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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
a DIFFERENCE.
In Your Two Hands, Your Two Fcct. and
Even Your Two Ears.

In your Two Hands, Your Two Fcct. and
Even Your Two Ears
OF oil the twin organs of tho body.
the cars arc probably moro nike than
any other. Still, there Is n difference.
And 10 IT. is with other parts of the
body. says tho Cincinnati Examiner.
One eye for example, Is generally
moro open than tho other. and often
there Is a shade of difference in color
between them. Oculists say, too, that
it Ia rarc-almost uniquc-to find two
eyes In the same head that hive exact
iy the same powers OF vision. This
arlses from using ono more than the
other; and. like the hnnd, IL In generally
the right eye that Is most frequently
called into usc, and Is the stronger.
Few people not tailors hive ever mo-
ticcd TINT the right shoulder IL general
ly lower than the left. They say that
this arises from the 0lmost universal
habit men have of resting the left elbow
on tho dock while writing, and also
10 the equally prevalent CUSTOM of
thoec who carry heavy burdens resting
them on the right shoulder.
In arms and legs there In generally
but slight difference ns rcgnrds
length; but In size md strength the
right arm and the left leg, being often
est used, arc tho more fully developed
musculnrly. 10 Is the right hand and
the left foot also which, exceed their
comDanions I'm size.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
SATISFACTORY TO HIM.
An Argument Terminated without tho
Defeat OF Either Side.

An Argument Terminated without ths
Defeat OF Either Side.
The young man who always wears Z
Prince Albert coat and never seems e
enjoy himself was talking TO bright
young woman Of this city. The bicycle
was the theme of conversation, snys
the Washington Star.
no." said the young man; II do not
approve of women's learning 10 ride the
wheel"
III don't see why"
because its just passing whim. It's
diversion which will 60 out OF vogue
just MS other crnzes have done. And
then what hove you gained by oil this
expenditure of time and moneyT
"But. don't see, Mr.. Slimmins, what
reason you can have for regarding the
bicycle ns n mere fnd"
any ronson Is the dIsfnvor toward II
that IL already appearing. Where
everybody was once talking about It's
being good exercise, people arc coming
out and dcnounclng IT. bicycles are be-
Ing more abused every day. Don't you
agree with mop
'Of course shouldn't think OF quar-
rellng with you, Mr.. Slimmins. and ]
will admit one thing"
''What is that?'
There never was timc when BIZ
cycles were sat down upon by 30 many
people"
And the young man in tho Prince
Albert cont smiled n self-sntisAed smile,
and said that wos exoctly. the point he
was trying 10 make.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
PRlNcg BECOMES A PRIEST.
Unfortunate Attachments for princcss Fc
dora, OF Observation-Disclosures

Unfortunate Attachment for princose Fo-
dora, OF -Hoistcin-
Prince Max OF 6axony. who has re
Gently taken up his abode In London "a
Catholic prieet at the Church of St
Donifacc, Union street. Whitechapcl, N
tho fourth son of Prince George duke
Of Saxony, and nephew Of the king of
Saxony, says the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser. When no became .
priest be formally renowned ell his
rights 20 the throne TO which his father
h heir. Prince Max ~ only 10 years OF
ngc and he quilted the German army to
enter a monastery q fewyenrB ngo.
Ills determination 10 retire from the
world and To enter the priesthood IL
said TO he due TO ON unfortunate attach
mcnt he entertained for Princess
Fedora OF Schloswig-lIolsteln. by his
modcsty he hna become very popular
nn,ong the poor Ia tho cnst end. His ~
ply 10 the cheers rniscd in his honor
upon the occasion OF his first visit To the
~Gcscllcnycrein." or workingmcn's
club. attached 20 tho mission, was;
II como among you not IA prince.
but simply ma n priest. i am n worker
myeclf for. to my mind. no honor Ia 10
great ns that of lnbor."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
A MODEL WITNESS.
ue Ratified the Lawyer by His Expiicits
Replies.

us Ratified the Lawyer by Ills Expiicits
Replies.
"Now, sir, hope we shall have no.
difficulty in getting you TO speak up"
sold the lawyer, in a very loud, com
mandIng voice. according TO the Texas
Sitter.
"I hope not, sir" shouted the Witness
at the top OF his lungs.
slow dare you speak 10 mo in that
way2" angrily asked the lawyer.
because can't speak no louder,-
air." said tho hostler.
.Hnvc you been drinking?"
Eyes, sir"
II should infer no from your conduct
What have you been drinlSing?"
Coffee" honrsely vociferatcd the
knight of the stable.
something stronger than coffee, sir.
you have been drinkingl Don't look at
ihcslike that. sirl" furiously. Look at.
the jury, sirl Did you-have something
In your coffee, sir2"
What s' ra4 lsr- Y 4. CO.
Sugar"
This man Is no fool-he 81 worsc!-
stormcd the counsel.
-Now. sir turning 20 tho witness.
-look at me. What besides sugar did
you take In your coffee this morning?'"
Tho hostler collected his forces. drew
n deep breath, and in a voice that could
have been heard half'a mile away. bel
lowed out;
"a spunel spunci an nuthin' elsci"'
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
THE ERRlho BURGLAR.
Acquitted. We 10 Pound nc His ola way.
Again.

A curious romance OF burglary and
iilial affection IL told In the French
newspapers. says the New York Jour
nal. u has generally been supposed TO
be almost impossible TO escape from the
French penal settlement at Cayenne.
and the perils 10 be confronted In the
forests both from animals and natives,
not 10 talk OF starvation. appalled, the
conyicts 10 such an extent, that they
never even thought OF attempting
Hight. This theory has just received n
severe shock, the description of no less
than 90 recently escaped convicts hav-
Ing been circulated TO the police by the
minister OF the interior.
One or two have already been cap
tured In France. Among these Is GER
tain Politician, who is accused of new
iuisdeeds. petItjean escaped from
Guiana some time ago, for no other resi-
SON. he said. than 10 come and embrace
his old mother, who lives at Bagnolet.
He was arrested. but In Difference TO
public opinion, which was impressed by
his filinl affection, he wns set at liberty
and allowed 10 remain In Franco.
Ashort time ago robbery took place
on the Boulevard piderot. In Pnris, and
by tracing back tho stolen goods four
persons were arrested They were all
carrying knives, knuckledusters and re-
volvcrs, and made q most desperate
fight for their liberty. Once In prison.
however, they confessed they belonged
10 n large gnng whose chief was Petit
jean. Hence the iatter's arrest
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
QUICK PROFITS.
A Boys Improvement on the Usual FRO
gramme In Fairy Stories.


gramme In Fairy Stories.
"Buslness" is the watchword of the
day and the small boy Is developing on
that line with rapidlty which aston
lshcs the previous generation. But the
practical side OF his nature has not OBJ
scured the poetry Of childhood. The
fairy tale, says the Washington Star, is
ns potent as ever, and there was n smile
az pleasure on the face of the lad who
remarked ut breakfast:
"I had u beautiful dream last night"
"yNhat was it?" his father asked.
81 thought was out in the woods nnd
l saw most gorgspusly dressed lady
coming toward me"
''rhat Is good deal like some of the
stories that you have been reading"
ayes. 1t doesn't get very different
until the end. knew by her looks that
she WINS the fairy queen. and made up
my mind that wasn't going to lose
chances like some Of the boys ia story
books, who didn't know good chance
when they saw It,"
"Did she offer you three wishesw
"Yes. And l called to mind how she
sometimes took advantage Of n NOR
tails being excited and nervous when he
wished in order 10 make him wnste his
opportunities md have good laugh at
him. So when she said: Little boy, I'll
give you three wishes. / didn't jump ut
the chance. ! said: viii you give me
whatever I ask for?' She answered.:
Yes; you may have three wishes"
"Whnt did you doP"
al wished for four"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
pRoLL soRT OF DUEL.
How y French "sparrow'' Fought with -
"Iliaokbird" Up "a Tree.

How q French "Sparrow" Fought with a.
"Iiiaokbird" Up "a Tree.
One day the famous duelist, Picrrot
d'Isaac, went to see his friend, Mar.
quis Merle do Sainte-Marie, says the,
ST. Louis Mirror. 1t should bo ex-i
planned that in French picrrot means;
sparrow and merle means blackbird..
Marquis" said d'Isaacs, II am Bona.
partist and you are n roynlist. More.
over, am the sparrow and you are.
the blacltbird. Doesn't IL strike YOU
that there Is one bird of us too many p
ut precisely does" said tho marquis;
''my choice is pistols. and, as is ap-.
propriate for birds of our species, LETT
ms fight in the trees" AS IL IL were .
not n sufficiently ridiculous thing that
one man should challenge another be-
cause his name WIS Sparrow and thes
other Blackbird, tho duel was actually
fought from trees, the seconds standing
on the ground below. The pistols were
fired MT the signal. There was n rust--
ling among the lsaves of ono Of tho
chestnut trees. 1t was Pierrot d'Isaacss
who. wounded severely in one beg. Games
tumbling to the ground. AT this points
the marquis began 10 chirp triumphant
ly, initiating the song OF the blackbird..
This wGs q fresh insult, TO be atpnsd
I'm only ono way, md d'Isaacs waitcdi
for his wound to- recover To challenges
6ainte-Mnrie for tho chirp. This time
the duel was Sought with swords, nndG
Sainte- Marie was badly woundcd-thes
sparrow had avenged himself on the'
blaclbird
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
ABOUT ENcoREs.
sims Reeves Hard ON tho svfcious Gys-
tem,- as Iro Calls lie.

b1ms Reeves Hard on the syfcfous Gys-
tem,- as uo Calls Is.
Sims Reeves Ia hard on whnt he
calks the vicious encore systcn." He
characterizcs it as pGcposterous pieco
of dishonesty, of which nll honest per-
sons should DO ashamed. says the Cen
tlemnn's Magazine. The nuisance, he
says rightly. seeks TO toxic shabby nd
vantage of the suffering professional
nnd IL Is 10 DC regretted TINT few of our
performers possess sufficient courage
10 return to the platform. bow, politely
md Indicate firmly no. Your enchor-
monger cares nothing about symmetry
or balance OF cohesivencss, whether the
occasion be the lyric stage. tho oratorio
performance, tho benefit md ordin-
ary concert or the ballad concert.
lie wants TO hear more than be hns
bargained for, and II his demand Ia not
yielded TO he viii boot and bray ana
hiss when nh attempt ia made TO per
form the next piece, as If he belonged
to the long-eared quadrupcds or feath-
occasionally what the newspapers term
-asccne"-an exhibition OF "'Arryism"
that disgrnccs our boasted civilization.
IL managers, artists and tho musical
public would but think this matter over
and determine 10 stamp out tho nui-
saDcc, one great blot on our English
musical performances might DO eff
faced. Unfortunately il IL not yet
quito certain whether cncorce nrc more
distastcful to the great majority OF
performers thnn they arc to large SEQ
ton OF tho conccrt-roinr nnhlic
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02

The French president travels free on
the railways during hia official tour In
Frunce; but when the return journey In
concluded, IL Is said that his secretary
calculates what II would have cost II
paid for ~ regular rates. and this sum
IA handed over 70 be distributed among
the poorest paid OF the railway men.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02

A curiosity from the oyster beds WINS
shown In New York several days ngo.
Henry Davis, Rock Hill oysterman,
while longing on 1Tuntlnghcld, caught
Al perfect young oyster, 2x2h inches.
which had grown In the mouth OF an old
clay pipe. The oyster was 60 tightly
wcdgcd In thcbowl os 20 render Il Inn
possible OF removal without breaking
the pipe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02

A miner in stafrordshirc hos recently
discovered n pctriilcd arm Embedded in
the solid stone or ore. The popularity
Of the arm lies IN tho fact That tho cl-
how Joint can be madc 10 move To and
fro rs though II consisted Of flesh and
blood.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02

Tho idca In Hamburg seems 10 be
Tint o dog n nuisance nnyho and the
bigger tho dog the bigger tho nuisance.
70 tho authorities tar a dog according
10 his size. ,1. .f~....
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
MISSING LINKS.

The United States sent 103, 000, 900
pounds of ham to Great Britain last
year,
In Sweden women vote for all elect
i've officers except representatives; also,
indirectly, for members of the house of
lords.
China imported $4,000, 900 square feet
of American lumber last year, most of
it from the. states of Oregon and Wash
ington.
Japan now possesses one hundred
iron and steel steamships registered for
foreign trade, with a gross tonnage Of
23l,1 39 tons.
Miss Minnie F. Clay has been ap-
pointed captain of a steamer on Lake
Sebago, Maine. She passed the exam
ination for pilot and navigator.
w. A. Johnston, who is now associate
justice of the Kansas supreme court,
serving his third term, once was an
amateur baseball pitcher, and a good
one, 100.
Twenty cases of diphtheria have &C.
CURED in the SPOTS school district,
Union county, Pennsylvania, from the
use of the single drinking cup and old
time drinking pail.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
COYOTES SOMETIMES ADROIT.
Instances In Which They Have Circum.

instances In Which They Have Circum-
vented Their Enemies,
NO cutter animal is found in the west
than the coyote. The coyote is to the
pla1nsman what a fox is to an eastern
farmer, only the coyote is more in evil
dence, says Forest and Stream. A dog
that had it's principal sport chasing and
otherwise worrying coyotes was led in
10 ambush by one coyote and then set
uopn by several other of the prairie
wolves and almost done to death. About
y O'Clock one night one of the coyotes
came to the kitchen door and howled
~aggraVating at the dog, which there
upon set after the coyote full tilt. The
coyote fled around the house, down to
the corral and around the blacksmith
shanty, the dog yelping after. Behind
the shanty were other coyotes, six or
seven of them, and all of them made for
the dog in a way that made it feel lone
ly. The ranchman heard the fight and
the dogs bowls of pain, and grasping
MS rifle started that way on the run,
yelling as he went. The coyotes took a
farewell nip apiece and fled, leaving a
sore dog behind. Since then the dog
has not been so much interested as on
former occasions in coyotes. 1t follows
single coyotes vigorously, but the ap-
pearance of another sends it back as
fast as it can run. The coyote likes
badger flesh very much, but one coyote
is not equal to a badger in a fight, con-
sequently the coyote, when it meets a
badger, has to resort to stratagem till
aid arrives. The manner in which it
does this is interesting. "a few weeks
ago." a writer says, "as l was riding
along | saw a coyote and a badger. The
coyote seemed to be playing with the
badger. He would prance about it, first
as if to bite it, then run off a little way.
the badger following, evidently very
angry. When the badger saw me it ran
into it's hole, while the coyote went off
forty or fifty yards and lay down, evil
IDENTIFY knowing l had no gun with me.
The coyotes device was evidently to
tease and so keep the badger interested
till another coyote happened along,
when the badger would have been
killed"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

The British Post Office Savings Bank
lately completed thirty-five IA of
existence, and a summary. of the re.
suits >eached is given In the Pail Mall
Gazette, which ten years ago gave an
account Of the progress of the system
for the quarter century completed in
1886. The journal in question showed
that. beginning in a very modest way.
only 435 deposits, amounting to f951.
having been received on September 16.
1861, the first day on which business
was transacted, there were during 1885
6.474,4S4 deposits, amounting to Els
0S4.6 and on December 81 of that
year the sum Of EAT ,697, 1888 was stand
ing to the credit of 1856, $50 depositors
in addition to which 3O,597 depositors
held government stock of the nominal
value of e., 452, 252. These figures bore
ample testimony to the thrifty habits
Of a considerable proportion of the in
habitants Of the United Kingdom. and
to the facilities for saving afforded by
the post Office.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

right 1t Is cut into bricks and into osoh
piece'is placed a small piece Of spawn.
Inc growth is rapid and in a few weeks
each brick is impregnated with the
Fungus. The growth is stopped at just
the right time by drying the brick and
these bricks will keep indefinitely un-
der proper conditions. When the
spawn is to be used to SOW a bed Of
mushrooms 1t is divided into small bits
and these bits are planted about two
inches deep ten to fifteen inches apart
IN the beds prepared for it In the cave.
cellar or mine. About three months
are required for a bed to develop. Then
the mushrooms come up thick and
last. The mushroom il not the plant
Itself but the fruit of the plant. The
plant, as it fills the soil, resembles a
thick net Of little white threads OF
fibers. When the mushroom has beer
given to the world the plant dies and
a new bed must be prepared and re.
planted. The Grand Rapids plastel
quarry where the mushrooms are
grown is dark to absolute blackness
and the cultivation and harvesting are
all done by torchlight. To a stranger
the sight is weird, indeed, to come
suddenly upon one Of the mushroom
beds. The mushrooms, growing singly
and in punches, in the torchlight have a
brilliant wilderness and seem to refiec.
the light. Around the mushrooms, ii
closely examined, will be found hosts
of little flies. which seem to thrive IL
the darkness.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
Moisture of the Soil.

narrowing to save moisture is thus
treated in bulletin No. 12O of the New
York experiment station. THE har-
row, besides pulverizing and fining the
soil for the seed-bed, Is most efficient
in furnishing a soil mulch. The
spring-tooth harrow is in reality a cul-
tivator and it's action is similar to tina,
of the cultivator. When used as an in
strument to conserve moisture. the
teeth should penetrate to the depth OF
about three inches, and to produce the
best effect the ridges left by it should
be leveled off by a smoother which a
now be purchased as an attachment to
by the harrow is now practiced extern
sively and nothing short Of irrigation
will SO nearly meet the demands of
trees for moisture, particularly upon
the heavier soils. A harrow having a
plow-like action of it's blades serves to
pulverize the surface soil, to spread the
loose mulch evenly. and 1t leaves a
most excellent seed-bed. The cut
away or disc harrow may be beneficial
or of absolute injury. If the discs are
so set that they cover but a portion of
the surface with the mulch, they leave
a ridge exposed to the action of the
wind and sun and the rate of evapora-
ton is greatly increased. The discs
should be set at such an angle that the
whole surface shall be stirred or COW
cred. Their chief value lies in their
cutting and pulverizing action on clay
soils, but as conservers of moisture
they are inferior to the harrow with
plow-like action or the spring tooth,
Soils which need the disc narrower
should generally be gone over again
with some shallower tool. The mel
lower the soil the lighter should be the
work done by the harrow. On most
heavy orchard soils it will be found
necessary to use the heavy tools like
the spring-tooth and disc harrows in
the spring, but if the land is properly
handled it should be in such condition
as to allow the use of a spike-tooth or
smoothing harrow during summer.
This light summer narrowing should
be sufficient to keep down the weeds
and it preserves the soil mulch in most
excellent condition. With such a tool
and on land in good filth a man can
harrow ten or more acres a day.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
HIlew!

1t happened at a volunteer shooting
match, and Blank and | were almost
neck and neck for the first prize. He
was n bull's-eye ahead of me, and
my only chance was to make a draw of
it. l vas a better shot than Blank, but
he had made a couple of iukes, while l
had made one bad miss.
He got ready to fire his last shot, and
| could tell by the smirk IN his face
that he didn't mean TO miss. l
crouched down behind Il furze bush,
and, raising my rifle waited until he
pulled the trigger.
Just as | saw the puff of smoke dart
from his gun l glanced down the bar
rel of my rife, fired, and struck Blanks
bullet before it reached the target,
Knocking it aside. No one noticed me,
and when the flag went up and showed
n miss, didn't my rival tear his hair!
Then l calmly made Il bulls-eye and
shared the Stakes.-AnsweTs.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
THE RUSSIAN THISTLE.
Bill to Check It's Growth Has Beer
Repealed.

Bill to Check It's Growth Has Been
Repealed.
The Nebraska legislature recently
repealed the bill passed two years ago
placing a premium upon the destruc-
ton of the Russian thistle, says the
San Francisco Chronicle. A few years
ago these thistles seemed to spring up
everywhere in defiance of all laws gov
erning other vegetation and many agri-
culturists were alarmed lest the weed
should drive out more valuable but less
thrifty vegetation. Legislation was
advocated to check the growth of the
thistle and in many states laws similar
to the n in Nebraska were passed.
But despite all claims of the federal
agricultural department that the this
tie was something to be dreaded, and
that if not checked it would destroy
all the western part of the United States
as far as farming was concerned the
reverse has proved true. The rank
growth appeared to die in one or two
seasons as mysteriously as it came
and the surrounding vegetation suf-
fered little. Then in some sections the
dried weed was chopped up fine and
fed to cattle with satisfactory results
and in other sections the farmers gath
cred the thistles into large piles and
burned the punches for fuel in their
homes. Then several thrifty farmers
made bales Of thistles and Sent them
to the nearest mills to be tried as fuel.
They were a great success and several
contracts were made by Nebraska mills
for all that could be supplied.