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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10

the largest in the village. Some child
in the household left the doll in the
corner OF a sofa in the parior as she
scampered away at the approach of
the officers. During the signing OF the
papers Dollie sat up as well a. she
could, clad only in a sort OF sleeveless
shirtwaist OF faded calico.
When the conference was over and
the generals had left the room. some
of the younger officers, exceedingly
full Of spirit now that the long war was
ended, discovered the rag doll and rec
ognized in her the Silent witness"
Though this scarecTow Of rags had
done nothing TO warrant the familiar
ity, young Custer, afterward killed in
an Indian massacre on the plains,
caught her up and threw her at the
head Of mike" sheridan. lie in turn
used her as a playful missile with an
other officer as target. So she sui.
fered the terrors Of war, though she
had been a witness Of the peace confer
ence.
When the rush for souvenirs came
Col. f. w. &. Moore. OF sheridan's staff.
secured the doll as his portion and
carried her oft 20 an honorable captiy.
ity in his northern home. She is now
the highly priced possession +. Chan
ningMoore and dwels In a safe in the
city Of Hartford, Conn.
There is not the least doubt Of the
rag dolls authenticity. She seems 20
have made strong impression on the
young officers who romped with her
on that memorable afternoon iu the
quiet little Virginia village. At one
time col. Sheridan wrote to the dolls
owner: ~ well remember the rag doll
obtained from the room in the NcLane
house at Appomattox where the sur
render Of Lees army Go Gen. Grant took
place. The relic was unique, and
though much fun was made over IL at
the time, as years go on the 'silentwit'
ness will become more and more val
liable. Do not let Il get out Of your
possession as I foolishly did the ink
stand l obtained as relic Of the same
occasion."--N. Y. Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10
EVE NURSES A FOX.
Little Reynsrd Thrives Amazingly
ON the Nourishment Given by
His Foster-Noiher.

Farmer Nyc. OF Hopbottom. Pa,
last fall discovered that something
was carrying off his poultry. He set
a trap and caught fox. lie prompt.
ly killed IL.
Hardly had he done So when baby
fox came out from the brush and
moaned piteously around it's dead
mother. The farmer took the young
ster home. Refusing the food Of
fered IL, the little fox was in fair
way 20 starve 10 death, when Mrs.
Nye had bright idea.
One OF the ewes had been robbed
of her young by wildcats, and the
little fox was carried 10 the bcreaved
eve 60 receive nourishment.
The fox throye amazingly on
Sleeps milk, and the strange foster
mother formed strong attachment
for the little fellow. Before other
animals. and TO all human beings ex.'
cept MIR. and Mrs. Nye, the fox IL cx.
tremely shy. but IL sleeps side by
side with the eve, and the farmer
can handle the baby fox as he might
house dog,-N. Y. World.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10
TABULATED GRATITUDE.
He Was Trying 10 Make the Account
balance, hut His Fasth Was
Weakening.

A little fable i'm politeness, which
is unhappily too nearly true TO fact,
is printed in the Philadelphia Tele-
graph. A well-dressed young woman
entered a street car, looked down the
double row of passengers, sighed,
and took hold of strap. A middle
aged gentleman i'm the center OF the
car rose and offered his seat.
The lady wagged her skirts.
swished past the gentleman and
dropped into the seat. The man
walked out on the platform and drew
a memorandum book from his pocket.
Turning TO a page which looked
like miniature baseball score, he
added dash, and as he placed the
book back in his pocket, he remarked.
more to himself than TO anyone else;
sixteen to eighteen-pretty neor
tie"
"What kind of score are you
keeping?" asked the inquisitive con
ductor
"You could hardly call IL n score"
was the mans reply. "Some time
ago n friend declared that he had
stopped giving up his seat because
only about one woman in n dozen
think enough about his kindness to
thank him. I'm a married man, aud
l insisted that he was wrong or had
the misfortune of riding with very
ill-bred women.
"'Just keep tabs on IL yourself.
he said, and I've been doing IL.
"The woman / gave my seat 10 n
few moments ago makes the thirty.
fourth since my argument with my
friend. She is the eighteenth who
has given me frozen stare instead
Of word of thanks. I've got such a
strong faith in womankind that !
hope to make the account balance.
but | received no thanks to-day from
two ladies 20 whom | surrendered
my seat. I'm afraid my friend is at
least half right.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10

he is mentioned by Helen Hunt Jack
son in her books and takes a prom
inent part in some of the western
scenes she depicted so well. Tourists
are fond OF bestriding the docile old
animal to have their pictures taken.
A local photographer is swiftly be-
coming magnate by selling pictures
made of visitors and the burro. He
keeps on hand a supply OF SOM
breros, which he loans to those who
wish to assume wild western atti-
tude and aspect, and after the pose
is properly made levels his camera
at the subject and the work is done.
Old Dick is prime favorite and
when he shall finally pass over the
great divide il is quite likely he viii
have an imposing monument To mark
his last resting place.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10
MOUSE STOPPED TRAIN.
Interlered with Operation of tho
Electrical Apparatus which
Controls Railroad Service.

Did anyone ever imagine that a
mouse could stop railway train?
1t seems to be impossible; neverthe-
less, it was done at the town OF Carpi.
near Modena, in Italy.
On the Italian railroads an electrical
apparatus upon the departure of a
train from any station rings six
strokes upon a gong in the next sta
ton.
The station master at Carpi, hear
ing the gong ring three strokes where
there should be six, Immediately came
TO the conclusion that something was
wrong on the line, and ordered up
the electric signal of warning.
The train, which by this time was
under full Roadway, came to dead
stop.
Then began transfer of telegraphic
messages. -
The passengers. were anxious to
know what was the matter. They
waited while the messages went back
and forth.
The inquiry established the fact that
everything was right on the line, and
the train was ordered forward after
considerable delay.
The station master about this time
thought IL might be well to look into
his gong, and there he found, stuck
fast between the cogs of the electrical
apparatus, poor little mouse. The
unhappy little animal had happenedt to
be in the interior of the clock when
II struck one" and down he attempt
ed to run, but was caught between the
murderous wheels.
His little body was big enough to
stop the whole apparatus, and, conse-
quently, the train as well.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10
FAMOUS OLD BURRo.
He In sturdy and sedate and she Most
Venerable Specimen Of HIz Kind
In America.

Visitors TO the seven falls in the
South Cheyenne canyon. near Colo
RADIO Springs. Col, always find inter-
est in "Old Dick" said 10 be the old
est burro in the United States. Stur-
6y, white and sedate. the animal
ways his enormous ears contentedly
as the visitors pet and coddle him
and seems to enjoy the notoriety he
has gained, For AZ years he has been
a resident of the vicinity and in that
time has climbed many mountainous
miles. He assisted in carrying par
~ of prospectors up the mountain
30 years ago and during his lifetime
has carried many notable people.
This burro figures in literature. for
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10
AFTER TEA.

When Sue studies. mother sewa
And father takes his evening doze.
] shyly tie ribbon blue
Around my neck, ard then I'm Sue.
life my dress high from my feet.
And cross this muddy. muddy street
To this large sofa--its a store;
I've been here many times before.
! want 10 buy some finger rings.
And dolls and books and pretty things:
I'll take whole lots OF candy. too.
For little sister-I am Sue.
Thanks! here's your money. must go.
This rocking chairs my carrlage-Whoal
rnerel now, at last, I'm safe inside.
Anc OF 80 TO take a ride.
I whip my horses, III at last
They gallop very. very fast:
Then up and down the streets 60,
Until Sue says, in tones quite low:
look out there. driver. youli be killed.
And all your goods and candy spilled
Then jump down and hide my head
In mothers lap-then go TO bed.
Mary III. Flanner. In Good Housekeeping
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10

Don't put on your far-off glasses hunting
lions In the way:
Don't go probing round for troubles
just ignore them, day by day.
Don't go signing; "Yes. tbs pleasant just
at present, but-ah. mel
There's the sorrow OF tomorrow where
will all our sunshine brFs
III the worst is In the future and has been
there all the while.
We can keep II there by laughing TIL we
lmake the others smile.
IL the worst Is I'm the future; let II stay
there for we know
That to-morrows always threatening to
bring US sosand-so;
But totmorrow with its sorrow never
comes within our gaze,
For all time Is just a pageant of these
busy old to-days.
Let the worst stay in the future where II
has been all the while!
We can keep IL there by laughing till
the others start TO smile.
When we look toward the sunset I'm the
gorgeous afterglow,
Let us thank the blessed Father for the
Wthings we do not know;
Let us thank Him with all fervency that
He has never sent
Any burden quite unbearable; that while
our Lacks have bent
Underneath the load, we've had His, arms
about us all the while
Let us laugh away our troubles till the
whole world wears smilel
Let us laugh away the trouble though
our eyes are dlmmed with tears:
Let us laugh away the heartaches and
the worries and the fears;
Just ''be good and you'll be happy"-if
you're happy, you'll be good:
For the rules so double acting that It's
seldom understood.
o. there Is no future coming with n lot
OF trouble in
We car fight II off by laughing TIL the
others start TO grinl
-P. w. Gillian. I'm Los Angeles Herald.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10
VALUABLE RAG DOLL.
Scenes OF the War between
the States.

Almost every little girl in this coun-
try has at one time or another re joiced
in the possession of rag doll which
was quite the dearest thing she had.
just as mother ducks show the ugly
duckling the most attention, so do
make believe mothers think most of
their plain rag babies.
You would hardly believe il possible,
however, that a full grown man would
for it to keep it always locked up in a
safe deposit vault with his gold and
most valuable papers. No, it is not a
doll that once belonged 10 the mans
little daughter and precious on that ac-
count. There are a hundred men who
would like TO own II and would give
several hundred dollars for il.
Whatever makes the thing so val
uable?" you ask, and here is the an
swer: This particular rag doll is a
historic doll. With its eyes of ink it
saw Gen. u. S. Grant draft the terms
for the surrender of the confederate
army, and the same black eyes saw the
courtly Gen. Lee place hissignature to
the papers. All this happened at APP
pomattox, when the army OF northern
Virginia surrendered on April o, 1865,
Except for the signing of the dec
laration of independence this is per-
haps, the most important event in the
history of the nation.
The conference over the surrender
was held at the McLane house, one Of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10

A western railroad man says II
costs railway passing through the
mountains IA great deal of money in
the course of ten years to keep the
tracks in line. and maintenance of
tunnels Is even more expensive. Drive
a stake on the side of n mountain,
take the location with the greatest
care. and return after few months.
The stake IL not in the same locn-
ton. The whole side of the noun
tain has Railway Magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10

The sncezing Of nm elephant at an
exposition in Munich the other day
created sensation in the African
~villnge" where IL was ON exhibition.
the blacks falling on their knees be-
fore the auimal. IL was explained
that the sneeze was thought por-
tcntous because II was so rare. Ele-
plants, II seems, take cold easily. but
seldom sneeze.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10

Butter is sold on tho streets OF San
Juan, Il. !. lt costs a cent n pat, and
the boy carries a plate Of IL on his
head crying: Butter OF the coun.
tryl" IL is rancid. as rule. Wom-
en- make il By shaking milk about in
an earthen 5Ar.--Indianapolis News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-10

The mountaineers OF Georgia catch
trout with sledge hammer. Their
practice is Co thump rock under
which trout seeks refuge with a
hammer, and the conclusion renders
the fish senseless. Leader
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Oct. 24.-Today's stock mar
ket was almost inert throughout. Inc
appearance of the bank statement caused
"a sluggish recovery from early depres-
sion but the movement was merely rae
tioral and was not maintained, tle clos
ing being irregular and still very dull. Tie
reserve item in the bank statement
proved a surprise, the decline IN cash
resources being reported at only three
thousand dollars in face OF an appar-
ent outward movement of cash during the
week Of between three and four million
dollars. Bank officials were somewhat
at a loss to explain the discrepancy
but some of them asserted that there
had been considerable receipts of currency
from Chicago and the west during Tue
week and the explanation was hazarded
that this movement might have served 10
offset the heavy outgo to Baltimore and
Pittsburg and to the cotton region. The
failure OF the customary demand from
the west for currency at this season
has been the subjct of much comment
il banking circles but that there should
have been so considerable movement III
this direction in the middle of October is
quite unprecedented. 1t was suggested
as possible that local trust companies
had made transfers of cash deposits To
the clearing house banks. London's I'm
cay feeling over the war outlook in the
Fer East had some slight effect in tie
local market and there was rendition
Of rumors III circulation for several dave
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
Ware e. Leland'S
Cotton Letter.

Raleigh, ~ c., Oct. 24.-Frosts were
generally reported today and this means
that the crop is done for in a great many
sections of the country Some points
have had no frost, but the low tempera-
lures west of the river and all North
make the frost outlook for other sec
tons rather dubious. This frost is earlier
han usual on a moderate crop and late
one Wherever frost has appeared the
prospect for top crop can hardly be
bright. After this moderate crop views
are likely to gain more adherents than be-
fore this season. But as market fac
tor frosts were really secondary. The fea
ture of the morning was the war talk
Complications in the Far East are feared
and this may bring out lot of long cot
ton. No one seemed disposed to buy
heavily at the present time, though the
number looking for lower prices has dwin-
died to small proportions. Reports from
the South indicate a moderately less de-
mand for spot cotton owing to the advance
in prices and this has caused realizing in
the local market Trading today was act
i've in the extreme, with the tone even
more feversh than yesterday. The ten
dency of the market is undoubtedly reac-
tionary but this may not mean much of
break in prices. With the outlook so COM
plicated, conservative people are taking
profits on any advance towards ten cents,
and running their chances of getting the
cotton back later on. Prices have had a
good upturn for this season of the year
A conservative policy is to be commended.
WARE & LELAND.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
Original Rate, Without New Examination.

which have been as often denied, OF al
institution in trouble at St. Louis. There
was deposit of 100000 at the Sub-TreaS-
ury today for Geographic transfer to s.
Louis The variety of the demand to-
bends WAS as conspicuous as for several
days and the number of quotations On
the tape for bonds exceeded III numEc.
and variety those for stocks for a good
deal of the time. A recession to So in
United States Steel preferred was the
unsettling influence at the close.
The United States 2's advanced ga ard
the 3's and the old and new Is 1-2 per
cent over the closing call of last week
Total sales of stocks today were 800
200, including Atchison 1900; Erie 5.50a :.
Copper 1880: Pennsylvania $500 Read
ing $500; st. Paul $500; Union Pa
cific 1926; Steel $500; Steel preferred T.
800
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
THE MARKET SPENT
THE DAY IN SLEEP
Did a Little Shadowy Business
in Dreams.
SHARP ADVANCE IN WHEAT
Receipts Of Cotton are Light. bu.the Cables are
Under Expectations Prices Rule
Quiet ard Steady Near The
Close.
SHARP ADVANCE IN WHEAT
(By the Associated Press

eNw York, Oct. 24.-In dry goods the
week closes with material conservatism
by buyers with regard to purchase, either
Tor spot delivery or for the future While
there does not seem to be any definite
idea that lower prices will be secured by
waiting the financial situation is such as
to lead heads of houses to advise toward
the continuance of the general conserva-
tism which has marked buyers operations.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, Oct. 24.-The cotton market
opened steady at an advance of points
to u decline of 1 point on covering and
buying Tor long account prompted by re-
ports of more or less general frosts
through the central portions of the belt.
Receipts for the day were also rather light,
but the cables were under expectations
and notwithstanding the reassuring tone
of this mornings newspaper reports there
Is still uncertainty over the Far Eastern
situation. After a little further firmness
on the call, the market, influenced by
these latter considerations apparently, in
connection with expectations for a heav-
Ter movement next week eased off to
about last nights prices and ruled rather
quiet but steady around that level, with
trading chiefly of a professional charac-
ter
NEW YORK, Oct. 24-Cotton spot closed
outlet -. points higher, middlng upland, TO-
grif 10. 10. sales 22S balers
Futures opened firm and closed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, S4.21; straights
s3.5o@39O; bakers s2.6oCg3.4o; clears S3.35@3.5 o.
spring specials Si.2l; spring patents 20 GOO 40
wheat, No. 2 sprino. So. No g. $685.! No.
IS; oats, No. 2, 81; No. ? white; No. 3 white
;,6@S; rye No. 2, 81; good feeding bar
ley, 48@ll; fair to choice mailing, 47@56; flax
prime timothy seed, 255 messrork ner Dbl,
ll.l5@ll.30; lard per l00tb., 57@f 6l short
ribs sides (lOCse), 7.O@L5O; dry saltei shout.
(boxed) 7.25@7.3.; whiskey, basis of high
grade wines, 10; clover, contract grades. 1919
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24-Flour-firm: winter
patents SI.Oo@435; Minnesota patents $4,000
ASS
Rye nour-hrm; fair TO good s3.9O@3'SO;
choice to fancy S2;906325
Buckwheat tlour-dull; sl.eO@2.l5.
Corn-meal firm; yellow western Sl.l0.
Rye--firm; No. 2western Gl12.
Barley--steady; feeding 81: mailing 60
TENDER, S54; December, S614.
Corn,sp6t firm; No. ?, liz; May, IS; Sep
Oats-stcady, No. 2, AZ.
Beef-firm family Sl6.4O@ll.6 60; mess S.O0@
$780, beef hams 2l.50@2i.00; packet l0,50@ll.
Cut meats-irreguar; pick bellies 9l36ll,
picked shoulders 1906; picked hams, ll@l2;;
Lard-firmer western steamed, 700; retinde
firm; continent 7.35; compound gu 51E@7A.
POrk-easy; family l9.000l9.50; short clear
l4.50@I6.j0, mess l3.75@l4.50.
Talow-dull; city per package ~, country
415GM.
RoSin-firm; strained common to good 2.3594O
Turpentine-firm, $4,000.
Rice-steady; domestic, fair to extra, 414@61 Z,
Japan 434@514.
Enthusiastically New Orleans, open Kettle
good to choice, 3l0i2.
Coffee-spot, Rio firm, No. invoice "a
mild firm, cordova Toll.
Sugar-raw, firm; fair refining 20; molas-
SEES SIS, reflped, quiet
Butter-frm; extra creamery Is, state dairy
l5020.
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col.
ored ii, - white fall made, l2A. -
Eggs-flrm state and Pennsylvania .@26
Potatoes-Long Island l.75D2.12, new South.
ern, 1.25@l.57, Jersey sweets 2.00@25O.
Peanuts-steady; fancy hand-picked, 4H@6
domestic 3@412.
Cabbage-s teady; domestic per 100 1896.
Freight to Liverpool lSc
Cotton seed oil was dull but steady; prime
crude f. D. b. mills 2S@29, prime summer vel
low 391%@.., Off summer yellow 81, prime white
As; prime winter yellow A. prime meal H.00@
2T.5u nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 24-Flour quiet; winter
patents, Sil0@4 40, spring satents S4.65@5.OO.
Wheat.-steady; S51a@29, Southern wheat by
sample 72@S4
Corn-steady; spot 5O1z@2s, Southern white
corn 50G5i
Oats-frm; No. white 42@1a.
Rye-quiet No 2, 5S61%.
Butter-firm fancy imitation 179lS, fancy
creamery 20C02l.
Eggs-Steady; fresh $50.
Cheese-firm; IL "a, large 1l18@llL
Sugar-strong; fine and coarse graduated
50IM.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, Oct. 24-Turpentine firm;
56L receipts 30 casks.
Rosin-frm at 2l0 receipts 703 bbls.
Tar-firm, 1.S0; receipts IS bbls.
Crude--firm, 2.2593. S0@3S0; receipts l09 bar
rels.
CHARLESTON, Oct 24-Turpentine steady
inal 551@, receipts 49,, sales 60, exports
Quote A. B, G, 2O5;D, 2l5 f, 225 f, 30; G, 245;
II 200; l. 8. is; X, 1885, NJ, $780, n, 3.91; VIC, 4Oo;
WV, ABS.
SAVANNAH, Oct. 24-Turpentine firm,
So; receipts 1883, sales lSi, exports Ill.
Rosin firm; receipts 2,l3l sales 1880 exports
3l36.
Quote A, B, c, 2l5;D, 225; E, 235; F, $50; G,
2.55; II, 30; |, $780, X, 4.l0; Nj, 425 N, 4.3O: VIC,
4.40; WV, 40.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York, Oct. 24.-The statement OF
averages of the clearing house banks oil
this city for the week shows:
Loans 1907, 099 900. decrease $1.166,5 500;
deposits 1888, 1900. decrease $2,O56,SO0
circulation 1882. 800 increase s1S9.4OO
legal tenders SOS, 666. 500. increase $1,000
specie s171, 500. decrease $164,200: re
serve s24O, 373, 100. decrease $4,000; reserve
required s222, $50. decrease $514.2O0
surplus s17,944.45 increase SSH, 200; ex
U. S. deposits s27,244,55O. increase s50f, S25