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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
The Blazed
Trail % . CO. ss%$'s
Copyright 1902, by Stewart Edward White

Constituting the elite Of the profess
sion, as they did, Thorpe might have
wondered at their consenting TO work
for an obscure little camp belonging TO
a ireenhorn Loyalty to and pride in
thu firm for which he works are
strong characteristics of the lumber
jack. For this reason he feels that he
owes it to his reputation to ally him
self only with firms of creditable size
and efficiency The small camps are
for the youngsters Occasionally you
will see two or three Of the veterans
in such camp, but it is generally q
case of lacking something better.
The truth is .shearer had managed
to inspire in the minds of his cronies
ar idea that they were about to par
ticipate in fight. He retold Thorpe's
st,ry artistically The men agreed that
the young fellow had sand enough
fer lake 'front.' After that there
needed but a little skillful maneuver-
ing to inspire them with the idea that
it would be a great thing to take a
hund, to make camp" in spite of the
big concern up river.
Shearer knew that this attitude was
tentative. Everything depended on
how well Thorpe lived up to bis repu-
tuition at the outset. But Tim himself
believed in Thorpe blindly. So he had
ND fears.
A little incident at the beginning of
the voyage did much to reassure him.
. Thorpe had given orders that no
whisky was To be brought aboard.
Soon after leaving dock he saw one of
Che teamsters drinking from pint
flask Without. word he stepped
briskly forward, snatched the bottle
from the mans lips and threw 1t over
board. Then he turned sharp on his
heel and walked away without trou-
bling himself as to how the fellow
was going to take it.
The occurrence pleased the men. for
1T showed them they had made no mis-
lake. But 1t meant little else. The
chief danger really was lest they be-
come too settled in the protective atti-
Jude AS they took 1t, they were about
good naturally. to help along worthy
sreenhorn. This they considered ex-
ceedingly generous on their part, and
In their own minds they were inclined
to look on Thorpe much as grown
man would lock on child.
Fine weather followed them up the
long blue reach of Lake Huron, into
the noble breadth Of the Detour pas
sage, past the opening through the
Thousand islands Of the Georgian bay,
into the st. MIary's river. They were
locked through after some delay on ac-
count of the grain barges from Duluth
and at last turned their PROV west
ward in the Big Sea water, beyond
which lay Hiawatha's Pone-mah. the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
MAupE ADAMS, FARMER.

If Maude Adams has any particular
fad it is probably associated with her
love for outdoor life. She owns quite
a little farm on Long Island, n. Y.
where she spends nearly all of her time
during the summer and superintends
the management of the place. She is.
in fact, what may be termed real
farmer and makes pets of her horses.
cows, sheep and pigs.
Some months ago well known pub
l3cation which is devoted almost exclu-
sively to the interests OF women printed
page or more about Miss Adams, par
ticularly about her life on the farm-in
other words, Miss Adams off the stage.
Among other things contained In this
article was that when Miss Adams went
away from home her pigs actually
cried. In speaking OF this not long ago
she said she was not certain OF the
truth of this statement, as she had new
er yet been able to tell when u pig was
really crying, although she had studied
the nature of the swine with more or
less interest.
IF they cried when / went away"
said Miss Adams, II have no doubt that
they will laugh when l return. am
going to watch and see if they do II
pigs are laughing when they want to be
fed can then understand ] will be most
warmly greeted upon my return, for
was there ever time when pigs would
not indicate desire to eat?
1t need not be inferred hat Miss Adj
ans is a fancy farmer for she is not.
nor is she an agriculturist IT was VIII
liam Jennif gs Bryan who said that an
agriculturist is person who owns "A
farm, but lives in the city, and who
spends the money he earns in the city
in Keeping up the expenses OF the farm
Miss Adams makes her farm self sup
porting. She is a systematic farmer
She allots so much acreage every year
TO wheat, corn oats. timothy and ciover.
She has one of the finest and best cnl-
tivated gardens in ali of Long Island
Nearly all of the product OF her farm
finds d market at Williamsburg or east
Brooklyn, and no little of the yield from
her garden goes to the best hotels and
restaurants in New York city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16

5lone, yvtned the list or stres with 100
or more standard performers each to
their credit, his list just reaching the
hundred mark. AS only thirteen sires
have attained this great honor, it is not
difficult to realize Sidney's greatness as
sire.
The greatest characteristic of the
Sidney family, and one that has done
much to hurt his reputation. is the pos
session of such natural extreme speed
that his get are able to trot or pace
fast miles before they have had train
ing enough to enable them to carry
their speed for a race of heats.
Many OF his sons and daughters have
been started in races before they had
been given the work necessary to mus
Gle them up, and as a consequence they
gained the reputation of being soft,
reputation. by the way, that they would
never have got had their trainers un-
derstood that natural speed would not
win races until its possessors had been
given work enough to enable them to
carry it through race Of heats.
Now, in his old age. Sidney has sud-
denly become an important element in
the breeding world, and many good
mares will doubtless be mated with him
during his remaining years of service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16

I Sx~E HIKE weeks idteT inc stedul
barge Pole Star sailed down
the reach of Saginaw bay.
Thorpe had received letters
from Carpenter advising him OF Il
credit to him at a Marquette bank and
inclosng draft sufficient for current
expenses Tim Shearer had helped
make out the list of necessaries. In
time everything was loaded, the gang.
plank hauled In, and the little band OF
argonauts set their faces toward the
point where the Big Dipper swings.
The weather was beautiful. Each
morning the sun rose out Of the frosty
blue lake water and set in sea OF
deep purple. The moon, once again al
the full, drew broad paths across the
painless waste. From the southeast
blew daily the lake trades. to die al
sunset and then TO return i'll the soft
still nights from the west.
The ten horses in the hold munched
their hay and oats as peaceably as
though at home in their own stables
, Jackson Hines had helped select them
from the stock of firms changing local
ity or going out Of business. His judg-
ment in such matters was infallible
but he had resolutely refused to take
the position of barn boss which Thorpe
offered him.
NO" said he, shes too far north
I'm gettin' old, and the rheumatics
amt what you might call abandonin
of me. Up there it's colder than hades
on stoker's holiday"
So Shearer had picked out barn
boss of his own. This man was i'm
portant, for the horses are the main
stay of logging operations. He had Sc
lected also blacksmith, cook. -four
teamsters, half dozen cant hook men
and as many handy with ak or saw.
1.-The blacksmith is also good wood
butcher (carpenter)," explained Shear
err. -Four teams is all we ought tc
keep going at clip. If we need u
few axmen we can pick 'em up at Mar.
quette. I think this gang III stick.
picked 'em."
There was not young man In the
lot. They We're most of them in the
prime of middle life, between thirty
and forty, rugged in appearance
''cocky" in manner, with the swaggeT
and the oath of SO many buccaneers
hard as nails. Altogether Thorpe
thought them about as rough set of
customers as he had ever seen
Throughout the day they played cards
on deck and spat tobacco juice abroad
and swore necessarily. Toward him
self and Shearer their manner was an
odd mixture of independent equality
and slight Difference. 1t was as
much as to say, You're the boss, but
I'm as good man as YOU any day"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16

membership. Formed at meeting
held in Tacoma April 9 1903, the Pa
cific National league, however, encoun :
tered serious opposition through an II :
vasion of its territory by the newly
formed Pacific Coast league. before
known, with fewer clubs, as the Cali
fornia league. AS the season progress
ed several of the Pacific National teams
found that they We're losing money ard
disbanded. Butte. Spokane. Seattle
and Salt Lake City completed the cani-
paign and finished in the order named
This year Boise entered fast team in
the race, which took the place OF In It
representing Seattle.
The Pacific National league was for
merly known as the Pacific Northwest
league. 1t is a member of the National
Association of Professional Baseball
Leagues. of which +. T. Powers is pres
ident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
TIE CAREER OF
STARTER MIDNIGHT.

"He's daredevil"
Arthur Mcknight, new doing starting
on western race tracks, was first COM
mented on in this manner by Starter
Fitzserald with whom he began an APP
premiership.
Later Mcknight assisted Jake Holtz-
man, and the latter found the comment
well stated. Mcknight knew no fear IN
front of fractions thoroughbreds.
Dick Dwyer also observed the daring
with which Mcknight handled bad
post actors and when the latter once
had Mcknight in his service he held
him until the opening OF the Union
track, ST. Louis, when position OF au-
thority was offered.
The first incident that brought this
starters daring to public notice also
displayed with it a heroism worthy the
wide note 1t was given. 1t was at New
Orleans. Mcknight was assistant
starter.
Hunter, VIGOROUSLY fighting, biting
and kicking animal which also had .
penchant for running away, was In
front of the barrier. Kyle, very igh4
boy, had the saddle. The animal dis
played his temper by attacking Nc
knight, who was Strengthening the field
out before the barrier.
Whipped into line, the animal gave
a sudden jump forward as he was res
leased by Mcknight. Down the track
he was about to proceed, lofting heels
and otherwise endeavoring to shake OF
the boy who was powerless to control
the beast.
Mcknight grasped the situation In =
moment. AS the horse flashed by him
he reached for the bride rein. The boy
in the saddle was white with fear. Me-
Knight could not control the horse, but
ne would not be defeated. Thousands
in the stand watched with GREATNESS
interest the fight between horse and
man. Down the track fer an eighth Of
a mile the horse had the better Of the
argument.
Mcknight was being dragged by the
bride rein Every moment onlookers
expected him to give up and be beaten
under the now Infatuated animaTs
hoofs. An eighth farther down the
track the battle was over, and Nc
Knight had won. Hunter was taken
back to the post, placed in position and
never proved disturbing element aft
erward. Hunter was outgamed andy
gave up.
At Oakland two years ago he was asa
sistins Starter Dwyer in getting awaN
field Dorian would not be lined uH
The animal extended the challenge, and
Mcknight accepted it. The feature Of
that days racing was the narrow esI
cape from death of Assistant Me-
knight. Dorian fought with bulldog
tenacity. So did Mcknight. Neither
would weaken. 1t was found impossi-
BILE to force Dorian into submission. and
in order to get the field away Mcknight
virtually held the big gelding by mouth
and shoulder until the gate was raised.
AS the field started it bumped into
Mcknight, who was in the middle lot
the course, and before he could get free
had been stepped on several times. He
crawled through the fence, pulled him-
self together and assisted in the next
start.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
Owners and Officers of the Elk.
cursion Boat General Slo-
cum Probably Negligible
MORE STORIES OF WITNESSES
Boys Who Secured Apparatus for Life
Saving Found Them in State of De-
cay and Entirely Useless - Harrow
Ing Stories Told by the Survivors
Miscellaneous News.

New York, June 16.-That the life
preservers on board the General Slo-
cum were worse than useless because
OF rot due to old age is the Indictment
drawn up against the owners and off,
GERS of the excursion boat by two boys
each aged Is years. who proved them
selves heroes during the disaster.
Il was sitting on the rear of the up
per deck with two friends" says
George Gray. one of the boys. The
boat was just passing out of Hell Gate
and going toward an island when I
smelled fire. l said to my friends,
Hey, boys, there's fire. and we
Jumped up on seat and tried to pull
down some life preservers.
"All the Cork Came Out"
"a lot of them were rotten, and all
the cork came out of them. While we
were pulling at the live preservers a
big cloud Of smoke and flames came
right right up out of the center of the
boat Then the boat seemed to stop,
and the women began jumping over
board, and saw some of them throw
their babies into the water and jump
after them.
After the fire came all up around
the deck the boat got started again,
and the people kept jumping over.
There weren't any tugboats near us
then, but soon / saw a lot coming for
us / was afraid to jump over, and got
my friends to stay with me.
I'VE all had got life-preservers for
ourselves and for three little girls
whom we held onto when they tried to
Jump While we We're working, get
ting the life preservers, the tugs We're
coming at us fast, but back of us In
the water / could see, men, women,
and children going down. Most of
them couldn't swim at all, and went
right down as soon as they jumped
over.
First Rescue Tug.
1.-THE first tug that came to US was
the Director. 1t was a big boat and
came right up near us, as we We're CO.
ing toward the island. / jumped onto
the boat and then whole crowd of
people jumped on top of me. Half of
those who jumped fell into the water
between the side of the tug and the
steamer.
Pretty soon there was SO many on
the Director that her stern was way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
Land of the Hereafter.

| l4d1lu Oh Jle t1eEedILeE.
Next morning by daybreak every
man was at work. The matches were
opened, ana soon between-decks W.
/ numbered with boxes, packing eases,
barrels and crates. In their impro-
vised stalls the patient horses seemed
! to catch q hint of shore going and
wiinnied BY 10 o'clock there doomed
against the strange coast line of the
| Pictured rocks shallow bay and what
| looked to be dock distorted by the
, northern mirage.
"That's her. said the captain.
Two hours later the steamboat slid
between the yellow waters of two out
living reefs and with slackened speed
moved slowly toward the wharf of log
cribs filled with stone.
Thorpe knew very we'll that the
structure had been erected by and be-
longed to Morrison 81 DAILY, but the
young man had had the foresight to
purchase the land lying on the deep
water side of the bay. He therefore
anticipated no trouble in unloading, for,
while Morrison & DAILY owned the pier
itself. the land on which 1t abutted be-
longed to him.
From the arms Of the bay he could
| make out a dozen figures standing near
the end of the wharf. When, with pro-
| peller reversed, the Pole Star bore
slowly down toward her mornings,
Thorpe recognized Dyer at the head OF
eight or ten woodsmen. 1t looked sus-
picious.
Catch this linev' sung out the mate,
hurting the coil of hand line on the
wharf.
No one moved. and the little rope aft
or a moment slid overheard with q
splash.
The captain. with a curse, signaled
full speed astern.
Captain Morse" cried Dyer. step
ming forward, my orders are that you
are to land here nothing but NJ. & d.
merchandise
81 have right to land" answered
Thorpe "The shore belongs to me-"
This dock doesn't" retorted the 9TH
err sharply, land you can't set foot on
her.
"You have no legal status. You had
no business building in the first place
began Thorpe. and then stopped with u
choke Of anger at the futility Of argu-
ing legality in such case.
The men had gathered interestedly in
the waist of the ship, cool, impartial.
severely critical. The vessel swung her
bow. in toward the dock. Thorpe ran
swiftly forward and during the instant
of rubbing contact leaped.
He alighted squarely upon his feet.
Without an instant's hesitation he
rushed on Dyer and with one full, clean
INFLOW stretched him stunned on the
dock. For moment there was pause
of establishment Then the woodsmen
closed upon him.
During that instant Thorpe had be-
come possessed of weapon. 1t came
hurting through the air from above to
fall at his feet. Shearer, with the cool
calculation of the pioneer, had seen
that it would be impossible to follow
his chief and so had done the next best
thing, thrown him a heavy iron Delay
ing pin.
Thorpe hit with all his strength and
quicknesS. He was conscious once of
being on the point of defeat. Then he
! had cleared little space for himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
LOU BILLIONS SIZE

Since Lou Dillon has become the
champion trotter a great deal of atten
ton has been called to her srandsire.
Sidney, 2.19A, a horse that is really a
most mertorious sire. although for the
last ten years he has been neglected by
breeders generally.
Sidney was sired by the one time
great trotting stallion Santa Claus,
2:17h, out of Sweetness. 2:21k, by
Volunteer. second dam by Edward Ev-
erett. thus combining the blood of three
of Harnbletonian's great sons. He was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
interesting to Asthma Sufferers.

Daniel Bante, of otterville, Iowa,
writes, II have had asthma for three
or four years, and have tried about all
the cough and asthma cures in the
market, and have received treatment
from physicians in New York and other
cities, but got very little benefit until
/ tried Foley's Honey and Tar, when
gave me immediate relief and l never
will be without it in my house. ] sin
cerely recommend it to all" B. A.
MORGAN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16

Ing III europe, i. now back IN america
ready for the fray.
Major" Taylor and Iver Lawson
have been racing with success in Aus
trala. TAYLOR is to return in July to
race in the eastern meets. Lawson
writes that in Australia interest in
cycle races is at fever heat. He says
that more than 800 professional riders
are competing on the various tracks.
.Plugger Hill" Martin. the veteran
racer and winner of large fortune in
cycling events, has finally retired from
the game.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
Worst of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last
Such was the experience of Mrs. s. Il
Newson, Decatur Ala. For three
years. she writes. Il endured insuffer-
able pain from Indigestion. stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed in
evitable when doctors and all reme-
dies failed. At length l was induced
to try Electric Bitters ard the result
was miraculous. I improved at once
and now I'm completely recovered.
For liver, kidney, stomach and bowel
troubles Electric Bitters is the only
medicine. Only h0c. It's guaranteed
by Mcdonald & Mahood, druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
where shearer and Andrews met theirs

where Shearer and Andrews met theirs.
How do you like it. TimY ask d
Thorpe that evening.
"Shes all right" replied the +.
man, with emphasis, which for ~
was putting it strong.
At noon the following day the !.
arrived at the second dam. 2
Shearer had decided to build the *
manent camp. Injun Charley was CTS
structing one of his endless series s,f
birch bark canoes. Later he would
paddle the whole string to Marquette.
where he would sell them to hard
ware dealer for $3.50 apiece.
Iniun Charley looked up and grunted
as Thorpe approached.
How are you, Charles?" greeted.
Thorpe reticently.
"You gettum pine? Goodw replied
Charley in the same tone.
(lTo Be Continued.l
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down in the water and her bow up in
the air. but they kept on jumping and
slipping into the river and going
down.
4 got hold of a little girls leg who
was falling over, pulled her up and sat
on her SO as to keep her from being
pushed over.
II saw man on the upper deck
take baby and throw it into the wa
ter. The baby's hair was all on fire
and she fell in the water near the tug.
A man jumped over and got her and
brought her to the Director.
Roll From Decks to River.
LAS the tugs came around the boat
everybody who was left tried to jump
on them, and they jumped on top of
each ether, lots of them rolling off the
decks of the tugs into the water.
Il s;tw a lot of young girls swimming
toward the island who were picked up
by rowboats. l saw two little girls who
had no life preservers on. but who
could swim. sink when a wave made by
one Of the tugs rolled over them.
Il saw about ten men jump overheard
long before the tugs came, and not one
of them could swim. They We're shout
ing for help and they all went down.
After the Director had so many on her
that thought she was going to sink or
turn over she steamed for the New
York shore, where we got off and a lot
of us were taken in wagons to the ele-
waited road
Saves Girl Companion.
John Tishner. the other boy, de-
| scribes his experiences and his rescue
as follows:
II was down on the lower deck with
Ida Wousky. IA years old. who lives in
the same house with me, at 404 Fifth
street We were eating ice cream, when
| the flames burst out right near us.
Everybody seemed to be yelling fire,
and saw lot of women. with their
| hair and dresses burning. jump into the
water long before any boats came
near us.
My friend was going to faint, but
| kicked her in the stins and walked her
up. Then got a lot of life preseryers,
most of them rotten, and after long
| time ! got one on Ida. The tugs were
| coming near us then and l told her to
| jump She wouldn't jump and / pushed
her over. Then / jumped in the water
myself and / got hold of her hair and
| held her up until the tug came and we
were pulled out
81 guess saw more than 200 people
| jump over on my side of the boat ten
minutes before the tugs, rowboats and
| launches came anywhere near us.
| could not see on the other side of the
boat. but / could hear them screaming
and could hear the splashes in the
water as they jumped overheard
Babies Thrown Overheard.
| After first saw the smoke and
| flames there was a terrible rush of peo-
/ pie to the rear of the boat. They were
pushing and pulling each other until
those near the railing We're crowded
| over In the river. ] saw lot of women
/ throw their babies overheard and then
/ fall after them. Most of these women
were drowned.
II saw lot of girls who We're near
get life preservers and jump into the
water long before the tugs came. They
were all swimmers and got ashore. One
| Of the girls saw swan all the way in
with baby.
Il guess / saw fifty babies in the
/ water before the tugboats came, and
| the men and women were jumping In
on top of Them"