davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

A Family OF Three Bring sorrow TO the
Heart OF soapmaker.

4 Family OF Three Bring sorrow to the
Heart OF n soapmaker.
Samueis. the Massachusetts ornithol-
ogist. In ono OF his books tells story
Of blue jay and a bit Of soap. II was
the last piece Of soap that collecting
party IN the Adirondack wilds pos
sessed, end when the theft was COM
mitted by the bird the action was noted
carefully for more than scientific rca-
sons. Bird students know that the jay
will take almost anything in sight and
eat nine-tenths of what he takes, but
they thought he drew the line at soap
II has been left TO family of High
land Park Qll.) jays TO bear out Sam
uels' story and TO break the soap-eating
record.
On the west side of the track in that
Chicago suburb lives a German who
thought that he would try the expert
ment of making soap for sale. lie COLI
lected the proper ingredients, put them
together, stirred them to the constitu-
ency of paste, and then just at evening
he patted a cake and put IL on board
In his yard to see II IL would harden
over night. He slept little late and
uhen he finally went to look at his soap
cake, beholdl IL had all vanished save
thin edge. That was beautifully
hard, though, and not stopping to con-
lecture what had become of the rest OF
the calxc he stirred up the rest Of his
mixture and patted cakes until he had
twenty-four, each weighing one-quar-
ter of n pound. Tho sun had passed
behind the heavy oaks in the yard, SO
the German went to the edge of the
road, placed his board so that its ends
rested on two barrels, and put thereon
his soap cakes that they might harden.
A cement sidewalk was in process Of
construction across tho road and q
''boat" full of Portland cement mixed
TO mush with water and torpedo"
sand, was adjacent and parallel to the
board and its load of cakes. The side
walk contractor was across the road
and the soapmalxcr went over TO talk
with him. His back was turned on his
sticky product, taking advantage of
which fact, for this bird Is sharp-a
family OF seven blue jays, five full
| fledged young and the two parents,
descended on the board and attacked
inc soup. 4 nc IoulihCloE odW tncih uhtt
watched In amazement. They devoured
the mixture Of I've and grease as dom
key devours thistles. Then the side
walk man gaspcd out: "Hans, they arc
eating your soap"
The German turned, saw the last bit
Of one cake disappear, and then grabbed
a big, round, smooth stone, such as tho
| lake casts mn. and threw IL, rs man
'puts" q shot, straight at the robbers.
| The birds rose, calling "thief, thiefl~
vociferousiy, for the bluejay is given to-
calling himself names. The stone
landed on the edge of the board and
turned the entire soap product into tho
sticky mass OF Portland cement. Soap
and cement were ruined.
The jays did not stop TO decide which
was the madden of the men, but mado
their way toward the Ravine drive,
loudly calling "Thief" as they went,
| Chicago Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

A famous Chicago lawyer onco had a
singular case TO settle. A doctor camo
to him In great distress. Two sisters,
living In the same house, had babies OF
equal age and sex, who so resemblcd
one another that their own mothers
were unable to distinguish them when
they were together; and IL happened
that by the carelessncss Of tho nurses
the children became mixed. How were
the mothers TO make sure that they re-
ccivcd back their own infants7 but,
perhaps" suggested the lawyer, "tho
children weren't changed at ALL" "Oh,
but there's no doubt that they wcro
changcdl" said the doctor. Are you
sure OF it2" asked the lawyer. per
fcctly," was the reply. "Well, II that's
the case" said the lawyer, "why don't
you change them back again? l don't
soc any difficulty In the casc.n
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

he's stopped yowling long enough to
catch mouse"
"Ohl Imost saw him" said Ethelwyn.
"He ran and jumped at something,
/ didn't stay to see what, cause ran,
too"
s'No, he isn't good for much, dare
say" said grandma, "but Ethelwyn
loves him. so suppose Wen have to
stand him.
Ethelwyn felt very happy when she
heard this, for she had been afraid
Pete's bad habit would get him into
trouble.
'sIll take him upstairs with us to-
night" said grandma, "for I'm sure
heard mouse gnawing in the closet
last night, and wen see if Pete can do
anything besides cry"
"Ohl I'm sure he'll catch It." said
Ethclwyn, and she talked To him about
1t that afternoon, and was quite sure
nc understood 10y the way he looked.
Pete seemed TO like grandmas room,
with its bright open fire and brass
fender, and he purred contentedly
when Ethelwyn laid him gently down
on the fluffy rug in front OF the fire.
place; then she jumped into her own lit
tie bed beside grandma's big one, and
they both went oil sound asleep.
In the middle of the night, though,
Pete opened his eyes; there was a
faint scratching in the closet that inter
ested him so that he never thought OF
mcwing, but stole quietly up, and when
little gray mouse peeped out, Pete's
black paw shot out suddenly and
knocked Il senseless. lie had great
frolic then, knocking IL around like a
grny ball, but by and by something
popped In the CRATE, and out came a
live coal over the fender and onto the
fluffy rug, and then 1t smoked and
smoked. Pete knew something was
wrong, so opened his mouth and mewed
his loudcst; grandma did not seem TO
notice him at ALL but Ethelwyn sat
straight up In bed and said: "Oh, Pete,
dear. please don't cry, you'll 'sturb
grandma, and-oh, grandma, wake up
quick, the rugs BURNING"
Grandma jumped up In hurry, then,
and drcnched tho rug from the toilet
pitcher until the smoking stopped.
~ do declare" she said afterward,
81 heard the cat crying, but / didn't
think II was anything uncommon, so l
didn't try TO wake up. It's q mercy
you did, Ethclwyn."
"Oh, grandma, +" said Ethelwyn, hug
cling Pete hard, isn't I've the dearest,
smartest--and, grandma, you can't say
he amt good for an earthly thing now
--oh, oh, OIL" she cried, rs her bare
feet struck Petes mouse. "IIe's good
for two earthly things, grandma, dar-
ling, because he's caught your mouse. "
That's a fact, said grandma, laugh
ing. I'm much obliged TO Pete oil
around, and he shall have cream to-
morrow for his breakfast, for II no
hadn't walked you we might have been
burned up"--N. Y. Recorder.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

The other day bicycle rider was
coasting down a hill at Pulaski, in the
western part Of Pennsylvania. IIc saw
big snake lying directly IN his path.
The motions Of the snake confused the
bicyclist, and he was compelled TO run
over Il. AS tho front wheel struck the
serpent his fangs shot out. and the BIZ
cyclist had not gone far, 80 he says,
when the front tire collapsed. An cx-
animation disclosed tho fact that the
snakes fangn had punctmed the tire.
A Middlcscx physician examined the
snake. which the young man considered
trophy. and lent corro5oration 20 tho
story by discovering minute partioles
Of vulcanized Rubber IN The teeth
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31
PETE. The TRAMP CAT.
How He Won the Good Opinion of Grand
ma and Hannah.

How He Won the Good Opinion of Grand
ma and Hannah.
Pete was a very black tramp cat, and
nobody but Ethclwyn loved him. be-
cause he mewed continually, and in
such mournful. half-starved fashion,
that he did no credit whatever to his
good care after he came TO grandma's
house.
~ don't like animals around that look
and act as IL they were half-starved,"
said grandma, who was not given to
starving anyone or anything, as Pete
well knew. But he kept on yowling SO
dolefully that Ethelwyn, who was vis-
iting grandma, when she saw the old
lady begin to fidget and look under the
table, would jump down and take Petc
out to the summer kitchen and shut
him in. Although she kept his saucer
full of milk there to comfort him, they
would still hear him family crying.
"He amt mite of good" said Han
nah, the kitchen girl. II don't believe
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

most comic appearance of injury; on
the other hand, it was delightful to
feel that close TO him In this time of
stress, as he sat on deck or strolled up
and down, was cheerful young per-
son in her very best spirits. The bay
meanwhile alphabetically behaved in
a manner quite exemplary.
81 am asdonished, my tear" said Mr.
Van Straaten, severely, that you
should be friently with Mr.. Greig after
what has habbened alrettv. strong
ly advise yon to gif him up. You dold
me you had decided"
''I've changed my mind" she said
definitely. Women folk are not good
at lot of things, but we do know how
TO change our minds"
Mr.. Van Straaten lifted his hat aud
turned away The old gentleman when
he was few PAGES off seemed agitated
so much SO that he had TO pat his
eyes gently with his scarlet handlSer-
chief. He called TO one of the sailorsi
Dell my man Hans TO come up in
stantly."
Much commotion soon after the APP
pearance of the stolid-faced Hans A
rush toward that part of the ship by
all the passengers on deck. Swift
talking in German. Considerable tenn
per on the part of Mr.. Van Straaten;
penitent words from Hans.
"Mr. Greig," cried the old German,
''come here directly And Miss Nor
man. Listen TO this horrceble man of
mine. l hat lost also my hatbox;
ask him where 1t Is, and he replies that
he think he place IL by mistake In Mr..
Greig's CABIN. Is IL not so, Hans2'
Sorrowful acknowledgement from the
profusely penitcnt Hans. Mr.. Van
Straaten raised his voice
"Then say to him; Is II possible
that you careless shcoundrel you
placed also by mistake the diamond
box In Mr.. Greig's CABIN? And he
say, Yes"
Quite noisy cheering from the as
sembled passengers. A pressing for
ward to congratulate Grcig. He, de-
lighted beyond expression, turned TO
Elsie Norman;
"You don't repent being counsel for
my defense, young Portia?"
"You are just the client like"
"And respecting this morning." said
Grcig.
''sirl do not respect this morning.
Let's look forward"
They walked forward.
dot was a good driclx of mime" said
Mr.. Van Straatcn as he watched them.
lie wiped his glasses carefully. Il
knew IL would answer. was once, a
long time ago, In love mineself. st
James Budget
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

OF course, good. sound. sufficient rea-
eon; for the disputes of other folk the
excuse appears ever absurdly made
quatc. Why. for instance, young Greig
and Miss Elsie Norman, both return
ing from India on the Bengal, should
break Off with amazing shddenncss
their engagement just as the Bengal
was nearing the Bay of Biscay 1t was
not easy to see.
But they did.
"And / suppose" said young Greig,
with face that looked less bronzed
than usual. "that nothing can say
will alter your decision? Your mind
is quite made up?"
at always is,' declared Miss Nor
man.
She held tightly TO the brass rail and
looked away ut the spot in the dis
lance which represented Spain. 1t is
best when quarreling with anyone you
have cared for not TO look at their
eyes.
81 particularly wish that. for the
time that we shall have 10 travel to-
gether. we shall see as little of each
other as possible We can easily say
sgood-by' at Plymouth"
ut will not be easy for me-" said
Henry Greig. II am not used TO say
Eng good-by to anyone that THAT i
have"
"You should be glad Of a new expe-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

rience, Mr.. Grcig. It's a precious
thing nowadays"
You're not yourself this morning,
Elsie"
II wish were notl" she exclaimed,
with sudden change Of manner. 1T
were some one else ] shouldn't be so
unhappy. Here is Mrs. Renton. She
mustn't see my eyes This Is the last
time we shall speak to each other
Good-byls
But, Isay, isn't there some Means
Elsie Norman held out her hand.
Greig pressed Il, and she turned and
went below. Mrs Renton sank into
her deck chair carefully. rs stout
ladies do, and scanned gratiflcd when
the deck chair only crealed complain
ingly and did not give way.
Mr.. Grcig, pray come here az once.
Miss Norman monopolizes your time
20 snch an extent that we poor women
eee nothing of you. Sit here &C once
aud tell mo all about Yourself"
ITS an uninteresting subject said
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
MAKING B'LIEvE.

I've NAKED b1ievc was mamma.
And been 10 tho bargain store,
But the bargain tthe baby wiggiod 40
That couidn't play that any more
i've naked b1ieve I was Clumbus.
And discovered the world oil over.
Tho rug was the 'Lantio ocean.
And sailed onthe nursery sofa
I've NAKED b'licvc was an Indian.
And scalped Poiyphemia twice.s
And played be big polar bear.
With the looking glass for leo.
I've naked blicvc was the Doctor.
with pearl tapioca pills.
But was 'biigcd TO give up practice.
Cause couldn't elect my bills
Two times I've bileved 20 be q circus.
And two times the coal man. too.
And once / was Robinson Crusoc.
And once was Little Boy Blue
on. I've naked b'licve and I've naked b'iieve
TIL there's nothing else 10 bel
And now--Im so hungry. mamma
Let's make blieve was me
Youths Companion
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

"Elsie! Aren't you, too, going to
follow themT
"Tell me first what II all means"
| 1t did not take long TO put the girl
into possession of the facts Her face
<damed red with indignation.
| And they dare TO think that you
would do thing like that?"
WELL" said Greig uneasily, they
found the things there. you sec. It's
,circumstantial evidence OF rather an
awkward kind But needn't tell yous
Miss Norman"
my name is still Elsie"
my dear grill 1 needn't tell you
that / shouldn't dream Of taking poor
old Van Straaten's diamonds or any
body else's"
81 am quite sure of that. Harry. /
must see him about it," She repinned
her straw hat with decided air. 1--WE
two must stand together now, what
ever happens"
"Elsie hadn't you better let me fight
II out alone? The truth is nearly sure
to come out sooner or later, and"
I'm the meantime, dear, you will
have TO forget our stupid quarrel OF
this morning. Twas quite wrong"
$50 was l." said Greig, promptly.
A man has no business TO kiss girl
as she is ascending the gangway OF q
p. g. o. steamship. 1t has been done,
no doubt, on more than one occasion,
but Is nearly always an act TO be con-
demned by right thinking people who
have not had the chance of committing
the crime. Nevertheless, II 1t Is at any
time to be pardoned IL was in the in
stance at present in question.
"But." said the astonished Mrs. Rem
ton to her companion, II thought you
said, my dear, that their engagement
was all off,"
''She certainly said so. Why she
should be SO affcctionate with him
now. after this scandalous affair, good
ness only knows"
"Ah, my dearl Girls are queer crea-
lures"
There were few hours of mixed
feelings for Mr.. Greig, of the Eastern
bank. 1t was terrible to feel this sus-
picion hanging over him; TO watch
the looks cast at him by the passen-
gers, to observe Mr.. Van Straaten's al
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31
lac EAR IN CHILDHOOD.


kGrtOun AkE8uiih NNy GOAAoW AnNtAthttDM
la This Matter.
Defective hearing is trouble that
many children labor under, caused &C.
casionally by disease, but oftentimes
by lack of proper care of the ear pas
saQes. 1t Is sometimes the case that
the dullness and inattention OF a
scholar is due TO impaired hearing;
and the inability TO hear distinctly all
that is said by teachers and pupils
gives the poor child the appearance of
being needless and inattcntivc.
The waxy secretion found in the cars
is natures own method OF keeping the
ear passages IN healthy condition.
There is frequently, however an ex.
cess OF this wax, and occasionally II
happens that in cleaning the child's
ears the excess wax Is pushed further
into the ear passages. Repetltions OF
this process cause the wax TO become
packed. causing gradual loss of tho
hearing power. Too much stress can
not be laid upon the fact that pins and
such articles should not be used In the
care OF the ears, Ms serious injury is
liable from the article entering too far.
tflYtlIint anu WuIll WUNtI III ttNAi
parts Is n mixture land the best onc)
that will dissolve and remove the wax.
Apply gently with a small syringe.
should there be, at any time, any
thing I'm the nature OF discharges from
either ear, physicians advice should
be sought without delay. In such cases
there Is almost certain to be some dis
ease Of the inner ear passage requiring
medical attention.
Prompt attention will probably save
the child serious impairment OF hear
ing. n not utter loss.
IL should be noted that teething
may have close relationship to trouble
In the ears. due to the swelling and in-
nammation Of the gums This inham-
nation Is liable 20 extend through the
eustachIan canals to the ears; and any
tenderness. accompanied by rcdncss
around the ears. IA sufficient indica-
ton 20 warrant calling the PHYSICIANS
attention 20 the matter. = Mothers Do
pnrtment Bnbyland.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

Pips, the In wyer. has profound
knowledge of human nature, and Is IN
the habit of weighing cause and effect
with nice discrimination. When he
has won case he writes TO his clients
II have won the action against a."
But when he has lost the case he
writes:
"You have lost your lawsuit with n"
--Frcmdenblntt
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31
THE STRATEGY.

Hs'n'sellc Dunio. the fair soubretts,
Was rnchod by a distressing fret
she longed for only one certain thing
A blazing. ruoy-circiod ring.
Aiasi It's price caused all her cholcrs;
lho tag was marked SIX hundred dollars.
Mam'solle Dunie scorned life ITSELF
Because sho lacked the needful pelt
But while she mourned IN woe galore
Her maid announced; Sir Harry Mora"
Sir Harry liked Ma m'selle Dunle,
And now, about 70 cross the sea.
lie wished her best esteem 70 earn.
That whom. next year. he should return.
He'd IND himself not quite forgot
He planned present. yes. but whatf
SO up he spoke and asked her. pat
What thing In oil the world she best
Would like and choose from all the rest.
Nam selle Dunie's sad spirits fed.
She bcamcd with Joy, aud, dimpling. saidf
= The ruby circled ring that's there
At that old place IN Union square"
Dir Harry smiled. and promised her
Tho ring should DO his ndieu.
: Within an hour" he said. 'or two,
This ruby ring shall como 70 you"
An hour passed, another-threei
Impotence seized Mam'selle Dunie.
AT last, no longer could she walt:
She vowed that she must know her fata
Down 20 the jewelers. sho sped.
And there, upon its snowy bed
OF plush she saw that ring desired
She stared In sorrow, then inQuiredi
= Haven't you had q chance 10 SELF"
= Oh, yes On Englishman liked IL well.
But he thought six hundred dollars too much;
He offered ave, which we wouldn't touch.
He said, IL we should conclude 10 take less,
To send Il up 70 his address"
Now listen" said Ma'm'selle Dunc.
He wished 20 buy that ring for mo
You send the ring up 90 that man.
But don't tell him about my plan:
Just let him think you deemed II best
To sell for fvc-I'll pay the rest"
The hundred paid, tho decd was done;
m'selle her hearts desire had won.
The evening and the night had passed;
Ma'm'selio awoke and cried; AT lasti''
But when the summons brought the maid,
IL has not come. ma M 'sello." she said.
The breakfast done. she'd walt no mora;
Her haste all further delay forborc.
She called n cab and quickly went
To the address where the ring was sent.
There the porter came 70 the carriage door;
. A ring was sent 10 Sir Harry More
On yesterday. and can you tell
Whether IL arrived at the hotelr'
Yes. ma am" the porter made reply:
: 10 came all right TO him. and
Heard Sir Harry say twas awful cheap
Five hundrcd--and ne said he'd keep
IL for himself and he put II on
Where Is her on, his steamers gonel'
Boston Globe
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

wax seals or little rounds of bread ON
the circular portions for ballast. Now
throw them up In the air and you will
sec them come down slowly, turning
round as they fan, and presenting q
graceful and pretty appearances with
their bright colors and beautiful mo-
ton. Once a Week.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31
A SERIOUS AFFAIR.

T is always an
/ n scrutab BILE
IN y ct Q ry I o
everybody why.
o I h err people
quarrel. Il o r
our own little
ar z u m Q n t s
there Is always,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31
AN AMUSING TOY.

How ANY Boy or Girl Can Make Jap
nncsc shutt1e-Cock.
Draw the outline Of a yataghan blade
IA yataghan is n Turkish sword--simi-
lar TO that shown in the illustrations
using strong paper. Let the base be
circular. Cut out the drawing, and,
using IL for n model, cut as many more
MS may be required. Decorate them
with design painted in water-color,
Oh drawn with coiored craycn- stiel<
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-31

The total immigration from France
20 this country has slightly exceeded
liaoOu
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-08-28

the rest, we take it, as an indication of
the hardness of the Yariey.
They were selected by Mr.. G.. W.
Hendry, but he gave them no name.
They have been caring four years in
Guiding the present crop which hangs on
some of them in clusters of three to six as
fine fruit as could be asked for. They are
remarkably thrifty and as prolific as
any we have seen; so, in consideration of
their many excellencies, we have de-
cided to name them the Excelsior
grapefruit. We are budding extensively
from them and feel confident that they
will be much sought after when made
known to the public. We shall send
some fine specimens of this fruit to the
exposition in the fall and also some
fine mandarin and other orange. We have
one mandarin tree with most of it's old
leaves and about two hundred oranges
on, also bitter-sweet tree that still
holds over dozen of last years oranges
and full crop put on this spring. 1t
was exposed to full eorce of both freezes
but lost only few leaves from the top
on the north side. We think all this
speaks well for Frostproof and our fine
lake RECON, and we shall be glad to
''show the goods" to all who may have
a chance to come here.
S. W. CARSON.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-08-28
A Hardy Grape Fruit.
Editor Florida AgriCultur1st:


beg space in your worthy columns
for slight correction of what has been
published from my pen several times
since the freeze. / stated that one of
our grapefruit trees has been killed be-
low the bud and so sure was of this
that had not noticed it for several
months. I mentioned it to one of the
boys few days ago and he said it was
not dead by any means and upon investi-
CATION we found that it had fine we'll
branched sprout fully six feet high
which started we'll above where bud
and stock Join. We have several varie-
ties of oranges of sane age and in adloin
ing rows of grove, most of which are
growing finely above the bud, and
all Jared decidedly worse in the freeze
than the grapefruit trees. Most of our
oranges and all our grapefruit trees are
budded on lemon stock, which is con-
sidered much less hardy than orange
stock. This beng the case and the
grapefruit 1aring so much better than