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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-08
Ll1ILE TIME FoR IpLINo.
Government clerkships Not such sine
cures as IL Generally suppoHed'

Government Clerkships Not such sine
cnres ma IL Generally supposed.
The impression still exists In the
minds OF many people who come 10
Washington and secure government
positions that the department clerk
has little or no work 20 do but the
manual or rather pedal labor IN
volved In standing in line upon semi
monthly occasions and pocketing
salary. This was instanccd some
weeks ago, says the Washington Post,
when a newly-appointed young clerk
Of the gentler sex made her appear
nnco IN the pension Office. The other
clerks viewed with curious eyes the
contents OF rather large bundle OF
fancy work which She spread out on
the desk and leisurely essayed TO
weave. She was somewhat surprised
and impatient because the messenger
came i'm several times during the DAY
TO deposit Office papers on her desk
thus interrupting the plying OF her
needle. She grew moro surprised as
day by day her work increased anc
she had no time 20 spare for her avoce-
ton. She got enough OF IL in about n
4
week. One day she rolled up the un-
finished tatting and took II home, with
the remark that she really believed
She =. not be able 10 do any fancy
wor (. after ALL" A somewhat similar
story is related Of an old gentleman OF
n literary turn OF mind who entered
upon his duties in the sixth auditor
Office with n select assortment OF th'
poets and cssayists under his arm. Ills
chief inquired IL the volumes in ques
ton were expected 90 throw hgh'
upon the auditing OF post office &c
counts. II usually devote az least two
hours day 20 clevating reading" re
piled the clerk. But reading the poets
during Office hours was found TO be In
compatible with disposing of the enor
nous pile OF work that soon doomed M
on tho new employees desk, until a
last tho lover Of literature strapped NJ
his library OF master minds OF Tn
world and took them away, never agar
20 be subjected TO the indignities
government routine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-08
M soap. n You Please.

a. may be doubted II tub bath IN
Jamaica IL n luxury. The bathhouscs
.ral,e n brave show in row OF low
I'll. buildings In the rear OF the hotels,
sach little house with n big stone tank
for n batb-tub. A New York sun corre-
spondcnt says Of them;
I went out 10 see the baths on my
ar.t day In Kingston, ana was SUI
nrised 20 see a sign nailed against tne
wall bearing the words $50
nGentlcmcn are requested not 10 use
soap IN the baths. ..os,oa not
"why are. gentlemen requested no no.
90 use soap in the baths" ! asked inc
hotel clerk, digniiied young "o'''""
of dar,s complexion.
! nRccarsc Il s6ils the water rhA mas
q unpleasant for the next batAcr' sne
said. ..,,;, tho
same waterY' asked. a..
, "oh yea" she replied. .foa 'se 50 s ~.
,orLs arc SO large and the pi 80 ere .,'
small II takes all night to vi VIZ ~,
tanks. and the water has 70 'as' -
day"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-08

DIR. ]. p Peters was the manager Of
the expedition sent out by tho univcr-
sitv Of Pennsylvania In 1883 10 explore
the ruins 81 Babylon. During the
two years / was there" said he, II
lived with many OF the wild tribes
around the marshes Of Arabistan. Tho
conditions in which found them wcro
most deplorable. They were n most
dcpraved race. robbing, cheating, ly-
ing and lighting being the daily out
line Of their existence. The principal
dict Of these people is half cooked bar
lev bread, and with large percentage
~ the tribes this forms the sole diet.
when I offered twelve cents day for
diggcrs and guards, had hall the
population applying 70 me for work
and was forced Go reduce the day
wages TO ten cents. When one OF these
mon has headache, his friends burn
him with rcd-hot irons, and many time.
have seen wounds carefully filled
with iron rust. Their government Is
practical exhibition Of anarchy"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-08
VIII IHE WIND.
Mexican Miners Separated tn" Goldi from
the Sand


Mexican Miners Separated tn" Goldi from
the sand.
Riding near the little plnce2rd ming
settlement Dolores, In New Ma xico,
said a returned tourist, accor dh X TO
the New York Sun, saw two, Next
cans dry washing for gold, an Il their
proceeding struck mo as novel al I'd In
tcresting They were at work I'M dry
Rulch, without n sign OF Tatrr In
sight, and had brought the a. sriherous
sand in baskets 70 the mout IA of the
ravine, where the wind blew strongly
down the valley. Their wa shing APP
paratus consisted Of a he, IVY army
blanket, in the center of W hich they
placed about peck Of the s. and; then,
each Mexican taking hol Il OF the
blanket by the corners, they tossed the
sand high aloft again and n rain.
The wind blew away the fine sand,
while the heavier particle, - with the
gold fell straight back into the blanket
When ut last they pauf ed there re-
NAMED In the blanket double hand
full OF gravel and heavy sand, In which
glittered n few yellow 81 eclts OF gold.
As we rode on my Mexican driver told
me that the two men were probably
making three or four dollars day
during the time they worked, but
that as soon rs they had made their
''clean up" they would go into Santa
Fe or Cerrillos, sell their gold dust
and squander the last nickel they had
In whisky and monte before they would
90 back To the gulch TO work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-08
TAUGHT A NEW WAY.
A Trick In Killing Turkeys That Was Not
Altogether Suecessful.

A Trick La Killing Turkeys That Was Not
Altogether Successful.
A young couple from Chicago bor-
rowed n farm for a week not long ago.
Some friends who own little place mp
I'm Wisconsin were going away for a
visit and they proposed that the young
couple should look up their fiat, bring
their servant with them, and enjoy the
snap OF nm early winter month in the
country.
They went.
They know more now than they did
then.
The owner Of the farm. says the Chi
caQo Times stayed for day and
showed them about, and the departing
host showed his successor very tricky
way OF killinga turkey Instead OF chop
ping its head Off or wringing II IN the
old way he took IL by the feet and
snapped IT. head lightly againata stone
as though IL had bccn . whip. The
spinal column was neatly broken with
ont any OF the struggle and agonies
usually attendant upon the death OF q
fowl.
The farmer forgot and locked mp al
his chickens, taking the key with him.
Only one turkey gobblo. was left at
large.
That night the city aan took him by
the feet and snapped his head against
stone. Then he took him 70 the cool
and told her 70 give him dry pluct
and let hin lie in the iceboN unit
morning The next morning screams
OF terror awoxe the visitors. They
sprang out of bed and ran into the hall
The cook, praying 10 all the SAINTS
was stumbling up the stairs stalkinl
majcstically after hercame the ghost
of tho gobbler, without feather o.
him lie had only been stunned, an
when the cook lifted the iceboN lid y
the morning he had arisen IN III
nalxedncss and gobbled in her face
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-08
oANvAsBAcks IN ENGLAND.
Fatc of Tn Importation Into Great Britain
of an American Deiicacy.

Fatc of en- Importation Into Great Britain
OF an American Deiicacy.
An American woman who Is married
10 an English squire of high degree
tells the following funny story OF the
fate Of half n dozen canvasback ducks
which she had sent 10 England as
present 10 her mother-in-law. The
latter was an excellent housekeepcr
and had professed herself TO be anx-
ious TO taste the renowned trans-At-
lantic dainty which she had heard SO
cxtrnvagnntly praised. Carefully
packed in ice, the game arrived in good
condition, and Lady M, the recipi-
emit. invited couple of friends TO pD :
take Of the much-vaunted dclicacy.
Fancy my feeling" said the prs tty
American, describing the affair utter
ward, when n pair OF duc'xs were
brought on the table done tot death
and stuffed with onions, sage anil pota-
toes, while my fathcr-in-laY carefully
carving up the entire bird, legs wings
and all, distributed the portions 10 a
party Of six! could have shesl tears.
and the climax was reached, when,
after enduring disappointed ani disap
proving looks on the part OF the gucst
my belle mere remarked: Il mast sa, =
Margaret, that rather prefer on
English duclSling toyour canvasbaclu !.
/ could not tell her that II was q i,
atrocious cooking and stupid carvh Il
that had destroyed the chief of tai
game birds. However, the ducks we r
there and they had to be disposed OF
and the next day ! had the pleasure O
eating a par Of my canvasbaclSs e
salmi, while the others were actui IL
ended up In pic! II Is needless &c re
late the modification suffered or tn
vows made never again 10 introc iuc
American daintics to British palatci -
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-08
ANECDOTES OF The QUEEN.
She Approved of Trouncin3 That Wan
Administered 90 Wales.


Apropos OF the quecn'srecent sojourn
at Balmoral north of Scotland news
paper has been cleaning from among
the Dceside peasantry some new stories
about her majesty'a early visits 70 her
Highland residence. Ono Of these re-
lates 10 the boyhood OF the prince of
Wales, says the Scottish American.
The priace on one occasion, when he
had temporarily escaped from the sur
VIGILANCE of the parental eye, played a
trick on young country lad whom he
snw approaching with basket of eggs
ON his arm, the result of the trick be-
ing 10 break all or most OF the eggs.
The lad was tough Abcrdonian and
could not brook this injury, SO he
turned 20 and doubling his fists gave
tho prince thrashing in spite OF the
latter's protest that he was the prince
of Wales.
prince am a though sc be" said the
boy, Eyed nae businesn tao break my
eggs" Just then the queen appeared,
having seen part Of the fray. She
quietly said: "You are quite right, my
lad; he had no right TO break your
eggs and he richly deserves what you
have given him. IIc- majesty after
ward made inquiries about the boy
and sent him 20 school at her own ex
pense
Another story relates toher majesty
visit TO the cottagers in the ncighbor
hood. On one occasion, when she hne
been making calls among the cottag'
women, she dropped in, on her wa,
back TO the castle, Mt the house Of al
old woman who did not know her Wis
itor. The old lady was both talkativ'
and querulous; and, referring TO
fete ut which the queen had been pre-
scented that day, complained about pee
pie, including her own household
trimming like mad 90 soc n common
clay woman" Her grievance was tina
she had 20 wait till her folks rcturne
In order TO get their tea, for she wa
too feeble 70 make IL herself.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-08
FINEST PEARLS IN THE WORLD.
A Necklace That sold for Nearly Eighty
thousand Pounds.

A Necklace That sold for Nearly Eighty
Thousand Pounds
The Inman Of Muscat possesses
pearl weighing twelve and hair
carats, through which you can see day
light: II Is worth about f33,Ooo Inc |
one owned by Princess Yousoupoff Is
unioue for beauty. IL was sold. says
the Gentlcman's Magazine, by George
bus, of Calais, In 1920, TO Philip w. OF
Spain. fer $4,000 ducats; its present
value Is about 100000. The pope, on
his accession. became the owner for the
time being OF pearl, left by one OF his
predecessors upon the throne OF the
vatican. which cannot be Of less value
than GOO. 900. Empress Frederick has
n necklace composed Of thirty-two
pearls. the total value of which has
been estimated at f35, 900. Her mother
Queen Victoria, has necklace OF PINK
pearls worth $4,000. That OF Baro-
ness Gustave de Rothschild, made up
Of ave rows Of these precious stones, Is
valued at 100000, while that OF Bar
ones Adolphe dc Rothsehild Is even
more costly still. Both OF these ladies'
have given orders to their jewellers TO
bring to them any pearls OF great
price" which may como into their
hands In the way Of business. The
gems are usually purchased by one or
the other Of these ladies and added 20
her necklace.
Good judges are doubtful whether
20 award the palm to either of the
above two or TO that OF the empress OF
Russia, who has seven rows OF pure
white pearls, valued at something like
SC. 900 rublcs, but the stones OF which
are perhaps less beautiful TO the eye.
The one belonging TO Grand Duchess
Marie has six rows and is said TO have
cost e36,000
Mile. Dosnoe, n sister OF Nj. Theirs
has necklace OF several rows, which
has taken her thirty years To collect
and has cost her upward of el5,OOO. Th'
cmprcssof Austria possesses some OF The
most beautiful black pearls II is'possi
bic 10 find; her caslset and than OF thu
czarina of Russia are, In fact, the mos
famous in the world for pearls of thi
color.
Nine Leonidc Leblanc sold her neck
lace Of pearls n year or two ago 10
nearly ESQ, 900, but in consequence
certain matters which were whisperc
about AT the time she bought 1t back
The stones in it graduate in size, an
arc exceedingly beautiful In shape an
| luster.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-08
cuRlosIrlgs OF COMMERCE.
Cinnamon uso niG cargocs OF Irvine In
Their Cues.

Cinnamon Uso Eig Cargocs OF irvine In
Their Cues.
Two or three curiositics Of commerce
IRE mentioned In the report Of the
commissioner Of customs at Canton.
Wooden gooda, says the New York
journal of Comiadrcc, are not much In
demand in that latitude, but "woolen
cord l. now very largely used by the
natives hero for plating into their
cues. and the importations of this arti-
Gle are steadily increasing" The I'M
mort Of kerosene oil at Canton i'm
creased from three million gallons in
1855 Go more than nine million five
hundred thousand gallons in 1891. IL
4 pcddlcd on the street. The empty
cans lcrvc great variety of uses. The
domestic servant delights In them as
convenient and nll-cmbracing rcccpta-
clcs. and readily fashions them into
handy utensils for daily use. They are
converted into lamps, boxes, toys for
children, and all sorts Of domestic
articles Flattcncd and picccd to-
rcthcr ono secs thcm' generally used In
conjunction with the usual mating as
coverings for boats and sheds. They
supply the packing tins in which lard
and ginger are exported. The tinwarc
sent from here 10 the northern ports
consists largely Of lamps, boxes and
yarious small articles made OF old kero-
senc tins and ornamcntcd with lacquer
vnrnish." Evidently the shipment OF
oil 20 China in bulk Is an cxptdicnt OF
doubtful value.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-27
GROWERS INTERFERENCE.

Mr. Cleveland could find no prece-
dent for sending a message to the
house telling it what to do on the
tariff question, SO he writes letter
to Chairman Wilson on the subject,
giving him the privilege of making it
public if he desired to, knowing well
that was what would be done. The
senators do not take kindly to this in
reference, and there are indications
that they will resent it. Just at
present, the only result which seems
likely to come from the presidents
interference is prolOngation of the
tariff struggle, and if it is carried on
indemnity it will be chargeable to
him. Between the position taken by
the two houses there is wide gulf
and the passage Of a bill means that
one or the other must back complete
ly down and admit that the course it
took was wrong or else the farce
which has been played for many
months past at Washington must end
in utter defeat
But the interference on Mr.. Cleve-
lands part, which the senators COM
plain of, is nothing new for him. He
is simply carrying out the policy he
inaugurated year ago, when he COM
menced to use the power at his COM
mand to influence the course of legis-
latiOn. From the first he has not
hesitated to interfere with all mat
tiers which interested him, or which
he felt had an important bearing up
on his party. His dispensation of
patronage has been shaped almost en-
tirely as to the effect it would have
upon certain legislative matters, and
Democratic members of congress have
received patronage or cold Shout
der, according to the manner in
which they cast their votes. Whether
this last crack he has given the
party lash will prove effective
or not remains to be seen. 1t is a
long road without a turn, and the
final result will be watched with in
! tereSt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-27
THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN.

The Republicans of the third con-
gressional district will soon be called
upon to name candidate TO cope with
the present Democratic incumbent
whose denomination is a foregone con-
cluSiOn. Who will it be?
1t goes without saying that the
third district is Democratic, and to
ELECTRA Republican the nominee must
be man whose strength of character,
honesty of purpose, freedom from
combinations, and fidelity to the in
terests of the whole people will draw
not only the united support of his
own party, but also no inconsiderable
strength from the opposition. Two
years ago Hon. Joel p. Heatwole of
NOrthfield, undertook to redeem the
district, to the cause of Republican
ism against a Democratic majority of
5000. He reduced this discouraging
odds down to l, 100 and had he received
assistance from some whose loyalty he
had a right to expect and whose SER
vices had been pledged in the cam
paign he would have wiped the oppo-
Sition out completely and today been
sitting in the halls Of congress- But
it is not our purpose to discant on
what might have been" 1t is clear
ly the duty of the Republicans of the
third district to give Mr.. Heatwole a
nomination this year by reclamation,
and to take hold of his campaign with
single purpose in view-to win. 1t
can be done. The Democratic party
| is weaker in that district by several
hundred votes than it was two years
ago, and Mr. HeatwOle is several hun
dred votes stronger. Take these two
facts into consideration, and there is
little or no doubt but his nomination
would result in an election by 1000
majority.
The FREE PRESS is outside the
third district, but its desire is none
the less strong to see it redeemed from
Democratic domination, and it can be
done with Heatwole at the head of
the ticket. We do not understand
that Mr.. H. is doing anything to
bring about such a result. And he
ought not. 1t is clearly the duty of
the Republican party to call him to
the front and elect him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-27
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

In referring to the home trade move
ment the Minneapolis Journal says
that the association recently formed
should direct it's efforts to bring about
more general patronage between the
home manufactures and the state in
situations. This is most worthy eff
fort and by all means ought to be done.
These institutions are supported by
taxes paid by the people of the state,
and where the supplies therefor can
be bought equally advantageous of
the home manufacturer, it ought to
be done. The Journal also says:
We understand that the secretary
of our association will soon make a
tour of the cities in the southern part
of the state. Would it not be wise
for him to apply to the governor for a
letter to the stewards of the various
institutions which will give him a
hearing on the subject? The testi-
mOny of our jobbers and manu-
facturers is that nearly all the sup
plies at present for these institutions
are purchased in Chicago. This is an
injustice to our home merchants and
we believe that the competition of
Northwestern manufacturers would
enable the buyers for these institu-
tions to get prices as low as they buy
in Chicago.
This is a good suggestion and should
be acted upon. The Journal remarks
that the association is already doing
good work in bringing consumers to
realize what it means to buy their
supplies from the production of their
neighbor, and little missionary work
among the state institutions ought to
be productive of much good in this
direction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-27
A STRICKEN FArlILY.

The family of Roy Minor, who
lives on Dickinson street, near the
Agency road, is sadly afflicted. His
wife and four children were attacked
with diphtheria the fore part of the
week, and the cases are more or less
severe. DR.. Jacoby is the attending
physician. What was the cause of all
coming down at the same time is a
good deal of mystery, yet two
theories are advanced, both of which
Illustrate the manner in which dis
ease germs secure a Judgement. Last
winter one of the children had the
disease, and the house was not disin-
fected, as it should have been, and it
may be that the germs were ready at
hand to take hold at "a time when the
heat had invigOrated them and
weakened the occupants of the house.
The other theory is that the germs
were given favorable breeding place
in old hennery which is built against
the house and has been in that unSani-
tary location for some years. People
cannot have their houses and premises
too clean, as filth is the great breeder
of disease germs.
DR.. Jacoby states that there is very
little diphtheria or scarlet fever in the
city. He is very anxious that sewer
outlet be furnished to the brewery. so
that Guenthers creek may not longer
be kept in a condition menacing the
health of the neighborhoOd. The sub
ject will be in condition for the
council to take final action on tOmor-
row night, and it is certainly hoped
that a sewer will be ordered over one
of the routes proposed. Individual
preferences should not be allowed
longer to block this needed improve
ment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-27
HARD WORK WILL SECURE 1T.

A writer in the New York Times
takes two columns of space to prove
that the Democrats will have ma
jority of twenty in the next house.
He bases this estimate on the assump-
tiOn that the representation from
the south will be solid for Democracy,
with the exception of few members
from some of the border states. 1t is
doubtful whether any party will be so
fortunate as to have twenty ma
jOrity in the next house, and the only
chance the Democrats have of con-
trolling the next house is the fact
that it is likely to have a nearly
solid representation from the south,
as result of it's disreputable ballot
box methods. With this great advan-
tage it would, under ordinary circum-
be somewhat discouraging to the Re
publicans to attempt to secure a ma
jority, but the conditions are such, as
result of the general incompetency
which congress has shown, that the
/ Republicans have good fighting
chance and with hard work will
doubtless have small working ma
jority in the house. The prolonged
business depression resulting from the
utter inability of the Democrats to
frame tariff bill upon which they
can agree, and suitable to the best
interests of the country, has caused
the people to think upon questions OF
government more seriously than they
have for years, and as result the
Republicans will be the gamers there
by. And supplementing this the Re.
publicanS are making some excellent
congressional nominations, insuring
some first class legislative material
in the next house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-27
THE SECURITY BUILDING.

The E. G. Burdick Co., purchasers
of the old Presbyterian church prop
erty, will push to rapid completion one
of the finest Of metropolitan flats in
the state, IS by 152 feet, and the sec
ond fire-proof fiat in Minnesota. 1t
will contain Is flats, 7 rooms to the
fiat. There will be parlor, sitting
room, dining room, kitchen and two
bedrooms to each, all provided with
steam heat, bath rooms and closets,
city water, etc. A general laundry
for the entire building will be con,
structed in the basement.
Each sitting room will be provided
with CRATE with gas connections,
and each kitchen will be supplied
with gas range. The entire build.
ing will be piped for gas for illumi.
mating purposes.
The ceiling will be: Basement s
feet, first floor feet inches, second
and third floor feet.
The average rental will be S27 pei
month, including heat and water and
use of gas range.
The building will be finished in