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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

IT Is not uncommon Cor girls en-
ployed in factories producing mems
clothing to put slips Of paper containing
their name and address inside articles.
and 1t is said that some romantic
marriages have resulted from the
practice. A week or two ago young
man living near Portland, Me-. found
In n pair Of socks note, which said the
writer was girl employed In a knitting
factory In Kenosha, Wis, who would
like to correspond with the finder of
the note, II an unmarried man, with =
view to matrimony. The young man
thought the matter over, and finally
sent a sweet little note &c the name
and address given. A few days since
he received curt letter, informing
him that the girl who wrote the note
was now married and the mother Of
two children.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

THE very latest thing In the fuel line
Is made Of water, ''that useful element
which tempers the excess of solar, ar
tificial and animal heat The above
statement may appear TO be IAN Inn.
probable paradox" but II is a fact,
nevertheless, that a gas is now made OF
pure water, and that that same gas is
splendid fuel The principle Of the
manufacture OF these water gases is to
pass aqua pura over red-hot irons,
thereby resolving II into two inflamma.
Bile substances known as hydrogen and
carbonic oxide gas.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

ELKs broken to harness may soon
cease to be novelty In the northwest,
and perhaps even in the east. Several
years ago wealthy rancher IN Mon
tana had team Of the creatures which
he used to drive to his buggy, and
when the fact became known other folk
experimental in tanning ellxs for like
purpose. Such team was brought
east last year and caused much inter
est. A rancher on the Humptulip riv-
er, Wash, Is the last temperament with
elks for work purposes. He has a fine
team recently broken to harness, which,
he says, viii haul as heavy load as
any pair of horses, are as docile, and
much handsomer. 1t may be that the
elk will hold back for awhile the cleo
trical and mechanical tide that Is
sweeping the horse from the highways,
and preserve the pleasures of the road
that come from riding behind thing
of life, while adding picturesque ele-
ment.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

THE accomplished coquette has n
truer sight into mans character than
the most distinguished novelist. All
his little weaknesses are to her as an
open book. She understands individual
mankind as the specialist does the par
ticular line OF his profession. To the
faiiiis5i sine realizes that one mans meat
is another mans poison; for instance,
that In some cases infinite softness,
tender signs ana witching chances are
the necessary ing Rodents of conquest,
whilst In others little rcbellious
ways, dainty tyrannies and imperious
commands are all important factors.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

SOMETHING new, even In the matter
of standing of" the preacher, has
been discovered, and In Kansas. When
the new dominic called on Farmer Tom
Wilson, q Rock Creek, jefferson coun-
ty, a week or so since for donation
toward his salary, Mr.. Wilson said he
had no money. but would give two
rows OF potatoes, each twenty rods
long. II the Lord wants you to get
twenty dollars from me-" said the
farmer, HE will water the potatoes
well, and ! viii be mighty glad to have
you get III II He doesn't water them,
I'm afraid you'll not get much"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

A peculinr stomach complaint u preva-
lent In some parts Of the country. II n
something for which the medical pro-
fession has not yet hit upon any specific
name. 90 that for the time being IL Is
not likely to become fashionable The
complaint assumes the form Of slight
attack Of cholera morbus, but while
this is common enough in summer, sew
eral doctors whose opinion was OBJ
tanned declare that II Is not the affiic-
ton In the present instance. The VIC
tim of the newly arrived disease Is sub
jected TO the squeezing pains Of collie,
sometimes accompanied by something
approaching the effects Of NAL do mer.
The cause OF the unpleasantness has
not been exactly discovered. Az first
IL was suggested II was the water, but
the sufferers include several gentlemen
who may be described as abstemious, so
far as the internal application of water
Is concerned. Neither Is II due TO any
thing that would come under the head
of intoxicants, because several have
been attacked whose strongest bever-
age Is coffee. One doctor said that in
all probability the eating of unripe or
stale fruit had something TO do with it,
while cold drinks also must assume n
share of the responsibility. The con-
sensus OF opinion, however, seemed to
be that It was due TO the effect of inn
perceptible chills taken while over
heated. A man, for example, PUSHES
for street car. The moment he takes
his seat he removes his hat to get the
benefit of any breeze that may be stir
ring. Then, again, when he goes TO
bed he is heated, removes the bed
clothing. and thus exposes himself 10
cold. The result Is there is rush Of
blood TO the stomach, which becomes
contested as consequence. and other
results follow. The druggists are kept
busy preparing prescriptions, and are
reaping fair harvest. The complaint
Is one Of the many which come with
the summer as regularly as other COM
plants, trivial and otherwise, come
with other seasons.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

A NUMBER of stores and houses in
Downieville, Cal, were blown up with
giant powder a few days ago in order
TO save the whole town from destruc-
ton. Fire started in the Chinese quar-
ter and soon got beyond the control of
the fire department. A strong wind
blew the flames toward the main bush
ness portion of the town, and as the
only means to avert utter destruction a
big box Of giant powder was placed In
each Of half a dozen buildings In the
path OF the fire and touched off stimuli
taneously. The space the buildings
had occupied was swept almost com
pletely clean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

THE latest thing in BARRIERS shop is
a musical box, which the proprietor
regulates TO suit the times. On Mon
day, for instance, he winds the machine
up to light opera airs just fast enough
10 keep his assistants shaving custom
ers at a nice, steady pace. Tuesday
being quiet day in the barber busi-
ness, Home Sweet Home" and You'll
Remember Me" are good enough.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the
barber confines the music box TO pop
ular selections of rather lively ma
ture. On Saturday he puts the reels
and jigs on top, and every barber in the
house feels his spirits rise and gets
through his work at rare speed.
There is nothing like little music to
give man jolt, especially those
moldy melodies Of a day gone by.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

Is southwest Louisiana, on the
Southern Pacific railroad, syndicate
of northern men has purchased large
body Of land and will engage in farm
ing on large scale. The land was un-
der water, but has been reclaimed by
scientific draining. II will be put in
rice and sugar. The land is one hun
dred miles north and south, and TWEEN
ty-five miles east and west. 1t contains
one million five hundred thousand
acres. The fencing cost fifty thousand
dollars The blowing Is done with
steam plows. Thirty acres are plowed
in a day with the labor Of only three
men. Horses are only used by the cow
boys who herd the sixteen thousand
cattle on the place.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

THE warden of the Frankfort (Ky.)
penitentiary was much mystified few
days ago TO discover one Of his prison
ers, big mountaineer, IN his cell
dead drunk. The convict was known
TO be penniless and without friends. He
did not get sober enough 10 talk for
several days and he confessed. He
knew how TO make whisky, and when
he got the assistance OF a negro convict
In the coolSroom allwas plain sailing.
The negro took molasses, stale bread
and rain water. This mixture was se-
GREETED in barrel and allowed to stand
as mash for eight days. 1t was then put
In a teapot and boiled and was run
from the improvised still into big
iron pot. These drippings were taken
10 the mountaineer, whose taste they
fitted exactly. For fear some one would
discover the liquor In his cell. he says,
he drank It all, something like three
quarts.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

WESTERN farmers find that individual
attempts at fighting the Russian thistle
avail nothing, because the plague
grows again faster than the individual
farmer can and time TO hoe II down; so
they all unite as often as convenient to
have ''hoeing bees" in designated lo-
calities. The details of operations arc
settled by the town councils. Every
one In the neighborhood takes day
off TO fight thistles, and in this way II
Is possible to make at least some
stand against the perscvering plague,
and TO keep some sections fairly free
for other than thistle crops.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

INDEPENDENCE day will be duly hon
ored by Uncle Sans wards on the
Oneida reservation in Wisconsin. The
oneidas hive invited their white
brothers to visit them on the Fourth OF
July at the observation fair grounds. a
committee having been appointed to
see them wei provided for. Horse and
pony races, ipot races, and games of
all kinds will be arranged, including a
game of BASEBALL between rival teams
of ex-student of Carlisle and Hampton
government indian schools.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06
In a large Washington church, which

In large Washington church, which
is always over-crowded with worship
ers, there are some pew-holders who
more frequently invite strangers out OF
their pews than in them On recent
Sunday morning, says the Post of that
city, the wife of civil service COM
missioner attended this church, and the
usher seated her in q vacant pew, well
toward the front Just before the
organist played the opening hymn
there was rustic of silks and jim
Cling of jet beads In the aisle, and lady
appeared beside the pew. She glared
at the occupant and stood still for a
moment; then rustled and jingled her
self out again. In another moment the
usher appeared, politely asked the lady
TO allow him to show her To another
seat, and gave her one opposite. Then
the silk and jetted lady returned and
devoutly took her seat. There's Chris
tianity that won't wear.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

Millions and millions Of acres are 70
be added TO the great homestead areas
Of the west. The last congress enacted
law providing that the general gov
eminent shall denote TO each state In
which there are arid lands one million
acres Of such lands, on condition that
the reclamation Is done by the states.
Already Idaho and Wyoming have COM
piled with all the formalities of the law.
and have taken steps toward securing
a million acres of land within their bor-
ders. Lieut.. Gov. Miles, Of Idaho. and
+. Meade, Of Wyoming, both engineers
appointed by their respective states,
are TO complete the final arrangements
Their mission promises to be very sue
cessful. for they are receiving from
Land Commissioner Lamoreaux the
most cordial cooperation. 1.-THE steps
which are now being taken to trans
form an immense arid country into
fruitful felds," said the commissioner.
twill without doubt be most far reach
ing In their effects. Under the new
law, however. the state is to undertake
the work, and Is to sell the lands In
sections of not over one hundred and
sixty acres TO any one person for such
price as can be obtained. The govern
ment retains possession for five years,
and II at the end of that time the re-
clamation appears TO be permanent the
title 20 the land passes to the state,
and thence 70 the settler. This means
homes and farms Tor multitude Of
people"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

THE new woman idea does not seem
TO have reached Arizona yet, and there
Is still some advantage there In being
Of what old-fashioned folk call the weak
er sex. A girl was arrested at Bisbec.
In that territory, week or SO ago for
horse stealing, and II was pretty clear
case, but In Difference TO her sex she Is
TO be tried by the courts instead Of by
Judge Lynch.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

CAPT. ALEX McDoueALL. the In
vcntor of the whalcback, has some
thing new TO spring on an unsuspect-
ing and defenseless public. Hereafter,
instead Of breaking the wine the lady
will let loose cage full Of birds,
which will fly in all directions as the
ship begins TO move. He borrowed the
idea from the Japs, who used IL before
he or his whaleback idea was born.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

GEoRorA win ship about six thou
sand car loads Of watermelons out Of
the state this season. according to In
formation gathered by the railroad COM
panies In preparation for handling the
crop, The quality of the melons this
year Is expected 10 be above the aver
age. There are twelve thousand acres
Of melons now ripening In the south
western part Of the state.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

PUGET SOUND strawberries have been
put on the market this year for the
first time. The growers expect to in
wade the east next year and make hit.
as they claim pretty much everything
for the excellence of the Puget Sound
berry. Last year about ten thousand
crates OF berries rotted on the vines, and
that amount win be shipped away this
year, but will hardly reach the east. The
crop should strike the east after all
other sources Of supply are exhausted
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

THE law of self-defense, ms just de-
fined by the supreme court Of the
United States, is TO this effect: That II
man Is assaulted on his own ground by
one whom he has reason TO believe In
tends TO do him bodily harm, he Is not
under the obligation to retreat, but
may defend himself where he stands.
and Is within his right II in that de-
Tense he kills his assailant.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

An English educationalist Of reputa-
tion proposes to introduce into the edu-
cation Of young women and girls the
principle Of chivalry toward the male
sex. He maintains that this has been
entirely neglected in the teaching Of
girls, and while boys have been taught
TO pay due Difference to women, the
girls have not been taught that they
owed any consideration 70 anyone,
either Of their own or the opposite sex.
The result has been selfish and neon
siderate women who accept all chival-
rous attentions from men as a right,
without the thought that they owe even
the courtesy of a thank-you In return.
It Is . good time to begin such
teaching when women are enter
ing upon a wider sphere Of work
with greater recognition Of rights the
same as those Of men. IL would be q
loss rather than gain If these new
rights should be assumed In such way
as to knock down the old ideas of
chivalry among men, and the best way
to maintain them will be to teach the
new woman the same chivalry to-
ward men as Is taught the boys to-
ward women.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

A NOVEL cooperative system has late
ly been started among the carpenters
and painters of San Francisco. through
which the individual workmen are be-
coming owners of homes of their own
without any cost for construction. AS
soon as any member of the local organ
ization has saved enough money TO buy
n lot and the necessary lumber all his
fellow worlxmen turn TO the next Sum
day and build the house for him. In
one of the suburban additions of the
city a little colony of these Sunday
homes" has already grown up. The
houses are not pretentious, but are
solidly built and comfortable. There
are ten houses in this colony that have
been built by the carpenters and paint
ers for their fellow workmen. and 1t Ia
expected that during this summer as
many more VIII be put mp at similar
Sunday building bees" But for this
helpful system the workmen would
probably never be able own homes,
while through IL almost every indus
trious man may have house of his own.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

sEcRErAnrvbr STATE oLSEY's first
net upon assdning his new Office was
to hang picard on the front door Of
his private Office with the inscription:
Next door" This next door" leads
to his secretarys Office. Judge Gresham
had way of keeping his Office door
open TO the public, who sometimes got
glimpse Of him In his shirt sleeves,
putting away at cigar and up to his
ears In work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

In the windy west the zephyrs do
other things besides blowing the crops
clear out Of the ground. In Barton
county, Kan, week or so ago one
farmer had q hundred acres of young
corn covered up by sand during the
prevalence Of high winds, and II was
reported that hundreds Of other farm
ers In that region hnd suffered serious
damage from the same cause.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

IMAGINATION is what makes life worth
living. Cultivate 1t. 1t win cause you
20 believe when cooped up in a country
farmhouse, with the post Office miles
away and all the horses blowing. that
you are having good time. II suffi-
GENTLY developed il may even cause
you, in your own airy, comfortable
home, to think that you are enjoying
life.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

AS SOON as a hand-organ grinder
started tune the other day in Hunt
ington, Pa, swarm of FIVE thousand
bees made Decline for his organ and
lit on IL. The music appeared to have
made them good natured. for they
stung no one while they were being put
back into their hive. Probably the
organ was playing something besides
1.-TWO Little Girls In Blue
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

THERE are Indications of turning Of
the tide OF immigration backward from
the west 70 the south. Several parties
Of farmers from western states and
from Canada have lately been touring
through Virginia, Georgia and other
southern states prospecting for homes
for themselves and for others In the
regions from which they came.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

The south Is monopolizing the expo
sition business just now Atlanta has
hers this year; Nashville hers in 1890.
and Baltimore hers In 1897. The success
Of the Atlanta exposition seems assured.
The United States government is going
20 send thither splendid exhibit, and
the majority Of the states will have
state exhibits there. The Nashville
exposition Is intended to celebrate the
hundredth anniversary Of the admis-
sion Of Tennessee into the union. The
plans SO far made for the baltimore
buildings provide for q building for
manufactures and liberal arts TOO by
$50 feet, giving total surface ON the
main floor of $4,000 feet. The art
building. designed for permanent
structure, although containing but one
fifth of the floor area Of that ut Chi
cago, viii cost sa.75 per square foot, as
against $500 at Chicago. The increased
cost of the Baltimore building In the
present low prices of material to be
used in its construction, and the labor
TO be done on It, will enable the expo
sition association to produce building
which will be credit to the city. The
total floor space of the twelve great
buildings at Baltimore will be SIS, 900
feet, or, say, twelve acres In round
numbers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

A WOMAN In Atlanta, Ga., Is suing a
local druggist for one thousand dollars,
damages because when she sent to his
store for a certain corn cure he sent a
substitute, which, she claims, poisoned
her feet, made her suffer from anxiety
and brought her many weary nights. I"
For damages SO severe her claim was
certainly within the bounds of reason.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

SUPERSTITION scores another victory.
Two tribes Of western Indians appoint
ed day to meet A. one place and dance
for rain. Thousands OF them danced
until In few days II Glanced that rain
came, and their belief IN this rite has
been greatly strengthened.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

A PORTLAND (Me.) man Is having
great difficulty in selling the family
horse, which the rest Of the family don't
want sold He tells the prospective
buyer what good horse II Is and then
other members Of the family come out
and declare that the horse Is past
thirty and not worth leading home.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

OSK Of the most appropriate "booby"
prizes won at the contests that take
place in Portland, Me-, In progressive
whist Is wax figure Of boiled lobster
On II Is not only the name Of the rccip-
lent. but also card with this inscrip-
tion; II was green once"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

STATISTICS Of public libraries IN the
northwestern cities show larger per-
centnge Of readers according 70 popu-
lation than the eastern cities
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

AK idea for the raising Of funds for
church purposes which seems 70 con-
tain great possibilities was tried with
much success at Knoxville, Tenn, a
few days ago. An admission fee of ten
cents was charged Tor the privilege of
witnessing the marriage ceremony In
church of two well-lsnown residents OF
fha frxvn
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

AN Iowa creamery man last winter
made a number Of shallow tin pans.
and, filing them with water on cold
nights. produced uniform cakes cheap
er than natural Ice could be cut and
hauled. A little inventive faculty II
often the source Of great financial profit.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

A SYNDICATE of Boston capitalists
has bought the town Of Morse, wis.
The purchase includes the outfit Of the
Penokee Lumber company, every
dwelling in the place. every other
kind Of building and all the mercan-
tile interests. The price paid Is In the
ncighborhood Of two million dollars
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06

cAroosA county, Ga, claims the
unique distinction OF not having
drug store within It's boundaries. From
this fact the residents argue that IL Is
the healthicst part of the state. IF not
the world