davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-01

lv taken care 81. The wllitish but vari-
Sose complexion 81 old nee presents no
greater Obstacles. The wrinkles and
folds Of the skin increase the difficulty,
but can he handled without too much
trouble. All. thus far, has been done
with pigments. In treating the teeth,
all sorts OF expedients are employed.
The way employed by many comedians
is 70 cover them with black silk. This
throws the uncovered ivories into bold
relief, and gives an effect TINT is ex-
tremely ludicrous. Wax, black and
green, is used for the sumo purpose.
The most curious thing in this line |
ever heard Of was, a CONSCIENTIOUS
French PLAYER. who presented "old man
parts. and who, 10 be accurate, had all
his teeth extracted and a dozen sets OF
false ones made by some clever dentist.
Initiating what nature produces in the
various stages OF old age. l would
hardly recommend this 70 the profession
as good precedent, however, though
the hero Of the action certainly deserves
special mention and praise for his fidelity
20 art.
Last and most important of all is the
counterfeiting of the marks which
Nature stamps upon the face as the
years pass by. These represent the past
as well as the present. In the country
squire, so superbly rendered by
John Gilbert, the heavy jaw, almost
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-01

EFFECTS OF TUE FooTLGHTs ON A FACE
WITHOUT MAKEUP.
Just as he employs one makeup" ply
sically, he, by the same law. employs
one makeup intellectually. The
good actor follows the same general
stage rules, but endeavors 10 individual
ixe each ''make-up." the same as he tries
10 individualizc EACH part.
There are dangerous cosmetics in the
market which are frequently used by
the unwary and ignorant OF these, the
preparations which contain lead, mer-
curry and bismuth are the most repre-
hcnsible, and should be prohibited by
the Board Of Health. In many instances
they have produced disease, and in q few
have proved no poisonous as TO event
ually cause fatal consequences. Every
actor Of experience knows which are
good and which are bad, and every one
who may be ignorant can gain the
requisite knowledge without trouble.
Makeup" is professional affair, and
should be removed as soon as a perform
ancc is over. No sensible actor viii use
IL az any other time. and no Intelligent
actress uses aught IN private life unless
Il be a little face powder III IL would
not be going out OF my own field,
would extend the sama advice and in
junction 10 women outside Of the pro-
feeeion
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-01

DiAEl IN Ills IRVING MAKEUP.
and crows feet around the eye, wrinkles
around the mouth, and what some
painters call the laughing wrinkles on
either side OF the nose. OF course these
physical characteristics do not neces-
sarily involve the existence of the men
tai qualities mentioned, or Uice r0sa.
Yet, as n matter of fact, they do i'm
volve them, nine out Of ten times, and /,
as n matter OF conventionalism, they
are well recognized trademarks. A
wrinkle is brought out by any dark pig
ment, but il Is well 20 use one which
contains red. The darkness Of wrinkle
comes partly from the shadow cast by
its walls, and partly from its possessing
larger superficial surface than its own
sextent upon the face.
In doing this kind Of work the
actor sits before mirror, aud uses
upon the easel. And here good
work tells. The audience who sit de-
lighted with some charming piece OF
art seldom realize the study and labor
which the actor has expended upon the
part. Henry Dixey's makeup in ado
MIS-" Irving's in 1.-THE Bells" Louis
James as the Jester in "Fanccsca di
Rimini," and Booths as Bssfuccio in
''The Fools Revenge" are four capital
illustrations in point, especially the last
two.
II should be remembered that in max
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-01
MAKING UP.
Actor Harrigan Describes Some
fthe Different Processes
And Tells How Some Marvellous Trans
formations are Made-How Old Ac-
tors Make Themselves
VotruU Efr

Young. Etc.
Edward Harrigan says, in brakes
Magazine: Wherever you find ignor-
ancs you find delusion. Meu are com
PEELED TO invent theory 10 explain
everyday facts of which they have lit
tie or no knowledge. A vast army OF
people imagine detective TO be a mys-
FERROUS being who can change his height,
width, weight aud features as quickly
as he can his wigs and whiskers, and are
bitterly disappointed when they learn
that the handsome man, whom they
have seen for years, is Inspector Byrnes.
or, when called into court as jurors, they
make the personal acquaintance OF
members OF the detective force brought
there upon business. IL is also as bad
In the case OF actors The outside
world, from time immemorial, has be-
lleved that every Thespian possesses q
walking arsenal OF paints, powders and
other preparations which, for the time
beng, make the ugly beautiful, the
slender stout, and the old young.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-01
Ringing Noises

I'm tho ears, sometimes roaring, bnzxing sound.
or swapping like the report OF pistol, caused
by eatarrh, that exceedingly disagrecablc and
very common disease. Loss OF smell or hearing
also results from catarrh. Hoods sarsaparilla,
the great blood purifier Is peculiarly successful
remedy for catarrh which II cures by eradcatlng
from the blood the impurily which causes and
promotes the disease. Try Hoods sarsaparllla.
II used Hoods sarsaparila for catarrh and re-
ceived great relief and benefit from H. The
catauh very disagreeabe, especially in the
winter causing constant discharges from my nose,
ringing noises In my ears, and pains I'm tho back
~ my head. The effort 10 clear my head In the
morning by hawking and splitting was painful.
Hoods sarsaparia gave me relief Immediately,
while in time | was entirely cured. am never
without the medicine In my house as think n IL
worth i,s weight IN gold Mrs. G. ID. GInB, 1929
Eighth Street n. W., Washington ID. G.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all drugriste sl: six for s5 Prepared only
by e. ]. HOOD 4 CO, Apothecarlcs. Lowell, Mass
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20

A blizzard IS simply strong, cold
wind moving unchecked over leagues Of
light, unpacked snow. 1t sweeps up
that which has previously fallen, carries
it away in the color Of vast shaken
fleece, distributes it so that almost each
atmospheric atom has its little particle,
and drives along all with steady fury.
Whether fresh snow is falling can
seldom be determined by people out in
d real blizzard As far as the eye can
sec upward, and that Is but little
space. the hurry Of minute pelles hurl-
inr across an unrevealed sky prevails, and
the hurrying sameness on every side Is
varied only by occasional tall and bending
wraiths where the wind whirls in shifting
columns. A confusion of the senses,
comparable to none produced otherwise,
annals one submitted to the enormous
and binding force of such a snow-filled
wind. and scarcely a dlstinct thought re-
mains except that the awful cold fOrbids
crouching for rest and shelter. To our per-
sonal knowledge, one in such storm
keeps with difficulty upon railway
track lifted three feet above the surround
ing prairie, and msy be lost by hve steps
I the wrong way AFTER stunning uoNh
from the embanSment, which, being
white. becomes instantly invisible. 1t Is
recorded on good authority that bands
Of teamsters hating with their horses
/ have been showed over thirty feet deep
by Billiards, and have survived by beat
l ing out breathing chambers till the ees-
/ sation OF the storm enabled them 10 dig
themselves 10 upper air. The formation
of drift about halted man, or horse,
or sleigh. is sometimes wonderfully
/ speedv. and the drift, once established,
crows bv virtue cf its Obstructiveness
In some well authenticated cases lost
persons have been found by the drifts
over them and dug out alive, in others
the spring has revealed corpses still I'M
tbawed among the last white relics Of
winter. In billiards people have often
been unable to see across the street Of
northwest town, and sometimes men lose
their direction in trying to reach the oP-
posite side Of well-built way. -Ior9a,o
/ (gi.ife.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20

this we piled our blankets and robes, and
then crept under them
When / awcke the next morning all
was still-still as the grave; not a sound
save the heavy breathing Of my com
panions and the occasional cracking OF
the wood under the terrible cold; as
still as though the snow had buried us
deep under its soft weight. And /
shall never forget how it looked as l
stepped out into the morning air.
No one would ever dream that the
night before this calm plain had been
lashed and driven by an appalling tenn
pest. The terrible ride of the night be-
fore seemed almost a dream. There was
no receding swell upon this ocean, as
upon the Atlantic; on the contrary, it
looked so msrble-like and still that one
could hardly imagine it ever being
moved again The brilliant sun flashed
from millions of ice points on the snow,
making a broad way of dazzling gold
and diamonds royal wry for the com
ing Of the morning. Its glory was al
most, not quite, compensation for the
experience Of the previous night. That
ulsHtf a. VIC sat hiouuu tut esaHHo"
stove in the hamburger grocery in
Boomtown, Moore told our story with
trimmings, adding among other things
the actual fact that the thermometer was
thirty eight below zero. The other
trimmings which were not facts l will
not mention Moore is good fellow,
and undoubtedly regrets the exaggera-
tions which the enthusiasm Of the NJ
ment induced. -Haryer's Weekly.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
a Leap Year Proposal

Clytie-"Harry,y you must have noticed
that you have grown very dear to me.
Lit is useless to longer conceal the
truth, my darling love you"
Harry turns pale and trembles)-'lt
is so sudden, Miss Jones. Excuse my
agitation, but 1 must have time to
think"
Clytie-"Then you bid me hope, my
angel Oh, rapture"'
Harry (blushing coquett;shly behind
his whiskersl-'I have not said that.
Really, Miss Jones, 1 must refer you to
ma
Clytie-"Cruel, cruel onel Why have
you awakened this pleasing hope in my
bosom if only to blast it, Consider, my
love. Withholding move you to mercyl
Bestow upon me this little hand and
make me the happiest of maideus."
Harry fear it cannot be.
esteem you highly as a friend, Miss
Jones, but-forgive me if l pain you'll
do not love you. Holds out his hand
But will always be brother to you
She rushes out into the dark, dark
world, convinced that leap year is a
fraud Omaha Bee.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
Curing the Wrong Man.

An army surgeon was one night an
moved by the coughing of the ser,ry out
side his tent Unable to sleep, he de-
cided that something must be done for
the man, and so compounded him a
strong and very disagreeab!e dose of
medicine. Then, going out, he ordered
the man to take it. The sentry refused,
at first politely, and afterward angrily
and emphatically but the surgeon stcrnly
insisted upon his rights, and the man
was finally induced 10 swallow the COM
pound. The result was evidently salts
factory. The sound of coughing ceased
in the camp, and the surgeon went to
sleep in the consciousness of having done
a good deed. The next morning he was
summoned by the officer in command,
who said to him:
"How is this, sirl l lear serious com
plants about you in relation to the SEN
tries. One of them has reported that, in
the middle of the night, you came out OF
your tent and abused him in the most
dreadful manner. He says you made him
swallow drink which must have been
poison"
The guard had been relieved while
the surgeon was compromising his mix
ture, and he had cured the wrong man.
-Arg0ndut.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
They Knew.

A certain charitable mission enterprise
connected with an important church, is
presided over by young assistant min
lister of the church, who is much admired
for his personal graces as well as for his
piety and zeal in good work. He had
been assisted in the work Of instructing,
elevat ny aud amusing the boys who re-
sort TO the mission by some good ladies
of the parish, and particularly by a
young woman whose benevolent interest
in the mission work has been supposed to
include the clergyman at its head. She
has been indefatiga5le in her endeavors
to teach and entertain the boys, and often
addresses them in little speeches.
The other Sunday this young lady was
speaking to the boys in the presence OF
the clergyman She had exhOrted them
to be good and studious, to avoid bad
company, profanity and other de
moralizing things, and closed her little
exhortati n with these words:
II want you to be good boys and do
all these things that | have asked you to
because l love you all"
81 know who you love mostn small
boy in the front row called out.
''Well, who is it, Johnny" asked the
lady. No doubt she suspected some ac-
cusation of Partially among the boys,
which she would have been glad of an
opportunity to deny.
The boy pointed his small, grimy
finger at the young clergymen.
''Himr he shouted
The young lady's interest in charitable
work is said to have declined vlsibly for
some little time. -B0,toa Transcript.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
Hints to House Decorations.

A pretty fancy for light curtains is to
drape them with narrow scarves or half
handkeTchiefs of their own material.
Maiden-hair and pink roses are the
accepted decorations for the "pink "
dinners and luncheons now SO prevalent.
Rope embroideries and rope fringes are
stylish and costly for wall decorations, a
bit yard square or less that we re-
Gently handled being marked Sl35.
A decoration within the reach of almost
any is jar of grass and ox-eyed daises,
draped about with green scarf, and,
though so simple, few more effective ones
can be found.
\ narrow shelf about eight inches above
the mantel board, with row of japanese
fans placed behind it as border, serves
admirably for holding and displaying the
smaller bits of bric-a-brac.
A champagne basket and pine easel,
painted some neutral TINT and draped
with plush or velveteen, or cretonne,
make an admirable holder for newspaper
and periodicals. Have the pins OF the
easel long enough to hold the basket
whose lid should be fastened up with a
bow matching or contrasting with the
drapery.
A very pretty tray cover may be made
with but little expense. Get butchers
linen, which comes in fine quality al
forty cents per yard, forty inches wide
Make the cover two inches longer each
way than the tray it is to cover Have
dragons stamped in each corner, with a
border of crescents between and mono
gram in the center Embroider the
dragons in cham stitch-blue, brown,
orange, red, and little black real Scotch
linen flosses or hourishng thread. Hem
stitch all round, an inch deep, and Their
trim with some pretty crochet edge don't
with the real Scotch linen crochet thread
about No, 70,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
A Word 10 Snorers.

1t is perfectly true that no one even
heard of a snoring savage. In fact, il
the wild man of the woods and plains
does not sltel quietly, he runs the risk
OF being discovered by his enemy, and
the scalpof the snorer would soon adorn
the belt of his crafty and more silent
sleeping adversary. In the natural state,
then, natural selection weeds cut
those who disturb their neighbors by
making night hideous with snores. With
civilization. however, we have changed
all this The impure air of our sleeping
rooms induces all kinds of catarrhal af-
fections. The nasal passages are the first
to become affected. Instead of warming
the inspired air on its way to the lungs
and removing from it the dangerous i'm
purities with which it is loaded, the nose
becomes INSTRUCTED. A part Of the all
enters and escapes by way Of the mouth
The veil Of the palate vlbrates between
the two currents-that through the
mouth and the one still passing through
the partially closed nostrils-like torn
sail in the wind. The snore, then, means
that the sleeper's mouth is partially open,
that his nose is partially closed. and that
his lungs are in danger from the air not
being properly warmed and purified.
From the continual operation Of these
cause.-the increase of impure air in
sleeping rooms and permitting habitual
snoreIs to escape killing and scalping
some scientists have predicted that all
men (and the women, tool will snore.
1t goes along with decay of the teeth and
bald medicines. FireSide.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
A wife,s CrIticism on a VIM.

An Irishman over the age Of fourscore
and ten, who by strict economy had
accumulated modes: fortune and was
about 10 die, called in the parish priest
and the family lawyer to make his last
will and testament. The wife. grasp
ing. covetous old party was also in tine
room. The preliminaries of the will hav-
ing been concluded, it became necessary
to inquire about the debts owing to
the estate. Among these were several of
importance, of which the old lady had
been in ignorance, but was nevertheless
pleased to find that so much ready money
would be coming after the funeral.
"Now, them said the lawyer, state
explicitly the amount owed you by your
friends"
Timothy Brown" replied the old
mar, ''owes me $50; John Casey owes
me me e37, and"
"Good, goodln calculated the pros
pective widow. "Rational to the last. ="
0Iuke Brown owes me e4O," resumed
the old man.
, Irrational to the last put in the eager
old lady.
.sTo Michael Liffey I owe e2OO."
"Ahm exclaimed the old woman,
shear him raveln
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
PITII AND POINT.
Always on ton-The roof.

Al,,.ors -, Co.. 1r,s
Inc game OF authOrs-heed birds.
Outlines it gives man cold chill In
oct s.fred ~ WV ''''-' ~
ss u
Was Noah's celebrated vessel lighted
by an arc lampl
Cleaning upsets two thinrs badIy-a
house and a watch.
It,sa warn dav for man whom h.
naLes a coai thonsand -
-,
nc uli',1 ~ man . ueoiareu il !. shoulu
s faiI soup ne u Jgst ABOUT DC out III 'lc
- -, "-'- " 40 -'' A.
lhere are some people VINO don want
'he ear'h- lhey nelonS 70 cremation so
cietles.-H9-Aes, P0't-EIpres'-
A wise reflection by Jones: Doesn't
it strike you ms rather odd that while the
papers are daily commenting on the de-
cease of celebrated men they never an
nounce their birth.n
r.. -. :.
rama James - CierAinS III s'oic lu
Austin, Texas. When he reaches In ms
pocket for lead pencil and shouts:
"Cashr' nil the customers iump to their
foot and tbro,,, ~, tbe;- hands
ieet anu 'nIo" up 'neir hAnus.
Fire. she yelled in his slumberiDg ear
,,- AZ the morning hour oemltehin, ..,vr.,
" ''D W.T. 1ussl p mo ~ vas '-''
She replied: MAKE one in the Kitchen
Detroit Free Press
Mrs. Cassidy-''Why don't you come
down and see me. Mrs. McGinnisl' Mrs.
McGinnis and it's you that's talkin',
Mr.. Cassidy; and not a sight did see
of We since last Aisterl Sure, if lived
as near TO YOU as you do to me, I'd be
droppin' in every week - g, GpAic.
In Washington: Katharine Well,
Charlotte / hear Won are TO be married.''
Cl,,-I,.. ~, :. +al-os nlace vary
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
Buffalo Farming.

Much has been written about the terri
BILE loss Of life in the Northwest during
the recent blizzard being due to the
scarcity OF buffalo robes, which CON
tribute the only defense against the
rigors of that country. 1t is true that
buffalo robe or coat Is now beyond the
reach of those with slender purses, audit
is true that for certain purposes the
bufalo hide and fur are superior to any
others This leads me to the suggestion
that if some Of the great cattle kings Of
the West would give up raising cattls
and 20 into buffalo farming they would
find it an immensely profitable business
Not only would every hide obtainable
find ready sale. but the meat would
ind market in the cities. and the refuse
of the carcass could he made into the
dozen articles Of profitable commerce that
the steer aoY anoFdsi Ghlf DINE fai'
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
Life In Kansas

There's quite a breeze sprung up
within the last half-hour," said Kansas
man as he came into the house; 'the
roof has gone off the court house and
the Episcopals' steeple Just rolled by. "
HAS Dave Johnson's anvil blown
out of his shop yet and tumbled pastl"
asked his wife.
mo; nor there hasn't drop of water
blown out of our new ffty-loot well
yet, either
That's Just the way it goes" con
tinued his wife; land I'll never take
any more stock in the prophecies of the
weather bureau. Here for the last forty
eight hours 1t has been predicting high
wind for to day, and after all it is com
paratively calm. Mary Jane. go right
head and hang out the washing viii c
| rig up the baby and take him out and
give him little airing. Yankee Blade
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
Purchased Courtesies.

Apropos of fees to palace functlonaries
which are frequently so unreasonably ex-
pected abroad, when General Grant went
to Belgium, be dined with the King, and
the royal carriages were placed at his dis
posal as long as he remained IN Brussels.
The American Minister said that 200
francs would be expected by the chief
officer of the royal stables. General
Grant refused TO comply; he said he was
the guest of the King, and would not pay
the servants of his Majesty; it seemed to
him like an insult TO the royal hospital
ity. But it is added that he got over his
scruples before long, and purchased the
courtesies he received like every other
"guest" of the Belgium court, or he
would have been considerably troubled
in quiet way by the under officials
T1dSlsgifuf
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20

that everything would 60 smoothly in
his absence. When he returned, after
the lapse of a couple hours. he asked:
''Well, anything happen"
Bought twenty bushels Of potatoes, "
replied the boy"
But l didn't tell you to-"
81 know it, but when can buy pota-
toes at twenty-five cents per bushel under
selling price there's profit in buying.
EN-"
'Did you get EN- for thatl"
Il did, and good measure, too"
"Then l shall raise your salary dollar
per week. You are the boy I've been
looking for. Potatoes in the bin"
YES"
Two minutes later the grocer came
back to the front of the store with a po-
tato in each hand and his face as white
as snow, and after working his Jaws for
half a minute he managed to say:
You idiot, They are frozen as hard
as rocks "-Detyoit Free Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-20
Tho Philosophy of boiling.

1t is 4 mistake to suppose that piece
of '.well-boiledn soup beef has been
heated 10 PIP degrees throughout. The
heat penetrates so slowly, that a good
sized piece of beef may remain COMPARE
lively cold inside after staying in boiling
water for an hour or more, and if you
actually measure the temperature, of the
inner parts of the beef the moment it is
taken out Of the pot and pronounced
''well-done'' you will be surprised 10
find that it seldom reaches over 40 de
grees. 1t was therefore cooked at
temperature considerably below the
boiling point.