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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30
CORNERS IN WHEAT.
They Have Always Cornered the OAR
ing Spectators Who Have
Tried 10 Engineer Them.

Without exception, all the attempts
made by spectators to corner staple
products like wheat and corn have
failed in the end. Almost invariably
the Spectator has retired bankrupt.
The end has been penury and penny
coffee and cake stand, as in "Old
Hutch's" case, or suicide.
The best known of the wheat ma
nipulators was benjamin II. Hutchin-
son. In 1888 he cornered the market
and alone drove the price up 10 So a
bushel. Like Letter, he raised the
price of bread. Like him, he failed
and lost millions. "0ld Hutch" was
'long" 10000, 900 bushels of wheat. The
men whom he had squeezed were only
too glad 10 squeeze him when the cru
cial moment came. From possessing
$i0,000,000 he came down TO living on
81 day. and then had to abandon his
tiny sidewalk restaurant and go back
to Chicago. AT the time he failed he
had nearly 1,0O0,O 900 bushels of corn
and 100000 bushels Of oats in his
CORNER" in addition TO his stock OF
wheat.
in March. 1892. James II. Keene "cor-
nered" 20,000,000 bushels of wheat.
Twelve millions were in high-priced
cash wheat. The inevitable drop
came, and Keene lost $4,000
Several years later Crawford e. Val
entine, of Chicago. planned n similar
coup and came TO grief. Crawford's
millionaire father, Andrew Crawford,
tried TO pull his son out of the mire
and went into his pocket for a million
Or more.
In 1895 ed" Partridge, the we'll
known Chicago board of trade oper-
ator. lost nearly 81, 200, 900 when wheat
made one of it's spectacular slumps.
Charles Partridge, whom ED" used to
Iienominate as his fool brother"
made 100000 the same day by being
,n the other side of the market.
Henry n. Smith. the old-time friend
and ally OF Gould In Wall street, had
D like experience In wheat collapses,
but IL was railroad deals that KILLED"
he fortune eventually.--N. Y. World.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30

tumbiing to the deck: but the mainsail
was a harder matter. OF course, when
the schooner canted over the boom had
swung out-board and the cap of IL and
foot OF two Of sail hung even under
water. thought this made il still more
dangerous; yet the strain was so heavy
that l half feared to NEEDLE. At last
got my knife aud cut the halyardy
The peak dropped instantly, great
belly of loose canvas fionted broad upon
the water, and since. pull as liked,
could not bulge the downhaul, that
was the extent of what could accom-
plish. For the rest, the "Hispaniola"
must trust to luck, like myself.
by this time the whole anchorage had
fallen into shadow-the last rays, re-
member. falling through glade Of the
wood and shining, bright as jewels, on
the fowery mantle OF the wreck. II
began to be chill, the tide was rapidly
feeting seaward, the schooner settling
more and more on her beam-ends.
scrambled forward and looked over.
IL seemed shallow enough and, holding
the cut hawser In both hands for last
security, let myself drop softly over
board. The water scarcely reached my
waist, the sand was firm and covered
with ripple marks, and waded ashore
In great spirits, leaving the "Hispani-
ola" on her side. with her msinsail trail
ing wide upon the surface Of the bay.
About the same time the sun went fair
ly down and the breeze whistled low In
the dusk among the tossing pines.
At least, and at last, 1 was of the
sea, nor had / returned thence empty
handed. There lay the schooner, clear
at last from buccaneers and ready for
our own men 20 board and get 10 sea
again. had nothing nearer my fancy
than TO get home TO the stockade and
boast Of my achievements. Possibly /
might be blamed bit for my truantry.
but the recapturc OF the 'IIispnniola"
was a clinching answer, and hoped
that even Capt Smollett would con-
fees had not lost my time.
so thinking. and In famous spirits.
began to set my face homewnrd for the
block-house and my companions. Ire
membered that the most easterly OF the
rivers which drain into Capt. Kids
anchorage ran from the two-pcakcd hill
upon my left. and bent my course
In that direction that might pass thc
] stream while II vss small. The wood
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30

him askance with RULED feathers and
side away from him.
Coly had even learned to talk. pick.
ing IL up mostly by himself, though Of
course, his vocabulary was very linn
tied. II seemed he never could bear to
have anyone lie In bed OF morning.
for II they were the least bit tardy hs
would come to the bedside, making all
manner OF noises, and IL he could not
arouse them In this way would at last
resort to clever trick OF his. Throw
ing himself on his back, futtering and
feigning great distress, he would
scream at the top of his voice: "Coly's
sickl Coly's sickl" never stopping until
they did get up, after which the ally
rogue would resume his customary
dignity and be perfectly well again.
His owner feared somewhat lest he
should leave when he would hear other
crows cawing, but on the contrary Coiy
yeemed TO have a decided antipathy for
his uncivilized fellows and never
showed the least desire to join them.
Farm and Home.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30
CHAPTER XVII.
"PIECEa OF EIGHT"

Owing to the cant of the vessel the
masts hung far out over the water, and
from my perch on the cross-trees
had nothing below me but the sur
face of the bay. Hands. who was not
90 far up, was, in consequence, nearer
70 the ship, and fell between me and
the bulwarks. lie rose once to the
surface In a lather of foam and blood
and then sunk again for good. As the
water settled / could see him lying
huddled together on the clean, bright
sand In the shadow of the vessers
sides. A fish or two whipped past his
body. Sometimes by the quivering o.
the water. he appeared to move little,
a. IL he were trying to rise. But he
was dead enough, for al that, being
both shot and drowned, and was food
for fish In the very place where he had
designed my slaughter.
was no sooner certain OF this than
I began to feel sick, faint and terri
Ned. The hot blood was running over
my back and chest. The dirk, where IL
had pinned my shoulder TO the mast,
secmsd 60 burn like a hot iron; yet
n vas not so much these real suffer
ings TINT distressed me. for these. IL
seemed TO me. could bear without
wuruusl a was the horror J had upon
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30
A Had Parrot In Court.

An educated parrot gave rise TO =
law suit In Montana recently. The
man that owned the parrot was maxi
ing great deal OF noise In his house
one night, and lady who lived nexs
door. becoming annoyed. asked him to
keep still. In reply. she was told tn
shut up" and then followed perfect
voiley of abuse out of one OF the win
dows. The lady retired into her house.
and the next day had the man arrest
ed. His defense was that he had not
said n word, but his parrot had, and,
OF course. he had no control over the
voice of the bird. He added that, since
the magistrate seemed skepticul, no
had brought the parrot into court and
would have IL give an exhibition OF it's
powers. This the parrot proceeded to
do. and In one minute insulted every
body In the room. The magistrate
promptly dismissed the case, but told
the man that such a rascaily bird
ought to be strangled on general prin-
ciples.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30

my mind of falling from the Cross
trees into that still green water. beside
the body of the cockswain-
I chung with both hands till my nails
ached, and 1 shut my eyes An IL 20
cover up the peril. Gradually my mind
came back again, my pulse quieted
down to . moro natural time, and 1
WINS once more In possession OF myself.
II was my first thought to pluck
forth the dirk; but either II stuck too
hard or my nerve failed me, and de-
sisted with a violent shudder. Oddly
enough that very shudder did the bust
ness. The knife, In fact, had come the
nearest In the world TO missing me
altogether; II held me by a mere pinch
of skin, and this the shudder tore away.
The blood ran down the faster, to be
sure; but ! was my own master again
and only tackled to the mast by my
coat and shirt.
These last / broke through with a
sudden jerk and then rcgaincd the deck
by the starboard shrouds. For moth
ing In the world would have again VEN
tured, shaken as / was, upon the over
hanging port shrouds, from which Is
rael had so lately fallen.
went below and did what could
for my wound; IL panied me great
deal and still bled freely; but It was
neither deep nor dangerous. nor did II
greatly gall me when I used my arm.
Then i looked around me, and as the
ship was now, In q sense, my own, ]
began TO think of clearing IL from It's
last passenger-the dead man, O'Brien.
He had pitched, as have said, against
the bulwarks. where he lay like some
horrible, ungainly sort of puppet; life
size, indeed, but how different from
life's color or life's comelinessl In that
position I could easily have my way
with him, and as the habit of tragical
adventures had worn on almost all my
terror for the dead, took him by the
waist as II he had been a sack of bran
and, with one good heave, tumbled him
overheard. He went In with a sounding
plunge, the red cap came off and re-
NAMED floating on the surface, and as
soon as the splash subsidized I could see
him and Israel lying side by side, both
wavering with the tremulous movement
of the water. O'Brien, though still
quite q young man. was very bald
There he lay, with that bald head
across the knees of the man who had
killed him and the quick fishes steering
TO and fro over both.
was now alone upon the ship; the
tide had just turned. The sun was
within so few degrees of setting that
already the shadow Of the pines upon
the western shore began 70 reach right
across the anchorage and fall In pat
terms on the deck. The evening breeze
had sprung up, and though II was well
warded Off by the hill with the two
peaks upon the east, the cordage had be
gun to sing little softly to itself and
the idle sails 10 rattle TO and fro.
began to see a danger to the ship
The jibs speedily doused and brought
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30
rMg MouNrAIN sTREAM

~ sxsdtant fvom the mountains crown.
Lsaping. sparkling.
Through dark and rocky courses rushing
dpun.
shining. darkling.
I throw my spray TO kiss the ferns ana
daisies
And keep them green:
The harebell and the lily sing my praises
And DER me lean.
! tarry not within the shady dingie
To rest and sleep.
But with the rugged rocks rudely mingie
And rush and leap.
The precipice invites me TO it's border
But cannot keep.
] spring impetuous from each wouid-bs
warder
And downward sweep.
bear along the pebbles and the grasses
In merry play,
And many q bowlder I'm the narrow passes
turn astray:
Curvetting. dancing TO my music springing.
haste along.
Ear down the hillside all my treasure
Ringing
or happy song.
-lrdlah q. Hawkes.. In Springfield (Mass.)
Republican.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30
A MYSTERY.

They went a-berrying to-day.
And took their baskets. too,
Dear little roly-poly May
And ourly-headed Prue.
They journeyed home with tired feet
Just when the day was done,
And oh, the berries were so sweeti
And oh. they had such fun.
And such a lot they said they found
Across the meadow-brook.
They fairly crushed them on the ground
With every step they took.
And every little finger-tip
A crimson fruit-stain wore.
And each bright little rosy lip
Was redder than before.
And that Is why II puzzles me
That In the baskets here
Not one small berry / can see,
Now don't you ahink it's queerf
youths Companion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30
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PART ".
CHAPTER xxvL-coNTrNuEs.


We were both of US capsized in a Sec
ond, and both of us rolled, almost to-
gether, into the scuppers. the dead red
cap, with his arms still spread out,
tumbling stiffiy after us. So near were
we. indeed, that my head came against
the cockswain's foot with a crack that
made my teeth rattle. Blow and all,
was the first afoot again, for Hands
had got involved with the dead body.
The sudden canting of the ship had
made the deck no place for running
on; / had TO find some new way of es-
cape, and that upon the instant. for
my foe was almost touching me.
Quick as thought / sprang into the
mizzen shrouds, ratified up hand over
hand, and did not draw a breath till
was seated on the cross-trees.
had been saved by being prompt;
the dirk had struck not a half foot be-
low me, as pursued my upward flight;
and there stood Israel Hands with his
mouth open and face upturned TO mine,
perfect statue of surprise and disap-
pointment.
Now that I had a moment TO my
self. lost no time In changing the
printing of my pistol, and then, having
one ready for service, and to make as
surance doubly sure, / proceeded to
draw the load of the other and re-
charge II afresh from the beginning.
My new employment struck Hands
all of heap; he began TO see the dice
going against him; and after an OBJ
vious hesitation, he again hauled him
self heavily into the shrouds, and, with
dirk in his teeth, began slowly and pain
fully to mount. It cost him no end
of time and groans TO haul his wounded
leg behind him, and had quietly fin
ished my arrangements before he was
much more than third of the way up.
Then, with n pistol in either hand,
addressed him.
Zone more step, Mr.. Hands," said I,
"and I'll blow your brains outi Dead
men don't bite, you know" added,
with a chuckle.
He stopped instantly. could see by
the workings Of his face that he was
trying to think, and the process was
so slow and laborious that, In my new
found security, i laughed aloud. Al
last, with swallow or two, he spoke,
his face still wearing the same express
sion of extreme perplexity. In order
to speak he had TO take the dagger
from his mouth, but In all else he re-
NAMED unmoved.
'Jim," says he, st reckon we're
fouled, you and me, and we'll have TO
sign articles. I'd have had you but for
that there lurch; but don't have no
luck, not 1; and / reckon I'll have to
strike, which comes hard, you see, for
, master mariner to u ships younker
like you, jim"
/ was drinkingin his words and smil'
ing away, as conceited as cock upon
a walk, when, all in n breath, back went
his right hand over his shoulder. Some
thing sung like an arrow through the
air, / felt blow and then SHARP
pang, and there / was pinned by the
shoulder to the mast. In the horrid
pain and surprise Of the moment
scarce can say IL was by my own volt
ton, and / am sure II was without a
conscious aim-both my pistols went
off, and both escaped out of my hands
They did not fall alone; with choked
cry the cocleswain loosed his grasp upon
the shrouds and plunged head first into
the water.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30
strn Wa. Ncce..nrx.

Mrs. Kruger understand that Mt,
Tallman kissed yo, on the steps last
night.
Miss Kruger--Why, yes, mamma; he's
so .all he had to.--Odds and Ends.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30

Alaska has a seacoast Of 10000 miles,
Exceeding that OF the remainder Of the
United States two and half times.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-02-02
Pioneer Frozen to Death.

Word was received here Monday eve
ming that Charlie Martinez had found
Cyrus Kellogg on the trail in Ixlranyon
Churchill county, frozru to death. The
supposition is that kellogg lett his cabin
near his Black Prince mine on some err
rand in the hills, became bewildered
and lost his way during the late cold
stormy weather, with the result as above.
The scene OF KelIogg's death is nearly 40
miles from Saltwater and party left
the latter point yesterday to bring tina
body to saltwater for burial. Senator
Kaiser says Cy Kellogg was about so
years old and lived in Churchill county
for 35 years. He owned some mills in
Silver City, New, in the pioneer days
but went broke. He moved to Chur-
chill and started to raise stock, the kel-
logg horses being known all over the
the coast. He paid $1,000 for a stallion
which he turned loose among his range
horses. He owned the Ri. ok Prince, n
silver and zine mine, for which he was
offered $40, 900 but refused it against the
advice OF Senator Kaiser, his closest
friend 1t will take several DAYS to
bring the body into saltwater.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-02-02
L0VELOCK LOCALS.

A. c. Brown returned from Oakland
Wednesday.
While scuffling last week Frank Par
ker threw his finger out of place.
Mrs. Beaudine is quite ILL.,.
The post office was moved last week
to the residence of Geo. Lovelock, Sr.
Geo. Lovelock, Sr. returnd from Cot
tonwood Friday.
J. Blackburn shipped twenty car loads
of cattle last week.
Robert Reid and Mike McGovern ar
rived last week from Z. NJ. Emmons'
iron mine.
Col. D. D. Grannis' men are kept busy
at present bedding cars for stock.
P. G. Reid is local agent for the Union
Central Life Ins. Co.
+. Lasher, Supt. of Nickle Mining Co.
ls in town on business trip.
z. N. Marker is up and around again
after a couple of weeks illness.
Football and baseball is all the 90
here now.
q. E. Waggoner is an arrived from
San Francisco.
Chas. Cooke arrival home from the
Jubilee at San Francisco.
w. c. Ruddell left Winnemucca Sat
urday.
John Harrison has returned from San
Francisco.
How is the facinator Miss Laner
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-02-02
Virtue Its Own Reward.

An exchange says: The other day a
Santa Cruz teacher, who is quite proud
of her class Of bright youngsters, ar
ranged treat for the children and their
parents. Each child was told to prepare
a short essay. The subjects were to be
chosen and the essays written without
any aid or knowledge OF any grown per-
son. There were number of parents
present when the day came, and it is
drawing it mild to say they were deligh'- :
ed when little Mission street girl Of
eight years read the following essay on
the subject, Virtue Its Own Reward: :
'Once there was a poor young man
who was in love with a rich young girl
whose mother had large candy store.
The poor young man wanted to marry
the candy lady's daughter very badly,
and she wanted to marry him, but he
was too poor to buy furniture. One day
a bad man came and offered him twenty
five dollars to become drunkard. The
poor young man was dreadfully tempted,
because he wanted to be rich enough to
marry the candy-store lady's beautiful
daughter, but when he got to the saloon
door with the bad man he said, L will
not break my pledge even to be rich.
Get thee behind me, Satan SO he
went home, and on his way he found
pocket book with one million dollars in
it. So he went and told the candy store
lady's daughter, and they were married.
They had lovely wedding, and the
next week they had twins. Thus we see
that virtue is its own reward"
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-02-02
Another Sensation Promised.

James F. Dennis will start out about
February 18th, to make speeches in
every town and hamlet in Nevada. He
will confine himself to Nevada politics
'as she am" and, it is said he will pull
the blanket off in many instances. He
has been on the inside long enough, he
thinks, to tell some interesting stories.
He will work from the out edges from
this on.-Gazette.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-02-02
DR.. H. B. Mcdonald

Has returned from All extended visit to
the eastern part OF the State and is now
ready for wadsworth patrons. Office in
the DIsrATcH building. Parties desirous
OF having work done should call early
rs he contemplates another trip in a
month or 30.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-02-02
REST TAURANT

Meals at all hours; and none but the best
of skilled white help employed. Get in line
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-02-02

nan Our Bar is equipped with high grade
RUk Liquors, Wines and Brandies. The
llHlI celebrated Anheuser-Bush Beer Sc,
per glass; the famous Budweiser at
H5c. per bottle, especially adapted for
itlnily use and the highest grade OF Cigars
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-07-21

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Ter ODER S6eunen bauen, m0dten mir
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Stall9abeln uno S6ienen baben, Die
mir biui9er ais ie p~erfauien. 6bas.
y. Haoner. 24ba
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so. bat ibre Commercial Bouquet 81
gorre uuf ben Wtartt gebradt. Son
alien Hau6ern miro lie iiir alrssesei6z
net gebolten. %eriudt oicielbe unf-
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81 %pertaufcn; beS9lei6en einen gin=
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feini item Stoii9ematten & pmmeransus
sebt 81 : ubn&nuton I'M gabr
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ais Die in ben Stores g%efauiten ierti=
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bel 81 eb l. Nbelee.
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tauIt eAre Gpniirmationsansiise bel
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ldinen Company. 27-ba
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-07-21
Treie Yiaen.

Shitt cure 9loreiie an ~. T.. Tudz
len ~ 80, Chicago, uno laBt eld)
cine Frobci6a6tel bon Sr. Sings
Neuen vebenspilen irei sul6iden.
Sin &erluh miro euf pon oeren Ser
bienlten iib~erseusen. Sieie Fiuen
arbeiten leidt uno wirfen tamentlif)
bel Der Sur Se9en llnperoarlibfeit unp
frantem aopiweb. @eSeh Malaria
unb Yeberleioen baben tie li6 uni6dss
bar erwieien. Sic limb %Sarantirt ais
uolltdnpis irei upn ieplpeoer iddbliz
den Subltan; unb ais rein pesetabis
lid. Sic i6wdden bur6 ibr gSirs
Ten nidt, ionpern sebsn BEN Wasen
unb ben Ginseweiben Stdrte uno frdi,
tisen bas Spitem bebeutenb. Nesu,
ldre @rOBe 25 GtS. per Sda6tel.
gerfauit in y. s. @ubn's apotbete.