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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01
THE TSANG Po.
In Several Ways the Most Remarkable
River in the World.


River in the World,
The TsangPo is in several respects
the most remarkable river In the
world 1t is the highest of all
navigahle streams, flowing for nearly a
thousand miles at an elevation of
from 1000 to $4,000 feet During
the greater part of its course its cur
rent is sluggish, but for a hundred
miles or more the mighty river in its
descent to the coast plain runs with
the speed of a mountain torrent.
Though one of the largest of Central
Asian streams, it has never been
followed from its source to its mouth,
and until recently it was doubtful of
the two well-known rivers it was the
head waters. The attempts to solve
its mysteries have been attended with
almost unparalleled heroism, ondur-
ance, steadfastness and solf-saCriyo,
for the principal explorers of the
Tsang-Po have been animated, not as
those who sought the fountain spring
of the Nile by the hope of the worlds
applause at their suCCess-that was
denied them-but for a simple daily
wage and the consciousness Of loyalty
to duty,
The physical history Of the Tsang-Po
is briefly this; 1t raises in the extreme
southwestern corner of Tibet close to
the source of the Gangos, the Indus
and its great atluont, the Sutlcj, Mt a
height of nearly $4,000 feet. Re
ceiving the drainage of the slopes of
the Himalayas and of little known
Tibetan range running parallel with
these mountains, it soon becomes a
stream wide and deep enough to be
navigable. There is considerable
boat traffic upon it at an elevation but
little below the summit of Mont Blanc,
1t flows due east for a matter of eight
hundred miles, receiving numerous
large tributaries from both south and
north, and when near Lassa it is at
low water nearly a third of mile
wide and twenty feet deep; in flood
two miles wide and of unknown depth,
In longitude "a degrees east It makes
a sharp bend to the south and passes
through the Hmalayas in a course
known only to the savagcs who dwell
upon its precipitous banks.
When last seen by an explorer, it s
at a height Of from 5000 to 1900 feet,
but when il energies in Assam il IS
only 400 feet above the sea level.
From this point it pursues its sluggish
way for another 500 miles as the
Brahmaputra to the Gauges and the
bay of Bengal. There has been a long
controversy, into the details of which
it is not necessary to enter, as to
whether the Irawadi or the Brahma-
putra is the continuation of the Tsang-
Pc. Though there has been as yet no
distinct evidence, the last eXpedient
of throwing in marked logs in Tibet
having failed, the general consensus If
scientific opinion is in favor Of the
Brahmaputre, and the latest English
gazeatteer describes it under this
name.
at is hardly TO be expected that
pure science will be much benefited
by the lifting of the veil which hangs
over this part of the rivers course.
But there can be little doubt that t
hides scenes Of magnificent beauty
and grandeur which will thrill the
expectant world ard give it new and
nobler conceptions of the sublimity of
nature National Geographic MaGa-
zine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01
LITTLE GRAY KlTTlg AND |.

When the north wind whistles round
the house,
Piling the snow drifts high.
We nestle down on the warm hearth
rug
My little gray kitty and |.
l tell her about my work and play,
And all mean TO do,
And she purrs SO loud | surely think
That she understaDdS-don you?
She looks about with her big. round
eyes,
And softly ticks my face,
As ! tell her bout the word l missed,
And how have lost my place.
Then let the wind whistle, for what
to us
Matters q stormy SKYE
Oh, none have such jolly times AS
My little gray kitty and l.
Florence 4. Jones.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01
DiSAPPOINTE

There are songs enough for the hero
Who dwells on the heights of fame;
l sing for the disappointed,
For those who missed their aim.
l sing with a fearful cadence
For one who stands in the dark,
And knows that his last best arrow
Has bounded back from the mark.
I sing for the breathless runner,
The eager, anxious soul,
Who falls with his strength exhaust
ed
Almost in sight of the goal;
For the hearts that break in silence,
With a sorrow a, unknown,
For those who need companions,
Yet walk their ways alone.
There are songs enough for the lovers,
Who share loves tender pain.
| sing for the one whose passion
Is given all in vain
For those whose spirit comrades
Have missed them on the way
| sing, with a heart oerflowing,
This minor strain today
And l know the solar system
Must somewhere keep in space
A prize for that sHcut runner
Who barely lost the race.
For the plan would be imperfect
Unless it held some sphere
That paid for the ,a.l and talent
And love that are wasted here.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01
WANTED THAT LITTLE FRoCK,
Daughter of a Highland Soldier Was
Pleased With the kits.

The wife Of Gordon Highlander re-
ceived some time ago an invitation to
visit him at the barracks in Scotland.
She did so, taking with her their g.
year-old girl When they arrived, as
1t happened, the husband was engaged
on sentry duty and so they could not
approach him.
The child eyed her daddy" with a
rather sorrowful but amazed express.
siou as he paced up and down the
square, shouldering his rife and wear
ing kilt. She had never before be-
held him thus arrayed and for few
minutes the spectacle seemed to be
quite beyond her. but for no longer
could she keep silent.
Mamma" she sa1. in v.lce that
betrayed a trace OF childish covetous.
ness. "if daddy finds the man that
stole 'ees trousers will he gimme dat
little frock?'--Tit Bits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01
How Gallant Irish Regiment Took an
After. Battle seoLdLna.

The leading regiment Of our column
was the 53d, commanded that day by
Mai. Payn afterward Gen. Sir William
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01

Mrs. w. A. Jones. wife OF the Indian
commissioner, and family are at
Darlington for the summer. Mr..
Jones will come later.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01
THE CHANGING OF sURNAmEs.

The Scandinavian press throughout
the northwest Is viewing with interest
the results Of the recent enactment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Nov. Sin all probability
fourth mail route will be added to our
mail delivery service. Inspector G. f..
Stewart was In Grinnell yesterday look
ing over the Bags addition and the
Northwest part of the city with refer
ence to the Encouragement of the terri
tory SO as to put on fourth route. This
will be appreciated by the people liv-
ing in the outer edge Of the city for
fourth carrier will enable better service
to be given in all the outskirts that are
not now thoroughly covered. The car
rier district will soon have to be ex-
tended to include the northeast part of
the city and two carriers placed north
of Fifth avenue. The rearrangament
being made at present is step in that
direction.
Mrs. j. I. Rapson and Mrs. G.. l..
Miles are giving series of afternoon
teas at the home of Mrs. Rapson The
first OF the series was given last Tues
day, the second this afternoon, another
will be given Wednesday afternoon and
the last by Mrs Rapson alone one week
from To-Day
John Gerhman has sold his S0-acre
farm northeast of the city and viii buy
a larger property The consideration
was $4,000 OF $50 per acre. Chris
scholtz is the purchaser and he will
take possession about March first
Wesley Manatt has returned from his
North Dakota trip. He went away in
search of land but came back without
purchasing any.
Two show companies "Rooney's Boys
and Two Married Men" changed cars
here yesterday morning.
Frank Dignana, a De MoInes grocer,
ealled on Grinnell friends yesterday on
his way home to Montezuma for short
visit.
Mrs. w. S. Walker has returned from
Ter Chicago trip where she has been
visiting for the past SIX weeks.
The Montezuma toll line now gives
C,rinnel direct connection with the
county seat The GrinnelI exchange Will
be in operation by the goth.
The Woomer divorce trial is being
contested sharply on both sides. The
case was given a hearing yesterday al
Montezuma. Both sides charge deser-
ton and both sides sue for the custody
of the three children. Mr.. Woomer,
however. agrees to allow Mrs Woomer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
The Grinnell News.

temporary custody which she Is not
willing to accept. Mr.. Woomer now re-
sides in Algona.
w H. Burd who has been employed
by milling firm for the past year has
just been elected to an excellent posi-
tlen as teacher of mathematics and
chemistry in Fargo. Burd graduated
in the class of SO and his many Grinnell
friends will be much pleased to hear of
his success. He was a popular Grlnnell
boy.
III. II, Douglass who has been in the
city for several days waiting to attend
the Simpson game leaves for Dakota
tomorrow where he will take in another
load of chickens for Reed.
The Spaulding Carriage Company is
doing about 1900 jobs more this year
than ever before. Nearly 500 carriages
per month is the rate of manufacture
and every one of them are being sold
with orders way ahead.
Yesterday one of the business con-
Germs of Grinnel had to wait for the
placing of a freight car nearly half a
day because the Grinnen engine was out
OF water and could not do even this
small job. Water is being hauled from
Kellogg for the G. & M. traffic. y year
or so ago a Grinnell Improvement
Board of Association was organized and
officers elected. 1t has been suggested
that Grinnell people would be pleased
to hear from this organization ami that
the question of permanent supply of
soft water for the use of engines is a
question that should be taken up ana
some attempt made to solve the prob
lem. We think this a good suggestion
and hope the Improvement Association
VIII prove it's living and progressive eX-
3istance to the satisfaction of Grinnell-
ites-lf it has one. There are many
problems of the municipality which
should be given attention and 1t would
be a good idea to grease the machinery
and get the wheels moving for lot of
new improvements next season. The
opera house and public library occupy
the attention of our leading citizens this
year. There shouidd be a new high
school building erected next summer
Why should town with the wealth of
Grlnnell have the poorest high school
accommodations in the state of Iowa
for a town of its size2 Would 1t not be
good thing for the Grinnell people to
demand that attention should be given
this matter?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Fairfield.
Jefferson county's clerk issued fif-
teen marriage licenses during the
month of October Treasurer Hop
kinks tax collections for October
amounted to s16.965.11.
Bloomfield.
Rev. d. A. Wyckhizer. of Beatrice.
Nebraska. who some months ago ac-
|cepted call to the Christian church
of this city, arrived on Friday and de-
livered his first sermon on Sunday.
Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leese, of Lisbon, Ia,
are in Boone looking for a house as
they expect to move here Immediately.
Mr.. Leese is to be foreman of the new
carpenter shops. He comes from the
Clinton shops.
Clarion.
Up to the present date the total
amount of back taxes collected aggre-
gates the sum OF s7,160.S1. OF late
revenue from this source has been COM
ing in rather slow and it is probable
that not much remains unpaid.
Fairfield.
John McElwee, of Round Prairie
township. was severely bitten by his
dog Tuesday evening. The animal is
supposed to be affected with rabies
and Mr.. McElwee, accompanied by his
brother, George, of this city, went to
Chicago later for treatment.
centerville.
The well which supplies Centerville
with water has been clogged with
quicksand and the city is without wa
ter, except what is now in the stand
pipe. The water company is in thu
hands of receiver and he has neither
money nor authority TO expend it for
fepairs
New Sharon.
A lack of Material retarded work OH
he Sherman block last week, and 1t
VAS necessary to lay off some of the
workmen. Evan Mcfarland was
in town Saturday and confirmed tha
fact that his brother w. NJ. Mcfarland
is sick with smallpox at his home
east of Searsboro.
Council Bluffs.
Charles Pounds, one legged cab
lriver of Missouri Valley was placed in
he w. G. A. hospital Tuesday for
treatment. His only leg was broken
above the knee in a runaway accident.
Cutters ambulance conveyed him from
the Northwestern depot to the hospital
The committees appointed by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
DIRECTORY POPULATION.
davenport Democrat.

4 q },
! 1t is badly swollen up over the show
| ing that 1t finds In the book. There is
much ground for the city's good feeling
| in the fact that the book contains 1,13f
more names than last years directory
and the further fact that the increase In
| the number of names since 1896 IS 9.07s
but, good as this showing is, it is not
sufficient provocation for Sioux Citys
entire loss of her senses. The last thing
to get pompous over is the city direc-
tory mans population estimate. He is
always an optimistic individual, and 1t
is to his interest to make the people of
the town in which he is working feel
happy and contented. They buy more
directories when they see a phenomenal
growth of the place. There Is nothing
that so stimulates the demand for these
interesting literary works as the assur-
ance that the town is getting 50 big.
and contains SO many strangers, that
without the directory the oldest citizen
can no longer be sure of finding his own
home, etc.
Sioux City's new directory contains
81 res names. The directory publishers
ure out for the place a population Of
49,123. To this the directory man APP
ponds his statement that he verify be-
lieves that there are that many men.
women and children living in the town
at this time. This is fully as valuable
and interesting az his belief that the
moon is made of sage cheese.
Last year Davenport got out new
directory, publication being completed
this year, so il may fairly be called a
1901 book. 1t contains 222SS names. APP
plicatiop of the Sioux City multiplier to
this list of names raises our population
estimate to the imposing total of SO. 100
Having the fear of the 1900 census be-
fore his eyes in greater degree than
the Sioux City directory man had 1t, the
Davenport directory man didn't claim
all there was in sight. He used null
tip!ier of 2M. This gave us an estimat-
ed population of only 42,626, when the
names of actual residents had been cut
down to 1895, by the elimination of g.
343 names OF firms ard corporations
from the multiplicand. AS matter of
fact, If we have any right to rely in any
degree on the statements of the census
the multiplier of to too large when
applied to city directory figures in esti-
mating population. One and three-quar-
ters is nearer the truth. 1t is so in thie
city, it is SO in Des Moines, where pride
had an awful fall thru the census fig
ures and there is NO doubt that it is
SO in Sioux City. If Sioux City wants
to know how many people she has she
can make a fair approximation by cut
ting three or four thousand names Off
her city directory list as being those Of
business houses and not Of residents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
gung uuu. Friday Nnuen 1901

pump at the mill will be put in use to
refill the mains, SO that it is not ex-
pected the town will suffer much from
inability to use the large pump until
evrything can be adjusted properly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

WANTED-MEN WITH RIG TO IN
troduce Monarch Poultry Mixture; $50
weekly and expenses: years contract;
weekly pay; address with stamp. Mon
arch Mfg. Co., box 1883, Springfield.
Illionois
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
A SURE THING"
IWinona independents

1t is not exactly proper to call a spec
ulation the practice some Iowa and IL
linois farmers have of selling their land
at about $50 an acre and blu: .g with
part of the proceeds South Dakota dirt
at $50 depositing a neat cash balance
in the bank. There ls no element Of
chance about it, therefore it is not
much of speculation. 1t is as near a
sure thing" as it is possible for bus
mess transaction to be, and at the same
time it is not an injury to the older
states, inasmuch as their land prices
are maintained and their farms still OPP
Grated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

WANTED-EvERY OWNER OF A
cow to know that Olive Food will in
crease the quantity and improve the
quality of the milk Is per cent. 100
feeds, 81, at Hammond s. Benedicts,
No. 4 East State street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

WANTED-AT ONCE. BOY TO DO
small chores for board. Chance to at
tend school. Good country boy pre-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

MANTED-MIDDLE AGED WON
nm to do house keeping for small fami-
w, no washing. Ill North First
street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-PURE BRED CHEs-
ter white pigs. either sex. Good stocks.
Prices reasonable. S. o. Gridley,
Chaplin, La.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

WANTED-GOoD MAN TO SELL
and collect for the Singer Mfg. Co. at
Baxter, Ia. Apply to Singer Mfg. at
Marshalltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

WANTED-SITuAT AS AN AS
sistant bookkeeper. Can give best of
references Wages reasonable to be-
gin. Address X. care Times Republi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

WANTEp-BoY TO FINISH BAR
Der trade. Telephone Is, State Cen
ter. Gohlke.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
RAILWAY BUILDING.
TwaShinrtop Press


Railway building is the best possible
index to the state of business. Roads
are never built in hard times when
material and labor are cheap and the
price of land is low and money is
tight and interest high. For in such
times, say in '93-4-5, railways are in
the hole like everybody else. their rev
enues fall off, and they are too blue to
build.
But when times are good and wages,
material and land are booming, and
money is plenty and interest fiat. rail
ways have traffic and receipts galore,
and they extend their lines. but it costs
them lots more. Right of way thru
this county now costs the Milwaukee
at least 80 1-3 per cent more than it
would have cost before McKinley's first
administration. For the price of land
has scared. material and labor are
high. Farmers are keyed up to 800
land, and ask stiff prices for right of
way. and juries make higher awards
than they would have made in Cleve-
lands last administration.
There are men who say present farm
prices can't last; that If we should have
succession of bad crops. 500 land
would drop rs or more per cent. es-
pecially IL money, now gay and plenty,
should get cop and shy and interest
rise. And in such an event, likely and
almost inevitably to happen, railways
would haul in their horns. cease build
ing, grow conservative. hug their SUR
plus and gna@ the bone of prudence
to the ivory and leave their tooth
marks on the meatless surface.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

FOR sALE-oN EASY TERMS,
new and second hand billiard and pool
tables. bowling alleys, cigar store and
bank fixtures at the Iowa branch OF the
Brunswick Bake Collender Co. Adj
dress T. d. McElroy. state agent, Mar
shalltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

WANTED-PosITIoN IN GENER-
al store by experienced young man.
Speaks English and German. Good
references. Box 100, Palsville. Ia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

State Veterinarian Gibson says
CHAMBERS has been found in twenty
counties in Iowa in two years past, and
that very generally it's source was
western horses, Iowa farmers, to
whom the horse industry is of such
great Importance, should watch this
matter closely. What need have we
for western horses. anyway?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

FOR SALE-FIFTY- SEVEN LOTS
in Sunny Side addition, just plated
and now on the market at low prices
and on easy terms Situated north of
State and between Sixth and Seventh
streets. Delano T. Smith, court house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

WANTED-YoUNG MAN DESIRES
position bookkeeping or general office
work. H., care T.-R.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

FOR sALE-EIGHT ROOM HOUSE
with all modern improvements and
good barn. Delano II. Smith, court
house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

FOR SALE. f. MEEkER HAS
cord wood for sale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

and then multiplying the remainder by
IN. That will get down somewhere
near the facts in the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

FOR SALE-HoUSE ON SOUTH
east corner Main and Fifth streets, to
be moved from premises. n. H. Bea-
man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

FOR SALE-I WILL OFFER FOR
fale for few days at my residence
los West State street, my household
goods. consisting of parlor, bedroom,
dining room and kitchen furniture.
Everything new and in first class con-
dition. G.. HI. Keller
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
WANTED.

WANTED-A GOOD GIRL FOR
general house work. Good wages
paid. Apply 201 South Third street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

MALE HELP WANTED.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

ADVERTISEMENTS under the head
ing Wanted" For Sale" ITO Rent"
ITO Exchange" ITO Trade" Lost"
or Found" inserted in this column
ONE CENT A WORD for each inser-
ton, payable invariably In advance.
No advertisement inserted for less than
Is cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

VIAvl, THE WAY TO HEALTH.
107 North Fourth street.
YOUNG MEN-OUR ILLUSTRATE
ed catalog explains how we teach the
barber trade In eight weeks, mailed
free Moler Barber Colleges, Chicago
or Omaha.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08

WANTED-GooD DINING ROOM
girls at the fremont.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds OF Different Towns
and Communities.
K1NNE FOR REINFORCEMENT.

KINNE FOR DISAPPOINTMENT.
GKeokuk Gate City.l
1t is the general understanding at Des
Moines that Judge l.. G.. Kline will be
reappointed member of the state board
of control He is the democrat required
by law, and good one. He has fairly
earned continuance in his present posi-
ton.
WESTERN HORSES AND GLAND