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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11
Cigars a barometer TO n smokers Physical
Condition..

The late VIM. 8. Roosc, who for 80 many years
sold cigars at the hotel stands owned by him IN
this city, and at his several stores, always dis
liked TO sell cigars by the box to any OF his reg
ulnr customers. His theory was that customers
who had n box of their fhvorite cigar handy
were apt to smoke too many, and the inevitable
result WAS that they soon got tired OF any tlv'
orite, while they would smoke the same cignrIor
years without any but pleasant consequences II
they bought them in small quantities. Tho
only remedy that / know is for a person,
n cigar. to throw it away, rinse the mouth oHt
with cold water, and drink a large glass OF lh'
stomach seems to nCutrAlizc the Meets Ol the
cigar better than anything ! know Of, Ms o.
pGrienCe 10 that cigars are "A barometer 10y wul"n
persons nre readily forcwarned as to their pll, So
ical condition. The mere fyct that n regular
smoker does not want 10 smoke shows that illr.'
is something wrong within him, and IT. + best 10
pay attention to the indication and leave 'iS'Js
alone until he feels that he can enjoy them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11

Wards In country districts are . novelty.
but the theory Of the trainers Of the charter
probably was that after being Joined to
New York city, and after IL had become
part Of the metropolis, Staten Island would
not be a semi.rural district very long.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-sfr The game Of " golf"
10 only what our fathers and myself In youth were
wont to call "shinney. =" save. OF course. the opera.
tions. / viii warrant that. given mo the old crooked
stick or my boyhood's days. ! could with practice.
Of courseD make fully - good a showing In the game
as your celebrated golf players. armed cdp-a,Die with
all their paraphernalia anu Implements And when
golf with q dozen sticks OstentatiouSlyd lsplayedi In .
leather bag. he Is apt mentally TO eTclaim: Hum.
bug ~ WILLIAM L. STONE.
MouxT VERNON, Jan. 0.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11

Denver is slowly recovering from tumul-
tuous fre1zy. The Hon. GEORGE FRED Will
LIAMs, "the leading champion Of the silver
cause in New England" has made q triumphal
speech in Denver, which rings and cannot cease
to ring and rattle with his echoes. When the
Hon. GEORGE ri WILLIAMS lifts his voice he
lifts It high and hard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11
Chime He'll. in tho Marine band of Former D",.
From the Washington star.

The big man in the band of former days. -
the Marine Band in its Infancy, was the m"n
bells which was rIggc up on q long Iu!c. NO.
was an entire hand in himself. hchind hp
arranged chimes. though Of sinullcr proportion
There may have been coTAct.. tlpWbunrs,
bass horns III existence then, but CERTAIN v
none Of them wcr" eyer carried by the Marco
Band until after 1888. was married ihtI SEE
and remember very well seeing the band pam q
tain there were no horns carried hi IA" h-un
except buglus or lruiupcts. ! don't know 'l
their music was not rs sweet #S II J., tod y VI
sonndcd TO Ms folks Of that day 80, nuNnaF
There seemed 10 he more music In ihc -'Iti-
and reed iHslrumGnis than Ia the various mons
OF to-day, and tho men who carried the C'luS
bells could, for sound al least, double discoust
any OF the performers in the band to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11
Why 1895 will No n BETTER Business Year
Than 1897

From the So. LoGtS Globs. Democrat.
One reason why 1893 is going to be q better business
year than 1877 was is that everybody thinks 1t will
be. The immediate outlook Is much brighter now
than It was twelve months ago, and the general opin.
ion is that II will be Still brighter six months hence.
There is no room for pesSimists In this country these
days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11
Subscription By SIaT, Psst-Paid.

u our friends ,cho favor rs NTH mnnuserfrfsJor
qualification trfsh TO hare rejected articles returned
tAsp must IN all cases send stamps for that purpose.
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inlb, IUO, uluy w u uTehih which IL VIII take
many years to convert into n reality-and yet,
who can say it is an impossibility. or that cir
cumstances may not bring about its consumma-
ton at an early dayi At all events. should Lord
Salisbury. for reasons OF his own, think & 1t advis-
able TO really sound our Government on the pos
Bibility of n limited or even a general alliance,
what harm could there be II the Secretary of
State should say he was willing to discuss tho
matterl And II In the discussion he should call
attention to the fact that while the traditional
policy Of our Government is "peace with all
nations, entangling alliances with none,' the
fundamental polity Of our people, with whom
all governmental power resides, fayors conti-
mental union, and would justify almost any sac
rihce to realize II, would he not be sustained by
the unanimous approval of the peoplef Or II
such a proposition should be deemed too radical
and far reaching at first, might 1t not be modi-
fed in detail as follows:
!. That the Clayton.Bulwcr treaty. which lies
athwart the Monroe doctrine. and II still In
force. as Great Britain contends, limits our free
dom OF action In reference to the Nicaragua
Canal. should be formally abrogated and can
celled. and that the intrigues OF the British
agents should be disarmed and undono by
which tho greater republic OF Central America
was confronted for the manifest purpose OF
creating a power which should disregard the
rights already conceded to an American mari
time canal company and should grant to an
English company a right to build a railroad
along the Nicaragua Canal route.
2. That the Newfoundland fisheries question
should be settled according to our contention.
8. That the Pribylov fur seal herd belongs of
right to US and pelagic fur sealing shall be dis
continued forever.
4. That the Monroe doctrine shall be recog.
nized as tho public law of the Western Hemis-
phere, and that North and South America and tho
adjacent islands shall constitute tho legitimate
sphere of our commercial and political influence.
o. Last. but not least. that the Dominion Of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-22
DARK STARS.
A nit of Science and n Verse of
Scripture.

Scripture.
I will make che stars dark.-Ezek. s2:7.
The fulfillment Of the prophecy fell
upon Egypt, against whom it was pro-
nounced, more than once. At one time
the fulfillment was literal, physical
At another IL came upon them in a
figurative, spiritual sense, depriving
Egypt of the assurance of Gods favor
and protection.
The darkening OF stars has its full
suggestion OF reality in the sight OF
what our modern astronomers describe
as the dark companions" of certain
luminaries. They tell us that the spec
troscope now confirms the theory that
Algol is binary, its companion being
dark star. Dark stars are, OF course.
invisible, their presence being revealed
only by theeinstrument named. Belo-
polsky, OF the Russian Imperial obser-
vatory at Pulkowa, has demonstrated
that Alpha (1) and Alpha (2), Gemi-
norum, visible companions of Castor
have a third companion in dark star.
This invisible body indicates its pres
ence only by the manner in which, mt
stated intervals, IL changes the velocity
OF Castor's motion. Prof. Bailey, of
Harvard, reports from the universities
observatory at Arequipa, Peru, that
Mu (1) Scorpii Is also a spectroscopic
binary.
The dark companion OF Castor pre-
yiously mentioned affords us n good IL
lustration also of the influence upon
us OF sinful companionship. Except
under certain rare and unreliable con-
ditions, we may not for n time be con-
scious OF the effect of such; but sooner
or later reflections in the orbit Of spir-
itual living will become apparent, and
the nature OF these associations stands
thus revealed George V. Rcichel,
In Homiletic Review.
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was never again 20 be reproduced. en-
IDENTIFY, or the room would not have
been wholly sealed. Perhaps there was
a secret entrance provided. But then,
why should your property have been
selected? Were you alone when the
discovery was nader"
mo, sir. A woman who used to act
as nurse girl when was n young one
was with me, and also Mrs. Snyder, the
widow who takes care of the house."
"Yes, know. / believe the old
widow can be relied upon to say moth
ing about the circumstances IL she Is
told not to. How about the other, your
old nurse?"
"She would do anything possible for
me. i was her idol when n child, and
now devotion for me seems to have
been augmented in proportion to my
stature. Sarah is wholly trustworthy.
and IL requested her not TO mention
the matter she would have her tongue
cut out rather than breathe a word
of H."
That's good. The discovery had best
be kept secret" the old lawyer said, re-
fectively.
THERE'S another thing Iwish TO men,
ton, though perhaps II is hardly worth
dwelling upon. Mrs. Snyder thinks
there Is something strange about the
house. And she has so succeeded in
impressing my old nurse with the idea
that Sarah is quite concerned about my
staying. She seems to be imbued with
an inexplicable fear that something
harmful threatens me-"
Indeed! What do you mean when
you say there is something strange
You mean mysterious?" the old lawyer
asked. in the manner he would have
used in cross-examining n witness.
"Yes; Mrs. Snyder claims to have
seen mysterious lights at night, and
heard strange noises"
Mr.. Sonntag's eyes lost their shrewd
expression for few moments; he re-
lapsed into deep thought.
fro BE CONTINUED
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-22

We often See a Lot of Human Nature
I'm Our Animals.


When I was riding home from Bells
Station last spring, after the Widow
Birds funeral, found Dan Boyle plow-
ing his hillside field for corn. He had
been unfortunate with his horses. One
of them was sick and another had tried
to kick his way out OF the stable, and
was too badly hurt to work. Now, Dan.
you know, is working on poor farm
and did not think himself able to buy
any more horses. But he had n pair
OF good heifers. and IL occurred TO him
that he would pillow his land with those
Refers. So he got an old yoke and .
chain and yoked them up, and hitched
them TO his plow. He had not been
blowing very long when came by the
side OF his field. and seeing him at the
other side thought 1 might stop and
ask him how he Jared and why he had
not been in his place at church for two
Sundays past. Soon after he started
across the field toward me l saw one
end OF the yoke begin to fall behind
and the heller at the other end crowded
around till the pillow was out In the
ground already plowed. Patient Dan
stopped them and brought them back
into their places, but one was not dis
posed to pull at all. But after little
coaxing they did very well till the
troublesome animal saw some water In
little puddle and dragged pillow and
driver TO il. She had 20 be humored and
stopped 10 eat a good rich bunch OF
grass, and after few more caprices the
yoke OF heifers stopped by the fence
where was sitting. "Your cattle are a
little freakish to-day" / said Yes"
he answered. at requires great deal
of effort 10 get any labor out OF this
intractable animal, but do succeed In
getting something done" Invent homo
thinking OF the prophet Hosea's back
Gliding heifer and / hunted up the
strange term only to find that he meant
intractable. Perhaps he had just such
heifer in his yoke.
1T is rare, exceeding rare, for man
10 walk straight on in Gods ways; he,
jerks. writhes, twists, darts aside hitler
and thither, hating nothing so much as
one straight, even tenor OF his Ways
Earnest Action" In Rams Horn.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-22
CHAPTER VII.


The probability that / had n rival in
the field, and one who had free road
while l was handicapped by the suspi-
cion of a crime, filled me with despera-
tion.
Had / only followed my first inn
pulse, and not allowed whole year to
intervene without making an attempt
to clear myself! III you want anything
of consequence done, do IL yourself,
was n maxim / had always believed In,
and as far as possible followed ont
But In this one most important in
stance, where the circumstances affect
ed my whole life and promised to annul
ell possibility of future happiness,
had held nloof with supineness for
which l could not now condemn myself
strongly enough.
/ knew the bank officials had used
every effort to recover their property.
/ knew the shrewdest detectives had
been put on the case. Notwithstanding
this, nothing had been discovered
How could /, then, hope TO succeed
Where could begin? There was not
the least sign of clew TO work on.
soon drove into Twineburgh, and
had no trouble in locating Mr.. Sonn-
tags Office.
An understood old fellow with brist-
ling gray hair was seated at n desk,
his back toward the door. He took
no notice OF me, and, after standing
for n few minutes gazing at the back
Of his head. made known my presence.
II wish to speak to Mr.. Sonntag," /
said.
"Take chair; be Mt leisure in n
moment" came the answer, In quick,
jerlxy tones. He did not even turn his
head, but went on with his work.
/ sat down and looked around. II
was typical small-town lawyers Of
flee / was in. There were few law
books In a small, rickety bookcase on
one side of the room, few rough
wooden chairs, warranted to cause a
backache only TO look at them, n few
old maps and calendars, most of the
latter of former years, hanging on the
walls, n wooden spittoon filed with
| sawdust on the floor, n rusty stove,
from which the discolorations OF the
| fires of the last winter had not been
removed, standing in one corner, and,
lastly, the desk before which was seat
ed my agent and lawyer.
thought the old fellow, judging
| from his back. was In complete har-
mony with his surroundings; but /
soon found had misjudged the man.
For when he finally arose, turned to-
ward me and favored me with a search
ing glance from n pair OF the keenest
steel-blue eyes l had ever seen, IL was
very evident Mr.. Sonntag was not as
rusty rs his surroundings.
There was something familiar 20 me
about him. Had l met him before I?
J -ould not remember.
Arising, l was about TO make myself
known, but before could utter n word
he stepped briskly up TO me and with
a smile extended his hand.
! II am glad to wee you" he began.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-22
FOR SUNDAY READING.
THE PRoDIGAL's RETURN.

Back TO Thy feet. o my Father!
Wearied and stricken and sore,
Dragging a heavier burden
Than ever n prodigal bore:
Coming with worn feet that falter.
Hands that are crimsoned with stain,
And heart that can lay on Thine altar
Only Its sin and Its pain.
changed the white robes OF Thy favor
For garments tattered and soiled;
The fields where Thou badest me labor.
The weeds and the foxes have spoiled,
turned from the fruits OF Thy vineyard.
To feed on the husks with the swine,
And left the pure springs OF Thy mercy
For cups OF the rioters wine.
And now 10 Thy feet I am coming,
Saddened, ashamed and denied.
And ask for the bread OF n servant
Not worthy the name OF a child.
i walt. In the dust. for Thy greeting:
II II come. with the stroke OF Thy rod.
Spare IL not. ~ II hasten the meeting
or penitent heart and It's God.
o stained handsi cieansed by Thy gras plng
o bleeding feet healed In Thy ways!
Leave thy sins. and press onward. close
clasping
The cross OF my shame and Thy praise,
Till the fearful eyes. healed OF their blind.
ness.
Shall see. from the lowiiest place.
The wonderful mercy and kindness
That shines In Thy pardoning face.
Mary Lowe Dickinson. In Washington
Home Magazine.
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THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
HisProfessional Instincts Submerged
I'm Patriotic Emotion.
tTo BE coNTINuEp.l


"Poldng along the side OF the house
one night looking for the handiest cell
lar window" said the retired burglar,
II brushed against string hanging
down the side of the house. Looking
up saw that this string disappeared
over the sill of a secondstory window,
and then L realized that ii was Fourth
of July morning. and L knew that the
string was tied around the big toe of a
boy who was then sound asleep, but
had made n solemn contract with a
neighbours son TO come and pull that
string and wake him up mt exactly
When? That was the question. Two
o'clock? Three o'clock? Four o'clock?
When? / didn't know, and there wasn't
any way of finding out.
1T was then about quarter OF two. OF
| course it would have been the part of
common sense for me To go away, but
around the house. But didn't find any
thing that l wanted bad enough to
carry IL off. / didn't look very hard.
To tell the truth never came SO near
To feeling mean about my business as
did that morning.
ut wasn't because was working on
n holiday. In my business we don't
pay much attention 10 holidays, any
way; we work right along just the same,
but somehow this Fourth o. July busi-
ness, string out OF the window, and all
that kind o. touched me up.
IL went up TO the boys room and
found him sleeping sound as n nut.
Fourth o. July things spread out on a
table. Humph! Three or four packs of
| firecrackers not opened. One pack loose
in saucer, all ready to begin. Three
or four pieces OF punk. Two or three
pin wheels, and two or three little bits
Of rockets. Pretty small outfit, take It
altogether. but the boys heart was
in IL. Very likely he didn't real
ize what Fourth o. July meant;
don't suppose he did; but IL was great
day, all the same.
81 looked out of the boys window
This was In the country, or rather in n
| country town, and off in the distance
l could hear guns now and then, and
now and then n pistol; sometimes
could see the flash. Men celebrating.
Drunk, maybe, round some tavern, but
celebrating; celebrating their country,
mine too, and i was around robbing
people.
"When / went past the string again
gave IL n ynnk; ! thought
ought TO have that much fun
out OF IL, anyway, and hid be-
hind n currant bush and waited 20
see him poke his head out, which he did
In about quarter of minute. But
he didn't see anybody-how could he
when there wasn't anybody there; and
suppose he must have thought he
dreamt IL. But he didn't--the string
was pulled pulled tn. Y. Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-22
CURVES OR ANGLES.
There Are un-Christlike ways of
Doing ChristIike Deeds.

Spiritual angularity, as well as ply
steal, is unattractiye. The curved line
is the line of beauty In character as
well as in anatomy. Angular piety Is
as little admired ms a hatchet-fnce. He
who makes you vince with the sharp
corners OF his censorious orthodoxy Is
no more winsome than he who does the
same with his elbows. IL would be
more merciful sometimes TO be
knocked down by n paving-block than
by n dogmatic blockhead. A person Of
ordinary sensitiveness would rather
rasp his forehead against square
cornered hcmlock joist than lacernte
his feelings in an uncharitable con
troversy. We have no right to do the
work OF the gentle and loving Jesus
In the hammer-nnd-tong fashion OF the
devil. III that is lust our way" still
IL is not justified. His way was the
loving way. Curves, rather than angles,
become the follower OF Him who re
yilcd not. but was filed with compass
sion.-S. S. Times.
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Exit George.

The time was approaching midnight.
The old gentleman was listening from n
coign OF vantage at the head OF the
stairs. lie had been there in his stock
ing feet for as long as 80 minutes.
The young man was lingering at the
front door with the old gents daugh.
ter. As a lingercr he was success.
and he was aided and abetted by the
girl. This, also, the old gent knew, as
well MS several other interesting things.
That's why he became tired of lis
tening at the head OF the stairs. At last
he heard shutting OF feet. Its so
hard TO say goodnight darling" the
young man said TO the girl, who believed
every word he uttered. AS they always
do before matrmony gets in its baleful
work. Don't say IL, George" sang OUT
the old man; "wait about five minutes
and say good morning" IL was then
the impediment in Georges speech was
removed, and. with at least AZ minutes
10 spare. the girl closed the front door.
and George trvtted along home.-Tit.
Bits.
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answered, decidedly. eff they are
weeks. For when l received your letter
announcing your intention TO occupy
the house for time, went all through
the place, and those doorways were not
built up then. / even went into that
cellar. IL was a damp, musty hole, and
intended TO call your attention 10 IL
| and ask what you wished done about It."
well, that's strange! Who could
have done it'll" / exclaimed, thoroughly
perplexed. "How did you get into the
storeroom? / had TO kick open the door. "
"0h, / had a key TO the outside door,
and got In That way. HINT tits. as you
say, very strange, indeed. But resume
your scat, Mr.. Conway"
Again the thought occurred TO me
that had met Mr.. Sonntag, or Mt least
seen him, somewhere before.
"Did / ever meet your" asked, voic-
ing my thought
lie glanced quickly nt me, and then
smiled as he said: Look like some ono
you know, do /? One often meets peo-
pic who put them in mind OF some one
else. Now. regarding this cellar affair.
Is there anyone you know who is in
terested in your property?" he asked,
In brisk, business-likc manner.
"No one" / replied. "I am the last
OF my race-a lonely man, and one
who Is sick at heart, / was about TO
add"
Mr.. Sonntag's face became serious,
and I thought there was touch OF pity
| on II.
"Checr up, Mr.. Conway. The tables
will turn some day, and you will for
ret the time OF trouble and desponden-
cy," the old lawyer said, cheerily and
hopefully; perhaps sooner than you
have any idea of. Now, then" he con-
tinued. returning 10 his brisk, business
like manner, "some one has walled up
those doorways. Who was II, and for
what purpose? TT 10 was done with the
idea of hiding-place. what was the
thing 10 be hidden? Something which
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-22
business or Pleasure.

Business before pleasure" Is good
motto. But finding pleasure in giving
pleasure TO others, or sharing in the
pleasure OF others, may be our present
business, that occupation taking pr6ce-
dencc just now OF mere business apart
from pleasure. We ought TO do what
we ought to whether we enjoy IL or not.
There Is no gain In mere pleasure as
pleasure, neither is there gain in mere
dry business as dry business. Business
may be our duty, and so may pleasure
be. Whichever Is duty we ought TO
give preference to.-S. s. Times.