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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
MErEnRoLoaY.

Feb. 6-Entire coast from Florida 20
Maine swept by heavy gales reaching
velocities from 50 TO 20 miles.
Mar. l-Floods from rain In New England
Mar si--Cloudburst along Little Sexton
creek In Clay county, KY
Apr 12-Terrihc wind and snowstorm In
Cripple Creek district OF Colorado.
Apr. 1s-Texas cyclone wrecked houses at
Regan, Abilene, Iatan, Colorado city and
Fort Worth....Heavy snowfall at Palmer
Apr. i7-Much damage done by rain IN
Vernon county. Wis; village Of odanah
Apr. so~Tornado did great damage in
Erie. sandusky and THIN, o.
Cyclone at Maniey. Plymouth and Rock
Apr. ss-Epiphany. N. D.. completely de-
Apr. 2e--Cyclone in Boone, Audrian and
Monroe counties, Mo. Cyclone In Chicka-
saw, Butler and Bremen counties. Ia.
May S-Cyolone at Clark, =. ID.
May i2-Cyclone at Lincoln, Neb... .Cy-
clone az Worthlngton. MINI.
May i3-Cloudburst at Bloomer, wis.,.
Panama, Neb. destroyed by cyclone.
May 1J--Smithton, Pa. wrecked by wind
May a-cycIone I miles south Of En-
May 25-sabor, 3. D.. nearly demolished
by cl0udburat....La fontainc, Kan. near
May 2i-Cioudburst between Ia Noble
and State Center. Ia.
May S7-Rush Iiili. Mo-, almost destroyed
by tornado. -. Louis. last 81 Louis and
May 2s-Tornndo at Mt. Vernon, md.
Hurricane IN Indiana did great damage at
Elwood. Lapel, Alexandria. MIddlctown.
ynes wysiR cty x s dssroyod ~
cyclone. !. Lake City, Cal. nearly de-
stroyed BY cloudburst
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
FOREIGN.

Jan. 3-Dr Jameson with force OF 75O men
defeated IN battle with Transyaal Beers.
Jan. 4-Near Aintab. Asia Minor 900 Ar
menians killed by Kurds.
Jan. 1l-Armenian advices say that I'm
towns have been deStroved ana ~ AK 10
mcniane killed.
Jan. 15-Premier Greenway's liberal gov
| eminent In Manitoba returned to power by
a large majority on national school issue.
Jan. H-Capt. Gen. Martinez de Campos
resigns command Of Spanish army I'm Cuba.
Jan. 26-Lord (Sir Frederic) leighton,
president OF Royal academy. dies In Lon
don. aged So.
Jan. S6-John Hays Hammond. American
imprisoned In Transvaal, appeals TO u. 8
Feb. is--Uprising OF coreans against i'm
perial order forbidding cues resulted I'm
murder OF premier and officials and flight
OF king and queen TO Russian legation.
Feb. 15-Prcsident Dole grants ex-Queen
Lilioukalani full pardon.
Feb. 25-Reporte from Constantinople tell
OF fresh mnssacres at Malatia and other
points OF Armenia.
Mar. 1-ofice Of American consul at
passed resolutions favorable TO Cuban bell
Mar. 2-spain apologies for outrage on
consulate at barcelona. Offering 10 mako
PREPARATION.
Mar. i-Practicai annihiiatIon OF Italian
army I'm Abyssinia forced crispi cabinet to
Mar. s--New Italian ministry formed with
Marquis al Rudini as premier and Gen.
Mar 1l--Dcnnite statistics OF lighting az
Adowa show Italian loss or ~. 800 killed and
wounded.
Mar. 20-Khalifa declares holy war
against Egypt
Apr. 23--Frcnch cabinet resigned.
May 1-~Nazlr-cd- Din. shah OF Persia as
sassinatcd near Tcheran.
May 26-Emperor Nicholas Alexandra
Witch autocrat % all tho Russlas. and EN-
press Alexandra Feodorovnn crowned in
Moscow -. over 100 lives Lost by giving way
OF bridge at Victoria. b. &.
May D-Stampede OF people az Moscow
at popular feast In honor OF cars coro+
nation caused death OF 1000 persons.
June S.-Musaffer-ed-Dln, new shah OF
Persia, enthroncd ut Teheran.
Juno fl-~John Hays Hammond, Col.
Rhodes. George Farrar and J. w. Leonard
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released from Pretoria jail on paying fine
June 17--Tidal wave on island OF Yesso.
Japan, drowned $1,000 people
July S-Sir Charles Upper and cabinet
resign at Ottawa, Ont.
July l3-Pornrio Diaz reelected president
or Mexico.
Aug. 5-consuls and missionaries esti-
mate that fully 100000 deaths have oc-
CURED In Armenia due TO massacres and
Sept. M-At Kemah. near Erzingan, 1000
Armenians murdered
Oct. 3-Wiliiam Morris. poet, author and
designer. died In London; aged GO.
Oct. Gear and czarina OF Russia re-
Oct. s-George du Maurier. artist. novel
ist. author OF "Trilby." died in London:
oct. 2s-Advices from Turkey tell OF mas
sacre at Egin: 1000 Armenians slain.
Nov. e-Near San Jose, Cuba. 10 nom
combatants butchered by Spaniards.
Nov. 12-Gen. Weyler and troops driven
from camp by insurgents at Pinar del
Rio. Cuba, with loss OF "a killed
Nov. 27-Massacre OF 500 near Diarbehir.
Armenia.
Dec 3-Province OF Mamouret- Ui-AzIz
raided by 10000 Kurds. pillaging villages
and massacring inhabitants.
Dec. 7--Antonio Maceo, Cuban insurgent
leader. invited TO a Spanish conference.
treacherously slain In ambush.
Dec. 1G-Maceo reported 10 be alive.
Dec. H-Dr. Adolph Dancher elected pres
icent OF Swiss confederation. Violent
earthquake in British Isles.
Dec. 22--Amnesty granted Armenian pris-
oners not sentenced 10 death for murder I'm
Constantinople. ). Mohammedan rebellion
In northern China ended.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
POLITICAL. SOCIAL. RELIGIOUS AND
EDUCATIONAL.

Jan. f--President announced Venezuelan
boundary migsion as fonows ID. J..
White N. vs.. +. Il. coudert IN. rs. D. q
Gilman (Md)
Jan. 4-President signs proclamatiOn ed-
hitting Utah 10 statehood; Heber M.
Jan. G-Secretary Carlisle announces
popular loan, government to sell 500 000, 900
81 year 4 per cent. bonds dated Feb. i. 1896
Jan. 1S-Gov. Asa Bushnell (o) inaugu-
Jan. iS-Ex-Gov. Foraker Gep) elected
Jan. lev. III. Hatch Csfo) elected IN
Chicago president National Dairy union
-. Gov. r. NJ Drake ga, inaugurated.
M Ian ana mG John w. ris MS trsp s% IN
augurated .Rt. Rev William Lawrence
reelected president National Divorce Re
form lssspe 4 . nosso elected a. follows:
w. 2; Allison CeR. Ial u J. cannon trep;i
q, l. wellInEtonn, o Srep o Mo- Ma, .,.c,.s
". 3. senator. II. ii. Thomas (Pa) elected
president National Editorial association.
at 81. augustine, Fla.
ident National Woman Suffrage associa-
ton. az Washington.
Feb. 7-B!ll % prevent prize nghts IN y Dis
president .. Ohio supreme court sustains
right OF women 20 vote In school elections.
Feb 2s-senate adopted concurrent re,
Independence. q. Lower branch OF Iowa leg
islafure defeated woman suffrage bill.
Mar. g-Balllngtqn Booth opened head
Mar. i7-Kentucky legislature adjourned
without eleciing a " = senator.
conaure OF Ambassador Bayard for utter
ances delivered IN addresses IN England.
Apr l-Qov. Llppitt Or. ~ reelected.
Apr 6-House passed senate's Cuban res
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INVOLVING A LOSS OF HALF A MIL
LION DOLLARS OR MORE

INVOLVING A LOSS OF HALF A MIL
LION DOLLARS OR MORE
Feb. Pin Philadelphia, American Bap-
list Publication society, American Baptist
Historical society and a dry goods firm:
Mar. 2-At Minneapolis. G. w. Van Queen
Apr. 2--At Brunswick, Ga ,wharves, ware
houses and business blocks; $4,000
Apr. 2S-At Cripple Creek. Col, $50 build
Apr. H-Cripple Greek. Col. nearly wiped
out by second incendiary fire.
Apr sat Quincy. ILL.,, business build
May 2-At San Francisco, w. A. Fuller
a. Co.'S pants factory 100000
May 6-At Elyria, o.. business houses;
May lo "a Ashland. Wis. dockage and
July FAT Nashville. Tenn. business
block; $500. 900. AT st. Louis, Merchants
Terminal elevator.
July 1S-At Chicago. City street railway
Aug. 27-At sault ste. Marie. Mich. BUSH
ness blocks. post office and custom house;
Sept. AIT Norfolk. Va. n buildings.
Sept. Sat South Beach. N. y. summer
hotels
Oct. s-All bridges over Union river and
bridges between Camp Union and On
tonagon. Mich, together with much farm
oct. &-In Chicago. grain elevators of
Chicago q Pacific Elevator Co: 81, zoe. 900.
Dec. 9-Chester, Ark. business section
Dec. linear Pittsburgh. Casino skating
rink; $4,000
Dec. 2l-Business section. Fitzgerald. Ga.
Dec. 23-Part OF business portion. Somer-
set, Ind.
Dec; 2i-Polycllnic hospital. New York:
100000
Dec. 27-Part OF business section, Pots
dam, N. Y.... Business portion. Miami, Fla.
Following towns and cities entirely or
almost entirely destroyed by flames: Snow
Hill, Md. Mar. 81: Aetna Mills, Cal. (Mar.
le); North Port. Wash, (Mar. 19): Gypsum,
Kan MAR. 30: Benton, Ark. MAR 26);
Rockford. Mich. (Apr. 81; Dorchester, Neb.
and Dagsboro. Del Apr. 40; L'Anse.
Mich, 100000 MAY 10l; Cottage Grove,
Tenn. MAY 10; Whitehouse. o. July 81:
Marengo, o. July %: Malvern. Ark, and
Trout Run, Pa. July l9) Hillsboro, Ind.
July 29); Gladis. Mich aug. 81: Ontona-
gon, Mich, $1,000 900 aug. 25): Poplar
Grove, Ill. Sept To- Springfield, KY (oct.
2sl; Spencer, w Va, (Noy ~: Mercer, Pa;
&Noy ~; Filppen. Ky. Weston. Mo. and
Cal (Dec. I'D
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02

June 1t--wind and rainstorm At Atlantic
City and Asbury Park. N. j.
June i7-Buildings wrecked az Kingman.
renseiosa, Anthony and Attica. Kan, by
june aS-Tornado swept Marion and
SsbrssRa Sochsd raway Trains n wei Hus
ricane al Ridgeville. Ind.
June 2S-Tornado at Clayton, Clear Lake.
sns ssa a IN Texas ws swep.
wills Point to Waco. doing immense dam
June a-Buiidings wrecked AT West
Louisville, Ky, by cyclone.
July i-Cloudburst at Borden. Ind.
July e-slood swept valleys bordering
o., WATERFRONT in Ohio and Marshall
July s-Business section OF Mobile. Ala.
suffered severely from tornado.
July l5-Wind and rainstorm In south
ern Michigan. Heavy rain at Pittsburgh
and Allegheny did nearly 100000 damage.
July 20-Damage TO crops on Roanoke
river IN North Carolina amounted 10 over
July 2e-Auburn. w. Va. destroyed by
July 2-wind and rain did heavy damage
In Pittsburgh. Pa. and Vicinity. :: Storm
thony. Ia, nearly destroyed by storm tor
July 30-Cloudburst at Steubenville. o..
Aug. l0-Cloudburst at Fort Wayne. Ind.
Aug. 12-Flood I'm Uptown river near
Bourbon. Ind. destroyed much property,
Aug. 22-Severe windstorm In Illinois and
Iowa. lives lost and property destroyed.
Sept. 20-Fruit and grain damaged by
frosts I'm Illinois. Michigan, Minnesota.
Ohio and Wisconsin.
Sept. 29-Property worth s1,000.00o de-
stroyed at Savannah, Ca. by cyclone. 4.
Tornado at Brunswick. Ca; property loss t.
$50, 900.
Sept. so-west Indian hurricane swept
southern Florida causing loss OF $4,000 900
to property. Tornado on Georgia sea
islands destroyed 5000 worth OF property
-. Severe gale at Syracuse, ~. ". Hurri-
cane In Pennsylvania at Reading and vi
entity caused property loss OF 81. 900 900.
Storm at Alexandria, Va, destroyed 8
churches, and damaged nearly every busi-
ness block.
Oct Ii-Hurricane on New England coast
property loss at Coney Island and vicini-
ty 100000
Nov 22-Hamilton. Wash. wrecked by
flood
Nov. 2e-Blizzard in North Dakota blocked
trains and crippled telegraph service.
Nov. N-Cyclone near Waco, Tex. .Bliz-
card prevailed in northwest, thermometers
I'm Montana. Wyoming. and Dakota
dropped to between 20 and 30 degrees be-
low zero. Cyclone I'm Tunica, Miss.
Nov. 2s-Ralston, o. T.. nearly wiped out
by cyclone.
Dec. Items OF thousands OF acres along
Chippewa river I'm Wisconsin flooded.
Earthquake at Cairo and Anna, Ill
Dec. 16-Severe storm throughout New
England.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02

May 4-Near. Sturgeon Bay. Wis. Mrs,
r. NJ. Sailer drowned her 2 children and
self: family trouble.
rick killed her children and self.
May l5-At Irwin. Pa. BERNARD Koch
poisoned brother,in.law wife and chill
July @-Near Huntington. w. Va. Eta
Robbins killed A. J. Call. his daughter
Nettie. and wounded the other members
July 2i-Near Attica. Mich. George Swain
killed his 3 children and self; insane with
grief oyer y yife's d death q. nav. p.rrv
man. IN. drunken NJ. killed wife. children
Jgy , s, JSsRsr s sns sIa %sn killed
Aug. 2S-At Kansas City, Mo-, Mrs. q.
w. Green killed her children and self;
Oct. i4-At Red Key. Ind. Mrs. Col. YER
non poisoned her children and 9elf.
Oct 27-Near Richmond, Mo, Mrs. Jes-
sic Winner and her children murdered.
Nov. i4-At Glenwood Springs. Col. J..
u. Spurrier shot Nina Cornell and j. ~.
Wilson Cher escorD then killed himself;
Nov 3o-At Valley city. N. d.. man and
woman registering at hotel as T. owens
and wife committed suicide:
Nov. T-At De Kalb. Ill. II. L. Bowers
pee. 7--Near Argos. Ind. George Deacon
killed wife and self
Dec l4-,,At Detroit, Mich. Ernest l..
Dec 22-Near Madella. Mimi. John Mat
tie killed Frederick Joblinsk, son, daugh-
Isr ana ,sa his VIE bnr son and seIf
Dec 23-At Washington ]. ID. Williams
SOME NOTABLE LYNcHINGs.
Jan. shear Lexington, Tenn, Frank
simpson and Harrison Fuller (negroes);
Jan. linear New orleans. Patrick Nor
ris (white) and wife (colored); charged
with keeping disorderly house.
Jan. 15-Near Fort Holmes, o. T., out
laws by vigilance com mittee.
Feb. 12-Grant Atterbury, at Sullivan, Ill. (;
charged with assaulting sister-in-law.
Feb. 26-Foster Crawford and The KID, .
~ Wichita, Tex, murder and attempted
FEB. 2s~Paui and Gilbert Frances. at
Convent. La. attempted robbery,
Apr. 25-William and Victor Hills. at
McMinville, Tenn; murder.
May 1O-Redden williams. near Mintau,
Ala: raped his daughter
(colored), at Columbus. Ca; assault.
June 10-Louis whitehead George i.
Johnson and Jim Reddick. at Bryan. Tex.
Aug. 1.-Two negroes who attempted TO
assassinate Col. c. ID. Hunter, near Selma.
Ala.
Aug s-Lorenzo saiadino. Becino sor-
cora and Angelo Marcuso, at Hahnville.
La; murder
at Austin, Wash. assault.
Sept. 6-Dorman Musgrove and G. A.
Cingmars. at Glencoe, Mimi; murder OF
Sheriff Joseph Rogers.
Sept. 19-Walter Brown (negro), at Stay
denis Crossing, Miss; murderous assault
on Mrs. sladen., postmistress. aged 7s;
Nov. 14-Charles Allen (negro), at Ken
zie, Tenn: criminal assault.
Dec. C-Jesse Winner and James Nelson,
at Lexington. Mo-; murder.
Dec. Jim Davis, near Pine Blur, Ark.
Dec. 1S-Arch Dink and Bill Proctor, near
Russcllville, Ky: murder.
Dec. 19-George Finley (colored). near
Mayfield, Ky: assault
Dec. H--Jim Stone (colored), at Mayfleld,
Ky; assault.
Dec. 22-Joe James (colored), at Wood
stock. Ala. attempted assault.
Dec. N-Alfred Holt (colored). at Owens
burg. KY; murder.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
NEUROLOGY.

Jan. CIV. r. Marshall governor Mime
sofa. lsSg-729 At Pasadena saena. Cal oro. n
Wright, at Des Moines, Ia.
Jan. N-U. 8. Ambassador TO Germany
Theodore Runyon. in Berlin; aged a.. Gen.
Feb. 7-Ex-Congressman William III.
Feb. 2s~Ex-Gov. and ex-consressman
aged 81. :. Edgar w. 'CBilD Nye. humorist.
Davis. confederate attorney general. at
Feb. N-Brig. Gen. George w. Gle, at
Mar. 4-Gov. and ex-congressman Fred
sred g.. bishop p r. Kenricf. at ST.
Mar. ffsgES..GOv. John ireland, at San
E EntSn,1s ds at S ssa orleans; a Ssea So
Apr. l0-Gov. John T.. Jones (Nevads) at
San Francisco; aged 50:
Apr. l2-Ex-Gov. I. M. Holt. ut Haw
ABR. Is-Xrthur I. Foreman. war gov
ernor OF West Virginia, at Parkersburg;
Apr 24-Ex-Gov. Maj. c. q. Finney
(Ohlo). at San Buena Ventura, Cal.
May 1S-Kate Field. journalist. at Homo
May 22-Ex-U. g. Senator w. A. Wallace.
OF Pennsylyania. at New York; aged 6s
May 23-Ex-Gov Gen. Lucius F'airchiid.
May aS~Ex Gov. A. {, Meiiette e. ID. at
Plttsburg. Kan; aged 81. u = "
Miller, at Atlanta; aged SO.
June 2--Ex-senator Judge o. p. Stearnr,
OF Duluth, Mimi, at San Diego. Cal; aged
65.
Josiah w. Begole, at Flint Mich: aged 81
June 13-Ex-Gov. and ex-senator Al
p1s@ ns sc h. q As senator AnSG0 Iyman
bull at Chicago: aged 49,
July Harriet Beecher Stowe, author
Uncle Toms Cabin" at Hartford. Conn;
"S July 'ie-Ex-Gov. w. 70. Russell CMess.).
at So: Adelaide, Pabos. Quebec J AGED 49, -,
July 25-Ex Senator Gen. George W..
Jones. at Dubuque, Ia;
Aug. s-Ex-senator A; J. Edgerton
(Minn.) at Sioux Falls, s. ID.
Aug. 17-Mlss Abigail II. Dodge--"Gafl
SEPT = s-Ex-senator II. b. Payne. at
Sept. lex Congressman and ex-Gov
MONTY J. NJ. Ashley. at Toledo. o. aged a.
Oct. lO-Ex-Goy. Levi Fuller. at Brattle-
Oct. 14-Ex-senator T.. w. Ferry. at
Grand Haven. Mich; aged GO.
Oct. 19-Chief Justice w. A. Richardson.
". 8. supreme court OF claims, at washing
Oct as-Ex-speaker c. f. Crisp. at At
lanta, Ca. aged 81.
Nov. 9-Icx-Chief Justice w. IL. Miller.
ut Des Moines. Ia: aged 70.
Nov. -Congressman-elect II. p. Giles,
at Shelbina, Mo.
Nov. PC. w. Ferris (builder Ferris
wheel at Pittsburgh. Pa; aged IS.
Nov. ao-Ex-s Senator John Scott. at Phila-
delphia aged a.
Dec. s-Mrs. g. u. Mink, president
Woman's Auxiliary q. A. r.. at Water
town. N. Y: aged 80.
Dec. 7-Ex-Congressman Col. j. II. Fell
lows. at New York: aged ca.
Dec, 17-Alexander Hermann, magician,
near Salamanca. N. Y.
Dec. 3-Ex-Congressman Roswell q. Horr
CMich.), at Plainheld. N. ].
Dec. 23-Ex- Congressman w. III. Hatch,
near Hannibal. Mo- aged SO.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02

SOME OF THE MORE STARTLING DO
MESTIC TRAGEDIES MENTIONED.


MEsTIC TRAGEDIES MENTIONED.
Jan. fs-At Chicago, Pctcr Hougaard as
phyxieted himself and family OF
Jan if--Near Marysvtlle. Mo-. Mrs. Jo-
seph Hilderbrandt killed her children and
self: dependency.
Feb' 4|Af 81. Paul, MINI. Joe Friedman
shot former sweetheart, Julia Celker. his
rival, Hoffman, then killed himself.
Feb 1f--At Newton, Ia, Charles Pharcs
shot father-fn-law Or. II. SMITH, killed
mother-in-law and self: insane.
Feb. 1f-At Centorville. Ia. George Jones
killed Leah Martin (sweethearp. her moth
FEB. n-Near Blue Earth City. MINI.
Moritz Firixy killed wife and self
Mar. ai-At San Francisco, Mira Olga
peuss killed her children and self
Apr. a-~At Mlllica, Tex, John Brooks
killed his daughter and her lover (about 20
eiope) and self AZ Mallett. La. rs blacks
and 2 whites killed In riot.
Apr iO--At Pentwater, Mich, 8, II. Min
shall killed william u, o. Sands, his (Afin-
shall's) wife and children.
Apr. ff--At Chicago, John Lehman killed
his children and self: financial trouble.
Apr 2S-At Rockville, Ind, Peter Egbert
killed Mrs. Herman Hnschke. 2 children,
Sheriff w. NJ. Null, DcToty sheriff sweem
and self.
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$4,000.
Dec. 2S-w. M. & ]. s. Van Nortwick.
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
CHRONOLOGICAL.
Brief Notes OF the More Important
Happenings Of 1906.
THE YEAR At HOME AND ABROAD.

Financial and Industrial Interests-Nota-
bio Disasters of Various Kinds-Crimes
and Lynehings-The Political Arena
sportsmsn's Column.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-09
PIGEONS SHOW THEIR TRAINING.
Large Flocks of the Birds That Perform
Wonderful EvOlutiOns.

Remarkable as are the results of train
ing as exhibited in the speed of modern
pigeons, they do not compare with the
wonderful evolution performed by these
birds in the last centuries in Italy. There
were at that time men who devoted them
selves to pigeon training, and the art was
supposed to find its perfection in certain
families and to be handed down from
generation to generation. The art con-
sisted in training large hocks of pigeons
to obey their owner and toperform certain
evolutions in the air. In the earliest days
in India birds were trained to fight oppos
ing bands When pigeon tournament
was in progress, the owners assembled
some lofty buildings and conducted the
performance by the aid of flags, and in
obedience to their signals llocks of birds
of different color would wheel rise, dive
and intermingle to separate again and go
through number of interesting move
ments that were remarkable for their
beauty. Prizes were offered for the most
beautifully novel figures.
In India, in early times, where the sport
of pigeon flying originated the object of
the flights was often a sanguinary one,
the owners of the various flocks endeavor-
ing to accomplish the destruction of the
others. Thus the birds of one band would
carry bombs with n fuse hanging to their
claws, and at the command of their mas
tiers would sweep down over their oppo-
nents and the bomb would drop among
them and explode. Others bore sharp
knives, two edged, suspended from their
claws, and were made to dash among Their
antagonists and endcavor to cut them tC
pieces, an easy matter when birds were in
rapid motion. Today the triganiori, az
they are called, of Modena devote them
selves to harmless pursuits and are salts
fed when watching the wonderful evolu
lions of the birds through the air.-New
York Post
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-09
A Patent Office Incident.

The patent office official bowed po-
litely from his place at his desk as the
visitor in clothes of cleric cut and a
smooth face greeted him with a subdued
GOOD morning, sir. y
Good morning." responded the Off
cial, with cheerful, $3.50 a month
manner. SIS there anything we can do
for you this morning."
81 don't know really, SIR" crooned
the caller softly. "To know if you can
is the object of my visit this morning,
SIR
Every well, state your case, and if
we can do anything for you you may
rest assured it will be done"
The visitor cleared his throat pretty
much as if he were going to deliver a
sermon.
II think" he said slowly and with
hesitation, 'if / mistake not, that l
saw a statement i'll some one of the pub
lie prints to the effect that this Office
would not issue patent ON Sunday. Is
that true, sir?''
"Quite true 1t does not. 4"
"Why is that, sir, if l may ask?"
at is against the rules of the office is
all / know.
"Will it issue one on any other day
Of the seven, sir?''
Certainly it will. That is what it
is here for. "
"Oh, thank you, how nice, twitter-
ed the visitor, taking large madras
handkerchief from his coattail pocket,
shaking it out and wiping his brow
with it, "That being the case, If you
will be kind enough to let me have one
on Tuesday, sir, you will do me great
personal favor. You see, sir, Tuesday is
my birthday, and want patent ON 1t
so no one can use it for birthday pur-
poses, sir, except myself. washing
ton Star.
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SECONDHAND SHOES.
Collected md Sold to Dealers, Who Fix
Them Up to Sell Again.

New shoes were never so cheap as they
are now, but there are sold nevertheless in
this city many secondhand shoes, for there
are many people who want TO pay even
less for shoes than the lowest price of new
ones. There are many places where Sec
ondhand shoes are sold. They are found
on the east side and on the west side of
town, usually pretty well over toward the
rivers.
Secondhand shoes are collected by ped
dlers and others, who sell them to dealers
Occasionally man who has pair of
shoes that don't suit him or that he has
worn as much as he wants to takes them
TO dealer in secondhand shoes and sells
them, just as he might sell secondhand
clothes In this way 1t might happen that
n pair of fine shoes in good condition
would be found in secondhand shop.
The great bulk of shoes, however, is made
up of those collected by the people who
make a business of it,
The dealer in secondhand shoes Is usual
ly shoemaker and repairer and most
likely to be found in a basement. He
buys secondhand shoes of a collector, or ii
may be that if he gets out of shoes he buys
of the larger dealers in the neighborhood
of Baxter street. If the shoes he gets re-
quire it, he puts them in order, very like
ly to the extent of residing and reheeling.
The purchaser of secondhand shoes wants
them very cheap. About the lowest price
at which they are sold by dealer is &c
cents pair. Such shoes might be in fair
condition, but they would perhaps bo
patched. From that the prices run up tC
81 .25, at which figure the purchaser ex.
poets to get very good pair of shoes,
sound and whole and resoled and reheeled
and in good condition generally. Occa
sionally there is sold pair of secondhand
shoes for So or So so, but this is very OK
ceptional. New York Sun.