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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12

A pessimist is a. son OF the man who
didn't believe there was any such thing
as electricity.
He is an offspring OF the man who
was sure that the horseless carriage
would never come. and nephew OF
the man who was willing 10 bet money
that men would never fiy.
A pesslmlst IL a direct descendant OF
the man who was sure that wireless
telegraphy was FOOLS dream and n
submarine merely the creation OF fic-
tion writer's brain.
The pessimist's ancestory scoffed at
the telephone. the typesetting machine.
the twenty story building. anaesthetics
and every forward step the optimists
have taken for the betterment OF hu.
man life.
IL the pcssimists OF the past had
been right men would still be living
In caves and trying TO get their meals
with clubs and flint arrows And evil
IDENTITY they died without publicly con
Tossing their mistakes, for their pessi-
MYSTIC children continue TO prophesy
dismally that everything that Is surely
going 10 be cannot possibly come 10
pass. They seem TO be born with the
habit and cannot get over it.-Detroit
Free Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12

North America has counted as gold
producing continent only since the late
forties. But II might well have done
30 for about 200 years. According TO
the London Chronicle. In the voyage
round the world which began In l7i9
the privateer Captain shelyocke found
In certain California valleys "a rich
black mold which, as you turn Ii fresh
up 20 the sun. appears as II intermin-
gled with gold dust Though we were
little preJudiced," he adds, against
the thought that 1t could be possible
that this metal should be 80 promlscu-
ously and universally mingled with
common earth. yet we endeavored to
cleanse and wash the earth from some
OF II, and the more we did the more 1t
appeared like gold. In order to be fur
Their satisfied | brought away some OF
II, which we lost I'm our confusion in
China"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
carnninn courtaax.

Good camping grounds should be the
special property OF sportsmen and low
ers OF the woods. and it is a pity that
they should so often be desecrated by
the unappreciative. This is the season
when the forest floor will be strewn
with tin cans and cracker boxes, when
the clean woods will be married with
all sorts OF ugly rubbish. and when
the pleasure OF late campers will be
half destroyed by the vandalism OF
their predecessors. Great tracts OF for
est Will be blackened by flames set
from little camphres. The growth Of
young timber will be checked. And
all the trouble could be banished II
only people would observe the few
simple rules OF the woods. The forest
Is the last refuge OF solitude amid
beauty; therefore do not make its Sc
Guided glades into vulgar picnic
grounds. Noblesse oblige there as else
where. and though the after conner
may not know you he will know what
sort OF person you are by the condi-
ton OF the camping grounds you leave.
Countryside Magazine
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Theft In Ancient Wales.

In some ways which might nowadays
be called sentimental" the laws OF an
cient Wales were I'm advance OF those
of today. j. &C. Lloyd I'm his His
tory OF Wales" mentions that in some
OF the codes (Which were, as rule.
very severe on theft remarkable
provision exempted from punishment
"the starving man who, after begging
for three days and receiving nothing
helped himself to the food which he
needed in order TO keep him alive.
That every man had the right To live
was principle OF the law, and the
sentiment OF the country demanded
that every person OF substance should
keep open house not only for ordinary
travellers but also for the destitute and
the friendess"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12

What is the limit of human endur-
ance?
A bomb thrower has hurled bombs
continuously for forty-one hours.
There are numerous striking and
more peaceful record breaking feats.
A club swinging champion once swung
his clubs for forty-six hours without
moments rest.
A young Brixton athlete once swung
a blacksmith's hammer for twelve
hours on end. Then this same modern
Samson belabored a punching bag con-
tinuously for fifteen hours at the aver
age rate Of 145 punches a minutes.
A few years ago two Frenchmen
walked round and round billiard ia
BILE. playing game after game and COW
ering sixty miles for twenty-four con-
secutive hours.
A band OF change ringers once rang
the bells OF st. Martins, Birmingham,
for eight hours without pausing.
A certain Polish lady danced, with
only momentary rests, for thirty-four
hours, while an Italian dancer danced
for fourteen hours at the rate OF eight
cen waltzes an hour.-London Stray
Stories.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Green Flash Of Sunset.

One Of the most rarely witnessed OF
natural phenomena, but one that has
often been discussed at scientific meet
ings and that always awakens wonder
when seen, Is the so called green
fash occasionally visible at the mo-
ment OF the disappearance OF the sun
behind a clear horizon. The observers
eye must be fixed upon the rim OF the
sun as 1t disappears I'm order to catch
the phenomenon. One authority tells
m that he has seen the green fash.
although rarely, at the instant of the
setting OF bright star. Among the
explanations offered Is one based upon
the optical principle OF complementary
colors. II one looks at the sun and
then closes the eyes green disk will
be perceived. A sensitive eye might
be similarly affected by a brilliant
star.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
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--IlI-A FoiIinu a Eakir.

A story used to be told at Cairo OF
Sir Richard owen during one OF his
sojourns In Egypt. The great natural
ist was seated In the shade on the We
randa at Sheppeard's hotel when the
inevitable snake charmer came TO him
and produced from his bag lively
specimen of the horned asp-the dead
~ cerastcs. The professor gazed and.
nothing dauuted, stopped and plucked
the horns from the head of the reptile
wrigglug al his feet, rcmarking TO a
bystander that the man would prob
ably think twice before trying TO palm
of upon any one else a harmless snake
MS a cerastes by the aid of Il couple OF
fish bones. With anybody else the
charmcr would probably have succeed
ed. He had tried IL on the wrong man.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
ouaar u.a For cordita.

Some years ago Lord Haldane star
tied the house OF commons when re-
plying TO remark made by another
member as 20 the danger attached To
the use OF cordite by saying that he
himself possessed walking sticic
made OF cordite which he sometimes
brought down 20 the house and left I'm
the cloakroom. An uneasy look tstole
over the faces OF the members present.
but In scientific and highly technical
speech his lordship explained that
cordlte was perfectly Innocent sub
stance until brought into contact with
dangerous allies. and without certain
ingredients necessary TO convert IL into
an explosive It might be handled with
impunity. At the same time IL was
noticed that Lord Haldane's stick was
given wide berth when 1t was seen In
the cloakroom.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12

A Bagdad house In the summer In q
fiery furnace, and no one. unless his
name be Shadrach or Meshach or
Abednego. could live within its four
walls with comfort, and yet the natives
have made brave attempt 10 over
come the difficulties of their situation.
Deep I'm the ground they have built cell
lars. or serdabs, and these serve as
cooling chambers. The cellars are
kept pretty dark. 'The light enters,
says one who has lived there. through
small windows. or openings. where, In.
stead OF glass. is placed lattice or
palm filed with n prickly camers
thorn. Several times day the occu-
pants sprinkle water on these thorns,
and the moisture cools the hot wind as
1t passes through the rooms and gives
comparatively refreshing breeze.
But toward night these cellars become
unbearably close. and then the entire
city mounts TO the fat roofs, where II
dimes and sleeps. Boston Transcript.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Speed Of Bullets.

The rate OF fall OF the bullet from
the line of projection is fixed by the
laws of gravity, hence the more rap
idly the bullet Is made 10 pass from
the rifle to the target the tiatter will
be this curve or Trajectory" the less
accurate the estimation OF distance re-
quired and the less the chances OF
error through an inaccurate estimate
OF distance.
The normal velOcities OF our sport
ing rifles. I'm black powder days. were
about 1900 feet per second. The first
OF the small bore, high power, smoke
less variety raised this to 1000 (. 3.
for bullets OF military length and 200
for shorter sporting bullets. Now 1t
has gone up to 300 Z. $, The burn
ing questions asked again and again
by the riAeman are, Where will we
stop" "wiIl the 1000 (. $. bullet
come nextT"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
wsrship. In Battle.

In the days OF wooden war vessels
two frigates, or line-of-battle ships.
might be dashed together and fire shot
into each others interiors for an In
definite period. When Paul Jones was
summoned to surrender he replied that
he had not yet begun TO fight At a
distance of eight miles there would not
be much conversation between hostile
commanders. even by signals. and aft
err vessel Is hit there isn't much ques-
ton as to its future. A vessel may be
injured by gunfre and get away, but
II a floating steel fort Is hit below the
armor belt by a torpedo or has its deck
penetrated by fifteen inch shell
which meets expectations In the
promptness OF its explosions 1t does not
remain In sight many minutes. and the
crew can't float around on spars until
they are picked up, for there are no
spars. In ten minutes the formidable
warship goes uHder and carries every
body on Philadelphia Record.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Devil Worship In Tibit.

The religion inculcated by Buddha
had certain cardinal points-the en-
enlargement OF the ascetic life. the
maintenance of virtue, the exhortation
TO persons OF all castles and both sexes
to aim at dellverance from the evils OF
existence and. lastly. the attainment of
Nirvana.
But in TIBET Buddhism has been
grated on 10 the earlier devil worship
OF the people, and a religion has been
evolved better expressed as Lamaism,
or modified devil worship, so that In
addition to the Buddhas and Bodisats
there have also come to be tutelary
and guardian deities OF n terrifying
and malignant aspect. whose duty IL Is
to defend the faith and the faithful
people from external attack. These
delties are depicted In grotesque and
terrible forms In all the monasteries,
generally In violently colored fresco
paintings at the entrance. National
Geographic Magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
The Title aEnaineer.y

1t is unfortunate. according 10 the
Engineering Record, that in America
most people associate the word zen
gineer" with "A man who runs an en-
CINE or "a boiler. Even the man who
operates the boilers or an apartment
building is called an engineer" al
though the name is entirely n mis-
homer when applied to him. He may
be a good mechanic. but he Is not an
engineer. The gray haired man who
drives the locomotive of a transconti-
mental limited and who holds the lives
OF hundreds OF human beings In his
care belongs to the very highest type
OF mechanic, but he is not an engineer,
except I'm the United States and Cana
da. All foreign languages have words
that properly designate the work these
men are doing In our country there
Is no word 10 distinguish them from
the bridge builder the sanitary expert,
etc. ---.--~1<saaslss W lescs-y
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
sa>use sawoe.

Here is the old King Richard III.
way of making sausage "Pyggs in
sawse savage" or pigs with sage
sauce. "Takc pyggs yskaldid (scald-
ed and quarter them and seeth them
I'm water and salt; take them and let
them kelc (cooD; take parsel parsley,
savage (sage) and grynde Il with brede
and yolkes OF ayren eggs harde ysode
(bolled); temper It with vinegar some
what thick, and lay the pyggs In a
vessel and sewe onoward the sauce
over them, and serve IL forth" Take
pyggs' is pretty good. size or number
seems OF no consequence
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
The Number Nine.

There were nine earths, according TO
medieval cosmogony, nine heavens,
nine rivers OF hell and nine orders OF
angels. The number being perfection
since 1t represented divinity was Of
ten used to signify n great quantity.
as I'm the phrases. "a nine days Won
der" "a cat has nine lives" and Mine
tailors make a man" In Scotland a
distempered cow was cured by WISH
Ing her In nine surfs. To see nine
magpies was considered extremely
lucky. Nine knots made I'm black
wooden thread served as charm In
the case OF n sprain. 1t was also be-
lieved and is still by some that II a
servant girl finds nine green peas In
one pod and lays them on the window
sill the first man that enters will be
her beau Nine grains OF wheat laid
on Il four leaved clover enable one,
Il IL said. to see the fairies.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Who the etts Are.

The Let's are a branch OF the Lithu.
anian nation, Slavonic division, and
dwellers In the Baltic provinces Of
Russia. Llthuania was ut one time a
great kingdom. later part OF the Pc
lish nation and now embodied In Rus
STA and Prussia. The Let's, n subdl-
vision of the Lithuanian people, at
present number more than 100000
They are Of average height, well built.
but seldom very tail Tile finely cut
features. fair hair blue eyes and deli.
cate skins are characteristics that dis.
tnguish a Lett from Pole or Rus
an.-Philadelphia Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
nnk Canals.

The Egyptians had canals before the
days OF St Paul, but the lock canal
which made It possible to cross noun
tains In boat came only a few years
before Columbus discovered America.
To be told that Raphael In his spare
moments when not painting a Raphael
was constructing q. locomotive would
scarcely surprise you more than TO be
told that Leonardo da yinci was a
pioneer canal lock builder.
But the hand that put upon the walls
OF that, historic church In Milan The
Last Supper" also designed the locks
for Mans canal.
That was Just five years before an
other Italian from the nearby town OF
Genoa sailing Spanish ship came to
anchor at San Salvador. Before the
1 lock system was born canals had to be
on level ground, although In China
they had them on slight inclines.-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12

IL was a bright, sunny Tuesday
morning and Mrs. Brown was on the
roof preparing to hang out her wash.
when Mrs. Jones appeared on the scene
carrying a basket Of clothes.
"What are you dom here?' demand
ed Mrs. Jones. Monday is your day
for hangin' out clothes"
81 know II Is" replied Mrs. Brown.
removing the clothespins from her
mouth so she could articulate moro
!. clearly. but It rained yesterday. an
I'm hangin' 'em out today instead.
TUESDAY belongs to the fourth floor
back. an that's vacant, so 1 guess I've
got as good a right here as anybody
else. What Is 1t TO You. anyhow
Wednesday Is your day"
"wednesday is my day. all right,
admitted Mrs. Jones. .but the paper
says It's goin' TO rain tomorrow. an
amt takin' any chances. You take
them rags OF yours downstairs again,
r I'll throw 'em Off the roofP'
RAnd that's how the trouble began
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12

Barley Is strangely neglected by th6
cook of today" says "A writer In tho
Womans Home Companion. AS It
contains more starch and sugar and
less gluten than wheat. II might we'll
take the place OF the potato on our tn
bles and this with benefit TO purse and
health.
lone cup OF barley will swell 10 Ave
times It's original sire whaI cooked.
and its uses are wonderfully varied.
"As breakfast dish with sugar and
cream IL Is rich and satisfying; for
dinner, as garnish for meat or with
rich meat gravy. 1t makes savory
entree: at tea time cold steamed barley
cut In slices and Drowned In hot butter.
then served with. maple strip. Is dell
cious. II q
Combined with dried or fresh fRaits
It makes as wholesome desserts as rice.
Indeed, there is no way In which rice
may be prepared In which barley can
not be cooked with just as good re-
suits. Barley requires long time To
cook properly. but now we have, the
cereal cooker and the fireless cooker
and with them the opportunity to have
the perfect cereal"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12

The social grosbecks Of South Africa
live I'm large societies. They select n
tree OF considerable size and literally
cover It with grass roof. under which
their common dwelling Is constructed.
The roof serves the double purpose OF
keeping OF the heat and the rain, and
400 or 800 pairs of birds are known to
have the same shelter. The nests In
this aerial dwelling are built In regu-
lar streets and closely resemble rows
OF tenement houses.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
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Hate All Around.

The famous English chief Justice
Holt and his wife hated each other to
the limit, and when she fell danger
ously III ne was so delighted that he
became digracefully tipsy. But his
wife was equal to the emergency and
sent for the great Dr. Radcliffe, who
hated Holt. and therefore out Of spite
when the case was presented TO him
came with great promptness and saw
ed her fcr--Westminster Gazette.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12

At one Of the Boston theaters recent
ly there was shown on the screen n
picture of a stock exchange The bro
kers were hurrying about, pushing.
waving their arms. gesticulating and to
the uninitiated acting like lot OF IN
sane men. Two young ladies in the
balcony watched them with breathless
interest for some time. then one asked:
"Why In the world don't they sit
down and rest once In awhile2"
MY dear" was the enlightening an
swer. don't you know that a seat I'm
the Stock Exchange costs thousands or
dollars r'-Harper's Magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Altar Of Rnsaa.

Altar of roses, by common consent.
ranks at the head Of the list OF per-
fumes. other preparations from roses.
too. hold "A high place and have long
been esteemed. Rosewater IL historic.
When Saladln entered Jerusalem In
the twelfth century he had the walls
OF the mosque OF Omar washed with
II. But altar OF oil OF roses il by far
the most precious and the most priced
OF all. An eastern prince will present
20 an honorcd guest rich jewels, rubies
and diamonds and then add, as the
rxrest OF all, crystal bottle filed with
thu essence.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Hor,es In the 1tirne 81 Homer q

The horses used In Homers time
VERT war horses, The warriors were
drawn In charlots. The art of riding
was known. but II Is alluded TO AS
something unusual. Ulysses at the
time OF his shipwreck "besirode
plank, like horseman on big steed."
There are reasons for believing that
the practice of riding was much later
than that OF driving, and the myth OF
the centaur, whore, according 10 Shake
spcare. imam Is incorpsed and demina-
tured with the beast probably origi-
mated at an early period when the APP
pearance of man on horseback was
novel sight -D.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
cultivatina Amusements.

Don't provide inducements to get a
child to love amusements. IL may en-.
courage habit that will sadly inter-
fere with a sincere and useful life.
Don't make a boy feel that he cannot
waste too much time In having fun
and catering 10 his senses. Life IL
real and earnest, and amusement Is ad-
missible at times, but should not be
the rule The manly youth IL for fun,
but he is not always engaged in striv-
ing for his own pleasure. He should
not be educated into that idea OF life.
He should not be furnished with In
clinations away from what Is true and
real I'm life. II is a serious matter
tempering with n youths nobler aspir-
alton. Providing amusement Is apt TO
prove an unnatural adjunct In educa-
tion.-Columbus Journal. .,.,,.ssSs''E AZ
ADsas4ssy h-n4s4t.fr
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Compulsion.

If that bad boy insists on carrying o
chip on his shoulder you shouldn't no.
tlce him"
81 didn't" replied the square jawed
youngster, so long as he kept 1t ON his
shoulder. but when he took IL Off and
hit me in the eye with It | had to do
something Washington Star.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Not Necessarily.

zone wife too manyF' exclaimed Mrs.
wederly ns she glanced at the head
lines OF her husbands paper. II sup
pose that is an account OF the doings
OF some blgamtst"
mot necessarily. my dear" replied
her husband without daring 20 look
up.-Buffalo Courier.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Two Kinds Of JOY.

The joys as well as the burdens OF
life are pretty evenly divided between
the sexes after all. and probably little
girl derives as much innocent pleasure
from being a flower girl at wedding
as little boy does from going to school
with live garter snake In his trousers
pocket-Ohlo State Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Happiness.

"There Is an instinct in the heart or
man which makes him fear a cloud
legs happiness. IL seems TO him that
by owes 10 misfortune n 1.-THE OF his
life, and that which he does not pay
bears interest. is amassed and largely
swells debt which sooner or later he
must acquit"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
Ainh Lido

The feminine naitete that is so anus
ing 10 the nautical man has n good IL.
lustration in this question asked by
young woman who saw a monitor lying
at anchor I'm Boston harb0r. She turn
ed TO her escort and said: "What makes
that boat lie so low In the water? IL It
high tide ~ Sailors Magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12

A writer in Tokyo Journal reports
the struggles Of Japanese writers to
translate English idioms into their own
tongue. We cite several OF these
howlers. 1--WE put our heads together"
eve colllded), "He could not ind It for
the life OF him" Gle could not discover
It till his DEATH. Gle Is great loss
to his country" Gle Is great calamity
to his country. "He hung his head
for shame" Gle committed suicide by
strangulationl. Gle takes things cas-
lily" (Ie IL "A deft thief. "She sat over
cup OF tea" (She sat upon teacup).
81 shudder at the bare idea" Il shud-
der to think that the man Is naked).
"The bare idea" Is evidently translated
into the idea OF baroness" Spare
me five minutes" (Sparc my life--only
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
o,Iv a, the Outside.

"why, Ethel. you don't mean 70 tell
me you want to marry that baldhead-
ed Professor wisemanT
"It Is true he Is bald said Ethel,
'bat think how many young men or
today are bald on the inside or their
headsf'
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-08-12
OF Course She pee.n,t.

George IL such a nice chap" said
the girl In pink II always enjoy hav-
Ing him call ON me-"
IL don't" snapped the other.
cor course you don't, dear. You'd
rather have him call on you."-St
Louis Post. Dispatch.