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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
. MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER &c. 1904

typewriter First to his desk and found clean
sheet of paper While putting it under the cyin
der aunty in and said You would better let tho
typewriter Alone you will get it out Of order
t1Aunty,' said, ttWhen will papa be hone4 ttoh,
IN day two,'' she said. When she left the
began to write. worked hard for long time but
finally heard Hello, there!' outside Of the window.
knew who it at and out to play We
played until dark and forgot all about the letter and
1ne ter mat night papa came nome
it time for to go to bed
A Fifth Grade Marguerite Hoffman,
s.z Belmont School. Grand Forks, N. d.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
ATTRACTIVE RED TREssEs.

It was the Sunday before school began and
oh, how happy l was! was years old and
was going to begin school. But thought Mon
day would never come. went to bed early that
night so that it would come faster. i.
Monday morning dawned at last. At half
past eight went with mother to, a large build
ing, which she told me was the schoolhouse where
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
JUST A WINK OR TWO.
(High School Credit


'My, am tired I have been rushing at the rate of
three miles minute all day must rest before tonight
or IL be blinking and yawnng gracefully be-
hind a fan all evening"
nestled comfortably in the cushions of the
couch with sigh Of contentmen and graduly the deli
cious of drowzness overpowered me-when sud
denly great train rushing down upon me, the
lights glarng and the bell clanking furiousy started
up to hear the telephone bell ringing sharply reluc-
family answered it. One of the girls had forgotten that
she supposed to furnish cake that evening. It
well she could not the faces made at her Back to
my couch rushed and just doing OFF again when
t'Dudo what did you do with my scissors9''
'oh,'' murmured "they upstairs on my dress
er, in the pantry, the library table, the
piano, or-or-'' Dreamland again.
Bang! Crash! Meow With jump awake
''Lions tigers! wildcats!'' cried. But it only
The baby pulling the kitten around by the tail With
groan threw myself back the sofa. The doorbell
gave an impudent peal buried head in the pillows
Then heard my chum's laugh. ''For goodness
sake" she exclaimed. "What is the matter with youf
Your hair is tousled, your face red, you look mad
enough to bite and-why, dearie, do believe
there are tears in your eyes, What is it,"
Then I laughed.
ttMy original intention to take nap,'>
explained. -Juliette Shortridge =
Tenth Grade. Devils Lake, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
THOSE CONTRARY BOWS.

The terrible time had of it when began to learn
the art of dressing myself One day invited to
big party. great hurry Of course every.
thing went wrong It just o'clock and to be
at the party at hafpast
combed my hair and dressed for the first time and
q funny business of stuck
that had to stand and pull at my hair all Of FIVE min
utes and when was thru did not have quite so much
hair had before began. When my hair braided
those ribbons to be tied Oh dear Such contrary
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
For Saturday, December II:
"YOUR FAVORITE WoRKIN,

Supposng you have some work. some work, to do
that take wherever prefer would you go
the house the premises, elsewhere? why
choose this particular
Juniors feel that this
MES uckie is ne
think twice about it. Tell story that read
will understand why prefer that particular spot
The papers be mailed the office of The
Journal Junior
NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING, DEC 8.
They strictly original, in ink on one
300
less than 1O0 words and each
paper signed with grade school,
write The must not be rolled.
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dinner by eating too much TITS best that Thanksgiving
comes but year.
Eleventh Grade, GEORGE A. Larson
Cleveland High School, 797 Maryland Avenue,
y st. Paul.
BEGINNING OF THE END.
=. (High School Credit3 ~@~ i. -
:: "say, boys the Robinson crowd going to have a
circus way. .5IES[~4~l31
We'll, veil have to have one too. We must not let
them get ahead of us'' s4.. 49,, F. = f.H
9'Of course not; let's get right to work. Paul
you 60 and round the rest of the boys make
plans.'' 49, .---
In few minutes all the boys of our crowd' were
squatted around in haymow. One of them asked sWho
found out about the Robinson crowd having circus7'
II did, said Clinton. 1T was down at the livery
stable and heard Ernie ask Roy if he wanted to help them
get up circus
"Then,' said another boy, rising as spokesman, stI
move that we divide into parties for different parts of
the work Will you let appoint them9 Then Clinton
shall spy the movements Of Ernie and his fellows to
find out all about what they're going to do so we can
have everything they do Paul. you write out the
bills and tickets Art and Eddie all the birds
and animals they for the menagerie. of us
trapezes and springboards whenever have time
For few days all went well. Then the rival circus
bought two of best performers produced
dlssenson among of wanted to sell out to
rivals We struggled a however
when affairs brought to a climax by my finding ont
that one OF our boys was playing traitor by giving
animals to rivals. We did try to keen the
circus going any longer So the beginning of our enter
prise was also the end of it. Paul Hutsinpiler
Ninth Grade Cakes N n. p.
Riverdale School, =.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
One Thinn He Refused.

Excuse me, sir" said the thin pas
senger, "but | judge from your CONVEX.
sation that you are the Human Her
cules?"
Eyes, sir, that's who I am" replied
the strong man. proudly.
"You can lift two tons in ~harness?"
"Yes, sir that's my record"
"You can hold 500 pounds weight at
arms length for fifteen ~seconds?"
Eyes, sir"
"And put up 900 pounds with one
ARM"
Yes, sir"
"And 1900 pounds weight with
two?"
Yes, sir"
"Well, then, would you kindly raise
the carriage window for me? It's stuck
a little, and | have an injured hand"
you'll excuse me, sir" said the
strong man, "but my manager makes
all arrangements for my tests OF
strength ard endurance, and besides"
and it was noticed that the modern
Samson was i'll at ease-"Im not in
training."-Cassell's London Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21

ertion stand between us ana success.
Here are the and DR.. Ad.
ans"
The two men cam in together-the
f1rst-named tall and lank-jawed and
serious, as beftted his profession; the
latter rosy and pompous and rotund.
By / o'clock all arrangements had
been made for an inquest. A coroner's
jury was procured, and they went to
view the body-a solemn cortege.
All, no wonder that when they look.
ed those strong men should shudder
and draw back, and nerve themselves
ere they looked again!
He had made a sharp struggle for
life; all his surroundings testified to
that. He had probably been surprised
by the assassin while engaged in writ
ing. He lay fiat upon his back. His
face was u~pturned to the garish day.
light-a harsh, sinister. vindictive face
in death, as in life. Upon it the beau
tifying, obliterating seal of silence had
stamped TO tender TRANSPORTATION.
The beetling brows seemed frozen
in a scowl; the thin lips were parted
and drawn CHASTITY back from the
cleaning teeth In snarling, british
rage. There was the CLINT OF a CLASSY
pupil from under the heavy eyelid, and
across the throat, the barred, distended
throat, distended as though in the
strain Of that last fierce agony-was
torn a cash, a wide, raw, gaping, scar
let, gaping cash, about which the thick
black blood had formed in blotched
and dripping ridges.
They stood and looked at 1t a few
minutes with a horror which lay too
deep for words.
could it be-" some one said family,
"suicide?".
But the others turned to him almost
iercely.
Does a suicide look like that?" they
said. Does a suicide die with his
hands clenched in defiant revolt, with
every muscle Of his body strained In
self-defense? No. mol"
Though they serached long and care
fully there was no weapon OF any kind
to be found. That the wound had been
inflicted with q keen, sharp dagger
there was no doubt.
ITO Be C~ontinued.)
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
Kelvin pislikes Electric Light.

It is a curious fact that Lord Kelvin,
who has done so much to advance the
worlds knowledge Of electricity, dis
likes the electric light.
When he visited this country a few
years age with Lady Kelvin, they
spent a weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Westinghouse, whose Lennox
home after shutdown is a blaze OF cleo
tricity.
The first night they spent there
Lady Kelvin rang up a servant to beg
that they might "be Accommodated with
a couple of tallow dips, as they were
unaccustomed to such intense light In
their bedroom"
Lord Kelvin's country home In Scot
land is an un~pretensions house over
looking the Firth Of Clyde at Largs.
where electricity is unknown even for
public Observation-Disclosures Consti-
tuition.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
..There is an old prophecy N our

I "'There Is an old prophecy N our
family which asserts that IL a Caring.
ton is ~disinherited, evil will fall upon
Blackcastle, that evil being stained
with scarlet, which means. l suppose,
in plain English, stained with blood.
But your boy seems secure from all
| such dread catastrophe
"And you-you caught the little lad
tightly to your heart, and turned up to
his father a face white as ashes, from
which every trace of laughter had died.
Eyes you said, quietly, If the dis
inheriting lies with me, he is secure.
Nothln gon earth below, nothing in
heaven above. shall ever part, with my
consent, my son and mel
"'Well, said the master, and he
smiled, let me finish the dusty tradi-
ton. 1t affirms that that crime which
follows disinheritance car be purified
only by an act of love, g%rander, strong
err, mightier in proportion than the sin
itself. All, little Give, whatever fu-
ture son Of Darlington may be, you,
with such a mother, are not doomed to
fulfill so dark a prediction!'
"Ah, my LADY," and now the shrill
old voice rose in sharp and bitter re-
proach, you forgot those words, you
forgot your own vow. you disowned
your son! Evil has come of tia scar
let stain has come OF it. What is the
love that shall tlct I. c3t?"
A torrihla ci1auoa faIl np1n than
My lady sat erect and rigid, her eyes
blazing like Goals of fire from her pal
lid face.
Harkl
The clatter of horses hoofs on the
avenue beyond, the rattle of riders dis
mounting, the murmur OF mems deep
voices and then the massive doors
were flung wide and they filed irto the
hall, half a dozen c~onstables, headed
by the chief himself.
Cyril Darlington went swiftly to
meet them.
"Oh, Mr.. Lynn, who can have done
a have committed this base, brutal,
most cowardly murder?"
The officer shook bis head, slowly.
"Tha Is what we are here to dis
cover. ! must speak one moment to
Lady Darlington"
He walked over to where she sat
Cynthia Lennox was kneeling beside
her, her arms clasping and supporting
the dropping figure. My lady's silver
head had fallen on her shoulder.
NV
Keep back!" the girl said, in a voice
of low command-"back, say-she
has fainted!"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
Murdered and FIayed.

On Oct. 30 some watermen at Yer
non, ninety-three miles from Paris,
took from the Seine the upper por-
ton OF the body OF a man. A few
minutes later some men on the oppo-
site side of the river. at Vernonnet,
found the lower limbs of the body
floating in the river. Besides having
been cut in two, the body had been
entirely skinned.
The corpse was that OF a man about
sixty years old who had evidently not
been accustomed to hard work, as the
hands and feet were shapely and slen-
der. 1t is surmised that the victim
was murdered and then sawed In two.
The police have been unable to solve
the mystery and the body still awaits
Identification.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as thew cannot reach the dts
eased portion OF the ear. There IL only enc way 10
cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an indaned condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachlan Tube. When this
tube is inhamed you have a rumbling sound or i'm.
perfect hearing. and when II is entirely closed, Deaf
ness IL the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to fits normal condi-
tion, hearing VIII be destroyed forever; nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing
We viii give 0ne Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness (causcd by caJarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls CatarIh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
f.. }. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21

Turning the snow To blood. the Ola
monds on the cedars to rubies. throw
ing a crimson glare on the anxious
faces below. bathing the distant stee-
pie, and tinging the very heavens, over
Blackcastle billowed the light of its
burning tower.
And huddled In a breathless group,
the group, augmented by a rabble from
the town. watched those brave fell
lows who SO daringly, so heartily, SO
CrandIy. grannied with the fire ferd!
Cynthia sprang down the stairs with
& wild oIy.
There is some n in the tower!"
Her clear voice reached every soul
of them. above the crackle of the
flames, the drip Of water.
In the tower!" they echoed, incredu-
lously.
Eyes, and you must save him! Don't
stand and look at me! Up with your
ladders! Quick-if you are not cow
ards-quick!"
The stinging words urged them on.
They worked as men Of noble instincts
10 work when duty points the way.
A huge. round column OF flame al
cd up from the eastern tower. The
park around was as bright as day.
Great Goals and embers, and blackened
brands. fell over the snow in itful
showers
They had almost secured the ladder
against the great stone wall when
Harki
They staggered back and looked at
each other In blank terror. t%ownspeo-
pie and iremen.
But ah, they knew it too well-Cyn.
thia and Cyril, and my lady-that I'M
earthly. discordant. shrieking laugh!
They looked up. They saw
framed in by an oriel window, lit up
by the red radiance of the erc-a face,
. human face-a CHASTITY, grinning.
ieering. fearful face!
A moment more and it was gone.
But eve as 1t disappeared from their
straining sight. up rose an awful cry:
"The walls are falling!"
A crash, as II Of thunder. a rattle, q
rumble. n roar; a mad, triumphant
pillar Of fire shooting up to the pallid
stars--and the tower had fallen!
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21

blades. During the interval which
has elapsed / have had occasion to
resort to Doan's Kidney Pills when I
noticed warnings Of an attack. On
each and every occasion the results
obtained were Just as satisfactory as
when the pills were first brought to
my notice. I just as emphatically m
dorse the preparation today as | did
over two years ago."
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price so cents per box.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
As We Find Him.

We came upon the college man in
the green sweater.
Studying much?" we asked.
"~Studying?" he echoed, his eyes d.
lating with establishment. well, !
guess not. finished up football in
the fall. now Pm playing hockey, O o
1t will be polo. then lacrosse, and later
on baseball"
when do you expect to open your
books?"
well, during next vacation, il ! get
a chance."-Chicago News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
WORRY
A Sure starter for III Health.

~ SuFG okdFtCE " ~ ftCdfAUs
Useless worrying Ca form Of ner'
v~ousness) is indirectly the result
Through the nerves. Of improper
feeding. A furniture IA of Mem
pills says:
About a year ago l was afflicted
with nervous spells, would worry SO
over trivial things.
II went to consult n Of the best
physicians In Memphis and he asked
among many questions IL I drank cot.
fee.
"His advice was: Go to some pro-
vision store and get a box Of Postum.
drink 1t in place Of coffee, and as you
are confined to your desk to a great
extent try and get out in the open air
as much az possible l followed his
instructions regarding the Postum.
"At that time my weight was 143
and I was taking all kinds of drugs
and medicines to brace me up. but all
failed; to-day I weigh 165 and all OF
my cid troubles are gone, and all the
credit is due to having followed this
wise physicians advice and cut of the
coffee and using Postum In It's place
&c" now consider my health perfect
I am willing to go before q notary pub
lie and testify that It was all due
to my having used Postum in place
OF coffee" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
There's a reson for quitting the
drug-drink coffee. and there's a reason
for drinking Postum. Trial 10 days
proves them all.
Look In each package for 4 COPY
Of the famous little book. "The Road
e MELVILLE"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
CHAPTER xxx.
Murdered"

THANK God!"
Who said that? Who was so inhu-
mau as 10 rejoice at the sight OF a life
crushed out? Were they spoken at
all-those low. fervent words. or was
her brain playing her a trick?
Cynthia wheeled around in hot In
dignation. Beside her stood my lady.
did you say that?" she cried ager-
iy-"you?"
Eyes. Some day you will say SO, too.
Aear-some day. Be merclful."
And then they we're pressed apart
BY the crowd which surged blackjack
from the dense smoke. the whirling
stone. the rain of fiery cinders.
TOO latel" cried a voice from the
throng. THE poor fellows gone!
Haul on yer ladders. boys!"
Aye-too latel
A vast, rough, s~moldering, glowing
pile OF rock and mortar alone re-
NAMED Of the massive tower which for
centuries had hidden rugged defiance
TO sun n storm.
And all around the snow. pure and
stainless a few hours before, lay black
ened and trampled and thawed.
The fresnen turned O steady stream
Of water upon the ruins, over which
still played in impish frolic, tongues OF
crimson fame.
The dull winter day was breaking
coidly over Blackcastle when the
crowd surged down the great avenue
In reluctant departure. They strag,
glod through the gates. weary. but
voiubly sociable In honor of. the oc-
casion which had brought them to-
gether. and comfortably impressed
with that vague sense Of satisfaction
smch nennle feel IN catastrophe
which Affects them not at all.
Battered. dragged and drcnched, the
nremen climbed up their brazen chart
OTIS and turned the heads of their
horses away to the CHASTITY dawn.
Chilled. heartsick, shivering with In
tenss and wordless excitement. the IN
mates Of Blackcasl : altered together
IN the still shadow-haunted hall.
A queer group. they. In their stained,
vet garments. with their white and
Aaggard facesl
The servants hastily kindled u hugo
Ore. and they pressed around. in anil
able and mutual misery.
My lady sat In a quaint, carved
chair. her white head leaning against
1t In exhausted repose. 4
Her eyes were closed. In the Groop-
lng attitude OF her figure. In the re-
Taxed pose OF the proud old head, In
a. expression Of her face. was such q
Gtyange suggestion Of peace as Gym
thia mover remembered Of having seen
ne5nroL
she was 90 absorbed In Watching
- that she started At the sound of q
Uoico besido her.
She turned to face Cyril. He held q
Gloss q stcaminG negus.
drink this. " he said. 'sHow you are
GAakingl Ton must be very careful.
~ ~ Win ~ MI
Realistically aho took the tumbler
MI hi.n; and turned up to his : worn.
~ bsnt ~ Aead 70 listen to the
uor1D oho Woos saying.
mn IADm,s ahe whisr~tsd. mot 10
ko<v G~nssinston With Questions
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
CHAPTER XXX.
A Crimson Crime.

For . moment-one stunned. sick.
ening, awful moment-silence reigned
silence painful and intense.
The harsh light OF early morning
fell upon them standing SO. with faces
whitening to q deadly pallor. and eyes
dilating and darkening with startled
horror.
My lady, still ignorant Of the errand
with which the servant had been en-
trusted. but reused to acute conscious
ness by the dreadful word Just spoken.
rose in trembling haste and came n
step forward. Her thin. old voice
broke sharply upon the silence.
what Do you nssnS~ she cuisd.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
I'm Emmons Co., Dakota.

We can sell you f60 acres fine land.
You can break 100 acres this spring.
cow 1t to Salzer's Flax and reap
enough to pay for your land. etc. hav-
ing a fine farm free the first year.
Have ten such pieces for sale.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.
NV. N. U.1 La Crosse, Wis
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-21
More Private.

81 suppose" said the rural postmis-
tress' friend, "you get lots of enjoy
ment out Of reading the postal cards"
"Oh," replied the postmistress, mot
near so much as get out of the letters
/ steam."-Catholic Standard and
Times.