The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-29

been offered 70 the Dean OF Windsor.
Milwaukee issues 1917 saloon licenses
and receives therefor the sum OF So, ojo.@
sarah Bernhardt wants to play Jsii<f In
English on her next tour OF this country,
and Is brushing up her knowledge OF tho
LAM uage TO ut herself for the task
IL Is said that the grain which 10 manu.
featured into liquor la the United States
would give nearly 400 pounds OF bread
yearly To every family In the United
States.
The landlord OF public house At Birm-
ingham has canary bird that can speak
several words distinctly. having learned
them from "A parrot with which IL had been
brought up
James &. and Ann Tomlinson, OF PLATA
field. Henry county. Ind, lately celebrated
the seventy-fir anniversary OF their mar
rIage The husband is one hundred aud
the wife ninety.
A Tennessee surg ,on while fustcred
with spirituous stimulants, sewed pa
tents amputated finger ou with the PLAIN
surface turned the wrong way and u has
healed In that position.
Prince Karl OF Denmark has just return
ed home after cruise In the West indieA
lie was the first Danish prince 10 visit his
country's possessions there, aud was re-
ceiyed with much enthusiasm.
The imports OF wool Qncluding goats
hair and alpaca) into the United Kingdom
last year amounted 10 III, s0l, s85 pounds, AZ
compared with 60. aOi AZ pounds la 1855.
and with 5g0 500, 06' pounds in 1885,.
A case OF transmission az infection TO an
tnt.aA Irfa
child born during the convnlesccncc OF tho
mother from pneumonia was affected with
the Same malady. und died at the end Of
five days
Rt. Rev. John Stanley, the new Roman
catholic bishop OF North Dakota. is having
n railroad car built Ia which TO make his
episcopal visitations. so scarce are spare
beds and accommodations for strangers In
his diocese.
A Mrs. Moneyoag, OF New York. gave
luncheon 10 party of friends la Delmon-
ico's few days ago at which the ices were
served in Dresden plwder boxes, with gold
forks, which after the course were present
ed To the guests.
The Ms. OF the laureate's first book, the
Poems OF Two Brothers." written by him
aud Charles Tennyson has been carefully
preserved, and is estimated 10 be worth
5000. Alfred and Charles Tennyson re-
ceived 500 for IT,
The Christian Register relates this story
OF an English bishop 10 "A man who had
been bothering him for promotion I'LL he
lost his temper, he said Dear sir II IL
were TO rain rectories and shower vicarages,
l should present you with an umbrella.
Velvet ribbons are used lengthwise TO
trim skirts. An effective way Is To fasten
them Mt the belt then allow them 10 droop
In loops below the hips. where they are
tackled, and drop thence 10 the foot. where
they are finished with forlxed ends or are
fastened 10 the hem with large roscttes.
At one OF the recent vlceregal balls In
Dublin young detrimental" came up TO
where young lady was sitting AN asked
her In her mothers hearing whether he
might have the pleasure OF a dance But
before the daughter could reply her fond
parent hastily broke in: Deed an yo
can't, thenl Sure she's keeping herself
cool for the earl OF Clanfurlyi"
IL is pretty generally understood that
Henry NJ. Stanley will visit America dur
ing next winter, when ho will resume tho
course OF lectures so abruptly terminated
three years ago by his mission 10 Central
Africa Major Pond Is already making
arrangements for his tour through tho
country. Not long ago an offer OF 5000
was made for his first lecture In New York
city.
Senator Evarts got OF a good thing ON
a gentleman at party ia Washington
about distinguishing between canvass
back and red head. IAN infalllblc test"
he remarked us In the length OF the BILL"
Just here he was completely broxci up by
lady who leaned forward and ihteriected-
"But senator / never serve either can
vass backs or red heads ut my table with
bills
There Is considerable excitement at
North PlaInfield, N. j., over the discovery
OF copper and silver ore, ip the mountains
back OF the town The discovery was
made Ia excayating for the water works,
and II Is said that investigation has been
made TO warrant the assertion that, under.
lying the outer layers OF trap.rock and red
sandstone In the mountain, are mines from
which fortunes my be developed
Wilkle Collins. who was Charles Dickens
dear and close friend, made some inter-
esting memoranda In his cory OF Forstcrs
Life" o. Dickens. Concerning solver
Twist Collins writes that .tas one do
feet In that wonderful book Is the hcI plcssly
bad construction OF the story. The
character OF Nancy In the finest thing no
ever did" As for "Barnaby Rudge' Col
Inns calls IL the weakest book Dickens ever
wrote.
Joseph Walker. "A New York Importer,
has sued the Unitel States government
Tor 20 cents. In October OF last year tho
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