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The citizen., 1905-04-21
THE SHERIFF'S
POSSE
By FRANK II. SWEET
Copyright, 1904, by Frank H. Sweet

Sells Pessner moved haltingly along
the face of the cliff, crouching almost
to the rock to obtain the slight con-
! cealment afforded by a few stunted
bushes, until he arrived at sharp
bend. where he rose cautiously to his
feet and gave quick glance down into
the valley and back over the way he
had come.
1t was wild, rocky way, ending in
this long climb up the face of the
mountain, but his glance flashed over
1t in swift, comprehensive scrutiny
All was desolation, solitude, save at
the base of the very slope up which
he was struggling, where a compact
group of men were following his trail
as surely and unrelentingly as blood
hounds. Even as his glance flashed
down at them there came the return
ing flash of sunlight on a leveled rifle
barrel into his eyes, and he ducked and
slipped around the bend. AS he did so
a bullet flattened against the rock
behind where his head had been.
Steve Finter," he thought grimly.
mo other man can shoot like that
He must have seen my head up. If
only l can get up to my cabin | won't
mind. l can pick off Steve from there
and maybe some of the others before
they close in. II hope Luisita amt to
home"
Well up on the face of the opposite
mountain was Sells Pessner's cabin
Here he and Steve Finter had worked
together in seeming harmony until one
day Steve had slipped down to the
mining town below and accused his
partner of having robbed and attempt
ed to murder him and of being a horse
thief and contemplating other bold rob
berries in the neighborhool. He had so
ingratiated himself with the sheriff as
to be sworn in as deputy to aid in the
capture
The first intimation Sells had had of
the accusation was seeing the sheriffs
posse approach the cabin, and almost
at the same time he received a bullet
in his shoulder. Other bullets had fol
lowed, but in some way he had escap-
ed. He had eluded his pursuers and
The citizen., 1905-04-21

Early writer's made use of linen or
cotton fabrics, of skins and even Of
scales of fishes for writing For a long
period papyrus was used, the books
being made in rolls, being about one
and one-half feet wide and sometimes
fifty feet long. Papyrus was a flag or
bulrush, growing eight or ten feet
high, found in the marshes of Egypt;
from its inner pith the form of paper
called papyrus was made. Papyrus
sheets were neatly joined attached to
a stick and rolled upon it (whence we
have our word volume" from the
Latin volvere, to rolD. The titles
were written on tags attached to the
sticks or inscribed on the outside of
the rolls. The rolls We're kept in
round wooden boxes resembling the
old fashioned bandboxes and could
easily be carried about
The citizen., 1905-04-21
4 Bit of orntory.

There was time when our commerce
was carried in American ships manned
by American seamen There was a
time when the flag fioated over Ameri-
can cargoes and when its bright. beau
tiful stars and emblematic stripes en-
livened every sea and port where COM
meIce was known. The American.
looking out on the broad ocean, beheld
it in the orient and in the occident.
Whittier he went
To the northern wastes Of snow
Or swayed where the soft magnolias
blow
it was there-there to remind him of
his own native land, whose sons re-
sembled in their strength the gnarled
oak of her deepest forests and whose
daughters rivaled in their beauty and
loveliness the orange blossoms of her
most fragrant orange groves.-From a
Speech by Benton McNIillin.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
Quaint Riddles.

These curious riddles, which all have
one answer and are familiar to the
people of various parts of France, are
quoted in the Revue des Traditions
Potulaires:
What goes from Paris to Lyons with
out moving or taking a step?
What goes to Paris without once
pausing?
l am very long If l repose up
straight l could touch the sky If had
arms and legs l could catch the thief
If I had eyes and mouth l could tell
everything.
White, very white, it encircles the
earth =,
If were not crooked l could not
exist.
The queens carpet always spread,
never folded
What looks very long in the sunshine
and has no shadow?
What arrives first at the market and
first reaches home?
Answer: The road.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
Snakes Are Grent Fnsterr.

Snakes, though at times they gorge
themselves, are great fasters. In the
French museum an anaconda twenty
feet long was very small feeder,
though he gained in weight. Taken
there in 1885, he had only thirty-four
meals during the next five years, con-
sisting of small goat or few rab-
bits. The interval between these meals
varied from twenty-three to 204 days.
He would not touch food unless he was
in real need of 1t, and it was only by
watching him and noticing when he
seemed to be uneasy that his keepers
could conclude that he was hungr!
During the long fast, which was in
1886, many strenuous efforts were
made to tempt or force him to eat with
out the least success.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
historic Baby Bottles.

Bottles for babies date back to re-
mote antiquity. Most people are of the
opinion that feeding bottles for babies
must be an invention of modern times
According to Professor Mosby. how
ever, this is not the case This gentle
man, who was lectWing before an anti
quarian society, stated that it was the
custom among the Greeks for the
nurses to carry a sponge full of honey
In small pot to stop children from
crying. The professor went ON to say
that there are two Greek vases in the
British museum dating. from 700 b. C.
which closely resemble The feeding bot
ties used subsequently by the Romans.
In the old Roman cemetery of st. Sep
ulcher, Canterbury, a feeding bottle
of bright red polished ware was dug
up in 1861, and Professor Mosby came
to the conclusion that this bottle must
have been buried with the little Ro-
man child to whose wants it had min
istered during the child'S lifetime.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
The First Astor and the Poet.

John Jacob AstOr and his son rig. &y
attended to business in the same office,
a little one story building in Prince
street, just east of Broadway. Their
constant companion there was FitZ-
Greene Halleck-Marco Bozzaris Hal
leck. Halleck became a clerk for Astor
in 1882 and worked seventeen years.
The employment he himself said, was
not profitable, but permanent" Astor
warned him when he began not TO talk
to any one of his wealth. The two men
became great friends. Halleck spent
months with his patron at his country
seat and became one of the trustees of
the Astor library. The poet frequently
rallied the old man on his wealth.
'Why, Mr.. Astor," he would say, "if I
had 5000 year and was sure Of it l
would be content" The great land
owner took him at his word, and in his
will, much to the amusement of bohe-
mian New York, left Halleck an an
nuity of $200.-Burton J. Hendrick in
McClure's.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
Boxing SarGineS.

When SarGines ia tens Of thousands
reach the factory they are cleaned by
long rows of women with short knives
and 90 for two hours into the salt vats
They next have bath of sea water
in coarse baskets under pump and
are put to dry in the open on wire
racks till they begin to shrivel, when
they are taken to the tanks of boiling
oil. Into one of these each rack is
plunged for moment or two and then
set aside to drip. after which the fish
are selected and laid carefully in tin
boxes, which are filed up with OIL
The box now passes to the hands of
the solderer to be sealed, and when
this is completed a hole is punched in
the lid to let out any imprisoned air
and closed at once with solder. AS a
final stage the tins are placed in a
huge iron crate and lowered into tanks
of boiling water, when they will ex-
plode if any air is still shut in. Those
that stand this test are packed in wood
en- cases for expectation.
The citizen., 1905-04-21

he left, we found vein of silver. how
rich l do not dare to say, but it made
Steve try to kill me and. failing. to run
away. He came back with the sheriff
and his posse. What story he told |
can only guess. But where are YOU 60
ing. Luisita?"
ITO the bend round the cliff"-over
her shoulder. 1T is the only way into
the valley. and | shall hold the men
until you can get away Do not go to
your cabin, but straight on over the
mountain. Hurry! The men will not
harm me. When you get to the wilder
ravines, hide will see that the truth
is known"
With n shout of remonstrance he
hobbled in pursuit, but Luisita did not
even hear. She was already rods away,
plunging through the bushes with the
one thought of being at the bend in
advance of the sheriff's posse.
They We're edging cautiously across
a narrow shelf only a few rods below
when she reached the desired point and
threw her rifle in position. 1t was too
good chance to be lost.
Hands up" she ordered sternlv.
Ten pairs of eyes flashed at her in
CONSERVATION as the same number of
hands rose into the air, but as they
saw the face beyond the rifle barrel the
hands went down with simultaneous
relief. They had thought it Sells. Some
of the men began to laugh.
81 said Hands up?" Luisita repeat
ed slowly. Il am not making words,
and most of you know how l can
shoot. Senor Sells is escaping from
you now, and I shall keep you here un-
til he is safe. stop" as a rifle barrel
rose little, 'or | shall fire! You may
kill me. but l can send half of you
from that ledge before you do it, and
l will. Now. up. Quickr
All the hands rose except Steve's
With a bitter curse he threw his rifle
into quick position, but before he could
fire it slipped from his nerveless fin
gers, and he sank upon the shelf. only
saving himself from falling over the
precipice by desperate effort.
"That is only one" called the girl
coldly.
"But look here, Luisita," expostulat-
ed the sheriff angrily. "You can't
thwart the law like thisr
"You are not upholding the law"
contemptuously. you are merely
helping a criminal If Senor Sells were
hero
"He is here" said a quiet voice at her
side, and another rifle barrel Joined
hers in menacing the whitening faces
on the ledge below. "Now. sheriff."
the voice suddenly ringing out clear
and stern. you will take your men and
hurry back to town. And l would adj
wise you to take Steve Finter along.
The truth is known there now. as you
will find. and it may be that you and
your men will have to explain a few
things. Hereafter, when you seek a
man. hear his story as we'll as his ac-
cuser's. | have proof of my innocence
and Steve's guilt You and your men
will turn and retrace your steps. TAX
ing Steve along. You will find proof
Of everything say in town. Now go"
They stood side by side watching the
posse down the mountain Then Sells
lowered his rife.
"I-I think you'll have to help me to
the cabin, dear" he said weakly. "I'm
"a little used up"
The citizen., 1905-04-21
The Chilly House of Commons.

A speaker in the house of commons
has to address 'the most chilling, nerve
destroying audience in the world
Even such cool headed, seasoned ora
tor as John Bright once said, toward
the end of his career. too, Il suppose l
ought to be ashamed of myself, but the
fact is that l never rise in the house
without a trembling at the knees and
a secret wish that somebody else would
catch the speakers eye and enable me
to sit down again" And Disraeli, who
boasted that he had no nerves, declar-
ed: "The blare of trumpets, a thou
sand lockers on, have induced men to
lead a forlorn hope. Ambition and
ones constituents have induced men
to do far more desperate thing
speak in the house of commons. LON
don Mail.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
Shoe SuperstitiOns,

The Chinese value a pair of boots
which have been worn by an upright
magistrate, and the custom of wishing
a friend a happy foot is still OBJ
served all through Europe, The putting
of the left shoe ON the right foot, put
ting it on uneven or crosswise, burst
ing the latch or tie, lacing it wrong or
losing button, are all bad signs. A
Yorkshire man will spit in his right
shoe before putting it on when going
out on important business to bring
luck, and many an English girl has
been known to hang her boots out of
the window on st. Valentines night
for love luck.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
Byron md NnpoIenn.

The more | think of Byron the more
clear ii becomes to me that he is first.
second and third a tragic figure. He
was the child of a loveless marriage.
that constant source of huge armies of
discordant natures. His upbringing
was tragic; his marriage was tragic:
his loves were tragic; his death, which
at first l thought only tragic farce, is
actual tragedy. Byron and Napoleon.
contemporaries, were the analogues
and compliments of each other Byron
is the passive tragedy of the magma
tive temperament as poet using ex-
preston; Napoleon is the active trag
edy of the imaginative temperament
as warrior and world compeller. EN-
ploying deeds. Byron inevitably ends
in an abortive attempt at action in
Greece, Napoleon as inevitably in an
abortive attempt at expression (the die
tated mcmoirs) in st. Helena.-John
Davidson in London Outlook.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
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The citizen., 1905-04-21
A Mnn nf Nerve

'Myrtilla," said the old gentleman
sharply, that young man you had in
the parlor last night is dull Of compre-
hension. All | had to do was cough
when the other chaps remained too late,
and they would take the hint and de-
part Did this one say anything when
coughed last nightY'
YES" replied the beautiful daugh-
ter; "he said the next time he called he
was going to bring you bottle Of
cough sirup. Newark News.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
phi.nde1nhin,s Rnnid Gnit.

"These," said the epicure to the
bright Philadelphia girl. "are snails.
suppose Philadelphia people don't eat
them for fear of cannibalism."
"Oh, no." was the answer; sit isn't
that. We couldn't catch them" Wash
ington Star.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
The EnSy Job Youth.

Whenever l see a youth looking for
"a soft snap" pity him. There can
be no doubt where lie will end if he
does not change his tactics. If he does
not brace up, take stock of himself and
put vim and purpose and energy into
his life he will surely join the great
army of the might have beens."-Suc-
nacc
The citizen., 1905-04-21

"Why did your cook leave so sud-
denly"
"She baked two cakes last Saturday
one for us and one to take to her mar
ried sister. When she wasn't looking
/ exchanged them and took for our own
use the one she had intended to give
away."-Amerlcan Queen.
The citizen., 1905-04-21
something Got Away.

"You say the chicken soup isn't good.
Why. / told the cook how to make It..
Perhaps she didn't catch the idea"
"No. l think it was the chicken she
didn't catch"
The citizen., 1905-04-21

Hojack--Why are you consulting the
dictionary? l thought you knew how to
spell. Tomdik-I do. l am not looking
for information. but for corroboration;
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27
NOTICE

First publication May 49, Last
June 3. 1905.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, -
County OF Iron.
At session Of the Probate Court for
said County, held at the Probate Office
in the City of Crystal Falls on the
eighth day of May in the year one
thousand nine hundred and five
Present, Honorable Isaac w. Byers,
Judge Of Probate
In the Matter of the Estate Of John
Kaski, deceased
ON reading and filing the petition,
duly verified, of Herman Stenback,
PRAYING among other things, that ad-
ministration of said estate be granted
to said petitioner, Herman stenhack.
Thereupou it is Ordered That Mon
day. the fifth day Of June. A. y 1908
next. al ten O'Clock in tine forenoon,
b. assigned ton tile hearing of said
petition. ana tnat the heir5.at law OF
-snd deceased. and adj other persons
interested iu nid estate are required
10 appear az session Of said court
then 10 be- holden In the Probate Office
i'm the City of Crystal Falls and show
cause. If any there be, why the prayer
of the petitioner should not be grant
ed And it is Further Ordered, that
said petitioner give notice to the
heirs at law and all other persons
interested in said estate OF the pen
dency of said petition, and the hear
ing thereof, by causing copy of this
order to be published in The Diamond
Drill new paper printed and circu-
lated in said county, three successive
weeks previous to said day of hearing.
Isaac W. Byers,
Seal. Judge OF Probate.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27
NorIcE

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That the Board Of Review Of the
Township Of Crystal Falli in the
County Of Iron aud State of Michi
gan, will meet at the oiHcc 81 the
Supervisor of said Township 81 tie
Tobin Mine Location in said Town
ship tie Tuesday next following the
thia Monday in May a q idoa
and shall proceed 81 examine correct
and review the assessment roll oi said
Township for the current wear during
that day and the day following II
necessary hi the manner required by
statute
Said Board a Review viii also meet
at the Office Of said Supervisor ON the
fourth Monday in May a. p 1905
ii nine clock in the forenoon o. ~aid
dav and continue in session during
said day until four O'Clock y. M, and
the day following during the sam,
hours for the purpose Of hearing n
complaints az property owners or THEN
agents aud TO correct the assessment
a. o. such property IN sucn "A mannei
as i'm their Judgment viii make the
valuation thereof relatively inst mi'
equal
Dated at CRYSTAL Falls Michigan
this lst day oi May 1908.
". j Richards,
John Fisher
John Norden.
Board of Review
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27
CHAMBERLAIN s COUGH REMEDY
THE VERY BEST.

II have been using Chamberlain =
Cough Remedy and want to say IT is
the best cough medicine have ever
taken. says Geo. l.. Chubb. q mer-
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question about It's being the best, as II
will cure n cough or cold in less time
than any other treatment. 1t should
always he kept in the house ready for
instant use for cold can he cured IN
much less time when promptly treat
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Don't let the children suffer II
they are fretful, peevish and cross.
give them Hollister Rocky Mountain
Tea The best baby tonic known.
Strength and health follow ~ use.
IS cents Sam Bridges
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27
City Clerk of said City

NOTICE FOR BIDS Bids will be
received at the Office of Secretary OF
the Board OF Education at Mansfield
Township, Mansfield, Mich. For
building addition 20 feet by 30 feet
to Mansfield Township School bid-
will be received up to and including
MAY cath. 1905
For further information write 10 the
secretary.
August Schaal, Secretary. Board o'
Education, Mansfield. Mich.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Equalization amt Review Of
the City of Crystal Falls state q
Michigan viii meet on Monday
the fifteenth day at MAY a, y 1905.
at the Council Rooms, in said city,
Mt nine o'clock in the forenoon and
will continue in session t. and in.
Guiding Thursday, the eighteenth day
Of May, A. ID 1905, from nine o clock
in the forenoon until twelve O'Clock
noon, and from | 80 o'clock in the
afternoon until 430 O'Clock in the
afternoon on each Of SAID days.
Dated this twenty sixth day OF
April, A. ID. 1905.
Robt NUNS
City Clerk OF said City
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27
NOTICE TO USERS OF CITY
LIGHT AND WATER.

Notice il hereby given that the city
ordinance relative 10 the monthly
payments Of light and water rates
will be strictly enforced in the
future. Payment must be made at
the City Clerk Office not later than
the fifth day of each month otherwise
ten per cent extra will be charged.
BY order OF the Board Of Public
Works of the City of Crystal Falls
Robt aunns,
Nav Bird. 1905 Collecto 7
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Address. Blew Brothers * Co Dept
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27

Nhy suffer with pring tiredn'
mean cross feeling no strength
appetite Hollister Rocky Mount
Tea viii make you vol and keep
well 35 cents Tea or Tablets.
sam Bride
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27

Take Laxative bruno Quinine Tab.
lets druggists refund the money II
IL fails 70 cure T. ~ Grove sigma
ture il on each box. 25c.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-05-27

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