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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-07

Mr.. Dc Blank 90 =. Milf you
don't want CLARA to see that thing you
are making for her. you'd better put
II out OF sight. for she'll be up pretty
soon. hear her In the front hall. I"
Mrs. DE Blank--''She won't be up
for an hour at least. She's bidding
goodnight 10 Mr.. Nicefello. IN. Y.
Weekly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-07

"Whcn / was at the party"
Said Betty (aged Just four).
"A little girl fell of her chair,
Right down upon the floor;
And all the other littlc girls,
Began 10 laugh but me-
didn't laugh a single bit"
Said Betty, seriously.
"Why noty" her mother asked her.
Full OF delight to lind
That Betty her little heart
Had been so sweetly kind.
"Why didn't you laugh, darlisgs
OR don't you like TO telly"
81 didn't laugh" said Betty,
Cause IL was me that fell ~
ST. Nicholas.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-07

He--'I have just about made up
my mind TO enter the army"
She--''But suppose there SHOULD be
n war. New York Sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-07

Can your little brother talk nowp"
Yes. He can cay some words real
we'll" What are theyp" II don't
know. They're words never heard
before. --Hsrper's Young People.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-07
FOR YOUNG FOLKS.
AN HOURS PLEASANT CHAT WITH THE
RISING GENERATION.

The Reason why-Teanh Boys 20 Cook
Need of Economy ia tho
Home Life-Etc., Etc.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
ALL TOOK CHAMPAGNE.
sunset Cox's Joke on Judge Who Was
willing tn stand Treat.
fSt Louis RepublicT


"The late Sunset Cox" said Judge Alb
bolt of Texas, "was n man whose love OF
humcr did not find exclusive vent through
his facile pen. His merry nature de-
lighted in getting the laugh on some one
OF his friends, and l shall never forget a
little prank he played on my colleague,
Judge Hare. Hare and Cox had struck
up n friendly acquaintance, following
closely upon the formers entree into the
Fiftieth congress. One day they CHANGED
to meet about noon in one of the capitol
corridors, and Hare invited the New
Yorker TO 60 down stairs and lunch with
him.
Much Obliged said Cox, but won't
you wait on me five or ten minutes? l
must see man on the floor on important
business, then I'll join you
"'All right, said Hare, I'll await you
down stairs. and if you see a friend you
would like 70 have, bring him along, too
Into Cox's fun-loving Uranium a
scheme straightway crept. He dispatched
what business he had in a twinkling. and
then proceeded 10 confer with first one
congressman and another till at last nine
OF US followed him out of the chamber and
down into the house restaurant, where
Judge Hare was sitting at a table alone
A rather surprised look came over the
face of the Texas representative whom he
saw the company Cox had brought. But
1t vanished In a moment. and he babe US
all welcome in the heartiest manner.
"'Now, gentlemen, said he, by way Of
an appetizer, what will you take?' Cox,
who was next to him, spoke up without a
moments hesitation: I'll have a bottle
of champagne Bring me bottle of
champagne, also, said Moore. Ditto or
dered Crane, and thus it went around.
each man ordering small bottle until
the waiter got back to the eleventh and
last man, the host of the day, who, bring
ing his fist down on the table with some
emphasis, said: Why, I'll take bottle Of
champagne, too
Nobody smiled, but when the fluids
were disposed of 1t was study to note the
changes of our entertainers face as each
man began ordering the most expensive
dishes on the bill. But things went on
swimmingly and hilarity rose to a great
hight-among ten OF us at least Finally
the feast ended and Hare, reckoning the
waiter to him, said: i don't know wheth-
or I've got money enough with me to pay
this account, but bring on your ticket and
I'll See
''He looked more puzzled than at any
time when the waiter came back, saying
that there was nothing to pay. Then il
dawned on him that Sunset Cox had been
playing little joke, and amid roars of
laughter from the crowd he protested that
Cox should not pay a farthing But it
had all been prearranged, and the states
man humorist got more than the $50 that
the lunch cost out of the fun of watching
the bewildered looks OF the judge"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04

stringent law againt trusts and combines Of
capital or stocks for the purpose Of break
ing down competition that they may rob
the people OF large per cent OF their
hard earnings. f3) A law TO equalize
taxation, providing that the debtor
class may take his bona fde indebted
ness whether mortgage note or ac-
count out of his assessment, and only
pay on what he is actually worth. a. A
law fixing salaries OF county officers at
such price as justice and equity to all
will admit. Fixing price per hour for
surveyors and civil engineers so they cam
not put in three, or even four days in one,
as they have been doing. 90 An amend
ment 10 the ditch law on allotment of
sections TO those assessed. providing that
aliOtments made on constructed bitches
shall be on land assessed which ditch runs
through, or when it does not run through
the land assessed the allotment shall be
made as near said land rs practicable, and
all former allotmenls OH bitches be
changed Wherever necessary to conform
with this amendment.
II 10 cut drains was all there would be
but little in this, but they are to be KEEP.
open. Those making the allotments seem
TO have no regard for the conveniences OF
those assessed. often putting allotments
six to eight miles from their land.
ORA KNowLroN.
No,y prunsw;cl, Eah 81
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
COUNTY sUPERINTENDENrs
The Importance of This ofics shown by u
Correspondents.


To THE EDrToR-Sr: Our legislative
committee seem to be laboring under a
delusion as TO what salary reform is. II it
means that qualification and responsibility
are not elements demanding larger CON-
pensation ifitmeans that a gross injustice
must be done to some officers that others
may receive Justice; if it means a hori-
zontal reduction OF salary, then these men
are not deluded; but it means no such
thing. While in the majority of state aud
county offices reform does not mean re-
duction of salary, in few it means a
tightening of the burdens of office, or an
increase OF salary commensurate with the
duties and requirements of the office.
The office that needs a fourteen-hun-
dred.dollar man ought TO offer that sum 10
the competent and the office that needs
an eight man should not
pay three times that sum to such man.
The former OF those two things is what
the legislative committee is not proposing
to do, while the latter is just what it Is
proposing TO do.
The Office of county superintendent has
brought TO the people greater results for
the money expended in its support than
any other office which is the gift of the
people; yet IL is proposed to reform it
out OF existence. Under thu direction and
zeal of the county superintendent the ru-
raj schools OF the state have risen from
chaos to a high degree of organization, and
have thus placed Indiana in the front
rank educationally. But now, in the
very midst OF his career OF usefulness, il is
proposed to dispense with this valuable
officer by reducing his salary and so hedg-
ing him in by incompetent authority that
he must seek other fields and leave his
work to the fossil element in the profess
sion. for no man can afford 10 prepare
himself for this responsible position and
labor in IL as jealousy as he should for
the princely sum OF 50 per day, though he
were TO receive IL for every day in the
year. But this is not the worst feature OF
the measure. Who is more competent to
judge OF the time necessary for the
adequate management OF the schools OF
the county than the superintendent? No
one. But he is to be deprived even OF this
right. He and the schools under his care
are TO be made subservient. 10 the judg.
ment of a board OF county Commissioners.
These men would begin retrenchment by
cutting short the time of the county SUI
pcrintendent and thus depriving the school
of n much needed service.
The wisdom of employing competent
men to direct the work OF the city schools
OF the state has never been questioned.
The county needs more and better rather
than less supervision, and a proper induce.
ment should be held out to the pes: men
to assume the duties and responsibilities
OF the position.
Let the efficient county superintendent
be compensated for his labors, and let the
letters Of the incompetent board OF county
commissioners be kept from of his hands.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
INSANE HOSPITALS.
a PIea for Better Administration of These
Institutions.

To The EDrroR-SI: The SENTINEL OF
Feb. 20 aptly says "The democratic
party has nothing to lose in putting the
appointment of attendants in the benevol-
ent institutions out of the hands of the
political leeches."
Providing always that the superintend-
ents OF such institutions do not make the
greater mistake of becoming autocratic
and surrounding himself with favorites by
the selection OF personal friends. thus
Gripping his own usefulness, bringing
upon himself well-deserved criticism. and
injury TO his unfortunate wards, the pa
TENTS
This, to my mind, is the subtle danger
in Senator Magees otherwise excellent
bill. 1t is not sufficiently far-reachin9.
The CRYING evil in our benevolent ins;itu-
tions, notably the hospital for the insane,
past and present, is tavoritism, and the
employment of so-called experienced at
PENDANTS whose record will not bear in
vestigation. Is not this more to he depre-
Gated than craftsmanship, involving as it
does the absolute safety of the unfortun-
ate inmates?
A marked example Of this abuse is the
recent brutal murder of Mr. Blount at the
Richmond hospital, who met his death in
the helplessness of insanity, at the hands
of q hospital tramp, Experienced" IN
cruelty certainly. Time indeed, that an
example was made of those who hold the
value of human life so cheaply.
Allow me, an tex patient, suggestion or
so. Before adopting the civil service plan
entirely. study well its dangers; sweep
clean our benevolent institutions of all
such barnacles which abound in many of
them then SEQ to it that the superintend-
ent be man we'll qualified, both by
knowledge and experience, in the treat
ment Of mental and nervous disease. Also
let nepotism be strictly prohibited in the
employment of officers and subordinates !;
relationship instead of fitness surely is
detrimental TO the best interests OF the in
mates.
This matter comes near my heart, for
have an honest and pure impulse toward
the helpless ipsaue, Tor whose sake |
gladly stand marked "as that most dis
agreeable of ell personages-a woman with
grievance" No longer personal griev-
ance, thank God But | am happy to
write myself, sister, to every man and wo-
man in the land, and will cry out, by
voice and pen, as their champion, under
any and all circumstances.
ANNA AGxEw.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
ASSESSORS DUTIES.
The Importance of Hev NIX Competent Men
IN Suoh Positions.

In Such Positions.
To TIE EDIToR--.Sir: | noticed your
suggestion offered In yesterdays issue of
your paper in reference TO the oath and
other duties OF assessors. | agree with
YOU that assessment laws should be made
very stringent AS 10 fixing values on
taXables, can hardly see how language
could be made much palmer than the
wording of the statutes now in force on
thatsubje ct-see sec. 1880, revised statutes.
Such language sught 10 be plain enough
for any assessor who is determined 10 do
his duty, and right here the trouble lays.
/ venture to say, and the people agree
with me, that in nine cases out OF every
ten there is no oath administered by the
assessor or his deputy to parties making
assessment lists, although our statutes
provide for penalty in such cases. What
is the use OF new laws il those laws now
existing are not enforced? IL is generally
charged, and evidently true in many
cases, that our assessors are not
competent, but could il we'll be
otherwise? Any fair-minded man
will concede that an honest man
who has the required business tact, would
value his services higher than 50 per day,
hence the fact, that you cannot get tue
men qualified for the office OF assessor
| understand there Is but one township
in the state OF Indiana which by special
act allows the assessor more than 81 per
day. Would IL not be wise for our pres
ent assembly, while they are contemplate
ing revenue laws, to fix graded salaries
for our township assessors land trustees
as well. The present compensation is
no inducement for men properly qualified
10 become candidates for these positions,
as they can do better as private citizens
in some other walk OF life. This espe-
cially applies TO the larger townships
II you consider that in some large town
ships the taxables run up in the mil
lions. IL is certainly an important and diff
fcult task TO distribute honestly. fairly
and in proportion with the respective val
ues the burden Of taxation, so that the
tax dodger cannot take advantage OF the
honest citizen, who returns for taxation
all the property he owns
Now. compare the duties and RESPONSE
bilities OF a township assessor as the law
provides with those of county recorder
who is the lowest paid ofany OF the county
officers, and also take the proposed salary
measure on county officers, which is con-
sidered fair one. in consideration it will
be very easy to point out the unfairness in
the revenues OF the two Offices For ex-
ample, the assessor of the township in
which Terre Hsute is located receives So
per day-about 5000 per year-but re-
corder in n county of the same number of
inhabitants as the Terre Haute township
receives for his services $3.50. Aud now
what are the duties il a county recorder
IL l. I'll n
and sees that they are copied correctly on
his records; how is that compared with
the stringent measures contemplated for
our assessors? Yours for
AEGuUM ISrER oMNEs GIVES JUS.
Indianapolis, Feb. 20.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
LIFE LOST In THE FLOODS.
DISASTROUS EFFECTS IN CALIFORNIA.
Bridges, Railways aud Houses washed
Away and Railroad Traffic Sus-
pended-How Yuma Was Cow
cred with Water.

los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 25.-Up to noon
today reports showed that at least6 persons
lost their lives in the foods. The family Of
Charles Watts is also missing from near
Downcy and is also supposed 10 be
drowned. The Wells family. consisting Of
man, wife and babe was drowned at Du-
art, and the bodies OF two Mexicans were
found ia the same nsighborhood The
worst OF the flood was probably at Dow.
ney and vicinity. Old and New san Ca
briele rivers broke from THAR banks and
ran together and made great inland sea
six to ten miles wide and seventeen miles
long. Many houses were swept away and
n number Of families occupying the terri
tory inundated haven't been heard from.
Shots were heard at Downey Monday
morning. fired at Watts ranch house and
supposed 10 have been signal OF distress.
The house was soon ewept away and it is
feared, that the whole family persisted in
the current.
SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. 25.-TheIlargest re-
ports show that the storm is about over.
Serious damage has been done 10 railway
ton OF the state. Soledad canon, on tho
line entering Los Angles from this city, Is
in almost as bad a condition as last year.
Much OF the new and costly work which
required ten months to complete has suf-
from the storm. Two hundred feet OF the
bridge west Of Los Angeles has been car
ried away, the track washed out, the pile
work broken up and the tunnel at the
entrance 70 the canon damaged. On
the Yum division eight bents of the big
bridge were DESTROYED and the track Is Elk
feet out of line in many places. The
bridge near Monte was also swept away.
Three washOuts of serious nature have
occurred between Pomona and Cuyamon-
On aud east oi Cotton. Twenty feet OF the
track, round-house. sidings and everything
movable has been carried away by the
waters. Between Cotton and Banning
several bridges have been weakened. On
the Santa Ana branch, the track is under
water Tor long stretches and in some places
has been swept away. South Of Downey
station the new railroad bridge was de-
stroyed and the town itself flooded.
Between Seven Palms and Yuma the track
is in a very bad condition and over three
miles have been swept away. For $50
miles between Seven Points and Yuma
the wires are down and nothing definite
is known of the condition OF the track.
The Sunset route will probably be inoper-
alive for a week and no tickets TO New
Orleans will be sold at present. The At
lantic Pacific has had a washout near Bar
stow and has suspended the sale Of over
land tickets via Moiave for one week.
! The passengers will be sent east over the
Central Pacific. The latter route is in
good condition as is the Shasta line.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
HOW YUMA WENT.
The People Forced TO Take TO the Hills
in Haste.

YUMA, Ariz.. Feb. 25.-The work Of
swollen ella river began Saturday night
and was continued with energy Sunday,
all the citizens being pressed into service.
The river continued to rise foot an hour
and it was found necessary 10 take the
convicts from the penitentiary 10 assist in
the work. II finally became apparent that
the levee, which was old aud weak. could
not be strengthened sufficiently to with
stand the river, and the people began
moving their effects to higher ground.
At o'clock Sunday afternoon the
levee broke and in an hour and a halt the
town was largely under water The hast
ilv constructed enbankment OF earth and
sacks OF meal prevented a further spread
of the waters in the streets, but the Next
can quarter, covering some hundred acres,
was flooded. The air was filed with the
noise of falling walls and the screams of
women and children. The water was ten
feet deep in places. Many people had no
time 10 get out their furniture and lost all.
Over a hundred houses were ruined. An
American named Gus Lee was drowned
but there was no other loss OF lie. The
railroad ana telegraph OFFICES were uOOueO
out. The levee on the Colorado river side
was finally cut and the water inside was
thus kept from rising. Monday morn
ing the water had fallen two feet.
The business houses destroyed con-
sisted of a machine-shop, saddler's
store and four saloons, three general
merchandise stores, two drug stores
the Times. two butcher shops and
Chinese wash house. The people are
camped on the hills and the United States
quartermaster's buildings have been
thrown open. There is much destitution
but no suffering as yet, there being pro-
visions in town sufficient for a week. The
board of trade meeting Monday made lib
eral donations for the sufferers. A relief
committee was organized by the citizens
and ut several stores goods are given 10 all
applying. The country east OF here is all
under water for as far as heard from. Re-
ports have reached town of another rise
in the ella. The levee ON Main-st. has
ben made eight feet high and nearly oil
the people have moved to higher ground.
There is reported rise in the Colorado
also. There have been no trains since
Monday morning. the last one being from
San Francisco. The bridge across the
Colorado is safe, but may go II the Col
orado river rises.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
New Brunswick, Feb. u.
MILITIA EXPENSE.
A Protest Against Maintaining the Indiana
National Guard.


To TIE EDIToR--Sir: When our legisla-
tors find themselves confronted with do
pleted state treasury, would it not be well
to stop some OF the useless expenditures 2
Last session an act facts 1899, pages S25
etc. was passed, giving annually TO the
militia OF the state the enormous sum OF
S37, 900, which is practically thrown away
on fuss and feathers" What good does
il do the taxpayers, whose money is
spent2 None, whatever.
The young men who squirt their brief
hour in blue and brass may feel temporar-
lily pulled m, but II is Of no permanent
advantage, even to them. II they wish 10
wear uniform. let them join one OF the
military orders, like the Knights oi
Pythias, for instance, which has a larger
aud better organization than has the state
militia, and is kept up ut the members
own expense. not at that OF the toiling tax
payer. By the repeal of so much OF that
act rs appropriatcs any money, there will
be saved 10 the state, in the years 1891,
1892 and 1898. Sill 900, which would
enable MS 20 make crcditable display AZ
the worlds fair, without spending cent
more than is now yearly taken from the
treasury.
Aside from this, why should 100000
people be taxed, that 1000 may wear a un-
form? am plain man, and say plain.
" that there is neither sense nor justice
in IT. GEORGE LAwRENCE
Fob 10
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
Suggestions For Acts Regulating u Number
of Important Matters.

of Important Matters.
To TIE EDIroR-ST: When any man
or association of men extend their
action or powers under the claim of
liberty to Cypress or deprive OF liberty
the great masses of the people by
taking from them their hard earnings
without just compensation, whether by
consultations of railroads to raise tariff,
combines of manufacturing industries TO
advance prices above equity, trusts in
products of the farm TO reduce them be-
low equity or corncring the legalized cur
rency OF the country In order to get the
products of labor without just compensa-
lion, it is the unquestionable right and
absolute duty OF our legislators to enact
stringent laws to protect the people
against such oppression.
Twill present some methods OF the most
vital Importance needing legislative enact
ments or revision of previous enact
menis against them: ~ A stringent pro-
hibitory law sginst liquor traffic. (2) A
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
Two-Cent Fares.

To THE EDTroR-Sn: The Legislature
now in session has opportunities before it
which, if embraced, will make it memora-
BILE in the history of Indiana. Among the
many subjects demanding attention is the
two-cent fare bill (by the way what has
become of it?(. making 2 cents the legal
rate on oil railroads in Indiana. We hope
The SENTINEL will lend it's aid to secure
this important legislation. The travelling
public demand this matter be given atten-
ton, and ii il no more than fair that il be
enacted. The favored now travel on two
cent mileage, bat very lew of the travel
ing public can take advantage of this mode
of travel, as very few mileage books are
good on other roads than those by whom
issued. Make it 2 cents straight.
JOHN ii. JEssEY,
Wabash, Feb IS DAVID MARKS
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
Insurance Affairs.

ToTHE EDIToR--Sr: The inclosed from
the Chicago Herald of the 18th is applica-
bic to Indiana. | have letters from ex-
Auditor Bruce Carr which show that he
granted certificates to the agents Of a for
egn life insurance company, after be had
searched the records OF the auditors Office
and acknowledged that there was nothing
on file to enable him to say that the COM
pany had legal corporate existence or
right 10 sue or be sued in a court of
record. This must be Jim Dandy"
company with which to deposit sacred
trust funds, and the auditor permitting it
To do business In Indiana under his GER
tifcste after putting himself on record, as
did Bruce Carr, must have high appre-
citation OF his official duty and contempt
for the law. viii Governor Hovey call
for an investigation OF the official acts of
ex-Auditor Bruce Carr?
Lafayette, Feb. IL. john NJ. Morn.
The inclosed clipping opposed the pro-
posed insurance rebate legislation in lii
nois, and among other things asserts that
'there is one life insurance company do
ing business i'm Illinois which has not
filed, nor can it file, with the secretary of
state copy Of its charter which on its
face will show that it has, or that it has
had for the past ten years, legal corporate
existence"