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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07


just at the foot OF the little bluif
ahead, with background OF trees,
was log-cabin OF hewn timber,
weather-stained and gray in the sum-
mer sun, absolutely alone and looked
as il lost in thisuutroddcn wild. Point
ing to II, Yonnkins said. That's your
house as long as you want IT,"
The emigranis tramped through the
tall lush grass that covered every
foot of the new Kansas soil, their eyes
fixed eagerly oa the log-cabin before
them. The latch-spring hung out
Hospitality from the door OF split
shakes, (" and the party entered
without ado. Everything was just as
Younkins had last left IL. Two or
three gophers disturbed in their
foraging about the premises, fed
swiftly at the entrance OF the visitors.
and flock Of blackbirds. settled
around the rear OF the house, flew
noisily across the creek that wound
its way down 70 the fork.
The floor was OF puncheons split
from oak logs and laid loosely on
rough-hcwn joists. These ratified as
the visitors walked over them. AT
one end OF the cabin huge fireplace
OF stone laid in clay yawned for the
future comfort Of the coming tenants.
Near by rude set OF shelves suggest
ed n pantry. and table. homemade
and equally rude stood in the middle
OF the floor. In one corner was built
a bedstead, two sides Of the house
furnishing two sides OF the work. and
the other two being made by driving
a stake into the floor and connecting
that by string pieces TO the sides OF
the cabin. Thongs OF buffalo-hide
formed the bottom OF this novel bed.
stead. Anew stools and short benches
were scattered about Near the fire.
place long and strong pegs driven into
the logs served as ladder on which
one could climb TO tho low loft over
head. Two windows each OF lively,
small panes OF glass. let in the light
one from the end Of the cabin and on,
from the back opposite the door, which
was In the middle OF the front. Out
side, frail shaniy OF shakes leapeS
against the cabin. afIording sort o
outdoor kitchen for summer use. =
Noah Brooks, In ST Nicholas.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

They sat together on the bank,
Beside the ripping water.
lie, handsome, prolld--a city chan
Aud she a farmers daugliers
IN earnest way they watched their lines
Az In the brook they dangled,
Intent 10 keep them wide apart
For fear they'd get entangled.
Ere long the maiden hooked a iish
Which offered much resistance.
And which she vowed she could not catch
Without someone's assistance:
The space between the anglers then
Became somewhat contracted;
Aud there u very touching scene
Was speedily enacted.
The struggling fish upon the hook
A poor deluded creature
OF tn situation then became
A secondary feature.
The artful maiden angled well
To catch city hubby,
And he the tempting bait absorbed
And caught on like chubby.
MORAL.
or course this fishy little tale
Contains a wise suggestion.
Which 10 young men on fishing bent
is worthy OF digestion:
Take warning from the young mans fate 70
Beware OF angling maiden,
Lest with the cares OF married life
Your future YOU would laden.
Frank Is. Welch In West Shore.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

A Senator of Nevada occasionally
relapses into "reminiscences. says the
Louisville Post. One OF his best
stories is OF the arrival OF the first
woman in the mining camp. The
boys had toiled with pan and rocker
at Washoe for three years without so
much as IA glimpse OF sunbonnet.
Late OF an afternoon shout was
heard. The cry was taken up and re-
peated until II rang from end TO end
OF the gulches, "Petticoats!" Petit
coats!'
Down went the picks and shovels.
The red-shirted miners swarmed up
the hillsides. An emigrant wagon.
all the way from Pike" was slowly
moving along to n camping place. A
lone man sat on the seat In front.
The lucky miner who had raised the
shout told how he had seen live
woman sitting beside the man when
the wagon first hove in sight. But
as soon as he gave notice by the warn
ing cry. she had lodged back out OF
sight beneath the canvas cover.
Piled with questions. the miner
described in glowing detail how the
woman was dressed and what she
looked like.
That evening while the slices OF
pork were sizzling and the coffee pots
were bubbling. the miners discussed
the great event. The more they talked
the more they felt that they must see
woman. Somebody proposed purse
and visit 10 the emigrants camp.
One after another Clipped In. There
was IS, 600 in gold dust when the last
contribution was turned in. Then.
forming In line. those miners started
for the wagon OF the Missourian.
BY a unanimous vote "Bill" (now
Senator) had been selected as the
Spokesman. He walked TO the head
OF the procession and carried the bag
OF gold dust As the column APP
preached within sight OF the little
camp the leader saw "a flutter Of
drapery at the front OF an improvlsed
tent. Then the flap was hastily
drawn, and as the miners approached
they saw only the man OF the outfit
aud he gazed apprehensively at the
array.
A big ring was formed The SEN
ator advanced TO the center. He ex-
planned To the traveller that the boys
meant no harm to him or his. But IL
had been three years since some OF
them had seen woman. In fact un-
oil the arrival that afternoon the
gulches OF Washoe had never been
honored with the presence OF petit
coats. The boys had deemed the oc-
casion worthy OF recognition. They
had made up purse. which he was
commissioned 20 present to the lady.
The Missourian listened. As the
little speech nearcd the climax he
grinned. When the Senator held up
the buckskin bag the emigrant's eyes
grew big. He turned and started with
alacrity for the tent
Sally he said. come out and
show yourself. The boys don't mean
TO hurt We. They've got somethin'
fur ye."
Leading the frightened woman by
the hand the Missourlan returned.
The Senator handed over the buck
skin bag with his most elaborate bow.
The woman took IL, made an awkward
acknowledgment and scooted for the
tent. As she disappeared there wen,
up shout which made the coyotes
hunt their holes for miles around.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

Too many OF our girls ara not re-
ceIying the best possible training to
fIt them TO become wives and help
mates for husbands compelled TO
cconomize and struggle for financial
footing, during the first years OF their
married life. says Mrs. J, Geillard. In
Ohio Farmer. Marriage does not
always mean support, and our girls
should be taught that when the
wheels OF time and adversely overtakc
them they will be capable OF battling
with the world single-handed. IL Is n
sorry spectacle 10 see young widow
excelling in'nothing but fancy-work,
the most poorly paid Of all profes.
sions
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

him. But while tho
spell Is on he 10 in
defaiigsble. hardly
taking time TO eat.
In fact. he forgets TO
do so frequently.
and. after taking .
bowl OF oatmeal and
cream for breakfast.
will paint or write
until warned by the
darkness 10 put aside
his tools. As an
artist he is self-
taught. and has been
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

Peter Brezedine OF Bee Springs,
KY, writes OF some wonderful paleon-
tological discoveries made by him In
that part OF the state. He says;
IL explored what Is known as the
Hundred-Dome Cave, about six miles
east OF Mammoth Cave. In IL found
evidences OF IA race OF human beings
OF great antiquity. In inches OF the
c~e counted overs. 900 mummitied
skeletons or bodies Of what must have
been large and very superior race
OF men. evidently dating back beyond
our history OF Adam and the Garden
OF Eden many thousand years. The
bodies are In an excellent state OF
preservation and intend To remove
about ten Of them at once 20 Boston
for the benefit OF the scientific world. :"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

RoBERT BURNs VII. both an apt pupil
SON. aud q painstaking
master. He IL still very young.
When the Evening Cometh On is
perhaps his most beautiful poem. AT
terward he put his conception OF even
ing into a new shape-that OF . water
color, which pleased the eye OF Gov.
Buckner. and now adorns the walls OF
Kentucky's Executive Mansion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

An Irishman who had just come TO
New York and was not remarkably
well pleased with the weather last
week. or with anything else Ia Amer
lea. was bellttliug everything he saw
70 his friends. who were showing him
the sights. They visited Eden Musee
and he had his picture taken by the
nickle-in-the-slot camera. Well, Pat
sy. did ye ever SEQ the like OF that.
now, bcforcPn he was asked. did !
ever see the loikc OF thatP" replied
Patsy In great disdain. 'Bedad We
have one In Dublin that II you just
squint into II and drop la fsrthing.
will take your picture In three differ
eat positions-sittin' down, standin' up
aud wild yer baby on Yer knee"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07
ksNTuckY's YOUNG POET.

Robert barns Wilson. Who Ia An Artist
as Well, aud Has Pane Before Him.
Frankfort. KY. Is the home OF a mas
who has made name for himself in the
world of letiers--lRobert Burma Wilson.
He Is poet OF no mean ability. and al
artist as well.
Mr.. Wilson Is man OF moods. He
cannot work unless the inspiration moves
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

Figuratively speaking. the bed OF
the Atlantic Ocean has at last been
laid bare English. american. Ger
man. and French sounding expeditions
have mapped every section OF the ooze
that lies at the bottom OF the great
watery waste. According 90 these
maps and diagrams the Atlantic Is a
huge water-trough Of tarylng depths,
extending from pole TO pole. Here
and there rocky peaks. like that OF
Tcnerlifo. or huge molntuins OF sand
like the Bank OF Newfoundland. reach
up 90 or beyond thd surface BE-
tween Ireland and Newfoundland
there exists rcmarka ble submarine
plain. always referred 40 as 1.-The iele.
graphic plateau, whiclkis evidently u
continuation OF the glcht watershed
which between latIiudck 40 deg. and
80 deg. north surrounds The earth and
divides the waters nDwidQ south from
those flowing north, --sti. Louis Re.
public
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

IL made bob-sled according To the
directions given in my paper" said
Fred Carroll, petulantly, and 1t
wouldn't rum
so l believe" said his friend.
George Lennon. You also made u
box telephone, and that didn't work. -
How do you account for it?'
asked Fred curiously.
George smiled as he answered
quietly, You did not mako them ac-
cording 10 directions.
Didn't | put in everything re-
CURED? What did | omit?''
You omitted exactness. When
you made the telephone. you did not
draw the wire tight. Us directed.
You left it hanging slack, and when
] spoke TO you about IL, you said IL
was good enough.
II thought IL would do.
"Of course you did! Then, In maxi
ing the sled. You made two mistakes
In your Measurements. You nailed
the forward cross-cleat about six inches
from the end. thus interfering with
the play OF the front bob: and the
guards were so low down that fell
lows knuclxles scraped the ground
The consequence was. that there was
no satisfaction In riding on the sled
II was good enough sled Instead
OF being careful TO have every meas
urement exact. you guessed at some
and made mistakes in others; and TO
every objection you replied that II was
good enough. That generally means
not good at all. =
How many good enough" boys are
reading these lines? The boy who
sweeps his employers store. and neg
lccts the corners and dark places. Is
sweeping good enough" 40 Is the
boy who Skins his lessons. or does the
home chores In cnrclcss fashion. -
Christian Standard.
sally. the Monkey at the London ''zoo.'
We did not come 20 the hotel yes
terday for our luncheon. but we ate IL
In the Throne Room OF Richard H.
The room had place, where the
music players sns. when they played.
To-day we arc going to the Zoo and
Westminster Abbey. so | think ! can
write quito a good deal. Here
! am again ut my journal. 10 write all
! saw to-day. First we went 20 West
minister TO see It. but the minister be-
gan 10 preach. SO we could not walk
about TO sec things. The next place
was The Zoo. where we saw the lions,
tigers, lcopurds. monkeys. cats. par
rots, and O, so many other
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

Miss Dowis. who Explored the Carpsehson
MoantnIns Without Male Melp.

This Is a picture OF Miss Meme Murisl
Dowie. whose paper on her trip through
the Carpathian Mountains delighted the
wisehcads OF the British Association.
before whom II was read. and set all the
slow going ones TO exclaim: We'll.
what will women be doing next" Mas
Dowie comes honestly by her literary
granddaughter OF the famous book
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07

More than five thousand nien In New
York do business under the protection
of their wives names.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-07
FOR THE LADIES.
INTERESTING AND PROFITABLE SUB
JECTS FOR THE GENTLE SEX.

The First Woman Ia Camp--seif Sup
porting Ltdi es-Househoid Hints
and other Matters.
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RILEY.s FIRST HUNT.
1t Was Not Wholly a success, Neither
Was it Failure.

1t Was Not Wholly a success, Neither
Was it Failure.
Pat Riley, wen-known bricklayer,
borrowed Building and Sanitary In
spector Starts shotgun on Sunday and
started off to the overflow for the first
cunning experience of his life. In his
endeavor to reach ''blind'' in the tules
he fell over and filed the muzzle OF. the
gun with mud. This did not annoy Pat
at all. He simply gave knowing wink
to himself" and concluded to give that
charge of mud TO the first duck that came
along.
Riley had not seen duck when this
mishap occurred, but as soon as his gun
became choked with mud the birds be-
gan to swarm around him. Then he raised
his gun and blazed away-with disastrous
results. Six inches of the barrels were
blown away, and a piece of the steel
struck Riley III the face, cutting quite a
cash.
The accident did not, however. spoil his
days sport. He kept right on shooting
with the remainder Of the gun, and
bagged more birds than anyone else that
day
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DIED.

WINNING-In this city, November 27th.
Mrs. Dora Winning a native of Hapover',
Germany, aged 8 % years and DAYS. IAIa,
media, Omaha, st. Paul and Chicago papers
please copy
As-trends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral thi,
afternoon at O'Clock, from her late resi-
dence, 1898 l street.
HUNT-In this city, November goth. II.
Grace, wife of the late Hiram S. Hunt. and
oaughter OF Mir and Mrs. l.. c. Jorcan. a
native OF Maine, aged 20 years, months
and days.
R8~Friends and acquaintance are re-
Spectfully invited to attend the funeral
this Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
from the residence of her parents, 725 6
strC ct, between Seventh and Eighth.
FITZSIMMONS-In this city, November 9 9th
Bridget Fitzsimmons Qnother OF Peter FitZ-
simmons of Sacramento, Mrs Annie Corbett
OF Vallejo and grandmother OF Nellie and
Rosie FitzSimmonS ofSacramento) native
of Iongford Ireland, aged Sd wears 3
months and days. Brooklyn Y, Y. and
Vallejo papers please copy.]
RS@FrlendS ana acq ua1ntaiceS are respecI.
fully invited To attend the funeral this after
noon at 1870 O'Clock, from her late residence
413 y street; thence to the Cathedral
where funeral services viii be held
REVERA-In this city, November Both. f.
q. Reverb a native of California, aged I9
years
RB- Remains sent to Lemoore for inter
ment.
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AUBURN AND Los ANGELES.
Cities Where the State Citrus Fairs
Will be Held.
Meeting of the state Board of Agri-
culture-A Half-Mfle Training
Track TO be Laid Out.

The State Board of Agriculture met at
the office of the Secretary yesterday after
noon, with the following named mem
bers present: President Cox, Directors
Boggs, Chase. LaRue, Green, Carr and
Hancock.
committee of citizens from Auburn,
Placer County, appeared before the board
III regard to the locating of the Northern
Citrus Fair. Mr.. Lardner presented the
claim of Placer County, setting forth its
advantages, its showing in the past of
citrus fruits at the various citrus fairs and
the prominent part taken therein by the
county. The citizens of Placer, he said,
now rightfully seek the location of the
third State Citrus Fair within her county.
Her citizens had raised guarantee
fund of about 81 900 to cover all expenses,
so that the amount that might be appro-
priated from the State funds can be used
exclusively for premiums.
He presented fully the advantages for
making such display at Auburn. that
place having a hall as large as that at
MarysYille, where the fair was held last
season. The town has seven hotels in
which to accommodate visitors, and hoped
lected as the place for holding the fair.
Hon. j. II. Neff of ColtaX indorsed Mr.
Lardner's remarks, and hoped the board
would see its way clear to give Auburn
the preference.
On motion of Director Green, seconded
by Boggs, the State Citrus Fair OF 1892,
other than that of the Sixth Congressional
District, was located at Auburn, to be
opened the week beginning January lIth
Director LaRue moved that the sum of
$1,000 be appropriated for this fair from
the State funds, and it was so ordered
Director chase moved that Director
Hancock be appointed to represent the
State Board at the said fair, which was
also carried.
a communication was received from
| the Chamber Of Commerce of Los Ange-
les making application for the location OF
the Citrus Fair for the Sixth Congress
sional District in that city and offering to
| assume the control and management
thereof and pay all expenses incurred.
Upon motion Of Director LaRue the fair
for the Sixth District was ordered located
at Los Angeles, and that the s., 500 appro-
priated by the State be used for premi-
umS only.
The fixing of the date for holding the
fair was left to the Local Committee to be
confirmed by the Executive Committee
OF the State Board.
Hon. Jesse ID. Carr was named as the
representative of the State Board at the
Los Angeles Fair
The lease of Agricultural Park for the
coming year was ordered given to
| Willard Gardner, the present lessee.
The matter of building an inside half
mile track was referred to a special COM
mIttee for the purpose OF inquiring into
! its feasibility and cost, with instructions
to report at the next meeting
! Directors Hancock, Shippee and Carr
We're named as a committee to inspect,
by January lst, all sheep to be exhibited
at the fair of 1892, with reference to lamb
ing, and on March 1st with reference to
shearing.
! After discussing some other matters of
minor importance, the board adjourned.
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Real Estate Transfers,

The following real estate transfers have
been recorded since our last report:
j. and M. G. McDermottroe to J. Nc
Dermottroe half of lot ), L and G,
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets; 81,
Ella NJ. Waldron to Louis Waldron-
All of block, X and Y, Twenty fifth and
| Twenty sixth streets, except west half OF
lot S, and Is acres in northwest quarter OF
section 70, township s north, range 3 east;
grant.
Minnie c. and Philip Wolf, Jr., to A. f.
and II. G. HOgeboom-Easth half of south
half Of lot ., p and q, Sixteenth and
Seventeeth streets.
A. f. and H. G. Hogeboom to P. Wolf,
Jr.-West half of lot 6, NJ and \, Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth streets; SO.
Halsey G. Smith to f. f. Reichert-
North half of south half Of lot /, E and
+, Ninth and Tenth streets: $40
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WHAT FARMERS LIKE.
4 Gentle ''SizzIe-Sozzle'' that Prom
ises to Do Much Good.

n Gentle 'SSiZZle-SozZie'' that Prom
ises to Do Much Good.
The Weather Bureaus reports show
the rainfall yesterday in this city to have
been .0S Of an inch, making .6S of an inch
for the season, as against 80 of an inch to
an equal date last year.
The temperatures at A. NJ. and p NJ.
were 520 and $40, with the highest and
lowest so and 4S0, with fresh southerly
winds and showery weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at \. NJ.
and P. ". We're 30.l2 and 50.07 inches,
showing the barometer to be still above
80 inches and almost stationary. 4 low
barOmetrical trough is over Washington
and Oregon, accompanied by heavy
rams.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were o. and 39o,
and one year ago to-day 6I0 and $40.
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING,


It's tickery
children
to-day children
that
town should not have something a
the
dollar
Some OF smaller So
one OF the most taking dolls eighteen inches high smiling
OF teeth
ftoeng5 ] and prety govned 81 little b5ghteyed bsque
85 There are some ubber Dolls dressed 90, 80 9oc
Doll Shoes, 10 and zoe; Doll Stockings
But ask anything doldon and we evvih out
The record-union., 1891-12-01
LOTS OF SOLDIERS.
Increase in the Number of Men Liable
to Military Duty.

Increase in the Number of Men Liable
to Military Duty.
Adjutant-General Allen is preparing
his report for the United States Govern
ment, showing how many men in Cali
fornia are liable to military duty. Upon
the figures submitted by the Adjutant-
Generals throughout the Union, the $780,
600 appropriated by Congress is to be di-
Vided proportionately.
Thus far but four of the six brigades in
California have been heard from, but the
returns show such large increase over
last years figures that General Allen is
inclined to believe that some mistake es
were made last year. With only four
origades heard from, there is already an
increase of 1853 men liable to military
duty The Fourth Brigade, of which
Sacramento is the headquarters, has
jumped from Il, 707 to 1892 men,
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latter steered him into an L-street dead
fall and robbed him.
Police officer Mclaughlin told about
the arrest of Kellogg. Burke had pointed
the scamp out TO him and Officer Camp
bell, and while they were taking him to
the Police Station he tried to get rid of
the watch, but was detected. When
searched at the Police Station Burke's
chain was also found in one of Kellogg's
pockets.
Officer Campbell substantiated Nc
Laughlin's story. and another witness
described how kellogg, after arrest, in
serted the watch in the waistband of his
Dantaloons and then ''let it tickle down
the leg in his endeavor to drop it with
out being observed by the officers. But
this sharp-eyed witness saw the opera
ton and called the officers attention to it.
Kellogg had nothing TO say in his de-
fense and Judge Crayens held him to an
swer before the Superior Court in bonds
of s.. 800
The record-union., 1891-12-01
FOON ON TRIAI
The story of Chinese Shooting scrape
in Court,

The story of Chinese Shooting Scrape
in Court.
The trial of the Chinaman, All Foon,
who shot All Dep in the thigh several
months ago, and is now accused of as
sault to murder, was resumed before Su-
perior Judge Catlin and jury yesterday.
The prosecution has not finished pre-
senting its side of the case yet, and the
trial viii probably consume several days
1t is typical Chinese case. During
yesterday Police Officers Wilson and
son arrested Foon, and says that when he
asked the Chinaman why he shot Dep,
Foon said it was because Dep had called
him names, kicked him and knocked his
hat of.
It is understood that the defense will
try to prove an alibi.
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street Railway Transfar-

The formal transfer Of the City Street
Railway property and franchises to the
Central Electric Railway Company will
be made to-day. The matter has been de-
layed somewhat by the illness of General
terest
Mr.. Henry, President of the Central
Company, says the latter will set to
work, as soon as its proposed new fran
chises are granted, to construct new
tracks and equip its lines with electricity.