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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-07
important work.


An experiment Of great interest 70
upper peninsula farmers, aud the re-
suit Of which will be one ~ the great
est Importance 10 the future agricul-
tural industry az this peninsula, viii
be undertaken by the Upper PENN
sula Experiment station during this
fall and continued next season, says
the Munising Republican. The ex-
pertinent is intended 20 ascertain the
difference in the yield OF the potato
crop by following certain methods OF
cultivation and spraying; todetermine
the difference In maturing the crop by
planting IN the fall, rs well rs ~ The
usual method OF spring planting and
also 10 ascertain the difference In the
quality Of the crop by harvesting dur
ing the following spring rs Well as 10y
the usual IAN harvesting. As the
result of the experiment viii be given
the widest publication al over tAe
United states farmers Of every
county in the upper peninsula viii Pc
asked 10 cooperate With the Expert
mcnt station and conduct similar
experiments according ~ instructions
furnished hy theu1cefs
"As AIN fully convinced tiat the
experiment SID be highly successful, =
said Leo ST. Geismar. superintendent
or the station. lit is hard 20 compute
la dollars and cents tile great benefit
which tile upper peninsula viii derive
from il. For a great number of years
the great bulk Of potatoes which go %
supply the general market is raised in
ATTITUDES where climatic conditions
are similar % those of the upper
peninsula To avoid spraying these
potatoes are planted late regardless OF
variety. They look well enough when
harvested hut they are not ripe.
They viii keep fora certain length Of
time in cellars or pits, and for a long
time ia the modern cold storage
houses. They suit the lobber because
lie has no choice III his source Of sup
Is. but they fall far from suiting
the consumer, who is the final Gus
toner and Judge, and as he is the
fellow who is doing the kicking, +"
the johber needs but 10 hear Of new
source Of supply where the consumer
can Get what he wants, when he will
be anxious to place his orders there.
The special climatic conditions Of the
upper peninsula not only insure a
complete success in the raising Of the
right kind IF potatoes. but as the con-
ditions arc not enjoyed by other
regions. the upper peninsula farmer
mayin time enjoy monopoly OF the
mgl grade potato market.
Furthermore. secdsmen as well as
all progressive growers. know that Tile
further nurtha plant ora seedCan BEL
matured the barber Il becomes and
this experiment may well be cal-
culated 70 make 81 the upper PENN
sula a market for seed potatoes. The
RESULT means an Increased demand and
consequently higher prices besides
bringing the upper peninsula TO the
tlce ot The whole world, dsa field Of
special as well rs OF unlimited
resources.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-07
Excps On Ticket, Il Gogcbic Lake.

ENcul on Ticket, t. tiogcbic lake.
Will be sold by the North-Westcrn Line
at reduced rates dntpg tie summer
-ensutl lmtm erN -tal ladlis lnue Plat to
sept both 1901, on Fridays ana ~arui-
days ~ 80 60 inr tile round tsip, limited
10 return un or before the following
Monday .fhe lake affords most excel
lent fishing. and Is uoted Tor the size and
quantity OF fish taken from its waters.
are caught M the bake mud It's tributary
streams For further Information
apply TO agents Chicago * North
Western Railway
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-07

camc 20 che uriace Just as the camcta
was pointed h' Isl, and as tile shutter
snapped before even tie photographer
could see what was happening, shark
had caught bin, leaving only one arm
visible
The poy's companion covered lis face
with his hands to hide the horrid sight.
and one OF the natives turned curIously.
bur the others went on about their
business us though soothing very ex.
traordinary hnd occurred.
Soon after this There was an order
issued IS the authorities prohibiting
further diving. one OF the interesting
features of the case IS that several
years ago there was a lengthy discus
sion In the papers as to whether sharks
were dangerous. and one New York
paper went SO FAR as 10 offer 2 reward
for positive evidence OF a person hav.
ing mvt death from a shark. The cvi.
dence o. the camera must settle The
matter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-07

that IL Is by far
tile quickest
and most lnpr
ciful. Innurucr
able accidents
have show n
that one touch
IS sufficient 70
divorce soul
from body Per-
haps one or tile
strangest pun
ishnlents OF n
criminal is that
which was IA
hicted on n bur
glar in Iiol-
land. Although
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-07

thrown In the
water and for
W lrich they
dive. AR. Linz
ford Of the T. on
don GrNphtc
bad just taken
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ana WAS
pairing for FL
second Isl =l=en
some one threw
a coin iu tile
watcr 4 boy
in tho Rows 81
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-07
The Tragic Side
OF Electricity

II IS now about u years since tho
irst execution 49, electricity took place.
William Kemmler q murderer suffer
ed death hi the electric chair M New
York. Despite tie popular outcry
against electricity a. means Of legal
death. Il has been conelusiyely proved
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-07
nc Gnnd Nninrrd Queen.

a characteristic story is told Of two
church dignitaries who were one day
vis-a-yis AZ dinner party With Queen
Victoria at Windsor. one was a
couruy polished cleric, high In her
majesty's good graces, the other q
blunt but important parsonage whose
rank entitled him 70 position on the
queens right hand. She talked 10
him for some time, and then, turned
to Dean , referring accurately TO
the dramatis personac Of long past
event what wonderful memory
your majesty hasl' murmured the
dean. suayely. Nonsense" interposed
his brother cleric, "it's nothing Of
the kind / told her majesty all that
myself five minutes ago!" And hor-
rified guests, who almost expected TO
see the earth open and swallow mp
the plain-spoken ecclesiastic, were re-
Iieved TO observe the queen smiling
with the most evident delight.-Troy
Times
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-07
This District Produced More Gold in 1900 than any other in The United States

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-07
THE ARISTOS
Gold Mining CO.
Owning Big Horn Mountain Tunnel veneta Wien 100 acre.
situated the western slope Of Pixies Peak, in the
famous Cripple Creek Gold Mining District.
THE SAFEST OFFER EVER MADE TO INVESTORS
lO0O 600 shares Preferred Stock at Csc Share


receive signed by the President OF the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18
as d Joke and d IaWbreaker

as q Joke and q awbreaker, and now
refused to consider him seriously.
They had thought it twas some new
grind he was getting on them. And
when they saw he was In earnest they
raIied him about his reform, asking
him how long it was since New Years.
until he was forced almost in self-de-
I tense into occasional lapses.
Why the deuce was it that he could
never keep his fingers out of a bit Of
tempting misehief? # Gray and Tom
linson wanted to kidnap the president
Of the Junior class what business was
1t Of his? He might have known that
it was just his luck to come to grief
over the affair.
He had known from the first that his
case was hopeless. His misdeeds had
been UP for consideration too many
times before for him to expect any
mercy now. The moment he had en-
tered the Faculty Room he had seen
that he stood no chance. If they had
been severe he would have felt it q
hopeful sign, but this cold, business
like air showed only too plainly that
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18
OVERCOMING BAD LUCK.

Suggestions of Charms for the Breaking
-. Down of a 'sHooloo'' ,.
William BoWerman OF West Mana
yunk smashed an heirloom, a looking
glass, a few days ago, and now fully
believes that he will have bad luck
for seven years unless the spell is
broken by some magic charm. He.
has requested the colored residents of
his neighborhood to furnish him with
charms, and has already received lot.
Of advice. One damsel tells him to
hire a livery horse and drive the ami
NAL until the shoe GIFTS left hind foot
falls Off, and then to nail the shoe over
the front door. Nelson Harrison told
him to stick a three pronged fork over.
the door, to take an old broom and fill
1t full of wood ashes, and then blind
folded, to- knock the fork down with.
the broom IF the fork sticks up in
the floor, said Nelson Harris, .sthe
hoodoo is gone. 81 Another colored man
told BoWerman to steal thirteen hairs
from the tail of a moon-eyed spotted
mare, to paste them over the back Of
the broken glass, and bury the glass in
"a cemetery devoted exclusively to coi-
sored people. Carry a rabbits FOOT
get a horse chestnut from the burr
that hangs on the top limb Of tree,
and plant it in a graveyard throw
salt over your Should at midnight
on the last day Of the year and wear
a wooden stocking inside out on the
left foot for seven weeks. Such are
the charms that have been received by
BoWerman, and they will be given s
fair trial until the spell Is broken.
Philadelphia Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18
s j. z11' 10 70
zkcce

That a man need have neither hands
nor feet to be a success in the world
is shown by the career Of Michael Jo-s
seph Bowling, speaker of the Mime
/ sofa house of representatives. "a ter.
! l rlble experience in a blizzard when a
boy brought out the latent possibilities
IN the youthsas nothing else that could
happen to him might have done. Forty
years ago Bowling was born in ell
low low Medicine county, Minnesota, the.
son son OF q poor farmer. Early in De-
4 c CENT $50, as is told by writer
IN the he St. Louis Republic, a hard biz
gard set in in Yellow Medicine county.
and in short time provisions were
low. It was unsafe to venture out Of
doors, and every effort was made to.
1: make e the food in the Bowling family
Until the blizzard should have
spent its fury. But the blizzard lasted
for an unusually long period, and it
became necessary to get more food or
starYe. The elder Bowling was i'll,
and the young man started on foot
for the village, three miles distant, to
get provisions. He reached the village
grocery store with less difficulty than
Z he had expected, and was soon on his
return laden with -four, meal and other
stores. He soon found that the trip.
homeWard was not as easy as the first
half Of his journey, but he plodded
on with head down to protect his face
from the blasts OF wind and snow.
Suddenly he discovered that he was
off the road. He tried to find it. but
was unsuccessful The wind was get
ting colder and colder. * He became
more and more bewildered. With
logged determination he trudged on
and on holding his precious bundles
Of food nearer to him. In the storm
he could not find a single familiar
landmark. After hours of aimless
wandering night fell, and the farmers
son was still struggling through the
snow. a.. F..a& 81
The next morning dawned bright
and clear. The blizzard had passed
on toward the Great Lakes. Bowling
found himself within hundred yards
of his own home. But he could not
walk further, and his voice could not
be heard five feet away. He sank down
exhausted, almost within reach of his
home and gave up all hope Of reach
ing it. But his mother saw him fall
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18
BY LOSING HIS HANDS AND
FEET

and came to his aid. With her help
he reached the house. It was found
that his face, hands, feet and legs
were badly frozen. A doctor was
summoned and declared it was neces-
sary to amputate the boys hands and
legs. This was done, and barely TWEEN
ty-four hours after he had left home
to go to town he was a helpless Grip
{ pie. One leg was amputated above the
knee, the other above the ankle, his
left arm at the elbow and all the fin
gers Of the right hand. When the
doctors left all that remained of the
boys ten fingers and ten toes was the
stump Of one thumb amputated at the
second Joint. 3s
DoWling's father was a poor man
and to the young man no future was
apparent but a useless existence,
burden and an eyesoreto all about him.
But worse was in store for him. He
soon became a. public charge. The
three commissioners of Yellow Medi-
cine met to decide as to his fate The
close-fsted commissioners made hin.
sign an agreement not to return to
Yellow Medicine county after being
supplied with artificial limbs and a
years schooling. They congratulated
themselves for thus saving the county
the expense of caring for a helpless
cripple indefinitely. But Bowling was
determined and ambitious. He got a
good education, became an adept on
artificial limbs, returned to Renville,
a county adjoining the one from
which he had been banished, was elect
ed to small local public office, work
ed into the ownership of a weekly
newspaper, then appeared in the SEES
sions Of the state legislature as clerk
and next became secretary of nation
al political organization, being nomi-
mated to that position as the "FroZen
Son of Minnesota" He secured recog-
milton as a man of executive ability
and a good campaigner. He was next
heard of as a newspaper correspondent
in the Philippines. Returning from
the Philippines Bowling reached the
United States in time to attend the
national convention at Philadelphia.
His peaked Philippine hat was one Of
the sights of the convention. Later
he became a candidate for the legis-
lature, won easily, and Immediately an
nounced his candidacy for the speak
ershiD. e**E s...**5 i 8 s.$ s ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18

hts nearing was a mere fOrmaiity,
They had CALLED him inexpressibly by
their GOODNESS, and he had been in re-
turn politely insolent and unconcerned.
Yet he would have given anything for
another chance, though his pride
would not let him ask for it. 1T
They had asked him question or
two, and he had answered them. Then
they had permitted him to retire while
they made their decision. Wauchope
felt that he could foretell just what
that decision would be- With the usual
lack Of perspective which pertains in
youth Harry saw long vista OF hope
less years stretch before him.. all full
of failure and misery. That was in
the distance. but the immediate future
looked black enough to him. How
could he face his father after having
dragged their common name in the
dust-that name of which they We're
both So proud? And his mother-ah,
he dare not think Of her. He might
break down if he did.
A Wisp Of paper hoated down to him
from the gallery above. Wauchope
looked up in time to note the swish
of disappearing skirt. A note was
penciled on the scrap Of paper.
81 shall be in the Annual office.
decision. ~ ALICE. -
Harry flushed when he read it, and
then he groaned. He, knew that it
meant she was going to stand by him,
and he fought with sudden lump in
his throat. >
ooh, you splendid girl, do you think
shall let you sacrifice yourself for a
disgraced man? I may be a worthless
scamp, but I'm not such a hound as
that he cried to himself, and set his
teeth bitterly at thought Of the futility
of ,too-late repentance !, >.s i
The door OF the. Faculty Room
opened and a professor stepped out.
Mr.. Wauchope, can we see you a
moment?" he asked. ~. ~. 49,.
r Certainly, sir" answered the lad.
and followed him proudly into the
judgment chamber {.
Five minutes later the door opened
again to let out a young man with the
eager light of happiness shining from
his eyes. He made straight for the
great stairway which led to the gal
lery and the Annual office. and as he
went up the steps three at a time his
heart kept singing:
Another. chance, Alice, girl, Re
prieved! Reprieved!"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18
LONGING.


0f all the myriad moods Of mind
That through the soul come thronging,
& Which one was Ger 50 dear, SO kind,
n Sc beautiful as Longing !?
The thing we long for, that we are
" For one transcendent moment,
Before the Present, poor and bare,
Can make Its sneering comment
Still, through our paltry stir and strife.
NJ CLOVIS down the wished ideal,
And Longing rnolds in clay what Life 81
Carves dn the marble Real,
To let the new life in, we know, Do "
Desire must ope the portal 0
Perhaps the longing to be so "
Helps make the soul Immortal.
Longing is Gods fresh heavenWard will
With our poor earthward striving;
We quench 1t that we may be still
Content with merely living; 955g
But, would we learn that hearts full
scope 7e1,s {2Es
Which we are hourly wronging,
Our lives must climb from hope to hope
And realize our longing.
All! let us hope that to our praise i.
Good God not only reckons
The moments when we tread his ways
( But when the spirit beckons; z.
That some slight good is also wrought,
Beyond dissatisfaction
When we are simply good in thought,
Howe'er we fail in action.
49, James Russell Lowell. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18
An Hum g1u1 ~
ing Min ra1

~ = 8 : ) :
A mineral possessing Illuminating
power has been discovered in I6:aho.
The people Of Boise City are very
much excited over the event. Assay
lists have been unable, as yet, to de-
termine what the strange substance
is. The discovery was made by
George F. SAyres, a well known mining
man Of Boise, several weeks ago, in
one of his claims, about sixty miles
from the city. At the time he did
not think much of the matter and
therefore paid no attention to it. The
further he went into the mine, how
ever, the brighter the light became,
until, afr few feet had been worked,
it was not necessary for him to use a
lamp. It was then that he took some
Of the mineral to Boise, and had it ex-
anined by an assayer.
Terry L. Williams of Boise, who is
interested with Mr.. sAyres, was in Ta-
coma, Wash, recently, and had piece
of the mineral with him.. He will have
an assay Of it made and expects that
it's true worth will be determined.
$50 far we have not been able to find
any person who is able to tell what
kind Of mineral it is he said, when
exhibiting it, .'and tbs for that pur-s
pose Il have brought it here. There is a
large body. of it. at the mine where this
was taken out about sixty miles from
Boise City. Mr.. Ayres, owner of the
mine, found it four weeks. ago at a
depth of 800 feet from the surface. He
was running a cross cut tunnel to tap
his ledge at this depth, when he struck
this deposit. At first it attracted his
attention by giving forth a dull light.
AS he worked further in the light be-
came brighter, and at the end Of three
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18
ANoTHER NEW coFFEE por.

E = .
There are already on the market
numerous improved coffee pots. but
there seems to be room for the one
shown below, which has just been
patented. Among its numerous adj
vantages the inventor names the fol-
lowing: It is automatic and requires
no attention after the coffee is once
put in Only boiling hot water comes
in contact with the coffee, therefore
the strength is all leached out. No
additional -utensiles are needed, and it
can be adjusted to fit any and all COT
feepots. The pot is separate from the
other parts, and is, therefore, as light
as possible, thus avoiding the handling
OF pot with a heavy strainer or other
apparatus. In making the beverage
the operation is as follows: A quantity
OF coffee Isl placed in the small recep-
tacle at the top, and the fiat reservoir
at. the bottom is partially filed with
water. The vertical tube at the left
side OF the cut extends nearly to- the
top Of the coffee holder, and at one
side of the latter is a short slanting
tube, which is inserted in the spout
OF the coffeepot. The apparatus being
set on the stove, the water begins to
boil, when the steam expanding in the
fiat reservoir forces the boiling water
in small quantities through the YER
teal tube to the coffee. There the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18

He stopped at the drinking fountain.
and drew it out of his pocket. It was
O programme of the last class hon
and the sight Of 1t gave wrench to
his thoughts that hurt with sharper
pain. He remembered just how Alice
had looked, how beautifully sweet and
serene she had appeared in that fetch
ing light gray dress Of hers, how she
had seemed so much less reserved and
more friendly than usual. It had
swept across his mind at the time that
possibly the thing he wanted most in
all the world might some day be with
in his reach, and he had resolved that
ne would make such man of himself
as would be worthy Of her.
But that was nothing new. Ever
since he had come to thinking Of her
I'm this Way he had found himself bent
on high achievement He knew his
work in the classroom had steadily
improved He had SURPRISED more than
one professor by his sudden keen ap-
plieation. Yet he had been surprised
to End how hard 1t was to drop his
old, unthinking recklessness, even
when he had set his face steadily in
Eae other direction. He had never
taken hiEeself seriously before. Nat
urally other people 81 G accepted him
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-18
ONLY SUBSTANCE OF
THE KIND IN THE >,...
WORLD DISCOVERED
in IDAHO f..

days work he was able to go ahead
without the aid Of a lamp. Then the
mineral became curiosity and some
of it was taken to Boise It was ex-
amined, but there has been no one who
is able to tell just what it is
"Mr. Ayres took a piece Of it to his
cabin, and after night tried to make it
show light, but it was not so bright
as it had been in the tunnel. This is at
tributed to the atm ospheric conditions,
and is undoubtedly true, for in the ex-
periments that have been made with
it in Boise we have been able to re-
produce the atmospheric conditions in
is found, and therefore it is not
thought that We will have any trouble
in getting the desired result.
SO far as We have been able to
learn, this is the first of the mineral
ever found in the world. All assayers
to whom We. have shown it. say they
never heard Of it before, and they are
not able to tell what it is. We will
go ahead and try to put it to some use,
and even at the present time are rea-
sonably sure Of success. If it does
come out as we expect, the mine will
be more valuable than We ever be-
Ieyed.
There is a large body of the deposit, =
and the farther we go in the stronger
becomes the light. Another thing that
we are convinced Of is that, if we can