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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27

Houses. built Of sand, but as sub
stantial and durable as granite, have
been made possible by. a process just
perfected in England by l.. P. Ford
of Gresford. So
Mr.. Ford is we'll known in South
Africa where before the Boer>S war he
founded Fordsburg, a suburb of
johannesburg, and also the Johannes
burg waterworks and the Pretoria
Electric Lighting company.
A bed of clean sand and ground
quicklime are all the materials needed
for the new artificial rock.
The ingredients are mixed in proper
proportions mechanically and forced
by a screw into a mould formed of a
very strong steel cylinder.
After. the mould is filled it is placed
in a box and the air it contains is
sucked out by an air pump. Hot
water is then admitted. The water
rushes into every minute space and
sets the particles of lime to slack
ing. The lime swells and causes a
great pressure in the mould, while at
the same. time an intense heat is pro-
duced. ~.
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with me- says the captain to him.
You lose.'
GAIL right he says carelessly, and
turns to walk away, while the captain
hands me over half of the $4,000,
which I'd have had the whole of it
hadn't lost my nerve. =
However, didn't think about that
so much as / did of what the feller's
game was, and Il must call him back,
with all the crowd staring at him, with
their mouths open, and ask him:
Didn't you know that you didn't
have any show at allswith that steam
whistle 2
.s'Dam site more show than had
with you fellers in that poker game
down below he says.
''Well, T fell away ton in weight.
You never heard anybody laugh like
them fool spassengers-and the boys
that had been in the game made more
noise than anybody else. That young
Teller kept on smoking and looking at
me, andsI couldn't think of a word to
say. I suppose nobody ever looked SO
foolish as me before.
"Of course, if I'd shot him the min
ute he spoke I'd have quit even, but
before I thought of it it was too late
for that kind of play, and finally I
just walked down to my stateroom and
stayed there until the first place the
boat stopped in the night, when 7 got
off and left her.
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TO this the first replied in kind, but
soon had these gallants matters OF
more serious moment to divert them,
for it began to be whispered about
that Louis of Hochfels had determined
to push forward. The unwonted actlv-
ity in the camp ere long gave .credence
to the rumor; the troopers commenced
looking to their weapons; squires hur-
ried here and there, while" near the
tents stood the horses, <saddled and
bridled, undergoing the scrutiny ofathe
agrooms. ss.9.. ;.t.51g
Some time, however, elapsed before
the emperor himself appeared. Moth
ing in the bead-roll or devotional of
fering Of the morning, had he over
looked: the divers dishes that followed
had been scrupulously partaken OF,
and then only-as a man not to be
hurried from the altar or the table
had he emerged from his tent. His
glance mechanically swept the camp,
noting the hustle and stir, the absence
Of disorder, and finally rested on the
girl For a moment, from hise look,
It seemed he might have forgotten her,
and she who had involuntarily turned
to him so solicitously, on a sudden felt
chilled, as confronted by mask. His
voice, when at length he spoke, was
hard, dry, matter-of-fact, and It was
Jacqueline whom he addressed.
"You slept we'll 2"
Eyes, sire" she answered.
"And have already been to the fools
tent, doubt not.
The mask became half-quizzical,
half friendly, as her cheeks mantled
beneath his regard. Was 1t but quiet
aYengement against q jestress whose
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of the house Of FriedWald, was richly
emblazoned upon the housings Of his
courser. Whence had he come? The
attendants and equerries had not seen
him in the camp. Only the taciturn
armorer Of Friedwald looked COM
placently after him, stroking his great
beard, as one we'll satisfied. AS this
late-comer approached the scene of
strife the TANKS Of the guard were
wavering yet more perilously.
"A miracle, sire!' cried the prelate.
"But one that partakes more Of
earth than heaven" retorted Charles
with ready irony.
who is he, sire?" breathlessly
asked the young girl. At her feet
ing to her skirt, all his courage gone.
But ere he could answer-if he had
seen fit to do so-from below, out Of
the vortex, came the clamorous
shouts:
"The duke! The duke"
The master Of the mountain pass
heard also, and felt at that moment a
guerdon; the aQuittance; could it be
possible after all, the end was not
1 far? He could not believe it, yet a
paroxysm Of fury seized him; his
I strength became redoubled; wherever
his sword touched a trooper fell.
But like a wave, recovering from the
recoil, the soldiers of Friedwald broke
upon his doomed band with a force
/ manifold augmented; broke and car
ried the TANKS with it, for the assault
i ing parties to the right and left were
dismayed by the strength unexpected
lily hurled against the center. The
bulky Flemish, the 1.-THE Spaniard, the
/ lofty trooper of Friedwald, overfiowed
1 the shattered line Of the marauders.
Duke Robert!'' and "FriedWald!'
! shouted the Austrian band.
towards! Would you give way %
i cried the free baron, striking among
/ them. Fools! Better the sword than
4 the rope. Comet
But in his frenzied efforts to rally
/ his men the master of Hochfels found
i himself face to face with the leader of
i the already victorious troops. At the
1 sight Of him the bastard paused; his
breast rose and fell with his labored
breathing; his sword was dyed red,
4 also his arms, his clothes: from his
forehead the blood ran down over his
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set, all was lost; if they gained but a

set, all was lost; if they gained but a
little .ascendancy now, their mastery
of the field became fairly assured.
Greatswould< be the reward for sue.
cess; the fruits Of victOry-the en-
peror himself. And savagely the free
baron cut down a stalwart trooper;
his blade pierced the throat of an
other.
Clear the way to Charles!" he
cried, exultantly "TIe is our guer-
don.
So terrible that rush, the guard Of
Spain on the right and the troops Of
Flanders on the left began to give
way; only the men of Friedwald stood,
but with the breaking of the forces
on each side it was inevitable they,
too, must soon be overwhelmed. In
voluntarily, as the quick eye Of the
emberor detected this sign of impend-
ing disaster, he half-started from his
chair. His hand sought his side; in
his eyes shone a steely light. The
prelate quickly crossed himself and
raised his head as if in prayer.
! The penance, sire he rnurnnured,
! but his voice trembled.
I Mechanically Charles replaced his
blade. ca; better a kingdom lost, "
he muttered, than a broken VOW =
! Yet, after so many battles won in the
field and Diet; after titanic contests
| with kings in Christendom, and Soly-
| man in the east, to fall, by the mock
cry of fate, into the grasp Of thiev-
| ing mountain fifier-
| Ambition! Power! we SOW but the
sand!" whispered safety.
.s1'Vainglory is a sleeveless errand,"
murmured the spirit Of the fagellant.
/ Yet he gazed half-hercely at his
priestly adviser, when suddenly his
gloomy eve Frightened; the inutility
Of ambition was forgotten; uncon-
sciously he clasped the arm of the
joculatrix,1 who had drawn near. His
grip was like a gauntlet; even in her
tense, strained mood she WINGED.
The fight is not yet lostH he ex-
claimed
AS he spoke the figure of a knight,
fully armed, who had made his way
thru the avenue of tents, was seen
swiftly descending the hill. Upon his
strong Arabian steed, the riders APP
Ipearance and bearing signaled him as
i d soldier apart from the rank and file
lof the guard. His coat of-arnls, that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-27
MODERN. MANSIONS THAT
ARE BUILT OF SAND

Z - <NsS.
Under the Influence of the heat and
presume the sand 81 and lime are
ed into a rock which has 60 per
cent as much strength as the hardest
granite. It is ready for use in eight
hours. = e
TheSrock is ofsSthe same composition
as the old. Roman cement, the most
durable Of building materials. The
secret Of making the Roman cement
has been lost for ages.
The new building stone costs but
% cents cubic foot.
The secret of.Mr., Ford's success is
said to lie in his use of a. cylindrical
mould. !. Others who tried to make
silicate of lime ebuilding stone used
square moulds.- They did, not get an
even distribution of the internal and
external strains, and the stone pro-
duced was full Of cracks. ,-@s.r, rs.
s@ Bricks. care produced by the new
process at a. cost Tin England Of only
$3.50 per, 1000, as against cost for
ordinary bricks Of 81. The process is
soon to be introduced into, this coun-
tr,xy . d. .
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Would he come on; would he turn
back? Many opinions were rife. Y {
'.Oh,'' cried a page With golden hair,
"there will be no battle after all :
And truly, confronted by the aspect
of the emperor's camp, the marauder
had at first hesitated; butsif the. dam
gers before him were great, those be-
hind were greater. Accordingly, leav:-
ing the cavalcade of the princess, her
maids and attendants, the free baron
Of Hochfels, surrounded by, his own
trusted troops, dashed forward arro-
gantly into the valley, bent upon
sweeping aside even the opposition of
Charles himself.
''Yonder's a daring knave, your mai
esty," with some perturbation OBJ
served the pre1ate who stood near the
emperor's chair.
"Certes, he tits at fame, or death,
with a bold lance" replied Charles.
would that Robert Of Friedwald were
there to cry him quits
While thus he spoke, as calm as
tho secluded in one Of his monastery
retreats, weighing the affairs of state,
nearer and nearer drew the soldiers
of the bastard Of Pfalz-Urfeld; rough
ly calculating, a force numerically as
strong as the emperor's own guard.
The young girl, her face now white
and drawn, watched the approaching
band. Would Charles never give the
signal? Imperturbable sat the mount
ed troopers of the emperor, awaiting
the word of commando: ::Ataslength
when her breath, began to come fast
and sharp, Charles raised his arm
In solid, steady body, his men swept
onward. The girl strove to look away
but could not.
Both bands, gaining in momentum
met with crash. That nice symmetry
Of form and orderliness of movement
was succeeded by a tangle of men and
horses: the bristling array of 1ances
had vanished, and swords and Weap.
ons for hand-to- hand warfare threw
! a play Of light amid the tumble OF
troops and steeds, flags and banners
With sword red from carnage, Louis
| of Hochfels drew his men around him
hurting them against the firm from
of Charles veterans. It was the cru
Icial moment; the turning-point IN
struggle that could not be prolonged
but would be rather sharp, short and
decisive. IL his men failed at the on.
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who wore the kings own colors. A
stricken procession it seemed as IL
drew near, the faces of the women
white with fear; the gay attire ana
gorgeous trappings-a mockery on
that ensanguined arena.
Proudly proceeded the lady on the
white horse, altho in her eyes shone
look of dread. It was an age when
women were accustomed to scenes OF
bloodshed, Injured to conflicts in the
lists; yet she shuddered as her pal
frey picked it's way across that Held.
At the near side of the hollow her
glance singled out a motionless figure
among those lying where they mao mao
fallen, a thick-set man, whose race
was upturRed to the sky. One look
into those CLASSY eyes, so unrespons1ve
to her own, and she quickly dlsmount-
ed and fell on her knees beside tne
recumbent form. She took one Of the
cold hands in hers, but dropped 1t Win
a scream.
sDead." she cried; dead"
The lady stared at that terribly re-
pulsive face. For some moments she
seemed dazed: sat there DULY, the on
lockers forbearing to disturb her.
! Then her gaze encountered tha1 Q.
him who had slain the free baron and
she sprang to her feet: on ner dea+
lures an expression Of bew1ldermenr
had been followed by one OF recoSnl-
! ton.
| ..The dukes fool!'' she exclaimed
wildly. .sHe is dead, and you have
killed him! The fool has murdered
/ his master.
TT is true he is dead" answered the
other, leaning heavily on his sword
and surveying the inan1mate form,
.but he was no master of mine.
THAT, madame la princess, we viii
also AFFIRM broke in an austere
voice.
| Behind them rode the emperor, a
dark figure among those bright gowns
and golden trappings, the saddle cloth
and adornments of his steed sombe
as his own garments. As he spoke he
waved back the cavalcade. and in
obedience to the gesture, the ladies,
soldiers and attendants withdrew to a
discreet distance. Bitterly the
princess surveyed the monarch; over
| wrought, torrent of reproaches
sprang from her lips.
20 be continued tomorrow.
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her everlasting best, because don't
know what this fellow has got up his
sleeve, and it's always a foolish play
to bet man at his own game.
However, as the captain and engl-.
neer were anxious to take" each $3.50
of the bet, I let 'em have it, and felt
some easier. .s--.s.s -
; so we goes back to the young fell
Ter, and I asks him if he's still willing
to make that bet. p.
Certainly he says again. -
Now, just state your proposition
again. I says to him. You bet me
$1,000 that you can by yourself and
without the assistance Of any instru-
ment or implement whistle louder
than the whistle of the steamer.
That's it exactly he says, and
here's the money ready to put up with
any one you name s-ss-
ssBy this time there was crowd
around, for the captain had told what
was going on, and I got a little nerv-
Gus, not knowing whats the feller's
game really was. So I says to him:
".Of course, you're joking. Whistle
louder than a steamer! Why, that's
ridiculous E s
That's one 4 wy to get out eata of the
think much Of the whistle on this boat.
anyway
well, I see the captain behind the
young Teller and the crowd back or
him making motions to me not to let
the chance get away and I says:
oh, I'm perfectly willing, I only
didn't want to seem to take advan-
tage Of you. Who'll we put up the
money WITH
Anybody you like, he says.
How'll the captain do? Well make
him stakeholder and referee
eve put the money in the captains
hands, with every passenger on the
boat and most. Of the deckhands look
ing on, and then asks the young fell
Ter if he was ready.
"tAll ready he says. -
t'The captain gave the signal to the
engineer and that whistle let out a
roar that made everybody put their
fingers in their ears and almost busted
the eardrurns of those who didn't. 1t
sounded like the loudest thunder clap
you ever heard drawed out about four
minutes.
."That encouraged me considerable
but I wasn't quite easy yet when ]
says to the young Teller. Now it's
your turn
HE takes the cigar out of his
mouth and gives a chirp that wouldn't
have made a dog turn round if he was
| ten feet away. Then he puts the
cigar back and asks for the captains
decision.
| ct don't see no chance but one
decision, and think everybodyll be
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beard. His eyes rolled like those of
an animal; he seemed something in
human: an incarnation Of baffled pur-
IF it is reprisal you want, Sir
Duke, you shall have it" he painted. :
..Reprisal!" exclaimed Robert of
Friedwald, scornfully. THE best you
can offer is your life.
And with that they closed. Evad-
ing the strokes Of his more bulky an
tagonist, the younger mans sword re-
peatedly sought the Vulnerable part of
the others sarmor. The free baron
strength became exhausted; his blows
rang harmlessly, or struck the empty
air.
A sensation Of pain admonished
him Of his own disability. About him
his band had melted away; doggedly
had they given UP their lives beneath
sword, mace and poinard. The
ground was streWn with the SIAM;
riderless horses were galloplng up the
road. The free baron breathed yet
harder; before his eyes he seemed to
\ see only blood,
| OF what avail had been his efforts
He had won the princess, but how
| brief had been his triumphs! With a
| belief that was almost superstition, he
| had Imagined his destiny lay throne
wards But the curse Of his birth
had been "a ban to his efforts; the
| bitterness Of defeat smote him. He
knew he was falling; his nerveless
! hand loosened his blade.
81 am sped!" he cried = 'spedH' and
| released his hold, while the tide OF
conflict appeared abruptly to sweep
away. So s. IA
| As he struck the earth an ornament
that he had worn about his neck be-
/ came unfastened and dropped to the
ground. But once he moved: to raise
| himself on his elbow.
..The hazard of the die!'' he NUT
tered, striving to see with eyes that
were growing blind. A rush of blood
| interrupted him, he fell back,
Strengthened out, and stirred no more.
Now had the din of strife ceased al
| together, when descending the slope
appeared a cavalcade, at the head OF
which rode a lady on a white palfrey,
followed ]. by several maids and
guarde by an escort OF soldiers
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THE ORACLE OF
MULBERRY CENTER
- :. =
The
Noble
Game of
Football.
By S. E. KLsER
Copyright 1908, sampson-Hodges Co., chicago.

with
MI attention
We 1vorry
fleets
but what
gin the to be modified when Willie
Iowa?
the report
Of
high school campus He says
duels don't
to
in
killed
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barred out football. In the sub
limated category of the fundamental
prolixity of the affairs Of men there's
nothing like trainin' on football field
to make boy think quick and act for
the best without stoppin'' to figure on
chances that mightn't be there when
he got ready to go ahead, If he waited
to ponder-hurrah, they're linin' up!
Yell, confound it; yell for our side and
give the boys encouragement" =.
I yelled with the, Judge: .altho I
didn't seem to know just. which was
our side after they got mixed up, and
as fur as T could see there wasn't
much to the game except to show
who could get his suit the dirtiest in
the shortest time. The judge jumped
up and down and waved a cane with
a couple of ribbons tied to- it, and hit
me on the back several times and
wanted to know if didn't think it
was glorious. 7 told him it was, but
when it come right down to the solid
facts Kansas cyclone that I was in
once beat it some, because that tore
houses and things to pieces besides
KILN and cripplin' people, and at the
same time gave them all the. chance
4 -,
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where the
his
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ON the gridiron back Of the nearest
university. I amt claimin' that we
haven't got plenty of college boys to
spare, but I think we ought to have "a
change in the rules. I'm in favor Of
zchloroformin' them. That would be
more humane: Chloroform's pretty
cheap now, considerin' the prices of
other things, and the colleges could
probably get it at wholesale prices if
they tried it.
Twas talkin' with the president Of
one Of the colleges about it the other
day, and he sided with me.
There amt any doubt" he says,
that something ought to be done;
I've been in favor for a year or more
Of changin' the rules. It ought to be
led SO that not more than seven men
..F '0,yed to kick a player in
the face in each game. believe foot
ball is a grand thing to bring out the
manly qualities If boy can live thru
1t, but sometimes I almost get. to
thinkin' that where a person has only
one boy 1t would be better to let him
grow up without gettin' his back
broken than to go thru life a cripple
even if he could help to win the
championship for his team. OF
~,
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POEMS YOU OUGHT TO READ

Whatever your occupation may be- crowded
do not fail at least few minutes every
getting inspiration affairs Of every day life from bit Of
poatyY.
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beard. His eyes rolled like those OF
an animal; he seemed something IN
human; an incarnation Of baffled pur-.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-06-05
COUNTY LINE NEWS.

Miss Nelly Jacobs spent Monday IN
Alma.
DelberC c nley and VIII Allen dive
new carriages.
School closes in the Allen district
Friday with a picnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. ChaS. PiO8man spent
Sunday with 5. r. Richardson's.
Miss Grace Sly spent Saturday and
Sunday at her home in Elm Hall.
Miss Maggie VIM, Of North star,
visited her sister, Mrs. Nelly Fookes.
Friday.
Misses Mary Way and Celia Florine
attended Decoration Day services at
st. Louis
MI and Mrs. Dennis Fltz gerald at
tended the party at } Conuelly'S last
Friday evening.
Miss Olive Hafer. who has been
teaching in the Curtis district, is home
for the summer vacation
John and Fred OBoyle attended
the play, Ten Nights in a Bar Room
held at Elwell Friday evening.
Mrs. Barbara Plowman, who ha:
been spending the last few weeks al
Ann Arbor, Yp>ilanti and Detroit re
turned to her home Monday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-06-05
s. &. CRYSTAL,

viii DeYoung and wife visited his
brother north Of Crystal last Sunday.
Rev. simmons wife'S mother has
been staying with them the past week.
The teacher o. district No. 4 made
several visits among her pupils last
week
June is here but number OF our
farmers have not all their corn planted
as yet.
Miss Ruby Case visited Nina Ackle's
school recently Her old school mates
were all very glad TO see her again.
Memorial services were held in the
Baptist church at Crystal and were
well attended. Rev. Rood, the NJ. +.
pastor, preached the sermon, which
was worthy OF note. The Decoration
address was given by Rev. Tedford in
the Congregational church. IL was a
fine address and was listened TO by a
crowded house. Two fine rccitations
were given 10y ladies whose names
we did not learn. Public school chill
dren were laden with beautiful flowers
which, with appropriate exercises, they
strewed on the graves OF our deaC
! heroes