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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-10-10

ing sovereignty over all the people Of
that blood In the east Within a do,
or two Austria-Hungary, which ha,
been working with Prince Ferdinand
In this preconcerted plan, will proclaim
the new status OF Bosnia and Herze
govina. The question which has been
stirring the whole OF Europe more
deeply than any similar question In
! the memory OF the present generation
y IL: does II mean war?
Probably Doesn't Man War.
From all the capitals come reports
Indicating that II means-first OF all.
another European congress OF the sign.
ers OF the treaty OF Berlin, TO consider
the situation and probably TO revise
the treaty. Turkey. caught in a mo-
ment OF weakness. IL the victim OF
this situation, and while some internal
animosities have been stirred up proba.
Oily no power is willing TO make war.
Reports from the emancipated Turkish
press 10 London indicate that the
Young Turks will swallow this bit.
ter pill az best they can, and IL they
DO naturally the Bulgarians, while Will
Ing and eager for war, will have no
cause on which 10 base the beginning
of Lostilities
From the British standpoint the
whole pffair has been surprise. and
ppore than a surprise; because for the
nrst tine In years the British govern.
ment felt itself--with apparently
perfect understanding with France and
Aussia and complete friendship with
Italy-to be In position where II dom
mated European politics. reserving out
OF this consideration the almost open
enmity between itself and Germany.
Policy OF Great Britain.
An en;angling situation will come
when the signatories o. the Berlin
treaty meet 10 consider what action
shall be taken regarding the violations
or the treaty Great B-itsin mas serv. |
ed notice that IL does not recognize the
right OF any OF the parties 10 this
f1eaty 10 violate It's provisions without
consulting the others; but English dip.
lomats know that the conference win
resolve Itself into a scramble among
the powers 10 set what Is termed I'm
European politics "conipensatlng nd.
which Austria. backed nv
Germany, has already obtained.
Tie chances OF war between Bul-
garia and Turkey are being mInlrnized
BY Grcat Britain aud France, who are
working together. and who have adyis.
I'd Turkey against II. Turkey appar.
sntly Is disposed 10 fellow this advice.
md II Il believed that n hasty action
IN the part OF Turkey can be prevented
Bulgaria VIII have difficulty in finding
IN excuse TO begin war.
Advice Against War.
be action OF Prince Ferdinand In
'f0claimIng the Independence or Bul.
Iaria Is condemned alike by the gov.
rnment and press o, Europe. out In
one quarters this IL considered mat.
er OF minor Importance long % II
oes not eventuate m war--as com.
AIRED with the threatenM annexation
( the provinces Of Bosnia aud Herze.
nvIna by Austria Hungary.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-10-10

Seventh District. VIM. Springer:
Third ~ g BlaekRaD--both Dsme.
cratA
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-10-10
Chicago Pulls Off a Unique Event
IN the Midst of a Hot
Campaign.
PARTY CHIEFS AT A BANQUET
Both with Their Legs Under the
Same Mahogany"
introduced 60 Each Other at the Ban.
quet Board Amid the Widest
Cheering and Both Make
Speeches.

Judge Taft and William ]. BRYAN
Were busy men from their arrival nj
ohicago wednesday but each found
ume TO do little prophesylng
IN which each declared that lis elec.
tion was all but foregone conclu.
sion' Both candidates appeared in the
pest or health In spite OF their hard
work Taft arrived here at 900 n. m.
ana Bryan at 6:30 a. m, the latter at
once going 10 bed where he STAYED mn.
III Al a. m, when he arose 10 confer
win II. III. Goltra, vice chairman OF the
Bryan ana Kern Business Mems asso-
caation. and with Chairman Mack. Taft
passed an hour with National Chair.
an Hitchcock at the Union League
club and was called upon there nv
Governor Deneen and Roy O. West.
VINO said they merely wished 10 pay
their respects.
Received by the Waterways Men.
Iafts first appearance In public was
at the waterways convention. which
was called 10 order at 10 n. m ana
there he received very warm wei.
come As he approached the front OF
tne stage the mass OF people arose with
one accord. The house became n sea
Oh waving hags, and shouts were given
until the frenzied auditors were hoarse
IN his speech Tart drove home the
cardinal points OF the waterway idea.
characterized conservation as merely
common sense, declared that the carry.
ing out OF the great Improvement pro-
gramme called for radically changed
attitude on the part OF congress. and
with the expression OF HIS
oeiief that all that the convention dele
gates were fighting for must and would
be carried out In full
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-10-10

Towards midnight the downtown
crowd became less dense, but more
reckless. Patrolman Otto wandreI
was severely, though not dangerous
~, injured trying TO prevent the drag
ging OF burning delivery wagon into
the lobby OF the Hotel Pontchartarin.
A number OF large plate glass win.
dows was broken during the evening,
and while the police were as a rule len.
lent with the celebrators a number OF
arrests was made. Most OF the pris-
oners were caught opening the air
valves on the electric street cars.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-10-10
Says IL Is Joyful News.

In his special message submitting
the resolution to the council Mayor
thompson said: The news from Chi.
cago is a matter OF very joyful con.
Germ to all our people. Once more by
a gallant fight, probably the most
memorable in the history OF the game.
the members OF the Detroit baseball
club have brought the pennant TO this
city. and their fellow citizens are
proud OF the achievement. II is only
hitting that some public acknowledge.
ment be made"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-10-10
DETROIT WENT WILD.
"nen Y Heard That the Tigers
had Won the American
League Pennant.
WHOLE TOWN IS PAINTED REL
iuoicing Takes on the Aspec, ., i.
hio' Late at Night-Mayor
and Council Act.

Detroit, Oct. T.-Horns ana squeak.
ers, drums and blazing torches waved
aioft with Manager Hugh jennings
familiar cry Of Wee All" on every
tongue wildly proclaimed DetroIts
second winning OF the pennant OF the
American League. Not only IN the
downtown section hut throughout the
city excited children and adults. who
nad breathlessly watched the score
boards. surrendered themselves 10 the
celebration OF the baseball victory. On.
guarded packing boxes ana lumber
blazed up In celebration In every Al.
rection, while good-natured police and
nremen were kept busy checking bon.
hres and trying 10 keep the celebra.
tors within bounds. Every inch OF the
city was burning with baseball fever.
Action OF Mayor and Council.
Onicial recognition OF the victory ~
the Detroit team was given by Mavor
thompson In the submission OF a spe.
cial message to the common council
and the adoption by the council OF
resolutions which on behalf OF Detroit
heartily congratulated Manager Jen.
nlngs and every member of the team
Tor the splendid work already done"
In winning twice In succession the
pennant, and requesting everybody 10
decorate business houses and resi-.
dences on the days on which the
worlds championship games are play.
ed here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
JOKE ON A DENvERITE.
MERRY Ha-ha" For Congratulated of
Mrs. tongworth and Mrs. lesvitt.


Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. President
Roosevelts daughter. told an amusing
story the other day of her experience
at a reception few nights ago in Den
yer when she stood in line beside Mrs.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, William j. Bry-
ans eldest daughter.
An Overgallant Denverite approach
ed and, shaking her hand vigorously.
said, Mrs. Longworth, l have voted
for your father twice. and hope soms
time to have the pleasure of voting for
him again
Mrs. Longworth gave him the famous
Alice smile and bow, and the gallant
passed on to where Mrs. Leavitt stood.
Mrs. Leayitt," he said, Il have
voted for your father twice, and I
hope to vote for him again."
Mrs. Longworth, who seemed to be
busy receiving the next in line, turned
and with a smile said, Consistency
| thy name is man" Both she and Mrs.
Leayitt gave their congratulator the
| merry ha-ha." and he glided away
| through the crowd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
Adhesive Eaas of Fishes.

Among the fishes which produce ad-
hesive eggs are the little black head
minnow (Pimephales promelas) and the
goldfish. The male blackhead deposits
the formulated eggs singly upon the
underside of leaves of water plants
and watches them increasingly until
hatched. The eggs of the goldfish are
deposited singly upon the weeds and
mosSes in similar manner by the
male fish. The eggs of the yellow perch
are held together in narrow strips or
ribbons of a glutinous character. Ad-
hesive eggs of other species. as the
black bass. sunfish, catfishes. etc. are
deposited in masses in shallow nests or
depressions on the bottom. and still
other species deposit their spawn in
vaiiously shaped adhesive masses upon
water plants, roots and submerged OBJ
jectS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
WHY TURNING HOUSE FAILED
Mrs. Brace Used to Keep Brace chas-
ing the Front Stoop.

my the FRONT SICOP.
The recent statement that William
Reiman, jeweler. has had plans
drawn for a revolving house ut Bay
side, n. Y, caused much interest in
Chatham. \. j., because the late
George Brace of Meyersville. near
volying kind long time ago. Wesley
Bond of Chatham, one of the carpen-
tiers employed on its construction, said
the other day:
The house was swung on turn
table. and the table was turned from
| the dining room Brace was ingenious,
| and he combined the dining room table
with the wheel to turn the house
around.-so that he could use the wheel
| for table ut meal hours and for a
| wheel when he wanted to turn the
house around. His idea was to face
the front porch and sleeping rooms to-
ward the breeze in summer and away
| from the winds in winter.
1T was a great success as far as
that feature went, but Brace found 1t
inconvenient. He would come home
somewhat overweight at times. and
Mrs. Brace when she heard him cou-
ing would turn the house around. The
rest of the night he would spend chas-
ing the front stoop. Finally he sent
for me. and we plugged up the turn
table. The house burned down little
while after that, and when Brace built
new one there wasn't any turning
| RI If ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
Girls Record Swim In Mississippi

Miss Lottie Mayer, courageous
young woman with well developed BIZ
ceps and robust physique, swan
twenty-six miles in the Mississippi
from Alton. No.. to st. Louis the other
day. without missing a stroke to rest.
in five hours and eighteen minutes.
This swim. 1t is said. never has been
made before. except once. nine years
ago, when John c. Meyers, floating
much of the way on his back. covered
the distance in seven hours. Miss
Mayors feat is declared to break the
| worlds record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24

by draper. that of Warwick by a
wool stapler. that of Northumberland.
the proud Percys." by an apothe-
cary: that of Lansdowne by q peddier
who was so poor that he lived three
the chief justice. stopping with his
son outside Canterbury cathedral.
pointed to n shed opposite and said:
Charles. in that shed your grandpa
Their used to shave for penny. 1t IL
the proudest reflection of my life
London Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
PapyFus4

The papyrus OF ancient times was
terror of the stalk of the plant after
the rind had been removed 1gis cut
into thin slips in the direction Of their
length. and. these being laid on a fiat
surface in succession. similar slices
We're placed over them at right angles,
and. their surfaces being cemented to-
gether by sort of glue and subjected
to the proper degree of pressure and
well dried, the papyrus was complete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
TIMBER TESTING MACHINE.
Device to Tell How Much Shock Strue-
lures Will Stand.

lures VIII StanG.
Bridge builders and contractors for
buildings which are intended to carry
variable loads will find much of in
terest in a unique machine designed
by the United States government TO
help them to answer the question
which comes up very often. How is
the strength of wood affected by re-
peated shocks? At the present time no
satisfactory answer can be given. To
ill the need for information on this
important subject special form of
impact machine has been designed by
the United States forest service to in
yestigate the behavior of wood under
repetitive loading. and ii is TO be butt
by the University of Washington at
Seattle, Wash. and is to form a part
of the forest service timber testing
station operated in cooperation with
the university.
This machine will be provided with
a 1.5e0 pound hammer which can be
dropped upon the wood specimens I'M
der test from any height up to three
feet, says forest service bulletin.
| 1t is SO constructed as to be both au-
tomato and photographic. The record
showing the behavior of the specimen
under test is drawn on n long sheet
| of paper which constantly unwinds
| from one cylinder and rolls up on an
| other. This record is drawn by means
of pencil attached to the hammer Of
| the machine. When the machine Is
| started the hammer is automatically
raised to height previously deter
mined. when it falls on the specimen
and continues to be raised and dropped
until the machine Is stopped.
! From the results to be obtained from
the tests made with this machine tbs
forest service hopes to be able 10 de
wise more accurate and reliable methods
| for calculating the stresses which tim
/ bers used in bridges and other struc
lures subject TO repetltive loading have
/ to stand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24

precaution to whisper to him that he
must be very quiet Listen" she
said land you will hear the minister
pray This interested John at once.
and his little face took on look of Sc
rious attention, but his mother, watch
ing him coyertly, saw his expression
change presently to one of surprise
ard disapproval. \ few minutes more.
and he could stand 1t no longer. What
could this man be saying? Not a
word of the prayer did he recognize as
the only formula he had ever heard
called by that name
why. mother" he exclaimed In n
tone audible over nearly half the
church. do you hear? He isn't saying
1t right at all!"-St Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
Itcan,t BE Beat.

The best of all teachers is exper-
fence. C. M. Harden, of Silver City,
North Carolina, says: 81 find Electric
Bitters does all that's claimed for it.
For stomach. liver and kidney troubles
II can't be beat. have tried it and
find it a most excellent medicine
Mr.. Harden is right; it's the best of all
medicines also for weakness, lame back
and all run down conditions. Best too
for chills and malaria. Sold under
guarantee by all druggists. soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
His Turn to criticise.

Little John. who. ii tie mature age
of four. has learned the Lords Prayer
is often criticised by his sister. two
years older. for slight mistakes which
he cannot always avoid in Offering the
petition. A few Sundays ago he was
taken to church for the first time.
When the moment for the prayer ar
rived and the congregation bowed
their aheads Johns mother took the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
ADJUSTMENTS

At the Airdome.-The Hickman
Bessey company pleased a large house
a. the Airdome last night with the
presentation of THE Mexican a COM
edv drama. Tonight Buried Alive
will be presented. The company will
remain during next week. closing the
engagement Saturday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24
Salt Water Questions.

The capacity of the average small
boy for asking questions is practically
unlimited. but We do not remember
ever hearing a more searching lot of
inquiries than those propounded by a
New York boy to his father, who had
taken him for steamer trip on the
sound. Here is partial list:
do they call this n sound steamer
because of the noise?"
lis that water down there any wet
ter than the water in the Atlantic
ocean,"
What makes the water wet, any
how"
How many men could be drowned
in water deep as that?"
IF a mamma fish couldn't get any
worms in the water for the little fish,
would she go ashore and dig for
them?"
Suppose a whale came along and
sat for three days on an oyster. so
| that he couldn't open his shell, would
| it snffocate the oyster?"
Doesn't the dampness ever give
| CLAIMS malaria?'
Does it hurt to get drowned?"
us that big man with the gold but
tons on his coat the papa of all those
men who do whatever he tells them
TOP?
who are those men up there in the
little house on the roof playing with
the bicycle?"
Where do all those soapsuds be-
/ hind the boat come from?"
Gould a locomotive go as fast on
| the water as this boat?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-24

Peerages Founded by Trade.
Glance through the Peerage and
cross out the peerages founded by
trade. and how many would be left?
The earldom of Essex was founded
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
New York Republicans.

Saratoga, N. determination OF
Gov. Charles E. Hughes by the Repub-
lican state convention at it's session
Tuesday seems the probable outcome
of battle in which most of the fight
ing has been done by the opposition.
Impartial observers see no means by
which the defeat of the governor can
actually be accomplished, and the anti
Hughes leaders themselves begin to
admit that their cause is probably
hopeless.
Authorized dispatches from Oyster
Bay, reiterating the opinion of Presi-
dent Roosevelt tnat Governor Hughes
should be renoni;nated, created some
what of sensation, even though the
announcement was not entirely uneX-
pected, and it is not too much to say
that they added appreciably to the bit
terness Of the "allies" opposing
Hughes. 1t is thoroughly under
stood here that the opposition
could have defeated the renomi-
nation of the governor If they
could have agreed upon some other
man Of adequate political size, and in
duced him to accept the nomination.
But all efforts to find such a man
have proved fruitless.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
Fatal Wreck In Missi SIS ippI.

Clarksdale, Miss.-Five persons are
known to have been killed and twenty
six were injured in wreck on the va
zoo & Mississippi valley railroad Mon
day night, two miles south of here.
when two coaches Of passenger train
rolled down an embankment.
Two or three passengers are unac-
counted for and 1t Is possible their bo-
dies will be found under the wreckage.
The known dead: Mrs. Virgie Ora
ham, Glendora, Miss; Miss Amber Rus
sell, seventeen years old, Anding,
Miss; Mrs. Robert M. Gay. Glendora,
Miss; j. II. Perkins, Memphis; un-
known white woman. whose body re-
mains under the debris.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
New York Democrats.

Rochester.-At the conclusion of q
day Of extended and significant con-
ferences, participated in by practically
all Of the state leaders who were here
Monday, the nebulous conditions sur
rounding the nomination by the Demo
cratic state convention Of a candidate
for governor took definite form, and
the problem is declared to have been
reduced to a choice between Lieut..
Gov. Lewis Stuyvesant Shanler, who
is being urged bv State Chairman Con-
nors, and Justice James w. Gerard Of
New York City, who is announced as
the choice Of Charles F. Murphy, lead
er Of Tammany hall.
The race seems to have resolved It.
self into contest between the up.
state delegates, who are declared to be
strongly in favor Of Mr.. Chanler, and
the Tammany delegates, with their al
lies throughout the state. who will fol-
low the suggestion Of Mr.. Murphy.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
BATHING AN INDIAN IDOL,
Curious Ceremony Attended by Thou.
sands of Devout Pilgrims.

Thousands of pilgrims from the va
rious outlying villages and other parts
Of the Hooghly district poured in from
an early hour in the morning to the
temples of Jagernath, says the Cal
cutta Statesman.
The image of the god is placed on
conspicuous part of the temple, so
that 1t can be viewed at an advantage
by the immense crowd OF pilgrims.
and there at a certain fixed hour the
bathing ceremony commences.
The most curious part of the festi-
val is that water is not poured on the
image Of the god until a certain small
bird is found sitting on the topmost
banner Of the temple. There is pop
ular belief that the bird comes from
Puri, the famous place of Hindu pilgrim
age, to Maheoh on the day of this
festival, and his very presence is an
indication that the ceremony should
commence. Immediately after the
bath the bird disappears.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
Republican Float Convention.

Denver.-The Republican party
FLOAT" conventions met at the Brown
hotel Monday. All was serene. The
parties interested had prepared a tick
ct, which treated the outside counties
fairly well. Denver "hogged' the four
senators; but Denver gave the little
counties four representatives,.
Following are the nominations:
First senatorial district-Milton L.
Anfenger, ]. j. Laton, S. S. Abbott.
Twenty-second senatorial district
w. w. Booth.
Legislative districts floated with
Denver-Clarence ]. Morley, John S.
Correa, DR.. w. c. X. Berlin, William j.
Mcpherson, M. Tannenbaum. Charles
Baer, Carl De Lochte, ]. c. McAdams,
Thomas Campbell (colored), John C.
Twombly, w. T. Chamberlain. Denver;
G. F. Parker, Julesburg; d. c. Flem-
ing, Sterling; Hcrlow d. Tobey, Boul-
der; A. B. Sanford, Littleton.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
Marine Insurance.

Marine insurance is the oldest kind
of modern insurance. Its principles
were first employed in the fourteenth
century by the merchants of BARGE
Iona, in Spain, when that city was
the capital Of the kingdom of Cata-
lonia and when it's hardy mariners
were second to none in the world.
About the same time, and also at
Barcelona, the famous code of mari
time laws known as the consulate
del mar was promulgated. which is
the foundation OF the present shipping
laws Of every country.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
Kite Service on Pixies Peak.

Colorado Springs.-The arrival OF Dr.
William Blair. directing engineer of the
aerial department of the weather bu-
reau from Washington, ID. c., on Mon
day confirmed the announced intention
of the government to establish a kite
service on the summit of Pixies Peak.
DR.. Blair will send the first kites up
on Wednesday.
The kites will carry the thcrmome-
ter to register the temperature and
humidity of the atmosphere. and these
observations, obtained at such a great
elevation, it is expected. will enable
the weather prophets to make fore
casts with n greater degree of accuracy
and much farther In advance than un.
der the present system.