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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-04

Eff that's the case, III stay with
you. just to humor my fool curiosity,
wish you'd explain why you start ~
such an ungodly hour. There's no bar
TO cross. so the tides can't make any
difference"
mo; there's plenty of water, but
after passing Cape Santiago there
isn't another light in the strait. There
are two dim ones on the no'theas cor
ner OF Burias island, but they're not
visible to west'ard, and want to see
where I'm navigating between Burias
and Ticao. Wen get there about five
o'clock tomorrow morning, Ought to
pass Santiago at breakfast time to-
day,--so that during the night well
have plenty of elbow room"
Suppose you strike rain or fog?"
"We won't. This Is the morning of
March 20, isn't IL? Well, two weeks
from tomorrow it'll be sultry, and
still. and hot as Tophet. After that
the air'll smell like a furnace until
April "a. Then therell be a hurricane
in this bay that will send pile OF ships
ashore and spread corrugated iron
roofs all over the landscape, and from
that time 20 about the first OF October
the weatherrl be simply hellish-rain.
hurricanes, fever and mud. In other
words, the southwest monsoon viii
have set In for six months. You ought
TO know when the monsoon changes,
IL you've been out here two years"
"well, l suppose should, but I've
spent the summers in Yokohama and
Shanghai, and they don't make so
much difference up there"
1t was a perfect night. The wind
had died down until there was scarce
ly ripple on the water and each par
| tlcular star was reflected in IL. The
| lights OF Cavite, on our left, were fast
dropping astern; and, approaching
Corregidor island at the entrance OF
the bay, about three o'clock, the noun
tains Of the Piquto on the south head
with the Sierra de Mariveles on the
Dorth rose like dark blue ghosts 1900
feet in the air. Corregidor itself stood
over 600 feet above high water, the
light on its summit filing the rocks
WIN BrOtesque snuuOWs as VIC Passtu
close under IL.
Halstead occasionally called my at.
tention tn some prominent point, but
he was too closely occupied in watch.
ing the different bearings TO talk very
much; and, although we didn't drop
the pilot until well past Cape Santiago
could see that my friend preferred
to know himself just how his ship was
being nayigated. After a six-o'clocl'
breakfast we turned in and slept un-
| I'll noon. Then we went below and
sat down at our first meal with the
passengers, only four of whom spoke
our language, so that the conversation
was mostly carried on in rudimentary
| Spanish.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-04
PARSON HAvENS' FIGHTS.
One Engagement That Resulted I'm
the Conversion OF n Very
Had Man.

One of the most beautiful and thrill
original OF the Fighting Parson Ma
gruder," who figures in Mr.. Edward
Eggleston's Circuit Rider" has not
been told by that author. 1t was re-
lated at recent conference by IN old
companion of Rev. Mr.. Havens.
Indiana was full of violent men in
those days, who thought IL fine thing
at camp meetings; and the preachers
sometimes had to defend themselves
and protect their services by main
force. Parson Ravens. though a man
of peace and wonderful gentleness,
was a redoubtable antagonist when at
tackled by ruflians of this stamp.
While still young man, Ravens
was once eating his breakfast at the
cabin Of an old couple in thinly set
tied region, when the doorway was
suddenly darkeued by a big and ruff
fianly-looking man who demanded:
''Be you Ravens, the lighting preach
err"
my name is Ravens, and | am a
preacher" said the circuit-rider.
"Well, | reckon you'd better get
through your breakfast right smart.
for I'm goin' TO give you a good
thrashin'."
well" returned Ravens, 81 don't
remember TO have seen you before,
and il I've ever crossed your track, it
was because you were up 10 some mis-
chief that called for discipline"
Hey? You pushed me over a high
bank, an got my face scratched up.
I've ben loolkin' for you some time, an
now I'm goin' to lam you'll"
Every well, come with me down to
the hollow" said Ravens, "and II you're
determined to thrash me, I'll give you
chance. But let MS get well away from
this cabin, where these old people
won't have TO see or witness the
trouble"
The preacher started out with the
ruffian down toward the woods. They
went part OF the way in silence, the
ruffian now and then glancing at the
preacher, and seeing no sign either OF
fear or bravado in him. Presently the
man said:
See here, Ravens, you'd better go
back. I'm hard fighter, and I'll hurt
you bad"
"0h no." said the preacher; "if you
want to fight, you'd better not stop on
my account"
They went on, and reached the Sc
clusion OF the hollow. When they got
there, the rufiian said:
Lets turn round, elder. tell you,
I'm a pretty mean mani"
"Well. let's sit down here a minute.'
Ravens led the way TO log, and both
sat down on IL. Then, with a little
talk the preacher drew from the fell
low confession OF the wild life he
had led and spoke comforting words
to him. In little while both men were
on their knees. with faces bowed upon
the log. and the woods resounded with
prayer such as few but this pioneer
exhorter could offer.
The old couple back at the cabin
heard 1t, and knew what turn the
flight" had taken. They came down
and Joined the meeting" and before
long the fighter was one OF Ravens
most promising converts.-Youth's
Companion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-04
our Merchant Marine.

The carrying trade Of the Unitea
States now conducted by foreign sail
ors and credited TO foreign bottoms Is
estimated at $1,000, 100000, and that
credited to American bottoms al $780,
100000. In 1860 the trade Of American
bottoms was estimated at S507 ,247,757.
and foreign bottoms ut $225. oi0. 100, but
since then there has been a steady and
uninterrupted decline Of American
bottoms and a corresponding increase
OF foreign bottoms. All Of which dem
onstrates the soundncss OF the rspub-
lican policy TO rcestabIish our merchant
mnrlns,--Allegheny pa Record.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-04
TREATY OBLIGATIONS
They Are No Bar to Effective Ma
rine Protection.
We Have No Agreement with Amp
Nation which Cannot Easfiy'Be
Abrogated I'm the Interest of
Our Merchant Marine.

To yield Is TO submit; 10 submit il to
become subordinate; to become subor-
oinate Is TO generate a nerveless ma
tional courage. Such seem TO be some
Of the sequences of the war OF 1912, of
the peace treaty and conventions fol-
lowing. England forced ;bat war that
she might destroy our shipping power.
We made our fight for Stree trade and
sailors rights" and our battles won
merited better reward than failure to
secure their object, and 10 lose our ship
desire shaped for accomplishment, not
by whipping our armies, or by captur-
ing our ships and seamen, but by bold
and diplomatic fencing with our yield
ing and submissive government. Our
shipping power being now reduced 10
zero British statesmen patronize and
fiatter us. Our legislators are present
ed with a rattle; our press is given a
straw. All at once commercial con-
ventions become sacred things. Our
flowing courage drips from our finger
ends, and the prospect of shipping res
toration melts away.
open Door of Marine Reciprocity.
When the peace treaty of 1914 cam
TO be considered the battle of Waterloo
had been fought and Napoleon made a
prisoner Of war. Great Britain, flushed
with victory, would not agree 10 any
stipulation respecting the impressment
OF seamen, nor to any definition of neu-
trial rights as TO blockades, but insisted
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-04
CHAPTER II.

The captains cabin was an exceed
ingly comfortable one, with a large
chart table in the middle, cushioned
transoms around the sides, and sew
eral luxurious rattan chairs. II was
situated upon the hurricane deck di-
rectly under the wheel-house, and had
large windows instead of the usual
ports, so that we had an uninterrupted
view Of everything that was going on.
While smoked an after-dinner cigar
end enjoyed the breeze which blew
through our quarters, the strange and
rapid succession OF events that had
resulted in my being bound for the
most forgotten corner of the earth's
surface struck me very forcibly. Every
few moments some Renaissance OF
cid times would occur TO one or the
Other OF us, and / finally asked Hal
atead IL he were married.
NO." he said; I'm not. was just
going TO ask the same question. Ii
seems rather odd that we two should
have reached the age of-let's see; I'm
IS, and you can't be, far from it.
without settling down. Do you know,
old chap, I'm beginning TO think
haven't made much OF success in
life"
"Oh, l don't know. You're likely to
have ship as long as You want to go
10 sea, aren't you? And the house
would probably offer fairly good
berth ashore, IL you felt like taking IT,"
IL suppose so, as long as the pres
ent management remains unchanged.
But, even so, there's no chance OF
making n fortune at il. Here we are,
you and /, two men in the prime OF life,
and able thoroughly to enjoy all the
good things in II, yet ] suppose we are
likely TO keep on drudging for some
one else as long as we live. In the
long run the fellow who persistently
drudges comes out ahead, and then
he's too old 10 enjoy his good fortune.
IL takes young man 10 appreciate
the things that money will buy. Now
why can't we strike bit OF luck some
where, find buried treasure or some
thing of the sort, and then live like
princes In London or New York, in
stead OF frying our gizzards out In
the East Indies? Isn't there fairy
godmother that we might propitiate 2"
"M-m-m, / don't seem 10 remember
any in my family. But, speaking of
treasure. aren't we sailing over pretty
much the same track as that followed
by the old galleons?"
That's right; same track. TO mile
Tomorrow morning I'll show you
Port San Jacinto, on the island of
Ticao. where they used TO wait for n
favorable wind in beating through the
San Bernardino passage. Anson's
ships watched for them Just outside
he 'Embocadero, as IL is called In
Spanish, and they all stopped at the
Ladrones for pigs and water on the
voyage across"
swell. weren't they usually loaded
with n pretty rich cargo?"
"Richl Why. man. the Acapulco gal
icon brought between two and three
milliens-in silver dollars, gold doub-
looms. and ind.go-to Manila once or
twice every year. You see, the junks
used TO come down from Hong Kong
ia March % April, loaded with silk bro
cades, fine linen, gold ornaments and
Jewels, which the Manila Spaniards
bought and, after keeping what they
wanted for personal use, shipped to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
List of Jurors

Drawn for the March term. of the
circuit court for Iowa county:
John Dunbar, Clyde.
+. &. Nillimonte, Arena.
Lincoln Baker, Linden.
w. b. Caldwell, Arena.
Wallace Lindsay, Dodgeville.
John Y. Hughes, Miffiin.
Chas. Halverson, Dodgeville city I'd
ward.
VIM. :. Jones, Dodgeville city LIST W.
John Harris, Brigham.
w. :. Ross, Mineral Point city lst w.
VIM. McGraw, Highland.
Henry G. Spicer, Highland.
Robert Scheide, Brigham.
John Cutler, Dodgeville.
Thomas Powell, Linden.
Ephrain Powell, Brigham.
James smith, Wyoming.
John ID. Jones. Brigham.
Peter Meiss, Ridgeway.
John Dunn, Mineral Point.
Richard Gribble, Waldwick.
Thos. Sims, Mineral Point city I'd w.
Ellis Owens, Dodgeville city LIST w.
r. G. White, Waldwick.
John Jackson, Mineral Point.
David Dietzman, Mifflin.
stephen Dawson, Arena.
Edward Julian. Mineral Point.
Paul Demuth, Moscow.
James Jackson, Mineral Point city
"a ward.
James l., Jones, Wyoming.
Charles Bergman, Jr., Dodgeville.
George Russell, Ridgeway.
Thomas SCHNEIDER, Moscow.
George Phillips, Mineral Point.
THos GIBBoN,
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

on Friday and Saturday, March
3lst and April LIST, 1899, the meeting
of the Southern Wisconsin Teachers
Association will he held at White
water, Wis. Special railroad rates of
q fare and one-third have been Sc
cured. All ladies attending will be
entertained free by the citizens of
Whitewater. The afternoon session
on Saturday will be especially for
district school teachers. The most
interesting session to people of this
section will be that on Friday after
noon, March, 3lst, as several of the
sneakers are we'll known here. 1t is
the high school section, A. r. Jolly,
leader, and the program is as follows;
Round table on high school course
of study. Discussion led by Geo. H.
Landgraf
Defects in our high schools and
their remedies, w. ID. Parker. Dis
cussion led by J. w. Stearns.
Preparation of the high school
teacher A. n. Ozias. Discussion led
by c. ID. Rosa.
History in the high school, H. G.
Buell.. Discussion led by G. G. Bah
cock.
THE program for the term exam
nations this week is as follows:
THURSDAY. q
$40 a. m.-Geom. b., Physi. Geog,
German, A.
lO:12 "A. m.-Mental Science, Arith-
metic, Latin, ID.
1903 p. m.-Physics, General His
tory, Latin, c.
3:O5 p. m.-Latin, a. w. Analysis,
L. :. History, Composition.
FRIDAY.
$40 a. nal ebra, English Liter
ture, Latin, b.
lOI2a. m.-Literary Reading, a.
1903 p. m.-Physiology, Literary
Reading, ID.
3:05-Literary Reading, b.
:
THE last week has been rather un-
eventful and 1t is supposed that MS"
haven't been distributed as freely as
usual.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
WISCONSIN, 1899
mining company has

| Another mining company has
been organized at Linden, to be
known as the West End Mining Co
They have leased from Ross Bros
for two years, that part of the Heath
cock range known "a the West End.
The company has that part of the
range under the glass rock. They
are reasonably certain of having a
diggings that will pay handsomely.
The interested parties are J. \. Vial.
Sam Treloar, Nels. Hillery, Will kol-
whisky, r.. Smith, Nicholas Tredin-
nick, Jr.
"A new phase of tramp worked the
preachers of Belmont and vicinity
last week. His method is to call at
the house of pastors after dark, re-
present himself as Salvation Army
worker, ask the privilege OF praying
with the family, and soliciting slight
aid to help him on to the next town,
While devotions are in progress, and
the family's attention absorbed there
in, the tramp usually manages TO
fitch something OF more or less
value.
Joseph LaFlasb, of Montfort, was
sentenced to the county jail for being
drunk and disorderly, but allowed to
return To his home till the following
morning, when the marshall called
to escort him to Lancaster, and learn
ed that he had moved over into
Crawford county, and taken con-
tract at wood chopping.
-Dodgeville Chronicle: The faith
of the people in the solvency of the
treasury of Iowa county, was demon
strated this week by the presenta-
ton OF county orders to treasurer d.
+. Jacobs that We're issued, some in
1892, 1888, 1895 and 1897.
A farmer near Platteville dis
covered that the bed clothes had
taken fire from hot flatirons, used as
foot warmers, one cold night recently
and he hastily got hold of "A couple of
cans of milk and eXtinguished the
fire very quickly.
A needle point vas found pro-
truding from the back of an Is
months old child at Lancaster. and
full length needle extracted there
from, How the needle got into the
child's body. and when, is unknown.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
J.. NJ. smith Attorney,
Notice 10 Creditors.

NTATE OF WISCONSIN, -- IOWA COUNTY
- Court-ln Probate:
In the matter of the estate ofCynthia A. Miller.
deceased.
Letters Of administration on the estate otCys-
thia A. Miller, de eascd, having been issued ~
James ". itntChSou.
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors Of
said Cynthia 4. Miller. deceased are allowed
and limitct Wy order Of this Court until aud In
Clndiug the first Tuesday OF Sept, 1899 being the
and demands against said cynthia \. Miller, de
ceased. IT, the County touit for examination,
adjustment and allowance
Notice is also hereby given, that the claims
and demands of all persons against the said
cynthia \. Miller deceased. will be examined and
advised ny thts Copcl ~ tbH office ct the Comfy
Judge. at the Court House IN the CitS OF Dodge
VILE, ia said county. on the first Tuesday OF
October, 1899
Dated this 81 day Of February 1899.
ny order Vt the Court,
ALpRO jerks,
Swi County Judge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
WEDNESDAY, MARCH Sth.


ihe "uhary farm having oeeh
'oio' Tue undersigned VIII sell a'
puo''o auction on "euhesuay' Mar
o''' '''o lol'o"i ''s uescrlpeo personal
ropo''S
'ie'u Vi oa''le--lo mic" COWS .
''S car -oi" 'eiieiS' --year-olu heli-
elS' --year-olu steers yeafilhs
steers yearlihg METERS a swear
VI" s"oi' nor" quiz year-oiu
''''' avn, Jun ''o " eai -olu
'''' ;, '''i' U.s. o'''''o ~ an
= " Sia'' ''''i NV '''' ''e'''' VI
~, "0' "oiSes' q eai -o'o
soiu''S an" ~ o'' -o'" my 81 ewes
'''i ',''''D' '''''' % : 'lt' ca ''i' ot-
o"oN' - 90" 80" ;
""" oailo"7. % 'niche'lS' rariii
ni'C 'iihei --''oiee urea" power d
DioN 'o'''ei '"''ei' y DuP'oN ieeu
i'''il' Deei ''iS "l,iuei' Oo' i''icN
iho"e u NHe" = NUN ial'ho nay io"u-
er' IA! 'e"ueF' Tiger nay rake
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

It Is not given alone to woman, who
would make herself more beautiful
with abundant treSses, 10 rest while
her back hair hangs on the door knob.
On the contrary, there is n petted Sor-
rel mare in this city which is bcdded
down carefully every night by Morris
T. Sweet. a dairyman Of 1918 Folsom
street. while her switch, or rather her
tail. hangs up with the harness EeI
present owner has had her for several
years, and so deity has he dressed
"klttit's" back hair that he has driven
her over all the streets OF San Fran
cisco without attracting attention I'M
til she fell under the lynx eyes Of Mat
thew McCurrie, AsSsta t Secretary OF
the Society for the Prevention OF Cru.
city to Animals.
With his attention turned all ways
at all times. McCurrie noticed what he
supposed to he harness sewed to the
hide of the poor brute. Upon inyeSii-
cation he was sorry that there was
a special reward Of merit for the man
who had. at infinite pains, provided a
good buShy switch tha his poor b'rte
might be adequately armed against the
common enemy.
After Sweet bought the horse with
the sad-looking stump, where tau
should have been, he made several
trips to the boneyard before he man
aged to get sorrel tail OF just the
proper hue. To il he had enough hide
attached to reach the crupper straps.
When II was new there was hide en-
ough to lace well around the stump.
but it has since been tanned and
shrunk by the wind and weather until
now a bit OF scrunity shows some on
the laciLg at the sides. From "A utilitar-
ian standpoint the tail is quite as use
full as if every hair Of it was rooted to
the stump.
"Kittie' holds her head proudly and
her limbs are as slender as those OF the
finest thoroughbred. She was born and
bred an aristOcrst She was docked IN
accordance with the standard in So
ciety horsedom. and that is the reason
that to-day she runs in a milk wagon
victim 10 fashion and wears false
hair.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

Il have been afflicted with rheu-
matism for fourteen years and moth
ing seemed to give any relief. was
able to be around all the time, but
constantly suffering. | had tried
everything / could hear Of and at
last was told To use Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, which did, aud was inn
mediately relieved and in a short
time cured. ! am happy to say that
it has not since returned.-Jo-h. Ed
gar. Germantown, Cal. For sale by
Vivian'- Pharmacy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

According TO Mr. Preece, an eminent
authority on biography, 400 words per
minute can now be telegraphed along
one wire, as result Of the improve
ment in recent years of duplex and
quadrupleI circuits in connection with
automatic instruments When the
telegraph service was taken over by
the English government not many
years ago l20 900 messages were sent
per week Now the weekly number r.
over ic0, OCG In prsr work the in
crease !. most marked. the rate at this
period having risen from 1900 words
per day 10 nearly ] 900. oCo-that is 10
say. $40, go 600 words OF press mes.
sages were delivered IA 1890 All
prominent countries exhibit core.
spending growth
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

STATE OF WISCONSIN IOWA COUNTY
y Court--iu Probate,
In the matter of the estate OF WHham ),
Hosken, deceased
Letters Of administration on the estetc ni VII.
liam i. Hoskcn deceased, having been Issued
10 James Brewer,
tors of said william j Iloskcu. deceased, ARE
allowed and limited u, order of this Court. I'M
III aud Including the first Tuesday of september,
1899 being the 5t h day OF said month, TO prcseuA
thpir claims aud demnuhs against snid william
J. Hosken, decreased TO the County Court for eh-
animation, and allowance.
NOTICE Is ALSO HEREBY GIVEN hat
the claims So presented will he examiner
and adjusted by this Court, ut the ofiee OF
the County Judge nj the Court House IN the
CITY OF DodpeNic Ia said County, on the ilrst
Tuesday of october, lnsp.
Dated this 7th day of Feb, 1899.
BY the Court,
ALDRO JENk5.
6wi County Judge,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
j, VI, smith. Attorney.
Notice OF order tor Final settlement

STATF OF wisCONSlN--IOwA COUNTY
y Court--ln Probate;
Notice IL hereby given that AT regular term
Of The Iowa County Court, to he held In aud for
said county, ut the court house In the city OF
Dodgeville, in said county, on the nh day Of
March, A. u 1899, being the first Tuesday ct
said month. Mt 10 o'clock in The forenoon of said
day the following matters will bc heard and
considered
The application of James W. ilutchison adj
ministtator of the estate of James Baxter, late
of said county. deceased, for the examination
and allowance OF his administration account
and the assignment OF the residue of sud
estate TO such persons rs are 10y said will and
by law entitled to the same.
And IL is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given TO all persons interested Nv
publishing u copy Of this notice for three weeks
successfully prior to said day OF hearing in the
Mineral Point TRIBUNE, weekly newspaper
published Ia said county.
ny order of the Court
ALDRO jerks
GwS Judge.
Dated Dodgeytlle wis, Feb 1th 1899.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
PUBLIC SALES.
TC ESDAY. MARCH Eth.

Joseph Arthur, living Az miles
west of Mineral Point, on the Mifflin
road, having decided to retire from
farming, will sell all of his stock and
farm machinery at auction, on Tues
day, March If, 1899. The stock in
Guides 30 choice short horn milch
cows, 26 tw0-year-old steers, five
three-year-old steers, two heifer
calves, 10 choice ewes and one buck,
four brood sows, 10 fall pigs; chick
ems, etc. 9w2
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02
For Sale and To Rent.

A No. Residence, with 3, of an
acre of land, situated south of the
GERMAN Eatholic Chnrcb- Has eight
large rooms, besides many closets
ana other convcnienccs. Will be sold
at a bargain; half cash, time To suit
purchaser on balance. Also several
other desirable places in the city, and
two good farms. \ desirable store
on High street to rent. For particu-
lars see
-6ti- J. h. PEYNOIDS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

For little money or a small
quantity of wood you can secure a
good secondhand sewing machine
with folding top and three drawers.
Inquire at tribune office.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

-Gundry & Gray don't want to
carry over any of their jackets, etc,
and have cut the original price in
two. These garments are up-to-date
in every particular.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02

That such an opportunity is had
to secure choice, stylish jackets, for
ladies, misses and children, as now
offered by Gundry Il Gray. They
have marked the price down to one
half that asked before the holidays.