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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03
SAVINGS BANK WEDDING RINGS.
The Bayanzi Yields His Money on His
Wife's Neck 10 Save IL.

Lieutenant Won Francois, the African
explorer, has recently described a
strange custom among the Bayanzi,
who live for many miles along the Up
per Congo. Brass rods, which are the
favorite currency in the country, are
welded into great rings around the necks
Of the wives. Says the explorers "Rre-
quently one sees poor woman whose
neck is raw and sore under the heavy
weight, and in places the skin is rubbed
off by the ring. This is sure sign that
the ring has been recently welded around
her neck, for after a time the skin be-
comes calloused, and then the strange
ornament produces no abrasion. But
the weight is an Inconvenience; they
never get used TO il, and il is perpetual
tax upon their energies. In every
crowd of women may be seen a number
who are supporting the ring with their
hands. and thus for time relieving
their weary shoulders of the heavy bur
den. 1t may be said that with every
movement of their bodies the rings give
them discomfort. A ring is never put
round woman's neck until she is be-
lieved TO have attained her full physical
development. Once on, it is no easy
matter TO get il off. The natives have
no such thing as n file, and, though they
can hammer lot of brass rods into one,
IL is very difficult for them TO cut the
thick mass of metal in two. Women
who increase largely in flesh, after the
rings have been fastened on their necks,
are in danger of strangling to death, and
instances of this sort have been known
TO occur. Yet these women regard the
cumbrous ornament with pride, imagine
that it enhances their importance and
beauty, and wear the burden with light
hearts. Brass is the money OF the c0un.
try, and by putting it around their
wives necks the men are pretty certain
that il won't be stolen or foolishly ex-
pended. But il is an odd and cruel sort
OF savings bank"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

States has applied none whatever TO
Russian America since il has passed into
our hands, / think i can say without
any fear Of contradiction that the Esqui-
maui of Alaska are the least-governed
people of the world. They have what
they call their ooDidilik in Alaska, and
their ishooBiuttik further east, who are
n sort Of spokesman for them in certain
cases, but having no more authority
over them than has the ameer OF Afg-
hanistan. In Alaska, however, so much
larger are some of their villages, and so
much more permanent are they by their
construction, that one house is set aside
for various trivial objects, sort of POI
lar courthouse, 50 TO speak, and which
is unknown among the eastern tribes OF
my acquaintance. If any concerted ac-
ton IS needed, as whole, the most in
fluential congregate here, generally the
old men, and map il out, but no one can
be prevented from stepping over its
boundaries il they want TO, form of dis
obedience TO these mild laws much less
frequent among them, however, than
among us with our stronger ones. Their
TREATMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN
Is much the same i'm both eastern and
western districts--that is, not much OF
any treatment at all as far as parental
discipline and restraint are concerned.
An Esquimau child is monarch Of all he
surveys, and they are the most vigilant
surveyors in the world. All which they
see they must have and handle until
they get tired of IL, and their wishes are
the only law the Esquimau know, and
they are humored in all. have seen
an Esquimau baby cry for an open jack
knife. the shutting of It's blade being re-
scented by screams as piercing as II he
was civilized child. When IL was
handed 10 him ms he wanted il, in less
than a minute he had cut one Of his fin
gers half or. and both father and moth
or were stanching the blood and using a
choice assortment Of poreal baby talk 10
assuage his wounded feelings In Alas
lxa the medicinc-men, or sorcerers, often
decorate the little ones with carved
armulets and other charms worn around
their neclSs, which have the usual sig
nincance OF protection and guardianship
thrown over the wearers SO common 70
savages. This never saw among the
children OF the eastern 1nnuits.
Their methods Of clothing are almost
essentially the same, the predomInating
material being reindeer-sl<in, undoubted-
ly the most serviccahle, the lightesi aud
warmcst material for resisting tho in
tense cold of the Arctic. The natives
OF north Hudson Bay use IL altogether,
TO tho exclusion or every known fur,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03
SMALL INVESTMENT AND QUICK
RETURNS.
Thnt sloo. GOO capltal Prlze.

"That was the first time ever bucked
40 lottery" said young Edward NJ. Casey
TO n Picdytne representative on Wcdnes-
day last. He was waiting at the Louis
lana State Lottery Office on st. Charles
street for a check for s., ZOO, which was
being drawn up as payment of part Of
the second capital prize of 800, 900, in
Tuesdays drawing.
"Where do you reside, Mr.. Caseyg'
queried the reporter.
mo. % Oliver street, Algiers. ! am
ship carpenter: work for the Red
River Line; am New Orleans boy; was
born in the Third district and am just
s2 years old" said the young man in a
confident tone peculiar 90 one who
feels an interest in what he is talking
OF.
quite nice little sum for 81.
When did you buy the ticket and
what number is it?' asked the Picdytme
nan.
IL bought one-twentieth part Of
ticket number 1896, on Monday last.
and IL Is the first lottery ticket / have
ever bought"
"If may ask, sir. TO what use do
you intend putting your newly acquired
fortuneT'
III intend 10 invest IL in real estate
and continue working at my trade, ("
said Mr.. Casey.
AT this juncture Ia the conversation
one Of the gentlemen came from behind
the counter and remarked TO Mr.. Casey:
Here is n check for $1,000 ON the
New Orleans National Bank. Mr.. Casey.
Please let me have your ticket"
The lucky little piece Of paper, mum
bered 1896, was handed the clerk. and
young Casey received his 1000 check.
He took 10 20 the bank, drew small
sum on II, deposited the balance and
walked out into the street a very hap.
py young man.--Neic Orleans Picovune,
Oct. ~.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03
A MODERN INVENTION.
The Self Binding Reaper. at Least is
Something New.

Inc bcH-DlnulhE hthpoFs NJ Lcu1t IL
Something New.
The self-binder was first successfully
attached TO the reaper in 1876. From
1867 TO 1915, inclusive, our average crop
of wheat, varying more with the season
than with the planted area, had been
25S, 600, 900 bushels In 1877, when the
self-bindhr began 10 be used, the crop
amounted to 1854, 900, 900 bushels Again
in 1878, il mounted up; and from that
date 20 1887 inclusive. i'm which period
the use OF the self-binder had become
general, the average crop, varying
more with the season than with the
planted area, was 440. 000, 900 bushels
Could tho crops OF the last 10 years
have been saved without the self-binderi
When we consider that the total number
OF self-binding reapers now made and
sold is more than 100000 n year, re-
quiring over $4,000 tons of twino 10
bind single wheat crop, do we not find
in the tying Of that knot on the self.
binding harvester main factor in the
export Of grain with the returning i'm.
port Of gold, on which we resumed
specie payment? BY that single improve
ment the cost of wheat was reduced not
less than 6per cent, and in some places
10 per cent
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

those further east. and in general they
are superior In water or summer travel
and inferior on the land and ice or win
ter journeyings.
In their native mode OF life the Alas
kan Esquimau are the same in summer
lin q general way, AZ least, LAS the
eastern tribes among which / travelled;
that is, life In skin tents. or foo-piks,
as they call them. In their winter life,
however, a radical difference Is found in
their habitations, the Alaskan Innuits
living in ssubterranean houses Of wood.
while the others OF which i have spoken
makes theirs OF snow, both calling them
igioos. So little is known OF the Esqua-
mau tribes between Alaska with her
wood builders, and those visited around
Bucks River who are snow-builders lex
cept those clustered in the delta OF the
Mackenzie, where they build of logs),
that il Is hard 10 tell where one method
ceases and the other begins. II is prob
ably (by conjecture) so far 10 the east
ward OF the mouth OF the Mackenzie
that no drift timber is thrown upon the
shores that the snow-builders commence,
that being the only large Arctic river OF
America, whose swift current, during
the summer freshets brings down drift
wood to its mouth, and scatters il along
the seacoast near by. One system of
FACIAL oRNAMENTATIoS
common TO the Alaskan Esquimau, and
as unknown among those or the east as
IL is with us, is the "labret, or lip orna-
ments. These consist OF stone or bone
buttons OF varied design inserted in
"button hollis" or Sits cut through the
lips, and inserted as collar-button is i'm
its proper place. Sometimes when this
great addition TO their beatty Is not worn
the slit in the lips can be seen in It's prop
er place, ready for one TO be inserted
when necessary. They often wear
them double in the mouth. The masks
ligious rites and ceremonies have this
labret plainly shown upon them. BY
the by these masks worn by some OF
these Alaskan Innuits are another essen
tial Offence between the Pacific and At
hntic Coast Esquimau. as l never saw
nor even heard of them among the lat
ter people.
The two sections are very similar in
having no chiefs. Their government, If
any can be said 10 exist is sort Of mild,
patriarchal form, in which the old men
eff the bands are nominal rulers in an adj
visory sense over their immediate de-
scendants, and also those who may have
married into their families. AS the In
Nuts have no recognized form of gov
eminent Of their own, and rs the United
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

In chronic cases OF neuralgia, rheumatism,
or govt, where the disturbing cause l. Ger
tain acid which poisons the blood, Salvation
oil should be used. This powerful paln-dc-
siroytr will In time dissolve the poison clrcu.
laiing In the blood, aud bring relief when all
others fail Price ~ cents.
The latest news from Zululand comes by
cable. The warriors have all married; they
desire I'm the future peace and happiness and
enough DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup for the next
season.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

nook Of tho Columbia River, and as the
Esquimau make the finest native work
men 10 apply about such a place as
salmon cannary, this might serve as "a
pointer" TO those cannerymen in Oregon
and Washington territory who are pay
ing over two or three hundred times as
much for their fish.
But 10 return to the Esquimau dogs Of
Alaska. found them much larger
and finer animal than their brethren
Of the far east, and. withal, amnch more
distinct type, description OF one suiIic-
ing for nearly all, which would not do
In the east, any more than description
Of one human would do for another.
Ia their methods o. sledging. believe,
lie Alaskan Esquimau are inferior TO
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

A novel election bet was made at Dc.
ters' saloon al Ninth and Plum streets.
Cincinnati. Two gentlemen, one OF
whom is in the Revenue Service, put ur
a forfeit OF $e5 10 make good a bet Of
800 side. II Harrison is elected the
Democrat agrees 10 lose his 800 and
sweep and clean the asphalt pavement
on Ninth street from Elm 10 Plum. II
Cleveland Is elected the Republican loses
his money and does the same thing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

Mrs. Robert r. Sharkey Of New Or
leans earns nearly $4,000 a year by
writing serials Of the Southworth type.
Her Literary" name is Mrs. T.. Burke
Collins. She was born in New York
thirty-seven years ago, but since her
first marriage, early in life, has lived IN
the South. She has written six hours a
day for seven years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03
ESKIMO OF ALASKA.


The Natives and Travellers Treatment
Of Children and Facial Ornamcn-
tations-The Chukchees An
imal "Trust."
Although was not among the Esqui-
lnau OF Alaska during the winter
months, when they use their dogs the
most and their sledges altogether, yet
from what could see and hear among
those tribes | met made no hesitation
in inferring that they were as good mas
iers Of the art OF sledging as the Esqui-
mau met farther east on the northern
chores of Hudson's Bay and the Arctic
Ocean around the mouth of Backs Great
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

Nine. Minnie Hauk has received from
the duke of Saxe-M einingen the Cross OF
Merit in recognition of her artistic
achievements.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

ic.'-eI. liver pills, "-"Plasfers," (Po-
rous Electrical, --"Rose Cream" for
catarrh. They are, Ike Warmers
sTippecanoe," the simple, effective
remedies of the old Log Cabin days.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

This train makes direct connection with ali
trains from the east, arriving In Chicago al
night. Sleeping Car fare, $500. Excursion
Tickets 90 all Colorado points now on sale.
For tickets and slccping-car reservations
apply 1T City Ticket Offices, 63 Clark Street,
Grand Pacific Hotel, Palmer House and
Union Passenger Station. Canal and Adams
Streets or address +. 4. Miller, Asst Gent
Passenger Agent, CD Clark Street, Chicago,
I'll
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

II like Paris" said Mrs. Mulhooly,
"them Two lures and Boys de Bologna
and Champs ELIAS are immense"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

One small particle in the eye pains
the whole body. Use Warmers Log
Cabin Extract. 1t will cure many q
pain.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

An exchange asks: What are our
young men coming tor Coming to
see our girls, OF course.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

All Of Haryard's 1898 University crew but
one have returned 10 college this year.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

A machine for pressing hops has
been invented. America is the home
of the oppressed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

And General Debility. Doctors disagree as 10 tho
relative value OF Cod Liver OH and Hypophos
phItes: the one supplying strength and flesh, tho
other giving nerve power and acting as tonic TO
the digestivs aud entire system. But In SCOTS
Emulsion OF Cod Liver OH with Hypophos-
phites the two are combined and the effect 10
wonderful. Thousands who have received No
permanent benefit from other preparations have
bean cured by this. SCOTS Emulsion Is perfectly
palatable and Is easily dlgestea by those who can
not tolerate plain Cod Liver oil.
4 Ii7-pound pumpkin is reported at Free
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

A woman should be able 10 do
more than man. She has slighter
hanI
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

If afflicted with sore eyes use DIR.
Isaac Thompson's Celebrated Eye
Water.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

Firs.-An Fits stopped free by Dr. Kine's Great
Nerve Rcxiorcr. No Fits after first days use. Mar
vslous Treatise and Ss 90 trial bottle free
Fit Send 10 DIR. Kline, o3I Arch ST Phila. Pa
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03
our chicago ana Denver Express

Commencing Sunday, October 18th, TIC
only exclusive through Pullman Car Line
from Chicago 10 Denver, via Council Bluffs
aud Omaha, viii be established over the Chi
cago, Milwaukee a 81. Paul aud Union Pa
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

When Baby was sick, we gave her castorfa,
When she was Child. shr cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them castoria,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

Charles Dudley Warner will write up Can
ada.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

are correspondingly more numerous, and,
as they are just as likely to go to one
station as another, they need not go 10
either, for the traders will visit them,
fearing the other station will be the
lucky one unless they do call and collect
the furs themselves, n consideration they
would not think of paying to those SO
much nearer them that they are very
sure Of their catch.
The salmon purchased from the Alas
kan natives for the dogs are caught by
the natives in traps and wires, split and
cleaned, and put upon scaifoldings TO
dry; then stored away in log caches and
hauled 10 the traders in winter and sold
20 them for their dogs for cent apiece
in trade, which really MEANS or mills
A. these salmon are as fine as the Chi
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

WARMERS LOG CABIN
REMEDIES. "Sarsapa-
rilla," Cough and Con-
sumption Remedy
Hops and Buchu,"-
Extract, Hair Ton
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

Fish River. The conversations l had
with the white residents OF Alaska also
confirmed my ideas in this belief, and
they heard many stories Of the dogs and
dog-sledging farther east with incredu-
lous glances that plainly showed they
thought / would make better light
ning-rod agent than explorer, or at least
in the telling OF my explorations.
The Alaskan sledge dogs, they did not
hesitate 10 tell me bad TO be led every day
or they would be practically worthless
as draft animals. and when / told them
that the Hudson Bay Esquimau never
feed oftener than every other day, and
often every third and fourth day if the
dog-food was at all low, they received
the information with much more hesita-
ton than the people of the lower lati-
tudes, some OF whom seem ready 10 be-
lieve anything about the polar regions.
/ never could screw up my moral cour-
age high enough 90 tell them how my
own Esquimau dogs had only three feed
ings ia three weeks, doing work mean
while, and especially after ! got to st.
Michaels, near the mouth OF the river.
and they spoke TO me of the ''yorns"
Col. Glider, my associate officer on the
Franklin search, had spun them about
sledging TO and from King Williams
Land, and i'm which he had not mention
ed this prominent feat, or they had for
gotten il. For, inferior as their sledg-
ing dogs are in this kind OF endurance TO
those OF the east, yet fed in their partic-
nlar way think they may be better for
their kind Of work of short marches
hastily made, but, i'm general, for such
duties of those Of exploration again
they would be the least valuable Of the
two. The few white traders on the low
er river (the Yukon own large numbers
of them, having their own sledges and
drivers, and making quite extending
trips during the sledging season in col
lecting furs from the natives too lazy TO
bring them to them. The most forum
ate natives are those who are about half
way between two stations of white
traders, as they are then less disturbed
by that shiftless element Of their breth-
rem who congregate closely around such
places They agc also By Che sal@c rca-
soning in less populous district where
the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

4 Ii7-pound pumpkin is reported at Free
mont, Neb.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-03

$3.50 10 $3.50 90 s.. month s.sa.. e.; 70, r :.
agents preferred who can furnish hor.. and ei,e
their whole time 70 the business. spare moments
may be prontably employed also few vacancies
In towns and cities y. H. JOHNSON A co., ioss
Main street, Richmond, Va
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-02
A VILE scouNpRnL.
Collusion with Wicked Woman for
the Ruin OF Her Sister.

Some time ago TuE ArrE,L contained
an account Of young girls disappear
ancc from the Sisters Of the Good Shepherd
Convent, out ON tho Poplar street boule'
ward.
The girls name was Lillian Givcns, but
the mans name. at the timo, could not be-
learned. All that WI, known oi the affair,
M lar ~ lac was concerned, was that lac
had unprecedented the girls brother.
Yesterday Chief DAVIS received the FOL.
loving telegram from Chief Clark, OF
Nashville:
LILLIAN Giycns left tho Sisters Of Good
Shepherds school IN your city with man
representing himself IA her brother. Get
description Of parties from sisters and
look Tor them IN Memphis. II found,
hold man Tor abduction aud return the girl
90 the schOol."
Acting Ut once on the telegram, Chioi
Davis placed the matter Ia the hands ol
Detective Armstrong. In lees than one
hour the miscrcant was behind the sta
iion.housc bars. First procuring q de-.
s,npiion Of him as directed, the officer
found his man 1T u livery stable ON Mon
roe street. Ills name IN II. 7. Bruce hc
y thiriy.iyc years Oi agr aud n resident oi
Nashville.
And behold the sublime check oi tho
rascal llc puts bold front ON the affair,
acknowledges representing himself ns the
girls brother aud taking her from school,
but stated BE- did Il innocrntly aud at the
request ul her sister who is u prostitute In
Nashville llc nlfo stated that be had
bought ticket with money furnished him
bythc Nashville sister ior lillicand hidsont
her to Bell Meade, q small station near
Nashville, where she would bc met by his
insiructrcss aud driven tO the city.
The police are confident that Bruce and
tho sister are working ipr the girls ruin
for moncyod consideration offered by d
Nashville blood Lillian has been nj the
Sistcrf school here Tor Nix ycanH. She h
- ycam old. pure and pretty.
Tho news of the arrest aud departure ol
thc girl WIS wired Ia the authorities. An
answer stated. "llold prisoner The
girls brother will leave here Immediately
Tor Memphis a. prosecute" The brother
~ prosperous merchant Of Nashville.