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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
saved Scr Letters.

There is "a room in a house on
West End avenue. New York. that is
the Joy If the girl owner. For year
this maiden saved the cover of every
letter she received, and packed them
away In bundles OF 100. When
large number had been collected she
went TO work with IA pot OF mucilage
aud covered her walls. OF course.
the envelopes had been put up in the
order in which they came. and TO one
who knew they told many u story. In
one place there were great numbers
Ia the same hand, firm. manly one
For time these predominated. and
then ceased After this the girl had
been addressed care OF Mrs. -. in a
country villargc--that was during the
two weeks she spent with her chum
for a change ofscene and associations.
The next set OF envelopes we're evil
IDENTIFY addressed by her chum's
brother A lot OF foreign post marks
reminded her OF her sisters wedding
trip. and the scrawly ones appearing
regularly all through came from the
brother nc boarding school. Down
aar the end are few In tho deli, ate
italian hand taught fifty years ago.
These were from her motser, and
had brought word every day Of how
the lirls niece was Gust the image OF
Fan. and how frightened Fan had
been when she dressed the little one
for the first time.
The room has dado OF dull blue
blotting paper and when the first
surprise is over every one admires IL
except the boarding school troiher,
who dersively suggests framing the
pictures with rulers and sticking
them to the wall with postage
Brothers are usually admirable in
in their irankness, IL not in other
anal ties
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

The Upright Man Earned Respect Even
from Pagan.

Great was the alarm in the Palace
OF Rome. The Empress had lost her
costly diadem. and il could not be
found. They searched in every dircc-
ton. but IL was all in vain. f!nully,it
WINS proclaimed IN tho public streets:
THE Empress has lost a precious dia-
dem. Whoever restores il within
thirty days shall receive princely rc-
ward. but be who delays. and brings
1t after thirty days, shall lose his
head
Among the crowds that throngcd
Romes stately halls and thoroughfarcs
was an Eastern sage, a learned man
who loved goodness and lived y right
eous life. Ii CHANGED one night ms no
was strolling up and down beneath
the clear moonlit sky he saw tho dia-
dem sparkling at his feet Hc seized
IL quickly and brought 1t 70 his DWELL
ing, and then. aftcr the thirty days had
expired. returned IL TO tho Empress
What dost thou mcan.by thisg' she
inquired. Why didst thou delay IN.
Ill this hourp Dost thou know the PEN
altyp"
II delayed until now. " the sage an
swercd. calmly. $50 that thou might
know that | return your diadc,n not
for the sake Of the reward, still less
out of fear OF punishment but solely
to comply with the Divine command
not to withhold from another that
which belongs to him"
blessed be thy God! the Compress
answered aud dismissed the sage
without further reprooi. Hsrucr's
Young People.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
wHIMs AND FANciEs.

A Puvallup brave is known as Yuhr
Nawt lnnyt
Clara-"Mr. Bristlc tho artist, wants
me 20 stand for him as model Made
What Is he studying geometryF'--
Cloak Review
1T says here tho last OF the 600 have
just died. They were noble banfs" 81
didn't know they were a band. | thought
they were cavalry. Life
Bishop Gullem--''So you. think heaven
the Hub "Oh, OF course, net exactly;
don't expect too much Lille.
Mrs. O'Brien--"Hev yez son in the
pinitincheryin Mrs. Ryan--"Yis, me dear
Shure, OH hev nome uf 'em. an We couldn't
ixpict thin aul TO Ice good. Life.
Goodness. joint How queer baby
looks ] believe he is going TO have III. y
by George | believe you are right
Where's my uferai''--Detroit Free Press
Mrs. yboard--"why do you always
sit at the hotel pianoi You can't play a
note" Old Stokes Neither can anyone
else while I'm here. Munsey's Weekly.
Mr.. There's nothing ego.
tistical about Goslin." Miss Dollie (sar-
cnsticallyl --ssNoi" Mr. Il. --'I heard him
say yesterday that he hated a fool. w.
Brooklyn Life.
A little boy, tho son OF good Presby-
terrain parents, was asked the question in
catechism, What Is the chief end OF man.
and he answered: Mans chief end Is TO
glorify God and annoy him forever
What makes a writer use such an ex-
preston as The swore roundlyrh asked
Nippins II don't know. replied Pcnnihs
''unlcss the hero was in perjury case and
failed 10 swear squarely. wv Washington
Post
A teacher In New Jersey was hearing
her class In natural history rccitc, and
calling up bright looking little girl
asked What Is Illuminating animali"
'.Ono that chcws her cubs, was the limo
cent reply.
Over the shop door OF pork butcher In
village ia one OF the eastern counties OF
England may be seen n sign board repre-.
scnting man In black coat brandishing
Ratchet. with the inscription John
Smith kills pigs like his father"
An elephant about 70 cross fraiI bridge
requested the inahoot nstridc his neck 70
dismount 'Arrah. nov,r said the ma
bout, with true oriental ol<tinacy, "wud
W hc havin' me walk across wild ye an
make two NV M on tho bridge ~ wancer'
rcrcciying that bulk was the same thing
AZ brains. the elephant hid away his feel
Tugs In his truak and moved on. -~<ian
Francisco Examiner
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

came Ou ttctors
Tradition tells OF fiery Anglo
Indian colonel who. getting into hot
dispute with a portly clergyman. re-
marked. poiniedly. III is a pity that
black ants should not be useful in pro-
portion TO their size" Whereon the
pnrson at once retorted. 1T Is a great
or pity that red ants which arc 50 In
significant, should yet be SO offensive"
Another collision OF this kind be-
tween church and state. In which the
church again had the best OF IL. Is
said 20 have occurred at an English
public dinner where a would-bc-witiy
officer asked well-known colonel
bishop. who sat next 10 him. whether
he could tell the difference between n
bishop and donkey. and then pro-
ceeded 10 explain that tho one wears
the cross on his head. and the other
wears II on his back.
Very good. MAJOR B." said the
bishop. but now. can you tell the
difference between an army officer and
Donkey"
No. my lord. ! cannot" replied
the major
Nor can l." rejoincd the bishop.
quietly.
Even this. however. was surpassed
by another passage Of rcpartee be-
tween the gown and the sword which
Is stisl preserved among the society
legends OF Calcutta A certain IA
nous English general. the hero OF the
two Eastern wars found his health be-
ginning to give way beneath the strain
OF long and arduous service, and was
ordered home by his doctors On the
day OF his embarkation for England
he was accompanied by a vast crowd
OF friends. To whom he began 10 dis
tribute various small tokens OF his re.
gard.
We'll. general. asked the bishop
OF Calcutta who was one OF tho party,
have you no memento TO leave TO an
OLD friend like mc?'
"Oh. ! have not forgotten you. my
lord" cried the general '-On the
contrary. have bequeathed TO you my
entire stock of impudence.
Ten thousand thanks. my dear
general replied the undaunted bish.
op. You have given me by far the
largest and most valuable part OF your
property
And then the bishops wife turned
TO her husband. and said. sweetly.
My dear | tim glad TO see that you
have come into your legacy SO soon. '
--Harper's Magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
ACCIDENTS.
strange Facts Concerning Disasters 4,
various Businosse.

various Businosses
The collection OF large groups OF
facts about accidents which has been
made necessary by the development OF
accident insurance has made contri-
button to one department OF social
science that Is by no means unintercst-
ing. For instance. il is curious fact
that man Is much more likely 10 lose
his left hand than his right hand. or
his left eye than his right eye; stalls
tics show. too that when man In
surcs himself against accidents he
thereby greatly diminishcs the risk OF
accident and this is probably OK
planned In this way: whom q mans At
tention Is called 10 "a danger he fixes
his mind on It, and thereby conscious
ly or unconsciously makes unusual Of
fort 10 avert IL. II therefore happens
that man is more likely To be n Vie
tim OF an accident OF kind that he
never thought Of. than OF the kind
against which he insuros himself. A
man. for instance who handles shaip
tools will insure himself against ON nc.
cidcnt from tho use OF them. and the
first thing he knows he will be draw
ing pay from an insurance company
for mn injury done by getting Il cinder
In his eye. Not only are such odd and
curious facts as these brought 70 light
by the development OF accident insur-
ance but great many important
groups OF ,acis which bear upon the
habits OF men aud the development OF
civilization. For instance. accidents
are much more common in the sparse
ly settled portion OF the country than
in the denscly settled portions and
they happen more frequently in the
middle OF winter and the middle Of
summer than In any other seasons OF
the year. The Forum.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

don't mean by this the girl who
Is alone In the world but | mean the
girl who thinks she can not make
friends. and who has become morbid
and unhappy about IL. In the first
place, friends are not blocked out like
caramels; you may have no end of
acquaintanccs - pleasant ones - but
friends come with years. The two
weeks acquaintance Is not the one
with whom IL Is wise 10 be con-
fdeDtial. nor should YOU count upon
her eternal fidelity. My dear girl, Ia
this busy world so many people have
so much to do that they can not form
many close friendships. and they
choose the people they prefer. IL you
are absolutely friendloss. in the sense
that mean, the fault must lie little
with you. Probably you are IA wee
bit selfish, and selishness and friend
ship. like oil and water do not
mingle well. You claim that you
love everybody. Now love is too
precious thing TO give 10
every one. Suppose tell
you little story; There were
once two beautiful fox-terriers;
when "A stranger came TO the house
where they lived one OF them rushing
TO meet the visitor, lavished cafesses
upon her. and quickly cooled itself in
most comfortable position on her
lap. The other dog stood quietly by;
III Ii were asked fora paw, IL gave 1t.
but always reiterated and sat down be-
side its master Somebody said one
day speaking OF the first: How dill.
ferent this dog is from the other one;
it's so much more affectionate.n "Oh.
no. said their master. 'you
are very much mistaken; the
dog who Is so aiiectionate with
you gives its affection 10 every stran-
ger il meets; the other one waits un-
Gil IL knows you we'll, and then from
that time on IL Is your friend, and is
ready 20 greet you and show signs 81
its friendship. When | was m the
dog that you call the aIfectionate one
preferred TO stay with strangers the
other one rested at the foot OF my
bed and refused 10 stir. When my
sister sat there crying because OF some
trouble that had come TO her. the dog
? that loved everybody went into
another room, but the other dog went
up To her, licked the tear-stained
hands. looked up into her face with
his Oft brown eyes as II he were try
ing to ay; I'm your friend don't
worry" This points n little bit Of
moral and it means that while you
can have plenty Of acquain.ances you
win find that "a few friends are best
worth having and that must re-
peat It'll you are friondless there
must be fault in you that Is the
snn4p
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
In an EnrIl.h srdroom.

Bedrooms are not usually nearly 50
comfortably furnished in England as
are ours, says The Ladies Home
journal II is quite unusual TO have
fire ia ones bedroom, and the rock
ing chair, that comfortable solace OF
every American womans life, is con
spcuous by It's absence. IL is not
customary. either To have gas in the
bedrooms. There is an idea that IL
il unwholesome, and candies are still
almost universally used, except on
the paror and dining room floors. |
have sometimes thought that the poor
lighting Of the bed aud dressing rooms
OF the English homes had much TO do
in contributing TO the dowdy and un-
stylish dressing OF the women, the
majority OF whom always have their
skirts little bit crooked. or the pet
ticoas showing unevenly on one side
or the other. In furnishing bed
room the dressing in
stead OF cur bureaus---is always put
against window so rs TO catch all
the light possible. This looks odd
both In tho room and from the out
side OF the house. You SEQ the I'M
painted backs OF lookinc-glassc at
the upper windows OF the handsomest
houses and even in Marlborough
House the palace OF the Prince OF
Wales.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
An in.pirstIon.

a bard sat at the dining board
Whence all but him had fed
Excepting, IL you please, the dame
Who graced the tables head,
And as the latter asked OF him
In speech ms smooth as glass
II be the plate of butter would
BE kind enough to pass,
He struck an attitude, and then
Tho oleum did reach,
And as he passed the same 20 her
Exclaimed in brand of speech
That quite revealed the poet-soul
That did within him CLEAN
"Life's butter-passing DREAM he said,
"I.ife's butter passing DREAM
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03


4U@4<~1
have p'11<
Ilexoo ttyt r. w. |
serpent AVe4 N !
deriul s'orlc. ~ 50 n r. < Fl
'horr'c :Ig'eF g \, b. 3 4. 2
mus calls - m1oS q y E 4. n \ <.'
bio with 5car enQ tno r. /. ~ Ma &
braveyt sen captain ~ ~.
thought q snconn'eza q u Z.
creature xuny b. q y q.
hepuDiic wno ti<eo 80 ~ #. ~ ~
the time OF Cnr':@ mqnt'' 4. Ia
times N ms wor.4 81, y 8.
10 call " no!F1o e.'e 81
phibious animsi' '1's ~oooy \.
shallow shore water. ~ says o"11'
u grows 20 enormous ptoto1...o
when u nontS ous 20 seo' = 81. ~:
then wriggle noo9s ~ ':sko o9y e y.
perfect freedom xnoy ~''o '''se' - g y
II wasa monstrous ne orps fvt' o' ~ Z
ture capapie OF oosesvyank a. -eo
devouring sailors no'icsorose -
French writer on nntnral n'seory eoo. !
testimony almost ioentlee' W1!n t',as -
Piiny. he suys; Anoro ALSO &
more terrible moustcr snan .net .<
described above (hav'ng just DESCRIBES
salamander) called 2 see snake
from It's habit OF fo7nentang we 'eAt
sea a great distance from 'ane wnero
he lays IN wait Tor tho uawnry SEAMAN
wrecks the vessel ana uovoaFs them
all. In case the parqae = @o
large TO DO easily managed ny tne scr
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
rhc AZ. Oh rIaMlng d IIome.

II seems pity that the young
woman who Is about TO establish "A
home and has "a sum OF money to
spend for its garnishing can not be
persuaded from laying It all out AT
once. She robs herself OF so much
future enjoyment The spick and
span sets OF furniture which are care
lessly ordered from an upholsterer.
aud carried home and stood around
her parlors by his men, will never AZ
ford her half the satisfaction she can
get In room for which to-day she
buys chair. and next week, seeing
that there must be n table TO accom-
pauy the chair. she starts on fresh
shopping excursion. and finds table
which Is exactly what she was looking
for; and In another month, discover
ing tho need OF bookcase or "A
screen, she has again the delight OF
the hunt. and the qualification OF Oh
tanning the prettiest screen and book
case In the city
Such room Is growth. n gather
ing together OF household treasures.
little by little. Each article, bought
only wien the need arises. or when
something is happily found 10 just
meet the need. will have family
history which makes IL an entertain
ing as well as valuable possession.
Each couch and footstool Is an
achievement; each rug and curtain
represents n triumph.
Such home built up gradually.
with careful planning In each part,
with thought and loving considera-
tion in all It's details. acquires far
deeper value than could DO purchased
by the longest purse from the most
fashionable cabinetmaker.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03


wearing shoes Il my business. "
said a woman the other day. 1T be-
gan In this way: A schoolmatc OF
mine had the good luck 10 marry a
wealthy man. She hnd alway@
suffered from tender feet ana at scho I
used TO break In her new shoes Tor
her by wearing them few days
Stretching on n lat won't serve the
same end. because "A last cracks with
out softening the leather; there's
nothing like the tread OF the foot TO
do That
..WeIl, when my friend married she
insisted on my accepting from her a
trife foi breaking Ia her shoes. |
named 80 cents pair. There were
other women 10 whom she mentioned
her idea. and about half a dozen who
wore the same NUM- err as do. gave
mo their custom. Gradually my
queer little business increased. so by
the time my daughters grew up
never had TO buy shoes for them OF
myself. and | often employ girls out
! side when my customers sizes do not
fiji any OF us.
Il keep. the buttons on the shoes
in addition TO stretching them when
new. charge 10 rents for putting
the buttons on. no matter how many
or how few there may be- to replace.
| also brush and put shoe polish on
them. Tho charge for this Is Is
cents. and the shoes are sent TO me
and called for. For years. think.
stood alone in the business, but now
the visiting maid includes the care OF
shoes Ia her duties. so that but for
having my own patronesses she would
cut the ground from under my always
new-shod feet
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
A STORY Of Hannibal IlamIIn.

IL Is told OF Hannibal Hamlin that
he was one OF Names noted fisher
men. and one little yearly excursion
pf his used 70 puzzle the knowing ones
not little. Every year he prevailed
upon the officials OF q certain Maine
>,ilroad TO let him of an early morn
Inc train in tho middle OF a dense
forest lie would disappear In the
woods and when the train returned In
the evening Mr.. fIamlin would DO
found waiting beside the track to be
lal<et aboard His basket ON these
occas: 9ns was always Tonnd TO DO filed
with magnificent trout Weighing any
whore 81 s,pr pound or two pounds
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

''llid you say your brother had n
detective camera?" said Herbert to
Ethel.
Yes"
''Ot course everybody knows that
photographs can be made BY electric
light.
Certainly"
And your father Is putting mean
descent burners into the housoP'
He is.n
THAT Is all | want 20 know
Herbert left, mover 70 return.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

AUE niAftu*hiNIs
Sweet maid II there Is aught on earth
That you would fain make thine.
And wealth can buy, yours Il Is
N you Will but be mine
THE POET
o. maiden fair. could but touch
The string with orphean melody.
I'd sing your praise IN many songs,
ifyou would only favor me.
THE ARrrsr
Maiden. your form OF Greclan mold,
Your eyes OF heavenly blue.
Are painted on my Utmost heart
Aud ! would fain wed you.
TnE EDITOR.
Sweet maid. your interesting style
My heart doth potently AFFECT;
So submit myself with stamps"
And hoi . that neither you'll reject.
THE FARMER
Wal. Lin, I've list been ihinkIn' how
'Twould save as both a heap OF trouble
III you nm me would Ilsf get hltched
An try hcnceforth 10 travel double.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

An the GAO east-bound
on the Detroit. Lansing a.
nearing the North Lansing
day. an open switch diver
track upon which were 81
loaded with coal and a III
her. The engine dashed
moIishing both, and WA
The train was delayed
aud was taken into Detr
glue. The passengers "
up. but escaped injury,
learned. A serious acci
only by slowing up upot
station AID the instantd
Of air-brakcs. The eng
that two lights were sho
switch was tempered wi
proach Of his train.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

Europa Warner, = single
ycars Of oeo dropped dead -
tai bath rooms, Ypsilantl. loo4
She went Into SupL Elliot('o
ordered = bath. AZ she had fol
employed shout tho bath rooms
requested that shc 60 out and (
own arrangements. This she
proceeded 70 do. A few NOON
Mollie Snyder, an attendant 81
tho room noticed water runnin1
under the door On opening y
mot hor gaze. Miss Warner1
lifclcss body. weighing nearly
lay upon the floor OF the worry n
with water, which was still 81
the upon faucet. flowing Ia ever
Tho spectacle caused Miss Sry(
away, and the falling OF her
floor brought other attaches ef
the spot As soon as Miss 81
bcrtmoved = coroner's jury ve
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

A woman Is happy just In proper
tion as she is content. writes Edward
W. Box. In the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. The sun has way OF changing
the spots upon which IL shines. Es-
pccIally Is this true OF our land.
where one Is up to-day and dowa to-
morrow. and vice versa. The wisest
woman Is she who trusts In a tc-mor-
row, but never looks for IT, TO sit
down aud wish that this might be,
that that would be different.
does a woman no good. IL does
her harm In that 10 makes her dis
satisfied with hcpsclf, unpleasant 10
her friends. and makes her old before
her time. Happiness Is not always
increased IN proportion 70 enlarged
success. This1asS >sound like an old
saw. and think ia IL. but there IL =
world OF wisdom III many AN old pro-
verb just Tie sn.nlc. tonten,mcnt N
wonderful hing 10 cultivate There
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
MAscuLlNlTlEs.

woman az Ardmofo has sued
band for the recovery of her le
She bit him and he took them
her.
Leopold H., king OF the Bell
himself on being workingmn
ut six aud does two hours
breakfast
We talk about the enc Ky OF
yet there mover was an Aincrir
not felt chilly all night rather
for more cover,
A Dexter, Me-, man want
from his wife OF four weeks NJ
cause she refuses TO make napsa
ing to his recipe
II il easier TO iind "a score OF
enough TO discover the truth III
one intrepid enough 10 stand
the face OF opposition.
There is n man In Winsted. &
longs 10 - secret societies. four
fire organizations nine nilitar
mics and three churches.
RuInors " lost boy stirred
Mich, all up until II was discovs
a search OF some hours. that he N
into retirement 20 recover fromlthe
Of his first cigarette
lust fancy. Hofbauer. our ncig.
has been to day making me an one.
marriage IN case you don't get better
Sick husbands What! that fellow j
would serve him right Il died to-mor
row "
Two brave Erie women rendered goo
service Ia fighting couple Of house. brcaI.
cts. unc woman helped her husband 4