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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-20
RIDING AN ART
AND ONE THAT IS PECULIARLY
HARD TO ACQUIRE.
English Soldiers Have Humorous Ex-
perlences With the "ShIps Of the
Overwhelmingly obstinacy
Seemingly Uneonquerable.

All that Is necessary. IL Is claimed
by those In a position to know. to be-
come an expert camel rider Is to get
the right tension on the reins, or rath-
er on the nose-string. when the camel
will trot along at a perfectly uniform
gait, hour after hour. IL the reins are
slackened the beast stops. When they
are pulled too hard he goes the fast
er. Experienced riders tie the reins
at the proper tension TO the pommeml
of the saddle and then settle them
selves down TO sleep. II they are so
minded. The reputed docility OF the
camel is said to be unmerited. He Is
simply stupid beyond all other beasts
or burden.
He takes no heed of his rider, pay
no attention whether he be on his
back or not. walks straight on when
once he Is set going. merely because
be Is too stupid TO turn aside: and II
anything tempts him out OF tho path
he continues 20 walk on In the new d.
rection simply because he is too dull
10 turn back into the right path. To
contend successfully against the pro-
d~isious. persistent and lnvarlable stu
pidity constitute the whole art OF cam
81 riding.
Experts aver that nothing Is more
amusing to the officer initiated into
the mysteries Of camel riding and
driving than the sight OF a recruit in
tho east fighting against the dullness
OF. his camel.
Il is said TO be a common sight OF
the march In countries where the Brit,
fish have employed the camel to come
across a soldier standing, with a coun
tenance OF utter despair, by the side
OF a loaded but motionless d~romedary
gazing up at tho supercilious brut,
with an expression OF most comlca.
helplessness.
The recruit has exhausted every dc
vice that he can invent TO make tn,
beast understand what II ought [,
do. but all in vain. and there the sol
der stands. utterly staggered an,
dumfounded by such a miracle OF stu
pidity. Generally tho man is too IA
Como in hopeless bewilderment ever 4
use profanity. His vocabulary ha
has long since been exhausted.
It generally happens that the sol
der has nothing with which to bea
tho beast. He cannot reach up to II
body with HIS foot TO kick Il. Pumme'
ing with his fiat has no ~appreciable q
feet upon tho camel; he might as wei
thump the ground. so he Is at hi
wits ends and his disonmeiure e. n
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-20
GERMAN SOCIALISTS GAIN
RebaIIots Necessary Before Reiehstag
Alignment Is Known.

With returns TO Berlin. Ger. from
the elections practically complete, K 5
apparent that tho reballcts must 30
awaited before the character Of tfe
new ~reIchstag win be definitely known
The Socialists won sixty-tro seats. a.
get gain of twenty-fonr.
The Socialist gains. IL apper~s. are
mainly nj the expense OF the Radicals
who are greatly disappointed al their
showing. They viii return 20 the reich
stag with hardly more than t~hree-afth !
OF their former strength.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-20
KAsER'S DAUGHTER TO WE'D
She viii Become the Bride Of Grand
Duke AdoIph Frederick.

The betrothal OF Princess Victoria
Louise of Germany. the only daugh.
ter Of Emperor William, 20 Grand
Duke Adolph Frederick OF Mecklen.
berg-Streiitz win be announced on the
emperor's birthday, Jan 81, according
70 a report just published.
The grand duke is one OF the best
known OF the younger German explor-
ers. He distinguished himself In 1908
by helping rescue several OF a party
he had led 10 the crater of Branca In
German East Africa. All were show.
cred with lava. and some became un.
conscious.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-20
FIRE SWEEPS OSAKA, JAPAN
eisze Destroys 5,26s Wooden Houses
in the "Venlce Of Orient"

At osaka, In Japan. a number OF
fires which broke out at I O'Clock in
the morning swept unchecked across
the southern half Of this city, famed
by a strong wind. The confiagration
was not under control until late In the
afternoon. when. according to official
figures, SECS buildings had been de-
stroyed and 10000 inhabitants render
ed homeless. During the first four
hours the flames consumed more than
1900 houses.
Osaka. the "VeTice OF the East, = has
a population of about 1000. 900. and Is
rated one OF the most important man
ufacturing and commercial cities OF
japan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-20
HENRY LAB0UCHERE is DEAD
Famous Editor OF London Truth Ex.
pIres In Florence, Italy.

Henry ~Labouchere. the editor OF the
London Truth, Is dead at his villa a.
Florence. Italy.
Until a few years & Mr.. L.abon'
chere was one of the most prominent
independent politicians in the British
Isles. He was a member of parlla'
ment for about half a century, but a.
ways declined 20 take Office in any
cabinet. His political views were eS.
tremely radical, but he preferred 20
give expression TO them as a free len' :
I'm the house OF commons.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-20
TROOPS TO STOP RIOTS
Trouble Caused by Reduction Of Wages
OF Mill Workers.

Al Lawrenceyille. MISS. several
companies OF state militia were called
OUT 10 assist the police in quelling the
rioting IN connection With the mill
workers strike.
Most OF the local factories were com
PEELED 10 close their gaes and the
number OF idle hands Is estimated at
10000.
The trouble Is due TO a reduction In
wages. necessitated. the mill owners
say. by a cut in the running time f.om
hfty-six TO fi%fty-four hous n week,
compelled by the new stab law. which
became effective Jan. 1.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-20
STEPHENSON CLEARED
Senate Committee FINDS fr Wisconsin
Senator Under Charges.

Washington. Jan iS.-The Hepburn
At Washington the Hepburn
senate committee agreed unanimously
10 exonerate Senator Isaac Stephenson
OF Wisconsin.
The committee finds that the charges
OF corruption In the election OF tho
Wisconsin senator we're not proven.
The findings will be subuitted 10 tho
committee on privileges and elections.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-20

Setting finally az rest a Los Ange'
les. Cal, rumors that he would throw
himself on the mercy Of the court.
Burt II. Franklin. the former McNa.
mara detective accused OF Jury brii ms.
pleaded not guilty to the TWO charge
Med against him. His trial was set for
Feb. %.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-20

Copyright " American Press Association 1912
A CCORDING to the correspondents who attended the dufbar. the king
"a and queen made 10 attempt to rival IN spendor the yassals b gath
~ cred to do homage to their emperor me kings quarers we're
a by his orders plainly appointed 10 PLAINLY says unt writer tina no
average English hostess would care t any hounred cueSit ~ ne 10 ronms or
tents 81 sondy and unimaginauyey furnished Perhaps De made . VTue
OF necessity, knowing that the boards OF jewels belonging '" me nnuvr princes
n their genius for display would make fruuies~ ronIruuot ny ny "rl
dental onarch n II Is more likely that his simple tastes dictated The policy
which e seems TO Ia followed throughout his indian tui ON lustrnton
shows the king and queen OF their thrones as they etfiredt me forum. hommSt
Of the 700 rulers who gathered at Delhi or the ceremony
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Their Slender Income,

On his way homeward from the
shop where he toiled at his daily vo-
cation Mr.. Billiger McSwat, carrying
into effect stern and sinister pur-
pose he had cherished for months,
stopped at barber shop and had q
portion of his beard removed.
Half an hour later he entered the
humble dwelling which, in bristling de-
fiance of newspaper style cards, he
called his home.
Mrs. McSwat was sitting in an easy
chair and gazing pensively at the fire
that burned cheerfully, but economi sal
ly, in the crate.
"Lobelia, my DEAR he said, look
at mel" She arose to her feet and
looked at him. Then she sank back
nerveless into the easy chair.
During the twenty years Of their mar
ried life, as it may be necessary to e1-
plain, sinking nervelessly into chairs
had been one OF Mrs. MsSwat's lead.
ing specialties.
"Billinger," she gasped, I'VE never
can live up to that pair Of side
whiskers."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25

dered him to commit suicide. He did
this. but gave his son instructions to
throw his body into the Tstentans
river. 10 that he could come to Hang
chow with every bore and case on the
downfall Of WI.
The mid-autumn festival. on The
eighteenth day Of the eighth moon, 10
. Chinese holiday. and immense
crowds visit Haining to see the bore.
and also to worship at the temples
Most Of the people arrive by boat. and
they worship at the Hal shen Mas, or
Spirit of the Sea temple This year
a temporary pavilion was also erected
on the buttress to enable the local OH
cials to sacrifice to the Spirit Of the
Sea. In this pavilion was erected q
table or altar on which we're the vari
GUS sacrificial dishes and wine. and at
the side a cooked sheep and q cooked
hog On the sea wall there was 4
crowd Of about 10000 assembled. wait
ing for the bore. and about half an
hour before the bore was due the OH
cials arrived and performed the sacri
flee. The ceremony only occupied
about five minutes. and was simple
but impressive. for here was force
of Nature which had hurled itself for
ages against the land. Man has erect
ed shield to protect the land from
the fierce, roaring, rushing and over
whelming torrent. but instead of show
ing pride In his victory he kneels down
and worships Nature still unsubdued
and powerful. The highest Official in
the locality; the father Of the people.
as the Chinese call him: the most sue
cessful man; the most learned man:
the man who has had more honors
titles and degrees bestowed upon him
than anybody else; he too must kneei
down in the open air and worship the
Spirit of the Sea, and while in the act
be snap-shotted by foreign devil
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
The Thin Girls Temper.

No thin woman can afford to lose
her temper. Nothing" says a good
authority, will make you SO angular
or give your face such an undesirable
look as the free indulgence of your
own will" A girl who was thin to a
really painful degree gained 30 pounds
in 60 days on the following regime:
Twelve hours sleep a day; we'll
ventilated and cold room to sleep in.
with plenty Of fresh air all night;
light down coverlets for warmth and
hot-water bags at the. feet If they
are cold; loose, light clothing at all
times, with plenty Of space about the
chest. shoulders and waist; diet o;
cereals, cocoa, fresh fruits or starchy
vegetables, potatoes, beans, etc., milk
and cream-everything of warming,
fat-producing nature in the way of
food: warm baths. though not too fire.
quently.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
TOO EXCITING FOR CROKER
GkvsMMsny caisS. Like - Many
0e1sers, oveeasWbo6 - tise eaeei-
Natloa eS otovonooa.

fhs SAeas of Richard Croker Do not
run - boohish lines. Regrstting this
Circumstance and Considering that Q
TASTE for literature. onos iaeulcateA.
might b. . source oi pleasure IN biz
aAvanosl ysars. . Journalistic frSso1
Who crossed the Atlantic with The ooo-
time ehieftain of TammaAy hall not
loag aso cornsreA him in ths stsa0-
ship's library oas evening and Oh
tai1el Q reluctant permission to rsAd
Treasure Island" to him.
Much to his friends encouragement.
Mr.. Croker listened With unSeisnsd In
tsrsst until the lights went out and
APPARENTLY sojoyed ths narration Of
tAs exciting events of John Morgan.
Btlly Bnass. Black Dog. John Silver
aaA ~ Others. Wheeseoee. aAli1g
Mr.. Croker IN the library tAs Dsxt
evsaiAg. tAs journalist aeain peo-
1sesl Ais volume ef otsvsasoa aal
lrsv - . chair. But ths sastino
fa0naay eAieftain lifted Q protssd1e
hanA.
"Des't rsad that book 70 ~ any
0ose." hs said. II couldn't get to
slssD last aigAt for thiaking abost
tAose fellow"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25

the Chinese in A. D. oil built the pres
ent sea wall Of stone. The top of the
wall 10 231l feet above the river 1t
low water. In order to facilitate load
ing and unloading junks. a platform
has been made on which the junks
rest during low water and noat after
the bore has passed This platform
10 eight feet high. and the junks are
doated at the FIRST rush Of the water.
when there 10 4 big bore. 1. e.. q high
tide
To protect this Junk platform. how
ever. the Chinese have erected a huge
buttress at the east end. about 200 feet
breaks the full force Of the bore az It
rushes along the wall. and 20 saves
the hawsers holding the junks from
being broken. This buttress is 80 feet
high. and is built Of mud. enclosed
by fascines. This formation is in
some places made in front Of the EN-.
bankment. Twigs are stacked up.
and these are then pinned down into
solid structure by poles about twelve
feet long being driven down into the
mud and sand. 1t only takes five min
utes to drive a pole In. There are
eight coolies on the frail scaffolding.
who jerk up the stone by means Of
ropes. and two coolies there catch the
block of stone in their hands above
their heads. and then throw it down
on the pole. These coolies say they
get 800 cash a day for this work
(about sixpence). and there are said
to be about 1000 always employed ex-
ecuting repairs.
The Chinese have a legend about
the Hangchow bore. In the fifth CEN
tury B. C. general. WI Tzu Su.
warned his sovereign. Of the feudal
state of WI. Of coming danger, but
the prince Of Wu was annoyed. and or
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25

about half n hour before it reaches
one. and a. 4 approaches the foam
looks like . white line extending
across the bsy. In places whore the
tide dashes Oh the sand Oats one can
sss how the bore In its rage at these
opposing obsffuctions dings up the
mud In huge black masses twenty feet
high. On 1t romes, making q peculiar
dull roar witch 10 awesoms and i'm.
presses one with q sense Of great
force. The highest part 10 In the CEN
ter of the river. whore It 10 about ten
fest high. whereas near the wall on
the shore It 10 only about six feet
high. The bore has 4 sloping front,
and this 10 agitated into foam extend.
ing long way behind. Behind the
bore there 10 NO declivity but contin-
uously increasing depth Of water, and
within . quarter Of an hour after the
passing Of the bore the tide IL about
fourteen feet high. and in three hours
reaches Its maximum Of nineteen feet.
This huge volume Of water only takes
three hours to nll the estuary, and is
then nine hours running out in a
strong current This strong outgoing
current is actually running at the time
the bore arrives and impinges against
the bore. and 80 forms the curved ap-
pearance in the center. The bore tray
els about ten miles per hour. and trav.
els thirty-fve to forty miles before
losing its height and strength.
remarkable point is that the coun.
Wry to the north Of the Tsientang river
ID two to six feet below high-water
mark. and the Chinese in ancient
times built huge embankment to
Keep out the tides This embankment
extends a distance Of 120 miles, and
further inland there are previous and
much older embankments. These ara
made of mud. but in order still fur.
ther to resist the force Of the tide
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
The Trust Test.

Mother" said Bobby, after 4 full
week of obedience, have I been .
good boy lately?"
eyes. DEAR" replied his mother. "a
very, very good boy"
"And do you trust me?" he contin-
ued
"Why, of course. mother trusts her
little boy!" she answered.
But the chastened child was not
pacified.
II mean, really, really trust me, you
know" he explained.
eyes, I really, really trust you."
nodded his mother. "Why do you
ask?"
''Just because" said Bobby, diving
his hands into his pockets and look
ing at her meaningly in the face, 'if
you trust me like you say you do, why
do you go on hiding the jam?"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
plsflavReo WITH causrs

-0oos ti0s go I was tahsa With
sess0a from the top Of my hsAA TO
NJ waist. Il began with scales On my
body. I suffered untold itching and
burning. and could not sleep. I vas
greatly disAgursd With scales and
erusts. Ny ears looked - II they had
been most cut Oh with . razor. and
ny neck was perfectly raw. suffered
untold agony and pain. I tried two
doctors who said I had ecsema in IT.
fullest stage. and that It could not
be cured. then tried other rem
sdiss to NO avail. At last. I tried . set
Of the genuine Cuticura Remedies.
which cured me of eczema when all
else had failed, therefore I cannot
praise them too highly.
II suffered with eczema about ten
months. but am now entirely cured.
and l believe Cuticura Remedies are
the best skin cure there is" (signedl
Miss Matte J. shaffer. r. r. D. l. Boz
.. Dancy. Miss. Oct. 81, 1910.
RI had suffered from eczema about
four years whom boils began to break
out on different parts Of my body. It
started with = fne red rash. My
back was Affected FIRST, when 1t also
spread over my face. The itching was
almost unbearable ut times. tried
different soaps and salves. but nothing
seemed to help mo until I began to
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
One boz Of them cured me entirely. I
recommended them to my sister for
her baby who was troubled with tooth
scssma, and they completely cured her
baby" (signed) Mrs. r. L. Aarbes.
ger. Drehersvills. Pa. Sept. 8. 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and 0int-
mont are sold everywhere. . sample
Of each, with 53-page book. will b
mailed free on application to "Cut1-
cura~" Dept. L, Boston.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Eastern Produce.

Chicago. - Butter-Firm: cream
cries, 3O@4Oc; dairies, 26@34c.
Eggs-Steady; at mark, cases in
cluded. 1s1a@27hc: ordinary firsts,
2613 @2Skc; firsts, 31@31hc.
Cheese-Steady; daisies, 16A @17c;
twins, 16@16Ac; young Americas,
,6A@17c; long horns, 16A @17c.
Potatoes-Easier; $1.0301.10.
Poultry, weak; turkeys, 13018hc;
chickens, 12c; springs, 111ac.
Veal-Steady, 7012c.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Poor Tommy.

Tommy had been spanked By Miss
Manners. his first grade teacher. but
his next teacher had not reached the
point where she felt she could do tls-
tice to him in spite Of all his naughti-
ness.
"Send him to me when you want
him spanked" said Miss Manners one
morning, after her colleague had re-
lated his many misdemeanors.
About II o'clock Tommy appeared 1t
Miss Manners door. She dropped her
book. grasped him firmly by the hand,
letd him to the dressing room, turned
HIM over her knee and administered
punishment.
When she had finished she said,
"Now, Tommy, what have you to
say?"
please, miss, my teacher wants the
scissors" was the unexpected reply.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
The New and the Old.

Governor Foss of Massachusetts,
tells of a well known divine who was
visiting state prison when he came
across prisoner whose features were
familiar to him.
what brought you here, my poor
fellow" he asked.
"You married me to a new woman
. little whole ago, sir" the prisoner
replied, with sigh.
"Ah, l see," said the parson. 'and
she was domineering and extravagant,
and she drove you to desperate
courses. eh?"
NO." said the prisoner, my OLD
woman turned up"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Lost!

well. Tommie," said the Joyous
Slithers. you must congratulate me.
l am going to marry your sister,
30! thunder!" growled Tommie.
"Why. Tommie," protested 8lith-
ers. don't you like me?"
'Oh. yes; like you we'll enough"
said Tommie, but I bet Mabel pound
of candy you wouldn't be fool enough
to ask her. and she bet you would"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
A Stab IN II.

"'Hic jacet.' quoted Miss Pechis.
as they strolled through the cemetery.
what does that mean on all these
old tombstones?"
"Why-er-you see." began Bluffer.
that's an abbreviation for hickory
jacket that Is to say. hickory cot
I'm That's the kind they used In
old times. see!"-Catholic Standard
and Times
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Such Men Are Oanoerous,

! don't like the looks Of hat Juror
with the big ears and the long pointed
chin. the defendant In the case whis-
pered t. his lawyer
He has an ugly mug" said the law,
yer: that's a fact"
1T isn't altogether his looks.
though. confided the client: hes pay
ing too blamed close attention to the
testimony"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Live Stock.

Chicago. - Cattle - Market steady.
Beeves, $4.S5@S.4O; Texas steers,
$44O@ $50; Western steers, $4.SOM
7.25; stockers and feeders. $3.5O@
600; cows and heifers, $2.10@6.7O;
calves, SG.50@l0.00.
Hogs-Market steady to shade low
er. Light, $5.75@6.22k; mixed. $3.50
m6.35; heavy. $5.95@6.37k; rough,
s5.95@6.10; pigs, $4.5OQ5.55; bulk of
sales, SC 10000.
Sheep-Market slow, 10 to 2Oc low
err Native. s3.4O@4.s5; Western,
s3.70@4.90; yearlings, $5.1O@6.OO;
lambs, native. $4.75@7.10; Western,
$5.25@710.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
In 1925 or Sooner,

In 1925 or Sooner,
First Jap-I tell you. now is the time
to attack tho United States.
Second Jap-How 80?
First Jap-There IL a general Euro
pean war on now. and every American
10 back fighting for his fathsFlaadl-
Puck.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Youthful Wtodosn.

Father-Why did my little boy sead
his papa . letter with only . caDatal
T written On the page when hs way
away!
Little Son-Because I thought you'1
60 around among your friends with II
and say: my boy IL only four yea10
Old. and Just see the capital letter hs
Writes!"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Happy Family.

MIs. Scrappington Tin the midst Of
her reading)-This recall Of Judges
that the newspapers are making 20
much stew about nowadays
Mr., scrappington-Well. what Of
ri
Mrs. Scrappdngton-What IL needed
q great deal worse 10 the recall Of hus-
oandsl-Puck.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
One On the Tesehoe.

"Now In order to subtract" he
teacher explained. things have alway0
to be Of the same denomination. Hoe
instance. We couldn't take three sH
Piles from four pears. nor six hoToeo
from nine dogs"
"Say. teacher" little Id excitsAly
interrupted. you can take four quarts
Of milk from three cows"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Tho NoasoetSva cesas.

At Sunday dinner the other DAY .
little fellow was picking Tie ano0r
sticks Of . chicken and swallowed 90
Of the tendons. After much difficult
ty 1t vas removed from he throat,
when he looked ed and said:
'Oh, mamma, II wasn't the cAiek0r
biddy's fault: It was because cook for
got to take off its gartess."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
SMILES
A. Last,

Al Last.
Bill" said his long suffering sweet
heart. I'm tired Of your shiftless
ways Got a Job YETI"
Nope" he grunted: I'm still walt
in fur somethin' to turn up"
"Wel.. here 1t Is. Bill. Take L good
look at 1t and clear out"
Whereupon she turned up her nose
at him.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Foolish Questions.

do you know how to manage =
Wtfe?"
Good heavens. man! What makes
you suspect have ever been In an In.
sane asylum?''
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-25
Maybe Ne Will.

Barber: viii you have something
on your face when I have finished.
SIR"
Victim: Il don't know. but ] hops
y0ull leave my nose At least"