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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
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began to force themselves upon him.
Why had he thought gold would be any,
where in this country? Why was all
this land around him lying undisturbed?
Perhaps these Westerners had some
way of telling whether there was gold
under the ground. ST nearly dropped his
shovel at the thought.
He stopped work and wiped off cold
perspiration. He kicked bit of the
hated blush rock with his boot. Then
he suddenly spat on his hands and began
"mucking' again.
well, ST Warner" he said aloud,
you're down twenty-one feet in the
airth and you're goin' deeper. My be-
lief's tibet mans gotter kinder keep on
tryin'."
1t was the day ST reached twenty-three
feet that man on horseback appeared.
Seeing ST at the windlass, he rode over.
"Hullo, old onel What you doing?"
he asked.
ST turned. The stranger was staring
piercingly at the blush rock. AS ST no.
ticed it, his mind seemed suddenly to
grow keener The idea of few days
prior that Westerners might have some
marvellous knowledge OF rocks flashed be-
fore him. ''Oh, I'm kinder diggin' a
gold mine" said he
You are, are your" said the horse
man genially. He was bluff man, with
a hearty voice "You don't mind my
looking at your rock, do your"
Not by no means.
The stranger swung himself from the
saddle to the rock dump and picked out
samples here and there. He scrutinized
them, holding them to the light 81
watched him with the corner of an eye.
The other went to the shaft and looked
eagerly down
Still in the same rock, chr" His
eyes cleaned, and his face was redder
than when he rode up
"Same rock" echoed ST. He began
to feel curiously excited.
We'll, SO longl" said the horseman.
May see you again And he galloped
off in the direction of Four Ace, opposite
to where he had been headed before, the
samples clicking in his pocket.
The full force of an inspiration was
on ST. He tore to the tent. Maria,
thar's a stranger been herei" he cried,
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and thet thar blue rocks chock full of
gold though we can't see it y
Maria's eyes bulged. Whatever do
you mean ST Warner?"
Maria he declared slowly, it's my
belief tibet thar's rock tibet don't show
gold, but has it jest the same. | know
I'm right! 1t amt all like tibet sparklin'
stuff, and I'm goin' slap into town to
one of them fellers that scrunches up
rock and tells you how many dollars of
gold you've got
With a result next morning from the
assayer showing more than nine hundred
dollars to the ton for two samples, and
nearly sixteen hundred for a third, ST
was not surprised in the afternoon to see
the horseman of yesterday and a COM
panion ride up.
q guess we might as we'll come right
to the point, said the stranger Il
don't know what you're expecting for
your claim; but we want to make an offer
anyhow. Well give you a hundred
thousand dollars for her as she stands.
Come-what do you Think"
81 caught long breath. But he did
not hesitate. BY gum, mister" said
he, - kinder guess tibet thar mines
mighty rich affair but l reckon l don't
want to work on her no more. She's
yours, all right, fer a hundred thousand.
Here Sis tongue stumbled a little.
And" he added, "I'll throw in tibet
thar windlass fer you to use yourself"
A letter inclosing six twenty-do11ar
bills reached Endville soon afterward.
Since then it is understood that Ebenezer
Brown dislikes discussions on gold
mining.
Two weeks later, as Pullman from
the West rolled into the Grand Central
Station in New York, ST Warner turned to
his wife well, Maria he said, IF
you jest keep on a-goin' you find that
one of these days you've kinder got thar.
l never did see a boss race won yet by a
boss that quit runnin'
X X X
Little Elmer, a thoughtful lad Papa, what
is the rest of the old saying about money
making something go? What is it that money
makes go?"
Professor Broadhead well, in many
cases, my son, money makes the ego"
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Sc OLD MILISH %
Continued from rage 81

side. The Lord of Warrior Joshua Will
uphold our arms in the cause of the
recht.'
Now that was a bran-new phase of
the situation for both parties to con-
slider. Parson Dawson was a Scotch
man, with bristling gray hair, whiskers
like a window brush, arms like fail
handles, and fists twice as big as the
knob on Seth Burkett's bass drurnstick
Moreover, he was more than six feet
tall, and his great-grandfather was a
chief amang the McGreegors,' and you
could see by his eye that all the hot
Scotch in him was boiling
Il honestly believe the old boy is glad
of the excuse to mix in" declared Reuel
Smart, who stood next to me- He has
to punch shadows when he is licking the
Devil, and he hasn't had real, good
soul-satisfying fight since he was or
dained."
And / will deal blows valiantly on
this side, faith if | don'tl +" agreed Parson
Wormell, who had Irish in him in some
kind of a strain and was built like a
Percheron, and at the Merriman barn
raising had carried up the big beam
alone after two granting men had
dropped it.
And now there's old Brian Boru
snuffing the battle and saying Anal"
growled Reuel.
1--WE haze exhausted moral suasion,
military authoreety, appeal to reason,
strong arm o the law" roared Parson
Dawson, AN moo we as your speeritua1
counsellors say ye shall no, an We shall
mol" Every hair in his whiskers stuck
out like a wire, and his forehead worked
till his eyebrows looked as though they
were caterpillars crawling around
Parson Wormell had shrugged down
his neck and pushed out his lower jaw
bulldog style, and he looked savage.
Captain Nose Britt and Captain Sile
Cole stared at the ministers long and
hard, and then they snapped their eyes
away and glared at each other.
Il respect the cloth" yelled Sile at
last; but | insist that this amt the place
for Starks parson Music, there''
Bought EN- in Byron, Hooray-
Hoorah!" c1attered drums and shrieked
| fife
Over the noise sounded that tremen-
dous voice of Captain Nose Britt bel
lowing: Nor for a Byron parson,
either! Music!"
Here We Come From Old Stark's
Lighthouse, squealed Liberty Evans's
! fife-and pur-r-r, boom!-the drums Join
joined him.
But at the first step the two Captains
made, the parsons lighted on EN-
Dawson for Britt and Wormell for Cole
| 1t was only human nature for both COM
panies to stand stock-still and see what
happened We couldn't have moved for
our lives just then. Neither Captain was
any SLOUGH of an antagonist, and it was
really worth looking at.
1t was a wrestling match on both
sides. Elder Wormell caught his man
arms length, and as Cole was running
the parson just kept him going, but
around and around in a circle until he
had snapped both the Captains feet
off the ground. As for the stubby,
stocky parson he seemed to be rooted
into the soil When he had Cole cir
culating just about right he tossed him
into the brook and hoped on top of him.
In the case of parSOn Dawson If Uac
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"Uncle Josh has about as much chance
of finding anything on that property as
he has of being lightweight jockey
was his conmuning. mo minerals
been found within two miles"
But difficulty confronted the War
ners. They must have implements, pro-
visions and a tent. Sufficient money
was lacking.
Il guess I'll jest write Ebenezer Brown
to send along little more money" said
ST forthwith; and meantime III kinder
shove into a job or two araound
town
The letter was sent, and in the follow
ing fortnight ST found employment at an
Quitting store, at wages whose size
amazed him. But he was impatient for
the answer from Ebenezer.
Kinder slimpsy fer a money letter.
thought ST, lingering the envelop sus-
piciously when at | st it came. But
here goes!
ST WARNER-We see you've got another
hay-hoister. Anyhow if you hev' or not, we
don't want no more truck at all with yer gold
mimi but we'd be mighty glad to get them
twenty each. Send 'em and it'll be quits. But
we reckon you'll never do nothin same's you
did here. Yours
EBENEzER Brown fer ALL
ST tore the letter across with much
ceremony. I'm mad clean through,
Maria he announced, land they'll each
want to choke emselves with it when
they do get their twenty"
From Endville 81 turned deterninedly
to the Four Ace Quitting depot for the
money. Six weeks later, by close saving,
they had enough to buy the necessary
supplies. The Warmers were ready to
dig for their gold.
That was a great day when ST first
struck his pick into the ground. As he
turned over the earth they almost ex-
pected to see the gold shimmering. But
not on that day, nor in many days after,
did anything in the slightest resembling
gold come to light.
ST went down through two feet of
earth Then he got into rock. Cant
see nothin' but or nary stone here" said
he disgustedly, as he peered at bit of
the rock after the first blast. Looks
mighty little like tibet thar gold ore them
fellers showed me in Four Ace. l guess
We'll hev' to go down further, Maria"
Inc NOlk proven Ildlu III CIlc eAllelile
Continual blasting was the only means
of progress; deeper-yet little deeper
day by day little deeper the
same rock.
Then one afternoon a cheerful Hoo
ray!" came to Maria ears. She hurried
from the tent. 81 was standing by the
shaft, with something in his hand.
You amt got the gold, hev' you,
Si?"
ST laughed Not this time, Maria, l
reckon. I'm only hollerin' because I'm
mighty glad to get into different stone.
Look" and he showed her a sample of
rock formation of curious blush tinge
Maria examined it disappointedly
Thar amt much glitter to tibet, is
thar, ST."
well, no" and 81 scratched his head ;
"but we're gettin' deeper anyhow
Perhaps the gold'll be below this new
stuff - he added more cheerily
He was now down nine feet. Each
day saw little gain in depth. The shaft
was growing too deep to throw out the
rock, and he was forced to install a
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vICToRY's VOICE.

re It a clear, bright morning, gentle easterly
wind was blowing and as paced up and down the deck
of the santa Maria thought Of what all had
the day previous small twig and Bird small things
for grown to make such fuss about but it meant
good deal, for it sign of land 1T my
watch. = had come deck at clock in the
morning and to be relieved at four. had been
but threequarters of hour when thought trees
in the distance. But they far away that they
looked like small bushes did not want to raise false
alarm for there had been the day before leaned
on one Of the guns and for hour gazed at what
thought land Then sure, and raised the cry
Of Gland! At last Columbus saw the triumph of his
life before him. Walter Wheeock,
Seventh Grade 1900 Dupont Avenue s.
Calhoun School
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NIGHTMARES ON BOARD.

When with Christopher Columbus on his first
voyage had very exciting experience thought that
great monsters such huge elephants with great
fins large hayrack and trunk two blocks long
shooting mud and water up into the air. When went
to bed heard strange noises that made my hair stand
end and when heard rubbing sound and then
scratching the bottom of the boat it frightened
that got up to what it found were in
a tange of weeds and when that feared might
strike reef After little while my fright
and went back to my and slept had dream and
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going to happen. Flags flying here and there
and I followed the crowd down to the wharyes, I
glanced carelessy at the two strange crafts lying at the
pier with the flag Of my country them and all rugged
up long voyage Soon another vessel made for the
landing and when appeared there cry of exulta
ton from the spectators After little ceremony all three
ships disappeared the horizon On the home
heard people saying He ii surely be lost. He II
get there It's all fooshness let him go; the idea Of
trying to make believe the earth is round Ha! ha!
Upon inquiry found it Columbus setting out to
explore unknown lands. Gerald Martin,
Seventh Grade, 1928 Second Avenue s.
Bryant School.
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started to build my boat when II years old, fin
it. called my friend, Christopher Columbus over
shed where had it. We ready to take it when,
alas! found it would not 60 thru the door, We had to
tear end of the shed take out It very
heavy but managed to launch it at last Then we
fun cruising back and forth all day long One day my
friend and thought we would 60 way out the
for trip When many miles from shore we saw
some pirates and turned ship the other way and
sailed for home. Simon Petersen
Sixth Grade 1928 Twenty first Avenue S
Monroe School.
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ON AN ANGRY UNKNOWN SEA

We started on voyage and soon the land was out
of sight and far human eye could reach there
only water and sky. The lay calm mirror. On
the sixth day Columbus took observation We thought
it little remarkable that had not had
pleasant day during the whole voyage We had time to
clear the ship set things to rights and to overhaul our
afternoon Columbus called all hands out great cloud
Of dark slate color driving from the southwest
and did best to take in sail before in the
midst of it, We had furled the light sails when the storm
struck u.s. The sea, which had been very quiet
running higher and hgher and it became almost dark
night. For time could do nothing but hold
while the dashed At midnight was heard
a cry Gland in sight'' All went ashore and fire
made could dry clothes. On the island were
all kinds of beautiful flowers and large palms. We stayed
there days and then when the storm had abated
tinued our journey Hannah Serling,
A Sixth Grade, 3016 Fourteenth Avenue S.
Horace Mann School.
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BEYOND THE WILDERNESS.

was little Indian boy about IL years old and
in our village the island of San Salvador, in the
that is now quite city. We lived on fish, clans,
RS and yams One day runner from another village
niles down the coast came putting up and as my
was the chief, told him that great white birds
out at sea and were flying slowly toward shore. He
US to get our bows and arrows and could have
of the meat. When we reached the shore, we saw
were blowing the water if swimming but sud
one Of the wings settled down and it stopped Then
al small things jumped into canoe and came
e. Then we saw they were white people and we
afraid, for one of them stood in the water saying
in a loud voice but we soon learned he was just
ng possession Of the land" Finally he took few
into the boat and went back to Spain. He took
r his servant. He very kind and when he, who
Columbus, was put in chains I went with him. When
ID came back and was very much honored by the
Indians Ronald Long,
,eventh Grade, 1920 Garfield Avenue s.
7hittier School - @".~
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NOT WHAT HE WANTED.

~ think must return to Spain again. said
Columbus to morning It is growing colder every
day and supplies nearly gone.'' 1Why, no.
said T. tThs morning discovered abundance Of nuts
and gathered plenty Let explore further in that
direction After short tramp flock Of large
BIRDS of which shot and took to the ship,
together with quantities Of wild berries T could that
Christopher feeling very much depressed and all
could do say to cheer him had effect large party
Of Indians had to the shore that morning. bringing
all sorts Of oerings-dancing and chanting in weird
manner alternately finging themselves their faces
and whooping wildly; which amused immensely, but
not Columbus for after they had left he seemed dis
couraged than This cannot be ASIA his
cry t3Never mind, - said, eve will come back
next year and if it s not Asia, let hope to find it
other land which in the future years will be known
the greatest and best in the world
8 Seventh Grade, -Hylda Pellatt,
Calhoun School. $50 1905 W Thirty-frst Street.
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in it monster seahorse coming right for snort
ing fire from his and mouth. I running fast
could but I. to the end Of the boat and
the horse about to pounce upon when drew my
sword to strike blow and struck my against post
and awoke to find that it was just dream. r..
Fifth Grade Arnold Morrison,
Whittier School. 1902 Pleasant Avenue.
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A BOAST THAT CAME TRUE.

Columbus two years Older than I. When we were
children we used to play together every day. AS
id not live very far from the sea we often went
and played in the sand on the seashore. Christopher
build forts and put flags the top and then he
/ tell me how he intended to 60 abroad when he
to be man. He would tell me Of the beautiful
Is and ships he to have and of the men who were
ley his orders. would listen and think what great
he would be some day and he was.
Eighth Grade Nellie Lundquist,
sheridan School 800 Twentieth Avenue Me-
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Golden Days.

outs If you will not I'll have to go without,
for there's else who will go.' !. .--.s.
''I certainly will my and started
the next day. ~ Gladys Sievers
Seventh Grade, 919 Chicago Avenue
Madison School.
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A VERY OBIIGING FRIEND.

"Christopher, what did they say this times''
"The same usual, but I'm going again tomorr>~
and if don It succeed then I'm going to give up.'
''What do you thnk!' said Christopher the next day
when saw him, They've given the money and I'm
going to start next month"; T
''Isn't that fine! Where you going to get your
men9'' -
1T suppose there plenty who will want to co. but
still they may be afraid of being wrecked. I'll
need good many But must be off and begin prepare
tons him next the day before he to sail and
he said: 81 need one more on my ship. Will you help
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TIE JOURNAL JUNIOR,
ors became and frightened, until morn
early in October, found that they were planning
my to force commander to return. He overcame
II fears. On the eleventh Of October, signs
-.ch made us believe that land In the
I went up the mast to look where expected to find
l. and there saw it. When told the sailors below
surprise We landed and took possession of
island for Spain. On eur way home one of the ships
srted and mine wrecked was left another
nd in command Of forty men with provisions to last
-Herba Hosford,
Seventh Grade, 1s1 East Fifteenth St.
- Emerson School. :T-@
SPORT IN THE HARBoR
Columbus and friends. We had many happy
playing in the water and talking with the men On
maiden which he had seen far out at The cap
would sometimes let climb the masts on their
8 and let US run where we pleased. We would dive
the side of the ship and then swim to land. One
fell in and was almost drowned when Columbus
d after and brought me safe to land One day we
playing when a storm arose and many ships were
ashore. We man struggling on the waves.
INDUS swan out and brought him to shore and we
him to our home. He was well enough to go home
couple of days. We were happy for he called us
-.e boys. Fred Huttner,
Sixth Grade, 1920 Minnehaha Avenue.
Longfellow School
.f =
FROM THE NATIVE VIEW.
One dark night heard noise shore; went to see
it was and to my amazement large birds with
IS much larger than their poo1es ran PACK III
told chief to and look at the large birds IN
water. We went and when we. came there we saw
faced men in what thought were large birds; they
and to and gave pretty stones Of differ
,olors. The next day they talked to about another
try, with buildings 50 high that they almost touched
sky. That night they sailed away
Seventh Grade Edwin johnson,
Holland School 1121 Fillmore Street NE.
- WELCOME SHORE. 49,
Tomorrow will leave for death, [ suppose,
G to find way to India. My mother and brothers
tanding the shore, crying and saying that we are
+ but cannot turn back I cali good-by for the
time. The captain gives orders and I go to look
i'd.
When we had been out the water three days we
II to fear that the end Of the earth would come
soon. One morning branch floating toward
had red berries on it. The next morning we spled
d and the next land. and we hurried as fast as
,uld to 90 ashore .~=> Dorothy Klages,
Sixth Grade = .- S04 Twenty-ffth Avenue.
Hawthorne School.
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a ROYAL DELAY.

7g One day man who claimed to be the brother of
Christopher Columbus to my palace and wanted to
have interview with told my servant to let him
in much interested in what he had say He told
about how his brother wanted to find shorter way
India. just going to give orders have feet made
when thought how much money it would take and de-
cided to wait awhile waited long, however, for in
1892 Columbus set sail by the aid Of Ferdinand and
Isabella of Spain. sorry had waited, for England
thus lost the chance of discovering America.
= Seventh Grade, -Ragnhild Swenson,
Sheridan School. 8O8 Main Street Me-
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MANNING HIS SHIPS.


! the wear 149l there was great deal Of talk about
g western passage to India. In 1892 there was
talk Of the voyage and then man came forward
aid he would make the voyage he could get the
and men. At last this man. Christopher Columbus,
ed three ships and then his troubles began because
lid not get men to them. One day as was
1g along the street saw man surrounded by
of people to whom he was making speech. 1
ID out Of curiosity and was surprised by his manly
commanding figure, and finally discovered it was
opher Columbus. He trying to persuade the
o go with him his voyage. AS I had nothing to
the time made up my mind to go with him and SO
ed for the voyage It happened that I was with
bus when he discovered and named San Salvador
be left a few men and sailed back to Spain, where
s received with nonor. After that he made three
voyages and on the fourth he was shipWrecked and
st returned to Spain to die. -
ighth Grade, 50 Elmer Malone,
-:ashington School. SIG Eighth Avenue S.
ss@ss9ss#- En- OLD SPAIN.
was great day. The sun shone brightly on the
ing water. Everybody rushing here and there,
vous and excited as if something had happened or
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AS BOY CRUISERS

lived in the years between l446 and 1900. When
I was small lad had notion in my head to bnild
boat and go cruising all the just for fun
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20 100.

st. Johns College opened today nm
der the most auspicious circumstances
St Johns is the third oldest college
in America aud is recognized as one
of the best colleges in the state. Pres
ident Fell has worked hard and faith
fully to. bring the college mp to its
present high standard as an education
al institution. and has been proved
to be the right man in the right place
AS military school St Johns stands
we'll and was reekoned with the five
military colleges of the country from
which Army appointments will be
made this year. With scholar and
Christian gentleman at its head and a
faculty of able and experienced men,
St Johns cannot fail to rank high
among the colleges of the country
May the venerable institution that
has graduated its William Pinkney
Whytes and other like statesmen, con
time in its grand educational career
and may its present year be moro than
ever prosperous.