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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-13

Ing enemy II you dsplease him. man
OF implacable hatred he neither bends
nor breaks: he never forgives or forgets;
bis will ~ OF iron. very Bismarck OF
finance patiently waiting for the oppor-
tune hour TO strike Mt his enemies or
those who have displeased him md then
10 the twinkling OF an eye comes the
death blow.
There II now. nj this very hour, half
dozen men In Wall street. almost suffer.
ing for food writes Foster Coates TO the
Chicago Times Men rich and powerful
In their day. who were crushed by JAY
Gould. One was broker for the Wall
street wizard. He made fortune aud
sailed away In his yacht without bidding
Gould good bye. OF Offering TO aid him
with the money Gould had helped him
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-13

The Times correspondent visited
Della's home and found her TO be a suf-
ficiently comely American girl. strong
aud healthy. aud of fair intelli gence.
In fact. she is rather pretty. considering
her enormous proportions. She was
asked To tell something about how she
came 10 be so stout. but the question
staggered her she could not tell. In
this connection, however the writer
drew from her the most remarkable
feature OF her existence.
What do you eati" she was asked.
Not much. was the astonishing re-
ply,
you seem surprised. aud l don't
blame you for doubling what have just
told you. but nevertheless II Is gospel
truth. never had much OF an appetite"
But how did you get so fair"
Il can not tell. You would like TO
know what | eat2 will tell you; II will
not take long In the first place. for my
breakfast | usually take cup OF coffee
and one or two hot cakes or slice OF
toast, nothing more; for dinner | eat q
slice and n half OF bakers bread and q
very small piece OF steak or some pota-
toes aud cabbage. My supper consist Of
about the same amount with. OF course,
an occasional change Of diet. Really. TO
tell you the truth a meal for an ordinary
person will last me two meals and will
have oil want too"
Ms Beck verified her daughters
statement and added that they were
sometimes alarmed lest their child's
health should fail from a lack Of proper
nourishment.
Have you never tried TO reduce your
weighti" asked the writer OF Miss Beck.
No. sir. / never have" she replied.
why should II | am happy, and
never know what IL Is TO be III. ex-
pericnce no difficulty In walking. but /
puff little when 90 upstairs"
WheE Della was years OF age she
weighed 40 pounds. aud she has been
gaining steadily ever since. She has In
creased In weight nj the rate OF one
pound per month for the last few years.
and Is still gaining. In height she Is D
feet inches. She measures OF inches
around the waist, 12 inches around the
neck, and 81 inches around the feshy
part OF the arm. Her feet are not long
but are abnormally broad. so that IL II
impossible TO procure any ordinary pair.
of woman's shoes 10 at her. The same
difficulty Is experienced In fitting her
with hose. Her mother explained that
10 meet the embarrassment which this
causes she buys two pairs OF hose and
makes them into one. Della's chair 10
curious piece OF furniture, especially
made for her. and IL n setteo large enough
for two persons. Her bed Is Furnished
with extra supports.
Compared with famous fat women OF
history Della Beck outshines, or rather
out.weighs, them oil when her age 10
taken into account. Hannah Battersby.
the latest woman that ever lived. did
not acquire her enormous proportions
until after she was 40. and Big Winnie.
the colorcd heavy weight. Was 30 before
she made record. Della and her
parents have at last decid ed to accept
the offer Of local museum manager.
aud the girl will appear for the first
time la public next week. She will con-
tinue on the road and will manage her
aolf
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-13
BIC ENOUGH TO VOTE.
Something About Della neck. the 10
year-old Girl who Weighs 45o Posads-

Something About Della heck. the lo-
year-old Girl who Weighs l5o Pesads-
A vcrtable mountain OF rollicking.
rolling flesh IL good.natured. pleasant
faced Della Beck. tho largest girl Ia tho
world. Della Is 10 years Of age aud she
tips the beam At exactly $50 pounds.
She 10 the daughter OF respectable but
poor parents; her father Is coal-miner
In the Westmoreland regions. and her
home Is at Cokeville, that county. near
the Indiana county line. Her parents
are both OF ordinary size and none OF
her brothers or sisters show signs Of ex-
coediug the average limits la points Of
physical development AT the ago OF 3
years one sister reached the weight Of
l45 pounds. but she died at that period.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-13
Helen Hunts Grave.

Vending our way through that grand
assure In the rocks. called Cheyenne
Canon and ascending the nine flights
OF stairs TO the top of the Seven
Falls" guide board directed our path
aud after some steep climbing. we
stood beside the grave of that noble
woman.
Ii was here that she used to come
TO think and 10 write. here she spent
many OF her Sabbaths.
This spot is my church." she said
TO a friend land IL is here that | wish
TO be laid And SO on the summit OF
Cheyenne Mountain. beneath summer
sun aud winter SHOWS. she lics-alone.
No monument marks the spot but
the grave Is heaped high with small
stones which visitors have Land upon IL.
For each stone taken. for souvenirs.
one or more Is replaced by the person
who takes IL. Hundreds OF them have
their names or some admiring senti-
ment OF the giver written upon them.
i have heard (but can not vouch for
the truth OF I'D that when she requested
TO be buried there she also made the
request that those who visited her
grave should lay stone upon il. II
was an odd within. think, but one that
has been faithfully humored.
IL Is n lovely spot and the surround
ing scenery Is solcmnly grand. and
still that isolated grave. ia it's lonli-
ness. seemed very sad to me, aud
turned with sigh and slowly and
thoughtfully retraced my steps by the
same path which she so often had trod.
Cor. W0man's Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-13
The Metric system.

: A report TO the French Academy Of
Science says the use OF the metric sys-
tenn had. la 1887. become compulsory
In countries having an aggregate popu-
lation of 302. 600. 600. which was An In
crease in ten years Of 90, 600. 900 per-
sons obliged 10 use IL
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-13

The electric battery has superseded
the hose and cold water treatment for
tanning refractory prisoners IN the Ohio
penltcntiary. IL isreported to be very
sfficacious.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10
Thinkers Will Reed gbjs

Not one physician in e tho: sand has ever
succeeded in relieving person suffering from
weak anG wasting ~ consumptive kidneys.
yet they continue to experiment., and after the
death OF their patient ask for their fee. The
kidney II Q delicate organ. and yet good health
In q large measure depends upon its proper
action. Let the kidneys become sore or mac
tive, and uric acid IL eliminated from the
effete matter that passes too slowly out of the
system. From this cause arises many myster-
iOus pains in the back, side. shoulder joints
and limbs. A feeling Of nnui comes over the
victim. The world seems dark and gloomy.
The nerves become shattered; suicide is con-
templated, and ones condition is most pitiable
Dr.. Bulls Sarsaparilla contains such herbal
juices ~ weak kidneys demand. 1t has re-
Iieved and cured many cases that doctors gave
OPP as hopeless. 1t checks decay and aids the
kidneys IN . peri omahce Of their natural
function
have used Bulls Sarsaparilla in my family
with excellent satisfaction for rheumatism,
asthma, weak Kidneys and general debility.
know OF others who have used it for cons ump-
ton with good results. -ThOs. II. Bentley, Ross
vtlle. H..
DIR. Bulls Worm Destroyer Is wonderfully
effcacious. l prescribed il in several In
stances and it never failed in a single case to
have the desired effect. l know of no other
worm remedy So certain and speedy in its eff
feet. p. Clement, " d., TRldnor, Ga.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10
Dogs q Protection Against Fire.

'"If there hadlbeen dog in Secretary
Tracys house thel other night-even
though it were only q measly yellow CHI,
this awful disaster would not have oc.
CURED; at all events, there would have
been no loss Of life {
RIt|was the policeman patroling Farra.
gut square who made the remark in con.
rersation with StN reporters.
E"Why," he continued, ~, consider a
dog in the house at night of as much i'm.
portance for protection against fire as to
scare away robbers.s The animal is al.
ways on the alert to warn his master and
the family of anything that may appea,
70. be wrong. IF anything like flames OF
smoke excite his .attentiou he will AZ
once begin barkng.S The very, smell Of
FIRE will start him to giving loud alarm.
Nobody knows better than he the dan.
gers Of burning He is always on the
watch as he lies outside his masters door
for the safety Of the household. Ishould
never think Of being without a dog at
night in my own dwelling, and tell you
that if there had been such four-legped
friend domiciled within the Secretarys
walls the deaths would never have oc.
Cured. The family would have been
awakened as quickly as the smell of
smoke became perceptible to the beasts
keen nostrils by vociferous barking, in
stead of being left to be slowly suffocated
in their sleep. All would have gotten
out safely and the very house would
probably have escaped destruction.
Therefore, l say, keep a dog and have
him in the house at night. - Washington
Star
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10

Cleanse the liver, stomach, bowels and whole
system by using DR.. Pierce's Pellets.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10
A Hunters Paradise.

A delight of the all-round hunter and
sportsman is the Lone Star State. In
mountain, plain, forest, thicket, prairie,
field, and stream are to be found worthy
objects of his pursuit. Some buffalo still
stalk with stately grandeur over the vast
plains of Northwestern Texas. There are
also to be found The black tailed deer and
elk. The antelope is abundant in the
western and northwestern frontier. the
common deer is found in the forests of
nearly all the settled counties, and is
abundant in sparsely populated regions.
Raynard has his lair in many a brush. In
the deep forest bottoms and thickcts the
bear, panther. catdrOunt, and wild cat
give the adventurous hunter a taste of
danger. On the plains near the Rio
Grande border the Mexican lion roams
when the shepherd is not around with his
rifle. The wolf has been made scarce.
The jack rabbit courses over the prairie
plains as feet as an Arabian. but not so
longwinded. The swamp and field rab-
bit and gray and fox ssGuirrel, though
deemed beneath the not ~ sports
man. afford the boys - snd good
Practice. e. Cou-ier-J r. ~
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

A Ladies' Cycling Club has been
formed in London.
Hussar blue will be the leading shade
for cloth walking suits
At home natural flowers are worn on
the toe of dark slippers.
Eggplant purple is a shade that
ladies' of serious taste incline to.
White and reseda is said to be Worth
latest color combination in cloth gowns.
The seven hundredth female physician
in Russia has just passed her examina-
ton.
In Kansas there are eighty-one women
getting as county superintendent Of pub
lie schools.
The latest fad is lingering of black
ened steel with a small brilliant stone
buried in it.
Two hundred and seventy-five ladies
are clergymen in the United States and
occupy pulpits.
The daughters of the Princess of
Wales have become quite expert as
amateur photographers.
Matrons almost invariably select heavy
materials for evening gowns, such as
velvets, brocades and failles.
Mrs. Amanda Labadie, a colored
woman, of st. Louis, pays taxes on
500, 900 worth of property.
Goose feather fans are among the in
novations. Along the edge garlands of
blossoms and buds are painted.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10
What is CarboIineum AvenariuS |


II Is Wood and Stone Preserving Compound OIL
Stain applied with an ordinary brush. IL Is guaran-
teed preserve kind of wood above under the
ground water, for at least fifteen years and keep
on all kinds of insects. II IS used by the u. 5. and
almost all Foreign Governments, Telegraph, Tele-
phone. Railroad, and other large Corporations. as
well all Real Estate owners where II is kept for
sale. For further Information and circulars please
addrVss or call ON GERHARD HARDWARE CO,
Southern Importing Agents, Austin. Texas
MFRCH ANTS WANTED As AGENTS
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward FOR
any case of Catarrl that cannot BE- cure Il by
taxing Halls Catarrh Cure.
=. J. CHENEY q Co., Props. Toledo, o.
We, the undersi ed. have known +. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac.
tons. and financially able TO carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists Toledo. o.
Walding, klnnaa ~ Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo. Ohio.
L. II. Van Hoesen, Cashier Toledo National
Bank, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, s5c. per bottls
Sold by all Druggists.
They have stood the test of time Tan
ILLS Punch" Americas Finest &c. Cigar.
WntcL M,,,.,.,I- ...r.r.-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10

Thousands of women owe their fresh,
blooming countenances to the restorative
effects Of DR.. Heroes .Favorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t is a positive cure for the most
complicated and obstinate cases of leucor-
rhea, excessive flowing, painful menstrual
ton, unnatural suppressions, prolapsus, or
falling of the womb, weak back, female
weakness" anteversion, retroversion, bear
ing-down sensations, chronic congestion, in
dammation and liberation of the womb,
Inflammation, pain and tenderness in ova-
ries, accompanied with internal heat"
As regulator and promoter of func-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10

tional action, at that critical period of
change from girlhood to womanhood, "Fa-
vorite Prescription is a perfectly safe re.
results. It is equally efficacious and vaiua-
BILE in its effects when taken for those disOr-
ders and arrangements incident to that later
and most critical period, known as The
Change of Life"
For Book 100 pages) on Woman Her
Diseases and their Self-cure, (sent sealed in
plain enrelope,) enclose ten cents, in stamps,
CITATION, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. y.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10
Al OLD MAIDS SOLILOOUY.

20 II, is the
rthly career
sPnstr Drawing the
That lack Of lovers
Or take the remedies
And
In the inmota fount De Leon
shades
m mar Mterssa
fiecetFs vorfe
Would bring
woudd
o. al the pain feels"
having rgained blooming beauty wv 1NN ~~"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10

Miss Sharp, the well-known teacher in
Africa, has ten students from the Dark
Continent VINO are prepared for a better
education than her school proposes. She
wants to send them to this country to
have them prepared for missionaries in
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10
Hoods SarsapariIla

every spring for years have made II q practice
10 take from three to I'VE bottles OF Hoods sar-
nparils, because I know it purifes the blood and
thoroughly ceanses the system OF all impuri.
ties. That languid feeling. sometimes called
spring fever will visit the system that
aas been properly cared for by this never-failing
-medy" W. H. LAWRENCE, Editor Agricultural
Epitomist, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Best Spring Medicine
AZ have taken three bottles OF Hoods Sarsapa
lila and consider it the best blood medicine have
ever taken. 1t builds me up, makes me sleep
better, gives me good appetite" MRS A. p. LEroH-
ron, Portland, Nc.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Bold by all druggists. 81; six for S. Prepared only
gC. l. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Masa
100 Doses One Dollar
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10
" Fair Play

Is all that is asked for DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. when taken for catarrh in
the head, or for bronchial or throat affection,
or lung scrofula commonly known as con-
sumption of the lungsl and il taken in time.
and given a fair trial, it will cure or the money
paid for 1t will he refunded. 1t is the only
fuInrnHfprd c1ire
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-10

Watch for Murray Buggy adv. next week
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-19
NOTICE TO CREOITORSIu

No. 139-Estate of Martin Ludwig
Rischke, deceased. Whereas, letters of
administration upon the estate of Martin
to the undersigned by the County Court
of BeXar County, on the 22nd day of jan
uary, A. D., 1890 All persons holding
claims against said estate are required to
present the same within the time pre-
scribed by law.
NY residence is at, and my postotlice
address is Ne. 1,O12 North Cherry street,
San Antonio, BeXar County, Texas.
10 % 4wkS. +. HENsEL,
Administrator of the Estate of Martin
Ludwig Rischke. deceased.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-19
Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

Prospect Park has character of its
own, and Is preferred by many to
Central Park In New York. 1t is $50
acres in extent, part of it high ground,
with an extensive and varied outlook,
has eight miles of graded and beau
tifully shaded drives, several
miles of bridle-paths, a lake
covering an area of sixty-One
acres, pathways, rambles, arbOrs,
rustic shelters, fountains, etc. Con-
siderable historic interest alta ches to
it. On part of the ground the battle
of Long Island was fought on August
81, 1776, betwee 10000 British regu-
lar troops and 5000 half trained
Americans. Four hundred men were
killed and wounded, and thousand
Americans, including their generals,
Sullivan and Sterling, were taken
prisoners. AT first glance this does
not seem to be very gratifying event
to recall, but it was the immediate
cause of one OF the most brilliant
achievements of the war. The re-
treating troops joined the rest of the
army, which was with Washington
on Brooklyn Heights. and though the
British felt sure of the capture Of the
whole force, and their boats patrolled
the East river, the commander-in-
chief succeeded in crossing with his
men to New York without loss, and
thus averted what, 1t would appear.
must have been a crushing blow to
the cause of American Independence
From the park grand boulevard ,2I0
feet wide and six miles long, leads to
the ocean aG Coney Island. Other
parks and driveways might be de-
scribed if space permitted. -Harper's
Weekly,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-19
eve gave you a good notice in on

eve gave you good notice in our
paper"
"Oh, did you? Well, don't do 1t
again. kon't mind your saying our
vegetables are delicious and the milk
pure, but when you add that our
butter speaks for itself we object
Munsey's Weekly.
Art Note.-Pictures ofdistinguished
persons are quite common in the
newspapers now. We notice one OF
the man who scratched twenty.
eight years." though whether he
did it to his ticket or his cuticle Is
not shown; and there is resurrection
of old Mrs. Yours-for-health, with a
smile on her face that, if not exactly
all wool, is at least yard wide.-
Judge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-19
REMARKABLE RESCUE.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, PIainfieId, IT..
makes the statement that she caught cold,
which settled on her lungs; she was treat
ed for month by her family physician, but
grew worse. He told her she was hope
less victim of consumption and that no
medicine could cure her. Her druggist
suggested DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption; she bought a bottle and to
her delight found herself benefited from
the first dose. She continued its use and af-
ter taking ten bottles, found herself sound
and well, now does her own hOuSework
and is as well as she ever was. Free trial
bottles of this Great Discovery at Dreiss'
irpg store, large bottles SOC. and S1.0O
1O-15-lm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-19
A Safe Investment.

Is one which is guaranteed to bring'you
satisfactory results, or in case of failure
a return of purchase price. On this safe
plan you can buy from our advertised
Druggist bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. 1t is guaran-
teed 70 bring relief in every case, when
used for any affection of Throat, Bron-
chitiS, Asthma, WhOOping Cough, Group,
etc., etc. 1t is pleasant and agreeable to
taste, perfectly safe. and can always be
depended upon. Trial bottles, free at
Dreiss, Thompson & Co.'S Drug Store.
10 10 INN
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-19
The Art of Giving Wisely.

The secret of success in gift-giving
is not in the expanding of large sums,
but in loving thought upon each gift
provided. Everything is usually
successful in proportion to the
amount of thought that has been
put into it, whether 1t be banquet,
of a simple gift. If you are cramp-
ed for money, do not think you
need to spend much for Christmas
gifts. The thought shown in low
ing Christmas letter, a simple verse,
or a pen-and-ink sketch, may give as
genuine pleasure as a present ~oi
pearls. Reflect we'll upon the pecu-
liarities and needs of the friend whom
you wish to please. Then choose
your gift carefully. Finally, after it
is chosen and delivered, do not refer
to it again in the way of self. congrat.
ulation up your cleverness.
This was a popularity of certain
old lady who was not ungenerous
She had an invariable habit of con.
templating the gifts which she had
presented with great and undisgnised
satisfaction.
"How glad 1 am" she would ex.
claim, that 1 found just that chair
tor you! How much comfort you
must take in it, and how nicely it
suits your room!"
Or, again: 81 enjoy looking at that
picture every time that come here
1t is a great pleasure to me to think
that made such a good selection
The recipients of her favors natur.
ally feel rather overwhelmed by
them. The high value placed upon
them is embarrassing. One thinks
"How canI ever do anything for hel
which will seem to her half a re.
turn?"
1t is a good plan when gift is be,
slowed to let the matter as far as
you are concerned, drop out of mind
-Harper's Bazaar.