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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-19

Uncle Sans Grand Jury Investigates the
Defunct Commercial National.


The United States grand Jury which has
just adjourned Ia Dubuque Iowa. has in
dicted President X. T.. Graves and Cashier
u. :. Harris, Of the dcfunct Commercial
National Bank. No bill was found against
the directors.
The prosecution was instituted by the
banks which hold Ss51,0OO OF obligations
against the Commercial. the original total
OF all the obligations being about Sj50,0O0
District Attorney Murphy during his adj
ministration saw nothing on which TO base
a criminal action, but the banker creditors
recent placed an expert named Holloway,
from the Winneshiek County Bank, at De-
corah, on the books. Holloway was the
principal witness before the grand Jury.
The law makes IL criminal offcnsc for an
officer or director Of bank 10 overdraw
his account when he has no means OF making
restitution. IL ~ charged that President
Graves had an oyerdraft for $1,000 To SS 900
for some time before he left the bank, but
on the other hand IL Is said he avoided the
law 10y settling this amount before he left
Gown, surrendering hs homestead TO liqni-
date the claim. III Graves was guilty 80
was Harris. for the law makes 10 criminal
offense for the cashier 10 allow such over.
drafts by officers or directors OF the bank
IL In also charged that Graves falsihcd The
bank statemcnts-a criminal onense. The
Justification consisted In carrying assets. such
as the claim against the oatmeal mill cum
pany, which had been condemned as worth
less, aud by classify ing oyerdrafts ~ demand
loans. Graves defense IN that III. l.. stout.
who was or had been director OF the bank,
was responsible for the oatmeal mill loan,
which was therefore good, and that the
oycrdrafts nrs nothing more nor less than
demand loans. To all these transactions the
cashier was party.
IL Is believed that Graves and Harris will
not seek 10 avoid the officers. but Will go TO
Dubuque Ia stand trial. Graves ~ said 10
be running bank In Arizona, and Harris ~
cashier of the First National Bank NJ
Pueblo, Col.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-19
Robbed Hotel Guests.

Thieves have been making havoc among
the guests OF the Hotel Woodruff. Chicago.
III. Entrance has been gained In each case
10y breaking hall windows opening out upon
a low roof la the rear. by means Of false
keys the rooms wefe entered aud clothing,
iewelry and money secured aggregating IN
value nearly GOO. younger Williams. a
wcil-known thief. and his companion. a
former bell-boy at the Woodruff. were ar
rested on suspicion and were lodged ut q
station-house.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-19
SOCIETY TERRIBLY SHOCKED.
The Mishap that Came Upon Young Lady
Participants In AN Amateur show.


The -four hundred OF Burlington, Iowa
are horribly shocked over the predicament
In which number OF their leading young
ladies found themselves after the close OF
an amateur entertainment AT the opera house.
The entertainment had been gotten up by
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe, travelling managers,
who came there about five weeks ago and
began the rehearsal OF carnival militaire,
rather pretty and beautifully costumed en-
tertainment. Mr.. and Mrs. Howe furnished
the costumes, aud the participants were all
members Of Christ Episcopal Church guild
which had the entertainment In charge.
Many Of the young ladies donned their cos
tunes at home aud went 10 the opera house
During the evening sheriff from neigh
boring city appeared with an attachment
upon the entire paraphernalia. The young
ladies were horrihed when, the curtain hav-
ing fallen on the lastact, they were informed
that they could not take the costumes from
the building. A great hubbub ensued. but
the sheriff was immoyable, and the result
was that those who hal donned the costumes
at home were compelled to 20 away In de-
cidedly scant attire. Tho shock has pros
trated the four hundred.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30

last Jacob said, with sigh: swell, so you
leave us to-moIro father. Couldn't you
stay longerr'
sits best not, Lad, it's best not. We've
had a good visit, and your mother has been
like o different creature since wee Alice
took TO her so. HUMP with little ehuckle
Of keen amusement, "blood is thicker'n
water, amt i'll When ] see little Alice
a-settin' on her grandma's lap, a-doin' what
she will with her, and her a-settin' as gem
tie and quiet as nestin' hen. feel as II I'd
like TO go out and flap my wings and say;
'Cock-ee doodle-doop"
"But you don't,n said Jacob, with an an
swering laugh.
"No. lad, DON'T" replied Uncle Aaron,
with a quizzical look, 'nor neither would
you II you was me-"
A moments pause, then Uncle Aaron,
STOPPING down, took hold OF magnificent
black bear-skin that mounted as rug, was
in front Of the CRATE.
"How queer it seems, lad, to use the
bars coat this wayl Why, many the bar
I've killed in the past twenty years in the
mountains, and yet never thought Of put
ting his coat under my feet. Why, it's just
what child might do TO put his feet on his
furry coat TO keep 'em warm. Do you know,
Jacob, one thing that strikes me right Curl
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
OUR Knights.

Tn davs OF old brave knights there WERE
In FURNISHED steel armed cap ape,
Aud sworn 10 draw their trusty s"orus
Against all wrong and tyranny;
ABOUT the land they fearless rode
Ready for DO or and weak TO hight
win uacbing shields and waving flags,
Their battle cry, God for the RightF
Such knights as those are known no more
But we have thousands, growing tai
And strong, TO form q gallant band
BEFORE which many foes must fall;
clad In no arrnor save their youth,
Vowed to uphold all noble powers,
Their standards b. essed by Hope and run
These knights OF ours these knights OF ours
Against what'er is false and cruel
Against what'er is low and mean,
Against all evil they will fight
with steadfast hearts and weapons Keen
And II they ever turn 10 flee
Thinking that they have lost the day
Some ringing voice will rally them
With Comrades face the other way
.Tis 10Y to know they bide with us.
And that they prize, far, far above
All other things upon the earth,
A mothers and sisters love;
And we will praise and honor them,
Aud crown them with the sweetest MOWERS
Each time a victoy they win
These knights OF ours these knights OF ours
Margaret Eyting, in Wide Awake
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30
UNCLE AARON;
A WIFE REDEEMED.
A Pathetic Story Of a Woman's
Folly and a Mans Heroism.
by MRS. ISOBEL II. FLOYD.
Copyright, 1881
CHAPTER v,

ChAI len W
There is spur in anguish that only the
cruelty goaded know. Jacob had hitherto
been fairly successful, but had attained nc
especial eminence in his profession, owing
TO the easy comfort Of happy surroundings
He had shown occasional flashes of brill
fancy in some of the law cases he conduct
ed, but that was all.
Now all his faculties seemed aroused and
intensified and he livedas he had never lived
before. He threw himself into his work
with force and recklessness that achieved
wonders.
In six months time he was famous. Peo-
pie crowded into the courtroom whenever
it was known that young Jacob Lane was to
speak. His logic was convincing, and his
eloquence carried his listeners along with
him, as if swept on by a torrent. 1t soon
came to be that he refused TO take any but
great cases, and his time was worth more
in dollars and cents than that of any lawyer
in the city.
Within a year he was rich enough to
leave his modest home in Charles street and
move into one Of the brown-stone mansions
on Fifth avenue. He did this because he
had a return of the old stiAed feeling that
he used to feel as a boy in the mountains.
He wanted more room and air.
What he would have done in those days
of despair without little Alice it would be
hard to say. At times, when the hungry
longing to see his wife again came over him,
it was only the sight of the wee blossom
face that kept him from self-destruction.
In the course of time his pam grew less,
and gradually the wound was at last not
healed but SCARED over
But in place of the bright-faced, confident,
innocent, frank, clear-eyed youth, who, in
his joyousness, might have stood for a
statue of hope itself, was pale, stern man,
whose every word was decisive and whose
every action had force and strength. At
home, on the street, he was quiet, reticent,
seeking no friendships, needing no man.
Only in the courtroom did the life within
him glow and leap and flash and burn,
arousing, astonishing and warning his
hearers. Right and wrong right and
wrongi That was his battle-cry, as his
bugle-notes denounced the wrong and
Numbered for the right 1t seemed as if
the one great evil he had suffered himself
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30

| the name "sir" or madam" at .h.1
ginning of letter is mere form. - =.
equivalent TO the bow with which ~
| acknowledge an introduction or ac.o--
pany greeting when meeting an ..
! quaintance, and should never !.
| omitted.
Write your own name and aadre,.
| legibly on letter. You would no 81
tonished if you could see the numbe, /,
letters that are written in clear, legibs
characters until the signature I
reached; that will be a iumble =,
strokes. If this tumble OF strokes ~
Cured in any word in the letter il would
not be so serious, for there would bo
words clearly written that would bo H..
clue to is meaning, but in the signature
there is no clue, and much ANNOYANCE
and waste of time occur DO not forye,
when you write letter that requires an
answer, and you are writing TO a person
on whom you have no claim, 10 inclose
a stamp to pay the postage on the reply.
or, better still, inclose with your request
a stamp and addressed envelope.
Some OF you may send manuscripts 10
editors. BE careful and write your full
name and address on the manuscript.
DO not be unwise enough TO write lei.
ter announcing that by that mail or the
next your manuscript will be sent. and
then have it arrive an unidentified waif.
Ministers, you know, are very know.
ing, wise people, and when we find
l.
things we are greatly amused.
Not long ago sermon arrived in
certain newspaper office without any
name or address to tell to whom it be.
longed 1t was put into drawer where
such manuscripts are put awaiting iden.
tification, with the remark: "In the
course OF month a scolding letter will
arrive" Sure enough, it came-two
pages-but neither tho title nor the text
of the sermon was given, so the poor
waif slept with its various companions.
Let us hope that the poetry and the
stories and the natural history articles
and the sermons all proved comfortable
more weeks went by, when a second
letter, much longer and far more indig-
nant, followed the first; but still
neither title nor text was given.
This time all the sermons came out to
the light, and, comparing the hand.
writing, letter was sent, asking ia
certain text was the subject OF he vii
ter's sermon. A postal came with the
word "Yes" and the writer's initials.
As week had elapsed, and meantime
hundreds OF letters had been written.
this was very indefnito; and for four
weeks more the sermon awaited identf.
cation. TO avoid all such complications,
which waste an immense amount OF
time, remember to sign your name and
address legibly on every letter and man.
uscript sent out. Do not roll your man
uscript II you wish to,have a fair read
ing.
1t is astonishing how many discour-
tesios pass through the mails. Letters
will como on soiled or torn sheets Of
paper, no feature about them attractive,
and bearing on their faces every evil
lence of being carelessly written and
not worth the writer's time or care.
Such letters rarely receive time or
care.
a letter is the writer's representative,
md should carry all the evidences Of
rood taste, good manners, and education
hat the writer possesses. Christian
Union
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no BE Continued
THREE PARROT STORIES.
Anecdotes Showing That the Birds Ar
Possessed of Reason.

Anecdotes Showing That the Birds Arc
Possessed of Reason.
There is much difference in opinion as to
whether a parrot merely initiates or
whether 1t be possessed Of reason, says the
New Orleans Picayune. Sure the parrot
that keeps jabbering ''pretty pollyn does
not seem endowed with much brain, but
what must be said when we hear such
parrot stories as the following, of which we
are willing TO youch for the truth pure and
unvarnished:
A lady owned handsome parrot, and
leaving New Orleans one summer she gave
her pet TO friends care. Polly soon became
at home in its new quarters: would bow its
head to its new mistress and say in softest
tones: "That's 1t, rub polly's head so, so,
darling, rub polly's head" That was imi,
tative. What is thisl One day its mistress
was eating plums. Polly was near; looking
up the lady laughed and said: "Aha, polly,
have plums and am not gong to give
you anyw II don't care" said polly, ~
don't want any, anyhow
A parrot belonging TO dear friend of the
writer was very much annoyed by the
pigeons, who would enter his cage every
morning as soon as he left 1t and devour the
remnants of his breakfast. A bright
thought, so it seems, came to polly. One
day as he left his cage for his morning walk
he turned and shut the door of his cage and
then gave defiant look at the marauder
pigeons. This he always did afterward,
and so saved his breakfast.
Still another parrot story, also true: Once
upon a time parrot lived in a family which
was very religious. The bird was accus-
toned to hearing daily prayers and verses
Of Scripture. One day, after a severe i'll
ness, In spite of care aud attention, the par
rot died Its last words were: 1.-THE Lord
be with your
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30

had eaten into his very soul, and that
naught could help him but righting all
wrongs for all men.
! One evening, several years after Roses
desertion of him, when he was sitting one
night in the library of his beautiful home,
little Alice surprised him by saying:
"Papa, hasn't dot any mamaln
s'No, dear" Jacob answered, gently; "she
Is dead. / told you once before"
aPoor mama,n said the child, kissing a
pretty French doll she held in her arms. 81
wouldn't like to be beaded and away from
my little durl."
"Papa, hasn't I dot any drandpa or brand
ma, elver"
"Yes, DEAR" answered Jacob, patiently;
shut they live far away from here, away up
in the mountains; don't you rememberf'
''Oh, yes; I'members. But I'd member
'em better, papa, If / seed dem sometimes
Why don't dey tum and see us, papaln
sWhyl Oh, l don't know, dear, except,
perhaps, that never asked them.n
sob, you funny papal When drow big
III ask zoo to tum and see me, and I'll div
100 ice-tream and lots of tandyl Yes,
will. Why don't 700 ask dem, papaq I'd
like to see my drandpa and drandma.n
No Quiz yOui my peb4 SAID JACOB, Strok-
ing her golden hair so like her mothers.
f'Well, you shall rn write tonight and
ask them if you like, and then they'll come
very soon"
''Oh, goodyI goodYi' said the mite,
Jumping up and down in glee. 81 must go
and tell Theresei Theresei ThereseI NY
drandpa and drandma's tuminl'
''Taisez, taisez, Mignon,n said a sweet
faced French governess, coming into the
room. ''Vous faites trop de bruit pour votre,
papa"
"Mais non, Therese," cried the baby
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30
HOME LIGHTS.

A. onward in the night we rode
A million stars the heavens snOwedi
The lambert planets burning hung,
And, like a silver signal flung
The milky way across the bike
Its nebulous white banners few.
Along the shsdowy plains we sped.
Our engines fiery eye ahead,
Cleaving the prairies night-hung space
One moment. and then on apaee,
And here and there mere faint spark
OF heme lights cleaning in the dark.
No slope OF roof the eye could see.
Nor ehimney's shape. nor line OF tree,
Nor winding country road, nor sign
or huddled sheep or sleeping kline,
Merely far windows all agleam-
A lamps clear ray, q candles beam.
Less than the stars in yon clear sky;
Less than our engines blazing eye;
Not more than fire-fies' vagrancy,
Perh APPS, as far rs light might be,
Yet how the watchers spirit yearnod
Toward each beacon as II burned
A Preside light, o mother there
Busy with loving evening care;
Tho little children safe in fold:
The dear grandparents bent and old;
The stalwart father, tired, yet blest
That days hard work earns such sweet rest.
Aht home lights-tenderer by far
Than CLEAN from Heavens fairest start
Years hence. when they are quenohed and los
Flow many poor heart tempest-sossed,
VIII long with lonesome, home-sick pain
Only to see them once againi
Mrs. Clara Doty Bates, in Chicago Advance.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30
HracInths I'm Glassas

An English grower gives the following
directions for growing hyacinths in
glasses: Fill your glass with water,
throwing in a small piece of charcoal, and
let the lower part of the bulb Just touch
the water. Put them into cool but not a
damp place, away from the light, and leave
them till the glasses are filed with roots
and the leaves have begun to develop; then
give them as much sun and light as YOU
can, adding, If necessary, occasionally a
little water. Unless the water becomes
muddy never change it, and don't put the
pots and glasses into cellar where the at
mosphere is damp, or into a cupboard
where there is no atmosphere at all A
spare room where there is no fire and
plenty Of air is best.n
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30

In Vine street cable-car, the other day,
says the Cincinnati Times-Star, were an
old gentleman with an ear-trumpet and a
very pretty young woman, accompanied by
q little boy. She smiled at intervals on the
boy and showed her pretty teeth in be-
witching way. All at once the old man, il
the way peculiar to so many deaf people who
DO not know how to modulate their voices
said, In tones so loud as to be audible all over
the car; 81 only paid five dollars for my
upper teeth. What did yours COST" Te
say that the pretty woman was mad is put
ting 1t mildly. She flonnced around with
Hush Of anger blazing In her cheeks, and
signaled the conductor to let her out st tia
next crossing.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30
HINTS ON DISCRIMINATING.
The Many DiScourtesies That should lie
Assiduously Avoided,

The Many Discourtesies That should lie
Assiduously Avoided.
Mr.. James Russell Lowell has lust
given such positive lesson in grammar
that every school-boy and girl should
see it, A pupil in school in Pennsyl-
vania wrote asking Mr. Lowell for his
autograph, in this form: II would be
very much obliged for your autograph"
She received this reply:
Pray do not say hereafter Il would be
obliged II you would be obliged, be obliged
and be done with it, Say 4 should be Obliged,
and oelige Yours truly.
JAMS RUSSELL LOWELL
This gives an opportunity to speak of
some of the mistakes, if notdiscourtesies,
of ietter-writing. 1t may seem to some OF
our young readers, who have the benefit
of associating with careful. well-trained
parents, that these remarks are unneces-
sary, but il you should sit looking over
an editors shoulder you would be sur
prised at the errors of taste, the ignorant
mistakes, made by people who should
know better. Never begin letter
''Mr. Jones'" 1t is as ill-bred as to call
Mr.. Jones John" when you have but
slight, if any, acquaintance with him.
A shade worse is to sign yourself.
yours truly, Mr.. James Brown"
Did you ever hear the story of the
man who had such high respect for
himself that he always removed his hat
when he used his own name, or referred
to himself? The man who SIGNS his
name with the prefix Mr. must he
that mans brother; and the woman who
signs herssli Mrs" or Miss" must he
his sister, Tie word dear" prehxing
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-30
THE BEST DOG.
One That is True 10 His Master and win
stand by Him In Trouble.

One That is True To His Master and win
stand by Him in Trouble.
Bert and Tommy had been reading
stories about intelligent dogs Then
they began to talk and guess which
would be the best sort to have They
could not agree. so they thought they
would ask their grandfather's opinion
They ran to him, both asking the same
question: (Which is the best kind OF
dog, grandpa?
He put his newspaper down and took
his glasses off, and answered, slowis;
THAT kind that will be true TO a master
and stand by him no matter what hap
pens" Then he said: II have read and
heard of many dogs doing wonderful
things, but / never really knew but one
that would make the hero OF story.
He was homely yellow cur that nobody
would have paid cent for"
''Oh. do tell us about hint" said Bert
and Tommy together.
So their grandfather folded his paper
and went on talking slowly: "0nce
was travelling on road in country full
of hills and hollows. 1t was a snowy
day in winter. with high wind. was
hurrying along to get out of the storm,
when little dog jumped up in front OF
me, barking with all his might.
81 tried to drive him of, but he
howled and hung on to my coat in such
way that began to think he was beg
ging me to help him. So stopped, and
then he ran back few steps and stood
waiting for me to come.
Il followed him, and looking over the
bank by the roadside saw a man part
ly buried in the snow went to him
and found that he had slipped on theice
and fallen down into deep gully, where
he lay with a sprained ankle.
Il helped him up, but he could hardly
move, for he was so old and feeble and
benumbed with the cold In short
time | saw boy in wagon driving IN
our direction. shouted to him, and
when he saw what had happened he said
he knew the old man and would take
him home
I'VE lifted him into the wagon and
made him as comfortable as we could.
The little dog had stood near look
ing very serious and anxious till he saw
that his master was in safe place
Then he went wild with Joy, frisking
around and licking my Bands to thank
me. Then he seampered on Asscr the
wagon as fast as he could go. Now, !
call that the right kind of a dog"
80 do |. grandpa said Bert; and,
$50 do l. echoed Tommy.-M E. \.
in Our Little Ones.