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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18

"For the sake Of your personal safety.
InaoSsat men have been executed for
crime too often for one TO deliberately
put his head into a halter"
"Poohl" said the young man, un-
eneily. 1T seems like confessing to
guilt 70 keep back anything bearing
ON the case"
"You are not capable OF seeing what
Is best for you to-day, my boy. Don't
say anything about il for awhile. any
way. at least, not till see you again."
"All right; can promise that" said
WILDLY, as he shook hands with the
lawyer.
WILDLY continued to pace the floor
OF the room until Matthews raped ut
the door.
"what is it now?" asked WILDLY, ad-
hitting him.
"a lady in the library TO see you.
sir"
"a lady 10 see me? Who is it?"
at took her TO be Miss Delmar, sir"
"Annette-Miss Delmar? You must
be mistaken"
81 think not, sir"
.'Tell her / will be down at once"
WILDLY turned TO a mirror and stared
his haggard features and disheyelled
hair. "I wonder what she can want"
he said TO himself, as Matthews softly
closed the door. This is no place for
her. Poor girl! She has heard the re-
ports, and could not wait"
Descending the stairs and turninginto
the library, WILDLY found the visitor
standing at a window looking into the
yard.
"Annette!" he exclaimed, as she
turned, and he advanced to her with ex-
tended hands.
"0h, Alfredl" she cried, softly, as she
put her hands into his. II am SO sorry
about this" Then she saw his face in
the light from the windows. and shrank
back in amazement. "Why, why, you
nre i'll You looh--I never saw you
look 80 badly. What is the matter?"
al have had an awful time of it," he
said, drawing her into his arms. 81
suppose / show IL. But why did you
come here? Why didn't you waltz 1
was coming round as soon us possible"
II couldn't wait, DEAR" she said. AZ
simply should have gone mad. knew
you could explain" She shuddered
"Where is it?-your uncle, mean"
He nodded towards the room across
the hall.
"In there. The undertakers have it
In charge"
She drew more closely TO him.
This is certainly proof of my love,
Alfred" she said, smiling family.
"There never lived soul with greater
horror of such things than have, and
yet came. No, could not wait. You
know how papa is. He never had much
faith in you anyway, and this morning
when he heard the news down town he
came right home to see me. oh, he
acted shamefullyl hate TO think that
he is my father. could not tell you
all he said"
Her voice had sunk into a whisper,
and she hid her pretty face on his shout
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18
CHAPTER III.

AS WILDLY assembled the stairs in
the hall, Matthews admitted one Of the
undertakers and his assistants and
showed them into Strong's room.
WILDLY went into the bedroom above,
closed the door, threw himself on n
lounge, and shut his eyes. In few min
utes he began to feel less nervous. A
restful sensation stole over him, and he
felt sleepy. Suddenly his mind re-
verted to what seemed vague dream of
the night before. Was IL dream, or
could IL have been reality? He sprang
up. quivering all over with excitement,
but the more he thought of IL the more
the memory evaded him, till In despera-
ton he sat down on the lounge and
buried his face In his hands. just then
ne heard n step in the hall, and some one
trapped on his door.
lie rose and went 70 the door. twas
Matthews.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18

IN her eyes.
"What did he say?" asked WILDLY.
ooh, he says they think you did 1t.
He says there is undoubted evidence
against you"
WILDLY was silent for a moment,
drawing his breath rapidly, and look
ing more carcworn than ever. He raised
her face with a trembling hand and
looked into her eyes.
"Pshhwl Didn't he know that the
coroner's jury gave a verdict that
that uncle met his death at the hands of
come person unknown"
"Yes, but he said you we're going TO
be tried for the crime, and that IL was
the general opinion you'd be found
guilty. He said your movements were
watched by the police, and that you
could not escape. / stood up for you,
and we had some hot words. He for
babe me to receive you at home, and
so stole away and came here. Nothing
on earth would make me think you
could do such thing, and / know you
will establish your innocence"
WILDLY made no reply. lie was
thinking, with n heavy heart, of the
dream-lilce impression he had recalled
OF being up in the night, and of the
blood-stain on his hand. To avoid the
girls searching eyes, he turned and led
her 20 n sofa.
what is the matter?" she asked, taxi
ing his hand in both Of hers when they
were seated, and anxiously stroking it.
"You seem absent-minded. You are
not like yourself"
81 am awfully done up, Annette" he
answered. you don't know what
have gone through. am acting on the
advice OF Col. Warrcnton. He Is sure
that he can pull me out OF this, though
even he says / am in danger unless
unless the real criminal can be traced"
"In danger2 Does he think that2
Oh, Alfred, can't bear I'll IL was nj
ready hard enough as IL was, with
papa's objection to you on account Of
your lack of means, and now-to think
that you--youl must be tried for your
life. that you must be suspected Of
Oh, can't bear i'll" And the girl burst
into tears.
WILDLY tried 20 soothc her with
curcsses and tender words. but the hor-
ror of his situation bore down on him
with such force that he found himself
"a terly helpless 20 console her.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18
From Clue to Climax.
BY WILL N. HARLEM.
tcopuIrh, 1906. by J. 3, LlppIneoa Col
CHAPTER u.--CoNrrNurp.


He sat down and tried to collect his
thoughts, but twas impossible. Half an
hour went by. He heard the jury tramp
through the hall, cross the veranda and
30 out at the gate. Then Matthews
raped on the door.
Come in" said WILDLY.
Two undertakers are waitin' out
side, sir" said the servant. They both
want the job. / toll 'em I'd see you
about it,"
Use your judgment; engage one of
them. / can't attend to it," WILDLY
called 10 the old man as he was closing
the door. "What was the verdict of the
jury?" he asked.
"Met his death by the hand OF some
person unknown, sir. They called me
back to open the windows, and /
stayed"
"Ah, you remained in there?"
Matthews opened the door little
wider and stood in the opening. "Your
name came up mighty often, sir, after
you went out"
my name? What did they say about
me?"
II didn't catch il all, sir, but the de-
tective mentioned the stain on your
hand and said il no doubt came from
the sheet or from the curtain between
the rooms. lie said your explanation
satisfied him, and that he did not be-
lieve a guilty man would wait for the
police TO come before he washed his
hands and then do il right before 'em.
IL seems TO me IL would be foolish to
mix you up in it, sir, even IL you did
know about the will"
"Will? What viii are you talking
about?" asked WILDLY, abruptly.
why, masters will, sir. They must
"a opened his desk an got into his pri-
vate papers, for they said there was a
will maxim you heir TO all the property.
They seemed TO think there was motive
snough, but they couldn't fasten 1T on
you."
'What else did you hear, Matthews?'
WILDLY had turned pale, and was twist
ing his handkerchief tightly in his
hands. IF one is to be suspected of
numbering ones nearest relative in cold
lood, il is a substantial comfort 70
know that there is not enough evidence
to convict. Did you hear anything
else?"
"Nothin' important, sir. There was
a good deal said about a report that
master was thinlsin' about gettin' mar
ried, and that he would likely alter his
will IL he did. Mr.. Soddingham men
toned that it had been talked of at the
club, but that you had laughed at the
report. They seemed TO have found
some OF the young lady's letters with
masters papers, and they appeared to
point that way"
81 think / did deny the report at
first" said WILDLY. thoughtfully, but
/ confess had just begun to think my
uncle was in love. She is worthy
young woman, but much too young
for him, and was influenced by his
wealth. Perhaps you had better go
and speak 10 the undertaken. Isuppose
they will want to put up the coffin In
here. 1 shall go upstairs and occupy
the front room. don't feel like going
out; my head aches. and l don't seem
TO have my wits about me. l could not
rest in my old room with the undertakes
in the other"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18
FOR SUNDAY READING.
SHUT IN.

God sometimes shuts the door. and shuts
US I'm.
That He may speak. perchance through
grief or pain.
And softly. heart TO heart. above the din.
May tell some precious thought 20 us
again.
God sometimes shuts the door. and keeps
US still.
That so our feverish haste. our deep I'M
rest.
Beneath His gentle touch may quiet. TIL
He whispers what our weary hearts love
best
God sometimes shuts the door. and though
shut In.
II It's His hand, shall we not walt ana
see9
II worry lies without. and toll. and sin.
Gods word may wait within for you and
me.
-Guszle Packard Dubois. In Chicago In
terror,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18
Voluntary Irnorance.

'The crying sin OF our young men in
the church, said DR.. j. w. Alexander.
40 years ago, els voluntary ignorance;
ignorance OF theological truth, It's def
mite expression and just connection.
How can they hope the fire 20 burn,
when they will not take the time or
trouble 70 lay on the fuel2" The condi-
lions to-day are not so completely
changed as 10 make the criticism alto
gether pointless.- Baptist Union.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18
THE USES or MONEY.
should he More Than the Mere Means
OF self-Ind n encc.


Both extremes-the penuriousness OF
the miser and the reckless extravaganza
of the spendthrift,-in the use of money
have been illustrated in every age
Hoarding has been a common sin, and
even such profuseness of foolish ex-
penditure as that which recently has at
tracted unfavorable a attention TO certain
families in some OF our great modern
cities not only is not unparalleled, but
is almost insignificant when compared
with similar instances in the past. Most
Of us. however, do not feel ourselves
open 10 the charge of either miserliness
or rash extravaganza. Yet all thought
ful persons appreciate the gravity OF
the problem how TO use money wisely
and rightly.
We do not refer only 20 those who ara
rich enough TO be at ease financially.
The problem In their cases Is some
what unlike that which others must
solve. But IL does not differ essentially
Whether one has much money or little
the question Is how TO get the most good
from what we have. how to use 1t for
our highest and most enduring well
fare.
Is IL not the first essential that
money be so regarded and used as to
promote the good OF the soul? IL tho
soul be indeed the real person, for whom.
the body and its conditions are but
means TO an end, who is 10 endure eter-
rally and to find the long future gravelyl
affected by its earthly experience, is it
not plain that the relation OF so inn
portant feature OF human life az
money Is TO the true advantage of tho
soul should be recognized? Whatever
then involves positive moral evil, or
only probable temptation, should be
avoided In the use of money. For ono
man IT. may be one thing or class OF
things, for his neighbor something
wholly different We cannot often de-
eide for each other. Nor Is IL possible
here to go into details.
Is 1t not equally plain that, given pc
c1lniary ability. indulgence In many
things, neither absolutely vital to exist
ence nor directly essential 20 the souls
welfare. may properly be had for our
money? Books, pictures, proper recre-
alton, travel, whatever enlarges knowl-
edge, broadens the mind and instructs
as to Gods ways with men, Is legitimate
as an object OF the use OF money. More
over, IL Is not only the privilege butt also
the duty Of even the poorcst--and none
are more cheerfully ready to admit this
than the poor-to use ones money
sometimes for the good ofothers Benev-
olence rests upon n recognized obliga-
ton which Is almost an instinct. And
TO the Christian the promotion Of the
divine kingdom on earth has an undeni-
able claim upon his purse.
In brief, we are 10 use money, so far
as we are concerned, for our truest,
highest good in the sight of God, and.
| apart from ourselves, for the good OF
others. We are 70 appreciate our obi
cation TO God who has given us what
ever we possess. We are TO avoid
covetousness. the mere greed OF gain
for the sake OF possession. as despicable-
We are to use money, whether we have
much or little, as n means OF spiritual
growth and power, and not simply as a
means OF self-lndulgence. -Congrega-
| tionallst.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18
yaIue 81 DIFFERENTIATION.

Determination has quite as much an
means or opportunity TO do with Civ
ing one success. II n man Is determined
60 do, he will be likely to do, whether
things favor or oppose him. II a man
makes up his mind that, as things are.
he cannot do what he ought 20 do. or
would like TO do, he will not be likely
TO accomplish anything. however cir
cumstances combine 20 help him.
"Only omnipotence can hinder deter
mined man." and omnipotence will not
oppose a determined man who II set
In the right direction. 10 Is not the
opportunity that a man has, or the
tools that are available 20 him, but 10
Is the determination with which he
pushes on against unfnvorable circum-
stances, and with which he uses such
tools ais are available. thnt settles tho
question OF how much he amounts 10
and what he accompllshes In life.-S. g.
Times.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18

Charles Dickens had a great love for
music, and particularly enjoyed songs
and ballads, anything pathetic In the
strains OF which quickly moved him.
He had his own ideas Of the way In
which songs should be rendered. and
when occasion offered he made them
known. One day a member OF his
household was singing a ballad, when
suddenly the novelist, who had nppar-
emily been deep in a book at the farther
end OF the room, got up, saying: you
don't make enough OF that word" He
seated himself at the piano and iIlus
trated his idea OF the way In which the
word 60 which he referred should be
emphasized, and did not rise until tho
phrase had been sung TO his satisfac.
ton. After that whenever the song,
which became favorite with him, was
sung. he listened with his head little
TO one side until he had made sure that
his Instructions had not been forgotten
that time.-Youth's Companion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-18

IA man Is never at loss TO know
what his duties are, 10 long rs he han
lin.-Atchison Globe.
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have been overwhelmed in this way
and. buried in sands or cast away on
desert banks, no human eye has ever
seen them again.
"The great river has it's pleasing and
romantic aspect, SO fascinating that it is
q saying among people who live in its
valley that 'whosoever drinks of its wa
tiers and departs will come again to seek
them Like the Nile, the Rio Grande
enriches the soil Of its valley to the
point of i~nexhaustible fertility. Along
its banks in New Mexico are fields that
for two centuries have been cultivated
yearly, yielding great crops, and they
are as productive today as when they
first were titled. Irrigating canals, call
ed acequias maGras (mother ditches),
convey water from the river to be dis
tributed through little gates to the fields
OF the valley, which it both waters and
enriches. A trip along the river reveals
q succession Of pictures Of a primitive
civilization of the old Standardization
type. Adobe villages, with small, fiat
rooted houses built about antique
churches, and the spacious houses Of the
vieos, OF great men; orchards, vineyards,
wheatields and grazing cattle are all
features Of the scenery of the Rio
Grande, the American Nile. New
York Sun
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ORIGIN or ~"RESTAuRANT."
An Interesting Pathological Fact From
Franco.

An Interesting Pathological Fact From
France.
The French author, Maurice Cabs, re-
Gently published in La Republique
Franchise an essay about the restaurants
and eating houses of Paris. relating
many interesting details. His story Of
how the term restaurant was first
used is well worth repeating. Fer a long
time inns and eating houses in France
were only intended for the benefit Of
travelling people, for the people took
their meals at home, and restaurants
We're unknown. The first enterprise OF
the kind was founded in Paris in 1866.
A citizen by the name Of Bou1anger
opened in the Rue des Poulies an eating
house where soup, meat, fowl and eggs
were served. A chronicler relates that
meals were served there on small, round.
marble tables, and everything was scru-
pulously clean.
Over the entry to this first eating
house the proprietor had hung = sign,
upon which were the Latin words, Eve
mite ad me omnes que stomacho labora-
tbs, ct ego r~estaurabo vos" (Come unto
me all We whose stomachs need attention.
and ! will restore them). This is q par
ody on the well known Biblical quota
ton. Come unto me all ye who labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest only in place Of labor and heavy
alden he said, "whose stomachs need at
tention-" The word ''restaurabo, from
the Latin "r~estaurare" (~restore or re-
fresh), was the main characteristic Of the
new establishment and gave it its name.
B~oulanger amassed q large fortune, for
his enterprise proved eminently success.
ful, y he was o initiated, some Of
his imitators becoming more famous
han he, like Borel. at whose place 100
years ago meals could be had for $50
francs ($30) per cover.
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dbibo0anx 9entlMfl.
A PSALM OF LIFE.

Through the wild babel Of our fever'd time
The song Of Homer cometh, grave and stern,
With sidings from thP worlds fresh, healthy
Tidings which cur worn, wearied age con
Germ.
UNCHANGED, through all the long, u~nnumber'd
years.
The voice of Homer sings the song divine.
Which tells of godlike tolls, Of heroes tears
And Of the punishment OF Priann's line.
The battle in the plain is raging yet;
The watch fires blaze; the beak'd ships line
the shore.
For US the foo in grim array is set.
All but do we fight rs they fought Of yoref
For we, too, like the heroes long ago.
Must wage slow wars and sail The bitter sea.
Fierce Ii the conflict, loud the tempests blow,
And the waves roar and rage increasingly.
Still mus. we wander DER the stormy main.
hTwixt rocks and whirlpools q dread passage
make,
Still must the sirens sing to us in vain,
Still from the tolls OF Gree must we break.
Turn. then, to Honer's psalm OF life and sec
How they endured whose pilgrimage is done
And hear tho message they have left for thee
Only by patience is the victory won.
Macmillan MAGAZINES.
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The Well Dressed Man.

There is q certain professor in a GER
tain university of the United States who
once. at the beginning Of one OF his lee
lures on fine arts. got on the subject of
the kind Of pins worn in the neckties of
young college men. He was q good lee
turer and was always interesting. but
this lecture was the most interesting of
his cours to the 800 boys who heard
him, and the whole hour was spent on
necktie pins, their use and misuse and
what they suggested. The gist Of what
he said was that there was no more
reason why q boy should wear o horse
shoe with q whip across it all in gold
than that houses should have sleeves for
roofs. and that as it was extremely
foolish to put q big sieve on your house
for q roof 80 it was quite as foolish to
wear horseshoes on your neckties. The
principle Of this is that you should have
> reason in, what You veal as well as in
other things and that senseless decora-
tions, like horseshoes on neckties or
neckties on horseshoes, are silly and I'M
becoming to a self respecting person.
This particular example was only one
to illustrate a principle. which is that
nothing unusual, queer, out of the or
binary, is in itself 3 good thing-that,
in fact, most things that are queer and
ont of the ordinary are likely. in the
question of dress. to be in bad taste. A
mans dress ought to be quiet, but it
must be clean and we'll taken care of in
every instance. The best dressed man is
the man who, in whatever company he
finds himself. is inconspicuous; who,
you realize in a indefinite way, is well
appointed, though you canno well tell
why.-Harper's Round Table.
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M
How the Burned Out Filalnent May BE
Replaced and Renewed.

How the Burned Out Filanent May BE
Replaced and Renewed.
It has been generally supposed to be a
fruitless task to attempt the renewai of
a burnt out in~candescent electric lamp.
although there appears to be some eco
nonlic fallacy involved in the destruc-
ton Of what is except in one small if
important particular q perfect piece Of
apparatus. 1t is not intended, as a rule,
10 give in this column descriptions of
American devices o. achievements
drawn from foreign publications. This
subject has, however, been taken up by
the English journal, Industries and
Iron, ard, although it states that an
American process for renewing these
lamps after the flament has been bro
ken has been developed, it does not give
the name of inventors MOI state that the
process has .ome into anything like gen
eral application. Its description Of the
operation is therefore given for what it
is worth.
It states that q commercial success
has been made of a process for renewing
O0G AdIupS NIiIH ICIuCIS pOSSlblS
the use Of the old bulb It o very slight
expense. By the new method the collar,
or bare end, Of the lamps not disturb
ed, the old flament being removed and
the new one placed through a small hole
in the lamp bulb made by removing the
tip. The small hole is subsequently clos
ed exactly in the same manner as in the
case of the new lamp, leaving nothing
to indicate in the finished, repaired
lamp that it had ever been opened.
1t is stated that some 400, 900 lamps
have been repaired by this method, the
filament being inserted through the
small hole referred to by q skillful twist
Of the hand and secured in position BY a
special carbon paste. The black deposit
on the inside Of the bulb is removed by
fitting the lamp to the holder and re-
moving it in a gas furnace, while i'm
mediately following this operation a
small glass tube is fused to the opening
made in the bulb, through which the
lamp is exhausted. When this has been
done and the last trace of air and gas
absorbed, a blowpipe fame is directed
upon the throat Of the tube, which is
melted into the point exactly in every
respect q counterpart of the original
amp-Providence Journal.