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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-26

blue above was rapidly filling with
countless black wheeling specks.
'"The buzzards. kites and scapuiated
crows boldly alighted on the grass and
on few neighboring bushes and
awaited calmly the moment when we
should take our leave. while overhead
at a great height the shyer varieties,
including the marabous, large bare
necked sultures. and screaming fishing
eagles continued to hover
AT length all the meat was care
fully apportioned. the tusks chopped
out and we started for camp, but be-
fore we had marched 20 yards every
one of those waiting birds was settled
upon the remains, while with rush
like the roar of a war rocket the
greater vultures fell, with wings
tightly folded. from height of 300
or 400 yards to take part in the feast.
THE startling noise made by these
heavy birds falling head foremost
through the air, to check their plunge
with outspread wings so close to the
ground as to make destruction appear
inevitable, was most singular and i'm
pressive."
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, structed to use discretion and conserva-
tism in order that no innocent pub
fishers may suffer injustice.
LOOKS MORE like RAILROAD.

About three weeks ago a crew Of
nine surveyors quietly landed In st.
Anthony. They wore kahki uniforms
and endeavored in every way to convey
the impression that they were in the
employ of the government They paid
for everything in cash which was very
unusual for government employees, and
that, together with their mysterious
demeanor and refusal to talk concern
ing their business, soon aroused the
suspicion of the natives as well as the
Oregon Short Line people, and the most
determined investigation has failed to
produce satisfactory information. The
Short Line sent several special agents
here to determine what this silent crew
is doing in this meek 20 woods" and
all they have been able to find out is
that they shipped direct from Seattle
to st. Anthony, that their carload of
provisions also came from Seattle and
that the largest part of the crew will
be here some time in July. Those nine
surveyors camped first four days in
Hopf's field, then at Chester about four
days and now they are in Squirrel Mea
dows headed for Conant Pass There Is
now no doubt in anybody's mind but
that they are railroad surveyors, but
what road they represent is mere guess
work at this time, but the preponder-
ance Of guesses is that they are in the
employ of the Northwestern railroad.
Some time ago an eighty acre tract
adjoining South ST. Anthony was trans
ferred to an eastern party and it is
now rumored that this land is to be
used for yards. depot, shops, etc., by
the Northwestern railroad.
Looks like we are going to have
boom of our own. No town in the state
is surrounded by greater undeveloped
resources than st. Anthony and with
trunk line railroad through here we
would soon see st. Anthony one of the
most conspicuous business cities in the
Northwest,-St. Anthony's Peak.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-26
TOP NOTCH PRICE, FOR wool.

Southern Idaho wool Is commanding
the top notch price Fifteen and half
cents was paid Tuesday by Fl. S. Hal
lett of Boston for 700, 900 pounds of the
Malad, Idaho, clip.
This wool purchase belonged to about
AZ growers in the vicinity of Malad
who were represented in making the
sale to Mr.. Hallett by Gift Davis, who
went to Salt Lake from Malad accom-
panied by Jedd Thompson. Jedd Jones
and Dick Owens.
Hallett will ship all of the Malad
wool to Boston between now and July
10th.
This sale following the report from
Idaho, that buyers were paying Is
cents pound for wool in Utah, has
tion.
They believe that the better prices
are the result of the bear movement
in the wool market, says the Pocatello
Tribune.
Word comes from Soda Springs that
representatives of the eastern COM
mission houses are offering Is cents
per pound for the clip at Soda, Soda
is the largest wool center Of the inter-
mountain region, and If this increase
in bid price continues, there will be, a
happy lot of flockmasters in the fig
water town.
Douglass & Valentine, of this city,
the sheep kings Of Bannock county,
have recently received some flattering
offers from eastern buyers, but have not
yet closed. They refused to divulge
the price submitted to them, but 1t is
known to BE better than IA cents.
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TEMPERANCE FROM THE CONNER.
CIAL TRAVELLERS VIEW.

The California lodge of the United
Commercial Travellers, which met in
Fresno, Cal, recently, took official ac-
ton barring the use of intoXicants
from the halls and club rooms of the
association, and the expressed senti-
ment of the majority was that the Gus
tom of treating should be done away
with Members of the organization
will be expected to refrain from pro-
viding intoxicants for customers.
If the liquor mems Personal Liber-
ty League" agitation has had any effect
it is evidently only to force travelling
men into an open declaration against
liquor. The following from the Los
Angeles (Cal.) Express, is doubtless in
dicative of the sentiment of very
large number of business men:
That temperance is a subject that
should be looked upon from business
point of view and that the liquor traffic
should be fought from that view, is the
opinion of Charles Shannon, sales man
ager for Smith & Davis, st. Louis
iron bed concern, who is at the Van
Mugs hotel.
Mr.. Shannon is not theorist but
believes that little talk and much work
is the best way to get at the root of
the evil and do away with 1t.
Thirty-eight years ago he was born
in little town in the western part of
Illinois called Henderson. For more
than quarter of century the; saloon
was the ruling interest and the saloon
keeper the big man. 1t had the reputa
ton of being the toughest town in the
state for its size. Armed with, a. bundle
of facts and with determination to
put the liquor forces to rout, Mr., Shan
non left his work to go back and carry
the place 25 to 1 for prohibition,
Connected with his boyhood days Mr.
shannon tells many interesting tales
One regarding his first drink would
probably apply to fifty other men who
were born IN the village.
II walked into old Pete Bollenbach's
saloon one day when I was eight, years
old. and was geratly impressed by the
men lifting the glasses Of liquor t.
their lips" he said. a"I wasn't tai
enough to see across the top of the bar
Ennis Hahn held me up and Bollen
bach gave me a drink. 1t was the frs
time I had taken liquor.
"In these two men there Is a tenn
perance lecture without words. Boil
lenbach was shot In a saloon row ant
Hahn is serving a life term In the pen
itentiary at Joliet, H.. for murder com
mitted while. under the influence @
liquor" ,s.rs, $500
Mr.. Shannon has a good opportunity
to observe the general conditions of tn,
country, travelling from Pittsburg t,
the coast. looking after the commercial
men employed by his firm. In Kansa
City he finds striking example Of. thu
effect OF liquor upon business. Fk
I'm the same city we find briske
trade in dry Kansas than in whisk,
Missouri" he said. ST have investigat
ed the conditions there block by block
Not only is the business better in tn
dry territory, but the general appear
ance is greatly improved"
Enid. Okla. is considered by MI
Shannon to be an excellent exampI
of before and after" He says tina
when the liquor traffic was put out
business Increased in great strides
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-26
WORKING BIG FORCE.

The Antelope Mining company, locat-
ed in the Antelope mining district,
about 81 miles northwest of Darling
ton, Blaine county, is daily increasing
it's mining force and opening up new
ore deposits.
The company has a large property
covering lime porphyry contact vein
from which a large amount of first
class ore has been shipped. The prop
erty has a gold bearing ryolite belt,
parallels the contact for considerable
distance and gives paying values in
many places.
The property has been shipping since
last September and has large carload
of sacked carbonate and sulphate ore
on the track at Darlington ready for
proves.
Mining men and prospectors, who
have seen the Antelope property say it
will develop into one of the largest
silver galena mines in Idaho.
The success of this mine Is due to
the business-like and economical man
agement of Mr. E. J. Waters and his
associates Mr.. Waters Is one of the
we'll known mining men of Idaho.
Extensive development work is go
ing on in the Erie camp which is north
east of the Antelope camp.
A. A. Brim. mine contractor, Is now
driving a tunnel in the Scott Morrison
lease The sample car of ore shipped
through Arco some time ago, from
this camp. demonstrates that the Erie
ore is inferior to none in the state. The
new development work planned by the
owners, lessees in this district, will
bring again the palmy days of the
Horn silver boom.-Mackay Miner.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-26

I. + + + + + !. /. !. !. 1. J. !. + + !. +
+ ARTICLES under this heading +
+ are nearly all contributed in /
+ response to our invitation to /
+ the public to discuss the sub /
+ ject with the view of helping +
/. to solve the liquor problem, +
+ rather than keep up an argu- +
/. ment. Some of the writer's are +
+ willing their names should be +
+ used with their articles, while +
+ others prefer that they should +
+ not-not because they are +
+ ashamed of their views, but be- i
+ cause they do not care to be +
l. in the lime light.-Editor.) +
+ i i. j. j. i. i. i. !. j. i. 1. i !. 1. !. +
WOMEN THE CHIEF FACTOR.
Many and varied are the reasons ad-
vanced to account for the temperance
wave that is sweeping over the coun-
try. In the South it is explained that
the white poulation wants prohibntory
and local option laws in order to check
the drinking habit, and the consequent
lawlessness and criminality among the
negroes. In the North, where this ele-
ment does not figure to any apprec1a-
BILE extent, it is said that the arrogance
of the liquor interests and their dispo-
sition to control politics have reused
rebellion against them.
These and other causes are put for
ward to account for the growth of an
ti-saloon telling, and each, of course,
has had it's part in the inception OF the
temperance movement; but under and
back of all these, and the chief. influ-
ence, Is undoubtedly the antagonism OF
the women of the country who have
suffered from the saloon-the wives
whose husbands have been wrecked by
drink and whose sons have walked to
destruction through saloon doors.
Scarcely home in the country but has
been touched by this evil, directly or
indirectly and the feeling toward the
saloon of a woman who is it's victim
it is the women always who are the
real sufferers--is that of bitter hatred
ana OppOS1IlOn. AuIi-leIIlpcIdHCe pew
pie call this fanatical intolerance, and
perhaps it is, but who can blame the
women, or who wonders at them?
They have suffered and are weary of
suffering, and their sorrows and the
force and valume of their individual
protests have had their effect. Men who
had been more or less Indifferent were
influenced by them, and became ready
to make it easier for these mothers to
rear their sons in ways of sobriety and
honesty, ready to make greater the
chances for happy homes; hence, to
large extent, the determination mani
tested in all directions to secure more
restrictive laws.
The liquor people are looking for
ward to the time when the temperance
wave will pass, but until women cease
to mourn for their beloved who have
gone down to the gutter and the grave
through indulgence in drink, they at
least will not willingly see 1t subside.
The burden of their misery has been
too great.-Guthrie (Okla.) Capital
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BIRDS FLOCKED TO FEAST.
Vuiturcs Came Down Head First with
n Roar Like a War Rocket.

The rush of scavenger birds when
big game is killed is wildly described
by r. c. +. Vaughan in a book on
Portuguese, East Africa.
Having shot an elephant" he says,
II sat by while the great slabs of skin
were removed from the gigantic sides
and the carriers, hastily summoned
from the camp and REINFORCED by peo-
pie from neighboring village, pro-
ceeded to cut up the vast mountain of
flesh.
almost immediately shawod fit
ted across the carcass, and looking up
ward one became aware that the deep
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-26
MALAD GOES DRY.

The saloons of Malad are to be closed
December 81 This was the decision
arrived at by the city council Monday
evening of last week. All members Of
the board were present at the meeting.
The village attorney was instructed to
draw up an ordinance prohibiting the
issuance of licenses for the sale or CIV
ing away of liquor within the village
except when prescribed by physician.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-26

Now that the United States govern
ment has made, a 100000 appropriation
for participation in the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition the work of creating
the 1909 fair has been given an impe-
tus. While there has never been any
doubt in the minds Of the management
as to the success Of the exposition. and
as to its being ready on time. the gov
ernment's action has stimulated more
interest in the fair throughout the
country.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-26
NEW Law IN NEW YORK STATE.

new law passed by the legislature
provides that any city or union free
school district may establish general
Industrial schools and trade, schools
open to pupils who have completed the
elementary school course. All such
schools maintained for 40 weeks dur
ing the school year, employing at least
one teacher and having at least rs pu-
pills. will receive $500 year from the
state and 5000 additional for each addi-
tional teacher employed. The effect Of
the establishing OF such schools, will
be to provide a substitute. for the high
school In which children who do not
expect to have any actual use for a
high school education may substitute
for 1t practical training in something
that will enable them to gain liveli-
hood after graduation.--Kings IN
" Freeman.
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nd laterals OF the big system.

and laterais OF the big system.
One month will see the project well
started with about one hundred and
fifty men at work and perhaps seven
ty-fve teams. The construction COM
pany are paying from s2.25 to $500 per
day and the payroll In thirty days will
reach in the neighborhood of 100000
Mackay Miner.
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About This Dead Sea.

And of this great salt sea? The aver
age Salt Laker knows but little about
it. The world at large less. In the
long ago, so scientists declare. and they
know, this Dead sea of America was
346 miles long, 145 miles wide, 2250
miles around. and in proof Of this you
are shown the water marks on the
| range. At that time the present site Of
Salt Lake was 800 feet under water. A
great river at that time had it's origin
in this fresh water sea, and It's waters
were carried up north through what
Is now the Bear river valley and whose
waters cut through the mountains what
is now Bear River canyon, thence
north through Red Rock pass into what
is now the Portneuf river and then
down to near American Falls, where 1t
emptied into the Snake river then
down that greatest river in North
| America to that majestic waterway, the
Columbia, and it's waters poured into
! the Pacific ocean. But that was in the
days when people wore fig leaves for
dress. This Is history. What of the
present?
Ask a Salt Laker Ask Utabn
about the great dead sea as to Its di
mansions. He cannot tell you, although
he might tell you about the Dead sea
in the Holy Land. Yet this dead sea In
| Utah, this great salt sea. covers an
area larger than the state Of Rhode
Island, In that it covers 1000 square
miles, is eighty-one miles long and ff-
ty-one miles wide and thirty feet deep
in the deepest place; that It contains
four hundred million tons of, salt. thir-
teen ounces. of common salt in every
ave pounds Of water. and every three
years the entire body Of water is drawn
from the lake by the sun.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

He pure booded Bedoun of the desert, had al
ready made a great concession in using the word
brother to one of mixed race.
Il asked not for folly! he muttered. That is
the answer of drunken Frank"
Nay, friend, speak truly. May never drink at
the White pond of the Prophet if have not told thee
even that which have heard!
Abdullah swallowed his wrath, listened to Mulal
Hamed's story, and was convinced. Notwlthstand-
ing Mrs Haxtons prohibition it was now essential
that he should see her without delay; so he accom-
panied the deputy assistant hall porter in the direc
ton of the hotel As they went, they met a r1ckety
closed carriage being driven at furious rate down
side street. and both men thought it was making for
the mle-long cauSeway which connects the island
of MaSsawa with the mainland.
who travels in such hurry, asked Abdullah
looking after the swaying vehicle.
"Perchance kafia starts for the interior to-
night said Mulai Hamed.
But the turmoil in the vicinity of the hotel now
drew their attention, and they ran with Others, for
public blood letting IS attractive Pastne to
those who form the audience.
Dick was then leaving the telegraph office, whence
he had despatched cablegram on his own account
Bare civitv demanded that he should acknowledge
Forbess various communications; he sent the brief
message Writing RoYsoN, which he thought
covered the ground sufficiently. Before reJolning
Fenshawe and Irene, he walked a little way toward
the harbor, and as he half expected met Stump re-
turning from the yacht
He proceeded to astonish that stout mariner with
the evenings budget; but Stump had been thinking
things out in his own fashion, and he set forth
theory which apparently accounted for Won her
ber's discontinue.
You see, it's this way, said he These bloomin'
Italians have got the griffin about that treasure
ranged the hold-up at Marseilles. You said nothin
much about it, which was right an proper; but
Tagg is sharper'n he looks, an he toe me that
paper was nicked out of kerber's pocket That
Evening star., 1908-01-26

paper put the sharks on the scent. They got ahead
Of the Aphrodte by catchin the Indian mail at
when dropped anchor here. Miss Irene an
spotted one of EN- watchin the hotel this after
noon"
Il believe that man was Alfer" said Dick I'm
deed Mrs. Haxton admitted it to me, and it his
unexpected appearance that caused her to beat
retreat.
Stump.
I'm sorry. l forgot that you had not heard of
him He is the who secured the paper at Mar
seiles. Both Mrs. Haxton and the Baron are afraid
of him
You seem to know deuce of a lot about this
business! exclaimed the skipper testify.
cannot help that nave been beer dragged @ INTO It
when considered collectively. promise you.
Captain that l will tell you the whole story of
these days Meanwhile, think that the sooner
are at Alden the better it will be for Mr. Fenshawe
and the ladies' and offer you the respectful advice
that you should back up Miss Fenshawe if she tries
heT fae TO go b them
Mrs Haxtons very words as | helped her up the
ships ladder Hello! Where's the fire? Unless I'm
much mistaken, young teller, there's first class
don't you butt in among Arabs as though you was
strollin' down Edgeware Road on Saturday night.
an an get. mixed up in coste1 t, rough an tumble
fun of it. Keep full an by, an let any son OF gun
who comes too near have it where it'll stop him!''
Stump's sound precautions We're unnecessary
the struggle ceased quickly it began, and they
in the hotel before the frightened servants
dared make known the thrilling fact that the young
missing. The negro who accompanied
her down stairs was positive that she had gone off
of her accord in the carriage that standing
outside; but Fenshawes frantic protestations when
the scared manager told him what had happened
convinced Royson that the servant S statement
wildly absurd. Moreover, it became clearer each
second that Mrs. Haxton, and not Irene, was the
prize sought by the marauders. Royson, though in
white heat Of helpless rage soon became alive to
this element in an otherwise inexplicable outrage.
and endeavored to soothe Fenshawe's wild eyed
alarm by telling him the girl would surely be sent
back as the discovered.
There was time for explanations. All
panic and useless running to and fro. messenger
sent to summon the police, and matters were in
a state of chaos, when Royson approached by
Arab, whose clearly chiseled features. arched eye
brows and high cheek bones showed that he was of
different lineage than the hybrids of the coast His
carriage too was that of man of consequence, and
he his burnoose rather in the Algerian style.
This was Abdullah, who had gathered from the
negro's almost incoherent words that Mrs.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

sderation for the girls feelings, he must have ad-
mired the stagecraft displayed by her abductors
If cool skill worthy OF success they had earned
it in full measure. In fact, the achievement would
have ranked high in the vilanous annals of Massawa
if it had not been for the blind chance that separated
Mulai Hamed from Royson two hours earlier.
The sun sank behind the highlands of Abyssinia
while the Effend awaited the Governors return in
the guard room of the fort. Thereupon his guide,
being an orthodox Mohammedan, faced toward
Mecca knelt by the roadside, and bowed his fore
head in the dust: Another devout follower of the
Prophet Joined him. and the two chanted their
PRAYERS in unison 1t is said that hymns seldom
sung with such gusto in convict settlements and
appraised by this standard, Mulai Hamed and his
casual companion were accomplished rascas, for
they ratified off the Salat and the Sunna unctuously
and performed the genufections and prostrations
of the Reka with military precision
Then they exchanged news Mulai Hamed, telling
of the giaours in the hotel vastly surprised to
hear from his brother Mussulman cook in the fort,
that two of the Effendis were prisoners. But the
cook soon hastened away to decapitate certain
skinny fowls which would form the basis of Risoto
al bollastro for dinner at the officers mess, leaving
Mulai Hamed to wonder if perhaps the tall Efendi
had also been kept in durance vile, until he saw
Fenshawe and Royson being whrled off in the Gov
ernors carriage along the sea front.
He cursed both Of them in suitable terms, and
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS


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started on the long walk
to the hotel. Being a
born gossip, he chose the
livelier route of the main
street, which might yield
a meeting with another
acquaintance. This dl-
vergence led him near the
Elephant mosque. Alb
dullah, wearied OF the
rendezvous arranged by
Mrs. Haxton for Won
Kerber, detected Mulai
Hamed's badge, and
sought information.
Brother" said he, Il
would have speech of
thee"
Say on was the
courteous reply; for Mulai
Hamed was f1attered at
being addressed thus by
a man of distinction.
There be certain gla-
ours at thy caravansery,
an old man, a fat man
like a bull, a young man
who stands more than a
cubit high, and a thin
man, the Hakim Effendi,
whom / await here. Hast
thou any knowledge of
them?"
Mulai Hamed checked
the list carefully. 1t
must be-" said he at last i,
that the Hakim Effendi
is in Jail; for the Others
l have seen, but not
him.
Abdullah was annoyed
Copyright. 1907. by Edward J. Clode.
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CHAPTER VIII.
A Gallop in the Dark

.VERAL minor rills of events COM
bined to produce this tempestuous
torrent at the door of the Hotel
Grande del Universe, and any
level headed man acquainted with
their meanderings might come to
the just conclusion that Irene had
been kidnapped in mistake for
Mrs. Haxton. He might have de-
plored the blunder; but, leaving
out of count any humane con-