davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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year.
To show the fairness p of this law to the people we quote:
'Sec. s LANDS SUBJECT TO TAXATION) The lands Of m railroad
company shall become subject to taxation in the same n as other imlar
property,a as soon as the same are sold, leased Or contracted to be sold or leaSed;
and n or before the first day of April of each year, each railroad having lands
within this Territory, shall return to the county clerk OF each county, full and
complete lists verified by the ahdavns of ome officer of the company having
knowledge of the facts of all lands of such company, situated in such county, sold
or contracted to be sold or leased during the year ending the last day of Deem,
Der preceding, ad hi list furnished OF or before the first lay If April
A. d, 1883, in compliance with the terms of this section, shall include a com
|pRte list of III lands sold or leased or contracted to be sold or leased prior
to the lastd day of December, A. d, 1SS2.'
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BAD FAITH SHOWN

Second: We further charge that the said COe I Crawford was
guilty of bad faith to his constituents in ignoring and dsobeying the
first and second resolutions above quoted. when he voted against House
Bill 1872 being A Bill. FOR AN ACT TO DECLARE CERTAIN
COMBINATIONS. CONTRINANCES. AGREEMENT AND
TRUSTS UNLAWFlL AND TO RESTR AIN AND PUNISH SAME.'
The record Of his vote will be found on pages 1855 of the Council
journal under date of March eth, 1889.
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RAkIN0 CVER GEMBEARING GRAVEL
FOR PRECIOUS STONES.

lively. rs Ia. anC $50 c5rais. sold Tor
$4,000. Cut. The first in pear-shape.
the second as a drop" and the third
in 'marquise' { {. g, oval and pointe ed
at both ends), they were among the
most beautiful diamonds ever seen.
The Jubilee" diamond, found like
wise IT Jagersfontein. IN 1886. was
about twO-thirds the size Of the Ex-
celsior. Weighing Gao carsts. but was
more regular and perfect Cut as a
single gem or go carats. II is today
one and five-eighths inches long. one
and three-eighths inches broad. and
one inch high. Exper1z consider it the
finest and most beautiful cut stone
ever seen In color. luster. and wa
ter" 1t is beyond criticism. and its
form is so symmetrical that when
placed or the small truncated apex Of
its pyramid it stands balanced.
In order TO find any diamond in the
history Of the world that was compar-
able In size to the recent ones here de-
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IT He work is being done at the
establishment OF famous lap
4 diary IN Amsterdam. under the
supervision of representatives
OF King Edward. It will occupy about
six months more. OF course. the cut
ling has been entrusted 70 the most
highly skilled men in the business: but
the most serious and critical part Of
the JOB was the cleaving OF the great
stone into the requisite three parts
This was not attempted until a num-
Der Of glass models. exactly like the
original in size and shape. had been
made and split experimentaHy.
The splitting was accomplished by
msSing a slit in the diamond about
half an inch deep. with the help Of
metal wheel carrying diamond dust
and used like a circular saw. Then d
steel knife OF peculiar pattern was ir-
serted into the slit, and a few sharp
taps with a small hammer caused the
gem 10 break IN two. A repetition Of
the same process divided one or the
fragments into two pieces. thus COLI
verting the stone into the three por-
lions deeired.
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.. Tieklish Process.

This was. as may we'll be supposed,
an exceedingly ticklish procession It
happens occasionally that a diamond
treate2 In such way does not respond
as expected. but flies into many pieces.
Here then. was an enormously valu-
ablo article OF property which might
be S3stroyed by a single unluclly blow.
1t was necessary, however. to take the
cR.snce. and the result proved entirely
fortunate.
BY getting rid OF tho above-men-
toned flaws it was possible to convert
the great stone into three OF the larg-
est diamonds ever known. each one OF
them absolutely perfect. The principal
one, when the cutting is finished. viii
be Of about 600 carats It will be pear
shaped. and will have a value OF 81
10000. The other two will be of 425
and 40 carats. respectively.
This huge diamond, before it was
broken up. was four and a quarter
inches long. two and a half inches
thick. and one and half inches broad.
In color It was water-white, and it
was described as resembling a piece
OF extremely transparent ice. TO
bring out its brilliancy. Of course, it
had to be cut; but, as originally found,
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* = This Woman Won Despite Difficulties q 4

This IS the story Of a woman who won
in spite of great difficulties.
Ten years ago, the woman was a
young girl UP in New England town,
cultured. well educated. remarkably
pretty. and quite fascinating.
She met a man OF less fine clay, but
she loved him with an absorbing and
self-sacrIhcing love that brooked no in
reference from relatives. After a year
OF so OF cOurtship. while the girl was
completing her education at a fashion
able school, she eloped going with the
young fellow 10 New York. where they
were married, taking this step because
of the continued opposition OF the girls
people. The family were so enraged
over this development that it seemed as
If a reconciliation would never take
place.
The young husband obtained work in
Albany, and there they lived for a few
years until after a little son was born.
Then they moved to New York, when
fortune smiled upon them IN genial
mood. The young husband. always
proud Of the appearance Of his beauti-
full wife. lavished fine clothes upon her.
and they went on living up to every
cent that the husband made.
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How It Was Found.

1t Was found at the Premier mine,
IN the Transvaal. by Fred Wells. tbs
manager. who. while stroIling over
the property, caught sight Of the great
white stone lying IN the blue ground
the term applied TO the rock which,
excavated at considerable depth by
blasting, is brought to the surface
and exposed to sun and weather for
several months. in order that It may
disintegrate before being examined for
the diamonds It may contain.
The great size OF the gem rendering
it unmarketable. II was kept in the
vaults OF the Premier Company for
nearly three years. Under the terms
OF the compapy's franchise, the Trans
vaal government was entitled TO a
share IN the diamond, and, buying out
the company's share. II gave the stone
TO King Edward. forwarding It TO
England by ordinary registered mail.
Afterward It was sent TO Amsterdam
TO be cut
Up TO the time Of the discovery Of
the UnAPproached "Cullinan'' the larg-
est diamond ever found In the history
Of the world was the Excelsior"
which, IN May, 1893. was picked up by
a native employed TO dig for diamonds
1t Jagersfontein. n the Orange river
colony. South Africa He concealed IT
en- his person. but presumably with
no Intention to steal it, for later on
he handed It over, to the manager,
who gave him $50 and a horse and
saddle, as a reward
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husband delighted IN purchasing. There
was never any thought of the rainy day
that might come. But one day it did.
just after a little daughter was born
to them. The husband lost his position
Instead Of trying to obtain something
else to do. he fled, leaving his wife and
children to get along as best they could,
the wife almost penniless.
The young fellow, who was really
a brilliant man. easily obtained work
his story followed him, and when It
came to the ears Of his employer the
young man was given the choice Of
resigning or bringing his wife and
children to town and caring for them
in proper fashion.
Things went smoothly for about
two years, another baby being added
TO the family. the wife and mother
living only for her dear ones, shaving
for them. going without things that
she craved for herself that they might
have more
One night the young fellow failed to
return home, and a telephone inquiry
at his place Of business showed that
he had not been there at all that day.
Then there was instituted a frantic
search among the hospitals in tat
and nearby cities. His photograph
and description were inserted in the
columns Of the newspapers, and for
three weeks this went on, while the
grief-stricken wife refused to be COM
forted
Then it was rumored that the young
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fellow had been often seen. prior to HIS
disappearance, with a young woman
employed by the firm for which he
worked. Friends OF the young man
came forward to state that he had
been frequently seen with her on the
street and at the theater when he
was supposed to be kept at the Office
by a pressure OF work. At last the
belief gained ground that he had not
been hurt. had not been taken sick,
and inquiry at the young woman's
home revealed the fact that she had
disappeared on the same day that the
young man had.
When the wife heard Of the confirma-
ton OF the suspicious, she rose from
the bed on which she had been lying a
wreck Of her beautiful self. saying that
he should never come back to them;
never. II she could prevent It, should
he see his little ones again. She could
not go to her people and risk them all
saying. 7 told you So
To the many offers from the mans
relatives to take the children she turned
a deaf ear, saying as long as she could
she would keep her little brood together
She sold her furniture, then applied for
aid 20 widely known charitable insti-
tuition and asked that help be given her
until she succeeded in obtaining work.
Then she went to the firm that had
employed her husband. and through II
secured position that gave her
voefully small salary-not enough TO
pay the pitifully small board asked for
the children at the suburban home that
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she had secured for them. But II was
better than nothing. and the charitable
society, seeing that the woman was
really IN earnest about making her own
way, continued TO pay the children 5
board. while the money that the wife
earned provided them with clothes and
paid her own board
She continued TO keep the respect Of
those TO whom she applied for aid as
we'll as 10 retain the friendship OF those
who had known her in more prosperous
times. From the first small position she
advanced 20 a better and more remUner-
ative one with shorter hours that gave
her more time TO care for the kiddies-
Then the husbands people. respecting
her wish 10 keep the children with her,
agreed 10 supply a sum sufficient for
the support OF the eldest.
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Weighed s71 Carats.

This stone weighed 81 carats. or
about seven and a third oun-es. It
was three inches long, two AMI a half
inches broad, one and a half incEes
thick, and irregular in shape. some
what resembling the broken-oR end OF
an icicle. In color it was BLUSH
white. Being unmarketable on ac-
count Of its great size. it was finally
sent to Amsterdam. and there brok III
UP into ten pieces. OF these fragments
the three largest, Weighing, respec-
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s.lsneD, one must &c back 10 100 f..
Which year the Great Mogur was
taken from the famous GolcOnda dig
Gings IN the territory Of 'he Nizans
Of Hyderabad. Il fell into the hands
Of Gealer IN Jewels named Jemla ,
who gave It as propitiatory offering
- the Mogul Emperor. Shah Jehan.
It weighed ~ carats. ard. after being
cut in the crude oriental fashion to 30
carats. II ressmbled in shape and size
the half OF q bantam hens eEg.
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And Il just goes 10 show what wo-
man with determination and self-respect
can do Many a woman would have let
ner little ones so from her 10 the homes
offered BY their fathers people. where
they would have become estranged from
her Many a woman would have put
thSm in a home and have rid herself
from all worry concerning them Many
a woman with no business training ana
no fitness for the life OF a business Eo-
man would have been content 10 live
of her relatives"
But this story shows what can be
done with determination, pluck, and en-
DURANGO And in the long run Il viii pap
every time
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Has Home of Her Own.

Today the woman has a comfortable
home away on the outskirts OF the city
With some people who are devoted TO
the children, caring for them while the
mother is away. as II they were their
own.
The woman herself has congenial work
in which she is making good. She has
the respect Of her employers and her
associates. in fact, the respect OF all
who know her. She has kept her little
ones with her, has provided them with
at least the necessities and has given
them the mother love they needed more
than they needed IuxUries in relatives
homes.
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Saw Many Tragedies.

This celebrated gem may Re said to
have witnessed many dreadful TRACE
dies, including the murder by poison
and otherwise of a majority Of the
princes OF the court at Delhi by their
Immediate relatives. At length Jehan
was depcsed by his son Aurungzeb.
who showed the stone 70 the traveller
Jean Baptiste Tavernier. That remark
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perts in such matters that the "KOh-
moor now the property OF the Brit
ish CROWN and the "OrloT'' cat pres
ent the principal ornament Of the Rus
sian scepte-} are two OF the pieces in
10 which this famous stone was brok-
en- I'D. for the purpose OF Disgusting
its identity.
The "OrloF'' did duty for quite 4
while as the eyIe OF an idol IN an East
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Indian temple. and was stolen BY u
soldier disguised as a devotee- He took
It to Madras. and sold it for $1,000.
II fell into the hands Of a diamond
dealer. who took II 10 Amsterdam 20
dispose Of II. and there met the Rus
sian Prince Orlof. the lover OF Kath-
crime the Great He had had a quar-
rel with his royal mistress. and. 20
make 1t Up. purchased for her The
gen for sa5o.oo3. Il Is % about the size
OF a pigeons egg
0Iolamned Shah. % the MoguI dy-
nasty, was On the throne as Emperor
Of Hindostan when that country waE
invaded and its capital city. Delhi
taken BY the Persian. Nzdir Shah
The latter promptly conAscated al The
Jewels IN the Delhi treasury. a-d
among them the "KohInoor" At ths
death % NadIr. the ''Kohinoor" passed
into the hands OF his son and sue
cessor. Shah Rokh. who was over
thrown By a usurDer. Aga Mohamned-
and put 70 torture. n order 20 per
sGade him 10 give up the gem His
eyes were put out. and Boiling OF
was poured upon his head. Jet he re
fused Dying OF bis injuries. he gave
the stone % Ahmed Shah. founder O.
the Afghan empire. Who had come q
his assistance Possession o. the
"Kohinoor' descended @ Ah-ed's
grandson. shah Zaman. who had 6e
posed his brother. shah shujz- In
prisoned IN a solitary cell for man
years. Zaman hid The stone n The
plaster o. the wall. where Il was onl-
discovered al length BY one % hi=
guards who scratched his hand upon
q projecting corner Of II.
shah Shuta was IN his turn over
thrown BY his next brother, Shah
AIahmud. and withdrew 70 the court
Of Runjit Singh for protection. But
Runjit wanted the "KohInoor," and
prosecuted his guest Until he got
K. Then he had Il set IN a bracelet
II was cOnnscRJed by the British gov.
eminent. however. at the close OF the
great mutiny. and was sent 70 Eng
land &c adorn the British crown
Weighing 1S6 carats as originally cut,
Il was afterwards reduced BY recut-
ting 70 jog carats. the process great
" augmenting It's brilIiancy and
beauty, Sut destroying 10 a great ex-
tent its historical interest It Is OF q
slightly grayish tinge, and is supposed
70 be worth S1.50O.00o
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BY RENE BACHE.

HE largest diamond found has just been cut into three
pieces at Amsterdam. Of these the biggest weighing about
600 cara, will adom the King Edward VII The
remaining two fragments, when cut will be SET the scep-
ter Of the British monarch.
1t was said from the beginning that this mighty gem known as
the "Onan would have to be chopped up owing its great size
IN order to render marketable In the rough weighed nineteen
ounces and according TO the regular re reckoning the value of
such stones-whch aend with increase s by sort of geomet
nca progreSsionh worth about S45 100000 OF course no.
body could afford to pay Sch price there was nothing
to do apparently but to break up pieces small enough to find
purchasers
As things turned out however the Trarsvaa government which
owned share in the diamond decided give to King Edward on
the OCCASION Of his sxyxh birthday and the splitting of into three
pieces determined upon not for any commercial reason but because
the stone contained two bad flaws. possible to get nd of these
only by treating the gem in the manner described
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. GREAT DLAMONDSoF THE World.

able tourist was probably the only
European who ever saw H.
In that part OF the world revolutions
were formerly as frequent as they are
nowadays in South America, and were
customarily attended by frightful
massacres- In one such upset the
Great Mogul'' disappeared. and moth
ing has been heard OF It since. But It
is the opinion OF TIE best informed ex-
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o. THOSE WHO CHANCE

Weep not for those who die; they lovI
Us Yet.
Are with as lest our lonely heartl
grow strange,
Are with US lest our weary hearts for.
get.
Weep not for those who die. but those
who change
The changed oues-those we loved, and
now must lose,
CThe dead are safe. we love them and
they LIVED
Far better dead than changed. II ]
might choose;
The dead are ours. the changed We
must forgive.
OH changed and lost Oh lost.
how utterly
know not II the ages can repair
The broken lives. the love that once
was there,
Love should live chsnselsss through
Eternity w onan's Life.
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Forgot to Provide.

Of course, they had a good time.
They went to many first nights" at
tended little suppers aftsrward at fash
ionable restaurants, the wife creating a
sensation by her beautiful face and fig-
IRE, set on by the fine raiment that the
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It veil deserved TO be considered one
OF the wonders OF the wsrld. no gem
Of the kind even approaching II IN
dimensions having been ever discov-
cred.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-07-29
ADVERTISING IT WELL
Rhinelander's Escaped Pan
Their Adds Fame and Glory
to That City--Herald Says
it is Mistake.

Just now Rllinelander is get
ting a bit Qfadvertisingthrou
out the state by the story that
an. escaped panther from circus
that passed this way three years
ago roams the woods about the
city and raises havoc with the
live stock of the farmers. Some
papers have even gone SO far as
to say that several children have
been devoured By the animal,
and one publication stated that
a man was attacked and nothing
left Of his body or clothing ex-
cept an Ingersoll watch and
sIxty-three cents in change, The
whole thing is rot, pure and SIM
pie, and was probably FIRST start
ed on its rounds by some enter
prising" correspondent of the
daily press who had ambitions
for a long string" at the end of
the month when the checks are
made out and sent broadcast by
the netropolitan Press.-Rhine-
lander Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-07-29
SIIsbe-LYOns NuptuaIs.

William H. Silsbe ofDenaldson
and Miss Hariette Lyons of
Rhinelander were united in mar
riage yesterday morning at the
parsonage by Rev. C. W, Pinck-
4ey. They wece ATTENDED by
Clarence Lyons and Mrs. Roy
White of Rhinelander, brother
and sister of the bride Mr.. Sis
foe is a business man of Donald
son, and the bride is a daughter
of Mr.. aad Mrs. c. J. Lyons OF
Rhiuelauder, and taught school
in the Donaldson schools last
wear. Y The couple departed
Cor Ashland for a few days and
will be at home at Donaldson
August list.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-07-29
INDIANS BOUND OVER
Evidence Strong Enough to
Convict Jim Edwards of
Numbering Charley Willie.

That Jim Edwards killed Char
lev Willie near Donaldson, and
that Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Scott and
Jim Pine were accessories to the
crime, warranted Judge Higgins
and Justice Rogers holding them
until the December term of court.
Hearing was held yesterday
forenoon before Judge Higgins
who, after listening to testimony
of witnesses, held Edwards on
the charge of murder land dis
missed the rest of the Indian
fraternity. The district attorney
couldn't see why there were no
accessories, and warrants were
issued by Justice Rogers for the
apprehension Of Ben Scott, his
squaw and Jim Pine. Case was
called at one o'clock and after a
re-hash of Indian folklore and
the rccounting of how Willie was
first struck on the head by Mrs.
Scott, his throat cut by Edwards
and Jim Pine afterwards return
ing to the body and cutting out
the gall and placing it in a
whiSkey bottle to be used later
on as a piece of good medicine,
the court decided they were ac-
cessories and bound them over
to4circuit.court. Ben Scott was
unfortunate in not being able to
give a clear alibi and he went
with the bunch.
1t takes bunch Of Indians to
tell tales that skins the tanned
Baron Munchansen to q FRAGILE,
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VIII Be Married Today d.

The marriage of James W.Ha1i
and Miss Esther I Thompson
will be solemnized this evening
at 6 O'Clock by Rev. c. w. Pinck
ney. The groom, who has been
in the west for some years past
was formerly an Eagle River
resident. Miss Thompson is a
daughter ofMr. and Mrs. George
Thompson of this village and a
young lady of sterling qualities
with coterie of intimate friends.
The wedding will be a quiet
affair, with a banquet at the
home of the bride. A coincidence
of this wedding is that it occurs
upon the 25th anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson's mar
riage
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-07-29

Notice is hereby given by the Board
of School Directors, of the Town of
Eagle River, Wisconsin, that sealed
proposals will be received at the store
building of NJ. Frankel, insaid town,
at any time up to SatppSay, August
1st, 1908, ct s o'clock p.Km., of that
day, for the furnishing of all material
and labor for the construction and
full completion of a school house to
be built on the school site where the
Mayo school house now stands. ac-
cording to plans and specifications
now on file with M. Frankel. the Pres
ident of said School Board The sue
cessful bidder will be required tc far
nish satisfactory bond to the said
Board of School DiEectorsfo for the faith
ful performance of the contract. The
right is reserved to reject any and all
bids.
E. A. EVERETT
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-07-29
NOTICE OF SALE OF SCHOOL HOUSE

Notice is hereby given by the Beard
of School Directors, of the Town of
Eagle Rivtr, Wisconsin, that sealed
proposals or bids will be received OF
the store building of NJ. Frankel, in
said town, at any time up to and in
Guiding the 1st day of August, 1908
at O'Clock p. m, of that day, for the
purchase Of the School house building
situated on Section QD Town (40)
N, of Range (10) East in said town
of Eagle River and known as the" Mayo
school house." The conditions Of the
sale to be cash and the building to be
moved from the said school house site
without delay in case a sale is made.
The right is reserved to reject any ana
all bids.
y. A EVERETT,