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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19

engers against his own and. shouting
to his firemcn. Tear her wide openr
he sent No. "a with all her thundcrous
force square into the cattle ears. The
locomotive went right through like u
knife and carried the train with her.
No sooner was the wreck cleared than
Burns reversed and stopped the train.
Happily, in the ear behind the en-
CINE there was baggagcman Il can
not recall his name) who possessed that
rare quality--prcsence of mind. He
took in the situation ut n glance. and
ran into the rear ears, shouting loudly
TO the passengers 10 rush To the outer
side, the one opposite To the great mass
OF the wreck He was able 20 run
swiftly through two coaches before the
crash came The sides of those two
coaches next the wreck were almost
entirely torn out, but none of the pas
sengers were killed, although number
OF them were more or less injured.
''Thus through the daring hcroism of
an engineer and the presence of mind of
baggageman not life was lost. when
several hundreds of them were in deadly
peril.
''The engine. tender and baggagc-car
were entirely demolished. | am happy
To say, however, that brave John Burns
was not killed. though one OF his arms
was terribly scaldcd and he was bruised
and cut After short time on the sick
list he went back TO his cab, and Is on
his regular run now Despite the as
serted ingrntitude OF corporations. you
may be sure that AS long ns the Lake
Shore turns wheel John Burns will be
taken care of.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19

Young ladies who have lovers in
clined 10 be too demonstrative of their
rapture, ought 90 take warning from
the fate of q young lady, an amiable
brunette, of Anderson, Ind She and
her beloved admirer, an experienced
athlete, were about TO part the other
evening, after "A prolonged and delight
full billing and cooling. The encourage
ment she had given him evidently added
To the natural strength of his muscular
arms; for when he pressed her 90 his
manly breast in n close and lingering
embrace, she experienced start and a
thrill that were new TO her. The re-
membrance of that ardent embrace will
remain with her while memory holds
seat in her brain. The next morn
ing she tossed uneasily on her
couch, suffering from pangs which in
dicate symptoms akin To those of
pleurisy. The doctor was summoned,
and his scientific diagnosis gave rise To
wonder and alarm. He asked IL she
had been lately toying with thrash
ing machine, or had Unexpectedly
formed the close acquaintance of "a
bear that had presumed 10 force his at
tentions upon her, or had recently suf-
fered from extraordinary pressure in
the region of the heart Then she
thought of Charley's last rapturous
anacorda-like embrace, and, with a
face suffused with bushes, made full
confession TO the astute doctor. "Ah!
that accounts for your misfortune"
said the medical man, while strain
ing you to his breast, in the loving eff
fort 10 make two hearts beat as one,
the ecstatic Charley cracked one of your
ribs
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19

Mr. Marsh says he often finds fami-
~ of six or eight Tennessee crackers"
living in one or two rooms. He says,
as rule, they are shiftless and lazy,
and that ''to be content is their natural
desire. They ask no angels wings or
seraph's fire." lie is amazed at the
number of mere children who marry
therc--boys of seventeen marrying
girls Of fourtecnl The neighbors fix
them up house OF one room and give
them an acre Of corn. Possibly the
father OF one can give pig TO be fat
tened for next years meat, and per-
haps the father of the other can spare
heifer calf To share the scraps" and
swill with the grnntingpig. Somehow.
we know, the bridcgroom's mother
must spare a chicken or two 10 provide
her sons wife with fresh eggs now and
then for batter bread for breakfast; and
the brides mother II possible, will
provide feather bed, made of careful
savings Of chicken feathers, and fancy
patchwork quilt or two. Mr.. Marsh
says these children brides and grooms
begin life with all It's stern realities in
this miscrably provided for sort ofway,
and that the children born unto them
seldom laugh and romp joyously like
other children, but look as II they were
born tired and were In hard world;
and married women of twenty look as
old as their more fortunate American
sisters or Englishwomen at thirty-hve
f~~t~
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
ODDS AND ENDS.
The German national debt is sio5, ooo,

The German national debt is 81 05, 000,-
000
The income. tax of Londoners has
doubled within decade
No river m tho world is said TO have
yielded so much wealth rs the Columbia
with It's vast schools OF salmon
A check for IS, 1913, $50 sterling, paid for
the Kimberley diamond mines, Is said TO
bc the largest check ever drawn
w j. Haines OF ST, Louis didn't retire
from business until he was 100 years old
Then he Determined TO take life easy.
The Russian Hebrew mist serve in the
army, but can never be more than pri-
vnte He IN lst pay taxes, but can never
be n mayor or oder" OF his town.
An old book. containing the town rec
ords OF Gorham, Ne. betweoi 1884 and
1915. which has been missing for twenty
years, turned up last week In mysterious
bundle sent by express from Boston.
Lieut. Foster, OF the third Parry Arctic
expedition. speaking OF the long distance
n human voice ,an be heard under favor
able conditions. says he conversed with n
man across the harbor OF Port Bowen, q
milo and a quarter away.
Justice Bradley, of the United States
supreme court. shows his continued inter
ests In his alma mater, Rutgers college,
by establishing prize IN Roman law. a
course in which forms n part OF tho work
IN tho Latin department ia that institu-
ton.
A Chicago company which makes n
speciality Of manufacturing sermons claims
10 have on its rolls the names OF 1 200
clercymen whom IL regularly supplies with
sermons including "A New York minister
who gets $40, O0o year. Tho charge Is
only 81 a week.
After German had been In this coun-
try a year or two he saved 81 900 and re.
turned TO his native land His relatives
refused &c believe II possible that no could
have come honestly by such a sum In 30
short time and wrote 10 America 10 see
II he h<d not committed some crime
Mrs. Mary Callahan, who died recent.
" In Philadelphia, sent seven sons TO the
war John served IN both army and
navy, and was twice wounded William
died IN an army hospital Anderson.
Jsmcs. Andrew and Robert did their duty
In The army and Stewart HE n The navy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19

astroy. and 20 I assault shal other prDpoelt1co
that the dceolu1o cannot be reclaimed. Per
hnps you have only gone little agfrsy. Whit
speak arc you tronbicd< n there . voice
within you saying. "What did you do that for'
Why did you 20 fhcrcf what did you mean b.
thatf" Is these memory In your soul thai
makes you trcmblcs God only knows all ou
hearts. Yea. n YOU have gone 80 far ~ 20 com
init iniquities. and have gone through
the the whole catalogue. invite yot
back this hour. The Lord waits for you
Rejoice O. young man. in thy youth, and le'
thy heart cheer thee In the days OF Thy youth
but know thou that for all these things Go<
win bring thee into Judgment" Come home
young man. toyour fathers God. Come home
young man, 10 your mothers God OF wisf
that all the batteries OF the gospel could to-da,
be unlimbered against all those Influences
which are taking down so many OF our young
men would like 70 blow trumpet OF warn
ing, and recruit until this whole audience woule
march out ON a crusade against the evils OF
hcartencd. o. Christian workers, my hear
Is high with hope The dark hort
zon n blooming into the morning OF which
prophets spoke, and 81 which poets have
dreamed, and OF which paiaters have sketched
The worlds bridal hour advances The mount
tains win kiss the morning radiant and enui
gent and all the waves OF the sea will become
the crystal keys OF great organ, on which the
fingers Of everlasting Joy shall play the grand
march Of n world redeemed. Instead OF the
thorn there shall come up the nr tree, and In
stead OF the briar there shall come up the
myrtle tree, and the mountains and the hilli
shall break forth into singing. and all the trees
OF the wood shall clap their hands,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
OF Course ~ VIII.

Experts are predicting that the books
Of to-day will fall 10 pieces before the
middle of the next century. The paper
i'm the books that have survived two or
three centuries was made by hand of
honest rags and without the use of
strong chemicals, while the ink was
made OF nut gals. To-day much of the
paper for books Il made. at least in
part, Of wood pulp treated with power
full acids, while the ink Is n compound
Of various substances naturally at war
with the flimsy paper upon which IL is
laid. The printing of two centuries
ago has improved with age; that of 70.
day, IL is feared, will within fifty years
have eaten its way through the pages
upon which IL is impressed. A heart
less publisher who threw out this hint
added the sardonic comment that the
question was highly unimportant To the
great majority of authors
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19

A third OF an inch gives us n full
size in length OF shoe sixth fur
n snes the intermediate point between
two sizes. the saving OF which Is de-
slrablo II practicable; small fraction
OF breadth goes good way In securing
comfort and In girih OF ball o. instep
an iniinitesimal part OF an inch is
sometimes an ell OF freedom; quarter
OF an inch Is a good deal OF letting
down or elevating Mt the heel and the
difference OF a sixteenth Is readily
perceptible at the sole.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
Miniature Portrait of Lowell.

The late James Russell Lowell ones,
suffered severe rcbule at the hands
OF fellow Bostonian on board n
steamer bound for Europe. Mr.. Lowell
was holding forth in the smoking room
upon the lamentable ignorance of cdu-
Gated Americans touching the politics
OF their own country, and he finally
declared his belief that no Bostonian
present could name four United States
Senators from other States than Massa-
chusetts. Under cross-cxamination he
owned that he would find this a difficult
feat himself, though he knew by name
and reputation, rs well as in person.
most of the active men i'm the British
House of Lords. Upon receiving this
admission the cross-examiner said with
some warmth: IL ann sure, Mr.. Lowell,
that | could name every conspicuous
Senator with his State, and i should he
greatly ashamed of myself IL ! could
not. Furthermore, while | do not ven
turc 10 offer advice, it seems To me that
you would do well 20 spend n summer
vacation at home now and then instead
of abroad"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
AN AMERICAN WOMAN.
INDIANA HAS A SAMPLE or
woMAN's TRUE NOBILITY.
Her Name IL Emma O'Connor, and She
Will shoot Down Like Dog the
First Insulter Of the American Flag
A Worthy scheoI-Teachcr.

The example set by good old barbara
Frietchie many years ago has found a
counterpart in the action of n brave
IIoosier school-mistress. who. defiantly
clutching a rife, stands daring any man
or set of men 10 again haul down the
American flag from the school-house of
which she has control. Miss Emma
O'Connor of Charlottesville that
State, Is greatly Inundated To think
that the little cotton flag upon which
she set such store was torn down and
destroyed, recently, by u lawless band
of ignorant miscreants, who have seem
ingly forgotten that the great war
epoch ended a quarter of "A century ago.
That the wanton insult TO the flag may
not occur again she has made a fort
and arsenal of her school-house, and
declares that she is now prepared 10 de-
fend "Old Glory with her life's blood.
That she will do Just what she says no
one doubts, for Miss O'Connor comes
Of fighting stock. An ancestor fell in
the war of the revolution, her grand
fathers bones bleach ON the plains of
Mexico, while her own father sleeps on
a Southern battlefield.
After the assault on the flag, Miss
O'Connor wrote stirring letter to Gen.
c. NJ. Travis, past department com
mander, who resides i'm Charlottesville.
She narrated the circumstances sur
rounding the insult, requested that he
report the affair TO the Grand Army of
the Republic and closed with the fol-
lowing stirring words: II shall pro-
cure another flagstaff and raise an
other flag next Monday, II have 20 do
IL myself, and IL shall stay there, too.
My father died in defense of the stars
and | will too. if need be, for while
live and teach in district No. the
American flag shall wave over the
school-house, and the first man who
tries TO haul it down shall perish on
the spot"
Gen. Travis presented the letter at the
Grand Army post, TO the Sons of
Veterans camp and To Washington camp,
No. q, Patriotic Order Sons of America.
All these orders met, passed resolutions
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
Wnlcs kneM Their WAYS.

Sir Edwin Arnold was entertained by
the New York Press club. and in some
remarks made in response To a toast in
his honor he told story TO illustrate
the enterprise of the British journalists
of to-day. There was reception at
Marlborough House, and Sir Francis
Knollys stepped up TO the Prince of
Wales and informed his Royal Highncss
that there were some gentlemen of the
press outside who desired admission.
"Show them in, said the Prince, "for
If they don't come in at the door they
will come in at the ventilator."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
HE SAVED 100 LIVES.
AN ENOINEER's GREAT PRES
ENcE OF MIND.
Threw the steam Throttle Wide Open
and Dashed Through Freight NJ
Lightning Speed. saving His Own
Train.

"Let me tell You an instance OF hero
ism Of a railroad engineer" said G. X
WILDER, Western Passenger Agent of
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad.
II forget the precise date, but il was
somewhere about the beginning of the
year when John Burns showed what
he was made Of. lie was then In charge
OF engine No. 30, weighing about 100
tons and drawing eight passenger
coaches a baggage and an express ear.
The train was No. 8, the fast New York
and Chicago express westward bound.
1T was miserable railroading weather
that day, almost continuous light
snow fall or frosty drizzle, a state of
things much dreaded by engineers, as
IL almost obscures their view ahead.
Mainly on account OF the wrctched
weather No. 8 was behind time.
Between Buffalo and Irving station
there is a long down-grade stretch, and
here the engineer attempted 10 catch
up TO schedule by running about a
iifty-five-mile an hour rate.
son the other track was "a fast and
heavily laden cattle train out of Chicago
for New York About n mile east OF
Irving the cattle train was badly
wrecked. A number of the ears splint-
cred up into l,indling, most of the
cattle were killed, and, worst of all,
two of the least injured ears were
thrown across the track of No. 8, then
rapidly approaching mt tremendous
speed. The engineer and brakcmen OF
the cattle train were either killed or
too severely injured TO signal the ex-
press Things were looking pretty
black for No. 5 and the occupants of its
eight crowded passenger coaches.
John Burns and engine No. "a were
within a hundred feet Of the wreck be-
fore IL was possible 10 see that anything
was wrong. Then he took i'm the situ-
alton at one swift glance. AS he told
me afterward, just two courses were
open. He could reverse, put on the
brakes and jump off just before his en-
ginc crashed into the cattle cars and
thus in all likelihood save his own life.
But the train could by no possibility
be stopped in time To prevent terrible
wreck of the passenger coaches. There
must inevitably be frightful collision
and n great loss of life The other
course was TO throw open the valve and
try TO drive the l00-ton engine at light
ming speed clear through the wreck.
"There was about one chance in ten
that ponderous No. "a could tear the
cattle cars in halves and bring the pas
senger coaches through with nothing
worse than "A terrible shaking up. But
where would John Burns be IL the
maneuvcr succeeded? Probably scalded
TO death or ground TO atoms by the col
lision.
POSSIBLY IL did not take John n
thousandth part as long to size up the
situation as IL has taken me To tell IT,
''In thrilling fraction of section
he weighed the lives of all those pass
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
Raisin and Prune Industry.

Raisin raising and prune growing are
two comparatively new industries in
California that are attaining very large
proportions, and the domestic prod
ucts have almost driven the foreign
goods from our markets. During nine
months ending Sept. 30, 1891, only
2,s30,7 35 pounds of raisins and $500, $50
pounds OF prunes were imported, as
against ~, 700, 056 pounds of raisins and
1903, $50 pounds OF prunes in the same
period of 1890. Four or five carloads of
raisins are leaving San Diego daily 70,
the East at this time.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
THEY RACED FOR A BRIDE.
Two Jack Tars settle Their Rivalry In
Amicabic Fashion.

Two Jack Tars settle Their Rivalry In
Amlcabie Fashion.
There are many different and some
times extremely novel ways TO settle
love affairs. One that surpasses all
that have recently been tried in this
locality was resorted TO by two jack
tars. says the Philadelphia Times.
Barney Burns. a marine. and George
Lindsay, "A sailor. belonging 10 the re-
ceiving ship ST. Louis. both fell In
love with the same girl who hap
peued TO be their washcrwoman's
daughter The woman usually took
the mems wash TO the ship herself.
but some time ago she sent her
daughter. who is a very pretty young
woman with the linen.
Burns was the first TO see the girl
and he Immediately became smitten.
and after repeated visits TO the boat IL
was evident that the girl was not
wholly insensible to his attentions.
All went we'll until Lindsay met the
girl and Cupid's arrow Immediately
sank deep into his heart and he de-
cdcd TO win the girl Mt all hazards.
The girl did not specially favor either
sutton and as she received their at
ten ions with equal kindness they
were at loss To know who was tho
favored one.
1t was at first thought that good
plan would be 10 engage in prize
fight for the hand OF tho captivating
female. but as Burns weighs 220
pounds and Lindsay but l10 this idea
VAS discouraged. After n discussion.
the two men decided TO run u race.
the loser TO retire from the contest for
the girls favor. Both agreed and "a
tho yorng woman was willing. both
went into training for the sprinting
match. the course being down Broad
street TO the navy yard
There was large crowd along tho
inc of the race and at 10 o'clock pro-
cisely the word go" was given and
the two men set out in a lively man
ncr for League Island.
i'he lighter man soon secured n
lead. and whom Lindsay arrived at tho
entrance to the navy yard his rival
was not in sight He finally arrived
about fifteen minutes later.
Burns accepted his defeat with as
COOL grace as possible. and. shaking
hands with Lindsay he congratulate ID
him upon his victory and the same
time announcing his intention OF with
drawing from the field.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
FALLING MOUNTAINS.
One Theory of the Recent Earthquakes
In Japan.

Advices from Yokohama by the
steamship Belgic say news of the
earthquake continues 10 come in. Mr.,
Iguchi, director of Gifu observatory,
has been examining the district where
the shock was most severe. AT this
place some years ago holes appeared in
the ground 10 which no bottom could
be found, and IL was believed they
communicated with immense cavities
far below. Mr. Iguchi now believes
the earthquake was caused by the Flu
jiyi mountains slipping into these
caverns In the district of Ono an inn
mense landslide took place, damming
Mano river. A lake is now forming,
which is already so feet deep Another
large lake is being formed i'm the
same way by the Ashiba river at Ma
goya. I he earthquake is still going,
$50 shocks being felt in the twenty pre-
ceding hours. This is more than two
per minute, The great want in the
earthquake region is shelter. There Is
sufiicien flood TO prevent actual
starvation, but over four hundred
thousand people are homelesa. with al
most no clothing. Winter is rapidly APP
proaching and the suffering will be very
great A section OF about thirty miles
on the railroad from Toxic TO Kijato
was SO much damaged that it will prob
ably have 10 be entirely rebuilt. A
curious fact is that an anonymous
writer sent n letter TO the cabinet two
months ago announcing a national cal
amity wosld take place Oct. 2s. This
was the very day of the earthquake.
The letter is preserved in the govern
ment arehieves.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19


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tory OF the nri.'sn As.o, III ,o "ee
seeing iroquon' .''us'on' " sno 's'"ous
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given 10 nccount LOT tno Vur'ouS """o
applied 10 the mn - ~ aonows
A poor man ""s o"oo "s'''"H "'s
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was gong up inc nnl no "ss e"uuoa
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owner OF tne COW 10 e~cnnnso nor Ut
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stranger, had magicsi proPe','o' w.
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as the httie ora mnn nnu u''oosou' "nu
see what would come OF IL aens
on the table ne comnianuou .no vo.''o'
do your duty ana immon's'e'y TWO
little beings rose on. VI ~ anu " .o.ou
the table WIN so'u "nu si''o. ~.'lo'
hiled win Ioou OF every nnown $3.50 $3.50
w. Inc mex, uay ne sol" ."e u'snos
ana pecame Wonurousiy
secret Oh ms oo'.'o in"'' i Wv
ana the iahuioru inuuouu 'no poor
iooiisn man W p"r, Win o" az
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was again rouuoeu W v'o "" ~"
ophgeu ~ uriso nos W NoN - r,.s 49,
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,ho same mn no was asa'n aesos,oe
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19

condemning the insult TO the flag and
voted to stand by the spunSy little wom-
an TO the bitter end. Gen. Travis drove
down into the swamp of Clark township
and called at school-house No. o. Sure
enough new flag floatad over the build
ing and inside the schoolhouse sat Miss
O'Connor instructing classes and keep
ing guard over ''Old Glory with first
class repeating rifle, which stood in a
little niche just back of her desk. She
rooms just across the road and within
easy rifle range of the flag-pole, so a
night attack Is as likely To be attended
with disastrous rcsultsas one made under
the light OF the MONDAY sun. Miss
O'Connor stated To Gen. Travis that
she meant just what she said in
her letter. She wonld protect the flag
herself and merely wished the Grand
Army TO see that the miscreants were
punished TO the full extent Of the law.
As she appeared amply able To take
care Of No. |, Gen. Travis returned TO
Charlottesville and reported the status
of affairs at the seat of war Subse-
quently paper was put in circulation
among the citizens of Charlottesville
and over 500 raised with which 90 pur-
chase a sillxcn flag of large proportions.
The church societies will take similar
collections. The affair has caused great
excitement and all good citizens unite
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19
Lord stanley To Resign.

Lord Stanley of Preston intends to
resign his appointment Of Governor
General of Canada next spring, but it
is not true that he is To follow the steps
of Lord Duffcrin and Lord Lansdowne
and proceed from Ottawa TO Calcutta
II is certain, in spite of quasi-oilicial
contradiction, that Lord Lansdownc
will return home next var, so that
both India and Canada will be for the
second time at Lord Salisbury's dis
poSal