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he had to raise his injured foot and hop along across the line on one foot. His ankle had been badly sprained and it was agony to even touch 1t to the. ground much less run upon it'
 "Yes. that's right. all right figures don't lie," said one of the boys to an- other that evening as he went over the amazing matter of the points of the winner. q see 1t all right-Arthur. one first and tie. total, 7h points; Frank, one second and tie for first. total 51s points; Jack. one first and a third, by literally crawling across the line, total points: and "Smitty," two thirds and two second, a total of 8 points. He's champion all right-but who would have thought itl The darned lucky little angel-face"
 But "Smitty" made no apologies.
 Instead. he was gazing fondly upon the gold medal Billy Bowlegs" had given him after the race, with due ceremony, and upon which as soon as they returned to the city, would be engraved his name and the magic words. Champion Runner of St. Luke's Choir, August, 1914"
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told Jack, little conceited because of his easy victories in past years, had considered 1t a foregone conclusion that he would win and had been some- what negligent in his training. But. at that, he and nearly every spectator knew 1t to be almost certainty that he would cross the tape first.
 So, with large field of entries, among them "Smitty," the gun was fired and they were off," Jack jumped into the lead and set hot pace, laugh ing back over his shoulder as he saw how, one by one, the runners were dropping behind. Presently Jack was far in the lead ot his competitors. Indeed. Conrad, his only real rival. was well back and seemed tc be mere- ly jogging along.
 The minutes dragged by for the non-contestants and the men of the choir who had assembled at the "the finish" to await the return of the runners.
 "Billy-Bowlegs'' stood with his watch in his hand, ready to tell you almost the exact moment the first homecoming runner was due to show around the bend in the road, a hun dred yards or so from the finish.
 Every minute seemed an hour and some of the smaller boys expressed fears that some mishap had befallen the runners But "Billy-Bowlegs'' merely shook his head and smiled he knew, from experience. just about when to expect them.
 Suddenly cry went up from one of the boys. There. just turning the bend in the road was a runner.
 Its Jack! It's Jack!" shouted everyone, as though surprised, but they would have been truly surprised had it been anyone else.
 Jack was not running swiftly and somehow, seemed to be faltering. The long strain and his indifferent train ing were getting in their deadly work His legs moved slowly and his knees seemed to wobble now and then.
 Some five yards behind him came Conrad, apparently in desperate straits but sticking grimly to his task. And a full ten yards behind him was ."Smitty." His curls were wet and matted; his eyes were staring and the ]; cherubic smile had vanished complete i ly. He seemed stronger than the two runners ahead of him-but that did : not help much. for he hadn't a chance of beating either of them out in SC /; short a distance remaining to be GOV. ] cred. Not another runner was in sight.
 On and on they came!
 The crowd at the finish cheered and yelled; and their encouragemen, aaern ed to stimulate the r,.nnoru Con rad. in particular. seemed to be helped by it. He cut loose with a magnii. cent spurt that brought him up with. in but yard of the fast-weakeninf Jack.
 Little 'Smitty," too, was reused. H, clinched his fists. gritted his teeth and almost ct bound. closed up severa yards.
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 among the natives of Borneo that the long-nosed monkey is AD human; that he took up his abode in the fastness of the forest to escape excessive taxation and the high cost of living. It is also asserted that this brand of simian is responsible for the song that tells about the wild man of Borneo who just came to town.
 While the long-nosed monkey has all the appearances of bent old man with funny chin whiskers he Is in fact one of the most vivacious and frolic- some denizens of the forest. and can do the most astonishing acrobatic stunts.
 His crowning glory, however, Is his nose. a remarkable nasal appendage, which attains a length of six inches and can be wiggled and wagged like a tail or inflated like a toy balloon. Furthermore it is a peculiar addition to the animals vocal equipment, for from 1t is emitted an almost constant wheezing sound, which at certain sea- sons turn to well-defined sneezes.
 The long-nosed monkeys live hap oily in large fiocks, and when they become tired of one locality they move in a body to another, marching with the precision of trained soldiers under the leadership of the patriarch of the tribe.
 These odd animals are the blue-rib- bon curiosities of a country in which the curious in nature is common. They are about three feet in height and of a reddish brown color. The chin whiskers and the queer proboscis give
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pavement. And the instant she espied Mamma. Dorothy drew In her head and closed the window in jiffy, which was certainly sign, don't you think, that she knew she was doing something she should not have?
 Why, Dorothy!" Mamma exclaimed as she entered the room. "I am sur prised! I told you not to go out and you promised me you would not do so. And here I come home and find you with your head out of the window and it's so nasty and damp out that I'm almost certain you have caught a fresh cold. To think my little daugh- ter would break her promise to mel"
 "But I didn't, Mamma, truly didn'ti" Dorothy insisted. Honest, l haven't been outside of this room! l II was just looking out the window, but didn't go out!'
 Mamma smiled sadly at the particu- lar emphasis Dorothy had placed upon the word "go.'' Then the smile left her face and she sat down and drew her little daughter to her.
 Dorothy" she said almost sternly, 1T am more disappointed than ever! To think that you would try to excuse yOurSelT III tHdL Oe fN''' " perfectly well that l told you not to go out of doors because it is so damp. And while you have not done so, you did raise the window and lean out so that you were really more subject to the raw, damp air than If you had been out in it warmly dressed. Now, Dorothy that Is simply an evasion and an excuse for your disobedience!
 "Grown-ups. my dear, call such an act as that obeying the letter but not the spirit of the law. Which means that you obeyed the letter of your promise--because you did not actually set foot outside the house-but not the spirit of your promise, for you did not keep from subjecting yourself to the chill damp air. And promise kept that waN Dorothy. is worse than no promise at all. I trust you are truly ashamed of yourself and that i. hereafter, you be more conscientious.
 "Now for your Sleepytime Tale though you really do not deserve to be told one. When was a little girl there were two boys in our neighbor- hood who were continually fighting
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.How Do You Like rhat?o He Cried Glcefully

and wheeling about on his tormentor. Well. just let me tell you, freshie. that I promised not to hit you but didn't promise anything else! So--.'
 And, with that, he drew back his foot and kicked the unsuspecting Will liam as hard as he could upon his shins
 "'How do you like that' he cried gleefully. I promised not to hit you but I didn't promise not to kick you So-.'
 And by that time. you may be sure, William and John were rolling all over the sidewalk hitting at each other and scratching and fighting for dear life Each had completely for gotten his promise.
 But then, you see. they had done, so long before they were actually fighting-William when he made that nasty remark to John, and John when he decided that kicking was within the letter of the law or, rather, his prom ise. Don't you think so. Dorothy?"
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'"Come On Smitty!" Come On, Kid" son, but he was allowed only one point, and-though no one saw any thing in it but an occasion for few good natured hoots-little "Smitty' came in third.
 In the hurdle race, Arthur won by a scant foot, with Frank in second place. To the surprise of everyone "Smitty" cleared his last hurdle and just did manage to cross the line an inch ahead of Bob Davis. thus win ing third place.
 Pretty good, Smitty"" cried out one of the older boys, in mock encourages ment. You won't win the champion ship-but you're doing pretty well Tor an angel-faced kid"
 Next came "the half mile" and here. of course, Jack Thomas came into his own, winning it easily by a full two yards Frank and Arthur were as poor at distance running as they were excellent in "the dashes;" and they struggled in way in the rear. But all eyes were centered upon fluffy haired little "Smitty" when he crossed the line, in second place, as far ahead
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Then the unexpected happened!

Then the unexpected happened!
 Jacks foot hit an oyster shell in the road, his ankle turned and, in a .jiffy-he was prone upon the ground! Of course it was hard luck, but it was "all in the game" Besides. judging from his condition, 1t seemed that Con- rad would surely catch him before he breasted the tape.
 A great shout went up as he fell and, instantly, 1t seemed to put new life into the other two boys. Conrad summoned every ounce of his strength and passed Jack, who was doing his best to scramble quickly to his feet.
 The very sight of Jack on the ground seemed to lend wings to "Smittys" tired feet. With surpris- ing burst of speed he was on equal terms with Jack, just as that disgust ed individual managed to get on his feet.
 By this time Conrad had crossed the tape-a winner.
 Come on Smitty! Come on, you kid!" Yet 1t seemed absurd to ex- pect little "Smitty' to beat out Jack.
 But he did precisely that thing! For Jack was no sooner on his feet than
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GEOLOGICAL GRCTESQULS
Wild Man" of Borneo

them a most ludicrous appearance.
 The veneration with which they are held by the natives make them inn mune from attacks by two-legged hunters but their four-footed enemies are numerous and voraciously fond of monkey meat.
 It is said that a sailor from Borneo upon seeing long-nosed monkey in Paris zoo declared him to be long lost relative. The monkey, too, seemed to recognize the sailor and there was quite pathetic scene before the sailor could be led away from the cage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

AVERY boy in St. Luke's choir
 was willing to admit frankly
 that "Smitty' had not only had - the best solo voice in the choir, but also that he looked the part. They thought, too, that they knew all about him-this curly haired lad with tho face of cherub and the voice. of a seraphim. But they didn't.
 Indeed from the very beginning of the choir's annual vacation at Sandy Bay, the boys and Billy -bowlegs," the choirmaster, discovered that he was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
"Smitty" Wins Another
 Championship

for several years these two boys had fought it out between themselves, Frank having won the preceding sum- mer, and Arthur the one before that.
 Then, too, there was Jack Thomas, the acknowledged long distance" crack of the choir His reputation in the half mile" and the race to the Vil- lage," as they were popularly called, was as firmly established as were the regulations of Frank and Arthur in the dashes." But always, the inter- est In the races was intense; and there was ever the possibility of a dark horse" showing up in the person of some "new boy" who had joined the choir during the past winter.
 "Billy-Bowlegs" was quite as punc- tilious about running offe the races as he was about keeping the attend ance-and-fines record of each chorister in that soiled, limp leather note book he always carried in his inside pocket. He constituted himself judge at the finish, clerk of the course, referee, starter and general factotem to the entire event.
 So, when "Smitty" came to him and shyly handed in his entry for all four of the races, Billy y-Bowlegs" gasped a second, recovered and solemnly wrote down "Smitty's" name in his book.
 And when the rest of the boys heard of it, poor "Smitty," with his curly hair and cherubic face, came in for no end of "kidding.' But "Smitty' i merely smiled at them with his very best "baby smile" and answered never a word.
 ! The first race--the dash-was 8 l thrilling one. Frank and Arthur breasted the tape in a dead heat. So Billy Bowlegs," in his arbitrary ] fashion, declared that each boy was entitled to two and one-half points l "a x.I, oo ,.yoS xuo,, hv RoSs Apder-
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of the boy behind him as he was be-

of the boy behind him as he was be- hind Jack.
 "Whew-you!" exclaimed one of the boys Its pity 'Smitty' isn't just little faster-he'd give the rest of 'em run for their money! But coming in second and third isn't go- ing to help him. Two years from now, though, he's going to be a cork erl"
 After luncheon "Billy-Bowlegs' was careful to see that 1t was not too soon after the midday repast- the great trace to the Village" was begun.
 Of course, it was all settled that Jack Thomas would win. A few of the boys believed that Conrad Brown had a chance-a slim one--to beat him out, for Conrad had heen improv- ing year by year and had trained faith fully for the event. If the truth be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
Moving Pictures Backwards

stop at only three dishes of ice cream Every little boy at a party is supposed to eat at least four. you know!"
 Bobby was ashamed, for he colored most brilliantly and hung his head But he was not ashamed in the way Mamma had anticipated.
 "Yes'm, I know" he said. "But-- but must have either left my fourth appetite at home or lost it on the way here!"
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A TRAGEDY.

n OBEY had already consumed his
 third dish of ice cream at the D children's party, with supreme indifference to the astonished and somewhat disgusted glances of the mother of the fair young hostess. He nushed his saucer back and glanced around. as though searching for an- other.
 And right thero the hostess Mamma thought she would shame Bobby for being so greedy. and teach him a les- son.
 "Why. Bobby" she said. with mock concern. ''surely you're not going to
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Little Alice Regarded Her Mamma
 Steadily For A Moment.

1HtIAo <AACc AACS0AuSu HUT NAAAAAAAAo
 Steadily For A, Moment. where her Mamma was sitting sew ing. Her little face was perplexed and there were deep wrinkles across her pretty brow. That she was much worried and puzzled over something was quite evident.
 'Why, Alice" asked Mamma anx- iously, what is the matter?"
 Little Alice sat down deliberately and regarded her Mamma steadily for a moment. Finally she spoke.
 Suppose. Mamma" she said. "that a lady you knew walked right by you in the street and didn't speak to you. though you saw her looking right at you-what would you dor"
 "Why, my dear little girl" answered Mamma without a moments hesita- ton, "I should make certain she saw me, and was purposely not speaking. and then look at her coolly and pass calmly by"
 "But-but," little Alice added. 'ssup- pose she looked at you and said Beat it. you boob. beat it!" What would you do then?"
 Mamma hesitated-this timeI
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Very Trying

n TITLE Alice was always polite.
 Never for a moment did she for kA get the fact that, no matter what the provocation she must be courteous to all with whom she came in contact. And she kept close watch upon deeds .and her tongue.
 The other day she came slowly into
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THE LETTER OF THE LAW

with each other. They were not ex- actly enemies, but it seemed that they simply couldn't come near each other without getting into an argument and presently falling to pummelling each other.
 "The Papas and Mammas of both of them had tried every way imaginable to keep them from fighting. but with little success. Finally, they decided to make the boys promise that, no mat ter what happened, they would not fight. And each boy promised solemn ly that he would not strike the other, regardless of the provocation. It hap pened that both boys were truthful and could be trusted to keep a prom ise once 1t was given. So that seemed to be the end of the ilsticuffs.
 But only the next day they passed on the street.
 "'Humphl' exclaimed William. making a tantalizing face at John, it's a good thing for you I've promised not to hit your
 "Ts that sol cried John. stopping
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and then pretended not to be V that Mamma told the Sleepy time Tale she did the other evening. On the other hand, 1t may have just happened that way. At all events. Dorothy saw the point of the story and thought about 1t for several days afterwards.
 Dorothy, you see, had been suffering with a slight cold for several days; but she had improved so rapidly that she thought she was perfectly well again and able to go out and play. But Mamma told her it was entirely too damp outdoors for her to run such a risk. So she had her little daughter promise that she would not go out while she was downtown shopping.
 Imagine, then, Mammals surprise when, just before she leached the house on her way home, she saw Dorothy leaning out of the second story front window and calling to sev- eral of her little girl friends on the
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A Wheezing, Sneezing,

- HERE Is a deep-rooted belief
 among the natives of Borneo
 that the long-nosed monkey is
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\ \ERHAPS 1t was because little Dorothy had been disobedient-
 and then pretended not to be that Mamma told tho Sleepy-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-19
Must Pay for Paper

Judge George Thomas, Of Columbus,
Nebraska, recently decided that il a
man accepts paper that is sent him
no must pay for IT, The deci sion
was rendered in the case brought by
the Columbus, Neb., Telegram a.
gainst man for $s.35 The Telegram
had been sent TO man home and he
had accepted the paper When called
upon to pay for il no refused and suit
was brought When Judge Thomas
heard the evidence he instructed the
jury to bring in verdict for the
Telegram. Judge Thomas ruled tnat
the old common law principle that
what a man received and used he was
bound to pay for applied in this
instance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-19
Postmasters Reduced

The hard times are showing their
effect in the post Office receipts with
the result that many salaries, among
them the salary of the Crystal Falls
Office. will be reduced
Many upper peninsula postmasters
Will, according 70 the plan. nave TO
stand salary reductions, these being as
follows
Calumet, Escanaba, Hancock and
Houghton will be reduced from 81, 800
to So, 600. Menominee and SAINT Ste.
Marie Will be reduced from s., 900 to
81. 500. Ishpeming will be- reduced
from 81, 200 TO 80, 800 Ironwood wilt
be reduced from So. GOO to 81. 500 /;
Gladstone and Iron Mountain Will
be reduced from $4,000 10 -. 900,
Negaunee will be reduced from -. 100
10 ST. 600: Iron River and Manistique
will be reduced from 81 800 to 81, 600
Lauiium and Crystal Falls and Muni-
sing will be reduced from 50 100 TO
81, 600 Marquette will remain at
SO, 600
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-19
Christmas Services

There will be 3 masses at the. Guar
dian Angels Church on Christmas
day. The church will be opened at I /
.. IN. on Christmas and the children
and the big choir will sing Christmas
carols The first mass midnight mass
VIII begin at ~ o'clock, at which the
choir will sing the Mlllard mas in q
and LamCilotti's partarch. The sec.
ond mass will be at o'clock and the
Bird mass, uighmass and sermon at 10
O'Clock. Collection will be taken at
all mass for ths orphans in the
dioecess Of Marquette. All cordially in
vited.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-19

ON page four OF this issue will be
found thu half page al. fot Jacobs
Bros. 1t contains some food Xmas
suggestions
Miss Maybelle wilson entertained a
few Of her friends at her home last
Wednesday evening at birthday
party a very pleasant evening was
spent
An Italian resident 81 the Crystal
Falls location while shooting &C
target last Tuesday. accidentally shot
himself. He started 70 put up his
target and TO do so land his gun across
a log with the hammer up and load
in the barrel The load was discharged
in the operation with the result as
stated.
The dining car service has been
abandoned on the North Western
trains between Menominee and Waters
meet and the passengers 20 haok to
beans az Powers and ham -and-eggs At
Stager and dyspepsia in the ofling at
both places because OF hasty eating.
Chas. Uren and Harry & Fraser
went 70 Marquette last Tuesday to be
present at the anti tonnage tax meet
ing. Mr. Uren represented the county
board and Mr. Fraser the city The
township Of Crystal Falls was repre-
sented by Thos Conin and Alpha 10y
Mr. Anderson.
The condition OF Mrs. William Fras.
er is reported rs very serious She
rallied early in the week and then hal
relapse after which another rally
was in evidence. Ii lasted but a snort
timu, however, when a turn for the
worse came.
DR.. anu Mrs. Sethney are here from
Menominee in attendance upon Mrs.
Sethney's mother Mrs. WIN. Fraser
Mrs. T. H. Cressey OF Chicago
came to CRYSTAL Falls last Monday 10
attend the funeral OF her grandmother,
Mrs. ]. II. Bowden.
Victor Vain young man tweny
five years of age was taken to the state
hospital at Newberry last Tuesday by
HE father and Deputy sheriff Krause
The W r. G. initiated several new
members last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. frank Yanderpool
will leave Thursday for Grand Ledge
n the lower peninsula where they viii
spend the Chri stmas holidays and Their
they will continue on their Journey to
Florida W hero they will spend the
winter at st. Petersburg,
Xmas gifts mo fnssy trinketsl at
Jacobs Bros. Store avdt
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-19

The Mystic Workers will give a
Xmas party in the new city hall aud
itorlum next Saturday, from 6 80 un-
iii 1900 The party will be for Mys =
tic Workers and their families only
and promises TO be a big AFFAIR
Mrs. Patrick Behan is quite III ~
her home IN Maple Grove. She has
been confined to her bed for several
weeks,
Alex NASTY started his drawings
again and Otto Gundstrom has COM
menced hogging all the luck 80 there
doesn't seem TO be any prospective
picking for the common herd after
Otto, Hans Poulsen and o. Croghan
get through dividing up.
John W. Thorn of OwossO, 'peclal
agent for me state labor department
and deputy hotel inspector for Mich
igan was in Crystal Falls last Wedpes-
day inspecting the local industrial
plants. Mr.. Thorn as an old travelling
man and has been in every state in
the United States and in every pro-
vince in Canada excepting the North
West Territory
Dance at Camponia Hall, at Alpha
tonight.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Fred II Abbott re-
turned from VISIT TO Chicago last
Tue sday.
A. l. Buuidge, county engineer
il at Chicago this week attending the
good roads congress.
Sim Dart a Co announce that they
have received a new line Of pictures
and paintings for holiday trade and in
vite their customer, 10 look them over.
We are ready for you And we have
made It easy for you 20 do your Christ
mas shopping here We nave large
assortment OF beautiful and fitted gifts
waiting for YOU 60 select from at ON
10 Jacobs Bro. sdyt.
Fancy box capdy from % cents 70
So. 90 at Flood =. aoF''