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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
Drowned In Kanknkee River.

Joliet. Ill.,. Sept 8. - LAFAYETTE
Stocker. son OF l.. y. Stocier. one OF
Joiiets leading merchants was drown.
cd IN the Kankakee river. He had
gone camping with a party Of eight
Joliet friends, and while swimming
was taken with cramps and sank be.
fore help could reach him.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Detroit. Mich, Sept. Warrants
were issued In the police court against
Manager Hugh Jennings. Of the DetroIt
American League Baseball club. and
inc ten members Of the team who par.
t'clpated In the game sunday nj Rem.
nett park with Cleveland. charging
them with playing baseball on Sunday
contrary to law.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
Hotels and Church Dostroyet,.

AT Mineral Wells, Tex. the STRAIT.
ton and Cakes Hotels and the
Presbyterian church and parsonage
wer destroyed and several other
buildings were damaged by Gre which
originated In the Cakes Hotel through
me overturning Of lamp. The ioss
10 estimated at $4,000
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Take a little tallow or beeswax. melt
II and spread II over the place on
which you want your name. Write
your name down through the wax with
big needle or awl and pour few
drops OF nitric acid over the letters you
have made Leave a few minutes
Then wipe of the wax. and your name
VIII be on the iron. American Guilt
vator
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Omaha. sept. 3.--Dr. Frederick r.
kustin, one Of the most famous sur.
geons In the west was shot ana killed
as he was entering his home in the
morning at 3 o'clock. There IL no ciew
70 the murderer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Those who have tried It say that
common axle grease. provided II Ia not
OF the salty kind. Is a good rust proven.
tive for agricultural Implements and
tools. being eqpai 20 coat OF var.
nish.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Pittsburg. Sept s.-vMyron l.. Case.
Of Bowllpg Green. O. and John r..
Johnston. % Hartford City. Ind, are
said 20 be back Of a movement 70
merge all the Independent hand blown
glass companies In the UnItsd states
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Meath. Wales. Sept. 2-The British
bark Amazon, for Iqulque from Fort
Talbot. has been wrecked near the lar.
ter port Only Ave out OF its crew Of
thirty-two were saved six bodies Al.
ready have been washed ashore
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

support OF the Democratic nationa,l
ticket. His remarks were largely alon,
the lines ~ his former speeches. A.!
. p N. he left for Sioux City. Ia
where he is to speak tonight.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Portsmouth, Sept. A severe gals
prevailed over the English channel
during the night and steamers arrlv-
ing al British ports from the cont.
n<nt report unusually rough trip@
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

The borse collar which rubs up a
lap Of 1esh at every stride OF the ami.
NAL WIN soon wear a gall on its nsck
30 wiil very dirty collar IN warm
weather
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Cadillac, Mich. Sept 3.--After writ.
Ing note 20 biz sweetheart Herbe-t
I.ampman, aged twentv.one vesr. 20
Lake City, shot and killed hlnaalf
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
Mob Collects Very Early.

n mob or men and women commence
ed to collect on the city hail lawn soon
after sunrise, fought and clawed each
other with damaging effects on dress
and hnery for seats IN Justice Blals.
deirs courtroom Saturday when the
Duffy-Lennon baby drowning case was
resumed. All who could not find seats
were driven out by constables. Miss
Myrtle Lennon did not appear az
FIRST much TO the disappointment Of
the crowd which feared she might not
come TO court ut all.
Had 10 Fight Their Way In.
But she arrived finally and those
outside the courtroom surged about
the fair witness prisoner. who with the
matron was nearly swept of her feet.
they had to fairly fight their way 10
the building. Some women cursed
when pushed aside by Others and one
husky matron grabbed small woman
in front Of her by the hair and hurled
her to the rear, enabling her TO squeeze
into the courtroom. Some lost their
hats, and skirts OF others were nearly |
pulled OF.
Girl Tells of Her Disgrace.
When the testimony began the girl
was the FIRST witness. She commenc-
ed by telling OF her adultery with
Dutfy, which she said began about two
years ago. She admitted the maternl
~ OF the baby drowned and said Duffy
was the father she wanted the child
to live, and the night OF the tragedy
took Il from the hospital TO Mershons
for the purpose OF boarding train
and taking II from the city TO provide
II with home she said. She denied
she drowned the infant or had any
part in or knowledge OF It's death.
Says Duffy Got the Baby.
Concluding her testimony she said
that she met Duffy at the Pere Mar.
quette station and gave him the child
with the understanding that he was 10
take II 10 the home OF n woman who !
would care for IT, She said that she
received later from Duffy letter say ,
ng The child was accidentally drowned
md that she should, II arrested. say
hat II rolled Off the bridge while she
was resting there Cross examination
I'D not shake her testimony.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
Intern ationaI Maritime Conference.

The international maritime confer
ence will assemble at London in De-
cember. This gathering will be for
the purpose of completing arrange
ments for permanent prize court and
for other reforms in naval procedure
suggested by the late peace congress
at The Hague. The conference will be
an important and dignified body, all
the foremost maritime powers being
represented by admirals and experts
In international law, and the personnel
will, says the Troy IN. W Times be
such as to command respect through
out the world. Rear Admiral Charles
II. Stockton, who is the spokesman
for the American navy, has had long
and distinguished career, filling many
posts where bravery, ability and spe-
cial professional knowledge were ex-
emplified, and his colleague, Prof
George G. Wilson of Brown university,
is high authority on international law
The American part Of the conference
is likely to be well looked after.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
America
Facing
Steel
Famine
By WILLIAM DINwIDDIE.

Washington May 13 Of this year.
life of steel building without repairs calculated
at 100 years clamp the Brooklyn bridge which
1888 broke from the terrific strain three or
Eow towering skycapers bridges
with the passing the production of on Will that cee-
of Lord Macauay which he describes future
broken arch London bridge the midst OF
solitude skechng the ST. Pau be fulfilled OF New York!
said "That nations that have coal and iron
will the world modern nation rules and protects its colonies by
its baesp the Roman empire held together
by its magnificent eons How we to build
aeshps when supply of iron more This country has
developed world power of the first Importance but in order to
gained the surprisingly short time of hundred
supply idle apprehension proved
of the latest trustworthy estimates of present
quoted by Carnegie He that there r the Lake Su
perior district for the southern district ncud
ing Alabama Georgia. Virginia. about S5OOOOoooo
the United States 0OO000OOO 100000 900
making aggregate of about 10, 100000 TONS
highest grade that of the Lake Superior district which
onr-hs of the production In 1905 its yield
100000 and in 1907 nearly
the end of the present decade it will 5O000
Even without further increase the known supply will
be exhausted before 1940"
If transportation be substituted for rail transportation
wherever possible it would delay the fufment this melancholy pophe
until perhaps buildings for which have sufficient material
duplicate all the cities of the United States have into general
until sufficient advance has been made the study of metal aong
inferior We have that it takes
tca equal weight of heavy freight
The freight may be moved by by Of 100
that the substitution of would
consumption by threefouhs sevngths this
department, where metal is used than any other
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12

The bump OF locality is a good one
for man to possess, and there's no
question but Alpine guideC not only in
herit, but cultivate their memory of
place" Some people who are very
stupid about the points of compass,
showing singular lack of the power of
observation, should set to work and
rectify the weakness. An English wri-
ter recalls a remarkable feat of the
great guide, Melchior Anderegg Of
Meiringen. He had never seen a larger
town than Berne when he visited Lon
don, and two famous climbers, Leslie
Stephen and T. w. Hinchliff, met him
at London Bridge station and walked
with him thence to Lincoln's Inn
Fields. There was a thick London
fog. Nevertheless, when a day or two
later, the three were at the same sta
ton again returning from some trip,
Mr.. Hinchliff confidently said: Nov,
Melchoir, you will lead us back home.
And straight to Lincolns Inn Fields
Melchoir guided them, pausing only
once at the foot Of Chancery lane to
make sure of his landmarks.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
Saving the Game.

With the revulsion of sentiment has
come scientific legislation for the pro-
lection Of such game as remains, and
in most states the more intelligent
huntsmen have themselves been in
strumental in promoting the legisla-
ton. But great deal of educational
work remains to be done. The i'm
provement Of guns and ammunition,
above all the cheapening Of their
price, has placed weapons In the
hands Of thousands of undisciplined
hunters. who lust, as did their prede-
cessors Of 80 years ago, for records"
The violation of the game laws is not
considered a crime by Them" says the
New Orleans Times-Democrat. Their
only care is to evade detection and
prosecution-not difficult task, be-
cause of the relative scarcity of game
wardens and the trouble experienced
in securing evidence to convict the
violators Of the law.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12

the throng of bathers which went down
every day into the bay to play in the
waves. And each being a champion,
naturally it was not long before they
became acquainted.
Many were the friendly contests they
held in the water until old salts and
summer girls alike talked of their
prowess. Now Somers Point is sep.
arated from Ocean City by the Great
Egg Harbor bay, four miles wide, and
furrowed at one stretch by the sweep
of the current as it rounds Beasley's
Point, bound inland. The folk along
the seashore looked at Ocean City
across the bay and then at the two
swimmers sporting in the water.
Could they do it?
The challenge was passed, and, ac-
companied by launch to help in case
of trouble, the two started on their
long swim. At first the waves parted
easily before them and their 1.-the
limbs struck out in unison. Then
they met the strong current sweeping
OF it's way from Beasley's Point. Miss
Swanson found the waves rougher.
Swimming became an effort, then an
impossibility. Hager, by her side, no
ticed her exhaustion and called to the
launch.
But-and perhaps it was only a
within of the little blind Of love-the
engine of the launch would not work
Hager realized the danger for Miss
Swanson, and, telling her to rest her
hands on his shoulders, began swim
ing for place where the quietness o!
the water told him there was a sand
bar. All but exhausted he reached il
with his burden. The water was only
shoulder high and the two rested
there until the launch was able tC
reach them.
And then they were married-just
two days after their adventure.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
Save the Old Models.
q. A. LISK, Publisher.

Economy Of floor space and the de-
mands of housekeeping offer a far
more reasonable explanation OF the
action of the recognizing commits
sion Of the patent office in selling
$4,000 old models than does the sug-
gestion of Inventor OBrien that this
is one of series of steps to give the
corporations advantage in depriving
inventors of their rights, says the Bos-
ton Herald. Nearly all the models
sold were Of inventions on which
patent rights have expired, so that In
ventors' rights do not seem to have
suffered. The records are still pre-
served. But the sweeping destruction
of old models is not desirable. In
many instances they still have value
FOR study and research by inventors,
and mony Of them possess a historic
interest which should warrant their
preservation. The economy Of space
is not so urgent in the scheme Of gov
eminent buildings at Washington that
the necessary space for the preserva-
ton Of important models need be be-
grudged.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
Rice Planting Made Easv

In Bataan, according to the Manila
Times, the labor of the rice planter is
a rhythmic delight. The fields are
not plowed or puddled, nor is there
any transplanting, but the brush and
underground are chopped down with
bolos, then burned. The ground 10
hoed and corn is planted i'm snots
about six feet apart. When il Is a
foot high the rice is planted, two or
three kernels in hole, about 10
inches apart. One man has a euitar
and plays quick-time music while n
close semi-circle of six to a dozen men
with long, sharpened bamboos Owe
rapid thrusts in the ground. keenine
time with the music and doing a fan.
tastic series of leaps backward with
joyful shouts. Meanwhile two or three
women or girls are able to drop the
seeds in the holes made by one man
and cover them up, keeping up a Jolly.
laughing comment all the time
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12

ion Dr. Henry Dmmond of the most intelligent African
travellers speaking of this says:
II knew of white who lived in Central Africa three
menths without a dangerous attack of the fever
The repeated by Maj Charles Lemare the famous Belgian
explorer and by James Edward Alexander Henry Row c. d. Lamp
hugh and William Walter Fitzgerald that have crossed Africa
several times and have explored East Africa All the fact that
nobody conditions be from the fever
Maara fever is the sad certainty which African traveller
face For eight weeks he but its finger
will surely fall upon him. 1t preceded for tm for three
weeks unaccountabe raby and weakness On the march
with his he has scarcely started when he igh for the MONDAY
Putting down to azness he oa himself by drauhts
his bottle totters forward mile
Next the full excitement of interesting hunt he breaks down.
and fails shoot the splendid antelope he had at short then he
finds himself kulng into the forest the preext of looking at
specimen and when his por and his out sight throws
himself under in utter pne and despair Reused by
aggers along the TRAIL and he the midday he
his defeat which finishes him for the rest OF
the day. This goes till the crash come cold and pain then
then kind of then degree of heat then
deirum then the life and death struggle He RISES if he does rs
knows too well, will not dsappoint him.
No has yet solved African fever It's geographical dsrbu
ton unmappe but generally prevails the whole east and west
coasts within the tropical limits along all the river the
shores Of the inland lakes and all owng and maTshy districts The
higher plateaus comparatively free from fever
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12

John l.. Sullivan, the once famous
pugilist, comes forward in the role of
moralist and breaches a telling tenn
perance sermon. John was so years
old the other day, and be INDUCED in
some reflections suggested by the an
niversary. Among other things he
said: Remember, in all cases, to let
liquor alone" The advice, says the
Troy IN. W Times, is backed by an
experience which makes the little
talk particularly effective.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
GZ<EORD RZfWCHOT

was less than in some other great
fires, the loss of life and property was
very heavy. Hinckley and six other
towns were destroyed, about 500 lives
were lost, more than 1000 persons
were left destitute, and the estimated
loss in property of various kinds was
$25,000,000. Except for the heroic con-
duct Of locomotive engineers and
other railroad men the loss Of life
would have been much greater.
This fire was all the more deplor-
able because it was wholly unneces-
sary. For many days before the high
wind came and drove it into uncon-
trollable fury, it was burning slowly
close to the town of Hinckley, and
could have been put out.
In reviewing the losses of this year,
Mr. Pinchott says: There is little or
no difference between the fires of
1908 and those of other years, so far
as causes are concerned. Unfortu7
nately, there is also little difference
in the way people have met them In
most states fires have been allowed
to run until they threatened valuable
property, and then efforts were made
to check them. This eleventh-hour
activity succeeded here and there, but
even a cursory summary of the fire
loss for the year shows that such
methods result in almost inevitable
disaster.
This forest fire question resolves it.
self into one of the most important
problems before the nation in the
care Of its natural resources. Success
or failure in its solution by those hav-
ing private holdings of timberland,
means the continued use of the land
or the perpetual burden of caring for
vast barren wastes. The devastation
following fire is not realized by many
people, and l sometimes think that the
greatest thing that can be done in
furtherance of the movement for the
conservation of the forest resources
would be to give as many people as
possible chance to visit section of
the country that has been thoroughly
impoverished by forest fire.
THE fire warden system has been
fairly successful in places, but its fun
damental weakness is that it is not a
preventive system. To begin work
after fire has gained Roadway means
that from the start the chances are
against checking it before it has done
/, serious damage. No fire-fghting sys-
tenn has shown itself effective that did
not provide for ranger patrol. In the
national forests We arA meeting the
proposition with satisfactory sys-
tenn, although the number of men in
the field is insignificant and the
rangers districts are so large that the
fire risk is raised above the point of
safety. The one secret of fighting
fires is to discover your fire as soon
as possible, fight it as hard as You
can, and refuse to leave it until the
last ember is certainly dead. The rea-
son for the widespread destruction by
| large fires this year was the indiffer-
ence of the people to the smaller ones"
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
DOG COMMITS SUICIDE.
Calmly Walks Under Auto Bus and
Refuses to Move.

Philadelphia.-Frie and bear
ing the marks Of many Bullets from
an unsympathetic world, shaggy
yellow dog lay down in front of an
auto bus at Broad street and Ontario
avenue, and, refusing to move at the
motorman's shout, was run over and
killed. Persons who saw the act be-
lieve the animal Intentionally commit
ted suicide.
With limp ears and dropping tail,
the animal approached an inmate of
the Masonic home and followed him
back to the home early in the morn
ing.
During the afternoon the dog lay
with head between his paws on the
lawn near the porch Of the institution.
He refused to eat. A number of the
inmates reached down and stroked the
SCARED head, but beyond feebly wag-
ging his tail the dog made no demon
stration.
The dog suddenly rose and trotted
out to the sidewalk. Standing defect
edly until the bus had approached
within few feet of him, the animal
leaped directly in front of the wheels.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
CLUBMAN SAVES LIFE
AND ALSO WINS BRIDE
THRILLING EXPERIENCE IN WA
TER LEADS TO SUBSEQUENT
PLIGHTING OF TROTHS.

Philadelphia.-Some poet-or war
he philosopher--said that love likes
the unusual. And here is just another
proof of it, for Chauncey s. Hager,
president Of the West Overlook Ten
mis- club, and an all-round athlete, and
Miss Mabel Swanson of West Phila
delphia, have announced to their
friends that they are man and wife
More than this, they have been mar
ried several months, while their
friends were in ignorance of the fact
Now it happened in this way: Mr.
Hager was spending his vacation al
Somers Point. So was Miss Swanson
Both were the best swimmers Of al
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12

Dispatches telling of the doing Of
pirates in Chilean waters read some
thing like the stories of the old buc-
cancers and other rangers of the sea
who used to ravage the South Ameri.
can and Caribbean region. But it is
not at all likely that twentieth century
resourcefulness will permit this sort
of thing to continue for any length of
time.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12

Andrew Carnegie says that the supply
of iron ore, and consequently of steel, will
be exhausted in 1910. James J. Hill fore
sees the end Of iron ore production in 40
years. John Hays Hammond, until the
first of this year the highest salaried expert
in the world, makes the statement, predict
ed upon the known deposits of ore, that the
elimination of our mining industry is to
be reckoned in decades, and its declension,
if not practical economic exhaustion, in
generations. These three opinions are
all official, as they were voiced at the gov
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
Where the Accent Fell

rs it true, madam" the persistent
interviewer asked the eminent singer
that you are engaged to marry
common soldier in the Italian army ?"
That" replied the naughty soprano.
is my private affair.
Plain Dealer.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
Nearly Frozen to Death in Ice Box

Oakland, Col-Fred Lewis, local
butcher, entered his ice box at the
close of business to adjust his stock
and took along an ak.
A spring lock on the outside slipped
into place as the door slipped from
his hand, and he Immediately began
pounding and shouting for assistance.
The intense cold rendered him numb.
and he finally, after two hours i'm.
prisonment, attacked the walls with
the ak.
Neighbors who heard the muffled
blows believed that burglars were
operating, and as Lewis crawled
through the hole he had made he was
confronted by policeman to whom
he explained the situation
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12
African
Fever
Deadlier Foe to
Hunters Than
Lions or Elephants
BY BARON A. b. D'ALTOMONTE.
of

The most redoubtable dangers to the hunter in
East Africa not the due directly to hunting 1t
is not the assault of the wounded on not the desruc
tive rush of the rhnoceros the elephant, not the
attack of the hippopotamus. Neither are the fangs
of the crocodile to be feared. No. all these dangers
or less exaggerated by African travellers, are
avodable and become almost nothing by the skill and
cold blood of the brave hunter. Theodore Roosevelt
is all of this No. the real the terrible, the unavoid
able danger is the African fever Very few white peo-
pie say that they have visited the center of Africa
without having fallen i'll with this terrible disease.
Among thousands of explorers and hunters hardly
any have been spared from it, and these for some
special reasons or for extraordinary physical con-
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-12-12

Taking part In balloon race is like
matrimony, as the contestants never
know where they viii finish.