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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
REDEEM MUTILATED DIMES.
Telephone slots Are Taking Many
Morn-Out Coins out OF
Circulation

"The telephone slot machines are
doing an enormous work i'm the mat
ter of taking worn-out dimes out oil
circulation" explained treasury Of
fetal 10 a reporter. There is moth
ing 10 prevent WORKOUT. mutilated and
almost smooth dimes from being put
into the slots, and as result many
persons keep the worn-out dimes for
that particular purpose.
Many druggists aud others who
keep public telephones make no OBJ
lection 70 taking mutilated dimes any
more, for the reason that they keep
supply on hand 10 do a telephone
business with When they see that a
telephone user is going 10 put a new
dime in the slot they simply take fl iu
and hand a WORKOUT dime in exchange.
OF course ne telephone user makes NO
objection, and In goes the WORKOUT or
mutilated coin
after il gets In there the telephone
companies do the rest. Every time
they get quantity on hand. for the
government does not cure To bother
with sums or less than 500, they send
them 20 suhtreusury and in Wash
ington 10 the treasury department di-
rect. for redemption. The result Is
that through the telephone companies
alone over $1,000 worth OF mutilated
or worn-out dimes are redeemed each
week.
business people have already be-
gun 10 notice chat The great majority
of the dime, now in circulation are ia
much better condition than they were
even six months ago. I'm lesser de-
gree the redemption of a great quan-
tity of quarters and halves Is effected
through The loug-distance tele-
phones"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
LIES OF NINE LIVES.
Fabulous Tales About snakes That
Charm and Hank OF England
Arrangements.


A lie that nothing seems able 10
kill is the fable of the snake fascinat-
ng It's prey. 1t is always bobbing
mp serenely. Travellers, otherwise
truthful, think it necessary 20 put it
IN their books; noyelists use IL in all
good faith, and II appears In the pa
pers once in every six months, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The whole yarn Is a complete myth.
No snake has any power Of fascina-
ton; not even boa. constructor.
Snakes he ia wait for their prey,
pounce on it and make a meal OF il,
without any frills or etiquette. but
nothing can XIII the story. A com
panion lie that generally goes with
il is the one about. the serpent lick
ing his prey all over before swallow
ing il 10 make the job easy. There
Is not a iot Of truth in this statement
either; but since the notion was start
ed by a traveller with vivid imagina-
ton, IL has reappeared regularly, and
endless books on zoology have copied
il as truth.
The great British bated-breath story
Is that the enormous wealth i'm the
Bank Of England storerooms IS sunk
under water every night, SO as 10 be
secure against theft 4 huge tank Is
said 20 lie under sort OF platform
that holds the heapcd millions. and
at the touch Of button the whole
affair lowers itself into the tank, and
Is covered BY about nine feet 81 wa
Ter This is absolutely bosh; butnoth-
ing seems able 20 kit The fable It
resulted originally from the SUCCESS
ton IF q mad inventor "crank" long
time ago, when ideas for the securi-
~ Of Britain's wealth were being dis
cussed The fact is, the whole bank
building is built "thief-proof. and an
night q body Of soldiers patrol the pas
sages and corridors Bnt tile sub
merged-gold idea Is still in the best Of
health
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
FAMOUS LONDON BANK.
Depository for Money That Has
Figured I'm English Romance
and History.

II Londoners have any real senti-
ment 10 waste IL should rather be
directed toward the approaching
demolition of the time-honor ID
though frowning and repellent 'front.'
age OF Coutts bank. The name of IL
conjures up the thoughts of hen ps
OF gold second only in size and ann IL
tude 20 those of the Bank OF Englar Ill.
Is not Coutts' the largest priv, ~
bank IN England. and has il not a
more extensive connection than any
other with the mobility and lane sd
gentry?" To possess "a snug bank
ing account at Coutts'" has been ne
stock synonym for riches with all he
noyelists OF the nineteenth century,
says the London Telegraph
"Great George our King" opened an
account with the shrewd old scotch
man who not only founded a harM
but founded a family by marrying
each OF his three daughters 10 men
of title The duke of Wellington
was another OF his most famous
clients, and DR.. Johnson and Sir Wal
ter Scott banked their moneys in his
Keeping. The history OF such an in-
stitttion, could il ever be written,
would be far more interesting than
any romance.
It is understood that the building
will not be wholly destroyed, and the
most notable features of the interior
viii, of course, be preserved. These
include costly marble chimney pieces
Of the hori1 Cipriani school and q
valuable collection OF portraits of the
friends OF The founder of the bank
while the dinine-room Is described
as being hung with Chinese subjects
on papers which were sent 10 Mr..
Coutts by Lord Mccartney while or
his embassy to China in 1Io2-95."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
WATERS GET MANY TIPS.
One In Philadelphia Who Makes as
High as Fifty Dollars In
One Week.


Stories of big tips given in Chicago's
fashionable restaurants are outshone
by the radiance Of the following re-
cital of Philadelphia waiter 20 a
Record reporter:
Sometimes" said the waiter, II
make as much as $50 a week in tips"
He stood in the palm roof of fash
ionable cafe and said this without a
blush THE lowest tip / get is half q
dollar" he continued. THAT i given
me by the young man who brings his
girl TO luncheon, and. very properly.
buys no wine. because he is not yet
married 20 her. The man who buys
wine with d luncheon for two has a
bill TO settle of eight or nine dollars,
never less. The dinner aud supper
Ups are the big ones. You, for in
stance, come 10 me and say: Henry,
am bringing five guests 10 dinner
here tomorrow NJ seven wish to
spend $50. Reserve that corner table
for me and see that the flowers and
The candies are beautiful. I'll drop in
az noon 10 look over the menu you
VIII draw up For my trouble you tip
me maybe, five dollars lfyour dinner
party is larger one and you spend
an IA say $50, you may lip me ten doll
lars Some exceedingly generous per-
sons have been known 70 Tip me SIS
for a dinner without any -Wooning be-
ing done by me- The higges Tip ever
got WIS 80, but Tho man was drunk.
"a percentage Of my tips goes Of
course, 10 he head waiter 4 man,
by the WY who isn't tipped half
enough {, the follow ~ the hall who
looks after the hats AND wraps. He
giye you no check and yet among the
hundred guests whose things are I'M
his charge ne remembers You, and
when you come ont to 20 he has your
wraps ready for you withoutany ques-
tioning on any delay. A wonderful
memory the fellow has, but he doesn't
make much money
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29

Prof. Arlint Of Naples has JUST per-
formed remarkable teat some time
ago he offered 10 make bet that he
could rccite the whole Of Dante's
"Divine Comedy" by heart. Ills abil.
ity 10 do this was doubted, and his
wager was taken up. select nm.
dicuce was invited 10 hear the pro-
fessor who declaimcd from eight
l'cluek in the evening until two
o'clock The next afternoon. The ~.
otter stopped occasionally. but 81 was
not BECAUSE he had forgotten the
poem; it was simply 10 moistcn his
tongue with sugarcd water Ia won
hs wager. for the audience had TO
confess that he got through the 5000
verses. more or less, Of which the
poem is composed, without the least
diiicllty.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
NEW WAY 10 CLOSE WOUNDS.
An Invention THAT Cnuses M Pnin
aud Performs the work
ENncditiOusly.

4 novel and most useful instrument
has been invented by Or. Paul Michel.
"a well-lnown French physician With
il wounds ou body can he stitched
effectively, quickly and without caus-
ing any pain to the. patient. Hereto
fore wounds were stitched by hand.
and this operation was not only some
what dangerous and slow. but also de-
cidedly painful says the 81, Louis Re
public.
The new Instrument consists OF o
foreeps or piucber and Of case or
heath. which contains q number of
nickel hooks ar bands somewhat -imi-
lar 20 those which 0re frequently seen
On the CORNERS of cardboard boxes a
slight pressure atiuces Re- free thesc
hooks from the heath andwithir one
minute between go and 30 81 them
can he placed ON & wound in such
manner tha thes viii effectively close
III The reason why they cause uo
pain is because their tins rounded
points ouly penetrate the epideimis.
and not the lower aytruf skiu OTHER
advantages which hey possess are
that they can br easily 3isinfected.
That n ia uo trouble TO remove them
from The skin after The wound Isl
healed and that they leave hardly any
trace of scar
pr Michel has received cneramla.
tiups from tht most distinguished
European physicians mid his nstru
ment Is beinn rapidly introduced int.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29

The orchard fruit season i'm Arizo.
ma opens about May Is with the pick-
ing Of apricots, which are shipped by
the carload 10 the northern and east.
crn markets. Peaches. plums. necta.
rines and figs are also ripeninv in
May, and there is large increase n
the population because MeNicans. IN.
dians and Cinnamon come IN from
surrounding states 20 pick and pack
the fruit. The Navajo girls use tbch
native woven baskets which they hal-
ance deity on their heads as they
work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
Thermometer EIaht Mnc. -.

The exploration Of the air by means
of balloons carrying seli-registermg
Instruments is pursued with much
vigor ia Europe. On February there
were simultaneous ascents from
many points. extending from France
10 Austria and Russia. One un-
manned balloon near Paris reached
an elevation Of ll.656 feet. not much
short of eight miles The tcmpera-
ture OF the mir M that height as
shown by sef-registcring thermod-
eter was 60 degrees below zero.
Fabrcuhcit. Another balloon near
Berlin found tho same temperature
III an elevation 10000 feet less These
experiments are expected 90 throw
much light on the laws Of storms and
OF atmospheric circulation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
THE BRAINLEss MONKEY.
Interesting Scientific Experiment
shows the Emect 81 Loss 81
gray Matter.

No convincing proof has yet been
given that any particular portion Of
the brain is exclusively concerned int
intellectual operations, ay Prof G
y. stewart. in Popular Science MONTH
ly Goltz, the most prominent repre-
sentative of the dwDdling band who
stin refuse TO believe in the local2ns
tion even OF the motor functions, has
lately published an interesting paper
containing the results Of observations
ON a monkey which was carefully
watched for II yeprs after the removal
Of the greater part OF the gray matter
OF the middle and interior portions
of the left hemisphere of the brain.
The character of the animal whose
little tricks and peculiarities had been
studied FOR months before the opera
tion, was entirely unaffected. All It's
traits remained uualtpred. On the
other hand. disturbances Of move
ment ON the right side were very no.
ticeable up 10 the lime Of ils death. II
learned again 10 use the right limbs,
but there was always a certain clumsi-
ness I'm their movements In actions
requiring only one hand, the right was
never willingly employed. and II evil
IDENTIFY cost the animal "a great effort
90 use il. Before Che operation H.
would give either HE right or left
hand when asked for il. After the
operation II always gave the left. tiil
by long course Of training, in which
fruit OF Jumps of sugar served as the
rewards OF virtue. il learned again 90
34t,... tI... ,.t..l.t
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29

One pleasant thing about cxposi.
tons, says ihe Chicago Record-neraid,
Is that they give the post Office depart
ment a chance 60 vary the monotony
of the stamps.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
THE ARTS TOS -
Gold Mining CO.
owning Big Horn Mountain Tunnel and
situated the slope OF Pixies Peak in the
famous Cripple Creek Gold Mining District

THE sAFEsT oEFER ENER MADE ro LNvEsroRs
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
GoISfoi Excom m unIcafed.

The Greek church has carried out its
threat to excommunicate Count Leo
Tolstoi. The organ Of the Holy Synod
has published the Official notice plac-
ing on record the novelist's apostasy
and casting him into outer darkness
so far as the orthodox church is con-
cerned. The sentence OF spiritual
death thus pronounced upon him is
not likely to trouble Count Tolstoi to
any great extent. As the circular Of
excommunication says, he has by
speech and writing increasingly striv-
en- to separate himself from all COM
munication with the orthodox church"
His whole intellectual life has been
lived outside the forms and creed Of
that church, so he will not feel the
excommunication as others might.
Happily the physical and material suf-
ferings that once accompanied the
displeasure OF a church can no longer
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
Mud ar q Life .Saxler.

In London 1t was noticed that when
the streets were muddy there was q
marked diminution of diseases that
were prevalent when dust Is blowing.
Bowel troubles are plentiful when peO-
pie are compelled to inhale dust. Con-
sumption. too. often gets its Start from
the dust. Other illnesses almost equal
ly grave follow from the breathing
OF flying particles of filth. Add suffi-
cient water to transform the dust into
mud, and the power for harm is gone.
for mud Is not inhaled. The germs
that infest dry dust become inert In
mud, because these germs. vicious a.
they are. are too iazy to go anywhere
unless they are carried. Moreover. mud
is very likely to get ultimately in the
drain pipe, and the germs are carried
off where they can do no harm. Even
when mud dries on the clothing and II
brushed off the DUST that arises there
from does not appear to be as dan
gerous as that which has not been ro'
Gently wet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22

TIIt.i NhIBnt, the American act
ress who has sued the duke OF Man
chester for breach Of proilise, was born
In Salem. Ore. and is daughter OF
Col. N. b. knight. lawyer. we'll
known there for many years. but now
resident of Baker City. Gen. John
+. Miller, who died at Salem a short
time ago. Is her grandfather Miss
knight visited In Salem IN June, two
years ago, leaving for London by way
OF New York in the early part oi July
Following. In her girlhood days she
displayed considerable talent AZ an elo-
cutionist and developed strong de-
sire to enter stage" life. She was
educated at the Academy OF the Sac
red Heart at Salem. as was also her
mother. who died when Miss knight
was just entering her teens. She stud
led elocution In San Francisco and
New York. She was last In Salem O
year ago and when she left 1t was re-
ported che had an engagement Will
Frohman to play In London. She owns
considerable property in this country
She played one season with FREDERICK
Wsrde as leading lady, another season
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
Headless and TojIeSS Fish.

Near Goshen. N. Y, few days ago
a quantity Of high explosive was set
90 1T the bottom of a 250-foot driven
well, and a column o. water eight
inches In diameter was thrown to
height OF 900 feet. Many curious things
came up from the bottom Of the well,
including three curious fish. They
were about eight inches long. and had
neither head nor tail. both ends being
alike. They could swim as easily
backward as forward and were not pro-
vided with eyes or mouth. There were
several small orifces at eac.i end Of
these curious fish. When they came
down with shower OF stones from
the top OF the column of water they
bounded repeatedly many feet In the
air. One was captured by a Polander.
who. curious to see Its interior, struck
II with dull hatchet. but made no i'm
preston whatever upon the fish, al
though he killed It. One is still alive
in captivity.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
Waterfalls" Are Threa tened.

A few attempts are being made to
lower the chignon, to bring the back
hair into a low coil. In full evening
toilette certain types Of women, those
who are tall, wide OF shoulder. and
having well formed. but small heads,
look their best coiffe In this manner
And with single large rose worn low
on the left, this style of hair dressing
Ia fairly ideal in grace. But folly
would 1t be for every woman to follow
this lead, as the majority Of them lose
all cachet with their hair worn low or
the neck. Surely for day wear moth
ing could be devised so unbecoming
as 1t Is not difficult to recall the Lang
try days. and the untidy coils OF hall
resting upon the necks of bodices. -
Vogue.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
THE GILBERT ISLA NDS

sion for life and property the English
captain responded with volley of
osths. and n violent uproar that
brought crowd running tn the royal
abode. whore the interview was hold.
ing Among those who FASTENED to
tho kings assistance were A. Rick. the
American commercial agent: the
agents for Wightman Bros, and A,
Crawford OF San Francisco, the repre-
sentative OF German company. They
demanded to know by what right the
cockney captain dared to insult
harmless sovereign In his own palace;
but the only answer that the COM
mander OF the Royallst vouchsafed
them was TO hurry an order to his
gunners to firc n salute. Then. turning
to the king. he ordered him to haul
down his flag that II might be replaced
by tho English colors The aged SOW
ereign. with splendid show OF saw
age dignity. refused to obey the En-
glishman's curse-laden command, ana
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22

cisco. undertaken. II was presumed,
by tho rapacious Englishmen. to In
duco the United States to extend
protectorate over the Gilbert islands.
While In San Francisco the king talked
OF going to Washington. but he re-
ceived no encouragement, and Ill
health forced him to return home. Ac-
cording To the latest correspondence
from the islands. the manner of the
annexation" by the English was
brutal In the extreme. About the mid
die OF June, the British man-of-war
Royalist suddenly appeared In the har-
Dor. Her captain. accompanied by
several officers. all of whom were con-
siderably the worse for liquor swag-
gered into the presence Of tho king and
informed the astonished ruler that hel
majesty, the queen OF the United King
dom. etc, etc. had assumed pro
tectorate over the Gilbert islands. IL
the protests Of the king. who insiste,
that his subjects were happy and con
tented, and that the foreigners resi-
dent In the islands had oypry prOtec
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
Fre-h Air for Consumptivss.

= The fresh air cure for consumption
Is to be tried in Scotland. A specially
built house has been opened at Ban,
chory, on Deeside. for the treatment OF
consumption and other diseases OF tho
lungs. The institution Is to be con,
Quoted on the same principle as the
Nordach institution In Germany, and
months were spent In selecting a site
that will give the best air all the year
round. Banchory has fine. dry. brac-
ing air, and Its winters are mild COM
pared with the rest of the country.
The house is constructed to hold forty
patients, and It has thirty already
The cost has been 921 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22

be inflicted In Russia or elsewhere.
The social ostracism that once follow
ed the victim OF such decree hardly
exists, and IL Is not likely that Count
Tolstoi will be severely Stunned by
the peasants to whom he has devoted
80 much Of his life and his money. For
the favors OF the society world he
cares nothing. so long as an excom-
munication does not carry with It any
torture or imprisonment. a man like
Tolstoi can afford to smile at II. In
the eyes Of the world he IL a larger
figure than all the members Of the
Greek hierarchy combined.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
ROYAL. PALACE AT APAMAMA.

he further hinted that II his nag vers
touched, he would not be responsiOis
for the consequences.
THE commander Of the Royaiise'
after a parley with his drunken COL
leagues. decided that II would answer
every purpose to raise the English nag
on some other island than that presto
ed over by the kins OF Butar'taT'; 80
re-entering their launch they steamed
10 the island OF Apamamn. which ~
governed by "a lO-year-old hoy named
Paul. Here. where the population all
told In only 700 persons, the invaders
met with no terrifying threats OF pun
ishment, and In short order had erected
| a pole from whose top flew the nag
Of Great Britain. During the ceremony
the youthful monarch appeared quite
at his ease. except IA regards his shoes,
which he preferred to carry In nm
hands, in spite OF the remonstrsnces
OF some thirty or forty aunts who
stood about him. Paul Is now almost
u full-grown man, and Is said TO bt
! at the head Of the present revolt"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22


cial resident governor and stan. who
collected the revenues and import
tariff. The natives continually pro.
tested against this interference and
when recently the warship left the Is
lands the people suggested that the de-
parture OF all British officials would
be welcome. In this they were second
ed by American. French and German
firms doing business at the capital oi
the islands.
The natives of the Gilbert islands are
probably OF Japanese origin. They ar,
intelligent and have II representative
council to advise the king. All seemed
peace before the British occupation In
1892. The Illustrated American Of Oct
3. that year. tells OF how the islands
came into British possession. II said:
The Enclishmen seem to have adopt
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
Air the CI0aets.

Closets should be aired the same as
bedrooms, and the coming architect, II
a woman, will see to 1t that closets in
which clothes are hung are provided
with a window, be It ever so small.
going out to the yard. This window
will be so protected that in nearly all
weathers 1t may remain open and SUD-
ply the closet with fresh air and light,
Empty compliments and senselsss
abuse are on equal footing.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
The CoSrIe of Rure.

The young marquis OF Butte, by ar
rangement with his fathers trustesx
has resumed the restoration of Rothe-
say castle. He intends to have thu
banquet hall ready against the cele.
pration In the summer OF the fifth cen,
tenary OF the erection" OF Rothesay
into royal burgh.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22

According to The latest adviccs from
Apamama, there Is more trouble in
the Gilbert Islands. This group IL To-
Gated on the Pacific commercial high
way. latitude o, longitude us. The
islands belong To Great Britain. having
been annexed in lSe2. The British oc.
oupation has boon confined to an offi-
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22

see what YOU want, ask tor it," Is the
injunction to soiourners IN those
ruueh-and-r hostclrles. IF you
see what you want take IT," Ia the
dictum Of her mnjcsty's officials. The
seizure Is generally regarded In diplo-
matte circles IA consequence OF
Butarltari's recent visit 10 San Fran.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-22
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with Il. II. Sothern IN small part,
and third with the Kendall Weston
Stock company.