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Sharp County record., 1897-10-15
F1I
BOYS
And
Girls.
SEVERAL FOXES.

1t would occupy twenty times
my space to tell of the instances
of fox sagacity have personally
known, just jn the one matter OF
getting the better of traps anc
dogs.
To appreciate the cunning of 6
certain chicken stealing rascal,
must tell you first howl used tc
set my fox traps. First. the trap,
a toothless one with a light, short
chain and small block of wood
attached, was we'll smoked. ct
won't do to tie fox trap fast.
The fox must be able to drag it,
else he will always, when caught,
gnaw off his imprisoned leg or
foot, and cscape.) Then carri-
ed the trap to the selected spot,
generally in an open field. There
] covered it lightly with dry earth
or ashes, or even chaff, or wheat
bran, wearing smoked gloves all
the time, so as to leave no scent.
Then this Covering, forming a
circle about three feet wide, was
gently beaten with a bunch Of
twigs, and pieces Of lard, or tai
low "scraps," or raw chicken,
were scattered over it. l then
carefully swept my own trail for
fifty yards or SO with the brush
broom, and the job was complete.
When a fox would step up to get
the bait, the jaws of the trap
would catch him; but | usually
found him within a half mile.
l had tried for a long time to
catch this particular chicken
thief. He was very fine fox,
and was quite familiar to me by
sight. Every morning my bait
would be gone, but not a single
fox track ever appeared on top
of the Empowering, though
around the edges were numbers
of them.
At last, one clear night, I hid
myself in some pine scrub, deter
mined TO learn how the clever
little scamp did the trick.
About nine o'clock the pretty
creature came jauntily up to my
circle Of ashes, walked around il
and dainty picked up such pieces
of bait as he could reach without
Sharp County record., 1897-10-15
Tetter, Salt-Eheum and Eczem.

The intense itching and smarting. iDd
dentto these diseases, isinstantly SlIaya
by applying Chamberlain s Eye sSi M
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cas- Az
have been permanently cured byit, i
Is equally efficient for itching piles AMI
a fayorite remedy for sore nipVls
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bts
and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per boz,
Sharp County record., 1897-10-15

DR.. Cady'g Condition Powders a,
just what a horse needs when in ba
condition, Tonic, blood purifier an
yermifuge. They are not food b,
medicine and the best in use to put
horse in prime condition. Price
cents per package.
Sharp County record., 1897-10-15

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Q. More nbted writers and ar
lists contribute to the Republic
than any other paper
10, Issues an unequaIed four,
page comic with each Sunday
paper free.
II. Publishes pages Of inter.
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II, It's 10 cent Dress Pattern
Department is the most popular
featrre ever introduced dy a
every city and town inthe Wes.
tern Uuited Stats.
9 Member Of the Associated
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serer IN the world, .
newspaper. Thousands patro.
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= The daily and Sunday St.
louis Republic rs 9 dollars II
>year 3 dollars .u six months
and | 50 Ior lhJoo monIhs. The
Twicea Week eepublic is /
doIIaa yoar-''I papers, two
each wcek,
Sharp County record., 1897-10-15
JACOPO.

In a little village in Tuscany
there lived a little peasant boy
named Jacopo. His life was as
sunny as the land he lived in.
He spent his days upon the green
hillside, among the goats and
poultry, and he was as happy as
the day was long. His special
care was a large brood Of goslings
and he was as anxious in looking
after their wants as mother goose
herself.
The goslings all knew little
Jacopo, he had a name for each,
and they would come at his call.
They were his little playmatos
and he fed them daily.
Jacopo's grandfather was a
shoemaker, and one Easter, he
made a beautiful pair OF little red
shoes for his little grandson.
Jacopo was greatly delighted and
went right off to show his new
shoes to the goslings. What they
thought Of them is not known,
but JacQpo thought it was too
bad for him to have nice new red
shoes, and his pet goslings to go
bare e-footed. So after thinking
the matter over, he went down to
his grandfather, and asked the
old man to teach him how to
make shoes.
"Bless your little heart,' said
his grandfather, "why do you
want to begin to work so young?
the world is hard enough, little
Jacopo, play while you can, work
will come soon enough" "
But Jacopo would not tell why
ne wanted to make shoes, but
persisted in his request. His
grandfather was very fond of him
and so he bought a little stool,
and every day the boy sat and
watched and worked, and in q
few weeks became quite clever
and had made ten little pairs Of
red shoes.
Now, Jacopo had caught one
Of the goslings and though he
objected strongly had measured
his feet, and the ten little pairs
Of red laced shoes were all alike.
When they were finished Jacopo
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From these views an accarate
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WRITES LETTERS TO HIM
SELF,

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anu Idll III ldSJC
to fit the red shoes
The goslings did
idea Of wearing
'opo told them how
re, and how they
feet from rocks and
SO persuaded the
I him put them on.
Jacopo, could he
seen the RESULT
tile goslings could
thoir now shoes, !
om, Jacopo's special
ot frightened and
woody pool. The
ding was so hamp-
shoos that it got
| tangled in the
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stepping on q
to get the pie
actually rear
bent over, al.
after another
paw, ate the'
tentedly ava
was within a
Foxes do a
will do it to
woods | hea
tant hounds
fox, on who
came swiftly
at one bounl
eight or ten
In q minute
running fas
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place.
The child i,
in the sunshi
heart
The shiftlC
away from hl
opportunity +
Character
distance trav
ing point, 6
ponds upon y
sion has beer
Elk.
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WHY &C

| Meat is hi
canned goods
high, in fact 1
man beings
high, except
the Pine
Right here inI
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14
HERE AND THERE A GEM.

Patience In the handmade OF faith.
Keep good conscience, let IL cost
you what II may.
--"Oh, for thousand tongues TO
sinQ!" What about the one God gave
your
1T is hypocrisy to have religion for
other ends than the honor OF God, the
salvation OF our own souls and the good
OF others.-Standard
IF God Is able to make oil grace
abound toward you, and He is. and viii,
why not undertake some good work In
His name Rams Horn.
because doors of usefulness are
shut, the worker ~ not 20 sit in idle
ness. Seek other doors. Opportunity
will be found--S. s. Times.
He whose findings are TO be re-
viewed by the supreme court Of the ma
tion uses all care In his proceedings.
Every one of us must be reviewed by
God Himself
--Smallness is not insignihcance.
The bit TO the horse. the rudder TO the
ship. the tongue 20 the man. severally
illustrate the potency Of small agencies.
81. s. Times.
Secure n good name 70 myself by
living virtuously and humbly; but let
this good name be nursed abroad and
never be brought home 70 look upon
t. Let others use ~ for their own
sdvaniage--let them speak OF IL n they
please; but do not thou use II at all but
AZ an instrument 10 do God glory and
thy neighbor more advantage. Let
thy face, like Moses. shine 70 others. but
make no ioolSing-glass for myself
Jeremy Taylor.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14

Buentiful illustration OF One OF
Christ's Texts.

Hucntffui illustration OF one OF
Christs Texts.
A poor shoemaker, Martin by Iiame.
had great longing TO behold the Lord
Jesus. One night In dream he re-
ceived the promise that the Saviour
would visit him on the morrow. Mar
tins dwelling was a cellar and his work
bench stood beside the low window,
from which he saw nothing but the feet
of those who passed by. AS was his
custom, he rose carly, worked at his
trade. ate his morning meal and said
10 himself: To-day the Lord Jesus
will visit me-" Looking up, he saw a
pair of shabby feet YEARLY dragging
themselves past his window. Full Of
pity, he went out and found a poor
woman, hungry and homeless, who had
wandered about the streets all night
long, carrying a sick baby In her arms.
Martin took her into his dwelling, gave
her the remnant of his breakfast and
fedthe child with milk. When she had
gone he again sat down TO his work,
hoping that now the Lord Jesus would
soon appear. About noon he saw an
other pair of tired feet shutting past
Hurrying out, Martin found an Oldham
who had not tasted food that day. He
invited him in and shared his mid
day meal with the hungry guest. When
he had gone Martin thought, sadly:
''rhe day is half spent and the Lord
Jesus has not yet come"
Toward evening he saw more feet In
violent movement hurriesidy flying hith-
er and thither, and when he went out
he found an old fruit seller and street
boy On a fierce fight. The woman,
clutching the sleeve Of the boys thread
bare jacket, screamed: "He stole my
apples, and will beat himfo I'll" Mar
tin made peace between them, and, find
ing that both were hungry, he took
them home and shared his supper with
them.
The day being ended, he went to bed
with a sad heart, for the DordJesus had
not visited him, as Il had been prom
lsed him in his dream.
He slept, and again he dreamed; and
behold. in his dream appeared first the
tired woman and her sick child; she
looked into his eyes and saidr MAR.
tin, dost thou know me2" And the old
man came, and the fruit seller, each
asking. Martin, dost thou know me ?
Then Martin understood, and he re-
membered the words; "Inasmuch as
We have done IL unto one of the least OF
these. my brethren, ye have done 1t un-
20 me."-Northweztern Christian Ad-
yocate
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14
FOR SUNDAY READING.
TRUTH.

One single truth that's lived Is worth q
thousand preached:
Through acts. not words, the highest ex-
cellence In reached.
However weak the man who yields the
truth may be,
No armed and hammered host IL half 40
strong as he.
Truth is the prop that firm the universe
upholds,
For God is truth. who ans all things. ana
all enfolds.
OF all things beautiful there is but one.
forsooth.
Supreme In perfect ioveliness. and that Is
truth.
who hath the truth upon his aide. hath vic
tory. too.
For with reslstless force twin bear him
safely through.
Eclipsed II may be in the dust and smoke
OF strife.
distinguished ne'er. because It hath eternal
life.
Crushed down to earth. her triumph fun
may be deferred,
But ali the years OF God have been on her
conferred.
That man IS wise indeed who selleth all
ne nhtn
The truth TO buy. and steadfast follows in
her path.
And none 10 mean who IN the worlds
great market place
The truth doth sell TO gain the worlds APP
plause and grace.
And Jesus said: IT am the Truth" LORD.
who hath Thee,
The truth from errors bondage shall In
deed make free.
"For this cause came / into the world
doth He declare,
THAT l might 10 the truth a faithful wit
ness bear.
'And everyone that is OF truth doth hear
My voice.
joice."
william @. Haeselbarth. in Christian
Work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14

bis Woodworking father. began to poe
sess him, breaking the bonds Of habit
and lifting him out of the rut Of In
trospection. One morning he forgot
TO count his pulse, and the daily analy.
sis OF his symptoms was omitted for
the first time in weeks; and that night
he slept with open windows, through
which the cool breeze from the noun
tain blew across the bed, and no harm
came of IL. He was too busy 10 think
much about his infirmity at the time.
but week later he stepped upon the
patent weighing-machine in the TO-
tnnda OF the Johannesburg. and when
the pointer failed TO record the usual
decrease he went to his room and
dropped the half-used bottle of hypo-
phosphites into the CRATE. That was
the turning OF the tide, and by the
time his fcllow-migrants in the exotic
city were beginning TO wilt under the
fervid summer sun, Philip was growing
stronger in body and sancr in mind;
finding certain tonic in series OF de-
feats which were sharp enough TO slim
ulate without being heavy enough 10
crush.
And while he wrestled with the diff
ficulties OF the legal problem, the fire
burned within him, consuming some
rubbish and shedding new light into
the duslxy corners of the soul-chamber
hitherto obscured by the shadows Of AL
health and morbidness. The light was
not altogether welcome, though il ma
terially lessened the distance between
the ostensible Philip and Philip the
real. For one thing, IL belittled the mo-
tive which was responsible for his
work. Allowing the promptings OF
common humanity their full weight,
the fact remained that his enthusiasm
had for it's starting-point desire TO
win the approval of Elsie Duncan.
That was the new ideal, and his saner
thought told him that IL was wretched-
ly inadequate; that IL sprang from I'M
pulse and was degraded in the hour
OF It's birth by unfaith. Unworthy as
10 was, IL was still an ideal, and Philip
dashed himself into n small fury of
self-contempt when he discovered that
IL was no longer the motive for his
exertions; that Elsie's appreciation and
Kilgrow's wrongs were secondary con-
siderations in comparison with the
strenuous urgings of newly aroused
ambition squirting him on to wiring vic
tory out of defeat for victory's sake.
[To BE CONTINUED
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14

We ourselves are the real word, the
life-utterance which speech often falsi-
fees. There nre faces that never de-
ceive or mislad us. A spiritual nature
can but be frank and honest. because
its foundation stones are laid In the
truth and IL knows that nothing else
holds. II is in us ns human beings in
stinctively 90 recognize and hate In
sincerity. Nobody Is In the end deceived
by expression that Is merely outward
and perfunctory. Our inner life ~
transparent; IL cannot conceal itself;l
II II Is a true life. IL has no need or de-
eire OF concealmcnt.--Lucy Larcom.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14
SHE INSISTED UPON BLACK.
Troubles of Woman Where Mourning
Goods Were Scarce.

Troubles OF a Woman Where Mourning
Goods Were Scarce.
"On my first circuit had lesson in
human nature that l have never for
gotten" said a Methodist minister.
THE circuit was in the mountains OF
West Virginia and among the members
OF my church was n widow, who, in adj
dition to the loss of her husband, had
suffered final earthly parting with four
OF her children, leaving but two, a girl
and boy, nearly grown.
Zone night was asked TO hasten TO
her cabin, which l did. reaching there
just in time TO be with her son when he
died from the effects OF an accident.
1.-THE mother, though deeply grieved.
acted more calmly than / expected and
early in the morning / went home, re-
turning in the afternoon. found the
widow in paroxysm of tears. l tried
TO comfort her with the usual Christian
consolation. Finally she quieted down
enough 10 say:
"''Tain't only tibet he died. know
he's n heap better off,
"'What is 10, thenY
"'We KANT hey no funeral
"'No funerdl%
"'No. Sails jess got back from tn sto'
an not ya'd o. black hev they got. 1
never did tend no funeral 'thout black
an amt goin' ter now. He kin git
long ter be buried 'thout funeral bet
tern kin bemean mysef hav'n one
when amt got nothin' fifteen to war;
"And Jim was buried with no one
present except his mother, his sister
and me."-St. Louis Star.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14
An Apparition.

This is a true English ghost story Of
an unconventional kind. A young lady
arrived late at night on a visit TO
friend. She awoke in the darkness TO
find a white figure at the foot OF the
bed. While she watched the bedclothes
were suddenly whisked of and the up
partition vanished. After an anxious,
not TO say chilly, night the visitor
went down, with little appetite, TO
breakfast At the table she was intro
duced TO a gentleman, q very old friend
of the family, who had. she learned,
also been sleeping In the house. He
complained of the cold. 81 hope you
will excuse me-" he said, 20 the hostess,
"but found IL 80 cold during the night
that. knowing the room next mine was
unoccupied. / took the liberty Of going
in and carrying of the bedclothes 10
supplement my own" The room, as IL
happened, was not unoccupied, but no
never learned his mistake.-San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14
A CASE IN EQUITY.
BY FRANCIS LyNDE.
Icosyigh,. 1895. BY J. 3. LIppIneou Col
XII.
PRELIMrNARrEs.


Two days later, Philip was once more
established at the Hotel johannesburg,
with the hustle and stress of the new
city already beginning to efface the
memory of the quiet days spent at the
Duncan farm. The changes wrought in
the few weeks were almost incredible.
The encronching food of buildings had
spread out over the vacant spaces; new
structures Of preposterous height and
bulk reared themselves in localities
wheSe Philip remembered seeing the
green grass of the meadow or the stub
BILE of last years cornfield. The streets
were in the chaotic condition which
precedes the laying of pavements; the
gas and water companies riyaling each
otherin making the roadway impossible
during the hurried trencling for pipes
and conduits. The ilyhuction-sales
CT real estate continued, but they had
been driven from the busy business
center, and Mr.. Fench's rostrum APP
reared only In the suburbs OF Chelten-
ham Heights, Arlington Terrace, or
Chiwassee-by -the-Stream.
Notwithstanding the pressure OF n
speculative atmosphere which might
well have turned more steadfast man
aside, Philip held steadily TO the pur-
pose which had taken him back 20
town. He examined the records in the
old courthouse, and found that a deed
in Kilgrow's name had been duly en-
tered with that drawn by Gates, and the
only suspicious circumstance was that
both documents had been recorded on
the same day. In the light of Kilgrow's
denial. the appearance on the record Of
the older deed established the fact OF
forgery on the part of some one; and
while the presumption Of guilt pointed
toward Gates, the anonymous letter TO
Duncan fortunately saved Philip from
being led astray at the outset.
Assuming that the deeds themselves
were in the hands OF the manager, Philip
called upon Fench in the character of a
possible purchaser of real estate.
Eyes, yes; remember you-came up
on the train with you. Thought you'd
come around after you'd seen what
we're doing" Mr.. Fench was amiably
voluble, and II was some time before
Philip could find space TO drive in the
wedge of rejoinder. "Of course; glad
20 show you anything we've got. Inside
or outside property. Mr.. Thorndyke? '
Inside, think" Philip replied, ex-
nmining the map spread out on Fench's
desk; "about there. j should say
placing his finger on two vacant lots
we'll within the limits of the Gates tract.
sHai best location in the city--ab-
solutely gilt-edge. guess you know n
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-14

reached the hotel and found a note
from Sharpless asking him to call at
the company's Office. He went, was re.
ceived with a cordiality born OF the ia
vorable answer TO the telegram sent by
Fcnch TO Col. Van Colt, and was shown
the missing deeds with an air Of re-
proachful frankness that almost dis
armed him.
''Since you made a point of II, Iwired
our secretary TO send them down"
Sharpless explained; and as Philip read
them he thought he could never be suf-
iiciently grateful for the impulse that
had led him TO make the copies from the
records. In porting over them he had
well-nigh committed them 10 memory,
and a single reading of the pretended
originals convinced him that these
were recent forgeries. The notary's at
testation was genuine-a fact that at
once implicated Pragmore-and il any
further damnatory proof had been
needed, II was supplied by a single cir
cumstance in the acknowledgement.
Pragmore had used rubber stamp with
dotted line for his signature, and the
words notary public" beneath IL, and
the gummy ink OF the stamp was still
fresh enough to be blurred by the
thumb of the reader.
Philip read the papers leisurely a
second time and handed them back 10
the attorney.
I'm sorry you went 10 so much
trouble" he said. II have given up the
idea OF buying inside, and have been
thinking more particularly Of trying
something in the resident district"
Sharpless met him half way, and
Philip thought he surprised ileeting
expression OF relief on the shrewd face
ofthe lawyer. "That'sa sensible change.
Between us, and leaving Mr.. Fench out
OF the question, believe there's more
money 10 be made In Cheltenham
Heights than on broadway. I've scat
tered my own little bit OF capital
around on the edges"
Philip got away as soon as he could
decently, and went back to his room TO
piece together the deductions which
might fairly be drawn from the inter-
view. The first point made clear was
the undoubted guilt OF the conspira-
tors; II they had committed forgery for
the purpose OF imposing on single
customer, IL was reasonable to conclude
that they had not hesitated when the
necessity was far more urgent. An
other deduction was of even greater inn
portance. Fench and Sharpless had
confederate in Pragmore, and here
was n vulnerable point. II the notary
set price upon his silence, he might
also be induced 10 speak, II IL were
made sufficiently profitable for him TO
do 80. A third inference was that the
original forgery and the deed from
Gates had disappeared; otherwise the
conspirators would not have been Mt
the trouble OF fabricating new ones.
Philip sat up late that night, study
ing the problem and trying 10 deter
mine what he should do next, but his
perseverance, was rewarded only by the
turning OF one more conjecture into n
certainty. The note which had called
him to the attorneys Office was In
typewriting, and comparison of its
mechanical inaccuracies with those In
the anonymous letter 20 Duncan proved
that both were written on the same ma
chine.