The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
With the Long BolD
.-"Eye natures walks. shoot folly as It flIos."
The Tightwad and the Gilded Youth, or Two Latter
day PHILOSOPHERS of Life Exempltfed by the
Lives of Russell Sage and Wilson Miner.

rUssELL SAGE is dead. No would feel deep
~ ly over the fact, had deceased not left mill
i \ ions and stood in the minds of thousands for a
certain philosophy of life
youth endeavors to make it fly. Uncle Sage endeay
ored to gather it all in One of Russell Sage Is max
inns this: -. ...-,. .,.
ssThe only thought that young need spend
about his clothes is to look out for bargains at the
wilson Miner, Mrs. Yerkes' man, who is the gild-
ed youth stands for the other philosophy of life He
GAS for money, I don't for that. have
always made lot, but can keep it. 1t
had So at the end Of year I'D break out in rash
These the two extremes, the tightwad and the
gilded youth. Russell sage's philosophy is pretty
we'll known and been written up, down and around
but the philosophy of the glded youth is not we'll
known The San Francisco Bulletin recently extract
ed gems of thought from Miner by means Of an
interview Miner told the reporter all about it,
He said:
tsIife is always disappointment. It is big
practical joke. ..~ ..
ssWorI! Don't speak of it. It is the poorest
cuse of an occupation I know of. No one ever got
snapshot at doing manual labor. hate work like
I never committed any crime. Ugh! I wouldn't
mind getting up at in the morning. But if had to
couldn't. i'd lie awake all night long thinking
''Pleasure9 It is work. And you know my opin-
ion of work. There s this skating-r rink fad in New
York It's effort And never could understand
mans going to dance with four collars in his hat
extracting pleasure hopping around and perspiring.
I'd get operated for anything that would make me
energetic The ideal state of existence is rest, sleep
and food; then food and sleep, and then the
process: Be it IS light, then go to bed The sun
just lulls me to Sleep
> 'No. What's the use. Time belongs to
union. He never goes on strike Sooner or later he
If we had to pick and choose between those two
views Of life, most Of us would take Uncle Sage's posi-
ton There is simple pleasure in having million
dale 4ho hSnk~ who n1nO-Q n
nights can never give.
A fierce medical reason has been found against
drinking alcoholic other generous boozes Of
the sterner order Professor Metchinkotf is great
student of the white cells of the blood. He believes
that they eat up the microbes which would otherwise
eat up the At the Pasteur institute it is dis
covered that rabbit, after taking alcoholic drink,
cannot be rendered immune from anthrax. His white
cells, leucocyes, get trde elevated, lose their
petite and the enemy wins. When medical friend
offers you alcoholic refreshment it might be well to
ask him if he is trying to parayze your leucocytes.
So far Oyster Bay has nearly its egs~otf watch
Ing the president get 81 complete rest''
Alfred Belt had only about $5o,0o00oO after all.
SHINING the natives is not profitable skinnng
white
49,
An elderly lady attempted to Harmon place
Sunday night, where the pavement is smooth enough
to attract the automobiles One of these eaped out
from side street and sW1shed around the corner like
fathers first night roller skates The auto did
not make toot, but the lady it just in time to
leap to side, tho in doing so her and hand
came in contact with the wheel A lady sitting on
her porch screamed at the sight, and pedestrian
frozen with horror in his tracks.
The chauffeur paid attention, but shot calmly
on As he stopped to get his beer before taking il
The machine could, with the minds ear, hear hin
saying to companion:
:t'say, I almost got elderly lady Harmon
place tonight. I thought had her sure, but she
ducked Wonderful how agile they sometimes
ism It it.'' -,. =
The streets in the vicinity of the Old People 5
Home are now favorite resorts Of the automobiles
Six eight of them always cruising around in thu
vicinity waiting for of the inmates to ou
for a little exercise. "A. J. r.