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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25

lever were kisses 80 sweet a. hers,
Never were words so tender
Never were Dyes 30 full OF light,
Never waist No slender,
Never again will her lips meet mine,
Forever we two are parted;
Oh. how l miss henry love Ito night,
A sit here, broken hearted
Only trihe wrought my woe. 4
Only fate malicious.
Only thoughtless word or two,
Only an answer vicious.
Only suiphnrous little scene
When we both turned green and yellow
And now, by lingo, she's been and gone
and married another fellow
--Somerville Journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25

II Is said that between the island OF
Madagascar aud the coast OF India
there are i6 900 islands. only 600 OF
which are inhabited. In any OF these
Islands n man can live and support his
family In prlncely luxury. without
working more than twenty-five days in
the year. In fact on some OF these
ialands he needn't work at all. as
nature provides the food and no clothes
are required.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25
A sound Reason.

'T don't know ye' could read, Ele'.
Downey."
Downey apparently much interested
in his paper)-Oh, yes, Use read ebber
since l wuz er boy.
'Den how comes IL you'se readin dat
paper upside DOWN.
Il always reads dat way. Bre'r
Downey. den Use gets at dc bottom ob
dc fac's widout habing ter read down
de whole column
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25
sris Cross.

Briggs: Poor Salterl Five years
ago his girl Tilted him. and he has
been travelling In Europe ever since.
lie has just returned. poor fellow,
looking as carcworn as ever" Griggs.
Hasn't he seen the girl at alp"
Briggs: "Oh. yes. They met abroad
n year after he left here and have seen
a great deal OF each other since. A"
Griggs; Then what makes him y.
unhappyp7 Briggs "Hle married
her."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25
An AngIomaniac.

A sample he OF fortunes freaks;
His speech quite English sounds;
lie sometimes OF his money speaks
A. 5. q and a.
Meanwhile his father-poor old manl
Keeps him In cuffs and collars,
Aud pays for them. as well as he can.
with good old u. ;. q
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25
A substitute for Emery.

A substitute for emery in grinding
has been found in crushed steel. High
ly tempered steel is heated and plunged
into water. This renders II so brittle
that IL can be pulverized, and in this
shape IL does the work of emery better
than the genuine article.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25

"What office are you candidate
for? inquired the reporter who was
making his hasty rounds OF the polling
places.
"Mey" exclaimed the man leaning up
against the door frame. Thunder,
amt running for anything. l was born
in this country"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25
The Amateur Farmer.

Johnson The dealers have put up
the price OF milk. It's terrible TO think
that people have to pay s Ger Is quart
for IL.
Money bags (who has n hobby for
amateur farmiug) Humph! Mine costs
me about So a quart.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
BY A LITTLE GIRL.
She Gives Her Childish Ideas Abor

She Gives Her Childish Ideas About
My answer to boy:
You say girls are nuisance in fam
lily, will tell you few facts. You say
that girl will eat all the candy that is
brought into the house, but never saw
boy when there was candy in the house
but what had his mouth full all the
time.
Boys are always throwing their things
around the house, and then storming
around the house, turning things topsy-
turvy because they can't find them.
When you want small boy to help
entertain company he acts foolish by
lying down on the floor and kicking
That is, small boy.
AS for being out nights, they are out
and stay out as long as they please. They
have their latchkey, and come and go as
they please. If their father and mother
go to bed early, he tells them in the
morning that he was in before ten, so
they let it pass. 1t goes on, and he is
ruined by having key.
If girl goes to a party she is told
that her father will be after her at ten
o'clock. A boy goes, stays as long as
he pleases, and goes home with a girl if
he likes.
If boy sees his sister walking with a
boy, he will go home and tell his mother
and father that he saw her walking with
such a one, and then she will get a lee
ture from her mother.
A boy is forever Dragging about what
he can do. In vacation he has a fine
time. A girl has to help take care of
the baby or practice music or singing.
If a boy is sent to a store on an errand
he meets boy; he puts down his can
beside the fence and on he goes, fishing,
or playing ball, or something, forgets his
can, and mother is waiting for the oil,
but she waits in vain. lie comes home
toward night and is asked where the oil
is. Why, he forgot all about it-he had
such fine game of ball!
There are lots more disagreeable
things about boys, too numerous to men,
tion.-Lewiston Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
CHAPTER XIII.
THE ACOuITTAL

Squire Buffers was rubbing his head
as if he was in no hurry to decide this
case. He calmly surveyed the audi
ence who waited his decision. His
eyes rested nervously for u moment
upon the pale yet calm features Of the
prisoner. Judge Arnold, with arms
folded, sat erect, his short roam whisk-
ers almost horizontal with his ears.
He looked triumphant. To him there
was but one way man of common
sense could decide.
Mrs. Arnold's head was once more
high in the air. Halle is triumphant
and Mother Tartrum occasionally sends
fiery glances ct Helen and her lawyer.
At this moment hurried footsteps
were heard upon the pavement with
out. During the last moments of the
trial the belated train had come in
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31

from Stratton, and these hurried steps
came from the depot.
Two men came in at the door and
commenced elbowlmg their way through
the dense crowd which packed the
court room.
al say, Squire Buffers" cried the
well-known voice of Pete, the peddler,
''hev We measured this case and torn it
off yet? If We heven't, I've got some
remnants O. testimony to throw into
the bargain"
Pete, with Warren Stuart close be-
hind him, now struggled through to
the small open space about the justice.
Warren's face was pale and his mouth
showed firmness that his friends had
not seen before.
Judge Arnold arose, bowed and
smiled warmly, and took his hand.
Warren's greeting was cool, but 10
was silent. He did not speak to Helen.
There was no unnatural, tragical, run
ming forward and embracing rs we read
of in sensational novels, they merely
glanced at each other and Mrs. Bridges
felt Helen's hand trcmble.
n discussion now arose as TO whether
the case was closed, past hearing fur
Their testimony or not. The attorney
for the State insisted that it was, and
uelen's attorney insisted that it was
not.
The justice agreed with the attorney
for the defense.
"Now, 1 jest want to tell that law
yer for that gal somcthin'," said Pete.
&" think l kin make somcthin' clear"
Five minutes was given Mr.. Layman
10 consult with the new witness.
"What is she accused o stcalin'P"
Pete asked.
"A gold bracelet"
"Any thing else?"
"No.''
'.No mnney?'
"'No, that is only n slandcrous rumor
started by some designing person.
Pete then whispered for u few
moments with the attorney, and they
returned.
The prddlcr wanted to go after his
pack before he gave in his testimony,
and was granted permission by the
Squire.
lie went out, and in few minutes
came back with his pack of goods on
his back. He set it down on the floor
and was sMOrn.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
FISH CULTURE IN FRANCE.
The Method of Propagation at the Parii

The Method of Propagation at the PariA
Aquarium.
In Paris an aquarium is maintained
for the purpose of breeding fish for re-
plenishing the rivers of France. A
quantity of California salmon are kept
in tank specially constructed for the
purpose of artificial breeding, which at a
certain time of the year is carried out in
the following manner: The water is
reduced to a low level and number of
operators enter the tank and, forcing
before them a wire screen, drive the
fish to one end of the tank. This is
generally very troublesome operation,
as the salmon resist most vigorously,
frequently jumping over the net and
neceSsitating an active chase of longer
duration, as the case may be. When
the fish are all inclosed in one part of
the tank certain number are taken
out and carefully examined. Each fe-
male salmon is made by pressure to re-
lease the unfertilized eggs which it con-
tains, which are received in an iron
bucket. After this is done the salmon
is released and allowed to swim away
into the free part of the tank. When a
sufficient quantity of spawn has thus
been collected in the bucket a
male fish is caught and squeezed
carefully by the hand of the operator
The eggs are impregnated with
the generating fluid thus obtained,
and after having been left for some time
in the bucket for formulation are trans
ferred to the water in separate tank,
where in due time they are Matched.
The method employed in the aquarium
is called the dry method, as the eggs
are received in a receptacle which con-
tains no water, and the generating fluid
is poured directly upon them. 1t ap-
pears that this mode involves less loss
than the wet method, which consists in
receiving the eggs in water. The oper-
alton described takes place three or
four times week from the beginning
of October to the middle of November.
The task of catching and transferring
the fish is said to be very arduous one
for the men engaged, who have to be
from two to three hours in the cold
water engaged in continuous struggles
with the powerful fish. 1t Is not I'M
common to see one of the men knocked
clean over by blow from the tail of a
twenty-pound salmon. One of the re-
suits of this mode of artificial breeding
is that more than 1000 healthy fish
are transferred to the river Seine every
Vear,-ChicapO News,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
TRICKY RATS.
What Buffalo Family Has Found Out
About the Rodents.

What a Buffalo Family Has Found Out
About the Rodents.
Rats have always been credited with
great intelligence. Their tricks some
times rise entirely above the level of
mere animal cunning and reach the
domain of humor. A family living ON
the West side, says the Buffalo Express,
has been both amused and annoyed by
the doings of rat in the cellar. To
give an outline of the creatures career
would fill book, and only few of his
feats can be referred to here. He APP
peared to delight most in carrying
things about the cellar, and his favorite
freight was eggs. The eggs were kept
in a box with a cover shutting close
down over it, not mere lid, but real
shutter with rim on it. This rat cared
nothing for that, but not only carried
off the eggs as fast as he pleased, but
he always shut the cover just as he
found it. 1t is said that rats carry eggs
between their fore paws and walk on
their hind ones like a kangaroo,
but nobody appears to have found
out just how this one carried on
his business. The eggs would
be everywhere found about
the cellar and the most unaccountable
corner with something thrown over
them to cover them up, sometimes
tucked into holes in the wall, but none
of them were ever eaten h Sir Rodent
He did every thing just for the fun of
the thing and never for plumber. But
somehow the family didn't take kindly
to the rat and his ways and unfeelingly
set trap and caught him, when he was
dispatched just as though he wasn't a
bit of a genius. But still the eggs turn
UP in unexpected parts of the cellar,
just to remind people of the sharp
quadruped that once had the run of
things down there. The last discovery
is of two or three eggs on top of the
bricl1ed wall of the furnace, which not
only rises perpendicularly from the floor
nearly to the next floor, but has appar-
emily no approach on which an ami
NAL could walk. How did the creature
get them there?
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31

| it in Miss Lakeman's carpet bag. I
lowed to speak to her about it, but I
! forgot it. Their is the other remnant
. the piece III M pack" taking it
out and fitting the two pieces together.
"NoW, by the leave of the court, 1
will ask Judge Arnold question:" said
Mr.. Layman.
Leave was granted.
= Judge, where did you purchase this
bracelet and the mate to it?"
! IL bought thrm,'' said, the Judge,
still calm and dignilicd. f. at the adj
illustrators sale of the property of
Mr.. Benjamin Lakcman, deceased"
- Had they not been his wife's jew
clr.;?"
81 do not know"
SThey belonged to the falni., p''
81 suppose so, paid forty dollars for
the pair"
eve are now willing, your Honor"
said Mr.. Layman, ''to risk this case
with YOU
The justice was smiling smile
which was rather dangerous to the
prosecution.
certainly puts Il new feature on the
case. shall he compelled to discharge
the defendant"
Mrs. Arnold, to her credit be it said,
arose and was first to grasp Helen's
hand and congratulate her.
"Hclen, my dear. forgive us for the
great wrong we have done you.''
Forgive me, Mrs. Arnold, for I, too,
have done you q wrong by accusing
you, in my mind, of knowingly perse-
cutting me-"
Il think that We all owe me forgive
ness. or good kickin', I'm not sartain
which," said Pete, lighting his pipe.
1T seems it all grow out o one of my
b!unders. But l kin now sell We cal
irns, linens and worstcds goods cheap
enough to make amends fur it alp
At this moment Clarence burst into
the room.
"Squirc!' he cried, this girl must
go to our house. Her brother is dy-
ing"
"Shr is ut liberty to go where she
pIraSrS. She is discharged" said the
Justice.
LET me take her." said Warren.
''Warrcn! What, are you here?"
cried Clarence. Great goodness! but
this is lucky"
did you bring your horse and
buggy?"
Eyes"
Warren then spoke word to Helen,
whose pale face grew sad. She took
his arm and thav laft tho oourt rOopo
All defiance left the face of Halle Ar
mold as she saw Helen led triumphantly
away by Warren Stuart.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31

Judge Arnold looked puzzled, his
wife alarmed, and Halle confused,
Mothers Tartrum and Grundy were
no little pcrplcXed, and the mole was
trembling again.
"Do you know Helen Lakcman?"
asked the attorney for defense.
~ do-shc's an all-wool gal, too, an
no mistake"
"Nevrr mind tgurativc speech, Pete.
just answer straightforward. Did you
see her on the evening she went to Mrs.
Arnold's
Yes, SIR
"Whcre did you see her first that
EVENING""
"It was under big tree in the lane.
She an her little brother had stopped
under it, out o. the rain"
"Nhat did you say to thcm?"
81 got EN- to 90 with me to Judge
Arnold's house." said Pete. 81 was
Goin' there to stay all night, an car
ricd her little brother"
"What time did you get THEREOF
lit was just about shutdown. 1t was
still raiSin' an l couldn't exactly tell
the time, but it was good bit aforc
lark"
"Who met you at the door?"
"Mrs. Arnold"
"Yor stayed there all night?'
yes"
"Wherc did You sleep that night
"Up-.tairs, right over the parlor."
care You an early riser?'
eyes, sir. I'm alters up before any
body else. l want to see the sun come
up shinin' through the tree tops as
bright as tifteen-cent calico"
"Was you up early that morning?"
"Yes, an 1 had left my pack in the
hall an I went down to see if any
thing was damp, ar when gifts down
there heard somrthin' rattlin' behind
my pack, an pullin' it round saw
purity little white kitten playin' with
cold bracelet
Would you know the bracelet"
II think I would; there was two lit
lie dents like somcthin' had bit it on
the under side. I took my knife an
cut cross jist between EN-"
What do you say as to this being
the bracelet"
The lawyer handed Pete the bracelet
which had been exhibited so frequently
that morning.
That's it, said Pete, San here's
the cross l marked with my knife. -
He exhibited it TO the justice who was
now all interest and attention.
"What did you do with that brace
ct Pote?" asked Mr.. Layman.
81 thot that bracelet belonged to
diss Lakeman. Her mother he'd
pair like EN- once, and wus sure il
wus hers, and she or her brother he'd
drapped it there. took a piece o
goods from my pack an tore OFF this
piece here he held up the blue calico
which had puzzled Helen SO much),
then warped up this bracelet an put
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31

The hired girl pauses by the bedside,
and gazes for Il moment on the sweet
face of her little dead brother There
is smile upon his face, and Mrs.
Stuart says the last words he uttered
were: Eyes, mother, GOMEZ comet"
Tears again flow down Helen's cheek;
they were not the tears of despair, but
sadness and joy.
He suffers no longer. He had gone
to the world of eternal peace and
youth. He was now in the arms of his
mother, in that Celestial City not made
with hands.
Was this death? No, though we call
it death. A change is far better
Term. Was this an act of Providence
We poor, short-sighted mortals are apt
to criticise the acts of Almighty God.
The language of Job was in Helen's
mind:
els there not an appointed time for
man upon earth? Are not his days also
like the days of hirelingP AS ser.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
NOTICE

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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
New Cure for Hiccoush.

A well-known New Yorker dining in
an uptown restaurant the other day
suddenly turned aside from the table,
excused himself to his companions, and,
STOPPING over glass of water, seemed
to cover it with his mouth and to bend
himself almost double. "What on earth
are you doing?" was asked. 80, merely
drinking out of the further side of
my glass. No one can explain why it
is so, but that will stop hiccough in
stantly."-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
CHAPTER XIV.


The good may triumph, but arc never
triumphant. Only the wicked eXult at
their own success and the overthrow of
an enemy. The truly noble man or
woman never delights in the downfall
of another, even though he be an enemy.
Triumph and joy were all darkened by
the startling intelligence that little
Amos was dying and had sent to see
his sister. She did not know, but in her
imagination had pictured part of the
little fellows sufferings. The Lord had
been good to her, and she prayed God
to spare the little brother, if it was His
holy will. Yet, ever through her ears
the words kept ringing: mot my will,
but Thine, be done"
Warren and Helen spoke but few
words on the drive. They both felt
that it was drive to the scene of
death, and both were uttering silent
prayers for strength to bear up under
the coming trial.
The old farm house is in sight. Rose
stands at the gate looking patiently
down the long road. She cvinces no sur
prise ut seeing her brother and Helen.
Her face shows traces of weeping.
The father meets them at the door,
No word is spoken, but they are con-
Quoted ut once to the chamber of
DEATH
Mrs. Stuart arises from the bed where
she has just completed the sad task OF
strengthening out the little limbs and
closing those cyclids forever.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31

Charles Lamb Kenny, the journal
list, dining once at the house of friend,
CHANGED to swallow a small piece of
cork with his wine, the result being a
severe fit of coughing. 'Tal1e care, my
FRIEND" said his next neighbor, with o
rather feeble attempt at humor-'' that's
not the way for Cork!' NO." gasped
the irrepressihle sufferer, Its the way
to kill Kenny!''
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31

Two Scottish clergymen were very
firm friends, yet as different in charac-
ter as possible. The one was prim and
precise, specially careful of his linen,
quiet in speech and manner; the other,
careless as to dress, and very John
Bull in ways and words. The latter had
formed the habit of taking snuff, very
much to the disgust of his friend, who
abhorred all such practices. One day,
at a ministers meeting, Mr.. B. pulled
out his snuff-box, tapped it in the
orthodox fashion, and took a hearty
pinch, doubtless making all the noises
usually made by snuff-talers. Mr.. A,
thinking to rebuke him, said, in his
mildest tones: "Mr. b., how much does
it cost you year for snuff" "Don't
KNOW" was the reply; perhaps about
as much as it does You for starch"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
:'I suppose WON have a bigger trad

~ suppose you have n bigger trade
when it rains than when it doesn't
rain?" he said to the dealer in umbrel.
las. ''No, don't notice any difference
said the umbrella dealer. "But you get
better prices when it rains, don't you?"
''Why should ~" "Why, umbrellas go
up then, don't they?'
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
The Oldest GANG of Ban.

Court tennis is the oldest game of
ball that we have-that is to say, it goes
back farther in it's present form than
any other. Games of ball of some
kind go back so far that there is
no trace of their beginning. In their
simplest form the ball was thrown from
one man to another. If we carry the
procession one step farther and imagine
the ball, or whatever stood in its place,
to be hit back with the hand, instead of
being caught and thrown, we have at
once hand-ball, the original of all games
like tennis, rac>ets, etc. Indeed, the
French name for tennis remains paume
to this day, because the ball was struck
with the palm of the hand.-Scribner
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
DEAFNESS

Its Causes and Cure,
Ssient fcally treated by an artist of world wide
reputation Deafness eradicated and entirely
cured of from 90 to 30 years. standing, after all
other treatments have failed. How the difficult
ty is reached and the cause removed, fully ex-
planned in circulars. with affidavits and testi-
free. Dr.A.Fontaine, 81 West 14th St,N.X.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-31
LOUNGES.

We are showing a fine assortment of
Lounges, in Cretonne, Carpet, Moquette,
Plush and Rugs, which we bought during
the dull season, when prices were low, and
can now give you the benefit of those
prices. No shoddy goods, all frst-class.
Come in and see them, the Old Reliable
House of
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THE EVENING DEMOCRAT.

Published every Afternoon, Sunday OK
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