The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-08
MINOR MENTION.

pounds.
Sixteen thousand persons perished BY fam
Inc AZ Cape Verde 10 l77a
The amethyst was the ninth stone upon
the bresstplate OF the Jewish high priest.
1891 b. q.
A French count IN Green Bar turns out To
be New York music professor. He beat the
folks out OF 5000 before they got on 70 him.
Steam navigation was projected on the
Danube, by Count Szechenyi, In 1880. ana in
that year The brst steamboat was launched at
Vienna.
or 1874 persons in France claiming to be
over 100 Years old, committee threw out Is
after investigation, and the other three we're
considered doubtful.
All France Ia puzzled over Sara Bernhsrdt
She has either gained three pounds or got
larger hustle. and as no one can End out
which. the nation rs agog 900
New York harbor was frozen over admit.
ting the passage OF teams on the Ice between
the city and Staten Island, In 1884, The bay
was again frozen In 1921.
There are just as many murderers in Ohio
A. II they didn't hang for the crime but there
are not near 20 many murderers bdIng their
time TO get out OF prison and do so some
more.
A man 10 Birmingham, n. ", who received
legacy Of So. 900 paid out go, 900 OF II for
ine mansion. and inside OF three month he
was dead broke and trying 10 resell for
$4,000
The pcsky little moth costs the government
$50, 900 per year, and Ia then ahead much OF
the time. Washington Is said TO be more In.
tested with this insect than any other town
ia the land
Plays we're represented by Livlus Androni-
Gus, who, abandoning satire, wrote plays with
a regular and connected plot aud who gave
singing and dancIng 10 different performers,
about 240 b. c.
The stuffed skin OF black poney which be
ionged to the Queen OF Spain makes novel
hobby horse for the little king. In the por
trait OF his majesty the riding horse is
prominent feature.
The Nile stlll continues to fall, and 81 some
thing isn't done pretty soon the crocodslcs
will have TO buy water at the private wells tc
wet their dust-coyered backs The Nile
should behave Itself
Know We, and don't you forget II, that In
dian summer never comes until after the first
snownakes aud until after the 10th OF No.
yember Summer days In October simply
mean decent weather.
Nervous people are afraid 10 attend the
services In the Bristol Cathedral, England, as
the building literally swarms with rats. The
creatures are 10 be seen running about In the
nave while service Is proceeding In the choir.
A steward who had been intrusied with the
task OF filling up his masters library sent the
following order TO a London bookseller: I'm
the first place want SIX feet OF theology, the
came quantity OF metaphysics, and near
yard OF old civil law Ia folio.
Early firearms were very rudely construct
ed and were first discharged by a lighted
match. About 1917 wheei-lock came into
use, and about 1899 this was superseded by
the nlnt-lock The principle Of percussion
was patented by the Rev. Mr.. Forsythe In
1876.
Hogs are higher In Chicago. with but little
over half the receipts In that city or other
western points OF year ago. The exports OF
hog products from Atlantic ports for the lasi
eleven month are over l3l, 000. 900 pounds be-
hind year ago. the falling. of being greatest
In the latter part OF the season.
Bolxhara, after SUCCESSFULLY forming part OF
the empires OF Persia, Of Alexander and Bac-
trlana, was conquered by the Turks In IN,
sixth century, by the Chinese In The seventh,
and by the Arabs about 1905. After various
changes II was subdued by the uzbck Tartara.
It's present possessors. about 1905.
Workmen in n gravel bed on the Western
Railway Of Alabama recently came upon the
skeleton OF what they think was an Indian
princess On 10 were found silver coronet
silver bracelets. q necklace made OF silver
buckles tied together with a silk ribbon, and
a peculiar knife with a sabre blade.
The largest Christian place of worship II
the world Is the church OF Sc. Peters II
Rome. which has a capacity for = congrega
tlon OF "a, 600 persons. The three next In
order OF size are Milan Cathedral, which
holds 81, o0o. aud St. Paul's, London, with .
capacity OF $4,000. The space covered bj
the buildings OF ST. Peters is said to be 2l0..
1000 square feet, or about nye and half Eng.
lIsh acres.
Mr. John p. Townsend, IN his address on
savings banks In tue United States. statct
that the average expense OF savings banh
management In thirteen states 10 less than
one-third Of one per cent; the average inter
est paid IL nearly four per cent; in the 81,
New England States the average IL greater
than four per cent; In Vermont IL was Al
per cent. and in Rhode IAland 7-i0 per cent
was paid In 1887.
w. A. Lyman OF Milford. CT. IA making The
smallest possible specimen OF an engine. l.
Will be made from n sllver bslf-dollar The
boiler Is 10 hold about eight drops Of water
but With four drops the engine can be worked
several minutes. When finished IL 10 TO BE-
placed under a glass case threc-quarters Of