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Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23
Huron county, Ohio.

fourteen years ago l began to keep
poultry and the breed that l have han
died most and the one that | prefer is
tne Plymouth Rock. My poultry house
is warm and comfortable and 10 by 40
Ieet' L feed corn in the morning with
scraps from the table, wheat at noon
ana oats at night. We seldom lose old
IoWis from any cause, but the young
ones are sometimes taken by the va
flous ailments and accidents. This
spring we had something like three
hundred little chicks hatched and they
TOOK a disease similar to diarrhoea.
Iheir droppings were of a reddish cast
Inc chicks would droop their wings
ana soon die. We tried @arious RENE
dies to no avail. They had ravenous
appetltes and would eat till nearly
dead. This is my first experience with
disease in my flock and I hope it will
De the last. Can you give us cure for
the disease? | have always raised the
breed mentioned and find it good
enough and so am content to stick to
1t. l get new cock every fall, usually
keeping about one to every twenty
hens. l think the Plymouth Rocks
are the best general purpose fowl for
farmers to raise. They mature early
feather young and grow rapidly. As a
rule they are good layers and good
mothers. Our hatch has been good.
We think We have struck it this year
on how to break up a setting hen.
Make a common shipping crate made
OF Stats and set it on an incline of
about forty degrees. Then put in your
hens and they will keep trying to get
TO the top of the crate and working
thus they forget all about sitting.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Litter in Poultry Houses.-The
cheapest material for making the hens
lay is litter. What the hens require in
winter more than feed is somewhere to
scratch and something in which to
scratch. A large poultry house with
ample room on the floor, and with a
plentiful supply of leaves or cut straw,
will be more acceptable to the hens
than anything else. Litter is valuable
BECAUSE it makes the hens lay, and it
makes them lay because it gives them
an opportunity to work, and thus accel-
crate the circulation of the blood, pro-
noting warmth and increasing the ap-
petite. All the food that may be given
will not promote egg production if the
hens are kept in idleness and given no
opportunity to scratch and enjoy them
selves.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Dairy Surprises.-One must be pre-
pared for surprises when he begins
using the Babcock. Perhaps our pet
COW will be found wanting and have to
be disposed of, and probably that or
dinary-looking cow over in the corner,
which we have never taken any par
ticular pride in, will be the one which
made her share of butter and helped
out on our favorite that we never sus-
pected for a moment was giving us
very small returns for food and care.
1t is good plan to Gull rather closely
and give the feed and attention to the
ones that have come up to your stand
ard.-Mrs. M. S. King.-Ex.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Brindle's Causes for Thanksgiving
A clean bed. A quiet and gentle
milker. An abundance of good food.
A stall large enough for her to turn
around in. A stable with no cracks
or knot-holes to let in wind A yard
wherein there are no horses or colts
to make her afraid. A dry barnyard
and sheltered spot where she can lie
down and chew her cud. Water pump
ed fresh from the well and not allowed
to freeze over before she can drink it.
An owner who looks after her general
welfare and who shows his kindly dis
position by occasionally stopping to
scratch her back as he passes through
the barnyard.-Ex.
Marble Hill press., 1896-07-23

Pure Milk.-It may be stated as a
fact that milk as it comes from the
healthy COW is perfectly pure. 1t has
by nature no unpleasant taste or smell
except an occasional result of peculiar
food, and all so Objectionable get into
the milk after it is drawn from the
udder of the COW. They come from
the uncleaned body of the cow herself,
or from her surroundings, the air of
the stable, the milk vessel, or the
clothing or person of the milker These
troubles are all avoidable; they are not
to be charged to the COW, but to the
keeper. With the exception of some
extraordinary large mixers, or for
short periods when the yield is the
largest, there is no gain in milking
cows more than twice a day. Within
limits it is true that if properly done,
the oftener COW is milked the richer
will be the milk, but the difference is
very slight, and seldom, if ever,
enough to pay for the extra labor.-Ex.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

Potato blight seems To be on the In
creass. BorJeaux mixture il the rem
edy
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

AS have not land enough 20 depend
wholly upon the snle of farm products.
then some of my land Is adapted to
nothing better than the culture of GER
tain kinds Of fruit; also, the prices OF
farm products have been SO exceeding
~ low and the yield accordingly, that
have turned my attention TO fruit
culture. In this vocation have found
excellent opportunities for the devel-
opmene of mind and body. as we'll as
purse. There is less labor. physically.
though success al fruit culture requires
industry and punctuality. There is y
greater diversity OF labor than is found
in most any other occupation which
will tend TO prevent excessive fatigue
and build up vigorous and healthy
body. Being great lover OF fruit.
which we should all know is healthy,
find ID great enjoyment TO work
among the trees and plants, training
their growth, watching the buds de-
velop into blossoms, the blossoms into
fruit and greater yet is the pleasures
of gathering il for market and home
use. / never enjoy better health than
through the fruiting season, and L
try TO plan il so as 10 have fruit the
whole year around, either fresh or pre-
served. / think there are great OPP
portunites for the development of the
mind in this VOCATION; In fact. il il an
utter impossibility to attain any
marked degree of success without the
knowledge of some of the sciences.
such as chemistry, botany, geology and
entomology. From chemistry we learn
how the simple elements of the soil
are used in plant formation, and when
and what we must apply to the soil
20 supply any deficiencies; also, TO fight
the destructive insects of fruit we muso
seek its aid. Botany teaches us tho
parts and functions, together with tho
generic and specific characters of each
plant and how best we can further
plant development. A knowledge OF
geology will aid us in selecting the
proper soil for the different kinds 81
fruit. But from entomology we learn
the most, which is essential to horticul-
ture and is increasing in Importance
each year. To distinguish between IA
friend and foe OF the insect world, and
how best to successfully assist or de-
stroy them, and TO know their life
habits, require extended information
upon this subject. Fruit culture Is n
vocation which requires constant
study, as there are new varieties, meth
DDS and difficulties arising each year.
--B. A. Wood, in Farmers Review.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12
STRANGE COLLISION.
A Noted Artist Tells or tho Greatest
Fright of His Life.

Fanny, the artist. tells a story of the
greatest fright of his life. The Incident
happened in n little PcnnsylvanIu
town. He says:
IL was terribly dark and there were
no street lamps. / was walking along
at good gait because had an engage.
ment and was little late.
/ otarted TO walk across the road and
ran head first into the most singular
object had ever felt. put my hands
against IL, and felt that IL was some
substance that gave; IL seemed like a
wall OF canvas, and just then some.
thing like snake struck me I'm the
face.
little further up the road / saw
lights moving and heard the shouts of
men; over the din OF voices arose the
awful bowls OF some animal. thought
! had an attack of nightmare; was so
frightened / could not move. and |
could feel the thing / had run into
3waying TO and fro. In few seconds
7 became composed enough 90 step
back n few PAGES and wait until the
men with the lights came up.
What do you suppose had fallen
over? An elephant A circus had
been passing along the road. and the
elephant had broken away from it's
keeper. and after running short dis
lance had stopped. and ! had walked
right into him. The old fellow had
swung his trunk around at that mo-
ment and IL he had been in bad humor.
he would have picked me up with IL.
and might have had an uncomforta-
hio ottorter ~ nm hour
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

are 10000 trucks, carrying an average
load of ~ tons, for l2 miles on each or
300 days in the year at an average daily
cost of 81 for each truck. The result
is about 65,000,00O tons transported one
mile in every year at total cost OF
Sl4,000,000, or at the rate OF over %
cents per ton-mile. The excessive ma
ture of this charge Is seen when il is
remembered that the same goods are
now carried by rail at six-tenths OF one
cent per mile. On asphalt road pave
ments the same horses could transport
a load three times as heavy as on the
present rough stone pavements. If
a saving in transportation is proper
tional to the load carried, il would
amount TO nearly $10,000,000 per an
mum. 10 is safe to say that at least one
half this amount could be saved by
substituting smooth pavements for
those now i'm use in New York; and in
any city where the pavements are on
an average poorer and rougher than
those in New York, il is clear that the
proportionate saving by the introduc-
ton of the best street surfaces will be
even greater. Good roads are compare
lively cheaper 20 maintain and TO use
than poor ones"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12
CHEAP HEATER.

with cap for covering the opening.
Through this the fuel is put. The cap
must contain two holes which will per-
NIT of proper draft. At night, fill the
water tank, and the last thing before
going TO bed put the fire and the fuel In
the heater. In spring remove II from
the tank and store in some dry place.
If properly taken care Of, so that II will
not rust, IL will last for several years.
Any kind Of fuel can be used. and II IL
surprising how little it takes. For re.
moving the ashes, an old dipper is just
the thing. The original, from which "A
drawing was made and is produced
above, cost S3.75.-Fnrm and Home.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

that she did not thinlS-that you, sir
did not for an instant believe that l."
20. dear. no. Nobody would have be-
lieved you! IL was her free confidence
20 me. That was what made the affair
so difficult TO handle. For even her
bringing your dispatch 20 the division
commander looked bad for you - and
you know he even doubted its authen-
ticity."
docs she-docs Miss Faulkner
know the spy was my wife?" hesitated
Brant.
The president twisted himself In his
chair. so as TO regard Brant more
gravely with his deepest eyes. and then
thoughtfully rubbed his leg. Don't let
us travel out OF the record, general"
he said, after pause. But as the color
surgcd into Brant's check. he raised his
eyes to the ceiling and said. In half hui
mcrous recollection:
mo. / think that fact was FIRST
gathered from your other friend-Mr.
Hooker"
"Hoolcr!" said Brant. Indignantly.
did he come hcre?"
pray don't destroy my faith In Mr..
Hooker. general" said the president. In
half weary. half humorous deprc cation.
Don't tell me that any Of his inventions
are truei Leave me ht least that mag
nificent liar-the one perfectly intel
ligible witness yau have. For from
the time that he first appeared here
with a grievance and claim for a
commission. he has been an unspcnlsa-
BILE joy 20 me and q convincing tcsti-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

Farmers who have large herds Of
cattle are most successful because tho
cattle are consumers of much that In
grown on the farm, and, therefore.
assist In creating home market.
Every pound OF food that can be utilized
on the farm to produce something 10
30 much saved in the cost OF trnnsporta-
ton. hauling. etc. IL Is the conversion
OF substances into articles that tho
market demands that enables farmers
10 secure profits. Corn. oats and hay
are sold 60 advantage when used foo
producing beef. butter and milk
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

Apples should be barreled up before
putting into the pit.
An eastern fruit man says the pear
tree will thrive better after being mis-
treated than almost any other kind OF
tree.
Root or crown gals attack apple,
cherry, peach and other trees, aud thu
raspberry. IL is spread from affected
nurseries. II Is believed there is no
cure for IL. The trees should be dug out
and burned.
IL house plants become frozen.
darken the room and sprinkle with wa
ter from the well, with few drops OF
spirits OF camphor In IL. Keep the
temperature at As degrees for "a hours.
This IL the advice given by flower
grower.
Blacls-knot occurs In every state of
this union. The remedy is to cut out
and burn the knots as fast as formed.
and when the foliage Is all gone In win
ter go over them carefully 20 cut out
and burn any that may have been hid
by the leaves.
Prof. Lodeman. who has been expert
mcnting with old and new Bordeaux
mixtures, says. in the Rural New York
err, that only fresh made Ia snfe 10 use.
because IL is difficult TO keep old ayr
teted sufficiently TO accomplish It's
work properly In the case OF fungous
diseases.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

Try IL yourself. very slowly and care
fully. until you can say IL easily. Then
pass IL along to your friends. Here IL is:
"She stood nt the gate. welcoming
him in"
Ten TO one person trying 20 pro-
nounce the sentence for the first time
will tumble IL lnughably. These tongue.
twisting sentences. however. are good
olocutionary exercises. They give YOU
control OF your vocal organs. so that
YOU can enunciate properly. just as fin
ger exercises on the piano or O-gan give
control Of the fingers. What an Inn
mense amount of mechanical practice
does Il require TO establish anything
like close sympathy between the brain
and the physical organsl--PAiladelphis
Record-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12
WORK FOR coNvlcTs.
Road Building Would Prevent COMPETE
tlon with Free Labor.

Road Building Would Prevent Competi-
ton with Free Labor.
In good many of the states the in
mates OF penitentiaries are already EN-
ployed, to greater or less extent, in
Improving the highways, and every
where the verdict is that good roaus
have been secured where they would
not have been built for a century Ia
come il the taxpayers had been obliged
10 initiate the work and bear the whole
cost Of it. Curiously enough, this most
excellent scheme has made most prog
ress in the communities where it is con-
nected with n prison system that Is
strongly and justly reprehended. In
those states of the south where they
have what is known as the "chain gang
SYSTEM" the idea of putting the prison
ers at work on the highways suggested
itself naturally. The convicts were
kept in open-alr camps with guards fur
niehed by tho state, and nothing was
more natural than 10 engage them In
road repair in the vicinity.
Where convicts are housed in great
buildings OF stone and iron, and where
they have been put TO labor at mechan-
zeal employment, the transition Is not
80 simple and natural. Still IL can be
made 20 a certain extent, and that with
out destroying or impeding the work Of
prison reform. In South Carolina there
are now said TO be about 600 convicts Mt
work on the highways, and the value of
what they have done has produced such
nm effect upon the people of the rural
sections OF that particularly pro-
gressive state that county commission
ers everywhere are stirring up the sub
feet of systematic road construction.
Tennessee has a law that permits IT, and
New York has authorized n similar cx-
pertinent. 10 seems TO us that the New
York law might very profitably be
adopted In Minnesota Mt the next SEES
sion of the legislature. This contem-
plates the employment OF only portion
of the states convicts, to be selected by
the prison warden, probably with the
assistance and approval OF the state
board of charities and corrections, who
should be put 10 work ON road improve
ment under the direction of experts In
road construction engaged by the state.
IL is unquestionably true that the
work OF reforming the criminal. OF
which we must never lose sight by ex-
nlting the commercial motive, is entire
ly consistent with utilizing convict
labor on the highways. There is very
large percentage OF prison population
for when this would be the most de-
sirable form Of labor. BY Judicious
selection Of men, end by engaging them
IN small gangs upon the highways, II
r. probable that more wholesome In
fluence might be brought 10 bear upon
them even than In well-conducted
prison Itself At any rate. here In an
occupation which does not compete
with honest labor. which Is available
for great number Of convicts To
whom mechanical pursuits are not
naturally adapted. and whooe results
would pc in the highest degree benc-
fetal Va The state. We believe that
further experiment along this line
should he made at once. and that our
own community should attempt it.-St.
faul Mimi Globe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
Maintaining Good Roads Costs Less Than
Keeping Up Poor OneA

maintaining Good Roads Costs Less Than
Keeping Up Poor OneA
In one OF his famous speeches on
good roads and the Improvement of
city streets. Col. Albert A. Pope. presl-
dent of the Pope Manufacturing COM
pany. of HARTFORD. Conn, state6 the
following interesting facts:
"As result of elaborate experiment.
made to ascertain the relative resist
ance or friction of different pavcments,
1t has been established that while 200
pounds force is required to draw one
ton over an ordinary dirt road. 100
pounds will do the same work on mac
adam, 80 pounds on best granite blocks
and Is pounds on asphalt. AS n partic
ular instance of this, IL is estimated
that in the city of New York there
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

After the sun goes down in the west.
And the days last glowing embers slow
ly die.
And fades the glory OF the sunset sky.
There comes an hour. OF all the day tho
best.
The twilight hour. when cares are laid TO
rest.
Across the fields the deep. cool shadows
lie,
No restless zephyrs stir the sleeping rye.
And all the little birds have sought their
nest.
Slowly the night comes creeping DER the
land
Folding the earth In cool. refreshing
shade,
Moist'ning each fevered flower and leaf
and blade
with gentle dew. distilled by heavens
hand:
% soft It comes that ere they drink their
fll
The calm night rclgns on wood and field
and hill.
Clarence Hawkes.. in Picturesque worces-
ter North.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12
ECONOMICAL HEATER.

Copy of nc Can Bo Made mt n Cost Nos
Exceeding Four Dollars.
The heater is made OF galvanized
sheet iron, is feet long and 10 feet In
diameter. The pipe at the left for car
rying Off the smoke is inches in diam
Extraordinary stove pipe; It's height
will be governed by the depth of tho
tank. The pipe at the right is slanting,
2 inches in diameter. and is provided
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

mony toyou. Other witnesses have been
partisans and prejudiced. Mr.. Hooker
was frankly true TO himself. How else
should have lrzown of the care you
took TO disguise yourself, save the
honor OF your nniform and run the risk
of being shot as an unknown spy at your
wife's side except from his magnificent
version OF his part of it, How else
should nave known the story of your
discovery of the Californian conspiracy,
except for his supreme portrayal of
IL, with himself as the hero. No, you
must not forget TO thank Mr.. Hooker
uhen You meet him.
Miss Faulkner is at present more ac-
cessiblc; she is calling on some mem
bers of my family in the next room.
Shall leave you with her?"
Brant rose, with n pale face and a
quickly-throbbing heart. as the presi-
dent, glancing at the clock, UNFINISHED
himself from the chair. and shook him
self out at full length, and so gradually
To his feet. "Your wish for active
service is granted, Gen. Brant," he said,
slowly, "and you Will at once rcjoin
your old division commander, who is
now at the head of the Tenth army corps.
But" he said, after deliberate pause,
there are certain rules and regulations
of your service that even cannot with
decent respect to your department over
ride. You will. therefore, understand
that you cannot rejoin the army in your
former position"
The slight flush that came TO Brant's
cheek quickly passed. And there was
only the unspeakable sparkle of re-
newed youth in his frank eyes as he
said: Let me go TO the front again,
Mr.. President, and l care not how"
The president smiled, and. laying his
heavy hand on Brant's shoulder, pushed
him gentle toward the door OF the in
ner room. II was only about 20 say"
he added, as he opened the door, that
IL would be necessary for you to re-
join your promoted commander as
major general. And" he continued,
lifting his voice, as he gently pushed his
guest into the room, The hasn't even
thanked me for IL, Miss Faulkner"
The door closed behind him, and he
stood Tor moment dazed, and still
hearing the distant voice OF the presi-
dent in the room he had just quilted.
welcoming a new visitor. But the room
before him, opening into a conserva-
tory, was empty save for n single fig
ure that turned half timidly, half mis-
chievously toward him. The same
quick, sympathetic glance was in both
their faces; the same timid. happy
look in both their eyes. lie moved
quickly TO her side.
Then you knew hat--that--woman
was my wifeP" he said, hurricdly, as
he grasped her hand.
She cast a half appealing look at his
face-a half frightened one around the
room and at an open door beyond.
Let us, she said, family, Ego into the
conservatory"
IL is but few years ago that the
humble chronicler of these pages moved
xyff 10 IL
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-12

1t is but n few years ago that the
humble chronicler of these pages moved
with a wondering crowd of sightseers
in the gardens OF the white house. His
attention was attracted by an erect,
handsome, soldierly looking man, with
beard and mustache slightly streaked
with gray, who, with n stately lady on
his arm, was pointing out the various
objects of interest TO a boy of 10 or IA
ut their side.
"And although, as told you. this
house is reserved only for the presi-
dent of the United States and his fam
ily," said the gentleman. smilingly, "in
that little conservatory proposed TO
your mother"
20, Clarence, how can YOU" snid the
lady, reproyingly; ''you know IL was
long after thati"
THE END.