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in the time anG at the prices now fixed by
existing laws shall remain in full force
and effect: Provided, however, That all
sums of money so released which if not
released would belong TO any Indian tribe
shall be paid to such Indian tribe by the
United States. and that in the event that
the proceeds of the annual sales OF the
public lands shall not be sufficient to meet
the payments heretofore provided for agri-
cultural colleges and experimental sta
tons by an Act of Congress, approved
August Both, 1890, for the more complete
endowment and support of the colleges for
the benefit of agricultural and mechanic
arts, established under the provisions OF
an Act of Congress, approved July ID,
1869, such deficiency shall be paid by the
United States: And provided further, That
no lands shall be herein included on which
the United States Government had made
valuable improvements, or lands that have
been sold at public auction by said Gov
ernment.
Sec. 3 That all Acts or parts of Acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed.
Approved, May II, 1900.
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The Free Homes Act.

Some weeks ago we published the sub
stance Of Delegate FIynn's Free Homes
Bill, and since that time there have been
numerous calls for the text of the act.
We therefore print it below verbatim:
An Act Providing for free homestcads on
the public lands for actual and bona fide
settlers, and rcserying the pubic lands
for that purpose.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. That
all settlers under the homestead laws of
the United States upon the agricultural
public lands, which have already been
opened TO settlement, acquired prior to the
passage of this Act by treaty or agreement
from the various Indian tribes, who have
resided or shall hereafter reside upon the
tract entered in good faith for the period
required by existing law, shall be entitled
to a patent for the land so entered upon
the payment TO the local land officers of
the usual and customary fees, and no
other or further charge of any
kind whatsoever shall be required
from such settler to entitle him
TO patent for the land covered
by his entry: Provided, That the right to
commute any such entry and pay for said
lands in the option Of any such settler and
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Gold In the Philippines.

George T.. Becker in !Scribner's.l
Gold is found at an endless number Of
points in the Philippines, almost every
stream which cuts the older rocks carry
ing some dust, and auriferOus quartz
veins also are known at several points i'll
Luzon and in Mindanao. | have been
able to obtain no Information warranting
the belief that there is any highly import
ant gold field in the archipelago. The ma
tiye8 are extremely skilful with the pan,
and have been exploiting the graves for
centuries. They also understand sailing
Il mine. / DO not believe they have left
any great prizes in the way of placers,
and, to some extent, they have also
worked the quartz. | consider the gold
resources of the Philippines comparable
with those of the Carolinas and Georgia,
rather than with those Of Colorado or Cal
ilOrnia. The resources of Mindanao are
not so unknown as many suppose. Com
petent experts made examinations years
ago in each of the auriferous provinces,
Misamis and Suriago, and neither Of them
reported encouraging results. Great eau
ton should be exercised in seeking TO de-
velop gold mining in the Philippine
Islands.
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ROASTED LOCUSTS.
; De1icacies of the Season at Mafeking.
[ Mafeking Correspondence of Galignanf'
McSScrger.l


WcSScrger.I
will not here say much about the
food question; at the present moment 1t is
discreet not to do so, and it is n matter
which, with others, will keep until the
war is over, and the time comes to tell
the story of Mafeking in its entirety. But
| may tell of a collation. to which | was
invited few nights ago by some soldier
friends When l turned up to supper l
found that the men had simple meal,
and one that few at home would consider
as 4 dainty. We began with tea, without
sugar or milk, and an ounce of bread each.
/ was advised to keep the latter for the
sayory that was to follow, and when that
was placed on the table / found that it
consisted of plate Of locusts that had
been captured during the day when n
blizzard Of those insects was winging its
way over the town. Earlier / had seen
knots of KafIirs ''tucking away" thou
sands of locusts over by the railway shed,
where negroes most do conGregate, with
offal and all other kinds of savage food
stuffs with which to appease their hunger.
The dish did not look inviting, but after
| had made a timid advance upon the
mass / became enam0red of it, and at the
finish voted locust a dish worthy of the
godsi The locust is like no other Great
ure that flies. He is shrimp taken from
the sea and supplied with sets of wings.
He looks like a shrimp when the wings
are taken off, and he is more like one
when he has been deprived Of his big
head; and he tastes like n shrimp with n
slightly nutty flavor. They fly over the
place in the form of n dense brown cloud
and as they pass overhead they resemble
dense SnowStOrm on SunshIny day.
Thousands of them came to earth with n
rattle, and they beat themselves against
the iron roofs with the sound Of falling
pebbles. When the flight is afar. the
winged army look for all the world like
the smoke 6f n vast conhagration. The
Kaffirs gather them in sacks, and one al
ways knows when. the harvest has been
gOod-the negro has a well-fed appear
ance. / heard yesterday that n Scotch
cart load of natives had been brought to
the hospital suffering from the effects of
over-eating the insects, but the rumor has
not been confirmed UP to date.
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| A young lady, a Spanish woman of about
1s years, a very pretty brunette, came to
| the door and asked what was wanted.
| | hardly knew what did want, so | replied
that l wanted to purchase some garlic.
She nodded, and asked me to come in to
the house. l did not know whether to
venture farther or not, but 1 could not
| disobey the beautiful young. brunette s
request; hitching my pony to the gatepost
! stepped lightly across the garden to the
doorway.
The young lady came to the door and
asked:
Your title?"
Karl Prest," I replied.
This is the home of the Senoritas Dealt.
My name is Inez Dealt My aunt tshe
led in a lady from an adjoining room),
her title is Dealt, also"
She motioned me to a chair. I sat down,
and we (the young lady and y were soon
talking over the condition of the country.
| did not want to talk on that topic, but
she would talk on no other, and finally
asked me if | was q Texas Ranger.
Now that was a StInner." | did not
know how to answer her, but ] didn't see
any reason why l shouldn't-tell the truth,
as she would find out my true colors before
l was at that place very long, so | openly
told her | was, and that the band down the
river was the company to which belonged
She clapped her hands and shouted to
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Old DR.. Yernest whose fame is an heirloom
in families the world over was remarkable
example of robust manhood. He lived 104
years. and had it not been for an accident
which resulted fatally there is no telling
how many years he would have survived.
He is known to fame chiefly from the fact that
he prescribed a remedy of roots and herbs
known as the Swedish Essence of Life. This
remarkable medicine by remoping disease
germs from the blood has an action that affects
the entire system. 1t tones up the stomach
and creates an appetite; works on the liver,
and has mild continuous effect upon the
bowels, thus cleaning ont the entire system;
it makes new rich blood, regulates the heart
and kidneys and rids the body Of all waste
matter. Italso induces a gentle perspiratiOn,
thus preventing fevers and congestion. Rheu-
matism, backache and headache, bilious
ness, and all nervous diseases, are rapidly
cured, as well as diseases peculiar to women.
No one need trouble themselves to doubt
whether this remedy viii do-all these things,
as you can have free trial package first and
see what it does for you
Zaegel's Swedish Essence is so well known
that probably quite number of our readers
are already using it, but this makes no differ
ence, as free trial package will be sent to
everyone who writes DO not neglect to get
in your application at once. The best way
is to sit down this minute, write letter to
NJ. r. Zaegcl ~ Co., Box SIS, Sheboygan,
Wis, and say that you want Il trial package
Of Swedish Essence of Life. This VIII be sent
you by mail, and is large enough to convince
you of the merit of this celebrated household
remedy. A 2-cent stamp should lie enclosed
in your letter to pay the postage on this free
sample Write for it to-day.
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EVERYDAY LIFE OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Continued from first page.

warmest campaign l have witnessed dur
ing the war
The next day, at noon, the General
waited upon the President, TO receive lis
| commission. The interview took place in
| the Cabinet room. There were present,
| besides the members of the Cabinet, Gen.
| Hallecil, a member of Congress, two of Gen.
Grants staff-ofiicers, his eldest son, Fred
erick ID. Grant, and the Presidents private
| secretary.
The ceremony was simple, the President
saying. as he proffered the papers: The
| Nations appreciation of what you have
| done, and its reliance upon you for what
| remains TO be done in the existing great
struggle, are now presented with this com
mission, constituting you lieutenant
General in the Army Of the United States.
With this high honor devolves upon YOU
| also corresponding responsibility. As
| the country herein trusts you, so, under
God, it will sustain you. / scarcely need
| to add that with what here speak for the
Nation goes my own hearty personal con-
currence."
The General responded briefly. prom
| iSlng to accept the commission with graft
tude for the high honor conferred. With
the aid of the noble armies that have fought
on so many fields for our common country
1t will be my earnest endeayor not to dis
appoint your expectations. I feel the full
weight Of the responsibilities now devolv-
ing on me, and know that if they are met
it will be due to those armies, and above
all to the favor of that Providence which
leads both nations and men,"
GRANT COULDN'T STAY TO DINNER.
Before assuming personal command of
the Army Of the Potomac, as he had de-
termined to do, Gen. Grant found it neces-
sary to return once more to the West. In
his parting interview with Mr.. Lincoln,
he was urged to remain to dinner the next
day and meet a brilliant party whom the
lady of the White House had invited to do
him special honor. The General answered,
apologetically: Mrs. Lincoln must ex-
cuse me. | must be in Tennessee at a given
time" .'But we can't excuse you" said the
President. Mrs. Lincoln's dinner with
out you, would rbe Hamlet with Hamlet
left out" Il appreciate the honor Mrs.
Lincoln would do me-" said the General,
but time is very important now. / ought
to be at the front, and dinner to me means
million dollars day lost to the country"
Mr.. Lincoln was pleased with this answer,
and said cheerfully: We'll, we'll have the
dinner without you"
ITO be cOntinued.)
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auntie that there was a true Texan" That
placed me in a very uncomfortable position,
for didn't think that she would rejoice at
finding that | was Texan soldier, so /
at once reminded her that / wanted to
purchase some garlic for our men in camp.
Taking a little cap and placing it on her
head, she bade me follow her out into the
garden, talking all the time. She in
formed me that the Mexican soldiers had
killed her father, and then her aunt came to
live with her. She hated the Mexicans
and loved the Texans. She said her mother
was an American, and had died in New
Orleans several years ago. / asked her
where her uncle was and also her husband.
She exclaimed:
MY aunt has never married; neither
have /, for l am only H."
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Warning to Comrades.

We are informed by officers and com
rades OF the Grand Army Posts at Little
Rock, Ark, and Hot Springs, Ark, that
a woman styling herself Mrs. Emerson
Tracey and Mrs. Il. III. Tracey, claiming
to be from Washington. d. c., and Vice
President of the Society of the Daughters
of the Revolution, has been engaged in
iieecing comrades by borrowing money up
on one preteXt or another, and then leay-
ing for parts unknown. We have no
knowledge of this woman aside from the
information above alluded to.
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What Hurts,
detroit JournaI.l

date, in much apprehension, ''are putting
some damaging reports in circulation
Bet no money to speak Of" rejoined
the chairman of the campaign committee,
complacently.
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Ny horse stumbled and fell dead into a
pit which had not noticed in my fright.
saw in an instant where l was. l had landed
in the bottom of buffalo sink. not uncom-
mon on the Western prairies. These sinks
were made by the bufaloes in the following
manner: Occasionally Il large lone rock or
bowlder would be found on those bare
stretches, and the bunaloes constantly
rubbed and stamped around it, making
an excavation, into the center Of which the
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sy A. NJ. LATHAM.
SYNOPSIS.

The young man whose aGHentures are
told by the author enlisted in the Texas
Rangers and followed the fortunes of his
command through those trying days when
the Lone Star State was battling for its
Independence. In the previous chapter his
party was riding before prairie fire, the
hero's horse was exhausted, and escape
from fiery death seemed impossible.
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Book Of Gold Mines Free,

prominent Denver publisher who is familiar with
every phase of life in the Cripple Greek ColOrO gold
camp has just pub!isheda volume which he style Grip
pie Creek Illustrated" The book contains nearly l1O
views of the big gold mines of the camp, correct map,
and In fact world of Information. FuilrepOrs of ore
vdends paid The edition cost 1000 issue.
To introduce his big Illustrated weekly family PAPER
founded IS90 he will 50 nd copy Of Cripple Creek
Illustrated and his paper l weeks trial for j Cluus
of ST. Stamps taken latest mining and western
stories. Mention our paper when you write aad ad-
dress, Illustrated Htsktg, Denver. Colorado.
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Big Drop Hn Sewing Machines.

For S12.s5 you can now buy the same make of
high grade, improved. p year guaranteed. beau-
tiful oIk-cased sewing machine that your deal
er asks 40 % to 5000 for. and far better ma
chine than those now bein" so widely adver-
tised at SlS0G TO 2.O0; shipped on three months
free trial 10 any one, any place in the United
For full particulars. special machine catalogue
and special price offerings, cut this notice out
and mail to
SEARS, RoEBUCK & Co, Chicago
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A SUDDEN SUMMONS.

A little after midnight. as | sat dreamily
at my post, | saw some one approaching
me from outside of the lines Iimmediately
demanded that the person come forward
and give an account of himself. To my
surprise the answer came in Spanish, and
in the voice Of woman.
The person came up to me, and between
sobs and cries told me that she was the
aged woman from the hacienda, and that
the Indians had broken in upon them,
captured lnez, and carried her off with
them.
l soon decided on my plan. would GO
at once, and get some one to go with me.
We would try to overtake the savages, and
by some stratagem get the girl away. But
l was puzzled to know what to do with the
old woman. She would not return. and il
| carried her to the Lieutenants quarters,
the whole camp would want to turn out and
pursue the fleeing SavageS; that would
never do; the girl could never be taken
away from them by force alive.
30, bidding the woman to stay at my
post, / went to the subordinate. officer
awakening him. told my story in as few
words as possible.
He helped me to decide on a plan. He
would send Mat Gordon with me to occupy
my post until 3 O'Clock, when new guards
would be placed at the pickets, and would
cautiously conduct the woman to his tent
where no one would be likely to find on,
her presense. / aroused Mat, and we
noise!essly caught our horses, and passing
out at my post, hurried To the hacienda, in
order to get the trail of the Indians.
Mat had his fighting blood warm that
night, and, cursing, said he would kill the
vagabOnds at sight; but / told him not to
shoot until ! did; and explaining to him
how too quick action might be for the
worse, he agreed TO act strictly under my
orders.
At the hacienda we found they had
battered down the door, captured the young
woman, and hurriedly left / got off my
horse. and creeping along on the ground,
looked for sign of the savageS, and saw
hOrsetracks leading northward; as to the
number / could not tell.
Mat had lived among the Indians a
prisoner some seven or eight months and
he said they would keep near the Rio
Grande until morning, and then would
probably take northeastern course.
We rode at "A lively pace as we knew the
Indians were travelling fast, and they had
an hours advance. The riding that night
and the next morning, | think, was the
fastest .-ileiing L ever did, excepting the
race at the Colorado and the run from the
prairie fire.
About daylight we saw a light in the
distance near the river
The Indians" said Mat
AS we got very close to the savages we
had stopped in a little thicket, but nowhere
could We see lnez.
Go be continued.)
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THE LIEUTENANT TAKES A HAND.

When ] returned on that day the Lieu
tenant sent for me. ] supposed he had a
special scouting TO be done, or wanted to
know the result of to-day's work in that
line.
When entered his tent he was reading
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CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.

(To be continued.)
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+*+CANCER X X

It's scientific treatment and cnre. Book of inform
tion free Dr. @. Weber III W. 9Th St., Cincinnati.
Arizona daily citizen., 1900-04-26
LIVESTOCK NOTES.

john r. Gsntsy will manage the New
Oslssss Hoass YAow.
The Dallas News reports She sale oi
900 Ohsvss oauosy two's at s25 -
The sulesa hes shoat 400 horses; his
ansss horses ars OF Arabian blood.
10 the Pecos Valley, 10 New Mexico,
steer yssTllass are selling ss els GO and
swss Of $23.
Al OOlossno. Tex sa4 inches Of rain
Cell i'm swessy -fous houss darise sAs re-
cent stosm.
The Wyoming Stock 0Fowsrs' assoels-
sion as iss recent weeslng so,sd 10 jia
the Nattoad associates.
Oklahoma has established O aabsscu-
losls quarantine sesiass cattle from
NEST states eass OF che Missouri.
A dispatch from Cheyenne aays: The
Chsysnns and Norshssn railroad 10 get.
flag ready sos ths sanusl spring Rush Oh
stock shipments from Asisans. In 1898
The road handled 1900 oss:oads OF south
ssn cattle. bus 10 1899 Ne Naaie iaessss-
Cd 10 1,700 carloads. Stookmsn hsvs
eommenesd 10 place orders eos ears aad
from present indiossions upwards OF
q, 688 carloads q cattle will DO shippsd
ovse thu NoEthsrn this spring.
Arizona daily citizen., 1900-04-26
United States Land Ofsles.

VucsoN, Atgaonas April 26 1900.
Notice 10 hereby. sivsn that Albsss
| Hbsanfsid, whoss posl-oeaca address ia
Tucson, Pima county, Arixoaa, has died
nosles Of his tnteatio 10 make fisai psoes
in snppost Of his claim so small HOLDING
CLAIM No. !. being for eli shas ssaes I
parcel OF isrd situated ss Dan xavSss,
asae Tuoson, IN the Count, os Pima, 10
tbs Territory Of Arixoea, formiar Dor
,ions OF Sections %. 23, % aud nj. 10
Township Is South Of Range ID East,
coutaininG seventy four snd ssvsasses
ons-handfedthB sorss, aad known % the
Rsuoho de Msrainex, and bsing more
psrsioularly described 90 foliova, % ~it:
BsGinning ss % poins ON the section ne
between seoiions 96 and n OF Township
is South Of Range I3 Esse. 50 links aus
soath Of the eosnee OF sections %, q, 28
and n OF said sovnship and sanae, on
the sonsh boundary OF shs ssid lend ap
plisd 90 be entered; thsnos nortA g. 4
deg. vest. 6.l2 chains 10 q aassquits poss
marked r. de II. No. TX; thence soash
S0N deg. wsss 1.7s chssss to nsasau,te
poss maRksd b. dc M. No. x: shsnce
south "A d dog. S.76 ehaiss 10 msa-
quite post marked r. De n. No. XI :.
thsnes soush ST. u deg. wesa 6.57 ohssus
20 mesquite pest marked r. do N. No.
XII; thence south go 4G' west, 1O.86
chains 20 . mesquite post saaskad r. ds
M. No. XIII; sheaoe zfossh &c X deg.
west, ll.2l ehains 10 0 nsaqaise poss
marked 4. de H. No. XIV. bssaa tAe
southwest corner Of the aaad land applisA
to bs anesssd; sAsaos nosth 81 dse.
wsst. 1910 ohasus 70 . mssquite pnsS.
mssksd r. de u. Berg. Cor. No. /. bsina
the aeEthwsss c0snss OF the eaad lsad
applied - be eossssd; thence north
To 4V east, 16.70 CHAINS 70 nsss.
quite posA marked &. de- n. No, II:
thsase north 50 deg. east. 3l.9S ehaine
20 . saesquiss poet marked r. do II, Ne.
III. bsine the northeast oornsr of the
said land applied 10 b. anssrsd; thenos
south 82o IS. west eaaiaa 10 1asapits
post marked h. de "a. No. w; theoce
south Is deg. esss, II ehaips g. mee-
quite post marked r. Do n. No. Y;
thence south 10 da9. east, 8 50 ohsins TO
q mesquite post, nssksd r. ds n. No,
vi; thsnee south 81 n dee. wsse, /
ch siss 10 q mesquite past masked Z. Dc
II. No VII. being che southeast corner
Of tbs said ,sed spplisd 10 b sassssd; |
thsnos assth Sl-4 DEG. vssA l.6S ehsins
% 0sequiss posi-. Aarkea r. a. II.
NO. VIA; shsnoe nOstn u e oe2. voot,
AS chains 30 tAe rlsss Of hseianIng.
Said proof viii 10. made bsfofe
The Rs6issss s1d Reosivse a he Land !
Ofnos q Tucson, Astsona. % Tsssday.
May -. 1901 uodss ssgeions " onA i9 |
q The Ase Of Aaech 2, 1901, ,{ae StaA, aflli
% smsndsd BY The Aot OF avb uasy m.
1888, t27: Stat, 47O) and - turaH o. asssnsl
d ed By ths Act approved June q. lso9
(30Stst.. 49G. He sanss The follovtni |
witnesses - prove HE oonsiauons adyse.
70 posssssaoa of ssid tssca Tor twentS |
yeass nsxs pssoedisg The survey oe shsI
Wig: t-
Jeha N. Berger. MsrBs n. Bsfass.
aud Martin Rusrusl. otSae xsvier naas /
Tucson. and Msnusl S@ith, d Incsoe. |
Arizona.
Milton R. Moore. Rea,sess. /
First publisasiou April %. 1890
Arizona daily citizen., 1900-04-26

esrloR asd education, and Eve ether psr
sons 70 hold office for foue yeARs. III,
conncii 10 the upper branch Of she lseis
lasurs, i've OF whom Ehsll be nsaises o.
Porto Roo. Ths other branch shall b
hou"e Of delegates. 90 consist OF thirty.
hvs members. elected bieAnialiy by ehe
qualified electors.
Provision 10 made Gor snacsinR laaiaia.
tIon similar TO that 10 other territories
The Judicial power is vested In eousts
already sstsblisbsd, the ohiei justice sad
associate justices and marshal 10 be ae-
pointed By the prssident. judges of u .
district consts and other ofsosrs bs the
governor OF Porto Rieo. Thsss 10 also
Uaitsd States dlstsies court.
No sxpost duties are 10 b. eellssted.
and tsxss and iicsnsss may be ievied.
On the regular elsction day in Nossn-
bar end esery two yeass shsrsagssr Posts
Rico may choose commissioners 20 rs.
present the !siacd Of Washingten, sais.
~. 5000.
A ooGnission Of three members, one
o native Of Porto Rico. is 10 be nansd b.
revise and codiiy the laws OF Pesee Rico.
The total receipts 10 the IslaAa Of
Pssso Rico from date OF American 90
oupasion to February 28, 1910, amount
ID to ths sum OF 81. .592. PIT .49 divided o.
Pcllo VS.
Customs rsceipts............&2,021,77 ia 90
Postal receipts. bA.69S 60
Internal Revenue receipts. 457 .667 4S
discellsnsous receipts. 52,076 z8
The disbursesnents during she aasne
'srsod amounted TO tbs sum OF s2.l7s.-
.6s 81.
Arizona daily citizen., 1900-04-26
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby gssen shat the eopass
nssship existing betweea r. J. Wilson
and O. r. Eliios, and doing business IN
der the arm name OF Wilson & Elliott
hes this day dissolved by mutual consent.
r. J. Wilson wishdss wing and q. r..
Elliott continuing, sod who will collect
oil accounts due the said firm and who
will pay all indebtedness contracted by
said firm <,''>"''-
(sigped) @. e. ELLIOTT
60 r. ]. WILSON.