The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-15

lo2, alS.V,s passengers.
Canada proposes to place duty on for
cign books and pictures and tho London IL
Illustrated papers are protesting.
Bellamy's book, 'sLooxing backward,
has been translated In Germany, under the
significant title Of "Everythirg National
led
II cost the state OF Massachusetts, So
50ss7 to be represented In New York ut
tho centennial celebration OF the inaugur-
alton OF George Washington.
II Is estimated that Santa Barbara
county. California, contains thirty pee
farms, with 1850 hives. The output or
honey this year was 1900 pounds.
A curious fact about cigarette smoking Is
that nearly double as many cigarettes arc
smoked during July, August and Soptem-
Der as during any other three months or
the year.
A mail bag was recently found In the old
law courts nj Franklin. on tho Main, Cor
many, containing ls5 undelivcrvd letters,
dating back To 1885, all in good state OF
preservation.
The earliest known win has been discov-
cred by Flinders Petrie at kahun, or IA
the town was known 4, 500 years ago, lila
hun. The document Is so curlously modern
IN form that II might almost be granted pro-
bate to-day
An Argentine Republic revenue cutter
has discovered an island of The coast OF
Patagonia. The only human being on the
island was a Spanish sailor shipwrecked
there in l.SO lie had lived for ten years
on raw shell fish end birds eggs.
General Stark is to have a statue in tho
state mousse yard at Concord II viii cost
$4,000 and seven sculptors are competing
for the commission. IL is not every sculptor
that has moro than he can do. The supply
Of art is greater than the demand
The Cape OF Good Hope can now DO
reached by telegraph via the west coast OF
Africa, as we'll as via tbs Red Sea and
Zanzibar. So the dark continent is bound
around by the electric wire that is con-
stantly making the world smaller.
India rubber for street paving is now
talked OF in London. Granite asphalt,
wood and other materials have been tried
and found wanting Rubber has bsen laid
down on The approaches 10 Euston railway
station and seems TO be serviccable.
The total population within the police
district OF London Is, In rouGd numbers. D.,
10000 people. The police force consists OF
about IA, 900 men. Exclusive OF the officers
specially employed, the number available
for metropolitan service is upward OF ~
800.
Prof David Swing. the famous Chicago
preacher, says that tue fate OF the hrst ser
mon nc tried 10 preach would have dis
couraged most men from continuing IN tho
ministry. Practice makes perfect Tho
complete public speaker Is a natter or
evolution.
The Philadelphia Record tells OF tho fol-
lowing bucolic tragedy Farmer Allen
did not believe that his hired man kept
good watch on the stable, and so lac dis
gused himself won't out and began bang
ing around und the first thing he knew had
a charge OF shot in his lex.
Ii has been stated that Miss Amelia Il.
Edwards was tho first woman 10 receive
tho title OF LII ID. She received il abous
four years ago. But Maria Mitchell was
made an LII. ID. in 1882 and Mrs. &. w.
Dali in 1877. In the mattet OF doing honor
10 women Americas taxes the ioaI
a rusty nail is priced relic la tho mu-
scum OF Houlton, Me, Academy. 1t is ono
OF the nails used Ia building tue sea wall
at Louisburg, rs nearly LOO years ola, and
comes from the center OF the struggle
which determined whether France or En-
gland should control North America.
The hardness OF hairpiu in tho hands
Of woman has long been no secret or
mystery. From buttonIng a boot TO mond-
ing an umbrella II Is useful in almost any
emergency, but New York woman has
clappcd tho climax by utilizing the ever
present hairpin for stabbug policeman.
tits fact well known 70 pigeon fancicrs
that the two eggs laid by pigeons almost
invarlbly produce malo and female Some
curious experiments AS TO which OF tho
eggs produce the male and which the female
have resulted in showing that the first egg
laid is the female and the second the male
There Is collection OF postage stamps in
Germany, the most complete in tue world,
which Ia valued at more than million
dollars. This appears wild talk, but IL Is
true If reports from abroad can be depend
ca upon. There are several collections In
England which are worth $4,000 In tho
open market
butchercd at Waahlngton Court House,
Ohio. the following articles were found:
several nails, two and three inches long;
screws. brass nails, carpet lacks and "A mum.
Der OF small stones. There was fully
quart Of these articles la the animals stom.
ach. The cow was apparently In good
health before being butchcred.
The immodcratc consumption OF "avG
ia the Sandwich Islands causes "a peculiar
affection OF the skin characterized by rcd
ness and infiltration la the epidermis. Tho
drinkers OF the beverage are usually
..t. fl al. =.