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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02
HOW TO MAKE A xYLoPHoNE.

ting. For instance, IL the tone OF the
plane the bottom of the bar slightly.
This will raise the tone with each shaw
ing until il corresponds. On the other
hand, if the tone of the bar is higher
than that of the piano, saw slit on
the under side OF the bar. This lowers
the tone, and you saw deeper until the
correct tone is obtained.
"In this way one bar after another in
made to correspond with the scale of
the piano until the two octayes are COM
pleted, very little saving or planning be-
ing necessary to bring the tones up or
down to proper pitch.
"The bars may then all be fastened to-
gether by means of strong string
stretched through the holes and tied
at the ends, and very small round felt
or leather washers cut out and placed
on the string between the bars, to keep
them apart.
1.-TWO strips OF strong felt the length
of the instrument, half an inch wide and
about as thick, are glued firmly across
the under side Of the bars. These form
a soft cushion for the bars 10 rest upon,
which allows them 10 give clean, ybrat-
ing tones.
"rhe two hammers, or drum sticks"
with which 10 strike the notes can be cut
out OF small blocks of wood, thin round
sticks with handles being inserted and
glued into them. Skill in picking out
the tones Of different tunes is soon ac-
quired, but practice is necessary TO give
the longer notes the fine tremulous or
vibrating sound which makes this in
strument so musical in the hands Of n
good player"
With these simple instructions, boy
ought TO be able 10 make a very salts
factory instrumeut.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

The mans voice was husky. and he
took step forward.
"We buried him at sea-" said Tom, in
a broken voice in which the other could
but feel the ring Of deep sorrow.
John deadl"
Fora moment the stricken man strug-
gled for composure, the big tears cours-
ing down his checks the while, his
daughter burying her face on his sleeve
and sobbing aloud. When he could
speak the former said:
"Thisis sad news, gentlemen, to come
so sudden. Come to my tent, must
know the particulars. Poor John! To
think that he should be taken away in
the prime of his life!"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02
Gro BE Continued
AN EDUCATED INDIAN.
The Amusing Experience of a Yale
Professor In the Had
Lands.

70 his intimates the late Prof. Marsh
was known not only as scientific man
OF great ability and worldwide reputa-
ton, but also as delightful compan-
ion, quick and witty, with IA keen APP
probation of humor, and "A narrator OF
capital stories. One of these, which he
used TO tell of himself with great effect,
dealt with small adventure he had
many years ago in the Rocky noun
tains.
The first month or two of the trip had
been spent on the plains of Nebraska
and Wyoming, at that time the hunting
ground of Sioux and Cheyennes, who
were bitterly hostile, and signs of
whose presence near the command
were often seen. The whole party re-
allied that they were in a dangerous
country, and all hands were constantly
on the watch for enemies, and were
careful not to wander far from the
commando or if two or three fossil
gatherers did go Off from the main
body they took with them n number of
soldiers to stand guard while they
worked. After leaving this dangerous
region the expedition moved on to the
bad lands near Fort Bridges, where
there were but few Indians. and those
friendly ones, and the work of gath
cring fossils went on.
One day Prof. Marsh was hard at
work on his knees in the bottom of the
narrow ravine, digging away the soil
from bone which stuck out of the
bank. He was entirely absorbed in his
task, and noticed nothing of what was
going on about him until the brilliant
sunlight, which poured down on him,
was cut off by dark shadow, and he
looked up TO see standing above him a
great grim Indian warrior, holding his
rifle at ready. The professors heart
leaped into his throat. He forgot where
he was. He strove To utter propitia-
tory How" but his dry lips refused TO
form the word, and he could only swal-
low, trying to get rid of the lump in his
throat. Suddenly the savage bent to-
ward him and spoke: 'Have | the
honor of addressing Prof. othneil
Charles Marsh, the eminent paleontol-
ogist of Yale college," he inquired.
The revulsion of feeling was almost too
much for the professor, who was now
even less able to speak than he had
been before.
IL developed. that the Indian, as n
smallboy, had been sent east, Christian
lied, educated. taught the elements of
theology and sent back 10 the west to
civilizc his tribe; but he had not car
ried the civilization far.-Forest and
Stream.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02
IN GRANDMA's GARDEN.


In grandma's garden the sunbeams play
With the quiet shadows the livelong day.
The butterflies and the bumblebees
Bob in and out Of the shrubs and trees,
Taking no thought OF calling hours"
While visiting among the flowers.
The slender hollyhocks. stately and tall.
Scarce seem to know their neighbors at all.
While yellow daffodils down I'm the grasses
Nod 10 the lilies like sweet little iasses;
And in grandma's garden the flowers and
birds
Have a wonderful language as plain as
words.
The pompous tulips pretend not 20 know
The daisies that stray from the fields be-
low,
But the dahlias and peonies over the fence
All declare II is merely fiimsy pretense
And II seems that the flowers. like people
we know,
Are sometimes snobbish and fond OF show.
The pinks and verbenas and dear sweet
peas
Are gracious and gentle and try TO please.
While the lovely lilies. serene OF face,
Hold themselves high with old-time grace,
Like the old-fashioned girls OF grandma 5
days
who wore iaces and feathers and hoops
and stays.
w no never lduBncQ lOuu III DOlSttIouS iioOdi
Nor used slang words, and never were
rude;
But were quietly sweet like the mignon-
cites,
And were modest and shy. dear household
pets!
For the the old-time maidens we're sober
as pansies.
And not coddled up with whimsical fancies.
But the boys and the girls OF grandma's
days
Must have been rather dull in their games
and plays;
The boys were as stiff as this trimmed
box,
In their frllls and buckles and high white
stocks,
And the girls just a trine staid and prim
With their kerchiefed gowns and waists
so slim.
So perhaps. after all. It's nicer TO be
A wide-awake girl OF the present, like me
Who can row in a boat, or ride on wheel,
And never a backache or headache feel;
who need not be pruned TO grow In a mould
Less somebody say: She's shockingly
bold!
And walking among the garden beds
Where perfume and beauty each fioweret
sheds.
A lesson OF life / learn TO read
In each little blossom and leaf and weed
A lesson that teaches we all may give
Some beauty and sweetness wherever we
livel
Pauline Darlington Bouve. in Boston
| Budget.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02
MAKING A xYLopHoNR
Charming Winter Task for Young
sters Who Have Musical Talent
and Can Handle Tools.

One of the simplest of musical instru-
ments is the xylophone, and by working
after the following simple directions.
may be made at little expense by deft-
handed boys or girls.
'.Nery hard wood gives the best tone
to xylophone,n said young appren-
tice who has had experience. BLACK
walnut, hickory and spruce are first
class. The first one j made" continued
the young man, twas two octave in
strument without any semitones. Ii Ii
made from large piece Of black wal
nut, seven-eighths of an inch thick,
which took from some old heavy furni-
ture. cut il out 20 inches long and
is inches wide at one end, tapering
down to width of six inches at the
other end. This board is then divided
evenly and cut up into 16 strips ia
inches wide, varying in length from six
TO Is inches. The wood must be of even
grain and piece without knots Sc
lected.
"The next step is to bore two parallel
holes through the sides of the entire set
of the bars or keys (AA) large enough
10 draw cords through in order to hold
the various sections together. The
holes are about 2h inches apart, and
are started from the short bars. With
the 16 ranged in order and held tightly
together, and the course of the two
holes drawn across the top of the bars
as guide, you bore through the center
of the first bar into the second. Then
the first bar can be taken away, the
holes continued through and into tho
third bar, and so on through them all.
This method of work prevents irregu-
larity when the bars are strung to-
gether.
'Now comes what think is the most
interesting part of the work-tuning
the bars. Lay them temporarily on two
strips of soft material, so that the tone
of each strip when struck may be dis
tinctly heard. After sounding each bar,
you can best tune il up by the aid Of n
piano. Finding on the piano the note
nearest TO the tone of the lowest bar,
this strip of wood can be made to cor
respond with il perfectly by slight cut
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

salt water chap, an hell swallow that
part Of it,"
Rider nodded. and the other went on:
1--WE been thinkin' this out an I've
come ter the conclusion that we must
pump him about how ter get ter the
place where the gold is an let him go
on ter Dyea after his grub. lie won't
hev enough stuff with him TO make il
with our while 10 stop him. See?''
After pause he continued:
wen keep on and find this other
Teller what sent hcletter. They'yegot
big pile all dug by this time. and we
must hey n He'lldrop out o. sight"
Riders face showed that he did not
understand the others meaning, and
the miner repeated:
Hell git off the earth, Understand?
Then when we hev the place all ter our
selves. Mr.. Tarbox will come back with
a lot Of grub. Wen tell him his pard got
starved out afore we reached the place
an took their stuff with him. He'll
never know the odds, and IL he does
make any trouble. there's a mighty
quick way of stopping his mouth"
As he spoke he dropped his hand sig
nificantly 10 the butt OF the heavy re-
yolver at his hip and his face took
on such an evil look that the mates
blood ran cold in his veins. He began
to feel decidedly uneasy in this mans
company. What assurance had he that
this unscrupulous rufiian would not
treat him in the same manner after his
ends were served?
AS IL reading his thoughts Bowers
laughed hoarsely, and exclaimed:
whats the matter, Rider? 'Fraid
I'll go back on yer? Don't worry as
long as yer use me on the square. I'll
stick ter yer. but yer too chicken heart
ed for job like this"
The day had been very warm and
sunny, for summer comes all at once in
this part of the country. They had
built small fire TO make their coffee,
and were lying in their tent where they
could command quite view Of the trail
ahead. II was still light, and as the
speaker glanced carelessly over the val
ley in which they had halted he uttered
n sharp exclamation and sprang to his
feet.
"Thar's some thing movin' over thar!"
he said quickly, shading his eyes with
his hand as IL to aid his vision. Its
man an he's afoot headin' fer our
fire, jest as sure's yer born! Ten dollars
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

1T would bF<funny. wouldnt II.
Scott. IL we had met him out herel You
know the letter said he was comm
down this month fer grub"
The stranger looked wonderingly at
the two men and Bowers FASTENED to
say:
Excuse me. stranger, but might
your name be Tarbox?i
The man took his pipe from his lips
and stared at the speaker for full see
ond before replying, then he replied:
ut might be and IL is, How did you
know me?"
AN yer PARTNERS name is Taylor?"
This time the man was too aStonished
TO reply. and Bowers went on:
You're goin' ter Dyea after grub. an
he's back in the hills. Amt that all
straight"
Joe Tarbox rose to his feet and laid
his hand on his weapon, saying in a
quiet tone:
THAT is correct, but it's my turn 10
ask questions now. How did you find
all this out ?''
Bowers turned to the mate and said,
promptly:
TON, old man, you tell him our
yarn an let him see the documents.
That'll soon put things straight
my name is Scott" said Rider. 81
was an officer on the ship where a man
named John Avery died. He was COM
ing out here on account OF letter from
an old chum of his named Dick Taylor.
The old chap fell overheard and pulled
him aboard after hard tussle. We
come nigh going 10 Davy Jones, both of
us, and he never got over it, We buried
him out 10 sea and he drawed up a
writing to make me his heir. He give
me letter he'd got from this Taylor,
telling how to get to gold mine he'd
been working.
"IIe told me TO take what money was
in his belt and i did. He said he'd no
family. The letter said for him 10 bring
some one with him if he needed any
help. and as | didn't know nothing
about horses and shore rigging,
brought Bowers here along with me.
That's the whole yarn as well as a
rough sailor man can spin IT,"
Iro DE CONTINUED
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02
NEW TOY wINDMILLs.

cork lengthwise and put hairpin
through, giving IL a little bend so that
the cork cannot touch the wood into
which il is stuck TO serve as handle;
and now you have feather windmill.
windmill with five wings can be
easily made out OF an old postal card.
First fasten hoop OF wood TO a stick
las shown i'm the illustration and then
cut out five circles from the postal card
as large as you can. Slit the circles al
four equi-distant points, turn the ends
inward and outward alternately, stick
the ends 10 the centers by pin and
put them on the hoop at equal dis
tnnces, and you have fine windmill
with five parts.
Take a small cigar box and fasten the
two ends OF spool. having a little
piece of wood fixed in each. A second
piece of wood serves as the axle OF the
mill on which whole spool revolves,
20 which little bits of wood are glued.
Four holes are bored i'm the spool,
into which little sticks are fas 'ened.
On the outer ends OF these sticks
fasten playing cards or other bits OF
stiff pasteboard. 10 serve as the wings
of the windmill, and you have the haest
boys windmill ever built. 49, Boston
Globe
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02
His Drnught.

4 Methodist minister visited the
Queen lane pumping station the other
day. When he reached the engine-room
the engineer said: "What I'm proudest
Of here is my draught. Here she is.
Look at her" He raised n trapdoor in
the floor. disclosing n black hole about
foot square, and the minister looked in
eagerly. Nothing whatever was to be
seen. but n tremendous draught sucked
In his silk hat. "Ha, Ia, hal" shouted
the engineer Then he continued, cx-
citcdly: Now you are performing an
interesting experiment. Nothing could
demonstrate better the excellence of
this draught just watch the sky
scrapcr of n stack there" lie pointed
10 the lofty stack, and even as he spoke
the silk hat shot straight up out OF 10
for 80 feet or so, and then, like large
black bird. sailed slowly away down the
wind. "Good-by, my friend" said the
minister. "This has been. indeed. a
grand experiment, and thank you for
It. My property. let MS hope. will prove
unchanged" lie then scaled a high
barbcd wire fence and ran lightly over
the fields in the direction which hie hDt
had Observation-Disclosures Record,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

An old sailor once appeared TO give
evidence in n case OF assault, when he
was asked the following questions: The
Judge-"Where was plaintiff standing
when defendant struck him?" Witness
-"N no are they?" The Judge-"Don't
you know the difference between plain
tiff and defendant?" Witness mo"
The Judge Wei, you are a nice chap
20 come here and give evidenced And
you don't know the plaintiff from the
defendant Where was he when the
man struck him?' Witness baft
the binnaclel" The Judgc--"Abaft the
binnaclel Where Is that?v Witness
"You are a fine chap TO SIT as judged
And you don't know where 'abaft the
pinnacle is2"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

A little sun. little rain.
soft wind blowing from the west
And woods and fields are sweet again,
And warmth within the mountains breast.
20 simple 10 the earth we tread,
SO quick with love and life her frame:
Ten thousand years have dawned and fed,
And still her magic Is the same.
A little love. little trust
A soft impulse. sudden dream
And life as dry as desert dust
Is fresher than mountain stream.
SO simple Is the heart of man. M
SO ready for new hope and JOY:
Ten thousand years since IL began
Have left II younger than boy.
--Stopford A. Brooke. In Unity
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

In grandma's garden the sunbeams play
With the quiet shadows the livelong day.
The butterflies and the bumblebees
Bob in and out Of the shrubs and trees.
Taking no thought OF calling hours"
While visiting among the flowers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-02

"Shc says she hasn't worn hall her
new gowns yet this season"
"1ndced7 should have said from her
appearance that she was in the habit
Of wearing just abous half Chicago
Post.
The times., 1899-05-14
RATION SAVINGS STOPPED.
An Order Designed to Make Men Eat
D-ied Fish.

Much complaint has recently been re-
ceived at the War Department from sur
geons in the field to the effect that SOL
diers would not draw the dried fruits and
fish components of the ration. The COM
pany messes by not drawing this part OF
the ration were paid its equivalent in
money The surgeons insist on the men
using this ration, for hygienic reasons. 1t
prevents scurvy and is desirable part of
the ration to preserve health. The Sec
retary of War has made the following an
pnouncement, which is to prevent companies
from drawing savings:
Savings will not allowed on dried fruits
or fish. 1t is considered that the ration of
dried fruits Is small, and it has been added
for the purpose of giving variety and for
hygienic reasons; II should be used. or else
the Government should not be put to the
expense of furnishing a component of the
ration not desired. The restriction in re-
gard to the issue of fish was removed SO
as to give variety in the meat component;
if 1t is not desired, it is because the troops
do not desire the additional variety which
an issue of fish would give. The various
dried fruits may be issued as requested
by the company commanders, but to equal
| ize the cost, prunes should form at least
| three-tenths OF the ISSUE"
The times., 1899-05-14
THE PEACE CONGRESS
rs Viewed ABROAD
Hope for Practical Results
Gradually Vanishing.
International Understanding Agree
able to Great Powers.
Losing Sight of the Disarmament
Iden-PossibIe Revision of the
Geneva Convention.
Especial cablegrsm-copyrighted)

London, May 13.-As the time ap-
proaches for the assembling of the Cars
conference, the expectations of practical
outcome of any Importance continue TO di-
minish. A very simple but decisive fact
justifies this view. The instructions which
the delegates of all the great powers, with
the exception OF Russia, carry to The
Hague, while, of course, secret in all de-
tails, embody the virtual prohibition of the
acceptance of any radical proposal for
changing the present international rela-
tionship. and the policy of diplomatic ma
chinery viii remain unaltered and the
game of "beggar your neighbor" between
European nations will probably not re-
ceive serious check. The general impress
sion in diplomatic circles is that the prac-
teal work OF the conference will be limited
and within these narrow limits most of the
delegates will probably be glad to discuss
proposals to further eliminate the unneses-
sary cruelues Of war. Nothing whatever
is now heard OF the talk of disarmament
which was rife when the Cars rescript
was issued. II is expected that there will
be considerable academic discussion OF two
or three plans for arbitration and media
tion. Bet the fact that there is such a
large class of questions wholly outside the
province of arbitration has almost de-
stroyed the hope OF the possibility OF de-
vising a workable scheme for arbitration.
II is generally admitted that it is Germany
which has demonstrated with brutal frank
ness in Advance OF the meeting the futiiity
OF the Cars scheme TO remodel human
nature by fiat or even an international
conference. German publicists Of all par
ties have been pointing out with scarcel!
courteous emphasis, first. that arbitration
is impossible on any question involving
national honor; second. that the country
concerned is the sole judge whether il viii
even subordinate the question identifie,
with such honor, and 1t is such question:
which almost invariably lead to war. Ever
The times., 1899-05-14

Canterbury will recite the dedicatory
prayers. The ceremony will be finished in
twenty minutes. Already the decorations
of the route have begun, and stands have
been erected capable of accommodating
thousands. No doubt the occasion will
witness a wonderful demonstration OF pop
ular affection for Queen Victoria.
Bad Painters of Clothes.
trade paper, the London Tailor and
Cutter issues something unique in the
way OF criticism of the academy merely in
discussing the manner in which artists
painted the clothes of their sitters. Lord
Kelvius trousers, 1t says, are so free of
seams that the only conclusion possible is
that he must have grown in them. Sir
Charles Scotter's coat and trousers have
apparently neither buttons nor button
holes. Indeed, scarcely any of the sitters
have all their buttons, but the climax
comes with Gerald Balfour, who is so ter
ribly dressed by his artist that the Tailor
and Cutter" cannot find words TO express
itself adequately, but exclaims: The
medley of the chief secretarys clothes
vanishes into indetinable nothingness."
The times., 1899-05-14
RETIRED PAY QUESTIONS.
Comptroller Mitchell An
nOunces His Decisions.

The question whether officers of the
Navy retired on their own application un-
der the terms of section g. of the Naval
Personnel act, are to be retired on the
present rates of pay or on the rates to go
into effect on June 80 next, was recently
submitted to the Assistant Comptroller OF
tthe Treasury for decision. Assistant
Comptroller Mitchell decided yesterday
that -three-fourths sea pay of the next
higher grade, including the old grade of
commodore, shall be allowed as fixed by
law at the time of retirement which must,
however. be subsequent to June so. 1899.
In regard to the question whether naval
officers retired on army pay are entitled to
increase OF retired pay for length OF service
the same as officers of the army, il is de-
cided that since army pay is allowed to
all commanding officers of the line and the
medical and pay departments, officers re-
tired on army pay under the Personnel act
are entitled to longevity pay as retired Of
ficers in the same manner as retired army
officers"
The times., 1899-05-14
THE TREASURY CLUB DIMES.
Many Guests and Ladies' Entertained
by Bureau Chiefs.

The last monthly dinner of the Treasury
Club for this season was held last night
at the Shoreham. and a most enjoyable
evening was spent by the members and
their guests The dinner of last evening
being a special occasion. ladies had been
invited and the wives and daughters OF the
officials of the Treasury Department
heightened the enjoyment The club IS
composed of the heads of bureaus and di-
visions in the Treasury. and includes also
the Secretary Last night Treasurer Ellis
H. Roberts presided. During the course OF
the dinner a number of speeches were
made. Mr. Roberts introduced Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip. who responded in a
happy speech. 1t was his first appearance
since his illness, he said. and he was glad
it was possible for him to be present
Other speeches were made by Assistant
Secretary Horace A. Taylor. George W.
Wilson, Dr. H. S. Pritchett, Superintendent
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey; Chief
Wilkis. of the Secret Service, and James
NJ. Beck. OF Philadelphia.