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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15
ACCOUNTING FOR THE FLY.
Explanation That Probably Did Not
Satisfy Traveller.

Before sailing for Egypt for the
winter James Hazen Hyde said at
farewell dinner in New York:
"The only drawback to tropical
winter is the flies. In the hot sun Of
January day in Egypt, Morocco or
Algeria the flies are an incredible
pest. You see them in the corners
Of the eyes of native children and
men lie asleep in sunny places with
dies crawling over their lips.
The natives don't mind the flies. In
fact, they like them. At a boorj or
native inn in the Sahara a traveller
said to the waiter, pointing indignant
ly at his stew of barley and goats
flesh:
"'How comes this dead fly In my
couscous?'
Monsieur replied the waiter, I
can not tell you. Perhaps the fly had
not eaten for many days and throwing
himself ravenously on the CONSCIOUS
fed with too great heartiness, thereby
contracting an inflammation Of the
stomach severe enough to cause
death. The poor little thing can never
have been strong. When l brought
the cous-cous 1t was dancing and hum
ming merrily on the surface. Perhaps
this idea has Just presented itself
to met endeavored to swallow too
large a piece Of meat. The morsel
stuck In its windpipe. A terrific
coughing fit, inaudible to our gross
ears, ensued. Alas, soon all was over.
"The waiter wiped his eyes and
said In broken voice:
~ can account in no other way
for the poor creatures DEATH"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15
WILD BOY
LIVES ON RAW MEAT

while awaiting instructions drove out
the next day to the place Willie de-
scribed as his home. She took with
her small hamper, well stocked with
good fresh bread, cooked meats. cake
and jellies, prepared for the home
table. She found that the edibles she
had taken to him remained untouched,
while the feathers and bones of birds
and the fins and scales of fish lying
around showed that he had eaten
heartily of his accustomed diet.
Willie's place of abode in the woods
near Elgin is dilapidated frame
shanty in the thickest part of the
treed area.
He is a crack shot with his unique
weapons. He shoots pebbles In his
sling, and short, sharp pointed arrows
in his air gun.
81 have got so used to eating my
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15
FEW KNOW THIS.
Gives Simple Home Prescription and
Directions to Use.

A well-known specialist is authority
that Kidney and Bladder Troubles OF
all kinds are In nearly every instance
readily relieved by taking a few doses
Of the following simple homemade
mixture:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
The dose Is teaspoonful after meals
and at bedtime. These ingredients
can be obtained at any good pharmacy,
and are mixed by shaking well In a
bottle. Victims of Kidney, Bladder
and Urinary diseases of any kind
should not hesitate to make this pre-
scription up and try 1t. 1t comes high
" recommended and doesn't cost much
e prepare.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15
He MAKES HIS HOME IN THE
WOODS AND OBJECTS TO
SLEEPING IN A BED.
IS A PROTOTYPE OF CRUSOE
Secures Subsistence by Shooting Birds
with a Slingshot and Catching
Eish--ls Fond Of His Soil.
tary Existence.

Chicago.-It is doubtful IL the most
depraved young wretch in any civil
lied community, the utterly friend
less waif of big city, suffering from
the privation of the scantiest neces-
stiles of life, would exchange places
with Willie Benthusen, the primeval
boy of Illinois, whose case has no
known parallel.
His experience has been a peculiar
one and the strange degeneracy of the
lad has set psychologists and sociol-
ogists to thinking deeply. This wild
boy" only recently discovered, for five
years, or since the death OF his moth
er has led a hermit'like life in close
proximity to a town throbbing with
activity, progress, advancement and
all that goes to make up the desirable
factors in modern civilization.
Eating raw fish, gophers and birds,
wild fruit and vegetation, Willie, who
has just turned Is, has been absolute
ly alone, without companionship, keep
ing entirely aloof from the rest OF
mankind. Spending his days in the
woods and sleeping on bed Of straw
at night, the strange lad has spent his
time happily, according to his own
notions. His parents, until the death
of Willie's mother, lived in Elgin, III.
When his mother died, abandoned by
his father, the boy took to the near
by woods, where In all seasons he
has lived alone.
Willie's condition was discovered by
the American Home Finding associa-
ton, through one Of it's agents, Miss
N M. Stiles. She came upon him at
his wilderness abode, near Elgin,
while he was partaking Of what he
regards as sumptuous repast Of raw
fish. Notwithstanding the hardships
he endured during his strange exist
ence, the boy, according to Miss
Stiles, enjoyed and is now in perfect
health.
Benthusen's means for securing
subsistence consisted of a blOwgun, a
sling and bent pin attached to q
fish line. With these he has had NO
trouble in obtaining his daily supply
Of food, and it must have been am
| pie, for he has hearty appetite. To
garb himself he traded birds and fish
to rural travellers for cast-off clothing
Miss Stiles at once reported to the
society her discovery of the juvenile
prototype Of Robinson Crusoe, and
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15

food raw" said Willie when ques-
toned by Miss Stiles, that ! don't
like anything that Is cooked. When
ever l try to eat cooked victuals 1t
makes me sick.
81 love to live In the woods. Then,
I don't have to work never. l remem'
ber pa and ma used to work mighty
hard to get us all enough to eat and
a little clothes. l enjoy eating more
now than l did when ma was alive,
and it's no trouble at all for me to
get all l want Am ever lonesome?
Oh, no, not at all. Say, you know
we come into this world alone" as
serted the wild boy" with an en-
phatic and peculiar shake of his head.
"And we leave 1t alone when we die.
Why shouldn't l enjoy being alone
here, with nobody to boss me or treat
me bad, hey?"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15
Kansas Fowl Refuses to Associate
with the Other Birds.

Leavenworth, Kan. - Newspapers
have told of hens adopting ducks, kit
tens and even snakes, but the adoption
of full-grown cat by hen Is the
latest.
On the farm of o. II. Fisher, In
Leavenworth county, hen that looks
old enough to know better, has adopt
ed full,grown cat as a playmate. She
pays no attention to the other hens,
and the cat and hen parade around
the barnyard, the hen eating and the
cat looking on.
The two are great playmates and
many persons have visited the Fisher
home to watch them. The cat will
arch her back, as though in a fight
with another feline, and the hen will
rufiie her feathers and place her bill
close to the ground. They will watch
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15

thousands tell OF
cures made by Doan's
Kidney Pills. John G.
Coleman, q promi-
ent merchant Of
S W a l n $ b orc, Ca,
says: For several
years my kidneys
were affected, and
my back ached day
and night. I was
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15
Calf Born With Two Heads.

York, PA two-headed calf, well
formed, is a new addition to the live
stock owned by Albert Berger, farm.
er living about one mile from Newber-
rytown, this county. The animal has
two perfectly formed heads, with two
eyes in each head, two mouths and
all the natural senses on both heads.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15

languid, nervous and lame in the
morning. Doan's Kidney Pills helped
NE right away, and the great relief
that followed has been permanent"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15

Winston Churchill when he has a
important piece Of writing before him
eats very little meat and cuts his al
lowance OF tobacco In half He finds
that this regime gives unusual clarity
TO his mind.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15
It's DANGEROUS.

To neglect cold the results are too
often very serious. Bronchitis, Pleu'
risy, Pneumonia and Consumption are
frequently the consequences. Upon
the appearance of cold, sore throat
or chest, use Simmons Cough Syrup.
It soothes the irritation, loosens the
phlegm and promptly cures you.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-03-15
DOES YOUR BACK ACHEf
Cure tho Kidneys and the Pain viii
Never Return.

Only one sure way to cure an aching
back. Cure the cause, the kidneys.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18

Special postage stamps commemorat.
ing the founding OF jamestown have
been placed on sale at several Of the
postoffices and will BE- obtainable dur.
ing the life OF the exposition ON the
request OF purchasers. The regular
issue will be used when no request II
made for the special stamps
Contrary 70 the plan in the Colum.
bian and later expositions the govern
nient confined this issued 10 the three
denominations. one two and five cents.
They are also smaller although follow
ing the rectangular shape The one
cent stamp is in light green with q
portrait of Captain John Smith. taken
from an old engraving. in semi.
circular frame In the upper corners
are medallions in relief Of Pocahontas
and Powhatan in oval frames, Upon
scroll surrounding the protrait is the
legend Founder OF jamestown. 1907.
This is on eacn denomination, as are
the words Commemorative Series
1907 The two cent stamp is red
and contains picture depicting the
landing of the Adventures at James
town. On either side are tobacco plants
and stalk of Indian corn. The five
cent stamp placed on sale here contains
a portrait Of Pocahontss aud under
this in a scroll are the years OF her
birth and death. i597i6i7
This series will not be Issued in book
form and will not be on sale after the
close Of the exposition. which is Nov.
80 There will be no commemorative
issue Of stamped envelopes, newspaper
wrappers. postal cards. special delivery
or due stamps.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18
Pig Iron Market 0uieter.

The Iron Trade Review, in its cur.
rent issue. says
After several weeks. during which
pig iron received by far the greatest
amount Of attention, il is now com.
psratively quiet in that market and
finished lines are more frequent sub.
jects OF discussion in the trade Ow.
ing to the scarcity OF crude steel and
increasing labor costs. there is a tend.
ency toward higher prices. A striking
illustration OF this tendency is shown
in tool steel. in which prices on or.
binary tool steel have recently been
advanced $1,000 per ton. while In some
cases the advances on high speed steel
have amounted to $40 per ton, due 70
increases in wages and higher cost OF
crude materials. The National Tube
company has issued new discount cards
showing an advance OF a. 90 per ton on
merchant pipe. which applies TO bust
ness taken since March :. II is not
expected. however, that there will b.
general advance in prices of finished
products. as such action is not favored
by some Of the leading interests.
While in most centers the buying
of pig iron has not been 80 active as in
preceding weeks. this was 10 be ex.
pected and there are no signs OF
weakness. On the contrary, the market
is firm and in nearly all centers prices
on foundry grades have been advanced
soc to 800 per ton. Charcoal has
advanced 81 90. There is some inquiry
for Bessemer pig for first quarter Of
1905. but no sales have been made. A
few sales Of foundry iron FOR first
quarter Of 1908 are reported. The de
mand for spot iron is not so insistent
and in the central west there is less
talk Of heavy importaticns from En-.
gland For the first quarter of next
year the ordinary quotation is sls 50
Birmingham and s2s 90 valley for No
. foundry.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18

There are a number Of good bills still
in committee at Lansing. but there is
one among them that ali the people of
Michigan are interested In having
reported out and passed. That Is bill
providing OF the appointment OF a com
mission OF nine men who. during the
next two years, shall make an examina-
ton Of the waste LANDS OF the state
and report TO the Legislature the wisest
method OF administering those lands
This bill IL backed by the Michigan
Forestry Association. In purpose 10 Is
one % the wisest measure introduced
at Lansing. II it, provisions are lived
up to, IL the members Of the commits
sion are what they should be, disin-
terested and public-spirited, and Of
wide experience, the results Of their
work will be increasingly apparent dur
ing the generations 70 come, rejecting
honor not only upon them, but upon
all who have had any part in selecting
them.
According to Prof Roth, the state
forst warden, there are today six mil
lion acres OF waste lands in Michigan,
lands which produce little that is more
valuable than scrub oak and sweet
fern. Because Of the denuded condi-
ton OF our water sheds. Michigan
towns and cities are subjected 10 re-
curing destructive floods. Here are
two instances OF the most wanton and
extravagant wastefulness. Yet, Of
course, there are presons who profit by
it otherwise American common sense
would have stopped 1t long ago. These
persons or many Of them. have poll
tical influence For that reason, and
for that reason alone, IL is a question
whether the governor and the legisal.
ture Of Michigan will give us such a
commission as we need.
For the governor and the legislature
know that great part Of our six mil
lion waste acres, though too sterile for
agriculture. can be made TO grow trees
Aud the governor and the legislature
know that trees have been, and are to-
day, though in diminishing scale,
one OF the greatest sources OF Mich
igans wealth. And the governor and
the legislature know that we Americans
are using three times az much wood
very year as our forests produce
They know that Michigan passed les
maximum production seveteen years
ago they know that wood increases In
value with every tree that il cut down
they know that onr waste acres con
tain potential millions Of wealth fer
the state. and more than all they know
that IL Is necessary for them only TO
refuse the opportunities of few poll.
tical place seekers and provide for a
commission which shall place the mat
ter comprehensively inteligently and
squarely before the people IN order to
secure his wealth -Granl Rapids
Press
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18
Fine Home for odd Fellows.

b i. Bowd. the architect who pre-
pared the plans for the building being
trscted at the odd Fellows Home at
jackson. Mica. has advised X g..
jackson. ~ Negaunee, that work Is
progressing satisfactorily The home
has been handicapped the past year ON
account OF it's limited accommodations,
aud a number 81 old people had to be
refused admission. The new milling
will give accommodations to more than
twice a. many persons a. are now cared
for at the institution Mr.. Bowd gives
Mr. Jackson the following description
n the building,
1T il lG4 feet long rs fifty four feet
wide. Basement nine feet nigh, first
and second stories ten feet high
The basement has smoking and
wash room for inen, laundry, vegetable
cellar and heating plant In the first
story. you enter the main reception
nsll. which has oak ceiling. pressed
brick fireplace and main staircase o.
oak Corridor runs to right and left.
with staircase and side entrance AZ
each end. To the right az reception
hall are the business offices To the
left are the general sitting rooms and
facing the reception hall is large
dining room. 20 feet 9 inches by 81
feet. seating sixty-six people. connect
"a with pantries, pitcher etc
ION either side beyond Offices and
sitting rooms. on both sides Of the COR
ridors are sleeping rooms. each arrang.
"a for two beds At each end OF the
corridor Il a hospital ward sixteen
feet square. connected with bath rooms
and dispensary. ON this hoor are
fourteen sleeping rooms The second
story Is entered by three staircases, has
twenty -one sleeping rooms. and chapel
over dining room thirty.two feet by
thirty-one feet Hospital wards on
this floor are same as on first floor
There are toilet and batn rooms on
each floor.
The main entrance, reception hall,
and main staircase are finished in oak
balance Of building southern pine,
stained. All floors throughout the
building are Of maple All corridors
on second floor connect with second
story porches The building Is built
OF paving brick, with stone founda-
tions and stone trimmings. Roof is
Of slate. With galvanized iron cornice.
A large two story colonial porch marks
the main entrance, and both sides Of
the building are provided with large
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18
Story Of the Homestake Fire.

For the first time in thirty years. all
operations at the Homestake, the great
est gold mine in the world are com.
petelv suspended In the vast under.
ground workings where a month ago.
hundreds % men were busy day and
night. In taking out the gold bearing
rock, there "a now silence. interrupted
only by the drip. drip OF water which.
through different channel is finding it,
way into the mine. To food these
immense workings, fifteen hundred
and fifty feet deep, and consisting OF
over one hundred miles OF underground
tunnels, drifts. etc, seems now tie
only means Of coping both with the
fire and also with the deadly gas which
has permsated the different levels. As
the lower levels are not extensively
developed. the water has already
risen 10 the ten hundred level. The
rise will b. fairly rapid until the eight
hundred level Ii reached. and then.
probably for days. Il will b. hardly
possible TO notice the progress " the
water. This lsvel IL an immense one.
with tunnels and drifts leading In all
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18

The Delphic mine in Mastodon town.
ship has been taken on option by w.
J Moore and his associates and a
diamond drill will be set at work 10
determine if anything more exists mp
on the property other than the few
thousand tons OF ore.that were mined
from there many years ago.
The Delphic was one Of the very first
mines to operate in the county. Il
was explored by company OF which
Samuel j. Tilden, the noted New
Yorker, was interested. Only q few
thousand tons Of ore were mined by
the open cut method when the Tense
pinched out and the property was
abandoned.
IL is claimed by those who are ac-
quainted with the mine that the ore
neyer occurred in place there bot seem.
ed to be an isolated pocket in the black
states
However, no systematic exploration
has ever been done there 70 Prove up
the worth of the property at greater
depth.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18

directions, and the task Of fioodiug it
alone. win be a colossal one A por-
tion Of Lead has for years been built
over huge hole In the ground Now
for many weeks and possibly for
months TO come. IL will lie over great
underground sea hundreds Of feet in
depth .
The fire which has caused all this
suspension Of work and an immense
money loss. broke OFT on the evening
OF March 90 near the FIVE hundred foot
level. and was caused by blasting out
some old timbers. Within short
time the smouldering pine timber mad
generated carbon dioxide gas and be-
fore morning, men were being carried
out by the dozens. unconscious For
weeks, however, the work OF fire fight
ing was kept up peraistently until the
management feared for the safety of
it's men and all were Withdrawn. II
soon became evident that the flames
which by this time had crawled up 10
the four hundred foot level. could not
lie subdued or reached except by the
stringent means Of flooding the mine.
Also this was the only way 20 force out
from the lower levels. the heavy gas
For time some of the mills were run
on short ration. the rock being mined
from the open cut and the upper
levels bnt when il was decided to flood
the mine. IL was necessary 10 hang up
all the stamps so that all the available
water could be turned into the mine.
AT present water ia running into the
mine at the rate of /. 200 cubic feet, or
y, 600 gallons a minute A fiume 3. 100
feet long is being built in Whitewood
gulch 10 take the water from White
wood creek into the old Savage tunnel
from where IL will find its way to the
three hundred foot and then 10 the
lower levels, This work will be com
pleted the middle OF next week Water
will also be turned in on the north
side through bitches and then all %
this work 10 competed. the flow per
minute will be about I. 500 cubic or
IL, $50 gallons. There are In the mine
to he filled about SO. 900. 900 cubic feet
now much more water will DO neces-
sary TO flood on account Of seepage
absorption and other causes. il Ia i'm
possible TO estimate. The length Of
time 1t will take to food is placed
from forty eight days to three months
Tine lower levels, which have not
been penetrated for many days, harbor
much valuable machinery. including
an immense pump on the /, l90-foot
level. several compressed air motors.
not less than 200 air drills. three or
four drill sharpening machines, and
seven or eight blacksmith shops, all
well equipped. This machinery will
not be- ruined by the water, but will
not be in good shape when the mine il
eventually unwatered.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18

The closing down OF the Homestake
has thrown over :, 600 men.out.of work.
and will mean loss 10 the company
If hundreds OF thousands Of dollars.
The people Of Lead and surrounding
districts are not however. discouraged.
kncwing.that this means only temper
AIRY shut down. and that there is no
thing in existing conditions that will
effect the real value of the property. -
Black Hills Mining Review.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18

missioners and other school officials
something Of surprise this year in
the matter OF the school census.
Hitherto il has been the custom 70
take the census during the fifteen days
just preceding the date OF holding the
annual school nireting in July. but
according TO tine new ruling the census
must be taken over month earlier.
the time set being the fifteen DAYS pre-.
ceding June 3Fd. Thus the date fol-
beginning taking the census will be
May 18th. In cities or districts OF
over .. 900 inhabitants the regulation
provides that the taking of the censu.
shall begin May 18th.
The object Of changing the date 1.
to bring the time Of taking the censu.
within the school year 30 that NOR,
accurate data may be secured. Ac.
cording to the former regulations the
census was taken when schools were
closed and many OF the pupils away
from home and teachers also generally
away so that there were many hind.
rance 10 securing accurate census in.
formation regarding schools Another
new regulation conforming TO law OF
the present Legislature is the securing.
along with the taking or the census.
accurate data regarding all blind chi.
dlren and children suffering from eve
sigt 80 defective as TO render them un-
able 10 do school work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-18
Ae|10|1Inee'R0lge News

There is considerable moving going
on at our town said W. III. Ellis. OF
Norway. at Marquette. Monday. 1T
cannot, however be exactly considered
an evidence OF enterprise ON the part
OF residents The ground is steadily
sinking in the neighborhood of the
big Aragon mine as the ore is removed
and IL has been fouud necessary To
abandon many buildings. A big
grocery store near the postofioe has
tilted over at such an angle that we
expect to see it topple over most any
day.
Menominee must have an additional
school building, owing to the rapid
increase in the school population.
Over 100 steel workers will be- en-
ployed in the new plant Of the Prescott
works at Menominee.