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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-04-14
Cutting the Worlds Greatest Diamond

were carried out Clay and crystal casts were first
made and these casts ceaved and the results
carefully noted. Then, finally, Asscher came TO
the Cullinan itself. BY means of a specially
structed saw of American make two deep cuts
made running with the grain Next, he
placed a knife blade of the finest and strongest
steel in these missions. Two powerful blows OF
his mallet and the stone fell into many pieces,
exactly along the line of cleavage he had antlcl
pated. The task burdened as it was with so
great responsibility, had been severe strain
upon Asscher. 1t not till the third night after
the success of his plans that he able again to
sleep soundly
A workman named Koe, famous performed
the labor of the final cutting and the polishing. 1T
nine months task, and koe toed six days
in the week. from seven in the morning till nine
at night The grinding done disc ma
chine revolving 300 hundred revolutions min
ute. and requiring constant attention. 1t
work calling for all of koes powers, the Slight
est mistake would have caused loss of thou
sands OF dollars Three detectives guarded him
at his labor.
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OF million dollars. 10
break it up into stones of
marketable size seemed sac
rilege. The suggestion to
present the diamond to
King Edward seemed a hap
ply solution of the problem.
Still there remained the
question as to who should
cut and polish it.
Perhaps the best known
diamond cutters in Europe
are the firm of Joseph AS
scher of Amsterdam and
Paris. And to this house
the task was entrusted. On
examination, two important,
as we'll as several minor
flaws were found in the dia-
mond. This necessitated the
stones being cleaved in two.
a very delicate operation,
requiring the utmost art and
skill. Sometimes when a
stone is thus cut it cracks,
or a cross grain may even
cause it to fly into many
pieces.
Joseph Asscher is the de-
scendant of a long line of
diamond workers. His house
has great reputation. Fail
ure in this instance, where
so priceless a stone was in
volved. meant disgrace. Ac-
cordingly a series of prelim-
mary tests and experiments
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-04-14

In the rough was three-qua1
lars finished it was
The matter of its discov-
cry was purely an accident.
One afternoon a foreman
of the Premier Diamond
mine in South Africa was
walking over a portion of
the lands controlled by that
company when his eye fell
upon something projecting
from the ground that gilt
tered in the sunlight. TAX
ing out his knife he dug up
what appeared to be a fair
sized stone, twice the size
of his fist. Though except
here and there it had a lus-
tire no greater than piece
of camphor, presently, as
he continued to look at it,
he realized that enormous
wealth lay within his hands.
1t was the largest diamond
he had ever seen. Rushing
to the manager of the mine,
in great agitation he threw
the treasure upon his super
ior's desk, exclaiming as he
did so, Look, what I've
found"
In it's native state the
Cullinan weighed 1888 ga
carats, over one and one
third pounds. And yet
the whole stone had not
been discovered either,
for on three sides of the
find were jagged edges,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-04-14

along on down grade and was soon at
the ford l felt an impulse to enter the
water; but l gritted my teeth and resist
cd it.
seated myself on grass hummock
close to the brink and remained inactive
for a long time. The oppression was
heavy on my soul.
Half unconsciously, l took out of my
coat pocket drawing and began to make
q sketch. l had no design in my mind; it
seemed as if l were copying some convo-
buttons of the fog that assumed human
shapes | worked very rapidly, with
sort of fierceness. There was feeling in
me that the drawing, so long as l kept at
it, would withhold me from something
that longed, yet dreaded, to do.
AZ y tsns'h' win start ! raised my
There was man on the opposite Shore
Not the tree of yesterday; it was man.
He raised his right arm in salute. He was
bearded, tall, wide-shouldered; and as he
stepped into the ford, l saw that he
walked with a stoop.
Slowly, but easily, he waded through the
sluggish current, which, at its deepest
rose hardly above his loins. In few
moments he stood dripping at my side.
with a disagreeable vibration in it. no.
ticed that his hands, hanging heavy at his
sides, We're stained red, and on the front
of his shirt was a red blotch.
you've done true bit of work there"
he was saying. Eyes, l killed him like
that. a good bit of work
He was looking at my sketch. And l
now saw, for the first time, that l had
drawn two men locked in an embrace: but
it was not the embrace of love; for one
Of them, reaching over the others Shout
der, was driving a knife into his heart.
The figures showed extraordinary energy;
never before had l portrayed life so WV
idly as in this picture of DEATH Yet 1T
had not been consciously in my mind.
Come with NELL show you where l
anchored him." continued the husky voice.
Hes rotted there more than twenty
years, and nobody found him. Comet!
1t seemed he had me by the arm; and
the water. l felt myself sinking in the
ooze. had no will to resist his influence
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WITH LINGERING, LAUGHTER

Some one passed my door last night,
Laughing in the April weather.
Overhead the stars were bright;
She and love were out together,
Far away the footballs died,
And I hardly knew sighed.
Some one passed my door last night,
Touched the memories you left me.
Some faint perfume of delight
Woke the dreams you once bereft me,
Till they linger. linger still,
Laughing at my eager will.
-Le,pis Worthington Sn,i
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Come along!' the voice spoke again.
The fog numbed my faculties. l was
helpless and bewidered. l staggered
deeper into the sliding water Come,
comet"
HEY, there, Mister! Hold on 1 say!
~ Where We goin'? This amt no place
for bathin' Stop / tell ye!"
There was no hint of ghostliness in
that voice; it was sharp and very urgent.
/ stood swaying between the two inf1u-
ences.
But Immediately 1 felt myself seized
strongly around the body and wrenched
back toward the shore. 1t was the old
carpenter We floundered together, and,
losing balance, came down with our united
weight on the clayey bank. We picked
ourselves UP, painting, and faced each
other. The fog was out of my brain, and
seemed to be out of the atmosphere also.
A breeze had sprung up, and the murki-
ness was drifting to leeward. leaving the
horizon clear.
No one but the carpenter was in
sight. What became of Jim Puddle
ford ?" was what l demanded with my first
breath.
was much surprised to find that the
apparition had gone for l was not GER
tain that it was not more than an APP
still, reckoning me and urging me to come
on
Sagacious and kindly wrinkles gathered
in the eyes which the old man fixed on
mine.
81 guess too much lonesomeness is
all s been the matter with you" he said
"rhats why I hitched up the nag and
came over. here to see how We was gettin
along"
/ stared at him foolishy. He reached
round to his hip pocket, took out his pipe
and tobacco and began to fill up. "Weath-
er's clearin?" he remarked.
l laid hand on his shoulder; but l
could not say a word.
The old man was too wise to talk
much. He saw that l was in safety and
then very kindly departed, leaving me
alone to come fully to my senses.
, he was gone took out the ivory NINA
Id studied it closely. Did it, after ALL re-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-04-14

@7HE great Cunan diamond among
the crown jewels of King Edward VII,
- presented to that monarch the
IGTMsNI ion of his sixty-sxth birthday. The stone
- is famous the world the biggest,
finest anG most brilliant in existence. It's value
in the rough three-quarters of million dol
lars; finished it worth much more
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-04-14
BY WILLIAM T. WALSH

showing where portions had been broken off Elk
perts inclined to believe that the Cullinan is
only fragment of much larger stone
1t was practically impossible to find purchaser
for jewel of such enormous acknowledgements
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-04-14

When he was gone, took out the ivory NINA
ture and studied it closely. Did it, after ALL re
semble my lost Syrinx?
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drawn along, and though l seemed to know that it
was to some dire fate, yet | could not fight it. l
drifting. drifting, and could not stop.
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was in
sticky
l felt
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14
Q Apple Leaf Rust.

A box, containing fruit and
leaves taken from an apple tree,
of the Summer Rambo variety,
was sent from Perry county, to
Professor IL. A. Surface, State
Zoologlst, Harrisburg, for an ex.
planatlon as to the cause of the
red rust with which both fruit
and leaves were covered.
Professor Surface wrote IN
reply;
81 have received and examined
the apple leaves which you sent
to US, and find these leaves IN.
fected with the Apple Leaf Rust.
This disease, In order to come to
perfection, must live part of the
year on one kind of plant aud part
of the time on another. The red
cedar, which is one species of
juniper, is known as the alternat
ing host. Thus, If the red cedar
trees be cut down In your neigh
borhood, it will help to suppress
this pest. 1t sounds at first like
nonsense, to say that the destruc
ton of red cedar trees will help
to prevent apple pests, but this
particular fungus disease, known
as Rust or Red Rust of the APP.
pie, cannot exist throughout the
year without having a season IN
which it lives on the red cedar IN
the form of little brown or dark
ball often seen thereon, and com
monty called cedar apples Du.
ring favorable time IN summer,
little long filaments come out of
these cedar balls, or apples, and
produce a dust, which consists
really of great nun bers of spores
microscopical seeds. These are
carried by the wind to the leaves
and fruit OF the apple trees, where
they penetrate the tissue and
cause the disease you have seen.
Spraying apple trees with
Bordeaux mixture would also be
found efficient IN preventing this
disease and preserving the health
of leaf and fruit"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14
Peanut Crop Will Be Short.

The peanut crop IN Virginia
and North Carolina will show a
big decrease in yield this year,
according to reports from differ
ent sections of these two states.
The average yield of these two
states in previous years has been
about two millions bags of Virgin
las, of four bushels each, and
about five hundred thousand of
Spanish nuts. 1t Is estimated
that the crop of Vlrginlas this
year will be about seventy per
cent, while the yield of Spanish
nuts will be slightly below seven
ty per cent. The decreased av.
erage is due to prolonged spell
of wet weather during the plant
ing season, and a drouth at lat.
er date, affecting the seed plant
ing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14
Game Plentiful.

''Game will be plentiful this
fall, from all indication" says
Secretary Kalbfus, of the Game
Com mission. 81 have not heard
much about squirrels yet, but
bear, deer, turkeys, rabbits,
pheasants, and all kinds of game
birds will be found in larger nun
bers than for many years. This
fact is due to the enforcement of
the game laws.
''There were more bears killed
last year than buck deer" he
said, "and over 400 of each were
killed in Pennsylvania. The mum
ber has been a surprise to many
people, who believed that bears
and deer were practically extinct
In the State"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14
birthday Surprise.

A very pleasant and complete
surprise party was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Wag
ner, near Clto, September 25th,
IN honor of Mrs. Wagner's birth.
day. Mr.. Wagner, knowing all
about the affair, took his family
to McConnellsburg. On return
ing home at a late hour in the ev
ening, Mrs. Wagner was surprls
ed to find about 60 nelghhors and
friends making themselves com.
Portable in her home. The large
table in the dining room was soon
put in order and was laden with
plenty of ice cream and cake, to
which all did ample justice.
Those present we're John Hem
baugh and wife, William Bivens,
wife and daughter Helen, Conrad
Glazler, wife and daughter Thel
ma; Geo 'ge Selders and wife,
George Butterbaugh and wife,
Samuel Mellott and wife, q. w.
Mellott and wife, Harvey Unger
and wife, John Carbaugh and
wife, Russell Carbaugh and Wife,
Elmer Selders and family, Mrs.
Harry Holman and daughter
Bessie, Abram Wagner and
daughter Elsie, john Seiders,
Dott Dlckey, Clara Cooper, Bes.
sic Holman, Edna Swlsher, Bes.
sic Heinbaugh, Marjorie Etter,
Ollie Mellott, Mamie MelIott,
Nora Summers, Kate Hem baus b,
Elmer Carbaugb, Cam Mellott,
Andy, David, and John Hem baugh,
Russell and Kenneth Glazier,
Carl and Snlvely Mellott, Edmond
kreg.
After having spent the evening
enjoying many plays, all return
ed home, wishing Mrs. Wagner
many more birthdays.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
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ing were Rev. John Allan Blair,
pastor OF Falling SprlLg Pr,sby-
terian, and Rev A. E Race, rec
tor OF Trinity Episcopal.
Miss Hitchcock of Wilson Col.
lege sang solo.
King Post 365, G. A. r. of Nc
Connellsburg, of which Captain
Skinner was a member, was rep
resented by Comrades Thos.
Hamil, David A. Glllls, Adam
Clevenger, Henry Taylor, and
Hon. j.. Wesley Hoop.
The interment was private IN
Cedar Grove cemetery. Housum IN
Post G. A. r. No. 300 attended IN
q body and paid the last sad ties
ITO q beloved Comrade.
While Captain Skinner removed
to Cham bersburg several years
ago, his long residence here
greatly eudeared him to our peo'
pie who mourn his death as that
Of warm personaI friend.
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Are Still Missing.

A farmer living up near Orbi-
sonia finding an automobile horn
IN the road one day, took 1T home
determined to turn it to some
use. So he taught his poultry to
gather for meals at Its toot, and
all went well until one morning a
motor car passing the farm yard
blew a loud blast. The full
strength of the POULTRY yard IN
stantly ran out into the road and
beg in to pursue the automobile
at top speed. Some of the chick
ems gave out at the end of the
third mile, but sixteen pullets,
three roosters and setting hen
are still missing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14

From the testimony, 1t appeared
that Cummings did not have suf-
ticlent water to run his plant, and
so raised the breast of the tan
merry dam abouj foot. This back
ed the water onto the water
wheel at the bone mill, and ol
course, reduced the power there.
The case was gwen to the jury
about II o'clock, Thursday and
they stayed out until about 5 IN
the afternoon, when they return.
ed with verdict of $35 IN favor
of Keefer. The point settled in
the case was, that the defendant
must not at any time raise the
dam high enough to interfere
with the power at the bone mill.
On Saturday morning the case
of the School District of McCon.
nellsburg VS.. the School District
CT Ayr, was taken up, This was
a suit brought to recover $21 per
pupil for the term of 1866, and
$3.50 per pupil for the term
1867. During the first term
mentioned z pupils from Ayr
township had attended the Nc
Connellsburg High School, and
during the second term, / l pupils.
This suit, of course, means that
the McConnellsburg Board is
trying to make the Ayr board pay
for this tuition. The defendant
refuses to pay on the plea that
McConnellsburg does not have
such High School as is contem.
plated in the act of assembly of
1905, which says, "That children
residing IN school districts in
which no public high school is
maintained, may attend a high
school in some other district, 10
Gated near their homes; provided
the consent of the directors of
the district in which SAID high
school is located be first obtain
ed; the cost OF tuition and school
books, which shall not exceed
that of the tuition and school
books of children In the same
grades and courses IN the dis.
trict maintaining such high
school, shall be paid TO the dis.
trict receiving such children, out
of the moneys raised by taxation
for public school purposes In the
districtin which the children re-
side: Provided, That, before ad.
mission 70 a high school, such pu
pills shall be examined and found
qualified for high school work,
by the principal Of such high
school" F"
The Court took the papers
along home with him, aud will
render q decision from chambers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14
Birthday Party.

The home of James A. Layton
In Whips Cove was the scene of a
delightful social occasion last Sat
urday evening, when a large mum
ber of persons assem- bled in hon.
or of the slxty-frst birthday of
Simon Layton. OF course, ST.
mon was kept in the shade until
everything was ready, and then
when the surprise was sprung
upon him, he hardly knew wheth
er he was coming or gong; but
his friends were all in such good
humor, and everything was so
nice, that he could not help be
very much pleased. The re.
freshments were very nice, and
every booy enjoyed themselves,
and Mr.. Layton got a lot of very
nice and useful presents. Those
present were D. q. Mellott, wife,
and sons Wallace and Allen; "A.
Hoopengardner, wife, and daugh-
ter Tlllle and son Bruce; o. D.
Morris and wife; B. w. Morris
and wife and sons Raymond and
Guy; Chester w. Layton, Isaiah
Layton and wife, Cecil Clark,
Grace Layton, and Carrie Dlehl.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14
McLonnellsburg School Reports.
PRIMARY.

= Number enrolled, so; average
attendance, 49, per cent. of at
tendance, SO. Those present ev.
cry day during month, Beulah
Johnston, Myrtle McQuade, Net
tie Mellott, Winnie Mellott, Ruth
Peck, Mary Scott Plttman, Helen
Steach, Helen Washabaugh, Mar
ION Bender, Amy Clevenger, Ed
ma Doyle, Maize Hamll, Erma
Kennedy, Margaret MelloLt, Eth
ell Stevens, Martha Taylor, Inez
Black, Jessie Gress, Della Gress,
Ethel Trltle, Ruth Taylor, Mil.
dred Hull, Ted Hamll, Francis
Houpt, Elgln Mann, Frank Shin
er, Chester Woodal, Carl Grls-
singer, Carl Houpt, Malcolm
Kirk, Donald Mace, Horace Pitt.
man, Bruce Ray, Floyd Sires,
Vincent Stevens Elwood Wilkin.
son, George Mosser, Plerc, Nau-
gle, Lester Gress.
MINNIE REIsNER, teacher.
INTERMEDIATE
Mum ber enrolled, So; average
attendance, 80; percent of attend.
ance, 81.
Those who attended every day
during month; Lucy Alexander,
Mildred Hlxson, Ellenora Sin
mott, Lucille Grissipger, Minerva
Pittman, Dorothy Hamil, Rozella
Stevens, Anna Mary Sipes, Helen
Bender, Goldie Tritle, Raymond
Grlsslnger, Pierce Henry, Hollis
While, Frank Thompson, Robert
Fassold, Ross Hamil, Willis Dan
iels Dwight Steach, Harry
Steach, Thomas Woodal, Herman
Hixson.
GERTRUDE HoKE, Teacher.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14
CAPTAIN SKINNER DEAD.
Died at the Scotland Industrial School
Last Thursday Morning, After an
Illness of Several Months.
FUNERAL AT cHAMBERsBURG MONDAY

George Washington Skinner,
or as he was more Familiarity
known, Captain Skinner, was
born In Path Valley, Franklin
county, on the 18th day of Janu
ary, 1916, and was son of David
J. and Catherine Barclay Skin
ner. He was educated in the
public schools in the Valley, at
Miluwovd Academy at Shade
Gap, and at Washington and JEFF
ferson college at Washington,
Pa. 1t was while at Washington
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14

and Jefferson that he became so
inspired with patriotism, that
although only a boy of sixteen
years, he ran away from the col
lege, and enlisted in Company A,
77th Pennsylvania Volunteers on
November l, 1862. Despite his
tender years he made an excel.
lent soldier and was prompted to
sergeant July 5, 1854; to first
lieutenant September s, 1864, and
to captain on August /, 1865.
Captain Skinner served with
his company IN the severe cam
paign In Tennessee, Georgia and
Alabama, In 1868 and 1864, and IN
1865, after the surrender of Gen.
eral Lee, he went to Texas and
assisted in suppresslng the last
remnants of the hostile Confed
crates. He was mustered out
with his company on Decem ber
5, 1865.
After the war Captain Skinner
returned to his home in Path
Valley, Franklin county. AL
though a seasoned veteran of
many battles and severe engage
ments ne was but twenty years
old. Having already attained an
enviable record as soldier, and
before he was Of age, Captain
Skinner, entered politics. He
was nominated and elected treas
urer OF Franklin county, and serv.
ed the full term of two years,
looo-69. In the latter year, and
again In 1870, he was elected rep
resentative for the counties of
Franklin and Perry In the State
Legislature, and served on the
mostlmportant com mittees of the
House. In the Legislature he
distinguished himself for his ar.
dent advocacy of the Border Raid
Claims bill.
la 1872 Captain Skinner re.
moved to Fulton county, where
he continued to reside for more
tnan a quarter of century. In
1875 and 1876 he was journal clerk
OF the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives. From 1875 to
1850 the soldier and statesman
turned newspaper man and was
one OF the owners and publishers
OF the Fulton Democrat, beng
tne principal editor. While writ.
ing strong editorials upholdlng
the principles and advocating the
Democratic party, Captain Skin.
ner, was studying law, and he
was admitted to the Franklin
county bar on May Z, 1879, and
70 the Fulton county bar on June
o, OF the same year.
During his residence 10 Fulton
county ne served four terms az
representative In the State Legis
iature, lss9-o4 and is9o-l900. BE
tween bis terms as representa-
i've he was United States dis.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14

l.. L. Deshohg, of Harrisonvllle,
was business visitor at the
County Seat last Friday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14
Mccullough Meyers.

Lucy, youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson r. Meyers,
and James Mccullough, of Han.
cock, were quietly married In
Berkley Springs, on Sept 20,
1909. They are very estimable
young people and have the best
wishes Of their many friends.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-15

That interesting piece of legislation
known as 'the Ripper bilr' comes be-
fore the house today, with the pros
pect that the legislators will go ahead
with this attempt TO conf1scate the
property of the city.
There is eminent legal authority for
the statement that the measure is I'M
constitutional. Briefly, it provides for
turning over the police and fire depart
ments of Salt Lake City to commits
sion TO be appointed by Governor SprY,
one of the conspicuous figures in the
federal machine.
Judge o. W. Powers Is among those
who have no hesitation in saying posi-
lively that it will not stand the test in
court.
When the bill came up for passage in
the senate Senator E. I. Hulaniski,
in the course of an earnest speech
against the bill, declared that during
two years in which such a measure
had been discussed he had never found
a lawyer. reputable or otherwise, who
would say that the bill, as proposed,
was constitutional except one Charles
E. Marks.
Several leading lawyers of the city
were asked yesterday their opinion of
the measure, and without hesitation
pronounced IL IN absolute conflict with
the letter and spirit of the constitution.