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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25
RAILROAD RuMRLINes.

A GAS motor Is TO be tried on the SEQ
ond avenue surface line in New York.
A r1snERMEN's railroad TO Hudson
bay Is the unique project Of Quebec
engineer
liz Is now q misdcmcanor for a child
under fifteen years Of age 70 jump from
moving train within the corporate
limits OF ST. Louis.
The railroad commissioners Of Mis-
souri, have had their field of operation
extended. They arc now compelled 20
examine watermclons In order to check
the shipments Of green fruit.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25

business. and inquired II he had any
money or valuables concealed about
his person. Poor. frightened Ben had
managed to hide his money. about three
hundred and fifty dollars. In his boots,
but. not being used 10 evading the
truth. he answered frankly that he
had. Let me have everything In your
possession" returned the major. ex-
tending his hand as though he had no
intention of being triiled with.
With quivering lips and fearful eyes
Ben put his hand down into his boot
leg and drew out the roll of green
backs and handed IL TO the major.
Then, trying 10 choke back his sobs,
he told Of his invalid father, his over
worked mother, and the helpless little
ones at home. and explained that the
money he carried was his soldier
brothers wages that they had intrusted
70 him while in Washington, together
with his own earnings, and that IL was
all TO have been sent that very day to
the desolate family away off la Penn
sylvania. The major listened quietly
70 the sad story and when IL was fin
ished he folded the boys passes around
the money and said: when the time
comes for you 10 leave this place, come
TO me and you shall have your money
again"
Six weeks later Ben was paroled,
and, repairing TO the majors Office TO
bid him good-by, the kind-hearted Off
Ger put the package into his hands,
saying: ''Here is your money, my
boy, and am glad that you will soon
have a chance 10 send 1t 10 your moth
err Good-by. and may God bless and
take care of YOU"
The little fellow took the package
gratefully, and was soon on his way TO
his northern home. His imprisonment
had not crushed his ambition, how
ever, and after a weeks rest he re-
turned TO his old stamping ground, and
was soon going his rounds as usual.
Two Of his brothers were sent home
In pine boxes before the war closed;
Init. except his brief eeionrn in Libby.
his experience ia the army was not UNI
pleasant, and when peace was declared
he went home with enough money in
his pocket TO pay off the mortgage on
the little house that had sheltered him
from infancy He afterwards worked
his way through college. studied law,
and in process OF time took high sta
tion in mis- chosen profession.
Several times in after years during
flying trips 20 Richmond, Ben made In
quiries concerning Maj. Warner, his
prison friend. but no one seemed to
know what had become of him; SO he
finally gave up the search, though he
never forgot the kindness he had re-
ceived at an enemy's hand.
In the year 1889, Ben, Hon. Ben
jamin Redmond, went by invitation to
Covington, KY, to deliver the memo
rial grafton on Decoration day. In his
address he repeated the touching incl
dent that bad occurred at Libby prison,
and afterwards. while the old veterans
were strewing the graves Of the dead
heroes with flowers, an old map came
to him and asked him to walk around
TO the other side of the cemetery TO
ool at the grave in which his twin
ooys were buried. When they reached
the rose-covered grave he said: You
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25

Hepnte.
LANSING. Mich. May ia The senate Friday
passed the house bill oppropriatiug 90 .oos for
each OF the years 1880 for the support OF the
industrial home for girls and the bin for tho
incorporation Of labor societics empowering
them 70 sue and be sued university appro-
prlntion bill similar TO that defeated Ia the
house Thursday was taken from the table and
referred 10 the university committee and
hard nght win be made 70 force Il through In
the last days
LANSING. Mich. May % The Smalicy pill.
providing death BY hanging for murder IN the
first degree whom recommended by the jury
and affirmed By the trial Judge. passed the
senate Tuesday by vote OF 10 20 ~
after debate lasting over soven hours
The senate defeated the Shaw newspaper
libel bill on its nnai passage by vote
OF 10 70 10 bill passed providing
for slaughter Of English sparrows dur
ing the entire year and providing a
bounty OF cents head: also the bill
making an annual appropriation OF $1,000 for
support OF the state weather service The
Donovan bill requiring railroads TO sell intor-
changeablo mileage books good for any men,
bers OF the purchasers family WAS tabled By tho
senate pending investigation as TO IT'S constl-
tutionality The bill was given substantial
majority In the house.
LANSING. Mich May % The senate on
"Wednesday passed the Shaw newspaper bill,
-, - =, 49, '.''eeo~ - w "-o'o "btec. ~ tho
s 80 =. ,','''n ~. ~ upoi 'nneIie
-. ~ Pe.eonal PtvlpntS' IN judiciary
clal tax upon the earnings OF parlor, sleeping
and dining cars. but substitute was agreed
ri, vaioe F'TFe''' - -
Both houses have passed the bin appropri-
atlng $4,000 for the removal OF the homeo-
pathic college at Ann Arbor 70 Detroit where
eovsrnor ! III a,',,r,',' \, o'P''A'' any ING
SO'N'N'
LANhlhc' Mich May ih-Ihc house passed
piil On rieay completing tue employment OF
AZ ie"sn QUO ptakemAn TOT every Two passenger
cars. Inc OH hAins the compensation OF
members o. the legislature az stoV IS not likely
20 pass 4. was recalled from the senate ana
tabled IN the mousse rinai adjournment Is
hct lot may ~ una scsSlohh viii ne heid every
weekday ana evening hereafter There Is still
nueh ip'toTtane LEGISLATION TO be considered,
tneiouine tbs Legislative senatorial and con-
gressional apportionment bills.
L.Satsc. M.cs-, Nag q. Tso sosss on ;sss;uif-
day passed bills providing X cent per capita
tax Tor support OF the Michigan naval brigade;
providing that surety companies may be sure
Ties upon the bonds OF state officers, and pro-
viding for warehousemen's liens. The house
passed the senate bill providing for the pen
sioning OF teachers In the Detroit schools after
twenty i've years service. AZ night the leg
iSlsturc met IN Joint session and me mortal ex-
ercises we're held IN honor OF United states
senator StoekDridge
LANSING, Mich. May - Tho house on
Tuesday. by a vote OF 80 10 y, passed the Rob-
inson bill reducing railroad passenger fares
In the upper peninsula from 70 3 cents a
mile. and the bill permitting certain bene-
fciary societies TO continue their business
Of providing death and sick benefits
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25

"God never forects, He never for
Retsr exclaimed the grateful old man.
when repeating the story. HE has said
that even a cup of cold water given in
His name shall be rewarded, and now
He has fulfilled that promise TO me-. 4"
Ali how many blessings go unclaimed
because OF the cups of cold water we
fail to givei- Belle v. Chisholm, In
United Presbyterian.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25

SAGINAW. Mich, May %. Congress.
man Linton. Of this city, and Congress-
man Aitlxen, of Flint, are at the head
Of company just organized here TO
purchase 1000 acres OF Florida land
and 10 form colonies, which they ex-
pect TO recruit from the northwest, In.
volving an outlay OF S5,000,oO0 The
land Is on the southeast coast Of Flor
tlo
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25

WAsniNcroS, May ca "A joint com
mittee Of members OF the last congress
Is sitting at the capitol this week, by
authority of congress, 10 assess the
personal damages sustained by clerks
of the record and pension divisions Of
the war department in the Ford's thea
tef disaster Of June. 1924
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25
HONOR JUDGE COOLEY.
Seniors 80 the Lax department Us->s. .
I,ust TO Him at Ann Arbor.

Seniors 90 the Law Department ua=cs. .
I5ust TO Him az ADn Arbor.
ANN AnBoR, May 10. 80 Conducted with
appropriate ceremonies by the mem
bers OF the senior class Of the law de-
partment Of the University of Michi-
gan, the bust of Judge Thomas
Cooley was unveiled here Sat:
urday. The principal address of
the day was delivered by Will
liam Il. Hornblower. of New
York President Angel accepted the
bust on behalf of the university.
Prof. Levi 4. Griffin made an address
for the faculty and Alfred Russell, of
Detroit, spoke of Judge Cooleys fame
and work for Michigan. Robert James
Barr, of Wilton Center, made the pre-
sentation address. The bust, exc
cuted by Larado Taft, the Chicago
sculptor, is made of bronze and
mounted on brass pedestal, on which
is Inscribed the name OF every member
of the class 1t will be placed pcrman-
emily Ia the law library.
Judge Cooley. who is famed as an
eminent jurist, was for many years
dean Of the law faculty in the universe
~, and is respected and beloved by the
alumni and students.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25

DN MA nv IrH sound Of nartia
X[akWW4 And revcrentiai tread.
The armies OF the living
Go forth 70 greet the dead
Around The graves they gather,
A hush on every soul
That listens In the silence.
While Memory calls the roll
From battle-stained Antietam.
From Missionary Ridge.
From Gettysburg ard shiloh.
From mountain. plain and bridge.
They come who died as heroes.
They come from far or near.
And as the roll Is counted
Each man makes answer: "Hore"
Not one IS OF the missing.
The ranks are full to-day
In solid marching order
They stand, a close array,
Their faces 1T with courage
As IN that long ago.
When for tho love OF country
They fell before the foe.
On every grave garland
or sweet May blooms Is laid.
Till OF tho sad Gods acre
A garden fair Is made;
And ever with the living
BY glade or sunny knoll,
The noble dead are marching
AS Memory calls tho roll
They cannot be forgotten =.
To whom their comrades pay
The tributes OF affection
On Decoration dap
Still dear TO those who love them
Each loyal, faithful soul
VIII hear their answer; Present."
When Memory calls the roll
Helen chauncoy. In N X, independent
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25

collcct2r-This Is the twentieth time
I've called with this bill.
Gildcd Youth Yes. and there are
forty more. just like You, coming In
day after day, to worry me about their
miserable little bili= No wonder I'm
oil tagged out Guess III take run
over To Europe 70 recnperatc. IN. Y.
Weekly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25

poor family by the name Of Red
mond. A few months previous the
father had been injured by mine ex-
plosion, thus throwing the burden of
supporting the family on four sons, all
under twenty years of age.
Aftor the fall Of Sumter the three
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-26
Farm Help.

The help problem is one of the great
est difficulties which stare farmers in
the face. 1t is, moreover, a problem
which refuses to remain still, but is
ever rising up and surrounding them
with some new phase of character.
The great difficulty besides that of get
ting help at all is to obtain reliable
help, faithful employees as well as
capable, and those who will adhere to
an agreement. A New England farm
er, who has had long and varied ex-
perience in hiring farm help, has con
Guided that there is no time so auspi-
cious for obtaining good hands and
making agreements as in the autumn.
Now, as most farmers know who have
tried it, there is one serious difficulty
at this season Of the year. 1t is that
the average workman having enjoyed
more than common compensation dur
ing the winter, will desert his employer
in the spring, because the wages for
the following six months are out of
proportion to the pay received by those
who hire for the summer. The farmer
quoted tells in the Farm Journal how
to obviate this difficulty. He says: The
proper way to surmount this difficulty
is to pay graduated table Of
wages for the months throughout the
year, something as follows: The com
pensation to be made proportionate to
the labor season and the amount of
work to be done. Beginning, we will
say, with October, the man agrees to
take S240 and his board, an average of
$50 per month. This contract in this
region would call for $50 per month
throughout October and November. SIS
for December, $40 through the three
months beginning Jan. !, SIS for April,
800 for May, $50 for June, S35 for July,
$50 for August, s25 for September.
Here is a graduated system of wages
which will give the faithful worker
enough for all needs during the months
of comparative leisure and first class
pay when the days are long and the
labor rigorous. satisfactory system
of payment of $3.50, including rent.
board and quart of milk daily, with
garden, is this graduated series, with
rent worth $50, fuel $50 and milk and
garden $50. These things, If properly
shown to the hired man, will convince
him they are worth so much, for which
he would have to lay out cash other
wise.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-26

Prof w. +. Massey of the North
Carolina experiment station, gives the
following method OF keeping sweet
potatoes. 1t was written for the eli
mate and facilities of that state In
Ohio and neighboring states some other
material, straw or leaves, would nave
to be substituted for pine straw, and
the earth covering would need TO be
deeper. Prof Massey says:
The following method have FOUND
to keep sweet potatoes in perfect order
until june. Procure good supply OF
pine straw from the woods in a dry
time and keep thunder cover ready for
use. Dig the potatoes as soon as the
frost cuts the vines. Ii not convenient
to dig at once cut the frosted vines OF
at once or they will harbor fungus
growth that will damage the potatoes.
Dig 81 warm, sunny day-lay the
potatoes along the row as dug, and do
not allow them 70 be bruised
by throwing into piles. Handle
at all times as gently as eggs. Allow
Lntlu 10 Tx III LAlN aAltA sAhtA tAAE 80 ett-@
and in the evening haul TO convent
ent place. Place good layer a foot
thick OF pine straw on the ground, and
on this pile the potatoes ia steep heaps,
not over twenty-five bushels in pile.
Cover the piles thiekly an over with
the dry straw now build a rough
board shed over the piles, and let them
remain until the weather grows colder,
or until they have gone through a
sweat and dried off Then cover the
heaps with earth six Or eight inches
thick and beat smooth The import
ant points are the sweating under tile
previous cover 81 the pine straw before
covering with earth, very careful hand.
ling, and the board cover over head.
Dry earth keeps out more cold thanwrt
earth, If for family use put Ia smaller
piles and take up an entire heap az
once for use, keeping them ia a dry,
warm place while using.
Mummy" wheat VIII Not Grow.
It has been published repeatedly a. d
fact that wheat taken from dcposlt,
made with Egyptian mummics viii
grow when planted, though il b. 900
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-26

to eat anything that has long been
exposed to the air at the ordinary
temperature. While extreme cold NAV
not kill existing germs, it prevents
their accumulation. Given an article
in fresh and healthy condition and ii
may be kept for very long time in
cold storage without the slightest
deterioration. Vegetables, fresh fruits
and very many Of the delicacies Of life
need only extreme cold to keep them
in usual condition, provided the tenn
perature is steadily maintained but
this must not vary to any appreciable
extent. Metal, eartnen or stone recep-
tacles with suitable air chambers viii
be arranged for every household. and
the supply will come, perhaps, by
meter or other easily arranged rates.
When the happy day dawns we may
have fruit juices, the most delicate
dishes and the most practical produc-
tions with very little cost above the
original amount paid for them. The
health Of families will be improved.
and with it the tempers, and tnis viii
be but one of the bencficent uses Of
cold storage.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-26
Valuable woods.

Many Of the finest woods in exist
ence are yet unknown, or only slightly
known, TO the manufacturers OF wood
In the civilized world The woods OF
Central and South America are, per-
hans. the most remarkable as well as
the least known. In the yet untouched
forests Of this continent are many
woods far finer than any of those now
in use. These woods range from pure
white to Jet black in color, and many
Of them are most beautifully marked
and yeined Some Of them are so hard
that they turn the edges of axes, CHS
els and other tools, while the band saw
cuts them only slowly In the Colum'
bian exposition there were many dis
PLAYS Of little known woods, and the
finest OF them were those from Argen-
tine Republic, Brazil and other South
American countries Some Of these
southern woods yielded 10 the teeth
of the band saw, not the ordinary saw,
dust, but tine powder, fine as the
finest flour, SO hard were THE
WUDAlA. s0lAlt uA kAADAAA HAAAAF WhAA
slowly. Others possess qualities that
keep them free from insects. Some o.
them seemed 70 DC practically indie
struetible by air and water All along
the eastern slopes of the Andes, up "a
the snow line ON those great eleya,
tlons. throughout an the great river
valleys, and In some II the wide areas
Of level country III south America, are
great forests Of fine woods THAI are ea,
peclally ht for the finest cabinet and
furniture wOrk and also Tor shipbuild-
ing, carpentry and other industrial arts
Ia which wood Is the raw material
These great forests are now an mn.
known quantity ia the commercial
world, bat they viii e3rar rapidly iutu
the knowledge 81 men and INTO indus
trial use when once the railroad la,
reached them Before many years ID
j. safe % predict, the south American
and Central American republics will bc
threaded by railroads and then these
wonderful woods will b. drawn npou
u supply the demand fJr new aud hHr
woods ID All the civilized eauGtr.r
Lumber World
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-26

or more years old There Il no truth
in these stories. How they originated
is told BY recent Egyptian traveller.
Every visitor TO Egypt Is called on %
purchase what the seller impndcntIy
declares 70 be mummy wheat. but
which is really wheat of the present or
last seasons crop. Sometimes man
Is found crcdulous enough to buy some
Of this 50 called mummy wheat. and.
Of course, il grows when planted.
Some Of them have even shown grains
Of Indian corn as the grain they have
found IN Egyptian tombs, though this
Is an exclusively American cereal. not
known in the old world until aftcr 90.
lumbus discovered America. This yrry
year Lord Sheffield. Of England
brought home some wheat that IL
found IN newly opened tomb. II was
duly planted, but not o single Vraiu
terminated, though placed under the
most favorable conditions for growing,
Tx.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-26

exist: The higher temperature the bet
ter the corn growth, and according to
the observations made heat seemed to
be more beneficial than rain. The
most rapid growth in height was made
between and feet tall. 1t grew ?
feet per week for two weeks in success
sion the last of June, 1890. The eN-
eessive rain of April, May and June,
1892, prevented the same growth of
corn as in the previous years during
these months, but about inches in
height per day was made in the last
week in July, 1892. The table shows
that in the first three years the corn
reached its maximum height eight
weeks after it was foot high, but in
1892 it kept ON increasing in height for
ten weeks from this time. No uniform
relation between growth of plant and
meteorological conditions can be ex-
actly traced from these figures, which
cover a period of four years of obser-
yations.n
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-26
CommereIal Bean Growlng.

commercial bean 6foMinEs
A Michigan correspondent of the
American Agriculturist gives the fol-
lowing interesting information about
the business of commercial bean grow
ing. The draught on the planter and
harvester is very light. The cost Of
harvesting by machinery does not ex-
coed 80 cents per acre, while by hand
it was about $3.50. The puller leaves
the ground cut up loose, and saves one
narrowing for wheat or rye. If the
beans when hauled to the barn are
ripe and dry, they may be put in mows
the same as wheat. have had three
days hard and steady rain on a crop
lying ON the ground without material
injury; in fact, have seldom raised
crop without at least part of it get
ting wet after it was pulled. In plant
ing large quantities of beans, it is well
to plant at intervals of few days.
Then with the machinery they can be
handled without any hurrying. After
the beans are off the ground it is gem
orally fitted for wheat. Where it is
intended to plant the ground to crops
the next spring, rye is generally sown.
This win afford large amount of late
fall pasture, when other pastures are
short, and it is the first to afford
green bite in the spring. If allowed
to get a start, it becomes almost inn
possible to keep it fed down. Many
farmers plow under the fall sown
rye for corn, or beans again,
and find it an excellent fertil-
izer. The beans are ready to be
threshed at any time after pulling.
This is done by steam power in much
the same manner as wheat, although
the separator must be one made espec-
tally for bean threshing. The large
wholesale houses send out their buy
ers, and the greater part of the crop is
bought in the barns and delivered by
the farmer, the price ranging from
81 IS to so per bushel, according to
the condition of the market and the
quality of the crop. The hand picking
is done by the wholesale houses. These
houses employ a large number of
women to aid in the work The beans
are first run through large tanning
mills run by steam, which takes out all
the dirt and damaged beans. The
beans are then carried by an endless
belt, on each side Of which the women
are arranged, who pick out the dis
colored beans. The refuse beans are
sold for sheep feed at % cents bushel.
1t is the practice of many seed houses
to furnish the seed and contract to
take crop at certain price, but in
many cases these houses have furn-
ished the garden varieties, and the
white field bean has, side by side,
yielded four times the quantity and
brought more per bushel. The vines
and pods are fed to sheep and cattle,
and a ton of them will 60 further than
ton of hay. Many farmers are of
the opinion that the vines and pods
from good crop pay all the cost of
producing it.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-26

BRITISH APrLE CHor. a correspond.
ent Of the London Garden says tie In.
usually poor apple crop IL England
puzzles many, in view of the fine dis.
play OF bloom last May, lie accounts
for IL by wet and cold weather al the
blooming period, which the pears
towering earlier, escaped. Another
cause which played enormous havoc
was the apple blossom wcevil. Tbis
seourge appeared in thousands 81
Herefordshire orchards and often sew.
eral weeyils would be found inside 4
single flower bud Then. apnin. TIC
new wood last year instead Of being
well ripened, was roasted and the binds
prematnrely checked IN growth, and
when they started into growth this
year they did 50 in a weakly manner
Where the soil was kept moist and cool
by mulching, there were heavy crons
OF apples, but where no mulching was
done the fruit was absent