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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

Homao 81 tho Difficulties sci Eortn ~
MIsslonary Student
John Wesley is credited with the say
Ing thar the Chinese language was an
invention OF the devil to keep the mis-
sionaries out OF China.
On opening his book the student sees
mass of hicrogiyphics, with no clew
whatever 70 their pronunciation, sound
or tone.
In Chinese we have no alphabet. no
infections, no conjugations and no dis.
tinctions of mood, gender, tense OF per-
son.
Standing alone and divorced from its
context. the student cannot tell wheth-
er single character Is noun or a
verb. lie turns TO his dictionary and Is
often bewildered by score OF diverse
meanings that have gathered around
the word during 5000 years OF service
In Chinese literature.
II In worthy OF remark that China
man living in Canton will pronouncc
these characters altogether different
from the Chinaman. for instance. la
Foochow; yet the meaning OF the char
acters and construction OF sentences In
the same all over China.
The spoken language differs accord
ing to the locality, and yet Chinese
scholar will sit down and write poetry
and prose compositions in n classical
style that are ineligible 10 every edu-
Gated man in China, Corea and Japan.
/ have often seen two Cinnamon who
could not understand a word Of each
others speech sitting down and hold
ing conversation in writing, much as
the monks Of different European coun-
tries used 70 correspond with each
other in Latin.
Few foreigners are able TO write Chi
nese with the elegance Of the native
scholar. Some cannot read even sim
gle character, and yet are able to speak
local dialect with AS much fluency
and as perfect idiom as Chinaman.
The great difficulty in acquiring the
spoken language rs in the tones, the
inter-syllabic aspirates, and the utter
lawlessness of IT'S idiom. There are only
| about 700 distinct sounds In the Ian
| guage, and few months practice VIII
easily master their pronunciation, but
4
these sounds there is attached sort Of
metricai scale, ranging from an Utase
to an octave and half, giving variety
OF tones which only musical ear car
detect.
In English a tone may denote anger
surprise or injury, but does not alter
the meaning OF the word. In Chinese
the tone is all important.
Take the sound tseung. This may
man mean grasshopper, oar, elephant
mechanic or pickles, according to the
tone.
Put nm aspirate into the middle OF the
word, and il may mean examine, goos
luck, wall, spear or gun, and vnrict,
of other meanings, depending on ih
tone given. kA
A man is a man only when the correc
tone is given. Change the tone, NM
man becomes nightingale, a carrot
aud many other ridiculous things
Northwestern Christian Advocate.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

The nutritiye value Of eggs and the
cbcapness Of their production are
scarccly|realized by the public. 1tmny
seem rather improbable 70 state that
when meat IL rs cents npound, the
food value Of eggs Is about 37H cents a
dozen, yet this seems TO be the fact. A
hen may be cnlculated 70 consume one
bushel OF corn yearly. and 20 lay IL or
IS pounds OF eggs. This Is equivalent
20 saying that Ito pounds Of corn
will produce. when fed TO this hen. 1
pound OF eggs. Abound OF pork, on tho
contrary, requires about 10 pounds 81
corn for It's production. Judging from
these facts eggs must be economical
and especially fitted for the laborinR
man In replacing meat Scientific
Farmer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

Bulletin 81. of Minnesota station, gives
results OF some experiments In feeding
lambs and wethers. Corn fed with hay
produced 20 cents per lamb more profit
than barley fed with hay. by weight,
corn proved to be worth 20 cents per
ton more than barley. s2.o5 more than
wheat screenings, and s3.45 more than
Wild buclxwhcat. The fact that screen
ings contain weed seeds that are apt TO
be scattered In the manure, renders
them very Objectionable. Making one
tenth the ration linseed or cottonseed
meal greatly increased profits. Cracked
corn and cottonseed meal was the most
profitable grain ration. The lambs
gave profit of si.0s each; the wethers
40 cents each.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09
COMBINATION HOUSE.
'arious Farm Interests Represented UNI
der One Roof.

Various Farm Interests Represented Un-
der One Roof.
1t is cheaper to build one building
having 1000 square feet of floor
space than two buildings having 500
square feet Of floor spacc each. In the
latter case the labor Is vastly increased
also in the amount of lumber required
II follows, then, that the most econom-
ical plan is to unite various farm inter
ests under one roof. In pursuance of
this idea, the accompanying cut n
offered an suggestion for bringing to
gether under one roof hogs, fowls, a
toolshed and shop where repairs can
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

Effectunlly vet gently, when costive or bill
ious, or when the blood Is impure or slug
gish, TO permanently overcome habituai
constipatlon, 10 awaken tho kidneys and
liver to healthy activity, without irrita-
ting or weakening them, 10 dispcl head
aches, colds, or fevers, use Syrup OF Figs.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

Monday, May IL, first presentation upon
any stage OF the historical romantic opera,
entitled "John aud PRISCILLA Music by
Prof. III. ii, Thiele. Book by Harry q.
Bon.mers. The opera will DO given only
four evening and one matinee presentation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

FITS stopped free by Or. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial bot
tic free. DIR. Kline. 93l Arch St.. Phila., Pa
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

A splendid battlefield map In four colors,
showing all the most famous battlefelds OF
the Virglnias and acomplete list OF 400 bat
ties and sInrmishes, with dates. complied
from the Official war records, win be mailed
10 any address on receipt OF 25 cents In
stamps. Address u. l.. TRuITT, N. w. X.
A., Ches. q Ohio Ry., pa Clark St., Chi
cago, Ill.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

Jorklns am going to have my bank
bills disinfected before handle them.
Mrs. Jorkins For what reason?
"To remove the danger Of contngion
20 my family"
II never heard Of your family being
exposed Detroit Free Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

WANrRD--Reliable men 70 take the agency
for our pianos aud organs In every county
not already represented. Money can be made.
Only men of good habits who can give first
class references need apply. Address EsTkr
a. CAMP. No. Dbl State st., Chicago III
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

IL not stcadier than system liberated from
the shaclxIes OF chills and fever, bilious re-
mittent or dumb ague by Hostotter's hiom-
ach Bltters, perfect antidote 20 malarial
poison In air or water. IL Is also an unex-
ampled remedy for bilious, rheumatic or
Kidney complaints, dyspepsia and nervous
ness. IL improves appetite and sleep and
hastens conyalcscence.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

"No,p SAID Mr. Wicl1wire, 81 haven't
tried TO get funny around the house since
told the hired girl 10 boil tho Iceland she
did. ,i--Indianapolis Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

rHE difference between q somnambulist
and messenger boy Is trifing: One walks
In his sleep. aud the other sleeps in his
walk Philadelphia Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

THE tongue OF fool IL tho key OF his
counsel, which In a wise man wisdom hath
In keeping. - Socrates.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09
AGRICULTURALHINTS,


~ Looks Neat and Tidy and WIN Hold
Ten 20 Twenty Hens.
The house outlined in the cut has the
following proportions: Stills SKA. 8 feet
long; posts 2x3, feet long; rafters
2x3. 0 feet long. The amount OF lumber
used was, for stills, 32 feet; posts. 8 feet;
rafters. "A feet; boards. 100 feet; In all.
224 feet. The house Is eight feet square,
and has sand bottom.
COST or HOUSE.
Lumber. ia fcet ..--..-.-: ~ 90
Building paper. 10 pounds at "a cents.. .z5
Shingles. 700 at $50 per M................ LOS
Two punches cheapest clapboards..... loe
nails ~
Cost OF materials. .......................$& ~. 10
A manure platform two feet wide ex-
tends the entire length. There Is one
roost at the back side OF the house.
The nest is In the front left hand corner
TWO feet from the floor. Two cheese
boxes are used for nests. IT IL pppered
on the sides. back and roof, under the
shingles and oiapboartls. 1t may do
with just paper II one wish, and that
will make IL cheaper. don't think
that IL pays, however.
Now let us see what we have. A
tight. warm house that looks neat and
tidy and will hold 10 to 20 hens. accord
ipg to the season and the care they
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

We ofzcr One Hundred pollnrs Reward
for any case Of Cn1arrh that can not b
cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure.
We. the undersigned, have known n. J.
Cheney for the lnst 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially aple 20 carry
out any obligations made by their frm.
WEsr q TnUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, q.
WAIDixo, K1SxAx a MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls .satarrh euro Is taken internally,
acting directly upon tho blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Hairs Family Pills are the best
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

AFTER physicians had given me M. wa wa
saved by Piso's Cure. --hALrH Ehiks, W.
Transport, Pa, Nov. %, 1899.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

The man who loves with his whole hear
truth will love still more he VINO suffers 70
truth. --I.avater.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

In general, treachery, though at first SUI
.ac.ea.!yji cautious, yet in the END betrayl
itself. --Livy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

THE past and future are yelled; but the
past wears the Widows veil, the future the
virgins. Richter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

A NAN may feel happy In rags, but he
doesn I look it.--Hartford RelIgIOus Herald.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

NATURE hath appointed the twilight as o
bridge 10 pass us out Of night into day
Fuller
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

Cunr your cough with Hale's Honey o
Horehound and Tar.
pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

Chas. III. Yale's "Greater Twelve Tcmpta
tions'i will be the attraction for one week
beginning May 3d. DO not miss seeing II.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

TREASON Is like diamonds; there Is moth
ing TO be made by the small trader.--Doue
las Jerrold.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

A PILGRIMAGE IL an admirable remedy 10
overfnstidiousness and sicxIy refinemenk-
Tuckcrraan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

Whatever check In growth occurs,
The animal must be stunted 10 more
o. less extent
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

No NATTER how happy aud contented q
man may look, N you give him chance he
win spend the day telling you his troubles
Los Angeles Express.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-09

wukN WAITING TO ADVERTISERS rLx6&u
ss~t~ shst re $50 tk~ k&.sr''<s~~st e. -
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
Great Toledo Blade Offer.

We have made arrangements
with the Toledo Blade to furnish
that paper and the LINCOLN
COUNTY LEADER for the remark
ably low rate Of $1.6o per year,
payable strictly in advance. The
Blade is one Of the leading family
papers of the United States. The
coming campaign will make it
particularly interesting to a great
many of our readers. This low
club rate is only for a limited time
and is liable to be withdrawn at
any time. If you want the Toledo
Blade and the LINCOLN COUNTY
LEADER for SI.6o per year SUBJ
scribe at once
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
Teachers Examination.

Notice is hereby given that for
the purpose of making an examina-
tion Of all persons who may offer
themselves as candidates for teach
ers of the schools of Lincoln coun-
ty, the County School Superinten-
dent thereof, will hold a public ex-
animation at the county court house
in Toledo, Oregon, beginning at
one O'Clock Wednesday, May 13,
1896. Teachers eligible to state
certificates, state diplomas, or state
life diplomas, must present recon-
mendations and make application
at the same time. An applicant
who is a stranger to the county sup
erintendent must present satisfac-
tory written testimony of good NOR
al character from two or more per-
sonsons of respectable standing.
Applicants not present at the open
ing will not be permitted to take
the examination.
Dated at Toledo, Oregon, this 20,
day of April, 1896.
GEO. BETHERs,
County School Superintendent.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon,

Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon,
February 20, 1896
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed his intention of making fin
al proof in support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the County Clerk of
Lincoln County, at Toledo, Oregon, on May Ind,
1896, viz:
p. N. LATHRoP, Fl. E. No. 9,425,
for the southeast a of the northeast Il, east u
OF southeast a of section 6, and southwest u Of
southwest n of section s, town u south, range
9 west
He names the following witnesses to prove
of said land, viz: ]. Z. Dixon, W. II. Daniels
and Harvey Parks, of Elk City, Oregon, and
Jesse Craft, of Salado, Oregon.
ROBERT A. MILLER Register
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
= Sores

In combination, proportion and
process Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiar
to itself, and unequalled in true merit.
No other medicine ever possessed so
much curative power, or reached such
enormous sales, OF made such Won
derful cures, as Hoods Sarsaparilla.
1t is undoubtedly the best medicine
ever made to purify, vitalize and en-
rich the blood.
That is the secret of its success.
Read this statement:
"When my son was years of age, he
had rheumatic fever and acute rheuma-
tism, which settled in his left hip. He
was so sick that no one thought there was
any help for him. Five sores broke out
on his thigh, which the doctor said were
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
THOMAS H. TONGUE.

The Mckinley club of Newport
had red-hot debate at its last
meeting as to the advisability OF
putting Binger Hermann's name on
their tickets next June, whether or
no. We understand that the club
finally adjourned without decisive
action in the matter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
White LeghOrn Eggs!

I have pure blood White Leg
horn eggs for sale for $I.oo for
setting of fifteen eggs, delivered at
nearest express Office. These eggs
are from pure blood chickens i'm
ported from the east. Address,
P. A MILLER, Chitwood, Or.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30

time values, when the power of the
debtor 10 pay is taken away, he
finds himself compelled to take
property robbed of its value. That
it would be downright dishonesty to
legislate to enable the debtor to re-
pubiate just financial obligations,
is not disputed, but it is equally
dishonest, and productive of much
more hardship, to increase by legis-
lation the obligations and burdens
of the debtor for the benefit of the
creditor.
1t is easy of comprehension why
England the creditor nation of the
world, should favor contraction OF
the worlds money and limitation
of money metal. Having no silver
mines of her own, and being pur-
chaser of both silver and food pro-
ducts, it is equally easy of compre-
hension why she should use every
effort of diplomacy and legislation
to diminish the value of both, but
why the United States, a debtor
nation, with extensive silver and
vast stores of food products to sell,
should voluntarily assist in car
rying out the same policy, and
diminish the value of her own
resources, "passeth understand
ing" Unfortunately for the well
fare of the country it contains too
many people who, surrounded by
huge blocks of we'll secured, inter-
est bearing obligations, are intes-
ested in legislation that makes
money dear, and everything else
cheap; who, not engaged in pro-
ductive industries themselves, are
anxious to secure the product of
the toll of others at the least pos
sible outlay. Unfortunately, also
in these "evil days" that have
befallen us, these men are power
full in taking lessons of a hard
schoolmaster and are acquiring
some valuable experience. This is
about the only valuable thing we
are acquiring. When the change
comes, and when the American
producers supplying the American
markets when we cease to buy of
Europe what we can buy of our
selves, the same beneficial legisla-
ton that brings about this result,
applied to our silver mines, will
make of them hives of industry, fill
them with an army of men who will
purchase supplies at fair prices,
from men who are now standing
idle, while their families are hum
cry. AS business and population
expand, our monetary needs will be
constantly supplied from silver
mines on American soil, owned by
American citizens, worked by
American miners, who in turn
supply their needs from the pro-
duction of other American work.
men. How this result, if accom-
plished, placing in circulation the
entire product of our silver mines,
not needed for other uses, and will
not exceed probably so cents per
capita, will disturb business or COM
merce or prove detrimental to our
financial system, am at loss to see.
In this contest it is greatly to be
regretted that the Oregonian, right
upon so many questions, should, in
the opinion ofmany of its staunchest
friends, be wrong upon this, should
throw the vast weight of its vast
influence upon the hand that, while
expressing other people, bears with
equal hardship upon the proprietors
of the Oregonian. The heart of
the editor is generally in the right
place and sympathizes with those
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
For Silver orGold
What Tom Tongue Thought of
Free Silver in 1894.

NOW IT'S "GOLD STANDARD"
Two years ago Tom Tongue did
not have the nomination of any par
ty for congress so he had an opin-
ion of his own on the money ques-
ton. 1t was a good one. Here it
is: -
Hillsboro, Or, Nov. 3, 1884,
To the Editor: Il have read with
some care your editorials in today's
Oregonian, as we'll as the one of a
few days ago, in which you depict
the terrible consequences of either
the free coinage of silver, or coinage
of the product of our own mines.
It is to be inferred from these
articles that the Oregonian favors
the present coinage law of the
United States, and is ready to
WELD its powerful influence in favor
of their continuance. Let us look
at those laws squarely and see
what they are and where they are
leading us. Heretofore our silver
mines have been vast source of
wealth; they have furnished en-
ployment to thousands of men, who
became consumers of the products
of the labor of others, and have
furnished good share Of the in
creased circulation needed by a
constantly expanding population TO
do its increasing business. Nearly
all of this has been overthrown by
legislation in the last year. We
have reached a condition unknown
to our previous history. Our silver
mines are absolutely worthless to
us as producers of money metal.
If run to their full capacity, not one
ounce of their products could pass
through the mints of the United
States, or get into circulation among
our citizens as money. Not a dol
lar of additional silver can get into
circulation as money, except by
redeeming treasury note. When
the silver is got out the treasury
note is redeemed and destroyed,
and the circulation remains the
same. A vast amount of silver
money is lost and destroyed every
year by abrasion and by accident,
and there is no way to supply the
loss. Constantly increasing popu-
lation demands increased silver
circulation and the demand is
ignored. On the contrary, as the
population increases, the silver coin,
by abrasion and destruction, con-
stantly decreases. This will lead
inevitably, if long continued, to
gold monometalism. With tariff
laws designed to increase our i'm
ports, while exports are diminishing
enormously in value, the products
of our gold mines, inadequate even
to pay the interest on our public,
private and corporate Indebtedness
to Europe, what will be the end?
And where will the supply of money
be obtained?
A continuance of this legislation
means constant contraction. Scarce
money means dear money, with in
creased purchasing power; it means
a decrease in the price of every
other species of property, real and
personal, in the country, and in the
city; it means decrease in the
wages of all classes of labor, skilled
and unskilled, manual and profess
sional. But worst of all it means
an enormous increase in indebted
ness of every class. puolic and
private, with diminished power to
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
NOW IT'S GOLD STANDARD"

Two years ago Tom Tongue did
not have the nomination of any par
ty for congress so he had an opin-
ion of his own on the money ques-
ton. 1t was a good one. Here it
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
Scr0fuIa

sores. We had three different doctors.
Pieces Of bone came out of the sores. The
last doctor said the leg would have to be
cut open and the bone scraped, before he
could get well. Howard became 80 low
that he would eat nothing, and one doc
tor said there was no chance for him.
"Cne day, : newspaper recommending
Hoods Sarsaparilla was left at our door.
We decided to try this medicine. Howard
commenced taking 1t the last Of February,
after having been sick for q year and q
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-30
Cured

half. He hadn't taken 1t week before
saw that his appetite began to improve,
and then he gained rapidly. gave him
five bottles, when the sores were all healed
and they never broke out again. The
crutches he had used for four years were
laid aside, as he had no further use for
them. give all the credit to Hoods Sar-
saparilla." MRS. ADA L. MOODY, Fay
Street, Lynn, Mass.
This and MANY similar cures prove that