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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

Wanted-Two ladies or gentlemen to
occupy furnished room on first floor,
with board. Five dollars per week,
singly or four dollars, If occupied by
two. Call at 304 No. LIST. avenue, Mrs.
Eads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

Wanted-Dining room girl and
ehambermaid at the Stoddart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

Wanted-A competent girl for gen.
eral housework. Good wages. Mrs. e
S. Ketchum, 311 E. Church street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

a Wanted-Go girl for general houses
work. Small family. 209 e. Linn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15
ONE CENT A WORD.
VA N Z Eo.l

Wanted experienced salesman
and collector on salary. Singer MIG.
Co, Marshalltowrl, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

Wanted-A good barber. Bruner &
Williams, Marshalltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

For sale-On easy terms, new and
second hand billiard and pool tables,
bowling alleys. cigar store and bank
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

Wanted-To laundry fancy waists
dresses, skirts ard table linen. GOT n
Center. New phone TAB.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15
fixtures at the Iowa branch Of the
Brunswick Bake Collender Co. ADJ
dress T. D. McElroy. state agent. Mar
shalltown. Iowa.
TO TRADE.

To Trade for city real estate good
160 acre farm within two miles of
Kearney, Neb,, or merchandise stock.
Lock box 40, Marshalltown. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

Wanted-A good girl for general
house work. Good wages. 201 So. Sd.
street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

Mantsd-A second cook at the stod-
dard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15
10. RENT.

To Rent Good restaurant and bak-
cry with fixtures IL desired. Good town
and location. Must rent on account OF
sickness. Mrs. Arknright, Scranton,
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15

To Rent-Six room house corner sth
avenue and Linn street, also store room
20x60. 81 North First avenue. Robb
Bros. Restaurant, 90 N. Forst ave-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
judiciary of Cook County.
APPELLATE COURT JUDGES.

FARLIN Q. BALL, Presiding Justice
lANCIS ADAMS. THOMAS 6. WINDE
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20

BRANcH APPELLATE COURT.
;NRY NJ SHEPARD, ARBA N. WATERMAN
HENRY v. FREEMAN.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05

way and so compute the number of board feet. At the office he tended van, kept the books and looked after sup plies. He approached the skidway rapidly, slaid his flexible rule across the face of each log, made mark on his pine tablets in the column to which the log belonged, thrust the tablet in the pocks ct of his coat, seized blue crayon, in long holder, with which. he made an 8 as indication that the log had been scaled, and finally tapped several times strongly with a sledge hammer On the face of the hammer in relief was an M inside of a delta. This was the company's brand, and so the log was branded as belonging to them. He sWaTmeu over the skldWay, rapid and absorbed, in strange activity to the slower power of the actual skidding. In moment he moved on to the next scene of operations without having said a word to any of the men.
 "A fine ting" said Mike, splitting.
 So day after day the work went on. Radway spent his time tramping through the woods, figuring on new work, showing the men how to do things better or differently, discussing minute expedients with the blacksmith, the carpenter, the cook.
 He was not without his troubles. First he had not enough men, the snow lacked and then came too. abundantly, horses fell sick of collie or. calked themselves, supplies ran low unexpect- edly, trees turned out punk" a cer- tain bit of ground proved soft for tra- voying, and so on. At election time, of course, a number of the men went outs
 And one evening, two days after cleo ton time, another and important char acter entered the North woods and our story. %-.t .. ~.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05

trousers were, however, bound inside the usual socks and rubbers.
 The two seat mates had occupied their time each in his own fashion. The elder stared straight before him and spat with certain periodicity into the center of the aisle. The younger stretched back lazily in an attitdue of ease Sometimes he smoked a pipe. Thrice he read over letter. It was from his sister and announced her ar- rival at the little rural village in which he had made arrangements for her to stay. "It is interesting now," she wrote, though the resources do not look as though they would wear well. I am learning under Mrs. Renwick to sweep and dust and bake and stew and do multitude of other things which I always vaguely supposed came ready made. like it, but after have learn ed it all do not believe the practice will appeal to me much. However, I can stand 1t well enough for a year or two or three, for am young, and then you will have made your everlasting fortune, of course" s..
 She's trump" said Thorpe to him. self, "and she shall have her everlast- ing fortune if there's such thing in the country
 He jingled the $3.6o in his pocket and smiled. That was the extent of his ev- erlasting fortune at present. -: :. The letter had been answered from Detroit ~
 "I am glad you are settled" he wrote. "At least know you have enough to eaf and a rnnf nunr vnu I hone sin-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05

was to meet under other conditions, wherein the steel hand would more plainly clink the metal
 He was now seated in a worn office chair before filtered desk. Tn the close air hung the smell of stale cigars and the clear fragrance of pine.
 What is it, Dennis?" he asked the first of the men.
 i've been out" replied the lumber man. "Have you got anything for me, MT. DalyT'
 The mill owner laughed.
 "I guess so. Report to Shearer. Did you vote for the right man, Dennyg'
 The lumberman grinned sheepishly. "I don't know, sir. I didn't get that far"
 Better let it alone. suppose you and Bill want to come back too?" he added, turning to the next two in line. "All right; report to Tim. Do you
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05
Iro RE ooNr1NuEp.l
The Fashionable Flower.

Flowers have their day in the fash ionable world as well as other modes, says the Washington Star. The expen- sive and beautiful orchid is the blos- som of the moment smart women are wearing as a corsage adornment. This rare. exotic has superseded even the violet, which will be only used in con junction with it. Just over the heart is the spot h mode has selected for cor sage flowers resting place. The Amer ican Beauty will be the rose par excel lence for decoration and as an offering at beauty's shrine. Nothing in the fo- ral kingdom seems. able to take the place given this magnificent rose.
 White chrysanthemunls arc the dow~ crs used for the autumn and carly win. ter weddings uiltil Christmas brings in the Misflatne and hnllp-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05
q and left it there to be rolled to

sk1q% and left it there to be rolled to th2 top of the pile.
 Mhen Mike McGovern and Bob Strat- ton and Jim Gladys took charge of it. Mike and Bob were running the cant hooks, while Jim stood on top of the great pile of logs already decked. A slender, pliable steel chain like gray snake ran over the top of the pile and disappeared through 8 pulley to an invisible horse-Jenny, the mate of Molly. Jim threw the end of this chain down. Bob passed it over and under the log and returned it to Jim, who reached down after it with the hook of his implement. Thus the stick of timber rested in long loop, one end of which led to the invisible horse, and the other Jim made fast to the top of the pile. He did so by jam ming into another log the steel swamp hook with which the chain was armed. When all was made fast the horse started. .'' / '..
 "She's a bumper" said Bob. Look out, Mikev' F The log slid to the foot of the two parallel poles laid slanting up the face of the pile. Then it trembled on the ascent. But one end stuck for an in stant, and at once the log took on dangerous slant. Quick as light Bob and Mike sprang forward, gripped the hooks of the cant hooks like. great thumbs and forefngers, and, while one held with all his power, the other gave a sharp twist upward. The log strengthened. It was a master feat of power and the knack of applying strength justly.
 At the top of the little incline the timber lowered for a second.
 "One more" sang out Jim to the driver. He poised, stepped lightly up and over and avoided by the safe hairbreadth being crushed when the 7 log rolled. But it did not lie quite straight or even. So Mike cut short, thick block and all three stirred the heavy timber sufficiently to admit of the billet's insertion.
 Then the chain was thrown down for another. E<. .-
 Jenny, harnessed only to a short, straight bar with a hook ill it. leaned to her collar and dug her hoofs at the word of command. The driver, close to her tail, held fast the slender steel chain of an ingenious hitch about the ever useful swamp hook. When Jim shouted ''Whoay' from. the top of the skidway the driver did not trouble to stop the horse; he merely let go the hook. So the power was shut off sud- denly, as is meet and proper in such dcklish business. He turned and walk ed back, and Jenny, like dog, without the necessity of command, followed him in slow patience.
 Now came Dyer, scaler, rapidly down the logging road, small, slender man with little, turned up mustache. The men disliked him because of his affectation of a city smartness and be- cause he never ate with them, even when there was plenty of room. The scaler's duty at present was to measure the diameter of the logs in each skid
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05

R~NHORPE was awakened long time before daylight by the ringing of noisy bell. He
 dressed, shivering, and stum- bled downstairs to the round stove, big as boiler, into which the cripple dumped huge logs of wood from time to time. After breakfast Thorpe re- turned to this stove and sat half dozing The cold of the northern country was initiating him.
 Men came in, smoked brief pipe and went out. After time he himself put on his overcoat and ventured out into the town. It seemed to Thorpe a meager affair, built of lumber, mostly unpainted, with always the dark, men, acing fringe of the forest behind. The great sawmill, with it's tall stacks and its rows of water barrels-protection against fre-on top, was the dominant note. Near the mill coughed little red painted structure from whose stove pipe column of white smoke arose, attesting the cold, clear hundred feet straight upward, and to whose door number of men were directing their steps through the snow. Over the door Thorpe could distinguish the word "Of- flee" He followed and entered.
 In narrow aisle railed off from the main part of the room waited Thorpe's < companions of the night before. The remainder of the office gave accommo- dation to three clerks One of these glanced up inquiringly as Thorpe came in. -"s
 q am looking for work" said Thorpe.
 "Wait <there," briefly commanded the clerk.
 In a few moments the door of the inner room opened and Shearer came out. A mans head peered from within.
 Come on, boys," said he.
 The five applicants shuff1ed through. Thorpe found himself in the presence of man whom he felt to be the natu- ral leader of these wild, independent spirits. He was already little past middle life, and his form had lost the elastic vigor of youth. But his eye was keen, clear and wrinkled to cer- tain dry facetiousness, and his figure was of that bulk which gives an i'm pression of subtler weight and power than the merely physical You felt his superiority even when he was most Gomradely with you a.lliS man Thnrna
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05
CHAPTER II.

TN the evening in question some IA thirty or forty miles southeast of Railways camp a train was
 crawling over a badly laid track that led toward the Saginaw valley. The whole affair was very crude. To the edge of the right of way pushed the dense swamp, like black curtain ssaE4king the yir2in cuun-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05

We are a 'Uery busy firm here,' he sdjd. want work ?" he inquired of the last of the quartet, big, bashful man, with the shoulders of a Hercules.
 ''Yes sir,' answered the latter, un- comfortable.
 What do you want?'
 "I'm cant hook man, sir"
 s'Where have you worked?
 'I had job with Morgan 6 Steb- bins on the Clear river last winter
 "'AH right; we need cant hook men, Report at 'seven,' and if they don't want you there go to 'thirteen.'
 The man went out. Daly turned to Thorpe with the last iickers of amuse- ment in his eyes. '.What can do for you?"' he in quired
 'I am looking for work" Thorpe re- piled
 What kind of work ?
 "Any kind, so long as I can learn something about the lumber business
 The older man studied him keenly for a few moments.
 Have you had any, other business experienceY'
 ttNOneo
 What have you been doing:"
 cNothing.'
 The lumberman's eyes hardened as
 We are very busy firm here," ns said, with certain deliberation. we do not carry big force of men in any one department, and each of those men has to fill his place and slop some over the sides. We do not pretend or at tempt to teach here. If you want to be lumberman you must learn the lumber business more directly than through the windows of a bookkeeper's office Go into the woods Learn few ence between Norway and white pine anyway"
 After his speech the business man whfrled back to his desk.
 Have you anything for me to do, in the woods, then?' the other asked quietly.
 "No,'' said Daily over his shoulder.
 Thorpe went out He had made the elementary discovery that even in chop ping wood skilled labof counts He did not know where to turn next, and he would not have had the money to go far in any case; so, although Shear CTS brusque greeting that morning had argued a lack of cordiality, he resolved to remind the river man of his prom 1sed assistance
 That noon he carried out his resolve.
 ''Go up and tackle Radway,' said Shearer. He's jobbing for us on the Cass branch. He needs men for road- ing, know, because he's behind. You'll get job there."
 ssWhere is it?' asked Thorpe. t'Ten miles from here. She's blazed, but you better wait for the supply team Friday. If you try to make her yourself you'll get lost on some of the old logging roads,"
 Thorpe considered.
 "I'm busted" he said at last frankly.
 "Oh, that's all right" replied the walking boss Marshall, come here"
 The peglegged boarding house keeper stumped in.
 What is it?' he trumpeted snuff ingly.
 ''This boy wants job till Friday. Then he's going up to Railways with the supply team. Now, quit your hol- lering for chore boy for few days"
 "All right" snorted Marshall. s'Take that ax and split some dry wood that you'll find behind the house.
 "Im very much obliged to you," be gan Thorpe to the walking boss, .'and''-
 That's all right interrupted the lat ter. Some day you can give me a IoD."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-05
CHAPTER III.

f~0HORPE was awakened long
 time before daylight by the
 ringing of noisy bell. He dressed, shivering, and stum-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-15
Tho SAND Plum of Kama a..

The Kansas Said plum has proud
record. In the early days of Kansas it
was the only native fruit. very present
help in time Of trouble and day of scarcity
to the settler and his family, who had
lived for months Oh dry salt pork and hot
bread. Tie sand plum was the apple of.
the plains. When the sod-corn failed, as
it generally did. the sand plum furnished
about the only, source Of cash revenue for
tire farmer, and the only deicacy. The.
settlers wife worked it up into plum but
ter, plum jelly, canned plums, plum
marmalade, and by way of variety she
made plum pudding and plum pie. The
sand plum Ia of blessed memory to the
pioneers of Kansas. l have lived in Kan
sas for 20 years, and have cultivated this
plum. know just what it will do. We
have pl,ims to feed to hogs every year.
1t bears every year; the tree or shrub.
grows in clusters about six feet high, and
want to say that a patch Of half an acre
is the prettiest sight. when ripe, that ever
man saw. have tried all kinds Of plums,
and paid big prices for trees; others are
not in it with the Kansas sand plum-the
native plum of southern Kansas. We have
one other plum here that is a leader in
plurns. 1t Is a small plum that never
ripens till the last of October-the best
plums ever seen for jelly and preserves
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-15
AT THE GOLDEN GATE.
San Francisco Intensely Anerican-Supeb arbor and BayA
Parkway Look Across the PacicLmess Possibilities OF
Oriental Commerce

different lands, with their infinite varie.
ties of people, languages, appearance and
manners. Though the United States is
as great III territorial expanse us Ali these
countries, it is everywhere the -anie
Americanism: men and women speaking
precisely the same speech, everywhere ex-
actiy the same neat. comfortable, some
times pretentious homes, the same thrift.
enjoying the same prosperity, and the
SAME institutions of every kind.
This is the most astonishing thought OF
the journey, and conveys more strongly
than every thing else the greatness of the
American Nation. That one people should
have stamped themselves SO oyerwhelm
iDSly upon this stretch of country, extend
ing from one ocean to the other, over
an area wider than that Of Europe, is
simply amazing. Can there be any doubt
of the United. States becoming the word
ruler? A people who have impressed
themselves so forcibly upon a great bet
across continent, which they now fully
occupy, will in comparatively short
period change the whole world to Their
own likeness. The whole of Europe. in
Gliding the islands. have about the same
area as the United States, including
Alaska. In little over 400 years the
little body of 4,000, 600; Of people in the
United States ut the time of the Revo-
luton, have extended over the whole of
this area and peopled it, reduced it to
possession, and stamped their impression
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-15
After tho Powder Trust.

]. A. Stransky, of Pukwana, s. OAK,
the inventor and patentee of the Stransky
Smokeless Gun Powder. IS evidently after
the powder trust. When he made the
discovery three years ago he did not have
money to build factory, so offered to sell
his patent to the powder trust. They re.
fused to buy, so he started out to sell
shop rights. The powder sold so well that
he advertised for agents to sell shop rights
and appoint agents. His idea is to get
agents enough to place the powder in the
hands of every dealer and user In the
United States For blasting purposes, the
powder has no equal, as it causes no gas
or smoke In the mine, and the miner can
60 to work as soon as the blast is fred.
instead of waiting several hours. He
claims the powder can be made for less
than 0 cents per pound, and one pound Of
his powder will so as far as two pounds OF
other blasting powder. The same will APP
ply to his gun powder. Two drains will
shoot as strong as four drains of black
powder. Some Of his agents are making
as high as $50 per day selling shop rights:
He still wants few more agents. and
will send full particulars to anyone in
terested.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-15
Reunion Of the 2sth Conn.

The 10th Annual Reunion Of the 2Sth
Conn was held at Stamford, Conn.,, Aug.
49, Notwithstanding the weather was
stormy, some Is of the survivors were
present. Last years officers were re-
elected. President Stephen Smith made
a brief speech In which he referred to the
heroism Of the regiment at Port Hud
son. Prayer was offered by Chaplain
Samuel NJ. Bouton, of Minor Post. The
usual reports having been made, speeches
were delivered by Irving L. Deakin, Nicho-
las Fox, and George Middleton, of Brook
Ign, and ]. Fl. Knapp, and Thomas Hoyt
of Stamford. Taking q special car the
veterans went to Shippan Point. where
they took dinner at the Auburn. The 28th
Conn.,, consisting of eight companies. was
mustered in Nov. Is, 1862, and discharged
Aug %, 1868. The Colonel was Samuel
p. Ferris, q graduate Of West Point.
The regiment saw Its principal service at
Port Hudson, where it distinguished it
self. A storming party C: 100 was large
ly composed Of Stamford men. Joseph
Paisht was tho daring color bearer. Geo.
A. Waterbury, the only one of the party
to get over the Confederate line, was cap
turned. Capt Vail, Lieut.. Durand, and
Private Wardwell were killed, and G. A.
Roseborough was mortally wounded.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-15
PERSONAL.

Col. William Jennings Bryan is now
recognized as ono of the richest men in
Nebraska, and bankers of Lincoln say that
he Is worth quarter of million dollars.
He has sold fos $1,000 the modes. house
which figured so frequently in the papers
during his campaigns, and has erected a
residence of % rooms, costing possibly
100000. He has other holdings in and
about the city and a large collection Of
United States bonds, in which he has in
vested his surplus he values the Com
moner printing office. for taxation. ct So
600. He made $40,0 600 on his first book,
has been in receipt of large sums every
year as lecturer, while the Commouer il
very profitable. He has certainly done
we'll by going into politics, because he was
only earning about $1,000 q year as q
lawyer when he was elected to Congress.
While he was a good jury lawyer, he did
not rank very high as general lawyer,
though he had talent for stating a case
very lucidly- 1t is not true that he charged
for political speeches, but the National
Committee, being without funds, collected
money enough to pay his expenses where
ever he went. 1t is stated that be rigidly
exacted a share of the surplus.
The man who is threatening the peace
Of Europe by his fermentation of the
Balkan troubles, Is barely 81 years old.
His name is Boris Sarafo8. He was born
in Macedonia, Of revolutionary ancestry,
and showed talent from his youth. Ee
was educated at Salonica. and then in the
military academy at Sofia, finally serving
in the Bulgarian army for three years in
order to acquire thorough knowledge of
war and prepare himself for his mission
in life. In 1895, when the troubles began
~. -Ie L L
rived, and so he threw up his commission
in the army and put himself at the head
of the insurgent3. He had previously
studied the country very well, and with a
band of so men he did number of sur
prisins things, capturing Turkish garri-
SONS by coming upon them unaware5, from
the most unexpected sources. carrying FIRE
and blood with him. His policy has been
one of terror. and the Turkish Government
has offered $4,000 for his head. He plans
his operations so well that they are in
variably successful, and he has become the
idol of the Slavic peasants of Bulgaria and
Macedonia. They are all willing to serve
and aid him in any enterprises he may
have on foot. His aim Is to provoke the
Turks to such retaliation as will shock
Europe and bring about Intervention and
destroy the rule of Turkey.
DIR. Basil B. Brashear died at Upper
Marlboro, Md, Oct. 2, at the age OF 81.
He had gone thither to investigate the
genealogy Of his ancestors, who were
among the Huguenots who had migrated
to that country in 1858. DR.. Brashear had
gone to Ohio when quite young. and after
graduating in medicine, held a professor
ship in the Cleveland Medical College,
gaining large reputation for his studies
in hygiene. At the breaking out of the
war he went with the 10Th Ohio as Sur