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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
A LONG FLIGHT
IL to Be Made by Airship, "caIIfornIs
Arrow"

Arrow"
st Louis, Nov. IA second sue
cessful flight of tho Baldwin airship
was made at the worlds fair Tuesday
under the guidance of A. p. Knaben-
shue of Toledo, Ohio, who maneuvered
the California Arrow" at will high
above the western portion of the ex-
position grounds and descended in the
stadium. adjoining the aerial con-
course, amid the cheering thousands
after fight of thirty-five minutes.
Knabenshue went up to an altitude
Of about 600 feet and, after directing
Che course of his aerial vessel at will,
descended on the exact spot upon
which he had decided to land. Owing
to the large crowd gathered within
the concourse enclosure, Inventor T.
s. Baldwin admonished Knabenshue
at the start not to attempt to land in
he concourse enclosure, but to choose
some spot without and near by, where
he would not be in danger of striking
spectators. Knabenshue chose the
stadium enclosure and came down
just as he intended to do.
Satisfied with the demonstrations of
the airsEip over short courses during
these two trials, Inventor Baldwin an
nounced at the conclusion of the fight
that Knabenshue will today undertake
a fifteen-niile flight over designated
course, The choice Of the course to be
left to newspaper men and the fight
to be made regardless of the wind con-
ditions.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
Novel Bet Carried Out.

Durand, Mich, Nov. 1.-Two promi-
nent Durand men, Ed Brown an |
Frank Hulburt, made bet on the out
rome Of the Gans-Britt fight, by the
terms of which the loser was to whee,
tie other about the streets of the town
all Tuesday afternoon. accompanied
by a band. Brown had the Britt end
If the deal and so he procure.
O wheelbarrow and did the require1
stunt, while the band disbursed var.
Gus airs intended to add to his dis.
Somflture.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
ENORMOUS Bets.

Silver City, N. NJ, Nov. 2.-V. G..
Place of the Pinos Altos Gold & Silver
Mining Co. of Grant county, New Mex
ico and Charles M. Shannon, proprie-
tor of newspaper in Silver City,
have made the largest bet thus far
on the result of the presidential cleo
ton. Pace bets his new gold mill
and all the company's mines and prop
erty. including the mercantile house,
valued at 100000, on Roosevelt,
against the Hughes e Shannon mine
property, also valued at 100000, on
Parker
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
Post Buys Sanatorlum.

Marshall, Mich, Nov. 1.-The
Phelps Medical & Surgical Sanatori-
um. of Battle Creek was sold here by
Circuit Court Commissioner Walter II
North to Charles w. Post of Battle
Creek, who bid SOL 900 as trustee for
the bondholders. 1t is said that the
Michigan Medical e Surgical Benevo
lent association, who own the SAM
tarium, ray purchase the sanatorium
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
Eating Ones Roots.

"Rawhide or even leather If boiled
for hours will make nutritious SOUP"
says writer in Country Life In Amer
lea on the subject of what man lost
in the woods may find to eat. MANY Il
man has bridged the awful gap by
boiling his boots, whence the phrase to
express the final extreme, III eat my
boots first Mark Twain was once put
to this final resort and recorded after
ward that the holes tasted the best"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
Termination Man Killed.

Pennington, Mich, Nov. Rex
Woodruff, farmer residing about two
miles from here, was struck by a
Worthwhile electric car and instantly
killed. The accident occurred where
the track crosses the road, and Wood
ruff. who was so years old and blind
in one eye, was attempting to cross
the track in his wagon. The old man
was thrown several feet and was dead
when picked up.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
All Hope Given Up.

Battle Creek, Mich, Nov. 2.-It is
quite generally conceded now that if
Neil S. Phelps is ever found it will
lie by accident. Some man who knows
him may run across the ex-financier IL
the seclusion Of some remote spot, az
in the case of the Charley Steele, OF
Parkers Fright of Way" or some one
may find his body quite Unexpectedly
in the neighborhood of this city. But
the idea of an organized search grows
Jess in favor every day. 1t may be
months before a clue is received.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
kruaer,s Remains Taken Up.

The Hague, Nov. 1.-The remains Of
former President Kruger of the Trans
vaal republic, who died July last, were
removed from the cemetery Monday
and taken to Rotterdam for convey
ance to South Africa on board the
steamer Batavier. Six wreaths from
Queen Wilhelmina, the prince consort
and former President Steyn covered
the coffin. Not much public interest
was shown.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
Ames Jury AGAIN DISAGREED.

Minneapolis, Nov. 1.-The fourth
trial of former Mayor A. A. Ames for
Illegally receiving money from women
has resulted in disagreement. The
.ury, after having been out seventy
hours, reported its inability to agree
and the court discharged the Jurors.
IT is likely that all the indictments
will be nolled.'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
SHOT HALLOWEEN NIGHT.
Fight Young Men Fired on While
Nearing Farmers Place.


Smiths Creek, Mich, Nov. q
Eight young men of this village were
shot Halloween night while on lark.
They were just approaching Farmer
Joseph Lambert's place when some
one fired from behind straw stack.
One of the injured, Roy Lindsay, may
Gle He is 81 years old and married
Tie is a son of James Lindsay, we'll
TODD resident of this place. The
father went to Port Huron to swear
out a warrant for the arrest of Lam
Lert and John, George and Charles
Sirloin, his hired men.
The other injured are Charles Gaff-
ney Ralph Mccormick, Russell Moore,
william Sturtevant, George Neil, Roy
Robertson and James Waterworth.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
Malay snnerstitions.

You can scarcely ever get your mon
ey from a Malay on Friday because
Malays believe that if they pay their
creditors on Friday they will be
overtaken by penury. Malays never
shave or cut their nails on Saturday or
Tuesday because these are unlucky
days, and if they do part with their
hair or nails on these days they believe
that they will be always in trouble or
will die quickly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
His Head Nearly Severed.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 2.--While hop
ping on" wagon Of crushed stone lit
tie Pharah Pimlott aged 2 years. $50
Toledo avenue, slipped and fell be-
tween the wheels, the rear wheel pass
Ing over his neck, nearly severing his
lead apd killing him ALMOST instantly
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
Webs . Persian Duke.

Boston Nov. Florence M. Breed,
wealthy society girl and ex-actress,
once with Elsie De Wolf, has married
Ali Kuli Khan, a Persian duke, head
Of the Bahaist faith in the United
states, exiled from Persia Tor re-
ugion's sake. ~ la
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
FATE AGAINST HIM.
chicagoan Robbed and Then Fell Vic
tim to Accident.

Durand, Mich, Nov. David Nc.
Intyre of Chicago, who was on his way
from his home city to Saginaw, fell
asleep in the Grand Trunk depot here
in the morning while waiting for a
yrain. When he awolSe he found that
somebody had gone through his
clothes and left him penniless.
Unable to buy ticket to Saginaw,
lie went abou the .sawmills for work.
While standing in one of the mills a
wheel burst and a fragment struck
him in the abdomen. 1t passed
through his liver, lodging In his back,
and it is not thought he has any
chance for recovery.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-11-04
kiIIed hx a EALING Tree.

Paw Paw, Mich, Nov 2.--While FL
ner Powers of Waverly was cutting a
Zee tree the tree fell on him, killing
him instantly. ..-......-.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

kings and eulperors. dare say that If the
Car should want to sell the great Orlo6 the
fourth greatest diamond in the world. for which
Empress Catharine II paid $4,000 in order to
add to his war fund. he would find plenty of
would-be purchasers in America"
It is not long that this country has been so
fond Of diamonds. Forty years ago Americans
spent only one-twentieth as much money for
them as they DO.
The South African mines now produce 9S per
cent OF the worlds supply. and they are prosper
ing more than ever before. For the year ended
in November OF last year the De Beers Consol!-
dated Mines Limited, marketed S2G2 205S60
worth Of diamonds and realized 4 profit Of $l1.-
81. 400
Americans, however. are proving themselves to
be diamond diggers as weu as diamond wearers.
In the management Of The huge plants OF the
De Beers company at Kimberley most OF the
officials are Americans. and large proportion
Of the mechanical devices used bear the tails
manic initials 'U. s" American machinery and
machinists are appreciated at Kimberley for
several patent reasons. In diamond mining
especially a company is likely 10 suffer losses
from theft Not only does the mine reveal small
gems Of great value but it is worked by blacks,
who have hereditG - instinct for stealing.
Whenever human hands. therefore, can be sup
planted by iron nngerS, a nachlne IS Dullt and
put into operation. In digging for diamonds.
there is also more debris in proportion TO the
coveted prize than in any other line of mining.
A vast amount Of earth must DE sifted as if
with 4 fine tooth comb. one ton Of diamond
bearing soil VIII bear on an average not quite
four grains OF diamond. II the three million
cubic yards of rock and dirt excavated from the
New-York subway we're as rich in diamonds as
that Of the Kimberley mines, It would be found
to contain gems worth only $3OO0000. or about
one-nfth Of the cost Of excavating the under
ground road In their rough state the subway
Jewels would weigh only 130 pounds. or what
might be carried of by one man Accordingly.
the diamond miner must have machinery which
win handle vast quantities Of earth and still per
form the task with extreme minuteness-
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

Just as accurately as the five hundred men en-
pIoyed for this work Accordingly the men were
discharged and the grease substituted
1t is now regarded as certain that the pipe
shaped pits from which the diamond bearing
clay is taken are the craters OF extinct volcanoes
and that this clay. which. because Of its color. is
called "the blue dirt" has weIled up from the
bowels Of the earth The diamonds are bits OF
carbon that have crystaIlized under great heat
and pressure
At the present time the Kafir has only two
chances to handle "the blue" He digs il loose
and loads it on cars. which run out at diff
ferent levels from the pipe 70 the shaft that
is cut down through the surrounding soil AT
the shaft the cars dumped automatically
into elevators which whisk their loads to the
surface, distance OF from 1900 to 1,4OO feet, In
less than a minute. Here "the blue Is trans
ferred mechanically to other cars and carried
several miles to the "Hoors," great level fields
rolled hard and smooth. where Kaflrs spread IL
out and allow It to weather from three months
to a year. At the end Of that time the diamond
bearing clay crumbles easily. and on mixing
with water can be made into thin puddle"
which is run through the washing machines At
length only the pebbles remain. and these are
allowed TO dance over the surface OF the grease.
whereupou the diamonds stick and the pieces OF
stone are swept away. On being released from
the grease the gems are assorted by skilled
white worknen. who are constantly watched by
guards.
Within the last year the Kafirs have taken
alarm at a danger which they fear even
more than machinery or grease Chinese are
being imported for use in the gold mines OF
the Rand. and IL their labor proves profitable il
is planned 70 introduce them into the diamond
pits. The Kaffir is incompetent to work ma
chinery. With the increased use of mechanical
devices. therefore. there is an increasing
need of labOrers OF higher intelligence.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16
DIAMONDS MORE DEAR.
Enhanced Cost TO Purchasers, but
of More VaIue to O1Uners.

Whoever has been planning TO buy diamonds
as Christmas presents must now go deeper into
his pocket In only the last few days the
Diamond Trust, as the De Beers Consolidated
Mines Limited, is generally known, has boosted
prices Eve cents on the dollar. This viii take
out OF American purses, according to trade ex-
perts, al extra revenue Of more than SloJl090
q year. The United States now buys annually
enough diamonds TO constitute four-ffths Of the
worlds entire product II is estimated that The
diamonds found in one year are worth $50
100000 The diamonds, both rough and cut, i'm
ported into this country yearly are valued at
s24.OOOOOO
Il the De Beers company. which controls about
nine-tenths OF the worlds output Of rough dia-
mOads. continues to advance prices as II has
e1ne diamonds viii prove far more profitable
investment than the most gilt edge securities Of
Wall Street In the last two years the trust has
raised the price eight times. and each time per
cent Desirable stones. therefore, are valued 40
per cent higher than at this time in 1902
Smaller sizes have been advanced from 20 TO 30
per cent, according TO the availability.
To many a European nobIernan the boosting Of
diamond prices viii bring much satisfaction
as 70 the directors Of the De Beers company
The importations OF cut stones into this country
last year amounted to S14.OOO,OOO, and not few
Of them were from tarnished European coronets
When a poverty stricken duke sells the fam
ny Jewels" as one Maiden Lane dealer expressed
Il, 'he does It secretly. 1t is act OF which he
Is deeply ashamed He hires some agent to
dispose OF them In order 10 conceal his own
identity. Before the buyer sees them. the cor
onet or tiara, or whatever il may be. is broken
Cd and the stones recut and rennounted- On any
opera night one may see gIittering about the
necEz and arms os any number Of NeW-York
women Jewels th2s once adorned the courts Of
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

One evidence Of the way the De Beers COM
pany appreciates machinery is TO be seen in the
great mountain Of junk which towers up near its
mines like a Golgotha Here may be found ma
chimes for intricate workmanship and Of huge
dimensions many OF them costing a good frac-
tlon of 81 100000. yet all abandoned to make
way for superior devices. Here whole plant,
although hardly used, may have been dumped.
because some new system had been discovered
which made It antiquated. Whenever a mechan-
ism is found which viii keep few more hands
away. or which viii handle few more tons Of
dirt, it is adopted regardless Of cost
Despite all the labor saving machinery intro
duced. the De Beers company stin employs ten
thousand blacks whom it guards almost as
closely as keepers watch the inmates OF a prison.
The KafHrs contract to work not for day a
week but for 4 term not less than three months,
and for that length Of time they shut Off
from the rest OF the world. Eight hours OF the
twenty-four they are at work in the mines load
ing the tunnel cars with the blue stuff" or
diamond bearing clay and the other sixteen they
are loahng about the native compound" as 1t
Is called-which. in fact is an outdoor Jail hav
ing walls around it TO prevent escape and roof
Of wire netting TO make any attempt at throwing
the diamonds outside TO accompce futile.
When a Kaflr is about TO be discharged he Is
and then watched for day and night
Yet even in spite OF the most rigid precautions
il is estimated that more than 100000 worth
OF diamonds are smugged out each year Most
Of them find their way to Natal, where they are
sold by the leading merchants. No question is
asked concerning their origin.
One way Of smuggling diamonds which escaped
the eyes of De Beers detectives for a long time
made veritable martyrs of it's perpetrators. A
Kaffir. shortly after being admitted to the COM
pound. were he lucky enough 10 find a rich
enough prize, would cut deep Slit in the ieshy
part Of hts leg. where IT could not easily be de-
tected. and hide the rough jewel in the very
quick. He would then conceal himself in some
unworScd part of the mine until the sore healed
Grease is regarded by the KafEir as even more
a foe than the largest labor saving machine A
year more ago kind OF 'stickum." called
Staufer's lubricant, discovered which
picked out the diamonds far more rapidly and
New-York tribune., 1904-10-16
HOW HE NET THE EMERGENCY

Shakespeare was reading Hamlet TO q few
intiInates.
1T won't DO at all" they explained kindly
you haven't given Ophelia a chance to wear
all the latest styles"
Crushed by his Lack OF dramatic instinct. hs
was obliged to resort to the subterfuge OF
making her mad
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
IN WESTERN CANADA
THREE DIVISIONS ArroRp1Na
CHANCE FOR SETTLEMENT.
They Are Specially Adapted to Ranch
ing, Wheat Growing and Mixed
Farming-Nany Americans
Settling There.

The old Romans used to say that Gaul
was divided into three parts. So is the
Canadian northwest Gaul's divisions
were political; those of western Cana
dass prairies are created by the unerring
hand of nature. ;.
The First Division.
Chiefly because of the elevation of the
country, the absence of large lakes and
rivers and the operations Of the
Chinook" or Pacific ocean winds,
which readily cross the Rocky noun
tains in southern Alberta through gaps
and passes, the southwestern portion
of the Canadian provinces is regarded as
somewhat arid and less fertile than
other portions of the country. AL
though this has been a prevailing idea
in the east, 1t has been left for American
settlers who have invaded this district
within the past two or three years to
prove that splendid crops of grain can
be grown on the land which had hitherto
been the feeding ground for the herds of
cattle and bands of horses that ranged
here.
That ranching is carried on most sue
cessfully in other portions of the prairies
west, just as agriculture is to a limited
extent conducted successfully within
his boundary. is fully established, but
taken as whole it constitutes terri
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
SAVED FOR THE FISH TRADE
He Had Too Much Intellect To IA
Glove Away" on
Doctor.

IL. The nsh-man drove into the yard . few
Gays after the new summer residents had
saken Possession OF their home. and seeing
an an open door he stepped in and confronted
Companion. 'eA~'es Aou'n
s,Gettin' settled. s'pose," he said. agree.
10y, Allowing his gaze to wander from two
t m,scellaneous articles. well, take YOUR
TIME, take your time; there's plenty Of t IN
mere! ! understand your husbands a doc
Yes, he is" said the summer resident
nors that she had better display no haugati.
ness OF spirit under questioning, wa, unable
70 . P1t much cordially into her tone.
wen, now, l come near bein' doctor. :"
s I the re-, flsh-,m9an, still. with wandering
gaze. MY folks wanted 1 should be one. ali
e1ceptn Of an aunt that had money, and
was looked to to help me out financially # I
took up with profession. She spent one
summer here, and she made liar study
q O. my character an parts, and at the end Of
the season she up an told my folks that
tWoMdn,t do, must go into business.
That boy has got too much intellect to
oe move away on DOCTOR" she said; those
were were her very words. Now how would you
IKE couple o good mack'rel all slit up am
ready for the briler?'
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
Voice from Arkansas.

Cleveland, Ark, August Is Especially
Nearly every newspaper tells Of some won.
derful cure of some form of Kidney Disease
BY the Great American Remedy. Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and this part Of Arkansas is
not without its share of evidence that no
ease is too deeply rooted for Dodd's Kidney
Pills to cure.
Mr.. A. E. Carlile, we'll known and highly
respected here, tells of his cure after nearly
q quarter of a century's suffering. Mr..
Garlic says:
II want to let the public know what
think. of Dodd's Kidney Pills. I think they
are the best remedy for sick kidneys ever
made.
Il had Kidney Trouble for o years and
never found anything that did me so much
good as Dodd,s Kidney Pills. / recommend
There is no uncertain sound about Mr.
Carlile's statement. He knows that Dodd :
Kidney Pills rescued him from life of sui
fering and he wants the public to know i
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney ILL
from Backache to Bright's Disease.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
1ou1TRY YARD PARAanApHs

l r.
Don't forget lime and gravel Both
are necessary in the poultry yard.
Be sure of clean water for the
chicks and keep their roosting place
Clean % xs 49, az
Success or failure of the poultry sea
son depends upon the days and nights
now passing. ,s,,, ..;s.s 49,. s-. ,.-..,
Rats are likely to be bad this time
OF year. Don't neglect them till they
get some Of your best broods. { ss
Feed coops are very necessary to
keep the large chicks and fowls from
tramping the little ones to death.
q Watch the hen that first comes Of
the ,roost and that last .retires ct, night.
She is said TO be the best layer.
There ought to be shallow box
full Of dust in every. poultry house,
both winter and summer, and it
should be often renewed. A constant
dust bath is the very best remedy for
lice. bIi-t Z p FL ~fsf co. -
Excess Of salt is not good for fowls;
when they can get to it they some
times eat it in fatal quantities. but q
little salt, as, fox instance. in their
food, Is Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
THE INDIAN RUNNER DUCK.
A New Variety in This Country, But
Quite Popular in Europe
and in Asia.

While the Indian Runner is q new
variety Of duck. SO far as the exhibi-
ton room is considered, to this coun-
try, it is not in fact new breed to the
world. In writing of them. Mr.. ].
Donald says that they originally came
from India to England something over
so years ago. Not great number Of
them were secured at first. Those first
received were bred together and their
offspring bred in like manner and
crossed with other varieties of ducks.
Shortly before 1890, they we're taken
up and bred through form and color.
Soon after this they made their appear
ance in the show rooms of England
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18

tfict for wheat growing. It 10 not good
for mixed operations ~ we'll. 1t is be-
cause it is level, has q sufhcient rain
fall every year. plenty Of snow in the
winter for moisture in the early spring
and favorable climatic conditions the
year round that 1t is specially marked for
this branch Of husbandry.
In this part of the country wheat ID
king, and here it 10 raised in the great
est possible perfection by combination
of soil and climate in its favor. and the
tendency has been to neglect the more
laborious branches Of husbandry fol-
which the country is equally we'll
adapted. f9
AS II to cope with the offerings of ma
ture, the railway companies are ready
with their railways to haul the grain as
soon as it is relieved from the straw in
the fields by the threshers. Throughout
this entire belt there is an enormous
length Of railway mileage, branches are
radiating in every direction from the
trunks until they scarcely leave q grain
field more than six or seven miles from
a road, and they are all required, for in
the fall and early winter the sight of the
trains passing to and from the elevators
at the railway depots makes the entire
country look like one hive of industry
Free Homestead Lands.
There is yet u large quantity Of
government land for demonstrating In
this country, ana as in everything
else "the early bird catches tbs
worm.' Those who come first arr
first served. When it Is preferred t.
purchase railway. or other company
lands they can be got at from five
dollars per acre up. This section can
not be better closed than by show.
ing practically what is made by wheat
growing in this district. The average
from the first Of operations is q
bushels per acre. Breaking the
prairie, as first p;owed is called, Il