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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

beside him. He sneered, made 80 te-
mark, turned TO his desk. paid NJ nsro
attention to her, and she was shown TO
the door.
The beautiful and accomplished
woman who had been born and reared
to society leadership felt the snub and
insult more keenly than would one
unaccustomed TO courtesies, and IT
was difficult 10 console her. Gen. Gar
land thought rapidly, as he endeav-
ored TO remember where he had last
seen Gen. Clay, feeling that there was
something he ought TO remember. AZ
last he arose rapidly and said: Mad
anne. have found the solution of your
difficulty. BE of good cheer, for know
how 10 secure the release OF your hus-
! band. Secretary stanton may be
bigger man than the president; but
there is man in this city who is a
bigger man than Stanton, and he is q
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

Port Huron, Jan. 20 In the suit
brought by the supreme tent, X. O. r.
NJ against the Port Huron SAVINGS
bank IN which plaintiff seeks 10 re-
cover $4,000 alleged to have been con
yerted by IT'S treasurer, Charles ID
Thompson, who was also assistant.
cashier OF the bank. to cover M his
shortages, the attorncysfor the plant
III moved to have the case decided bv
me appointment of three referees nm
der an old statute. Judge Law has de-
med the motion for the reason that II
would practically bar the defense of
The right Of trial by Jury.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
May Discontinue post oc,oo.

Lansing, Jan. d.-Congressman sam
w. Smith has written Postmaster
Foster asking il he knows OF any obiec-
non 70 disseminating the post offices
at winfield, Fitchburg, Bunker Hin
Aurelius and North Aurelius and The
star route from Evansville 10 William.
sion This action was recommended
by Special Agent Schreiver. who
mapped out the rural routes for the
county. Postmaster Foster expected
that those Offices would be discontin-
ued when rural delivery is estab-
llshed throughout the county and re-
sponded that he has no objection.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
Insane Nun Eat. Money

Fort Huron, Jan. 2S.-Charles Hem
ingway for many years constable NJ
ne Sarnia tunnel, and whoNyas worth
$4,000, was taken violently insane ON
saturday and had to be taken TO the
asylum. Hemingway, while demented.
secured a roll of bills, about 500. and
VIII the remark that they were good
1000 proceeded 10 eat the bills. Be
fore taken from him the bills had been
30 mullaied they were unrecogniz-
able. The numbers Of some of them
were secured and the government will
be asked to redeem them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
Antl-saIoon Connres.

Lansing, Jan. 26.-The advisory
committee Of the Anti-Saloon League
has decided TO call an anti-saloon con-
gfess to meet in Lansing February ,.
10, IL, 1903. n was decided to secure
some Of the ablesi speakers in tho
nation aud to put on programme
mat VIII command the attention and
respect Of the most intelligent peo-
pie Of Michigan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

gentleman, too. That man is Gen.
Grant. Under the terms % the sur
render of Gen. Lee your husband SEN
titled to release anyway, for he was
one of Lees brigadier generals"
Mrs. Clay thought not, and was sure
that she would have heard of il if her
husband had been brigadier. But
Gen. Garland said: IL remember very
distinctly that in the last days OF the
confederacy | voted in. the senate for
the confirmation of Clement {. Clay
to be a brigadier general. You must
go and see Gen. Grant, and see him
tonight, as understand he is going
away tomorrow, or very soon. 90 TO
Grant and toll him your husband was
one OF Lees brigadier generals, aud
ask fn his release from prison.
In few minutes she was seated in
the carriage which Gen. Garland had
ordered for her and speeding TO the
residence of the great federal general
He lad Just finished his supper, but
greeted Mrs. Clay in his parlor, heard
her story in silence, then struck bel
and told the attendant who answered
il TO send Gen. Badeau TO him. Grant
introduced Mrs. Clay, and said: ia
deau, please look and see whether
Clement G. Clay is "A brigadier general
i'm the confederate army"
'RxN>a very few minutes Badeau re
9TH the statement that Mr.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
IcicIe I<iIIs poIIec,,,,

Niles, Jan. 2s William Daniels. n
police officer. was Killed an Cass0noiis
Mich, by on icicle. The upper halfof
h.s bend Ind been cut OF completely
ny the Immense icicle. which had c,f-
IDENTITY fallen from the roof III &. r..
Smiths general store, a distance Of
~ feet Just as Daniels stepped up to
lrN tho lnnr
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

White Hall, jan. 2G.-The coroner,s
inquest IN the case Of William Larson.
who shot himself. returned a verdict
or death at his own hands. Larson's
trunk contained So in currency. lie
left the following will, written with
a lead pencil ON the back Of an adver-
tising poster: 81 bcqueath an nv
property to my wife. God help my wife
ana little daughter and also me-"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

Gen. Garland. in tears. ana Win +,
woe-beEone, almost broken hearted
expression and sobbcd forth her story.
4 After much difficulty She WINS ACCORD.
ed an Interview with President .ToLn.
son. Who received her with Elndn,ss
and sympathy lie was polite opd
hnd-hearted, listened 20 her with an.
couragement and patience. aud sent
Tor me papers In the case. To ,hen
wrote ON order for the releaso oghs.
husband. lie said: .Take tLis ~ W.
secretary OF war, who viii endors.i,
ana lhrn You can 90 10 Fort Warren
and have your husband released
she bad gone 10 the war department
70 see the secretary Of war ard had
more ollhculiy in securing an audi-
once with him than She had had 4,
tetiinG into the presence OF the nres.
Nsh's Nhen she was at last in. his |
presence ne remained in his chair. aid |
not ask her TO sic down. did4not sbov - |
sign OF regard for her. but harshl,. m.
quircd her business. She toia 49,,
Story IS gracefully as possible. stated 1
INIT she had just come from me p,es.
ideni' who had taken great interest H.
'hf case. and presented The order of
me president for the release OF her
-
secretly Stanton snaiched the or
Ter iror1her hand, read IL. grunted an
IrS ~ the order into TO pieces.
-. ~
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

Menominee. Jau. 90 Reports from
various sections ~ The upper PENN.
sula show that logging operations
are being hampcred by lack of labor
hundreds of men have been imported
from adjacent states but there II
still great scarcity ard thc demand
apparently ) increasing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
RELEASED BY GRANT.
After President Johnson's Order
Had Been Ignored.
A Charact eristic story Illustrating
the Gentleness OF che General
and Brusaueness of secre-
sary stanton.
Especial Washington Letterl


2HE autocrat of the gardens is
Col. William Il. Smith, and he is
A a hero-worshiper Nobody can
get any choice flowers from the BotaH-
ical gardens except with the approval
Of Col Smith, who is the veteran SUI
perintendent of those bowers; and
nobody can get close TO the heart oil
the genial Scot without knowledge OF
Robert Burns, ala that he wrote and
all that he was. Col, Smith worships
ut the shrine of Bobbie Burns. - y
Not long ago a new member OF CON
grexs was told that admiration OF
Burns, properly expressedinthe pres
cnce OF the superintendent Of the gar
dens would win him friendship OF
value; for this,superintendent OF the
gardens directs The floral supplies Tor
all Of the statesmen and their families.
The ne ". member induced an old mem-
berto call with him anu Introduce him.
After the exchange of few common
places. the new member noticed the
splendid collection OF Burns works,
and said "You deserve congratula-
tions for having such an excellent coll
lection Of the works of Jimmy Burns
Like raging, roaring lion the an
CRY old man shouted: Jimmy Burns,
ignoramus; talk TO me of Jake Wash
ington, Jimmy Grant, Billy Lincoln, or
show your ignorance in any other
way, but don't insult me in my own
den by talking OF Jimmy Burns"
The new member went out of the
presence of the autocrat OF the gar
dens, and what flowers he gets during
his term OF service here will not give
him any foundation for Dragging
when he gets home.
During the civil war, when E1rly's
raiders came near capturing the ma
tional capital, Col. Smith was a volun-
teer soldier and came near being cap
tured by his old friend, Gen. Brecken'
/ ridge. He tells an interesting story on
his experiences in the field, and what
a mastery retreat he made az double
quick for a couple Of miles down Sew
/ enth street road, back TO his botanical
gardens. lie has scrap book replete
with "reminiscences OF those days, and
one OF them gives an insight into the
character OF Secretary stanton and
the character OF Gen. Grant which viii
interest every reader. IL is story told
by the late Attorney General Garland
who had formerly been a member o.
49, Sfederate senate.
The fune.". in this city, shortly after
,lic suron hs' '"~> been advanced e
ENH-.ecaiVpt
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
Ten Ton. or lrnI,,,,

+. Lansing, Jan. 2s.-One day recently
the Queen Bee Cigar company received
the lnrgese consignment Of tobacco
ever shipped 10 Lansing. There were
ten tons Of il in all. and the lot con
sists OF Havana Gllers and Connect
cut binders for use in one of The firms
brands. There is enough tobacco !,
= estimated, TO make about 10000
cignrs.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

Sunficld Jan. 90 sundcld's FIRE nm.
poratus was burned up last week
J ne engine was kept in q barn. and 4
lamp Kept under IL 70 prevent il freez-
ing. The lamp exploded and the build
ing, engine and all were stroyed be-
fore the flames were eNtinpuisbed
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

William Boone. miner. lust -.
turned from Dawson City. KlondIlxe
aud ~ present wintering with rela.
tiyes &C Ia Plata, Mo. eays no has
dug 2es feet deep in The ground ~
his claim, but has never been able
TO reach point where the ground
was not frczen hard.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

100000; Pere Marquette from stick in'
600 to S2G,ooo,ooo; Grand Rapids 1. IN.
diana reduced $i,00o.o0O; Chicago, Mil.
Wankee d st, Paul. reduced 5000. 600.
me valuation OF the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern was increased
= 100000 and that of the Duluth
South shore & Atlantic sIa50ooo
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
20 RnI.c Nnanrn 900.

Whitehall Jan, pa w +. Fransee
who owns q mall farm ia Blue Lake
township. few miles from this via
lage, has received fine pair OF An
CORA goats from Illinois. he will soon
increase the number and go into he
business OF raising the animals for
nruEA -
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

Alhiase~.tRg 2C.-Thc Albion Mir
-yor 6dvocafesthc establishment Of he
whipping post to put a stop 10 the
numerous petty crimes committed by
tramps in order 10 secure board and
lodgings nt the expense of the county
during the winter months.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
TAX is REDUCED.
scesed Valuation on Railway
Property In Michigan.

Lansing, Jan. 26.--Announcement is
made by the state tax commission
that the first assessment OF Michigan
railroads under the new law, which
provides for an adj valorem tax on
this property, instead of the old spe-
cific tax on gross earnings, which was
announced recently as reaching au
aggregate valuation Of $2Os 800,
has been reduced $o,522.00o by the
commission. The Michigan Central
was reduced from So. 100000 TO So.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

Ann Arbor, Jan. %. Official nm.
nouncement Is made that +. N. Yost
VIII coach the University OF Michigan
football team again next fall
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

Muskegon, Jan 26.=@Miss Marin 4 Ma
i7f, piineipuI o. the I'illsbury school
was perhaps fatally aud three other
teachers and two OF their boy pupils
seriously injured while coasting on,
Wood avenue Hill.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

l'Si"s 30 '"e streets, and Barney
'rortzel, Of Third street. The accident
was caused by cross beam II the
staging breaking under too much
weight. The descent Of the men was
broken by other staging which they
carried away as they fell
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

lonia, Jan. 26.--The board Of control
OF lonia prison mas chosen DR.. Harley
\. Haynes az resident physician 10
succeed DIR. John Il. Bird. resign.d.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
In" 10 this city, shortly inter
lie Church last ne@> been advasced to
At his hote,
Andrew Johnson haa .

| ~ MS Holtl-
Andrew Johnson haa -
the presidency, Gen. Garland re-.
visit from the wife Of Hon. Cleme /
c. Clay, who had been captured and
confined at Fort Warren. She was ad-
vised TO call upon President johnson
in behalf of her husband. who was not
only In prison, but in delicate health
She shrank from such an ordeal be-
cause Andrew johnson was regarded
ms an ogre by all southern people az
the upper classes. They could nor
comprehend how any southern manl
could conduct himself as Johnson h,f1l
done. Gen. Garland assured her tbaf4
Presiden, Johnson would receive her
with courtesy, and that he wouId
treat her with kindness. Having great
confidence in the wisdom Of Gen. Gar.
land, she finally concluded that she
must make the effort in behalf of her
husband, and promised TO do so the
following morning.
The next evening she called upon
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

AT afy rate" he said, as he mailed
a checlFo San Francisco creditor -
can't he denied that ! am able 10 md
a little moncy go long way 60
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Two Mon Ina Ray City FALL Distance of
FIFTY Feet and Receive Only
Minor Injuries.

Bay City. Jan. 26.-Two men fell 80
feet with lot of staging from a wall
of the new Washington theater into
the basement among a lot of rafters
and tmbers, and escaped with no
broken bones or serious injuries. Thev
were Fred DomreMs Of, Iwer4 Ian.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

as confederate brigadier, ~ ~.
once Cen. Grant wrote an order
the release Of the prisoner I'D
ing II 10 the grateful woman.
said; Take that paper TO the 81,
ttary OF war. don't think he ,
J thgo>k,it into the waste basket" +,
\, 8 ep:s:fQl then politely excused h
I scll as ne hid bagely time 10 re-,
! 1 tF43M xiiicls Wa s'ts~ take him
ives that Y ~ aislta
On the foiIow1iik. 61nnuisg NJ
Clay called upon the \xy
war, and was rudely v
by the messengers v
how CURLY she had bee
day before. She was
would be useless for he :
her card, as the secretarl
see her. No farther thSi
sengers could she get unit
officer came into the roS ~
dio not know him, but told fos
she had note from Ger.
Showing him the well known
ture) and that the messenger J
fused 10 take in her card. Tho I
hcor said that he would do so. a,
she gave him her card. In n a
minutes the bell rang. and -
senger was told TO admit Mrs.
When she entered, Secretary StarN
lid not even look up, but grid
said: II suppose you want to tell W
hat story all over again, but IL IN
,e useless, as am too busy TO lista
o il. That is all; good morning.
But Mrs. Clay did not tremble af
righted this time. On the contrary
he placed the order bef.irc him. say
ng; THAT is all. Goo morning.
she did not stop TO even glance al
i'm. She knew that he would moi
FAR up that order. On the contrary
G approved II, and Mrs. Clay left for
oston that afternoon, where She
'cured The release OF ~ husband.
ld both OF them, TO their diving
iys, blessed the mem, rs OF 4. s
RAM, the great soldie Who was n
mile man, even in lis hour Of
eater triumph.
When Grant was president no mem.
II of his cabinet wouhl have dared
tear mp one OF his orders. Orr
his cabinet officials dared on one
casion TO disobey an order: and
was incontinently sent forth into
e outer darkness Of unofficial ire
SMITH II. FRY.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

the pags myers moro
rreck drd. All were taken ousS
vrscked coach and the lights e1-
he'd. The Crystal Fails train
60 = d 70 Saunders to pick MP the
, rs and take ihem 70 PowerA
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31
HUES OF THE DEER.
There Are Three Changes In the Year
and They serve TO Protect the
Animals.

Men who go TO the woods 10 shoot
deer only in the deer season are apt to
think that the animals are always in
the dun coats in which they find them.
but men who live there the year
around know that deer change their
color at least thrice In a year. The
gradations are slight but distinct and
the completed results are widely diff
ferent, says the New York Sun.
just now, in the dead OF winter, al
most all the deer are Of an ashen gray
with a tinge OF dun. They have the
lightest hue az present and in this re-
spect they are something like the rab-'
bits and weasels which turn white in.
winter.
As the first green Of spring appears
their coats will begin todeepenandthis
deepe ming is rapid. almost keeping
pace with the outbuddiug of tho
leaves. on the trees and bushes. 1f-hey
reason for. this is not apparent, as
the gray winter coat OF the desrwould
he less conspicuous in the summer
green than he sharply rufogs tint
Nhich,fhey come 10 assume.
In mids1mmcr the deer IS reddish
, and in SOME individunls, Of true red.
This coat lasts until we'll into.fnll be
ginning TO fade in October, and by the
time the men with the small-bore rifles
come il has turned TO dun. The
change is later In some individuals,
and thus il happens that even in No
vember an occasional red deer is killed.
There has come to be belief among
hunters that the bright red deer is
apt 10 be stronger, fatter and more
! valuable than its comrades Of So
berer coat, but this is not true. In
decd, the red individual may have
something the matter with ii TO pre-
vent its changing on schedule time.
The law Of nature which gives the
more pronounced colors and marks TO
the males of species holds good With
tho deer, and the bucks are redder
than the does, and they never get to
he SO light Of hue even when there is
two feet OF snow on the ground. The
red OF the deer shows most prominent
ly along the edges of the belly and on
the legs, though sometimes the hair
of the neck is OF a bright sorrel
Possibly in giving the deer red coat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-01-31

In summer nature II
give the eye a hands.(
the dark green OF n
the deepening of =
effectively, though =
nal more conspicM
fore, more easily "a
The winter coat CON
similation with the
the landscape as ar
that has "A touch o.
is so little OF b~'~
almost wholly -
wei with the. 49, .;
white caused -.
leahess bran, ~ .a ~
In the faS'ons~ =
the groundi to- be
leaves ansLker and
90 the esi was
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-10-08
Above and Below Proof.

Before the means of determining the
true quantity Of alcohol in spirits were
known dealers employed very rude
method to form notion of the
strength" A given quantity of the
spirit was poured upon gunpowder in
a dish and set on fire. If the gun
powder continued dry enough. it took
fire and exploded, but If it had been
dampened by the water in the spirits
the flame of the alcohol went out with
out setting the powder on fire.
This was called tho proof" Spirits
which kindded gunpowder were said to
be "above proof" those that did not
ret fire to it were said to be "belew
proof. but this did not fix the strength.
Clark. in his hydroneter, which was
invented about the year 1880, fixed the
strength OF proof spirits on the stem,
at the specific gravity of 0.92O, at the
temperate Of 60 degrees. This is the
strength at which proof spirit is fixed
by act /of parliament, and at this
strength it is no more than mixture
of forty-nine pounds of pure alcohol
with fifty-one pounds Of pure water
London Standard.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-10-08
Brain WEIGHT.

The brain cannot do it's work with
out an abundance of pure, we'll nour-
tshed blood. Other things being equal,
heavier brain implies greater mental
power, and one scientist finds that per-
sons employed in industries where the
nourishment of the body is apt to be
insufficient and the muscular exercise
slight show, as a rule, higher brains
than do more favorably circumstance
persons.
Blacksmiths and metal workers in
general have heavier brains than
coachmen. but the latter exceed car
penters in brain weight, and carpen-
tiers exceed persons employed in cloth
ing industries, while at the bottom of
the scale stand those who are engaged
in the manufacture and sale Of alco-
holic drinks, who are apt to do more
or less drinking themselves.
1t would also appear that the weight
of the brain may be increased by the
direct exercise Of its own function,
men of mental training showing, as a
rule. greater brain weight than others.
1t should be remembered that the size
of the head cannot be taken as trust
worthy index of the weight of the
brain. The organic quality is the main
thing.-London Express.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-10-08
FROM THE OTHER BANK CAME A SCREAM

FROM THE OTHER BANK CAME A SCREAM.
thinking what several kinds of an
immortal idiot he had been to quarrel
with her. Then he produced rod and
line and without undue ostentation be-
gan his angling. a =.
Now there was vast difference be-
tween the outfits of the opposite Wal
tons. The girls rod was of split bam-
boo. An oil silk line ran through it's
little rings and was wound about q
reel of the latest design. Moreover,
attached to the line was hook on
which wriggling angleworm was i'm
paled. The mans rod, on the con-
trimmed alder shoot. His line was
nothing more than bundle Irvine. and
had one observed carefully he would
have found at it's end no hook at all.
but merely a fair sized pebble. ~
The young man fished faithfully. He
gave the line sundry quick jerks and
then lowered it again. He trolled it
to and fro. He worked it under the
bank, and all the time the girl on the
opposite bank sat immovable, her eyes
glued on the eddies.. Hard lines APP
peared about her mouth-lines which
Eah this spot was hers by the right Of
possession and that she intended to
hold it against all intrusion. The man
began watching these lines and found
them far more engrossing than active
fishing. Presently he uttered another
ponderous sigh. Then he quietly laid
aside the rod and observed loud enough
for the girl to hear:
Nothing biteth in this place save
the foul mosquito and the stings of an
oversensitive conscience. / will read
me my tome"
At the sound Of his voice the girl
looked up, but as quickly lowered her
eyes. He fancied he caught the sound
of scornful sniff. Undismayed, he
drew a small brown volume from his
pocket and began to read aloud:
"Yet it behooveth not always a man
to give way to unreasonable
Weakness. being leavened by an ele-
ment Of firmness'- Here he paused
and evidently turned back to the title,
for he said, ION the Faulty Of Quaf