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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14

Salt fish will soak fresh much quick
er in sour milk than in water
Lamp burners can be Renovated by
boiling them in strong soda water.
Sauces for tea in glass dish with
glass preserve plates adds TO the tea
table
New iron should begradually heated
at frst--it will not be so likely TO
crack.
Cups and saucers stained with tea
may be made bright by using little
damp salt.
II pays TO be nice; even bread tastes
better II cut in uniform slices, not too
thick or too thin.
Machine oil can be removed from
new muslin garments by washing the
spots In clear cold water.
To remove tar from the hands rub
with the outside OF fresh lemon peel
and wipe dry Immediately.
In cutting pie IL il well 10 bring
geomctrical fitness 20 bear. The eye
and little carefulness will do IL.
Hard-fnished walls may be washed
with soapsuds and wiped dry. A bit
OF pumice stone will remove stains.
All the scent sachcts In lady's
chamber will not disguise the stuify
smell from ill-kcpt toilet ware or un-
aired closets.
Tray cloths. made OF butchers
linen or monte linen. will save the
tablccloth greatly and can be made at
home very easily.
Save tea leaves for few days. steep
them for an hour, strain and use the
liquid 20 wash Vanished paint. oil
cloths and window panes.
II "A tablespoonful OF water isput into
the pan before adding milk which Is To
boil. tho milk will not stick 70 the pan
nor be as liable Co scorch.
One pound OF -four. one tablespoonful
OF alum and three quarts OF water
boiled together with newspapers till OF
the consistency N putty makes good
filling for floor cracks. IL hardcns
like papier mache.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14

French or plays high-class music on
the piano. A man wants "A wife OF
whom he Is proud, either at home or
abroad. He wants her 10 be- neat aud
well-mannered. IL Is not really neces-
sary that she be pretty, but she must
be agreeable. OF kindly disposition.
loving and affectionaie. The woman
who is fitting herself for the position
OF wife should be careful not TO bank
very heavily on her beauty. The sad
dest sight in all the world Is a woman
who has built everything on good
looks, when the charms begin to van
ish. Oh. how they try 10 cover the
wrinkles and hide the ravages of time.
When Time. with iron-shod feet. steps
on face, the hoof-marks remain and
you cannot hide them. II Is silly Ia
try 10 hide them. Why be ashamed OF
age. when IL Is i'm itself an evidence
that you have lived tolerably well, or
you would not have lived SO longg
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
cnpt. Webster.


An inquiry was made recently about
n Capt Webster who was hanged by
the rebels some time ia 1862. | re-
member the circumstance well. and
the comments OF the newspapers at the
time rs 20 why our government did
not Interfere. The reason Il not hard
60 find. Capt Webster never existed.
In 1861. whom Charley Campbell OF
Chambcrsburg, raised his battery OF
artillery which was afterwards en-
larged into the artillery Of the Pa. Re-
serves. there came with him 60 Har-
risburg tall athletic follow. OF whom
il was reported that h had been par
doncd out OF the pcnitentiary ON con
dition OF cnlisting In the service. |
know be gave the guards at Camp
Curtin no end OF trouble. He could
not be kept In camp. and was contin-
ually In hot water. | believe the up
shot OF the matter was that Charlie
Campbell kicked him out OF the bat
terry. After the first Bull Run we all
went down 20 Washington. and who
should turn up one day in our camp
but this same fellow, dressed In a Col
oners uniform. AT this time don {
think his name was Webster. II my
recollection serves me IL was Thomp-
son.
In the winter OF 1862 and 1868 I
was stationed at Point OF Rocks. and
there | met Capt. Means, OF the Lou
doun Rangers, and in conversation with
him he spoke OF Webster. and in com
pairing descriptions. found he was
the same man OF the Reserve Artillery.
Webster, as he was then called. was
about six feet In height. nose slightly
turned 90 one side. ad-shouldcrcd,
and low spoken; quiet unless aroused.
and then a perfect devil.
Capt. Means Informed me that Web
ster had joined his command. but had
developed into a common robber In
those border counties. and had given
him (Means) great deal OF annoy
ance. He said that he had once cap
tured rebel recruiting officer In
Loudoun County, and after robbing
him had deliberately murdered him.
and had then gone into tho house
where the rebel lived In Loudoun
County, and with his heels on the table
had gloatingly described the killing
10 the rebel officers wife and family.
Means had TO at length drive him out
OF his command. and Webster In re-
turn stole Means favorito horse and
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
Pensions $3.50. ooo. ooo a Year.

The expenditure for pensions next year
wii reach Sl3O,OOO,O0u. and The amount will
steadily increase each year for nj least H.
years 10 come. There = based upon the
present pension laws and those which have
already received the votes Of both Houses OF
the present Congress. II other pension laws
are passed the amount required Will be
greater.
Generosity 10 the old soldiers. yes. Every
patriotic citizen is in favor OF that
AT The same iime there are other, 10 be
considered. This inconceiYahle sim Of II 50,-
OCOO0O year l. mostly wrung from the
hard earnings of mrn and women-yes, and
lille childrcn-many OF whom are a. poor
a. the poorest OF the old soldiers. Boston
Globe.
IL i not for "A moment true that
"this iuconceiyablc sum Of $3.50 600. :
600 year is mostly wrung from the
hard earnings OF men and women
yes. and little children many Of whom
are as poor as the poorest OF the old
soldiers" The Globe would also inn
ply that il Is "wrung" for the express
purpose of spending IN pensions which
Is glaringly untrue The money is
collected for the purpose Of enhancing
the earnings OF these men and women
for whom the Globe sheds crocodile
tears Were IL not collected they
would not earn anything like a. much
as they do now. They would be inn
mensely poorer than they now are.
They would lose $50 or $50 for every
8 that is now collected for duties
They would get nothing cheaper that
Is now taxed. while ull they had 60 sell
farm products, skilled labor. etc.
would be greatly lcssened in value. II
not 81 OF the above $3.50. COO 900 were
spent for pensions. beer. wine whisky,
champagne cigars. silk dresses French
brandy. foreign perfumery etc, would
cost the consumers every cent that
those articles do now. No one In this
country would be any richer, except a
few brewers. distillers. suloon-kceper-
and importers. while everybody would
be much poorer. National Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
Newsand Notes.

The New Hampshire w. G.. X. has
thirty-seven corps in good standing.
A soldiers and sailors monument is
to be erected in Prospect park, Brook
lyn. ~ Y.
Kaltcs post 30, the largest post in
the city Of New York. Is making ar
engagements TO attend i'm a body the
next national cncampment
Detroit post No 3Sl will act ms an
escort TO Commandcr-in-Ch X. A.
Algcr from Detroit TO Boston. TO at
tend the national encampment in 1890
General IT, :. Grant Post No 327
Brooklyn. n. Y, presented the chill
dren Of the public schools Of that city
with eighty-two bunting United States
flags mounted on stats. with spears
and tassels and belts.
The membership OF the G.. A. r. de-
partmcnt OF Pennsylvania on December
3lst. 1889. was 1868, an aggregate
gain during the year OF 2,7S3 mem
bcrs. Fifteen years ago the member
ship OF this department was less than
1000.
Soldiers like simple men and So they
liked Crook In the Sioux campaign
in Montana Crook marched his men
down TO a little creek and gave his or
der: Break ranks; wash socks. y
Then the general commanding set
about Cbeying his own orders.
General w. r. Sherman. although
educated at West Point for the United
States army has not always been a
soldier. He was for four years "A bank
er In California; he studied law and
was admitted 10 the bar in Kansas
City where he practiced law for two
years. lie also Harmed Il" nj various
periods OF his life.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
Observation-Disclosures.

An American lady writes; II can't
think what has come over our girls.
10 desire broken-down husbands with
titles I'm the United States. II man
contracts debts. CANDLES and commits
the other vices which these are apt 10
lead 10, the mothers carefully guard
their daughters from his society; but
II the worst kind OF 'blacklcg' is
prince. the case is altered and such a
shrewd business manus Coils II. Hunt
ington gave his adopted daughter So
600. 600 with which 10 buy her prince
The title seems Go turn the heads OF
not only the girls but their natural
protectors. Ii seems. from the ac-
counts We hear. that most continental
nOblemen are financially on their last
legs. What relief il would be occa-
sionally 20 find count or marquis
who hadn't gambled, who was not
deeply in deta and who didn't want
his wife TO support him. But then
that kind, II there be any such would
not marry an American girl. because
he would not have need OF her. With
a stretch of the imagination | can un-
derstand an infatuated girl paying her
husbands debts II her income permits
OF doing so. but can't understand her
being SO willing 10 pay the debts OF u
man contracted before he became her
husband. 1t seems hard TO expect an
American girl TO pay for the drives
dinners. diamonds bouquets and bon
bons that her husband in his prenup-
tial days layished upon some other
lady or opera fuvorite. and whom he
preferred very much TO his wife-only
they were luxuries he couldn't afford
TO indulge in. | know OF a case where
an actress was promised all sorts OF
Injuries as soon as n certain we'll
known nobleman (?) married rich
American; and he kept his word TO the
actress whom he doubtless considered
had prior claim TO his wife--and to-
day her turnout Is one OF the most at
tractive in the Bots dc Boulogne. and
il Is being paid for with American dol
lars. The girls who disregard titles
are wiser, live happier, and. OF course,
have more money 70 spend on thcm-
selves
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14

I'm looking over the list OF the Vet
Grams whose death occurred the past
month find that out Of the 76 whose
ages are recorded 81 died at 81 years
and under. and of the 81. 20 died be-
fore they reached the age OF 80 years
This being the fact-that the veterans
are answering the last call at the rate
OF two I'm three before they reach the
age OF Cot seems AN injustice 70
many of the old soldiers that they
must attain the age Of GO before they
can receive any benefit from the So
called service pension bill just passed
the House. Ii seems 10 the writer
that the bill should be known as IAN
age bill. and not "A service bill. The
writer has in mind two soldiers who
enlisted at the same time In 1861.
Both served faithfully the four years
and saw all the hardships of our late
war. One of them when he enlisted
was 20 years. and the other was 30
years old. making the former 40 years
and the latter 80 years old at the pres
emit time. and in one year more IF
he lives. can be placed on the rolls
for service pension. according TO the
bill, while the soldier who is only 40
years old has the fact staring him in
the face that two ont OF every three of
the old veterans answer the last call
before they get within three years of
the specified time denoted in the bill.
Are not both OF these old veterans
justly entitled to the benefits Of "a SER
vice bin ~ one Is TO be given for SER
vice. If a service bill Is to be given,
why not frame one that will do the
most good TO majority Ito say the
leas) OF the old veterans before they
are in their graves. For n service bill
Think the National Tribune bin covers
the whole. bat il does not seem right
10 call bill service bill'' and then
tack on an age limit whore only one
ia three has a chance 20 reach 1t. ~
gro. H. LYNDs Co. b. l4th n. H.,
Holyole. Mass.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
AmerIcnn nna Engll h women.

The American woman does not lack
the roposc OF her English sister, but in
place OF it she is rich in virtues un-
known TO the British matron.
She is generous and considerable.
She is not bit afraid TO say what
she likes or dislikes.
She knows whatever she may be. or
In whatever position she may placed
that ~ one word from her the Ameri-
can man is by her side ready to pro-
tcct her
She believes this Is the greatest
country In the world because its
women are good-looking and It's men
adore them.
She Is not used 90 waiting on her
self for ever since she can remember
something that wore trousers attended
60 all her wants.
She is quick TO see and good at re-
membcring and doesn't disdain n bit
OF advice.
In whatever strange land she has
gone she has been success. and to-
day II an American girl were asked TO
be the Czarina OF Russia she would
not be n bit surprised and she would
combine mercy with justice in her
rule.
The American girl Il the product OF
OF the finest plant known in the civil
lied world.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
nnrned d, Flaming on.

An explosion IN the tank steamer Hans
and Kurt lying 40 the Atlantic oil refining
rompany's dock at Point Breeze, near
Philadelphia, destroyed the vessel, $4,000
gallons OF oil. together with considerable
wharf property. including a brick storage
building Thirteen persons were injured.
several fatally. Ther had been no lire
aboard the vessel anu no causc for the cN-
pl0sion Il knpwh unless u be spDn-
tancous combu ,tion. The innrc are:
Joseph IL. Quinn. aged thiwy-six.
u shipping clerk, covered with the hurning
oil and so badly injured that he died soon
nfterward; Harris schonholtz aged thirty
seven, hoseman, overcome by heat ard in
halation OF smoke; believed 10 bc dying;
John Karl Wuendt. aged forty-two, the
steamers carpenter, badly burned and arm
dislocatcd. Ills condition is serious; Henry
Champcn, aged forty, badly burned, scri-
Gus. John stundy burned; William Quinn;
Henry spoud Robert PoetcL cook g: the
steamer. both ieet burned; SAMUEL Lynn.
engineer OF No. Company, scalded about
the body; James Deylne, engineer OF No. III
Company, scalded; William Black, foreman
Engine Company No. 1, both hands burned |;
$500 Blacrbon, seaman. scaldcd about the
legs; an unknown man burned BY oil.
All OF those seriously injured inhaled
smoke and the fumes OF burning oil. ~ did
some OF the more or less seriously injured
men. The burning steamer wa, towcd
away from the wharf aud down the river as
soon as possible and run aground. Tugs
continued to pour water into her for several
hours. She Is warped out OF shape AMI Will
have TO be rebuilt. The damage Is about
SlJOO0O. The steamer was owned In LAM
burg. -
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14

Joseph Husbands aud Thomas r. Tray
each aged eighteen wears. ~tartc ln th-lr
salboat from the south Boston. Mas, pier
for a sail AMI fishing cNrnrsiDn 10
>quantnnl, a locality about lhr.c NIL :
away. by nvitatlon they We're accom-
painted by Lawrence Herman. agei twenty
hive years; John sullivan. twenty
three; Albert Lombard. twentA-
live; Edgar MAhany. tweniy-lwo;
Joseph Tufts, twenty -onr, and Walter
Quinlan. Besides their fishing tacklr, their
worms and clams for bal; they carried with
them a keg OF beer and several fa.ks of
whisky. IL IL believed. The weather wa,
not favorable 10 sailing. The breeze was
strong and the water choppy. and when the
boat was about half way across Dorchester
Bay sudden sqlall caught the sails, and
the too heavily laden craft was cap-ixed.
About hrcc-fourtbs Of u mile away. Ia what
Is known a. tile compo>ture. Is aSnlall island
on which /, located the sewerage outlet.
Lombard was the first Of the party 10 rise 10
the surface, and he struck out far the island.
soon seven other heads bobbel up. and all
the men struggled through the water IN
their heavy clothes TO the overturned boat.
They caught hold and hung on - best they
could, but one by one they dropped on and
sank. Lombard. when about half WHY 10 the
island. gave up and disappeared also.
A still more terrible drowning accident
than the one already reported Is thought
90 have taken place In the bay. A
large schooner yacht has just been towed
into harbor. and II Is reported that every
body on board her has been lost. IL l. I'M
possible To verify the report, but Ii T.
thought that the vessel capsizcd aud every
one OF the large pleasure party that was on
board was thrown into the dark and violent
waters entirely out OF reach OF aid and that
all persisted mscrably. Among those said
20 have been on board was u member of the
city council. one OF the most prominent pol
iiicians ia the city.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
Allowed.

A new application OF the line-of-
duty principle in pension eases was
enumerated in decision last week by
Assistant Secretary Bussey. He de-
cided in the case OF Quincy !. Drake,
Second Lieutenant. 18th H., that the
claimant was entitled TO a pension for
disability incurred in a railroad acct
dent while on his way home on leave
OF absence, for the reason that. al
though on leave OF absence, Drake
had been ordered back 10 his regiment
before the leave expired, and at the
time OF the accident he was returning
10 his home 20 enjoy the balance OF
his leave. He was therefore. the AS
sistant Secretary decided. AT the place
when the accident occurred by reason
OF an official order and consequently
was in line Of duty when injured.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
A nnd snn.h-un.

A very serious railroad wreck l. reported
from Warrenton. No. on the Wabash road.
Dispatches to headquarters OF the road say
that two freight trains collidcd just outside
OF Warrenton, that both engines aud eigh-
teen ears were wrecked, aud that seven men
wero killed aud several wounded, ,
There were eight palace horse car, nt-
tached TO one ~ the trains, laden with race
horses en- route for Kansas city. two Of
which were wrecked, and seven men Ia
charge OF the horses arc reported
killed. but no names are yet received.
Fifteen horses arcnlso reported Killed.
OF the train men Engineer Shivcllc had
RIB broken, Fireman Lee Parsons had his
collar-bonc broken, Fireman Brown had his
legs badly spraincd, aud Brakeman Norton
was slightly hurt
A wrcckng train was sent out from Mo-
berly and surgeons from several points
were sent 20 the scene rs soon a. possible
Further particulars OF the accident arc ex-
pcctcd soon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
Cheating the Revenue omeer..

The seal pirates" who sailed from Vic
toria, Il. G., for Behrng Sea have devised an
ingenious scheme for beating the American
revenue officers and the new North Ameri-
can Sealing Company. This plan Is 10 have
their schooners port IN regularly when they
get one or two hundred skins al Sand Point
on the AleutIan Group. In this way. IL
they are oyerhaulcd by United States rev.
enue cutters, no skins need be found on
board. as they can conceal or throw over
board the few that they have not landed. A
very swift steamer has been chartered 10
cruise In the vicinity OF Sand Point. and
when signals are given that a cargo has been
secured sbo will load the skins aud take
them 10 Victoria. II she encounters the
revenue cutters she will change her course
and easily run away from :hem. There are
about two dozen British sealing schooncrs
IN Bchring sea and ts.y expect TO average
two thousand skins -ch. which they can
cell at Victoria for Si0 piece.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14

What i really clever womang
A clever woman i one who always
makes the best of any situation.
a clever woman is one who looketh
well after the ways OF her own house
hold.
A clever woman is one who under
takes nothing that she does not under
stand
A clever woman is the one who is
al ease in any place and among any
people.
A clever woman Is one who makes
the other woman think herself the
cleverest
A clever woman Is one whose abil-
ity is never unpleasantly felt by the
rest OF the world.
A clever woman is one who is mis-
tress OF tact and knows how TO make
the social wheels run smoothly.
A clever woman Is the woman. my
friend, that you and should want for
u guide. counselor and FREUD. BAD.
a clever woman Is one who acts
like hot water on tea. she brings the
sweetness and strength out OF every
body else.
A clever woman Is one who acknowl-
edges her ncighbor's right TO live.
who doesn't believe that she alone is
the motive power OF the world.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14

After celebrating for twelve hours. dur
Ing which time part OF the members were
for conviction, the jury in the white cap
case nc Washington, Ind, returned a verdict.
When opened the men were found mot
guilty" This verdict IA greatly criticised
by the public. deplorable affair occurred
at the close OF the arguments which EVIDENT
ly had much to do with the result OF the
jury's deliberations. J. w. Ogden. who
was assisting in the prosecution. slapped
Prosecutor &. NJ. Mears la the face ~ tho
jury was retiring. The trouble was tho
outgrowth OF dispute as 10 the manner -
which the complaint was drafted.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
Kana.ve,sran- No, ri-rreated.

The committee OF G.. A. X. com
mandcrs appointed TO investigate the
soldiers home mt Leavenworth. Kan.
left for their homes. having found
nothing whatever in the charges
against Governor A. j. Smith and tho
home management though secret
and searching personal canvass was
made among the old soldiers. One OF
tho committee made the statement
that the food furnished at the home
was better than his own.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
In a.. Matrimonial, Market.

Mere personal charms are not what
man seeks in wife. II he be wise In
his generation. The best husbands In
the land want wives who are intelli-
gent practical and affectionate; who
take pride In their homes. feel an In
tcrest In the success OF their husbands.
and are ready 90 share either fortune
or misfortune. Such woman IL brave.
generous and independent and will
command the respect Of any honest.
courteous man la the land. II will
not be asked Of her whether she speaks
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
ThougIi,Icssness.

The world passes thoughtlessly
along. and worldlings revel in sinful
pleasures and delights. rs though the
shadow of the Passion lowered not
around them 10 check them in their
career of folly and dissipation, by re-
calling to their minds the suiferings and
death Of Him who will one day demand
rigid account OF them for this delibor-
ate and base ingratitude on their part.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-14
The CAMP FIRE.
A HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLIONS OF
PENSIONS NEXT YEAR.
Captain webster-The O0-Year Limit
The German my-Misceiiancous
Items for Old soldiers.
MlanIsht on One natlle.rlela.

IT'S midnight on the battle plain
Where lies the wounded aud the slain;
Where, heedless OF surrounding foes,
The weary seek a brief rep3se.
The solemn starlight gllmmers DER
The pallid forms that never more
shall rouse them 10 the bu sle-cail--
Ana rush TO conquer or 10 fall.
Rest weary soldier while you may;
For iiercs viii be the coming fray;
Aud sad must thy awakening be.
III dreams OF homo are haunting thee.
Instead OF household voices sweet
War; har-hcr sounds thy ears shall greet
The saber's clash. tlie lannon's boom
Tie knell OF many a soldiers doom.
Yet bleSt beyond the common lot
tThy name shall never be forgot
Arr thou, the noble aud the brave
Who early ILLS the patriots grave,