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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
A pIgnIiled sIeepIng-Car Porter.

A gentleman who was travelling on
n sleeping-car and who was TO alight
at about in the morning. says the
Boston Courier. gave the porter ex-
plicit directions TO wake him at the
proper time. and went 10 sleep. About
midnight the porter came and aroused
him.
Excuse me. sah.n the porter said.
"but forgut WHARF, you's goin TO get
off,
The passenger. not much pleased nj
this interruption. repeated his direc-
tions, and then again addressed himself
90 sleep. He slept until a few minutes
OF the arrival of the train ut the point
where he was To stop. when he fortu-
natelv awoke. Looking ut ais watch
he discovered that he had barely timc
10 get dressed. aud he scrambled into
his clothes with celebrity which saved
him from missing his station. all the
time saying to himself things concern
ing the porter which were by no means
complimentary to that individual.
As the train drew into the station.
whore Il made stop Of only moment.
the gentleman hurried out OF the ear.
and as be did SO be passed the porter
sound asleep on "A seat In the smoking
room. With poke of his valise the
passenger awakened him.
II say" he demanded. why didn't
YOU call me as told you TOP | came
very near sleeping over
The porter drew himself up with
sleepy dignity. suppressng a yawn,
aud rubbing his eyes opeu.
ION dis car" he returned with the
air OF one who has been grossly in
suited. "dar ant none of thr passeu-
gers lowed to wake up the porter. an
you'll have To wait till dis individual
wakes up OF himself before you can
get answered"
With perfect GOODNESS he laid him
self down again, and the passenger
hurried out OF the car without waiting
To continue the conversation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
cArHERlNE's wRArAFUL CRUELTY.
How c1arina Punished rrines veritzln
for smile.

The Vcritzins were mobiles OF enor-
nous wealth aud power. Paul held
high Office in court. One night. gilt
tering with Jewels and orders. the
young prince who was one OF the
handsomest men in Russia. danced la
a quadrillc opposite the empress.
As she passed him In the dance she
fancled that his eyes scanned her gross
figure with covert amusement. After
the quadrille she beckoned 10 him. aud
with smile handed hiniher tiny ivory
tablets. containing seven pages. one
for each day in the week. On the first
was written:
The imperial ball room. ST. Peters
burg"
On tho last:
The mines. Siberia
He read Il; his face grew gray as
that OF corpse; he bowed low. kissed
her hand aud withdrew. taking"
says the old chronicle. Ibis wife. the
beautiful princess of Novgorod. with
him. He was heard TO say rs he.left
the ball room:
My minutes are numbered; let us
not lose one.n
Flight or resistance was impossible.
The hold of Catherine on her victim
was inexorable rs death. Prince YER
itzin was forced TO remain passive in
his palace while each day the power.
the wealth and the happiness that life
had given him were stripped from him.
First he was degraded from all his
Offices mt court; next his estates were
confiscaied by tho crown; his friends
were forbidden TO hold any communi-
cation with him; his very name. one of
the noblest in Russia. was taken from
him, aud hc was given that OF a serf.
Then his wife and children were driven
out of the palace 10 herd with beggars.
The last day. says the record.
paul Veritzin. in rags and barefoot,
chained 10 a convict. babe an eternal
farewell to his home. and departed TO
the dark and icy north. He was seen
of men no more. w. Chatter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
TnEnE Was SO BOY.

sing made with the photographs that Ia
no instance did the camera record the
marvellous features OF tho performance.
For instance, Lessing's sketch shows the
tree grown from from the bush, while
the camera shows there was no bush
there. Leasing saw baby and so did
i, and he has got II In his sketch. but the
camera demonstrates that there was no
baby. Lessings sketch OF the boy
climbing the twine Is evidence that he
saw IL. but the camera says there was no
boy and no Irvine. From which I'm
compelled to believe thut my theory Is
absolutely correct--that Mr.. Fakir had
simply bypnotized the entire crowd, but
couldn't hypnotize the camera. I'm
going TO write out history OF the af-
fair and have copies made OF the pictures
and forward them TO the London Society
for Psychical Research have no
doubt IL viii make good use OF then"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
sweet Bookkeeping.

Here Is n sweet system OF bookkeep-
ing that Mrs. Linglc advances in tho
Kate Fields WASHINGTON. Present
social conditions are pitifully hard, but
even the poorest man livas in net
work of the kindncsscs which he has
done or has received. Nor every
friendship founded upon\ abstract
mutual appreciation. there ara ten that
begin In some concrete OenAnt that
gave pleasure alike TO the givtr and
the recipient. Head two columns
"Kindnesses Done aud "Kindhesses
Received, and, rs you recall theN incl
dents OF your life, put them underl one
or the other. In u little while youNwill
lind In both columns the namcsN OF
most of the people whom you have
known. and you will begin to be con-
scious OF the fine atmosphere OF graft
tude aud mutual dependence la which
we dwell Then count how many OF
these things would have happened II
none of the people had needed your
help and YOU had had nothing TO gain
In your turn from any OF them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
And This In cultured Bo.tOp.

A woman entered drug store not far
from Beacon street. the other evening.
and said that she wished TO purchase q
toothbrush. The proprietor laid out a
number OF these articles upon the counter
for her inspection aud turned away TO
attend the wants OF another customer.
In short time the female approached
him and said In the sweetest ~ tones.
IL have tried them all aud think that
like this one the best. SO will take H.
The astonIshed proprietor took one
look at her. gave Que short moment TO
silent reflection and meditation. then
said. Madame. YOU may have them NIL
for the price Of this one; will mako
you present Of them Tho woman nO
doubt Is yet wondering NJ the cause 81
his unexpected generosity. --Dgst0a ID
ecrfissr.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
IT IS ONLY lIYPN0TISM.
HOW INDIAN FAklRs DECEIVE THOSE
WHO WATCH THEM.
Mango Trees. Babies. and Other objects
showa to 10 Creatures Of tho Image
nation.

Nearly every traveller who comes back
from India brings with him more or less
marvellous stories OF the performances
OF Indian fakirs or jugrlers. No one
ever heard Of one OF these tales without
being curious TO know The explanation
OF the mystery. All sorts OF theories
have been offered. all OF which are more
or less Unsatisfactory. II has remained
for a young Chicagoan 10 furnish an .cx-
PLANTATION that explains and TO present
what must be accepted MS absolute
proof OF the correctness OF his idea.
His discovery may attract attention In
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

theory. While the fakir was going
through his performances Leasing was
TO make rapid pencil sketch OF what
he saw while at the same moment
would take q snap shot with my kodak.
Being prepared TO put this plan In
operation we went out from our abode.
aud there found the fakir aud crowd
OF natives and one or two Europeans.
The fakir was queer-lookIng chap.
His hair was long and matted and hiA
beard hung low on his breast. His only
decoration was copper ring or bracelet
worn about his right arm between the
wrist and the elbow. His eyes were re-
markabe both for their brilliancy aud
their Intense depth. IL may so term IL.
They seemed TO be almost Jet black and
were set unusually deep In his head.
When we stepped into the little circle
about him those ewes took us In from
sole 10 crown. He had spread upon
the ground coarse carpet OF peculiar
texture about four feet wide and six feet
long. Al his right stood small earthen
bowl aud across his knees lay strange
looking musical instrument
Having received the signal that all
was ready he took the bowl In his hands
aud turned the contents reddish.
sand-like mixttre-out upon the carpet.
lie mixed IL about with his fingers. ap-
parently TO show that IL contained no
concealed objects. Replacing the sand
Ia the bowl he stood IL In the center Of
the carpet. several feet In front OF his
knees. aud covered II with small shawl.
first plncing In the mixture several seeds
OF the mango fruit. Then he played n
weird mir ON his pipe. swayed back and
forth. and as he did so slowly took in
each member OF the crowd OF spectators
with those marvellous eyes OF his. The
swaying and pipe playing lasted two or
three minutes Then he suddenly
stopped aud raised one corner OF the
shawl. We saw several green shoots
two or three inches high. He replaced
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

This pleased him so that he decided 10
simplify his buggy. He drew the plans
himself for the ewheeler. Ii Is nine.
teen feet long from the big vilocipede
wheel behind To the end OF the shafts in
front An ordinary buggy Is only thur
teen feet long. The top IS made station
airy. like the top OF bread wagon. only
il is shaped like buggy top. The floor
OF the buggy is just nine inches from
the ground. while the shafts curl up
ward from the bottom until they are
level with the dash board. There Is no
seat made in tho vehicle. but an up
holstercd chair Is placed in II, TO be oc-
cupied by the driver
Tho shafts have been changed some
what. having been fixed so that they can
move up aud down. The only harness
10 be used on the horse is the wooden
collar and n very wide bellyband TO
which the shafts will be fastened.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

eve had scarce time To recover from
our astonishment when the fakir drew
from under his knee ball o. gray Irvine.
Taking the loose end between his teeth
he. with au upward motion. tossed the
ball into tho air. Instead OF coming
back TO him IL kept or going up aud mp
until out OF sight and there remained
only the long swaying end. When we
looked down after trying-to see where
the ball had gone. we were all astonished
TO see standing beside the fakir a boy
about years old lie had not been
there when the ball was tossed into the
air. bat he was there now. and nj a
word from the fAkir he walked over to
the twinc and began climbing IL. good
deal after the fashion OF n monkey
climbing a grape vine. As he was start.
ing got Ills range and made picture
OF him leasing nj the same time making
n sketch. The boy disappeared when
he had reached poiut thirty or forty
feet from the ground. at least we could
not see him. A moment later the twino
disappeared. Then the fakir arose. rolled
up his carpet. tOok the bowl away. and
passed among The crowd soliciting con.
tribut.ons.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
Successful Experiments ia Electro
Plating.

One day. about three years ago. n
silyer-platcr named Downing took
fresh egg, and. after proper prepara-
ton. threw il into the SILVER bath and
turned on the battery. The result was
what appeared 20 be "A delicate work Of
aria silver egg, which. under a stroug
glass. showed all the minute pores of
the she'll. Tho egg was exhibited for
over year and not one person In a
hundred would believe that it was any
thing but a cunning specimen OF the
silversmith's art. To settle discus
sion, which ran high one day. Mr..
Downing seized n sharp, heavy knife.
cut the silver ogg In twain. aud II was
found TO be as fresh aud sweet Us the
day ii was elcctroplatod The egg had
been hermetically sealed. He then be-
gan series OF experiments In the line
OF his trade. which were highly SUCCESS
full. aud have opened up most
astounding possibility the embalming
of the dead In casts OF nickel. silver. or
gold, according To tho purses and artis-
tic desires OF the survivors Of the de-
ceased.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
A oNE-wAEeLEo BUGGY.
Unique Vehicle Used by Prominent At
lanta Doctor.

DIR. Tburmond. leading physician OF
Atlanta. Ga. possesses a singular vehicle
in the shape Of one-wneeled buggy.
1t cost $500.
The doctor believes 10 having things
just as he wants them. and for several
years he has been using set OF harness
remarkable for its simplicity. MS 1t con.
sisted OF only a wooden collar. There
Is string running from the collar down
the shafts into the buggy. 1t is fixed IN
such way that. Ia case the horse runs
away. quicK jerk OF the string will
loosen the collar from the shafts aud
permit the horse TO run away and leave
the buggy behind him. thus saving tho
occupants from injury.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

A committee is now investigating at
Rayenna the precise locality where tho
urn containing the bones Of Dante was
In 1910. Previously the same commit
tee discovered in conycnt "A painting
by Giotto. containing portrait Of
Dante. the only really authentic portrait
OF him known. IL Is soon 10 be repro-
duced aud will change the accepted
notion OF Dante's looks decidedly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

WHAT THE CAMERA SHOWED.
the shawl, played a little moro on his
pipe. and | could have sworn | saw the
shawl pushed three feet into the air.
Again he stopped removed the shawl.
This time there was a perfect tree. two
feet or more ia height. with long. slender
fiat leaves. Leasing Judged me and
took my picture whilo he made "a
skeleton sketch. While we were watch
ing this creation OF the queer old man
IL seemed 10 vanish before our eyes.
When IL was gone he removed the bowl
and spread the shawl on the ground be-
fore him. Then there was more music
aud more swaying, more looking AT the
crowd; and rs we watched the dirty
square OF cloth he had placed on tho
ground we saw outlined beneath IL some
moving object. AS we watched he
grasped the shawl by each OF two corn
ers aud snatched IL from the ground.
Upon the spot where II had rested but a
moment before there sat the queerest
dimpled Indian baby that had seen ia
my travels. Leasing kept his nerve bet
ter than did. | would have forgotten
what was doing IL he had not remind
ed me- / took the picture aud he made
his sketch. The baby remained but a
moment before Mr.. Fakir recovered IL
with the shawl. and drawing knife
cut and slashed nc the spot Where tho
infant sat. In another instant he threw
away the shawl and there was nothing
there.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

this time to see one Of these fellows. but
we had arranged litllo plan which VIC
were TO rmt into operation when oppor-
tuniiy offered bad been impressed bv
a theory that the explanation ~ NIL
iheir alleged supernatural performances
would le found IN hypuoiism. but did
not knew just how TO get nt IL until
Lnssing prOp0std this plan 10 test my
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

fnR CAMERA SHOWS NO TREE TO EXIST
lowstone Park Leasing carried with
him 10 New York the rolls OF negatives
from Mr. Ellmorc's kodak. which he had
developed there aud sent back 10 Mr..
Fillmore by express. They were received
yesterday.
In talking to n Chicago Tribune man
~ his remarkable experience Ia India.
Mr.. Gilmore said: we had done West
India pretty thoroughly. and had spent
some time In Calcutta From there We
went north. stopping for n short time nc
Rajmahal and Dinapur. From the lat
tor city we went south TO Gnyn. which
we reached In July last Leasing and |
had frequently talked over the Indian
fakrs aud their marvellous performances,
aud had determined upon making care
full test OF their powers. So We were
constantly on the alert for some first
class jugglcr. One afternoon Leasing
rushed into the room where was taking
snooze and told me there was faIir
IN front about ready TO begin his per-
formanccs. ! was MS pleased as he was.
Mother OF us had been able previous to
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

II had no facilities for developing the
kodak films aud II was these Leasing
took with him. as well as thousand or
more other negatives. TO be developed.
The fakir pictures. with a few others.
received this afternoon. After the
fakir's departure Lesslng filed In his
sketches and these hs left with me.
You'll see by comparing the ones Les
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

Chicago has already built up a great
shirt manufacturing business, and the
prospect for New York retaining what
she has left are very small.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-10-20
HALEY, IDAHO MONDAY. OCTOBER %, 1890
Horses RalCled.

I want to get 100 head Of horses or
mules to ranch during next winter.
My ranch is located or Marsh creek,
in Csssia county. one mile below
Marsh Lake, is dswn in the warm
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under good, tight fence, Of which $50
acres are in lucerne, clover, and tim.
othy. l have plenty of sheds, and
stables for over 100 head OF stock,
and 800 tons OF hay i" tho stack.
l will winter horses, aud v-c-iv~ and
dehver them in either Ketcl,um,
HALEY OF Bellevue, and guarantee TO
retur" them in good oonii,io" in the
spring, for $l2.6 per head.
have the bes. ranch in Cassis
county, with plenty Of warm spring
water all winter.
For further particulars. address
j. w. LAMOREAUX,
Albion, Cassia County.
HALEY, IDAHO, Aug. 20, $780,"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-10-20
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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-16
lie TEMPTED THE BOYS.

An Ansonia Man Comes To Water
bury and Falls Among Thieves.
Strangers who come to Waterbury
need to be as cautious about displaying
their wealth as they would be in New
York or any other big city. Frank Len
than foated into town yesterday from
Ansonia with few rolls of greenbacks.
He was looking around for someone to
help him spend it. He soon found
what he thought was congenial crowd
Of young fellows on Bank street. Wish
ing to test the character of the crowd
with whom he became acquainted, he took
quantity Of chewing tooacco and
wrapping a one dollar bill around it,
displayed it to the crowd as represent
ing all his earthly possessions. One of
the crowd made grab for the supposed
roll and ran away with it. The rest of
tho crowd were not long in following,
leaving Frank standing alone. He says
that it is worth dollar to find out what
kind of crowd he would have been
around with.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-16
B Experienced Salesladics
wanted, apply in Store.
Thomas Barrett,
FIELD OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Captain Erickson Elected Colonel OF
the First Regiment.

Captain Erickson Elected Colonel of
the First Regiment.
The line officers of the First regiment
made a successful effort yesterday to
break the deadlock which had existed
since Governor Buckley removed Col.
onel Cone and the other field officers for
the good of the service. The officers of
the regiment had met once before and
reelected Colonel Cone and his con-
freres, but the governor promptly lis
approved this action. Yesterday was
the last chance, as the law is such that
the governor would have the power to
appoint field officers, if the line officers
failed to make selections satisfactory to
him.
The officers met at 3 O'Clock. Captain
Charles b. Erickson of Company ID,
New Britain. was elected colonel on the
fourth ballot receiving fifteen votes Elk
Adjutant Phineas II. Ingalls, of Hart
ford received seven votes, and Mai
Charles l.. Burdett of Hartford received
three votes. Captain Alfred A. Thomp-
son of Company f, New Bitain, was
elected lieutenant colonel and Captain
Patrick III. Smith of Company B. of
Hartford, was chosen major.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-16
State Board of Trade.

New HAVEN, April 16.-Forty dele
gates from all parts of the state met
here to-day and formed state
board of trade. A constitution and
by laws were adopted and officers were
elected as follows: President, James D.
Dewell, New Haven; vice president, j.
NJ. Bailey :Danbury, H. p. Woodward,
Hartford w. B. Brotherton,
Milford; J. w. Mckinley, New
London; E. j. Hill, Norwalk; H.
H. Gallop, Norwich; j. S. Pratt, South
ington; G. w. Hall, Wallingford; H. F.
Baker. Waterbury; T. G. Richards, Win
sted; H. r. Towne, Stamford; G.. j.
Woodward. Westfield; R. o. Cheney,
Manchester; secretary and treasurer, T.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-16
WORLD OF SPORTS

Long has already captured the Hub bv
remarkably fine fielding.
The Acmes are in New Haven TODAY
battling with the Yale Freshmen nine.
In four games Bassett has made thir-
teen hits, Glasscock ten, and Denny six,
Turner, who was released by New
York, may be signed by the Jersey City
club.
Manager Henry of the Hartfords is
still negotiating with Ezra Sutton.
A female IA ,e for four DAYS eight
hours day, starts in Springfield to-day
Tobias, McBeth, Mowbray, Annette and
Fleming are among the entries.
Tommy Danforth and Charles Somers
fought for purse of 5000 in the rooms
of the Audubon Athletic club in New
Orleans last night. Somers was knocked
out in the sixth round.
1t is possible that the talked of fight
between Will Betters, colored light
weight of Connecticut and Ed McDon-
aid. will take place Friday night.
The Co G base ball club has engaged
the Waterbury grounds for a game of
ball for $50 a side between the Walling-
ford club and Co G, the game to be
played Friday, May 2. The Walline-
fords were the only team that defeated
GO G last year, and the home nine is
looking for satisfaction.
The teams in the Atlantic association.
with the possible exception of Whining
ton, are strong aggregations. Baltimore
is conceded to be the strongest, Judging
from the preliminary games. Washing
ton, New Haven, Worcester and Newark
are apparently of nearly equal strength
while Hartford on1
prove troublesome to all of them. q H.
mington is thought to be the weakest in
the league. The season opens next Satur
day.