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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22
The iron Market.

The Iron Trade Review says
The most cheerful news this week
comes from across the Atlantic A
Birmingham. England, correspondent
reports an increased demand for pig
iron and the placing of large orders for
some finished products In the United
States there has been little change.
United States steel corporation actiy-
tiles are now in excess Of 90 per cent
OF normal Slightly more than half Of
it's available furnaces output is now
operating and In finished lines the per
centage is larger. The Improvement
though extremely gradual. is being
we'll maintained Some independent
interests, especially in eastern terri
tory, have increased their production,
but in the Pittsburg district tine per-
centage of mills in operation is less
than II was last week the decrease be-
ing due partly TO the food.
In pig iron the most interesting
event has been the radical departure
method Of basing prices in territory in
the central west The time honored
custom Of using the Mohoning valley as
basing point has been abandoned az
prices are now based at the principal
iron manufacturing cities. the price
being Si7 at the furnace plus the
switching charges for local delivery
for No. = boundary and sl7 for ship
ment outside OF the cities where the
iron is manufactured. In making out
side sales to competitive points. furnaces
are to absorb freight charges
ION Southern iron prices seem TO be
trmer, and the larger producers are
adhering TO $3.50 Little iron Is
cbtainable at $i2. 30 Birmingham.
Sales Of structural material by the
principal producers amount 10 about
10, 900 tons for the last week. FaDri-
eating concerns are naming some low
prices Orders for cast iron pipe In
eastern territory amount 70 consider
able tonnage
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22
Council Proceedings.
Crystal Falls, Mich.

Crystal Falls, Mich,
Feb. 18th. 1908.
A regular meeting Of the city council
was held on the above date at o'clock
p. M. Members present. r. b. Webb,
Thos. Penglase J. S. Jacka, William
Gribble and Louis Meisler Minutes
OF previous meeting was read and ap.
proved.
Moved by Thos. Penglase. seconded
by J. 3. Jacka that the following bills
be allowed and the clerk instructed to
issue orders for same. Said bills to be
charged to Anton. Hurkman. sewer
contractor Ayes, Thomas Penglase,
j. S. Jacka. William Gribble and
Louis Meisler. Motion carried.
r. b. Webb Mdse to sewer
contractor s133. 81
AL. Charron Blacksmithing TO
sewer contractor 39. 05
On Motion meeting adjourned.
Robt Munns, City Clerk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22
To Protect NewIywsds.

Protection will probably be given by
the railroads to newly married people
from friends addicted to the rice
throwing habit Along the different
stations of the North Western road rice
throwing is now strictly prohibited.
II is also probable that the Milwaukee
road will issue similar orders Rail-
road men claim that aside from the
fact that stations strewn with rice
cause much trouble TO the station mas
ter, there is great danger connected
with the habit.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22

Mr.. Abbott on that point which we
reproduce Just as Mr.. Abbott gave It
TO us
~ have interviewed two dozen Of
men. said Mr.. Abbott ''in an effort
to get some testimony that Mr.. Kim.
ball was not injured by the city and
/ failed to get one man who would
sware that Mr.. Kimball was not injur-
ed. They all agreed that there was
some degree Of legal injury. at least
For that reason didn' feel like put
ting on witnesses to bolster mp Mr..
Kimball's case.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22
SUNDAY School Convention.

A very successful convention Of Sun
day school workers Of Iron and Florence
counties was held here last Tuesday
and large number were In atten-
dance from the west side and from
Florence
We were TO have had a full report
OF the convention with names Of those
In attendance furnished BY the officials
but some thing seems TO have interfer-
ed,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22

To my many friends and noinbhors
who 70 kindly assisted me in my great
Bereavement ana heartfnlly thankful
IL the kind friends who contributed
such beautiful floral tributes and 10. the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs especially
am very thankful Earnest Keast-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22
Ths why OF II

So many asked. why was 10 that
Attorney Abbott didn't put any wit
nesses on the stard In the damage suit
of Kimball W. the city that The
Diamond Drill got statement from
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22

The average rate of taxation on all
property this year is sl7.62. the high
est in the history Of the state. The
rate is in thousands and to arrive at
the tax 10 be paid by each railroad it
is only necessary to multiply every
81. 600 Of valuation by this rate.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22
U. p. Railroad Values.

The state tar commission has finish
cd the work OF reviewing the valua-
tions OF the railroads Of the state and
slight cut has been made In some Of
them. The valuation OF upper penin-
sula railroads were fixed as follows
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22

The Down and Outs as the losing
memb bers OF the whist club are called
W i'll be entertained by their opponents
at banquet at the Lockwood House
this evening.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22

about TOO.
The woods work Is quite brisk yet
and 1t will soon be spring when much
work will be opened mp that will take
up the idle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-22

Copper Range 2 2,750, 600
Mineral Range 2.l25, 900
ID. s. s. g.. A. 1915. 600
Hecla 81 Torch Lake 375, 600
Quincy a. Torch Lake i5i, 900
@. M. a ST. p. 3, 800, 900
G. a.. N. w. IL, $50 900
L. S. 81 1850, 600
M. g.. s. f. 900. 600
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
Pfacticing Physician.
DIR. J. F. PIGOTT,
Covington, La.

Residence In the Exterstein raised
sgage, two blocks west of public
school building.
Offers his professional services to the
public.
Office at the City Drug Store on CO.
aumbia street.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
BROKEN LEGS AND FLOWERS.
True Artistic Temperament as Evil
denced by Lander.

cat a dinner in Philadelphia" said a
clergyman, Il once heard the lament
ed Bishop Potter talk in most anus
ing manner about the artistic tempera-
ment
First he described the contradic-
lions in the characters of Whistler,
Poe. Hawthorne and other great Amer
leans. Then he turned to Lander, the
great Englishman.
Landor,' he said, was at the same
time the most violent and brutal and
the most delicate and sensitive OF
men. He adored flowers. The gar
dens of his beautiful villa in Florence
were full of flowers, and the poet
walked among them daily, never
plucking them, only bending over them
reyerently to admire their loneliness
and their perfume.
"Landors cook one day served hin
wretched dinner, and in his rage thu
poet threw the man out of the win
dow into bed of splendid roses.
"As the cook writhed with broker
leg below, Landor from the window ex
claimed in a horrorstrieken voice:
"'Good gracious, forgot tn
roses!'"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21

his ,nusket and joined in the campaign
which wound up in the defeat OF Bur-
goyne.
On his return from college in 1878
with a Yale sheepskin his father pre-
scented HIM with four dollars and told
him that in the future he must rely
on his own exertions. Webster pur-
sued his ideal of legal education, al
though compelled to read law as an
accompaniment to his school teaching
in Goshen, n. Y. With the country
impoverished by the long war, Web
ster found the schools without text
books. He composed a spelling book,
a grammar and reading book the
first of the kind published in the cQun-
try.
He began the practice of law in
1889, in Hartford, but in 1898 removed
| to New York to found newspaper in
support of President Washington 5
policy. The Daily Minerva was his
! first venture and then came a semi.
weekly, the Herald. In 1898 Webster
| removed to this city and continued
to write for his newspapers, which
were continued under another editor
but he soon disposed of them and de
voted himself to the work on which
his fame was to rest, the preparation
of new dictionary of the English Ian
guage.
The first edition of the dictionary
was published in 1928. Only 2.5Ot
copies were printed in the United
States. Then came an issue of 800
copies in England. DR.. Webster wa
at this time 70 years Of age and an
nounced that he considered his liter
ary labors practically ended. Yet h
revised many of his former works, an
in l84l the second edition of the die
tionary vas published, containing soy
eral thousand new words and man
revised definitions. His papers, rea
before many learned societies, wer
published in 1S43. The revising c
the appendix to this edition was hi
last labor, and after four days il
ness. starting with cold, he passe
away, May %, 1S43.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21

through the streets in an ambulance,
with a leg and ankle that would lay
him up for weeks to come, and 10000
bruises distributed impartially over
his person, but Messrs. William Ly-
man and NJ. Collins were far away
speeding through the land in Pull
man car and drinking cool drinks.
Even J. BROMLEY and his exasper-
ated aids did not guess that they had
done this thing.
1T was a great game" sighed Mr..
Collins, contentedly, tapping his glass
with his finger and noting with
dreamy satisfaction that their nearest
| fellow-traveler was three chairs away.
! 1T was the slickest thing I've seen
this season, and there was lots OF
/ money dropped Or pinched in the shut
| fe. l went in with the crowd, Billy
and I made some fair pickings my
self"
so did l." admitted Mr. Lyman
with a reminiscent chuckle. We've
made the haul of our lives this day
and if Brownley wasn't killed, it'll
take him all summer to piece himsel
together again. It certainly was
great game, Mickey. Well work i
again."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
GREAT MAN Hl)H0REB
ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF NOAH
WEBSTER CELEBRATED.
Famous American photographer and
Educator Remembered in Connee-
ticut-Ris Grammar Still
Standard Work.

New Haven, Ccnn.-The ole hun
birth of Noah Webster, the great lex
icographer, was generally observed by
the educational institutions through
out the state the other day. Yale uni
versity, with which he was closely al
though not officially connected, hon.
ored him by appropriate classroom ex-
ercises.
Webster gave the schoolboy OF
America his dictionary, his grammar
and his spelling book, and, While MS
fame might rest imperishably on any
enc of the three achievements, the
triple accomplishment establishes his
| title as the greatest American edu-
Gator. His dictionary, the first since
| that of DR.. Johnson nearly century
before, unified the English language
| in America and made it Impossible
for sections of this country to fall into
dialect. His spelling book fixed hrm'
-, ly the pronunciation and spelling OF
common words, and his grammar has
! remained a standard work for a cen
fury.
Born in 175S in Hartford, of fam
lily distinguished in colonial history
| Webster was sent, at the age Of Il
years, by his father, farmer, to the
parish clergyman to prepare for Yale
In l774, when 16 years old, he wa.
admitted. His studies were inter
rupted by the war of the revolution
and in his junior year he shOuldere(
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21

before coming into those of Nicholas
Narbonne, a sea captain in the East
India trade, to whom it was left by
an uncle in the early part of the last
century.
The captain died here, and so did
his wife, who lived to the ripe age OF
50, passing away in 1890. They had
a daughter, Mary A. Narbonne, who
was born in the house and lived in il
all her life, dying in it at the age OF
81, in 1905.
Miss Narbonne was we'll known II
Salem, chiefly for her aversion tt
meeting strangers. She was grea1
reader and was content to live en-
tirely by herself In fact she rarely
suffered anyone to remain long undeI
her roof, although she greeted callers
| on their arrival at her door with state
| ly courtesy.
One story told of her is that she re
uuired the few friends who came tt
take tea with her to fetch their owl
teapots and cups, as she did no
care to have them use hers.
The house was we'll filled with oil
furniture and curios, collected chief,
by her father, and she was greatly an
noyed by collectors, for whom she en-
tertained a cordial contempt.
On Miss Narbonne's death the CO
lection was taken away by her heirs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
Adopts American Dress.

Three Chinese young women study
ing in Wellesley after many months
of hesitation at last have adopted the
American dress. They have packed
away their wonderfully patterned silks
and have blossomed forth in lingerie
waists and tailor-made skirts on the
most approved American plan. The
girls are Faung YUM Tsoa, Wing Sisia
HUI and Chiche Wang. They entered
Wellesley almost a year ago, and were
reluctant to abandon their native
dress. A seashore trip short time
ago in their brilliant Chinese raiment
brought so much attention that was
the reverse Of pleasing that they de
eideI on the change.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
The Result.

"Now, Willie, you know told you
not to go in swimming, and yet you
have been in the water
81 know it, ma. but Satan tempted
me-"
"And why did you not tell Satan
to get behind you?"
81 did, and he kicked me in
Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
= ARQE' cI1H1K/M TIZERF

was asked for its verifcation, he de-
clined to make a direct statement, but
said that in his student days at Liep'
zig he believes he made some such
agreement.
1t is because he is reputed to have
the best shaped head in America, with
a most extraordinary brain develop
ment, that the question becomes of in
terest to science. All the experts in
America are familiar with Prof
Tyler's head and it is common knowl
edge that they regard it of great value
| to the scientific world.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
SALEM HOUSE 52s YEARS OLD.
Well Preserved Specimen of Colonial
Architecture Of Seventeenth Century.

Boston.-One of the best preserved
specimens of domestic colonial archl'
lecture of the seventeenth century is
the Narbonne house on Essex street
Salem, Mass, which was built in 1850
and is sound to-day and good for an
other century at least.
Belonging TO a period in which the
colonists had very little money tc
lavish On their homes the house repre-
sents the conservative tastes of the
thrifty resident of Salem 100 years be
fore the revolution
1t was built By Thomas Ives, ant
its title passed through many hand!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
SELLS HIS HEAD FOR SCIENCE
Prof. Tyler, Son of Americas Greatest
Greek Scholar, Receives $4,000.

Amherst, Mass.-Prof. John Mason
Tyler, stone professor of biology at
Amherst college and son of America S
greatest Greek scholar, is reported to
have made an extraordinary compact
with scientists of wealth whereby he
has sold his head after death foE
$4,000.
Mrs. Tyler is very much disturbed
over the suggestion of such con
tract. At the college, when the re
port was circulated and Prof. Tyler
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
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THE GREAT GAME
By AGNES LOUISE PROVOST
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than 20 of whom knew the cause Tor
their flight, were bearing down on. MIN
in a bowling, fear stricken mob, sweep
ing toward the rear exits. The pool
room was not as lavishly provided
with exits as the more modern struc-
lures, and a mob there was thing to
fee from.
There was but one thing to do, and
that was to run for life or death in the
same direction. Even as he ran Brown
lev saw men piling on each other IN
layers in their frantic efforts to Jump
from the windows, but he shot past
them for the broader exit ahead and
felt himself whiz dizzily through the
air as he took flying jump into the
hack Enclosure and landed on all tours
on something soft and struggIng-a
| German of vast circumference, VINO
swore frightfully at Ihe conclusion.
A pain shot through Brownley's foot,
but he rolled swiftly to one side, just
as the pushing, struggling mass poured
out on the ground.
It was over in three minutes, and
men rushed from all sides to olsen
tangle the heaped-up mass OF human
ity. Many picked themselves up and
limped off, disheveled and cursing, but
some had to be lifted carefully, with
broken ribs and legs, and bleeding
faces, and above and around there
was a babel of excited questions. Rolls
of money had disappeared in the rush
watches were lost and hats gone, bu
no one knew what had happened.
Later, some of the few who hat
seen it told how slight q matter hat
: started a great stampede, and j
BROMLEY swore to himself as he wen
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
wan Provided with Libraries.

There are in the state of New York
az villages of between 1000 and 1000
inhabitants which have free Libraries,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-06-02
Charles 1OWn, N

Heath Coffee" lie really thu
Imitation evey yet produced
Coffee Substitute was rsceutn
DR., Shoop of Racine, Wis.
real coffee in II either. d.
Coffee is made from pure
malt, nuts, etc. Really
pert who might drink
or so minutes tedious bd
minute" says the doctl
Lands.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-06-02

shes coming tomorrow" announced
Billy Singleton. Tom Harvard smiled.
"She'' could be none other than his
picture girl. as he hi learned to call
her, and ever since he had arrived at
Glenoak, Harvard had been lost in day
dreams, in which 4the picture girl
was ever the central figure
1t was Harvards first visit to the
Singleton place, named Glenoak, and
for the first time he had seen the re-
suits Of Mrs. Singleton's artistic skill
with camera.
That hospitable matron had more
than a passing fad for photography
and in well equipped studio in the
back yard had turned out many prize
winning pictures The most success
full had been of "the picture girl" 9TH
erwise Mamie Prescott, Mrs. Single
tons niece.
1t had been taken some years before
and showed child with soul that
shone through the thick dashed eyes.
The small, sensitive mouth. delicate
molding of the chin, the perfect oval of
the face and the high white brow all
combined to make picture almost
perfect, yet Harvard seemed to see only
the eyes, with their inscrutable ques-
tioning of the life just beginning to IN
fold.
Singleton had surprised Harvard be-
fore the picture half dozen times, and
Harvard WINGED at the jests his chum
made about his infatuation for the pho
tograph. but even Mrs. Singleton's as
surance that the original now looked
vastly different from the big eyed girl
Of the picture did not abate his interest
in the handsome carbon print.
Nan has scandaIous fondness for
picked pigs feet" went on Singleton,
lest Harvard's joy should grow too
great "You never saw an IDEAL with
an appetite, did you, TomY
He lodged the book Harvard threw
at his head and stepped out through
the French windows on to the porch,
still chuckHng over the fun he antici-
pated having
1t was Singleton who drove to the
station to meet Miss Prescott and who
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-06-02
cur;nu a Fish.


A curious experiment was tried
short time ago TO determine the brain
power OF the pike. One Of these yo-
racieus fish was placed In a tank with
some minnows with glass partitions
separating the one from the other
The pike for three months made fruit
less attempts to catch the minnows. re-
peatedly dashing its nose against tire
glass. At last, having come to the
conclusion that its efforts were OF no
use, it finally discontinued them The
euss was then removed. but the ideas
firmly established in the pike never
became disestablished. for 1t never aft
erward attacked the minnows, though
1t fed voraciousIy on all other kinds
Of fish.-Iondon Telegraph
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-06-02

oLARED HARVARD.
basely betrayed Harvard's passion to
the girl who shared bis seat in the
dogcart
ITS not you," explained Singleton,
with brutal frankness; 'it's the picture
that he's in love with. I'll bet when he
sees what a plump and husky person
you've grown to be he'll decide to stick
to the picture"
There was much more to the same
effect, and so it came to pass that
when the introduction was accom-
pIished on the Singleton porch and
Harvard guarded his expression from
any betraying glance Of qualification
Miss Prescott decided that this man
who loved her picture and was disap-
pointed in the original was very I'M
pleasant person whose presence at
Glenoak would make her vacation a
miserable one indeed.
Mrs. Singleton endeavored tactfully
to counterfeit the effect Of her sons
disclosures, but Mamie resented even
this well meant effort 1t was intolera
Bile to her that they should suppose she
cared In the least what Mr. Harvard
thought of her.
II he was disappointed that the an
giles OF fourteen had rounded into the
curves of nineteen it was no concern
OF hers, and to show how little she
cared she devoted herself industriously
to snubbfng poor Harvard at every
possible opportunity
And Harvard. manlike, suffered
keenly from the treatment and went
about saying savage things to and OF
Billy, and be looked no more than he
could help either at the picture or Miss
Prescott herself.
So matters continued for nearly q
month, when a business letter gave
Harvard a welcome excuse for quitting
the field of defeat. He had longed to
retire, but he would not retreat igno-
miniously and without excuse.
| He managed to slip away from the
house without being detected By his
watchfuI chum and made his way to-
ward glen from which Glenoak took
/ its name. He would have farewell
| quiet hour. 1t was q favorite resort Of
bis, and he climbed up the cool shades
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-06-02
Modem WoOdmsn Of America

The Greatest Frafernal Benefit eocIetr In
Ameri =, furnishes lie members sound faml-
BY Insurance at actual cost, There IL 20 IA
gorrd or privileged ass Every Woodmah
stands on foogIng Of exact equality. No
High HaIaried Officers The Bociefy's bHsi-
ness is conducted 1t smaller cost per capita
than the business Of any other society or life
insurance company Of approximate n.agnl-
fude Cheapest, safest and best, With q
frasernal feature Of over 900 600 mem beFs IN
the United States. The Banner of Woodcrnft
floats over hundreds Of thousaBds Of Ameri-
can homes. 1t numbers more members and
supporters among leading public men than
any other society IN exis e1ce. Investigate
see any Woodman. APPLY
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-06-02
Money For Sale.

The Ideal Building and Loan Association
will sell money Tuesday evening, May
z6. 1865, at tao o'clock.
@. N. CAMPBELL, see'y.