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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05
Poor Commissioners Meeting
CrystaI FaIls. Mich

Crystal Falls Mich.
oct. End. 1912
A regular meeting of the SuperiDten
dents of the poor for Iron county,
Mich. was held on the above date
Members present Olof Helgemo,
Edward Scott. and Robt. Munns.
Minutes 81 previous meeting was
read and approved
Upon motion the following bills
were allowed and the secretary instruc-
ted 10 issue orders forsame.
Osierberg x Co.. Sept groc.
bill Ss437
II. Poulson, lumber spd
shingles 1905
All Charrou. blacksmithing $50
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05
piseeversd.

Wife What would you do. George
II you were left widower; Huh Oh
suppose the same NJ you would "
yon were left n widow wife You
horrid wretch, And you told me yon
could never care for anybody else.
BOSTON Transcript.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05

Notice is hereby given by ]. H. Flick
Construction company, corporation.
that 1t will not be- liable for any debts
contracted or obligations of any kind
attempted to be incurred by any person
or persons who are not duly authorized
TO issue written orders to create in
debteduess or incnr obligations on be-
half of said corporation and all orders
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05

Crystal Falls Hardware Co..
powder and supplies imp.
acct. 80. %
D. f. Odd, carpenter work 40. 90
Henry Mcneil, labor imp acct $500
Victor EkIa. labor imp. acct, AGO
William Lyons salary Sept. go. 90
pr. A. NJ Darling. salary Sept. ll.67
Olot Helgemo, nesting and
mileage 100
Edward Scott. l meeting and
mileage 1000
Robt. NUNS, salary Sept. and
meeting 1900
Upon motion meeting adjourned.
Robt NUNS. Secty
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05
The pear Girl.

wife. why don't you make some
nannel cakes?"
II will II you wish IT," said the bride
shall use red or white tiannelY'.
Kansas City Journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05

French Chauffeur ito deaf farmer on
Maine road,-Can You tell me. sare.
we're get some OF re gazzoline? Farm.
or with his hand 10 his ear'-Hey;
French Chauffeur Non. non. non! Not
re hay-ze gazzoline Zlzz e,z motor
car. not horse Exchange.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05
rHEY MAKE YOU FEEL coon

The pleasant purgative effect pro
duced by Chamberlain Tablets and
the healthy condition of body and mind
which they create make one feel joy
full For sale by all dealers
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05

that it will be- liable for must DO in
writing signed by person duly
authorized by said corporation to sign
orders for its account.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-05

of the successful contestant and we are
now pleased to be able to announce
the name of our new beer, which is,
old CRAFT BREW
We were in hopes of having this beer
on the market some time ago but we met
with many delays in perfecting the pack
age to the standard to which the quality
of the beer warrants. We feel that we
have been successful and pride ourselves
on having the most attractive package
ever produced in which to deliver a malt
beverage to the consumer. Our patrons
shall be the Judge.
Our guarantee is behind every bottle |
of this beer. Nothing but the choicest
and best materials are used in it's makeup.
Brewed in the finest and most sanitary 4
plant north of Milwaukee, by experts who /
have given this profession their lifelong
study, we are confident that no other II
brew, regardless of where manufactured,
is equal to this perfection beer
"OLD CRAFT BREW" is now on sale n
at all the leading buffets and hotels. Or
der case from your dealer today.
Lessen & HeneS Brewin0 CO, /
THE Best What Is"
MENOMINEE MICHIGAN
Jacob Bauer, Jr- Aseni Crystal Falls. Michigan al
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
Coiured Preacher's EuIoqy.

A negro minister was called on to
preach the funeral sermon of men,
Der Of his race in a. certain Mississippi
town some years ago. The deceased
was general bad character and had
been killed in street brawl In ad-
dition to his other derelictions he had
incurred the enmity Of the old minis
ter: However, the old fellow, in a
spirit Of "Cnristian charity" as he Ell
pressed It,, consented to make few
remarks at de grave"
When the gathering assembled he
arose and said:
my breddern; and sistern, amt er
gwine to tell you dat Bill Jackson
was good niger, case he warn't. I
amt er gwtne ter tell you dat he was
err frien' er mine, neider, case he
warnt dat. I amt or gwfne ter Ito
about him jes' ease he's dead. but
den amt er gwine ter say nethfn'
against him. jes' wantes ter call yer
tention to one thing. We has er been
tole in de Good Book dat de mills Nv
de gods grinds slowly, but dey sho'
does pulverize, an Bill Jackson is or
victim Nv dem circumstances. Los
Angeles Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
John Smith Everywhere.


The good old name OF John Smith
does not suggest in English any great
degree of aristocracy, but transferred
to other languages it seems to climb
the ladder, SO to speak.
Thus, in Latin It Is Johsnnes
Smithus, the Italian smooths 1t Of In
to Giovanni Smith, the Spaniards rem
der it Juan Smithus, the Dutchman
adopts it as Hans Schmidt, the Frezch
fatten 1t out into Jean Smeet and the
Russian says Jonlof Smittowski.
When John Smith gets into the tea
trade in Canton he becomes Jovan
Shimmit; II he chambers about Mount
Hecia the Icelanders refer to him as
Jaime Smithson; II he trades among
the Tuscaroras he becomes Ton Ga
Smittia: In Poland he is known al
Ivan Schmittiweiski; should be wan
der among the Welsh mountains they
talk Of Jihon Schmidt; when he 6oes
to Mexico he Is called Jontli Fsmitti:
IL of classic turn he fingers amons
Greek ruins he turns to Ion Smikton.
and In Turkey he 10 utterly disguised
~ Voc Sect.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
c0LORS AND THE BRAIN

Juse as there are hues that soothe
the mind through the eyes-green for
instance-so there are colors which
may after time 80 irritate the nerves
as even to unbalance the intellect.
Purple Is one of these. According to
a specialist In colors, a month In q
room containing no color but purple
would unhinge the mind of a person
with the strongest nerves. In its eff.
fects on the nerves purple, 1t is said,
Is the most dangerous color there is.
Its effects are slow and insidious,
causing melancholla and suicidal ma
MIA The color that inflames the mind
is red. A few weeks IN surroundings
entirely scarlet would arouse a sort Of
frenzy eliminating in homicidal ma
mia. Blue is said to be kind of drug
in it's effect on the brain. 1t excites
the imagination and gives a craving
for music and sensation, but it has a
reaction that wrecks the nervous sys-
tenn. Yellow In excess sometimes
causes hysteria.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
LARGEST OF SPIDER WEBS

The largest spider web In the world
was spun not by a spider, but by hu-
man hands. 1t stands on the lawn OF
a Chicago mans country home. and is
of such tremendous size as to startle
the passerby when he first sees 1t. The
creator of this interesting oddly con-
ceived the idea of attempting to see
how nearly an actual spiders web
could be reproduced with rope. Sc
lecting two immense trees on the lawn
of his home, he spun between them
this SPIDERS web, 40x60 feet, which Is
so strong that man may easily climb
to the center or top of it. The web
faces the main thoroughfare passing
the house, and is one Of the most
fascinating country ground decora-
tons ever seen. The spinner could
not attain the minuteness Of the actu'
al spiders web, but came so near to it
that the illusion is almost perfect.
The uniqueness of the undertaking
catches and fascinates every eye that
sees it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
li)-Paid Hero,

Mr.. French Strother, writing in tho
Worlds Work about c. P. Rodgers
transcontinental flight, says that
financially the trip was disappoint.
ment. He received five dollars mile
for his fight from New York to Fort
Worth. and from Fort Worth to Pas
sadena, four dollars a mile ard all the
purses he could arrangs for on the
side. He thus received a5cut twenty
thousand dollars from his hackers and
about three or four thousand dollars
prize money. But his machine cost
five thousand dollars and repairs cost
about seventeen thousand dollars
more, so his net return was small.
But he unconsciously summed ur
the significance Of his fight at Pasa-
dena, after he had heard the last con-
CALCULATIONS and had laid off the
American flag they had thrown ACROSS
his shoulders, when he placed his
hands on his mothers shoulder and
said:
'Never mind about the money. 1t
don't amount to much that way-but
did It. didn't r.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
HYPNOTlSM BY TELEGRAPH

An extraordinary experiment in hyp-
notism over the telephone was made
recently in Ohio The hypnotic sub
jects we're ordinary telephone opera
tors, and in the influence Of the hyp-
notism reached them over the wires
from a distance OF over 100 miles.
Six doctors checked the experiment.
Fernando Lontzenheiser attempted to
apply his hypnotic power in this man
ner from Pittsburg, Pa, to Canton, o.,
and one Of the operators. Of whom ten
tried to receive the influence, was en-
tirely subjected. When the voice
from Pittsburg stated categorically
that his left arm was numbed, the
limb thus attacked fell limp. and the
doctors were able to insert pins in 1t
without affecting the sensibility Of
tho operator. Lift your right leg"
commanded the Pittsburg magician:
the command was obeyed. and the elk
doctors could not press the limb
down. The dramatic moment arrived
when the subjected operator was In
formed politely but asserttvely that
he was q stone. He Immediately roll.
"a OF his seat ant Ne six doctors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
Visionary Men Only Practical Ones

Visionary Men Only Practical Ones
John d. Rockefeller preached a
short sermon in the Fifth Avenue
Baptist church few days ago, Gays
the New York Sun. His nearer was
Rev. r. J. Campbell, pastor Of City
Temple, London. Mr. Rockefeller
stood In the aisle and said to Mr.
Campbell, who had just preached on a
passage from a poem In Deuteronomy
about the eagle and her treatment
of her young:
How strange that the press of this
country prints ordinary news and
fails to catch higher inspiration and
deal oftener with loftier ideals.
liked exceedingly, Mr.. Campbell, your
application Of old lessons to modern
conditions. Seems to me we must
realize these conditions. There must
come revolution, reformation at
any rate, from ideals of today.
commend the mystic note in all you
said. We must reckon with that"
The preacher had said that the
so-called practical man, who wants tc
manage everything on practical
basis, business standard, is the
most impractical Of all men. The
really practical man is the visionary
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
Entertaining the Duke.

That irrepressible artist, the late
Phil May, saved th9 situation" at the
Savage club one night in a very hap
ply manner. It was an occasion when
the late duke Of Teck was present,
and on account of this royal visit the
entertainment committee thought II
incumbent upon them to substitute for
the usual free-and-easy show a strict
ly conventional entertainment, which,
for all the dukes good nature, plainly
bored him to death.
The proceedings went on in q
funereal gloom very alien to the sur.
roundings, till, in despair. one of the
committee begged Phil May to cheer
things up bit. as only Phil May
could.
Phil" asked for some black chalks
and a drawing board. The duke had
just become grandfather by the
birth of the present prince Of Wales
but few saw Phil Mays drift as he
drew, in his own inimitable style, an
infant in long clothes grabbing at a
feeding bottle, till he surmounted the
whole with the prince OF Wales
plumes.
The duke was convulsed with laugh
ter and the evening was saved.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
Nationality That Didn't Count.

NotS0nAIbIy toAt OIoHt Noent.
At %nationalftfes night" celebration
of the City club, during dedication
week. John F. Smulski, the Repub-
ltcan politician, was the representative
of the Poles of Chicago.
1.-The makeup of this program for
"nattonalities night" he said, calls
for a German, an Irishman, a Pole, a
Scandinavian, Bohemian, an Italian,
and Frenchman, and in representing
all nations reminds me of an incident
that occurred few years ago when
we Republican leaders were trying to
frame slate for county commission
ers that would represent all nations.
We gave the Irish couple of places,
the Germans two, put on an Italian, a
Bohemian, a Scandinavian, and, after
a negro had been named representing
his race, the late Jim Reddick, who
was presiding at the caucus, remark
ed: Well, that takes care Of every
nationality. Let's 60 home
"Wait a second interrupted Jim
Pease, we've forgotten one national
fly. How about the Americans? We've
forgotten them
Jaw, never mind them replied an
other leader whom l won't name,,
they don't control anything. Leave
'em off, And we did,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
RED 4 APE RI IFS Il oND Ok'
Man Who Fell Into the Thames Re.
I : fused 5Adn,lttancs TO Police sta =.
lions and Hospital. -

The complaints made occasionally
IN New York Of the refusal OF hos
pitfalls to admit emergency patients
some Of them in desperate plight. are
brought to mind by the experience Of
London man who fell into the
Thames the other day.
In New York the explanation has
been that the hospitals refusing tc
treat patients were overcrowded and
1T was impossible to accommodate an
other applicant for admission. In the
London case red tape appears to have
been responsible for the denial of sue
cor to the man who took an involun
tary bath in the icy waters OF the
river.
Nothing In the testimony on the
subject of the shivertng unfortunate's
treatment indicated that there was
not plenty Of room for him in which
to get warm and dry his clothes.
The story came out In a police
court. when young laborer was
charged with breaking plate glass
window in the Salvation army shelter
in Whitechapel road. The accused
testified that after he pulled himself
out of the river he had applied al
two police stations for permission tt
have his clothes dried, and was re.
ferred to the casual ward OF hos
pital, but an official there would no:
admit him because he had NO order.
It was then early ON December
morning. According to the testimony
of q night Waterman at the Salvation
army shelter, the prisoner had aske>::
to be admitted there about fouc
O'Clock a. m. to dry his clothes.
When the watchman told him tc
call again at five o'clock, as 1T was
against the rules to admit anyone k+
fore that hour, the prisoner threw bic
cap at the window and broke The
glass.
The magistrate was interested III
the prisoners story that he had been
turned away from police station and Il
hospital, and declined to dispose o,
the case until he ascertained whethe:
1t was true.
Another tale of red tape methods IL
a London hospital Is told by an Amer1.
can. He suffered an injury to his eys
and was in great pain.
Can you afford to pay for thu
treatment?' asked the surgeon at the
hospital.
"Oh, yes" responded the American
IN nc
said the surgeon. I'VE treat only
those who cannot afford to pay."-N
Y. Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
Great Singers Generosity.


Among the stories told by Arthur
Pougfn of Malibran, the great singer.
is one of her stay in Venice. She was
to give six performances at one thea
ter there, when Gallo, the director OF
the Teatro Emeronito, being on tho
eve OF bankruptcy, begged her to give
two at his theater, promising her
s120 for each. She consented, but
when Gallo went to take her the Sec
ond payment. he entered saying:
Here is the sum we agreed on"
What sum- she replied with an air
of surprise. "Oh, the s120 for yester.
days performance" y don't want
your money. Take It all away and
spend it on your children. You shall
kiss me and we'll be quits" Did the
good fellow believe his ears? His two
performances had brought him In
&400 in round figures, had saved him
from bankruptcy, and to crown his
Joy, he kissed Nine. Malibran. This
magnanimity to a poor Venetian was
received publicly by frantic ovation.
and crystalized in verse, while tho
theater was renamed Malibran.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
Thermometer Detects lesberas.

Thermometer Detects Iesberes.
The method hitherto generally in
use Of taking water temperatures on
transatlantic liners to guard against
the approach Of icebergs has been to
dip water up out Of the sea and take
it's temperature as quickly as possible.
By this method continuous measure
ments cannot be taken. but micro
thermometer has now been invented
by a professor Of McGill university.
which, with an instrument similar In
action to the oscillograph attached.
records the slightest changes In tenn
perature by drawing continuous
curve. The thermometer indicates e.
ceedingly fine differences in tempera'
ture by means of the variations in the
resistance of a coil Of wire, these ".
riations serving to indicate tho
changes Of temperature Of the medium
in which the instrument 10 immersed.
The coil consists Of $50 feet Of pure
iron, silk-covered wire, wound on .
copper cylinder. II IN iceberg 10
large It may be detected many miles
away by the coolness It causes in The
water. y -. a.s-< =S.%'ss - 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
SH0PGIRL GETS S30,00o,ooo

Miss Iona Vardis Of Budapest, Hun
gary. has become multi-millionatre
by an accident that caused the death
Of an admirer before he had time to
change cuff on which he had sc11b.
bled his will as joke. Iona was a
shopgirl in fancy store. An elderly
man named Kronyi of shabby appear
ance, was her constant customer, and
often sympathized with her because
her work was hard. One day he was
more sympathetic than usual. and
said:
For reward you shall have all my
money when I die. am an old
bachelor and have managed to save
a bit"
As the other girls behind the coun-
ter laughed at the idea Of his having
any money to leave he turned down
his cheap paper cuff and wrote:
Il appoint Iona Yards my sole
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
\ NV Il % TED ~


The death of David Hazelton, the
veteran porter tn the Office Of the.
president OF the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad in Baltimore, removes q IA
miliar figure from the ranks Of the
old school Of Maryland servants. Per-
haps no other negro In this country
was acquainted with 30 many promt-
nent men of affairs, says the Railroad:
Mans Magazine. . - 2
David, who was over seventy, was .,
native :Baltimorean. While a boy he
witnessed the Baltimore riot on April
10. 1861, and was ever fond Of telling
of the encounter with the Massachu-
sets soldiers.
He entered the service OF the Balt1-
more & Ohio railroad tn 1874 as
waiter at the Relay house, few miles
from Baltimore. Dining cars were not
then known on American railroads.
He continued in this position for
more than a year, Later he became
head waiter at the Deer Park hotel
when the Baltimore & Ohio opened
it in western Maryland. 1t was Prest
dent John w. Garrett who about 1876
chose him as private car porter. For
more than thirty years he remained
in charge Of the official cars of the
Baltimore & Ohfo's presidents.
During that time David crossed the
continent hundreds of times in charge
of special parties and with officials of
the railroad. He has ridden over prac.
tically every mile of railroad track In
North America from the Isthmus of
Panama to the northernmost lines of
Canada. He was stx feet tall and
made striking appearance in his uni.
form of royal blue trimmed in gold
and cap slightly tilted:
! On a trip with party In which
Commodore Vanderbilt was guest
David's dinner was pronounced by the
commodore the best meal he had ever
eaten: David had charge of presiden-
tial parties from General Grant down
to Mckinley and Roosevelt. General
: Grant was numbered as one OF his ID
vorite guests. President Cleveland
also frequently travelled with David.
When he started on his honeymoon he
made special request that David be-
placed in charge of his car.
David retired a few years ago and
became a messenger in the Office OF
the Baltimore & Ohio's president. Wis.,
1tors will recall David occupying a.
place just outside the suite Of the chief
executive of the road, his hat slightly
tilted and humming tune popular In
Dixie.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
BEANS BEAT BEEF

Beans beat beef recently when War
rem H. Buffum, Harvard student.
reached San Bernandino. CAL, at the
end of his five months walk across
the continent. His brother Jesse, sub
sisting on a meat diet. gave up a
week before and finished his journey
by train. Warren lived solely on q
vegetarian diet and stood the trip
we'll. The walk was made under the
direction of Professor Sargent of
Harvard, where both young men are
students, to test the efficiency Of vege-
table and meat diets.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
The 9eeina Eye.

know 4 man who has lived on one
farm half = century. He sleeps In the
room In which he was born. He knows
every rod Of his farm in the dark. Yet
bis lambs and his pigs, the velvety roll
Of new sprouting wheat, the procession
Of the seasons, the apple trees he
planted and has watched for Year,
IN Sare new to him each day. have
seen him stand and look ct his sheep
- II Ne were city uan long shut out
from such sights. 4 sunset or . sun.
rise - to him : miracle nsw performed
:each day. That man has the seodnS
nutt News
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29

Not satisfied with the feats by
which he has won the title OF Hand
cuff King" says Popular Mechanics,
this man recently dropped from a
height of SO feet into the harbor at
Sydney, Australia, with his hands
manacled behind his back and his
eyes blindfolded. A year or so ago his
star" feat was making his escape
from a bag in which he was placed,
both hands and feet manacled, and
thrown into the water. He also took
to aeroplaning in 1910 and that year
won the Australian league prize OF
$1,000, in a spectacular flight.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29

Rocky mountains. These wells. used
mainly for irrigation purposes. are
from 500 to 1000 feet deep, and the
pressure of water in the eastern part
of the state is sufficient to give a sur.
face flow. except on the highest lands.
One we'll yields 1922 gallons a mipute.
and furnishes power for a f.Gr mill
by day and for an electric light plant
BY night. The development Of this
source Of water supply is still going
forward.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-29
EIGHT PEARLS IN OYSTERS

Mrs. George O. Starr Of Mount Yer
non. N. Y. bought quart Of oysters
recently to serve for supper. MI.
Starr speared one with 4 fork and vas
about to swallow it, when something
rough struck tho roof Of his mouth
He Investigated and there, nestled on
the edge Of the oyster, Wa Z pearl
The rest Of the oysters were examined
and seven more pearls were found.
Six of tho pearls are small, but two
are a. large - = good-sised Pa. Nrs.
Starr claims the pearls beeaaso allr
bought oysterA n: s p. 55..ss.s.