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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
shnMIng bod. s,mnalhr.

A l4-year-old boy went into his
mothers presence with one eve black,
his lips swollen, and ragged scratch
across his cheek. the blood from
which he had wiped oil on his shirt
sleeve.
"Nicodemus.' cried the parent, as he
sneaked in, have you been lighting
AGAIN.
Nope" he sullenly grunted.
Then what on earth ails your face
Jim Greene's ma is dead he re-
piled.
well. suppose she is. What's that
got TO do with your bunged-up facei'
II seed him Just now, answered the
boy, IAN he looked awful sad and sol
emnsome."
"WellFn
IL didn't know what TO do ter make
him bright and cbipper like, an feelin'
so sorry for him, jest went up an let
him hit me few ticks"
did IL help hmg' asked the mother.
Help hint" echoed the boy in sur
Drised tone, "'course il ddl Don't
you think it'd make you feel good 90
bust fellow that way, what had licked
you every week for year!
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
LUCK DID NOT TURN THEIR HEADS.
Two Wise Young Clerks who Won $1,000
ia the Louisiana state Lottery.

Ia the Louisiana state Lottery.
Henry Hudson and Harry Knots
two young clerks in G. ID. Kenny's tea
store, 500 n. Gay ST., furnish an inter-
esting instance OF the fact that stroke
OF good fortune does not always turn
the heads Of those who profit by il. A
couple OF weeks ago thcy drew SIS, 900
in the Louisiana State Lottery and have
already received the money. Instead
OF celebrating their good fortune by
giving up their places and proceeding 10
ENJOY life" as so many persons do un-
der similar circumstances, they put
just as hard at selling tea as they did
before they became bloated capitalists.
A Nacs reporter saw Mr.. Hudson this
morning at his place of business. Have
you received your money yetT' inquired
the reporter. Yes" was the reply, "we
learned OF our good luck March -, the
day after the drawing, aud we placed
our coupon in the hands OF the Adams
Express Company for collection. tell
you IL made me feel like new man
when | handled my half Of it, and my
friend was just as happy as was.
Both OF ms made up our minds to
hold on to our heads and not let our
good fortune run away with us, SO we
put the money in the bank the same
day. II is there TO stay. for while at
least, as my friend and don't intend to
give up our places just yet.
at only cost me SO cents TO get that
81, 800 aud il happened this way" con
tinued Mr.. Hudson. "My friend and
had invested dollar, or fifty cents
apiece eight times without getting any
thing, aud we began TO feel like drop
ping the thing. In fact we came very
close to not buying a ticket this month.
We havn't struck anything yet said
my friend, but still fifty cents apiece
isn't much. We won't miss /, even II
we don't get anything
81 thought / would likely spend the
money for something else, anyhow. so
/ said all right, and we sent one dollar
and got one-twentieth ticket, No. SlS2,
which won $500. 900, OF which we re-
ceived $l5. 1000, one-twentieth part"
1t is said that another Baltimorean
drew $15, 900 in the last months draw
ing Of the lottery, which was collected
through the Franklin Bank Of this city.
At the bank the officers refused 10 say
anything about the natter Bdttimo'e
tMd.) Aecs, March %.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
Where Beauties Are Bred.

The great beauties who take the So
cial prizes in marriage are almost all
bred in the lesser towns, whore less
conventional society gives women a
snatch at freedom in girlhood. You
don't find them growing up with calls
themes. health lifts, and a massagc-nse
20 do their exercise for them
You all remember the painful story
of girl in city home. surrounded by
every care. who was stranglcd in the
cords of her ''health pull' one evening
little more than year since. Scarcely
more pitiful is her fate than that of
girls brought up TO depend on such
substitutes for work and exercise II
they live. A sick. anmmic woman. un-
used, unable TO care for herself and all
others. is the most pitiablc. repugnant
object on earth. You seldom find a
lasting beauty which has not had "A
semi-Greck education of outdoor life
and exercise behind ii.
Take the beautiful Cummings. who
ran wild in their Irish country home.
till their calculating mamma had raked
aud scrapcd enough 10 take them to
Dublin and thence 10 London. The
Cummings were unlicensed hoydcns.
but their races over the hills gave them
matchlcss compilations. Later still
Mrs Langtry took her beauty course,
rowing the Jersey lanes with her broth
crs in sea air. living on peaches and
coarse bread. with AS little lessons ne
suiiced TO iii her for London drawing
,,ooms Ladies' Home journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
she said .Did You Evcr?"

One of the Seventh avenue cars
stopped mt Twcnty-iiI'st street the other
day 10 let shnrp-featured. snappy-
eyed woman get aboard. When the
conductor came forward 20 collect her
fare She gave him u iifty-cent piece.
After giving her change he had turned
to 20 10 the platform when she stopped
him by saying:
"Oh. conductor, YOU have not given
me the right change"
The conductor said politely: II think
you must be mistaken. lady. ! gave
you four ten cent pieces and a nickel. :"
But YOU didn't" contradictcd the
sharp-fcaturcd woman; you gave me
only four ten cent pieces
1.-The conductor counted his change
and said:
You certainly must be mistaken.
for the change in my pocket is all
right"
Did YOU evergn remarked the now
thoroughly-excited woman. appealing
TO fat man opposite. The stout man
did not signify whether he ever did or
not, and she began upon the conductor
again.
II never make IA mistake said She
when know thing know il.
But | certainly gave you the right
change"
She turned TO the lady in the corner
and asked. Did You everPn The lady
was non-committal, which forced the
sharp-featured woman TO appeal TO an
old man who was readinga newspaper.
Whether he ever did or not was, how
ever. left shroudcd in gloom. The
conductor counted over his change
again. Then an idea occurred to him.
Won't YOU get up. lady, and see
whether that nickel Is not i'm your
clothing somewhere?N he asked.
She fairly gasped for breath as she
remarked did you eyer?' TO the
whole car.
Then the conductor gave up the fight
and drew forth a iivc-ccnt piece from
his pocket, which she placed in her
purse. As the ear approached Thirty
fourth street she signaled the conduc-
tor that she wanted 20 get of. Six
very much interested passengers
watched her rise to leave the car and
there was general sigh Of satisfaction
and an air OF I-told-you-so on every
ones face when the missing nickel
dropped from fold in her dress aud
rolled on the floor. The conductor
called her attention to il but the only
satisfaction he got for il was the re-
mark she made as She looked al the
coin on the floor: you ought to
know enough to make the right change
and not make so much fuss about il. y
IN. y. Sun
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12

The affair lasted half or thrce-quar.
tiers OF an hour. and we went back 10
our quarters rather expecting that we
might not see our mules again. They
returned some time the next day.
though. but John Morgan was not
brought In rs u prisoner nor any OF
his command. lie probably never
knew the danger he was in. For all
that, Il was an attempt TO do some
thing. and some things were learned.
even II no great result followed.
Our brigade was afterwards mount
ed, armed with the Spencer repeating
rifle. and did effective work, but this
was their first experience mounted.
Their commander has been engaged.
since the close of the war. developing
the mineral resources OF the country in
the vicinity of Chattanooga. Tenn. but
both he and his surviving men will re-
member rs long as they live their first
mount by moonlight in Kentucky
" u. Ledger.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
HOW Lie RARf WAS SAVED.
The story OF SnowsIide Among the
Mountains of Nevada. t

Yesterday was the anniversary OF
snowslidc which came down Mouat
Davidson in 1867. sweeping away two
OF three houses and killing Richard
Northey. The slide occurred at a
point on the eastern face of the mount
ain above the old Hale * Norcross
hosting works.
In 1873. on the 18th of January there.
was a second avalanche at the same
place, which killed Two men and buried
Il woman and a child. The womanand
the child were. however, dug ont OF
the snow uninjured. The woman was
protected by portion of her wrecked
home-a frame structure.
The house was swept from It's founda-
ton i'm such way as 10 leave the lower
floor intact The woman was first
rescued. She at once began TO cry ont
for her child, OF which nothing was TO
be seen about the wrecked house.
Soon some one said: II hear a
child"
All listened, and several persons as
serted that they heard the faini cry OF
a child, aud agreed that il came from
above-up on the side of the mount.
ain.
All in that direction appeared TO be
a compact mass OF snow. Men were
soon scattered over the mountain slope
near where il was supposed the several
wrecked dwellings had stood. The
faint cries Of a child were heard bur
il was some moments before the search
ers could agree whence the sounds
came.
At last the sounds were so well
located that digging began. The snow
was so compact that IL was difficult 10
remove it with shovels, and the work
crs dared not use picks; therefore there
was time for "A big crowd TO collect and
great excitement TO grow while tho
digging was In progress.
The cries of the child constantly be-
came more distinct, aud at last after
about four feet OF snow had been dug
through. the top OF cooking stove was
reached.
The voice of child was then SD
plainly heard that several cried out:
stovel The child Is In the oven of the
stoyel"
Soon hole had been made beside
the stove and man thrusting down his
hand said that the oven door of tho
stove ON that side was closed. Ex-
animation soon showed that the oppo-
site door was also closed. The mystery
OF the whereabouts of the child was not
solved until the workers had dug 10
the floor of the house. II was then
found that the child was beneath the
stove. whence IL was hauled out safe
and sound.
IL had doubtless been crawling about
the floor when the avalanche came.
and az the first rush OF snow was
pushed under the stove which fortu-
nately stood on blocks several inches In
height.
That child Is probably still alive aud
In the city. III so, IL is now about ID
years OF age and too big 10 be again
saved in the same way Virginia Guy
Enterprise.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
Significance of the Letter n to the Sapo-
Icons.


The first one who discovered Nnpo-
Icons genius was Marbmuf IN the Col
lege Militaire. The battle of Marengo
was the FIRST won by General Bonaparte;
upon this Melas yielded his place IN
Italy 20 him. Later, one OF his best
generals was Mortier, whose opposite.
Napoleon's betrayer was Moreau. Murat
was the first victim of his political
strategy. Maria Louisa shared tho
time OF his highest fortune: Moscow
became the scene OF his fall and Met
ternich vanished him on the battlefield
OF diplomacy.
Six Of his generals tAiassena, Mortier,
Marmont, Macdonald, Murat and Mon
cey), and twenty.six division generals
had the initial M TO their names.
Maret, Duke OF Bassano, was his truest
adherer. MontaliVet was his Minister
and his first Chancellor was n Monies
quieu. His last residence IN France
was Malmaison. The captains name
who took him TO st. Helena was Matt
land, and his companions there were
Montholon and his servant Marchand.
Tie wife OF Napoleon Ill. was "A Mon
tito and his most intimate friend was
Morny. The greatest triumph for him
and his army during the Crimean war
was the taking Of MalatoH and Name
lon. The names Montebelo and Ma
genta appear in the foreground in ltal-
ian war. Later IL is MacMahon, who
played one Of the most important roles
during the Franco German war, and
who was appointed Duke Of Magenta by
Napoleon.
Then we come to the epoch when Napo.
leon entered Maitland and shortly after
drove the Austrians out Mariana. His
greatest enemy was Mazzini After the
battle of Solferino on the Minccio. Ma
oleon closed the gates ofMantua. Then
followed the sad affair OF Mexico and
Emperor Maximilian.
In the year 1870 Metz was one OF the
aims OF the French operations. but be
ing driven back over the Moselle the
the destiny OF Napoleon found "A fatal
conclusion mt Sedan, on the Moseile.
Then followed the capitulation of Metz,
but all disaster was brought about by
the wisdom OF one OF the greatest STRAIT
egists OF our times and the German
Fatherland, Moltke.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
The Fate az Time.

The only two great commanders now
living who faced each other in making
the crimson annals of tho late civil war
are Gen. William T. Sherman aud Gen.
Joseph f.. johnson. Grant met Lee,
Joseph and Albert Sidney Johnson,
Beauregard, Bnckner, Bragg and Penn.
berton in battle as chief COMMANDERS and
Of them Joseph T.. johnson, Beauregard
aud Buckner survive. Meade. who met
and successfully resisted the terrible
shock OF battle at Gettsvburg, was
borne 10 the city Of the silent short
time after the dust OF lee was commit
ted 90 the mother earth, and Thomas
and Hood. who fought the last great
battle OF the war at Nashville, both
sleep the dreamless sleep Of the dead.
OF the many commanders OF the army
OF the Potomac none remain. McClel-
Ian, Mcdowell. Burnside, Hooker, Meade
and Grant all have gone TO join the
great majority, aud Longstreet and Ear
~ are the only two OF Lees great lieu
tenants who linger with the living
lpichitd Eagle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
THE CAMP FIRE.
LAYING FOR INJlNs--HOw OUR SMALL
ARMS HAVE ADVANCED.
Lively Anecdote. and Pleasant Chat with
Comrades Round the Cheer
fui Fire.


While we were lying at Fort Laramie
IN 1865 a Kiowa Indian from Kansas
came on 10 act as Government scout,
says New York San writer. He could
speak English iirst-raLe, and, having
lived among the whites for years, he
had picked up a good many pointers.
We soon learned among other things
taat he could put up his dukes In first.
rate style. In fact, when put against
our best man, Joe. as the Indian was
named, knocked him out an the seventh
round. We put him onto few extra
lodges and then waited for the fruit TO
ripen.
Troops were pouring in for the Indian
war. and most OF them were old vets
from the Army OF the Potomac. Most
OF them were 10 "a great hurry TO knock
over an Indian, either with fist or bul.
let, and the half-dozen redskins about
the fort had TO hustle 10 save their
lacon. One day when the sign was
right We logged joe out in true Indian
style, gave him his cue as 20 how he
should act. and sent him down among
some Pennsylvania troops. They spot
ted him for a scalp raiser nj once, and
were hustling him around when lac APP
pealed and demanded fair play. The
leader OF the hustlers was big corporal
OF ilstic fame. and the minute II was
proposed TO get up u mill between him
and the Indian he jumped clear OIL the
ground and yelled:
''Whoopee That hits me! I've been
laying for an lnjunl III give you my
head il he stands through the lirst
roundN
Arrangements were soon made. We
went out where the wagons were parked,
cleared space, and the principals We're
soon ready. Joe was as calm as May
morning, having little TO say, while the
corporal was all "gab' and excitement,
aud kept calling out:
watch him, boys, don't let him
rum
We had six-ounce boxing-gloves. and
il was TO be Queensbury rules. When
Joe was ready every one but the cor
poral could see that he had ''feen
there the latter was ia such "A hurry
Ito punch an Injun' that he overlooked
particulars. He weighed at least 80
rounds the most, and there was grin
OF delight on his face rs the call came.
He went IN TO secure Knockout blow:
but several surprises awaited him. lie
could no more hlt that Indian than Z,
boy could lasso weasel; and when the
HfSL Founu tloNeu Ills CRU Hhh ENch
place 20 "a look OF astonishment.
When the second round opened we
gave Joe the wink. He made dodge
or two, Tented, swung his right with a
smash. and the corporal uttered yell
and went TO earth TO snore like a horse
for live minutes before he came to. IL
was as clean knockout as any one
ever saw. and he was man enough 90
realize t. When he could keep lis
feet he reached out his hand TO Joe and
said:
Don't set me down for fool. j am
simply fresli-ioo fresh. This has salt
ell me. however. and il you'll come
around TO the tent I'll divide half and
half with you, and then give you a re.
volver which captured in Virginia 20
learn how 10 get that swing with the
right"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
How Our small Arms Have Advanced IA
Forty Years.


Our civil war, as Col. Henry l.. All
bot of the engineers saws. was fought
with the riiled musket OF 1870, which
was a muzzle loader OF q. 5s inch calibre.
IT had 50)-graIn bullet, which. with
charge OF GO grains OF powder, obtained
an initial velocity OF 800 feet. It's pen-
etration, measured by number OF pine
blanks IL could traverse. each an inch
thick, placed ~ inches apart, was / at
900 yards, 6 at 600 and 3 at 1000. The
highest point OF the trajectory was 20
inches above the line OF sight at 300
vnrds range, and 40 inches at 300 yards.
That our present service arm. the Spring
field rifle of 1878. is an advance on that
OF 1855, will be obvious from these com
PARSONS:
1T is "A lreech-loader, cnlibre 0, 80
inch The i05.grain bullet, with a
charge Of 20 grains OF black powder, has
an initial velocity OF about 1850 feet.
Its penetr,tion IN pine planks 40 800
wards is nearly inches. The highest
point OF tile trajectory at go yards
range is Is inches; at $50 yards range,
II feet. aud ut /, 100 yards range, go feet
above the line OF sight. THE dangerous
horizontal space az 500 yards range is
200 feet; at 800 yards. 90 feet. and at
1850 yards, 20 feet. But great as Is this
advance since our war. the weapon is
now antiquated in European estima-
ton
Smokcless powder, is according TO
Colonel Abbot. certain soon TO super
sede the old familiar black powder in
small arms, in machine and rapid-ilre
guns, and perhaps in field and siege ar
tillerv. Just now the new device is too
apt 10 spoil In changes OF temperature
and storage, and some varieties OF II
had TO be given up on this account.
Forms OF compressor and other treat
ment. too, have. il IS said. been recently
discovered. by which the ordinary black
powder can be- made to give greatly
Increased initial velocity. Re this as IL
may, powder has greatly advanced Ia
l. effectiveness since the close Of our war,
while the change wrought by the mag.
azine rifle, now almost universally
adopted in some form in Europe, may
be seen in these statistics;
.sThe usual cnlibre is about O. 81 inch.
The bullet weighing about 230 grains -
Of lead, but TO resist the high powder
measure and the friction developed In
The bore. ~ is cased In steel. copper or
nickel. The initial velocity exceeds ? >
900 feet giving at $50 yards range dan
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12

gerous horizon al space Of about 300
feet. Steel plates Ii inches thick have
been pierced at short range and ID inch
es OF solid oak at 220 yards. The mag
azines. according 20 pattern, contain
from live TO eleven cartridges, which
can be discharged at the rate Of one shot
per second" Foruml
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12

George. do you love papas"
'.leth,"
"How muchf"
"Oh. ever aud ever and ever so liz.
tIc."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12

President Eliot says that Harvard Is
the only college from which a profess
sor was ever taken for President OF the
United States, John Quincy Adams
having held the chair of rhetoric and
oratory In that institution.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12

The service pension bill is bound TO
come. The innate sense of justice OF
the American people whose instincts
are always right will compel Congress
to pass IL, though the Free Trader may
howl. the Copperhead rave. ex-rebel
gnash bis teeth. and the commercial
brigands in New York and elsewhere I'LL
the air with lamentation. Every day
brings fresh evidence OF the immensely
OF the service rendered by the men who
saved the Nation, and the payment OF n
pension 90 each survivor OF the contest
will be thought rs little rs the Nation
can do ia recognition Of it's great debt.
The only question is whether that pay
ment shall be now or at some future
time. Honor and justice say emphatic
ally Nor. IL is owing just as much TO
the soldiers who are alive to-day as IL
will be TO those who are alive 10 years
hence. aud IL will be inexcusablo 10 de-
fraud out OF IL those who may die in the
meanwhile. National Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-12
killing Quail In California.

At San Diego Cal. last season one
market gunner killed 1900 quail. TO
accomplish which he fired 1900 times.
This Is large number to fall TO one
gun, aud rather puts to shame the
boastcd records OF eastern gunners.
whose occasional total OF 800 or 400
birds during the open season never
fails TO be- recorded by the rural news
paper The California record is not
noted as an exceptional one.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-11-01
BURGLARY.

During Wednesday night DR.
Grcgg's store was entered by burglars.
The robbers effected al entrance by
removing pane of glass from back
window which enabled them 10 re-
move two spikes and raise the SASH
They secured about 81 i'll money from
DR.. Gregg, a few cigars and perhaps
other articles of small value. Mr..
Kane lost two watch movements, a re-
volver aud several other articles of lit
tic value. The robbers went through
nearly every drawer and case on the
south side of the store, probably IN
search of a sack Ofmoney. They left
them open aud the goods in very I'M
settled condition. The parties evil
DENLY live not far away else they
would have taken the silvcrware and
many other valuable goods that were
mt
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-11-01
POINTS OF INTEREST.

During my recent trip TO St. Loui;
I have added many new and usefu
novelties, druggists sundries, ETC., tt
my drug stock.
The largest, fiTest and cheapest line
of sponges ever brought to tine city.
Try the new perfume "PRIMRosE.'
See the new line of toilet soaps.
The largest, cleanest and best line o.
drugs and chemicals in the county.
Watches, clocks, gold pens and al
kinds of jewelry at actual cost price.
Watches and clocks repaired Oh
short notice and work positively war
ranted.
Having secured the services of the
polite and efficient druggist, Clare Nc
Fadden, my prescription and drug de.
partment will be in his charge and
your prescriptions will receive careful
and prompt attention in the, future.
Prescriptions filled at all hours OF
the night.
Fine cigars specially.
All kinds of smoking and chewing
tobacco. Respectfully,
j. G PoLsTER.