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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

Blood Rod Rains and a Deluge OF
Serpents.


At Rome. la 1922, IL rained dust
mixed with blood. for three days. and
when the heavy clouds drifted away IL
looked as II the sun was swimming In
n sen OF fire, says the ST. Louis Re-
public. Four years later, In 1926. a
snow fell in Syria, which presently
melted and flowed in carmine rivers OF
blood. or some fluid much resembling
IL in every particular. Many OF the
old writer's record three day shower
OF blood-red rain ia the Island OF
Rhodes and throughout southern Italy
in 1886. A monk. writing In 1851.
tells OF n loaf being cut out OF which
blood flowed as freely as from fresh
wound. In 1913 there were many
great tempests. Several towns and
thousands OF people were swallowed
up and the courses OF rivers changed
or stopped. Some chasms In the earth
sent forth poisonous fluids as red ms
carmine ink. as at Nillach. ia Austria.
Ponderous hailstones fell In many
parts Of Germany the same year. some
OF them weighing from twenty 10
seventy pounds
At Lamech IL rained flesh. dust. COM
cts and meteors; iirebrands and corrus-
cations were in the air: mock suns. with
fiery tails. sailed through the skies.
Soon after these terrible scenes NJ In
mech II began at Cataya. near the sen.
and went sweeping throughout south
ern Europe. An ingenious vapor or
sulphurous lire broke from the earth At
Caahery. Asia, and utterly consumed
men. beasts. houses and trees. so in
fccting the air that great plague fol-
lowed. Young serpcnts and millions
OF yenomous insects fell from the
clouds.
In 1861 Burgundy experienced the
novelty OF a shower OF blood-red rain.
which ensanguined everything it touch
ed; aud in 1868 the Autiura reapers
found all wheat heads TO be As red as
blood. In 1888 bread put in the oven
at Nuremberg was taken out covered
with n bloody sweat. Wurtembcrg had
n shower OF birthstone and ashes 1854.
In 1895 Limerick and Tipperary, Ire
land, h d many showers OF n soft fatty
substance resembling butter Ii was
OF dark yellow color and always fell
at night The people gathered it and
used IL ms an ointment reporting many
astonishing cures.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

Charles. DEAR" said fond wife
who was assisting her husband for a
short journey, "wh at is this flask OF
whisky forP'
That" said her husband. suddenly
looking from his vallse. 20, that's To
be used exclusively in the case OF
snake bites.
But my dear" demonstrated the
little woman, there are no snakes in
the cars.
40, yes there are. NJ times. You
see, when they stop To wood up. or
take water at some way station out In
the wholesome gloomy swamp or
bayou the snakes board the train
and crawl around the passengers legs.
It's mighty annoying. and dangerous.
too. And then. too. I've seen men on
cars with their boots full OF snakes
real serpents- OF your circus
poster reptiles. but tho genuine arti-
Gle Yes | shouldn't consider my
life worth ten cents II | were To leave
that bottle OF whisky behind"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

Thousands Of women owe their fresh,
blooming countenances 10 the restorative
ton. IL Is a positive cure for the most
complicated and obstinate cases OF leucor-
rhea, excessive flowing, painful menstrual
ton, unnatural suppressions, prolapsus, or
falling OF the womb, weak hack. !" female
weakness anteversion, retroversion, bear
ing-down sensations, chronic congestion, in
Illumination and liberation Of the womb,
inflammation, pain and tenderness in ovn-
ries, accompanied with " internal heat
AS regulator and promoter Of func-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

tional action, at that critical period OF
change from girlhood 20 womanhood, /" Fn-
yorite Prescription is n perfectly safe re
medal agent, and can produce only good
results. IL is equally efilcacious and valua-
BILE in its effects when taken for those disor
ders and arrangements incident 20 that later
and most critical period, known as "Thc
Change OF Life
For Book leo pages on Woman Her
Diseases and their Self-cure, sent sealed in
plain envelope. enclose ten cents. in stamps,
20 WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL Asso-
CITATION, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. "
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22
TmE srArE on wYoMrNn

In the Congressional report upon the adj
mission OF wyoming. many facts were given
gong 10 show her as richer I'm resources
than any OF her sisters, and no territory ever
applied for statehood so thoroughly quali-
hed' This report shows the capital, Che,-
enne. To be one Of the wealthIest cities OF
her size IN the world. as she II the most fay-
oreu and prosperous. The Union Pacific
halfway isnow constructing shops there, 10
cost S6.OOO,OO0 and employ 10000 men.
rms TACT coupled with the early admission
OF the state, Is causing n rush 10 Chey-
enne. but her realty Is still low. We have
the best residence property In the city, aud
oner liberal Inducements TO those who will
gulld dwellings 10 supply the immediate
demand. and will net twenty-five per cent
10 induce quick response. we will, ON
limited number OF blocks take two-hfths I'm
clear lands or chattc-. a small cash pay :
ment, balance IN one, two and three years
Call az our Cheyenne office, or address In
terior Land and immigration Company,
Department B, Denver Colorado.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22
Beware OF Ointmcnts for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury

smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering IL through the Mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never bc used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they Will do Is ten fold 10 the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. J. Cheney ~ Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, aud Is taken
Internally, and acts directly rpon the blood
aud mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get che genn.
Inc. II is taken internally, aud made IN Toledo,
Ohio by Il. j. Cheney " Co.
To Sold by Druggist6 price 15c. per bottle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

I trds surprised after
using Eiy's Cram Balm 9
months 10 find Ms rigll
aostril, iohich ,cas closed fos
ficesfy years, 'oas open and
free az he Other. ! feel rert
MankfiL-R. n. fres,eag-
ham, 275 isfh a., brooklyn.
fLY EROS. - Warren st.. MY.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22
In General Debility. EmaclatIon,

consumption, and Nhstlng In tbIIdren,
SCOTS Emulsion OF Pure Cod Liver on with
Hypophosfhites, Il a most valuable food and medi-
cine. II creates an appetite for food strengthens
the nervous system, and builds mp the body.
Please read: Il tired SCOTS Emulsion on a
young man whom Physicians at times gave mp
hope. since he began using the Emulsion his
Cough has ceased, gained flesh and strength, and
from all appearances his life will bo prolonged
many years "-JonS SULLIVAN, Hospital steward,
Morganza, Pa.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

"1'hy head is full OF quarrcls, as an egg Is
full Of meat" "Well. 80 would any body's
head be- who had walked the floor for a
week, with a horrible face-acheyv "You
don't say so, how dreadful I'll step out
and bring you bottle OF quick-cure, called
salvation Oil"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

For washing iannels. Dobbins Electric
Soap II marvellous Blankets and woolens
washed with IL look like new, aud there Is
absolutely no shrinking. No other soap In
the world will do such perfcctwork. Give
IL a trial now.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

THE WOMEN who study at the schools
OF the British Royal Academy are 20 be
allowed living models. At their urgent
request partially draped models will be
permitted 10 pose for them. Hitherto
they have had TO draw from photo
graphs OF models arrayed in tights.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22
meIenn Tic I,cnutlrnl.

Leading city OF the great Northwest Tn
surpassed in &c, resources, health-gying eli
mate and opportunities for profitable enter
prise and Investment. Full information
free upon application TO G.. ;. Appleton,
Helena, Montana
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

Druggist 10 a lazy man who had turned
over new lcaf.l "lou are early OF late :
YOU used To be behind before but now YOU
are first ~ last" old man who did not see
the point Give me my Bulls Cough
syrup and stop your nonsense"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

For Coughs aud throat troubles use
browns Bronchial Irochs-. ''-"rhey
stop an attack OF my asthma cough very
promptly" Falch, Meanwhile, Ohio.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

A SHARP little boy in Georgia who
was kicked by mule, instead OF saying
naughty words or going home crying to
his mother tied the mule within live
feet OF a beehive. backed him round TO
IL and let him kick.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

Fond mother-"This j. your Aunt Polly,
my dear, OF whom | have spoken SO often.'
Young Hopeful ION his first visit at a loss
for the proper thing 10 say -"Docs Aunt
Polly want "A cracker.!'
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

IL is risky business 10 engage a chemis
in a war Of words, ~ lie Is always read,
with a retort.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

The axles of railroad cars had former.
ly six-inch bearings. They now have
seven and eight inches. Hydraulic en-
gines, exerting "A pressure OF 200 tons to
the square inch, are used TO force the
wheels upon the axles.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

The Cost of Freight Car~-How Car
wheels are Made--Etc.

A freight car may now be purchased
for $500 that few wears ago would
have been thought cheap at 81 900. The
1900 car il larger aud better than the
old style 1000 car. 1t has better
wheels, better axles, better springs and
stonter timbers. The cheapening OF the
price is due somewhat TO reductions in
the price Of materials rs iron
but more largely TO improved manu-
featuring devices, whereby everything
Is quickly and cheaply produced. The
VARIOUS timber parts are planned,
sawed, mortised and shaped by ma
chinery; the same is true OF the iron
work, and machinery is also used to iii
the parts together. About the only
head work Is that of the painters, and
since the success of certain devices to
paint wire cloth. it is not improbable
that some day painting machines will
apply colors TO such work as the sides
and roofs OF cars.
-
The car wheels now made are much
superior 60 those in use few years ago.
There Is more elasticity TO the central
parts and more hardness TO the rim.
Each wheel is accepted on n guaranty
OF running 10000 miles without show
lnN ucletlS ms IL equivalent 10 more
than years time, running night and
day at IA speed of ten miles an hour
When il is known that freight car
with heavy lading in the course OF one
long run is liable To great changes of
temperature, TO oil sorts OF road beds,
rough and smooth, curved and stra ght,
car wheels need TO be of the highest ex-
cellence TO avert disaster. The car
wheel foundrcs Of Eetroit stand among
the best in the country, and the Detroit
wheels are used by q score OF builders.
-.
The tires OF locomotives are now
made OF steel. When first made they
are three inches thick. but wear down
at the edge The tires when so worn
are turned OF Hat, and after four such
operations become too thin for use.
New tires are then shrunk on the old
wheels, and so locomotive will out
last many sets OF tires. The best tires
are made by Herr Krupp, the great
German ironmaster. Large numbers OF
Krupp tires are imported into this
country.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

fIrs-An Fits stopped free by DR.. Klines Great
Nerve Restorer No Fits after FIRST days use. Mar
,elous cures Treatise and s. trial tote free {,
Fii cases Send DIR Kline. Arch 81 Phila., Pa
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

II Is not strange that stove manufacturers
should DC fired by ardor for the CRATE
cause,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

silence Is golden; but II Is the other fel
low ) silence that Is meant.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

Mystery lends charm 10 almost every
thing excepting clearinghouse mince pie.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

The game OF blind mans bun suggests "A
fellow feeling for "A feiow-creature.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

The shrewd girl divides her time between
airing impressions and impressing heirs.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

The switchmen's interest In the railroads
they represent seems 10 be tagging.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

WHEN you talk about Sl00.O00 stables Just
recollect that's the Kind thai Vanderbilt
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

In the lap ot luxury one forgets the lapse
OF time and the slaps OF conscience.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

"Young Folks" has stories la German,
with English translation, 50c. IL Nande-
water 81. ~. \.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

Boston II called the modern Athens be-
cause grease Is always TO be found at th'
hub.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

A man is happiest when he can forget all
the mean things he knows about himself.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22
AN OLD MAIDS SOLILOQUY.

AXE r rot 70 axe It.. Is the question
IL o carcc
IN
the imm9Tti fount DE Leon sought
q OF % al woud
ri o al n painsh cells.
health beauty
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

old smokers prefer "ransIlrs Punch.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22
FARM FOR SALE

One 81 the best bill farms IN Washington
county. Vermont. Large sugar OfcharA AnO
trees: 80 acres equally divided between wood
pasture aud cultivated landa Buildings coat
toVn IL thoroughbred Jersey COWS. fcatns aud
other stock hodsrn toos abundance Of water
AZ house and barns the year round. Present owner
too old 20 longer manage the work Price $500
" sold within the neat Two months ttouO each.
balance Al per cent Interest. Write for further
particulars 70 Alfred Joslyn. wnlfsneld. Vermont
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-11-29

shuald not rest against the wall, but
should be kept . foot or SO from Il BY
. vertical stratum Of broken stone Or gravel,
nrs,ning into the ditch below tho wall Tho
basement should be nine feet high. for free air
and the free passage OF attendants. veutila.
tors from the basement may extend upwards IT
the sides, opening under the caves, or close
under the roof Inside up 70 the peak Gig. ~
They may be two feet square, and by means OF
side doors opening dDwnwards outside. used for
chr;es for pitching down hay Gig. q; or BY
meons OF doors opening part way down inside.
conveying the hay into the apartment below
Gig. b.
TIE windows in the basement should 6o
rather high Up, and ample for lighting the whole
thoroughly. dark basement Is very Objec-
tionable.
TIE most durable door for basement Il con-
erets-first OF small broken stone, then common
water lime finished with Portland cement; tho
studs for partitions being set before the cement
Is laid.
The stalls for the cows should be 4 feet wide.
arc space Of l9 fest allowed for them; the
MANURE gutter IS inches wide and7 inches
deep; the slope Of stalls from front to rear or
riches.
Tie basement should be unusually dry II ever
used for horse stables; each stall feet wide,
apd IA feet allowed for stalls and passages.
The stable in the basement may DO laid out
in three ways: II running In lines lengthwtse
with the barn. with central wide passage for
fcecing and hangers; with manure passages on
each side next TO the exterior; and with lines Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-11-29
Burning Over Strawberry beds.

We have for five seasons tried burn.
ing over the old strawberry patches
which We wished to have bear another
crop. and like the method SO we'll that
VIC shall follow this plan exclusively
In the future. think the plants begin
to grow again sooner, and are more Wig
orous and healthy for the burning.
The fire in some way or other causes
the soil to ''meliow up" and hold moist.
ure much better. where it has become
hard from being tramped over bv pick.
erA Weed seeds and insects at tho
surface will destroyed and nearly every
weed will succumb, while only here and
there will strawberry plant DO killed.
In 1883 we had patch which burned.
spotted" on account Of old, half-rotted
straw being used for mulch. Wher.
ever the fire reached, the plants grew
beautifully and were free from grubs.
1t is also claimed that burning tends to
cure and prevent rust or Headlight, but
1 can not speak from experience as to
this A valuable advantage gained by
burning is that the patch will not need
any work-except to run between the
rows with the cultivator-for four OF
six weeks after their baptism Of fire."
They can then be carefully hoed, and
the job with US has never been more
than half as hard IS when we did not
burn.-K +. Englc, in Popular Garden
inc
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-11-29
PLANTING AN ORCHARD.

4 Farmer WE Ihlaks 10 0hould He Desc
n the FAN.
There are few Investments that pay
better than those put in orchards when
properly planted and subseQueesAKS -
tivated and NAME r. Ssfsess care should
In stess-lx Selecting and planting.
notice some formers In planting out
fruit trees select the largest tree, think.
ing thereby to get fruit sooner. But I
prefer . small tree. Their roots are
smaller. will strike quicker in the soil
and not receive such check from trans
planting. Small trees may nor bear -
early but when they do bear their fruit
will be hner. You can train them bot.
ter and make better and more profit
ablo orchard.
prefer planting in the fall. for at
this season Of tho year the sap has
ceased to fow, the condition OF the At
mosphere 10 favorable for rest and the
top has ceased to draw nourishment
from the roots. In taking up tho tree
the roots are cut, and are the same IS
cuttings A cutting requires hrst to be
rooted; the soil being warmer than the
air above induces the roots to throw out
little fbrous roots for feeders ready es-
tablished to support tho top in tho
spring. But IL planted in the spring
tho soil Is cooler than the air above
causing the roots to lie dormant while
the top is stimulated to growth.
In setting. some farmers dig holes
about twenty inches square and about
as deep This is done some three or
four weeks before setting the tree.
They haul mold from the woods and
place in At tho bottom; then set the tree
on Il deeper than 1t was in the nurs-
cry. nd filled with any soil c0nven.
lent have noticed that trees set in
this way would live a few years and
then seem As II they were diseased and
dis. have examined some Of them.
The roots never penetrated the hard.
baked sides Of tho hole dug for them,
and seemed to have grown but little.
The most successful way Of setting, &C
cOrding to my experience, IS to make an
excavation large enough to set the tree
with its roots straight and we'll placed,
and no deeper than it grew in the nurs-
cry, and soil placed around tho roots
until raised above the level of the
surface.
In arranging an orchard each variety
should be set in rows together for con-
venienco in gathering. Tho early va
rieties should be set nearest tho house
as they are used mostly for drying and
for family use. plant apple trees from
thirty to forty feet apart-(forty feet
each way think best where land is
plenty, with peach tree or some other
quick-growing tree in the middle Of the
space between the apple trees Thus
the ground is all occupied and will soon
be giving . profit When the apple
trees require all the room the peach
trees have gone through their primo
and can be cut out Close planting pre-
vents the trees from receiving the
requisite quantity Of sun and the free
circulation Of air. both Of which are
essential to the size, flavor and perfeo
ton of fruit-Ohio Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-11-29

sapecity in cubic feet equal to about four
ffths Of the struck bushel, and other require
men.s.
The food required for animals. besides the
usual feeding Of gram, would be from 70 Z tons
of good hay for each horse in OF months and
neaI;y tons for each COW In or months.
The feeding Of ensilage to each COW will be
fror, ! cubic foot to III cubic feet. or about go
cubic feet in the 5 or months. A silo for 20
cows should hold !, 600 cubic feet
F-f storing straw, double the bulk q hay
shouii be allowed.
Additional strength is given to sills or cross
timbers where they rest on posts. BY the use
of horizontal timber caps between the posts
and timbe-s Gig. ~
Steep roofs afford more room than dat ones,
and are less liable to leak.
A largo cistern may be placed under the
driveway, to receive tho rain-water from the
roof.
On . grayeily soil which has . thorough
natural drainage, the basement walls may be
Of masonry; otherwise with masonry only
next to the earth bank. and the walls made Of
wood On other sides with double boards and tar
paper between, viii AFFORD protection from the
cold OF winter.
Trusted timbers overhead will afford wide
floors on which wagons may be driven to any
part or turned without detaching tho teams;
the grain or nay bays being successfully built
up rs needed Gig. So
Three-story barns may DO built on sloping
ground or on o hillside, the lower story being
the Placement and entered from level ground
below; the second story entered from m en-
banknpnt road running alongside, and the
third OF upper story entered 1t right angles By
bridge over the second-story road Gig. o.
Large barns containing many animals and
requiring the conveyance Of much food and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-11-29

stalls running across the barn. Each has its
special advantages.
A. cattle generally thrive rather better on
tep.d than on ice-cold water. 1t is we'll where
practicable to bring the drinking supply from .
sprins, under ground, and into the stables 1t .
temperature Of % degrees or more above the
freezing water in open streams.
Long barns may have floor passage through
the whole length and with double doors at each
end. the passage being just wide enough for
loads. which may thus be enloaded at any part.
Platforms or poles over this foor viii utilize
the space above
As a general rule farmers never get room
enough in their barns, usually from a want Of q
full previous estimate Of capacity. They
Should. therefore, ascertain rs nearly as prac-
ticable what they will probably want to store
under shelter OF all the products Of the farm, in
addition to the space for domestic animals and
for tools and machinery.
Allow ska feet for each horse, 4xl3 feet for
each COW, 70 feet square or more for tools and
machinery, twice this space for silQ 600 cubic
feet for each ton OF average hay, about or near
" TIE same for urthreshcd grain, . thrcshins
fo3r l2 to % feet wide and extending length.
vim or across the barn, . granary having .