manner, boy need
not be surprised to come suddenly to manhood with
fiat and the other sticking straight out in
a manner Enthusiastically indicative of anarchistic
thoughts. There is less for with
which turns to the right. Whether it is
sure sign of criminal mind would depend somewhat
on how the thing got started that In the small
town where lived there named
Frost who had which off at tangent.
He travelled east by south for considerable dis
lance and then turned corner and went Of town.
Frost was reformer, one of the biggest reformers
you saw. Nothing that the mayor, council or
town marshal did ever pleased him. He was whole
voters, league and vigilance committee enrolled in
Candidates in terror Of Frost. They
knew when he would stick his nose in and owing
to the pecuarites of the they could
tell from what direction he would come. Everybody
in town suspicious of Frost 1t seemed incredible
that one person could be anywhere nearly as good
he appeared to be. Yet Frost there and
Immediately correct in his life that candidates for
office had nothing to do but submit. He compelled
them to close the saloons at IL O'Clock, to enforce
the Sunday laws to mend the roads, clear the river
bank and pass curfew ordinance. Bet at last Frost
could stand the pace of virtue no longer. One day
he disappeared and it discovered that the young
lady clerk in the postoffce gone also, while
Frost s wife and four children still in town.
Putting two and two together the towns people de-
clded that they had had any confidence IN
Frost: His pointed the wrong way. crooked
nose is not an evidence Of criminal intent but when
the man with nose on the bias goes wrong you may
expect to hear that it was inevitable.
At dinner given recently in this city to some
from abroad of the local guests said to
other: 'It to me I have seen you before;
abroad, presume; features quite familiar"
The addressed admitted Immediately that he
lived In Minneapolis, that he had lived here for
eral years. 1t transp bred also that this gentleman
and the other American who claimed his acquaintance
the chance of having him In Italy or on the
Alps, belonged to the same church in Minneapolis,
that they had met frequently in the church aisle,
but had failed, somehow, to make another's
qualntance. 1t was sad case, but not anywhere
nearly sad as the of a in this town
who belongs to a big downtown church. For years
she had almost touched elbows with the woman in
the next pew. They had frequently bumped into
each other in leaving the church. Gradually there
had grown up bowling and talking acquaintance.
Once, after this had gone for years, they
met the street, each waiting for a The party
of the first part remembering that the party of the
second part had frequently spoken to her in the
sanctuary, somehow failed the improperly oS
claiming acquaintance on the street She approached
and made up little talk about the weather. No
response. She reached out after little recol-
ectons of the last Sundays discourse, reminder.
Profound silence and evidences of gathering
The p of the p felts scared but stood her ground
and mentioned her name. The party of the second
part swept her with whitening glance and remarked
~ find it so difficult to remember people to whom
I have not been ntroduced.''
What has become of the rural church with it's
pastor who stood at the door after the evening
ice and "greeted' everybody as he went out. The
frost is sometimes in atter-day religion before
3 its fodder is in the shock.
Speaking of frosts, Professor Mcmillan tells of
n sion Uh he art DHa1
place in London. The American ambassador, or
maybe it Lord White, chief secretary was the
host of the occasion. Professor Mcmillan spent sew
era hours getting ready for this Junction. perspring
freely and deliberately cussing his shrtbands and
the whole British system of laundry. He finally
reached the place of entertainment fine style threw
himself forward across the skirmsh line of guests
and met the host. Firmly extending his right hand
the professor advanced upon the ambassador The
latter met him about half way, perhaps little
more. $50 charmed to meet you'' he puzzled as he
took the professors hand in his. Must you be GO
ing?' The upon the professors muscles
Enthusiastically pointed toward the exit and when, fol-
lowing the impulse he had received, Mr. he Millan
found himself the outside, he felt like who
had fallen out of balloon. 1t seemed incredibly
short time in which to so far.
The only counterpart of this experience was had
by gentleman who followed the sport of prize
fighting with avidty in his youth and who confessed
IN his old age that he had never seen but one good
fight and he did not see that The procession moved
out in the dark of evening with the intention to
hold the mill the other side of the county at
daybreak The sheriff, however, had preceded the
crowd to the rendezvous and shooed them off, There
nothing to do but take boat and drift down
to island in the river where at about noon, after
eighteen hours Of travel, the ring pitched and
the principals stripped for the fray The gentleman
sat him down the grass and lighted cigar
the bruisers shook hands He turned aside to spit
and throw down the match stump and in that br O.
moment of inattention of the prize fighters was
knocked out with blow the neck. He went
to another prize fight and ceased to
over his ill luck at the only good fight he wit
messed. james Gray.