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out. With Il curt nod the Indian seat
ed himself by the fire and. producing
a square plug of tobacco and knife.
began leisurcly TO fill his pipe. Finally
Injun Charley spoke in the red mans
clear cut. initiative English, pause
between each sentence.
II find trail three men," said he.
"Both dam. three men. One man go
down river. Those men have cork
boot. One man no have cork boot. He
boss"
The Indian suddenly threw his chin
out, his head back, and half closed his
eyes in cynical squnt. As by fash
Dyer the scalcr. leered insolently from
behind the Indians stolld mask.
How do you know" said Thorpe.
For answer the Indian threw his
shoulders forward in Dyer's nervous
fashion.
"He make trail big by the toe. light
by the heel He make trail big on in
side"
Charley arose and walked after Dy-
er's springy fashion, illustrating his
point in the soft wood ashes OF the
immediate fireside.
Thorpe looked doubtful. II believe
you are right. Charley" said he. But
II is mighty little to go on. You can't
be sure"
II sure" replied Charley.
He puffed strongly at the heel Of his
smoke. then arose and without farewell
disappeared in the forest.
Then began the wonderful struggle
against circumstances which has be-
come a byword among river men every
where. A forty day drive had to go
out in ten. freshet had to float out
30,00O.OO0 feet of logs. 1t was tremen-
dOus. Fourteen. sixteen. sometimes
eighteen hours day the men of the
driving crew worked like demons.
Jams had no chance to form. OF
course under the pressure the lower
dam had gone out. Nothing was to be
depended on but sheer dogged grit.
Far up river Sader L. Smith had hung
their drive for the season. and so had
not extraordinary loss. Thorpe had at
least clear river
Wallace Carpenter could not under
stand how human flesh and blood en-
dured. The men themselves had long
since reached the point of practical
exhaustion. but were carried through
by the fire Of their leader. Work was
then It became frenzied. When he
looked at a man from his cavern0us
burning eyes. that man jumped.
ImpOssibilities were puffed aside like
thistles. The men went at them head
long. They gave way before the rush
Thorpe always led. Not for single
instant Of the day nor for many al
night was he at rest. Instinctively hi
seemed to realize that let dowI
would mean collapse.
After the camp had fallen asleep h'
would often lie awake half Of the few
hours Of their night. every muscle
tense, staring at the sky His mint
saw definitely every detail of the sit
uation as he had viewed II. In advanc'
his Imagination stopped and sweatet
to the work which his body was to &C
complish the next morning. Thus h
did everything twice. Then at last tn
tension would relax. He would fal
into uneasy sleep. But twice that di'
not follow. Through the dissolvinl
iron mist Of bis striving q sharl
thought clesvsd like an arrow. II wa
that after all. he did not care. Sub
eopsciousness, the other influence, Wa
growing like . weed. Perhaps ther
were greater things than 70 succeed
greater things than success. AM the
the keen. poignant pemoyy ef u
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ThreU his battered old felt hat defdntly
health of lungs even sent TO his pa
per a little item. This Unexpectedly
brought Wallace Carpenter to the spot.
The place was an amphitheater for
such as chose TO be spectators. They
gorge cliffs. overlooking the river, the
fall and the jam.
At last Shearer became angry.
"We've been monkeying long
enough" said he. Next time well
leave center that will go out. Wen
shut the dams down tight and dry
pick out two wings that II start her"
The dams were first run at full
speed and then shut down. Hardly a
drop Of water flowed In the bed of the
stream. The crews set laboriously to
work TO pull and roll the logs out in
such fat fashion that head OF water
should send them out.
This was even harder work than the
other, for they had not the floating
power OF water 10 help them In the
lifting. As usual part of the men
worked below, part above.
Jimmy Powers. curly haired. laugh
ing faced, was irrepressible. He bad
gered the others until they threw bark
at him AMI uenaced him with tkeir
peayeys. Always he had at his tongues
end the proper quip for the occasion,
70 that In the long run the work was
lightened by him. When the men stop
ped to think ut all they thought Of
Jimmy Powers with very kindly hearts,
for II was known that he had had more
Trouble than most and that coin was
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CHAPTER XXyII.

@0IIE rear had been tcnting at the
dam for two days and was
about ready TO break camp
when Jimmy Powers swung
across the trail 70 tell them of the big
jam.
Ten miles along the river bed the
stream dropped over little half falls
into q narrow. rocky gorge. 1t was al
ways an anxious spot tor river drivers.
The plungiug of the logs head-on over
the fall had so gouged out the soft rock
below that an eddy of great power had
formed in the basin. Here. in spite of
all efforts. the jam had formed. The
bed was completely filled. far above
the level of the falls. by a tanglc that
deficd the jam crews best efforts.
The rear at once took the trail down
the river Thorpe and Shearer and
Scotty Parsons looked over the ground
Without delay the entire crew was
set to work Nearly hundred men
can pick great many logs In the
course of day. Several times the jam
started. but always plugged before
the motion had become irresistible.
"Well have to shoot" Shearcr re-
luctantly decided.
The men were withdrawn. Scotty
Parsons cut sapling twelve feet long
and trimmed il. Big lunko thawed his
dynamite at a little fire. opening the
ends Of the packages in order that the
steam generated might escape. When
the powder was warm. Scotty bound
twenty of the cartridges around the
end of the sapling. adjusted fuse in
one of them aud soaped the opening 10
exclude water. Then Big Junko thrust
the long javelin down into the depths
of the jam. leaving Il thin stream of
smoke behind him as he turned away.
zigzagging awkwardly over the jam,
the long ridiculous tails of his brown
cutaway coat Hopping behind him as
he leaped. \ scant moment later the
hoarse dynamite shouted.
Great chunks of timber shot to an in
conceivable height. Entire logs lifted
bodily into the air with the motion of
a fish jumping. a fountain of water
cleaned against the sun and showcred
down in fine rain. The jam shrugged
and settled. That was all. The shot
had failed.
The men ran forward, examining Gu
rinusly the great hole in the log forma.
ten.
"W III have TO flood her" said Thorpe.
So all the gates of the dam were
raised and the torrent tried its hand.
II had no effect. Evidently the affair
was not one of violence. but of pa
tience. The crew went doggedly to
work
Day after day the clank, clank. clink
OF the peaveys sounded with the regu-
larity of machinery. II was cruel,
hard work. \ man who has lifted his
utmost strength into Il peavey knows
that, Any but the Fighting Forty
would have grumbled.
Collins, the bOokkeeper, came up TO
view the tangle. Later photographer
from Marquette took some views, and
by the end of the week a number OF
curiosity seekers We're driving over ev'
cry day 10 see the big jam. A certain
Chicago journalist in search of balsam
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dream girl stole into the young mans
mind and in agony was Immediately
thrust forth. lie would not think of
her. He had given her up. He refus.
ed to believe that he had been wrong
In the still darkness Of the night he
would rise and steal to the edge of the
duly roaring stream. There, his eyes
blinded and his throat choked with .
longing more manly than tears. he
would reach out and smooth the round
rough coats of the great logs.
"We'll do it," he whispered to then
and to himself. well do 1t. We can,
be wrong"
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son the subject of love making"
said the maiden, 81 prefer to be in the
dark"
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Citizen-Isyour theater fireproofs
Manager-Yes couldn't be more so
unless you'd have the women wear
asbestos hats,
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FOR SALE CHEAP Secondhand sur
rey In good condition. Carroll make.
Enquire of M. +. CARROLL & SONS.
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Marriage Licenses.

Arthur Hixson and Elmira Kidd.
Robert p. Swearingen and Isabel
LamOnda.
Harry Spargur and Elizabeth Wal.
lace.
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Don't take lunch with you to-eat
on the boat. Eat 1t after you get off
the boat. Otherwise it might be
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"The membership is limited to mu
sicians and lovers of music.
I'm barred then. I'm a critic"
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wanted-A cook. No questions
asked.
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School Teacher Boarder-What did
you think of my new photographs
The Cravat Clerk--Out o. sight
that is, the wrinkles.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Honaeo-
pathio Specific No. 26, In uss
over 20 years, the only success
ful remedy. 81 per vial, or rspso-
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~ ~ nsusss>a q a ssosiptee vsaea
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"What's our bill ?" asked the head
of the party of three.
"Well, said the tavern keeper, "if
three pays,it's thirty.6ve cents apiece,
and If one pays, it's dollar"
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Patron-Let me have the big bill of
fare.
Waiter-You have the regular bill.
That's the health food list.
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Sample mailed free.
One application gives RELIEF.

The continued use OF Hum.
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"Pop."
''Yes, my son."
Whats barber college,"
"Where they teach mandolin, guitar,
banjo and the nasal rendition Of love
ballads"
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The Horse-That boy that takes
care of ~ Il : poor fpancier,
The Cow-WhyY
The Horse-Hs keeps forgettin' to
vatey ~ oteeh. s'l,
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Probate Court.

TO BE CONTINUED.
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Pop"
"Yes, my SON ?"
whats a low comedian ?"
"One with fiat Jokes I"

Moistened breakfast food will be
found just as effective as wet paper,
tea leaves, or sawdust to prevent rails
ing dust In sweeping carpets.
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f~1OR n moment the three men
stared ut each other without
speaking.
u what does IL meanT almost
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-27
A Question Of Nerve"

The hotel barber shop has its little
joke as well as any other part Of the
house, says the Detroit Free Press.
In the tonsorial establishment Of
one of the downtown obstetrics yes
terday a drummer who knew all the
doctors was being operated upon.
Nearby a small barber shop had been
set up in business, with plate glass
mirrors, mahogany furniture and the
like, and was making a great splash
for business.
"How's the new barber shop getting
on next door," asked the drummer OF
one of the BARRIERS.
"Oh, $780," was the reply. How.
eve we manage to keep at work
he added, Just to show that though
there may be cutters In" competi-
ton Is the life Of trade.
Il suppose you do get a few still,
who don't see the other place. re-
marked the drummer.
BY this time the barber was sar-
castle.
Eyes, indeed" he said. "They wan
der in here occasionally-a few like
yourself, you know-and suppose af-
ter they get In, they don't have nerve
enough to get out"
mot at all" said the drummer. Il
think it's nerve that keeps them In"
And the laugh was On the house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-27
PoPULIsT CONVENTION
VIII Be Held Either at indianapolis or
Springfield, III.

st. Louis, Feb. 22.-The national
convention of the Allied Peoples par
ty will be held either in Indianapolis,
Ind, or Springfield, Ill, this having
been determined upon tonight at the
meeting of the national committee
here. The national committee Of the
middle.of.the-road wing, Of which 10 A.
Parker, Of Louisville, KY, is chairman,
met in the Southern Hotel today and
the fusionist national committee, Of
which j. p. Edmisten, Of Lincoln,
Neb., In chairman, met In the ST.
Johns Hotel, The sessions continued
late tonight and committees from
both national committees were fire.
q~dently in conference. The fusionists
desired to hold the convention In st.
Louis about the time of the national
Democratic conventions tH June, but
the mlddle.of.theraad wfpg Mas equal.
ly determined inftl85 sfdffton that the
convention should be held outside Of
st. Louis and priory ,tuSthe national
Democratic convention.
The f~usiOnists finally conceded the
question Of a meeting place and 1t wal
decided tonight to hold the national
convention either In Indianapolis or
Springfield. Agreements upon the
date Of the convention and the selec-
ton Of one Of the two cities named
are to be settled tomorrow.
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IN A BLAZING TROLLEY CAR
An Exciting Race, Down Grade, on
Fifth Avenue, pittsburg.


Piusburg. Pa. Feb 2l.-A blazing
Larimer avenue car, with brakes on
and % passengers aboard, raced down
Fifth avenue carly Saturday morning
from Grant almost TO Market street
For ~ minutes after the ear came TO
a stop it blazcd like a furnace, -Four
q. the passengers were seriously hurt
and Dorothy Grecnup who was IN
t~ernally injured, ualy die.
As Grant street was reached, the
front motor blew out The motornnn
rushed to the rear and attempted to
hold the car from that end, The sec
ond motor also exploded, and in an In
slant the rear end OF the car was In
flames, In the panic that followed
somcnne released the II brake that
held the car At the top of the hill, The
flight back toward Market street be-
gan. The passengers crowded tightly
toward the motorman's platform to es-
cape the flames. One woman. Dorothy
Greenup. leaped over the high wire
gate at the side of the front platform.
Others attempted TO follow but tho
crowd was packed too tightly, When
Market street was reached and the a
stopped of itself. several people were
still aboard, although tho car was
more than half ablaEc. f. J, Thomp-
son broke through n window and
dragged with him m unknown col
ored woman. lie was severely hurt
Miss Greenup and John Jones were
taken to the Homeopathic hospital,
The car was almost entirely consumed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-27
LEVEE MEN TO MEET.
Call Covers Levees In Territory From
Cairo to VieksburC.

Memphis. Tenn. Feb. 22-To ar.
range a better levee protection system
and TO prepare for the spring rise will
be the purpose Of n meeting of the gov
ornmeut engineers and presidents and
chief engineers OF the State leyce
boards OF districts !, > and ) Of the
Mississippi river Improvement. in this
city. at 1880 o'clock next Friday
morning
The call for the meeting and inyi.
tation to attend issued by Capt. f. w
Van G.. Lucas includes all who r
especially interested In the preserva.
ton and maintenance of the lcyee sys
tens, II is expected that all the To-
wee boards from Cairo, H.. TO Vicks-
burg, Miss. will be represents! at the
meeting
Beside the government officials the
following state districts will be repre-
scented at tho meeting: st, Francis
district of Missouri. st. Francis dis,
triCt Of Arkansas. Roelfoot district Of
Tennessee, Upper and Lower Nazoo dis.
triCts of Mississippi. Cotton Belt dis.
trict of Arkansas, White river district
Of Arkansas, DeSha and Chico county
districts of Arkansas and the Upper
Tpnsas district Of Louisiana.
Cant. Lucas in issuing the call at.
tracts attention to sections II and
Is of the rivers and harbor act Of
March 3, 1899, and states that il il
the intention of the officials To rigidly
enforce the provision of penalties for
impairing in any way the usefulness
of any of the loyecs.
II. n Pharr, chief engineer of tho
st. Francis leype board. stated yes.
terday that he would send out warn.
ings all along his district, calling at.
tentiou to the State laws relative TO
the protection of the %levocs. The stat.
utes of Arkansas provide that riding
or driving or even walking on the To-
wees and the tearing down of fences
used to protect the levces Is punish.
able by a fine Of ST. to $50 and an i'm.
prlsonment Of from five to thirty days.
The Arkansas law even goes fur.
Their. II provides against the trespass
Of live stock on the leyees,
The leyee laws and regulations OF
Missouri, Arkansas. Tennessee, Mis-.
sisstppi and Louisiana will be cousid.
cred at the meeting next Friday morn.
ing in Capt. Lucas Office and IT Is
the intention to arrive at some decis-
ion whereby tho laws may be rlgidly
enforced.
Except In high water time when ev'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-27
IN A PULLMAN PALACE CAR
Attempted Suicide of Lorenzo
Grossly, IA Mormon Elder, On
n Chicngo q Alton Train.

Kansas City, Feb. 21'-Lorenzo
Grossly, said to be an elder in the
Mormon church, while en- route from
Atlanta, Ga, where he had been sta
toned until recently, to Holbrook,
Ariz., shot and fatally wounded him
self in q berth In a Pullman on the
southbound Chicago & Alton train
Saturday, near HIgbee, Mo. He was
brought to Kansas City and placed In
the city hospital where, 1t Is said, no
cannot live longer than "a hours.
Grossly, who Is 35 years old, shot
himself twice, n bullet penetrating
his brain. He was treated by a rail-
way surgeon who occupied a berth In
the same car with him, but little could
be done for the a
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Helena. Ark, Feb. 22s-Rev. DR..
Charles II. lockwood Of this city, for
fifteen years the rector Of st. Johns
church, one Of the largest Episcopal
parishes In the Southwest, Is being
fayorably mentioned as the logical sue
cessor Of the lamented Bishop Thomas
Underwood Dudley, Of Kentucky. DR..
Lockwood was for several years sta
toned in Kentucky under Bishop Dud-
ley. was ordained by him into the
ministry and was his close personal
friend for thirty years. Bishop bud.
ley FIVE years ago consecrated the new
house Of worship of ST. oJhn's congre-
cation In this city.
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CHAPTER XVII.
.HELL-wITH THE FIRE OUT

'HELL-WITH THE FIRE OUT"
The British workman, of whom we
hear so much, but whom we seat
work-so seldom, is by no means to be
COMPOUNDED with that honest, decent,
deserving citizen, the British working
man. When the latter is not at his
work he is to be found at home. MOI
to seek the former need we go far.
Hyde park on Sunday afternoon and
the public-house during the rest OF the
week appear to be his permanent ad-
dresses. Of the British working man
there was no sign at this meeting. but
that that amiable representative OF
sweet reasonableness, the l~ong-suffer-
ing, toil-exhausted, tyrant-oppressed
British workman, was present could
be both seen and smelt.
The entrance of the chairman, the
strike committee, and the delegates
was hailed with tumultuous applause,
which rose to a frenzy when, at a
sign from Number Two, the care-taker
OF the hail pulled a string that COM
municated with what looked like a
bundle Of dirty linen that was screwed
up close to the root over the chair
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-27
TRIBUTE TO JUD RUSSELL
Resolutions Adopted by the Legislature Of Mississippi - An
Address OF Bishop Galloway Delivered on the Occasion
of the Memorial Services in Honor Of
the Late Speaker.

january 81. in Jackson, Miss, vas
held a memorial service IN honor Of
the late speaker Of the house. A. J..
Russell, of Meridian. The services
took place in the house OF representa-.
tives.
The following members paid trib-
utes to the memory of the late speak.
er: Messrs. Alcorn of Coahoma, Den
ton of Lauderdale, Watts of Lauder
dale, Thomas of Washington, Hoyle Of
Lee, Bates of Calhoun, Cavett OF NoX.
ubee, Ethridge of Kemper, Estis OF
Clarke and George of Yazoo.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, of Holmes,
Bishop Galloway was asked to address
the house on this occasion, and Mr..
Smith. of Holmes, was appointed to
escort the bishop to the stand.
Bishop Galloway then paid a beauti-
full and eloquent tribute to the late
speaker.
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mans head, but when loosened re-
solved itself into the respective flags
of Germany and England intertwined.
Again and again the building re-
echoed with patriotic cheers, varied by
"Rule, Britannica and the inspiring
strains OF realistic limitations of a
German band playing slightly out OF
tune. this last being no doubt intend
cd as a delicate compliment to the
great nation which supplies the soul
less Englishman with music, and on
this occasion, and for n night only,
as they put it in the theatrical profess
sion, had supplied him also with
money.
Then the serious business Of the
evening commenced.
Seldom since our race was Gre
ated," said the chairman, had the
inhabitants of this planet gathered to-
eether on an occasion which marked
SO great an epoch in the history OF
mankind and did such honor to the
human heart" (Vociferous cheers and
cries of Good old HEARTH Person
ally he was proud to think that he
had lived to see this day-this glorious
day, this never-to-be-forgotten day
when two great nations had combined
to unfurl the flag of the brotherhood
of man, and had planted it on the
watchtower of civilization for all the
world to see" "a voice; Never
mind the flag, old chap. Have you got
the money there? That's what we
want to see,")
Yes" responded the chairman,
with an indulgent smile, as if saying
to himself, with Pecksniffian phil
osophy: Let us humor these good
creatures. these dear creatures. 1t is
natural that they should wish to as
sure themselves, by a sight Of the
gift that has come from Germany,
that their dream of brotherhood is in
deed realized"
Eyes, the money is here safe
enough, my friends" he said. st is in
that satchel which is now held by my
honored co-laborer and colleague, Mr..
Richardson Hall, and which he will
soon have the honor of presenting on
behalf of the people of Germany, and
/ of accepting on behalf of the people
of England"
This statement was followed by a
scene of the widest enthusiasm and
uproar, each member of the audience
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STOCKMAN FOUND DEAD.
Hnd EyId"ntIy nreh nobbed aud
Thrown over Elevated Rail-
rund Structure,

Chicago, Feb. ell d. Kirk, Jr., a
young stockman of Kumler, ILL.,, was
found dead beneath the South Side eie-
waited structure, near Twelfth street,
Saturday. 1t is believed by the police
that the man was sluSged on the ele-
waited station platform and his body
thrown over the railing,
The motive, It Is thought, was rob-
berry. The fact that young Kirk dis
posed of u carload Of cattle, which he
brought In from Kumler, Friday, and
probably had considerable money In
his possession, confirms this belief In
the minds of the police.