The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
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residence.
An Ottawa. Mo-. man Is the proud
possessor OF two Chinese rats They
steal and gnaw holes ''allo same like
Melicau hats.
A contemporary which has beer
looking into the matter, reports tha;
fewer daily papers are published IN
Boston now than Ia 1916.
Mrs. Crook. widow of Gen. Crook.
has presented TO Crook post G.. A. r..
OF Oakland. Md, large and hand
somely framed portrait Of her hus.
band.
An Ei:rcl tower may be erected in
Germany. The Bayarian government
proposes 10 build one near Starcnburg
Lake as monument 20 Bismarck. anu
also as an observatory.
The Swedish Oyster Culture Society
Is trying to aeclimatize American
oysters from Connecticut on the coast
OF the province of Bahus. The young
oysters seem TO thrive well.
Col. Daniel 5. Lamont is getting rich
at rapid rate. He Is interested in
several large financial enterprises. Ten
years ago he was the legislative report.
or for the Albany drgas,
An English naval officer has invent
eel pneumatic iinc-throwing gun. very
light and portable which fires a hollow
shell bearing the cord to n wrecked
vessel or into burning building on
dry land.
The Rev. ID. l.. Moody observes that
no doesn't believe the Angel Gabriel
himself could come down and hold the
attention of a congregation that had
been busy reading tho Sunday ncwg.
papers.
The biggest edible oysters Ia tho
world are found at Port Lincoln. in
South Australia. They are sometimes
more than foot across the shell. ani
the oyster fits the she'll so well he does
not leave much margin.
The King Of the Bcleians did gal.
liant thing on Queen Victoria's birth
day. He travelled from London MI tho
way 10 Balmoral and back distance
OF about l, 200 miles in order TO pcr-
sonally present her with a bouquet.
There is craze IN London for queer
leather. Some shops are stocked with
fancy articles made from the skins OF
all sorts OF beasts. reptiles and fishes
including pelican skins. lion aud
panther skins. fish skins monkey skins
and snake skins, etc.
Senator Carlisle Is one Of the many
men who have found Friday anything
but an unlucky day. His first nomi-
30, 10 l.
rs successor to the late Senator Beck
each occurred on that day, and he was
married on a Friday.
I The Rev. Mr.. Spurgcon has de-
nounccd certain clergymen with whose
views he does not agree rs villains"
Mr.. Sturgeon Is a great and good man,
but he is not heavily endowed with a
sense of perspective In estimating tho
tendencies OF modern thought.
1t is an interesting point in Ameri-
can history If, rs stated the confeder-
ate gray uniform was borrowed from
the First Virginia Regiment. which
borrowed II from the seventh New
York Regiment. The confederate song
Dixie" was of northern authorship.
NJ Fcrrnri. son OF the Duchess OF
Gallicra, is IN enthusiastic postage
stamp collector. and his private collect
ion is roughly valued al E40 900. Aud
yet he has been known 10 negotiate tho
loan OF u stamp from his mother. the
Duchess. when he wanted to post
letter.
] The servants and mistrcsscs OF
Vienna have 10 manage their affairs
under the superintendent of the police.
The latter keep servants book" in
which each girls dismissals aud ro-in-
gagements are recorded. together with
copies Of tho character given by each
employer
Pope Leo's resident physician follows
his Holiness about almost like his
shadow and is forever going 10 and
fro with thermometer In his hand
looking out for the slightest breath Of
nm intrusive draught that might ven
ture to blow rudcly ncar the head Of
the church.
NJ. Splitter OF Paris Is dead at the ago
OF ~. He was the most remarkable
example of the born collector in our
age. He began life with nothing and
has ended IL the owner OF collection
of works OF art valncd at 10000. 900
francs. The Rothschilds were patrons
OF Splitter
Between the Ural and the Okhotsk
seas there Is "a spot half rs large rs tho
state OF Michigan. which is frozen
ground TO tho depth of ninety-four feet.
That is. IL has never thawcd ont since
the world was created and probably
never will. and even II Il should no.
body would have any use for il.