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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
The Modern Literary Sneak.

The greatest danger In literature to-
day is not from what can be truthfully
called sinful books. says Edward w.
Box. In the Ladies' Home Journal. so
much as from wha Is termed the 'sug-
gestive" novel, In which sin Is gided
and limited at, but not openly told.
And this Is the novel which Is working
infinite damage 10 hundreds and thou
sands Of girls aud women. Let an au-
thor write novel ia which sin Is open
ly portrayed, and the law LAYS his
hand upon him and the publisher who,
issues Ii. Besides. such a book Is rare
ly successful. since il cannot find an
open market, and sin openly told Is al
ways revolving even TO the most hard
ened mind. But it is the suggestive"
novel, which actually tells nothing. vet
suggests the most debasing vices The
author knows just how far he can 60
In his nefarious traffic. and keep on the
safe side Of the law. With supreme
effort. can command certain amount
of respect for Z really debasing novel
list. for, In showing his true colors, he
is like dangerous shoal which | can
avoid. But the suggestive" novelist
IS literary sneak and coward. Like
a midnight assassin he pursues his
trade In the dark afraid of the light of
day. He will hint ut vice. suggest IL
and color IL; but there is where he
stops. Close with him in personal
conversation. and he will grin at his
literary cowardice and tell you that he
means nothing. These are the books
which are dangerous. since they rob
the vices which they portray of their
hideousness and make them attractive.
have heard women call them clever"
''piquant" and "liyely." You may
dress them in language as you will,
you may tell me that the story is
smart and ''snappy, but tell you,
my dear reader. there is only one
word which truthfully denominates this
kind of books. and that is--fithy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

As you were saying. surely the
proper way 10 fold an overcoat when
one wishes 10 carry it on the arm IL
with its lining turned In. But now
comes along 90. 4. d." and-with
that assurance which the initials lead
one TO expect-asserts that an over
coat cannot be folded in that way so as
to prevent the sleeves falling down.
venture to say. however. that the state
ment Is as erroneous rs 1t is positive.
says writer in the Boston Post. 20.
+. D." will soon doubtless fold up and
pus away for the summer Cf. indeed.
he has not already done SOY his winter
overcoat. In doing this will he not
spread the oyercoat on the bed with its
lining resting on the coverlet; will he
not then proceed TO smooth out the
sleeves, 10 turn over each edge OF the
coat so as to cover each sleeve. then
fold down the middle and finally once
traversely $50 to speak)-the result be-
ing n nice little square Cor almost
square) bundle, ready TO be pinned in
n cloth, labeled and put on n shelf
Now, mark the difference between this
method and tho one | propose. The
above overcoat. when folded will have
its lining outside. But il when 20. +.
d." spreads out the overcoat on the bed
he places not the lining but the outside
OF the coat next 10 the coverlet, aud
then proceeds to fold in the same man
ner, he will find that the sleeves are
securely caught between the folds OF
the coat; and he may walk to his hearts
content. absorbed in Euclid or what
not, without fear of the sleeves
falling out. / will admit that the
coat thus folded. with the outside
exposed TO the weather and the lining
protected. Is not SO neat MS. and is more
likely 10 be creased than, il folded with
the lining outside; but / do maintain
that the coat is thus better protected
from wet and dust. and the sleeves
will not drop down and bother the
owner.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

TO the probAbR object Of ell these horns
aud spines- Iexplsined my theory to
the professor. Snakes are partial TO
frogs. and Ia short time the horned
frogs. owing TO their resemblance TO the
ordinary frog. would soon become ex-
tinct II nature had not stepped In aud
interfered by providing the animal with
sharp horns. When rattlesnake comes
across horned frog. no matter how
hungry to blend with his prey II will be
necessary TO have the coat Of his
stomach lined with zinc. This being n
little inconvenient the snake bears of to
the right and hunts up another resiaur-
ant.
Prof. Cope was much impressed with
my theory, and said he was going TO lay
IL before some scientific body.
The horned frog 10 very abstemious.
IL can live for months without eating
anything and be none the worse for Il.
This cunning little reptile will remain
perfectly immovable In one position for
days at time. which looks very much
as IL Nature started 10 make messenger
boy OF IL. but changed her mind.
The principal diet OF the horned frog
dies. have seen one used as q hy-
trap In the window OF a Texas restaur-
ant The regular customer probably got
as many flies as the frog. but he didn't
know IL. while the frog did. That's
where the frog had the laugh on the
regular customer.
The horned frog lays dozen or so
eggs. but, unlike the hen, does not ay
up on the fence aud cackle Historically
Immediately aftervsrd. Neither does
the horned frog sit on Its nest aud hatch
out the eggs, but buries them In the
sand and allows the sun 10 attend 10 the
incubating process,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
MN'lR5FN' H.,
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THE cENTIPEDE.

table knife In some parts OF Mexico
the centipede Is even larger. and almost
as dangerous as a rattlesnake. Each
side OF the insect Is armed with about
forty legs, and each leg is armed with
stings like that OF wasp.
When centipede anchors his head II
the feshy anatomy OF human being.
throws out his two graphing irons from
his rear, and then draws his eighty odd,
very odd. claws together. u will bring
tears TO the eyes OF tax collector &c
see how the little pet holds on.
When the centipede takes up his res.
idcnce In city IL Is usually In some
old house. In the chimney or among the
foundation stones. His diet Is believed
10 be insects that are not so heavily
armed and ironclad ms he Is. Why
centlpedes were created in tho first
place Is mystery that has never beer
satisfactorily solved. They are moi
numerous in the well-settled portions OF
Texas. aud are rarely seen except In q
bottle of alcohol In a showcase Of some
druggist who has taste for the beauti
full.
Centlpedcs are found in Mi sorts OF
unexpected places. A Northern scientist
found one in his bed. He had no diff
Guilty about H.
have heard OF gentleman who wai
addicted TO blowing flute finding Q
centipede lie was just beginning TO
tootle tootle and was somew hat surprised
at the peculiar tremolo OF the flute, but
his surprise was enlarged when cen
tipede stuck its head through the hole
aud swung on TO the long convexity OF
his upper lip, changing the perform
anoe from an instrumental TO vocal
solo.
Centipedes can also be found In boots
IL they are there.
THE sEDATE HORNED FROG.
The horned frog. so-called. is not an
insect, but Is included In this sketch on
account OF bis striking appearance. He
looks as II he might be dangerous 10
handle, but tie truth IL he Is perfectly
harmless and has no facilities for injur-
ing anybody. no matter how malicious
he might be.
Moreover he Is not frog at all but .
lizard.
lie has no vocal ability like the frog.
He never sings He cannot jump, and
like tho young lady In the ballad who
adjusted her clothing on hickory limb,
he never goes near the water, all OF
which cxplodcs the frog theory.
However, he has horns. two on the
back OF his head, while his whole back
Is incrustcd with horns. all OF which, to
the little animals credit. are on the out
side. With man the horns are usually
on the inside.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

and meerschaum are saved. The am
Der dust Is melted and made into AIM
berine. The meerschaum dust IL
chopped up and worked into paste.
from which imitation meerschaum
pipes are made. IL Is common idea
that real meerschaum eau be told from
imitation meerschaum by the fact that
real meerschanm floats on the water,
but imitation meerschaum floats also.
Imitation meerschaum can be made
which will color better than real meer-
schaum does. though IL does not last so
long aud the color is likely to come
In streaks. Ii is hard for a man who
is not in the business TO tell . real
from an imitation meerschaum.
Ii Is hard TO make an estimate OF
the cost OF pipe from the cost OF the
materials. as so small proportion OF
the raw material can be used. To get
a stem for big pipe whole box may
be gone through without finding any
suitable piece. The best quality OK
meerschaum frequently has air holes
and cracks in IL.
A visit TO the factory would repay
any smoker. There are the original
boxes in which tho amber and meer-
schaum come. pipes partly finished
and pipes almost finished. aud IL you
get on the right side OF the proprietor.
he will show YOU carvings of which he
has been proud since he was boy.
One of them. which Is tenderly wrapped
up, he carved when he was Is years
old. While he was showing it to
man few weeks ago piece was
broken of. The piece is chip hard
" as large rs big pinhead. but IL has
been tenderly put away with the origi-
nal carving in the box where II was
placed more than thirty years ago.
AZ Y. Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

A guest at one Of the mountain resorts
who was charged 10 cents for glass Of
lemonade made prompt and vigorous
kick. saying:
This Is nothing short OF highway
robbery. and | won't submit TO H.
My friend" said one OF the clerks.
who had been called on to adjust the
matter. what do you suppose our oh
ject Is In keeping this hotelr'
ITO accommodate the public. OF
course"
Exactly. but that's not all. We In
tend TO make money at the same time"
you dot"
"Of course we do. We must have .
profit. even on our becr."
Then I'll pay my bill and gol j llk,
10 see everybody get along. but wher
the clothing store In my town sells sui
OF clothes for half of I'm not goini
away from home 10 pay somebody full
figures and little more on top OF them. >
N " Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
TEXAN PETS AND PESTS.
AWEALTH or vlNDlcTlvE INSECTS IN
THE LONE STAR STATE.
Traits OF the Festive Tarantuia and lido
syncrasles OF the Fascinating Devils
Horse, Etc.

In the most settled parts OF Texas
venomous insects are almost as obsolete
% they are In the Middle States. but In
the valley OF the Rio Grande. the boun-
Diary between Texas and Mexico. taran-
tulas. centipedes. scorpions. ticks, and
other irritators OF the human cuticle
can be had for the picking. and they are
ripe from one years end to the other.
While the natives Of this cactus. grow.
Ing region are deprived OF pneumonia.
rheumatism, and other elements OF New
England weather. kind nature recon.
penses them with a wealth OF vindlctive
insects. the sting of any one OF which Is
calculated TO make craven image take
notice OF what Is going on. There Is
also q species OF gallinipper that Is an
expert at boring into the human frame.
II . man could bore Ms fast as a gallinip-
per I. 800. foot oil well could be drilled
In an hour and twenty minutes. says
Alex Il. Sweet Ia the ~ Y. Herald
TRAITS OF THE TARANTULA.
Probably the tarantula Is entitled to q
position at the head Of the program. As
his portrait shows. his personal appear
ance seems to have been gotten up for
tho purpose OF inspiring lack OF con-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

ddence. He Ia an enormous, dark.
brunette spider. which. like the average
cowboy. runs largely TO hair and legs.
His (the tarantula's) entire body Is
covered with short, coarse black hair or
bristles. He IL armed with pair OF
curved fangs with which he obtains his
food or rcpcls the familiarity of man.
When q tarantula's legs are spread out
he will cover the palm OF mans hand.
He wears the style OF polonaise peculiar
TO all spiders
However. the tarnntula has his good
pointa Unlike the mosquito he does
not partnkc OF man as m article OF diet.
The tarantula bites only In selfdcfense.
and he subsists on grasshoppers and
other fellow insects. He is quiet until
he 10 leased by prodding him niliarly
with a canc. for instance, In The small OF
his back. Then his hair stands up on
end like the quilts on fretful porcuplne;
he gnashes his fangs and swings his
limbs over his head after the fashion Of
New York official whose honesty has
been questioned.
The bite of tho tarantula Is rarely
fatal, but while IL lasts the pain Is more
severe than parting with new IS bill.
HABITS oY THE DEVILS HORSE.
These two comlcal looking insects.
which In pose somewhat resemble a
couple Of girl graduates playing duet
on piano, are called devils horses. but
unlike the girl graduates thus employed
the devils horses are perfs city harm
less. This insect IL the mantis rcllgiosh,
Or the praying mantis. 80 called because
Of the mistaken belief OF the early ex-
v>iofara that he ~ IN oavtug hia nrnvarn
All the praying he does Ia spelt with an
"e." lie preys on flies aud mosquitoes.
which he eats very much after tho
fashion Of boy pulling himself over a
banana.
The appearance OF the devils horse IL
very much against him. inasmuch as he
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
A Wonderful TRANSFORMATION.

A tadpole, the larva OF frog, has a
tail and no legs. gills instead OF lungs,
the heart precisely like that OF a fish. n
horny beak for eatiRg vegetable food.
and spiral intcstines for digcsting Il.
With the approach Of maturity the
hind legs appear. then the front ones;
the bcak falls OIL. the tail and gills
waste away, the lungs are created; the
digestive apparatus Is changed to suit
the animal diet; the heart becomes rep
Nlian In type by the addition OF an
other auricle; in fact. skin, muscles.
nerves. and blood vessels vanish, being
absorbed atom by atom. while a new
set Is being substituted.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
Emperor Williams Royal Cousin.

There Is a great deal of sham In al
the show OF affection that has been 90
ing on ut Berlin between the Emperor
William and his uncle. the Prince OF
Wales. II Is pretty well known that
the two have an an i'll opinion of one
another. Wales hates Berlin because
he regards IL as vulgarly democratic
town. and he has always looked upon
William as bear. AS for the Young
Emperor, he has been taught by Bis
marck to regard England as a non.
sensical little patch. wholly unworthy
of consideration. and he has been
heard 10 remark that the Prince of
Wales was simply petit-maitre and a
flaneur."
Wales was accompanied to Berlin by
his second son. Prince George. After
they had been there two DAYS the son
broke out suddenly one day with: IA
Their, have you seen "A pretty girl since
you came herep"
That's a curious question" replied
Wales. How came you TO ask itpn
We'll, fanced you'd be on the
lookout" said George, 'and | wish
you'd tell me IL you see one, for I've
got tired OF hunting for them. Your
Judgment in that direction Is good
enough for me"
The Prince OF Wales speaks German
very iIuently. but this Is hardly 10 be
wondered at, since up to the time he
was IL years old German was the lam
guage spoken almost exclusively In the
royal nursery at Windsor Castle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

resembles man more than any other In
sect that has ever been invented. His
small. round head and long neck are
suggestive Of dude. His head. by the
way, seems 10 revolvc on . swivel. or
pIyot. like that OF an owl. Two long
feelers sprout from the bumps of mlrth-
fulness.
His physical makeup Is combination
style OF architecture. In which the ant
aud the grasshopper are equally blended.
The DEVILS horse seems TO have about
forty times the kicking power OF the
grasshopper, and as the grasshopper Is,
In proportion TO its size, n hundred times
stronger than man. tho young devils
horse, when he goes out counting aud
finds the old man at home. must have
very exciting time OF IL.
II man were, in proportion 10 his size.
as strong as DEVILS horse u Is estimated
that he could throw book agent mile
and half
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
Had Changed his Mind.

Mr.. Timon Tyde. You promised me
last year tina you would give me anot her
chance this ummer.
Miss Oily d'Aller (erpectdntly). Il re-
member.
Mr.. TImon Tyde.-Well. Oily. dear.
won't you release yourself from that
promise - Puck.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

Professor Tyndall. although bitterly
opposed politically to Mr.. Gladstone.
has said that he would cheerfully risk
his own life 10 save Gladstone's 1T any
time.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
THE HORNED FRoo.

His body Is fiat. and Prof. Cope OF
Philadelphia. who was in Texas some
years ago. supposed that the FIRST speci-
mon be examined had been run over by
y wagon OF subjected to n leiier.press.
Prof. Cone questioned mo closely as
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

At Cherokee ga recently a squire
united n very young couple. The
groom was Is and the bride y years Of
age.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
THE DEVILS HORSE.

The devils horse Is disposed to be
sociable, not 10 say obtrusivc. When
the lights arc liz In the parlor he comes
through the shutters and proceeds TO
crawl down the back OF some lady. III
he Is foiled In this direction he may
ascend the limbs OF some youth under
meath his raiment He respects no per-
son or part OF person. He Is gotten
up in assorted sizes 10 suit the different
tastes OF different people.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27
THE CHEERFUL cENTIPEDE.

The centipede. as will be seen at q
glance. belongs to the scolopendra fami-
ly, and Is. OF course, related TO the my
riopoda branch OF It, The centipedc Is
not only unpleasant and repulsive TO the
sight. but is not desirable object 10
handle.
This cheerful insect Is armed with
pair OF fangs Of such strength that IL can
readily bite or the corner OF a kiln
dried railroad lunch counter pie. Its
terminal facilities consist OF a pair of
hooks.
A full-growa centipede Is occasionally
as long and broad as the blade OF q
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WEATHER REPORT,

WEATHER REPORT,
WASHINGTON, Sept. l2.-Lieutenant Beal
of the signal service has this to say about
today's weather: The storm center in
North Dakota yesterday is now over Duluth.
Light rains with strong gales are reported
from Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska with
falling temperature. The freezing weather
of yesterday in Montana has extended
southwark into Northern Colorado and
eastward through to North Dakota to St.
Vincent MINI. st. Vincent has temper
AZURE of 80 degrees with two inches of
snow. The temperature at Helena is 80
degrees, Fort Carter 80 degrees and Chey
enne % degrees. The temperature along
the western edge of the corn belt is:
Moorehead, SO; Huron, S. D., So; Valentine,
Neb., SO. and North Platte, Neb., AZ de-
grees. Cloudiness prevented frost this
morning.
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-rhis morning for
the first time in several months the house
ways and means committee held session.
The purpose was to discuss the treatment
of the senate amendments to the tariff bill
and the entire session was so consumed. AS
the bill itself had not reached the commit
and the proceedings were entirely confined
to general discussion. On one point there
seemed to be- a practical agreement, and
that was that the amendments should
be considered by the committee IN
stead of acceding to the request of
ike senate for conference as to how
much time should be. allotted to that pro-
ceeding, There seemed to be diversity of
opinion, but there was pronounced dis
position on both the Republican and DEM
Ocratic sides to hasten action in the COM
mittee as much as could be done. The
date upon which the bill when enacted into
law shall take effect was also discussed, but
without result beyond the development of q
strong individual belief that the date fixed
by the senate, October /, is too early to ad-
nit of final action upon this bill, and its
the country. The committee meets
again tomorrow and will proceed
formally to consider the bill. 1t is
said by some Democratic members that
the facility which their party associates
will lend themselves to the Republican eff
forts to hasten the final disposition of the
bill is conditional upon the programme
which is to be adopted by the Republicans
in the house for the remainder of the ses.
sion and that if it should be attempted to
pass threatened resolution to interfere
with the Ohio districts as established by
the last gerrymander, or to force through
other pronounced partisan measures resort
will be had to all parliamentary means to
obstruct the tariff bill.
RELATING TO COAL LANDS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator Teller
today reported favorably, from the public
lands committee, a bill to facilitate the
working of Western coal lands by authoriz,
ing, the acquisition of adjoining non-min-
ways.
WORK OF THE HOUSE TOMORROW.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-1omorrow has
been assigned by the house tor the delivery
of eulogies upon the late Senator Beck OF
Kentucky.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-18
MOrtallY Wounded.

GAINESVILLE, Tex, Sept. 11.-Jim Kelley,
a notorious tall negro bully was shot and
MORALLY wounded at this place last night.
The shot was fired by his brother Alonzo.
The shooting occurred at the home of the
two brothers near the Missouri Pacific rail-
way. The brothers are both married men
and lived together with their families in
the same house. Jim, who is a "bad
niger" and has a record as a fighter, wa
using indecent language in the presence of
his brothers spouse. The dusky Alonzo re-
quested him to cease. Jim continued to make
unnecessary remarks about his sisters
character, stating that she had wilfully
cast from her the priceless jewel of her
virtue. This reflection apparently striking
Alonzo with the severity of truth he pulled
a pistol and fired. The ball struck his
brother in the side about the abdomen and
passed through him.
Medical attendance was summoned and
the wound pronounced fatal. The
wounded negro is. however, yet alive.
Alonzo was arrested and jailed.