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Daily camera., 1897-03-08
WORTH KNOWING.

Twenty years ago there were only S2S
miles Of railroad open in South Al
rica; now there are $500 miles.
The California board of examiners
has recommended an appropriation OF
$2S7,000 to pay coyote-scalp claims.
The strongest known wood is kranji-
wood, of Borneo, but the Canada rock
elm is stronger in proportion to it's
weight.
ST. Louis is the largest street-car
manufacturing city in the world. The
output last year was about three thou
sand cars.
Charleston, S. c., has a commission
on shade trees. In four years it has
planted more than one thousand trees
in the city streets.
The only possessions now left to
Spain besides Cuba are Puerto Rico
in the West Indies, and the Philippines,
in Oceanica.
Two miles from Milan, Italy, is the
most remarkable echo in the world. 1t
is at the castle of Simonetta and repeats
the shot of pistol sixty times.
The judges of the Supreme Court of
Florida draw straws for the position
of chief justice, the constitution of the
State providing that that official shall
be chosen by lot.
Mrs. Charlotte Van Cleve, who is
now living in Minneapolis, was the first
white child born in the vast North
western Territory. She will be seventy
eight years old next June.
Queen Victoria. for all her seventy
seven years, is yet overtopped in point
of age by four other monarchs of Eu-
rope-the Pope, the Grand Duke of
LuXemburg, the King of Denmark and
the Grand Duke of Sake Weimar.
Daily camera., 1897-03-08
MORE OR LESS HUMOROUS

Give me free translation of Coeur
de Lion,' said the teacher. GA lean
dog" vouchsafed Tommy.-Cincinna
Commercial Tribune
Tagleigh-'I wonder why lightning
never strikes twice in the same placer"
Wagleigh-"You can't generally find
the place. Boston Traveller.
Say, that was a great tip you gave
me yesterday" why, what was the
matter with it," ''The horse should
have been started over night, that's
an."-New York Journal.
rs that report true about the cashier
of the Confidence bank committing sui
cide?" 1T is, poor fellow. He was
caught when he embezzled only $1,000.
The disgrace was more than he could
bear" Indianapolis Journal.
First Florida Mosquito-"Hay, old
man! Come ON over here! I've struck
gold" Second Florida Mosquito
Another of your bleached blondes, l
supposed" First Mosquito-'I guess
nit! It's bald-headed man Just out
of the Kelley cure. M-m-m-mw-
New York Press.
Daily camera., 1897-03-08
ABOUT CATS.

Perfectly white cats are invariably
deaf They are sure to be if they have
blue eyes.
There are three times as many mus
cles in the tail of cat as there are i3
the human hand and wrist.
At the end of each hair of cats
whiskers is a bulb of nerve fiber which
makes that particular hair a very deli
cate 'feeler."
A cats head has regular partition
wall projecting from its sides inward,
which, naturalists say, is provision
against conclusion of the brain.-New
York Herald.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-06-04

before, and who, it transpired, was d
Christian minister, turned his eyes
upon Mills and said, in slow, measured
tones:
''Mr. Mills, God has had mercy on
him to whom you showed none. He
has taken the poor old man out of your
tolls and removed him beyond the reach
of your greed and avarice. There lies
The unconscious form of one of your vic
Tins You brought him to his death.
You robbed him of all his possessions;
broke his home, his hope, his heart and
his life, and God has taken the poor old
sufferer home"
II do not know" said Mills after a
short silence, ''why you should say such
things to me. l have not robbed that
old man, and l am not responsible for
his misfortunes!"
"You loaned him money on his POS.
sessions, Mr.. Mills"
Eyes, and like the rest of you people
he was glad to get it."
eyes, he was glad to get it because
want drove him to such extrehities
But that did not give you the right, to
rob him with exorbitant interest, and
order the sale of his properly to pay a
debt of less than tenth of it's value
Mr.. Mills, the worlds view may be
what it will, but with God robbery is
robbery, whether you do it under the
law or in defiance of it. To force fel.
low creature under necessity to give up
his property to you, is not far different
in principle from forcing him to do so
at the point of arms. The desire to OBJ
tain what is not yours and what you
have no right to take is the same in
both cases, and there is no moral dis
tinction between them. In either case
it is robbery. 1t is taking something
for nothing"
Mills WINGED little under these
words, for hardened, unfeeling wretch
that he was, he could not help but see
the truth of the remarks. Perhaps il
he had been man with Che least
particle of conscientious scruples, be
might have shown some sense of
shame. AS it was, however, he only
made an effort to exculpate himself
from the charge, and place himself in
the position of benefactor, by saying:
81 loan you people money as busi-
ness venture. Like you, and like man
kind in general, limit my profits by
the necessity of my customers. You
sell your products for the highest
prices you can get, and do the same,
That is law of business. Further
more, if you people do not want to ac-
cept my terms why do you come to me
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-06-04

and beg me for favors? You are not
compelled to come"
I'VE are compelled to come, want
drives us to it," the minister replied.
"As to it being a law of business to
govern profits by necessity, ! have very
strong doubts. 1t is not the law of
honest business l am sure. There is a
wide difference between necessity and
demand-at least between the necessi-
ties of such times as these and the de-
mands OF ordinary times In the mar
kets of the world we sell our products
Tor all they will bring, and in that mar
ket you have a perfect right to so dis
pose OF your money. But we do not
sell our produce at exorbitant prices
When we find fellow creature SUI.
fering the pangs of hunger we do not
compel him to pay us his last cent for
morsel OF food. But that is the prin-
ciple upon which you work, Mr.. Mills,
and cannot think it far short of rob
berry"
Mills flushed with anger, but seeing
that it was useless to argue, and per-
haps not being disposed I'd do SO any
way, let the matter drop, and sending
out to have the remains of Nhe old man
removed, resumed the orderlof business
and went on with his ruthlesb. heartless.
grinding process.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-06-04

blessed thing is tlic chattcl mortgage
and blessed is the man who owns one
1t was fortunate thing for the poo,
settlers that Mills made short time
loans only. That feature was the only
redeeming one IN his system.
When John left the office Pearson fol.
lowed him, and the honest. trustful
farmer embraced the opportunity t.
thank Harry again for his interest and
trouble. ''''''
Its al right, Nr Green" Pearson,
said' "and you owe me nothing. The
favor | rendered you. if YOU persist in
ealing 1t 4 favor, was nothing more
than any man should do for another. I
am sorry we were not able to make bet
ter termj with Mills, but we were for
tunate to do so wen as we did If Mt
any time can render you a service lust
let me know, and you shall find me
ready to do anything that lies in nv
power. You are going home direct, |
suppose?"
No / ought to let Scraggs know
that have secured the money so that
he need not put himself to the trouble
of raising it for me. will 90 to his
office first and then be off for home"
This arrangement did not suit Pear
son, as was plainly evident from the
frown that came TO his face. Yet he
dared not openly oppose it lest he ex-
cite his victims suspicious. 1t was nee
essary to the success of his plans that
Green be kept away from Scraggs, and
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-06-04
''DEcIDE QUICKLY, TIME IS PRECIOUS. ;"

decide QUICKLY, TIME IS PRECIOUS"
he resolved that he should be if possi-
Bile, and if meeting must take place
between the, men he would manage to
be present to hold Scraggs in check.
Curse Scraggs, anyhow" he mused.
''The old fool has got his head set
against me, and he won't hesitate to
take any step to thwart my schemes,
wish he'd never got into the secret Of
my Intentions relative to Louise Green.
He threatened to blow on me once, and
it will be just like him to do it. But,
pshaw, what need fear from thatl
Haven't got Green's confidence, and
don't he take my word for everything?
need fear nothing from Scraggs, for I
can easily disprove all he says. Still, if
Green can be kept away from him all
the better"
Then aloud Pearson said:
81 can see Scraggs for you, Mr.. Green,
as am going right up to his office, and
any message you wish to deliver to him
can deliver and save you the time and
trouble"
Thanks" said John, "but I think
had better go myself. l owe it to
Scraggs after his offer"
Very well then" replied Pearson,
seeing that it would be useless to object,
1--WE win 60 up together"
So the two men walked away in the
direction Of Scraggs' office and in due
time arrived there to find Scraggs
away,
He has gone out in the country, !"
Peerson remarked, glancing at card
chat lay on the desk, land there is no
telling when he will return. Probably
he will not be back before night. If
you wish, will deliver your message
to him, and you need not wait"
"Then you may" said John, "for
am anxious to be at home with my
wife. You can tell him that have Sc.
cured the money, and that will not be
in day after tomorrow. That is all,
believe. And now, thanking you again
for your assistance, l will go, but first
beg you to come and see us at any time
you feel so disposed"
Thanks" replied Pearson; II shall
avail myself of your kind invitation,
and before many days you will see me
ut your house. In return for your
goodness, Mr. Green" Harry went on,
Il must beg you to remember what
said awhile ago, and if it comes in my
way to serve you, only let me know"
Then with firm hand-pressure John
tnrned from the office and { de away
toward his sod cabin on the prairie.
Harry Pearson, from his position by
the window, looked after him until he
disappeared from view, then slappine
himself on the thigh, exclaimed half
aloud:
''rhe victory is won, and the game is
mine. l swore to have Louise Green
for my own, and will John Green is
in my power effectually, for it was nv
money that he got from Mills, and it is
that holds his note He can never paw
the debt, and within month or so his
money VIII be gone, and tien he
A..
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-06-04
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
PeddlIng Poison.

Some despicable whcIp with n scarcity
OF brain material drCpped n sandwich
containing "A lnige quantity OF rough un
rats into j. e.. Will<inson's yard lnst
Monday and came near poisoning,
Eunice, Mr.. Wilkinsnn'S youngest child.
The little girl wns playing ia the yard
with her dog when the latter rrpied the
sandwich, wrapped up IN a paper, and
picked IL up Tbe child took the bread
from the dog and wns just taking
bite OF IL when her mother, who luck
ily happened 90 I've cnming out ~ the
house just at that moment, ran aud
took IL away from her But inr ihi'
tnrtunate intervention the little gir
would surely have been poisoned. Thu
ought to he n lesson TO those irrcsponis
ble dog prisoners who are strrwinl
poison indiscriminniely about t"wn
IL is pity that some Of them don ge
dose of their own medicine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
The County Fair

Nearly n hundred people from Crys'ai
Falls attended the fair at Iron River,
aud nll report having hal
goodtime. The exhibits were not ns
abundant az they might he but they
were all nutive and typical oi just what
Il raised in the county. We have heard
special mention nude Of tho fruit That
was on exhibition and the pnir oi ham
tnms that "rin" Bower sent over.
Pete HOLMES. al Mnstodon. took over
two colts aud captured "a couple "i
prizes. Tie loot Incs was won 10y Lyle
who had a walknwny with his opponent,
Sullivan. The bicycle race was won hy
PGtka, OF the Dunn mine with hands
down.
Addresses were delivered by Rev
Father Manning. j. Il. Abbott and Mar
tin Zach. Tie executive committee io'
the coming year are Rev. Father Mann
inr. y. T. Fisher and Rev. Donald Me
Donald, OF Iron River; &. q. Erickson
OF Bates aud Chas NJ Rogers, oi Crys
tai Falls.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02

A squib has been going the rounds oi
the ptrss which says thnt IL man has
a $50 90 pup he IL very cnreiul to zee
thnt il IL well housed, we'll fed aud we'll
kept TINT it " NJ home nights and not
ronning nhnut the STREETS Ot the COM
mnnity. Hut II he has a boy, that hy
all means ought to he 81 more worth
than a dog, lac allows him tn run at
large upon the public streets With NO
thought ~ 10 his whereabouts or his
associations.
This thought ought To be taken home
by namber ~ people right here Ia thu
yllaan. They allow small children u
run about the streets 81 the yillnge aiiol
nirhtIall with total Indifference ~ To TIN
whore they are or what they nru doing
Children upon the streets at night ate I
public NUISANCE and ought to w ircnie'
ns such. The village council has IN OF
dinanoe which provides Tor the ringin
oI Il cufnw bell ~ . o'clock. The kids
hnve COTTON NO that they pay no NOR
nttcntlon to II, but we understand tina
after next Tuesday evening the ord
nance u 10 berigidly cniorced. TnE Dii
MoSD DuiI.I. has positive miormatio
that several citizens ui the village ~
, going tu enter complaints against an
children found playing upon the rirvu'
! after the curIcw rings. Va have be'
| asked to make ihIs encouragement
I. that all will have a fair warning. DO.
i take heed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
Tho New Pastor.

Roy. Armour Ames haywood, who ~
a graduate ~ Alldon Cnliege aud VIII"
has also studed in Boston Ihe"loe'cni
s,1,ooi will arrive the latter part oi The
week 60 enter apon hia patoral duties
Rev. haywood comes Ia ms jrom one
~ the lower peninsula districts, having
been at Holly, Michigan, Tor one year
where lac was very successful. Let u'
mot only expect much OF him but deter
mi,,a io do AN hc can 10 assist him u
his welk
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
TIE IRON MARKET.
The Cleveland iron Trade Reviews Resume
the Week in Iron Circles.

=
The Cleveland Iron Trade Reviews Resume OF
the Week IN Iron Circles.
The completion of the deal transierr-
inc the lease oi the rilen mine To the
Oliver Mining ca. was announced in
this column ono week ago. We are able
to nnnnuncr this week on authority |
equally iclmhc, that under the options
referred to some time ago. the oliver
Mining Co. on Mondny Of this week me-
qulrcd Il majority al the stock oi the
Metropolitan Iron d Land Co, thus
securing control oi the Nurric, East
Norrie and pr,lInt mines. Details ute
not nvaible yet as to terms nor ns 10
the proportion oI the nrndnct oil the
Norrie group that will go To the Car
nege and Oliver furnaces. Should iui-
ther purchases Of stock he made aud
exclusive ownership lie lodged IN the
Oliver Mining Co, the entire output
would 60 To the Pittsburg interests. In
| the other casc, the relation oi the Car.
ncgic company would he very similar
\ Ito that il slistnins to the Pewahic Co.
I'M any event il IL certain that the out.
bat ni the Norric will I've larger than
DYER and il is understood that the Car
neeie steel ca. expects 10y these acquisi-
Lfions To bc practically, II not entirely
out of the ore market hereafter. IL II
entirely likely that further vessel con
tracts will he announced in the nenI
|, IL - faall "A IND
TINT existing oro-carrying contracts will
e the BcSsemcr Steamship Co. mny be en-
, lnrccl TO provide for the Gngebic Ore
6 TINT will hereafter go in such large qunn
. titles to the docks at Conneaut ant
Eric. The conclusion ni this importan
, deal, the effect of which upon prices an'
association arrangements for lSOS cat
! scarcely bc calculated at this distance
| il the most important development u
the iron trade since the loaso ot tn
, Mountain Iron mine in Decenher, /
IL a part of the rapid evolution
= the iron ore trade II undergoing, ever
= ,onr bringing u closer amalgamaiio
" oI mining.nnd consuming interests. !
the past wock some sales oi ore hav
- been mndc nnd inquiries are being mad
'r hy iurnncemen who will scarcely get th
ie ores they wnnt, at this stage ol tho scu
son. The cumulative effect oi the dee
i'll wator oi this ycar, which has pcrmitte
" M increase of thirty 10 Ilfty per cent
IO the innds 81 many vessels, IL seen Ia ~
casy freight market, with sixty-liv
N. sixty and hfty.nve cents, rcnpectlvel
to ~ the wild rntes from Duluth, Ma
NJ. ouottc aud Escnnnba.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
Pfalffer.nnuer.

At III O'Clock todny, IN the Swedish
Lutheran church, hy Rev. john D,iunr,
nf Rhinehtnder, Wis, Miss Knto Bauer
oi this city and John Pieiffer, OF Wausau
kee, Wis, were joined in wcdluck. Miss
Bauer Is the daughter ot Our fellow
towusnan Jake Bauer, and is we'll an
ilvurahly known here. Mr.. Plrifirr Is
a very promising Young mau having
charge Of the blacksmith work for the
Bird and Wells Lumber Company at
Wausaukec. A reception was held at
the home Of the bride during the after
noon and evening and II host at friends
in the city called to pay their respects Ia
the happy couple. Mr. aud Mrs. l'fei
fer will leave ON the afternoon train
Monday for their future homo at Wan
saukee. TnE DIAMOND DRIIL joins will
their many friends in wishing them
happy and prosperous future.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02

a. T.. Foote. the Kalamazoo pension
man. late A. q. NJ. c.. department Mich
q. A. r., will be at the Lockwood Hoi,d'
Crystal Falls, Th"rsday Oct. y ior ""
purpose Of meeting comrades and Others
aud talking pcnsion businrse. u your
peuaion has been reduced, or u yo" nn
drawing leas than tNclvo hollirs pr
month. or none at all, call and arf mn
Ue was nearly six yenrs IN the l'ens'"'
Office, aud can help you i any man ran
Take your pension erIiIicnte and "lhr'
napers with YOU. His advice u l"e
He has had more than hour thousan'
claims allowed since April. 1883.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
Changed Managers.

c. r. Roberts severed his connection
with the Michigan Telephone company
tat Monday nnd the management m
,.e CRYSTAL Falls exchange IA now IN the
Ia..I. al Mr.. Cailin al Iron Mountain.
TIE poAition is not a very renumer-
,,iys ,,e and 40 We do not think that
Mr. Catlin viii change his residence IN
order 10 attend to the duties oi the
noutinn. The same office force IL st'll
an duty hut ns to the inture intentions
Of ,iae company we are not IN position
To state,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02

packed the early part oi the week ana
then will he ready 90 do business.
Watch the first column oi this paper
closely from this on. IL will contain in
formation OF great important to you,
A. Bloch.
Chas. Rogers and w. w. Hendricks
drove across the county Thursday, to
take in the fair.
You ought 10 see the babies laugh
when they see the cute little shoes they
show at The Fair.
Chns. Dusenbery returned from Nv"
weeks visit in lover Michigan, hst Wed
nesday.
John Behan l,.ft ior Butte, Mont, Mon
day, after couple weeks visit nt home
John james talked insurance Ia hls
Crystnl Falls victims last Monday.
We received notice Oh baby girl al
Chas. Crooks Tuesday night.
The Fair will Ice closed ON "Wednesday
next on account ui holidays.
An infant child OF Oliver Picard dice
last night
A great sale is just now going on a
The Fair.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
Luatflaid Gnonshurr.

At the home 81 the bride in Milwaukee,
Wis, on Sept 30. Mr.. Alfred Lustlield
oi Chicago, was married Ia Miss
Fannie Guensburg. ui Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lusltield are both
we'll known in this city the bride
being the sister ni Mrs. Adolpl'
L,lstiiold. The groom was employed for
years at The Fair and lie IL universally
known in the city. Mr.. Lustiield is now
in the employ OF Scars, Roebuck
and Co. the large Wholesale merchants o
Chicago, where he has charge OF th'
notion department.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02

Accompany ing the tax apportlonmeh'
wns a notice that the debt al this county
To the state amonnis at present to So
0l9.OI. This debt Is due Ia uncolleeted
taxes in the pn-t. much oi II arising
from taxes that have been declared v"ld,
by the circuit court County Treasures
Fisher saws that about $G0O0.0O hmye
been sent in to the auditor general dur
inr the pnst yenr 10 pny delinquent
taxes. Iris the custom, with the
auditor general, 10 rctnln all monies
sent "a fnr that purpose the same being
nIneei to The credit oi the county.
There has been such "A rush at the
auditor generals office thnt they are
away l,etiud with the deeds ana none
OF the money included IN Tint S6OOO.ou
has been credited Ia the county yet
The treasurer estimates that at least
nm eosal sum Inns been sent direct tf
the auditors office 10y parties purchhs
\ ING tax deeds 80 that when the who'
n no is credited il will reduce our deb
IA about $40 900.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02

Notice is hereby ryQH lhnt the part
nership roiatlupa heretofore existing
l,etweep Sherman y. Handy aud Fr~l
IA. Abbnit. under the firm nnme al
Handy Il Abbott. lns this day heen
dissolved bs mutual cpusoui. Dated
this both day oi September, A. ID. 1897.
SHERMAN =. HANDY.
+. n. ABporr.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02

A a,isl.t blaze occurred at the building
oeeuoled by 4. ~ stephens ami Com.
pauy last nigI.t, the fire originated
n chimney At the back ~ lbe H'"r'
and communicated to tie boards ~
iunine II. The Fire department va
calIed ont and made quick work m gel
,.ua 10 the scene. There was lt''r o''''
|euIty jn extingui-hinR the ham'
as they had gained no head way.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
oreat Music OTTER.

Send us the names nml a'hlTcsacs ~
three ar ,unrc PrIurnrrs on the pian"
ar organ inge,hcr with ton cents IN all
yer or postage and we will mnIl you ten
pieces iulI sheet music, consisting 81
popular songs. whites, marches, etc,
arranged for the piano and orfnn.
Address POPULAR MrsIc Pun. Co,
indianapolis, lnl
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
The state Tax.

County Chrk Brown received HON the
auditor general n notice OF the amount
oi state Tux apportioned TO Iron county
The apportionment was made upon the
equalization made by the state board oi
review last summer the equalized value
OF Iron county being 50, $50, 600 90
The total amount Of our shnre oi tie
state tax is $s.6l1 p. Some OF the
most important items are ns follows