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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

| some timbered agricultural land, billy,
but well watered. Petroleum and min
erals have been found in this region.
California still has 100000 acres OF
unreserved land. Most Of it is rough
and broken, some actually mountain
Gus. little suitable for fruit growing.
Some of it is timbered, some contains
minerals, but 1t is not, on the whole. an
attractive field for the homesteader.
Colorado has SS.000,000 acres lying
idle, and some Of this land is adapted to
farming, with irrigation. The draw
back Is less difficult to surmount in
Colorado than almost anywhere else.
Florida's 500 900 acres are level and
for the most part timbered. The public
land in the southern counties Is nlarSfy
and unavailable for any present day
purpose.
Idaho. with 100000 acres of gov
eminent land. has scarcely any tillable
soil. The greater part OF 1t is lava
ana sagebrush desert.
Kansas has 100000 acres OF unaP-
propriated land. The reason for this is
because the soil is not good enough to
encourage settlement
Louisiana is credited with 100000
acres OF the public estate. This rem
nant Is mostly sandy and clay soil OF
Indifferent quality, some OF 1t timoered.
Michigan has only $4,000 acres of I'm
Gle Sans farm. This land is described
as very good soil, and the reason it is
stin vacant is probably to be found in
its inaccessibility.
Minnesota's 100000 acres have thus
far offered no temptation to the home
seeker. The land may be rich in min
erals. but IL is not well adapted to agri-
culture.
In Mississippi there are 100000 acres
of public land, broadly described as ag-
ricultural and tin,bered.
Missouri has 10000 acres of public
domain. There is some valley land. but
most Of 1t Is hilly and timbered ana not
suitable for agricultural purposes
Montana. with $1,000 900 acres of land
which may be tempted. furnish
some good farming land. Most Of III
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and there single logs were even pro-
jected bodily upward, as an apple seed
is shot from between the thumb and
forefinger. Then the jam moved.
Scotty Parsons, Jack Hyland, Red
Jacket and the forty or fifty men had
reached the shore. BY the wriggling
activity which is river mans alone
they succeeded in pulling themselves
beyond the snap of deaths jaws. 1t
was narrow thing for most Of them
and miracle for some.
Jimmy Powers, Archie Harris, Long
Pine Jim, Big Nolan and Mike Mo
loney, the brother of Bryan, were in
worse case. They were, as has been
said, engaged In "flattening'' part Of
the jam about eight or ten rods below
the face of it. When they finally I'M
derstood that the affair was one of
escape, they ran toward the jam, hop
ing to climb out Then the crash came.
They heard the roar Of the waters, the
wrecking Of the timbers; they saw the
logs bulge outward in anticipation Of
the break. immediately they turned
and fled, they knew not where.
All but Jimmy Powers. He stopped
short in bis tracks and threw his bat
tered old felt hat defiantly full into the
face of the destruction hanging over
him. Then, his bright hair blowing in
the wind Of death, he turned to the
spectators standing helpless and para
lyzed forty feet above him.
1t was an instant's impression-the
arrested motion seen in the flash Of
lightning-and yet to the onlookers 1t
had somehow the quality of time. For
perceptible duration it seemed to them
they stared at the contrast between the
raging hell above and the yet peace
able river below.
Yet afterward, when they attempted
to recall definitely the impression, they
knew it could have lasted but frac-
ton of second.
80 long. boysw they heard Jimmy
Powers voice. Then the rope Thorpe
had thrown fell across q caldron Of
tortured waters and OF tossing logs.
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E,,;. Picturesque Character.

New York. June 2S.-Reports that
Kent LOOMS may have stood IN the
way of what is declared to be the
cherished ambition of William II. Ellis
to gain the throne OF Ahyssinia finds
little credence here. but serve to revive
interest in Ellis. who is one OF the
most picturesque characters in the his
tory of the metropolis.
Ellis. or as he often prefers TO
designate himself. Guillaume Enrique
Elliseo, is 80 years old, tall, stalWart
with curly black hair, broad
shoulders, cleaning white teeth always
i stylishly dressed, adorned with many
Jewels, and with an ingratiating man
ner.
Seven or eight years ago he came TO
this city from San Antonio. where he
had been engaged in selling wool. He
was interested in African exploitation
then, as he has been recently. He
first favored the idea of deporting
negroes from America to Africa.
little more than year ago he went to
Abyssinia, at the time Robert =
Skinner. American consel at Marselles,
became irnbued with the idea that there
was a great opportunity for the Amer
lean people to enter into trade neso-
tiations with Emperor Menelik.
Since his return here he has be-
sieged the state department to allow
him to represent the United States In
some official capacity in Abyssinia.
He was not able to convince the de-
partment OF his qualifications as an
envoy. but when he declared that he
was going back to Abyssinia to estah-
lish the bank which he had projected
q year ago. and that he would be glad
TO have Kent Loomis accompany him
as his guest, it was arranged as he de-
sired.
Ellis first came into public notice
here at the time of the trial OF William
A. T.. Moore. and Mrs Fayne Moore as
she was then known, before Recorder
Goff on the charge Of badgering" Mar
tin Mahon, then the proprietor of the
New Amsterdam hotel, out of Il large
sum of cash and a promissory note for
$4,000. She was the daughter of the
late chief justice OF Oregon, and on the
trial it was testified by witnesses that
she had been the friend and associate
Of Ellis, who drove to court in his own
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28
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. II.
Newson, Decatur, Ala. For three
years" she writes, Il endured insult
ferable pain from Indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed in
evitable when doctors and all renee
dies failed. At length I was induced
to try Electric Bitters and the result
was miraculous. / improved at once
and now I'm completely recovered"
For liver kidney, stomach and bowel
troubles Electric Bitters is the only
medicine. Only SOC. It's guaranteed
by Mcdonald & Mahood, druggists.
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Special Reduced Excursion Rates.

Will be in effect from ali points on
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
for the occasions named below:
Atlantic City, N. j., July 1913.
Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine.
Chicago. H., June 21-24. national re-
publican convention.
Cincinnati. o., July 18th to 23rd.
Grand Lodge B. & p. Order of Elks.
Detroit. Mich. July ITO. internation-
al convention B. Y. p. U.
indianapolis, Ind, June $3.50, ma
ticnal Prob 'hition convention.
Louisville. KY, Aug. 1929. K. p. en-.
campment.
st. Louis, Mo-. July s, national dem-
ocratic convention.
st. Paul, Mimi. July 1880. triennial
convention, L. G. B. A.
San Francisco, Sept 9Th to eth, TIL
ennial Conclave knights Templar.
San Francisco, Sept. 10th to 35th,
Sovereign Grand Lodge. !. o. O. b.
For information as to rates, dates OF
sale. ETC., Of these or other occasionA,
call upon the ticket agent Of the North
western line.
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Rosebud lands will be made from the
registered applicants beginning July ~.
Notice will be sent to those drawing
numbers one TO hundred to select
their land on Aug g. Numbers lol TO
200, inclusive, viii be notified to do the
same on Aug 9. and SO on Every one
who registers viii thus have an equal
chance.
The Nebraska public land is much
greater in extent, but the tract Is not
adapted to agriculture. 1t lies in thir-
ty-three counties in the northwestern
part Of the state and comprises an area
as large ~ Massachusetts and Rhode
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TURING perhaps ten seconds the
survivors watched the end OF
Thorpes rope trailing in the
food. Then the young man
with deep sigh began to pull 1t to-
ward him.
At once a hundred surmises, ques-
lions, calculations, broke out.
What happenedy' cried Wallace
Carpenter.
What was that mans name" asked
the Chicago journalist, with the eager
instinct Of his profession.
This Is terrible. terrible. terrible!" a
white haired physician from Marquette
kept repeating over and over.
A half dozen ran toward the point
OF the cliff to peer down stream, as
though they could hope to distinguish
anything in that waste Of food water.
"The dams gone out" replied Thorpe.
~ don't understand it. Everything
was in good shape as far as l could
see. 1t didn't act like an ordinary
break. The water cane too fast. Why.
h. was as dry as bone until just as
that wave came along. An ordinary
break would have eaten through little
by little before it burst, and Davis
should have been able to stop it. This
came all at once, as if the dam had
disappeared l don't see"
His mind Of the professional had al
ready begun to query causes.
How about the menu asked Wal
lace. isn't there something can
doy'
"You can head a hunt down the riv-
err" answered Thorpe. Il think 1t Is
useless until the water goes down.
Poor Jimmy! He was one of the best
men l had. l wouldn't have had this
happen
The horror of the scene was at last
beginning to filter through numbness
Into Wallace Carpenters Impressions
bic Imagination.
mo, no.. he cried vehemently.
"There is something criminal about it
to me! I'd rather lose every log In the
river.''
Thorpe looked at him curiously. ut
is one of the chances of war" said
he.
.'Id better divide the crew and take
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Island together-rnora than SbUU UVV
acres. This land has been open to set
tiers for several years in 100 acre lois
but owing to its poor quahty has not
proved attractive to the honest ca der.
1t is for this reason that the allotments
have been Increased to Gao acres. This
will be sufficient to enable the owner to
gO into the cattle raising business. To
conserve the right Of the actual set
tiers the Kinkaid law provides that the
homesteader cannot relinquish his
claim 10 q grant for Eve years. This
will prevent the cattle oarons from OBJ
tanning possession Of the Land fer at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28
n both banks of the river" suggested

in both banks of the river" suggested
Wallace.
"See if you can't get volunteers from
this crowd suggested Thorpe. Il can
let you have two men to show you
trails. / need as many of the crew as
possible to use this flood water"
"Oh, Harry" cried Carpenter, shock
ed. You can't be going to work again
today, before we have made the slight
est effort to recover the bodies"
"If the bodies can be recovered, they
shall be- replied Thorpe quietly. but
the drive will not wait. We have no
dams to depend on now, you must re-
member and we shall have to get out
on the freshet water"
Your men won't work. I'd refuse
Just as they willv' cried Carpenter. his
sensibilities still suffering.
Thorpe smiled proudly. you do not
know them"
"By Jove. cried the journalist in
sudden enthusiasm. "By Jove, that is
magnifcent!'
The men on the river crew had
crouched on their narrow footholds
while the jam went out. Each had
chung to his peavey, as is the habit OF
river men. Down the current past
their feet swept the debris of food.
Soon logs began to swirl by-at first
few, then many-from the remaining
rollways which the river had automat-
ically broken. In little time the eddy
caught up some Of these logs, and i'm
mediately another jam threatened. The
river men, without hesitation. as calm
" as though catastrophe had not
thrown the weight of its moral terror
against their stoicism. sprang. peavey
in hand, to the insistent work.
Thorpe's face lit with qualification.
He turned to the young man.
"You see," he said in proud simplicity.
With the added danger Of freshet wa
ter, the work went on.
At this moment Tim Shearer APP
preached from inland, his clothes drip
ping wet, but his face retaining its ha-
bitual expression Of, iron calmness.
Anybody caughty was his first Ques-
ton as he drew near.
Give men under the face" replied
Thorpe briefly.
Shearer cast glance at the river.
He needed to be told no more.
II was afraid Of It," said he. "The
rollways must be all broken out. It's
saved us that much, but the freshet
water won't last long. It's going to be
close squeak to get 'em out now.
Don't exactly figure on what struck the
dam. Thought first I'd so right up
that way, but then came down to see
about the boys"
where were you?" asked Thorpe.
ION the pole trail. got in little,
as you see"
In reality the foreman had had
close call for his life.
"We'd better go up and take a look,s
he suggested. THE boys has things
going here all right"
The two men turned toward the
brush.
"Hi. Timw called voice behind
them.
Red Jacket appeared, clambering up
the cliff
''Jack told me to give this to you"
he painted, holding out chunk of
strangely twisted wood.
"Where'd he get thisY' inquired
Thorpe quickly. Its piece Of the
DAM" he explained to Wallace, who
had drawn near.
picked It out Of the current" re-
piled the man.
The foreman and his boss bent ca
gerly over the morsel. Then they
stared with solemnity into each others
eyes.
4Dynamiter' exclaimed Shearer.
(To Be Continued.)
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dam FOR TWO Gays ana WAS
about ready to break camp
when Jimmy Powers swung
across the trail to tell them Of the big
jam.
stream dropped over a little half falls
into a narrow, rocky gorge. 1t was al
ways an anxious spot for river drivers.
The plunging 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 filed. far above
the level of the falls. by tangle that
defied the jam crews best efforts.
The rear Mt 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 a great many logs in the
course of day Several times the jam
started, but always plugged" before
the motion had become irresistible.
We'll have to shoot" Sbearer re-
luctantly decided.
The men were withdrawn. Scotty
Parsons cut sapling twelve feet long
and trimmed 1t. Big Junko thawed his
dynamite at 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 and soaped the opening to
exclude water. Then Big Junko thrust
the long javelin down into the depths
of the jam. leaving thin stream of
smoke behind him as he turned away.
zigzagging awkwardly over the jam.
the long, ridiculous tails of his brown
cutaway coat Topping behind him as
he leaped. A 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 showered
down in fine rain. The jam shrugged
and settled. That was ALL The shot
had failed
The men ran forward. examining Gu.
riously the great hole in the log forma.
ton.
well have to flood her." said Thorpe.
So all the gates of the dam We're
raised, and the torrent tried its hand.
1t had no effect. Evidently the affair.
was not one of violence, but of pa
thence. The crew went doggedly ID
work
Day after day the clank. clank, clinlk
of the peaveys sounded with the reg,i-
larity of machinery. 1t was cruel,
hard work. man who has lifted his
utmost strength into peavey knows
that Any but the Fighting Forty
would have grumbled.
Collins, the bookkeeper. came up TO
view the tangle. Later photoC"a phrr
from Marquette took some views, ard
by the end of the week number Of
curiosity seekers were driving over ev-
cry day to see the big jam. A certain
Chicago Journalist in search Of balsam
health of lungs even sent to his pa
per little item. This unexpectedly
brought Wallace Carpenter to the spot.
The place was an amphitheater for
such as chose to be spectators. They
could stand or sit on the summit OF The
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 a center that will go out. Well
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

settlement of the Rosebud reservation
in South Dakota and the large tract In
Nebraska made available by the Kin
kaid bill. The Rosebud Indian reserva-
ton. which contains only 3S20U0 acres,
is probably tie richest body of land
that is still under government control
II is also q fact that 1t is only by
coming into possession of some tract
formerly allotted as an Indian reserya-
tion that the government will be able in
future to furnish land that Is OF distinct
agricultural value. Its present holdings
are for the most part ada pied only TO
grazing. unless irrigation is employed
The Rosebud land is situated between
the Missouri and Nlobrara rivers, In the
southeastern part OF South Dakota, in
the great corn belt. Adjacent lands are
selling at from S25 to $40 an acre I'm
Gle Sarn viii dispose of these lands at a
nominal sum In easy payments-a dol
lar per acre in cash. 10 cents per acre
in two years and thereafter 70 cents
per acre per annum for three years
Registration for these lands Will begin
on july 5 and end on July %. On reg
istry each applicant will be given a GER
tificate emitting him to examine the
land.
TO avoid the confusion and dissatis-
faction incident to the former method
of distribution-in which actual pos
session was the prime requisite and the
principle of first come first served"
was Operatiye-the government nsti-
tuted the system of drawings This
scheme has been found to work adj
miraloly. Applications are made until
! specified date Subsequently all the
Rllot,nents possible are drawn from the
ssgistered nYmbers. Drawings for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

". H. Ellis and Ida Maud Lefferts-
Sherwood OF Marrypoft, England, had
been married May %, 1903. at
Grace church. New York. Friends
Of Ellis said he had met the
young woman I've years before at the
home of the Hotehkisses, and that they
had been engaged for a year. The
bride was said to be a niece of Lord
George Armstrong, of Craigside. Dur
ban. and London, and also grandniece
Of the late Sir William Henry Watson,
of Nottingham
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

least that long. This law becomes OPP
eratfve June %.
AS a matter of fact. there is lett COM
paratively little of the public domain
open TO unrestricted settlement. There
remains, of course, in the custody or
che government q considerable area of
unappropriated land, but it is small
compared with the VaStneSS OF even a
decade ago. This remnant OF Uncle
SANS once boundless domain is dis
trfbuted as follows:
Alabama has 10000 acres (f unre-
served land. 1t Is mountainous barren.
magshy OF sandy. Some of II Is pine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

land. and what is otherwise fit for cul-
tiyation is too hilly.
Arizona has AZ 600 900 acres described
as mountainous, arid or grazing land.
Most of it could be made fertile by IT.
rgation, and the government has in
contemplation a scheme to reclaim q
large portion Of It. A few localities are
fairly yell adapted to grazing. especial
ly for sheep.
Arkansas has about 100000 acres
belonging to the public. This land is
described in the government record as
rolling. swanpy or broken timber land.
In the central part Of the state there. Is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28
Thrown From a Wagon.

Mr.. George K. Babcock. was thrown
from his wagon and severely bruised.
He applied Chamberlains Pain Balm
freely and says it is the best liniment
he ever used. Mr.. Babcock is well
known citizen of North Plain, Conn.
There is nothing equal to Pain Balm for
sprains and bruises. 1t will effect a
cure in one-third the time required by
any other treatment. For sale by all
n or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28
Fourth of July Excursion.

one and one third fare for the round
trip for all stations on the Chicago
Great Western Railway within 200
miles. Tickets on sale July and in
elusive. Good to return July s. For
further information apply to J. II.
Harding, agent. Marshalltown Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

A powerful medicine, whose niys-
terious forces once liberated within
your system produces most wonderful
effect. Drives away all life destroying
germs. That's what HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea does. 35 cents, tea or
tablets. Mcbride & Will Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28
National Democratic Convention ST.
Louis Mo-, July 6, 1904,

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will on July to 6 inclusive sell thru
round trip tickets at one fare plus 20
cents to ST. Louis, Mo. Tickets limited
to 10 days. For further information
apply to J. r. Harding. agent, Mar
shalltoWn, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

During the summer kidney Irregular
tiles are often caused by excessive
drinking or being overheated. Attend
to the kidneys at once by using Foley 3
Kidney Cure. b. a.. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

Shakespeare was giving perform
ance no" he said az he stood In tao
wings; II haven't any fear Of eggs: tn
Bacon / have t. look out for" Lippinr!
colts Magazine.
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chambsriain's Stomach and Liver Tab.
lets Better Than Doctors Pre-.

scription.
Mr. J. w. Turner. Of Truhart. Va,
says that Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver tablets have done him more good
than anything he could get from the
doctor. If any physician in this coun-
try was able to compound a medicine
that would produce such gratifying re-
suits in cases of stomach troubles. bill
iousness or constipation. his whole time
would be used in preparing this one
medicine. For sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

n you would drive away the blues.
There is nothing you can use
That fills the heart so full of glee
AS drink of Rocky Mountain Tea.
Mcbride 4 WIN Co.
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Driven to Desperation.

Living at an out of the way place.
remote from civilization. family is
often driven to desperation in case Of
accident. resulting in burns, cuts.
wounds. ulcers. etc. Lay in supply
Of Bucklin's Arnica Salve. It's the
best on earth. csc. at Mcdonald &
Mahood's drug store.
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Excursion Tickets to Iowa Falls Chau-
tauoua Assembly.

Via the Northwestern line, will be
sold at reduced rates on convenient
dates. limited to return until July 19,
inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago &
Northwestern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

iE United States gov
eminent. always the
most liberal distrib-
utter of public lands in
the world, has found
a fresh opportunity to
show it's generosity In
fha nnaninp to actual
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28

THE CORONATION OF KING PETER OF SERVA
for manyye
nnGta
andou Peter himself
eiu nsgoyenln
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-28
CHAPTER XVIII.

Turing perhaps ten seconds the
survivors watched the end of
Thorpe's rope trailing in the
food. Then the young man