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Cost Of Modern Research.


The cost Of modern original researh i
compared with that Of the past L etl,J
set forth ny Plcf. Dewar In bis Ea
dental address before the British asss3s
ton. He obtained from the book q h
by the institution during the past 10 5aS
for experimental inquiry, and public dlas,
stratlon, which was S599,000, or an sytns
OF 5000 a year. Recalling the Rana :
Young, Davy, Faraday and Tyndah ~
Dewar concludes that the ''eIesiitE
man IS about the cheapest OF natu,il -
ucts." The gist Of the matter is ptsu
when II Is stated that the Carnese Is
tuition win dispose in one year Of q -
money as the members OF the Ro.n nss
tuition expended 10 100 years.
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amidst those temples which are the ul29te
70 his Intellect should stand the tboi'l
vN.-h Is Tho tr butte to his heHrt. ga
surely, II the immortal dend, sefcnc VIII WIZ
tho wisdom ~ eternity. arc not above all
10y and pride he must feel thrih 20
know that 70 mariner or merchrht eNcI
sent forth n venture upon unknown Sees
which came back with richer cargoes or ia
afVteffa. Shius
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Az I1IusruIoUs EXAMPLE,.

AN INDUSTRIOUS EXAMPLE,.
That men who have achieved great riches
are not always shut out by their riches
from the nobler emotions, stephen Girard
was himself a most ulustrous example.
A hundred years ago this city was under
the black horror Of plague. So terrible
was the fear that fell upon the city that
the teudercst Of domestic ties-the love
OF husband and wife and OF parents for
chndren-secmed oblterated. Even gold
lost It's power In the mulutudinous pres
euce OF impending death. There was no
refuge even IN tho hospital which, rocking
with disease was bell out OF which
| there was no redemption, Neither money
nor affection could buy service. "Fear was
on every soul"
Glmrd was then In the prime Of life, A.
years old in health aud strength. already
rich, and with future as secure as ever
! fails 70 human lot. OF his own accord, as
a volunteer, he took charge of the interior
OF the deadly hospital ana ior Two long
| aad weary months stood face 10 face with
A poet himself has sung in vain OF what
makes the little song linger In our hearts
for ages, while eplcs perish aud tragedies
pass out OF sight. why this Is so we shall
never know by reason alone Deep down
In the human heart there IS tenderness
for self Mhltu ihahtc ~ ohAAA
ioftier than the love OF glory, and reveals
the possibility of the eternal soul
Wars aud sieges pass away and great In
! tellectual efforts cease TO stir our hearts
. hut tho man who sacrifices himself 10
his follows hves forever
We forget the war In which WAS tn
! siege OF Zutphen, and almost the city Itself
, hut we shall never forget the death OF 81
A phiIip sidney. Scholars atone read IN
Il work OF his life, but all mankind honor
1 MIN In the story OF his death, The grea
I, war Of the Crimea, ia our own dry, Wit
7 Ia generals aud marshas and It's bands q
y storiulug soldlery, has almost passed troI
= our memories, hut the time viii never com
y Z when the charge ~ Balaklava Will ceas
!. TO stir the hearts or pass from story 2
q from song, q happened 20 stephen Girar
y mKriucr and merchant seeking wealth an
!, Huding g. whose ships covered every sp'
4. whose iutellect penetrated. gs your trea
y urcr's books viii show, a hundred yrars hi
q IN future TO light up his lite by a dee
r. more noble than the dvug courtesy
n Sidney and hravcr than The charge % n
4 SiN Hundred. FOR h. walked under his ov
"A orders dar hy day and week by vce
h shoulder ~ shoulder with death ard vi
G not afraid. How nt indeed, Il is th
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Men'cry Of John Brown RECALLED.
Washington corrsspopennee New York rrlo-

The funeral Of Mrs Sarah Elizabeth
Shepherd today recalls the events that cen
tered around John Browa4t harper's Ferry
forty-three years ago. Mrs. Shepherd was
tho wife OF Haywood Shepherd, the keeper
OF the station gate AT Harpers Ferry ~
shepherd was the trst man killed by John
Brown and his men, His refusal 10 give up
the Keys resulted IN his being shot: Shcp-
hesd was a, prominent iigurc Ht Harper
Ferry and W nchester Va. He vas buried
az the latter place and public honors were
given 10 him by the State " virginia hlS
funeral being attended by detachment OF
| militia. He was a tall, black man. WIZ
respected for his loyalty n duty. whsci
characteristic led to his nutimcly death
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A MAYORS GENEROSITY
laredo's Chief Magistrate Aool'snos

the Salary OF the Office
Laredo. Texas, December 0--NAy.
or Amador Sanchez Of this CITY AT
the regular meeting Of the city eouA'
ell presented resolution, which was
carried. aboiishing the salary Of 1Ae
oniee OF mayor. which Is SleVo per
aunum. and making the Oaice honor
airy. Mayor Sanchez took this step
In order to ietrench the expenses Of
the citys administration, not "lsh'
ing to Impose additional burdens on
the taxpayers.
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nie ooks ReIle Hlm.

San Francisco Bulletin go.
'sThere's vast difference U.s.
mans looks and his real woTto'
"Yes?" ,-r He's Vsf
s9on 0Gh bnt no board OF appIss,ss, n
ine by his looks, would vaiue n't' =
than % cents" -
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~. ,,o,d cuts
since the days Of the earliest woou eu's
the art Of illustration mas u 10 ~ the
In black and white Before Ina, U ,psrc real.
printing press. When u"'' .,oior was
~ ~ t.',Sry In pictures aud iustrhtlom Ian
illumination But s Ise y spaces we're left for
is4sd eol9I. 40 A6a Initials 10 minimum,
i initials ,,,r ord .:miniaurc. Then III ll
tials were printed IN ,te el"'S nlctures cut on
came dccoratiiiggns We. .s, and so. through
wood went Win , 9a' earned ,g4 to accept ais
hN' 49, -.t.-.ft SUGAR. his VlELuLNa 49,
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Dirty plcRs


New York Press. -, vim. hsss
One Of the famous ola PER oiI. I mi \
Of London, of great nistoii,S IN Bsasp:fe
known as Dirty DICE ;, a. 17i5 40. p
street. 1t was estsellshee, tste sia0a 4
Dresent owners wouid NV
Tho Grade name.
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.pronrr time could show that wars--and |
wars ought to be banished forever from ne |
face Of the earth; that pestiiences and the |
time is coming when they VIII hc no NOR |
that persecutions and inquisition, end no /
erty az thought is the richest pearl Of lie |
that all these things-warS, pestilcnces and |
persccutlous--Wcr but helps 10 the unity
~ mankind All things including our own
natures bind ms together for deep and un-
rolcutlnG purposes,
INFLUENCE or THE LOFTY
| Think what We should be-, who arc nm
/ learned oud british &c the wise, the learn.
! ed and the good could separate themselves
from ub, were free from orr supcrstihnus
ind vague aud foolish fears, and stood
ioftlly by themselves wrapped IN their own
superior wisdom, Therefore hath Il been
wisely ordained that no set Of creatures 81
our race shall be beyond the reach Of their
helping hand 80 lofty that they will not
fear our reproaches, or so mighty as to be
beyond our reach. II the lofty and the
learned do not lltt us up, we drag them
down But unity is not tho only watch
word there must be progress also. Since
, by law we can not cyadc, we are 20 keep
together, and since We are 20 progress, We
; must do It together, ana nobody must be
4 left behind, This is not matter Of philoso-
, ply; II is a matter OF fact, No progress
which did not lift NIL, ever lifted any, II
3 We lei the poison OF hlthy diseases perco-
s knocks nc the palace gates. II we leave %
Il the greater horror ~ ignorance any portion
| of our race. the consequences OF Ignorance
{ strike us all, and there Is no escape, We
q must all move, hut We must all keep to
< gether II Is only when the rearguart
"A comes up that the vanguard can so on.
stephen Girard must have understood
q this He took under his charge the progress
ir Of those who needed his aid. knowing tina
4. n they were added 10 the list OF good citi
\. zens 70 the catalogue OF moral, cntcrpris
y, ! Ing and useful men there was 30 muc|
70 added, not to their happiness only, hut 4
/ the welfare OF the race to which he ho
q longed For his orphans the vauguar
io need not walt. Your founder also under
NJ stood what education WAS Most ne
N brought up as ne was on shiphoard an
h, on shore, with few books and tewc
~ Studies II they cared FOR learning NJ al
o. would have had FOR learning an uncout
hn reverence. such as the savage has FOR HI
or idol a reverence FOR tho faucied magni
a ccnce Of the unknown, This would hay
rs ( led him 90 establish n university devote
In 10 the out-of the-way learning beyond h
IS ken or 10 link his name 20 glorics TO whlt
nm he could not aspire. But the man WI
lot named his vessels after the great Frent
,ct authors of his nge, and who read the
ill works himself. knew from them, aud fro
sh his own iahOrious and successful life, tn
ch learning was not all OF education, and
ell gave hls orphans an entrance Into pra
tlcal world with such learning as left u
VI whole Geld OF learning before them, n the
I'VE wanted II, with power 70 make fortun
err bR9iueS
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nonn, for ImproyemeIlI.

New York Times. Is ~
You seem to be IN A''' 81
Cholly." -. An change Dis
~ Shouldn't object 10 tA''
going to marry him.
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All Right anyway


TIT Bits. ,s nv r,S N
Is NUS Just EXQUISITE Tne{4 INK ssE y, q
Fannie-Dh, lovely make a clriiff
maker OF yours couiu
Innk EraCeful. ----
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Baltimore American -, vou 10 ~
Itate Author--What o'u Gnericsl w 81
article Of mine on ~ MAKE ~
Editor-N ell, So
short, cut II down,
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Too Youns'

Yonkers Statesman. :. not sass
YEAST see q lt 5s
Of age until he Is ~ me words 2.
Crimsonbeaks-M GU 70 declare hl'l'
II takes him longer 70 -
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PRINTING THE PLATES

At last the impossible being accom-
pllshed, the plates are delivered to the
printer, and then new problems arise. What
has been printed once or twice on
small press In the pate-maker's rooms
must now be produced by the thousands
from enormous presses running for hours
continuously, deposlting gallons of colored
Ink, and using enormous piles Of another
sort OF paper, ia a different atmosphere.
The Inks must be brought to the exact
consistency required to repeat the plate
makers work. The presses must register
with microscopic eXactness-an exactness
adjusted by the slightest turning OF tiny
screw threads The paper must present
precisely the right surface-aeither too
damp nor too dry; aud this certainly must
continue for hours and days at q time.
pretty piece Of mechanism IS the feed
tank that supplies the Ink to tue series OF
| rollers that convex It to the face OF the
plates. For such delicate printing as this
( 10 Is not possible to supply only ~ evenly
/ linked roller such as serves for ordinary
] printing! here each part OF the plate must
/ be kept supplied with the quantity # Ink
used on that pgrt-whcre heavy tiuts are
! needed more ink Is put on the plate. This
effect Is secured by adjusting a long dex-
1 lble knife-edge against the feed-rolor 4
I set OF screws regulates each portion OF the
edge nearer to the roller or farther away,
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THOMAS B. REED IS DEAD
toortinu.d from Page 81

r,,anivht. sraveiy apprehensive IS were ne
fvlsnds. came as a profound SHOCK my
.,.a-roor reports were that there were no
charming symptoms apparent Inc oAo
s,.,r,s,inv phase ~ his condition vas
.-,,sss mt not untsl late tonight was there
49, zeal alaria and fear that the end vas
49, ~ hand. But the measures she phy-
.Ic,ans had adopted In the shape Of ara
s.fot means Of sustaining life In mouaeu's
I. ,-t.ls made II evident that the worst
~ he e.teuted Yet the physicians
,,,1d ,,t ,vha hope there was In the sIA's
,,sr, only today that be might rang y
,,ight ROW worse Ia three or -FOUR "a
NJ Reed was al the capitol Monday uAu'
80, ., the afternoon. and although mere
,.ss more than usual yellow paisor aoos1
,,s ro,rnd features ne had vitality sNS-s
,..b l., his motions aud conversation ~
.scspe any suspicion even OK oelhs ~
,s 10 .batted with congressman on
LII si3cs Of the house 10 1ocular anu
t.t..l vrov as 10 vhar they proposal -
- 80 tbe tsrin and the trusts, his position
+hese suhjects peilg quite 10 AeeF'4H
~, NJ recent article ia the North AmsI'
po,,iew He was 80 Washington az
80 beginning OF the October term 81
- states supreme court aud "a'"eu
sron mis- hotel 90 tine capitol d'''y'
u,pK rwAIN's COMMENT.
-, ,,.sr,isr The bulletin an
,,.. ,,,o death q SIR Reed was com
,-a,sd ~ Mr. samuel l.. Clemens 'AAt@
=. Nd bomp az RiverdAie-on-thf-
,t.9sar nv tho Associated Press M
n1os'l ,,.5 known the dead Statesman
49, -,o,v Years and Yves bis close it'euN
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A strain on the Ws's'

Atlanta Journal .,,,n on ~ X
1t must be q terrio,s ms siocE =
trust 10 nave to water
cattle. too.
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Judge. oh dear, ". 49,
what we'd 90 Y ~ hlui. Ssa &
should be the deai, ,.ow when, =
III We'd never XIV"
to rain.
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A ProHtless Co''N'

washington Evcnps s.ar saiS's
"Do YOU think Bace'" III
plays" ,s AZ asSll- ets +
manager
royalties now -ra---
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-01-25
That summcr Run

In summer rugs the San Yo is
really very little known to most
housewives, yet is very attractive
and inexpensive too. There are
several different colorings, mostly
with bright center. on which are
two or three characteristic Chinese
figures surrounded by a dark band
like border.
American fiber rugs are really tri-
umphs in their way. They are
woven from one and one-half inch
strips of tissue paper made into
fiber. The patterns and dyes are
very pleasing, the latter being quite
fast.
The Dhurrie India rug is another
summer friend, whose patterns and
colorings in many cases resemble
our Indian work, Navajo blankets
in particular, only their red is more
magenta where the American red
skins is quite "frisky." Their
blues and yellows are particularly
good.
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dinner tablg Is conceded to be as bad
form as a. colored auhty in the
south. The embelIishment-the
ornate, if you will--has been over
done, and now there is a reaction
which tends to simplicity extreme
expressed by a handsome center
piece and a moderate exposition of
not common flowers.
A different kind and color of
china with every course are affected
BY those whose cabinet is crowded
and who are proud of it, but this
pride has its limitations among peo-
pie Of refinement and culture. This
class does not give dinners simply
to exhibit earthly treasure and
create envy and perhaps covetous-
ness too.
The larger the table napkin the
better. A yard square is none too
big and pleasantly recalls the Pa
risians, whose liberality in damask
is proverbial, but not Characters
tic in anything else. The material
should be the. best obtainable and
the design the most beautiful. Any
lace edging or embroidery, plain or
colored, is just as bad taste as qui-
nine.
Knives, forks and spoons nova
days for almost everything are
somewhat confusing to those who
do not dine out with sufficient fire.
quency to keep up with the CON
tinually advancing procession.
Some OF these knives, forks and
spoons are quite unnecessary, not
to say silly. but the business Of the
silversmith must be considered.
Unless fruit be served, finger
bowls are almost obsolete at modern
dinners ard are no more q ncces-
sary part Of gastronomic ritual.
Abroad in Germany, FOR instance,
the use Of the vessel for Disgusting
additions still obtains, albeit soap
and towel are not provided. II were
better to discontinue any table GUS
tom or fashion that generates vul-
garity.
A man at a formal dinner assign
ed to "take in" a woman whom he
has never met before should take his
conversational cue from her-no
Chinese desecration Of course-and
thereby avoid pitfalls 10 which the
diilident and embarrassed are often
led. Besides, it is woman's adj
mitted privilege to edo all the talk
ing" and she best gives the keynote
at dinners.
SHOULD name or place cards at
dinners be retained p ask the I'M
"And why?" says the
trained catechist. Because the host
or hostess has had them prepared
in expectation of their being re-
tanned and preserved as souvenirs.
them would be disrespect,
and such disrespect under the social
circumstances would be unpardon-
able.-What to Eat.
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WOMAN WORKS AS coBBLER.
Husband All Day and Plays the
Piano mt Night.

Grand Rapids, Mich, has a woman
cobbler, the only one in the state, If
not in the country. She Is Mrs. Nellie
Harmer, states the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
In the big factories women are, to be
sure, employed TO do certain parts Of
the work in making pair OF shoes by
machinery, but none of them has to do
what Mrs. Harmer does. She has
worked on the bench beside her hus-
bnad for the past seven years and is
proficient in every phase OF the cob
bler's art from stitching q rip in .
iady's kid shoe to pegging . sole In q
cowboys boot. She learned the trade
from her husband.
Ten years ago they came from Can
ada and Mr.. Harmer opened little
shop in Grand Rapids. Being skilled
workman he soon had brisk little
business established, but he could not
get competent help. III was then that
his wife came to his aid and said that
she would learn the business.
In the rear of their place of business
their living apartments have been
fitted up. These include piano, books
and pictures. Mrs. Harmer is pretty
and not yet 30. She Is the mother of
three children, two boys and girl.
She is said to be as good a musician as
she is cobb,er.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-01-25

To the owner or owners of the land
herein described. and TO the mortgages
or mortgages against said land, or
any assignee thereof of record
Take notice that sale has been law
fully beeen made of the following des-
cribed land for unpaid taxes thereon,
and that the undersigned has title
thereto under tax deed issued therefor,
and that you are entitled to reconvey-
ance thereof at any time within six
months after service upon you of this
notice, upon payment to the under
signed Of all sums paid upon such pur-
chase. together with one hundred per
cent additional thereto. and the fees
of the sheriff for the service or cost of
publication Of this notice to be com
puted as upon personal service of de-
claration as commencement of suit.
and, the further sum of five dollars for
each description, without additional
costs or charges. II payment as afore-
said is not made the undersigned will
institute proceedings for possession Of
the land.
Description Lot fifteen. Village Of
Amasa according to plat thereof.
Amount paid $i6.5 80.
Josiah Jenkins. Amasa, Mich,
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Sensickness.

A veteran sea captain has this 20
say as to how seasickness affects
women: "rhey suffer more general
ly than men. but they don't make
such fuss about IL. A man goes to
bed, where he passes the time groan-
ing and swearing until he is able to
come on deck again. A woman fights
the malady until she can fight no
longer. Then she becomes quickly
maudlin and pathetic. Almost in
variably she asks three questions:
DO people die of seasicknes?' How
far are we from shore?' How long
before we shall landY When q man
Is good and sick he doesn't care wien
he Is going to land-rathcr h,pes
that the ship will go down. In fact"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-01-25

NE Cenpssite farts Of Each Kind
4 Of ore Are Now Very Easily
Ascertained.


The chemical laboratory is the work
shop of the modern magician. and in II
are wrought wonders which not so
very long ago would have been regard
ed as miraculous. In fact, though
chemistry is very ancient and has been
called the mother of sciences, il had
little more than an experimental stat
us at the beginning of the present CEN
tury. Since then its growth has revo-
lutionized human knowledge. says the
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
Take the subject of metals, for in
stance. AT the beginning of this CEN
fury the known methods for separat-
ing metals from their ores were purely
experimental. not being founded ups
on any exact knowledge. Now, on the
other hand, the composition of each
kind Of ore can be readily ascertained
and so IL may be calculated TO GER
tainty just what proportions or ore,
fiux and fuel should be mixed together
in order to secure the best results.
Next comes the problem OF utilizing
these metals for commercial purposes.
and In each case chemistry affords the
solution Of all difficulties.
Modern metallurgy is chemical art.
All improvements in the manufacture
OF steel. for example, have their origin
in chemical knowledge. In order TO
find out how to make good steel. Il is
necessary TO know IN what elements
and properties II differs from bad
steel, and from this knowledge the
metallurgist has had TO work up. And
this is only one illustration among a
rrrnt nnnhnr
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-01-25
Peculiar Case Of
Telepathic Vision

Stories OF tclcpathic vision are not
rare. In fact. there are many instances
where persons have seen visions OF
friends or relatives who were separated
from the behoders by thousands Of
miles.
One Of the best authenticated OF them
IL the incident in which Captain Sher-
broke Of the Thlriy-thrd regiment. aft
erward General Sir John Cope Sher-
broke. and Lieutenant George Wyn-
ward OF the same regiment were con-
cerned.
One afternoon IN 1885 when they
were with the regiment IN Canada they
were both sitting together In Wyn.
wards quarters. II was about O'Clock.
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the bedroom was through the sitting
room
The two officers were reading some
military subject together. having left
mess early to pursue their studies.
Sherbroke. happening to look up from
his book. observed a tall youth OF about
20 years of age whose appearance was
that Of extreme emaciation. Struck
with the appearance OF perfect stran-
ger. he turned 70 his friend and direct
ed bis attention TO the guest who had
broken into their studies.
AS soon as Wynward saw the mystic
rIous stranger he became very agitated.
81 never" Sir John Sherbroke used to
say in telling the story afterward.
saw a living face assume the appear
ance OF corpse except Wynward's at
that moment" "Good God Wynward
exclaimed. Iii is my brother" The
stranger seemed TO so into the bed
room They followed him and found
that there was no one there. They took
note Of the hour and day. When the
mail came out from home, there was
letter TO Sherbroke from n mutual
friend asking him TO break 10 Wyn-
ward the news that his favorite broth
err was dead He had died on the day
and at the very hour on which Wyn-
ward and his friend had seen his spirit
pass through the apartment.