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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-08
Young Musician Marries at Lewiston

On Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
occurred the marriage of Miss Verna
Dickerson of Montana, and Bruce
Healey, the wedding occurring at the
home of the groom's parents, at the
Nave apartments. The Rev. Mr. Lat
timore officiated. using the ring cere-
mony. The bride was gowned in
white georgette crepe and satin and a
crown veil, and carried a cluster of
English violets Only a few intimate
friends were present. Following the
ceremony a dainty supper was served.
The rooms were deliberately trimmed
with Christmas flowers and ferns. The
guests were Mesdames and Messrs.
Binnard, Larson, Calvert, Brearley,
Messrs. George Basket, Gordon Hen
derson, Misses Kathleen Forester,
Delphine Calvert. and Mrs. Frank
Dickerson of Walla Walla, mother of
the bride. Mr.. Healey. father of the
groom, arrived from Montana to at
tend the wedding. On his return he
will be accompanied by Mrs. Healey.
The young couple will reside in the |
Nave apartments. They did not go
upon wedding journey as Mr. |
tIealey's musical engagements com
PEELED his stay at home. - Lewiston
Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
Good in Reading.

An antagonistIc influence 70 reading
exists In some quarters in the curious
" mistaken idea that IL binders the
development of individuality. making
copiers instead Of originators Any
knowledge OF the history Of great men
and women proves the absolute falsity
OF this; moreover. the conscious de-
sire 20 be original which such an
attitude on the part ~ grown-ups
leads 10 In children II very bad. One
never heard ~ great men being pre-
occupied Nth the cndeavor to be orig.
inal. Observation. again. IL Increased
rather than the reverse by the habit
o. reading. Those children into whose
lives boots other than az enforced
lessons never enter are as u rule eingu
larly unobseryant-p proof that the
brain must be behind the eye9 In OBJ
servation. just ms u must be behind
The hand In technical work
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
FlrelInht Photooranhs.

II is worth noting that the most sue
cessfnl hrellght photographs do not
show the FIRE az ALL The subject IL AR
ranged SO that the FIRE u screened in
some way from the lens. The mental
piece. tre-irons. rug, etc, are included.
however, and the fire Itself Is suggest.
ed by the lighting. ON the whole this
is the best way Of doing what We
want. II we arrange things on these
lines, with the Illumination proceeding
from the spot where the FIRE Is sup
posed 20 bc, we can get true fire.
light effect, although the light actu.
ally used may be electric, magnesium,
flash or ribbon. or even daylight Il.
self Ia the last case, the bottom
foot OF glass in French window may
be used, with a sheet Of white paper
on the door 20 serve AS a reflector. and
the whole OF the rest blocked up. A
figure posed against this will give a
very successful Brelight effect
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
The chamnlon

A lawyer with liking for billiards
had occasion recently to visit a small
town In the West Of Scotland. while
there seeking 10 pass the time. he
found u new and excellent billiard Ia.
bic. Upon inauiring II there was any
body about who could play, the lpnd-
lord referred him 10 one OF the natives.
They played several games, but the
result was against the lawyer. Try
as he might the countryman won
every game.
MIR. -" the lawyer remarked.
I've quite reputation at home. They
consider me a good billiard player, but
I'm not In your class. May I inquire
how long you have playedr"
"oh. for a while back" replied the
native. but. ! shy, dinna want 10
hurt yer feelin's. but you're the first
fellow ! ever beati"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
WHEN HEART ACTION STOPS
Not Always Easy TO Assign a Reason
for That Particular Form Of
Life's Ending.

Departments Of health and medical
statlsticians rightly refuse TO recog-
nize heart failure Us definite cause
OF death for their mortality lists. the
term having come 10 be a ready refuge
for ignorant or incident physicians
looking for an cary explanation Of an
unexpected death. There seem. how
ever, TO be some cases left In which the
expression finds proper place and
supplies a lacuna ia present-day med
ical knowledge.
Occasionally there Is apparently no
good reason In the heart condition TO
expect that II may suddenly cease its
activity. and yet II actually stops. APP
parently the effect 0f even some slight
irritation becomes 50 multiplied In
heart tissues as 10 bring about a
definite disturbance or rhythm. and
cardiac action ceases for good and all
Not infreQuently such cases come 10 0
climax shortly after food hns been
taken into the STOMACH: then there
seems TO be some connection betveen
the gastric condition and the sudden
heart stoppage.
Long ago Or. Oliver Wendell Holmes
suggested that the angd OF lifo sets
this living pesdulum going and that II
goes ON and on until the angel OF death
breaks into the casc and rudely stops
IL The expression Il highly fgrra-
tive and yet contains In II the germ OF
the thought that sometimes life's pro
cesses seem TO have approached q
terminus, which they may reach unex-
pectedly as the result Of fonae t11ta-
tion that would In itself. presumably.
aot BE- sufficient TO produce any such
far-reaching effect.-New York Her
aid
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03

A colored congregation In Louisiana.
hearing that college In Kansas was
comforting the degree OF ID. d.. for the
reasonable consideration" OF $50. de
cided to add 10 their prestige by rails
ing the required sum and having the
pastor decorated with those dlgnlfied
initials
Strenuous efforts failed 90 raise
more than half the amount. but moth.
Ing daunted. they forwarded $40 with
the request that the college would for.
ward the first ~" so THAT they could
begin addressing the reverend gentle
man as doctor, favor which they were
sure would assist them very much In
collecting the price OF hts Divinity"
--IIarper's Magazine
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
Msdleinal valu. q Lemon..

II the testimony OF the Slcillnn C-
trus chamber is given due considera-
ton I'm determining the status OF a
lemon II deserves an important place
In the list Of first aids. According
10 the authority mentioned the lemon
aids are chiefly medicinal and hygi-
enlc. Its juice is OF value In treat
ing diphtheria and govt For ordin.
airy colds IL is a great specific. II will
cure slight wounds aud chilblains The
Juice Of several lemons taken every
day will help 10 cure rheumatism and
provide an antidote for diabetes: the
small slices applied 20 corns will ease
the pain.
As cleansing agent and beaul
der, the reputation Of the lemon scars
still higher. The juice whitens the
hands, improves the complexion, helps.
N anything can, 70 remove freckles. In
the culinary department Il ranks with
salt and sugar In general usefulness,
and as a furniture polish Us oil i
beyond reproach.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
with Interpretations

A young and somewhat unpopular
officer was explaining 20 his men what
happened 10 a shell after II left the
gun. The comedian Of the company
couldn't refrain from making remarks
In an undertone. much 10 the amuse-
meut Of his pals. This was part %
the lesson
Oficer-The shell on leaving the
gun, owing 70 the bore. goes wound
and wound
veice-The mulberry bush.
Officer After its momentum 10 en-,
pended gravity draws II 10 the earth
otherwise u would go on forevah and
evan.
vsite- Amen.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
Nlckle,s Maneuver.

Henry. I've come TO see your new
stenographer." said his wife.
but, my dear. she will offend your
esthetic scnsep' protested MicSles
"She's sight ! told you she was a
sight"
IL insist Oh seeing replied Mrs. NJ
VERY we'll hut walt til finish die
taung a letter It's very important
It's to Hibbim s. Dlggum canceling
an order for dozen lead pencils and
must get on"
'I'll not whit "A second
"Just as you say. my dear but your
hat isn't on straight. There's glass
over there In the corner"
20, dear. I'll Just Ok IT, IN be there
in q minute"
And she went over 90 the glass 10
stTaighten her hat. and In the half
hour II took her TO do II. Mickles had
let his beautiful new stenographer out
the window on an improvised rope lad
der. and hauled up a frightfully home
ly one for whom he had telephoned
60 the employment bureau.-Detrolt
Free Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
xBAs COUNTRY FOR KINGS


fskead has MOI been very kind 70
4its sings Ia the past. Henry OF Valols.
ga wo<ibiitz ntnh who was elected to
lthe throre by the Diet. ncd after a
.aresgn az Owe mOnths In most iudi-
-sscr0us fashion; MiehAel WienIowieckI.
tsoo OF a famous general, a weak and
insignificant man, who was elected
tkisg agnInst his viii, "died suddenly -
Aene Augustus was deposed his sue
tcessos. stanislane LesSczynski. was
scoInpcIled % leave the cOnntry Ladis-
tlaus bad 20 resign and 30 bad the last
When the lane came for SlglGmun6
III 20 tnke the crown, trouble arose
tfroxn his marriage. He had secretly
ieepoused. as a widower. widow OF
Stse great house OF Radziwill, and the
tnobies required the union to be am
snulied betnuse they thought the cOun-
3fry would gnin more by a foreign ALI
saace. Sigismund carried his point. and
ahis wife was crowned queen, but she
Aided soon afterward not without sus-
spIclons OF having been poisoned by her
jmother-in-law.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
emPneD BASKET OF EGGS
Truthful Story Of Rate Strategy Which
Of Course One 10 Not Com
PEELED 20 Believe.

Really said the young man az he
leaned over the cigar counter nt the
corner drug store. II eau scarcely hope
that any one will believe this story.
] will just tell IL and let IL 90 at that.
BY wife the other day bought dozen
eggs--no that Is not the most improb-
able part Of the story yes. she bought
dozen eggs and hung them up in a
basket ia the cellar some distance from
the floor above. Hearing a noise In
the cellar she was afraid 10 90 down
stairs. | tiptoed my way hnlf a dozen
stepe down and there | saw a fine
piece OF strategy mean rategy las
one could wish.
Three rats In o string, the top one
on the cellar wall the lowest one In
the basket were passing the eggs from
one 90 another. ! made little noise
and the rats. pulling themselves up 10
the top 81 the wall, disappeared.
Eleven OF the II eggs had been tnken
from the basket There they were all
Ia row on the top Of the wall.
Il went upstairs 10 call my wife 20
show her those II eggs. / wasn't gone
more than five minutes. When she
came down the cellar steps with ne
and was pointing TO the top Of the
wall-well. the eggs were gone. Then
looked into the basket for the twelfth
egg. II, too. was gonei An even
dozen. az 4S centsl
$50. : ccn'. ct you to believe Il
! just tell the story. Maybe youT
even doubt the price Of the eggs..--
indianapolis News
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
EFFECT or TOBACCO STUDIED


Cigarette smoking often cnusee .
marked rise In pulse beats. makes the
pulse irregular and causes a change
IN blood pressure. the effects being
more marked II the smoke Is inhaled.
Is the conclusion OF DIR. James Ak
man OF New York, the latest authority
to endeavor 10 determine the exact
effects on tile human race OF cigarette
smoking.
Doctor Aikman's experiments are no
more productive OF definite conclusions
than those OF many other investiga-
tors OF the past, remarks writer In
London Tit-Blts He suggests. how
ever. that the great increase In cir
culatory diseases IN the past hundred
years may be attributed TO smoking.
although admitting that In the face Of
conflicting opinions. I'VE can SEQ how
far we are from definite conclusions
~ 20 the true effect OF tobacco"
The effect on the pulse OF smoking
but one cigarette was marked" writes
Doctor Altman. '16 out OF n subjects
showing an Increase OF more than eight
beats n minute. In some cases the
ssss vas spectacular. and came on In
soe or two minutes, almost as soon AZ
ne puIse was taken. or the n caves
all gave az Increase except four. and
two OF the four had an abnormally
ks1 pulse at the start
~ i-Other. Investigators have reported
Q rise In blood pressure. but In this se-
rfes the effects on the pressure were
not at all Uniform. Out or % cases
ina svst0uc pressure fell In II. In
i've there was an increase. and eight
gave no change"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
RESPONSIBILITY is ON FATHER
Travelling Along Wrong Road when Ne
Fines hinaseif Too Busy 70 Talk
with hls Bog.

The father and son movement In one
OF the best and most sensible things
we have heard Of for long time. That
Is because II proposes 20 accomplish
results through using natural human
instincts naturally. IL appeals TO the
deepest OF human feelings-love. IL
goes about 10 remind fathers OF some
thing they may have forgotten and to
tell boys something they may not have
known. You can get al this better II
you sit down and talk confidentinlly
with some other fathers boy. He will
tell you things your own boy cannot
In his wistful eamestness, you Will
discover that there are times when
boy has q real matter 81 grave i'm
portance 10 him that finds his father
TOO busy 60 be bothered. II will make
you stop and think az you realize that
this little fellow couldn't come 10 any
other conclusion than that his dad was
Indifferent. Fathers know better fa-
theirs remember pretty well when they
were boys, but they don't remember
just how sensitive a boy Is 10 the
worst OF rebuns. that OF being thought
silly Now, the boys need to be told
this about their fathers. that they are
not indifferent But after all the big
gest thing lis TO tell fathers. for II Ia
their business 20 understand and theirs
Is the responsibility. Milwaukee Jour
nal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
GOOD FEELING MAKES BOND
Seldom a Necessity fer One Perssa
to Set ovt 20 Make Another
Unhappy.

The true idea OF life is TO be happy
even IL we cannot have our way. OF
course, there are circumstances that
are cruel and pull US down. like
swamps and cliffs that confront traV-
eler. But out in the open, where men
are coming and going. the blue skies
are smiling, the flowers are bloom
ing. the moon is shining. the dogs are
barking. the autos are speeding and
everything is on level, IL is positively
unmanly and lnhumnn for a person 10
be growing and gruntlng because his
nelghbor does not think aud act as he
does. POise and kindness draw the
victorious battle line OF life We sat
one time with q great naval hero on
the deck Of warship, and at first we
were scared by his awful presence. but
he told us an anecdote that we had
told a score OF times ourselves. and we
laughed so heartily over II that the
mere telling constituted bond OF sym
pathy that made us beat as one The
great deeds he had done fitted admir-.
ably with the insignificant things We
had done, and his greatness wns a
henediction 10 us. The incident only
dlsclOses the fact that personalities
blend with anOther's life, when good
feeling and sincerity rUIe me event
Columbus CO., Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
When LIE Ia swee.

II Is not the walking merely, II In
keeping yourself In tune for = walk. In
the spiritual and bodily condition In
which You can find entertainment and
exhilaration in so simple and natural
pasume. You are eligible 20 any good
fortune when you are In the condition
10 enjoy "a walk. When the air and the
water taste sweet 90 you. how much
else will taste sweet When the exer-
else " your limbs affords yon pleas
ure. and the play OF your sense upon
the various objects and shows Of ma
ture quickens and stimulates your spir-
e, your relation 10 the WORLD and To
yourself Is what IL should he-simple
and direct and wholesome. The mood
In which you set out on spring or
autumn ramble or a sturdy winter
walk. and your greedy feet have Go
be restrained from devouring the dis
tances too fast. is the mood Ia which
your best thoughts and impulses come
70 you, or IN which you might embark
upon any noble and heroic enterprise.
Life IS sweet In such moods, the uni
verse Is complete, and there II no fail
IRE or impcrfection anywhere--John
Burroughs.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
cpri.,m Form. o. lea.

There are some score or more differ
ent fofnlq ~ compressed teas avail
sblk, ftoW hutton sized tablets In vest
lfesketi coptainers TO bars OF delectable
fragrance, ana from grRnitslike slabs
OF two 20 Eve Kilograms (stifi 10 use an
money In the interior OF Chlnal Ia
sshe more tightly compressed disks and
-obioags ia split rattan baskets The
lnethod OF preparation OF these last Is
curious the leaves, In state OF wilt
ere conpacted by the bare feet OF Chi
nnse girls. These teas are esteemed
~ the orientnls for their earthly fla.
ivCrs.-L I.odlan, IN the Scientifc
American.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
Visibility o. Planets

As general thing, the planets are
much less visible In daylight than
stars. The reason FOR this Is that the
telescope diIpinisies the brightness OF
the planets disk a. well as Of the sky.
and. therefore. does not helgh,on the
contrast as IN the case OF the star
Two OF the planets. however. Venus
and Mercury. are better observed In
daylight than In darkness. saturn. oD
the other hand. can hardly be- seen.
even through a Ave-inch telescope. ex.
cepi ~ night.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
SOMETHING LIKE CIDER MILL


Jimmie'e capacity for apples had
never been tested. but IL was the opin-
Ion OF the neighbors that be could eat
~ least bushel day.
The actual test came when Robert.
his schoolmate. invited him over. Rob
ert's father owned an apple orchard.
-Come over. Jimmie" invited Rob-
ert -and II you don't get all the apples
you can eat we will set out more trees.
We only have a hundred and ten
Jimmie went. and when he returned
home be wore a smile Of contentment
and look OF pain.
What's up now. youngsterf" Ques-
toned Jimmie's uncle. Been roeblng
somebody's chicken roostT
Nav" replied the nephew I've
been over 20 Roberts. and you ought
10 see their barni It's chuck full OF
apples. all kinds ate twenty-four."
and Jimmie's face flushed with pride.
How do you know you ate that
many7" asked his uncle, sarcasticaliy.
did you use an adding mnchineY'
"Nope. saved the stems,- and jim
mis proudly unloaded handful from
bis pocket.
His uncle counted the stems se<t-
ousiy.
-See here, young man. there are
thirty-one stems hero You msS~ed
count some way
Jaw. forgot TO ten 200. una. the
last seven were LITTLE onez 90 I dfdnft
c0nnt them" and Jimmie hastened Sgt
In search OF new bearers
lie News
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03

Il should think exclaimed a trsy-
eler. that you could make good use OF
these trans BY living little way out
Of town."
mo. guy'nor nome OF yer jerry-built
'ouses fer me"
WHY" Queried the traveller.
"Well. last year we took 'ouse out
that way. The boards Of the floor were
10 wide apart that the grass used 20
come mp through the crevices. and me
wife used 10 NOW IL every morning:
then the eowers took to coming up.
and the landlord put the rent % be
cause he said we had a garden Lon
don Tit-Bita
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
ptAY TO THE GALLERY"
Rome Colosseum, Counting Popular
Approval, Was a Grim House
OF Death

The most imposing theater ever
erected by mortal hands, grim house
OF death. consecruted by blood and
tears. the Colosseum, stands today a
stupendOus monument 10 Roman pride
and degradation. the National Geo
graphic Magazine observes. Almost
third OF a mile in circumference. II
towers i57 feet up into the air, the
original aud monumental play TO the
gallery" Emperor Titus opened It's
history with tremendous inaugural
OF hundred days or games" In
which men fought with other men and
with Wild animals. and no one knows
the exact tale OF the lives snuifed out
on IT'S bIoOdled sands ito make Ro-
man holiday"
In the construction OF the Colosseum
its builders adhered to the then new
note Of supcrimposng the three or
ders-Doric. Ionic and Corinthinn-an
Idea that has eXerted a greater infiu-
ence upon the design OF monumental
works than any other Roman innOva-
,lon. But who thinks OF that. standing
before Il today with the golden Italian
sunshine clarifying every scar. and
conJuring back from the dead past
vivid spectacles Of Roman holidays full
Of noise and color, laughter and bloody
ngonies; or when liquid moonlight
transngures the classic ruin into
magic fnbric where stalk the thin
ghosts OF saint and vestal. slave and
EMPEROR
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
Hon ana AncIen,a nnthed.

Ancient Rome Is said TO have con.
Assumed no less than 340,OOO.OOO gallons
5sf water day; and one OF the most
4asticeable features OF the modern town
is the prodigni effervescence OF Its wa
tier. gushing from fountains OF every
3csnceiyabie size and design. The Trevi
dis the most magnificent In the city. Its
pwaters- nqua vergine. virgin WA
Nter. because ~ ~ pnrity-the finest.
1Ehe cid Romaa baths required lot Of
nrntcr. The splendid Thermae huilt
ny the degenerate Emperor Caracalls
y SccOmmodati0ss for l.0O0 bathers.
1Besldec the baths proper. the establish
sHent lncS yned witbln its area, OK about
IN quarter of mile square, e gymna-
tsissp. athletic field. library, and even
n rscetrnck. It's ruins tower above
lthe plain today like some m0Unihin
sbisstec by nature. --National Geograph-
&c Magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-03
NIILs PLOT Thai FAILED


Maggie had been 10 an excursion
With her sweetheart Macpherson. and
In her arrival home she requested her
mother 10 make some tea. IS she had
mad nothing TO eat all day. and was
f1Rmlshed.
-lind nothing 10 entr' exclaimed the
yestoaished mother. -You dInna mean
tfae tell me nhat Macpherson has taken
3ye Cor a trip and not gnen ye yer din
&nerY"
AYE. that \ dae," answered the
pfarving Maggie.
sWal. OF all the mean beasts said
Akw mother. as Ehe ministered TO Mag
lsic's vents ~GnDg ava round the his
as1g1n's. and gee him back the hauif
sfsnisr be paid fur yer ticket. and thstTl
sA0w him up in front O. his laDdiady."
SO. after Maggie had filed the acA-
Tag void, she donDed her bonnet and
sAawl. and sea on for Macpherson's
ssagings.
~af MscpherrOD 10 In. tell him 1 vAd
fhe tse spenk the him. she said to
fAe kandls0y, who nnswered her knock.
A sAousoz1 or two later Aacphersen
sAAde hss appearance. Astonished -
lsee va0 his sisdfOT was, he asked what
swas the aatteT.
~uhere's nsefhing the matter" said
3Aanxx1e. " only wanted tae gle ye the
a.ssney fsr ma teAet"
'HectS toOfA wumman. there vas
'sAae harry. Saturday wnd ha' been soon
~csssgh." answered Mac. pocketing the
-eokn II a<nAnx, TIA Rkte tHt4 81