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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13
A WARsHIP TEST.
The Unexpected Beat TO General Quar-.
ters AZ Midnight.

The ship Is lying at anckor In a
distant port. II Is night. and nothing
Is heard but the tramp OF the sentry
on the forecastle and the ripple OF
water AT the gnngway.
Only the officer OF the deck. the quar-
termaster and the guard are awake.
The entire crew are below decks and
dreaming In their hammocls.
The cabin door opens aud the captain
steps forth softly. fully dressed and
wearing his sword and revolver lie
rpeaks IN a low tone 70 the officer OF
the deck. who sends an orderly for
ward with message In a moment
the orderly returns. bringing with him
the drummer. who stands silently at
the mast. drumsticks ia hand. watch
ing the commander,
Eight BELLS midnight--is struck.
AZ silent signal from the command.
ing officer the drummer poiscs HIS
sticks an instant. then sounds the long
roll. or alarm" which Is az once fol-
lowed by the quick beat 90 general
quarters
Instantly the scene changes 70 one OF
apparently the utmost confusion -Four
hundred men leap from their ham
mocks. Passing few turns OF the
lashings around them. they throw them
into their MEETINGS" then spring 10
their stations az the batteries and cast
loose the guns.
A moment more aud bright fash
and roar from the forecustle pivot gun
bursts upon the stiffness and gloom OF
the night. followed quickly by the
broadslde battery
Each gun is fired once, blank
charge. but enough to show that the
gun is in good order and ready for
service.
As suddenly the pandemonium sub
sides. Confusion gives place 90 silence
and order and not a sound is heard.
but the battle lanterns flashing along
the crowded deck reveal the well disci-
plined crew standing az their quarters.
every man equipped with cutlass and
pistol silent and alert Sponges. ram.
mers. supply boxes and battle axes III.
ter the deck: everything Is provided
and ready as for action. while the
captain, accompanied by the executive
officer (the first lleutenanp. with an
orderly bearing q lantern, makes n
thorough inspection fore and aft and
below. including the powder division,
magazines and shell rooms, 70 see that
nothing Is lacking which would be re-
quired In real action
At the touch OF the drum the ship
has been changed from deathlike still
ness 20 readiness for battle. every OIL
Ger and man at his station. armed ST.
lent, expectant-and all IN less than
three minutes Chicago News
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

The Huxz Of the Mosquito and the
Swallows Forked Tail.

In Palestine, where several religions
exist side by side, legends hayescrossed
and iltermingled In such way as 10
make q distinct folklore. A collection
OF stories from Folklore In the Holy
Land" by the Rev. j. II. Hanauer.
contains many Bible legends In new
forms and with humorous additions.
One explains how the mosquito came
to buzz and why the swallows tail Is
forked
After the fall OF man the serpent
missed the reward which the evll one
had promised him--namely, the sweet
est food In the world An angel was
appointed 70 assign 70 every creature
his food and dwelling place. The SER
pent asked for human flesh But Adam
protested and pointed out shrewdly
that as nobody had ever tasted human
flesh Il was Impossible 20 maintain
that Il was the most luscious OF food.
thus he gained n years respite for the
race.
Meanwhile the mosquito was sent
round the world with instructions 10
taste and report upon the blood OF ev-
cry living creature AT the end OF
twelve months II was TO report I'm open
court the result OF ifs researches.
Now, Adam had a friend IN that sa-
cred bird the swallow. which annually
makes a pilgrimage 20 Mecca and all
holy places. This bird Swallowed the
mosquito all the twelve months until
the day OF the decision Then as the
insect was on It's way 10 the court the
swallow met IL openly and asked what
flesh and blood II had found sweetest.
Mans" replied the mosquito.
WHAT" asked the swallow. "Please
say Il again. for am rather deaf
On this the mosquito opened its
mouth wide 10 shout, and the swallow
darted IN It's bin and plucked out the
insects tongue.
They then proceeded TO the court,
where all living creatures were assem-
bled 10 hear the decision. On being
asked the outcome OF its Investigation
the mosquito. which could now only
buzz. was unable 10 make Itself under
stood, and the swallow, pretending 10
be its spokesman. declared that the
insect had said that II had found the
blood OF the frog the most delicious
Sentence was therefore given that
frogs, not men. should be the serpents
food.
In It's rage and disappointment the
serpent darted forward 20 destroy the
swallow. But the bird was too quick;
the serpent succeeded only I'm biting
some feathers out Of the middle of the
swallows tail.
This is why swallows have forked
tails.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13
EASY PHYSICAL CULTURE.
How One May Promote Good Health
Without Expense.

First OF ALL there is the sensible use
of the odd moments OF the day. For
example, | must 80 out 10 my work IN
the city; must get up from my chair
after or at intervals during my work;
must so upstairs. Here are the oppOr-
tunltles:
During the wash | can rub myself
well all over my skin Having used
the warm water and soap and warm
water again. ] can dip my hands I'm
cold water and then give my skin a
capital friction with the palms OF my
hands. This viii AFFORD excellent ex-
ercise for the arms and shoulders and.
when | stoop, for the trunk muscles.
IL will clean ne, will help TO harden
and inyigorate me and will make my
hands and my whole body glow de-
lightfully. II will need scarcely any
extra time.
When l go out into the street and
indeed whenever l go ont, | can take
two extra deep and full breaths or
fresh air In through the nostrils. And
can repeat this wonderfully healthy
practice whenever / wait at crossing,
whenever / wait at all. and just before
| go into any building from the street.
and also before any important work
or interview, and. OF course, the first
thing In the morning and the last thing
az night Here there Is not one mo
ment OF extra time demanded, but
there is so much effective but easy
physical culture that az the end OF n
year the improvement in the breathing
capacity, the endurance. the vigor the
complexion and even in the control OF
the temper may be almost beyond be-
lief And. best OF all, the automatic
habit Of fuller and more rhythmical
limitations may be firmly fixed. -Eus-
tace Miles In Metropolitan Magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

A learned Italian doctor says that
giantlsm Is n morbid process. disease
due to an enlargement Of part Of the
brain which is endowed with growth
regulating functions Whom that part
OF the brain enlarged. the limbs grew
to an abnormal extent and other phys
zeal changes occurred. the excess OF
growth being chiefly In the lower jaw,
The arms and legs No giant ever al.
talns length OF days The average life
IS only a fraction over twenty years.
Ireland has produced az least four
giants McGrath. born IN Tipperary in
1876 Che was seven feet five inches IN
height; Malone. seven feet six inches;
Murphy. seven feet three inches. and
Charles Byrne. seven feet six inches.
None Of them ever reached great men.
tai development
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13
cap,ivs,ina a Queen.

II was by his graceful executioR OF a
dance that young Hatton nrst capt.
waited the heart OF Queen Elizabeth,
says Edward Scott IN his book on
Dancing I'm An Ages" lie had been
brought mp 10 the law and entered
court as bis enemy. Sir John Pcrrot.
used TO say. "by the gaillarde." as his
first appearance there was on the occa-
sion OF a mask BAH. and her majesty
was so struck by his good looks and
activity that she made him one OF her
band OF pensioners. who were consid-
cred the handsomcst men In England.
IL Is said that the favors which the
virgin monarch extended 10 her new
favorite excited the Jealousy OF the
whole court. especially that OF the Earl
OF Leicester. who. thinking 20 depre-
clAte the accomplishments Of tho
young lawyer offered 60 Introduce 20
Elizaheth's notice a professional dancer
whose saltatory performances were
considered far more wonderful than
Hatton's To this suggestion. however.
the royal lady. with more vehemence
than elegance. exclaimed: "Pishi I
viii not see your man. II IA hIs trade. =
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

In Edward SCOTS Dancing In All
Ages" are some curious details about
the dances OF old England
Joan SanderSon" was "jolly
dance" In Mr.. SCOTS definition. for be-
fore II was ended each lady had kissed
all the gentlemen twice. and each man
had been equally entcrprising Mary
Stuart danced the volta" though
mot SO high and SO disposedly" rs
Elizabeth. Ia King Charles time pco-
pie danced "Trcnchmore." the "Cush-
ION Dance" "Omnlum Gatherum" aud
'iIoite cum Tote"
"All In a Garden Green. Gathering
Of Penscods.' Jumps of Pudding"
Under and over" "The Bath" "rhe
Slaughter House" and "Hayc az Thy
Coat, old Woman" are dances not
quite so old
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

Touched by his sad story. "A Harris.
burg woman recently furnished meal
20 a melancholy looking hobo who had
applied therefor az the back door.
why do you stick out the middle
finger OF your left hand so straight
while you are eatingY" asked the com
passionate woman. WAS II ever bro
kony7
mo, num-" answered the hobo, with
shuttle. but during my halcyon
days ! wore diamond ring on that
finger. and old habits are hard to break.
mum."-Harper's Weekly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

The record on the fact that NUTS
were once worn by more men than wo.
men In Paris suggests the old Ingenious
definition OF nun as "A soft f4ug
that holds lady's hand without sqrecz.
Ing IT," Nun" appears 20 have come
TO us from German, IN which language.
curiously, nun" means not only a
hand comforter. but also sulky per-
son or growing dog These seem.
however. 20 be two different words.
Was our own metaphorical muir an
allusion TO the effemInacy OF nun
wearers or simply an intirnation that
the person was distinctly "softf"-.
London Chronicle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

MY son, my SOM exclaimed the dis
mayed mother as she saw all her boys
belongings stacked In corner OF the
closet. Haven't tried over and over
to teach You that YOU should have
place for everythlngy"
Yep" said the son chcerfully. "nnd
this Is the place Chicago News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13
Tho Candidates Course.

when candidate thinks he's right
he must stick 20 his belief"
But surprising all his constituents
think diffcrcnuyr'
I'm that case he must show his true
greatness by casting aside all personal
bias and emphatIcally assuming that
majority cannot be wrong Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

Who was James Boswelf" asked
the teacher 81 the class In English IT.
erature
"Ee was DIR. Samuel Johnson's press
agent" answered the young man with
the bad eye Chicago Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

Little wlllie-say. pa. what Is an In,
spiration1 pam inspiration. my son.
n the sudden recollection Of some one
who will probably stand fo< q touch--.
Kansas City Nswsbook.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

The senator pushed into the crowd
that surrounded the automobile.
what Is the trouble hereT' he IN.
auired.
"punctured tire" replied a man with
n dinner pail. MAKE speech into n.
VIII you. scnator?H-- New York Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

Deacon-Are you willing to 60? I'm
popular Citizen dying -oh. yes; am.
Dcacon-wcll, I'm glad you are, for
that makes II unanimous.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

1nqulsitive people are the tunnels OF
conversation. They do not take IN any
thing for their own use. but merely b
pass n 30 another. --ssssis
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

Good temper Ia like a sunny day--it
sheds ITS brightness everywbcr,-.
Vrcnch rrovcrh
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-13

Love Jour neighbor. but don't pun
dcvn NE fezr~-osrnsn rrsvsrb.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11

court. This done he issued notice that
parliament, representing the people.
would be held in the fall.
He had to issue the notice himself.
for the former power behind the
throne-Achmed Izzet Pasha. his sec
retary-smclling the trouble by n far
better method than that which the
astrologer possessed. skipped the coun-
try and a few days later vas reported
in the United States.
Then in view of the new order OF
things within his realm, Abdul II de-
Cided TO call home his ambassadors
at foreign capitals. Hence not long
ago We read in press dispatches that
Mehmed Ali Bey had been recalled
from Washington and a APP
pointed. The Turk recalled from the
national capital is no other than the
father of the missing secretary, and
as a consequence IL was expected
that the pair would connive together
as TO the best mode of procedure In
the present case, for both might be
made a part of the consignment OF
corpses which the sultan had billed
for the morgue on New Years day.
Thus by the foregoing will be seer
that things are in a bad way in Turkey,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11

augured well for friends of the sultan.
Surely, then, there was no cause for
trouble, the ruler s~oliloquized to him
self, He paused and pondered and
then lit up with a new kind of to-
bacco.
Fifteen minutes elapsed.
"Ha. l see it ALL" he whispered to
the royal fox terrier. "Huda's in bad
with the stars"
Then in q loud voice:
Corporal of the imperial guard,
'front.'"
In came the trusty band, weapons in
hand.
Hunt up Abdul Huda, royal astrolo-
ger, and bring him hence" ordered his
majesty.
Within a few minutes, Huda, his
trunk packed for his vacation, was
ushered into the regal presence, well
knowing that the signs had been
switched under his eyes.
"Off with his head" shouted the
sultan, rising from the divan.
Fifteen brown forearms pulled Is
shining sabers and were ready to de-
liver the fatal stroke with the same
regularity that governs up-to-date mel
odrama.
stay, slaves" quoth his highness,
81 would fain give him a worse pun
ishment before I am ready to deprive
him of what little gray matter there
NAV be beneath that bald pate. To
the dungeon with him."
The days routine over, the sultan
re-seated himself upon the divan and
thought of what had best be done
Finally he decided that there could
be no place just like Jail as a punish
ment, and so Huda remained there.
However, the story goes, the former
student of the stars will offer up his
head on New Years day as his sacri
flee for getting into the evil graces
of the stars.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11

and despite the fact that they cheer
the sultan outside of the palace until
he has to empty the court water pitch
er upon them so that he may sleep In
peace, many of the tall Turkish minds
have announced that they "are going
away from here, w again to re-
turn"
And the cause of all this trouble. &C.
cording to those who sympathize with
his majesty, is lone other than Huda
himself.
Therefore he is pining away the
idle hours in the jail's solitary con-
finement pen, playing solitaire with
the covers from Turkish cigarette
boxes. which the guard shoves to-
ward him with his mann and water
twice a day. The only solace which
he had on first entering the jail wal
that within two months he would have
a full pack of cards for they furnished
him a box of cigarettes with each
meal. That Is, his friends did. For
they provide his luxuries, while the
actual bodily necessities are given by
the ruler himself.
However, let it be said that the as
| trologer does not know Of his fate, and
he probably will not until the time
comes for him to be led out to Ia
rifice his STARTLED Uranium to the
art which he has studied throughout
his 40 years.
AS Turks go he is a young man still
and being unmarried there probabl,
will be few who mourn him. His only
acquaintances were court officials, ant
they had little love for him for thu
reason that he would at every oppor
tunity take their predictions from
their mouths and turning them int
magic Turkish words return them II
the sultan as sayings from the Zodiac
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11

Previously everything had looked
splendid to the monarch. The Young
Turks had not objected to his harem
until Huda got in bad with the planets
and many of that party had promised
to leave the country rather than be
called to %purgatory by decapitation.
AS each step in this fearful condi-
ton of things came to his mind his
royal highness decided that it looked
darker for Abdul Huda's head and also
rather dark for Abdul Seconds safety,
the latter being the sultan himself.
There was no one else to blame it
on except the astrologer. Had not his
pressed him for the return of their
loans, always been sufficient to quell
them? 1t had, and he could see no
other reason for the status than by re-
turning to his original reason.
If things wen wrong in this man.
ner Huda must have been in league
with the palace camarilla.
A double tap at a secret bell, an
order shouted down the speaking. tube
and the officials of the palace camaril,
la were pinched.
This retinue included Ria Pasha,
the former minister of war, and Rag
nib Pasha, n of the justly exalted
and highly honored court chamber
lains. Because he considered the dig
nifty of his position Raghib barricaded
himself within his cyclone cellar 8
few plazas from the royal mansion
and prepared to sell his life as dearly
as possible. He opened fire on the
police, but his ammunition soon gave
out and the minions of the law es
corted him into the royal presence
who melted out 80 days and costs ii
the royal dungeon.
Because the court soothsayer's re
port had been doctored, the sultan Sc
about to corral the entire body o
hangers-on, who daily loafed about the
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11
Plan ssp,usssnsr,sn ciss

hallasll- \ ,aDsr 10 ou t.s brfu
Ia organise a s~piasscnafian eine Tho
N"Nr. tho local pap~s. took an inroal.
plr,r census 81 pofsons morr than 20
ycart old and found ,hif,, one o'
this number eleven arr 30 of more
ialiSyillr " a town ~ ouly n few
hundred inhabitants Judge " p.
Roberts, who formerly represented
boonc county In the legislature. " At
the head OF the Tho oh
jcct is To arrange for an annual re-.
union. which would give the old folks
u chance To renew acquaintance
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11
Lid Filters to 90 Unpublished.

Kansas City.--Bert Kimbrell. assist
n prosecuting attorney, who in the
past has conducted the prosecutions
In the Sunday cases, said he would APP
pear for the state in no more such
trials. This virtually means that, not
w~ithstanding the grand jury may re-
turn indictments there will be no more
trials. The indictments will be per-
mitted to stand on the docket until
Judge Wallace leaves the criminal
bench after the election In November.
Then they will all be dismissed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11

for by Lord High Guardian of His Maj.
iesty's Wearing Apparel Maid Mo
manned, who whispered the words
across the plaza to a tall blonde lady
who was interested in stars before
they thrust Huda into Jail.
1t all came about in this manner
At a recon star chamber session
between his majesty and the court
astrologer, Huda informed the sultan
that as far as he could discern, by
daylight the orbs of the universe were
IN their correct positions, thus lending
security to the monarch.
A few days later the Young Turks
started revolution.
A few days after that the sultan vas
compelled to proclaim that the equal
rights constitution of 1876 would again
be in force. This he did with n
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11
Clock Records Dynam,tIro.

Potosi,-nurglars entered the post
office here blew open the safe and car.
ried away sGj In money and two reg.
istcred letters. No stamps are missed.
The safe was completely demolished.
Entrance To the building was gained
by prying open the doors. with a
chisel. 4 clock hanging over the safe
stopped at 1907 o'clock a. m. NJ which
time an explosion OF dynamite was
heard by n few citizens.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11
Prisoner Shot by Guard,

Jefferson City.-John Huegan, n St.
Louis convict. who is serving n nine.
year sentence in the penitentiary. as
saulted Prison Guard w. l.. Boulware
in the Priesmeyer prison shoe shop
and was shot twice by the latter. Hue.
gan came to the prison on three
charges of burglary about six months
ago. From the start he gave the
prison officials trouble.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-11

eye pinned Upon the threat that the
empire would be disrupted by the NAL.
contents.
Then he fired the cabinet.
And appointed a new M
Finally a minor palace official at
tempted to locate his majesty's vitals
between the ruffies of the latter's coat
of mail.
Each day as his majesty smoked his
long pipe, dismissed these disturbances
by a new shifting motion, the impress
sion began to gain strength with him
that all was nOt serene.
The use of the word serene in his
thoughts Immediately recalled the star
predictions of Abdul Huda, but then
no better star-gazer raj to be found
In the empire, for had not the imperial
guardian of the Turkish empire tested
him many times and found that Alb
dul's predictions were always true?
He had.
Then mentally the sultan went over
what his %astrologer had told him only
the Friday previous.
Mars, the star which portended for
war, "a gradually fading away. and
Huda had also said that within a few
weeks there would probably be nc
Mars.
The big dipper, suggestive of the
horn of plenty. was brighter than ever
IT vas true, for had not Huda in all
his wise raving said it?
Mercury, the swift one whose ex
istence was a memory OF work, was
soon to &c into a perpetual totaI
eclipse. SO had Abdul said.
Huda's inside reasoning had also de
picted the eventual union between
Jupiter and Venus, which. of course