The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-01-21
FACT AND FANCY.

The National Wowen's Christian Union now
numbers 100000 members
Mas Knrix' wedd ng. 10 Berks County, Pa,
consumed thirteen turkeys
The Michigan pinerlcs arc ovcrran by work
hunters and wages are low.
The cotton crop Ia the northern part Of Ala.
bsma and Mississippi Is all gathered.
new undertaking In the fruit line Is the
shipment Of Florida oranges 70 Europe.
-Four thousand pairs Of paqtaloons were
consumed In fire al Plymouth, ~ H., last
week
"A Denver clergyman recently character
ized pIaJIng-cards as ~the DEVILS new icsta-
lnentp
Adelbert College, Cleveland. Is wsbblIng
again, and now Is goipg TO 30 back on co.edu-
cation.
There are said 10 be more millionalres in
Bucpos Ayres than any other city IN the
world
new department 10 keep the streets clear Of
Ice aud snow.
British land companies are dIsposng Of
sheIr lands in Kansas They don't like tho
anti-alIen laws
The Natchex cotton compress had turned
ont 1924 bales up TO December !. nm extra
ordinary record.
Lord Harrington, the English tory leader
has ordered a dozen carpet sweepers from
Grand Rapids, Mich. Il
A forcstefre ON one OF the mountains near
Salt Lake CITY surrounded and burned 10
death iioclT OF 200 sheep.
There are nine British missionary societies
now laborlng in Africa. with an aggregate an-
pnal expenditure Of si,0po,0o0
The best remedy for burns Is now said 10
consist IN letting the contents OF scltzcr
slpbon tricllr over the injured part
'Jernmant fskturbolagsf orsj alningsmaga sn''
Ia Swedish means la English, .sIhe Iron
Manufacturing company's sale shop
A social philosopher forcsecs the day when
abe primary school desk will be supplied with
type writer's instead Of writing books.
A driver IN Washington, d. C.. charged
with cruelty killing horse, has been sentenc-
ed 10 serve six months In Jail and pay hue OF
ares
A law has been passed In waldecl. Germa-
ny, forbidding the granting OF q marriage
license 10 a person addicted to the liquor
habit
Jim waldron. living near Arcadia, H., Is
having a cage 20 by 40 built ca his farm, aud
Intends 10 engage In the business OF raising
Wild cata
Mrs. Job Jenkins. Of Glen Gardner. n. j.,
was 100 years old the other day. aud receiveda
very acceptable present la the shape OF $500
pcnsIon.
Pastor J. 7. Wightman Of Baltimore Meth
odlst church, told the junior sisters OF bis con-
grcgation last Sunday 10 learn how 20 make
good bread.
A Kransie Is to be given IN New Brunswick,
N. j., this week at the residence Of local
judge A Krausie, despite It's name, Is en-
tlrely reputable.
The ST. Nicholas Society OF New York city
have voted o. put up In Central Park or the
Bowling Green $4,000 bronze statue OF a
typical Dntchman.
Theaier or lorgnette retIcules grow more
dressy. II Is now the fancy to trim them with
lace and an elaborate monogram In gold or
eIlvcr embroidery.
John Edman. an Ohio man, Is 10 start a
Finnish daily paper ut IshpemIng, Mich, jan
nary \. IL will be the only daily OF the kind
IN the Quilted States.
Mrs. ElnmaP Ewing writes that she be-
lleves that 5000 women could earn a good
living IN this country by the manufacture and
sale OF home made bread.
Fifty families OF Newfoundland fishermen
viii be moved next spring TO group OF the
Queen Charlotte Islands, OF the British Col
ulnbIa coast above Vancouve
Once for all. let II be distinctly understood
that Boston does not swear pantsl" II Bos-
ton wears anything. II wears trousers, and
they are turned up at the bottom on muddy
days
A frightened deer dashed through the
main street Of Salina. Pa. the other day,
aud although nearly all the sportsmen In the
town turned out as soon as they saw II, tho
deer escaped.
A prize Of 500 has been offered by the
Congregational Sunday School Publishing
Company OF Boston, for the best Ms, sulta-
bic for q Sunday school book, In fiction,
Biography or history.
There n a woman In jackson, Miss, 40 deep
~ affected BY the loss Of her husband, whose
death occurred recently, that every day she
writes him long letter. aud with her own
hands places IA on his grave.
Andrew Robinson, tramp, who brought
up In Bralneard, Mimi, has marrlcda wealthy /
divorced woman for whom he acted as gcner-
al UTILITY man during the summer. lie /
thus becomes one OF tho richest men la those
parts
The largest electric light In the
world 10 IN a lighthouse nj sidney, Australia. |
II has The power Of $4,000 candles aud can
be seen at sea hfiy miles distant Americans
largest light $4,000 candle power Ia at San