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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04

II the boy magician Is a much appre-
ciated acquisition TO an evening com
pany. surely one that can turn one
coin into two must be doubly welcome.
Here is the way 10 perform this SEEM
ingiy impossible feat: Prepare penny
by putting a little wax on II and then
attach II by means OF the wax TO the
underside OF table. near the edge.
Now borrow another penny from one
OF the company and announce that
you intend 10 turn It into two pennies.
Holding the borrowed penny under
your thumb, rub II briskly along the
table near tine edge with your hand IN
der the table In such position that
you can at any time you wish take off
the penny that you have fixed there
with wax and thus have two pennies
in your hand. If neatly done this trick
defies detection.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04

She begged 20 hard 10 got Each day,
with pleadinR8 soft and wialfui eyes.
she'd teal, In quite rcsiatleas way.
Her lOngings TO be- blg and wise.
And how she craved book and slate,
A pencil hex and long inch rule
And. more than all. n copy plate
Like sisters." and--to 80 90 school
Well. well. no stony Ephinxca We;
We looked Into her blnobeli eyes
And dared not hint the age ~ three
Plus ono could meier be very wisei
Armed with a primer picture book.
In which nhe'd studied half a day
Al least. We sent her on her way.
Gho came bs@k with ocHtntic look,
All dimples. twinitiea. buhhling pride
~ said my LESSON tool l spelled
word All by myselfls she cried
mo. not an by yourseifl'' U held
Her head back with its nuffy frlsz
To seek the eyes long iashes hid
Surprised and pleased withal) II didi
I waited TIL the teacher felled
NE, You apali Isl N thon I tried
To 'mcmbcr like you said IL looked
One letter straight and one all crooked
An 1 wnrted 'em all 20 hear 20 bad.
I exid ouf lout. 30. Ia. let
A. thty ca tust iso<bsd. ts@v vss 3
Esnst"
--csiotr wexA
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04
FOR THE CHILDREN



A miner In Alaska made strange
discovery not long ago. He found y
cave In the side OF mountain and en-
tered II for exploration. The mouth OF
the cave was small. the sides being Of
granite. Just beyond the entrance was
a solid ice chamber from The ceiling OF
which were hanging hundreds Of Ice
stalactitcs. The rays from the miners
lamp made these stalactites glisten Ike
FURNISHED silver. aud the effect was
wonderfully beautiful. II was like a
fairy palace. but the miners admira-
ton suddenly turned 70 alarm. for at
one side OF the chamber he saw a great
black bear sitting partly upright. Be
ing nna-med. except with m Ak. the
man determined 10 leave the bear IN
undisturbed possession when some
thing In the appearance of the brute
arrested his attention, and he then saw
that II was dead.-frozen solid In big
block OF Ice. He struck the block OF
ice with his AK. and part OF II fell
away. carrying one Of the bears fore
legs with II. When he picked up the
Ice II crumbled like rotten wood.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04
FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT.
Necessity OF Harmonious co-opers
ton on Part OF All Citizens.

Towns In agricultural districts ap-
parently are awakening 10 the impor-
lance OF organizing clubs and associa-
tons for the purpose Of public I'm
provements and the protection OF
home Industries. The field for work
ia broad II Is the business OF the
town that makes the place of impor
lance Any institution that will give
employment to labor. that will bring
more people and moro capital TO any
town Is thing TO be desired. Many
towns In which commercial clubs have
been lately organized. have wide
field In tho simple matter OF keeping
the people OF the town and surround
ing country from sending money 20
other cities for supplies OF various
kinds that can az we'll DO purchased
at home. Every dollar sent 10 mail
o2der house or department store in
another city impoverishes the town
Just so much. II Is the business men
OF the small towns who pay the taxes
support the churches and schools, not
the far-off mail-order house. and they
are deserving OF all the trade OF their
home place. Don't try to bring new
business establishments TO your town
until local evils are remedied.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04
Jumping on a Fox.

A boy named Charles Williams. liv-
Ing in northern Michigan, was out In
the woods one day looking for a lost
cow when he came 90 bank about
eight feet high and saw a fox lying
asleep at the foot OF the bank. He
made ready and jumped down and
grabbed reynard in his arms. He
didn't hold the animal more than a
minute. and yet during that time he
received seventy-one bites, thirty OF
which were on the face and hands,
When the doctor got through plaster
Ing him up. he was far wiser boy
than before. Even when a fox wakes
up suddenly out OF deep sleep he IL
prepared to do more biting than any
other known animal. He IL made that
way and enjoys II.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04
sneezinq.

Did you ever hear any one say God
bless you" after some other person
had sneezed? Some writer's attribute
the benedlction TO st. Gregory. who en-
Joined its use during a pestilence In
which sneezing was a fatal symptoms
But here again we find n revival OF an
ancient custom, for Aristotle mentions
It as existing among the Greeks. and
Thucydldes says that sneezlng was the
symptom Of crisis In the great
Athenian plague. The Romans had
the same custom, and so, It Is said.
have the native Indian tribes here.
Isn't II strange how these queer super
stitions originate and perslst?-Chlca-
90 News
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04
Tradinn Rata.

II is said that In California there Is
a rat known as the trade rat" The
species seems 10 be an honest one as
far as It's intelligence goes. If you
leave a pan OF anything It likes in q
convenient place II Is not above taking
IL, but II puts something back. Once a
pan OF paste was left on chair over
night The following morning the
paste was gone, but inside the pan were
long stick. a piece Of rope, bits Of pa
per. some nails and an unbrokcn glass
funnel in payment FOR the paste.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04

me man IN bustno<B n out 20 win
o. he vouidn't DO In business rhere
are many LITTLE details that must DO
hcoAcd afbsr, must be studied and
which are essontiai 10 succees. Many
mcrchants. particularly In small
towns. are kept % busy wrapping up
bits Of gfnghama. weighing out sugar
and doing tho hundred and three oh
CT things, that they think thoy have
no time TO givo all these ifttls esson-
tiais attention. These days tho mer-
chant M really up against = hard
game. unless no keeps right In line
and % tho front. 6tntisfios show that
90 per scnt q those who engage In
the retail trade fail.
People must buy necessities. Tho
avurnEe mortal wants the best he can
got for tho Ieast money. Merchant
jones can't sell at any highow. prtces
than Brown ON tho opposite side OF
tho street soils like goods for. and
Browns method Ia pretty good.
Brown has captured a good trade,
and on some lises gets sitter prices,
How does he 90 II? Look at the ar
rangement OF his goods. He has n
place for everything. and everything
properly in It's place. and displayed TO
the greatest advantage. He hasn't
his potatoes and his apples mixed In
a heap and his tomatoes and other
canned goods OF the vegetable class
mixed with his ieilies and his jams:
neither arc tho labels so covered with
dust that the goods look as II they
were held in stock for years. You can
Just bet Brown is up-to-date. his goods
are so arranged that people find a
pleasure In stopping in front OF the
store and looking at the show win
dows. and go through the door and
see the harmony and order In oil tho
arrangement OF his stock. Brown
himself is no SLOUGH. his attire ia plain
bat heat, no gaudy display and hts
temper ia always even. and a smile
Is for every customer. and all his
clerks are required 10 keep them
selves neat and show the greatest
courtesy 10 everyone who enters the
store. Then. again. he sees that goods
are delivered promptly, no delay In
getting your sugar. your butter and
all that you order from Brown, for he
is always Johnny-on-the-spot Then
again, he keeps all his customers feel
ing well; he always believes in an
era OF good feeling; he is sympathetic.
Then Brown Is man who doesn't
believe in keeping a set OF books for
the purpose OF charging up poor nc
counts. He has a knack OF collecting
his bills so his customers feel they
are under obligations 20 him. and
while he is a stickler for making cash
sales. sometimes good responsible
customers want little credit, and
get IT, Merchants like Brown are the
kind that build up the homo town
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04

The capitol az Washington is illumi-
mated by $1,000 lncandescent lights. IL
takes 1900 alone to light the roof OF
the house OF representatives. In the
busy hours 10 keep the engines going
TO furnish power for these lights II
takes one tOn OF coal an hour
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04
A Candy Tin.

Here Il candy that the boy OF girl
can try for his or her next party 10 the
delight OF all the guests:
, Toast hgs until soft cut a slit In
them and insert n marshmdllow.
Dip each OF the stuffed figs In coat
Ing OF hot chocolate slightly sweetened
as for icing and let II cool on buttered
plates.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04

This is presidential year. and the
alarmist, the dry.goods box phlloso-
pher and tho calamity howlers OF diff
terent breeds and opinions are abroad
In tho land. Presidential years are
on years, so they say. and the most
level-headed old-timer shakes his head
With doubt when he speaks of the con
litions throughout the land. There is
little cause for tightening mp I'm
The affairs. more cautiousness In fnan-
.ial and commercial centers In gen.
sral. This year there are no such pre-
sentiments" Of evil as generally mark
presidential years. Business goes on
lust the same as II has during the
past half dozen years or more only
there Is eTitc-cc Tie. '1n are not
~xi-- ss-'iv
,si1sfr0Y nti--
....dfal F,ctiu-s L.. fty 80
tunate ~ TIC fact that tnc'r pros
pority depends little upon thc factua
lions ~ stocks or securities. Tis
The wealth OF land and live stock that
counts, and while any depression may
TO a certain extent influence price, II
win require greater calamity than
= change IN administration TO pan,
AlEze AGRICULTURAL ndussytqh ....lzz1zes
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04
Does God Answer
Prayer?
ByREv. A. c. DIXON. D. D..
P.stu~ ~ tbe Chicago Ave- GMoody's,
Church. Chicago.

God as King
hears and answers
ne petitions OF
his su b ] rs .
Prayerlessness ig-
nores tho ruler OF
the universe by
refusing 10 peti-
ton him. he
Waywless m a n
has placed him
self outside the
pale Of ctviliza-
ton by denying
TO the ruler the
right 10 hear the
netitions OF his
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04

Personality In business is an i'm
portant thing. There are the John
Wanamaker stores, Marshall Field.
tho Tlffanys-and you can go down
the line from the time OF A. I. Stew
art and Taylor and you will find that
there is a great deal IN a name In
the mercantile line. In every town
the successful stores can be picked
out at a glance. In some towns there
the use OF signs, and there are stores
with nothing 20 Indicate the stocks OF
goods carried or the names OF tho
owners. Generally the interiors Of
these stores are In harmony with the
outside--an indication OF lax business
methods and kind Of catch.as-catch-
can affair. as far as gathering In trade
Is concerned. Such methods have
never been known 10 pay well. In
fact. it is the hustler who wins out,
and the merchant who hides his
proverbIal light under the bushel viii
sooner or later get out of business
with the balance on the wrong side
VI tho tNhhcAs
pillars for Treasury Department.
A dozen or fifteen monoIithic pillars
have already been quarried out az
Milford, N, H., and made ready for
shipment to Washington. for use on
the new front Of the treasury depart
ment So huge are they that the task
OF getting them out and shipping them
by water might fairly be termed spec
tacular
The pillars for the north, south and
west porticos. constructed during the
COS, are each little over 33 feet
high and weigh 30 tons.
Il Is a matter OF Importance that
the granite used for the present pur-
pose should match that OF the rest
OF the treasury building. Such granite.
II seems. is found only In New Eng.
land. but there are quarries OF II IN
various places In that part OF the coun-
try. and the material from Milford
corresponds closely TO that from Dix
IEi@-A
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-04-04

y. aged Eve, was told the story
lei In the lions den by hls
ltber. When she had finished
she said. Now. what do you
aniel did the very first thing
found he was saved from the
guess ne tciepAs~ss home tc
70 TIL her he ww al rfxtt."
yimmy.-Hslp><s Ntutiaiy.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
ACTORS RESIDENCE TO
HAVE $4,000 ADDITION
Ocean Park and Beach Property in
Demand-HoteI Virginia May
Acquire Landmark for
Club House

At Ocean Park contract has been
let to H. Goetz for construction of an
addition to the Nat c. Goodwin resi-
dence at Hart avenue and Ocean Front
also for a retaining wall 100 feet long.
The building is to be remodeled as to
interior, the work to include den"
finished in Peruvian mahogany. The
entire improvements will exceed $1O,-
900 in cost.
w. c. Eymann traded his fiat build
ing and large lot on Navy street to
Hood e. Tullgren of Milwaukee for a
40-acre orange and alfalfa ranch at
Arlington, near Riverside. The new
owners of the fiat will make extensive
alterations. One of the firm has also
bought fine residence in Ocean Park
and will move there soon.
The Hotel Virginia at Long Beach is
to have an adjunct in the way of a
club house, if plans work out right. The
old adobe house that was built in 1S40
by Don Juan Temple, in Los Cerritos.
and for many years the residence OF
the Bixby family, may be leased by the
hotel company and restored to as near
its former glory as possible. The ranch
house is four miles north of Long
Beach and on the line of the proposed
boulevard between that city and Los
Angeles.
Mrs. F. F. Fairbanks has bought a
lot on Clubhouse avenue, Venice, from
the Venice of America Land company,
at $4,000, and is having plans made for
a costly residence, with view to making
the beach city her home.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
NEW ABROAD TRYING
TO SECURE RIGHT OF WAY
Would Build Airline from Pasadena
to Hollywood and Cause De-
veIopment of FoothilI
District

The Pasadena, Verdugo & San Fer
nando Valley Railroad company IS try
ing to secure a right of way from
Pasadena to Hollywood via Eagle
Rock, Verdugo and Tropico-a virtual
airline. giving a quick and direct line
from Pasadena to Hollywood and the
beaches, developing all of the foothill
district.
is one of the problems. The Holly
wood board of trade is now comforting
with Colonel C. J. Griffith to get him
to consent to the granting of cuch a
franchise. The City of Los Angeles
can only grant a franchise for an
electric road through Griffith park with
the consent of the donor.
This road proposes to enter Pasa-
dena from Eagle Rock either by way
of Colorado street or via Linda VISTA
depending on where the best grade s
Linda Vista proposition would mean
the opening up of virgin natural
park that would be within ten min
utes of the heart of Pasadena by this
road.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
TO BUILD $4,000 HOUSE
ON WILTSHIRE PLACE
West Side and jefferson Street Park
Property Meets with Good Mar
ket-Purchases Made for
Homes

The Arthur w Kinney company re-
port among the weeks sales lot 8,
wilkins place. and 116 feet north OF
Seventh street, containing 56X162 feet
1t was sold for Cora e. Clark to a
local buyer. who is already placing
lumber on the grounds and will erect
home to cost $4,000. The lot sold
for approximately $4,000.
The same company has sold lot 81,
in the Fulmer tract, for the Pruden-
tial Investment company, to Mrs. Bon
ibel White. This lot is located on
the south side of Leeward avenue, and
4S0 feet west of Hoover street. Pur-
chaser has plans completed and will
improve the lot with a modern home
Immediately Consideration was $500
Several costly homes are now being
erected in the Fulmer tract, including
the beautiful stone residence of A. f.
George.
The Arthur w Kinney company has
sold to Mrs. w. H. Williamson a lot
on the west side of Second avenue,
about $50 feet south of Jefferson street
The lot is 40x140 feet, and the price
paid was 1926.
Through the same agency c. p. Krue-
ger has purchased a lot 40X140 feet on
the east side of Third avenue, about
250 feet south of jefferson street, for
a consideration of $3.50. Purchaser has
Just completed a fine residence on the
adjoining premises and will improve
his new purchase with fine grounds.
The Kinney company reports consid4
erable activity in the Jefferson Park
tract, four new houses being in course
of construction A new business build
ing is being erected on Jefferson street
and plans are under way for another
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
RIVERSIDE TRANSFER
AGGREGATES $4,000
Three Houses and leo Acres of Vine
yard Land Are Traded for Ten
Acres of Bearing
Oranges
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
RIVERSIDE, March 14.-A transfer
Of property aggregating $4,000 in value
which was closed through the agency
of ]. A. King several weeks ago, has
Just been made public through the filing
of deeds. Andrew Briggs of Declez has
purchased the J. N Noble property on
Brockton avenue, consisting of ten
acres of bearing oranges, giving to No
Park, 100 acres of vineyard land in
DecleZ and the remainder in cash.
Briggs will become permanent resi-
dent of Riverside, and will take pos
session of the Noble home on April L.
Noble has purchased the Robert Nc
Farlane home on West Seventh street
for $4,000, and will occupy that home
when he vacates his present home for
Briggs
Briggs has also purchased through
the King agency a twelve-acre orange
grove in West Riverside from Henry
L. Raley, paying $4,000 in cash for the
excellent property.
A real estate transaction was closed
yesterday afternoon through the
agencies of j. Vandegrift and r. Nc
Kenzie whereby John Dillon, a we'll
known advertising man of Pasadena,
sc cures the twenty-acre alfalfa ranch
at the corner of California avenue and
Adams street from A. Nixon. \The pur-
chase price was $4,000. Mr.. Dillon will
close UP his business affairs in Pasa
dena and move to Riverside in about
two wee,-s to make his home.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
MAY BUILD HOTEL
TO COST $500, 900
PACIFIC BEACH PROPERTY SOLD
FOR $4,000
Eighty:Eight Acres at FL Cajon Sell
for $48oo-A New Spanish
Church to Be
Built

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO. March 14.-Plans for a
commercial hotel to cost in the neigh
borhood of 100000 are being consid-
cred by directors of the San Diego Con-
solidated Realty company, to be erect
ed on the company's property on the
north side of B street between Seventh
and Eighth streets, according to Col. j.
T. Richie, president of the company,
who returned to San Diego this week
after an extended visit in the north.
A lot on Sixth street between J and
K streets was sold yesterday by D. c.
Reed to C. Lampe for the sum of
$4,000 The property is 50x150 feet and
is described as lot d in block 1913 of
Horizons addition. 1t is understood
that the new owner intends to put up
brick building of two stories.
The largest transfer of Pacific Beach
property for several years was consum-
mated yesterday by the sale on the part
of Made Arnott Barr of a portion OF
her holdings there of acre lots rs, 79 and
so for $40, 900. This acreage is based
upon the subdivision into 366 lots. II
is choice section adjacent to the foot
hills and embraces the land which was
to constitute Hollywood park.
hancn at bargain
Through the agency of the Wheeler
Realty company, T. V. Higgins this
morning sold to San Francisco man
whose name has not been given out an
87-aere ranch at Ell Cajon for a consid-
Grafton of $4S0O. The property, which
sold unusually cheap, is an exception
ally fine one, being planted to grapes
and citrus fruits as we'll as improved
with a handsome nine-room country
residence.
"A building permit was taken out to-
day for the new Spanish church which
is to be erected on Thirteenth street
between ] and K streets. The permit
calls for an expenditure of $4,000, and
the work has already been commenced
on the excavation for the structure. II
is hoped to have the church ready fol
use by the first of June. George Ma
coubray has the contract for the work
which is being done under the direc-
tion of the boards of the First Pres
bXterian church. of which the new
church is a mission.
SOUTH SAN DIEGO, March IA
Frank Peltret is spending a few days
at Venice of America as the guest OF
Abbot Kinney. The local gossips are
full of what this visit may portend
Following so close upon the visi
down here of the millionaire and hi:
close inspection of South San Diego
and Imperial beach, and the subse.
quent announcement that a syndicate
was forming to erect twenty-four cot.
tages on the beach, 1t is thought thai
Mr. Peltret's visit to Los Angeles means
that Mr.. Kinney has become interested
here
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
TO ERECT $4,000 HOME
AT BEAUTIFUL PASADENA
Georges J. Hopkins Estate Is Bought
for $25, 5,ooo-Easterne Pays
$4,000 for Post Resi-
dence

A permit was issued in Pasadena for
erection of a residence for Melville
Klauber. 1t will be on lots at the south
west corner of Park avenue and Red
wood street. The main section will be
70x60 feet Exterior finish will be ce-
ment plaster over brick. The structure
will be two and a half stories, beside
basement, and will cost about $21, 900.
Thorpe & Shockley have been awarded
the contract by Architect Irving j. Gill,
and work is under way.
Among the larger realty deals al
Pasadena was that of the properties of
the George j. Hopkins estate, which
were bought in by Benz. Folsom at
$25,000. Included in the sale was a
residence at 727 South Orange Grove
avenue.
Newton w. Claypole of Brooklyne.
Mass. has purchased from George B.
Post the residence at $50 South Grand
avenue for 1000. The place is one of
the prettiest on the west side and is at
present occupied by J. w. Bullock of
Cincinnati. Ohio.