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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03

caused you TO embark upon this not
Drained, pretty enterprise?'
Upon spur Of rock that overlooks the
road thru the mountain Is set the Vul-
lures Nest sir fool began the adven-
turer in a voice at once confident and
arrogant. At least, so the time -honored
fortress of Hochfes is disparagingly
designated by the people, AS the road Is
the only pass thru the mountains, natur-
ally we come more or less in contact with
the people who go by our doors. Being
| thus forced, thru the situation of our
fortress, into the proximity of the trav-
cling public, we have, from time to time,
made such sorties as are practiced by a
beleaguered garrison, and have, in con-
| sequence, taken prisoners many trafficers
and traders. whose goods and chattels
were worthy Of our attention as SPILLS Of
war. Generally, we have confined our
operations to migratory merchants, who
carry more Of value and cause less
trouble than the emperor's soldiers or the
kings troops, but occasionally we brush
against one Of the latter bands so that
we may keep In practice In laying our
blades to the grindstone, and also to show
we are soldiers, not robbers
Which remains to be proved" muir
INJURED the attentive jester. Your par
don noble lord"-as the other half
started from his chair-.Iet me fill your
glass. IT'S a pity to neglect such royal
Wine Proceed with your story. Come
we presently to the inspiration?' .1
lat once" answered the apparently
appeased master Of the fortress, wiping
his lips. One day our western outpost
brought In messenger, and, when we had
stripped the knave, upon him we found
miniature and letter from the princess
| TO the duke. Inc latter was prettily writ,
with mere and there rhyme, and moved
me nightly. The eagle hath it's mate, /
thought, but the vulture Of Hochfels is
single and this reflection, with the sight
OF the picture and that right, fair script,
sauoened me. -. .s ...s.
| And then on q sudden came the insnir-
alton. Why not play a hand in this inter
national marriage Charles and Francis
were bringing about? I Commanded the
only road across the mountain: +herefore
and the king should be but the wooden
figures, and I would p1ll the strinps r.
make them dance. The duke vour mas
| ter, why should he be more than a nanne,
The princess letter told me she had never
seen her bethothed. What easier than to
redouble the sentrles In the valley. make
prisoners Of the messengers. clan them in
the fortress dungeons, read the missives
and then dispatch them to their respective
destinations by men of nv own?' - =
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CHAPTER TX.
The Flight Of the Fool.

me Flight OF the Fool.
Another festal day had come and gone.
Inc crimson shafts Of the dying sun had
succumbed to the lengthening shadows Of
| dusk, and the pigeons were vending their
| way homeWard to the castle parapets and
| battlements when, toward the arched en-
| trance on the front, strobe the dukes fool.
Beyond the castle walls and the Enclosure
| Of the pleasure grounds the peace of twi-
| light rested on the land; the great fields
| lay becalmed; the distant forests were
| bivouacs Of rest.
| The afternoon had been labor of pleas
ure; about the great basin of the foun-
| tain had passed an ever-varytng shifting
| of moving figures; between the trees
| bright colors appeared and vanished, and
from the heart of concealed bowers had
come peals Of laughter or strains of music.
| Unnoticed among the merry throng in
palace and park, the Jester had moved
aimlessly about; unobserved now, he
| turned his back upon the gray walls, sati-
ated, perhaps, with the fetes inaugurated
by the kingly entertainer. But az he at
| tempted to pass the gate stalwart guard
stepped forward, presenting e. formidable
| looking glave. ~
| your permit to 1eave?" he said.
IA permit OF course!' replied the fool.
and felt in his coat. but what a hand
some weapon you have; the staff all GOV.
cred with velvet and studded with brass
! tacks!'
'IIas the Emperor Charles, then, no
such weapons?' asked the gratifled SOL
| der. % s+.-
| None 30 handsome! May I see it,"
The guard unsuspiciously handed the
glave to the Jester, who immediately
turned it upon the sentinel
| Give it back, fool!' cried the alarmed
guard
NAY; I am minded to call out and
| show q SnISiar ~
! foreign FOOL
| LAS well chop OF my head with it!'
sighed the man.
"And If I wish to walk without the
gate?" suggested the jester.
60, good fool" replied the other, with
| out hesitation. ....s.fsss:.
We'll. here is the glave. II any one
admires it again, let him study the point.
But why may no one pass out?"
Because so many soldiers and good
| clt1zens nave been beaten and robbed by
those who hover around the palace.
But you may go in peace he added, mo
one. Will harm fool. If tits amusement
you seek there's camp on the verge Of
the forest where a dark-haired, good
looking baggage dances and tells cards.
You can find the place from the noise
within, and If you're merry, they'll well
come you royalty. Go; and God be with
your
The Jester turned from the good-na-
tured guard and quickly walked down the
road, which wound gracefully thru the
valley and lost itself afar in a fringe of
, woodland. A light pattering on the hard
earth behind caused him to look about.
Following was dog that now sprang for
ward with joyous demonstration. The
fool stopped and gravely caressed the
} hound which last he had seen at the
: princes feet.
t To be continued Monday.
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A Brief Truce.
CHAPTER VIII.

A Brief Truce. ....-.
URN out these torch
r r \ bearers, human candle
0D sticks and Wallets de
chambre, and I'll get me
g.: II to bed" commanded the
5,,lra stop1ipc in tho
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03

the richly chased clock began to strike
musically, yet admonishingly. Whereupon
noting the lateness Of the hour, and with,
perhaps, a mental reservation to retrieve
his negligence on the morrow, he turned
from the silver, bejeweled symbol and i'm
mediately sought the sensuous bodily en-
Joyment Of a couch fit for a king or the
pope himself
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MACAULEY'S REToRT,
New York Sun

- ; 80 =. NeW IOrK sun. = :.
Macauiay had just finished the work.
Tell u.s." said his friends, why do you
call it Lays Of Ancient Rone?'
Because he answered, "the lies are
the historical novels
Satisfied he hadn't made a slip In his
English, they gave unstinted praise.
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KANSAS PHILOSOPHY.

A favor" Is seldom worth what II
costs. The man granting 1t USUALLY saws
you are not as grateful as you should be,
and that you took it as a matter of
course" Don't accept favors, If you can
avoid 1t.
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Jury Verdlcts-

a. Fort Scott, Aan., q jury in tho
district court returned q verdict
finding q certain accused person
guilty of larceny. The verdict had
not been prepared in the technical
form desired, and the judge sent the
jury back to make the necessary
corrections. The jury was gone for
half on hour, and when it returned
it brought in a verdict acquitting
the prisoner.
But a verdict even more amusing
was perpetrated by a jury at Pitts
burg. The case was a criminal one,
and after q few minutes c~onsulta-
ton the jury filed into the box from
its room. "Have you agreed upon a
verdict" asked the judge. "We
have" responded the foreman, pass
ing it over. "The clerk will read"
said the judge, and the clerk read,
eve, your jury, agree to disagree"
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TEACHES WEATHER SIGNS.
The Unique Occupation Followed by a
Retired SesnaH.

Tho Unique Occupation Followed by a
Retired Seaman.
This is the era of odd callings. If
q man have an accurate knowledge
OF any particular subject Of daily
life, he need never be at q Nloss to
make o living. The writer once
nude the acquaintance of an aged
first mato on an Atlantic liner and
carefully noted in q diary his quaint
eayings concerning the weather and
his cleverness in turning the many
phases OF ocean life into matters Of
interest. While strolling about the
city he saw a sign which read: 49,
ciety Weather Bureau. Ncptunic
Knickknacks."
Entering the little shop, tho eye
was caught BY q targlc of iish nets
and shells, which covered tho walls:
old sails, Topped up with the aid of
shell d%raperics, curtaincd OFF the
owner III a tiny workshop. Emery
ing therefrom to show his wares, he
proved to be the first mate. News
aud bits of gossip were exchanged.
"I'm better off at this" he said.
I'm teaching society people the
weather signs. They call it mystic
thought or somcthingl like that, but
it doesn't worry me, SO long rs it
pays. l have q little series of lesson
cards The handed one to the caller
more like gimcracks than serious
teaching, but they're correct"
The card contained brief informa-
ton something like this: "In plan
ming for an outing remember that
if tho temperature falls suddenly
there's q storm coming from the
south. If it rises, it's from the
north. Watch the breeze. 1t blows
from good weather to storm. Cir
rus clouds float from a storm to sun
shine. When they seem to be run
ming away from each other in the
north or toward northeast, there'U
be rain during tho day. When the
wind changes, it makes its shifts
with the sun, from left to right
When the sun goes down rosy, fine
weather; rusty red, storm; pink sky
in the morning, bad weather; dove
gray sky, fair weather"
81 charge so cents q half hour fol
lessons," continued the old salt
"and l use charts and instruments
just as they do on shipboard. They
seem to enjoy it and learn quickly
New York Post.
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alike silly sheep."

"1t takes q rancher to appreciate
the expression Like silly Sheep"
declared a western cattleman. "I
had several thousand sheep on my
ranch at one time, but 1 was cured
of raising them by their own eternal
dumbness. One time we wereidr;y-
ing a flock to market when one of
the leaders leaareeaa into the air, and
after the habit Of sheep every one
made a similar leap when it came to
that spot. This is such q common,
trick with sheep that we thought
nothing Of it until We noticed.t 1T
the sheep disappeared after 1eaping.
By quick work we stopped the per-
Torrance and found that the trail
had been broken by q cayein and
the sheep when they came to the
brink simply leaped frantically and
went down into a hole thirty feet
deep. Before we could get them
out nineteen were smothered to
death."-New York Times.
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BRAIN AND STOMACH.
Tho intimate Rotations Between These
Two Vital Organs.

StVtoetOtt1 oCItSC6I1 U0SG
Two Vital Organs.
There is e very intimate relation
between the brain and the stomach.
They must work harmoniously.StoJ
gether if the best results of both
are to be obtained. Brain exhausJ
ton and continuous depressing
emotions, such as worry and. AMI
ETY., almost always. cause derangeJ
ments Of digestion by retarding the
secretion Of the fluids upon which
digestion depends. On the other
hand, food in insufficient or excess
i've quantities or the injudicious Sc
lection of indigestible food is fire.
quently reflected upon the brain.
and shows itself by sluggishness of
thought and diminution of mental
vigor. The brain and the stomach
cannot perform their functions to
the hest advantage at the same time.
During the process of digestion
the stomach requires more blood
than it does at other times, and q
certain proportion of this extra sup
ply is drawn from the brain. If,
however, the brain is forced to work:
during the period of active diges-
ton, the stomach will be deprived
of a certain proportion of the blood:
it requires. Activity of the mind
necessitates an increased flow of
blood to the brain, and as the power
of thought is to a certain extent
controlled by the will, while tho
process Of digestion is not, it nat
urally follows that when thought
and digestion are carried on stimuli
taneously the brain will always take
the blood needed by the stomach.
If this is a habitual c ..lrrence, it
soon leads to pronounced dyspepsia,
and chronic dyspepsia in its turn,
by irritation Of the nervous system,
incapacitates even an abnormally
vigorous brain from accomplishing
its best work.
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The Thermometer.

Currie of Edinburgh employed a
thermometer in the treatment of
typhoid fever patients with the cold
douche as early as 1897. He was
ridiculed by his German contempo-
raries as an instance of medical de-
cay in English medicine. The first
clinical application of the thermom-
eter was made by Santorius of,Pa-
dua. He invented a thermometer
open at the end. After being held
by the patient it was plunged into
cold water. Boerhava taught the
Importance of the thermometer.
De Haen-1704 to 1776-must be
given the honor Of introducing the
thermometer into current use at the
bedside. 1t was not until 1850 to
1870 that it came into general use.
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He Enlightened Her.

In a certain rural exhibition in
England there were two immense
hogs stuffed, each bearing a placard
telling their age and weight and
with the name Of the man who pre-
pared them for exhibition, followed
by the word "taxidermist."
A man and his wife were looking
at them with great interest. After
reading the placards the woman
said:
"Why, these are taxidermists! I
thought they we're hogs"
Her husband looked with q puz-
zled expression at the creatures and
then went carefully over the plac-
ards as if to satisfy himself on the
point. Finally he decided:
"They are hogs. Taxidermist is
the name of the place they come
from"
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AccIimated ALI Over.

When the Marquis of Lorne was
governor general of Canada, US the
story goes, he stood, clad in furs,
watching winter sports at Ottawa.
The temperature was about zero.
An Indian a few feet distant seem
ed equally comfortable and as much
interested in the games, though his
body was mostly uncovered. The
nobleman asked the savage how he
could endure such exposure. II
should think you would freeze" he
said. "Ehy white mans face not
freezer" replied the Indian. "Our
faces are used to the cold," answered
the governor. The Indian ended
the colloquy with the pithy retort,
"Injun all ace."-Cleveland Lead
or.
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Tho solvo,;on of South Coro];n

= The salvation Of South Carolina
depends on the education Of her chill
dren, and where parents refuse to send
their children to school they should
be made to do so.
= A Brooklyn woman has accom-
plished the tedious task Of collecting
2,525 empty spools to win G prize Of
fered by a silk firm. Her collection
fills two enormous dry goods boxes FIVE
feet square and weighing more than
half @ ton.
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A SERPENT IN EDEM.
An Incident That illustrates tho Flo /.
kIeness OF Love. :

an incident That illustrates tho Flo
kIeness OF Love.
sLove is a strange thing" COM
mented Charles. persons say that
it endures till the stars grow DID,
but | know better. There are cir
cumstances which I will guarantee
to cure the most ardent affection
that ever burned in q mans heart.
l loved Rose, and she knew it. One
lovely juno day we set out awheel
for tho woods on the Jersey shore,
which I thought would make a fit
ting scene for tho declaration I was
to make and her sweet consent to
be mine.
"Let us walk q little I suggest
ed when We reached a woodland
path padded soft with green moss
and set about with, ferns and purple
v%iolcts.
81 took her hand. Rose, dear,' I
began,
"'OhY she shrieked. The snakeY
Don't be frightened. will kill
it, I cried reassuringly.
She ran to n side Of the road,
uttering little screams, while I
snatched a stick and struck at the
snake. It darted up my trousers
and wrigglcd around my leg.
Horribly frightened lest the ven
omous reptile should bite me, 1
grabbed my trousers first in one
place and then in another, dancing
frantically UP and down to rid my
self of that awful, squirming crea-
ture around my leg. Presently the
snake dropped its hold and slid to
the ground. With terrible energy
l struck it with my stick, trembling
with nervous dread and excitement.
81 turned to Rose. She was sit
ting Oh the ground doubled up with
helpless laughter.
cob she cried, tears of mirth
rolling down her cheeks, IF you had
only cen how funny you looked
dancing around, grabbing for that
little green snake 1 didn't mean
to laugh, but-he, he, hep She
wiped her eyes.
81 helped her up on her wheel.
The rest of oun ride lacked enthusi-
asm, and I have never been to see
Rose since."-New York Herald.
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Decorations In Parliament.

Time was when it was usual for
peers and commoncrs alike to wear
any orders they possessed during
debates in the houses of which they
were members. At the present day
it would be a dreadful breach Of eti-
quettc for any member of parlia-
ment, elected or hereditary, to enter
the chamber with q ribbon or a star
ON his breast. There is, however, a
single exception 70 this rule. The
bishop of Winchester, as prelate of
the Order of the Garter, always
wears the badge of the premier
knighthood when he appears in the
house of lords.
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Buried In. Wooien.

In looking through any old par
ish register in England enc discoy-
ers at a certain period a large num-
Der of burial entries in which it is
mentioned that the deceased was
buried in wooden. There. was passed
in 1878 an act requiring, on pain Of
a fine of $25, that an affidavit
should be made within eight days
after a death before a justice of the
peace or q minister Of religion that
the deceased was buried only in
wool. Its object was the encourage
ment Of a native industry by the
lessening Of the Importation Of lin
en- from beyond the a
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Preaence Of Mind

Black and White recalls a story
Of a highwayman who was outwitted
by q nobleman whom he waylaid.
"Your money or your life!" said
the hero of the road, presenting @
cooked pistol at the window of q
carriage on Hounslow Heath.
"I would not yield to one man,"
responded the occupant of the vehi-
Gle, 'but as there are two Of you I
must"
The robber, taken aback, looked
round to see where the second man
was and at that moment received q
bullet through the heart from his
intended victim.
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Small Sport For Both.

Two lads of the street, a west side
street, wandered across the .Bowery
q few days ago on q tour of explora-
ton of the crowded east side. They
discovered, among other things, the
citys bathing establishment in Riv-
ington street. They read the signs
with as much difficulty as interest,
both being great
"You ever had a bath, Billy?"
asked the taller one.
"No, but I had me neck washed
once" was the answer.-New York
Tribune.
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A satisfactory Ounce,

An old highlander, rather fond
OF his glass, was ordered by his doc
tor during a temporary ailment not
to take more than one ounce of spir-
its in the day. The old man was q
little dubious about the amount and
asked his boy, who was attending
school, how much an ounce was.
can ounce-sixteen drains, ono
ounce" "Sixteen dramsl" exclaim-
cd the delighted highlander. "Gaw,
no. so bad. Run and tell Tonal Mac
lavish and Big Duncan to come
doom the ~nicht. News.
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- A young woman who had applied
for a rural school out west vas lucs-
toned by the school directors: "What
is your position upon whipping child
ren?' "My usual position" respon-
ded the applicant, sis on a chair, with
the child, held firmly across my knee,
face downward" She got the job.
= The English soldiers pay is ST.
so a month. The soldier Of no other
country except the United States gets
80 much.
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Cavalry Capture a Fleet.

Which is the most extraordinary
cavalry charge on record? If we
take extraordinary in the sense of
unusual, probably nothing will ever
surpass the charge of the French
General Pichegru's cavalry in 1895,
made upon the Dutch fleet, fast
bound by ice in the Zuyder Zee. Gal
Looping rapidly over the ice, the hus-
sars surrounded the tremendous but
immovable vessels and compelled
the fleet to surrender.-London An
swers. =.
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Wellington and ccmbermere.

When. in 1924, the British minis
try found itself committed to war
with the king of Burma and the
Duke of Wellington was asked his
advice he at once replied, "Send
Lord Combermere."
"But we have always understood
that your grace thought Lord Com
bermerc a TOOL" was'the reply.
$50 he is a fool-ani utter fool,
but he can take Rangm," said the
duke.
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Sounded More Like II.

"This," said Mr.. J~ustgotit, who
was entertaining q few friends at
dinner at his club, els the charge
d'affaires of the feast"
Here he indicated the choicest
dish on the table.
"No, no, father" interrupted his
embarrassed son. "You> mean the
chef d'nuvre."
81 suppose 1 do" said Mr.. Just
gotit, sbut the word I used gives
me more of an impression Of the
cost Of the dish."]udge.
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OR Ia
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
SIGNATURE sssss the Of t>a9aNAZzzSz


Some men ows more to their
wives than they ever paid.
A man is seldom as smart or as
foolish as his wife thinks he is.
- Strenuous pursuit of the impossi-
BILE begets activity minus the reward.
Men and Holsters both turn red
when they get into trouble.
It is easier to get o modiste to
out Is gown than it is to get her to cut
the price
Some men go to bed too late
to ever wake up famous.
Sentences Of some orators are so
carefully rouudeS off that they lack
point.
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Notice of Final Settlement.

THE undersigned, Administrators Of
the Estates of Is. +. KeatOn and Mrs. l..
M. kentOn, deceased, hereby gives no.
tice that he Will On the 2Sth day of
March, 1908, apply to the Judge Of Pro-
bate foL Anderson County, s. c., for a
Final Settloment OF said Estates, and a
discharge from his Office a. Administra-
tor. j. c.. SHIRLEY, Admir-.
Feb is, 1908 50 5
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Runnine to Cover.

First Man-Isn't Picker o queer
character?
Second Ditto-Queer! Why, he's
mad; downright mad
First Ditto-Have you heard that
he's just come in for an enormous
fortune?
Second Ditto No. Has he ?
What a pity he's SO eccentric-at
least, not eccentric, but such ON
original character! But, there, most
geniuses are!