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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16
SHOES THAT BREATHE.
Peculiar Invention OF a Salt Lake
City CUtah) Shoemaker.
fnsoles Provided with Air Chambers and
Channels Through which Air 10
Pumped Into the Interior
of the shoe.

Some people have said that no good
thing could come out OF Salt Lake
city, but Matthew Hilgert, Mormon
shoemaker of studious mind, claims
to have disproved this by inyenting
what he calls the breathing shoe"
The purpose of the shoe is primarily to
provide a means Of ventilation for the
feet, the necessity for such ventilation.
according to the inventors statement.
being alarmingly great Mr.. Hilgert
claims that the dread disease of con-
sumption can be directly traced to the
wearing of shoes that lack porousness.
and which not only cramp the feet and
prevent healthy circulation of the
blood. but cause the pedal extremities
TO become overheated and the skin alb
normally surcharged with moisture.
Shoemaker Hilgert asserts that the
wearer of an unyentilated shoe catches
cold on the slightest provocation, the
cold leads to consumption, and con-
sumption to death. On the tombstones
OF a great percentage of the people who
have died OK consumption there should
be written, according to Shoemaker
Hilgert:
Had he allowed his feet TO breathe.
The departed would still be breathing"
The invention to enable the feet to
breathe consists, according TO the New
York Journal. of a shoe having an in
sole, with three air channels that lead
from n common center in the heel.
These air channels contain holes
through which air can be pumped into
the interior of the shoe. The motive
power is the muscular movement of the
individual who wears the shoe.
Every time the foot comes down oil
the heel of the shoe the weight presses
spring, which acts in the same way
as pair of bellows. At each step the
air is forced through the channels and
around the shoe by the motion of the
foot. AS the movement is shifted from
the heel TO the toe in walking the air
escapes by way OF the heel, and when
the weight comes down on the heel
again fresh supply is pumped into the
shoe.
Mr.. Hllgert's novel invention Is re-
garded by leading shoemakers as inn
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16
CYLINDRICAL CARS.
Perfectly Round In Shape and Elk
ceedingly Comfortable.
Can he Closed or Opened ut VIII and Are
Designed To Save Money for Roads
Operating Summer and win-
ter Cars

A car has just been completed at
Concord, N. H.. which exempliiles what
lins heretofore been considered chimer-
ical idea Of the novelist. IL is cylin-
drical in form, just ns the cars Jules
Verne and others have told of have been.
1t is no theory, but entire practice, and
IL will save the railroad companies
many thousand of dollars.
The car Is q curious embodiment OF
genius and convenience. 1t is prac-
ticalIy cylindrical in form, although
this by no means interferes with the
seating arrangement. Its chief claim
TO fame. however. lies in the fact that
each section of the sides, with windows
OF curved glass, slides up under the
roof, just as the curtain of the roll top
desk disappears as IL Is pushed upward.
just as the sides disappear a running
board drops down just below the floor
of the car. and in the usual position on
the outside. In this way is the COM
Portable closed car transformed into n
very neat appearing open car, that is as
comfortable a vehicle of that sort as can
well be imagined.
The value of cars of this sort for al
street railway company can easily be
understood. says the New York Herald
Under present methods II is necessary
10 keep a much larger amount of rolling
stock on hand than would be the case IL
the newly invented cars were used. As
IL is, we have summer and winter ears.
Under the new arrangement there
would only be one sort Of car, and, there
fore, IL would be wholly unnecessary 20
have part of the company's capital tied
up in lot of cars.
Again, this new invention removes
one of the greatest evils Of the open car.
1t often happens that during the sea-
son OF the year when the open car is
most in evidence storm sweeps down
and dashes rain through curtains and
all over passengers. With this new car,
In case of IA storm OF that sort, the sides
could be promptly rolled down and the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

passengers would be as snug as the
traditional bug in very comfortable
rug.
The accompanying illustration shows
accurately the interior of the new car.
This Is exactly as the car appears on
the line of the Concord On. H. street
railway, where IL is being operated.
All sorts of tests have been applied to
II, and IL has been run in all kinds Of
weather, but the emergency Is yet to
arise in which il does not give distinct
satisfaction.
The lowering or raising OF the cars
sides Is by no means n difficult task,
for so perfect is the mechanism and so
smoothly do the sides glide up and
down that IL is really of less difficulty
TO lower or raise them than IL is to ar
range the curtains of the open car that
Is I'm use Mt present In addition TO that,
there is never any wet sheet OF canvas
tapping In your face, nor does the driv-
ing wind force a stream of water gently
down the back OF your neck.
IL might be thought that there would
be some difficulty I'm operating the light
ing apparatus OF car OF this sort, be-
cause the one at present in use Is calcu-
lated TO travel on the electric railroad
exclusively, but no such difficulty has
been experienced in the least. Instead
OF being narrower than the ordinary
street car because of its peculiar form.
the duplex car, as IL Is called. is really
wider. The seats are arranged cross
wise on each side. with an aisle running
down the middle, just as in the ordinary
railroad passenger coach. Each of these
seats will accommodate two persons,
and the seating capacity OF the car il
therefore limited.
While 10 is true that the car now In
use Is operated by electricity, IL by no
means follows that this Is the only mo-
tive power that can be used IL is the
idea OF the projectors OF the err TO in
troduce IL on nll lines OF railroads, steam
as well as street railroads. There are
great many railroads that run obser-
walton cars, and the same trouble is al
ways experienced with them as with the
open street car when IL rains. IL Is
held that IL the new car is utilized on the
railroads in this fashion there will be
very much less objection by passengers
TO making use OF the observation car.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

portant, inasmuch as there has long
been an unsupplied demand for shoe
that would relieve sufferers from that
distressing affection perspiring ex-
tremities-an affliction that Is said 20
be equally rs distressing as the kindred
complaint of cold feet.
Whatever may be the practical value
of Mr.. Hilgert's invention, there is no
doubt that much truth lies in his theo-
r;es on the subject of shoe and feet.
There is positively no part of the body
OF the ordinary civilized man or woman
which Is so maltreatcd rs the feet are.
They are clothed with an utter disre-
gard of all hygienic laws. Moreover,
the shoes that ore worn to-day are prob
ably more injurious than any that have
been known in any previous period of
the worlds history. To this we have
come, in spite of our boasted practicali-
ty and our disregard of beauty in the
pursuit of the useful. Ancient Saxons
bound their feet wholesomely in linen,
with thongs to keep it in place. Medi-
eyal men wore comfortable and beauti-
full shoes OF Unframed doeskin. The
result of the modern state of affairs Is
too horribly apparent.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

cies, burt now the scientist has no cam
pibals living among the 600 slow-crnwl-
ing creatures.
One variety Is over three inches at
its full length. The snail expert paid
so cents for the first OF these, and IL
lived TO be two OF three years old. This
snail was the parent OF 62 others. Any
one who has watched snails slowly
crawling around connect them with
anything but agreeable sensations. and
would hardly he found handling them
from choice.
But the enthusiasm OF the San Fran
cisco scientist has overcome any such
repugnance, and some Hnails In his col
lection. which are more active and
stronger than others. crawl fearlessly
over his hand and fingers. One variety
not only crawls about on ones hand,
but has a very noticeable little bite OF
Its own. like a pin prick.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16
nn.reprr.entlnr Others.

The truth that good man has spoken
with the noblest purpose may be
changed into a falsehood by simply talk
ing IL out OF its connection, giving IL n
different infection. or attributing 90 H.
some motive that was not In the mind
OF the original speaker. The fair-mind-
ed man will always try TO represent am
other rs doing and saying what he has
reason 20 believe the other honestly
purposed doing and saying. When he
reports the words of another. he con-
scientlously aims 20 give them the ex-
act connection and circumstances in
which they were originally spoken. and
then puts upon them the best possible
construction, In short. he treats the
word and acts Of others as he would
have others treat his word and acts.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

neighborhood, and which have already
George Nv. and the Black Jack-and the
last of the old bulk shops. Though the
loss of all these associations is matter
for much regret, il cannot be doubted
that the clearing OF this squalid and
congested congeries Of byways will be
u very real improvement.
There is the usual difference OF opin-
ion as 10 the actual building which
Dickens had in his minds eye when he
wrote THE Old Curiosity Shop" The
novel itself does not give any trust
worthy clew, and the distinction has
been claimed for "a Fetter lane, which
was pulled down early in 1891. The
preponderance of opinion inclines to
Portsmouth street, which Is In neigh
bohood replete with associations of
Dickens.
The street, which originally bore the
queer name of touches building, takes
its present name from Portsmouth
house. built by lingo Jones for the earl
of Portsmouth, the front of which is still
standing, but the interior has been en-
tirely transformed to meet the require
ments of modern days. The quaint old
house we illustrate is believed to be the
remnant of the dairy house of Louise
de Kerhouel, duchess of Portsmouth,
the "baby-faced" beauty, who so long
held the susceptible Charles ii. in
thrall. Thus the name of the street is
sometimes derived from the duchess
rather than the earl.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16
IT is NOT ORNAMENTAL.
Tho Tree Planted by the Prince OF
Wales In Now York.
An Interesting "Reminiscences and RE-
nindcr of Albert Edwards Visit 20
the United States In the Fal
OF 1890.

There Is a tree in Central park, says
the New York Sun, that would become
shrine to lots Of people II they knew
its history. 1t was planted by the
prince OF Wales on his visit to this coun-
try in 1850. Very few persons know of
the existence of the tree, and IL is too
scrubby TO attract much attention. IT
stands on the grass plot west of the
Mall, right near the south drive, and
only few feet from the bronze eagles.
Half the officials and police officers will
tell you that IL Is an oak, and the other
half declare that it is an elm. The
''oldest inhabitant" says this difference
of opinion arises from the fact that his
royal highness planted two trees in the
parlx--one an oak and another an elm.
One thing Is certain, the tree that the
sparrow police point out as the prince
OF Wales tree Is an English oak. and a
very sorry specimen of that sturdy
family.
1T was stunted from the very start,
80 they say" said police sergeant half
alphabetically as he guided a party to
the tree.
The tree itself is really not worth the
many theories advanced concerning its
dwarfed condition, and IL looks now as
II II would die before its foster father
becomes king of England. Bill Nye
once said that the prince was victim
TO longevity. The same cannot be said
of his tree. 1t Is not more than IS feet
high, and appears TO have had a crooked
start, for the trunk, instead of being
straight. bends very much toward the
drive.
IL certainly is anything but orna-
mental, and would doubtless have been
cut down in the flower of it's youth had
it been planted by park gardener in
stead of by such a distinguished person
age. The park gardeners have nour-
ished IL on the fat of the land, but for
all that IL has hungry look.
Nevertheless, the planting of the lit
tie oak was attended with impressive
ceremony, so the oldest inhabitant"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

says. This Is the story: "The prince
OF Wales reached New York from Phila-
delphia on Thursday. October IL, 1860.
The next day was perfect October day,
clear. crisp and still balmy. About
noon the prince and his suite drove out
TO Central park in carriages.
ut was just the time of year when the
park gardeners were busy planting
trees, and happy thought came TO
Controller Green. 1t was to ask the
prince TO plant an oak and an elm side
by side. emblematic of the two nations
He did so, and the prince consented
with boyish enthusiasm, so when the
royal party drew up at the place I've
mentioned, all necessary arrangements
had been made for the ceremony.
"There was a notable and pleasing
lack OF ofliciousness and buster. Mai
Gen. Sandford introduced the young
prince TO President Blatchford, OF the
park commissioners, whereupon Mr..
Blatchford said TO him in an informal,
but thoroughly dignifed way: My
Lord Renfrew, the commissioners of
the Central park, 20 whom the state of
New York has intrusted the construc-
ton of this great pleasure ground for
the people. have requested me 20 ask
you TO do them the favor TO plant here
two trees, one an English oak, the other
an American elm. They trust that
these trees will long flourish and re-
main a lasting memorial OF your visit
TO this city and this park
Controller Green then helped the
prince TO place the trees In proper posi-
tion in the holes. A shovel was given
TO the prince. and with IL he threw a
few shovels of the dirt around the
roots. This he did with winning grace.
first planting the elm, then the oak.
experts say that the tree cannot live
more than a few years. IL already has
two large holes In IL which hold the rain,
and II Is beginning 10 show signs Of de-
cay. IL has Jared better, however, than
the tree planted by the prince Of Wales
at Mount Vernon. That died and an
other was put out in it's place, which has
grown into n regular forest giant. IL
is inclosed, ard sign on the Enclosure
says: Planted in place of the tree
planted by the prince of Wales"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

Greece. BY this time he had risen 20
the rank OF minister plenipotentiary
and envoy extraordinary. In 1892 he
was made n privy councillor and was
sent by his government as ambassador
10 Vienna Sir Edmund will be remem-
bered for the part he played in the
arbitration under convention between
the United States and Denmark in the
"Butterfeld claim" His work In this
case occupied his attention for the
best part OF y year. He Is courtly in
manner, speaks several languages as
fuently as he does English and has
n thorough understanding of interna-
tional law.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16
GERMAN BENzINE CYCLE.

ings are rendered frictionless by balls
such as are used in the ordinary bicycle.
The engines work on the four cycle
principle.
Benzine is used as fuel TO supply the
power. This Is contained in a reservoir,
which is placed in front of the machine
and supported by the oblique tubes.
There is cone on the lever by
means Of which the supply of benzine is
regulated. and this regulates the speed
of the machine. It's action Is as fol-
lows: The forward motion of the piston
draws in the explosive mixture through
the valve. On its return it is COM
pressed, giving IL the propelling inn
pulse. There is one effective impulse for
each revolution of the wheel. To stop
the machine the valve is closed and the
brake is applied in the usual way.
The machine is said TO be able to run
at the rate of "a miles an hour. The
chief objection Is said TO be the weight.
which is lis pounds, but this is not inn
portant. as IL does not prevent the Sc
curing of high rate of speed. Tho
tread of the machine Is four feet, and
the pneumatic tires are specially large
and heavy in order to support the
weight of the machine and the rider.
The engine cylinders arc Ole inches
in diameter, with stroke of five inches.
The supply and exhaust valve apertures
are only one-half inch in diameter. The
benzine reservoir is 10 inches long and
7h inches in diameter. The driving
wheel Is 90 inches in diameter and the
guiding wheel rs 326 inches in diameter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16
REPRESENTS CUBA.



Thoroughbred Legation.
Gonzales de y Quesadn, the represen-
tatiye OF the Cuban government at
Washington, Is the lion of the hour I'm
the society of the capital. He Is the
secretary of the unrecognized legation,
but he Is at the same time the prac-
tical head of that body, II the Cuban
representation may be so called. The
young senior is n nephew OF Gen. Rafael
dc y Quesada of Venezuela, and he Is one
of the most ardent of the patriots. He
is a close friend of the senator's MAX
ing up the committee on foreign rela-
lions and OF the other senator's, too.
Especially is he favorite of the ladies.
and IL the wives of the senators had
their way he would within a week have
the S1,000,000 with which he says Cuba
could win Independence. Mrs. Cam
eron, wife OF the author of the Cuban
resolutions; Mrs. Lodge, wife of the dis
tinguished senator from Massachusetts,;
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16


A new indoor sport has been devised
for the winter months. 1t is called
foot cycling. and is the invention of T..
Il. Daniels, of Chicago.
The foot cycle Is neither a roller
skate. an ice skate nor bicycle. in the
ordinary sense Of the word, but sort
OF compromise between oil three, con-
tanning some of the salient features OF
each. 1t is constructed OF nickel-plated
steel. with enameled wheels. 1T is fast
ened 10 the shoe by an adjustable ALI
clamp arrangement which is operated
by lever, as In the club skate. The
wheels are three inches in diameter.
with Vim tires and ball bearings. The
Nose and dust of the roller rink. to-
gether with the Earring, which physi-
clans have held counterbalanced any
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

Mrs. Sherman. Mrs. Cameron's aunt,
and Mrs. Adams, the wife of the his
torian, have all taken up young
Quesada and have entertained him with
endless teas and receptions, all of
which have gone a long way toward
helping the cause of Cuba with the rep
resentatives and senator's in Washing
ton. He has worked hard TO induce
congress to recognize Cuba, and IL In
said he had large share In the deter
mination of the nature of the resolu-
ton prepared by Senator Cameron's
committee.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

A boy of six years begged a cent of
his father and received IL with the in
junction that IL must not be spent for
candy. The father asked the boy at
night how he spent the cent, and the
hoy said he had traded IL 10 Sammy
Green for a knife; Sammy bought
candy with IL and divided the sweet
stuff. and then the knife was returned
Ia SAMMY
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16
pigeon hurled by . Dog.

The London Spectator tells of n dog
that got into the habit of killing pet
fantail pigeons. The dog was punished
for the trick several times, but he kept
right on killing the pigeons as II he in
tended TO exterminate the race. One
day the dogs master shut him up in the
kennel and kept him there for n good
many hours, TO the sorrow OF the dog.
At last the dog begged so hard to be al
lowed TO go and showed such signs OF
repentance that he was turned loose.
The dogs behavior for some days was
perfect and not n pigeon was lost.
Then, n week later, the master was in
the yard one day and saw mound of
fresh dirt heaving up and down, as IL
something alive were beneath. The
man kicked the dirt and found live
pigeon buried beneath il. The dog had
not killed the bird; just buried II alive.
Naturally the master thinks his dog can
do anything but talk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

Analysis of food is enlisting the serv-
ices of Roentgen rays for the discovery
of adulteration. In pictures so OBJ
tanned of powdered materials thinly
scattered on a sheet OF glass the pres
cnce of any OF the mineral adulterants
commonly used is plainly visible on
account of the rnys not being able 20
penetrate them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

Scarlet seems the color most con-
spicuous in bright sunshine, and scar
let flowers are commonest in dry and
sunny climates. whore their color gives
them an advantage in their struggle
with other flowers for the attentions of
butterflies and other pollcn-bearers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16
SIR EDMUND MoNsoN.
The British Ambassador to France IL an
Able Diplomat.


Sir Edmund Monson, the English am
bassador to Paris, appointed on the re-
tirement of the marquis of Dufferin and
Ava, is one of the ablest diplomats in
the service of Great Britain. He began
his cancer In that branch Of the govern
ment in the capacity of attache TO the
embassy of Paris. He later served at
Florence, Washington, Hanover and
Brussels. He was secretary TO Lord
Lyons for a time and ran for parlia-
ment, but was beaten. After his de-
feat he returned TO the diplomatic serv-
ice, and was consul and consul-general
in the Azores, in Buda-Pesth and in
Pest. He was sent on special missions
TO Dalmntia and TO Montenegro, and
after that he filed posts in the Argen-
time Republic, in Denmark and In
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

Seven miles an hour Is the camel'a
limit, nor can IL maintain this rate over
two hours. It's usual speed is five miles
an hour. When a camel is pressed be-
yond this speed, and is spent, IL lxneels
down, and not all the wolves In Asia
will make it bulge agnin. The camel
remnins'where IL kneels. and where Il
kneels IL dies. A fire under it's nose Ia
useless
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16
a coNcHoLooisT's WITHIN.
He Eas Trained Snail to Crawl All Over
Ills Hand.

Since snail-rnising has been taken up
scientifically in San Francisco il will
be quite in order for French restau-
rants out there to offer "Escargots
raised in our own snhilery." The San
Francisco conchologist has hundreds
of snails of different varieties. in the
cage he has constructed for them.
Some of these snails were cannibals and
ate each other. So cannibalistic were
they that they even ate their own spe-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

Floating beds of seaweed, which are
often met with in mid-ocean, have been
observed to reduce the height of waves.
like oil thrown upon the water. TAX
ing advantage OF this fact, a French
man has invented n thin cotton OF silken
net to answer the same purpose.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

About 10 years ago crowds Of people
fioclxed to the narrow and crooked lit
tie street. known as Portsmouth street,
leading from Portugal street TO Lin
coins Inn Fields, for rumor was
spread abroad that the house reputed
to be the home of Little Nell was about
to be demolished by order of the board
Of works. This, however. was a false
alarm. The board had only ordered II
to be shored up, as the adjoining house
was in danger of collapse. The ques-
ton of its removal was. however. only
matter of time, and now the time has
arrived. It's demolition will very short
ly be effected as part of the wholesale
improvements going forward in this