The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-12

They buy and sell on what they call q
margin. and they may exceed the amount
they have on deposit. The prices OF crops
are I'm a measure established here before
the seed Is sown or the crops grown"
From the Board OF Trade we visited the
pa,orama buildings where tho battles Of
Shiloh. Missionary Ridge and Gettysburg
werc represented. In these great triumphs
OF art the hand OF man has so skillfully re-
presented the spirit OF the scenes that all
we needed TO make us dodge was the
sound Of whistling bullets and bursting
shells. The wounded, dead and dying
were so liYe-like that we felt like Offering
our aid 10 help care for the suffering. AS
we stood leaning over the railing trying to
separate the real from the ideal, tall,
tne-looking man standing near Us said:
There, that man on the bay horse In
the gray uniform occupies the position l
held I'm that battle
When he ceased speaking, a slender man
with gray beard turned toward him, say
ing:
THAT man on the gray horse in the blue
coat Is occupying the position held In the
same battle.
Then you are General Prentiss," said
the first speaker.
And you are Marmaduke," was the an
swer. They shook hands as cordially IA
though they had never drawn swords
against each other I'm deadly conflict. On
inquiry we learned that nearly one thou
sand men who were in the battle OF Shiloh
have visited this wonderful painting.
Our stay In Chicago was a continual
round Of excursions and Sightseeing. One
morning we assembled tho 20 steps and
-
works The city lay beneath US almost
solid block Of masonry and architecture.
The crib In tho lake, two miles distant.
seemed but very few rods away. IL was
a clear calm morning The lake was like
an immense mirror rejecting back every
image cast upon it's bosom. The sails and
steamers came into port with quiet ma
jesty. ascending the slips and canals that
penetrate the city, until the great prairie
landscape bristled with masts and spars
along the extended and still extending
wharfage IL was a scene OF beauty, ming
led with business-of nature and com
merce, OF. God and man. We remained
silent long time, trying TO grasp the ex-
tent OF the scene and the most interesting
points, when the duke broke the silence
by saying:
Tbs il, indeed wonderful city when
we remember that not one generation has
passed away since the country here was all
a marshy waste, an impossible, uninbabit-
able swamp.
Yes" said |, ''and remember the great
fires that have swept through H. Two or
three times the electric wires have thrilled
with the terrible words. Chicago Is burn
ing!' until Il seemed there could be moth.
ing left to burn"
"Yet look around and see the stately
buildings TINT greet the eye on every side,
while from every point the masts and spars
proclaim great trade center"
Are there SO many branches OF tho
river!" | asked
mo those" said the duke, pointing out
the different lines ARE canals or slips
opened by the people. Whenever trade or
business needs more room. or an outlet To
the lake, men are ready TO do tho work for
the earth that Is TO be removed. II is taken
10 other parts OF the city where II IL used
TO bring the grade up To the city level"
''Then here the old adage Is followed out,
that nothing should ever be wasted"
Yes, even the debris from the burnt
district made the foundation for one Of the
finest avenues In the city"
After the noon lunch / suggested that
we VISIT Lincoln Iark
shall we take carriage or the street
cars" asked the duke, as we left the
lunch room.
"Oh. let us walk" said. SO we started
along leisurely, enjoying the different OBJ
jects Of interest
.Do You know what that building Is that
Is covered with vines and shaded by those
great trees that seem older than the city
4 ma IN A
some stone building.
NO. but think It must be some old mo
mastery built by the Jesuits when they
roamed over the western world said the
duke.
And those fine buildings in the yard
must be the different seats of learning" ]
suggested
Here Is man In uniform, I'll ask
him. said the duke. stepping forward.
"Sir, what is this old building, covered
with ivys"
Potter Pnlmer's residence, sirv' said
the man. looking very much surprised that
anyone need to ask such n question.
And those outer buildings. what arr
they"
Potter Palmer's stables. sir!' said III,
man with peculiar smile.
We had been the guests OF Mr.. Palmers
hotel and now we had seen his home. You
may imagine our surprise, and / must
confess, chagrln To think that we had
mistaken private residence for anything
80 grand and old. After that Potter Pal
mer's residence" became n byword with
us.
Lincoln Park IL one OF the finest in tho
city. II Il the geological garden Of Chi
cago, and full Of interest fronfthe entrance