davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17
norr nd Ihree cent. Ench.

Henry M. Stanley has 10 dark skinned
lads. whom no bought on the banks of
the Congo at the moderateprico OF three
cents head. When he founded the
station at Stanley Falls he found in the
hands Of the Arabs 2. 800 captives whom
they had dragged into slavery. The
poor wretchcs were suffering for food,
and some OF them were in "A starving
condition Ho says:
Among them were many little boys.
| selected 10 OF the poor little fellows,
and bought them OF the Arabs for a
handkerchief apiece The handSerchiefs
cost three cents each Ia Manchester. aud
so ! obtained the little negroes very
chcaply. took them because | wished
TO save them. and as they were almost
certain TO die OF starvation, the Arabs
were willing to sell them at almost any
price.
The little fellows, who were from 10
TO i2 years OF age. were with me In my
steamer when / went down the river
again. ! distributed them. two or three
together. among the stations. directing
the agents to instruct them. show them
how TO work. and to endeavor as they
grew up TO make civilized young fellows
OF them They all came from the
Biyerre River, and ms did not know
their language could not communicate
with them Soon after left FOR
Europe.
Last summer, when Sir Francis de
Winton returned from the Congo, lac
brought one Of these boys with him.
The lad is bright fellow. about 10
years old, and has been with me since
he came 20 England. As he had learned
the SwahiIi language I could readily
converse with him. aud he also speaks
good deal OF English now.
by and by this boy viii return 70 the
Congo, and viii probably be sent back
among his own people; and so with the
other seventeen little fellows. they will
DO trained up as the friends and mis-
sionaries Of the new order OF things on
tho Congo
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

child's play Tor n ~o,,ld IA
the greatest Ind - n,nds~r
times, and the ~ $780,
surrounding Genei =, Ieado,,sr.
ters here do not "a ,no,,.hr ~
such a conflict. IN 49,, ?, Ill,
be fierce and bloo< hsr,,s and
the best thing they 49, ! 81 make
II snort anu "es'''e4 iamentabie
sacrifice OF men.
The Sioux warriot W. .sa a,d
mounted. end able 'r, h;s own
fighting ground. Is ths A DANGEROUS
opponent 70 be found MI .o,,d He
Is an unexceIled hgIk ,,sss run.
ming. and tireless. and 49, ',sIy still.
full in sudden attack anlo ~ r'.t,eas
He is bothered by ntk 1890,
He carries his equippags.,[ MA, and
he leaves squaw and pah,ls. ri,l, an
old horse, perhaps. to ~ ,f,er III
camp and follow him the "A ,hev can
in his erralic campaigns Ali iet IL bc
said. the Indian women l, ~ mean
factors IN the savage metlWof a,-,,,ng
They are thoroughly selian,n, and
can pack up aud set out os0a march
after their fleeing braves al ,,oment's
notice. They keep thorough a formed
OF events, and are able in ma, wavsto
assist retreat or baiiis pursuit.
Did anybody ever Try to iiNn ont the
cost OF an Indian outbreaks fa,hans
the attempt has been made, baae War
Department knows nothing aout IL
The greater proportion of dumg,x can
not be assessed. for more injury slone
to the material welfare OF the 10 oo IN
which the trouble exists than ca " as.
certained or expressed in dollars Some
OF the figures--indelinite at bes- car
however, be given. and they are Acid
eddy interesting. Since 1850 il hncos
the United States just $500. 321. 90 4 4,
feed aud clothe the American liam
and during the same period this sea
and rich Governm paid out the ,nr
nous sum of $500. 200. 1876 81 TO keepn.,
on the reservations and, when he bsk
away, 10 subiue his savage spirit nw
were times when the expenditure
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

comprehension Of most white people,
and yet any ordinarily intelligent per.
son might easily understand how much
excitement there would be in the coun.
try IL the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage were
10 proclaim TO all that he had seen the
Messiah in person nc some place, and
that the long awaited one would be
here III month or two. Such an an.
uouncement would make as much ex.
element among the whites as has re.
suited among the Indians foe similar
cause. aud perhaps the excitement
would take the form Of religious dane.
ing Thousands Of Shakers gyrate
clumsily just as often as they think
necessary and no. one ever thinks OF
charging their ungraceful antics 70 any.
thing but honest religious fervor Mem.
bers OF various and numerous evangeIi-
cal churches indulge in what 20 the
unconyerted sometimes seems TO be
freuzied enthusiasm. but which civiIixa-
ton recognizes as not only legitimate.
but eminently natural.
The Indian is naturally religious With
all his savagcry he is serious and earn
est in all he does, and prone TO relate
human events TO tho operations OF q
higher power. II may be, rs General
Miles surmises. that the Mormons have
stirred up the present Messiah craze:
hut IL remains the fact that the Sioux
have been FESTIVE ever since the deal by
which they transferred large portion
Of their lands 70 the United States Gov.
eminent. aud bad influences have been
at work among them melting them 20
discomfort and schemes OF revenge
They have been coddled and fed aud
petied BY the Government. and likewise
robbed (as many OF them beliave) OF
much OF their lands. and they have an
entirely false idea Of their own strengths
and that Of the whites
Nevertheless. a campaign IN the bad
lands. against the Sioux, would be- no
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17
ARTS OF THE CHINESE.
Mshisg Lanterns Aud 0thsr Articles =
The Celestial ArsIssns' Dread Of Waste
-MssssliAn shos-ssaksrs, c.rpsatsrs.

II ID not exactly pleasant to speak Of
Chinese labor In any shape. still less 10
notice those features Ia which the most
ancient empire In the old world seems TO
set IN example Of a certain sort 10 tho
most powerful republic In the new. But
~ Robert Bruce learned lesson from
the spider. Il may be worth while In
this ago Of labor controversy TO inquire
Why Chinatown gathers up SO large a
percentage Of the shekels which should
properly 60 into the pockets Of Amcri-
can artisans and white men In San Fran
cisco.
II citizen OF California desires to
trace Chinese competition In skilled
labor to its source be has only to 20 into
the alleys running east and west from
Dupont street beyond California. He
will then see that while there Is no
branch of trade In which the Chinese
artisan has not more or less succeeded by
mere apt imitation. there are many pecu.
liar hsndicrafts In which the Swiss and
other painstaklng. unambitious, persever-
Ing. poverty. content European importa-
lions arc his only rivals.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17
Palaccs % varlous Klnds.

Away back the misty past, when
the porcelain akers Of China COM
bned aud cree Nj their famous pal
ace OF porcelain II they little thought OF
the example 1.ey were setting for
coming general pms. The ice-bound
Russians iirst too the hint and erect
ed the first OF thV lice palaces IAN
example followed by Montreal. Quebec.
81. Paul. aud 9th r borcal American
cities. who though TO boom their pros
poets BY adyertis Nc the fact TO the
world az large that they were situated
within tho circle of the shadow cast by
the north pole. WI u a more practical
eye 20 business. the people OF the south
erected the "cottoI palace" at New
Orleans. followed 81 sely by the corn
palace nj Sioux Ikty. Iowa. Since
the last-namcd uni uc erection ''pal-
aces" have sprung uI \ all around. like
toad-stools la DAMP weather. Ne
braska has her ''sugay palace" Cres-
ton. Iowa. her shay alace." Pueblo.
Col. her mineral pal ace" Ottumwa.
Iowa. a coal palace, and last but
not least the FLAX paW lace" nj Forest
City. Iowa. II this ~ ilaco" business
Is carried much farther we may soon
expect 20 hear Of 'goKd palace" on
Wall street. an oyster N lace" on the
shores Of the classic ChesH pcake. or q
yam palace" In Georgia. 81. Lonis
Repubhc.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

Leaving out OF consideration Chinese
competition In cigar-making. needle
work. and especially overalls,It Is start
ling 10 note In how many branches Of
industry Chinatown Is competing disas-
trously with American labor. II Is suf-
ficlent 10 mention that I .245 sewing ma.
chimes are running night aud day la
Chinatown 10 indicate what n beehive
OF enforced or willing industry Is located
there.
Beginning with factories exclusively
Chinese. there are In Chinatown the fol.
lowing establishments working on the
wholesale plan as producers In the ar
tlcles mentioned; Tinware. six; shoes.
two; candles, one; tanned leather. Ave;
hrooms. two; jcwolry. four. OF cloth
Ing establishments and tailor shops Tex
elusive Of underwear and shiris). there
are no fewer than hfty-seven places Of
business under different proprietors.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17
New military Tent.

The umbrella tent Is one OF new de-
sign for Military purposes. The method
OF constr, ,tion Of this tent admits Of
opening elmer one section or as many
sections % lnay tc desired. II can also
be entirely4 oscd by hooking up the
tent flaps y Nj closing the entrance. IN
case OF ri run. or when being used for
bathing Proposes. liz warm weather
the walls "a nc tent should be stakcd
two or three Tinches from the ground.
which. In connection with the large
opening between the umbrella and side
walls will cl lse constant draugnt or
air. The esp cial IL tufe OF the tent Is
its simple CO tiruciion and portability.
IL folds up. aid the bundle. including
poles. stakes. 7ny lines. &c. when the
tent Is r.adc - tcn-ouncc duck. weighs
about forty slI = pounds. The tent was
first used BY New JERSEY troops 1T
the last encam' fment nj Sea Grit.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17


the proper size. This work IL done by
women and children as far ms possible.
and "a expert hand can flush six or
eight Ia day. When brought 10 the
workshop the workman cuts of the flag
ends. shapes II. aud rearrapges oil the
splints. so that the interstices will be OF
equal size. He thcn siiffens them with a
coat Of glue. aud lays the skeletons away
10 dry. Then sheets OF thin and coarse
bamboo paper are glued on the frame.
and two or three extra coats OF pecu-
liar glue Of great transparency are laid
on. The lantern IL then mounted with
. socket for the candle aud a wire for
the handle. Finally the painter adorns
II with flowers aud more or less pictures
quo dcsigns--all, OF course. done by
hand after the lantern 10 finished. The
whole thing Is sold nj n price ranging
from 10 cents to 81 even the latter being
. competitive price NJ which most Amer.
leans would decline TO produce any hand
painted article without regard TO previ-
Gus effort.
The Chinese workman has the oriental
horror OF waste. He regards waste as
something TO be avoided as m evil.
Nothing Il more convincing on this point
than an afternoon stroll through the
Chinese Industrial centers. III the bar
Der has not the convenience OF warm
water he shaves or cuts the hair OF bis
friend the smIth In fec ample for the
nee OF the latter's furnace. The smith
constructs his firc on the principle OF
hurning no coal except Ia actual work.
and then az little as possible. The Ere
trined Ia an iron basin. somewhat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

long aud uneventfut ne upon tue gov
eminent reservations
Among modern Indians. Sitting Bull
undoubtedly occupies tho chief place on
account OF the influence he has exer-
cised over large bodies OF his savage
fellows
Sitting Bull has always claimed FOR
himself the honor OF having met the
attack Major Reno's force made on the
Sioux village in the Custer fight. but as
matter OF fact the Bull was not IN
II. (" and when ross-examined about bis
connection with that struggle had TO
admit that he was away from the camp
making "big medicine" with which TO
protect his fellow Indians while Crazy
Horse was decimating Renos command
with repeating war club
Nevertheless. while Sitting Bull Is not
the great warrior that has been claimed.
he is undoubtedly the politician and
statesman OF the great Sioux nation.
aud the man more than any other Indian
who has fomented the present border
agitation.
The vast majority of mankind believes
that at some future date the Messiah
will appear on earth for the second time
IL Is a great and in many instances a
fundamental truth--the groundwork OF
doctrine on which more than one church
is founded. The Indians OF the north.
west have been informed by their
"medcine men" that their Messiah Is
coming. lie Il TO redeem them from
their low estate. and when he gets
through with the work OF the Anglo.
Saxon annibilation he will exalt the
red man until there Is nothing left Tor
the untutored mind TO conceive nor the
aboriginal greediness TO grasp: the
copper coIored millennium has been an
nounced. The effect OF this revelation
upon the Indian intellect is beyond the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

Nscktiss Furnished with compseee
PhotogrHphinx ootnf'
We have all heard OF tho photographs
opera. glasses aud hat; but here We nave
something moro cunning. TIA . neck''o
provided with pin. The latter y ao
objective. and the neckt'e Is camera:
When any one approaches You hnu
speaks TO you at = distance OF TWO 81
even three feet. you press rubber pulp
concealed In your pocket. and you nave
the portrait OF your interlocutor' ln,s
ingenious little apparatus. with wn'cn
also general views may be taken. was
devised by Edmond Block. Frencn'
man
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

The same spirit OF economy is observ-
able In the case Of the thinkers OF China
town. who show wonderful dexterity
In getting multiplicity OF useful inn
plemen;s into the compass OF few
cubic feet Some OF these gentry repair
pipes. locks. and other small metallic
articles; others give their attention TO
broken glassware or crockery, while a
third makes specially OF restoring pots
and kettles TO sound condition. The re-
pairers OF broken glass and crockcry per-
form their work by means OF small drill
with which they pierce the fragments.
aud then fasten them together very neat
ly with pieces OF small wire bent into a
hook on the inside OF the utensil.
Although the glass Is drilled while cool
usually with drill wetted with turpen-
tine) tho workman seldom fractures IL
Ia mendlng. Articles OF glass which
have been broken into several fragments,
some OF them not half an inch la da-
meter. are not beyond the perseverance,
end ingenuity OF the Chinatown artificcr
though IL IL certain that an American
artificer would advise the owner that IL
might be cheaper 10 buy new one.
The Chinese artlficer Is especially sue
tsssful as alocksmith. although a regular
Chinese lock and key 10 about as cum
brous and ugly combination as the
human mind can devise. On Ross alley
there dwells Chinese locksmith who
not only sells Chinese locks aud keys.
but understands the construction of the
most complicated American locks. and
can duplicate a latch key or pick.
tumbler lock with swilincss startling
10 witness.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

The Chinese are good carpenters ana
ioIncrs. and as watch repalrers they eau
hold their own with the best OF white
men, but watch making by machinery
beats them. They are good harness
makers. and can do any kind OF house
painting or plastcring. OF their apti-
tudc for cigar-maklng aud laundry work
there are only too many unwilling wit
ncsses
AS q shoemaker. aud especially as n
repairor Of shoes, the Chinese artisan Is
most faSiidable competitor with
American IHbr at rate4which are. as in
most departments where the races como
In Conflict. 80 TO 80 per cent less. Ii
needs very short stay on any street IN
Chinatown TO disclose the fact that near
ly all the repairs executed by Chinese
shoe-makers are under orders from the
white people resident In the section
bounded by California. Kearny. Pacific.
and Powell streets. In the department
Of shoe making. MS In ncedIework. the
Chinese have fairly grappled with and
mastered the problem OF iabor-saving
machinery. Three hundred men are
daily employed nj one establishment on
Dupont street alone. aud OF smaller
Establishments the name Is legion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

For example. says the San Francisco
Chronicle. IL n Chinese lantern were sub
miitcd TO free competition as an indus
trial product neither the frcc-trade En-
giishman nor the protected American
would attempt Its manufacture. because
labor-saving machinery could not be
used. The Chinese lantern belongs TO a
department Of industry In which ma
hinery counts for little. II Is a product
inf cheap art. aud it's manufacture IL a
rood illustration OF how money Is made
10 Chinatown In certain lines.
or course. the Chinese lantern il not q
nscessity OF civilized life. neither Is II TO
be regarded as anything but IN accident
81 requirement, as IN the case OF public
displays But the Chinese have been
adopts la picturesque illumination ut
night from time immemorIal. and there
10 tolersbly good evidence that as
pyrotcchpists they were contemporary
with the Pharaohs. Anyhow, II IL q
hard matter for white man or white
woman TO set about making n Chinese
lantern. To begin with the framework
Of the lantern has 10 be constructed OF
dre bamboo splints, split by the hand
with knife. and woven on frame Of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17
THE sioux INDIANS.


The Messiah CrHxs--rhe Indian Rsiigi-
Gus Nature--Dangsrs OF y war-Asmy
omcers' servicss--cost OF fadtsn Wars.
Especial Chicago Correspondcnce.l
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

OCCASIONAL outbreaks
among the Indians will
undoubtedly occur so
long as the Government
pursues the policy Of
crowding the Indians
together in large bodies
upon narrow reserva-
tiona
The restiveness OF the
Indian Is nearly always
due either 70 the occur
renee or a fear of unjust
treatment on the part OF
the whites. or TO the
restIessness that comes
from the lack OF occu-
patton and scope for his
activities duo 10 the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-17

Alaska has the largest gold mine In
tho world. II u lighted by electricity
aud Is worked day and night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-27
A GREAT LOSS.
The Enormous Amount Of Life Which Has
Gone Out Of the American People.
Can Ii Ever Be RecOyered2

Have you noticed that there are more broken
down men and weak women on our streets to-
DAY than ever before? Have you not noticed
that certain of your friends, whom YOU have
always known to be strong and healthy, are
lot some reason, weak and lowSpirited? Is it
not possible that you yourself feel trife less
vigorous than in the past? Is it a fact the
American people are growing weaker or is it
que to some local cause? There can be little
oouot that 1t IS owing almost entirely to the
fearful after effects OF the Grip. This terrible
ana mysterious complaint, starting,unaccount-
ABLY and running severely, invariably leaves the
person IN weak, nervous and run down con-
oltloh, from which it requires much time to
recover.
When people are in such state when nature
IS weak and broken, what would common-sense
dictate should be done? Precisely what physi-
clans say should be done viz: Assist Nature.
stimulate her tagging faculties, .build her up!
HOW! BY using pure medicinal stimulant
pure whisky. Doctors, scientific men, and the
Leading thinkers Of the land have declared this
and have unhesitatingy agreed that there is no
whisky so pure and efficient as Duffey's Pure
Malt 1t stimulates healthily and builds up
wasted tissues. ItrenewS the nervous or
ganlzatlon and assists to health. 1t is popular
because 1t is efficient Great care should be
taken, however, to secure only the genuine
DlStrust any dealer who for any reason seeks
TO induce you to buy something lust as good
BY the Iudicious use of the pure stimulant the
after effects of the Grip may be removed and
health and strength put in place of weakness
and debility.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-27
AS OTHERS SEE us.

The HERALD, on Monday, printed some
expressions relative to the change in the
ownership of this paper. To-day it supple
ments them with batch of dispatches re-
celved from eminent Democrats all over
the country. As the tidings of the new
dispensation in Utah spread abroad, the
leaders of the great national Democracy
offer their right hand of fellowship to the
leaders of the local movement, and send
them greeting. Notable among the rest is
the telegram from Senator CALVIN S.
BRIcE, OF Ohio, not because his position
before the country is more exalted than
that Of the other gentlemen, but because
he is the chairman of the Democratic ma
tlona! committee, and a recognition from
him OF the efforts of the Spartan band at
home must be a source Of satisfac
ton and encouragement to it. All of
these men understand the Utah question
thoroughly, some of them from a long eX-
perience in Congress, and others from &C
quaintance on the spot
70 resolve the whole matter into one SEN
tence, the Democrats do not propose to be
trapped in Utah as they were in Wyoming
and Idaho. In the former state the Nor
mons were good enough citizens so long as
the majority of them voted the Republican
ticket, and in the latter they were bad
enough to be disfranchised. Equal rights
to all men is the device under which the
Democratic party proposes to march to vic
tory III Utah, and that is the way others
see US, and that is the reason why they ten
der US their warm congratulations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-27

OFFICIALS OF the war department are
said to be well pleased with the experiment
of enlisting Indians in the regular army.
At first the redskins did not take kindly to
the scheme. They were willing to serve as
scouts and police, as then they would be
allowed their liberty and would not be sub
iect to military discipline, but they had no
affection for drilling, and camp life was
thought to be only less Objectionable than
existence in prison. However, the Indians
are enlistlng and the expectation is that in
little while the quota of 1000 will be duly
incorporated in the regular army. So far
the recruits are remarkably obedient to
rule and discipline. They learn rapidly,
and in defiance of apprehensions display an
aptitude for military duty that promises
well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-27
BEHIND THE TIMES.

A few of our Democratic fellow citizens
seem unable TO comprehend the full force
of the new movement that has set in in
Utah. "a nation shall be born in day.n
The birth Of the new local Democracy was
not so sudden, since the premonitions were
long felt, but now that the lusty infant has
bounded into life 1t is growing with mar
velous rapidity. No wonder some Of our
Democratic friends hold their breath in
wondering suspense. They will catch it by
and by and then the unanimous acclaim
will rend the air: "Hurrah for the Utah
Democracyp'
Thus Judge POWERS In his rhapsody
Monday night demanded to know why the
Democrats were organizing in Salt Lake,
Ogden and Provo and not in other places
The Liberal spokesman is behind the
times. In THE HERALD yesterday he could
read of the activity in Davis county, and
before another moon shall wax and wane